It started when the phone rang.
Spike wiped his claws on his apron and walked over to the phone. He slid the headset on and pressed the answer button.
"Hello, this is Spike. Who is this?"
Nothing.
Spike frowned and tapped the side of the headset. "Hello? Is this thing on?"
"Hmm? Oh, I guess I hit dial by mistake. Sorry about that."
"Dude, are you okay?" Spike went over to a comfy chair and sat down. "You don't sound so good."
"Gbrfm. I don't know. I've been through a lot lately. I tried something that I really, really thought would work but didn't in the end. It's taken a little bit of a toll on me."
"Oh, I'm sorry to hear that. Is it something to do with your cutie mark? I know three fillies who--"
"I'm not going to talk to them. I refuse. Nothing would come of it."
"Well, do you want to tell me what's wrong?"
"Why bother? You can't help me. I'll just fail again. And again. And again like I always do. In the end none of it will matter."
"Aw come on, don't be like that," Spike replied. "I'm sure that whatever's gone wrong isn't all that bad!"
"It is. It really, really is."
"Well are you hurt?"
"Not permanently, no. Not that I haven't been hurt a few times doing this. I just... I just set a goal for myself and I really thought I could make it. When that goal didn't work out, I tried for a smaller and smaller goal until I wanted to give up. I really want to give up, but I've sacrificed a lot."
"Well then, it sounds like you shouldn't give up to me!" Spike said.
"I dunno. It's--"
"But I do know! I've done a lot of stuff that nopony said that I could do! I've literally fought dragons to become the dragon lord of the world, and do you think that it didn't come with a lot of challenges?"
"Well I suppose that it would."
"Exactly! You just need to chin up, pull yourself up by your horseshoes and just go for it! The world may get you down, you may feel underappreciated and that nopony cares for you, but you gotta keep trying anyway! The world hasn't ended yet, has it?"
"I... I don't think so?"
"Well there you go," Spike said. "As long as the world hasn't ended then you've got this! Who cares if the mare you love isn't interested? She may be someday and that's what's going to drive you forward!"
"I haven't had a marefriend in a long time. It's not like it's what I've been focusing on anyway."
"Well then you've gotta work at what you're passionate about. Think about yourself when you started. Would he have given up easily?"
"Well, I... no, I don't think so. Huh, I hadn't thought about that."
"There you go. Tomorrow is another day, so go out and seize it!"
"Yeah... yeah, I will! Nopony is going to stop me! Aha... ahahahaha! Nopony will stop me!"
*Click*
Spike smiled to himself and put the headset back. He stretched out on the chair and let out a contented sigh. "Sometimes I do alright."
At that moment, Twilight, Tempest and Starlight all walked into the room.
"Who was that, Spike?" Twilight asked.
"You got to the phone before we did," Starlight said.
"Oh, it wasn't anything important," Spike said with a smug smile. "Just helping a pony get through some problems."
"A friendship problem?" Twilight said, tilting her head with a frown.
"No, more like giving him a good pep talk so that he could get through some problems. He's been trying something that hasn't been working out lately."
Tempest's eyes narrowed.
"Spike..." Twilight took a few steps forward and looked at the telephone. "Did he happen to say what he was trying to do?"
Spike shook his head. "Nope, but I think that he's going to keep trying until he gets it. He kinda laughed like a madpony, oddly enough."
Tempest bared her teeth as Twilight groaned and facehooved. "Spike... Celestia dammit."
"I wish that it had been me there again," Tempest growled. "Then I would have shown him what it means to fear!"
Starlight grimaced and put her hoof on Tempest's shoulder. "Hey there, bu--"
"SHUT UP!" Tempest roared.
Spike is best at pep talks.
Ah, I see youre keeping Spike canon with the show. One sucess and everypone remembers all the other times when he has got the world wrong what with being the babysitter tot a reclusive asocial shut in.
You tried, Spike. That's what's important.
Meanwhile Tempest is like...
Poor boy's projecting like a multiplex.
But yeah, Spike is an excellent supportive friend. It's just that some people shouldn't be supported.
...
Way to go, Spike. Way. To. Go.
Spike would make a fantastic therapist! I'm honestly surprised there isn't some throwaway gag in the show where he doesn't do it. Maybe there has been, who knows! But when the show isn't treating him like shit, it should be turning him into the therapist or something. This is the Spike we need! Not the butt monkey chew toy that tosses him around!
A helpful, mature, and somewhat silly, but all around well meaning Spike is a happy Spike. He's good at pep talks. So what if he cheered up a scammer trying to steal bits from hard working and well meaning Ponies (except Flim and Flam...) he did his best to help somepony (I am assuming this is a Pony) in need to the best of his ability.
Edit: Wow, I can't believe so many people liked my comment. I mean, yeah this is my personal headcanon to Spike.. him being like this! But I was being a dumb and commented my feelings on a story and like 9 people liked it! Are you all bored!?!?!? or Spike fans! Don't you have anything better to do?
WHAT IS his special talent?!
Well I for one won't fault Spike for trying to be nice.
Anyway, this has been fairly entertaining so far, though I do fear what will happen once the scammer's identity goes public.
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I wish Tempest would tell me to shut up, unf.
lol, a nice chapter about Spike in a role I didn't expect... I have no idea why, but that seems like an oddly fitting role for him.
Good show!
Spike, the ever helpful!
Poor little dragon, it really wasn't his fault, Twilight raised him too well...
The sad thing is when his further attempts go horribly wrong he will have to look back at this.
Oh, the poor scammer! I almost feel bad for him!
It could be Zephyr Breeze, since he has a fear of failiure.
i love tempest in this
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While I can't speak for the other 18 people who've liked your comment, I do have something better to do. That's why I'm liking your comment
And also because I agree with what you say, but that's a different story.
Alondro checks The Plan, "That's scheduled for April 1, 2024, right after I smash an asteroid into the Mediterranean and open The Pit for the Beast."
It'll be my BEST... TROLLING... EVERRRRRRR!!
9325384 I think enough people are realizing the show has been terribly unkind to Spike, and he's had to go through horrendous torments while Twilight was handed Princess Powers for messing up a spell and having to fix her own stupid mistake, and Starlight got insta-forgiveness for almost destroying the world.
Meanwhile, Spike only got wings after almost being eaten alive by a giant bird and being cursed with a stench so bad even NJ residents might not be able to stand it.
Nail on horseshoes?
And wow did Spike just make a big mistake. Well, the villain needed a pick up in order to keep going. At least he'll be able to face his troubles.. for a while, at least.
Goddammit, Spike.
can someone explain the "hey there, buddy, the sun's going down" joke? it sounds familiar but I can't quite place it
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Avengers. Black Widow says it to calm the Hulk down.