Disclaimer: Ponies. I don't own them.

A/N: I was thinking, Spike really doesnt get enough love. What if it continues as is? By the way, Cant help it, I imagine the ponies all to be more anthro than anything. Humanoid ponies, heh. Spike is still a dragon.
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"Dear Princess Celestia,

It has been several years since Twilight and I had moved to Ponyville, in this time I have grown wonderful bonds with my friends, All of them ponies. While they are wonderful ponies they all have grown too, in ways I cannot grasp. They perfer the company of other ponies. I am lonely now, being the only dragon in ponyville...I have grown, And some would say I have matured too much to be here still. I have a few questions that I would really like to discuss in detail with you and perhaps Luna as well.

Please Celestia, Luna, I have a request and would appriciate an audience with you both. I don't know what to do right now.

-Spike"

He sighed and gazed out the window at the evening summer sky as he rolled up the dry parchment and blew a wave of the emerald flame on it. Again Twilight had left him alone at the library while she and the other five went over to Sugarcube corner for another of Pinkie Pies parties. He could see it from the tallest point in the library, its where he spent most of his time now, when he wasnt taking notes or reorginizing the books every few days due to some new occurance.

He still stared outside the window, seeing the pegasi clear the evening sky, he was a bit envious, he wanted to fly, or to use magic. To even be involved in the community without having little foals run from him in fear. His eyes wandered to his clean shaped claws,shining and sharp. Rarity would have it no other way, every week she came to visit while Twilight was out. He smiled thinking back on the last time she visited. She would polish his claws to a shine and repeat the process with his newgrown horns as well, Long and jagged as they were, she wanted him to feel confident, not as a savage gargantuan that so many still feared him to one day become. He now had to kneel down now for her to reach his horns and face. He stood at least twice the height of Big Macintosh, and he is already big for a stallion.

Spike watched the sky until the twilight had faded leaving only silver moonlight. Luna had outdone herself tonight. After the Pegasi had cleared the skies over Ponyville, The moon seemed to cast a glow on everything its light touched as the stars sparkled in the black abyss above him. His mind began to turn, he needed to leave the house. As he crawled down from the highest window he caught a glimpse of Sugarcube corner again.

He saw Pinkie pie, looked like she was stuck in the chimney this time. His mouth couldnt help but perk into a small smile, Pinkie was always pulling some number. He got to the ground level, wrote a quick note for Twilight, and slithered outside the door. He had to walk on all fours now else he couldnt fit through doors, He misses the days of being so small for the matter of convenience.

He then walked aimlessly out of ponyville, his mind racing with memories of the past and dreams for the future. He stops just short of everfree forest and looks around, the moon was already high in the sky. Just how long had he been walking? His stomach gurgled and he belched, a puff of black smoke emerged from the fanged mouth. No reply from the princesses yet. He walks the line of the forest, not going in, not yet. He considered seeing Zecora,but how could she help? She mastered in potions and little known cures.. Besides.. No one had seen her for months. Rumor had it that she went to visit her relatives.

He sighed again, turned his head around and sneezed.

"Well, is that any way to greet a princess?" A proud voice asked. Spike jumped of surprise. "Oh, Princess Luna! Wonderful to see you." He grinned and bowed his stood before him in a deep blue dress, sleeveless with a slit up the right side, far enough to reveal her cutie mark. She looks up at him, "My sister handed me the letter. She asked for me to personally see to you while she took care of court duties. Now tell me Spike, What is this concern you have?" Luna spoke and folded her wings back before sitting on the grass. Spike sat in front of her, he takes a breath and exhales slowly, a touch nervous. "My princess, I -" Luna cuts him off, "Spike, we are not in front of the court of royals, I permit you to call me Luna. Formalities aside" She smiles softly.

"Very well..Luna, I no longer feel welcome in Ponyville. As i am no longer small, I scare the younger ones, everypony wants me to stay away and it seems the only time I can get out of the library is during the night when nopony is around. My would be friends, they treat me different now that I've grown. While I've never been a part of the fun all the time, there were moments where i could go to Pinkies parties, or help AJ with apple .. it just seems that I am too much of a hastle. They worry about me scaring other ponies because of the fact I'm a dragon, or because I am so large, accidently hurting somepony."He inhaled sharply and looked Luna dead in the eyes. " I was wondering if it was possible for me to be moved to Dovah, and perhaps you could speak with Tiamat about my serving for her? It would be nice to learn the ways of my kind." (For those of you who understand any of that last sentence, +10 to interwebs for you) Spike spoke quickly, realised what he had just asked and looked down, just a touch embarassed. "It isn't that I don't like it here. I love it. However, I just feel so.. off.."

Luna looked him in the eyes while he spoke, taking in every word. She closed her eyes and looked him over. "You know our stance with the country of Dovah. It isnt plesant.. While most all ponies experience peace and harmony.. it has a cost that keeps Dovah from expanding into Equestria. Im not sure Tiamat would even listen. With Anduin now trying to influence her every move.." Luna trailed off for a moment before snapping back." Spike. How would you feel about making a change?If you wish to remain in Ponyville... I would need to talk with Celestia..There is a spell, I can't perform it alone, But it could be possible with the both of us.. " She trailed off again, Looking up at the sky.

Spike watched the princess with a curious gleam in his eyes. "What type of change are we talking about? Scale color? Height? Oh! Do I get wings?" He asked excitedly. She grinned and chuckled. "Come, Lets go speak with Celestia." She reaches over and places a hand on Spikes scaley shoulder, Her horn glowes brightly for a moment before they both dissapeared in a puff of stardust and blue smoke.

Not more than a minute had passed and they were in Canterlot Palace, the throne room to be more exact. Spike looked up and saw Celestia looking down at wore something very similar to Luna, Except for being an off white..Almost cream colored dress, it looked exactly the same. Luna stood again and walked to her sister."Celestia..I brought spike back with me. I have an idea to help him." Luna started and continued to explain Spikes perdicament.

Surprised, Celestia turned to spike, "I see..Spike, have you spoken to Twilight about the problems?" Spike glanced to Luna and looked up at Celestia. "Yes, Princess. She got me to speak to the town at a confrence, Nothing worked. I tried helping Applejack with her stand in the town. Didnt sell more than four apples because most villagers were too scared to get close. Princess..I even went as far as to try to help Fluttershy take care of some animals..Even they too were scared." He spoke quietly, his eyes looking into Celestias with a sadness that she hadn't seen in a long time.

Luna walked over to spike and placed a hand on the dragon's head, petting him softly. "Sis, Can we help him?" She asks. "I don't see why not..However.. Lets not tell twilight. We will send her a new assistant. " She smiles with a mischevious gleam in her eye. Luna smiles, she does love how her sister thinks sometimes. The kind matriarch of the pony society has a heart and a mischevious side. Laying her horn on Spikes left shoulder, she places a hand on the side of his face and whispers, "You should only feel a slight pain for a moment." Spike places her horn on his right shoulder, the sisters magic begins to overtake him. He just barely manages to blurt out a word of thanks before experiencing the worst pain in his life.

The sisters magic worked over Spikes large form, twisting the bone and causing the scales to peel away row by row. His horns shrunk back to nothing and his fangs grew smaller and smaller until they dissapeared Long scaly tail he once had was no more, shrunk back almost into his spine. His claws Rarity once polished with such tenderness were no more, his fingers extended the length his claws used to.

He could feel the bones snapping and popping into place, he roared loudly enough to shatter the windows of the palace throne room. Celestia placed a hand on Spike's twisting back, a feeble attempt to comfort the poor wyrm in a most trying roar soon turned into an ear piercing scream of pain. Two small knots formed nearby his shoulderblades, Soon bone began to peek through, extending outward, a small bit of blood with it. Flesh soon covered the raw bloodly bone, followed by skin and soon enough feathers.

The raw red skin began to sprout fur of the darkest purple hue imagineable, the feathers on his newly grown wings took on the same hue. In place of the spikes that ran along his neck a light green mane, He grew a long straight, light green tail. Soon enough, almost through the intense transformation, he collapsed. The sisters held him up, and let their magic add the finishing touches to the extremely tired pony.

The hum and glow of magic fell to nothing as the transformation ended. The Sisters looked at eachother and layed Spike on his stomach. "Brutus, Go fetch the nurse, Tell her we have someone for the infirmary." Celestia shouted to her court guard. He nodded and galloped off, the chink of his armor could be heard with every step.

"Celestia..What will his name be now? We can't send him to Ponyville named Spike" Luna looked at her sister curiously. "Well..."Celestia spoke and glanced at his flank, A cutiemark of gemstones had made itself known. She kept her gaze on the cutiemark a moment longer before smiling and speaking again "Malachite, Seems masculine enough, hm?" Luna nods in agreement, She looks at spike, "Malachite is gonna be his pony name then. I hope he enjoys this second chance" Celestia smiles. "He will. It will take some getting used to, but i have no doubt he will love it."

Soon as Celestia finished speaking Nurse Daffodil entered the room with a gurney. Brutus helped Daffodil get Malachite on the bed, Not asking any questions she wheeled him off to the hospital wing, where he would rest for a few days before waking up to his new identity.
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That same evening back in Ponyville.

Twilight Sparkle had returned back to the library. It had to have been at least two in the morning. She already had a headache from all the sugar and loud music. Pinkie throws the best parties, but in Twilights eyes there was no reason to throw a party because you got a new disco ball. She looked up in Spikes bed only to find he was not there. "Spike! Where ya at? I brought you some cake!" She spoke loudly, only to get silence in return. "Spike?" She spoke again. She began to panic a bit, Though he had grown he was still a child in her mind. Soon though she found a note spike had left for her on the book she had been reading over. 'Starswril the Bearded: A Life Story'

She picked the note up.

"Twilight, I went for a walk. It's about Eleven Fourty-five right now. Dunno when I'll be back. Don't worry about me, You just have fun. I'll be home later. -Spike"

"Oh spike.." She sighs and puts a hand to her cheek and looks at the clock."I hope you're okay."

A/N: Please read and review. Didn't come out quite how Id wanted but Im still happy with it.