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I was watching Spike fly around because since he has those new wings now, he had to get better at it by practicing. It really didn't take me long to be able to fly easily with my eagle wings. All I had to do was follow on how an eagle flies, and that was it. It's great having these eagle wings and you wouldn't expect it from a lion. You would think I'm a griffon since they are part lion, part eagle, but nope. I'm a full on lion that has eagle wings for some reason. That's what the author had in store and made Starswirl grant them to me. Anyways, Twilight was observing and when Spike came down she clapped her hooves in excitement. She said "Ok, Spike. Now let's try a flip." I could easily do that. "Remember, two flaps then straight up." Right. Easier said than done. Poor guy. He kept failing over and over again and it was painful to watch. "You're doing great, Spike." I think that's a massive understatement. "Now let's see the big finish!" Oh no. Is this a repeat of the Season 4 premiere "Princess Twilight Sparkle?" Good grief. This isn't gonna go over well. Spike sighed and tried to go for that "big" finish. It didn't end well as I predicted and I think I may know why. He unfortunately crashed the same way as Twilight did and said "I don't know about big, but I am definitely finished." Well, that's something right there.

Twilight said "Maybe I should get Rainbow Dash." What makes you say that? "She's the one who taught me advanced flying techniques." Figures. Spike said "No thanks. If I'm going to mess up, I'd rather do it in front of you guys." Ouch. That's how embarrassed he feels. I've been there before. Trust me. "I just don't understand why none of your advice is helping." I said "I think you might get your answer right now." I pointed towards Smolder and she said "Because she's teaching you to fly like a pony instead of a dragon." She's got a point. Spike asked "What's the difference?" Quite a bit my friend. Quite a bit. Smolder said "Well, we don't have feathers for starters." Fair point. However, dragon wings look much like a demon kind of environment and something evil creatures would have. Anyways, dragon wings just work differently than ones with feathers. Spike was able to get it and he did quite well. He said to Smolder "Wow! Thank you so much. How did you know I just needed to bend my wings?" Like I said, different technique on how to do it. Smolder said "Honestly, this is dragon 101." Oh. I hadn't thought of it like that. "Usually dragon parents teach this stuff." Oh dear. Uh, well this is embarrassing. Later on, Twilight came to knock on Spike's door and she said "Spike? I've been thinking about our flying lesson." What about it? Spike said "Uh huh." and continued doing his thing. Twilight said "I can't believe I overlooked something as simple as feathers." It happens.

"It's no wonder you were having trouble." I guess. "I wish I had more dragon-ish knowledge to give you." There was nothing you could do about it. Spike was given to you as an egg as part of an entrance exam and still to this day, no one knows how Celestia got the egg. Even I don't know and that's a big deal. When there's something I don't know, that's saying a lot. "Do you think being raised by ponies has affected you in other ways?" Perhaps. But we can't be sure. "Spike?" I'm not sure if he cares or not at this point. Most wouldn't, so I don't know. Spike said "Did you say something, Twilight?" BRUH! He wasn't even listening. Figures. "Sorry. I'm just finishing up this "thank you" throw pillow for Smolder." Right. Okay, whatever you say. "And you know how I get when I'm in the embroidery zone." Uh, okay. I have no idea what that is, but whatever." Twilight just chuckled nervously and I rolled my eyes. Whatever dude. I followed him and Smolder as they were walking through town and Smolder was very confused by that. Yeah, dragons consider pillows a piece of crap because it doesn't represent toughness and it's not part of their culture, so they just stare at it in disgust. "It's a pillow. But not for your head." I'm not exactly sure how that would fit though.

"Although it could be." How so? I find that very hard to believe. "It's a throw pillow." Dragons would like that better because they can use that to fight one another and show dominance over them, so that's a win-win for them. "They're more casual." What do you mean by that? "You can use them anywhere." You might be called a wimp though. Just giving you a heads up. Don't blame me if that happens. "You don't like it." It's understandable. Smolder said "It's not that. It's just, dragons don't really use pillows. At all." Very true since they sleep on rocks. You would think that would be really uncomfortable, but their bodies are built to adapt to that with no problem. Other species, not so much. Spike said "What?" Did you really think dragons use pillows in the Dragonlands? Of course not. Smolder said "Hey, what's that?" What? That looks like a giant fireball. Time to defend once again. I went back into my lion form and charged up my scepter while flying in the air and put up an obsidian wall to make sure no one gets hurt and the fireball hits right into it. Spike said "I don't know, but it's heading right for us!" The dude crashed and hit the obsidian wall with a loud smack. That probably hurt. Sadly, the pillow got burned in the process. Oh well. "Ok. Now I really owe you for the lesson."

I put my obsidian wall down and we looked in the hole. A green dragon got up and said "Hey there, young dragons." Uh, why do you look so chubby and so much like Spike? You look like his mean older brother or something. You know, kinda like how Rodrick bullies Greg in Diary of A Wimpy Kid? Yeah, that kind of sibling. "Name's Sludge." Hmm, that stomach right there looks like a pot of jello to me. That looks like my Dad's growing up. "How are your tails shaking?" That's just cringe. He winced in pain and that grew my concern. I didn't expect a fireball to be a dragon. Hope he's all right. Spike asked "Are you all right?" Doesn't look it to me. Smolder asked "Yeah. What happened?" What do you think happened? Sludge asked "To what?" and then he fell in the hole. LOL. Okay, I'll stop laughing now. "Oh. I don't need to explain myself to a couple of baby dragons." I said "You may not, but you'll have to explain to ME!" Sludge looked at me and said "Who are you?" Oh boy. Here we go again. I said "I am Prince Zachary. Prince of Equestrian Defense and Guardian of the Tree of Harmony. It's my duty to protect Equestria from danger and you better have a good explanation why you stumbled onto our land by being a fireball and crashing into a ditch."

Sludge said "Well, I, uh… Ow." He started making whimpering noises some more and that grew to my attention. I said "Save the explanation for later. I need to make sure you're okay before I open fire." Spike said "He's right. You're hurt and you need help, so I'm taking you to Twilight's castle whether you like it or not." You tell him. Sludge said "Castle, eh?" Don't get any ideas, dragon, or I'll make sure I'll have a restraining order on you for property damage and causing unreasonable panic. I can definitely find the evidence, that's for sure. I went back to the castle and sat on my throne in the throne room. Mine was different since it looked like a King's throne and it sat in between Twilight and Applejack. It was pretty nice. Twilight said "I'm glad Spike brought you here, Sludge." He wasn't the only one. "I understand you made quite the impression in town." I said "I think that's quite the understatement. He's lucky he didn't get a concussion from hitting his head on the obsidian wall I placed in front of him." Everypony gasped and Twilight gave me a glare. I said "What? I couldn't tell it was an actual creature. All I saw was a fireball, so I had to perform my duty as defender of Equestria and put up my defense. If you're worried I'm heartless, then you are quite wrong because I actually was concerned because I bet that did not feel great."

Pinkie said "Literally. There's a hole and everything!" Yes, I was there Pinkie. I'm well aware of that. Sludge said "Well, I hope you're not expecting me to fix it." I said "I would hope so. Considering the fact you came to this land without a proper greeting or explanation on why you are here, you are technically responsible for cleaning up the mess you made. It says in Equestria's Constitution in Paragraph 20 Section 17 "All visitors that come to this land must give a proper reason on why they are here and if they cause any sort of property damage while making their entrance, they are to clean it up and make sure it doesn't happen again." So basically, when you come into this land, you are expected to obey it's laws and not break them. I'm just saying." Everypony went dead silent for a moment before Applejack said "It doesn't look like you're in much shape to do anything." I said "Fair point. We'll save all the legal stuff for later." Sludge said "I'll manage. Dragons take care of themselves. I don't need help from a bunch of castle-living ponies." I said "You better watch the insults or we won't help you. If you don't want my help, that's fine. You can just do it by yourself if that's what your stubborn mind thinks." I disappeared into my shadow form and took off.

Twilight said "I'll have to talk to him at some point. He really needs to stop being so blunt all the time. That's how you destroy friendships." If creatures won't accept my friendship, then I'll stop trying. It's on them if they don't want friendship. However, if they think they can do something by themselves when they clearly need help, I'll just roast them until they give in. It's that simple. I don't care if I hurt their feelings. Get over it. Rarity said to Sludge "Darling, do be careful." As if he's going to listen to that. He said "I'm *makes more groaning noises and falls down* fine." He fell down and Fluttershy said "I can't watch." This is considered entertainment for me. If he's going to be stubborn about it, then this is what he gets. That's just life man. Justice served nice and cold. Rainbow said "You're not the first stubborn dragon we've met, you know." Oh, I'm sure he isn't. There's no way. Spike said "And sometimes even dragons need help." I came back into my lion form and said "Whether they want to admit it or not." Sludge rolled his eyes and Twilight put him back on the wheelchair. She said "I promise, my friends and I will only do enough to get you back on your claws." That is if he even wants my help. If he wants it, he can ask for it. I'm not going up to him and do something for him. He has to ask me first. Sorry, that's just how I am. It's to prevent risking myself from looking like a fool. I don't care if you disagree. Get over it.

Finally, he was able to get back on his feet and he started flying around again outside. Took him long enough. We watched him outside and something about him seemed familiar. I can't exactly remember what it was, but I know something happened in this episode. Even after over 4 years of being here, I still forget certain things because of the memory loss. Dang, why did the author have to do that? To make it more interesting? Probably. Sludge flew to the ground and Twilight said "I know you had your reservations, but it's good to see you feeling better." Yeah, I guess. Sludge said "Thanks? I guess?" I'm starting to question what he truly believes in and where his heart lies. Rarity said "That's what friends are for, darling!" That is true, but I feel like I'm being taken advantage of here. Sludge turned around and said "You're pretty lucky to have friends like these, kid." Yeah, most dragons don't do that. Spike said "Actually I was orphaned as an egg and Twilight raised me, so these ponies are more than my friends. And of course Zachary too." Thanks. "They're my family." That feels nice. Twilight said "We try our best, but sometimes I worry maybe Spike is…" before Spike said "missing something deep down and dragonish." Self identity issues. We all feel that way. I know I do. I have in the past and I still do. But I have Twilight to help me combat those issues even though they still linger.

Sludge said "Really? Wow." Yeah, it's quite the story. "I can't tell you how glad I am to hear that." Why are you exactly? Applejack asked "Why in Equestria would you be glad to hear that?" Yeah, really? What makes it your concern? Sludge said "I wasn't going to say anything, since your life seems so perfect, but I have a confession to make." And what would that be? "Coming to Ponyville wasn't an accident!" I KNEW IT! NOW YOU SHALL PAY FOR YOUR CRIMES AGAINST EQUESTRIA! "I was looking for you." Why? "Spike, I'm your father." Everypony gasped and I raised my eyebrows. That seems awfully fishy. Twilight said "So, you crashed in Ponyville on purpose?" I hope not. Sludge said "Well, the crash part wasn't on purpose, but heading here was." Uh, okay. "I've been searching everywhere for you, kid." Really? You didn't seem to care like a couple of hours ago. Why do you have this change of heart? Spike asked "Did you ask in the Crystal Empire?" I doubt he knows about that, Spike. "I'm kind of well known there." Yes, we get that. Pinkie said "Actually, Spike's well known everywhere." I guess. But I'm not really sure about that. "Not a lot of dragons were hatched by the Princess of Friendship." That is true. Applejack nodded her head and Sludge said "You make it sound so simple. I wish you'd been there to help me search." We just met you a couple of hours ago, so how were we supposed to know? That's flawed logic right there.

We went to the throne room and Spike said "I can't believe it." Neither can I. It seems too unbelievable. Basically, it's too good to be true. Something about this dude seems fishy, but I can't figure out what. "I have so many questions." I bet you do. Sludge said "Well, ask away!" You might want to be careful with that. "Answering questions is what Dads are for!" Right, but they can't answer every question you have. Just something to think about. Spike said "I guess my biggest question is simple. Why was I an orphaned egg?" Okay, straight to the point. I like that. YOU LIKE THAT?! Sorry, I just had to. Kirk Cousins meme. Sludge tensed up and said "You sure you don't wanna ask me something else?" Okay, now that seems really suspicious. "It's a lot of painful memories." Really? I raised an eyebrow and Spike just gave him the puppy dog eyes which seems to work on him, so yeah. He sighed and pulled Spike close. "Your mother was the best dragon I'd ever met." I bet she was. "The Dragon Lord even picked her to scout for the Great Migration and even though she'd just laid your egg, we knew she'd have to go." Ouch. That really does hurt. I feel bad for Spike's mother wherever she may be. "But finding the migration route could take a lifetime and you deserved a chance to know your mother." Why do dragons even need a migration route if they live in the same place all year round?

If anyone has any clues about why that is the case, please let me know in the reviews section after this chapter is finished. "So I went looking for her, carried your egg to places no dragon, or pony, has ever been. Past Mount Aris, the abandoned home of the Hippogriffs." Well, that is no longer abandoned because the Storm King was defeated and Queen Novo allowed her subjects to go back up there if they desired, so I guess you haven't heard that yet. Pinkie said "Oooh! Did you visit Klugetown?" I hope not. Sludge asked "You've been to Klugetown?" I said "Yes, unfortunately all of us have. That was NOT a very nice place. Stupid creatures trying to sell us for profit as if this was a private auction or something. Stupidest thing I've ever heard." Twilight said "Also, the Hippogriffs returned to Mount Aris after we helped them defeat the Storm King." I said "At least they got some decency." Sludge said "Oh well, have you heard of the land of the scale collectors?" The what now? I have never heard of that. "Because, that's where your mother's trail finally led." Oh, that's interesting. "To a prison world of dragon hunters, where I was forced to choose between surrendering myself or surrendering your egg." Oh my. That does not look like a very nice place. Even I would get the creeps from that place.

"Of course, there was no way I was gonna sacrifice my boy, so they took me instead and that's where I've been ever since." Okay, I have a couple of questions. How did you get free from that prison? Second, what happened to Spike's mother? Finally, how the heck did the egg come all the way to Equestria so Princess Celestia could find it and use it as an entrance exam for Twilight? Seriously, you better have good answers for that. "Locked up somewhere not even the Princess of Friendship has heard of." I haven't heard about it either. Spike said "Whoa! How did you know I was a boy?" That's a good question. How did you? Fluttershy asked "What ever happened to Spike's mom?" I would like to know that. Rainbow asked "And how did the egg make it all the way back to Equestria by itself?" Yeah, I want to know that too. Things don't seem to add up here and that makes me suspicious. It almost seems like to me he's telling a lie and everything he's saying was fake and made up. Sludge said "I wish I had all the answers!" Don't we all? Sludge simply buried his head in the table and I continued to raise my eyebrow in suspicion. Spike said "Well, that's all in the past." True, but did it ever happen? "The only thing that matters now is that we're together, and I'm gonna make up for lost time." Sure, you are. We'll see about that.

Sludge smiled and the two of them headed out. I decided to follow them because this Sludge dude seems really suspicious and I don't trust him. Something is fishy about him and I need to see if he does anything that would expose him and would confirm my suspicions about Sludge not really being Spike's father. I know that's a ridiculous claim right now, but bear with me. We just need to observe, that's all. "I hope you don't mind, but I have a list of all the things I always wanted to do with my dad." Hmm, this will be interesting. Sludge said "Mind? Spike, my boy, with you by my side, I feel like we can do anything." That seems even more suspicious. Okay, let me write this down. Yeah, I kinda stole it from Twilight, but I don't care. She rubs off me a little bit. I like her and she likes me. Big deal. "What do you wanna do first?" Let's see here. Hmm. Let me think. Oh, I have an idea. How about we wear NASA gear, go into a SpaceX rocket, and fly up to the moon just to explore space and hang out? Yeah? I think it's a good idea. If the rest of you think so, leave a like on the video and comment hyperspace to hit recommended. Oh wait. This is a fanfiction, not a YouTube video. Never mind! But you get my point.

Spike said "Well, I've kind of been working on the list for a long time." I bet you have. He rolled out the eyes and my eyes went wide. DANG! That's a big list. Sludge asked "You want to do all of this?" I don't think you could do it all in one day, but maybe do all of them over the week or something. That would work. Spike rolled up the list and said "Oh, I mean, we don't have to." Oh dear. Now look what you have done. Sludge looked at the list and stopped it from rolling up. He said "If you think doing everything on this incredibly long list is going to fill the hole where your dragonishness should be, then that is exactly what we're going to do!" That was really complex, but whatever. I mean, my dad would have said yes anyways, but I guess every one is different, so oh well. I saw him play Buckball and he burnt that ball to a crisp. Dang, that's pretty impressive. I watched them do Hearth's Warming Eve as well, and that seemed fine as well. Oh never mind. It actually wasn't snowing. It's a hot summer day. Those ponies are looking there probably thinking "What the heck is this pony doing? It's over 80 degrees outside and this pony is making it snow for some odd reason. Weird." That's just a guess on what they're thinking. They may be thinking that, they may not. I don't know. It's all about trial and error here.

They did cooking as well and nothing seemed to go wrong there. Hmm. Seems like me just general father son time. Nothing seems suspicious to me. However, I'm not going to give up quite yet. I'm not one to give up easily. It takes a lot for me to actually give up. Spike said "I can't believe we got so many things done!" I guess, but I only saw three things happen, so eh. "But this is all my stuff." Right. "Is there anything you always wanted to do with me?" I would hope so. Sludge said "Not really." Are you kidding me? Bruh. That's just messed up. I'm writing this one down in my notes. "I mean, I'm happy to do whatever you want, but if I had a castle like this, with all this stuff, I'd probably just lay around all day doing nothing like a real dragon." Oh, I definitely need to write all this stuff down because this dragon is getting more suspicious by the minute. Everything that comes out of his mouth is always very suspect and doesn't seem very believable. Spike asked "Like a real dragon?" I doubt that's what dragons do all the time. Sure, they aren't the nicest of creatures, but they are extremely competitive and are usually doing activities to show dominance over one another. Sludge said "Sure. I'm not surprised you don't know any better." I would love to lay around all day and do nothing, but that's extremely unhealthy. That would make me look lazy and would be very damaging to my health, so I'm not taking that risk.

"Twilight basically raised you as a pony." And what's so bad about that? Dragons are always getting their exercise through competition with one another, so what you're saying is flawed logic. "You're barely a dragon at all." Hmm, got to write this down. Spike seemed confused and I went back to the throne room to analyze my notes. Spike came in and Twilight said "Hey, Spike. How are things going with Sludge?" It doesn't seem that great to me. Spike said "Honestly, I thought having him around would make me feel more dragonish, but I kinda feel less." I see. I am definitely going to write this down. Okay, I think I've collected everything I need here. Let's see. Extremely lazy and changes the subject quickly to avoid confrontation. Doesn't seem to care about Spike or his feelings whatsoever. Told a story that doesn't add up and raises a lot of questions. Throws insults around like it means nothing to him. Disrespected ponykind as if they were inferior to him. And finally, makes Spike question his identity. Hmm. *gasps* I KNEW IT! This dude is telling a lie! He isn't the kind dragon we thought he was, HE'S CONSIDERED A SELFISH, ARROGANT, LAZY, LYING DRAGON! That doesn't sound like Spike at all. I can't believe it. I'm not going to say anything yet, but I will continue to observe. The reason I'm not going to say anything right now is I need to wait for the right time to strike, and now's not the time, so I must wait even though I really want to call him out for it and spare Spike the pain, but I have to be smart about this and can't make myself to look like a fool, so oh well.

Twilight said "I'm sorry. I wish I could help." Oh, I can help all right, but the picture won't be pretty. I'll show that scumbag a "real dragon." Sludge said "Aw, shucks." and ate the last of the cupcakes. That dude is now starting to get on my nerves and that isn't a pretty sight to behold when I feel that way. "I guess I shouldn't have said anything about you being more pony than dragon." I don't want to hear it. Saying shows us who you are. A COWARD! "I just wish we had more in common." I find that hard to believe. You don't care about him whatsoever. So save me your pathetic excuses. Twilight said "Maybe you two can come up with ways to turn up Spike's uh-dragonishness." Sure, as if that's going to work. Spike said "You think that's something we can do?" Not really. Sludge said "You know what, son? I think it is." I think otherwise. I can sniff the lie behind his eyes. It reeks out of his body and it is delicious. That smell of lies and fear is always so delicious to eat. Prepare for your DOOM! Twilight smiled and I rolled my eyes. Don't let him fool you Twilight. I followed them and carefully observed. "Spike, I'm going to teach you a thing or two about being a dragon." Sure, we'll see about that. "So listen up, my boy, because I'm only going to say this once." Oh dear. We got a song coming on here. Let's see how this disaster turns out.

Basically, during this song, Sludge had trashed the castle and it made my anger burn with rage and fury. I even saw poor Starlight get yeeted by that scumbag and managed not to fall and die. I feel bad for her. She was just trying to have a bath and some stupid dragon had to come in and kick her out the window like it was a piece of garbage or something. I hope nopony else saw that or else that would be super embarrassing. That would take a while to forget. That final part of the song just confirmed my suspicions even more. I raged with fury in my eyes and I wanted to burn this dragon to a crisp with my wrath and make him pay the penalty for taking advantage of Spike like that. The worst part about it is that Spike has no idea that this is even going on. I feel bad for him. Twilight knocked on the door and said "Spike? I just thought I'd check to see if you and Sludge had any luck turning up your dragonishness." I said "They could at least keep this place clean and not yeet ponies out the window like they are a piece of trash or something." Twilight looked at me and asked "What do you mean?" I said "I'll tell you later." Phew! Close one. I can't look dumb right now. Twilight said "Anyways, it's hard not to feel like somehow I let you down all these years." It's not your fault Twilight. You tried, but unfortunately, there wasn't that much success. Sludge groaned and my eyes went wide. What is this outfit?! Ugh, Rarity would have a fit if she saw that. "Oh! I'm so sorry. I didn't mean to barge in on you." I hope you're not trying to hit on Twilight over there scumbag, because I'll wipe you from existence in two seconds. So be careful what you do, or you'll suffer the penalty.

Sludge stretched his body and said "Don't worry about it." Why shouldn't I? "Mi castle es su castle!" What the heck is that supposed to mean? Is that some ancient language from biblical times or something? Sure does seem like it. Twilight said "Right. Well, I'll just get out of your way." Yeah, I'm going to take my leave as well before this gets any more awkward or I burn this whole castle down in anger. Twilight backed up and accidentally hit Spike. How long did it take to make all those treats? "Oh! Spike. I am so sorry." It's fine. You're good. "My morning is not going well." Neither is mine. My anger just keeps getting fueled every time I look at that scumbag or even talk about him. UGH! I hate him so much! "What is all this?" What do you think it is? "Why'd you leave the castle so early?" I think I may know why. Spike said "I didn't leave. I spent the night outdoors to get in touch with my dragon side." Agh! This scumbag is driving me more mad by the minute. First, he throws around insults and tells lies. Then, he just trashed the castle and yeeted things out of the building that he considered garbage. And now, he made Spike sleep outside for the night while he gets in on the castle and having Spike being his personal servant. That doesn't just make him a scumbag, that makes him a-a SLAVE OWNER! WHAT IS THIS HERESY?! GET THE HECK OUT OF THIS CASTLE BEFORE I SEND YOU ON A ONE WAY TRIP TO OBLIVION! Sorry, the whole slave issue really does bother me and makes me be fueled with anger and rage and I want to smash something in order to release it.

Twilight asked "Outdoors?" You heard him. Spike said "Yeah! And Sludge asked me to bring him the best breakfast Ponyville has to offer so he can show me how a real dragon would eat it." That is heresy. Get out the guns and shoot him. No, not Spike, Sludge. I'll make sure he pays for what he has done. "See you later!" Twilight looked at me and I said "You know, that doesn't really sound like Spike. Something is going on." Twilight nodded her head in agreement and we went to talk about this with our friends. Once we briefed them on what was going on, we headed towards the throne room and Twilight said "And that's why I thought we could use the map to…" before stopping. WHAT. THE. HECK. IS GOING ON HERE?! HOW DARE YOU DISRESPECT THE TREE OF HARMONY LIKE THAT! I WILL MAKE YOU PAY FOR SOMETHING FOR SUCH ARROGANCE! Spike said "Hey, gang." Uh hi, Spike. Why are you doing that? "Dad was just showing me how a real dragon would act in the throne room." I wanted to pounce on this dude, but Twilight could tell from my expression and held me back. But she knew I had a good reason to be angry. Sludge said "Dragons like to sprawl when they get their claws done." I'm sure most dragons would find that disgusting. I bet Smolder would. "Now, if you'll excuse me, it's time for my bath."

I really wanted to pounce this time and Twilight was really struggling holding me back because how I wanted to rip this dude to shreds. This dude had DISRESPECTED ME and just walked away like he didn't care. You don't disrespect a royal and get away with it. I'll make sure you're punished for that. Spike said "Isn't he the best?" HECK NO! HE LIES, HE ONLY CARES ABOUT HIMSELF, HE MAKES YOU HIS SLAVE, AND WORSE OF ALL, HE DISRESPECTS OTHER CREATURES AS IF THEY ARE LOWER THAN DIRT! I DON'T TOLERATE THAT AND I MAKE ANYONE PAY THE PENALTY FOR DOING THAT IF THAT'S WHAT THEY DID! Rarity said "I'm not sure that's exactly the word I would use." I would use the polar opposite. Yeah, that's how much I hate him. Sludge said "Uh, Spike? The bath isn't gonna fill itself, son." Uh, you're a GROWN DRAGON! YOU CAN FILL THE BATHTUB YOURSELF YOU LAZY SCUMBAG! Spike said "Be right there, Dad." Ugh, that's just so cringe. Once he left, I said "Excuse me for a moment while I go release all this pent up aggression. It will only take a few seconds." I teleported above the Everfree Forest and let out a huge roar that shook the Earth. Once I finished that, I charged up my scepter and blasted the scepter's magic straight into the Everfree Forest causing mass destruction within it and panic went on there. I blasted it just like how Twilight did in her battle with Tirek in the Season 4 finale when she first released all that alicorn magic and it pushed Tirek back. That's how big we're talking here.

Once I was done, I went back to the castle and just read a book to make me forget that happened. I want to focus on something else. Eventually, I heard books being shuffled around and it turns out it was Spike again. Oh dear, what has that scumbag made poor Spike do this time? Twilight came in and said to Spike "I'm glad you're not spending the night outside again." I don't think that's the case, Twilight. Spike said "Oh, I am. I'm just looking for a good bedtime story to read to my dad first." Right. Twilight said "It's nice that you have somepony to show you dragon culture, but are you sure that's what Sludge is doing?" No he's not. He's taking advantage of Spike and having him turn against everyone he cares for. That's just pure evil right there. Spike asked "What do you mean?" Man, are you so naive. That's the thing about young undeveloped minds. They are easy to manipulate and can get away with anything as long as they are using it under the excuse of a common goal. Twilight said "Well, taking over your room, making a mess of things." A lot of other things as well. Spike said "Pffft. That is dragon culture." No it's not. Any dragon will tell you that's not how they would live life nowadays. Twilight said "You never acted like that." Yeah, and I'm glad he didn't because that would make things a lot worse.

Spike said "That's because you raised me." What does that have to do with anything? "Now I finally have a chance to see how I'm supposed to be." That's not how you are supposed to be as a dragon. Sludge is just saying that so he can do whatever he wants and get away with it. Twilight said "I don't think you're supposed to be any different than who you are." I agree. Spike said "Maybe you just don't like the fact that I have a real parent now." What? WHAT?! THAT MONSTER! OH, HE'LL PAY FOR THAT! PREPARE TO DIE SLUDGE! SAY GOODBYE TO CELESTIA'S SUN! Anyways, Twilight was crushed and I saw her heart break into a million pieces. That's what happened to mine after that betrayal. A few seconds later, my heart turned to stone and walls were built around it never to be broken again. Will Twilight's do the same? I don't know. She wiped away a tear and said "That's not true. I'm glad Sludge is here." I'm not. "I just wish he wasn't such a…" before Spike said "Dragon? Of all ponies, I can't believe you would have a problem with that." He walked away and Twilight held her head low. Once the door was shut, Twilight embraced me and started crying in my chest. Poor thing. She must have felt crushed about it. I will make that Sludge pay! NO ONE makes Twilight cry. NO ONE! All I did was let Twilight cry in my chest and I just listened to everything she said. Of course, she said things like "Spike doesn't love me anymore," "He would probably never want to see me again," you know, stuff like that. I had to reassure her that wasn't the case and that Spike still loved her. I said that he was simply misguided and he really didn't mean it. I could tell if he meant it or not, and he didn't, so I don't blame him.

Finally, after a little bit, Twilight stopped crying and just sat close to me in a hug. Suddenly, the door opened and it revealed Spike. Looks like to me he finally found out the truth. That must have hurt. He said "Um, Twilight?" Twilight looked at him and said "Oh. Hi. Where's your father?" Dang, why do you sound so blunt about it? Spike said "He's gone." Figures. "Turns out he wasn't what a real dragon should be after all." You got that right. "He also wasn't my real dad." Told ya that was the case. I feel bad for him. Twilight pulled him in for a hug and she said "Oh, Spike. I'm so sorry." It's not your fault. Spike said "I'm the one who's sorry." I guess so. "You were just worried about me and I lost my temper." Well, that does happen, but we never mean it and it doesn't break the relationship. "Sludge was just a great big phony." I said "You got that right. It only took you a matter of time before you finally realized it. I swear, that dragon made me so mad. But it made me even more furious when he just used you as his own personal slave just so he could do whatever he wanted and get away with it. Nothing but a selfish, arrogant, prideful, lazy, lying scumbag. Drives me nuts." Twilight said "I have to say I'm not surprised. There's no way a dragon like that was related to you." Yeah, it doesn't make any sense and even Discord would find it disgusting how terrible this dragon is. That's how bad it was.

"But if you want to search for your real family, I'd understand if you spent more time in the Dragonlands." I think that case has been closed. Spike said "I don't think so." Yeah, that's what I thought. "I already know who my real family is." And who's that? He pulled Twilight into a hug and oh. He pulled me into one too. He considers me his family? That's very nice of him. I mean, I am dating Twilight, but we aren't married yet, but it's a nice gesture anyways. Twilight said "It's me, right?" Spike nodded his head and I asked "Do you really connoisseur me part of your family?" Spike said "Yeah, man. Of course." I smiled and said "Thanks man. I appreciate it." Spike said "No problem. Besides, there's no way I'm living without pillows." I said "You got that right. Rocks are way too uncomfortable." Twilight giggled and I wrapped an eagle wing around her. Whenever she laughs, it always brings a smile to my face. It always does. I don't know why, but it just does. I still have no clue on how females work, but it doesn't really matter. Twilight hasn't seemed to give up on me yet, so at least this female doesn't want to ditch me because of my messed up personality.

A little bit later, it was night time and I was looking out on the balcony again staring at the moon. Luna always makes it so beautiful at night, but God always makes it look amazing like the rest of the universe. Some of the things out in space just leave me and others in awe of it because of the amount of creativity and design that goes into it. God pretty much made it a masterpiece and it's something to behold with. Twilight came out and said "Out here again?" I said "Yeah, I'm just looking at the moon." Twilight asked "Why are you looking there?" I said "No reason. It just looks cool. But not as cool as you." Twilight blushed a bit and said "Stop it! You're making me blush." I said "Yes, and you look cute when you're all flustered and embarrassed like that." Twilight lightly hit me and said "You're no fun." I said "I know, but you still like me anyways." Twilight sighed and said "I can't argue with that." She pulled me close to her and she gave me a passionate kiss. Man, I love it when she does that. It always feels so good.

After we pulled away, I said "I'm actually genuinely surprised that Spike considers me part of his family." Twilight asked "Why do you say that?" I replied "Well, it's just that it's not exactly something I would expect. I know you were his family, but I didn't think I was part of it as well." Twilight said "Of course you are! You have been living here a long time now, and you and I have been dating for 4 or 5 years at this point, so of course you would be part of the family. I believe that Spike looks to you as a father figure." I asked "Really? Why is that?" Twilight said "I think it's because you are tough, you speak wisdom, and you never seem afraid of anything. He has massive respect for you even when you don't realize it." I said "Oh, I didn't think I was that great." Twilight said "Of course you are! This is the one flaw with you. You always seem to belittle yourself so much that nothing you do is considered great to you." I said "I have good reason for that though. I've always had a troubled past and it's held me back. No matter what I do, I always seem like I'm never doing enough to change as a person." Twilight said "Oh Zach. Of course you have changed as a person. You might not think that way, but I have seen the change in your heart as time has gone on. Also, you push yourself WAY too much."

I asked "What do you mean?" Twilight said "You think if you push yourself hard enough, then all of your pain will go away even though it does work like that." She does have a point. It is true that I try to push myself to get rid of all my pain, but it's to make up for it so I can hide it and be forgotten. However, I know that isn't the case at all. My pain will probably never go away and doing these things is like putting frosting on a burnt cake. My deeds are seen as dirty rags in God's sight and would do nothing for me to try and earn my way to heaven. The burnt cake reference is a Christian thing, but I won't go into detail about it. I said "I guess you are right. It's just hard being me." Twilight came close and said "Don't beat yourself up so hard. Believe in yourself and when you stumble, I will be right here." I smiled and said "Thanks Twilight." Twilight said "No problem." She got even closer to my face and kissed me again to which I returned because it feels great and I regret nothing. I hope things will be fine.

AN: Another chapter done! We finally made it to the end of the season! Now we can finally move to the finale! I have waited all season for this and I promise this finale will not disappoint. It will be better than last season's finale. Maybe I'm exaggerating a bit, but I'm going to try and make it the best one I can make, so get excited for that because it's gonna be hype. It will be coming your way soon in the next couple of days. Anyways, I hope you enjoyed the chapter!

Next Chapter: Interdimensional rifts! When the student six go on a field trip with Starlight and Rainbow Dash, things go horribly wrong as the ones without wings fall through the sky. It turns out magic is disappearing across Equestria and unicorns no longer have control of their magic. The Mane Six venture off to Tartarus thinking that Tirek is the one behind this, but have no clue it is actually Cozy Glow. They ask Tirek for answers. Will he tell them the truth, or will it be too late by the time he tells them?

Until then, my fellow readers