Spike was looking forward to growing into an adult body. What he didn't look forward to was erupting into a horrendous molt-induced itch because of a messed up dragon adolescence stage. Eager to speed up the process and get some welcome relief, he seeks out Zecora, the only one who can remedy the issue. His inner fire starts to burn, and he soon realizes he may have more than one itch to scratch...

Big thanks to my awesome collab partner Marik_Azemus for all the help with the story and for making the cover art!

Another big round of thanks to my editor Flint Sparks for all his help as well!