Years before, after becoming a little older and hopefully a bit wiser, Spike fell into a state of hibernation, a common occurrence for a young, growing dragon. His cave sat undisturbed for far longer than he thought, though.

When he finally wakes up, there's... something different about this world.

How will his time asleep have changed his relationships with every pony he knows? With the pony he... loves?

All credit to cover image goes to Rameslack. Please give their work a look-see.

Complete rewrite of Heritage, featuring no rape. Rating may still change though.
(If you want the original Heritage for some reason, it can be viewed either here or on Fanfiction.net.)