People hurt themselves and in turn they learn from their mistakes. To Spike, Rarity seems insistent to keep learning from the same mistakes. An accident claims the life of a public figure and known only to Spike, he is to blame. This rattles his mind until he makes a resolution to protect Rarity… and his friends from themselves and the ponies who wish to harm them.

The only question plaguing Spike's mind is: How will this end?

A new story based on the original.