Spike has always wanted something more. Its like a nagging sensation that eats at him, and has been for the past few years. So finally on his 16 birthday he leaves home and does not return until four years later. Rudely, not once dose he send a letter home to his worried friends and family.

But upon his return to Ponyville he soon learns that something, or in fact, someone has changed. Will this tragic occurrence ruin a life, or perhaps, begin two?

Short Spike x Applejack Shipping Story.