Holy Hearts

After the ghost that dwelled in their castle was exorcised, Spike proposed to Twilight. They agreed to wait two years before getting married. Spike went around Ponyville and Canterlot teaching the residents how to perform exorcisms if they ever encountered an evil force they couldn't explain, and Twilight resumed her usual studies. Needless to say, when their friends and the princesses found out about everything, they didn't believe them. There were no hard feelings. They expected this from the beginning, especially Spike. The believers eventually formed a community with Spike as their teacher and spokesperson. Unlike religious communities of the past, it remained uncorrupted by greed and lies, and was faithful to the original principals of protection it was founded on. A new phase of the world began where sympathy and empathy were commonplace. Even those who denied the idea of supernatural beings were finding themselves enthralled by the feeling that others were watching over them. The world could finally rest easy knowing the next life would never cause them harm. As for Spike and Twilight, they adopted a young dragon girl. Her name was Hope Sparkle, and like her father, she too was destined to become a hero; a hero of the dragon clan who would defend Equestria for all eternity.