Spike's Diary

Dear Diary,

I've known my whole life that dragons could be dangerous. Heck, I've actually been a dangerous dragon. Yet there's always been this part of me that's wanted to try and find out more about my nature as one. Well, I recently got that chance, and let me tell you, what I experienced has completely changed my views on my "people". I went to the dragon lands to meet up with some other dragons, and for a time, I did. But things took a turn for the worst when they wanted me to do some pretty horrible stuff. Eventually, I reached my limit, something they weren't willing to accept. Luckily for me, Twilight, Rarity and Rainbow were there to help me, and together we were able to get ourselves out of it.

I've spent my whole life around ponies, and now, I realise just how grateful I should be for that. If I had been raised as a normal dragon, would I have been just as bad as those guys? I don't like to think about it. But, if nothing else, I've never appreciated Twilight more. My life with her is so much better than a life as a "real" dragon. And you know what else? I actually managed to make a new friend out of all this. His name is Peewee, and he's a baby Phoenix. I'll probably take him back to his family one day, but right now, I like having him close by.

So yeah, if ever there was a doubt in my mind about how good it was for me to be raised by ponies, those doubts are long gone.