
Youthful Expression
Twilight is forcing Spike to attend school like the rest of the fillies and colts. The Cutie Mark Crusaders do notice he does not want to be there, and decided to help him out. However, will something happen that will break up the Crusaders?
“And we're changing our ways, taking different roads./Then love, love will tear us apart again.” –Joy Division, ‘Love Will Tear Us Apart’
Twilight is making Spike start school, against the dragon's wishes, and sends him off with the Cutie Mark Crusaders. But noticing that Spike is down, Applebloom wants to cheer him up. Thus begins a number events that throw the young dragon and fillies into a journey of friendship, jealousy, love, adolescence, and self-discovery.
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11559 words: Estimated about 1 hour to read
10 Chapters:
- Ch. 1 Morning Bell 2012-08-13 20:56:05 UTC808
- Ch. 2 One Tree Hill 2012-08-13 20:56:45 UTC1247
- Ch. 3 Linger 2012-08-13 20:57:29 UTC1314
- Ch. 4 Hey Jealousy 2012-08-13 21:01:10 UTC1318
- Ch. 5 Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love 2012-08-13 21:00:57 UTC1035
- Ch. 6 White Lips Kissed 2012-08-13 21:02:17 UTC860
- Ch. 7 Love Will Tear Us Apart 2012-08-13 21:04:37 UTC1373
- Ch. 8 Sæglópur (Lost At Sea) 2012-08-13 21:06:11 UTC1307
- Ch. 9 I've Been Trying 2012-08-13 21:07:48 UTC1414
- Epilogue: Home 2012-08-14 03:50:44 UTC883