A very successful reign of peace indeed, Twilight did herself good. Three thousand years of Equestria and every other nation in peace. Then, she left. Abdicated. Made Equestria a republic. It all fell, and, Twilight wasn't there to help. Not at all. No word to the immortal Spike The Dragon. No word to Discord. No word to Celestia or Luna. No word to Princess Cadence. No word to Flurry Heart. Just gone.

Equestria fell. Twilight was seen as the holder of all nations, the embodiment of what made them all come together, anyway. So, arguments came. All ponies, horrid behaviour between them all. Crimes committed. Discord just knew he had to do something. So, the unity crystals were created. As long as the ponies lived in harmony and kindness, their magic would stay. Yet, this didn't work. It made it worse. The ponies argued still. And magic disappeared, and three elected leaders of each pony type took their crystal and left, spreading across Equestria, in their own large segments of it. Other creatures shortly returned to their home lands, not wanting to be in the middle of these arguments. Spike, Luna, Celestia, and Discord left to the Crystal Empire a few weeks after the area around Ponyville and Canterlot was abandoned, only leaving Fluttershy's animals' descendants to fend for themselves.

It's two hundred years after the collapse of harmony. Spike still lives in the Crystal Empire, often helping protect it from any harm. Luckily, the crystal ponies remained in peace, and the crystal heart remained strong, even after the death of their Prince Consort, Shining Armor, over three thousand years ago.

Spike, now over three thousand, two hundred years old, is still relatively the same bubbly and snarky dragon we see in the show. It's been over two hundred years since he last heard Twilight's voice. Last seen her face. Her purple eyes. Her long, waving mane and tail. It's been so long since he'd even heard her name. Nopony mentions her anymore. Not even Flurry Heart. He doesn't even know why. Is it too painful? Do they think of her as a traitor? Is she even alive?

He spirals, every single night, alone. Not able to ever have that lavender mare to get him some hot cocoa, to help him sleep, to ease his woes and worries. Not a helping hoof from her. He was her number one assistant! Her first friend! Her son. And she left... she left him. All those years ago. No birthdays spent with him, nor anypony else. No word. Is she okay? Spike doesn't even know anymore. He only gets out of bed, for his cousin and aunt. They're letting him stay there, he better be respectful.

Discord's been okay. Yeah, sure, he's gotten rid of ponies' magic, which caused an even bigger split in ponykind, but, he's been a good help to Spike's mind. One of the only pieces of his past is an annoying prick.

Will Spike ever see Twilight again?