Trapped in a prison of black crystal, Twilight orders Spike to deliver the crystal heart to Princess Cadence so they can save The Crystal Empire from King Sombra's return.

In truth, Spike valiantly did this. But what if he didn't? What if everyone's favorite baby dragon decided to do something that was totally selfish and comically tragic?

All of the credit for this story idea goes to Garbo802: http://www.fimfiction.net/user/Garbo802. Thank you for letting me write this, I hope it isn't a let-down :)

Cover image is by yassui on DA: http://yassui.deviantart.com/