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“What do you think Claire wants from us?” T asked his father.
 
“I’m not sure. She can be a bit unpredictable sometimes. Maybe she just wanted to see out handsome faces again.”
 
“Probably.” T replied, sharing a hearty laugh with Spike. They approached the Canterlot Castle where Claire now resided.
 
“I still can’t believe my daughter is a princess. Who would have thought?”
 
“I remember mom was really happy when she heard that.”
 
“She sure was! She had bragging rights. Not many mothers get to say that their little filly has grown into a princess.”
 
“That’s true.” They had gotten to the front of the castle where they were met by two guards.
 
“Hold it right there! Just who do you think you are?” The guards hadn’t recognized the two of them. Spike had grown even larger and more ferocious looking since Rarity passed away. A little bit of greed had gotten to the dragon with no one to keep him on track. T had grown a lot as well. Nopony knew what made him grow since he was certainly not greedy. The guard probably didn’t recognize him since he T never visited the castle.
 
“I’m Spike and this is my son Turquoise Blitz. We’re here to see Crystal Clarity,” Spike said.
 
“I’m sorry sir, but Princess Crystal is not expecting anypony today.”
 
“WHAT?” Spike asked, quite a bit shocked. He seemed a little agitated as well. The guards tried not to show it but they were pretty scared. “She told us to come ahead of time!”
 
“Sir I…..”
 
“Guards! Guards! It’s okay! I am expecting them!”
 
“Princess!” They both said as they kneeled.
 
“I’m so sorry for the confusion. I slept in this morning.” The guards just nodded and went back to their position. Claire then turned her attention to her father and brother. She galloped in their direction and jumped up to hug them. They made her seem so tiny. “I’ve missed you guys so much! It’s been far too long!”
 
“Yeah. You haven’t come to visit me in a while,” T said.
 
“Why must I go to you?” Claire teased. She knew he wasn’t much for castles. He liked nature and open spaces a lot more. He was Anthea’s husband after all. “Things have just been a little…‘exciting’ around here… Anywho, come on in, I have something for both of you.” The two follwed her without question.
 
“So, how’s my son-in-law? He hasn’t tried anything funny with you has he?”
 
“Honestly, father! You really ought to trust him by now. He’s quite the gentlecolt.”
 
“I know, I know. I just want to make sure that my little filly’s okay and that your husband is keeping you happy.”
 
“Awww, thank you, dad,” she said.
 
“Where is he anyways?”
 
“With the princesses and Discord. Nidra and I are the only ones here today.”
 
“Nidra’s here?” T asked a little louder than he planned. Claire and Spike turned to him.
 
“Yes but she’s probably sleeping,” Claire replied hesitantly. “Why?
 
“No reason. Can we keep moving please?” T asked trying to change the subject.
 
“Okay…..” T let out a small sigh of relief. He hadn’t seen Nidra since their little talk. He knew now how she felt about him and he imagined an encounter with the bat pony would make things rather awkward since he wasn’t sure how he felt about her.
 
“Here we are!” Claire said as the group came to a stop. She opened the door they were at. It appeared to be her room. “Come in, boys.”
 
“Very nice!” Spike said scanning the room. He and T continued to walk around. Claire, however, went to her closet where she pulled out a couple of boxes.
 
“Here you are!” She said excitedly as she levitated them to the dragons. They spent no time admiring the fancy wrapping paper.
 
They opened up their boxes to reveal two, very beautiful necklaces that they assumed Claire made. She was an accomplished jeweler at this time. The necklaces were gorgeous but they weren’t exactly what the boys were looking at. They were looking at what was in the center of them.
 
Spike’s had a very familiar fire ruby and T’s had a flower that resembled Anthea’s cutiemark.
 
“Claire….” Spike started, looking as if he was going to cry. Claire levitated the necklaces out of their claws and placed the pieces of jewelry around their necks.
 
“Do you like them?” She asked. T nodded furiously, still infatuated by the necklace.
 
“I love it Claire,” Spike said. “But, I gave this fire ruby to you. You don’t have to give it back.”
 
“I do. I think you need it more than me. Mom was your very special somepony. Both of you lost yours but I still have mine. I would feel guilty if I kept this, father.
 
“I really appreciate that Claire.”
 
“No problem at all,” she told him. “Now let’s talk a little bit about these. Your fire ruby necklace hasn’t been altered at all. It still has the gold that mother crafted when she first made it. It’s far too special to change in any way so I simply added some extra gold around it so it would fit you.”
 
“Wow, thank you.”
 
“And T, yours was rather difficult. It took me a while to find a gem that would match the color of the real flower. It was also a little hard to craft but it was nothing I couldn’t handle. I know you love these flowers dearly and it breaks my heart to see the ones you keep in your home wilt away. So I wanted to give you one that would last forever.” T ran up and hugged her tightly.
 
“Easy big guy! I’d really appreciate it if you didn’t hug me to death,” Claire said gasping for air. He loosened his grip for a much more tame embrace.
 
“Sorry, this just means an awful lot. Thanks Claire.”
 
“Anything for my big, little brother,” she said with a giant smile. She looked at the both of them and saw how happy the seemed in the moment. Tears began welling up in her eyes. She was just so sad for the both of them but she was glad she was able to help them feel a little happier. Claire wiped away the tears and sniffled. She didn’t want them to see her crying. “That’s all I’ve got for you two. You’re welcome to stay as long as you want. I imagine you’re quite tired from flying all the way out here.”
 
“Just a little. But we don’t want to intrude. We can stay her a bit if you want some company though,” Spike suggested.
 
“I’d like that a lot.”
 
The three of them ended up not talking too much. They simply enjoyed each other’s presence. T was sleeping in the bed which he found very comfortable. Spike was relaxing on the floor, eyes closed, with Claire curled up next to him.
 
Claire was the only one who didn’t appear to be sleeping. Something was bothering her. She had called T and her father to give them their gifts but that could have been done at any time. She had actually wanted to tell them something else of great importance. She rolled over on her back holding her stomach. She looked over at her brother and father. They looked so peaceful and that was rare for them these days. She didn’t want to cause too much excitement. She’d tell them later.
 
“Something wrong?” Spike asked. Claire jumped a little. She thought he was asleep.
 
“Oh nothing. Just thinking a bit.”
 
“You sure?” He asked looking at her with one eye open.
 
“Yes, I’m pretty sure.”
 
“Alright,” he said closing his eye again. “Oh, and when were you planning on telling your own father that you’re expecting.” Claire sat up completely, eyes wide open.
 
“H-how did you know?” Spike let out a little laugh.
 
“You’re actually acting quite a bit like your mother did when she was pregnant with you. You seem a little distant and pretty emotional. Not NEARLY emotional as she was but I noticed you crying a little bit. That’s kind of odd behavior for you. Not to mention you’re putting on a little weight.” Claire wrapped her hooves around her abdomen.
 
“It’s that obvious, huh?
 
“Not too much honestly. Us dragons are just very observant.” Claire giggled. “That little crib over there might have clued me in as well,” he said. Claire looked over to the corner of her room and blushed. She’d totally forgotten it was there. “Anyways, I’m really happy for you and Illusion. Can’t wait for the new addition to our family.”
 
“Me neither. I’m a little nervous though.”
 
“Don’t worry about it. You’ll be fine,” he said nuzzling his daughter.
 
“Thanks daddy,” she said lovingly as she kissed him on the cheek.
 
Though at first they thought their family was falling apart, they found it was actually growing.
 

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The Neutrino

@LuminoZero  
There is an upvote and downvote button, similar to what posts already have. As per the reddiquette, people upvote for comments that are insightful, clever or correctly helpful and downvote ones that do not contribute to the discussion or are just pure trolling while an algorithm sorts it all.
 
You don’t downvote for something you disagree with. I do not particularly like Rarijack (which is why it isn’t on my watchlist) but won’t downvote every instance of such or troll the comments section, especially if the artwork is genuinely good.
 
All replies are threaded and for the most part anonymous. Some even make throw away accounts just to post or reply to something.
 
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TricornKing
The End wasn't The End - Found a new home after the great exodus of 2012

@Background Pony #3552 Well then, here’s the TL;DR version: You saying that Spike has no wings only works for how he is right now in the show. It does not work for what he MIGHT look like in the future. So kindly shut up and stop littering the comment section to a nice picture with your bullshit.
TricornKing
The End wasn't The End - Found a new home after the great exodus of 2012

@Background Pony #3552 Dude, shut up. What you claim is “canon” is conjecture at best. You say that Spike has stayed wingless even as an adult, and I can counter that by saying that those “adult forms” were the product of magic forcing itself on Spike. When he became giant during Twilight’s entrance exam, he had the curves and rounded edges of a baby, because he literally was a just-hatched baby when he was subjected to that magical growth. When he became a giant during “Secret of My Excess”, that was due to Greed Growth, something inherent to the magic of his SPECIES. It forced growth on him at that particular stage of his life, thus his “adult” form still resembled Spike AS HE WAS AT THAT STAGE IN HIS LIFE. Greed Growth is most likely a survival mechanism developed by his species for infant dragons that have become separated from their parents, so as to ensure their continued survival. If Spike had been hatched by his original dragon parents, and had been raised by them, he probably would have not gone through Greed Growth, and would have developed far more naturally.
 
In “Dragon Quest”, we saw teenage dragons, dragons older than Spike, and they all had wings. You repeatedly say that “spike is a different breed since there are different breeds and types and not all have wings”, but based on what we have seen IN THE SHOW ALONE, that has no basis in fact. YES, there are multiple types of dragons in the mythologies and folklore of OUR WORLD, but that does NOT mean that is necessarily the case with the world of Equestria. For all we know, ALL dragons at Spike’s stage of development don’t have wings, and they naturally develop them as part of “dragon puberty” as they become teenagers and young adult dragons.
 
Now, personally, I do rather like the idea of Spike being a different kind of dragon myself as well. But I don’t go around claiming it as “fact”, throwing a fit whenever an artist decides to draw an adult Spike WITH wings, just because it doesn’t “gel” with what I personally like. Kilala’s interpretation of an adult Spike WITH wings is JUST as valid as your interpretation/fanon regarding an adult Spike WITHOUT wings. You saying that you have “canon” behind you would only apply if the artist had decided to give Spike AS HE IS RIGHT NOW IN THE SHOW wings, NOT, I repeat, NOT when it comes to such unknowns as “what would a naturally aged and developed, adult Spike look like?” And even then, it would only apply if the artist was going around saying that YOUNG Spike truly has wings and that everybody should ignore what we see in the show.
Background Pony #6A47
@Background Pony #3552  
And you are more than entitled to your right to assert that. Just keep in mind that the artist is entitled to draw Spike with wings as well, and that fact should be respected and accepted.
Background Pony #6A47
@Background Pony #3552  
True, Spike has never been shown with wings, even in his adult form. However, the show has never stated he is a different type of dragon, or that he can never grow wings. They may have implied he is different, but they have never stated it. So I believe the artist is in their right to draw Spike with wings if they so wish.