Spike is feeling down. He's not strong, he's not skilled in anything in particular, and Rarity is less than impressed. Shining Armor thinks he knows a solution to Spike's issues. Spike will be pushed to his limits to become the greatest he can be. Will he become smart, fast, strong or will the experience break him?
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This story is anthro because I think it will work out better in the long run. I'm imagining the kind of anthro that leans a little more to the human side of the scale than the pony side. (Just in case you wanted to imagine what Spike looks like.) Example: Spike has hair on his head instead if spikes.
Oh yea, and also Spike is suppose to be around 16 or 17.
-Solum