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Spike only wants things to stay the same. Time, however, has other ideas. He's going to need a lot of help... It's a story about growing up, learning and being accepted.

 

You can read it [http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7490980/1/It_Takes_a_Village here].

 

* [[Animal Wrongs Group]]: Though the RSPCD are stated to do good work, they get the wrong idea about Spike and demand he be 'freed'. To their credit, their leader Just Cause realizes Spike is happy in Ponyville after speaking to him.

* [[Anti-Magic]]: Dragons are naturally magic resistant, although they are not ''completely'' immune to it.

* [[Gene Hunting]]: Spike does a little of this to discover if he has any living relatives. {{spoiler|It's not a happy story}}.

* [[A Glass in the Hand]]: If somepony startles Spike while he's holding something, said something usually falls to the floor cleanly sliced.

* [[Hypocrite]]/EntitledBastard: The leader of the protester ponies who believes that Spike is a menace begs Spike to protect everyone when Razorfang appears near Ponyville's outskirts in chapter 11.

* [[I Do Not Own]]: Parodied; the author puts rather hilarious disclaimers at the start of the chapters. One example, from chapter 7:

{{quote|''My ponies! Muaahahah! Mine, all mine! M-my p-ponies! Mine? Please? Maybe one? Just one? Just a little one then? How about a background one? Aw dammit. Selfish Hasbro.''}}

* [[Last-Minute Hookup]]: {{spoiler|Applejack's new relationship with Rainbow Dash is briefly mentioned in the epilogue, as well as Twilight's newfound love for Trixie. Ironically, Spike and Huffy's relationship, the only one which is constantly hinted at, is the only one that isn't fulfilled by the story's end.}}

* [[Mama Bear]]: Messing with Spike in front of Twilight is... ''unwise.''

** In the case of said dragon magician, he has an excellent [[Shut UP, Hannibal]] moment when he reminds all present that he is a ''freaking dragon wizard''.

* [[Out-of-Character Moment]]: Somewhat for Zecora, who normally speaks in rhyme like in the show:

'''Zecora''': That doesn't rhyme. }}

* [[Outside Inside Slur]]: After finding out that Spike was raised by ponies, Razorfang says "You are no dragon, hatchling. You are nothing but a mammal in a scaled skin."

* [[Protectorate]]: To reconcile his dragon-born greed and territoriality with his upbringing, Spike has decided to make Ponyville and everyone in it his Protectorate. The ponies are his 'hoard'.

* [[Reasonable Authority Figure]]: The Princesses and the Mayor are naturally this, but a fairly unexpected one is the Magician of Coal Crater.

** It turns out that the reason why names are such a big deal is {{spoiler|because only a dragon's family is supposed to know the name}}.

* [[Shaming the Mob]]: {{spoiler|Trixie does this to the anti-dragon rioters. Halfway through, it turns into a rant directed more at herself for her treatment of Huffy.}} This being Ponyville, the speech works almost perfectly.

{{quote|'''Zecora: '''No matter how different, strange or wild,

it takes a village to raise a child. }}

* [[WAFF]]: Suffused with heartwarming moments. E.g. Twilight is Spike's sister, for ever and always, and nopony is allowed to say otherwise - not even Twilight.

* [[Who Wants to Live Forever?]]: Spike is not happy about his projected lifespan, although Princess Luna did provide some perspective along an offer of friendship.

 

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