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5	->''Once upon a time, Spike went for a walk.''
6	->''While on his walk, he was judged by an ancient alicorn, lodged with griffons, parlayed with air pirates, charmed a maiden of a mystical race, and dealt with the scourges of hate, fear, and racism while deliberately drawing the armies of myriad nations to the brink of global war.''
7	->''Once upon a time, Spike went for a walk, and did all of this so that he could keep a promise to the one that meant the most to him... Twilight Sparkle.''
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9	''[[http://www.fimfiction.net/story/116782/zenith Zenith]]'' is a ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' fanfic written by The Descendant.
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11	Princess Twilight Sparkle and her Number One Assistant Spike discover a mysterious ArtifactOfDoom--and Twilight ends up placed under a terrible killing curse, and the only way to keep it from slaying her is to put her into a magical coma. And, with that, Spike's entire world falls apart. How will this terrible ordeal affect him, who is just a little kid? And is there any way he can save Twilight from the curse so that she can wake up? And why is Princess Celestia refusing to help him in any way?
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13	The story is planned as a long epic. However, only Book 1 has been (almost) completed, and the story has been on hiatus since August 2014.
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15	Not to be confused with the [[{{ComicBook/Zenith}} comic book]] of the same name.
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18	!!''Zenith'' contains examples of:
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20	* AncientConspiracy: There appears to be one surrounding [[spoiler:Princess Celestia]] and the [[spoiler:Pillar of the Sun]].
21	%%* ArtifactOfDoom: The [[spoiler:Pillar of the Sun]].
22	* BathroomBreakOut: To escape from the guards, Spike asks to go to the bathroom. The guards eventually realize that Spike's trying to escape and barge in, but by then he's left misdirecting clues to make them think he's trying an AirVentEscape. They rush out to stop him while he's actually hiding inside a throw pillow.
23	* BatmanGambit: It's heavily implied that Celestia [[spoiler:deliberately set things up so that Spike learns of the nature of the Zenith, knowing that once this happens he'll do everything in his power to save Twilight on his own.]]
24	%%* BreakTheCutie: The fic as a whole is essentially one for Spike.
25	* BrokenSmile: Spike sports one when he finds out that [[spoiler:Celestia knew that she was sending Twilight to the location of the Pillar of the Sun]].
26	%%* BrutalHonesty: Luna seems to have a thing for this.
27	* ConverseWithTheUnconscious: Spike regularly reads to the comatose Twilight from her favorite book. However, he also has entire normal conversations with her where he tells her what he's been up to, and pleads her to wake up; he is afraid of being overheard doing that, lest someone think that he's going insane.
28	* DeadFic: With the story not being updated since 2014, and the author himself not being active in the ''MLP'' community since around 2016, it's unlikely the story will ever get finished.
29	%%* LoveMakesYouCrazy: Definitely.
30	* MadnessMantra: "Twilight can’t wake up to a monster."
31	* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: [[spoiler:Celestia]] goes through one when [[spoiler:she]] finds out what [[spoiler:her]] actions ended up doing to Spike.
32	* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: The rest of Twilight's friends are ''really'' concerned about Spike because of this.
33	* SanitySlippage: Spike goes through one throughout the entire story.
34	* UndyingLoyalty: Spike to Twilight, naturally. Even as she's lying comatose in the hospital.
35	* WhamLine: "[[spoiler:I guess that makes me an outlaw, huh?]]"

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