After being rescued by the Ponies, Spike felt out of place among them. This caused great pain in him, he wanted a dragon mother to coddle him like an infant. And this is how he developed his secret. Every day, he goes to a cave only he knows about to retrieve something. In a secret compartment, he keeps several diapers and baby powder bottles. He puts them on and pretend he has a mother watching and taking care of him. As of now, none of the ponies know of this secret, though their suspicions may grow in time.

It's been a long time since I've drawn Gen 1 Spike. While I don't like him as much as Gen 4 Spike, I do like him better than Gen 3 Spike (There is no animated Gen 2 Spike, if he even exists). It's embarrassing to say, but I've actually watched a few episodes of the Gen 1 MLP series, even MLP Tales and the Gen 3 specials. I'm actually considering buying the DVDs.