@FanOfMostEverything  
That would explain why Bolas didn’t EAT him yet.

@Background Pony #2248  
I’d say headcanon accepted, but I’ve suspected that for years.

Nicol: There is no escape. Don’t make me destroy you. Spike, you do not yet realize your importance. You’ve only begun to discover your power! Join me, and I will complete your training. With our combined strength, we can end this destructive conflict, and bring order to the galaxy.  
Spike: [angrily] I’ll never join you!  
Nicol: If only you knew the power of the Dark Side. Celestia never told you what happened to your father.  
Spike: She told me enough! She told me you killed him!  
Nicol: No, I am your father.  
Spike: [shocked] No. No! That’s not true! That’s impossible!  
Nicol: Search your feelings; you know it to be true!  
Spike: NOOOOOOO! NOOOOOOOO!!!

@Background Pony #7728  
Card game spoiler: Amonkhet was once Equestria.

Tears don’t even begin to describe how this will end.