I see, so in your case, my challenge is to write the story so that Fluttershy can at least win you over and hold your attention until this story ends. Hmm, not too sure how I'll manage that, because the story is told from Fluttershy's perspective, and I'm not likely to change which character is telling the story as a result in order to keep the narrative focused. I don't want the readers/viewers to read/see more than what Fluttershy knows. Of course, due to the fact that the scenes are mostly out of chronogical order, there will be times that the readers/viewers will know something that Fluttershy doesn't because there will be earlier scenes uploaded late and later scenes uploaded early.
As for Spike, sadly, he's going to be in a companion role. His introduction in the story was actually really spontaneous and not thought through, but the options it has given me has been helpful in generating new ideas for scenes.
And just to clarify; this story isn't set in the FO:E universe, just making certain you know.