Squirrels. Squirrels everywhere! They're after Twilight! No! Must. Stop. The. Squirrels! Spike awoke with a start. He jumped up onto Twilight's bed. She was fast asleep, a stuffed bunny that Fluttershy had given her was cradled in her arms. It was only a nightmare. Spike curled up at the foot of Twilight's bed and drifted back to sleep.
The sun was shining through the bedroom window when Spike awoke the next morning. Twilight had already gone downstairs. Spike walked to the kitchen to find that everyone was eating breakfast. Even Cadence and Shining Armor had come over. However from the sound coming from the living room, they had brought something else with them. He went to investigate and found his way blocked by a gate.
"What's this doing here?" He asked turning to look at Twilight.
"Oh Spike, that's to keep Flurry Heart from wandering all over." Cadence said.
"Who is Flurry Heart? Did you get a dog?" Spike asked excitedly not realizing that his tail was wagging seemingly with a mind of its own. Twilight looked at Cadence with a questioning look in her eyes and Cadence nodded. Twilight then reached down and picked up Spike the she unmatched the gate and went into the living room. The furniture had been rearranged to make room for a blanket that was sprawled out on the floor. Twilight's father, Night Light, sat in an armchair holding something. Twilight set Spike on the blanket then she turned to her father and carefully took what ever he had been holding and turned back to face Spike. She placed something on the blanket. To Spike it looked like Twilight, but smaller.
"That's not a dog." Spike said, tilting his head in confusion.
"No Spike, this is my niece, Flurry Heart." Twilight said. Spike cautiously sniffed at Flurry Heart. She looked at him and cooed and giggled. Then she reached her hand out and tapped Spike on the head.
"Aww." Twilight and her dad said simultaneously.