Chapter 3: Pony Vet and Plan B
"Twilight, come on!" Spike said, grabbing the "owl" puppy and taking her off the stand. The blankets and mask fell off, revealing the purple puppy.
"No! Spike, I don't need a checkup!" Twilight said, trying to get away from the dragon, but his grip was strong.
"Considering you are a new dog in Equestria? Yes you do! It's required that all new dogs get a checkup. So technically you are a new dog!" Spike retorted. Suddenly, he got an idea.
"Wait! What if I put you in a pet carrior, we do the checkup, you get back in the carrior, we come back and then go to Fluttershy's cottage?" Spike suggested. Twilight thought about it, and decided it wasn't a bad idea.
"Alright, let's go!" Twilight responded. She may not have liked the idea of getting a checkup, but Spike's plan was a good one. She carefully got into the carrior, and let Spike close it before covering it up with a blanket.
"Just stay quiet, and let me do the talking. We don't want to raise suspicion," Spike told Twilight before he picked up the pet carrior. Puppy Twilight could hear Spike groan as he carried the carrior, which made sense since Twilight was the same size as a pony, just a different species.
After what felt like an hour - more like thirty minutes actually - they were at the vet. Spike filled out the paperwork while Twilight waited. It was so boring! What made things worse for Twilight though, was all the pet smells she could now sense. All the dogs she was interested to know about, cat smells she wanted to get rid of, or tell the cats to stay away, the awkward bird smells, curious smells of the building. It was just too much!
"Spike! We're ready!" a vet pony said from a door on the side of the room.
"Thank you," Spike replied befpre picking up the carrior and taking himself snd Twilight into the vet room.
"Greetings Spike, I'm Doctor Aqua. How can I help you? I heard you had a dog?" the vet asked curiously. She was a light blue pony with a white mane and tail. Drops of water for a cutie mark.
"Yes. Hold on," Spike said before taking the blanket off, and opening the carrior's door. Puppy Twilight came out nervously, but she knew what to do.
"Up!" commanded the vet pony, patting her hoof on the bed/stand. Puppy Twilight obeyed, and sat on the stand. The vet pony then examined her.
"Let's see. Fur is in good condition," Doctor Aqua said before looking further at the fur, and tail.
"No fleas or ticks," the vet reported. She then looked at Twilight's ears, nose, mouth, eyes, and paws.
"Ears are clean. Eyes are good, nose looks good. Mouth and teeth are healthy. Paws are good," Doctor Aqua said before moving to the tail for a closer look.
"Tail is good. Overall, this is a very healthy dog. Well done Spike. But where did you find it? Never seen a dog like this before!" Doctor Aqua commented.
"Oh! That's because Twilight found a puppy and we were practicing magic, but the spell backfired and hit the puppy. So we wanted to make sure it was okay!" Spike explained.
'At least that's mostly truthful,' Puppy Twilight thought after Spike answered.
"Okay puppy! You can go in your carrior now," Doctor Aqua said, and Puppy Twilight obeyed. She carefully jumped off the stand, and walked into her carrior. Spike closed the carrior door and put the blanket over it.
"Thank you so much Doctor Aqua. Just curious, how did you get that name?" Spike replied kindly.
"I use to work at an aquarium. And you're welcome," the vet pony responded.
Spike then went to the front desk, paid for the appointment, then walk outside, and back to the treehouse library. Upon entering it, Spike put the pet carrior down, closed the front door, removed the blanket from the carrior, and opened the little door. Twilight walked out of the carrior and stretched.
"Well, that was a waste of time! We went to the Vet, only to find out that - even as a puppy - I am still healthy! It's no wonder pets hate going to the Vet's place! All that body checking is SO uncomfortable, and it feels like a major violation of personal space! Still, better safe than sorry," Twilight commented after she stretched her legs and body.
"Well it's still good to know you're healthy! Right now, we have to head over to Fluttershy's cottage!" Spike said as he put the carrior away, and grabbing the purple leash again.
"Ah, Spike! I don't think we have that kind of time! Look!" Twilight commented, pointing to both the sun, and clock on the wall. Spike looked, and his jaw dropped! It was four o' clock in the afternoon already?! Plus the sun was going down? Wow, that Vet check used up more time than he thought!
"Ah man! Well, how about we send Celestia a letter and just hang out?" Spike suggested, feeling that their time was getting used up.
"Perfect! But we probably should send the letter later since we still need to figure out what else we need to do tonight. Also, we will need to figure out what to eat for dinner. Let me look up dinner options. I think we can make this work!" Twilight said before running up the stairs. She quickly looked through her book shelves for a certain book she had gotten as a gift from Fluttershy once, and found it. It was a book about pet diets. After looking carefully through the book, Twilight knew what to do.
"Spike! I got it!" Twilight said as she ran back down the stairs to her assistant. Spike had been putting the leash away.
"Yes Twilight? What did you find?" Spike asked curiously.
"According to a pet book I got from Fluttershy, it turns out certain dog foods have the same ingredients ponies eat. Carrots, nuts, greens, and other stuff. Some dogs sometimes even get ham or peanut butter as treats. I think if we combine those ingredients, we should be good for dinner. Like peanut butter, ham and carrot patties, with greens and nuts on the side! I know it sounds strange, but I believe it will work!" Twilight exclaimed with glee.
"That sounds great, Twilight! I'll go buy the food and cook. You just stay here, and have fun. But be carefull and whatever you do, don't go outside! Understand?" Spike replied, making the last sentence a serious one.
"I understand, Spike. You go ahead and shop! I'll stay here with my books," Twilight responded. Spike smiled, wrote down a list of the ingredients, then walked out of the library, and locked the door.
"I probably should do more puppy reasearch! If I'm going to be a puppy, I'll need to know as much as I can!" Twilight said before running up the stairs again.
Spike smiled as he walked from the library treehouse towards the food stands. He was only going to be gone for a few hours. What could go wrong?