Spike walked into the castle with a cart trailing behind him. In the cart, there was a pile of blankets.
“Oh, you’re back.” Twilight said, approaching Spike. Spike put on a fake grin, already sweating from nervousness.
“Hey Twilight, how are you doing?” Spike asked, his voice shaking. She tilted her head.
“What’s in the cart?” Twilight asked. Spikes scales dropped.
“Oh you know, stuff for school.” He said.
“Well I shouldn’t hold you up on your work.” Twilight said. Spike let out a breath of relief and ran to his room. As he ran, Twilight could have sworn she saw the blanket move a little bit and heard a chirp.
Spike stood in his room, catching his breath. Once he caught his breath, he moved the blankets, revealing Debbie. She flapped her wings in excitement when she saw Spike. She let out a squawk.
“Shh, no one can know you’re here.” Spike whispered. He picked Debbie up and placed her on the floor. She looked around happily and hopped on Spikes bed. She nuzzled into his blanket, letting out a soft coo. Spike chuckled when he saw at the sight. Debbie’s stomach growled, causing her to look at him.
“I’ll go get you some food, just stay here.” Spike said. He walked out of his room and made sure to close the door behind him. Spike walked down the hallway and into the kitchen. He opened the fridge and pulled out a container of worms. He closed the fridge door and jumped when he saw Twilight standing there.
“I just realized you don’t even go to school, what was that cart for?” Twilight asked. Spikes scales dropped and he thought of an answer. Suddenly, there was a loud bang and a puff of teal smoke came from the throne room. Twilight let out a groan.
“I told Starlight not to start practicing without me.” Twilight said before running out the room. Spike quickly flew out of the kitchen before Twilight got back.
Spike flew into his room, closing the door behind him. Debbie still laid in his bed, sitting up when she saw him. He sat next to her and opened the container and took out a few worms. Debbie opened her mouth and quickly guzzled down the worms in one bite.
“Wow, you were really hungry.” Spike said. Debbie nuzzled into his neck, chirping softly. He pet her head softly. The sound of faint hoof steps coming towards his room.
“You need to hide.” Spike said in a whisper. He picked Debbie up and placed her in a chest. He closed it and placed a few books it, weighing it down. Twilight knocked on his door.
“Come in!” Spike exclaimed. Twilight walked in the room with teal powder all over her and frazzled hair.
“Can you help me clean the library? Starlight messed up a spell and dust is everywhere.” Twilight stated. Spike placed his hands on the chest.
“Sure thing.” He said as the top of the chest opened slightly. Spike slammed the chest shut and put on a fake grin, hoping Twilight didn’t see anything. He pushed her out of the room.
“Let’s get to cleaning.” Spike said, shutting the door behind him. Hopefully this would be quick.
Spike wiped the sweat from his brow, finally finished cleaning. It had taken two hours. It was a miracle that they finished that quickly. The whole library was basically destroyed.
“Sorry for messing up the library...again.” Starlight said, rubbing the back of her head.
“It’s fine, just stop doing complicated spells on your own.” Twilight said. Spike stood there, tapping his foot impatiently. He left Debbie alone in a chest for two hours! She shouldn’t be left alone for that long.
“Are you going back to the forest tomorrow?” Twilight asked. Spike nodded his head.
“Go to bed, you don’t want to be tired in the morning.” Twilight stated. Spike quickly flew towards the door.
“Don’t eat too many worms before bed!” Twilight exclaimed while Spike flew down the hallway. He sped up.
”Hopefully she’s okay.” Spike thought to himself. He quickly flew into his room, closing and locking the door behind him. He took the books off of the chest and opened it. Debbie looked up, her eyes adjusting to the light. She had an aqua blue ribbon in her mouth. She happily flapped her wings when she saw him.
“I’m so sorry, I didn’t mean to leave you alone for that long.” Spike said while taking her out of the chest. She kept the ribbon in her mouth.
“You like the ribbon?” Spike asked. Debbie nodded her head. He took it out of her mouth and tied it around her neck, making a pretty bow.
“There, now you can always have it.” Spike said. Debbie let out a happy coo before letting out a yawn. Spike yawned with her.
“We both need to go to sleep.” Spike said while carrying her into his bed. Debbie curled up into his side and fell asleep instantly. Spike liked the warm feeling and his eyes started to droop. Soon enough, they were both sleeping peacefully.
Spike awoke to the feeling of something rubbing up against his face. He opened his eyes to see Debbie staring at him.
“Good morning.” Spike said. Debbie let out a happy chirp. He looked out the window to see that the sun was rising.
“Twilight and Starlight should still be asleep, let’s go take a shower.” Spike said. He knew it wouldn’t be smart to leave her in his room alone again, she could leave his room and wander off. He hopped off of his bed and went to the chest that Debbie was in before. He rummaged through it and pulled out a pair of swimming goggles. He and Debbie where about the same size, so it should be able to fit her.
“You have to be quiet so no one knows that you’re here.” Spike said in a hushed tone. Debbie nodded her head. She was learning quickly despite only being less than a day old. The book said something about rocs mentally developing faster than other creatures. Spike unlocked his room door and looked down the hallway. No one was in sight. He held onto her featherless wing and led her down the hallway. Soon, they both made it into the bathroom and Spike locked the door behind him. He turned on the shower to lukewarm water. Spike untied the bow from around Debbie’s neck, making her let out a angry squawk.
“Calm down, I’m just taking it off so it doesn’t get wet. Now stay still.” Spike said while placing the swim goggles over her eyes. He picked her up and placed her in the shower, causing her to flap her wings. Spike stepped in with her.
“Stop moving.” Spike said as he rubbed her back. Debbie relaxed under her touch. She started to jump around, causing Spike to chuckle.
“You really like water don’t you?” Spike asked playfully. Debbie continued to splash around, letting out happy chirps. He put some soap on her head, causing her to let out a chirp of surprise. Luckily he had a special type of soap that wasn’t meant for ponies. Regular soap irritated his scales, so he used animal shampoo.
“Calm down, it won’t hurt you.” Spike said while continuing to rub her head. She pressed her head on his hands, closing her eyes. After a few minutes of cleaning them both, Spike turned off the shower. He picked Debbie up and took her out of the tub. He flew out and wrapped a towel around her, starting to dry her off. She shook the excess water of her body. Spike dried himself off. He unlocked the bathroom door and looked down the hallway.
“Let’s hurry up and leave before anyone notices that you’re here.” Spike said while taking the goggles off of her and tying the ribbon back around her neck. He picked her up and ran to his room. Luckily she was very light. He closed his room door behind him. Spike placed Debbie in the cart and gave her some worms.
“Remember, you have to be quiet.” Spike said as he placed blankets over her. He walked down the hallway, trying to look casual. A blur of rainbow zipped pass him, causing the blankets to move. Spike quickly adjusted the blanket.
“What’s up sport?” Rainbow Dash asked.
“Oh um, nothing much.” Spike said. She tilted her head.
“What’s im the cart?” She asked, starting to lift up the blanket. Spikes eyes widened.
“Is that a Daring Do!?” Spike exclaimed, pointing behind her. Rainbow Dash’s face lit up.
“WHERE?” She exclaimed, turning around. Her face dropped when she didn’t see her.
“Spike, Daring Do isn’t...” Rainbow Dash trailed off when she saw that Spike had disappeared.
“That was wierd.” Rainbow Dash said before heading off to show Twilight her new tricks.
Spike stood at the edge of the forest, completely out of breath.
“That was too close.” Spike said. He moved the blankets out of the way so Debbie could see.
“Let’s go find Buddy.”