One cold winter afternoon, Spike and the CMC (Cutie Mark Crusaders) decided to head to Sugarcube Corner for some hot cocoa after an intense snowball fight. Spike was wearing a green and purple hat with a scarf and some gloves to match. Sweetie Belle was wearing earmuffs, a scarf, and gloves that Rarity had made her. Apple Bloom was wearing boots, a hat, and scarf and Scootaloo was wearing nothing.
"Scootaloo? Are you sure you're not cold?" Sweetie Belle asked.
"I-I'm f-fine." replied the pegasus, who was visibly shaking.
"Here!" Spike said, taking off his scarf and wrapping it around Scootaloo.
"I t-told you I'm f-fine!" Scootaloo argued.
"Just keep it."
"I said-"
A stern look from the dragon made it clear that there was no winning this fight.
"Fine..."
The four friends arrived at the bakery. As they stepped in, a blast of heat hit them and they all shivered with pleasure. Pinkie Pie was at the counter and looked up to see the foursome enter.
"Hiya guys! What can I do for you today?" Pinkie asked with her usual enthusiasm.
"4 hot cocoas please!" Apple Bloom said.
"Coming right up!"
Pinkie finished the chocolaty goodness for the four kids and plopped them down on the counter.
"Thanks Pinkie! What do we owe you?" Sweetie Belle asked.
"You know what? These are on the house today!" Pinkie said.
"Wow! Really? Thanks!" Scootaloo said.
The friends found a table and sat down to talk.
"Wow Pinkie! These are really good!" Spike compliments, taking another sip of his drink.
"Really? That's a relief! I tried a new recipe today so I'm super duper glad you guys like it!" Pinkie Pie replies.
Pinkie got back to work while the children continued to talk.
"Say Scoots? Why didn't ya wear anything today? It's freezing!" Apple Bloom asks.
The orange pegasus starts to sweat.
"I was in such a hurry that I forgot!" Scootaloo blurts out, hoping that her friends would buy her excuse.
Apple Bloom stares at Scootaloo for a minute or two, raising an eyebrow.
"Hmm, ok."
Scootaloo sighs softly. 'That was a close one!'
The fillies and the baby dragon reminisced about failed cutie mark attempts. They were all having a good time until Sweetie Belle looked at a clock.
"Oh shoot! Is it 4pm already?" Sweetie Belle asks, looking at the time. "I gotta go!"
"Same here!" Apple Bloom chimes in. "See ya guys tomorrow!"
Apple Bloom and Sweetie Belle rush out of the bakery leaving Spike and Scootaloo behind.
"So umm... What do you want to do?" Scootaloo asks.
"Wanna hang out with me in the castle?"
"Sure!"
The duo head out for the Castle of Friendship. When they arrive, they are greeted by Twilight Sparkle, aka the Princess of Friendship.
"Hey Spike! Hey Scootaloo! What are you two doing?" Twilight greets.
"Hey Twilight! Me and Scootaloo were just going to go play in my room if that's ok!" Spike responds, while taking off his winter gear. Scootaloo doing the same with the scarf.
"It's okay! Just be careful!"
"Thanks Twilight! Come on Scoots!"
Spike grabs Scootaloo's hoof and runs down the hallway to his room.
"Here we are!" Spike announces.
Scootaloo stares at the dragon's room in awe with her mouth agape. It had posters, a bed big enough for two ponies, and a bunch of pictures of him and Twilight.
"Wow Spike," Scootaloo says. "I've never actually seen your room before!"
"I know! It's actually kind of weird that you never came into my room before!" Spike exclaims.
"You read Power Ponies?!" Scootaloo asks, looking over at his bookshelf.
"Yep! I have all the comics so far!"
"Can we read some of the comics then?" Scootaloo asks.
"Of course!" Spike replies.
Spike flies over to his bed and plops down on it. He pats the empty space next to him.
"Come on! Grab a comic and we can start reading!" Spike says.
Scootaloo grabs a comic with her teeth and sits down next to Spike. Spike starts reading the comic to her with awesome voices to match the characters. They were both so engaged in reading comic after comic that hours sped by and before they knew it, it was Spike's bedtime.
"Spike! Time for bed!" Twilight calls out.
"Aww man!" Scootaloo groans.
"It's ok Scoots! We can read more Power Ponies tomorrow! Maybe then I'll tell you about the time me and the others got trapped in a Power Ponies comic!" Spike said with excitement.
"That sounds great!" the pegasus said.
"Scootaloo?" Twilight asks, who is now at the doorway of Spike's room. "Should I take you home? It's very late and your parents must be worried about you."
"No thanks! I'll be fine!" Scootaloo blurts out again. "Bye Spike!"
The filly quickly makes her way out of the castle.
"Well...That was something." Twilight said. "Anyways, good night Spike!"
"Night Twi!"
The next morning, it was below 10 degrees so Twilight made sure Spike bundled up well enough since he wanted to take a walk.
"Geez Twi. I knew it was cold but you didn't have to make me wear 2 scarves, 2 pairs of gloves, 2 hats and one huge puffy jacket." Spike said to no one in particular.
Spike waddled to the center of Ponyville only to run into a certain blue pegasus.
"S-Spike..." Rainbow Dash said, trying not to laugh. "W-what are you wearing?"
"Yeah, I know. Go ahead and laugh."
Rainbow Dash didn't hesitate and burst out into a laughing fit while shedding tears. Spike just rolled his eyes and sighed.
"Who did this to you? Rainbow asked, after her laughing subdued.
"Guess." Spike said.
"Twilight, huh?" Rainbow guessed.
"Bingo." he confirmed.
"Well anyways, I gotta go find the perfect cloud to nap on!" Rainbow said.
"Right! See you later, Rainbow!" Spike said, waddling away.
Spike decided to head home after his walk. When he passed Sweet Apple Acres, the young dragon could've sworn he heard a sneeze. Spike decided to find the source of the sneeze. Every sneeze got louder and louder as Spike got closer and closer. He followed the sound all the way to the Crusader's Clubhouse.
'The clubhouse? Why would anyone be in there with this weather?' Spike thought.
He waddled up the ramp and slowly opened the door. There on the floor he saw a blue blanket, shivering with somepony under it.
He moved towards the blanket and pulled it off. What the dragon saw next made him freeze.
"Sp-Spike?"
"S-Scootaloo?!"