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// S02E03 Lesson Zero 
// Story: My Little Pony: Friendship is Overpowered (Season 2) 
// by ocalhoun 
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Spike had to carefully restrain himself to just shouting at Twilight, not slapping her. 

Thankfully, it got the job done. She seemed to snap out of her private little nightmare.

"That is the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard!" he said. "You're not going to be sent back to magic kindergarten."

"You're right." Twilight's confidence would have been reassuring if it wasn't immediately followed by, "I have no reason to worry. Because I'm going to solve a friend's problem and get that letter to Princess Celestia before sundown!"

Spike sighed.

"So... got any problems, troubles, conundrums, or any other sort of issues, major or minor, that I as a good friend could help you solve?"

"Huh. Hmm. Huunh." Spike thought hard. He knew there would be trouble if he didn't manage to think of something. In the end, he could only think of one thing, desperate as it was. "Twilight, I hate you."

"What?" Twilight jumped back. "What do you mean?"

"The sight of you makes me sick, and I wish I could leave."

Tears welled up in her eyes. "But... Spike, I thought we were... I thought..."

"Well I guess you thought wrong." Spike crossed his arms.

"Spike, please! Whatever it was I did wrong, I'm sorry!"

"Oh." Spike smiled and hugged her. "Okay then, I forgive you, and we're friends again."

Twilight looked down at him. "Huh?"

"Good luck with learning something about friendship and all. I'll go check on how the picnic preparations are going, okay?"

"Oh!" Twilight giggled and hugged him. "I see!" She paused for a moment. "Yeah, I guess that counts. Well, you go ahead. I've got a letter to write about the value of apologizing and forgiveness."