The next morning, after spending another night listening to the dogs and another salad and apple breakfast, Spike left the library for the Carousel Boutique to visit Rarity. He had promised to come over and help her prior to the mirror world adventure. He would soon however discover a difficult truth.
"Welcome to Carousel Boutique. Where every garment is chic, unique and oh, hello Spikey Wikey. I wasn't expecting you today."
"Hi Rarity" Spike said as he entered "What do you mean? I promised to come over and help you a few days before we went to the Crystal Empire."
"Oh yes, you're correct" she said as she approached Spike to scratch his chin "I guess I assumed you wouldn't be doing much of what you usually do since you became an adorable little pup."
"Nothing could stop me from coming to help you Rarity" Spike said dreamily as he stared up at the mare scratching his chin.
"Aw, aren't you a sweetie. Well, lets be on then" Rarity stopped her scratching, turned and began walking to her work room. Spike was in tow with his head still raised.
"Alright then Spike get me a-" Rarity stopped herself when something hit her. Spike was now a dog...........no duh.........And dogs grabbed things with their mouths, leaving slobber. She shuddered at the thought of dog saliva on anything of hers. "Um....I could use some-" she stopped again. The only thing she could think of that wouldn't involve slobber was having Spike be ready with pins. But he didn't have his scales to protect him, and it wouldn't exactly be acupuncture. I couldn't have Spikey Wikey do that. He'd be literally hurt and Twilight would be furious. Not to mention how Fluttershy would react, bless her animal loving heart. "Well....I don't really need you to do anything for me right now Spike" she said as she levitated a needle and thread to herself "So you can just....sit back for now."
"Are you sure?" Spike asked, surprised.
"Yes dear. I don't need you to do anything at the moment."
"Well...okay" Spike said slightly disappointed as Rarity turned back to her outfit in progress. He lied down on the ground, waiting for any instruction he could receive from Rarity. A few minutes later, he had an odd sensation that someone unwelcome was approaching.
"[Don't mind me mistress]" a sophisticated voice said "[I'm just looking for another comfortable spot. I know you won't mi-. What...is that doing in our home?]"
Spike spun around to face the individual and was surprised and for some reason uneasy to see that it was Rarity's cat, Opalescence. Rarity turned upon hearing an irritated meow from Opal, and suddenly grew nervous. Oh dear. I can't believe this didn't come to mind. I would've taken her to Fluttershy's.
"Excuse me....that?" Spike asked crossly with an offended face.
"[Oh I'm sorry]" Opal said falsely apologetic "[I meant to say that mutt]"
"Whatchu just call me Opalescence?"
"[How do you know my name?]"
"Um, Opal" Rarity said nervously as she stepped in. She couldn't understand Opal, but could tell that her pet was giving an attitude. "This is Spike, you remember him yes?" she said as she put a hoof between the two.
"[The Librarian's over grown lizard slave?]" Opal said with a tone of amusement "[Okay, that is hysterical.]"
"........I'm sorry what did you just call me?" Spike said, loud and angered.
"Um Spike?" Rarity said as she began to pull Spike away towards the front door "Perhaps you should wait outside. I really am not in need of your help today after all."
"[That's right]" Opal said as she followed, not breaking her smug stare from Spike's angered one "[Mutts are not welcome in our home.]"
"Hey you got a problem with me?!" Spike shouted after Rarity got him out the door.
"[Yes I do]" Opal said venomously as she hid behind one of Rarity's hind legs "[You see the way he talks to me Mistress?]"
"Opalescence behave!" Rarity said disapprovingly at Opal's hissing "Spike I really think you should go."
"[Yeah. Get out of here. Stop wasting your time trying to court my master. Not that you even have a chance anymore as a mangy canine.]"
"Hey you wanna go?! [We'll go right now you cu-!]"
"Opal enough! Spike! Please go!" Rarity pushed Spike away and shut the door. "Opal! I am very displeased with you."
"[What did I do?! He was mistreating me in my own home.]"
Spike began to bark furiously at the door in response.
"Okay, that is it missy. No treats for the rest of the day."
"[You can't be serious!]"
"I will hear no more out of you. Now go to your bed."
"Ha!" Spike shouted in triumph "Serves you right!"
"[Oh you want a taste of my claws?! You don't have those scales anymore! I will mess you up!]"
"[Like to see you try!]"
"Opal! Bed!"
"[This isn't over mutt!]"
Spike chuckled to himself in smug triumph before Rarity came out of the boutique, closing the door behind her. "I am so sorry Spike. I should've thought about how you would react around cats. Though I don't much appreciate you fighting with Opalescence when you've still got your sensibilities."
"Hey, she started it."
"I don't care if she did Spike." Rarity took a deep breath, anxious about what she was about to say. "I'm sorry Spikey Wikey but, I'm afraid you can't stay here so long as Opal is present."
"Hey, fine by me."
Rarity was slightly surprised that Spike wasn't objecting. "Well...you could...come over when I send her over to Fluttershy's."
"Sounds good to...me" Spike tilted his head and narrowed his eyes. Upon hearing a hiss, Rarity turned to see Opal staring down from her bedroom window. Spike began growling in response.
"Opal!" Rarity snapped, causing her pet to retreat back inside. "Um...perhaps you should leave before a chase ensues Spike."
"I've got somewhere else to be anyway" Spike grumbled as he turned around end began to walk in the direction towards Sweet Apple Acres.
"Um, goodbye Spike" Rarity called out as Spike walked away.
"See ya Rarity" Spike called back. When he turned his head, he caught sight of Opal staring at him smugly, bringing a growl.
"Opal!" Rarity snapped again when she turned to see what Spike was growling at.
Spike's anger simmered down as he made his way to Sweet Apple Acres. Stupid cat. Acting like she's better than me. Well at least now I have more time to play with Winona. As Spike got closer and closer, he couldn't help but notice how taller the tree's appeared to him with his new size.
Inside the Apple family house, Winona stood up from her laying down position when she caught a familiar scent approaching. "[Spike's coming!]" she said happily before taking off out the open door.
Applejack stared curiously in the direction that her dog ran off. "Ah wonder what's got her all worked up."
Spike was fifty feet away from the Apple house when he heard the sound of running and smelled something familiar. He turned to see Winona running towards him, and thanks to the distance, he had more time to react. He go into a light run towards Winona with a smile on his face. Once they got near enough, Winona jumped at him, and he jumped to the side to avoid being tackled.
"[Hey!]" Winona exclaimed happily.
"Dodged ya" Spike chuckled before they started to jump around while facing each other and panting happily.
"[Hi Spike! You're here early!]"
"[Yeah! Rarity didn't really need my help]" Spike said as they stopped jumping and sat down "[And I had a bad run in with Opalescence"] Spike growled under his breath.
"[Oh. You met the cat" Winona said understandingly "[Yeah. None of us really like her. Don't worry, you can come with us next time we have some fun with her.]"
"[Whadaya mean?]" Spike asked inquisitively.
"[It's a surprise. Come on, let's go to the field.]" Winona ran off towards the field with Spike following.
In the distance, Applejack couldn't help but smile at the display as she stood in the doorway of her house. She thought it was cute, and about time she saw Winona hanging out with another dog. Looks like the gal's taken a likin' to Spike. Hope they don't get into any trouble. *inner chuckle*
Spike looked around questionably as he and Winona walked through the field of uncut grass some distance away from the main farm. "So what kind of fun do we have in the field?"
"[Grasshopper chase]" Winona answered as though it were obvious "[They're tasty.]"
"What?" Spike asked with a scrunched face.
"[And go!]" Winona leaped into the air and fell into the grass, flattening the area she'd landed on and releasing a number of grasshoppers. She started to give chase, occasionally switching to one that appeared closer. Spike shrugged his shoulders and followed Winona's lead, and found himself actually enjoying the activity.
The two canines laughed as they jumped around the grass, chasing the grasshoppers. Spike eventually got tired and collapsed on the grass, releasing some dandelion seed heads into the air. "That was actually pretty fun."
"[See?]" Winona said as she stepped through the grass. Spike turned his head and saw that she had a grasshopper in her mouth. "[I caught one]" Winona said happily and muffled before eating the insect.
Spike looked on questioningly "Are they really tasty?"
"[Yeah they are]" Winona said before lying down next to Spike "[You should try one next time. If you catch one of course.]"
"Hmm, maybe."
The two slipped into comfortable silence, just staring at each other, Spike on his back and Winona on her stomach. Huh spike thought to himself She's actually kinda pretty. He then noticed that Winona was staring at him a certain way while she panted. "Why are you staring at me?"
"[Oh. Was I staring?]" Winona asked as she stood up and turned away "[You thirsty? I'm thirsty.]"
"I could go for a drink" Spike said as he stood up.
"[Come on]" Winona said as she tilted her head in another direction "[I know a pond we can get a drink at.]"
"Okay" Spike said as he began following his new friend.
Spike was surprised by what he saw when they reached their destination. The pond Winona had spoke of was like a small pool and was next to a small apple tree apparently planted far off from the farm. An assortment of flowers surrounded the area and a couple dragonflies flew over the water. The water reflected a small shine from the corner. It was essentially a mini oasis that was simple yet beautiful in its own way.
"Wow"
"[Right?]" Winona said as she approached the pond "[The water is always cool and is great for dips during the summer.]" Winona began to drink from the pond, with Spike soon approaching to do the same. And he found the water to be quite enjoyable with a unique taste.
Once Spike was satisfied, he found himself once again just staring at Winona as she slowly continued to drink. he thought it was cute how a few droplets of water remained on her muzzle. Winona noticed Spike's reflection in the water and stopped drinking to turn to him. They both smiled at each other for a few seconds before Winona addressed him.
"What?" Winona asked with a small chuckle.
Spike blinked away his stare while stammering, amusing Winona. "Uh...so this pond is good for swimming?" he asked as he looked back at the water
"[Yeah. Here, give it a try]" Winona said deviously as she stepped behind Spike.
"Wait what? Ah!" Spike shouted as he was suddenly shoved into the pond by Winona. Winona laughed playfully after her sneaky action, but stopped when she didn't see Spike resurface.
"[Spike?]" she took a closer look, but the water was more reflective, preventing her from seeing the floor of the pond. "[Spike?]" she said again with a slight tone of worry. She didn't have time to react when two purple paws emerged from the water and pulled her in. Spike's head emerged from the water, laughing triumphantly at his return trick. "[Hey!]" Winona exclaimed once she emerged from the water.
"Haha, [gotcha again]" Spike said playfully, only to receive a splash in the face. "[Hey!]" Spike and Winona soon began a splash fight as they swam around in the pond. Thankfully the water was only deep enough to reach their necks so long as they stood on their hind legs. They eventually tired and swam back to shore. They shook themselves off, laughing as they hit each other with the drops on their fur.
"[Let's head back for some lunch]" Winona suggested "[We can dry off on the way.]"
"[Sounds good]"
Spike and Winona entered the Apple family house to find Applejack and surprisingly, Twilight. "Hey there Spike, Winona" AJ greeted "Did y'all have fun?"
"[Hello Master. Yeah, we had a lot of fun.]"
"Hey AJ, yeah we did. What are you doing here Twilight?"
"Hey Spike. I came to check up on you. And I heard about what happened at Rarity's."
"Hehe, yeah" AJ chuckled "Twi was jus' tellin me all about it. It's pretty funny."
"Yeah" Spike said slowly "Me and Opalescence aren't really gonna be the best of friends."
"Well once you apologize to her, you don't have to interact with her whatsoever" Twilight informed him.
"I'm not gonna do that" Spike said simply.
"[Good]" Winona said.
"Excuse me mister?" Twilight asked crossly "You need to make peace with her."
"Peace? With her? Uh yeah, no. She insulted me just cuz I'm a dog. In fact she insulted me when referring to me in the past tense."
"What did she say exactly?" AJ asked curiously.
"She called me a mutt and an overgrown lizard and she said I was your slave."
"What?!" Twilight exclaimed, outraged.
"But the worst was..." Spike trailed off and looked to the surprised Applejack and slightly angry looking Winona. He indicated to Twilight to kneel down, which she complied to. Spike whispered in her ear about Opal telling him about his chances with Rarity, which caused her to gasp in shock.
"That little! Who does she think she is talking to you like that?!"
"Which is why I will not apologize, even if she does."
"Well I guess that justifies your barking at her."
"Barking?"
"[You actually barked at her?]" Winona asked, surprised "[Wow, nice.]"
"What did Opal say?" AJ asked, immediately feeling weird for having asked.
"She said-"
"Twilight!" Spike exclaimed before raising his eyebrows at her.
"Something that hurt him very personally."
"Well, can't say I'm surprised" AJ said "It's one of the reasons I got Winona instead of a cat. And Ah don't like cats."
"[Preach Master!]" Winona barked happily.
"I guess you don't have to apologize Spike" Twilight said "Especially since Rarity didn't really ask for you to apologize. But Opal should definitely give you one."
"I'm not disagreeing with you Twilight" Spike said "But I'd prefer not to since I don't really see it going too well."
"[Yeah! Like she gets to even talk to you again]"
"Thank you Winona."
"Well we'll have to talk about it later on" Twilight continued "Do you wanna head back to the Golden Oak Spike?"
Spike turned to Winona before responding. "Actually Twilight, I kinda wanted to stay a bit longer."
"Really?" Twilight asked, a little surprised.
"Yeah. We've been having a lot of fun."
"Yah know Twi, he could stay over for the whole day" AJ suggested "We ain't herdin today so Winona's free to spend more time with him."
"Really AJ?" Twilight asked "Are you sure?"
"Course Ah am. And ya said you've decided to let Spike have more time ta himself since he can't do much as a dog."
"Can I Twilight?" Spike asked eagerly while running up to Twilight and placing his front paws on her leg "I promise to be on my best behavior."
"Uh, pbbb" Twilight was flabbergasted "I don't see why not. Sure you can."
"Thanks Twilight!" Spike moved to Winona very happily "[Did ya hear that Winona? I can stay over for the night.]"
"[Great! We're gonna have lots more fun.]"
"Well let's get these two love birds some lunch before they go back out" AJ chuckled.
"What, whatcha say?" Spike said, slightly alarmed.
"Hey, now you get to try dog food Spike" Twilight said, knowingly ignoring his question.
"Winona?" Spike said as he turned to said dog very frantically "What did your master say?"
"[I didn't hear what she said]" Winona said with a smile.
"Seriously! What did she say- I'm surrounded by females, I'm not gonna win this" Spike said, admitting defeat. AJ and Twilight chuckled at Spike's yielding. Twilight left soon, explaining she had more to do at the library. AJ prepared a can of dog food for both Spike and Winona, the former being slightly hesitant to eat the meat puree. But he actually found himself liking it when he tried it, and he ate the rest without hesitation.
Afterwards, Spike and Winona spent time together in the living room, playing like they did in Fluttershy's cottage. The difference was that later, Apple Bloom arrived from her crusading and played ball with them, after embarrassing Spike with comments of how cute he was and keeping him.
"Aw, Spike is jus' so much cuter now. Could we keep him Applejack? Please?" Apple Bloom called up the stairs.
"How many times must I say this?" Spike asked as he rubbed his temple "Nopony gets to keep me! I still live with Twilight!"
"There's your answer sis" Applejack called down from her bedroom.
"Aw"
Spike and Winona went back to rope wrestling after Apple Bloom got tired of playing ball with them. She stepped into the kitchen and was soon accompanied by Applejack, who joined her in watching the cute little display of the two dogs playing.
"So is Spike gonna stay a dog from now on?" Apple Bloom asked with a light tone of hope.
"Nope. He's supposed to change back in about twenty seven days."
"Oh....that's too bad. It looks like Winona's taken a likin' to him."
"He ain't goin away Apple Bloom" AJ said with a chuckle "He's jus' goin back to bein a dragon. He can always come over to play with Winona whenever he wants."
"Well yeah Applejack, but I mean it looks like she's taken a likin to him."
"Yeah....I kinda noticed too" Applejack said a little somberly.
After dinner, and a misunderstanding with Granny Smith on whether or not Spike was a stray, Spike was told that he would have to sleep in the barn with Winona. Granny Smith was a little strict in her old ways of not having dogs in the house other than to eat and or play. Though Winona made it clear that she didn't mind, especially since she liked to go out for a while at night.
"[You wanna have a roll in the hay?]" Winona asked Spike as they entered the barn, making him freeze in place.
"..........What?"
"[It's fun and feels good, watch]" Winona said before throwing herself back into a pile of hay and started thrashing around and rolling around "[Ahhh, ahhh, ahhh, ahhh.]"
Spike blinked at the display. "Okay......at least it's not what I thought you meant. Eh, I'll try it." Spike turned around and threw himself back into the hay. He stayed motionless until he looked over at Winona for a frame of reference. He turned back and slowly repeated her actions, and picked up speed when he felt how great it was. Soon enough, he was just like Winona "Ahhh, ahhh, [ahhh, ahhh.]"
"[See?]" Winona said once they stopped "[I told ya it feels great]" She got up and shook off the hay clinging to her fur and indicated to Spike to follow her.
"Where to now?"
"[The pond]"
"Again? We were there already" Spike said as he got up and shook off the hay on his fur.
"[During the day]" Winona pointed out "[But you gotta see it during the night. And I want you to meet my dog friends.]"
"I thought you didn't have any other dog friends."
"[That everyone else knows of]" Winona clarified "[We only meet up at night when our masters are asleep.]"
"Oh."
Winona stopped just outside the barn and gave a howl, slightly startling Spike. "[Hey guys! Meet up at the pond in twenty five! You're finally gonna get to meet my new friend!]" Before the responses came, Spike realized that Winona was one of the dogs he had heard the last two times.
"[It's about time we get to meet him]"
"[Yeah! Maybe she'll finally stop talking about her boyfriend so much!]"
"[Is he cute?!]"
"[He's not my boyfriend and I've only talked about him the last two nights!]" Winona howled in an annoyed tone. Her response caused Spike to blush in embarrassment at the implication.
"[So he's available?! Then is he cute or not?!]"
"[Just...meet at the pond in twenty five]" Winona responded in frustration. The last comment from the previous dog made Spike blush in flattery.
Spike and Winona began to walk towards the pond in slight awkward silence. Spike decided to relieve some of the tension. "So...why did you say twenty five when it takes us about ten minutes to get there?"
"[I wanted you to see it before it gets crowded. Trust me, it's way better.]"
When they arrived, Spike could see what Winona had meant as they sat down beside each other. During the day, the pond was like an oasis with simplistic beauty. But at night, it was breathtaking. Crickets chirped a steady and peaceful song, there was a light cool breeze that caused the grass to sway, fireflies bobbed in the air, and the pond itself seemed as though it was a piece of Luna's beautiful star arrangement.
"Wow"
"[Told ya]"
"It's...it's beautiful Winona. I guess I should say...thanks for showing me this."
Spike was surprised when Winona leaned in a nuzzled him lightly before she responded. "[No problem. That's what friends do.]" Despite it being quick, Spike found that he had enjoyed the small display of affection. And considered repeating it.
"[Not your boyfriend huh?]"
The two suddenly jumped away from each other at the sound of a female dog's voice.
"[How many times have I asked you not to do that Heather?]" Winona addressed the slightly taller Afghan hound that emerged from the grass. She had light brown fur that was cut short and was about a head taller than Spike and Winona.
"[Enough so it never gets old]"
"[And I said he wasn't my boyfriend]"
"[Really?]" asked another female. She emerged and was to Spike's slight surprise, a border collie like Winona, but about an inch taller and with slightly more hair that was black with patches of white. "[Ooh girl, he is cute]" she said as she walked a circle around Spike, earning a narrowed eye glare from Winona. "[What's your name cutie?]"
"Um...Spike" he responded somewhat nervously with a hint of blush.
"[And he speaks pony? I'm finding it hard to believe Winona didn't snatch you up. But that just means there's more for me.]" The border collie leaned in towards Spike's face as she spoke the last sentence seductively, making Spike blush furiously and become very nervous.
Winona suddenly stepped in between the two, forcing the other collie to back away. "[Okay, okay, that's enough Rose. I brought him here to meet you guys and invite him to the raid, not set him up with you.]"
"[Yeah lay off the new guy Rosie]" said a male this time in a cockney accent, who turned out to be a basset hound. "[Winona doesn't need you scaring off her new mate.]"
"[Mate?!]" Spike exclaimed.
"[He means friend]" Winona quickly explained before turning back to the others "[And he isn't my mate mate either.]"
"[And I'm sure he won't be]" came another female voice, this time sarcastic and sophisticated. She was a standard dachshund with reddish brown fur. "[Right William?]"she said addressing the basset hound as she stood next to him.
"[Right my lovely Rita]" William replied as he nuzzled the dachshund affectionately.
"[How is it that Miss Classy over there can get herself a guy and I can't?]" Rose asked.
"[Probably because she doesn't come on super strongly to every 'cute' dog that usually has a girls already]" another male voice said, who was revealed to be a grey Siberian Husky, who was soon followed by a Yorkshire terrier who spoke next.
"[I keep tellin ya girl, I'm right here waitin foya]" Spike was...taken aback by the dog's nasally voice.
"[Ugh. Keep dreaming Randy]" Rose responded dismissively.
"[Aw come on girl. You know all the bitches love Randy.]"
"[Well this bitch, don't]"
"[Damn girl. Why you gotta be so cold?]"
"[To put it simply Randy]" the husky chimed in "[Your a playa. But she ain't playin.]"
"[Cold hard truth that's also a deep line]" Randy said impressed "[Big boss Liam does it again. Respect]"
"Big boss?" Spike asked inquisitively.
"[That's right]" Randy quickly responded before anyone else could "[Liam here's the leader of our entourage. So you're the new guy right? So what's your story pup? Where you from? What's yo deal?"
"Um...I'm Spike...and I'm from Ponyville...well Canterlot actually"
"[Whaaaaat? We got another Canterlot dog?]" Randy said, apparently very interested "[Yo this is gonna give us some serious swag points with the other packs.]"
Spike turned to Winona with a questioning look. "[Don't mind him. He's just...eccentric.]"
"[So you're from Canterlot too?]" Rita asked stepping forward "[Well it's about time. I haven't had a fellow Canterlot dog to talk with since I came out here.]"
"Sorry, but I'm afraid I'm not gonna be too much for conversation about Canterlot. I've been living in Ponyville for a few years now."
"[Oh]" Rita said a little disappointed "[Well that's alright darling. At least we have another Canterlot dog in our group.]"
"[Why would you want to move from a dope, rich city to a place like this?]" Randy asked.
"Oh, well Princess Celestia sent me and Twilight here so Twilight could learn about friendship."
"[Hold up]" Randy said with a raise of his paw "[Did you just say Princess Celestia?! Your master is royalty?! Dude, that makes you royalty! Is this one of those Prince and the poor pony kind of deals where a prince makes the super dumb decision to temporarily live in the slums and have someone else take his place meanwhile?]"
"Um...no and I don't have a master. I only recently became a dog."
"[I think the kid's a few crumbs short of a biscuit]" William uttered to Rita.
"[No he means it]" Winona chimed in "[He wasn't always a dog. He's Princess Librarian's dragon assistant. He got turned into a dog by some kind of magic.]"
"[Really?]" Heather asked "[Actually I do see some resemblance. And that would explain how he can talk in pony.]"
"You've seen me?"
"[In a newspaper about how you saved the Crystal Empire.]"
"[Hold up one more time. So not only is this dude royalty, but he's the dragon that saved an entire empire after fighting off an army of shadow ponies and slaying their king?!]"
"What?" Spike asked as his eyebrows formed a V.
"[And we've got him in our group?! This is the most baller thing to ever happen to us!]"
"[I never said he was in our group]" Liam said, stepping in.
"[Aw come on Liam!]" Randy begged the leader "[We gotta have him in our group! We take him with us on tonight's raid and they'll tell stories about us forever. We'll be the pack that every other pack now and in the future will try to be like. It would be stupid not to have him! And I know you're not stupid.]"
Liam cocked an eyebrow at his eccentric subordinate. "[Ahem. With all due respect sir.]"
"[Uh huh. What say the rest of the pack?]"
"[I'd like to have another Canterlot native in the group]" Rita stated "[Even if we won't converse that much.]"
"[If Rita doesn't object, neither do I]" William said.
"[I think it would be interesting having him]" Heather said.
"[I definitely don't mind him joining]" Rose said in a sultry tone.
After giving Rose a quick glare, Winona put in her two bits. "[Well I didn't intend for this to happen. I just wanted you guys to meet him and maybe invite him to tonight's raid. But, I've got no complaints. I'm all for it.]"
"[Very well then]" Liam acknowledged before stepping towards Spike "[Congratulations young pup. You are now a part of our pack.]" Liam howled into the sky, and was soon followed by the others, including Winona.
Spike couldn't believe what had just happened. He was now an offical pack member! He felt a great feeling of acceptance and joined in at the last bit of the collective howl.
"[Welcome to the pack mate]"
"[Simply smashing]"
"[This oughta be interesting]"
"[We be ballin with our new member!]"
"Wow. Thanks guys. So what's this raid you keep talking about?"
"[It's one of the best things ever Spike. And with you on our side, we're gonna be the dopest, most legendary pack of them all.]"
".......Winona?" Spike said as he turned to the border collie.
"[That surprise I told you about earlier? About having some fun with Opalescence?]"
"Yeah?"
"[We're gonna raid her usual get-together she has with all her cat friends.]"