On an evening day in Ponyville Zach Lanson, Twilight Sparkle, and their assistant Spike get ready for a meteor shower that only happens every century. They pack the necessary supplies needed for the event including snacks, blankets, and a telescope to get a better view of it in a cart.

"This meteor shower tonight's gonna be amazing!" Twilight declared excitingly.

"Awesome!" Spike agreed throwing three bananas in the cart.

"You know, this shower only happens once every 100 years."

"A centennial celebration!" Spike added juggling some apples and rolling them to the cart with his tail.

"Too bad it's only a once in a lifetime opportunity. I would've loved to see more of it. But at least it's happening in our lifetime, we will never get another chance to experience this again." Zach said.

"We better get a move on!" Twilight said.

"Don't wanna be late! Whoa, whoa, whoa! Huh. There." Spike nearly lost his balance after taking a bowl of punch to the cart but managed to load it on.

"Spike, did you grab my quill and ink?" Twilight asked.

"Check!" Spike said grabbing a quill and bottle of ink.

"Scrolls?"

"Check! I've also packed a telescope, apples, bananas, fruit punch and my freshly baked home-made triple-decker nut-crazy vanilla cream cookies!" Spike said showing a batch of cookies on a plate with cookie crumbs on his face.

"[giggle] I can see that." Twilight said looking at Spikes messy face. He notices this and licks it all off with a goofy smile.

"Once again you've read my mind, Spike. And that is why you're our number one assistant." Twilight said.

"I'm sorry. I didn't hear you." Spike said putting his claw to his ear playfully.

"That is why you are our number one assistant." Twilight repeated.

"Missed that! Huh...?"

"I said... [chuckles] Come on, let's get going. Wait! I almost forgot. I wanna bring the 'Astronomical Astronomer's Almanac to All Things Astronomy'." Twilight remembered.

"The Astronomo-lomo homono what?" Spike asked in confusion.

"You know that really old big blue book on stars, moons, planets, the Universe...?"

"Right. Check!" Spike said and rushes to another section of the library. He takes the ladder to one of the shelves of the library and climbs up to find the book Twilight wants. He brushes off the collected dust on book but starts inhaling deeply looking like he was about to sneeze but manages to keep a relieved sigh and opens the book. But to his misfortune he finally sneezes producing a fire at the book thus incinerating the pages into ashes. He looks at it with very worried look and sees the ashes fall off the book.

"Hey! What's taking our number one assistant so long?" Twilight shouted.

"Hurry, we're going to be late!" Zach added. Spike quickly closed the book and sheepishly returned it back to the shelf it was in pretending he never found it. But little did he know he can't always hide this little secret for long.

-Main music plays-

As the meteor shower draws nearer a whole crowd gathers on top of hill including the rest of the gang and the Cutie Mark Crusaders. The three library owners and their dragon assistant also make their way up the hill along with the cart filled with their needs.

"I was sure I put the astronomer's guide back. The book would have helped me identify different planets and stars tonight." Twilight said disappointedly.

"Well... Maybe someone borrowed it? Besides, you don't need that book. You can already name all the planets and stars, cause you're super smart and astronomically awesome!" Spike said fibbing on most of his statement.

"Thanks, Spike. You're such a flatterer." Twilight thanked.

"Yeah, I'm a sweet talker."

"And a number one assistant, right?"

"Check!" Spike said and immediately went to work on setting the blanket down, the bowl of fruit, scrolls, punch, cups, and went to set up the telescope. Rainbow Dash came by and snatches an apple taking the first snack.

"Wow, Zach and Twilight! You're lucky to have such a rad assistant. I wish I had someone to do whatever I told them." Dash admitted.

"Ooh! Ooh! Me! Me! Me! I'll do whatever you want, Rainbow Dash!" Scootaloo said excitingly.

"Oh yeah, pipsqueak? How about taking out the trash?" Dash asked tossing her eaten apple core to the ground.

"Yes ma'am!" Scootaloo affirmed and took the apple core away.

"Do we have Spike to thank again for this amazing spread? Isn't he simply amazing?" Rarity asked happily with the others gathering around Spike.

"Oh, come on. [pause] I said come on." Spike urged playfully.

"Little Spikey-wikey! Who knew that big ferocious dragon started off so cutesy wootsy?" Pinkie Pie cooed noogying his head.

"Spike, you are such a little star that I had to make a little bow tie for you." Rarity said and revealed a large red bow tie with all sorts of jewels on it and used her magic to tie it around Spike's neck.

"Gosh. You guys are embarrassing me. Stop it. [pause] Twilight, your turn." Spike playfully pointed.

"Spike, that's enough." Twilight ordered.

"All right. That's enough." Spike obeyed.

"Hey, everypony! The show is starting!" Sweetie Belle announced pointing at the sky and the group all rushed to the perfect spot to watch passing by Sweetie. As the two small younger sisters climbed on their older sisters backs they watched as the sky begins to lit up with shining meteors. They glittered and sparkled across the skies making the group gasped in awe and watched in wonder. Spike however was getting really sleepy and was ready to fall asleep any minute now as he struggles to stay awake.

"So, is it everything you imagined it to be?" Zach asked Twilight breaking the silence.

"You have no idea. It's so... beautiful." Twilight gasped.

"Yes, you are."

"What was that?"

"Nothing. I'm just glad you like it." Zach smiled trying to hide his slightly flushing cheeks. Twilight too smiled appreciating his thoughtfulness and resumed sightseeing the meteors. Later after the show was over and group enjoyed the rest of the evening talking to each other and eating the remaining sweets. Pinkie flips the plate of cookies sending the last ones into the air and ate them.

"Mmm. Wow! These cookies are deeleesh!" Pinkie complimented.

"Spike made them. Speaking of, Spike, can you bring us some punch?" Twilight called out but got no response.

"Spike?" Twilight repeated and started hearing some quiet laughing from Zach.

"Zach, what's so funny?" Twilight asked curiously.

"He- [quiet laugh] just- just look. [quiet laugh]" Zach pointed at the punch bowl still trying to pull himself together as the rest of the group sees Spike snoring inside the bowl making condensated fog from each snore.

"Ooh, poor little thing." Rarity cooed.

"Aww... He's worked himself to the bone." Twilight pointed out.

"And now the punch has been... spiked!" Pinkie punned and the group started laughing at Pinkie's silly joke. Soon the gang went their separate ways and thanked each other for a magnificent night. At the library the two ponies switched off the lights and tucked Spike to his bed.

"Goodnight, Spike. [giggle] Sweet dreams, number one assistant." Twilight said softly.

"Alright, should we head off to bed as well?" Zach whispered.

"You can go ahead, I'm going to write down some learning material about tonight."

"If you say so. Goodnight." Zach said tucking himself in his bed. Twilight at the meantime walked downstairs to her desk and started writing her information.

"'The Study of Comets. Comets are small, irregularly shaped bodies that are made of non-volatile grains and frozen gasses. They-'" Twilight stopped after hearing some rattling noises coming from the balcony and went to investigate. She opens the door and looks around to find nothing. Thinking it was nothing she goes back inside closing the door but without paying attention the door lock does not go all the way keeping the door opened as Twilight resumes her work.

"'...have body structures that are fragile and diverse-'" Twilight again stopped after hearing another creaking noise. She opened the window near her and could've swore she saw something swooshing by like a bird. Unfortunately a draft of wind picks up and takes Twilight's notes with it out the opened door.

"Shoot!" Twilight exclaimed trying to chase for the notes but watches as her work flies to the distance and rushes back inside just as something extremely fast flies by to the direction of the notes.

"Oh... This is a job for Spike. If only he were awake..." Twilight moaned.

"Wha... what happened?" Zach asked coming down while rubbing his eyes tiredly.

"I thought I heard something outside and forgot to close the door, which made a gust of wind and took off with my studies." Twilight explained.

"Okay. I'll go find it. Where-" Zach summoned his pegasus form and was about to fly out to search for the notes but the two suddenly heard a 'hoo' from the desk. They looked to see a small brown and tan feathered owl come in with the notes and place it on the desk and was ready to depart.

"Wait! Don't go! Don't be afraid. Thank you for returning my scroll." Twilight thanked gratefully as the owl landed back on the desk with his head turned backwards towards the two making some owl calls.

"He said 'Your welcome.'" Zach translated with his white mind seeing eyes.

"Since when did you learn to speak animal?" Twilight asked.

"Mind reader, remember?" Zach reminded tapping on his head playfully with a sly smile. Just then another chilly gust of wind picks up and even gave the owl the chills at it shakes from the cold.

"Gosh, it's cold tonight. Say, would you like to relax in here and keep me company while I work?" Twilight offered and the owl hops it's way to the coat rack near Twilight with a another owl hoot.

"He said 'Thank you.'" Zach again translated.

"Your quite welcome Mr... um... Actually, what is your name?" Twilight asked as the owl gives another answering hoot.

"His name is Owlowiscious." Zach answered for the bird as it gives a nod in support.

"Huh. Interesting name. You know, that animal translating ability of yours can come in handy. You almost give Fluttershy a run for her money." Twilight complimented.

"Oh, I don't know about that, but thanks. [yawn] Well, I'm going back to bed. I'll see you tomorrow." Zach said and made his way back upstairs to his bed.

"Night. Now, where was I? Oh, yes. '...fragile and diverse with a surrounding cloud of material called a coma, that grows in size and brightness as the comet approaches the sun...'" Twilight wrote down as Owlowiscious sits by on the rack. The next morning Spike remains asleep until the suns rays shine through the window onto him and awakes him.

"Waah! I overslept! I know it's already ten, but I'm scaly-tailed and bright-eyed and ready to work twice as fast. Oh please, don't be upset, guys. And what do you want for breakfast? Oatmeal? How about a sunflower smoothie? Grass pancakes?" Spike rushed downstairs as Zach and Twilight packed some books and necessities for a trip in their saddle bags.

"I can go for some grass pancakes!" Zach said excitingly.

"Spike, don't worry." Twilight said with happy tone.

"But my morning chores..." Spike reminded.

"It's okay. Owlowiscious did them for you."

"Who?

"He's our new junior assistant. He's gonna help out with your chores so you won't be so tired all the time."

"Wha... Wh... What do we need a junior assistant for? I'm not tired. I do fine on my own. I don't need sleep, I-"

"Spike, don't worry. He's just here to help out a little. Now, we have to go out, so why don't you introduce yourself to Owlowiscious? He's in the library." Twilight said as the two ponies take their leave.

"Worried? Do I look worried? I'm not worried. Who's worried?" Spike asked worriedly as he was literally sweating bullets. He went downstairs to the library section to meet the newcomer.

"Hello? Hellooo!" Spike called out for an answer. Just then he sees something on the book stand in front of the window near the front door as the owls head turns backwards slowly in a creepy manner towards Spike.

"Whoa! Dude, that's creepy. Uh... Hi there! I'm Spike. I'm sure Twilight has told you all about me..." Spike introduced forgetting the fact it's an owl he's talking to.

"Hoo." was all Owlowiscious had to say.

"Uh, Spike? You know, assistant number one?"

"Hoo?"

"I'm Spike! And who are you? What are you?"

"Hoo!"

"Who?"

"Hoo!"

"I thought your name was Owlowiscious!"

"Hoo?"

"Okay, 'Who', 'Owlowiscious', whatever. I'm Spike, okay? Look! All you need to know is that I'm number one and you're number two. Got it?"

"Hoo?" at this point Spike getting really annoyed at the bird as his eye twitches to emphasize his irritation.

"So, a man of mystery, huh? I'm keeping my eye on you! I've got eyes in the back of my head too, you know?" Spike said but without paying attention he crashes right into the front door feeling rather silly from the situation and gets up from the pain.

"Well, not really, but... You know what I mean!" Spike warned and slams the door outside.

"That bird is out for my job. He wants to be number one. I'll prove to Zach and Twilight that I deserve to be number one. Not Freaky Feathers over there. I won't let him have my job if it's the last thing I do!" Spike swore to himself as he takes a walk to get some space away from the owl while it stares at the baby dragon at that very moment. Later on after cooling down a bit he returns to the library and looks up a book and researches about the natures and instincts of owls trying to figure out a way to get rid of the bird he secretly loathes on the edge of a window.

"Oh, what a fantastical, fluffelicious feathery little friend! I'm... HOOked!" Pinkie joked as Zach and Twilight show their new owl friend to the rest of the gang and they laughed at Pinkie's joke.

"He's just wonderful." Fluttershy complimented sweetly.

"'He's just wonderful.'" Spike mocked rudely not liking a bit of the attention Owlowicious is receiving. He then realizes he's getting some stares from the group.

"Uh, yes. Wonderful. He's quite... the charmer." Spike said through his angered clenched teeth.

"And Owlowiscious is just such a star I just had to make this little bow for you." Rarity said as she reveals an exact replica of Spike jeweled bow tie and puts it on Owlowiscious' neck. This made Spike growl and blow raging steam out of his nostrils and stomps his way back inside slamming the window shut as he goes.

"What's he all saddle sore about?" Applejack asked.

"He's probably just jealous of Owlowiscious." Dash assumed.

"Maybe Spike feels threatened or worried that Owlowiscious will replace him." Fluttershy said.

"Replace him? Hah! That's crazy! Spike knows he can't be replaced." Twilight said.

"I don't know, Twilight. I know jealousy when I see it and that's an extremely jealous baby dragon right there." Zach said.

"Regardless, there is no way Spike would ever think he will be replaced." Twilight declared. Little did she know though Spike was thinking the complete opposite of her statement.

"They're trying to replace me! I better step it up and make sure that Zach, Twilight, and Owlowiscious know that I'm still number one-" Spike said to himself with determination and immediately stops his sentence after seeing the two ponies and owl enter. Spike gives out a fake smile but produces a sour look at the owl as Twilight walks over to a book.

"Hey, Spike! Can you fetch me that book called 'Two-headed Myth-'" Twilight called.

"'Mythological Mysteries!' I know where it is." Spike finished for her and rushes to an upper shelf at where it should be and stacks some books on top of the ladder for some hieght support. But as he searches the spot where the book should be with his claw he discovers that it was missing.

"Thanks, Owlowiscious. Hey, Spike, no worries. Owlowiscious flew up and got the book for me." Twilight said as Spike sees Owlowiscious with the missing book. Spike was gripping his claw tightly with an irritated look on him.

"Oh, and gee! I guess I need 'Ferrets of Fairyland' too." Twilight remembered. Owlowiscious swiftly swiped the wanted book from beneath the book pile Spike is on and made it unbalanced.

"Hey!" Spike exclaimed and struggled to maintain his balance atop the book pile.

"Climb down from there before you fall." Twilight warned but it was too late after hearing a loud thud behind her and sees Spike getting up from the book pile as he growls and steams from the ears in anger. Later Twilight writes down a project of hers but her quill snaps off.

"Shoot!" Twilight shouted.

"Yes, sir!" Spike saluted.

"My last writing quill. It's broken." Twilight pointed out.

"Never fear, Spike, your number one assistant, is here." Spike said and started searching through the whole library from shelves, to the kitchen, to under the beds.

"Quill... quill... Where is it? Not here... Quill... Quill, where is it...?" Spike muttered under his breath. One time he went to search the bathroom but sees Owlowicious taking a bath and couldn't help but feel embarrassed about that moment. For some reason he checked under a daisy sandwich but didn't see one.

"Where am I gonna get a quill?" Spike asked himself and thought of heading to the quill store.

"Spike, wait! Wait!" Twilight tried to call out but couldn't get his attention as he was already gone.

"But the store is called 'Quills and Sofas'. You only sell two things!" Spike complained after hearing that the store that sells the quills have been sold out.

"Sorry, Junior. All outta quills until Monday. Need a sofa?" the store owner asked and got a scowling growl as an answer from Spike and decided to go to Pinkie's to see if she has any.

"I swore I had one here somewhere. Ah, here it is! A quince!" Pinkie said tossing over a quince fruit to Spike.

"Not a quince. A quill!"

"Right. A quail? A quilt! A quesadilla? Aha! A quiche!"

"Not a quiche. A quill!"

"Nope. Sorry. All outta quills."

"[sigh] Shoot." Spike sighed disappointedly and took a bite out of the quiche. Later he knew just where to find some feathers. He traveled to Sweet Apple Acres and started chasing a chicken around.

"Come on, chicken! Here, chicky chicky chicky! Here, chick chick chick chicky! Come here! Ugh! Come here!" Spike demanded after crashing to the back of the chicken coop and landed on the chicken fighting it until it snucked out of the fight as Spike realizes he was beating himself up. He then notices a small chicken feather floating down to his claw and was satisfied. Nighttime draws near and Spike returns fatigued as Zach and Twilight read.

"Spike... to the rescue." Spike said tiredly before fainting to the ground.

"Oh, Spike. I was calling out for you when you were turning this place upside down. Owlowiscious gave me one of his feathers to use as a quill." Twilight showed one of Owlowiscious' feathers. This made Spike tightened his body in pure concentrated rage which made the chicken feather he was gripping like a vise burn into ashes.

"That's just great. Perfect! Sweet! I think I'll just, uh... finish up the rest of my chores! Or did Owlowiscious already do them?" Spike asked sourly.

"Oh, no no. There are quite a lot of them." Twilight assured.

"Well, that's fine. Because I can just stay up all night and finish–" Spike instantly fell asleep on the staircase after a long day of trying to find a quill.

"Poor Spike. He'll come around. He's genuinely a good little guy." Twilight said.

"But didn't you see his reaction? He was furious. I think he really is jealous. Maybe we should talk to him about it tomorrow?" Zach suggested.

"Now that you mentioned it, he really is acting rather off lately. I suppose he is getting emotional about this new assistant thing. I'll speak to him about it in the morning." Twilight promised.

"If you say so. I'm going to see if I can find that book Spike couldn't find. What was it again? 'Astronomical Astronomer's Almanac to All Things Astronomy'?" Zach asked. Owlowiscious just then flew over to the spot where the book Spike destroyed is and retrieved it for Zach.

"Oh! Thank you, Owlowiscious. Hmm, weird, how is that Spike couldn't- Oh, he is in so much trouble." Zach muttered after opening the book and seeing it's condition.

"What? What is it?" Twilight asked curiously.

"Here's your checked out book." Zach showed the book and Twilight widened her eyes in surprise.

"Wha? How could this happen? Spike! Oh, I'm going to talk to him about it, alright. Talk to him about it, big time!" Twilight declared angrily. The next morning they left the sleeping dragon on the staircase and Twilight slams the burnt book hard on the step Spike was sleeping on which startled him awake.

"Spike. What is this? You said this book was missing. Well, Owlowiscious found it right where it belongs, but like this. How did it get this way?" Twilight asked with a disappointed tone expecting an honest answer out of the sheepish dragon.

"Uh... Well, um... You see, I... I just didn't wanna disappoint you and, uh... Have you ever seen a dragon sneeze?" Spike asked sheepishly twisting his hands and tail showing his nervousness.

"I've seen a dragon lie. I'm very disappointed in you, Spike." Twilight said angrily and heads out of the library. Spike looks at the owl with a very hated expression.

"You set me up! Well, two can play that game." Spike declared.

"Hoo!" Owlowicious said.

"Not 'who'! Two! Urgh!" Spike groaned irritatedly and went out to plot something out.

"Owlowiscious is out to take my place, I just know it! I've gotta stop him. But how?" Spike asked himself. Just then he notices a white mouse passing by the streets. Then he got an idea, an awful idea. Spike got a wonderful, awful idea. Realizing owls' prey is mice he knew just what to do. He went to the costume shop and disguised himself with an evil black cape, top hat, and mustache. He then started laughing wickedly as he twists his fake mustache. In order for the plan to work he needed a mouse and knows the place to find at least a fake one. He hides behind a tree near Carousel Boutique waiting for Rarity to exit.

"Come along, Opal. Let's hurry up and get to Fluttershy's tea party." Rarity comes out with her cat Opal departing from the boutique plus getting Spike's chance to infiltrate it. He looks around the place for Opals toy mouse which took him a while but eventually found it sitting by Opal's water dish and picks it up with an evil grin.

"So lifelike. And when Zach and Twilight discovers it shredded up on her floor, she'll think mouse-eating Owlowiscious is to blame. And I'll be number one... again! Muhahaha!" Spike laughed and tip toed his way out back to the library. Back home he takes off the stitching of the mouse opening it up messed up the face a little and scattered cotton all over before slamming it to the ground. He heads to the kitchen and grabs a bottle of ketchup with a devious laugh. He comes back to the scene of the crime and starts pouring ketchup to the ground as blood for affect with an evil laugh getting some on his feet as well without knowing. He heads back to Twilight's room and grabs her pillow ripping it up and scattered feathers around the library laughing to himself thinking that nothing in his master plan can go wrong. But he unexpectedly bump into something behind him and looks to see Zach and Twilight staring down at him with disappointed glares with Owlowiscious along with them.

"May I ask what do you think you're doing?" Zach asked with a very disapproving look knowing what it looks like. Spike looks around blankly before getting rid of his villain attire returning to his innocent self.

"That poor little field mouse! Torn to pieces! It must have been Owlowiscious! You know, since owls eat, you know, mice. What a terrible, terrible bird! He must be punished! Right?" Spike asked with innocent eyes trying to slip out of the inevitable.

"Spike! I don't know what upsets me more. That you deliberately tried to set up Owlowiscious or that you actually thought this pathetic attempt would work! You've let your jealousy get the best of you, Spike. I am truly disappointed. This is NOT the Spike I know and love." Twilight said angrily which made Spike widened his eyes. As the three leave Owlowiscious twists his head backwards again and looks at Spike one last time before Twilight forces the door shut with her magic.

"She... She doesn't love me anymore." Spike cried with teary eyes. It was from this point on Spike assumed that Zach and Twilight don't have any further use of him and decided to pack up his things for departure leaving Ponyville forever. He manage to reach the Everfree Forest with his packed things on his back walking through the dark woods tiredly with his head drooped down shamefully.

"Zach and Twilight hate me. I'm cold, hungry, tired and lonely. Could it get any worse?" Spike asked himself just before lightning struck scaring the baby dragon and started pouring from the skies getting him wet.

"I guess that's a yes." Spike muttered. He started looking around for some shelter and fortunately found a cave where he decided to settle in. He checks to see if the cave is inhabited.

"Hello? Hello?" Spike called but got no response. As another lightning strikes the light shines in light and something sparkles in the cave catching Spike's attention as he squints and gets a closer look.

"What is that?" Spike asked. He approaches the object and as he gets close enough he discovers in his delight a mountain of jewels, diamonds, and gems around the cave.

"If this is what running away is all about, I never wanna go home! Gems! Mmm... Woohoo!" Spike cheered and dives in the mountains of gems chomping down every shining rock in his sight. He reaches to the point where his stomach is literally full as he pats on it satisfyingly producing a hiccup.

"[sigh] Even if my tummy's full, the rest of me is still empty. I miss Twilight and the pony gang. But she doesn't love me anymore. So, I'm better off here, all by myself." Spike said sadly sucking on a diamond like a lollipop. Suddenly it's started steaming making Spike sweat a little.

"Wow. Seems to be getting warmer. The steam is great for my complexion, but it's sure getting hot in here." Spike said. And out of fear and curiosity he had a feeling he knows what the source of the hot steam is and slowly looked back to see a sight he regreted seeing. A humongous fully grown green dragon stares down at the pint size baby dragon with angry eyes and with steam flowing out from his snout which made Spike tremble in fear.

"What are you doing in my cave? And why are you eating my gems?" the dragon asked angrily and Spike spat out the gem he was sucking on.

"Heyah bro! I didn't know this was your cave. And I didn't know these were your gems, but... we're cool, right?" Spike asked nervously as the dragon nears it's face against Spike growling in response.

"Whoa, whoa! Hey... We're like brothers, you know? I mean, you're a dragon, I'm a dragon... It's us against the world, right?" Spike asked but got a roar from the gigantic beast which sends him flying to the pile of precious rocks.

"You don't scare me! So you're big. Really big. And your claws are super sharp. Tail... extra spiky. But, uh... You don't scare me!" Spike declared boldly and shot out a small green flame from his mouth.

"Ha! How'd you like that?" Spike asked confidently. The dragon took a deep breath and produced a scorching hot stream of fire from his mouth above Spike making smoking ashes from his top spikes.

"Uh... I'd love to stay, but gotta go! See ya! Wouldn't wanna be ya!" Spike began running under the dragon just before it produced another fire breath at where Spike was. Spike hid behind a rock hoping to trick the beast but the dragon slams it's sharp spiky tail onto the rock revealing Spike. He began running again trying to escape the dragon as it nearly snaps it's jaws on to him. Unfortunately he got himself cornered trapped with nowhere else to go as the giant breaths fire out of it's nose with fury growling at the panicking cornered baby. As he was about to accept his fate Spike heard a familiar bird call and looks up to see a wonderful sight. It was Owlowiscious swooping down attacking the dragons face head on as it tried to catch him. It gave it's tail a couple swings at the owl but missed him each time and eventually got tricked into hitting his own head from his very own tail with one of the spikes stuck into his forehead shortly recovering from it and scanned the cave to find the small owl.

"Spike! Over here!" a familiar voice called out. Spike looks over to the entrance of the cave and sees another happy sight as he sees Zach with a saddle bag and Twilight waveing to get his attention urgently. As Owlowiscious distracts the dragon it gave Spike enough time to run out.

"Am I glad to see you!" Spike admitted as he runs for the exit.

"Hurry! Hop on!" Twilight urged which Spike did so and got on her back and the two ponies galloped away with Owlowicious close by and just evaded a large fire breath from the dragon. Spike looks back to see the beast not to far behind as well as it catches up with it's runaways with the three barely seeing in the dark woods.

"It's too dark! I can't see!" Twilight shouts desperately.

"Owlowicious, guide us!" Zach ordered. Owlowiscious began guiding the three out of the dangers that lie ahead but not from behind as the dragon gets even nearer to it's prey.

"He's getting too close! Keep going! I'm going to try and stop it!" Zach ordered as he summons his alicorn form and flies to the air.

"Zach! What are you doing?" Twilight shouted as she keeps running. Zach looks at the dragon with determined eyes as the dragon charges. He focuses his energy as hard as he can and releases it with his eyes glowing brightly at the dragon with another aurora glow behind him which made the dragon halt bringing his face just about ten yards away from the flying pony. Twilight, Spike, and Owlowiscious found their way out of the forest and looked up to see the surprising sight.

"Return to your cave! Don't ever let me catch you trying to hurt my friends again, or you will regret leaving your cave the second time!" Zach commanded in a booming voice. With his mind powers he was actually able to control it something he didn't think he would do to a more massive life form in a long time and made it obey his command as it leaves for it's home. Zach slowly descends back to the ground near the rest of the three returning to his normal form and panted heavily.

"Zach, that was incredible! How did you do that?" Twilight asked in excitement.

"I...[pant] I don't know. I guess I was focusing all of my strength to my mind control ability. To be honest I'm just as surprise as all of you. I didn't think I could pull that off." Zach admitted.

"Well, you did amazingly well, and I'm glad it's over. And Spike. We were so worried about you. I was so worried about you. Why did you run away?" Twilight asked in worry.

"I thought you didn't need me anymore. And that you didn't love me anymore." Spike admitted shamefully which surprised the two ponies.

"Spike. Sure, I was disappointed, but you are my number one assistant! And friend. And you always will be. It's just that sometimes I need some help at night. I can't ask you to stay up late. You're a baby dragon and you need your rest. Owls are nocturnal. So I asked Owlowiscious to help. But not to take your place. No one could ever replace you, Spike. Not even when you are being a jealous numbskull." Twilight said playfully noogying Spike's head.

"We're all going to make mistakes sometime in our life, Spike, no matter how big or small. You can't lie yourself out of it and expect to get away with it. But we also learn from them, to make sure they don't happen again, and some mistakes can be fixable. And if most of it is about that book incident, well this is one of that is fixable." Zach said as he pulls out from his saddle bag an exact copy of the same astronomy book Spike accidentally destroyed.

"Hey! You found another copy! Where did you get it?" Twilight asked surprisingly.

"It took me a while to find, but I managed to find a spare copy at Canterlot. Let's just hope that the same event doesn't happen again right?" Zach asked playfully with a wink.

"Thanks, Zach. And I'm sorry, Twilight. I've never should have been so jealous." Spike apologized and hugged the two happily.

"And I'm sorry too, Spike. I should have been more sensitive." Twilight apologized as well and Spike turns to Owlowiscious on a tree.

"And Owlowiscious... I know now that you weren't out to take my job. Forgive me?" Spike asked.

"Hoo?" Owlowiscious questioned.

"Me. Forgive me, Spike." Spike explained.

"Hoo!" Owlowiscious answered only to get Spike raising his claws and shook his head at the two ponies in confusion.

"[giggle] He forgives you, Spike." Twilight answered.

"Actually, that's exactly what he said. Good translation." Zach complimented playfully and got a proud smile from Twilight.

"Hey! How did you guys know where I was?" Spike asked curiously.

"It was your ketchup covered feet. Owlowiscious discovered your footprints and we followed them all the way to the cave." Twilight explained and Spike looks at his feet to see little remains of ketchup under it.

"Oh yeah, the ketchup. It looked pretty real though, didn't it?" Spike asked slyly only to get disapproving glares from the two and in return makes a nervous chuckle. They later returned to the library happy to be reunited.

"I know Princess Celestia will wanna read about what happened today." Twilight declared.

"I'm ready when you are." Spike affirmed and Twilight was ready to speak until an idea appeared in her head.

"Hey, Spike. Why don't you write to Princess Celestia? And tell her what you've learned?" Twilight offered.

"Really? Why, that's a big responsibility!" Spike pointed out excitingly.

"I know. But nothing my number one assistant can't handle." Twilight said.

"Dear Princess Celestia,

this is Spike, writing to you about my adventures. This week I've learned that being jealous and telling lies gets you nowhere in friendship. I also learned that there's plenty of love for every friend to share. So from here on out, I promise, that I, Spike, will-" Spike unexpectedly stopped and the two ponies heard snoring and sees Spike instantly fast asleep on the note. The two shook their heads with a smile from the sight.

"Oh, Spike." Twilight sighed.

"Hoo?" Owlowiscious asked in a question.

"Who? Spike! You kno... Oooooh... [giggle]" Twilight laughed catching up to the owls trick and the bird gave a wink at Zach.

"You and your clever speeches. And you only say one word." Zach laughed as well happy to see everybody got along just fine. He wonders what else lies in the corner.