Spike grinned, watching Twilight and her friends leave, already preparing his baking checklist in his mind.

Of course, he'd have to get all the pet-related chores done first, but that would be no problem. It would be nothing compared to what Twilight demanded of him sometimes.

Watching the happily sleeping pets, Spike cut himself the first slice of his jewel cake. Yes, life was good.

S03E12 Games Ponies Play

Twilight and her friends waited on the train station for the Equestria Games inspector to arrive, anxious to spot her and keep her busy until Rarity's complicated preparations to Princess Cadance's hair could be completed.

"There she is!" Rainbow shouted, pointing out a pony with the floral print luggage they were all looking for.

Twilight held her back. "Hold on. Floral print luggage isn't that uncommon. Let's wait for a moment and see if she's the only one."

A few moments later, Twilight's caution was borne out as yet another pony with floral print luggage stepped off the train.

Satisfied, Twilight approached the new mare and asked her, "Are you the inspector for the Equestria games, perhaps?"

She nodded. "Indeed I am. I hope you're prepared."

S03E13 Magical Mystery Cure

"Come on, Twilight," Spike prodded, "what's going on?"

Twilight shook her head. "Remember that unfinished spellbook Princess Celestia sent me? I cast the spell so I could find out what it was, but nothing seemed to happen. But now I know something did happen. The spell has changed the Elements of Harmony! That must be why their cutie marks are all wrong!"

"So just cast a counter-spell to switch them back."

"A counter-spell doesn't exist!" Twilight grinned. "Yet." A look of intense concentration passed over her face, then her horn began to glow, sending a wave of energy in all directions and clouding the room with glowing sparks.

Doing his best to avoid the sparks, Spike backed away coughing.

"There, that should do it." Twilight shook her mane out and opened her wings.

"Twilight! You've got wings!" Spike shouted.

She looked back at them. "Huh. I guess that counter-spell had some side effects."

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