Snow fell and blew over Canterlot City, and all over people were bundled up as they went about their day going from place to place. At Everfree Academy, the students were finishing their last classes before the bell rang. They left the classrooms, went to their lockers, and got their books and winter coats.

Spike and his girls left the school and began walking, “Ah, first snow of the season. Isn't it wonderful?” Pinkie asked cheerfully.

“It is beautiful.” Fluttershy admitted.

“And lovely.” Rarity added.

“I just wish it was enough to make a snow day.” Rainbow grumbled.

“Maybe one day, Rainbow. Winter just started after all.” Applejack patted her shoulder.

“Oh, it's chilly.” Sweetie Belle shivered.

“We should go someplace for a hot drink.” Sunset suggested.

“Agreed. Let's go get some hot chocolate.” Twilight said.

“Sounds good to me.” Scootaloo said.

“It's perfect!” Pinkie cheered, as the rest of the girls agreed.

“How about it, Spike?” Twilight asked, only to get no response, “Spike?” the girls noticed Spike was lost in his thoughts.

“Spike?” Drakon asked trying to get his attention as he floated before him, “Spikaroni? HEY!!!” he shouted.

Spike finally snapped out of it, “What? Did you say something?”

“Your girlfriends were talking to you,” Drakon motioned to the girls, “Honestly, ignoring your ladies like that doesn't make you look good.”

“Now, Drakon, I'm sure Spike didn't mean to ignore us.” Rarity replied.

“Are you ok, Spike?” Sunset asked, “You looked like you were lost in your thoughts.”

“Well, I kinda was,” he admitted, “Watching this snowfall is reminding me of a snowy day where I met someone who was as lonely as I used to be when my parents died and before I met you girls and Drakon.”

“Who was that someone, Spike?” Applejack asked.

Spike sighed, “It was a girl.”

“I see.” Rarity crossed her arms.

“This all happened when I was still just a kid and before my parents died. On a snowy day I went out and played in the snow until I saw someone. A girl a couple years older than me. But she wasn't playing in the snow. In fact she looked like she was wandering. I went over to talk to her and saw she looked sad.”

“Why's that?” Fluttershy wondered.

“She said she ran away from the orphanage because the kids there were mean to her, and when she tried to defend herself it always made her look like the one who started it thus getting her in trouble with the adults there.”

“That sucks.” Rainbow said.

“I brought her home where my parents and I have her a warm meal. But when she heard my parents were gonna call the orphanage she wanted to leave, but I stopped her and continued to talk her out of it because running away from problems won't solve anything. Even though she was stubborn about it feeling she'd never get adopted even if she were the most well behaved kid. But I kept talking her down and that she still shouldn't give up hope. I finally got through to her and when they people came she went with them willingly confident one day she'd get adopted.”

“You did all that for an orphan girl?” Apple Bloom asked surprised.

“You really do have a heart of gold.” Twilight smiled making Spike blush.

“Did you ever get her name?” Pinkie asked.

“One word... Loona.”

“Loona?” the girls asked.

“Like Vice Principal Luna?” Sweetie Belle asked.

“She spelled her name with two 'O's.” he replied.

“Clever.” Pinkie admitted.

“I hope wherever she is she's doing good for herself,” Spike hoped. The girls nodded, “So anybody up for hot chocolate?” he asked, and the girls chuckled before they headed off.

Out in the city, Spike and the girls were looking around as the snow kept falling down, “We better get there soon before my legs freeze off.” Rainbow shivered.

“Relax, Rainbow, we're almost there.” Applejack assured her.

“Just be careful where you step,” Spike warned them, “Sidewalks are really slippery.”

They all walked carefully on the icy sidewalks, but as they were passing an alley they heard the sounds of fighting going on.

“What's going on?” Apple Bloom asked.

“Sounds like trouble.” Sunset feared.

“On a day like this?” Rainbow asked rhetorically.

“Snow or not, there's always someone in this city willing to cause trouble.” Spike replied, as he went to investigate with the girls following behind.

They looked around a corner and saw four members of the Purple Nightmares ganging up on someone who was tall and wearing a heavy purple and black coat with the hood up. Spike was ready to jump in and help, only to see this person was actually beating the crap out of the Nightmares every time one of them tried to attack.

“Damn, whoever's fighting those guys has skills.” Drakon whistled.

“And is ruthless.” Applejack noticed as the one fighting bashed one of them against a wall.

The fighter grabbed one of the four and threw him across the frozen ground sliding into the legs of the other three making them fall over and onto him.

“You dicks want some more?!” the fighter asked in an angry female voice making the Nightmares panic.

“Let's get out of here!” One of the Nightmares cried, as they got up and ran away.

“Yeah that's right. Run you MOFOS!” she shouted.

Spike not wanting to get involved whispered to the girls, “Just back away and let's move on.” They retreated back only for the figure to slide over on the frozen ground blocking them off.

“I thought I was being watched! Trying to sneak up on me, huh?!” she accused them.

“No you got it all wrong!” Twilight pleaded.

“Shut it, nerd girl!”

“Hey! No one talks to her that way!” Spike shouted, as he attacked the fighter ignoring the fact she was a girl as they grappled while maintaining balance on the icy ground.

“Be careful!” Sunset called to Spike.

“How about that?” Drakon asked, “Spike's fighting someone as himself and not as Dragon Knight. Very rare occasion.”

Spike and the fighter grappled before she slid Spike up against the wall pinning him to it, as her hood dropped down revealing her face. The girl looked about to be in her early twenties. She had long grayish white hair with the right side shaved, and wore grey eyeshadow and black winged-eyeliner for makeup. She growled at Spike who looked at her and suddenly flashed back to the girl he met as a kid on a snowy day like today.

“Loona?” he asked surprised, as the girl stopped growling and started looking confused as she backed off, “Is-is that really you?”

“How the hell do you know my name?” she asked suspiciously.

“I'm Spike. Spike Obsidian. Remember?” he asked hopefully.

“Spike?” she asked squinting at him before remembering many years ago a little chubby boy befriended her and taught her a life changing lesson. Suddenly her hostile demeanor dropped and a happy look grew upon her, “Spike!” she threw herself at Spike hugging him, “Oh my God! It is you!”

“It sure is, Loona.” Spike chuckled relieved she remembered him.

The girls stared in shock with Rainbow and Pinkie having their mouths hanging opened. Loona patted Spike's stomach seeing his new physical change, “Hey, where's the rest of you?”

“All in the past, Loona. But what're you doing here?”

“I should be asking you that.”

“HEY! WHAT'S GOING ON HERE?!” Rainbow shouted breaking up their reunion.

“Oh, girls. It's ok. She's a friend.” Spike assured them.

“A friend?” Rarity inquired.

“Remember that girl I told you that I met on a winter day years ago?” Spike reminded them.

“Wait, this is that Loona?” Twilight asked looking at her.

“That's right. Loona, this is Twilight Sparkle, Sunset Shimmer, Applejack, Apple Bloom, Rarity, Sweetie Belle, Fluttershy, Rainbow Dash, Scootaloo, and Pinkie Pie.”

“Nice to meet you, girls. And Twilight, is it? Sorry about the nerd girl thing.” Loona apologized.

“Well, I've been called more demeaning stuff by my brother when we were younger.” she admitted.

“Well, let me just say, Loona, you were awesome back there!” Rainbow cheered.

“Oh, you did see all that, huh?”

“Everything.” Scootaloo confirmed.

“How did you run afoul of Purple Nightmares?” Rarity asked.

“Ah those limp dicks thought I was just some 'innocent fragile girl' all alone and easy pickings. But I showed them who was fuckin' fragile.” Loona boasted.

“Loona, where did you learn to speak like that?” Spike asked surprised.

“I blame my dad.”

“Dad? So you did get adopted?” Spike asked hopefully.

“Eventually. I couldn't believe it myself when he picked me.” Loona admitted.

“Has he treated you right?”

“He spoils me, even though it's embarrassing.”

“Loony!” came a voice.

“Speak of the devil.” Loona sighed.

The group saw approaching were three more adults, two guys and a woman all wearing winter coats, “Loona, where the hell have you been? Daddy wants his hot chocolate and he won't allow anymore detours!”

“Relax, dad. Don't pop a blood vessel. I just ran into some Purple Nightmare shits.” she answered

“WHAT?! Did they hurt you? So help me if they hurt you I'll rip off their di-” Loona cut him off.

“I'm fine dad! They couldn't touch me at all.”

The guy smiled, “That's my girl!”

“That's your dad, Loona?” Sunset asked.

“Sure is. Everyone, meet my father...” she began before Spike cut her off.

“Mr. Blitzo?”

“Huh?” he asked looking at Spike who looked at the other two adults, “Ms. Millie? Mr. Moxxie?”

The three adults were confused as the white haired man known as Moxxie spoke, “You know us?”

“My name's Spike. Spike Obsidian.”

“Wait a sec? Spike Obsidian?” the guy known as Blitzo asked as he looked at Spike while remembering him as a child and was giving a balloon animal to him making him happy, “Holy crap it is you!”

“Good to see you again, sir.” Spike said,.

“Well stick a pitchfork in my back. It really is little Spike Obsidian.” the dark haired woman known as Millie said with a country accent.

“Well, he's not so little anymore. Or round anymore,” Moxxie replied, “Though you both know him too?”

“You know him as well?” Millie asked.

“So did I.” Loona confessed.

“Wait, a fuckin' minute. You all knew this kid like I did?” Blitzo asked.

“Loona was right, she did learn her language from her dad.” Pinkie told the girls who nodded in agreement.

“Spike, you know all of these people too?” Twilight asked surprised.

“Yeah. Everyone this is Mr. Blitzo.”

“Ah-ah. It's Blitz now. The O is silent.” Blitz corrected him.

“Oh, sorry. And this is Millie. And Moxxie.” Spike introduced.

“Please to meet ya'll.” Millie greeted.

“A pleasure.” Moxxie greeted.

“Boy this is turning into some reunion today.” Spike admitted.

“But how do you know these three too?” Apple Bloom asked.

“Look, it's freezing cold and I'm thirsty,” Blitz said, “So why don't we all table this conversation and get some hot chocolate huh?”

“Actually that's where me and the girls were headed before running into Loona.” Spike answered.

“Great. So let's go!” Blitz called, as they left the alley together with Drakon floating above.

“Huh, looks like he had some kind of friends even before he met me and the girls.” he floated after them.

Author's Note

The group that spied on Dragon Knight last chapter is revealed. I love Helluva Boss and incorporated human versions of them into this story. You'll find out more about them and their history with Spike next time. And whenever you see any of these guys you can expect them to use bigger profanity.