"Hehehe...Hahahahaha! I can't believe that worked!" Spike laughed out loud after hearing the faint sound of teleportation.

At first, Spike was pretty confident that he was being watched but he wasn't absolutely sure. After he heard a thud outside the door, he was 100% certain his suspicions was correct.

Spike then pulled out his plushy, feeling the urge to brag to somepony about his accomplishment. "Did you hear that? It seems like I was right. Twilight might approach me at some point about what she saw but it doesn't matter in the end because I WON!"

After a few moments of silence, Spike's smile fell of his face, slowly returning to a neutral look. "Things are probably going to get pretty boring and stressful for awhile. I'm sure Twilight will try to avoid leaving the house after today; which means less diaper time. She'll probably try to give me constant chores or try to stick by my side as often as possible to keep me from reading my 'books'. Kinda ironic considering she is a book worm.

“I’m sure she’ll get over it though. Not right away of course but when she does, it will be you, me, a thick cushy diaper, and a bottle of milk” Spike said, smiling at his plushy while hugging it tightly.

Spike then had a thoughtful look on his face. “Maybe after awhile I’ll get us another plush friend to play with. After some time I might possibly be able to get some other foal supplies too, like pacifiers, diaper covers, and a foal blanket.”

After a few moments of thinking, Spike shook his head. “No. I can’t think like this yet. I’ll worry about all of it when I actually have a good chance of getting all of that stuff” He said, more to himself then his plushy.

“What I can think about now is how the girls are reacting. I’m sure they are all having panic attacks after what they’d just seen. While I do feel bad that they had to see that, they pushed me to a point where I had practically no other choices. They shouldn’t have even been snooping to begin with though” Spike spat.

The baby dragon couldn’t help but chuckle coldly and mumbled his frustrations. “The one time they actually pay attention to me and it’s by spying. I guess that really shows how much they all care about me and my privacy.

Spike then heard a yell from within the castle which sounded like his purple roommate. “SPIIIKE, the girls and I are going to Sugarcube Corner to try some of Pinkie's new snacks, would you like to come with us?”

Spike was honestly surprised he was invited at all considering he was usually left behind. He quickly regained his composure and spoke evenly. “No thanks Twilight, you girls have fun without me.”

A few moments of silence passed before Twilight yelled a reply. “Well, if you say so. Do you want anything?”

Spike couldn’t understand why Twilight was actually thinking of him for once. He couldn’t help but wonder what was going on. "Maybe they feel bad about spying on me?"

"Could you bring me back a gem cupcake please?" Spike asked as sweetly as possible, despite the fact he was still slightly upset with them.

The loud reply came back not even a second later. "Of course you can have one Spike. We're probably going for a trot around town so we might not be back for about half an hour."

Spike was grinning happily at the news since he got some time to pad up once more. "It might not be very long but at least I've got some time to relax after such a stressful day." He then replied cheerfully to the purple alicorn. "You have a good time! I'll see you later!"

Twilight replied with an equal amount of cheer in her voice. "We will! See you in a bit!" The conversation suddenly turned to silence as he heard the castle doors open and then loudly close.

Spike was pleased with the results. So pleased that he couldn't help but chuckle to himself. "This worked out better then I'd hoped! They must need fresh air after seeing my little 'performance'. Chances are low that I'll get another chance like this once the girls get their thoughts in order. That said, I'm gonna enjoy every last second I have till Twilight gets home."

Spike then casually walked to his stash with his plushy in his grip and a triumphant smile on his face. "Well then. Let's get started!"

***

The girls walked casually to Sugarcube Corner, as Twilight was going over the plan quietly to insure nopony else was listening. "Alright, now that we're out we just have to be patient until we've reached the twenty minute mark.

"Woah hold on, what are we doing again?" Asked the raibow mare in confusion.

The posh unicorn tuned to speak to Rainbow Dash with a disappointed scowl. "Really Rainbow? Honestly I just don't get you. You want to find out what Spikey is hiding and you don't even pay attention to the plan."

"Hey, I did so! Sorta.. kinda.. maybe. Just repeat it again would ya Twi?" Rainbow Dash asked with her forelegs crossed in annoyance.

Twilight immediately went into lecture mode as they entered the bakery and sat down. "It's simple really. Spike probably thinks we fell for his trick and that we left to gather our thoughts. He most likely believes that I'll try to keep him from his 'reading' after today by getting him to have little to no time too himself. With the thirty minute time period I've given him, he'll feel obligated to indulge in his real hobby one last time before I supposedly keep constant watch over him. All we have to do is wait right here patiently for twenty minutes and then I'll teleport us all inside of Spike's room. Since he will try to milk out as much of the free time we've given him as possible, he will be currently indulging in his secret hobby right when we show up."

"I'm still not sure if we should do this. Spike will probably be very upset that we invaded on his personal time. Don't you girls think that we should just stop now before we do this?" Fluttershy quietly asked the group while nervously fidgeting and hiding behind her mane.

Applejack spoke calmly to ease the shy mares nerves while trying to get through to the yellow pegasus. "I get that your worried Shy but what if whatever Spike is doing is dangerous or sumthin. If Spike is willing to go through all this trouble to keep his private life ta himself then it might be something we need ta know."

"Well, I guess when you put it like that it makes sense... I wouldn't want Spike to hurt himself somehow." Fluttershy suddenly gasped and stood up in fright."I hope he'll be okay before we get to him!"

Twilight spoke up evenly and confidently attempting to keep the situation calm AND attempting to make sure the shy mare didn't run to Spike to make sure he's safe. "I'm sure everything will be fine. I doubt he's doing anything that could get him hurt. Even if it is dangerous, the point of this plan is to find out what's going on. We can't figure this out unless we do this plan perfectly. If it is dangerous then we'll find out and put a stop to it if necessary."

"O.. okay Twilight. I hope your right" Fluttershy said nervously, still not entirely satisfied.

Pinkie Pie then popped up next to Fluttershy and spoke softly yet cheerfully. "Don't you worry about a thing you silly filly! If something does go wrong then we'll know thanks to my pinkie sense!"

Rainbow Dash got up and pulled out a bag of bits. "Well I'm not just gonna sit here and do absolutely nothing. I'm gonna get some sweets like we told Spike we would be doing."

Twilight then looked to Rainbow Dash and smiled gratefully. "Thanks Rainbow. I'm sure we could all use something sweet to prepare for what's about to happen. I think Spike would also appreciate the gem cupcake. Maybe he won't be as upset once we give it to him."

"That's pretty wishful thinking. I hope your right though" Rainbow said thoughtfully before she walked towards the cash register.

After a few moment of quiet contemplation, the white unicorn spoke wearily. "Twilight darling, do you think Spikey will be very angry with us?" Rarity asked the mare with a nervous look on her face.

Twilight looked at the mare and sighed sadly. "Honestly, I think he will. I just hope he'll be calm when we talk to him. I guess we'll find out soon...

The mares sat in silence, praying to Celestia that things would go smoothly...

***

Spike had filled up his bottle with milk and diapered himself with a small but still decent amount of powder. Once he returned to his room he noticed his plushy was about to fall. Spike immediately got into action, attempting to save his beautiful Rarity from falling off the edge of Mt. Bed.

Spike loudly spoke with a lisp caused because of his tail in his mouth, all while he crawled as fast as he could to his damsel in distress. "Feaw nawt! I shall save you fwom fawwing off da cwiff my pwecious Pwincess Wawity."

Spike quickly yanked his tail out of his mouth and then made an over-exaggerated leap towards his bed, catching the falling plushy before it hit the ground.

Spike then had the Rarity plushy speak her gratitude. "Oh I am ever so grateful you've come to save me my padded knight! How could I ever repay such heroism?"

Spike then cleared his throat, making sure he didn't lisp or stutter around "Princess Rarity". He couldn't embarrass himself after all. "Ehem... No thanks is necessary my princess. I could never ask you too reward me for saving you when you needed it. Your safety is its own reward."

"Well, there must be some way I could show you my appreciation. Perhaps a kiss would suffice?" Said "Rarity" in a questioning tone.

Spike then gave "Rarity" a smile while slightly tipping his head forward as a sign of gratitude and acceptance. "Such a priceless reward would be an honor my lady."

"Rarity" slowly moved toward his cheek as she then began to give Spike a very big smooch while making an exaggerated kissing noise. "Muwahh... I thank you again for you heroic deed.

"Anything for such a lovely mare" Spike smoothly replied all while smiling in happiness.

After saving the lovely white unicorn, Spike couldn't help but feel thirsty. "Wow, I guess being a hero really is hard work, I'm parched. No wonder foals have bottles with them when they are playing."

Spike hopped on his bed and grabbed his milk. He lied on his back and held his bottle with both his arms and his feet. Spike slowly closed his eyes and slipped the bottle in his mouth while suckling on the rubber nipple at a steady pace. This position caused his diapered rear to stick out but Spike didn't care, he felt so relaxed and so happy, he just couldn't help but smile contently. He felt as though the world around him was irrelevant as his mind went blank.

An almost silent but still noticeable popping noise was heard seconds later but Spike was too focused on suckling his milk bottle to bother opening his eyes as he simply moaned quietly in delight. He looked like a baby, he felt like a baby, and he loved every second of it. He even liked the suckling noises which loudly echoed within his room.

After what felt like only seconds but in reality had been a minute, Spike had finished his bottle which was now only feeding him air. He then pulled his bottle out of his mouth with a loud pop while he hugged his plushy and muttered quietly to himself in happiness and relief. "This is... wonderful...."

Spike's calm smile was suddenly replaced with a look of fear as his eyes popped open to reveal pinpricks at the next noise to be heard within his room.

"S...Spike?"

Spike only had one thing to think of at a time like this. "Oh please Celestia, please don't tell me this is bucking happening!"

Author's Note

.......Well...... Spike is "bucked".....

It seems something big is about to happen and an overdue conversation is about to finally occur.

There were so many ways I could've written this chapter. I originally thought that only Twilight should know about Spike's secret but then I thought to myself: "Buck it! The girls are a team, they should all get to know the truth. Not to mention that Spike wanting to pad up is caused by stress from ALL of the girls, not just Twilight. Twilight might be a big part of it but she isn't the only pony to blame."

Poor Spike was just enjoying himself and he had to be interrupted. Even though I was the one to write this, I can't help but feel so sorry for Spike and what he now has to deal with. Needless to say, even I'm hooked on my own story.

I felt like I absolutely had to write the chapter this way for another reason as well. I can't stand it when I'm interrupted, especially when it happens at the worst time. I'm 18 and I still live at home so my mom pops into my room to check on me... without knocking... all the time... Do you know how infuriating it is to feel like your privacy is constantly at risk? She doesn't know I'm into MLP nor does she know I'm writing these stories or even writing in general. Any time I'm typing out a chapter and she barges in my room while I'm in the "zone" I can't help but silently curse in my mind. It throws me off badly. While on this website, I literally have to do everything on my phone and I do mean every. single. thing.... It's a miracle my chapters even turn out slightly decent considering I'm always using my phone.
In the end though, all of the annoyance is worth it. I get to make a story that others (hopefully) enjoy and I get to talk to nice people who tend to make me smile.
That being said, thank you all sooo much for taking the time to read my chapters and my rambling authors notes. It's wonderful to be a part of the community!
I hope to see lots of thoughts and lots of happiness in the comments.
~Sincerely Jordan Olson