As Spike grows older he grows more independent, Spike gets a new job assisting Nurse Red Heart. And over time she starts to see the hardworking drake in a new light, and just as she's about to tell him, disaster strikes.
Rumble and Spike love each other, but Rumble's best friend Pipsqueak loves Spike too. Spike gives him a try and starts a herd, but Rumble is still skeptical.