Share and Share a Spike
"Here Spike!" Tommy said, patting his knees.
Spike looked at Tommy then at Dil. On one hand Tommy was his kid. They always had fun together, running around and Tommy always snuck him treats. On the other hand… Dil was the new baby and new babies needed to be protected. He remembered what it had been like when Tommy had been brought home…
~Months Ago…~
"Careful Spike," Stu said as he entered the house, carrying the car seat that had Tommy in it. Spike though was leaping about, anxious to see the newest member of the family. He had been told there would be a new baby months ago but Stu and Didi had returned with no baby… just sad. Someone had said the new baby was too little and needed help and Spike had hoped the baby got it.
But now his new master was home!
Stu set the car seat down and Tommy, for his part, smacked his lips as he opened his eyes and looked about. At once the 3 month old decided he liked this place a lot better than the fish tank or the white sleepy area. It was quieter and there were less people and it had so many colors! Tommy waved his hands (a new thing he had also discovered… hands were wonderful and so were toesies!) at it all, desperate to see more… when he saw something NEW.
It looked NOTHING like he'd ever seen before. With big floppy ears and a long nose…
"Tommy," Stu said gently, "this is our dog, Spike."
"Doggie!" Tommy squealed in baby talk, reaching out for Spike. The dog, in turn, licked Tommy's face. Tommy giggled, deciding he loved the doggie.
"…well," Stu said, stretching, "I am going to leave my prematurely-born baby all by himself with no supervision. That sounds like a great idea."
And he left.
~Meanwhile, in Heaven…~
"Now then, I am thinking his next adventure will involve him, when he can crawl, exploring where Stu is throwing branches into a wood chipper-"
The creator let out a cry when a blond couple suddenly appeared, the man throwing him in a closet.
"Hi, Mr. Chaos here," the man said. "My moon goddess girlfriend-" Said moon goddess wiggled her fingers, "-just gave me this world to rule. I'm in charge now." He looked down to see Tommy being left alone. "Yeah, no… that won't work for me." He rubbed his chin. "What if they were competent…"
~Present~
Coming to a decision Spike ran over and licked Tommy's face before hurrying back to Dil.
"Huh… I guess Spike wants to play with both of you," Lil said.
"You're right," Tommy said. "And we can still have fun with Dil around! We can… uh… protect him from Naked 'mericans!" The babies cheered and hurried over to Dil, who in their minds wasn't a baby but a sack of flour that needed to be protected from bandits, Spike their loyal horsey.