Twilight was in her library, writing on a piece of parchment. She paused, groaned, crumpled the parchment with her magic, found a new one, and began to write. She then decided to crumple it as well. She rubbed her face with her hoof. She had planned to take Moon Dancer on a date, but things were not going so smoothly.

She had been planning to take Moon Dancer on a date for two days now, But only now did she have the free time to try and go through with it. She had gotten home after an extensive amount of royal duties, and had decided that she would go and plan her and Moon Dancer's date. She had expected to sit down, pick up a quill and parchment, and let her experience with planning take over. She had expected for ideas to come rushing to her.

Unfortunately, it didn't turn out this way.

She grumbled and got up. She began pacing back and forth across the room. She had to think of a good place to take Moon Dancer. She had instantly crossed out the more social places, like bars and nightclubs, from her list, but otherwise hadn't made any progress. She had to think of a place where she and Moon Dancer would enjoy themselves. A nice dinner came to mind, but that hadn't turned out well the first time Twilight had tried it.

She rubbed her hoof between her eyes. She had to approach this logically and methodically. What was something she and Moon Dancer both enjoyed? What was something they could bond over? Where could they find this thing in abundance.

Twilight smiled as it hit her.

Moon Dancer was laying on her bed in her room. Usually, when she was doing this, she would be frowning, eyebrows furrowed, contemplating some book or thinking of a solution to an equation. But this time, she had a relaxed look on her face, and she was smiling softly. She was thinking about the events of the past few days. This week had been quite a hectic one. A crush, love, heartbreak, reconciliation, and a marefriend, all within the span of four days. At least it hadn't been boring.

The events had had quite the effect on her. She had started careful and logical, planning her every move, going so far as to ask Spike to withhold information from royalty. Then, when she thought she had failed, she had been reduced to a cliche heartbroken schoolfilly, crying her eyes out. Now, she was the marefriend of the Princess of Friendship. Not exactly a relaxing week.

Still, the entire thing had turned out well. She had confessed to Twilight, Twilight felt the same way, they had gotten together, and their friends took it in stride. Moon Dancer thought nothing could make things any better.

She was promptly proven wrong as a scroll appeared in front of her in a puff of green flame.

Moon Dancer took the scroll with her magic, getting excited as she recognized the ribbon Twilight used. She unfurled it and read;

Dear Moon Dancer,
How are you doing? Sorry I haven't been in contact more often. If anything can be said about the life of a princess, it's that i's not the most relaxing.

I want to take you on a date. We're marefriends now after all. Can you come over to Ponyville tomorrow? I have a little surprise for you. Pack for an overnight stay.

Love, Twilight

After Moon Dancer had calmed down from seeing that Twilight had signed the letter with Love, she sat down and began to think excitedly. Where would Twilight take her? The spa? The museum? No, that didn't make sense, she had been asked to pack for an overnight stay. Camping? The beach? A sleepover, maybe?

Moon Dancer quickly wrote Twilight a reply, saying that yes, she could come over tomorrow. She began to pack her saddlebag with a sleeping bag, a lantern, her quill and pieces of parchment, and a few books. The entire time, there was a smile on her face.

Moon Dancer got off the train and looked around for Twilight. It was a beautiful day, with the birds singing as ponies milled about, accomplishing their daily tasks with a smile. When Moon Dancer finally picked the purple alicorn from the rest of the crowd, she trotted over to her.

"Hi, Moon Dancer!" greeted Twilight enthusiastically, happy to see her marefriend.

Moon Dancer smiled back. "Hi, Twilight!"

"Well, are you ready? I think you'll like my little surprise," said Twilight with a wink. Moon Dancer noticed and got excited. She once again wondered where Twilight could be taking her. The most logical place would be to the library, but that wasn't a surprise, and it didn't explain why Twilight had asked her to pack for the night. As she was thinking, Twilight began to talk.

"So, once again, I'm sorry I haven't been able to see you more these past two days. I've had a lot on my plate. I want to make it up to you with this. I'm sure you'll love it."

Moon Dancer looked around. They appeared to be heading to the outskirts of the town. They approached the dark, gloomy trees of the Everfree forest, a place Moon Dancer had read housed creatures of considerable danger.

"Now, here come's the scary part. Do you trust me?" asked Twilight.

Moon Dancer didn't even hesitate. "Yes."

"Good, then put this on."

Twilight took out a long strip of fabric from her own saddlebag with her magic. As Moon Dancer looked at it, she realized it was a blindfold. Moon Dancer looked up at Twilight. The smile she on her marefriend's face reassured her, and she took a deep breath as she put the blindfold on. Twilight put her hoof on Moon Dancer's shoulder as she guided her into the Everfree forest.

They had been walking for a while, with Twilight's hoof and soothing voice guiding her, when Twilight tapped her shoulder.

"Okay, I'm going to take your blindfold off, but don't open your eyes just yet."

Moon Dancer nodded. She felt the blindfold slip off her face.

"Now, open your eyes when I tap your shoulder, okay?"

Moon Dancer nodded again. She could just barely contain her excitement.

"Welcome..."

Moon Dancer felt the tap on her shoulder, signaling that she could open her eyes. When she did, they only widened as she marveled at the sight before her.

"To the Castle of the Two Sisters."

Author's Note

I know, reused plot point. What can I say, I really like the idea of Moon Dancer visiting the castle.