Author's Note

Sorry it took so long.
Took a bit longer than I thought.

Chapter 14: A date around the Big City

From back within the hotel room, the morning sun had begun to rise from within the city of Manehattan. Though early in the morning, one didn’t get any sleep, for he was awake about an hour before the sun began to rise. From within his room, he greatly panicked. For finally, this is the one day that he got to spend time with the one girl that caught his eye, something that he wanted to do since the day he first saw her. He really wished that he could’ve done it sooner, but he was too afraid to do anything, and as well as afraid that he would hurt her.

But yet look what happened thanks to her; his friendship with Rainbow is fixed and they’re best of friends, he and Fluttershy were also good, now that the truth is out of why he had her brother arrested, his friendship with Pinkie Pie, Applejack and Rarity was better than ever, and he even fixed apologized and became best friends with both Sunset and Sci-Twi. His friendship with the Rainbooms were greater than ever thanks to Twilight. And now he wants to both pay her back for what she did for him and to show how much he loves her.

However, he kept walking back and forth whilst he kept on going “Oh shit” over and over again. His mother noticed this and was able to calm him down.

‘Honey calm down,’ said his mother as she calmed him down ‘It’s just a date.’

‘Just a date?!’ exclaimed Invictus as he panicked again ‘You don’t understand mom. I’m going on a date. Not just any date, a date with a princess. And not just any princess, but Princess Twilight!! I feel like I can’t breathe, I feel like I’m gonna…’

‘Invictus, calm down young man.’ said Stardust sternly. He calmed down as she spoke calmly ‘I know how much this means to you, but you seriously need to calm down. I know you’ve been crushing on her ever since you first saw her.’

‘And she did for me what nobody else could.’ muttered Invictus.

‘And she knows how much you love her.’ said Stardust ‘Although she was a bit miffed that you accidentally casted a harem magic on yourself…’

Invictus winced at that, for he was really embarrassed about the whole ordeal.

‘…but the point is,’ concluded Stardust ‘She understands. And I can see the look in her eyes. She loves you too and she wants to be with you, even though you two are worlds apart, it’s clear that she really wants to give it a chance. Besides, I already had a talk to her before we turned in last night.’

Invictus gulped at that, and said ‘You what?’

‘Don’t worry, nothing embarrassing.’ she reassured her son ‘We talked about the first time she got here. She met Flash Sentry, and she developed a crush on him, but it didn’t evolve from there. She chose to go back to Equestria and didn’t try to give the whole romance thing a chance. When she told me of how you kissed her…’

Invictus blushed as Stardust couldn’t help but smirk at it ‘She felt like fireworks were going off. Though she appreciated the knowledge you gave her so that she could fit in, she really enjoyed the kiss. And she ended up developing feelings for you. She thought it would pass, but the more she thought about you, the more happy she felt. And I even noticed how red her cheeks were getting whenever she thought about the kiss. And uh…’

She whispered to him ‘And when you held onto her booty whilst you were in the elevator.’

Invictus felt really embarrassed that she found out about that, making him groan as he sat back down on the bed.

‘It’s pretty clear that she really likes you.’ said Stardust ‘I mean you even used your magic to show her around the country and helped her compare notes between both our worlds.’

‘I just wanted her to be happy.’ said Invictus ‘I mean after everything she did for me…’

Invictus’ mother held her son’s shoulders and said ‘I know. But I’m sure she also feels the same way about your time together.’

Meanwhile, in the other room

Twilight on the other hand was in the same boat, going “Oh my gosh” over and over again whilst frantically walking around. The Rainbooms saw how stressed out she is. Rainbow couldn’t help but smirk when she saw her like that.

‘Wow,’ said human Twilight ‘Am I also like that?’

‘Eeyup,’ said Applejack ‘Y’all do that from time to time.’

‘That’s why I always make sure to bring you your favorite cupcakes in order for you to help calm you down.’ said Pinkie Pie as she appeared next to human Twilight.

‘Darling, please calm down.’ said Rarity, trying to calm the Princess of Friendship down ‘You’re going to give yourself wrinkles if you keep going on like that.’

‘How can I not?’ said a frantic Twilight ‘I’ve learned about every single book when I was studying in Canterlot. I learned everything I could about friendship when I first started out. But I don’t know anything about romance!!’

‘Maybe because you were too focused on being a dork instead of having a relationship.’ said Spike, causing both Twilight’s to glare at him, with him saying ‘Well it’s true.’

‘Spike does have a point Princess.’ said Rarity ‘When you first got here, you developed a crush on Flash Sentry, and he on you. Then the feelings began to spark when the Battle of the Bands came along. And we never seen any of you make a move to one another.’

‘Rarity’s right Twilight.’ said Pinkie Pie as she skipped next to her and said ‘Don’t you wanna be happy and have a special somebody in your life so that you can learn to have a normal life and learn to have some balance in your life?’

Twilight looked down a bit, for Pinkie did have a point. She developed her first crush but she brushed it away constantly to help them, she never even bothered to come visit once so that she could spend some time with him. But the moment he met Invictus, there was something different about him. The way he showed her around, the way he stuck by her, the locations they went as they bonded greatly. She couldn’t help but smile at that. Even the kiss they shared.

She felt a hand on her shoulder, gaining her attention as it was Sunset’s, whilst she said ‘Trust me Twilight. I think it’ll be good for you. Even a Princess deserves love.’

She held her hand close to her chest as she thought about it, what her heart wanted. She made up her mind and said ‘Alright, I’ll do it.’

‘That’s the spirit, darling.’ said Rarity.

‘And after that, we’ll all go to dinner together.’ said Twilight, the others flexed their eyebrows about this, with Twilight saying ‘Well he did promise us after all.’

‘Huh,’ said human Twilight as she thought about it ‘You do have a good point there.’

‘Now then, darling.’ said Rarity as she clapped her hands together whilst standing up ‘First things first. You will need to freshen up and get a proper cleaning, then be dressed for your trip, oh, and I’ll add some light makeup for the situation.’

‘Uh, isn’t that a bit too much?’ asked a concerned Twilight.

‘Oh, nonsense Princess.’ said Rarity as she reassured her ‘This is your first date after all. And whilst I get your attire and makeup ready, you will need some help in extra scrubbing.’

‘Uh, help?’ asked Twilight, now really concerned. Then Rarity motioned to both Rainbow Dash and Applejack, causing her to widen her eyes and gulped ‘Oh no.’

‘Come on Princess.’ said Rainbow as she and Applejack grabbed Twilight.

‘No, wait!!’ said Twilight out loud ‘This isn’t what I had in mind!!’

Then she shower began to start up and the two friends scrubbed her in every part of her body.

‘Twilight does have a point Rarity,’ said Fluttershy ‘Don’t you think this is a little too much?’

‘Can’t a lady be prepared for her first date?’ said Rarity.

‘This coming from a girl who never had one in her life?’ retorted Sunset, making her gasp and shut her mouth.

Rarity was fuming at that with a hint of red on her face. Now Sunset instantly regretted it and said ‘Sorry Rarity.’

Rarity sighed and said ‘No, it’s alright.’

That was, until she suddenly smiled dreamingly and said ‘But I will always have Apple Wood with him.’

Sunset was a little surprised that Rarity would think about Invictus at a time like this. However, she couldn’t help but have the same reaction. For during her night with him, she couldn’t help but remember the kiss, which made her blush harder.

‘Yeah.’ muttered Sunset.

Back from within the shower rooms, Invictus tries to shower as best he could, trying to make himself clean, and even pick the right clothes for the right travel and the right outing. Twilight on the other hand was having the hardest time, for she could barely do anything to prepare herself, what with the others keep doing it for her. Applejack, Rainbow and Sunset kept scrubbing and washing every part of Twilight’s body, especially parts that made her feel flustered that she had no idea would make her moan and feel hot at the same time.

Rarity meanwhile took some measurements for Twilight whilst making themselves something fabulous for tonight.

‘How in tarnation y’all carry so many things and a sewing kit for occasions like this ah’ll never know Rarity.’ said Applejack as she observed what her fashion friend was doing.

‘As I told you before darling,’ said Rarity as she was busy designing ‘A lady needs to be prepared for any kind of occasion.’

After he was done taking a shower and drying himself off, Invictus began to dress up in his normal clothing. He wore white shoes with black shoelaces, blue jeans, white shirt with the CHS logo on it, whilst he was wearing a cream colored jacket, but then he tossed it away, thinking it wouldn’t look good on him, so he decided to go with the black jacket instead. Heck, if Sunset can look good in a black jacket, he could too.

Twilight on the other hand was dressed like a normal girl too, something that Rarity had been aiming for. Twilight was now wearing shoes that nearly look like Rainbow’s but were the color purple, blue jeans, a purple shirt with pink short sleeves whilst her cutie mark was on the left side of her shirt.

Some were surprised by the choice Rarity had given as they looked at her.

‘Seriously Rares?’ said Rainbow Dash ‘Nothing fancy or anything?’

‘Oh, darling, remember, this is their first time out.’ said Rarity ‘If they were to go to somewhere fancy for dinner, then I would dress them in style. In this case, a unique style like this, it shows that you have class enough to be on the streets of Manehattan.’

‘I like it Rarity.’ said Twilight, but then she observed the mirror and she saw her butt whilst observing it ‘Although, it kind of makes mine look big.’

‘Oh, don’t be absurd darling,’ said Rarity as she walked over ‘Those jeans of yours are the new style, and I’ve done the fitting myself, it will fit you perfectly. This outfit you’re wearing is absolutely breathtaking.’

‘But…’ said Twilight as she was nervous, then looked at Rarity and said ‘Do you think he’ll like it?’

‘Of course he will darling,’ said Rarity, until she mumbled ‘He’ll especially like that tushy of yours.’

‘What?’ said Twilight as she looked at Rarity with a flexed eyebrow.

‘Oh, nothing darling.’ said Rarity, before she playfully slapped Twilight’s rear, making her flustered as she said ‘Now scoot on, he’s waiting for you.’

Twilight felt a bit embarrassed whilst she slowly walked out of the door to meet up with Invictus.

Soon enough, both of them were ready. Invictus walked out, readying his clothes and made sure that they weren't messy. Then at the same time, Twilight walked out. The two of them looked at one another, were surprised to see what they were wearing and blushed a bit.

‘So, um.’ said Twilight as she twirled a bit ‘How do I look?’

Invictus couldn’t help but smile as he said ‘Like you were born for this kind of thing.’

Twilight couldn’t help but blush and smile at his compliment.

‘So, um…shall we?’ said Twilight.

‘Uh, yeah. Sure.’ said Invictus, feeling just as nervous.

The two of them begin to make their way towards the elevator, but unknown to them, the Rainbooms took a peak and saw the whole ordeal. Once both Invictus and Twilight made their way to the elevator, they stepped inside and waited for the door to close. But before the doors could close, Twilight was the first one to hold his hand, which took him by surprise. The two of them blushed whilst at the same time, they kept smiling as the doors closed.

‘Aw, those two are so cute together.’ said Pinkie Pie.

‘Sure hope things will go well for them.’ said Applejack.

Suddenly, Sunset spoke and said ‘We’re gonna follow them, aren’t we?’

‘Oh most definitely.’ said the rest of the Rainbooms.

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They walked through the streets, with Invictus wondering where he was going to take her. He looked at the time and realized that it was about 8AM, which was perfect, for the Museum was opened first.

‘You know,’ said Invictus, gaining Twilight’s attention whilst they were still holding hands ‘The museum will be opened by now. We can always take a trip there.’

‘Oh, a museum?’ said Twilight enthusiastically ‘I’ve always wondered what kind of history are stored there.’

‘Perfect.’ said Invictus, then fist bumped in his head, for this was perfect.

However, not far from them, the Rainbooms were secretly following them, even Rarity was sporting her detective look, secretly following them, whilst most of the passersby were a little freaked out when they saw them move around in a sneaky manner.

Sure enough, they arrived at the Museum. Twilight was surprised to see the size of the place. ‘Oooh, wonder what’s inside?’

He couldn’t help but chuckle and said ‘Same ol Twiley.’

Twilight was a little surprised by the nickname, but blushed again when Invictus wrapped his arm around her waist, allowing them to enter inside. As they entered, the Rainbooms entered inside, whilst they ridiculously dressed up like Janitors in order for them to just get inside.

When Twilight and Invictus got inside, Twilight was greatly surprised when they walked inside. But what surprised her the most was the giant skeletal dinosaur near the entrance.

‘Whoa,’ said Twilight as she looked at it ‘What is that?’

‘That, dear Princess,’ said Invictus ‘Happens to be a Tyrannosaurus Rex. One of the mightiest dinosaurs ever to roam the earth. They were extinct for a long time, but folks still picture them as one of the greatest beast on the planet. They may not be as big as Hydras or Rocs, but they’re twice as vicous.’

‘Oooooohhh.’ said Twilight as she was fascinated by the Dinosaur. But a little farther to the left, she saw a man riding a horse. She walked over and wondered who the human was. ‘Who’s that?’

‘Ah, President Roosevelt.’ said Invictus.

‘President?’ said Twilight.

Invictus realized that Twilight doesn’t know what that is, given that they didn’t have anything like that in Equestria.

‘How do I put this.’ said Invictus as he pondered. ‘A President, like a leader, runs his or her country with determination to make sure it’s country is at peace with itself and its neighbors. They’re kind of like a Princess, but instead they have elections to help them determine which runs the country.’

‘Like voting the next leader?’ asked Twilight.

‘Every now and then.’ said Invictus.

‘Who was the first president?’ asked Twilight.

‘That would be George Washington.’ said Invictus ‘He once lived in the Colonial Era, during the late 1700’s. He was once a soldier to another country’s king. But overtime the country they all colonized protested against them because of taxes. Then came the battle for Bunker Hill. And George Washington lead the new nation alongside others. In time, after the war was over, the people needed a leader. They looked to him and he became their first president.’

‘Were there many?’ asked Twilight.

‘Oh sure.’ said Invictus ‘There were plenty over the years, but there were some that stood out. Washington was one of them. The third one was Thomas Jefferson, the third President who was part of the founding fathers and who helped made the Declaration of Independence. The sixteenth was Abraham Lincoln, who tried to bring an end to slavery. Then came Roosevelt, who tried to help bring World War II to an end. But among the best was John F Kennedy.’

‘Was he also a president?’ asked Twilight.

‘That he was,’ said Invictus as he led Twilight further down the hall, with the Rainbooms slowly following suit ‘He did his best to serve his country, until he got assassinated.’

‘They killed him?’ said Twilight in shock.

‘They did the same thing with Lincoln.’ said Invictus, then he looked at Twilight and said ‘There will be those who won’t always agree with others’ leadership skills or think that they were unworthy. We can’t always predict what will happen, the only thing we can do is prepare for it.’

Twilight looked ahead, pondering what he said. She could learn a lot from leaders of this world, who would wish to make it a better place. The Rainbooms were slowly following, trying to act as normal as possible.

They later arrived at a different part of the museum, where it had other dinosaurs and cavemen in it.

‘I still don’t understand why they would put dinosaurs and cavemen into the same exhibit.’

‘What’s the difference?’ asked Twilight.

‘Cavemen live in the Paleolithic era, and dinosaurs live in the Mesozoic era. So about sixty million years different.’

‘Wow,’ said Twilight as she was amazed ‘I’m amazed they were able to tell from which era.’

‘Kind of like Maud and her studies for rocks.’ said Invictus, gaining a flexed eyebrow from Twilight ‘I met her in my Equestria. She could tell just from looking at a rock. She once told me that her pet rock boulder is over two thousand years old, and that he doesn’t look over a day in six hundred.’

‘Wow, impressive.’ said Twilight.

‘You don’t know the half of it.’ responded Invictus.

The Rainbooms were following in tow, suddenly disguising themselves as Curators of the museum.

They then walked past a golden statue of some explorer, which Invictus told her was Christopher Columbus.

‘So Christopher Columbus set out to explore and everyone thought that the world was flat?’

‘Yeah, trust me.’ said Invictus ‘You wouldn’t believe how superstitious humanity was in those days. But in the end I’m glad Columbus discovered Central America. Cause if he didn’t, there wouldn’t be other famous explorers to help explore the world that would in time inspire the first Settlers to come here.’

‘Kind of like the Pony Tribes from back then.’ said Twilight as she could see the resemblance.

Next up, they were in the exhibit of the Civil War. Twilight looked at them, then had a look for sympathy for them.

‘I just can’t believe this country was thrusted into a Civil War.’ said Twilight ‘Friends fighting against friends. Family fighting against family. I don’t think Equestria could survive something like that.’

‘Yeah, believe me.’ said Invictus ‘Thoughts like this, make me glad the people had wised up a bit. But I just hope that we don’t repeat our history. Otherwise we’d be doomed to fail like our forefathers before us.’

They went to the next exhibit, where they would show some inventions that were invented for many to see.

‘Wow,’ said Twilight ‘I’ve never seen inventions like these.’

‘Trust me,’ said Invictus ‘A lot of them have their uses.’

He pointed at the first machine. ‘That there is what we call a Cotton Gin…’ said Invictus, until he had a sudden feeling that they were watched. He couldn’t help but smirk and said out loud ‘Invented by Elisa Wimpy.’

‘That’s Eli Whitney!!’ shouted a person before she was pulled back, causing Twilight to look back in confusion.

‘Just kidding.’ said Invictus, for he had a feeling that the Rainbooms would follow them during their first date ‘Eli Whitney.’

‘Cotton Gin?’

‘It’s an invention that he thought of a while back.’ said Invictus ‘According to history, they said that it helps easily separate cotton fibers from their seeds, enabling much greater productivity than manual cotton separation. The Fibers are then processed into various cotton goods such as calico, while any undamaged cotton is used largely for textiles like clothing.’

‘Wow,’ said Twilight ‘That’s pretty impressive.’

‘Yeah, inventions like this tend to help us in the long run.’ said Invictus as he pointed at that plane, gaining Twilight’s attention ‘Like that plane there, invented by the Wright Brothers, who built the first airplane, which later inspired future generations to do the same.’

Twilight marveled their designs, with Invictus saying ‘And sometimes Equestria confuses me too.’

Twilight blinked, then looked at him with a flexed eyebrow and asked ‘What do you mean?’

‘Well, put it this way.’ said Invictus ‘We still have steam locomotive trains, candles and everything medieval related, yet how come it’s possible that we have stuff like light bulbs, movie projectors, video games and so on, and yet they don’t have stuff like planes or anything.’

Twilight was about to say something, but then she blinked and thought about it, then said ‘You know, you do have a point.’

They soon left the museum after going through so many historical marvels.

‘Wow,’ said Twilight ‘This world has such a unique and amazing history.’

‘Thought you might like it.’ said Invictus.

‘Still,’ said Twilight ‘Wish we could take pictures of it though.’

‘Yeah, sorry about that.’ said Invictus as he wrapped his arm around her ‘The museum has really strict rules in there.’

They walked down the street whilst still looking around, whilst the Rainbooms at the same time, watched from afar in order to make sure things go smoothly.

Twilight and Invictus continued to walk down the street, until Twilight pointed at the cinema and said ‘What’s that?’

‘That, would be the cinema.’ said Invictus, then he looked at Twilight and said ‘They do have movie theatres where you can watch movies, right?’

‘Of course.’ said Twilight.

‘Well, as it so happens,’ said Invictus ‘They show every movie in there for at least a month. Afterwards, they remove it and show the next one. You’d like to watch it?’

‘Oh, sure.’ said Twilight as she was eager to see what the movie was like.

As they approached the cinemas, something caught Invictus’ eye, made him gasp and said ‘Whoa, no way.’

‘What?’ said Twilight.

‘They’re showing Beauty and the Beast.’ said Invictus, then he turned to Twilight and said ‘Oh, you’ve got to watch this, it’s amazing.’

‘Oh, uh, okay.’ said Twilight when she saw how excited he is.

At the same time, the Rainbooms were noticing what they’re going to watch, even Rarity got excited. She then grabbed the rest of the girls and said ‘We have. To see that movie.’

Confused, they began to comply and walked right in.

Within the first fifteen minutes of the movie, they came to the part where Belle was singing. Twilight was amazed by the actress’ voice.

‘Wow,’ said Twilight ‘She really has an amazing voice.’

‘I know right?’ said Invictus ‘Emma Watson may have been one of the best actresses in the Harry Potter movies, but no one could’ve imagined that she has an amazing singing voice.’

He looked at Twilight and said ‘You have a lot in common about Belle.’

‘I do?’ said Twilight as she looked at him.

‘Yeah,’ said Invictus ‘You both love books, you both have amazing singing voices and your both be…’

He wanted to say the word “Beautiful”, but he quickly cut himself off as he blushed, and Twilight couldn’t help herself blushing whilst she smiled and looked away, whilst she slowly cuddled and held him close. The rest of the girls were watching the movie, whilst they were also moved by Belle’s voice. Rainbow nearly fell asleep, but the moment when she saw what the movie was, she was instantly into it.

More into the movie, they came to the part where they sang “Be our guest”. And Invictus couldn’t help himself but hum along the song, which Twilight couldn’t help but giggle at that. Even Rainbow was humming to the song with closed eyes and a smile on her face, which the rest of the Rainbooms found very amusing when they saw her do that.

They got to the library part, which Twilight nearly squealed in excitement, even human Twilight. But when they came to the song “Beauty and the Beast”, Invictus couldn’t help but silently sing with the song, which Twilight couldn’t help but sing along too, for the song was really moving.

But then the next part came where she left to go help her father, whilst the Beast began to sing “Forever more”. And Invictus ended up holding Twilight close, interlocking fingers and ended up singing with it.

Now I now, she’ll never leave me

Even as she runs away

She will still torment me

Calm me, hurt me, move me, come what may

Wasting in my lonely tower

Waiting by an open door

I’ll fool myself she’ll walk right in

And be with me, forevermore.

Twilight was surprised, as if the message was for her. She then looked back at the screen seeing the beast sing for Belle. She couldn’t help but feel to be in her situation. Thinking about Invictus. For the first time in her entire life, she felt what love is. She didn’t want to leave him, but she knew that she had responsibilities back in Equestria. She had to choose, between her duty and her heart. Which was easier said than done. Now that she knew what love is, she didn’t want to lose it. She ended up looking down and shed a tear, for could she ever part with someone like that.

Right at the end, everyone was able to have a happy ending, everyone began to be moved by this. After this, they walked out, but Twilight kept a straight face so that he doesn’t know what she was thinking about.

‘That was an amazing movie.’ said Twilight.

‘I know, right?’ said Invictus as he looked at her ‘They really outdid themselves in this one.’

Twilight’s stomach started to growl from hunger, which caused Invictus to smirk and gently rubbed it whilst saying ‘Aw, does the Twi-Twi’s stomach needs some nourishment?’

Twilight couldn’t help but blush and said ‘Shut up.’ whilst she playfully bumped against him and giggled.

‘You’re really adorable.’ said Invictus as he kissed her cheek, making her blush as they walked side by side, with the Rainbooms in tow.

Soon enough, they later arrived at a diner that had a resemblance to a French design, which Twilight found fascinating. As soon as they approached the waiter by the stand, Invictus said ‘Table for two please.’

The Waiter nodded and guided them toward their table. At the same time, the Rainbooms continued to tail them, with Rarity saying ‘Table for seven, if you would be so kind.’

As Invictus and Twilight sat at their table outside of the diner, they first enjoyed some coffee before their pancakes would arrive.

‘Wow,’ said Twilight ‘This coffee is amazing.’

‘That happens to be French Vanilla.’ said Invictus ‘My mom and I went on tour in France last year.’

Twilight lowered her cup and was nervous to ask, but gave it a shot as she said ‘When you tried to get help after the um…you know.’

Invictus knew she would ask that, but instead of being upset, he just sighed a bit and said ‘Yeah, not something I’m proud of. Whilst I went on tour I learned a few martial arts moves there. They believed I needed something to calm both the mind and the body. It helped in the long run, but I still felt a bit…lonely.’

Twilight placed her hand on top of his and gave a reassuring smile whilst she said ‘I’m just glad the rift between you and the girls are fixed.’

Invictus gave a smile of his own as he looked down. ‘I guess I owe you two. One for helping me fix my friendship with the Rainbooms.’

‘And the other?’ asked Twilight curiously.

He looked back at her with a smile and said ‘For saving my life.’

She couldn’t help but smile on that too. The two kept staring one another until the waiter arrived with their pancakes whilst also filling their cups with coffee before going back. The Rainbooms on the other hand, kept looking at them and couldn’t help but adore this scene.

Invictus ended up doing something funny. As Twilight took a sip, she saw Invictus place two pens in his nose and made a goofy sound, causing Twilight to do a spit take, but thankfully in the cup, causing her to laugh out loud, with Invictus in tow.

The Rainbooms on the other hand, were puzzled by that.

‘Seriously?’ said Rainbow Dash in disbelief ‘She thought that was funny?’

‘Well why not Dashie?’ said Pinkie Pie ‘Everyone has a different sense of humor.’

‘But it makes no sense,’ said Rainbow ‘The only one who makes worse jokes is Rarity.’

‘I beg your pardon?’ said Rarity, feeling insulted.

‘She does have a point there Rares.’ said Applejack ‘Y’all have the worse sense of humor among all of us here.’

‘I so do have sense of humor.’ retorted Rarity.

‘Um, Rarity.’ said Fluttershy, gaining the Fashionista’s attention as her shy friend said ‘All of your jokes, even scary stories are fashion related. And not everyone here is obsessed with fashion like you are.’

Rarity simply huffed at that with crossed arms. The Rainbooms began to take their drinks at the same time. Invictus took noticed and he ended up smirking. He secretly snapped his finger behind his back and instantly summoned a random muscular man with long hair tied into pigtails, skipping whilst riding a dolphin doll mumbling the Lone Ranger theme song. This gained the Rainbooms’ attention when they saw the man go all around them doing stuff like that with wide eyes. After the seventh pass, the Rainbooms did a spit take and laughed out loud as some fell over, even the biggest mess they made on themselves.

‘Who has the better sense of humor now?’ said Invictus within his own thoughts.

After their lunch at the Diner, Invictus took Twilight to the Manehattan state fair. When they walked through the gate, Twilight was greatly surprised by this when she

‘Wow, this is amazing.’ said Twilight as she looked around ‘Do people come here often?’

‘Oh they sure do.’ said Invictus ‘The fair’s the one place where everyone can have fun and take in the breath of the ocean at the same time.’

‘It’s amazing.’ said Twilight as she took in the sights. She then saw Invictus taking a picture of the place, which Twilight appreciated, for she really wants to show this to her friends back home.

They began to move through the place as Twilight took in the sights, with the Rainbooms not far behind as they saw them moving.

Twilight and Invictus moved through the stalls and saw the many food that were being sold, as well as many other items and souvenirs like hats, snow globes, T-Shirts and postcards. They even sell different merchandise that she never knew possible. There were even many rides like the Ferris Wheel, the Merry-Go-Rounds, the Roller Coast and many other attractions that Twilight really wanted to try out.

‘Wow, this place is amazing.’ said Twilight as she looked through it ‘So many spots of entertainment, I don’t even know where to start.’

‘Let’s try out a simple game.’ said Invictus as he pointed at the ring toss game.

The two of them walked over to the stand and stood near the ring toss. Invictus paid for it, allowing Twilight to toss the first ring. It missed of course, with Invictus saying ‘You sometimes like doing math, right?’

‘Of course, all the time.’ said Twilight.

‘Picture this as a math equation,’ said Invictus ‘The weight, velocity, distance and probably a small chance of wind resistance that might come afterwards. Just focus, and give it a go.’

Twilight took a deep breath and did the math in her head. After she was done concentrating, she tossed the rings casually, allowing them to land on their respective bottles. She smiled widely at that.

‘I did it I did it.’ said Twilight as she hugged Invictus.

‘There you go.’ said Invictus as he hugged her back ‘Knew you could do it.’

‘It’s so much fun.’ said Twilight after she was done ‘Last time Sunset tried it she completely lost it.’

‘That’s because I pranked her.’ said Invictus. Twilight cocked an eyebrow as he said ‘See she’s and expert at the ring toss, but whenever she kept trying out the ring toss, I used my magic to make them turn and bounce off course on purpose just to push her buttons.’

‘WHAT?!!!’

They turned to see who it was, but saw no one there. From behind the corner, Sunset was being restraint by Applejack whilst Rainbow Dash covered her mouth whilst she was wailing and flailing around, trying to get loose. For all this time, it was Invictus that made her kept on losing the ring toss and boy was she mad.

‘It was him the whole time?!’ whispered Twilight loudly.

Later on, Twilight and Invictus went to the next stand, which was where you have to hit the bottles with a ball. Invictus pretended to be a baseball player and tossed the ball hard, allowing them to hit each of the targets, with Twilight clapping her hands for him. Twilight took a turn, although she missed one, but thanks to Invictus, she was able to throw it properly, which she jumped in excitement.

Next up was the bell that would prove your strength. Invictus hit the target hard with the mallet, allowing the bell to ring. Invictus offered Twilight, which she seemed nervous. When she held the mallet, and as the Rainbooms watched, Invictus told her to imagine the target is her enemies, and of all the things that made her so frustrated, she would explode. She began to be so mad, she hit the target very hard as her feet was raised in the air, and instead the bell got broken off because of her strength. Everyone who watched were shocked to see such strength, even the Rainbooms couldn’t believe it. Twilight sheepishly looked at the others and giggled nervously, which Invictus couldn’t help but shake his head out of amusement.

Soon they entered the batting pit, which Invictus showed her how to swing her bat. He demonstrated for her and was able to hit it. She clapped her hands as he gave her a thumbs up, which was a mistake as he let his guard down, causing the said ball to smack him against the head, much to their shock. But Invictus was okay as he just wobbled out. Twilight got mad and ended up taking the bat, waiting for the ball and ended up hitting it so hard, it flew over the field, much to his surprise, as well as the Rainbooms. Invictus ended up picking her up bridal style and spun her around, for he was so proud of her. However, as he held her in that position whilst her arms were around his neck, the two ended up blushing and ended up looking in different directions whilst smiling.

Next up was bowling, a sport that Twilight’s all too familiar with. She began to bowl like a pro, which Invictus was amazed as he clapped his hands, with the Rainbooms just as surprised to see how well she was doing. She then tried ski-ball, which is quite exciting. They tried bumper cars, with Twilight laughing and taunting that he’ll never catch her, which he boasted that he will. They then took the roller coaster, which Twilight was afraid as she held on for dear life. Even Rainbow was scared when she and the rest of the Rainbooms also rode on the roller coaster. Then they took the Ferris Wheel, which she was amazed to see the sights of the place. She decided to look around like him and she was surprised to see the size of the entire fair and city.

At first she wanted to stand up, but he held her close, not wanting her to fall, which in turn made her blush as she partially looked away. The rest of the Rainbooms enjoyed the Ferris Wheel ride as some cheered and some loved the view of the place. Next up they went over to another carnival game where they won a lot of tickets. Invictus and Twilight went over to a booth where you hand in your tickets and received your prizes. He used his tickets to pick a crown for some reason. He turned to Twilight and placed it on her head with a smile.

‘For the fairest princess of them all.’ said Invictus.

Twilight couldn’t help but blush whilst smiling, for even though she is a Princess, she couldn’t help but feel flattered about this.

They soon decided to take a break and sat near one of the tables, whilst Twilight was having some cotton candy. Invictus couldn’t help but smile at this sight, for seeing her enjoying the sweetness really brings out her cute side.

‘Sometimes I really like it when you show off your cuteness.’ said Invictus.

Twilight couldn’t help but stop eating and blushed at that comment, which made her smile and look down.

‘Thanks again for the outing Invictus.’ said Twilight as she looked at him ‘Today’s been very special.’

‘I think you mean week.’ corrected Invictus with a cocky smile.

‘Okay,’ said Twilight whilst rolling her eyes and giggled ‘Week.’

‘Still, I was glad I could take you to places that you’re familiar with.’ said Invictus.

‘Me too,’ said Twilight ‘I’m amazed that there are some similarities, but also some differences between Equestria and this world.’

‘And If I’m being honest,’ said Invictus as he placed his hand on top of Twilight’s, whilst saying ‘I’m really glad you came to this world Twilight.’

Twilight blushed for a moment and ended up holding his hand too whilst smiling. She felt the same way, but she couldn’t say the right words.

‘I’m really glad too.’ said Twilight ‘I was actually surprised that when I came here to visit, it didn’t send me on some friendship mission here.’

‘The map can reach beyond worlds?’ asked Invictus.

‘Well,’ said Twilight as she pondered about this ‘The map did one time summon Starlight to solve a problem between Celestia and Luna, and Spike to solve a problem between Dragon Lord Ember and Prince Thorax, who’s to say that the map can’t reach out to different worlds.’

‘Good point.’ said Invictus, then he chuckled a bit and said ‘You helped me fix my friendships with Fluttershy and Rainbow Dash, and I was able to build up a trust with Sunset and Sci-Twi. My friendship with Rarity, Applejack and Pinkie Pie is better than ever too.’

He leaned to her and said ‘Though I kinda wished that stupid harem magic hadn’t affected the lot of us in the first place. That was so not how I wanted to fix my problems.’

‘Though you should be happy that it’s been removed.’ said Twilight ‘Despite the uh…method to remove it.’

‘Yeah, and the weird part,’ said Invictus ‘I just hope things don’t get anymore weird for us as it already did.’

‘Though the looks on their faces said otherwise.’ said Twilight.

Invictus slightly groaned at that, with Twilight giggling about it too. That was, until Invictus’ ears perked up as he heard a song playing. When he looked up, he saw that there was a crowd that gathered at the stage, and on top said “Dance Party”, which made his eyes widen in shock.

‘No…way.’ said Invictus.

‘What?’ said a curious Twilight.

‘That.’ said Invictus as Twilight looked at where he was pointing ‘That there is “Dance Party”, one of the most awesomest dance sensation entertainment ever to be created.’

‘What’s the purpose?’ asked Twilight.

Invictus explained whilst he said ‘You literally dance to any kind of music that plays, whilst at the same time, you step on the symbol that’s perfectly linked to the screen, earning yourself points. The more you score, the higher your points will be.’

‘Ooh,’ said Twilight as her interest perked up on the game ‘That’s sounds like fun.’

‘You wanna join?’ asked Invictus.

Twilight was a bit surprised, but then she was nervous as she said ‘I’m…not exactly a good dancer. You’ve seen me dance at the Fall Formal.’

‘But then you got better when we were at that beach one time.’ reminded Invictus.

Twilight blushed and smiled whilst nervously curled her hair with her finger. She took a deep breath whilst Invictus slowly began to hold her hand. Before she knew it, they made their way toward the dance floor. Just as the first people was done dancing, they stepped off of the stage whilst the announcer was standing on the stage.

‘Give it up for our contenders.’ said the announcer as everyone cheered. ‘Now then, will the lucky two contestants please step up on stage.’

Invictus kept holding Twilight’s hand, allowing the two of them to climb up the stairs and made their way to the stage, gaining the audience’s attention.

‘Ah, we have two lucky contestants.’ said the announcer ‘What’s your names?’

‘I’m Invictus and this is Twilight.’ said Invictus whilst Twilight shyly waved to them.

‘Well then by all means, Invictus and Twilight,’ said the announcer ‘Welcome to Dance Party!! Choose your song.’

Invictus whispered to the announcer what kind of song he wanted, with the announcer smiling and said ‘Excellent choice.’

As the Announcer left, the Rainbooms were within the crowd, wondering what kind of song they’ll be dancing to.

Invictus held Twilight whilst they looked at each other in the eyes as he said ‘Remember, don’t think it, let your feet, feel the beat.’

‘Let my feet, feel the beat. Got it.’ said Twilight as if she had a determined look on her face.

The Rainbooms wondered what kind of music they were going to dance under.

‘So what kind of song do you think that they’ll dance under?’ asked Rainbow.

‘Oh, I know, but the writer of this story won’t let me tell anyone.’ said Pinkie, which gained very confused looks from the others.

As they stood on the stage, Twilight saw Invictus closed his eyes as he focused on the music, with Twilight doing the same. Pretty soon, a favorite of theirs began to play.

As the music began to start, Twilight began to feel the beat. Pretty soon, both she and Invictus were into the beat, and before everyone knew it, they began to dance wildly to the music. Everyone could see how well they were dancing, as if it wasn’t a big deal. The Rainbooms were surprised to see how well Twilight was dancing, despite her not dancing so well back at the Fall Formal, though the dance moves the Rainbooms instantly recognized.

‘Well what are we waiting for,’ said Rainbow ‘Let’s join them!!’

Just like, Rainbow grabbed the others and they made their way to the stage. At first, Twilight and Invictus were surprised, but they decided to let it roll and have them dance with the two of them.

Though some of the audience were surprised to see the Rainbooms, they were all surprised to see them dancing so well on stage, as if they had danced under that song before. They could see that they were having a ton of fun under there, and with the smiles on their faces, they look like they are.

Everyone began to enjoy the dancing motion that all of them were making, everyone soon began to cheer for them.

Next up was a familiar song from Japan, something that the Rainbooms enjoyed. Twilight and Invictus decided to let them have fun on the stage.

Everyone was surprised to see the way the Rainbooms danced, even Invictus found it entertainable.

‘You have to admit, they’re pretty good on stage.’ said Invictus ‘Makes me wonder why they didn’t use that dance in the first place?’

‘I was thinking the same thing from what Sunset had told me.’ said Twilight as she watched them dance.

Finally, after the whole dance, everyone cheered as all of them had enjoyed it a lot.

The next dance number was a familiar song, which Invictus immediately recognized.

Invictus began to dance with Twilight, and did it with passion that she never realized she had before, even the Rainbooms were dressed in stylish outfits as they danced around them whilst Invictus and Twilight danced were synced in their dancing. Everyone recorded it as they were amazed the way they were dancing. Soon in the end, both Twilight and Invictus did a pose as Twilight leaned and Invictus held onto her, causing many to cheer as the two kept their smiles whilst panting, with everyone still cheering for them, even the Rainbooms clapped their hands for them.

After they were done, they continued down the fair, with Twilight wondering something.

‘What were all of you doing there?’ asked Twilight.

The others couldn’t give an answer, with Invictus saying ‘They were following us to make sure the date went smoothly.’

The said girls winced at that, with Twilight saying ‘Really?’

‘Oh we’re so sorry Twilight,’ said Rarity ‘We couldn’t help it. This was your first date after all. We only wanted you to savor the moment.’

‘She does have a point Twilight,’ said Rainbow Dash ‘From what Sunset tells us, you’ve never dated before, and even when Flash had a crush on you, you didn’t make the first move. You’d think you would’ve done something like that by now.’

‘Also…’ said Sunset, before she darted right in front of Invictus, grabbed his shirt and shook him violently whilst shouting ‘It was you pranking me on the ring toss this whole time?!! Do you have any idea how many prizes I could’ve won if I had actually won in that?!!’

As he was busy being shaken, Invictus said ‘We’ll-considering-that-you-were-a-bully-back-then-and-I-didn’t-fully-trust-you-after-you-got-reformed-it-was-kind-of-payback-for-that.’

Sunset ended up letting him go after hearing that, but gently as she grumbled whilst folding her arms and said ‘Fair enough.’

‘Seriously.’ said Invictus as he rubbed his neck a bit ‘And you wondered why Celestia kicked you out, why Twilight didn’t trust you after her memory got erased and when Wallflower got hostile on you. You’re temper and impatience is going to get you killed one day.’

‘I’m trying, okay.’ said Sunset loudly, but then looked down with a saddened expression and crossing her arms ‘I can’t help it when something happens. I tried to be patient and keep my temper under control, but no matter how hard I try, I…’

‘Explode more bigger than the volcano of Hawaii and madder than a raging bull during a buck bronco competition?’ said Invictus.

The girls looked at him a bit puzzled and surprised when he made that statement.

‘Huh,’ said Applejack ‘Ah don’t know what to say to that.’

‘You even thought about seeing an psychologist or a therapist?’ asked Invictus.

‘I keep going there for the past six weeks.’ said Sunset.

‘It’s okay.’ said Invictus ‘I actually know the source of your anger.’

They looked at him, puzzled, with Fluttershy asking ‘What do you mean?’

‘It’s like this.’ said Invictus ‘Your anger stems from desires that you know is never going to come true. And whenever you try to get something, you always take shortcuts. And because of that you were so unfocused, you always got angry.’

Then he revealed the big kicker to all of them as he said ‘Until your friends came into your life. You went to take advise from others, wanting to be the best and supportive friend you could ever be. So you sometimes channel that anger, and put it into protective instincts. Every outburst whenever something happens is you wanting to protect your friends. In fact, you love them so much that the thought of anything bad happening to them, no matter who’s responsible, infuriates you.’

All of them stared at him wide eye and in awe, then looked at Sunset, who was just as shocked by that.

‘Huh,’ said Spike as he realized something ‘No wonder you always get angry so easily.’

‘Aw,’ said Pinkie as she hugged Sunset from behind ‘You really do care.’

‘Oh Sunset, darling,’ said Rarity ‘Though your method of protecting us is unorthodox, but it’s really sweet.’

‘I’ll say.’ said Rainbow ‘I never realized that’s why you sometimes get angry before.’

‘Although,’ said Fluttershy ‘You could still use a therapist to help you out.’

‘Heh, maybe I do.’ said Sunset with a nervous smile whilst she was rubbing the back of her head.

Human Twilight looked at Invictus and said ‘I didn’t know you were also a skilled psychologist.’

‘It’s a hobby.’ said Invictus ‘I even used a analysis method in order to help them figure out why.’

‘I’m actually impressed.’ said Twilight ‘That’s quite the talent.’

‘Thanks.’ said Invictus, then he leaned over and said ‘I also have a habit of figuring out what their fears are.’

‘You do?’ asked a confused Twilight.

‘Yep, for example.’ said Invictus, as he suddenly looked like he was trying to dig something out, and within a split second, he held a picture of a Quesadillas and went ‘BOOGA, BOOGA, BOOGA!!’

Twilight let out a scream of fear, even human Twilight, making them hide behind the Rainbooms in fright, which confused the others.

‘Uh, what was that?’ asked Applejack.

‘Simple really.’ said Invictus as he tossed the image away ‘Spike?’

‘Twilight’s afraid of Quesadillas.’ said Spike.

They were surprised with that, with Rainbow laughing and said ‘Seriously? You’re afraid of a measly sandwich?’

Twilight peaked out from Applejack as she said ‘They’re just so…cheesy.’

‘Well, how about a cure for that?’ said Invictus.

They were confused at first, with Invictus saying ‘But first, will both Twilights please stand forward.’

Both were confused by what he had planned, so they did, with the rest of the Rainbooms watching.

‘Look at Spike.’ said Invictus, which they did, and saw Spike waving at them ‘Now back to me.’

The moment they looked, he had two Quesadillas in both his hands, and within a split second, he shoved them in their mouths, taking them by surprise as he said ‘Stop your nonsense and eat the Quesadillas.’

The moment they bit and chewed on it, they were amazed by the taste and murmured with approval with smiles on their faces after they ate it, with Invictus saying ‘There, you’re cured.’

The Rainbooms stared in shock with their mouths agape, with Sunset saying ‘That’s it? That’s all it took?!’

‘Believe it or not, my mom tried the same thing to me once.’ said Invictus.

‘Really?’ asked Rarity as she was intrigued ‘What was it?’

‘Fish.’ he responded.

They were surprised by that, with Fluttershy realizing something and said ‘Oh, so that’s why you jumped out of the window when you saw that I was taking care of a goldfish.’

‘Oh yeah,’ said Rainbow as she realized something ‘And that time we went to the docks and watched the fisherman fishing.’

‘So how did yer mom cure you?’ asked Applejack.

‘She shoved a piece of sushi in my mouth.’ said Invictus.

They widened their eyes in surprise at that statement.

‘Seriously?’ said Sunset ‘I work at a sushi place. If I knew that it was going to help I would’ve secretly put it in your mouth.’

‘Oh?’ said Invictus as he smirked ‘Are you going to wear a tunic and feed me like I’m a Roman Emperor?’

Sunset couldn’t help but smirk and fist bumped him in the shoulder.

‘So, now that the day is nearly over,’ said Pinkie Pie ‘What now?’

‘Now,’ said Invictus as he smiled and looked at the girls ‘Now I take you girls out for dinner. I did promise after all.’

‘Oh yeah, y’all did.’ said Applejack as she remembered.

‘So then, shall we?’ said Invictus before he snapped his finger, allowing them to instantly be teleported back to the apartment. ‘So then,’ said Invictus ‘Shall we get ready for tonight?’

‘How about we rest up for a bit,’ said human Twilight ‘We still have two hours before we go out.’

‘Oh, good call.’ said Rarity ‘That will also give us enough time to freshen ourselves up for the big moment.’

‘Then I’ll see you ladies tonight.’ said Invictus. But as he walked, he said ‘Oh, and I hope you don’t mind, I took the liberty of picking the dresses for you.’

The girls were a little surprised by this whilst showing a hint of a blush on their faces. They never figured that he would do something this nice.

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After a full two hours of resting and preparing themselves, the girls were ready for their special outing, but the one who was really the most worried was Twilight. For whilst she was studying herself in front of the mirror, whilst looking at her reflection and the dress she’s wearing, she can’t help but think of all the amazing times he spent with her. Every day it felt so amazing and she didn’t know how to respond to any of it. She really hopes that tonight will go well. She heard a knock on the door.

‘Come in.’ said Twilight as she looked at the door.

And at that very moment, Invictus’ mother, Stardust Horizon, peeking in and asked ‘You alright there?’

Twilight didn’t know what to day, but she began to pretend she was okay and ended up saying ‘Fine, fine I’m good’, with a smile on her face, but her nervousness was still showing, which Stardust immediately caught on.

‘You’re a bad liar Twilight.’ said Stardust.

Twilight looked down and said ‘Okay, you got me.’ said Twilight ‘I’m just…really nervous, that’s all.’

‘That this is your first actual outing?’ said Stardust, until he playfully smirked and said ‘Did the outing throughout the country not count?’

‘What, no, they do.’ said Twilight, then ended up looking away with a sad expression and said ‘I’m just scared I’ll make a mistake and ruin everything…like I did…back at Mount Aris.’

‘You mean that time when you tried to steal the Hippogriff’s pearl and you ended up using your friends for your own selfish needs to save Equestria?’ said Stardust, which shocked Twilight as she said ‘I onetime watched your world, and I have to say I was pretty disappointed.’

‘Not my best choice.’ said Twilight ‘I pushed them away because I thought they didn’t have any good ideas. That the ones that tried to helped us would backstab us, that I thought that they didn’t take things seriously.’

‘And you ended up being no different than the monsters you faced.’ said Stardust, making Twilight look away in sadness.

She felt Stardust’s hand, making her look at her and said ‘Twilight, you of all ponies should know that sometimes it’s necessary to follow diplomatic protocol. No one is going to hit harder than life. You of all Ponies should know that.’

Twilight looked away, knowing that she was right. ‘Twilight, this isn’t a life or death situation, this is just a normal outing with a boy who had a crush on you since he first laid eyes on you.’

‘I know,’ said Twilight as she managed a small smile ‘He’s always been so nice to me ever since we met. Even offered to show me around the country. I could see the resemblance to many places that nearly look like Equestria, I met my friends all over, I enjoyed the festivities, the dancing, the food, the music, even the beach outing that we had when we got here.’

She chuckled a bit and said ‘I even solved one of the biggest friendship problems that I never thought possible.’

‘I’m surprised the map didn’t send you here to help solve it.’ said Stardust.

‘The map never makes sense.’ said Twilight.

‘Tell me about it.’ said Stardust whilst rolling her eyes. She knew the Twilight from her world for a brief moment, and she saw the map first hand. ‘So…are you ready?’

‘Just a little nervous.’ said Twilight as she tried to sound confident. But then she thought about something, then looked at Stardust and asked ‘Do you think you can help me with our date? Especially the…uh…’

At that moment, Stardust noticed how red her face was getting, whilst also looking away and looked like she was completely embarrassed. Stardust immediately picked it up and widened her eyes in shock. Never has anyone, let alone a princess, asked her for that kind of help.

‘You sure about this?’ asked Stardust, to which Twilight simply nodded. Stardust thought about it for a few moments. Afterwards, she came to an agreement, smiled and said ‘Alright, you convinced me. I’ll help.’

‘Thank you.’ said Twilight, but still felt nervous at the same time.

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About half an hour before they were going out, the Rainbooms came out of their rooms and were dressed very well tonight, as all of them couldn’t wait for the outing.

‘Ooh,’ said Pinkie with her bubbly attitude ‘I’m so nervecited.’

‘Still not a real word Pinkie.’ said human Twilight.

‘Can you blame her darling,’ said Rarity ‘When do we ever get a chance to dress up like this and go somewhere in Manehattan of all places.’

‘What was that restaurant we’re going to again?’ asked Applejack.

‘Something called Marea.’ said Fluttershy.

‘Oooh,’ said Sunset as she was now interested ‘That’s one of the best restaurants in town.’

‘Really?’ asked Rainbow ‘I never heard of that place before.’

‘Obviously you wouldn’t.’ said Rarity, knowing Rainbow who isn’t too interested in things like that.

Soon Twilight walked out of the room, gaining their attention and were surprised to see how well Twilight is dressed.

‘Looking good Princess.’ said Applejack.

‘Thanks.’ said Twilight with a smile ‘Though truth be told I’ve never eaten at a restaurant before.’

‘Especially not with a date?’ said Rainbow with a playful smirk, only to get elbowed by Applejack and Rarity at the same time.

‘Er…no.’ said Twilight as she still felt very nervous.

At the same time, Invictus arrived. But what they saw, they didn’t expect. To their surprise, he was wearing a black tuxedo, with a white buttoned shirt underneath, a black tie and his hair was neatly combed, making him nearly look like a British gentleman. The girls all looked at him with a blush on each of their faces. Invictus was just as nervous as he also blushed.

‘W…what?’ said Invictus ‘T…too much?’

‘Uh, no.’ said Fluttershy, hiding behind her hair.

‘It’s just, well…’ said human Twilight whilst rubbing the back of her head.

‘We’ve never seen you dressed like that before.’ said Applejack.

‘It felt…necessary for an occasion like this.’ said Invictus ‘I never took out a girl before…or any girl for that matter.’

Twilight then playfully smiled whilst bumping her hip against him and said ‘And the places you took me wasn’t occasional enough for you?’

He couldn’t help but chuckle and said ‘Okay, you got me there.’

‘So, should we get going?’ said human Twilight ‘We don’t want to be late or anything.’

‘Oh, of course.’ said Invictus as he walked to the door and opened for them whilst saying ‘Ladies first…proper manners after all.’

They couldn’t help but blush with smiles on their faces and walked towards the door, each of them grateful for caring for a lady like them. As soon as they left, Invictus closed the door behind them, with Stardust watching with a smirk and said ‘This should be interesting.’

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After they took the elevator and left the hotel, they boarded their limousine that took them to the Marea, where they could enjoy their outing, considering that Invictus did promise them. They then noticed a Sparkling non-alcoholic apple cider in the center with ice in it and drinking glasses all around.

Applejack couldn’t help but smirk as she looked at Invictus and asked ‘Ah had a feeling y’all would have something like this?’

‘Well I did promise didn’t I?’ said Invictus with a counter smirk.

‘Oh, darling, you’re spoiling us.’ said Rarity.

‘Not that we mind.’ said Pinkie with her grin.

Invictus began to pour their glasses with the sparkling non-alcoholic apple cider, and handed in each and every one of them.

‘A toast.’ said Invictus whilst raising his glass in the air ‘May our friendships continue to carry on throughout the ages and to ensure that what we leave behind will always be remembered.’

‘Hear hear.’ said Rarity as she others agreed.

‘To the Magic of Friendship.’ said Invictus as he raised his glass to the center.

‘To the Magic of Friendship.’ said the girls in unison as all of them laughed and took their drinks.

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They continued on their way to the restaurant. When they got there, they were surprised to see what it looks like.

‘Wow, this place is amazing.’ said human Twilight.

‘Told you when I last read the reviews.’ said Sunset as she nudged human Twilight playfully.

‘Well come on then, let’s go.’ said Rainbow.

Invictus and the girls walked into the restaurant, gaining the clerk’s attention as Invictus said ‘Excuse me, I believe we made a reservation for 6:15?’

The clerk looked at the list, then back to them as he said ‘Yes of course, Mr. Invictus. Right this way.’

The waiter soon took them to their table and everyone took their seats.

‘Wow,’ said human Twilight ‘This is amazing.’

‘I know,’ said Rarity ‘I’ve always dreamed of being in a restaurant such as this.’

‘I thought your dream was riding a doughnut on a Ferris wheel.’ joked Invictus with a smirk on his face.

Rarity looked at him with wide eyes and blushed bright red, which the others caught wind of this.

‘Uh, what now?’ said Rainbow.

‘Let’s just say our lady here mumbled in her sleep that she wanted to ride a Ferris Wheel made out of a doughnut.’ said Invictus.

Everyone laughed at that, with Rarity saying ‘Oh, ha, ha, very funny darling.’

The waiter soon came along and all of them ordered their own food and left to retrieve them. Afterwards, the Rainbooms continued to talk about their experience during their summer vacation and their trip throughout Manehattan.

‘Um, Invictus?’ said Fluttershy, gaining his attention as she whispered ‘I just wanted to speak for all of us…thank you for telling us about what could’ve happened if Sunset wasn’t here.’

‘Why are you grateful to that?’ whispered Invictus back.

‘See,’ said Fluttershy ‘When Sunset was at CHS, you were right, we wished that she wasn’t there. But when you told us what would’ve happened if she hadn’t been around. Her being here truly is a blessing. If it weren't for her, we wouldn’t be here.’

She held his hand and said ‘And I really am sorry for breaking our friendship like that. I’m lucky that you’re here right now.’

Invictus smiled back and said ‘Thanks Flutters.’

The rest of the night were uneventful, but everyone still had many stories to tell about their lives, which Twilight listened over. She was glad to have come back, and solve a problem that she could be very proud of. As she was left with thoughts to herself…

‘Hey, Twilight.’ said Invictus, gaining the Princess’ attention ‘After we’re done, mind going to the park with me for a bit before we turn in?’

Twilight thought about it, and thought that a walk in the park sounded lovely.

‘Alright then.’ said Twilight, allowing them to continue with their food for the night.