The two were trotting through the streets of Ponyville, side-by-side. Green Amaranth was happy as he felt alive, which the former zombie technically was, temporarily. Now if only he could fix that limp of his somehow.

“I feel like today’s going to be a great day for our date, Pinkie. Don’t you?” asked Green Amaranth, excited.

Pinkie Pie nodded. “Mm-hmm,” said the party pony. Right now, she was trying to focus on the date while ignoring ponies staring at them because of a ‘certain smell’ the party pony was emitting. “I can do this. I can do this. I can totally do this. I just need to ignore the voice in the back of my mind that’s calling out to me.”

“You really need to get laid, Pinkie. Take him somewhere private where he can help you get your itch scratched,” suggested Pinkamena.

The voice that Pinkie Pie was trying to ignore was the killer pony. She was trying to get the party pony to relieve herself of her heat since it was also bothering Pinkamena too. From where the killer pony was, she could almost feel the feeling since it was strong.

Pinkie Pie was strongly against Pinkamena’s suggestion. “I can’t! I Pinkie Promise’d Granny Pie that I’d only do it with a stallion who I’ve chosen to be with forever and ever!” the party pony informed. “And I can’t break that Pinkie Promise to her no matter what!”

She actually did make a Pinkie Promise like that. Thanks to the promise, Pinkie Pie would avoid stallions for an entire week whenever her heat week would happen. The party pony would take care of her heat by using preventive measures like some mares would do for their heat week, but it only solves the problem temporarily.

Pinkamena couldn’t believe this. “Why the buck would you make a promise like that to that decrepit, old mare? And why would you still keep it since it happened years ago?” asked the killer pony, in disbelief. “The mare's bucking dead! Six feet underground for Celestia sake! Going years without taking care of the ‘problem’ would make any mare go insane, and I know that you know that I’m right!”

Pinkie Pie knew that she was right, but decided not to say anything.

“I think we’ve arrived, Pinkie,” announced the former zombie.

The party pony snapped out of it and looked up to see that they’ve arrived at their destination. It was a lovely-looking restaurant.

From what Rarity told him about it, it was a restaurant that was for casual dining. “Looks nice. Can’t wait to see the inside too,” said Green Amaranth.

She smiled. “If you think that’s nice, just wait until you see what’s on their menu. They serve all kinds of food here for everypony,” the party pony informed. Pinkie Pie then grabbed his hoof, excited. “Let’s go in.”

The party pony pulled the former zombie along until they reached where the host/hostess was. They were a demicolt unicorn.

The unicorn smiled. “Well, if it isn’t Pinkie Pie. Nice to see you again,” she greeted. He then looked at Green Amaranth, mischievous twinkle in their eyes and grin on their face. “And who’s this? New pony in town? Oh, don’t tell me. He’s your date!?”

Both Pinkie Pie and the former zombie blushed, which felt kind of nice to him to finally be able to do that.

Green Amaranth then noticed that her hoof was still wrapped around his. The former zombie tried pulling away, but it seems that the party pony’s grip was pretty strong, seeing as how Pinkie Pie wasn’t letting go.

He realized what the problem was. “Great. It seems that in return for being alive, I’ve lost all of my zombie abilities,” thought Green Amaranth. “So I guess that’s why the note said, ‘drink them when I need to’. Because of this.”

So, while alive, the former zombie was pretty strong for an earth pony, but he wasn’t at the level of strength that Applejack, Big McIntosh, the party pony, or even any other strong earth pony had. Green Amaranth was only strong enough to pick up slightly heavy stuff like rocks, logs, etc.

She cleared her throat. “This is Green Amaranth, but he likes to be called ‘G.A.’. And yes, he’s my date,” Pinkie Pie informed.

The unicorn laughed. “I knew it. You two look great together,” she said. “You fit pretty well together, I find. Just like me and my special somepony will.”

That only made the two blush even more.

Flawless Spice then levitated two menus next to him with his magic. “Come, I have just the table for you two! This way,” said the unicorn. “Ugh, can’t believe she had to show up here of all places during her week. I just hope they leave before it causes too much trouble for the customers.”

Flawless Spice trotted away while they followed after her. Pinkie Pie had let go of the former zombie’s hoof, allowing him to move on his own.

They had arrived at an empty, clean booth. While the party pony sat herself down on one side of the booth, Green Amaranth was about to sit on the other side, but was then stopped by a tap on his shoulder. The former zombie turned to see that it was the unicorn, who was smiling at Green Amaranth.

They leaned in towards his ear. “Here’s a fair warning. If ya break Pinkie’s heart here, I’d have to wring your neck,” Flawless Spice informed, whispering. “Okay?”

Green Amaranth smiled. “Okay,” he said.

The former zombie then sat himself down. The menus were placed on the table in front of them by the unicorn.

She smiled at the two. “Now I’ll leave you two love birds be. Enjoy y’all’s meal,” said Flawless Spice.

The unicorn left to go back to their post and seat whichever customers were next. They both picked up the menu and began to peruse it. Well, Green Amaranth first had to remove Carrie from the saddlebag and seat her right next to him. The former zombie lifted up his sunglasses to wink at Pinkie Pie, who blushed as a result and to read the menu more clearly. Suddenly, the bunny started twitching as she began to revert back into a zombie.

Green Amaranth turned his head and saw it. “Uh-oh. Looks like the potion on Carrie’s wearing off right now,” the former zombie informed. “I guess the time limit of the potion depends on the amount of the current potion drunk, and since Carrie drank a few sips, the potion only lasted for a few minutes.”

The party pony put down her menu, looking worried. “Can’t you just give her another potion then?” asked Pinkie Pie.

He nodded. “That’s exactly what I’m about to do, Pinkie,” confirmed Green Amaranth.

The former zombie brought out the small box onto the seat and retrieved a potion. After uncorking it, he then opened the bunny’s mouth.

“Drink this, Carrie. This should reset the time limit of the potion,” Green Amaranth instructed.

He poured some into her mouth. Once Carrie swallowed it, the bunny’s twitching stopped. Her colors once again reverted back to when the bunny was alive. After getting Carrie to open her mouth a few times, the potion was completely finished. The former zombie put the stuff back into his saddlebag.

Green Amaranth pet Carrie on the head. “Good job, Carrie,” he said. The former zombie looked at the party pony, smiling at her. “Looks like that’s taken care of. Now, let’s figure out what we’re going to order.”

Pinkie Pie nodded her head, agreeing. The two then looked at their menus once again.

Meanwhile with Bon Bon

Bon Bon was watching the two from a distance, hiding behind a barrel. The candy maker had to close down her candy store just for today since Bon Bon knew that they were on a date today. She wanted to gather more information on Green Amaranth before sending it to Princess Celestia. So far, the only thing Bon Bon had written down was that he had received a mysterious package, along with a note that had disappeared instantly like magic. The contents of the package were unknown, except when she saw Green Amaranth trotting out of Sugarcube Bakery along with the party pony, the candy maker saw the former zombie wearing new saddlebags and some sunglasses, so Bon Bon believed that those were a few of the items that were inside.

“I need to get closer to spy on them without drawing any attention to myself. But how?” she thought.

What the candy maker didn’t notice was that somepony was approaching her hiding spot.

“Hey, Bon Bon. What are you doing?” greeted a pony.

Bon Bon, surprised, jumped out from where she was hiding in order to see who the pony was. It turned out that it was Lyra.

“L-Lyra! W-what are you doing here?” questioned the candy maker. Bon Bon cursed her own luck that she had to encounter the lyre mare right now.

The lyre mare raised an eyebrow. “I should be asking you the exact same thing. I was passing by when I saw you hiding behind the barrel,” she said. “What are you doing here anyway? Shouldn’t you be at the candy store?”

“Well…I, uh…” said the candy maker.

Bon Bon needed to think of an excuse in order to fool Lyra. As soon as she glanced at the restaurant from the corner of her eye, the candy maker suddenly had an idea. One that would allow her to both fool the lyre mare, and spy on Green Amaranth and the party pony’s date at the same time. Bon Bon quickly grabbed Lyra’s hoof and pulled her towards the Bubblegum Parlor, surprising the lyre mare.

“Bon Bon, what are you doing?! Where are you taking me?!” questioned Lyra.

“Well, I wanted to choose a place to take you out on a date where we could hang out together since today’s my day off. And what better place than the Bubblegum Parlor?” lied the candy maker. The candy maker started blushing, realizing that she was actually taking her best friend/crush out on a date.

The lyre mare started blushing too. “A-a date?! B-but…” she stuttered.

“Don’t worry, I’ll pay for it. My treat,” said Bon Bon.

The candy maker couldn’t allow Lyra to say no. After all, this is an opportunity that she couldn’t let slip through her hooves. Now all Bon Bon needed was to be seated at a booth or table that was located near the former zombie’s booth.

Meanwhile with Green Amaranth and Pinkie Pie

A waitress arrived at their table, smiling.

The cheese mare brought out a pencil and her order pad. “Hello, my name is Swiss Cheese, and I’ll be your waitress today. Have you two decided on your Appetizers and Drinks?” she greeted.

Green Amaranth nodded. “We did. For appetizers, we’d like some Potato Skins, Spiced Breadsticks, and a plate of sliced Celery, Tomatoes, Cucumbers, and Carrots with a side of Ranch and Prench Dressing please,” he informed.

Swiss Cheese nodded while writing everything down. “Mm-hmm. Anything to drink?” she asked.

Pinkie Pie smiled. “I think I’ll have a ‘Kaleidoscope’. It sounds like a fun drink,” said the party pony.

The cheese mare looked at Green Amaranth after writing down her drink order. “And for you, sir?” asked Swiss Cheese.

“Can I have a ‘Swamp Tea’?” asked the former zombie.

She smiled, writing it down. “Sure thing,” said the cheese mare. “I’ll be back with your drinks and some of your appetizers. Take your time if you haven’t decided yet.”

Before Swiss Cheese could head towards the kitchen, the candy maker and lyre mare had appeared along with Flawless Spice.

“Hey there, you two. How’s it going?” asked Bon Bon.

He resisted the urge to sigh loudly. Green Amaranth knows that she’s either using Lyra as an excuse to spy on the former zombie while he’s currently on a date with Pinkie Pie, or the candy maker is actually on a date with the lyre mare and is taking advantage of it to spy on Green Amaranth. Unfortunately, the former zombie can’t even tell what she’s up to.

Pinkie Pie smiled. “It’s going great, Bon Bon. Me and G.A. are currently on a date,” the party pony informed.

Pinkamena inwardly rolled her eyes. “She’s here to spy on him, isn’t she?” asked the killer pony.

“I’m here on a date with Lyra,” Bon Bon informed.

“Yup,” Pinkie thought.

If it was obvious to Green Amaranth, then it was obvious to the both of them.

“For that fat plot, cake-loving, sun-raising Princess?” asked Pinkamena.

“Uh-huh,” thought Pinkie Pie.

The party pony couldn’t argue with what the killer pony said about Princess Celestia’s plot and her love of cake since it was in fact true.

“Hope you two have fun,” he said.

“I bet you that she’ll either sit at a booth or table next to this one or suggest a-” she said, but was then interrupted.

“I have an idea. How about we have a double date?” suggested the candy maker. “Right now?”

“Double date,” continued Pinkamena. The killer pony then inwardly sighed. “Great.”

Lyra was shocked. “A double date? Bon Bon, I thought it was only going to be the two of us?” she said. “Also, we shouldn’t be rude and interrupt their date.”

Bon Bon waved a hoof. “It’s fine. It was only a suggestion,” she said. The candy maker then looked at the party pony. “So, what do you say, Pinkie Pie? It might be fun.”

Before Pinkie Pie said anything, Pinkamena decided to interrupt her.

“Don’t you dare. If you invite her, she’s only going to ruin the date, Pinkie,” argued the killer pony.

“Well, today the date was supposed to be only the two of us doing whatever he planned for us to do. Although, like Bon Bon said, a double date might be fun?” thought the party pony. “Also, why do you care?”

“I don’t actually. I just don’t want you whining to me all day that your decision ended up ruining the date because you let some obvious spy pony convince you to say yes,” she said, a serious tone in her voice. Pinkamena really didn’t care at all. “Just say no to her and continue your date.”

Pinkie Pie was silent. She first looked at the former zombie before looking at Bon Bon.

“...Sure…?” said the party pony, unsure tone.

The killer pony inwardly facehoofed. “This bucking idiot actually said yes. What is wrong with her?” she said.

The candy maker smiled, while Lyra looked both sad and reluctant.

He inwardly sighed, sadly. “Great. Just…great,” thought Green Amaranth, sarcastic.

The former zombie picked up the bunny and placed her on top of his mane. Green Amaranth then got up from his side of the booth and approached Pinkie Pie.

“Pinkie, can you please get up from your spot? Me and Carrie will be sitting next to you,” the former zombie informed.

She nodded. “Sure,” said the party pony.

Once Pinkie Pie got up from her spot, Green Amaranth sat down onto the bench and scooted until he was sitting in the middle. The party pony sat down next to the former zombie while he placed Carrie down next to him. As for the lyre mare and Bon Bon, they both sat down on the other side of the booth. The unicorn placed a menu down in front of Lyra, while throwing the other menu at the candy maker.

She was able to catch the menu in her hooves. Bon Bon looked at him, angrily. “Hey! What was that for?!” questioned the candy maker.

Flawless Spice glared at her. “You know what you did,” they said.

Then, the unicorn trotted away back to their spot.

“That was pretty rude of them,” complained Bon Bon.

“Gee, I wonder why they did that? Maybe it’s because you were pushing yourself and your date into someone else’s date?” asked Pinkamena, sarcastic.

The cheese mare brought out her order pad again.

“What would you two like for an Appetizer and Drink?” asked Swiss Cheese.

The lyre mare looked at the menu. “What did you two order?” she asked.

“Potato Skins, Breadsticks, and a plate of sliced Celery, Tomatoes, Cucumbers, and Carrots with a side of Ranch and Prench Dressing. Pinkie Pie ordered the ‘Kaleidoscope’- whatever that is- and I ordered a ‘Swamp Tea’,” the former zombie informed. Green Amaranth then looked at the cheese mare. “I almost forgot, but can you also add a small plate topped with a cup of sliced cucumber and a cup of romaine lettuce, please? And I’d like to change my drink to a ‘Starlit Galaxy Paradise’ instead.”

The cheese mare nodded. “Sure thing,” she said

The candy maker looked at her. “Want to go first, Lyra?” asked Bon Bon.

Lyra nodded before looking at Swiss Cheese. “I’ll have some Onion Rings and a Mint Chip Milkshake, please,” said the lyre mare.

“And I’ll have a Honey Lemon Tea,” added the candy maker.

She wrote all of it down before trotting off towards the kitchen once again.

“So, G.A. Why do you sit like that?” asked Lyra, curious. She pointed a hoof at him.

Instead of sitting like a pony, Green Amaranth was sitting like a human.

“This way feels much better than how everypony else is sitting,” said the former zombie. It was a half-truth since it did feel much better than sitting like a pony. “Now then, why are you sitting like that?”

Just like him, the lyre mare was sitting just like a human too.

“I’m sitting like how humans sit,” she answered.

“That’s cool,” said the former zombie.

Lyra became confused. “Aren’t you going to ask ‘what are humans?’ like some ponies whenever I mention them?” asked the lyre mare.

It does happen sometimes whenever she brings it up to ponies who don’t know. Meanwhile, Bon Bon was saying ‘please don’t ask’ multiple times in a low mutter.

Green Amaranth already knew what humans were since he used to be one, so there was no need to listen to an explanation about the former zombie’s own kind.

Since it’d be kind of rude not to show any interest despite Lyra wanting him to ask, Green Amaranth decided to ask, something he felt he was going to regret later. “Sorry. I thought you were going to explain more after you answered,” lied Green Amaranth. “So, what are humans?”

The lyre mare then gave him a wide smile.

The candy maker facehoofed before sighing. “Here we go again,” she muttered.

Lyra then started giving Green Amaranth a very long explanation about what she currently knows about humans.

A Few Minutes Later

During the lyre mare’s explanation, the breadsticks, onion rings, and the vegetables had arrived at their table. The three ponies, plus the bunny, were eating while waiting for the rest of the appetizers to arrive, and for Lyra’s explanation to end. Thankfully, Swiss Cheese had arrived with the Potato Skins and their drinks.

She placed the plate of potato skins down onto the table next to the other appetizers.

“Here’s your Potato Skins,” the cheese mare informed. Swiss Cheese then started placing down each of the drinks carefully in front of the one who ordered it. “And here’s your Kaleidoscope, Honey Lemon Tea, Mint Chip Milkshake, and Starlit Galaxy Paradise.”

Each of them said ‘thanks’ to the cheese pony.

Sunlight came through the top of the drink, refracting throughout its contents like a focused laser and drowned the surroundings in colorful, geometric shapes like a kaleidoscope.

Pinkie Pie was amazed “Ooh! Pretty!” she said.

The party pony drank from it, happily.

As for the former zombie, he was impressed with his drink. “Whoa. Looks like a sea of stars,” said the former zombie.

She brought out her pen and order pad again. “So, have you all decided on what you want?” asked Swiss Cheese.

“Yes. A bowl of vegetable and rice soup, please,” said Bon Bon.

“Okay,” said the cheese mare.

“Can I get some Stuffed Portabella Mushrooms?”” asked the lyre mare.

She nodded. “Sure thing,” said Swiss Cheese.

“I’d like a Panini with Goat Cheese, Spinach, and Sun-Dried Tomatoes with a side of Curly Fries, and a slice of Strawberry Cake and Apple Pie,” said Pinkie Pie.

“Gotcha’,” said the cheese mare. She then looked at Green Amaranth. “And for you?”

“I’d like a Cheeseburger cooked well done and topped with Monterey Jack, Lettuce, Avocado, Grilled Onions, Fried Egg Over Medium, Mayo, and Rainbow Hot Sauce. Also, I’d like a separate order of a side salad with grilled chicken, cheddar cheese, cucumbers, and Vinaigrette Dressing,” Green Amaranth informed. “A slice of Red Velvet Cake and Cheesecake, and I’d like some Tomato Juice, please.”

Swiss Cheese nodded while writing down his order. “Okay. It’ll be some time before all your orders are ready,” the cheese mare informed.

“Thanks,” said the party pony.

After she collected the menus, Swiss Cheese left once again. The former zombie decided to change the subject before Lyra continued her explanation about humans.

He looked at Pinkie Pie, impressed. “I can’t believe this place serves food that has meat in it, and has a wide selection of different kinds of the stuff, including pork, chicken, and fish. I mean, I know that there are ponies in Equestria that eat meat, but still, it’s impressive,” said the former zombie. “I’m guessing there are some restaurants in Equestria that don't serve the stuff while some do, right?”

She nodded. “Yeah. In Equestria, some ponies frown upon other ponies and non-pony creatures eating meat since they consider it ‘barbaric’, while others consider it pretty normal or eat meat themselves,” the party pony informed. “And in Cloudsdale, there are pegasi that not only eat fruits and vegetables, but also fish too.”

“Wow. That’s interesting,” said Green Amaranth.

The candy maker decided to take advantage of their conversation in order to learn things about him. “Speaking of interesting things, I was wondering if you could tell us some interesting things about yourself. Like, what are your hobbies?” she asked.

As long as Bon Bon doesn’t ask about anything that the former zombie wants to keep private, then Green Amaranth will answer them. “Chemistry and Mineralogy. Other than those two, I have no other hobbies,” he said. The former zombie took a few sips of the drink and instantly liked it as it had a fruity, yet mysterious taste to it. “Mmm, that’s pretty good. Anyway, I might take up a new hobby in the future if I feel like it.”

“Why are you wearing shades indoors? It’s not sunny inside,” asked the lyre mare, curious.

Green Amaranth took some more sips of his starry-looking drink before looking at Pinkie Pie, smirking. “That’s because of Pinkie’s beauty. Her beauty is so bright, it’s blinding me,” said the former zombie.

While Green Amaranth was lying about why he was wearing the sunglasses, the former zombie was in fact telling the truth about her beauty. As for the party pony, Pinkie Pie blushed in response.

Lyra smiled. “Aww, that’s cute. Do you always say things like that to her?” she asked. “I wish Bon Bon would say things like that to me.”

The party pony had an idea. “My turn, my turn! What are your likes and dislikes?” she asked.

Green Amaranth smiled. “Well, I like Chemistry, studying minerals, the sci-fi and horror genres when it comes to entertainment, bunnies-” He then pet Carrie on the head. “-since they’re so cute, art, Chocolate, Pears, some genres of music like pop, classical, etc., reading science books, but I also read comic books too in my spare time, etc. And I dislike muffins, strawberries, mushrooms, singing, and a few other things too,” explained the zombie pony.

Pinkie Pie was shocked. “What?! How can you not like muffins and strawberries?!” questioned the party pony.

Green Amaranth ate some potato skins and drank some more of his drink. “Muffins taste dry, and strawberries taste weird no matter what they’re made into,” he explained.

“Oh,” she said. The party pony then had an idea. “If I were to make some muffins and add strawberries to them, and they weren’t dry, would you like them?”

The zombie pony nodded. “Of course I would,” he said.

Pinkie Pie looked determined. “Then, I will make it my mission to make you the best muffin ever!” she exclaimed.

Green Amaranth smirked. “Good luck,” he said. The zombie pony used a fork to grab a potato skin and hoof it over to the party pony. “Want one? It has bacon on it. If you eat bacon, I mean.”

She looked at it. “Is it real bacon or hay bacon?” asked Pinkie Pie.

“Real bacon,” confirmed Green Amaranth.

The next thing that he knew, the party pony had eaten the entire potato skin off of the fork within a few seconds, surprising the zombie pony, but also the two mares as well.

She thought about the taste. “Hmm…It’s good, but it needs some ketchup,” said Pinkie Pie.

Green Amaranth laughed at the party pony’s response. “Of course it does,” said the zombie pony. He then finished the rest of his drink completely. “Man, this stuff tastes awesome. I would ask for another one, but I don’t want to spend all of the bits that Rarity gave me. This date isn’t over yet.”

Green Amaranth smelled the air as the smell of Pinkie Pie’s perfume smelled stronger right now.

“Wow. Your perfume smells stronger than before, Pinkie,” he said.

That made the party pony surprised, while the lyre mare and candy maker became concerned. Before she could say anything, suddenly a voice sounded off near them.

“Watch out!” wanted a familiar voice.

They all turned to see that the voice belonged to the cheese mare, who was on the floor as she had just tripped and fell. The reason Swiss Cheese was warning them was that the cup of Tomato Juice had been sent flying into the air and was heading straight for Pinkie Pie. By the time they realized it, it was too late. The cup landed upside down on top of the party pony’s mane, pouring tomato juice on her.

“Aaah!” shouted Pinkie Pie.

The cheese mare was worried. “Ah! I’m so sorry!” Swiss Cheese apologized, loudly.

Flawless Spice galloped over. “Swiss Cheese!” he shouted. “Go get a towel.”

She nodded. “R-Right away!” said the cheese mare.

Swiss Cheese then galloped away to go fetch a towel. Meanwhile, the party pony had removed the cup from the top of her head and was now using napkins to wipe yo some of the tomato juice.

Pinkamena inwardly grinned as Pinkie Pie’s guard was down. “Now’s my chance,” she said.

Suddenly, the party pony felt like she was thrown back.

“W-What’s going on?!” said Pinkie Pie, shocked. The party pony then realized that when she talked, her own body’s lips didn’t move.

Meanwhile, outside of Pinkie Pie’s body, her entire body had turned a darker shade of pink, mane and tail became straight, and the feeling of the party pony’s eyes had gone from happy and joyful to cold and murderous.

“Heh heh. It’s my turn now, Pinkie,” thought the killer pony.

“No!” shouted Pinkie Pie.

“Don’t worry, Pinkie. I’ll show him a great time during our date,” she thought. “I’ll even make him my coltfriend too and feed him lots of cupcakes made from ponies. As for the other two, I might as well kill either the spy or the human lover and make them into cupcakes. Or maybe I’ll kill both of them and make some nice cupcakes out of both of them?”

The party pony was shocked. “You can’t! I won’t let you do that!” she shouted.

“Just try and stop me,” thought Pinkamena, a mischievous undertone in the killer pony’s voice.

“Pinkie, are you okay?” asked the zombie pony, concerned.

She looked at him. “Bye for now,” thought Pinkamena. The killer pony then smiled. “I’m sorry about that. I was just thinking about how I’m really enjoying this date despite what just happened.”

Green Amaranth felt his heart skip a beat as soon as he saw her smiling. It was the same feeling whenever the former zombie was around Pinkie Pie, except different, which felt off to him, but at the same time, it felt lovely, and for some reason, strangely familiar.

Green Amaranth smiled. “It’s okay,” said the zombie pony.

The cheese mare had returned with a towel and handed it to Pinkamena.

“Here you go,” she said.

“Thanks,” said the killer pony.

She looked at Swiss Cheese, smiling, while wiping off the tomato juice. A combination of Pinkamena’s smile, cold eyes, and the tomato juice on the killer pony made her look like a deranged killer in both the cheese mare and the unicorn’s eyes.

“U-um, I have to go check on the other tables. Bye,” she said.

Swiss Cheese then galloped away. Everypony looked at Flawless Spice.

“And I have to go back and seat ponies. Later,” they said.

The unicorn then left.

“That was weird,” commented Lyra.

“Very,” agreed Bon Bon.

He stared at Pinkamena for a few seconds. “Hey, Pinkie? I need to talk to you,” said the zombie pony. “Alone.”

The killer pony wiped off the rest of the tomato juice and placed it onto the table. She then smiled. “Sure,” said Pinkamena.

The killer pony got up from her spot to allow Green Amaranth to leave his spot.

The former zombie looked down at the bunny. “I’ll be right back, Carrie. Stay here,” said Green Amaranth.

He pet the bunny on the head once again before leaving. Pinkamena followed after the former zombie. Green Amaranth trotted through the restaurant until he arrived near the bathroom.

“So, Pinkie, I’d like to say that when you had smiled a while ago, you smiled beautifully,” said the former zombie.

Pinkie Pie was shocked to hear him say that. “G.A., don’t be fooled! That’s not me!” shouted the party pony. “I’m me! I mean, I’m right here! Ugh, if only I was back in control.”

The killer pony ignored her, and instead, smiled. “Why, thank you. You have a handsome smile yourself,” said Pinkamena.

Green Amaranth smiled. “Thanks,” he said. The former zombie then gave the killer pony a sheepish smile. “Um, sorry if this sounds weird, but the reason your smile was so beautiful is that you looked scary being covered in tomato juice.”

Her expression was now that of confusion. “What?” asked the killer pony.

“What I mean is that the tomato juice that spilled on you made it look like you were covered in blood. Almost like you just killed somepony,” he complimented. “It, plus your smile and the look in your eyes made you look like a killer to everyone. And I think you looked beautiful despite looking like that.”

Pinkamena gave a wide smile. “So, you think I look beautiful as a killer, huh?” she asked.

Green Amaranth nodded. “Well, yeah. I think you look beautiful no matter what you look like,” said the former zombie. “From being a happy, party pony covered in confetti and bringing smiles everywhere…”

Pinkie Pie gasped happily. “Aww. Thanks, G.A.!” she exclaimed.

“To being a killer pony covered in blood and bringing in laughter through her own way of work,” he continued, being truthful.

The killer pony smirked. “Hmph. You sure have a way of words,” said Pinkamena. “I wouldn’t be surprised if I wasn’t the only mare you end up dating in the future.”

The former zombie shrugged while smirking. “Eh. Maybe in the future,” he said. Green Amaranth only said that because the former zombie didn’t know what the future held. “But for now, I’m thinking of only dating one mare.”

She was still smirking. “Is that mare, me?” asked the killer pony.

He shrugged, while smirking once again. “Maybe. But I have a way to find out,” said Green Amaranth.

Pinkamena trotted up closer to the former zombie’s face. “And how are you going to do that?” she questioned.

Green Amaranth got up in the killer pony’s face. “A kiss. I did in fact promise to kiss you for how many times you brought up a certain topic,” he informed. “And you've only brought it up one time. So, that's one kiss.”

If Pinkie Pie was fronting right now, her face would be completely red like Big McIntosh’s coat. “Wait! Kiss?! ” exclaimed the party pony.

Pinkamena’s smirk turned into a grin. “I’m glad you brought it up. I was thinking that you forgot or were too scared to do it,” taunted the killer pony.

The former zombie blushed while looking upset. “I’m not. I wanted to do it at the end of the date, but right now’s fine,” said Green Amaranth. “Pinkie’s been acting even stranger than she usually is today, and she even made the same smiling face that Pinkamena does. I guess the bleeding from the other universe is starting to affect her personality now. The only way to check and see if a part of her is still there is through the kiss.”

He believes that her reaction after the kiss will allow the former zombie to know if it’s still Pinkie Pie, or if it’s Pinkamena.

Green Amaranth reached into his saddlebag and pulled out the bracelet. “But before we kiss, I want you to have the bracelet that was sent to me with the other stuff inside the package. After all, I was told to give it to either someone I loved or trusted,” said the former zombie. He then started blushing. “So, I decided to give it to you.”

The killer pony smirked even more. “Oh~. So does that mean that you love me~?” she asked.

Green Amaranth blushed even more. “D-Do you want it or not?” asked the former zombie.

Pinkamena lifted up her left hoof into his view. “Can you put it on for me?” asked the killer pony.

The former zombie placed the bracelet onto her right leg. “There,” he said.

The killer pony turned her head to admire it. “I think it looks good on me. Don’t you?” asked Pinkamena.

The moment she had turned her head, Green Amaranth had then kissed the killer pony on the lips. Pinkamena didn’t try to say anything, and instead, returned the kiss back.

“I can feel his lips tense through the kiss. This must be his first time kissing somepony,” she thought. “I guess I stole his first kiss just like how he had stolen mine.”

Hearing that, the party pony then became both shocked and angry after hearing that Pinkamena stole the former zombie’s first kiss. “WHAT?!” exclaimed Pinkie Pie.

The next thing that the killer pony knew, she found herself shoved back into the mind somehow.

Pinkamena was kind of surprised, but then the killer pony gave off an impressed grin. “Wow. Who knew that she had gained the strength to push me back into her mind and take back control all because of her anger?” she asked. Pinkamena’s grin became deranged. “Oh well. I’ll take back control again one day. I just have to wait until then.” The killer pony then began laughing.

Meanwhile, the party pony’s coloring returned back to its pink color, while her mane and tail became poofy once again. The kiss lasted for a few more seconds before Green Amaranth ended the kiss, separating his lips from Pinkie Pie’s.

The former zombie took a few steps back, face scrunched up in discomfort. “Ugh. Man, I’m a terrible kisser,” he complained. “Sorry about the terrible, surprise kiss, Pinkie. How are you feeling?”

Once the party pony had opened her eyes, Pinkie Pie cheeks had started blushing a red color, which had then started spreading until her entire face was red.

“U-Um…” said the party pony.

Green Amaranth smiled. “Looks like she’s back to normal. I guess the part of her that was still around was strong enough to fight back against the part of Pinkamena that was in control,” thought the former zombie. He turned around. “Let’s head back to the table. Our orders will be showing up soon.”

Before the former zombie could trot away, Pinkie Pie decided to say something.

“Y-Your kiss wasn’t th-that bad. You just need to practice until you get better at it,” said the party pony, stuttering.

He turned back around, smirking. “Maybe when we’re coltfriend and marefriend, then you could be my kissing partner to practice with?” asked the former zombie.

Green Amaranth was kind of joking, but was also telling the truth. He wants to practice once the two of them are officially dating one day. As for Pinkie Pie, once she had heard the former zombie say that, the party pony’s eye started twitching.

Green Amaranth started blushing. Then, the former zombie laughed to distract himself from what he had just said. “Let’s get back to the table and order some water to cool you off before you end up fainting or something,” said Green Amaranth.

The former zombie then turned around once again and approached a blushing Pinkie Pie.

“By the way, we need to ditch Bon Bon after we pay the bill. There’s a part two to this date, and we both need to continue it without her following us everywhere, spying on us,” he informed. “So, got any ideas on how we can do that?”

The party pony snapped out of it once she heard Green Amaranth’s question.

“Hmm…” said Pinkie Pie.

The party pony then started brainstorming an idea while also ignoring Pinkamena’s suggestions, which either involved murder or something else, but worse. Suddenly, an idea came to her.

“Ooh, ooh! I have an idea!” said Pinkie Pie.

The former zombie smiled. “Let’s hear it,” he said.

The party pony then started whispering her idea into Green Amaranth’s ear. A grin started to form on the former zombie's face.

Twenty-Something Minutes Later

The four were finished, looking satisfied. They really enjoyed the meal.

“Ahh, that was delicious. The food and drinks were really good,” he said, in a happy tone. “Especially that Red Velvet Cake. The cake was so soft and spongy, while the cream cheese frosting was sweet and creamy.”

It did feel good to the former zombie to be able to taste and savor food, even if it was temporarily for an hour.

Green Amaranth turned to look at Pinkie Pie, smiling. “You said that you knew some of the kitchen staff, right? Think you could introduce me to them?” he asked. “I'd like to tell them what I think of their food.”

She looked at the former zombie, smiling. “Sure thing!” said the party pony. Pinkie Pie then looked at the lyre mare. “We’ll be back in a few minutes. Think you and Bon Bon could wait for us?”

Before Bon Bon could say anything, Lyra answered the party pony’s question.

She nodded, smiling. “Sure. You both take your time,” said the lyre mare. “We’ll be right here waiting for you two.”

Pinkie Pie smiled again. “Thanks,” she said.

The party pony slid to the left until she was off of the booth. Meanwhile, Green Amaranth picked up Carrie and placed the bunny into the saddlebag once again. Then, the former zombie slid off of the booth and followed Pinkie Pie all the way into the kitchen. Inside the kitchen, it was really spacious, and the staff were busy cooking. They consisted of some ponies, a few griffons, and even a dragon.

Green Amaranth looked around, impressed. “Nice kitchen. Looks really impressive,” he said.

“Thanks,” said a male voice.

The two turned to see that the voice belonged to another pony.

The pony raised an eyebrow. “Is there a reason why you're in our kitchen again, Pinkie Pie?” they asked.

The former zombie looked at the party pony, confused. “Again?” asked Green Amaranth.

She looked back at him, looking sheepish while blushing a little. “I’ll explain later, but not right now,” said Pinkie Pie. The party pony looked at the pony, and then she took a deep breath. “Sorry Gold Rapper, but I’m currently on a date with G.A., which then became a double date with Bon Bon and her date Lyra when they had joined us for dinner, and right now, we’re trying to ditch them and continue on the rest of our date with just the two of us. I, Pinkie Promise, that we’ll come back and pay for the bill for the food that the two of us ate next time, but right now we need to leave through the back of the restaurant before Bon Bon gets suspicious.”

Everyone who was about to start the next dish or finished cooking, stared at Pinkie Pie, including Gold Rapper themself.

The former zombie was impressed. “Damn. That was one long explanation Pinkie just gave,” thought Green Amaranth.

Suddenly, there was the sound of a chuckle, which had caught everyone’s attention, causing them to look in the direction of the sound, which was behind the two ponies. Well, those who were cooking looked, but made sure to not mess up on the orders. It seems that the chuckle belonged to Flawless Spice.

She approached the two. “Heh. Fine, but until you two pay for the food, you can no longer eat here,” said the unicorn. “Understand?”

Both the former zombie and the party pony nodded.

Flawless Spice then pointed his right hoof to the right. “The back door is that way. You can't miss it,” said the unicorn.

“Thanks,” he said.

The two then galloped in the direction of the back door.

Gold Rapper watched the two galloping away before looking at Flawless Spice. “By the way, when’s your dad coming back?” they asked.

Flawless Spice thought about it before remembering. “He said that he’ll be here a week before Hearth’s Warming Eve. Once he returns, dad will become the Manager of the restaurant again,” she said. Not only has the unicorn been working as the host, but while Flawless Spice's father was away, he was also working as the temporary manager. “Alright everyone, back to work. We have customers that need their orders.”

Like what the unicorn ordered, everyone went back to work. As for Flawless Spice, they headed back to their area.

Meanwhile

Green Amaranth and Pinkie Pie were galloping away from the restaurant. Once they were far away enough, they skid to a halt.

He chuckled. “The plan actually worked. For a minute there, I thought Bon Bon would've tried to join us in going to the kitchen, but we were lucky that Lyra stopped her,” said the former zombie. Green Amaranth looked at her. “Speaking of those two, how do you think they're going to feel about us leaving the double date? I mean, Bon Bon's not going to be happy that we outsmarted her and will try and find us, but what about Lyra?”

He was okay with ditching the candy maker, but not the lyre mare.

The party pony gave the former zombie a reassuring smile. “Don't worry, G.A. Lyra would understand that the two-” said Pinkie Pie, interrupted.

“Four,” said the killer pony.

She ignored Pinkamena. “-I mean, the three of us needed some alone time on our date to have fun,” continued the party pony. “So what’s part 2 of this date?”

Before Green Amaranth could respond to Pinkie Pie’s question, they were suddenly approached by some mysterious stallion. Someone who neither of them knew.

“Excuse me. I’d like to talk to you two about something very important if you don’t mind,” he said.

“Why do I have a bad feeling about this?” thought the former zombie.

Author's Note

In Equestria, some female ponies start their heat week once every few months during either the first day of a week or during a certain day of a random week. Not only that, but some start on the same day as other female ponies.

The "Rainbow Hot Sauce" was made in Cloudsdale. It's made from real rainbows.

The drawing of G.A. and Pinkie Pie with Flawless Spice, and the drinks, and some sketches of Swiss Cheese and Gold Rapper by artistmans. As for the one who finished the drawings of the two characters was Pony for Hire. "The Hired Pony" is their art blog. They're really good at drawing.

I got Flawless Spice's name from here. It's a website where you can use generators to choose names for anything.

Sorry about Flawless Spice's pronouns being all over the chapter. FS's pronouns are he/him, she/her, and they/them. So, it was quite confusing to me on where and when I should use the different pronouns.

The Psychopath proofread this chapter.

Comments are welcome.