From Beyond The Infinite

Sunday finally arrives much to Anon's dismay. All morning was pacing back and forth, trying to get his mind together for the foreseeable future. "It's about 9:30 or so and I think Dash should be with Soarin now getting coffee... no doubt at Sugarcube Corner"

An uneasy feeling began to fill Anon's heart, He knew what was the cause of this feeling but didn't want to accept it. Anticipation "Alright settle down man, you know that she'll tell you about it later anyway" Anon smiles to himself "After all, I'm the one taking her to dinner"

Looking at the front door Anon grabs his Phone, Wallet, and Keys and heads toward the door "I'll just go for a walk to clear my head and if they aren't there I'll go grab myself some coffee" Anon opens his door, closes it behind him, locks it and heads off on his walk around town

After awhile, walking around saying hi to the locals and taking a break walking to sit down at the fountain smack dab in the middle of Ponyville, Anon started to wonder around town again. Anon's mind went blank as he moved, almost as if on autopilot, His legs moving on their own brought him to a familiar location, he stopped in front of Sugarcube Corner

Anon scans the windows to see anyone there and to his surprise finds the place at an empty state. He checks to see if the door is locked, It opens, surprised still Anon walks in "Hello?"

"HELLO!" Says a bright cheery voice from behind the counter catching Anon off guard

"You startled me back there hah" Anon places a hand on his chest, he walks toward his pink friend

"Sorry bout that Nonny, to be fair you startled me too"

"I did? well that is un-"

"Unexpected? I KNOW! but also I was talking to you"

"Me?"

"No" Pinkie Pie gestures around her "You"

Wait... Pinkie Pie... you talking to me?

"Yes you"

... 4th wall breaking is strange in stories... catches the writer off guard too

Anon looks around confused and shakes his head to regain composure "Anyway Pinkie, why is it so dead in here?"

Pinkie perked up "OH! This place got reserved in the morning for two. Said something about a very important conversation so it was only them"

"Rainbow Dash?" Anon asked plainly

"Yeah Actually!! How'd ya know!?"

"Intuition" Anon turns and leaves the establishment without getting his coffee and begins to walk home

Anon walks home. His thoughts have become static. He sees his house in the small clearing away from Ponyville "At least I still have tonight" Anon stops walking and shakes his head and pats his face "C'mon man! Pull yourself together! You have tonight to tell Rainbow how you feel about her" Anon says with a forced smile and he enters his house

In the few hours that have past, Anon took a cat nap, read a few pages of Daring Do, did some light shadow boxing, and took a shower to freshen up for Dash tonight

"Alright!" Anon checks himself out in the mirror "Dressed nice-casual style, looking good" Anon clears his throat "Ahem Sound good" Lifts one of his arms to get a whiff *Sniff* "Smell good too I think I'm all set for this fateful night!" Anon slaps his forehead "I better not be this corny when the time comes"

Anon grabs his wallet, phone and keys and heads out the door. Anon looks at the sky noticing that the sun is close to setting which is perfect dinner time "I'll fly by her house and get her then we'll go" he says as he blasts off into the sky toward Dash's Sky Mansion which is located on the other side of Ponyville

He spots her house and lands on the part of the cloud that would be considered the lawn area of the abode, however lands on his back "Jeez man!" he gets up and brushes himself for possible wrinkles "Landing on a cloud is something else, don't know how I did it last time"

Finally noticing where he is, Anon perks up and his heart begins to beat faster. He walks up to the door and knocks on it, which to his surprise actually feels like a wooden door somehow "What the..." He feels the door just incase he was losing it and yeah it actually felt like a wooden door "Right. I'm in a world full of magical ponies. Key word. Magic"

Waiting for an answer to the knocking of the door Anon grows restless "Rainbow!! You in there!?" He yells in hopes for a response yet to no avail

"Where could she be right now?" he asks himself. Anon paces back and forth until an idea came to him "Well she could be at our spot" Without hesitation Anon jumps off the Sky Castle and lands on another cloud, then uses that cloud to blast off with. Flying in the direction of the field he lands a couple hundred feet from the lake and begins to walk from there

As Anon walks closer he sees Dash and Soarin hovering in the air talking about something but couldn't make out what they were saying from the distance. Anon gets closer until both of them notice his presence approaching, at which point they drop their conversation

"Oh Hey Anon!"

"Hey Dash, Sup Soarin"

"Good evening Anon"

Anon lets the awkward silence take hold for a moment before speaking up "So Rainbow did you forget about tonight?" He asks flatly

Sudden realization hit Rainbow "OH SHOOT! Sorry Anon I lost track of time" She turns to Soarin and gives him a hoof bump "Soarin I have to go, got plans"

Witnessing Rainbow Dash dropping a Wonderbolt so quickly took Anon by surprise and caused his stomach to jump a little "Hope you're hungry, cuz I know I am" Anon says realizing that he didn't eat anything all day

"You bet I am, worked up quite the appetite" Rainbow waves at Soarin who waves back

"Have a good night you two!" Soarin says as he takes to the sky in the direction of what look like Canterlot

Rainbow is walking next to Anon who isn't saying too much "Soooo how about we go to that hayburger place, I hear they have really good pasta too"

"Sounds good to me, so what have you guys been up to all day today"

Rainbow blushes a bit and turns her head away "It's kinda a secret" she turns back and looks at Anon with a robust smile "But don't worry you'll find out soon enough"

They arrive at the restaurant where they enter and promptly sit down and wait for a waiter or waitress to take orders. Soon enough orders were placed Rainbow having a Hayburger with sweet potato fries on the side with Cider as the beverage and Pasta with Alfredo sauce, a fruit salad as well as Cider for her Human companion

"So tell me about your day" Anon asks fearing the response

"Well first I gotta tell you a little secret" Rainbow gestures Anon to come closer "Just between you and me, I'm next in line to get interviewed to become a Wonderbolt" She whispers a little loudly trying to contain her excitement

Anon leans back and puts a hand on his chest and exhales a large amount of air "Oh what a relief"

"Relief?"

"Oh nothing I'm really excited for you Dash, so was that the secret you couldn't tell me before?"

"That's not the secret" Rainbow looks at Anon with a stern expression "But you better keep what I just told you a secret, I wanna surprise the others when I get into the Wonderbolts"

Anon chuckles a little "My lips are sealed" He gestures zipping his mouth shut

As the night goes on Anon and Rainbow continue discussing the events of the day minus some parts that Rainbow wanted to keep hidden which much to Anon's dismay respected anyway. They finished eating and as promised Anon paid for dinner and tipped really well per usual and they left

Walking toward Rainbow's Sky Tower Dash was the first to break the silence "You know next time dinner will be on me"

"Alright I'll hold you to that" Anon states with a smile as both of them approach the Cloud House floating above them

"Hey Anon, I wanna hang out with you next Saturday, there's something really important I wanna talk to you about"

"You don't wanna tell me now?" Anon asks with confusion in his voice

Rainbow smiles and shakes her head "It's late at night goofball, plus I need to prepare first"

"Prepare??" Confusion overtakes Anon

Rainbow chuckles and hovers in front of Anon and places a hoof on his shoulder and looks into his eyes with half lidded ones. This only lasts for a second before she takes off toward her house "You'll see soon enough!!!" She yells as she gets further from Anon and closer to her house

Anon looks up for a moment and turns to walk back toward Ponyville in the direction of his house "There was something I also wanted to tell you but I guess it'll have to wait... man that girl loves cliffhangers"