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// The fifth date. part 1 The Running of the leaves 
// Story: Our New Queen 
// by Miner 
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The next day at Ponyville. Twilight and her friends have gathered together for the Running of the leaves. Rainbow Dash and AppleJack only concern, is how they are going to beat each other while her other friends are fishing Twilight on how her dinner date with Thorax went.

Pinkie has been more persistent than the others, "Come on, Twilight. What happen?" She said hopping from side to side.

Twilight is trying to keep an eye on her friend while answering her. "Pinkie calm down. I don't have to tell you girls everything that has happened in my love life."

"But Twilight You must!" She said, stopped in front of her friend. "Your love is my love life!"

"Pinkie it can't be that hard for somepony like you to get a special somepony."

"Have you meet me, Twilight? You don't think I haven't tried yet?!"

"Ah?"

"I scare every Stallion that I come across. Apparently, no stallion around here wants to date a pony who can pull out a cannon out from a bush."

Twilight taps her chin and looks down, "I never thought of it that way." She then looks up at her friend, "What about that stallion who is a party pony like you? What was his name again?" Twilight turns to her friends for help in remembering his name. Fluttershy was the first one to remember.

"You mean Cheese Sandwich?"

"That the one. What about him Pinkie?"

"Fat chance. I have no idea where that stallion has run off too. And he doesn't seem to be the type to settle down if you get what I mean."

"True," Rarity says, "He doesn't strike me as the settling down type."

Pinkie then makes a pout face as Twilight tries to comforts her, "Don't worry Pinkie I am sure you will find somepony soon. Come on we better get ready for the race." Twilight then lead her friends to the starting line while Pinkie stays behind and mumbles to herself.

"Not in this story."

"What was that, Pinkie?" Twilight asks her,

"Nothing," Pinkie replies and joins them,




Meanwhile, not too far away from them. Thorax is trying to convince his brother to do something that he is refusing to do.

"No!"

"Come on, Pharynx. It will be fun."

"I don't see how you can find enjoyment in a race where you can't use your wings or your magic."

Thorax rows his eyes at his statement. "Because this is an Earth Pony type of race. Not to mention using magic would be cheating. And it would beat the purpose of the whole event."

"It is called using everything at your disposal to win. Besides, I have more important matters to deal with them running across Ponyville making leaves fall."

Thorax is disappointed in his Brother. This event was to be supposed to be a friendly race where everypony can have a good time before his date with Twilight later. And he wanted Pharynx to be part of it. Well, there is an ace up his sleeve to get him to join, but he was hoping that he didn't have to use it. Here goes nothing.

"Oh yeah? Well, I bet you are just scared that you know that you can't beat me in a race where you can't use your magic." It took Thorax a moment to realize what he just said, "Did I say that?" He looks at his brother, who is doing his famous death glare. Oh boy. "Hay I di-" Thorax was cut off when Pharynx forced his mouth closed with a hoof. 

"Shut your yap and get on the starting line." Pharynx then pushes Thorax away and makes his way to the starting line.

Thorax is moving his jaw to check if anything was broken. "He took that better than I thought."





"Hay Twilight your Stallion friend is here," Rainbow told her and then flying to her spot in the race.

Twilight greets Thorax with a hug. "Hay Thorax!"

"Hello, Twilight." Thorax then breaks the hug, 

"Are you ready to start?"

"As soon as they wave the flag."

Twilight then notice that Thorax wasn't alone here for the race. "How did you get your brother to join in on this?"Twilight then something else that is odd. "And why he is having a glaring match with Rainbow?"

Thorax turned around to see that his brother is indeed having a staring contest with Rainbow Dash. If you look closely, you can see sparks flying between them. "I have no idea."

"Maybe they like each other," Pinkie says out loud with causes both Rainbow and Pharynx to look away from each other,

"I don't think that is the case Pinkie," Twilight said not sure what to make of their behavior.

"Are you sure? I saw them both getting all cuddly in-" Pinkie was cut off when Rainbow cover her mouth puts her in a headlock.

"Rainbow?"

"Don't mind me, Twilight. I am just checking Pinkie's abilities to get out of a headlock that is all." 

Thorax stares at these ponies odd behavior as one of them is struggling to get out of the hold before speaking. "You two remind me of the relationship between my brother and me."

"Well it must be a fun life then," Rainbow then whispers into Pinkies ear. "If you know what is good for you. You will never tell anypony about that ever again."

"Got it." Rainbow then lets go of Pinkie and leave her. Pinkie then looks at us. "But I didn't Pinkie promise."

Everypony then took they places at...-

"Where is the script?"

"I have it."

"Pinkie. Give that back."

"No! I want to know why is it that I don't have a love interest in this story!"

"Because this story is about Twilight and Thorax."

"Really. Then why have you then have Rainbow Dash and Pharynx having a thing together? And you even mention Starlight romance life at the begin of the story. Why am I the only Pony in this story who you pointed out that has no love interest? What up with that?!"

"I am just the narrator Pinkie. If you have a problem. Take it up with the author. Now if you please. You are ruining the story."

"Fine! But don't think that this is over."

"Sorry about that. Now, where was I?"





"Ready? Set. Go!"

And so begin the Running of the leaves. Everypony has taken off like a rocket from the starting line. The leaders of the race are no surprise as Applejack and Rainbow are neck and neck. However, they are not alone as Pharynx is right next to them. 

"Go away, Pharynx!" Rainbow said to him.

"As you wish." Pharynx then speeds up and leave them alone. Rainbow face begins to turn red in anger.

"Get back here!"

"Make up your mind."

Meanwhile Twilight and Thorax are at last place as they take their time. Thorax was the first one to strike up a conversation. "How do you think everypony is doing?"

"I think they are doing fine. Why do you ask?"

"Well, my brother isn't one to willing to lose at anything. I am just worried about those fighting for first place."

"You mean Rainbow and Applejack?"

"How do you know that they are in the front?"

"Because they always fight for first place at anything. And now that your brother is doing the same thing. I think that they have a new competition this time."

"Well, I guess that is one way to makes new friends."

"Indeed. So Thorax I was wondering about something."

"What is it?"

"We have been dating for a while now. So how come you never tried to kiss me again?"

"No comment."

"Oh, really?"

They continue the race, and for some reason, they would pass by Rainbow, Applejack, and or Pharynx now and then. Only for them to pass by Twilight and Thorax. Thorax asked Twilight about it. And all she said was that history was repeating itself. In the end, Twilight had won the contest with the three hotheads being the last ones to the finish line. Thorax asked them what happen, which caused a fight of words to be broken out between Applejack, Rainbow, and Pharynx. It got worse until a real battle broke out between them. 

Twilight wanted to end the fight, but Thorax said that if they don't finish this fight on their own, then they are going to keep on at it. The best thing they can do is minimize the damage to the surrounding area until they tire themselves out. In the end, all three ponies limp away. But they all told each other that it wasn't over. In any case, once all three of them were seen fit to go home. Twilight and Thorax got ready for their dinner date.