"Okay, so I got my bowtie and it looks just as awesome as me!" Angel clipped on his custom garment with a massive amount of pride. "Ashtail is going to going see me and think I am the most handsome and charming bunny ever!"
"Yeah... Good luck with that." Angel was perched on the couch, casually enjoying a play-through of his favorite game; Pony Effect 2. The tortoise oblivously hadn't had the courage to ask Turby out on a date, but he expected he would run into her sometime soon.
"I don't need luck! I'm just that good!" Angel finished the final touches to his grooming; applying a few sprays of cologne. The bunny had managed to make himself look somewhat presentable, no doubt testament to Rarity's genius.
"Go storm the caste! I'll be here being, well you know, me," Tank replied, losing interest.
"You're not going with?" Angel voice shifted tone.
"It's your date man. You did everything, well, at least you think you do. I'm not a part of this. You go do what you gotta do."
"But Tank... I... The bunny nearly spat at the thought of sentiment. "You're my bro, man! I need you there! I mean, not like at the date, but you could totally walk with me there."
Tank paused the game. "Are you nervous, Angel?"
"Nah! I just want you to be there when I totally rock at the date!" The bunny's attempts to hide the truth were almost as bad as Applejack's.
"Look... It's okay man." Tank shut off the ponystation. "I'll go with you."
"Hey Tank?"
"Yeah man?"
"Hugs?" Angel extended his arms.
"Ugh..."
"Come on bro! Right here, right now!"
"Okay..." Tank crept towards Angel and attempted to reach his forelegs up. Angel immediately wrapped his tiny arms around Tank's shell.
"Bros for life!" Angel cheered.
"This is really awkward but... Bros for life!"
After a few increasingly prolonged seconds, Angel retracted his grip and stood proud. "Let's get it done! Come on Tank! I got a girl to charm!"
"There she is!" Angel's heartbeat thundered at the sight of Ashtail hopping through the meadow grass.
"Go get em' bro!" Tank bro-hoofed the nervous dater. "Just be normal! And humble, if you can even imagine such a thought!"
"Here goes nothing!" Angel casually strode to his date while Tank began to make his way home.
"Tank?" A familiar voice echoed.
"Turby?" Tank surveyed the area in search of the feminine tortoise.
"So, that's your bunny brother?" Turby was standing amongst a patch on long grass several feet to the left of Tank.
"Yeah... His name is Angel. Not that he acts like one. If anything, his name is ironic. But I guess his heart is in the right place... His mind just isn't," Tank replied with a soft grin.
"You guys out with your moms?"
"Nah, they're with their friend; a pink party pony. I don't know why. Something about shipping. I guess they're packaging boxes. Really boring huh? Not my ideal afternoon, but I guess to each his own."
"What's your ideal afternoon then Tank?"
"Oh, I'm a pretty simple guy. Watch a few movies, sit around, spend some time with Angel and my moms. Enjoy the little things, you know?" Tank summoned all of his confidence. "Plus, catching up with a new friend, well... That's pretty cool too."
"Hey Ashtail! What's up?" Angel puffed out his chest, hoping to display his custom bowtie.
"Well... I see you took the time to dress up. Nice tie. How much did it cost yah?" Ashtail teased.
"Well it's a long story, but I know the artist, well... My owner does. I got it for free."
"Oh... You live with ponies? That's awesome! I have always wanted to! What is your owner like?"
"Well... I have two moms. Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy. Plus I have a tortoise for a brother."
"Rainbow Dash... she's your mom?" Ashtail's jaw dropped.
Angel crossed his arms and smiled an evil grin. "Uh-huh..."
"Oh my gosh, she's the coolest pony ever! I watch her fly all the time! She's totally kickflank and fast! She shows the boys how it's done!" She let out a fangirl cry. "What's she like at home? I mean, with you. Are your moms together?"
"Well... She loves my other mom very much... They've been together for two years now. She's training for the wonderbolts, but she also wants to keep the family close to her. But around the house, she's pretty cool."
"Can I meet her sometime? I mean, I know she couldn't understand me, but I'd totally love to give her a high-five! I want to be like her! To be fast and styling!"
"You fast Ashtail? Almost as fast as Rainbow Dash?" Angel knocked her on the shoulder playfully.
"I'm the quickest bunny in all of Equestria!"
"Then you're on! Race across the meadow!"
"So Dashie and Fluttershy, you gotta help me! We gotta get Twilight to like me!" Pinkie Pie knocked on the cottage's door.
"I'll get it," Rainbow Dash said. "Pinkie, we already told you! It's all you! You gotta make it happen!"
"But I don't know how! Oh Dashie... You gotta help me! Please please please please!" Pinkie begged.
"Oh Dashie, we can help her. Come here Pinkie. We'll have some tea," Fluttershy offered.
"Thank you thank you thank you!" The party mare bounced over to the table and rested on the chair.
"Here you go, fresh iced tea. Now, what are having trouble with?" Fluttershy investigated.
"Yeah... We can figure it out. Sorry for what I said. We're there for you Pinkie." Dash cracked open a can of soda.
"Well... I like the book idea! But how do I tell her? I mean, I could say my Pinkie sense brought me there, but that would be lying and she doesn't like the Pinkie sense anyway!"
"Pinkie, just relax..." Rainbow Dash smiled as she realized the impossible nature of the request.
"I can't!"
"So. maybe we should hang out sometime? Go graze for a little? It was nice talking with you again," Tank nervously asked.
"Yeah I'd like that. What are you doing tomorrow? let's hang out!" Turby smiled.
Yeah!" Tank shook for a few seconds. "Well, you want to, right? I mean, we don't have to if you don't want to. I mean, I want to..."
"Relax... You're doing fine. See you tomorrow!"
What the buck just happened? After a minute of silence, Tank's mind finally hit the reset button; forcing the tortoise to cheer in joy.
"Okay you win! I give up! I get it; you can do three laps in the time it takes me to do one!" Angel collapsed upon the grass.
Ashtail displayed no signs of fatigue as she made her way back to Angel. The athletic bunny offered her hand to Angel which he used to spring himself up and join his date in goofy giggles. "You know Angel. I think I have you figured out; you're all bark and no bite."
"Well, you're all bite! And no bark!" Angel high-fived Ashtail, who quickly returned it.
"You're alright Angel! Not great, but alright! And yeah, I'll go out with you again. If... And only if get I get to meet Rainbow Dash."
"Yeah... So long as there are no races involved..."
"With Rainbow Dash? Are you kidding me? You better get in shape if you wanna keep up with me. Also, next time ditch the bowtie. I'm flattered... But I'm not the fancy dress-up kind of girl"
"What did I do to deserve this..."
"Okay Pinkie, it's easy. Just go in and ask her if she wants to write a story. Don't think about it!" Rainbow Dash nudged the party pony forward.
"Okie-dokie-lokie! Twilight is going to be so excited! We'll write an awesome story and have a lot of fun doing it! Oh my gosh, I can make some sweets! Do you think Twilight would like that?" Pinkie asked.
"Oh Pinkie, don't worry. Just do something you both like to do together and I'm sure if its meant to be, it will go perfect," Fluttershy smiled.
"Here goes nothing!" Pinkie bounced her way to the entrance of Twilight's library. Several quick exhales complimented her knocking of the door.
"Alright, wanna go get dinner or something Dashie?" Fluttershy suggested.
"Nah... I wanna watch and see how this plays out!" Dash laughed.
"Are you sure Rainbow Dash? It just doesn't seem right..."
"That doesn't mean it's not funny! Too bad we don't have any popcorn! This is going to be good!"
Twilight greeted Pinkie with a brief hug, forcing Pinkie's tail to wag about. Rainbow Dash adjusted her view to include the windows of Twilight's library. Pinkie and Twilight were engaged in small talk while Spike fumbled about.
"So far so good." Dash rubbed her hooves together.
"Twilight, you know how you how much you like to write? Well I'm an awesome story-teller! We should write a story together! It will totally be awesome! There will be adventures, romance, funny stuff... Oh my gosh! Do you wanna? Do you wanna Twilight?" Pinkie silently wished for a positive outcome.
"Well, sure I guess. What do you want to write about? I haven't written any fiction in a while, so I guess this a good thing for me. Plus, we get to spend time together, which is always fun," Twilight agreed.
Pinkie cheered with joy, leaving an awkward expression on both Spike and Twilight.
"Are you okay Pinkie?"
"Yes! I am super! Just super! Now, let's get to writing that story! We are going to be the best authors ever!"
"How was your date?" Tank was rested on the couch with several books by his side.
"Exhausting... But it went well. I think..." Angel lept beside his brother. "Where's mom and mama?"
"I don't know. Probably still with Pinkie Pie. So guess what?"
"I got nothing. You beat Pony Effect 2 again? Cause' that's not news bro."
"I got a date with Turby!"
The bunny shook his head. "No way!"
"Yes way!"
"No way!"
"I'm not playing this game with you. You'll see soon enough."
"Nah... We're playing this game. Did she do it out of pity? Does she actually like you? I still don't believe it! Tank, are you paying attention to me? Hello?"
"So, what do you want to write about Pinkie? We gotta have a plan before we start." Twilight reached for a quill.
"Ooooh! I've got an idea! Let's write about us! We could go on some adventures and write about them later!" Pinkie cheerfully suggested.
"Well... We've saved Equestria... Geez I've lost count. We've taken part of a royal wedding, pretty sure we had a massive threat to Equestria there too... We learned just about everything about friendship... Where do we start?"
"No silly! We need to go on more adventures and jog them down as we go!"
"Okay... While I'm sure everypony else will like to join us!"
"No Twi! I want to go... I mean, I thought you and I could have super-duper crazy-awesome adventures all by ourselves! Just you and me, you goof!"
"Pinkie... Are you asking me out on a date?"
"No... No! I just wanna hang out with you Twi! You're the coolest pony ever! And I'm the funnest pony ever! It's an awesome combo!"
"Most fun Pinkie... Not funnest... But sure. I would love to. Where do our adventures begin?"
Pinkie wrapped her hoof around Twilight and began to storm out the library. "Wherever they take us!"
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Next update-
Random adventures with Pinkie and Twilight
And beach party with Tank, Angel, Ashtail, Turby, Rainbow Dash, and Fluttershy. I will make it hilarious, I promise.
Sorry for the lack of humor in this chapter. Still hope you enjoy.
Awkward and long hugs for all of my readers!
~Dino