It was past noon in Ponyville, and we saw Mordecai in a jewelry store. He stood over the glass, looking at each of the rings with great thought and examining each one. While looking at the rings, his companion, Rigby, had been completely bored in the corner near the door.
He groaned in frustration and said, “Dude, how long does it take to get a lousy ring?”
Mordecai paid no attention to him as he continued to look at the rings, causing the raccoon to groan again. Rigby says in frustration, “This! Sucks!” The duo had been in the jewelry store for the past half hour, and it had gotten to Rigby with each passing second. Eventually, Mordecai found the right ring.
He looked at the jeweler and said, “How much for this ring?”
After making their purchase, Mordecai and Rigby left the store, got on the cart, and drove off. While driving, Mordecai noticed Rigby’s dissatisfied look.
He turned to him and said, “What, dude?”
Rigby said, “You’re turning more and more into a girl with each passing day.”
Aggravated by this, Mordecai said, “How is getting a proposal ring ‘girly’? It just says I want to take the big step with the right girl, or in this case…the right pony.”
Rigby said, “Yeah, but still, isn’t it too small for her hoof?”
Mordecai said, “Maybe for other ponies, but it’s not for her hoof; it’s for her horn. Twilight told me about her brother’s wedding and that he and his wife wear rings on their horns.”
Confusion crossed his mind, and he said, “Brother?” It took Rigby a moment to remember as realization hit him, and he said, “Oh, right! I completely forgot about him. Wouldn’t he kill you for trying to marry his sister?”
Mordecai said, “No, Shining Armor and I are cool. Even Twilight’s parents are okay with me and blessed me to marry her.”
While they continued their drive back to the park, Mordecai started reminiscing the day he and Twilight began dating.
Hours after the incident on the mountain, we see Mordecai, Rigby, and Benson lying in hospital beds. Both Mordecai and Benson had just gotten out of surgery from their injuries, while Rigby was given ice chips to suck on to reduce the swelling from the poison ivy he had in his mouth earlier.
Mordecai groaned and started waking up. He took in his surroundings and saw that he was in a hospital room. He almost forgot why he was in the room but instantly remembered, thanks to the sharp pain in his back, reminding him that it was broken while he was on his trip on the mountain with Rigby and Benson. Looking to his side, he saw the lavender pony resting at his bedside.
Surprised by this, he said weakly, “Twilight?”
Twilight instantly woke up after hearing his voice. She smiled when she saw him awake, and before he could ask her what was wrong, she nuzzled the side of his head, causing him to blush. She wanted to hug him but didn’t want to risk aggravating his injured back.
She pulled away and said, “I’m glad you’re okay.”
Still lost for words, Mordecai tried to form a question and said, “Wha-…but…how did-?”
She interrupted him, saying, “Pops came by and told me what happened.” She continued, “I was worried about the three of you, but hearing about your injury really worried me.”
He felt touched by this and had the urge to caress her face and wipe the tears that were threatening to come down, but because of how sore he felt and having a back brace on, he couldn’t properly move. She saw what he was trying to do, and like the last time, she nuzzled the side of his face again. Mordecai returned the affection and said, “I’m sorry for worrying you.”
Getting back on topic with how the injury happened, Twilight asked, “What were you three doing out in the mountains anyway?”
Mordecai lightly chuckled and said, “Pops wanted Benson to show that he could trust me and Rigby rather than think we can’t be trusted.”
Twilight looked at him with the blankest stare she could muster, knowing his and Rigby’s antics all too well after spending so much time with them. The look she was giving him practically said that the reasons were obvious and justified for Benson. He looked at her and said, “I know we screw things up, but not all of them were on purpose. But I guess because of those times, Benson couldn’t trust us, even with the blindness he got from those bee stings. It had to take him walking into a sacred animal burial ground and us being chased by those spirits for him to trust us.”
Twilight shook her head and chuckled at the story. She smiled, “You guys go through the weirdest things.”
Mordecai lightly shrugged and said, “No argument here.”
To speed up his recovery, Twilight casts a recovery spell on Mordecai. In that instant, Mordecai felt the pain go away. Surprised, He looked at her and said, “I didn’t know you knew recovery spells.” Twilight said, “I do plenty of reading; I was bound to find them. I’d still take it easy for a few days; I wouldn’t want you hurting your back again.” Mordecai nodded in response, taking what she said to heart. As she was getting ready to leave, he said, “Twilight, before you go, would you like to go on a date sometime?” Mordecai didn’t know what made him bold enough to ask Twilight on a date, but he felt this was as good a time as any. She smiled at him and said, “When your back isn’t sore anymore, I’d love to.”
After she left the room, Mordecai let out a breath he didn’t know he was holding. “So, you finally asked her out.” The sudden voice caught Mordecai off guard. He turned around and saw that Benson was awake. He smiled, “It’s about time you asked her.” As Mordecai looked at him, he saw that the swelling from the bee stings was lessened. Mordecai asked, “Did you know she was here?” Benson said, “Yes, she was here for hours. She was worried sick about you.” As he said this, Mordecai noticed that Benson was pointing at him. He said, “I take it that she also used a healing spell on you.” Benson said, “Well, yeah. She wanted to make sure that she used it correctly, and I volunteered to be the one for her to use it on first.” Curious, Mordecai asked, “She didn’t help Rigby?” Benson said, “She didn’t need to. He sucked on enough ice chips to reduce the swelling he had from the poison ivy. Plus, he wasn’t as hurt as we were.”
One year has passed since then, and they have been inseparable since their first date. Mordecai couldn’t have been happier with his time with Twilight. They had gone to the movies near the park, had picnics in Equestria, went to fancy restaurants, danced, and read some books at her home; it didn’t matter what they did together; they enjoyed being around each other more than anything. As he said, Mordecai was fortunate to be on good terms with Twilight’s parents and had heard funny stories from them when she was a filly, such as dressing in a classic princess gown on her first day as Princess Celestia’s student. Revelations like these embarrassed her to no end, but Mordecai thought it was cute.
During this time, Mordecai introduced Twilight to his parents as well. Mordecai had nothing to worry about with his dad. However, he still felt embarrassed because of what he thought his mom would say to Twilight, especially during his childhood, considering that she has tapes of those moments recorded on one tape named “Mordy Moments.” As he thought it over, he realized that he had gone through this with Twilight’s parents, and even if her embarrassing moments were tamed compared to his, they were still embarrassing for her. He figured that since he heard Twilight’s stories, it would only be fair if she listened to his stories, no matter how awkward they might be.
Before meeting her, his parents were happy that Mordecai had a girlfriend; upon meeting her, they adored Twilight as if she were their daughter. They liked that she was very astute and kind-hearted, and what they liked the most about Twilight was that she treated their son with so much love and respect; his mom even told him she was a real cutie. The compliment made Twilight blush in appreciation, while Mordecai himself blushed in embarrassment and that his mom was right about her being a cutie.
After spending enough time with them, which was within the same day, his mom said, “Twilight is a real keeper, Mordecai.” He said, “Thanks, Mom; I’m glad you and Dad like her.” She smiled at this and winked, “Just let me know when the wedding will happen.” This caused both Mordecai and Twilight to blush, as, at that time, neither of them thought about marriage… or at least one of them did.
Three days passed after getting the ring, and Mordecai felt confident by asking Twilight the question. He entered the kart and put the engagement ring box into the glove compartment. Mordecai had planned how he wanted to do this, but one of the things he was having trouble with was that he and Rigby were still banned from Carrey O’Key’s Karaoke. Twilight asked about it when she and Mordecai were on their last date.
Mordecai and Twilight had just finished watching a movie at the park. When it comes to dating, even though they enjoy other dating activities, these two are very into watching movies together, and Twilight enjoyed watching them at the Park with Mordecai. They watched many genres, from Adventure movies to Fantasy movies, Superhero movies, Action movies, and a couple of horror movies, but this time, they had just watched a musical.
After finishing the film, Twilight remembered an old conversation she and Mordecai had. She turned to him and asked, “Hey Mordecai, did you once say something about there being a karaoke place in town?” Surprised by the question, he said, “Yeah…it was Carrey O’Key’s Karaoke. It’s a pretty good place.” Twilight looked him in the eyes and asked, “Can we go there on the next date?” He was hesitant in his response. He didn’t tell her he was banned from the karaoke bar, and he and Rigby caused a fight to break out when they last went over to destroy the tape that would have caused much trouble with the Park workers. He said the first thing that popped into his head, “Sure…it sounds fun.”
Thankful for hearing this, Twilight hugged Mordecai and gave him a quick kiss on the cheek. She said goodbye and told him she was looking forward to next weekend. Mordecai groaned in frustration after seeing the brief flash of Twilight’s magic appear and disappear out the window. He put his head in his palms and asked aloud, “What did I just do?” “You just promised a date to a place you’re still banned from.” The voice caught Mordecai by surprise. He turned and saw Rigby standing by the doorway. Rigby asked, “How are you going to fix this?”
The next day, Mordecai talked with Rocky over the phone. The two have been close with each other, given how often they hang out with Twilight. He told her about how he and Twilight were going to a karaoke bar on their next date. Rocky thinks it’s a great idea until Mordecai tells her he’s been banned from this only karaoke bar in town for a while now.
Rocky asked, “Why’d you get banned? Did you create a fight? Destroyed the place?” Mordecai said, “No, none of those things or anything you might think happened. The fight happened AFTER I was banned. The owner of Carrey O’Key’s Karaoke banned Rigby and me because we wanted to get a videotape back from him, and before you ask, no, I won’t go into the details on what was on that tape.” Disappointed that he beat her to a barrage of questions, Rocky said, “Aww, come on! That’s no fun at all.”
Thinking it over, Rocky then asks, “Was there a reason he didn’t want to give you the tape back?” Mordecai said, “He wanted to keep it for a promotional thing for the karaoke bar.” Rocky then asks, “Did he have you and Rigby sign a Video Release form?” Mordecai said, “No, we didn’t sign any paperwork. Why?” Rocky said, “Because, by law, any owner using the footage should have people sign a release form, ESPECIALLY when the people on the video are the focus of the promotion. Without that, there’s no real reason for him to deny your and Rigby’s request to return that tape.” Mordecai says, “It doesn’t matter. We destroyed our copy of the tape and his tape, and that was the only time he asked to use the video.” Surprised by this, Rocky asks, “That’s it? If so, you can take these measures into a lawsuit. There is no paperwork or footage proving he can use the tape. That’s more than enough to say that he has no grounds to keep you banned at all.”
Realization hit Mordecai like a ton of bricks as he saw he could fight this problem more manageably than he had thought. He said, “You’re right, Rocky! Thanks for your help; I got a phone call to make now!” Rocky says, “Anytime, Mordecai, and enjoy your date with Twilight.” The two hung up after this, as Mordecai now sees this as a chance to fix a problem. He looks through the phone book and finds a number. He dials the number and gets in touch with a lawyer.
Mordecai goes to Carrey O’Key’s Karaoke by himself and confronts the owner. The owner sees him and instantly glares at him, wondering what he’s doing here. Mordecai didn’t let the glare faze him. He walked up to him and said, “Carrey O’Key.” Carrey says, “What do you want?” Mordecai rolls his eyes at the rude comment and says, “Nice to see you too. How’s business treating you?” Carrey says, “Just dandy, why do you ask?” Mordecai says, “I have plans with my girlfriend, and she wants to come here later this week for our next date.” Carrey interrupted him and said, “There’s a problem with that. You and your friend are still banned from my place.” Mordecai figured that he would be stubborn about this. He pressed on and asked, “On what grounds?” Carrey says, “How about the fact that you tried to take my tape, or how about the fight you caused? I’m thankful I’m still in business despite that mishap.” Mordecai says, “All of that could have been avoided if you had just given me the tape to begin with.” Carrey said, “It doesn’t matter. You gave me the right to use the video, so the ban stands.”
Mordecai shakes his head at this and says, “I didn’t want it to come to this, but you leave me no choice. Hey, lawyer dude, you can come out now.” As he said this, a yellow-skinned man came from behind the tree Mordecai was at earlier. He approached the duo and said, “ Hello, Lionel Hutz, semi-retired attorney.” Carrey looks on in confusion and says, “Lionel Hutz? Aren’t you that incompetent lawyer from Springfield?” Lionel says, “Maybe in my earlier days, but I’ve been studying law practice, and I know what I’m doing.” Carrey gives him a doubtful look, just waiting for Lionel to fail.
Lionel proceeds and says, “My client Mordecai here has run this situation with me, and I got to say, your reasons for banning him and his friend are unjust. My client tells me that he requested a video featuring him and his friend from you, and to my understanding, you refused to return it.” Carrey interrupts and says, “They gave me permission to use the footage; I had them make the promise on tape.” Lionel says, “Can I see this tape?” Carrey was hesitant about the request and said, “What?” Lionel presses on and says, “This tape that you claim my client had given his permission for it to be used. Can I see it?” Carrey starts sweating and says, “Uh…you see, about that.” Lionel interrupts him and says, “You don’t have the tape, do you?” Carrey says, “Well…I don’t physically have it.” Lionel turns to Mordecai and asks, “Do you have a copy of this tape?” Mordecai says, “No, it was destroyed in an accident at home.” He didn’t want to admit that Rigby intentionally destroyed the tape to keep Pops, Benson, and Skips from seeing them trash them on the video. Intentional or not, the tape was destroyed and disposed of long ago.
Lionel asks them, “Were they the only tapes with this?” While Carrey didn’t want to admit it, Mordecai nodded to the question. “Okay, so no tape documenting this promise. Did you have them sign a Video Release form?” Carrey couldn’t look him in the eye when asked this; he already knows where this is going. Carrey reluctantly says, “No, there’s no release form.” Lionel says, “So no tape and no paperwork. This will be the easiest case I’ll ever have. Mr. O’Key, I could easily take this to court, and you would lose miserably. However, my client has one request to have this lawsuit dropped, and that’s to have the ban placed on him and his friend lifted.”
Carrey O’Key was being stubborn as he continued not to look at either of them. Feeling confident, Lionel says, “So, what will it be? You could either take this to court, knowing full well that you won’t win, your business will likely be shut down, and I’ll see to it that you’ll NEVER run another business for as long as you live, or you could avoid this and allow my client to take part in your karaoke bar once again. We’ll pretend that this never happened if you lift the ban. It’s your choice.”
Carrey glares at Mordecai, feeling stubborn over the position he’s in, but at the same time, he knows that he’d be out of business if this did go to court. He says, “Mordecai…” He paused momentarily but continued with a sigh of defeat and said, “…you and your friend are no longer banned from here.” Mordecai felt relieved to hear this. Carrey continues, “As a token of my apology, I will let you sing any amount of songs per visit for free for one year.” After saying this, he went inside the building; nothing else was said; he knew he had lost to Mordecai.
Lionel releases a sigh of relief and says, “I didn’t think he’d take my threat so seriously.” Mordecai asks, “Wait, you expected him to take the lawsuit?” Lionel says, “No, that wasn’t what I was getting at. Had he pursued a lawsuit, it would have been an open-and-shut case because the tapes were destroyed, and there was no paperwork to back up his claim. It feels good to be on the winning side of this situation for once.”
Mordecai says, “Thanks again for your help. What do I owe you?” Lionel raises a hand and says, “Don’t worry about it now. I’ll bill you later. Just pop the question to your girlfriend on the date.” Mordecai shook his hand, nodded, and said, “I will.”
After a whole week of waiting, the day he had been waiting for finally arrived. Mordecai kept telling himself he was ready for this, but his nerves started getting to him. Thankfully, he could put aside these thoughts as he picked up Twilight for their date. He was outside her tree home, still a nervous wreck, but he proceeded. He knocked on the door and waited patiently for his girlfriend. The entrance to the house started to open, catching Mordecai’s attention. As the door opened, Mordecai was greeted by Spike instead.
The baby dragon says, “Hey, Mordecai.” Mordecai greets Spike with a fist bump as he enters the tree house and says, “Hey Spike, how’ve you been?” Spike says, “I’ve been doing good. Twilight will be down soon; she wants to look good for you.” He closes the door after saying this. Mordecai nods to this; he’s not in a rush, so there is nothing to complain about. Wanting to do a little small talk, Spike says, “Twilight and I visited her parents a couple of days ago.”
Mordecai asked, “How’d that go?” Spike shrugs and says, “It was a good visit; it’s always nice visiting them when we get the time. They talked with me alone on a big subject.” Mordecai had a feeling what they might have talked with him about, but he let Spike continue. Spike asks, “Is it true?” Playing dumb, Mordecai asks, “What?” Spike motions for Mordecai to lean in, and he whispers, “That you are planning on asking Twilight to marry you.” After hearing this, Mordecai looks around the place, making sure that no one else is around, especially Twilight. Mordecai whispers, “Yeah, and I have the ring. You didn’t tell her about this, did you?” Spike says, “No, why would I want to spoil something as big as this for her? Plus, her parents told me NOT to tell her or her friends.”
Mordecai breathed a sigh of relief and said, “Thanks, Spike.” Spike says, “No problem. I’m happy that you’re the one asking her. I’ve enjoyed how happy she’s been this past year.” Before the discussion could go any further, the duo heard the door open to Twilight’s room. A few moments later, Twilight was walking down the stairs. Mordecai had always seen Twilight as a beautiful pony; tonight reinforces that mindset. She was wearing the blue dress he had bought her a few years ago; it sparkled as beautifully now as it had done back then, and her violet coat was glowing just as beautifully as it had that same day. She also had her mane in a ponytail with the blue ribbon he gave her to match the dress. It was the same ribbon he gave her when she visited the park during her hardship when Red fell in love with Lol.
As Twilight reached the bottom of the stairs, she immediately saw Mordecai. She went right to him and hugged him, happy to see him again. She looked at him and said, “I’ve missed you, Mordecai.” Mordecai couldn’t help but blush at this; even though they last saw each other last week, he felt Twilight’s love for him. He hugged her and said, “I missed you too, Twi.” Spike interrupts their moment and says, while pushing them out the door, “Okay, you two, get going while the night’s still young.” When he got them out the door, he went to his shared room with Twilight and read some comic books. Spike says out loud, “I thought they’d never leave.”
Mordecai and Twilight’s drive to town was pleasant, with small talk between them, seeing what had happened since their last date. Twilight told him that she and her friends had some things going on, like Fluttershy learning to be more assertive. Pinkie Pie and Rarity said she went overboard with Iron Will’s teachings. She thankfully found a better way to be assertive without getting carried away. She also told Mordecai that she got a package in the mail recently but didn’t have the chance to look at it yet; she was very excited for their date to look it over.
Mordecai told her about his busy week leading up to their date at Carrey O’Key’s Karaoke. As soon as this crossed his mind, he suddenly remembered something. Panic-stricken, Mordecai said under his breath, “Crap.” He started driving faster, realizing he had forgotten to make the reservations himself.
Mordecai and Twilight arrived at Carrey O’Key’s Karaoke and saw it was packed with various customers. Mordecai was worried about this and thought it would be too full for him and Twilight to enjoy it. As they reached the entrance, they saw the bouncer checking for people who made reservations. Mordecai gulped as he approached the bouncer, unsure if he was still upset with him from that last encounter.
The bouncer, Carl, sees Mordecai and Twilight, making Mordecai flinch from his previous worries. He said to them, “I see you’ve finally arrived, Mordecai. Carrey has been expecting you.” Mordecai looked at him in confusion and asked, “He was?” He remembers that to keep this karaoke business going, Carrey must want to keep Mordecai on his good side to avoid any lawsuits. Carl walks Mordecai and Twilight inside and has them sit in one of the VIP booths, with menus ready for them to see what songs they would sing. Twilight looks at Mordecai and smiles, “You went all out for tonight.” Mordecai was dumbfounded by the experience and said, “It’s no trouble, really.” He didn’t tell her about the banning, but seeing that Carl was being hospitable about all of this, he figured he’d keep things simple enough not to cause any trouble with them. They took their seats and grabbed their menus.
They looked over the song selections, seeing that there were a lot of good choices among them. Twilight felt terrible seeing how expensive the songs were and didn’t want to make this a burden on Mordecai. She lowers her menu and says, “We don’t have to sing if this is too much for you, Mordecai.” Mordecai looks at her and knows that if he takes that step with her, no secrets should be kept between them. He sets his menu down and says, “Actually, Twilight, we can sing as much as we want for free.” She looks at him in surprise and says, “What? Really? How did you get that to happen?” Mordecai says, “Well, the truth is, Twilight, I was banned from here for a good while.” Twilight looks at him suspiciously and asks, “What did you do?” Mordecai raised his hands in defense and said, “It wasn’t what I did, per se. The owner was just being unfair.” She still looks at him, expecting to hear more about what happened, knowing he has much to say. He knew this as well and knew that he needed to come clean. He takes a deep breath and says, “Okay, Rigby and I came here once, and we sang ‘We’re Not Gonna Take It’ by Twisted Sister. We got into the song, and while we were singing the song…we kinda trashed the rest of the Park workers on stage.” She looked at him in shock as he revealed this and said, “Mordecai!” He quickly says, “I know, it wasn’t cool. We lost ourselves in that song and didn’t come down from it. We didn’t like how we behaved on our tape, and to keep them from seeing it, we destroyed it because we didn’t want to hurt them from one stupid moment we did.”
Seeing how remorseful he was, she calmed down and said, “That would make sense; I don’t see you as the kind of person to be intentional when you get in a moment.” Mordecai says, “Well, yeah, I do like them. They’ve become great friends to me after working with them for so long, but that’s not the end of all of this. After seeing the tape box for this place, they wanted to come to relieve some stress and have fun for a change. We didn’t want them to come here because we didn’t want them to see the tape from here. Carrey gave us a copy, and he had the original. To try and keep them from seeing it, we tried to get the tape, but we got thrown out, and Carrey instantly banned Rigby and me for trying to take the tape because he wanted to use it as a promo for this place.” After weighing things out from Mordecai’s point of view, she says, “Okay, that does seem unfair. Neither of you did anything before that? Because that seems very excessive.” Mordecai says, “No, we didn’t do anything other than try to take that tape. We didn’t do anything to warrant a ban until after we snuck into this place, created a fight, and destroyed the tape while all the Park workers were here.”
Twilight didn’t realize she caused him so much stress until after hearing all this. Twilight asks, “So, how did you get the ban lifted?” Mordecai says, “I had some help with that; for a long time, I didn’t know that certain things were supposed to be done regarding the videotape situation, and I lawyered up. Since both tapes were destroyed and there was no paperwork to go with them, Carrey had no ground to keep me banned and lifted it a few days ago. He also told me that I can sing as many songs as I want for free for a whole year as his way of saying that he’s sorry.” Twilight still feels terrible for stressing Mordecai out over this and says, “If you were banned, why would you want to go through all that?” Mordecai took her hoof and said, “Because you wanted to come here, and you deserve to be happy.” Twilight blushed from this and didn’t know what else to say after hearing Mordecai say this.
Mordecai looks at Twilight’s menu and sees a song he felt was right. He says, “How about we do a duet after I sing a song?” She looks at him in confusion and asks, “A duet?” He nods and says, “Yeah, it’ll give you time to find a song, and we’ll have fun with whatever you choose.” Mordecai grabs a slip of paper and goes to Carrey with the song number, and he gives him the okay to sing it. Before he takes the stage, he says, “Thank you for tonight; my girlfriend is looking for a song that we can sing together.” Carrey nods his head to him, not saying anything, as he knows his promise to him. Mordecai says, “Hey if it’s okay with you, you can use these performances as your future promo. No paperwork needed.” Carrey looks at him in surprise and asks, “Are you sure about that?” Mordecai nods and says, “Yeah, Twilight has a beautiful singing voice; you won’t regret it.”
Mordecai gets on stage, and the spotlight shines as he waves to the audience. He grabs the microphone and says, “Thank you, everyone. This song goes out to my girlfriend, who means a lot to me.” The song starts as he closes his eyes, getting ready to sing his choice of music.
So long...
I've been looking too hard. I've been waiting too long
Sometimes I don't know what I will find
I only know it's a matter of time
When you love someone
When you love someone
It feels so right, so warm and true.
I need to know if you feel it too.
Maybe I'm wrong...
Won't you tell me if I'm coming on too strong
This heart of mine has been hurt before
This time I wanna be sure
I've been waiting for a girl like you
To come into my life
I've been waiting for a girl like you
A love that will survive
I've been waiting for someone new
To make me feel alive
Yeah! Waiting for a girl like you
To come into my life
You're so good...
When we make love, it's understood
It's more than a touch or a word we say
Only in dreams could it be this way
When you love someone
Yeah, really love someone
Now, I know it's right
From the moment I wake up till deep in the night
There's nowhere on earth that I'd rather be
Than holding you, tenderly
I've been waiting for a girl like you
To come into my life
I've been waiting for a girl like you
A love that will survive
I've been waiting for someone new
To make me feel alive
Yeah, waiting for a girl like you
To come into my life
I’ve been waiting,
Waiting for you
Ooh,
I’ve been waiting
Yeah…
(I’ve been waiting for a girl like you,
I’ve been waiting)
Won’t you come into my life?
Oh!
The crowd roars in applause as the song fades and ends. Twilight looks on in great surprise at how well Mordecai sang the song; it matched what he’s been through in his past relationships and his struggles leading up to his relationship with her. He returns to the booth and sits before her as Carrey takes the mic and thanks Mordecai for an outstanding performance.
Mordecai and Twilight enjoyed the rest of their time at Carrey O’Key’s Karaoke, singing their duet song, which the crowd loved between the two. They danced to some of the songs that other people were singing, and with how beautiful her voice was, Carrey offered Twilight to sing the final song of the night, which she happily did. After finishing their time at Carrey O’Key’s Karaoke, Mordecai and Twilight walked around town for a bit.
He turned to her and couldn’t help but smile after seeing her happily looking at the stores. As they passed by a familiar dress store, he blushed as he remembered the day he confessed to her that she looked like a “Ms. It” to him, and as he looked at her now, she was still a “Ms. It.”
After passing the stores, Mordecai swallowed his nervousness and said, “Twilight.” She turned to him and said, “Yes, Mordecai.” He started to feel himself sweat as he looked into her violet eyes. Again, he broke out of his nervousness and said, “I…uh…I want to take you to my favorite place at the park.”
Twilight tilted her head in confusion and said, “Any special reason?”
Mordecai said, “No, I just thought you’d like to see it.”
Twilight smiled, “I wouldn’t mind seeing it.”
The moon had already risen as they arrived by the lake at the park. Unknown to the couple, Muscle Man and Rigby hid in the bushes, spying on them.
Muscle Man told Rigby, “Remember, the loser of this bet has to wear a diaper for a whole month.”
Rigby turned to him with a cocky grin and said, “Well, I hope you enjoy the month of diaper rash because nothing’s gonna happen.”
Taking this as a challenge, Muscle Man said, “Whoa, whoa, bro, what makes you so sure nothing’s gonna happen?”
Rigby said, “C’mon, man. He couldn’t get a kiss from Margaret; what makes you think he’ll step up and ask Twilight to marry him?”
After checking on the couple, Muscle Man confidently said, “I don’t know, bro. It looks like he’s going to go through with it.”
Shocked from hearing this, Rigby poked his head from the bushes and said hushedly, “WHAT?!”
After seeing them, he only saw Twilight laughing with Mordecai at a joke he had told her, he assumed. He breathes a massive sigh of relief after seeing just that.
Muscle Man lightly laughed at him and said, “That was just a warm-up; be ready for the real deal any minute now.”
Rigby rolled his eyes and said, “Pfft, whatever.”
Rigby and Muscle Man moved closer to get a better view of the two but remained out of sight, wanting to avoid drama if either Mordecai or Twilight spotted them.
After settling down from their laughter, Mordecai checked his phone, acting like he got a text message. He said, “Ugh! Sorry, I gotta take this.”
Twilight asked, “What’s going on?”
Mordecai said, “Eh, Rigby saw another scary movie. This shouldn’t take long.”
As Mordecai walked away from Twilight, Rigby was fuming while Muscle Man looked on, nodding. “Way to sell it, bro,” he said, impressed with Mordecai’s use of distraction.
As he pretended to text Rigby, Mordecai returned to the golf kart and opened the glove compartment. He pulled out the black box containing his engagement ring, and as he was leaving the kart, he started to feel nervous again. He shook his head to rid himself of the doubts creeping into his mind, and to stay motivated, he said to himself, “Do it. Just do it. You’ve been planning this for months.” He lightly clutched the box and took a deep breath in a last attempt to calm his nerves. Mordecai put the box in his pocket and thought, “There’s no turning back now.”
Mordecai turned around and saw Twilight staring at the lake, admiring the moon’s reflection. After seeing Mordecai’s reflection, she turned to him and smiled at him. He returned the smile and sat down next to her. Twilight rested her head on his shoulder and said, “I can see why you like this spot.” Mordecai said, “Yeah, it’s nice and quiet, and that lake has a great moon reflection. It’s always been calming, and it helps me think.” Twilight nuzzles his shoulder and smiles at him.
As Mordecai started with his plan, he said, “Hey, Twilight. Do you remember that time when we all thought Discord kidnapped you?”
Twilight immediately got scared after hearing the question. Seeing her expression, and after knowing her for so long, Mordecai placed a finger on her lips to keep her from saying anything and said, “No, Twilight, I’m not breaking up with you, and it was nothing bad that I wanted to talk to you about.” Twilight then blushed in embarrassment and said, “Oh.” Mordecai took his finger away from her lips and said, “All I was going to say was that that moment was terrifying for us, and it affected me the most.”
She tilted her head to the side, staying quiet so he could continue. He said, “With all those books I read, I thought Discord was a terrible creature and that he would harm you. Many bad thoughts clouded my mind and judgment, and I’m not proud to admit that jealousy was one of those bad thoughts.” As soon as he says this, Twilight instantly remembers that talk with Abjay about Discord being “dreamy.”
She had to admit that Abjay wasn’t wrong; after spending time with Discord, he was friendlier than what had been said about him, and he had a certain charm. Twilight was glad everyone accepted Discord after they sorted through that misunderstanding; he enjoyed spending his time with her friends, Fluttershy especially. Twilight always thought of Discord as a great friend but didn’t give a relationship with him an honest thought, but if he appeared interested in Fluttershy, romantically or not, she didn’t want to stand in the way of what he was feeling. She wanted him to figure it out for himself, and she would be happy for him if he were happy.
Mordecai continued and said, “I kept hoping that you were okay and that he didn’t take your horn away to make you defenseless like the first time you and your friends faced him or that he’d cast a spell on you to be his brainwashed puppet or something.” Twilight gave him a warm smile as he said this, not knowing how much that incident had scared him. Mordecai said, “From the moment we met, I felt you would be very special in my life. After the Discord incident, despite the misunderstanding, I realized right then that you mean a lot to me, and as we have been dating this past year, I know that I can’t see my life without you in it.” He takes her hooves into his hands and says, “No one makes me happier than you do, Twilight, and if you let me, I’ll spend the rest of my life trying to make you as happy as you’ve made me.” Twilight was speechless. She was touched by what Mordecai had said and was getting misty-eyed by what he had to say about their history together.
Mordecai let her hooves go and reached into his pocket. He pulled out the black box and presented it to her. Twilight gasped and covered her mouth with her hoof as she realized what Mordecai was doing. Rigby and Muscle Man looked on; one was in shock, while the other had the biggest grin on his face. Mordecai then went into a kneeling position on his right knee and said, “Twilight Sparkle…Will you marry me?” After asking her, he opened the box to reveal a gold ring with a beautiful light blue diamond.
Twilight started crying tears of joy after seeing the ring. She remembered a time when she thought she wasn’t worthy of being loved, and she also remembered that Mordecai was the one who got her out of that bad moment. Here she is, at the park, under the moon, with her best friend Mordecai, down on one knee, proposing to her. Looking back at everything, she sees now that he has always been there for her, everything he had done to make her happy, from cheering her up from a broken heart to making her feel important when she felt so low. He valued her happiness above everything. He would put her needs before thinking about himself. He truly is important to her, just as she has been to him, and she knows that she couldn’t have been any luckier to have someone like Mordecai in her life. Twilight wiped her tears as best as she could, but they wouldn’t stop coming because she was so happy.
As the scene unfolded in front of them, Muscle Man silently gloated, pumping his stomach in victory after seeing that Mordecai had popped the question. Rigby, however, wasn’t going to accept this right away. He said in a hushed tone, “It doesn’t mean anything if she says ‘no.’” Hearing this, Muscle Man said, “One month isn’t enough for you, bro?” Rigby said, “Double or nothing. If she says ‘yes,’ I’ll wear a diaper to the wedding on top of the month.” The two then shook on it and turned their attention back to the couple.
Mordecai was starting to have a mini panic attack with Twilight not answering, but he told himself that he wouldn’t falter. After letting the question sink in for what felt like an eternity, Twilight said, “Yes.” Hearing her answer, Mordecai looks up and sees that she is crying tears of joy. She tackled him in a hug, nearly knocking him over, and said, “Yes! Yes! Yes! I’d love to marry you!” Mordecai had the biggest grin on his face after hearing Twilight’s answer. He took the ring from the box and placed it on her horn. Once the ring was on her horn, she wrapped her forelegs around Mordecai’s neck while he wrapped his arms around her back. He picked her up and twirled her, happy that she said yes. After they finished spinning, they looked each other in the eyes, still holding themselves in each other’s embrace. The engaged couple leaned in and shared a kiss.
While Mordecai and Twilight were having their moment, Rigby stared in shock for the second time, not believing what he was seeing, while Muscle Man was doing what he could not to laugh at the situation for now. Still, he was very happy for Mordecai as they watched them have their moment.
Shortly after they finished kissing, Mordecai pressed his head against Twilight’s, feeling very content. At that moment, Twilight just realized that planning needed to be done. She says in excitement, “Oh my gosh! I have so much planning to do! I need to find the best mare, I have to plan the catering, and I need a dress.” While she was rambling about what needed to be done for the wedding, Mordecai couldn’t help but smile at this. He loved how she jumped at a task and tried to solve it on the spot. He places his hands on her shoulders to calm her down and says, “We’ll figure this out tomorrow. I’m sure a date would be the first thing we need to figure out for the wedding. I’ll take you home, and we’ll work on that in the morning.” Twilight nods in understanding and agreement, realizing the wedding isn’t happening within a week. Mordecai carries Twilight to the golf cart, and after getting in, they leave the park.
After they left, Muscle Man busted into hysterical laughter and said, “Ohhhhh! I told you; I told you! He popped the question, and she said yes!! You gotta wear a diaper for a whole month, loser! Woo hoo!!! I hope the groom won’t mind having his best man wearing a diaper at the wedding!!! Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha!!!” Rigby was still dumbstruck from what had happened; he couldn’t find the words to say anything. He was wrong about the situation; Mordecai had the guts to ask Twilight to marry him, and more surprising was that she said yes. Even though this will be a humiliating month for him, for once, he was happy to have lost a bet. Because deep down, he couldn’t help but be glad to see that his best friend was going to be getting married.