Latenighter meets Twilight Sparkle

by 21latenighter

Meeting Twilight

Latenighter paced his bedroom as he combed his mane up and ate a couple breath mints. Today was the day, as Pinkie Pie, who he had gotten more in touch with had invited him to a lunch with her friend Twilight. He could hardly stand it, meeting Twilight had been on his list ever sine she moved into Ponyville. He had even wrote a small story about her, which Princess Luna had thought was a little on the small side, saying it wasn't like the mare to just leap into battle, and that he should meet her before he wrote anything else about her. Latenighter had agreed and had focused on other stories, one being about a Pegasus from another world that saved Equestria with his super powers.

There was a knock at the door as Pinkie bounded through the door. She lost her balance and tumbled to the floor, where Latenighter helped her back up again.

"You know Pinkie, there is such a thing as waiting for me to open the door," Latenighter said as he helped up the fallen earth pony.

"Oh silly, but then it wouldn't be a surprise of who was at the door, and besides, your mom said to just walk on in," Pinkie said, looking at the Pegasus with joy.

Latenighter looked to the mirror in his bedroom and started to play with his mane again.

"What are you doing Latey? It is just lunch with Twilight, I mean it's not that special, we have lunch every Tuesday," Pinkie said, looking peculiarly at Latenighter, who had began to hover just off the ground.

"I know Pinkie, but Ma always told me that First impressions mean everything when you meet a new pony, and I don't want to look like I just flew out of the field to have a lunch," Latenighter said as he touched back down again. He smiled and looked towards his friend. She had talked more to him after Twilight came to town, and for once, he had began to listen to her. They had since then became better friends, and she had helped him with a few of his chores around Ponyville, acting as his eyes on some of their Hay fields outside the city.

"Let's get going before we're late Latey," Pinkie Pie said as she began to bounce around in his bedroom before bouncing out of the room and towards the front door of the house. Latenighter simply rolled his eyes and giggled as he followed her out the door.

"Have fun you two," Called Ma from the house, in which Latenighter waved back in return.

As the two ponies walked towards Ponyville, Pinkie explained just how exactly he had gotten invited to the lunch that Pinkie and Twilight usually shared alone. They had decided to branch out a little and bring a friend to their lunch, and Pinkie thought since Latenighter had always wanted to meet Twilight, what better way to introduce the purple unicorn.

"She will probably bring one of our other friends, Twilight doesn't have too many here yet, but I think I heard her say she was bringing Rainbow Dash with her," Pinkie said, before looking to Latenighter with a scared look.

"Rainbow Dash," Latenighter said with slight anger in his voice. The two Pegasi knew each other, and weren't really on speaking terms at the moment. Latenighter met the cyan Pegasus while she was placing a small rain over the city, giving their fields life giving food. Later that day, she had stopped by the farm and had a downpour on their house, simply yelling gotcha and flying off.

She had been pranking around him for the past two weeks, and it was getting not only annoying, but more and more destructive. The last prank she did nearly had one of their largest hay fields die when she cracked lightning, setting the field ablaze and then having a torrential rain to put it out. He had chased her for miles before his wings cramped up and he had to stop.

They reached Ponyville and walked through the town while they came closer to the burger joint where they were having their lunch that day.

Pinkie Pie and Latenighter walked through the doors and found the table that harbored Twilight and Rainbow Dash in the corner of the restaurant. They walked over to the table where Pinkie started the formalities.

"Hi Twilight, Hi Rainbow Dash, this here is my friend Latenighter, but I call him Latey for short," Pinkie said as she introduced the Pegasus to the two mares.

"Hello there, my name is Twilight Sparkle," Twilight said, with a Pinkie like grin. She reached out a hoof for a hoofshake, which Latenighter accepted before speaking.

"Howdy Twilight," Latenighter said. "Stupid stupid stupid, how stupid are you Latenighter, I mean come on, Howdy, am I from the wild west of Appaloosa" Latenighter scolded himself in thought.

Twilight seemed alright by it and even giggled a little.

The four ponies then went a little too silent, so Twilight broke the silence with a question.

"So I see that you are a Pegasus, do you happen to know my friend Rainbow Dash?" Twilight asked a little awkwardly.

Latenigher shook his head as a giggle escaped him, "Twilight, just because we are both Pegasus doesn't mean we know each other, but in the case of Rainbow Dash, yes..... I know her," Latenighter said, giving an edge in his voice at the end of his answer. He looked straight at Rainbow, who was beginning to smile at the stallion. "And if she keeps her antics to herself, this will be a pleasant lunch," Latenighter said, looking straight into her eyes.

"Oh Latey, it wasn't that bad," Rainbow blurted out, along with a fit of giggles.

"Not that bad huh, you nearly destroyed our largest crop of Hay," Latenighter said, beginning to get frustrated.

Twilight began to sink down into her chair, "Oh, you too don't like each other at all, maybe I should of brought Fluttershy instead," Twilight said.

Both of the arguing ponies stopped and looked to the unicorn. "No Twilight, it is just that Rainbow has been pranking me for the last three weeks, and last week was the final straw, but if she is content enough to just enjoy this lunch without pranking me, than I would love nothing more than to eat lunch with you two," Latenighter said as he then looked to the menu.

This seemed to convince Twilight as she herself looked to the menu, asking herself what it was she was going to eat for the meal.

When Latenighter looked to at the menu, his eyes widened at the prices. No wonder they ever ate here, the hayburger was six bits for a single patty hayburger, and the hayfries were eight bits for a small. he dropped the menu and nearly shouted, "These prices are outrageous."

Twilight looked over at him with a concerned look before asking, "What's wrong Latenighter, don't you have enough bits?"

He drooped his head down low before whispering out an answer, that was barely audible, "No, no I don't." He then looked up to the other three ponies, and then to the door. "I think I will just wait outside for you guys to eat, don't worry about me," he said as he got up and nearly ran out of the joint.

"Was it something I said?" Twilight said as she looked to the door, then back to the two mares sitting in front of her.

"No Twilight, that's just how Latey is. He isn't from the richest family," Pinkie said with a sad demeanor in her voice.

"Then I screwed up this whole day by coming here, instead of going to that diner on the edge of town that has my favorite daisy salad," Twilight said, looking increasingly worried at the door.

"He's not coming back in Twilight, by now he is probably half way home," Pinkie said, looking to the door also.

"I could of paid for his meal Pinkie, he just left without an explanation," Twilight said, now looking like she was about to cry. "it's all my fault that he left."

Pinkie put a hoof on Twilight's shoulder and soothed her out of her tears. "No it's not Twilight, he's just really stubborn like Applejack, maybe even more so," Pinkie started, now patting Twilight on the shoulder softly. "And tradition runs deep in the dirt family, in that a stallion should always pay for his own meal, and everyone else's if he can," Pinkie said. "It's his head and stubborn pride that drove him to leave Twilight, not you, but we can go find him and maybe get his mom to cook for us," Pinkie said, her mouth now watering. "Oh my Celestia Twilight, you haven't lived until you have had Ma Dirt's cooking, I mean she can make the best pie in Equestria, and that's saying something since the Apple family has blue ribbons at national contests for their pies," Pinkie said, now a puddle of drool spreading across the table.

"Alright Pinkie, let's leave and try to find him. Are you coming with us Rainbow Dash?" Twilight asked as the other two mares got up from the table.

"Of course Twilight, I mean I wouldn't want him to get hurt knowing that I am somewhat to blame here," Rainbow dash said as she hovered off of her chair and then followed the other two out just above the ground, and they left the burger joint and went in search of Latenighter.

Comments

[Vertigo22]

Hmmm... I'm interested to see where this goes.

That said, I feel that Late left a bit too quickly. I feel there should've been a bit more build up to it. Nothing that made the story bad for me mind you. I just wanted to bring it up.

Also,

Fury shook his head as a giggle escaped him,

I had to reread that a few times as I thought a pony named Fury was there. I feel it should read, "Latenighter shook with fury as a giggle escaped him."

That said, this is decent. I feel it might've worked a bit better as a one shot, but I'll wait to judge after the story's done.

Until then, solid job! Keep it up, Late! You're getting better and better.

[21latenighter]

7513117 I did not see the Fury in there, lol. I tried so hard not to write Fury instead of Latenighter too. And your question will be answered in the next chapter, I promise, or at least I hope it will, or will Fury Flight come back and haunt me in this story.................