Fancy Pants, sick of the Canterlot life, yearns for something new and different. In turn he remembers that Rarity lives in Ponyville. A smaller town filled with more normal and average ponies not brain washed with the importance of class and popularity. Even further more, he met some of her friends at the garden party that they crashed. As a way to get away from the Canterlot life he decides that it would be an interesting experience to pay Rarity a visit and even try working the various jobs that her friends have to get a better idea of what a normal life is like.

After growing older, Spike finally gets to date Rarity as she feels he was old enough to do so. After about a year of dating Rarity feels as though their relationship is ready to be taken to the next level. Spike learns that the "next level" is to move in with her. Unsure about his decision he doesn't know if he wants to with fear of abandoning Twilight.