Author's note: The wing man plot will continue into next year, but will be put on the back burner for the Hearthswarming arc that will start later in November. The author would also like to thank Saria Skye and clef jumper for their support of the story, you two rock!

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Chapter 19: Up all night. (But not in that way)

(The is just a fun little chapter that doesn't really advance the plot in any way. It picks up exactly where we left off, so go back and read the last part if it isn't fresh in your mind)

"I can't believe it!" Pinkie Pie exclaimed.

"You promised you wouldn't flip out..." I yawned, I was still quite tired.

"Well yeah! But that was before you told me he liked Rainbow Dash!" She bounced.

"No sleep tonight I suppose." I wasn't upset, I love those nights where you're just up all night talking or chatting or just hanging out, and seeing how excited the news made her, I think tonight might be one of those.

"C'mon." I yawned grabbing a scarf and wrapping it around my neck.

"Where are we going?" She asked.

"The bar. I wanna fill you in on everything and not wake up the neighborhood." I said as we went out the door.

We walked down the what looked to be abandoned streets, the lanterns were the only lights on this chilly fall evening, clouds covered the sky, no visible stars or moon, and as I looked around I couldn't help but think: 'Princess Luna must be pissed!'. We both were silent as we walked through the night, I've always enjoyed taking walks at night, I never understood why. It was either late at night or the first few hours of the day that I'd go for a walk, long before anyone had woken up, just me and my thoughts, but on this walk, me and my thoughts were joined by somepony else. And it was a welcome change. I turned the key to the door as we approached the bar. I turned the lights on as we entered.

"Care for some coffee?" I asked.

"Sure!" She said as I put of a pot.

"Good, I'll put on two pots." I laughed. "So anyway, why don't you tell me about your day?" I asked.

"My day? Oh yeah! Well I went all the way to Fillydelphia! You would not believe the crazy things going on up there! So there was this one stallion who's old friend moved back to town, but they just didn't get along anymore!" She told me.

"Then what happened?"

"Well then, Once I got the two to look past their differences, and remember back when they were colts they started to become friends again!"

"That's great!" I told her while stirring two spoons of sugar and some cream into my mug. I took the second pot off the element and slid it over to Pinkie along with the cream and sugar.

"Here you go sweetheart, enjoy." I smiled.

"Thanks Chuckie!" She chugged down the whole pot.

"It's still pretty hot- oh... Never mind." I noticed she already finished the pot. I chuckled a bit and sipped on my coffee.

"So anyway..." I started. "You want me to fill you in on a bit more of that whole thing with Quibble?" I asked starting to wake up a bit more.

"Yeah!" She nodded rapidly, must be the 12 cups of coffee kicking in.

"Alrighty. Where were we... Ah yes. There isn't honestly that much to tell. Quibble likes Rainbow Dash see? And I agreed to help him out, see what I can do. I was real good at that sort of thing back where I came from,and now I'm just seeing what I can do, course I can't do squat if she isn't interested in him, but we're gonna see what happens." I told her.

"How could this not be a big deal to you!?" She exclaimed.

"I dunno, I've done this before I guess..." Something suddenly occurred to me. "You wanna know what's real weird?" I asked.

"Whats that?" She asked.

"Well, I know all the steps for this sort of thing, I've helped many people back on Earth with it, but when I fell for you, I had no idea what to do, I was a nervous wreck half the time." I chuckled nervously.

"Well..." She trotted over to me. "You may have had no idea what you were doing, but I think you did okay." She winked and kissed me on the cheek.

"Did okay? I'm not sure if you know this, but I'd very well say you're the best thing that's ever happened to me!" I told her.

"You really mean it?" She asked.

"You beat that time I was mistaken for Seth Rogen at a restaurant, just by a hair though." I joked. "I jest, you are by far, far superior to any other previous event of my life." I hugged her.

"I don't know who that is." She said as we hugged.

"I'll tell you about him some other time." I told her.

"Okay!" She said. "So what now?" She asked.

"Well, you've drank an entire pot of coffee, I've still got some to go, fair to say we'll be up for the night, what have you always wanted to do when you have the town pretty much to yourself?" I asked.

"Let's streak across town!" She suggested.

"How? You're not wearing any clothes, and I'm just wearing a scarf." I asked. (It was a nice scarf, not that you, the reader can see it).

"Want to go eat at an all night diner when nopony else is there?" She asked. I looked at the clock.

"Well, 1 AM is still late enough for dinner and early enough for breakfast! Let's do it!" I said grabbing the key to lock up the bar.

"Where to?" I asked.

"I know a place." Pinkie said.

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Sunny Side's All Night Diner

(Author's note: I love coming up with diner names.)

We walked into the diner not too far outside of town, from afar is lit up like a beacon because of the walls being primarily windows, like that diner from that old painting. You know the one I'm talking about, it's called Nighthawks. Look it up and you'll probably recognize it instantly. Sorry for the ramble, on with the story.

"Hi you two, welcome to Sunny Side's All Night Diner." The mare behind the counter welcomed us as we sat down. "What can I do you two for?" She asked.

"I'll have..." I looked at the menu. "The eggs and haycon please." I said. (haycon: hay strands made into inch and a half wide and five to six inch long strips that are fried, like bacon).

"Comin' right up." She turned to Pinkie. "And what'll you have dear? The usual?"

"The ususal! Pancakes and stack 'em high please!" Pinkie said enthusiastically.

"Sure thing doll. Coffee?" She asked.

"Yes please!" We both said. Sure we already had coffee, but nothing goes better with breakfast foods than coffee.

"Here you go you two." She handed us our plates.

"Thanks!" We said as I seasoned my eggs and Pinkie started pouring syrup on her mountain of pancakes.

"So what brings the two of you out here tonight? Or this morning? Sorry, during these late shifts when nopony's around, time has no meaning, you know?" She laughed.

"I've been there!" I laughed recalling back when I worked the occasional late shift as a waiter back at the bar I'd do comedy for.

"We're just out for the night." Pinkie said.

"Little late night date on the town huh? Cute." Sunny Side remarked.

"Is this a date?" I thought out loud. I mean, we're together, we're out, we're having a good time, yeah I guess it is.

"Yeah we are." I smiled at Pinkie.

"So when'd you find him Pinkie?" Sunny Side asked.

"Sunny, this is Chuck! We met a few months ago when he fell from the sky!" Pinkie explained.

"I need me a stallion to fall from the sky..." Sunny Side laughed.

"So, I take it you two know each other?" I asked.

"You kidding? Pinkie an' I go way back!" Sunny Side told me. "We used to be roommates!"

"That's right!" Pinkie said to me.

"Way back when we used to bus tables for old Table Scraps, remember him?" Sunny Side asked.

"Oh old Table Scraps!" Pinkie laughed at old memories. "Is he even still alive?" Pinkie asked.

"He is actually!" Sunny smiled. "He pops in from time to time to ask how we're doing."

"That's good!" Pinkie smiled.

"I never knew that about you." I told Pinkie.

"I'm sure I must have brought it up!" Pinkie said.

"Nope!" I shook my head.

"Well cats out of the bag now!" Pinkie laughed. "I used to bus tables with Sunny Side here back when this place was Table Scraps', of course Table Scraps always seemed to like Sunny more."

"Well Pinkie, maybe that's because the customers preferred their meals without bites taken out of them." Sunny Side laughed.

"I couldn't help it!" Pinkie defended herself. "The food was so yummy!"

"I remember he once said..." Sunny Side put on her best old stallion voice. "Pinkie, yer lucky the customers think yer cute. Otherwise you'd be out the door like a day old doughnut!" They laughed.

"They thought you were cute huh?" I remarked with a tinge of playful jealousy.

"Oh Chuck, don't sound so surprised!" Sunny Side said. "All the customers would flirt with Pinkie here, course she never paid mind to 'em, Celestia only knows why, some of those colts who came in were cute!"

"I never cared to flirt around, I was waiting for the right one, the one who'd stick." She said sincerely.

"I guess she's talking about you." Sunny Side said to me.

"Sunny! Be nice!" Pinkie told her.

"He knows I'm just kidding around, I can tell." I knew, Sunny Side seemed nice, I wondered why this was the first I'd ever seen her.

"Yeah I know." I said before taking another bite of my meal. "Great eggs by the way."

"Sunny Side makes great breakfast!" Pinkie said taking a large bite of her syrupy pancakes.

"That I do, I may not do much, but I sure am good with a grill." She said.

"So what'll it be?" I asked reaching for my wallet.

"For an old friend and her new coltfriend? It's on the house." She smiled. "But just this once, after this it'll be about 10.50."

"Thanks Sunny!" Pinkie smiled.

"Don't mention it doll." Sunny grinned.

"Here you go." I slid her a hefty tip. I always leave a good tip for a kind server.

"Thanks Chuck, you might not be so bad for her after all." She winked.

"Be nice!" Pinkie told her.

"I'm kidding around!" Sunny Side laughed. "I'll see you two later huh?"

"We'll be around!" Pinkie said opening the door.

"See ya later Sunny Side." I told her wrapping up my scarf.

"Have a good night - uhh... Morning!" She said from behind the counter. After we left we walked through town under the glow of the lamps.

"So what do you want to do?" Pinkie asked.

"It is my turn to think of something, isn't it?" I remarked. "Hmmm, oh I know..."

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Castle of Friendship

"I still can't believe you actually had these." I told Pinkie as we sneaked through the castle with a wagon full of empty prop books.

"You think this is my first book related prank?" Pinkie whispered.

"Touche." I said as we made our way through the castle quietly. We crept up to the library room.

"So what's our lie if she's in there?" I asked her.

"Pizza delivery." She hoisted up a couple of pizza boxes.

"Fake pizza boxes, nice." I said.

"Who said anything about fake?" She opened up one of the boxes to reveal a pizza.

"Even better." I smiled.

"Nothing goes better with pranks than pizza." Pinkie smiled.

"You've got a point." I nodded before I slowly opened the door. I peaked my head inside.

"Coast is clear." I told Pinkie as we crept into the room.

"Great!" Pinkie chuckled to herself.

"Let's start replacing books." I said.

"What do we do with the real books?" She asked.

"I've got a plan." I told her while piling books. "That it?" I asked her as I places the last fake book on the shelf.

"Just one more thing!" Pinkie placed a book on a reading stand in the middle of the room.

"That's it!" I grinned wickedly. "Lets gather these real books up."

Ever read the Edgar Allan Poe story "The Cask of Amontillado?" Spoiler alert, a guy gets sealed up in a wall. Anyway, let's just say we used the real books as a surprise for Spike. When he woke up, he'd find that his room was sealed up by books, like in Cask of Amontillado, but with books instead of bricks. This was all in good fun keep in mind, as compensation I was ready to offer free drinks to the two of them. As Pinkie and I walked away from the castle, we laughed sharing a pizza.

"You think they'll take this okay?" She asked me.

"Oh sure, it's not like we caused an permanent property damage." I reassured her. "So what now? It's your turn."

"I don't know... We ate a meal when nopony else eats, we pulled a hilarious prank, now we're eating another meal... Hmm." She thought.

"How about that?" I pointed at a cliff over looking the town. "Want to climb up a peak and watch the sun rise? It's almost that time." I suggested.

"I like that idea!" She said as we made our way for the hill.

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Ponyville Peak

It's funny, I don't jog or run, I have poor upper body strength, and normally I dislike heights, but I've always been fond of climbing peaks and mountains. That's not to say I was good at climbing, I was terrible. We were just about half way up the mountain at this point and we were beat.

"Great morning for a climb ain't it?" I wheezed.

"Why'd I agree to this?" She sputtered.

"I don't know, why'd I... -cough- bring it up?" I asked while climbing.

"You're lucky... -wheeze- you said I was the -cough- best thing that ever happened to you... Becuase otherwise... -groan- this climb is grounds for me -cough- ...leaving you." She groaned while climbing.

"I completely understand..." I coughed. "But it'll all be worth it in a moment."

"It better be!" She groaned as we flopped over onto the level part of the cliff. We both just laid there gasping for air like fish on a beach. We slowly stood up while gasping for air.

"C'mon, there's a bench over there." I motioned toward a bench overlooking the town and we slowly made our way to it and sat down. "This better be good." I muttered to myself. I could feel Pinkie lean on my shoulder and rest her head against mine.

"Coming down from the caffeine?" I asked.

"Nope, just love you." She smiled.

"Love you too." I kissed her on the forehead. We had a real fun night I must say, but I was looking forward to spending the day in bed. Suddenly, I could see a golden glow peak over the horizon.

"Wow... Look at that..." I remarked at the sunrise.

"Wow..." Pinkie gazed. "It's beautiful."

"You sure are... Oh yeah, a sunrise is there too." I said flirtatiously.

"Oh stop." Pinkie blushed.

"I really mean it." I said.

"I know you do." She kissed me. "Let's watch the sunrise now huh?" She said.

"Sounds good." I said as we both turned and watched. Just Pinkie and I taking it all in, the crisp fall air blowing through the town, the dew glistening on the meadows, it was prettier than a Hallmark card, and definitely something I'd remember for a long time. After about 10 minutes of just sitting there, we got up off the bench and made our way down the hill. We walked through town and watched the town slowly come back to life from it's previous comatose state. Ponies were now out and starting their day, shops were opening up, and the school bell rang through the town.

"Nice morning huh?" I asked Pinkie.

"Kinda loses it's luster when you've seen two mornings since you last slept." Pinkie said.

"I couldn't agree more honestly." I said as we turned in to the Sugarcube Corner and made our way upstairs.

"Quick all morning nap?" I asked.

"Sounds good!" Pinkie exclaimed. Before she could say anything else I had crashed on the couch and started snoring quite loudly, she just looked at me and laughed. She grabbed a blanket and curled up next to me.

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Meanwhile: Castle of Friendship.

"Where is it?" Twilight said while looking through books in her library. "I don't even know these books!" She said feeling frustrated.

"Twilight!" Spike called from his room. Twilight went to see what was going on. She opened the door and saw a barricade of books.

"Hey... There it is!" She pulled a book out from the barrier. Soon the rest came toppling down.

"When did this happen?" Spike asked.

"It must've happened while we were sleeping... But who?" Twilight said as they reentered the library.

"Twilight, I might have an idea." Spike held up a book from the stand. Twilight looked at the cover.

"What to do when on the receiving end of a hilarious prank. A self help book by: Pinkamena Diane Pie!? Illustrations by Gareth 'Chuck' Murphy!?" She groaned.

"It was pretty funny when you think about it." Spike said.

"I've seen funnier. At least this gives us a chance to reorganize the shelves!" Twilight smiled.

"Oohhh That reminds me... I think I have uh... That thing with Big Mac today... See ya!" Spike bolted off.

"He's never all that much help anyway." Twilight said to herself. "I'll talk to Starlight, maybe she'll be interested."

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There's another chapter! This was just meant for a fun little story that didn't necessarily advance anything, Sunny Side may return for later chapters and we may delve into Pinkie's waitress background. If anyone is interested in knowing the design concepts for Sunny Side, I've thought about making a sketch of Sunny Side and Barstool from a few chapters back and posting them on my DeviantArt page. If you want to see them I'll be sure to send a link! Hope you enjoyed the chapter as much as I enjoyed writing it! Until next time!