We followed Spark, making sure to stay hidden but keep him in sight.

"So how do you think this will turn out?" Blaze asked as we sneaked through town.

"Well, knowing Spark, he'll get her pregnant. But that's why we're here: to make sure he doesn't screw up." I said.

"Nah, I don't think Spark has the guts for that." Blaze said. I looked at him like he was a madman screaming about the world ending.

"Are we talking about the same pony here?" I asked.

"I'm just saying. I know how he talks and everything, but ultimately, I think he would chicken out of it."

"Really?" I said, starting to get intrigued. "How about we bet on that."

"What?"

"I'll bet you twenty bits that Spark will get some if he has the chance." I said.

"Uh, what? You seriously want to bet on that?" He asked, confused.

"Sure, we'll make this date interesting. With a bet." I smiled slyly.

Blaze returned the smile. "You're on. Twenty bits." He said, and we shook hooves. Throughout our conversation, I didn't even notice that Spark suddenly stopped in front of Sugarcube Corner and was about to turn around.

"Quick! Hide!" I whispered, and dashed behind a bush, followed by Blaze.

We watched as Spark stood there, looking around as he waited.

"Do you think she stood him up? I hope not. That would suck." Blaze said.

"Shh!" I silenced him. Spark calmly looked around and breathed into his hooves and sniffed, then shrugged and slicked back his mane.

"Looks like he's a little nervous." I chuckled.

A couple moments later, an energetic pink pony came out of Sugarcube Corner. Spark's face instantly grew into a smile.

"Hey, Pinkie." Spark said.

"Hi, Spark!" Pinkie Pie said excitedly. "Ready to go?"

"Ready when you are." Spark said, and walked off with Pinkie.

Blaze snickered. "He's so fake right now."

I smiled. "Ah, give him a break. It's probably his first date, like it was for me." We waited until they passed us, then I spoke up. "Alright, let's follow them." Blaze followed my lead out of the bush, and we walked casually behind them, close enough to hear their conversation but far enough away as to not be detected.

"So, how's it been going lately?" Spark asked, starting small talk.

"As wonderfully wonderful as ever! How have you been?" Pinkie asked.

"Pretty great. I was looking forward to us getting ice cream today." Spark said.

"Me too! I love to get to know new ponies better! Oh Oh! I have an idea! How about after this, we go see a movie! I've been wanting to see 'The Colt of the Crystal Lake'!" She said, and started jumping.

Spark smiled. "Sounds great, Pinkie." They continued down the path while Spark continued to fake his entire personality until they came to an ice cream stand.

"Two vanilla cones please." Spark said, and put two bits on the stand.

"Where'd he get that money?" Blaze asked.

"Probably found it on the ground on his way here or something." I said, and continued to watch them.

Spark handed Pinkie the cone with a bright smile across his face. Pinkie returned the smile and took the cone happily. They walked along the path through the park and toward the theater.

"So they're going to the movies now, huh?" I said.

"Sounds like it." Blaze said. "How are we going to help him if we don't want to be seen?"

I thought about that for a minute. "I know how!" I said, and took off a few feet in the air and took Blaze by the arms.

"What are you-?"

"We have to get ahead of them without them seeing, so the only way is flying. Don't worry, I won't drop you." I said, and lifted Blaze into the air. I have to admit, he was a lot heavier than I anticipated. I went high enough so they wouldn't see us, and I started breathing heavy as we went ahead to the theater.

"Are you sure you can hold me? We're pretty high up and..."

"I got you." I said, not entirely sure about myself. I heaved Blaze ahead as he sat there lazily. How can a pony be this heavy?

"Is this what it's like to fly? This is incredible. I can see my house from here!" Blaze looked down at the town.

"Yeah..." I said, still heaving. "It's a dream."

We finally got to the theater, and I dropped Blaze about four feet above the ground, and he landed with a thud.

"Jesus Christ, you're heavy." I said between breaths, and collapsed on the ground.

Blaze sat up and rubbed his head. "That hurt ya know." He said in a whining tone.

"Shut up." I said, and got off the ground. Blaze got up as well and he followed me over to the ticket seller.

"Hey there!" I said with a confident smile to the gray stallion.

"Hey." I was taken by surprise when he answered with a very gruff voice.

"Um, how many ponies have bought tickets for 'The Colt of the Crystal Lake' today?" I asked.

"Just that group of girls." He said, pointing to a group of four mares about to walk into the theater.

"Thanks." I said, and dashed over to them.

"Hey, you can't go in without-" He started to say, but I was already at the door.

I stopped in front of the door, blocking the girls from entrance.

"Um, excuse us." One of them said.

"Wait, are you girls going to see 'The Colt of the Crystal Lake'?" I asked, already knowing the answer.

"Um, yeah, we're trying. Could you move please?" Another said.

"Oh, you ladies haven't heard?" I asked.

"Heard what?" Another one said.

"'The Colt of the Crystal Lake' showing got cancelled today at this theater." I said, praying they would believe me.

"Really?" One of them asked, looking skeptical.

"Uh, yeah! Everypony in town knows. One of the actors recently passed away, so the final showing was yesterday."

Another looked at me. "Which actor?" She asked.

"Oh, uh, the uh, the colt. Of the crystal lake. The guy who played him had...a hoof infection?" I said, not sure what I was getting myself into.

"Really? And as popular as he is, he didn't get it treated?"

"It was really bad. There was nothing the doctors could do except let nature take its course." I said, trying to keep a straight face.

They all looked at me again. "And you're sure it's cancelled?"

"Trust me, I keep up on the news. I know what I'm talking about." They all kept looking at me skeptically and I gave a nervous smile until they finally stopped.

"Well, I guess that's okay. We've already seen it anyway. Come on, girls, let's go back to my house." They started off when I stopped them.

"Wait, since those tickets are worthless now, do you girls mind if I have them?" I asked hopefully.

"Why would you want them?" One of them asked.

"Well, it's just, me and my friends never got to see it before this happened. It would mean a lot to us if we got to have some tickets to at least remember the movie." I said, sounding a little sad for effect.

"Well..."

"Please? You would be doing your good deed for the day."

"Ugh, fine. Just take them." One put her ticket at her feet and the others followed. I quickly scooped them up.

"Thank you so much!" I said with a bright smile. "Have a nice day!" I waited for them to be out of sight before I went over to Blaze and handed him a ticket.

"That was a pretty good show you just put on. I can't believe they actually bought that ridiculous story." He said, clapping his hooves.

"I know! Hoof infection? Is that even a thing?" I said, chuckling.

"I don't know, but it worked!" Blaze looked at his ticket. "So what was the point of all this?" He asked me.

"Well, for one, free tickets for the four of us. And two, to make sure the theater is cleared so it's just Spark and Pinkie in there."

"Won't Spark see us if it's empty besides me and you?" Blaze asked.

"Darn it Blaze, just quit questioning my motives. I got this." At that moment, we heard giggling and a familiar voice get closer.

I dropped two of the tickets on the path and ran behind a tree, while Blaze dashed toward a bush.

"I totally know what you mean! A lot of ponies don't understand how much work it takes to put together a party!" Pinkie said to Spark.

"I know right! Someone does all this work, and they just enjoy it without so much as a thank you, and then they just expect more. So ungrateful. It's fuc-fu-fa-freaking annoying." Spark stumbled with his last few words and smiled nervously at Pinkie, who didn't seem to notice. They continued talking until they came up on the tickets I left.

"Well, what do we have here?" Spark said as he picked up the tickets.

Pinkie looked around. "It doesn't look like anypony around here dropped them." She said.

"And look! They're tickets for 'The Colt of the Crystal Lake'!" Spark said. "I'd sure hate for these to go to waste." He said, and gave Pinkie a ticket. She smiled and followed him up to the ticket seller.

"Here are our tickets, my good sir." Spark said as he put the tickets on the counter.

"Alright, go on ahead." The stallion said, and the two continued into the theater.

"Alright, now's our chance." I said to Blaze and we walked up to the ticket seller and laid the tickets down. "Here's our tickets!" I said with a convincing smile.

"Wait, weren't you two just here?" He asked.

"Yeah, yeah. Look, are you going to rely on past judgments, or are you going to let us in because we legally bought these tickets the other day with our own money?" I asked.

He just looked confused. "Go on ahead I guess."

"Great." I said, and motioned for Blaze to come with me into the theater.

We walked in to the darkness, careful to look out for Spark and Pinkie. I looked around until I spotted them in the front row talking.

"Okay, good. They're all the way up there." I whispered to Blaze. "The movie should start soon." At that moment, the screen lit up and the previews started showing.

"Lucky guess." Blaze said, and we moved carefully to the back row.

As the previews rolled, I watched Spark and Pinkie as they continued to talk and comment on the upcoming movies.

"So what's the plan now?" Blaze asked me.

"Well...I'm not sure." I said, then I got another idea. "Okay, stay here and watch to make sure they don't look back, and warn me if they do."

"Got it." Blaze said.

I slowly ascended into the air until my hooves were touching the tops of the seats. I carefully flew toward the front toward the two, when I realized that my wings were starting to get loud. I stopped flying and balanced myself on top of the seats and carefully walked on them to the front. I don't know if you've ever tried to walk on theater seats as a human, but as a pony it was nearly impossible.

Please don't fall.

"Oh! That movie looks really good! Oh! So does that one! Oh! That one looks even better!" Pinkie Pie went on as each preview played. Spark was having the time of his life with Pinkie, and he found it cute how she marveled at every movie.

God, I sound like such a fucking pussy right now. Good thing no one else can hear my thoughts. Right?

"Oh, I wish this movie would just start already! It's making me be excited for all these other movies!" Pinkie said.

"It should start soon." Spark said. "Previews usually aren't more than five minutes."

"Urg! That's like forever away!" Pinkie said, putting her hooves on her temples.

Spark smiled and continued to watch the screen.

God, this is awesome. Just me, Pinkie, and a movie. No Blaze or Flash to inevitably fuck this up. Can't fucking get better than this.

"OH CRAP!"

Spark and Pinkie heard someone behind them, and they turned around to see a black and red striped tail sticking up from a seat.

A moment later he heard a quiet voice whisper, "Flash! They see you!"

What. The. Fuck.

Ouch. That had to have made a sound.

I sat upside down on the seat directly behind Spark and rubbed my head.

I hope they didn't hear that.

"Goddammit Flash! What the fuck!"

They heard me.

I sat up and smiled nervously at Spark. "Hey there."

"Fucking shit, why are you two here?" He asked.

"Well-"

"We're here to help you like we helped Flash." Blaze said as he walked down the aisle toward us.

"Yeah." I said.

Spark face hoofed. "Goddammit guys. This is the opposite of what I wanted to happen! I knew you guys would fuck everything up, and here you are! Fucking everything up!" He looked at us with a face of anger.

"But we-"

"No! You fucking didn't! I knew you guys would buttfuck my chances with her if you came along, and I was sure you didn't, but here you fucking are now!"

"Hey, we're the ones who-"

"Just shut the fuck up and get out of here! Let me enjoy this time with Pinkie that I have. Okay?"

I sat there speechless for the next few moments. Spark has never gotten this mad at me.

"Spark..." A stunned Pinkie Pie said. Spark's expression of anger suddenly changed to a look of 'oh shit'.

"Do you really like me?"

Now it was Spark's turn to be speechless.

"U-uh, I, uh. Wh-where did you get that idea?" He asked nervously.

"Well, you just said you didn't want them to ruin your chances with me." She giggled. "Does that mean you like me?"

His eyes went wide. "U-uh w-well I, uh..." He sighed. "Yes."

Pinkie smiled brightly. "Well in that case!" She suddenly pulled Spark into the seat. I couldn't see them behind that seat, but I heard kissing. Lots of kissing. A few seconds later, they came back up. Pinkie Pie with a large smile and Spark with a heavy blush and a look of utter disbelief.

He suddenly smiled. "I'm gonna guess that you like me too, then?"

Pinkie nodded vigorously. "You're really fun to talk to! And you're cute! What's not to like?"

Spark's smile spread from ear to ear. "Flash, Blaze. Can I see you two for a second?"

We were confused, but we followed Spark near the door. He turned to us with the brightest smile and put his arms around us.

"Thank you! You wonderful motherfuckers you!"

I chuckled. "No problem, Spark."

"Anytime, buddy." Blaze said. Spark finally let go of us.

"Later. You guys. Me. At the bar. I'm gonna buy you guys some drinks." He said.

Blaze smiled. "With what money?"

"Shit." Spark said, then waved it off. "No matter. I'm gonna fucking pay you guys back. Somehow." He looked over to Pinkie Pie, who was smiling and waving at him.

"Now, if you guys don't mind, I have a movie to watch!" He said while not taking his sight off of Pinkie.

"Just try not to get her pregnant, lover boy." I said, remembering what Spark said the night he helped me with Dash.

"Fuck you." He said with a full smile, and went back to sit with Pinkie Pie. He put his arm around her and the movie finally began.

"A match made in heaven." I smiled.

"How much you want to bet Spark won't have a clue what the movie was about if we ask him later?" Blaze said. We shared a laugh and headed out of the theater into the bright day.

"Well, I wish I could visit with you longer, Flash, but it's about time for me to meet up with Fluttershy." Blaze said after we got a little ways away from the theater.

"Oh, man. I wish I could come with, but Rainbow Dash is probably wondering where I am by now. I didn't even leave her a note when I left the house." I said, wishing I had told her where I was.

"It's fine." Blaze said. "I think I can handle myself. I've learned a thing or two from you and Spark. I think I got this."

"Are you sure?" I asked. "Spark will never let you hear the end of it if you don't ask her out."

"I think I'll be fine." He said. "I'll let you know how it goes."

"Sounds good." I said. "Good luck, bro."

Blaze smiled. "Thanks." He headed off in the other direction, leaving me in the middle of Ponyville.

I looked up at the sky and smiled.

Life is wonderful.

Author's Notes:

Alright, I hope you guys liked this chapter. It's probably one of my better ones so far. I went back and completely edited the first chapter so it's a lot more interesting now, if you guys want to check it out. I also edited some other chapters at parts that I thought needed editing. Hurray for shitty writing! But if anyone has any suggestions for anything, feel free to tell me in the comments, I'd appreciate it.