Quietly, the team walked down the stairs and Rainbow unlocked the door.

"Okay, hide guys. I'll hide close to the door so Soarin can let me in."

From the light and music streaming in from behind the door, she knew it had to be the basement.

Soarin knocked on the door. "Northway? It's me, Soarin! I love you, Northway. Let me in, please."

Immediately a gallop came up the stairs and there was a click and then the door opened.

"Soarin! Wait, how'd you get in my house?" Northway asked.

"The door was unlocked, and I wanted to surprise you." Soarin said, putting on a fake smile but looked real.

"Okay, quickly come, we have no time to waste!" Northway said, now excited.

"Wait, go down there. I have a surprise for you, and I need a minute. Okay, honey?" Soarin shuddered at saying "honey" to Northway.

"Okay, honey." said Northway like she was cooing to a baby. She trotted down the stairs.

Soarin held back barf.

Rainbow quietly went onto the stairs and shut the door and locked it.

Rainbow saw Northway's satisfied face as she heard the click of the lock.

Soarin came down the stairs.

When Mascaran and Helping Paw saw him, they let out muffled screams, "HELP US!" Northway must have duct taped their mouths shut.

Soarin ignored the two mares, and said, "Let's go in the closet and have some privacy."

"Where's my surprise?" Northway asked.

"It's folded in my wing, I'll show you. Let's get into the closet."

Soarin hoped Northway didn't have more things in mind than just a make-out.

The two went into the closet, which had no lighting. The door shut.

***

Rainbow unlocked the basement door and called for the others to come in.

Mascaran and Helping cried with confused delight but Cheerleader shushed them.

The two were like Hearth's Warming presents wrapped in duct tape.

How'd Northway manage this? Rainbow thought.

She and her friends bit the duct tape piece by piece off the two victims.

About two minutes passed, and everything was off.

"Go, go, go!" Dash whisper-yelled. The ponies ran up the stairs quickly as they could.

Then they went out the door and unleashed their wings and flew.

Rainbow waited about a minute, and then rang the doorbell. Now all she had to do was wait for Soarin.

3 minutes earlier

Soarin walked into the dark closet with Northway.

"So, my surprise." Northway whispered in the dark.

"Yeah, I'm trying to find it. This place is sorta cramped. I dropped it after you closed the door.

Purposely, he kicked Northway in her face.

"I'm sorry, babe!" he lied.

"Y'know what, forget the surprise. I'll find it later. Just kiss me now." Northway said, and Soarin could hear rustling and her face coming towards his. Quickly, he grabbed something and put it in front of his face.

"Man, Soarin, you have such hard teeth, cm'on, let my tongue in." she said.

Northway felt around Soarin's "face".

"You have such hard muscles that your face is smooth and as hard as a bowling ball! Wow!" Northway said, impressed.

Then Soarin realized he was picking up a bowling ball. No wonder it was kind of heavy.

"Soarin!" Northway cried in impatience.

Soarin panicked. He needed to find something else, but couldn't.

Finally, he said, "OW! MY WING!"

"What's wrong, Soarin?" asked Northway.

"I just got a cramp in my wing. I'm okay. I just need two minutes to rub it.

"Do we need to get out?" asked Northway.

"No!" Soarin cried, "I mean, no, we don't. I'll be fine, I just need to rub it long enough. It cramps sometimes on it's own, no matter where I am. I'll get a doctor to check it out later. Besides, I'm comfy."

Soarin rubbed his perfectly fine wing.

Hurry, he thought.

Only a minute had gone bye, and Soarin just bought himself two. He rubbed and Northway seemed non-existent in the dark light.

After what seemed like only a few seconds, Northway said, "Okay, it should be fine by now. Maybe our fun time will make it feel better."

Soarin knew he couldn't do anything now. Even if he said it still hurt and he needed longer, Northway wouldn't wait to kiss him.

He backed up to the very end of the closet, and felt Northway getting closer.

Closer.

Closer.

Closer.

Their faces were only a few centimeters apart.

Ding-dong!

Soarin, without hesitation, nailed the mare in the face and left her in pain and shock. He opened the closet door and ran out without hesitation. He sprinted out of the basement door and through the main level into the outside.

He saw Rainbow Dash for a split second, but once she saw him, she took off like a rocket, Soarin quickly flew behind her.

They heard the ear-shattering screech of Northway. "Soarin!" she screamed into the black sky.

***

Northway couldn't believe it. Soarin flew away. Soarin tricked her.  He hadn't really wanted to kiss her. She cried, and then went to the basement. At least her new best friends would be some company.

As she came down the basement, she saw the broken pieces of duct tape.

She screamed even louder! No wonder why Soarin wanted to go into the closet! Not to have privacy, but to keep her away from the two ponies.

She screamed, like a banshee.

***

The ponies came back to Volley's house and locked the door just in case Northway managed to follow them.

Everypony laughed and high hoofed.

"Thanks for the rescue mission." Helping said.

"Having to drink Starbucks and listening to One Deerection any longer would've driven me insane. I'm not joking." Mascaran added.

"I don't doubt you." said Racer.

"So what now?" asked Hoop.

"Maybe we can watch a comedy or something to calm down." Volley suggested.

Everypony nodded in agreement.

They went down the stairs and sat on their usual spots on the couch.

"So you won't freak out and wrap yourself around me?" Rainbow asked.

Soarin gave an embarrassed laugh, "No. What I've experienced with Northway was ten times as scary. I'll be able to take on any horror movie now."

"Sad thing we never got to egg Barkling's house." Hoop commented.

"Yeah, but I think Northway is a ton worse than Barkling and Shiny Hoof combined." said Trackee.

"Yeah, Shiny may be a bitch and Barkling may be a douche, but at least they're sane." added.

"Cm'on guys, let's just watch the movie." said Volley.

And everypony quieted down to enjoy the movie.

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