As Onyx looked at the finished pieces for the rune engine, he let out a massive burst of laughter. the reading he was able to take from the scale model was even better than anything he could have done alone. "Have to take Big Mac and the guys out for drinks."
Onyx quickly packed up the parts when he saw Pinkie looking confused about something. "Anything wrong, Pinkie?"
"Rarity wants to make me a dress for the gala." Pinkie looked up at the roof while she explained.
"Isn't that a good thing? I mean, Rarity makes beautiful clothing, Pinkie." Onyx asked Pinkie why that was a bad thing.
"Our styles really do not match Onyx," Pinkie admitted before looking at him and seeing that he had a ton of things. "What are you doing?"
"Heading over to Apple Acres so Big Mac and I can put together the final version of the Rune engine." Onyx described before thinking about something and just deciding to ask Pinkie. "Want to go on a date tonight, Pinkie?"
Pinkie blinked before smiling at Onyx's offer and gave him a beautiful smile. "Where would we go?"
"Well, I just so happened to set up a reservation at The Way Down." Onyx smiled at Pinkie with a teasing tone of voice. "But if you will be too busy worrying about Rarity, I guess we could go another night."
"That sounds amazing." Pinkie walked up to Onyx and wiggled herself. "Afterward, we can have a delectable treat."
"It has been a while since we had any fun." Onyx mused before teasing Pinkie. "Do you promise not to fall asleep this time?"
Pinkie made a face at Onyx's teasing. She looked up at him and poked him in the chest. "You promised that you would not mention that anymore."
"I cannot wait to devour you again, Pinkie. It was enjoyable listing to you squeak." Onyx had leaned forward and whispered into Pinkie's ear.
Pinkie's face erupted into steam at Onyx's teasing before she growled up at him. "Maybe I will devour you tonight."
They both burst into laughter at the words they were saying at each other. Pinkie smiled at Onyx before pulling him into a kiss. "I love you, Onyx."
"I love you too, Pinkie." Onyx smiled back just as happy.
---Apple Acres---
Onyx looked up at the sky as he was walking towards Apple Acres. Onyx was planning out the rest of the fourth volume. He was extremely close to being done with it.
As Onyx pulled up and saw Big Mac waiting for him, he quickly waved to Big Mac. "Hey, Big Mac, I got all the parts that we need."
Big Mac smiled and motioned for Onyx to follow him. "We need to head over to the barn, so we do not interfere with the orchid and Granny Smith."
Onyx nodded and followed Big Mac to the barn. He heard what sounded like a crash. Onyx asked Big Mac, "Anything wrong?"
"Applebloom is trying a new thing with her friends." Big Mac informed.
"What are they trying this time?" Onyx asked with humor in his voice because this was something that happened in the background.
"Building and stunts." Big Mac let out a slight snicker at the girl's silliness.
As they set the engine parts down, Big Mac quickly directed Onyx to grab the various tools they needed to build it. They slowly put the engine together.
---Two hours later---
Onyx and Big mac were covered in grease and various other liquids. Onyx let out a snort before he was splashed with water and saw Applebloom and her friends with two buckets. Scootaloo quickly splashed big Mac after Onyx was hit. Onyx quickly used a drying spell on both of them before looking at the girls. Onyx was quick to thank the trio of fillies. "Thank you, girls."
They gave a big smile before rushing off to do other things. Onyx watched them run off before looking at Big Mac, who was still looking at the engine. "Ready to turn it on and see if it works."
"Yup." Big Mac moved over to a bucket and filled it with water before pouring it into the engine itself. When they flicked the switch to get the thing to run, it started up pretty much instantly. Onyx was quick to get magical readings while Big Mac sat there listing to the engine roar to life. Onyx blinked in surprise that Big Mac let out a massive snore.
"I wonder why he passed out?" Onyx mused before using a couple of diagnostic spells on Big Mac. Onyx blinked at the readings in confusion. "Too much Harmonic magic was running inside him."
Onyx tried to figure out why Big Mac had so much energy in his body before he had a guess. "Big Mac is for the first time in his life using his Talent to the fullest potential. The harmonic energy might of overloaded."
Onyx looked surprised that not using your Talent caused such a build-up of harmonic energy. He smiled that he was able to learn even more about Harmony magic.
---time skip---
Onyx stretched out his back as he was walking home. Big Mac said he would take care of the testing of the engine. As he reached his door, he was surprised to see Pinkie looking over some book with confusion. "What is wrong, Pinkie?"
"Onyx, do you think we have a good relationship?" Pinkie asked while looking at the book.
"What makes you think we do not have a good relationship?" Onyx was confused about why it seems that there is a problem.
"In the book I am reading, it shows couples fighting and making up, and their relationship getting better." Pinkie explained while looking at the book before looking at Onyx in worry.
"Pinkie, to fight, we need to disagree on things and get our anger up," Onyx explained. "I expect we would find a couple of things eventually that is worth fighting over, but until then, we do not know what it is."
Pinkie blinked about that and thought about what a button could be for their first fight. "What do you think would cause it?"
"Nope, I do not even think about it." Onyx answered before he looks over to Pinkie and seeing she is just not paying attention. he quickly sneaked up behind her and wrapped his arms around her. "How about we skip dinner? I take you up the room, and I fuck you into the bed."
Pinkie looked at Onyx in surprise. "Are you serious?"
Onyx hummed as he thought about his offer and nodded his head. "Yeah, no reason to go out unless you want to."
"I would like to go out and eat." Pinkie mused and informed Onyx about what she wanted to do.
"Then go get ready so that we can leave, love." Onyx poked Pinkie in the side and encouraged her to go upstairs and get ready.
Onyx watched as Pinkie ran upstairs to the main bedroom while he moved over to the side bedroom and slowly cleaned himself up.
---twenty minutes later---
As Onyx walked downstairs in thought before he looked at the book Pinkie was reading. He picked it up and was surprised by the title '100 ways to tell how strong your relationship is.' As he flicked through a couple of them, he could not help but snort at what he was reading. "This is all terrible."
Pinkie walked down the stairs and looked extremely beautiful in hip-hugging jeans and a ruffled shirt. "What do you think, Onyx?"
Onyx smiled at her. "You look beautiful, Pinkie, just like always."
Pinkie smiled and offered her arm for Onyx. "Shall we?"
Onyx blinked and smirked and took her arm. "We shall."
"So what are we doing today, Onyx?" Pinkie asked Onyx in curiosity.
"Well, I got us a lunch reservation and one of the good cafes in Ponyville, and afterward, I thought we could go for a nice walk on one of the paths through the woods," Onyx informed Pinkie about what they would be doing for the day.
Pinkie nodded her head and decided to give Onyx her thoughts. "How about we skip the walk and come right back here."
Onyx only hummed at her response before he decided to ask Pinkie a question. Onyx spoke calmly to Pinkie. "How is Rarity's dressmaking going, Pinkie?"
"The dresses she showed us were nice, but when we said we did not love them, she decided to make us new ones, so I have to go back for a talk about what I want." Pinkie complained about her future fitting and looked at Onyx in thought. "Do you have a suit for the Gala?"
Onyx nodded his head and wondered what Pinkie was thinking. "Indeed, I do have a suit ready."
"I thought that maybe we could match a little bit?" Pinkie offered and decided to ask him. "Can I take your suit to Rarity?"
Onyx blinked before nodding his head and informed Pinkie. "I probably have to get it refitted anyway. I have put on a ton of muscle love since I last wore it."
"That is perfect. I will take you with me when I go in for my fitting, and Rarity can look at it." Pinkie started jumping, really excited about the chance of them matching.
"When is your fitting, Pinkie?" Onyx asked because Pinkie had not informed him about when it was.
"After lunch, of course." Pinkie informed before blinking as she realized that their plans were going to be messed up. "Why is it that whenever we try and have romance, something interferes with our plans?"
Onyx blinked before snorting. "Pinkie, the only reason it feels like that is because you feel that just being in each other's presence is not romantic."
"I do so think that being around you is romantic. I mean, why is it that we have not done it in a while?" Pinkie asked while looking around to make sure no one heard her words. "It just feels like it has been a while."
Onyx snorted about her words that they do not have sex every day. But their love life is immensely fulfilling in Onyx's humble Opinion. "We do not have to do it every day to enjoy each other, dear."
---Time skip after lunch Raritys Boutique---
As Onyx and Pinkie walked up with Onyx carrying his suit, he looked over at Pinkie in thought. "What do you want your dress to look like, Pinkie?"
"I do not know yet, Onyx, because I want to hear what she can do with your suit." Pinkie informed Onyx before they entered and saw that Rarity was looking highly flustered.
Onyx looked worried because he was starting to remember how this episode goes. "Are you okay, Rarity?"
"Most definitely, Darling. What can I do for you, Onyx with Pinkie." Rarity started strong before realizing that this was most likely about Pinkie's dress.
"Well, we know how hard you are working, and so we were hoping for something that would match Onyx's Suit." Pinkie informed. Rarity let out a sigh of relief because it was way more straightforward compared to the others.
"Well, let me see what I am working with, Onyx." Rarity informed Onyx as he slowly took out a charcoal black suit pants and three pieces for his top a charcoal jacket, a grey vest, and a red wine shirt. "This looks great, Onyx."
"Yup, I do not normally wear it, but I might need to get it re-fitted because when I tried it on, it was slightly tighter in the arms than before." Onyx informed with worry before Rarity moved him, and she threw the jacket on him quickly.
"Hm... you need a couple of inches wider in your arms, darling, and I can do that in less than five minutes." Rarity informed, happy for something straightforward compared to the other girls. "So you guys want something that matched this suit set up."
"If you can do it for me, Rarity, I would love that." Pinkie informed happily.
"Anything special for your dress, dear?" Rarity asked because this would seal the deal on her dress.
"Could you find some way to attach a pop of color or maybe a streamer?" Pinkie asked nervously.
Rarity hummed in thought, then nodded her head. "I have the perfect design in mind already."
Pinkie pulled Onyx into her arms and started spinning him. "We are going to look so good together."
Onyx nodded, just as happy that this sounds like it is going great.