As Onyx laid on a blanket as Pinkie walked around with her friends and chatted, he heard Twilight Talking to Spike. "I swear I put that book back in its place that book would have helped me identify different planets and stars tonight."
"Maybe someone came and borrowed it?" Spike gave what sounded to Onyx a weak defense before complimenting her. "And you do not need the book. You can name all the planets and stars because you are astronomically awesome."
Twilight smiled down at Spike before speaking, "Aw, thank you, Spike, you are a real flatter."
Spike grinned back while smiling shyly. "Yeah, I am a sweet talker."
"And a number one assistant. Right?" Twilight complemented as they walked up to the group.
As Spike was setting everything up. Onyx looked at Pinkie before whispering. "Does Spike look extremely guilty to you, Pinkie?"
Pinkie watched Spike while laying on Onyx's back before speaking up with a teasing tone of voice. "Super guilty."
Rainbow walked up to Twilight and peered at Scootaloo before saying to Twilight. "You are lucky you have such a great assistant Twilight, willing to do whatever you need."
Scootaloo let out excited while jumping in place. "Oh me, pick me. I will do whatever you need, Rainbow Dash."
Twilight watched, amused as Rainbow got Scootaloo to take her trash away. Rarity watched Scootaloo run buy with Sweetiebell with her. "Do we have Spike to thank for this amazing spread for tonight?"
Twilight nodded her head and smiled. "Indeed, we do Rarity. He prepared it all last night for tonight."
"Is he not just amazing?" Rarity Spoke with a sappy tone of voice. "He is just an amazing cook."
Spike looked like he would be blushing if he could. "Aw, come on."
Pinkie snorted before smashing her hand into Spikes' head while laughing at his attempts to fish for compliments. "Who knew big ferocious dragons started so extremely small and cute."
Rarity was quick to thank Spike in her own particular way. "Spike, you are such a little star that I just had to make this little bowtie for you."
Rarity was quick to affix it to Spike and slowly worked to make it extremely comfortable on him.
Onyx leaned over to Pinkie with confusion in his eyes. "What is going on right now?"
Pinkie smirked before climbing into Onyxs lap. "Jealous?"
"Of Spike, no, not really. I get to bring you home every night." Onyx wrapped his arms around Pinkie as he listened to the talking going on around them.
"Gosh, you guys are embarrassing me." Spike looked even more embarrassed. "Stop It."
Twilight watched, amused before noticing something that was quickly pointed out by Sweetiebell. "The show is starting, everyone."
As the group gathered, Onyx noticed the girls trying to get to a position they could see, so he Picked up the three of them, two on his shoulders and one on his head, and used a light bit of magic to hold them up. "Can you see girls?"
"Thank you, mister Onyx." The three Crusaders responded. As the first meteorites passed through the atmosphere. Onyx looked up at them and realized the first season was ending soon and realized that he had been there for roughly a full year.
Applejack and Rarity stood a little closer to Onyx so they could catch their sisters if anything happened, not that they did not trust Onyx. It is just those are their sisters. "It has been a good year for me."
Pinkie was confused before remembering something. "It is nearly a full year since you moved to Ponyville."
Rarity was surprised and looked at Onyx in thought before nodding her head. "Onyx, I wish to talk with Pinkie and you later."
Applejack looked at the stars and smiled happily before peering at Onyx and Applebloom on his shoulder. "I think I know what you three are going to talk about, and I would like to be there as well."
Onyx was confused while Pinkie smiled happily and answered for them. "We would be delighted to talk to you."
As the meteor shower came to an end and everyone started eating, Onyx walked over to Pinkie, confused. "What was that about?"
"I have an idea, but I will not be sure until we meet them, but you have to promise that you will listen to them all the way through." Pinkie looked up at Onyx with serious eyes.
"I promise I will listen to them, Pinkie." Onyx nodded while looking down at Pinkie, seeing how serious she was about this situation.
Twilight called out to Spike, interrupting the two of them. "Spike, could you bring over the punch bowl?"
As Twilight looked over for why Spike was not responding, she was surprised to see him asleep in the punch bowl. Rarity snickered before looking down at Spike. "Oh, he looks exhausted."
Twilight smiled happily to see him getting some rest before informing everyone. "He worked himself to the bone to get all of this ready in time."
---On the way to Onyx house---
As the group gathered up their things and went home, Onyx led Pinkie back to his home and cuddled her into his bed. "Sorry I am so tired, Pinkie, but the runes are not going the way I like, so I might have to drop this project."
"It is fine, Onyx; you have been working extremely hard." Pinkie smiled before remembering something. "How is your Runic Engine Patent going."
As Onyx held her tight and smiled. "I got another grant to upgrade the engine, Pinkie!"
Pinkie smiled happy for Onyx because, with this, Onyx has a ton of stuff in his savings. "So how much have you saved up?"
"A little over 30,00 bits are currently saved up, so we could do something with it." Onyx was confused about what Pinkie could be wondering about the money.
"It is a surprise, Onyx." Pinkie smiled, already having a good guess what the girls were thinking.
Onyx snorted before cuddling into the bed with each other.
---Ponyville next day---
As Onyx walked with Pinkie into town at the lunch date, they were going to. "So not even a little hint about what this could be about Pinkie."
"I do not want to affect your judgment." Pinkie declined him without any effort and smiled at him.
As they arrived at the Café, they saw Rarity and Applejack sitting there. Pinkie was quick to wave at them. "Hey, girls."
Onyx was surprised because Applejack and Rarity were dressed simply but were, for some reason, extremely beautiful. Applejack smiled and greeted first. "Hey, guys, we already got a table."
"Come join us." Rarity greeted and looked at Onyx, happy.
Onyx nodded and sat down with Pinkie at the comfortable booth. As they sat down, a waiter walked up with a mug of water and set it down before moving off to the side. Onyx looked at the girls. "So business first or food?"
Applejack and Rarity nodded in agreement Rarity was the one to inform Onyx. "Food first, Onyx."
---Time skip 9 minutes---
As Onyx sat his fork down, he saw the others were finishing up as well. "So what was this about, girls?"
Rarity sat there sipping at her drink, looking nervous before sighing and just deciding to go for it. "We, Applejack and I would like for you to take us into a herd with Pinkie."
Onyx blinked before leaning back in thought. "I thought you were chasing Astral Rarity?"
Rarity sighed. "We have different wants and different priorities."
Onyx was confused before it hit him. "Is he…?"
Rarity nodded happy that Onyx understood without being told. Pinkie and Applejack were confused. Onyx nodded before looking at Applejack with a question in his eyes. "I want to join the herd because it means I can keep all my kids to the apple family without interfering with your business and the like."
Onyx nodded before he hummed in thought before looking at Pinkie. "I am fine with you making a herd, Onyx. It would be nice to experience it again."
Onyx was confused by Pinkies answer. "Again?"
"My father was part of a herd with my mother and her sister wife." Pinkie answered, remembering both of her mothers.
Onyx nodded while he sipped his drink in thought. "I am willing to give this a try if you all are interested as well."
Rarity kissed Onyx's hand, and Applejack smiled, happy that Onyx accepted them. "That sounds amazing, Onyx."
Applejack was quick to nod in agreement. "So what happens now?"
Onyx blinked before smiling. "Dates a lot of dates."
The girls were confused before remembering that just because they agreed to herdship does not mean they can skip courtship. Onyx saw they got it. "Pinkie and I are currently into 6 months out of 2 years of courtship."
Applejack groaned because she totally forgot about courtship. While Rarity was just happy to begin the courtship. Rarity was curious. "How often will we have a date, Onyx?"
"Pinkie and I are currently going out every 2 weeks, but we live together." Onyx looked at Pinkie because of the distance between them.
"I am fine with you taking them out once a week, and I would like to go out as well." Pinkie smiled while Onyx looked up to the sky in thought.
"I can afford 3 dates a week right now." Onyx nodded his head before he remembered something. "I will have to inform my family about the herdship girls."
Pinkie let out a low grimace because Cherry might be coming back to meet Applejack and Rarity. "Do you have to Onyx?"
"You know I do. I see my brother once a week Pinkie and I will let something out on accident." Onyx smiled at her. "I know she was hard on you."
Pinkie grumbled before kissing Onyx's cheek. While the other two wondered what level of affection they should be showing, Onyx quickly noticed this. "Go at your own pace."