I ran to the Lucky Clover, the best restaurant in Ponyville, where Ditzy was waiting.
"Hey Ditzy," I said with a little breathlessness, "How's it going?"
She put down the menu she was looking at, "Hey Zach. I'm glad you could make it. How are you?"
"Fine," I lied. I really didn't want anypony knowing about me being hunted by an evil human who was Celestia's ex. I really needed to focus on something else, "Does Dinky like the card I gave her?"
"Yeah. And it's cute to watch her play with the little thing that comes out of it."
The waiter brought by a glass of water and I drank out of it and did a spit-take, "You can see Kuriboh?"
Ditzy raised an eyebrow, which looked cute with those eyes, "Sure, but Sparkler can't."
It must be genetic or something.
We ordered some food and began to talk. We talked about what we did on a regular basis, but we somehow began to tell hilarious stories about our lives.
"… and then I tried running through a sheet and hit a pole. I fell onto the ground while my mom was asking if I was alright and my grandma was wetting herself," I wrapped up.
Ditzy had her head on the table because she was laughing so hard, "That was about as funny as when I sat on part of town hall and it broke."
"I know," Ditzy gave me a strange look, "I mean I bet."
Saved it.
I pulled out some bits from my saddlebag, "I'll pay for this."
Ditzy and I stood up and were about to leave when I heard a familiar voice, "So the freak got a date."
I looked over and saw Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon. They were laughing at us.
Of course.
"I bet it was just a pity date," Tiara continued, "Right Silver Spoon?"
"Right Diamond Tiara," Silver Spoon seemed hesitant.
"Though I would have thought those eyes of hers would have kept the stallions running the other direction. And I'm surprised she can even fly."
Diamond Tiara finally got to Ditzy and she flew away, crying. I looked at the two fillies and growled, "How dare you make fun of her! She's just a regular mare."
I could feel power rushing to my horn and a shadow appeared. The fillies ran off and I turned around to see Leviathan Dragon.
How the…? Wait, Ditzy!"
I took off in the direction Ditz went, yelling her name. It took me some time, but I eventually found her on a cloud.
"Ditzy!" I yelled, "Come down!"
"No," she sobbed back down.
"Come down or I'm coming up!"
When she didn't answer, I reached into my saddlebag and pulled out my duel disk. I attached it to me and put my Leviathan Dragon card on it. When it appeared, I hopped on its back and it flew up to the cloud.
"Hey Ditzy," I said, "I'm sorry about what those two said, but they aren't right."
Ditzy shook her head, "They're right. I hate these eyes."
"But they look beautiful. And how could you have Dinky if every stallion didn't like them?"
"That's because I got pregnant with Dinky at the same time my eyes became this way."
I cocked my head to the side, "What do you mean?"
Ditzy took a deep breath, "When I was about thirteen I was walking home alone. A unicorn came out of an alley and shot me with a spell. When I woke up my eyes were like this and I was pregnant."
Ditzy began to cry harder and I levitated her onto Leviathan Dragon and gave her a hug, "I never knew. But I still believe that your eyes are still beautiful."
She looked up at me, "Really?"
"Really. And besides, if it weren't for those eyes you definitely wouldn't have Dinky."
"I guess you're right."
I had Leviathan Dragon lower us to the ground and we got off.
"Thanks for the talk Zach," Ditzy said, "I really needed that."
"You're welcome."
We began to walk when Ditz said, "Zach."
"Yeah?"
Ditzy wrapped a wing around me and pulled me in for a kiss.
So this is what I get when travel between dimensions. Maybe I don't need to go home.
When we pulled apart, we just looked at each other and smiled. Then we began to go home.
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Two Changelings were watching Zach and Ditzy leave.
"So," the one on the left said, "the human has feelings for the strange Pegasus. I can use this."
That Changeling was about to get up when his partner placed a hoof on him, "No. We must wait until we can get both of our targets far enough away that they cannot help each other. Those are our orders."
"Fine. But when I get the chance I'm taking it."
Just for those who want to know, in my universe the main character is 18, Ditzy is 21, and Dinky and the Crusaders are 8. That should clear up any age confusion.
