Later, the following day, it was the day before Nightmare Night comes (at nighttime, of course), and Rarity decided to deliver the dragon-shaped disguise to Stephan's house so he can pick it up and wear it on himself when Nightmare Night comes, and so Rarity thought of a plan in order to send and bring the disguise all the way to Stephan's house (without doing any damage to the disguise in the process), and so she called for her friends to help her, and after a while, Twilight, Rainbow Dash, Applejack, Fluttershy, Pinkie Pie and even Spike and Starlight all came to Carousel Boutique to help Rarity deliver the disguise to Stephan's house in one piece.
Then, the mane seven and Spike all started traveling together all their way to Stephan's house to bring him his disguise, but what they didn't know is that the worst centaur whom Stephan and the twins fear and hate for the most is following them - Howard (Stephan and twins' evil father) is back once again, and just like these many other times before, even this time he's up to no good, and while the mane seven and Spike are still traveling all together, none of them could sense that the evil centaur is following behind them, and as he kept following the seven mares and the teenage dragon, Howard evilly said to himself "They're going to give something to my stupid and worthless son who betrayed me! I'm going to follow these eight and see what they're up to! Then, when the right time comes, I will get and have my son back to me and then I will take him back home with me so to teach him to be just like Lord Tirek and me!", and then he laughed evilly as he kept following behind the mane seven Spike, but then he also kept himself hidden from their eyesights so they won't be able to see him following behind them all the way to Stephan's house.
Later, in midway, Howard thought of a plan to scare the mane seven and Spike (and also to damage the dragon-shaped disguise which was made especially for Stephan), and so his hands started to glow in a gray magic aura (that is none other his magic's color), and then he used his magic to make a whole murder (large group) of black crows appear out of thin air, before he motioned to the mane seven and Spike with his index fingers (in each of his hands) and then he said to the black crows "Get them now!", and when the black crows heard what the evil centaur said, they all started flying fast towards the mane seven and Spike and then they started to attack them under Howard's orders.
However, when the mane seven and Spike all turned around and saw all the black crows flying and coming towards them (and then attacking them), the eight friends worked together and then they started to fight and attack the crows, and after a long fight, they managed to chase all the crows away, and luckily for the mane seven and Spike, Stephan's dragon-shaped disguise didn't got or received any damage at all, and with the disguise's still whole and undamaged, the mane seven and Spike continued together on their way to Stephan's house while still delivering and carrying the disguise along with them, much to Howard's displeasure as his first attempt to ruin Stephan's disguise have failed, and so he continued to follow the mane seven and Spike in order to plan another attack on them so to make sure that Stephan's disguise gets damaged and ruined before they reach and arrive in Stephan's house to give him his disguise.
A few minutes later, Howard prepared to send a second attack on the mane seven and Spike, and so he used his magic once again and this time, he made a whole flock of hawks appear out of thin air, before he then motioned to the mane seven and Spike with his index fingers and then he said to the hawks "Get them all!", and when the hawks heard what he said, they all started flying fast towards the mane seven and Spike and then they started to attack them under Howard's orders, but when they turned around and saw the hawks flying and coming towards them (and then attacking them), the eight friends worked together once again and then they started to fight and attack the hawks, and after a long fight, they managed to chase all the hawks away, and luckily for the mane seven and Spike, Stephan's disguise for Nightmare Night didn't got or received any damage at all, and with the disguise's still whole and undamaged, the mane seven and Spike continued together on their way to Stephan's house will still delivering and carrying the disguise along with them.
When Howard witnessed that his second attempt to ruin Stephan's disguise also have failed, he growled in anger before he said "You may have defeated my black crows and my hawks, but I'm not done with you all yet! I still have one more thing up my sleeve, and when the right time comes, I will use it on all of you and this time I will win!", and then he continued to follow the mane seven and Spike, who all still continued on their way to Stephan's house to give him his disguise for Nightmare night, and once the mane seven and Spike all got very close and almost reached and arrived at Stephan's house, this is when Howard decided to send a third and final attack on them in order to damage and ruin Stephan's disguise for Nightmare Night.
Then, when the mane seven and Spike all got close enough to Stephan's house, Howard used his magic once more and then he made a pack of hungry wolves appear out of thin air, before he then motioned to the mane seven and Spike with his index fingers and then he said to the wolves "Kill them all!", and when the wolves heard what the evil centaur said, they all started running fast towards the mane seven and Spike and then they started to attack them under Howard's orders, but then when they turned around and saw the wolves running and coming towards them (and then attacking them), the eight friends worked together once again and then they started to fight and attack the wolves, and after a long fight, they managed to chase all the wolves away, and luckily for them (the mane seven and Spike), Stephan's disguise didn't got or received any damage at all, and with the disguise's still whole and undamaged, the mane seven and Spike continued together and they soon reached and arrived at Stephan's house shortly afterwards.
When they arrived at Stephan's house, Rarity knocked on the door and called for Stephan to come out, and she and her friends are rewarded with an answer as Stephan soon answered to her voice and went up to the door, and then he opened the door to see Rarity and her friends standing just outside his house and right in front of him, and when Stephan saw Rarity again, he smiled at her and said "Oh! Hi, Rarity!", and then he asked her "What are you and your friends are all doing here?", and then Rarity showed up the sack in which she put his disguise before and then she said as she brought the sack closer to Stephan "Here's your disguise, Stephan! Now you can take it and wear it when Nightmare Night comes!", and when Stephan opened the sack and saw that disguise is still whole and undamaged (and is also in one piece) like before, he looked back at Rarity and said to her "Thank you so much, Rarity! You're a good friend! I appreciate all of your hard work! And, as a matter of fact, I do deserve to have friends like you! You're so generous and that's exactly what I really like in you - the good Unicorn you are!".
When Rarity heard what Stephan said about how much he likes her for the pony she is, she didn't have any words to say, and so she instead jumped up and hugged at his upper human body, chest and torso with her forehooves wrapping around him so she won't fall off him, and Stephan was shocked at what she just did at first, and he's not the only one because the rest of the mane seven and Spike also saw what Rarity just did after Stephan told her how much he appreciated all of her hard work so he join everyone when Nightmare Night comes, and so the rest of the mane seven and Spike were all in shock to see Stephan and Rarity bonding with each other, but then Stephan did something unexpected - he reached down with his arms and hands and then he suddenly grabbed Rarity and slowly carried her and held her up by holding her below her armpits (and below her forelegs) just like how a mother or a father who were carrying and/or holding up a baby would do, and then Stephan lifted Rarity up so to look at her in the eyes (while he's still holding her up and not letting go), and when Rarity noticed what Stephan is doing, she quickly let go her grip off his upper human body, chest and torso as she then looked at the teenage male centaur in the eyes.
However, just then, the totally unexpected happened - Stephan closed his eyes and slowly reached with his head and face towards Rarity and then he suddenly pecked her softly on the cheek, thus shocking the rest of the mane seven and Spike because they all saw and realized what Stephan just did - he kissed Rarity and right on the cheek! Then, when Stephan moved back with his head and face and then he opened his eyes again, he could see that Rarity is now looking at him with a shocked expression because of what he just did, before he then turned to see her friends who were also looking surprised at him, although Spike was also looked a bit jealous at him, and that's when Stephan slowly knelt down and slowly lowered Rarity back down and placed her safely on solid ground, before he then gave her a smile and said "Thank you, Rarity! And goodbye for now!", before he then picked up the sack in which his disguise was put and stored (and is also undamaged and ready to use), and then he slowly walked back to his house and closed the door behind him.
Later, when Rarity was on her way back to her own home at Carousel Boutique with her friends following close behind her, she said "I can't believe Stephan just did that! He just kissed me!", but then Rainbow Dash said to her "Oh, yeah? So what? Stephan likes you, that's all!", but then Spike said "Well, I guess I'm not the only one here who loves Rarity for the most.", but then Twilight said to him "Don't be silly, Spike! Rarity loves you! And what's more, Stephan is in love with Bluebell instead, and he needs her instead of Rarity because she's from his own kind! Centaurs can never be married to ponies, or even to normal human beings!", and then Applejack said "Eeyup, You just said it!", and then Fluttershy said "I think Stephan loves you much like how Spike does!", but then Pinkie Pie said "Wow! Stephan loves Rarity! We need to throw you two a special party!", but then Rarity suddenly turned to her and warned "Don't you dare think about throwing me a party just because Stephan loves me and then kissed me! I know he loves me and appreciates all my hard work, but throwing us a party just because he loves me and then kissed me isn't necessary at all! Besides, I already love Spike more than I love Stephan, and that's because I know Spike for a very long time!", and when they all heard what she said, Starlight said to her "Yes, that's true!".
Later, when Rarity finally arrived back at her home in Carousel Boutique, she said goodbye to her friends, and that's before they all said goodbye to her too, but deep inside, they all felt worried for Rarity and they didn't know who she'll eventually choose - Spike or Stephan, and that's because she also started loving Stephan (much like how she loves Spike). However, deep inside her heart, Rarity still wanted to be with Spike instead, and that's because she knows him much more and way better than she knows Stephan, and what's more - He's already in love with Bluebell, who is also a centaur princess (most likely because of her being a winged centauress (A.K.A - a Pegasus centauress), and after a long consideration, she decided to choose Spike instead of Stephan, therefore keeping standing and remaining by her dragon friend's side, and she also knew that Stephan (or even Bluebell or anyone else) will need her only when it's necessary (especially when it comes to new clothes, suits or disguises, since Rarity knows how to create and make clothing).
Meanwhile, however, Howard still spied on Stephan (as he stood outside his house) and watched him, and he indeed saw him picking up and then kissing Rarity, and that made Howard's face sour in pure disgust from the fact that his eldest son who ran away from him had just kissed a pony, before the evil centaur then said "How could my own son, my own flesh and blood do this to me?! How dare he kiss a pony?! That's unforgivable! I treated him and the twins like any father should, and this is how my eldest son repays me?! Not even 18 and he's still fooling around with some filthy pony?! That's nothing more than a big ugly treason! I will not tolerate that kind and yet ridiculous behavior of my son any longer! If he thinks he can still be friends with non-centaurs and become one of them against my permissions, even though I've already found once before a group of nice Zebrataurs (Brandon's Zebrataurs herd) who will take care of him and teach how to be a real centaur, then I'm sorry to say but I will not let my Stephan stay with these filthy ponies and non-ponies, not to mention that teenage human girl, any longer (and not anymore) and I will make sure that he's coming again to my good hands so I can handle him and teach him how to be a REAL centaur!".
Then, Howard thought of a plan in order to get Stephan back to himself, and the plan was that he will follow and keep anit eye on Stephan, and once he's with Chloe and Aylene, that's when Howard will make his move and will try to take Stephan back home to the Badlands with him, but for now, Howard is spying and keeping an eye on his son so to make sure that everything goes exactly as he plans, and when the right time comes, which will be when Nightmare Night will take its place, Howard will try to kidnap and abduct his own son and he will try to take him back home to the Badlands with him and continue to abuse and harass him some more in order to twist his personality and make him evil again (and this time - for real).