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// Disregarding the Constablulary 
// Story: Lyra and Bonbon Take a Trip 
// by ONWARD_Conwardicus 
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	In spite of the heat of the conflict between the two friends, both of them shivered underneath opposite sides of a tree. The one with golden eyes pulled grass around her, occasionally glancing behind her as she let the blades of grass fall to the ground. The other had her arms over her knees and her knees over her chest, staring intently with furrowed eyebrows at the air ten feet in front of her. A breeze stirred the leaves, but Bonbon’s mind was set on keeping the crackling fire of anger alive in her stomach.

Lyra contemplated her decision. She had made Bonbon angry with her. She had messed up Twilight’s spell. She had potentially ruined her best friendship. She had gone to another dimension with a friend, and now she might return with, while not an enemy, somepony who wouldn’t care if she jumped off a cliff and fell into the middle of a lake. That would have to be a big overhang, or a small lake. How big does a body of water have to be in order to be considered a lake? Why was she getting so distracted?

A drop of water hit Lyra’s hand. She watched it roll off the back of her hand. She looked out and saw small drops falling in greater numbers outside the radius of the tree. The tree was a good place to stay from the rain, but it was still quite cold. She looked back at Bonbon, who seemed to have a good look at the darkness in front of her.

“So should we find a place to stay Bonbon?” Lyra suggested. “I mean, if we’re to get to know the human-“

“I’m still not talking to you.” Bonbon murmured.

“But you just replied to me there, so doesn’t that mean-“

“No it doesn’t.”

Lyra frowned and went back to pulling the grass. The uneven tree bark on her back made her back sore, but she didn’t pay attention to it. A list of things gone wrong today began formulating in her head. Bonbon wouldn’t talk to her. It was freezing and raining. She had lost her fur. Twilight would find out about the replaced rune and be furious when they got back. They had no clue where they could find humans. And she had run out of grass. Lyra felt around to see if any sprouts of grounded green shoots had been unattended by her hands, but all she found was the flatness of her own pickings.

She started to think of a plan. One that would hopefully get both Bonbon and herself indoors without any hair getting ripped out. It would need to be subtle, tactful and underwhelming. Bonbon wasn't going to listen to anything that would add more stress to the situation. Lyra had one shot, and she needed to use it wisely.

"Bonbon, I know you're angry with me, but that doesn't change the situation we're in. The runes on the other side will keep us here for a year, and that's my fault."

"It sure is."

Lyra winced before continuing. "Its raining, and this tree isn't waterproof. We need to find cover and probably a heat source. I can't change the situation any more than you can. We need to work with what we have."

Bonbon still sat motionless.

Alright. New approach. "Bonbon, I'm being serrious. If we want to survive here in the human world, it's going to take both of us."

"I thought the worst thing was that they walk on two legs." Bonbon said, her voice fluctuating.

"That's... mostly true. But a lot of the normal dangers from Equestria exist here. We can get sick for example. The weather is a random thing here. Humans don't have control over it. Remember that winter everypony got sick?"

Bonbon nodded.

"This rain will do the same thing to us. Which is why we need to get moving."

There's silence for a moment, then Bonbon sighed and stood up, turning to Lyra. "Whatever. Where do you suppose we go then?"

Lyra stood as well. "Humans often have shelters in cities as big as these. Finding one might take time, but asking around should–"

Lyra was cut off by a siren blaring once. Red and blue lights flashed in an alternating pattern, and a voice came from the left.

"Are you both lost?"