Ponyville: Restaurant Eleventh hour
Twilight and Minuette were now enjoying lunch in a simple restaurant to just take some time off from their duties.
An earth pony with a cream coat and dark blue mane approached the two, "Good time. I'm Savoir Fare and I will be your waiter. May I take your orders?"
Both mares answered in unison, "I would love a daffodil and daisy sandwich." Savoir took the order and left.
Twilight gave Minuette a look. "Same order uh? Just like old times."
"Yea. Lyra, Moon Dancer, me and you would always order the same thing."
"Except when we went to 'Doughnut Joe's.'"
"Speaking of Lyra; she moved here about the same time I joined the guard."
"Really?"
"I swear. And she's even got a special somepony."
"Ooo, do tell. Who is the lucky stallion."
"Actually she went for a mare, her name is Bonbon."
Twilight was a bit surprised by the last statement bot she simply surged it off. "Maybe tomorrow we can drop by and give Lyra a surprise visit, and probably I could get a chance to meet this Bonbon."
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Everfree Forest: Somewhere Near Ponyville Same time.
The leader of the Solars was making sure the preparations for tonight were ready; a meeting place, emergency escape, and anything else they could need. However he had to leave it to his three comrades due to an unexpected visit from one of his elite undercover members. "Sweetie Drops. What are you doing here?"
"I want to participate in tonight's plan. Please let me face the Admiral."
"We have worked so hard on your cover, and getting you close to one the Admiral's close friends was extremely hard. If you do then you will be exposed and all of that will be for nothing."
Needless to say Sweetie wasn't happy about this. "The entire purpose of this was so I could then get close to the Admiral. When, and not 'IF', I succeed then we won't need any of it."
The stallion turned to face the pony he called an ally only to see the determination in her eyes, in the end all he could do was sigh. "Promise me you will not be reckless or carless."
"I won't." Se responded.
"Good. Wait here until Lemmon Hearts and Twinkleshine arrive, then you will make preparations for the attack, update yourself on the plan and once the time comes leave for Ponyville."
"How long could that take?"
"A few hours"
"What if somepony notices my absence."
"You already said it does not matter. If you doubt yourself them I suggest you leave now and stick to your cover."
Those words sounded in her head over and over for what seem like hours while in reality it had been mere seconds, she joined for a reason, she worked up the courage to ask, no demand, to be included in the operation. It was not the time to back down. "I understand. I will wait." After that she remained silent and followed her captain to their destination, the 'Castle of the Two Sisters.'
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Ponyville Residential Area One hour later.
Twilight and Minuette had luckily met up with Lyra on the way to the library and had begun chatting. The three friends had reunited after a few years. They told Lyra how Twilight was staying at the library.
"So, Lyra. Minuette tells me you now have a special somepony."
At that moment Lyra blushed and froze at Twilight's comment. "Minuette!" The blue unicorn just answered with by suppressing a giggle with her hoof. "It's nothing serious yet." She said while shying away.
"Sounds like you like 'her'."
Lyra's face turned as red as a tomato and she turned to Minuette, "YOU TOLD HER THAT TOO!"
Minuette gave a small shrug before answering, "Why wouldn't I?"
"Ugh. So yeah, I'm a fillyfooler." Lyra admitted wile covering her eyes.
Twilight smiled at her friend. "Well I don't see how that changes our friendship."
"So you don't mind?" The last statement had left Lyra completely puzzled.
Minuette gave the mint pony a small elbow push. "Told you they wouldn't mind."
"So when can I meet this Bonbon?" Asked Twilight.
"Well she's out running some errands and preparing somethings for the celebration and she told she would be back home around the eighteenth hour."
"That kind of sounds as if you're living together."
"They are." Answered Minuette.
"Uhm, on another subject. Maybe you can meet her party that is happening later at the library." "Hopefully that will distract those two from the previous subject."
"There's going to be a party on the library? Why hasn't anypony told me about this?"
Minuette glared at Lyra and then avoided eye contact with Twilight. "Oh, you'll see."