The Unlikley Sanctuary

by Tie RoamingHooves


A Parade, Heartstrings, and Humans

"Bon Bon!" Lyra yelled into the ear of a sleeping Bon Bon.

"mmhhm, five more minutes."

"NO REALLY, WAKE UP BON BON!" she yelled as the house rumbled making the various pictures on the wall clater and bang.

"I'm up what in Equestria was that anyways?"

"Humans, more humans arrived and this time they have machines with them come out side and look!" Lyra squealed.

"Gah. I'm going back to bed. You can keep your human business to yourself." Bon Bon said before laying down and immediately falling asleep.

"Fine. I'm going outside and watching." she yelled at Bon Bon. Lyra trotted downstairs and walked out her front door to join an ever growing crowd of ponies who all had feelings of mixed fear and curiosity.

The humans were walking down the cobblestone road under the bright starry Equestrian sky. She was amazed to see oddly shaped horseless carriages rolling with the group of humans with lights coming from the front. The one in front didn't even have wheels. It was a very strange but welcome sight to Lyra who went into the street and trotted to the front where she spotted Tyrin. She decide to keep calling him human to annoy him.

"Hi Lyra!" Tyrin said cheerfully as if he just won the lottery. Tyrin was standing next to another human who was tall and skinny.

"Hi Human. Who's your friend or should I say friends?"

"H-hi I'm Daniel nice to meet you miss." said the tall human shakily.

"Nice to meet you too Daniel. Please, just call me Lyra."

"Oh come on!" Tyrin whined. "Why do you call him by his name and yet still refuse to call me by mine?! Me no gusta." he said crossing his arms.

"I just do it cause you react to it hilariously, human."

Lyra had looked back to see the rest of the humans looking uneasy. "Why do the rest of you look like you've never seen a pony before?"

"Thats because none of have seen a talking pony before." Daniel deadpanned.

"Lyra I though I told you that the ponies from where I from weren't intelligent like the ones here." Tyrin said.

"Oh yeah you did didn't you?" she said thoughtfully. Dismissing the rhetorical question she looked back at the humans. "Where are you and the other humans going anyways?" she asked.

"Oh were headed to Sweet Apple Acres."

"Oh can I come along?" she asked hopefully.

"I don't know..."

"Oh please, I won't get in the way. you won't even notice I'm there." Lyra said pleading to the two Humans who looked at each other and laughed.

"Fine, you can come but don't bother the the others please. They are kind of unnerved by the whole talking ponies thing. I'm still trying to get used to the fact that I'm having a conversation with one." Tyrin lied to Lyra who didn't catch on, making here jump to a height that would make you think she could fly.

"Thank you!" she squealed before wrapping her hooves around Tyrin giving him a hug.

"Hey, hey, your welcome. Anytime Lyra, Anytime." he said while waiting for her to break the hug.

Lyra noticed the awkward feeling and let go of him. "Heh heh, uh sorry... its just nopony will talk to me because they think I'm crazy or something. But then you of all ponies show up and talk to me like I'm normal and I just... sorry." she said looking at the ground.

Tyrin immediately stopped and looked down at her with sorry eyes but also with another look that said he understood. "Hey, look at me. Let me tell you something, I used to be called crazy like you. You know what? I got a story to tell back at the farm to the Elements of Harmony and I think I'd like you to join us. You could appreciate this story of more than anypony." he said before pulling the sad pony before him into a tight embrace. "I know what it's like to be misunderstood." he said to Lyra.

Lyra couldn't place help but to feel safe. She felt understood for the first time in a long time."Thank you, Tyrin. I needed this." she said to him breaking the hug and continuing down the road.

"Hey like I said, there no need to thank me. Whenever you need someone to talk to, I'm all ears." he said to her.

"Good thing to see that you wised up kid." Daniel said to Tyrin while giving him a friendly punch to the shoulder.

"Well Daniel, Life got tough before the war." Tyrin said looking solemnly at the ground but immediately perked up as they reached the entrance of Sweet Apple Acres. Lyra noticed that look and decided she would ask about what happened later.


Lyra broke the hug and said, "Thank you, Tyrin. I needed that." I couldn't help but to feel for her. She was misunderstood much like I was back on Earth. My level of obsession with MLP had me believing in ponies for a short time. All I would talk about was ponies. I couldn't help it. I just wanted to share what made me happy and what made my life easier with everyone else. My intentions were in the right place for what I was doing, right?

"Tyrin!" Twilight called galloping over as quick as she could. "I got that there could be more humans, but this is a lot more than what I was expecting."

"Yes I know." I say turning to Daniel. "Sarge, take your wounded over to the barn, we can set them up there while Twilight contacts Princess Celestia."

"I already did but she's going to be surprised at how many humans there is going to be." she said before turning to look at Daniel. "Hi, I'm guessing you must be the leader of these humans correct?"

"Well I'm the leader of my platoon, so yes. I'm Sergent Major Richardson. And you are?"

"I'm Twilight Sparkle and it's very nice to meet you."

"Nice to meet you too. Now if you will excuse me, Corporal!" he barked and within two seconds the scrawny corporal came running over.

"Yes Sarge?"

"I need you to have the get the wounded into the barn over there to have them treated."

Yes sir!" he said before running off to do so.

I remember that I still need to apologize to Fluttershy about the trees on her property. One of them fell and smashed the chicken coop in the back. The chickens are ok but I don't know how she'll react. Why am I so nervous about telling this to Fluttershy of all ponies? Its nothing serious. She should be fine. "Lyra come with me. I got to talk to Fluttershy." I say walking away leaving Daniel to command his men and wove the vehicles out of the way. "I sure hope Applejack doesn't mind." I say to myself realizing I should be more worried about Granny Smith than Applejack.