"Come on Bonnie, it's time to wake up!" I groaned and rolled over.
"Five more minutes Lyra...."
"You PROMISED we would go see Twilight today, you KNOW how she is about keeping appointments,"
"Ugh, fine...just give me a moment...." Lyra grinned and rolled off my bed. I sat up and rubbed the sleep from my eyes.
I trotted into the living room, freshened up and ready to go. Lyra grinned, sitting on the couch in her trademark position, and chided, "This brunch is gonna be GREAT!" I just smiled and and we headed for the door.
We headed to the marketplace to pick up a few food items before heading over to the library. Lyra ran around, picking up a fruit and squeezing it between her hooves a little, testing for firmness, testing the freshness of the vegetables and generally tried to find the best in the market. I let her do her thing and soon we were strolling back down the street towards Twilight's house.
"Oh boy, I haven't had a picnic in awhile, this'll be SO much fun!"
"Sure thing Lyra. Did Twilight say she was inviting anypony else over?"
"No, thats why I only picked up three carrots. Though I'm sure we could've eaten four or five if we had to,"
We both giggled and stopped in front of the giant tree. Lyra knocked and we waited. And waited.
And waited.
"What is that mare doing? She knew we were coming didn't she?" I asked.
"Pretty sure," Lyra replied. I pushed on the door and it opened. Lavender light poured out and revealed a frightening scene.
Twilight was standing to our right, magic gushing from her horn into an spherical mass floating in the center of the room. She turned and we saw the frightened expression on her face.
Something was seriously wrong.