//------------------------------// // Extra: Lyra's Song Part 1 // Story: Brony Recon: Ascension // by Freescript the Bard //------------------------------// MB: Author's note; Lyra talks in an Earth dialect, using 'anybody' and 'hand' instead of 'anypony' and 'hoof'. She will even go so far as to use Earth swears or sayings. >><<>><< Lyra's POV "Ohmygoshohmygoshohmygoshohmy--" "Lyra!" My rant of excitement was stopped as Bon Bon shouted my name. "What in the wide world of Equestria are you yelling about now?" I smiled at my fillyfriend. Bon Bon had asked me out a few days ago which took me off-guard. I had no idea she had feelings for me, as she was often scolding me for my obsession with humans and Earth. But as we began to go on dates and start getting more… intimate, I found Bon Bon was now actually listening to some of my less dramatic rants. This new attitude startled me at first, as this was a tad out of Bon Bon's character. But I soon came to accept it, lowering the intensity on my lectures to a level she could handle and respect. Now it became a regular thing, every time I reached a breakthrough in my studies of human anatomy and science. "You would not believe what I just got in the mail!" I exclaimed excitedly. She sighed. "Let me guess, this week's 'Human Digest'?" "Even better!" I handed her the letter I received earlier today from someone named Kind Greetings. She took it and began scanning the document. Soon, she burst out into laughter. "Lyra honey, I think somepony is pranking you big time!" she gasped between laughs. "I told you not to make public statements about--" She was interrupted by a knock on the door. "That must be Sugar Coated with my ingredients. We'll talk about this later." I sighed, motioning with a hoof for her to proceed. It was entirely possible somebody was yanking my hair. I tried to educate other ponies on humans and their technology, but was often scoffed at. But so far, the worst prank that had been pulled on me was an apple cream pie to the face that was, on top of being a complete surprise, quite tasty. "Hey, Sugar C-- oh, hello, Derpy, who's this?" My ears perked up at Bon Bon's greeting. Derpy was the local mailmare, but there was someone with her…? Derpy, along with a green earth pony wearing a crystal necklace I didn't recognize with a small grey unicorn filly on his back, came into the living room. "Hello, Miss Heartstrings. I trust you have received my letter?" the stallion greeted. "I'm Kind Greetings, or Ben, if you want to be brief." I gasped at his shortened name. "That's a… that's an Earth name…" I wondered out loud, making Bon Bon facepalm. I held out my hoof for a handshake. "It's nice to meet you, Ben." He took the hoof, shaking it. "Pleasure's all mine, Ambassador." "Please, just call me Lyra," I responded, almost too shocked for words. "May I ask why you brought Miss Hooves and her daughter?" "Oh, they're just excited to see where I'm from." On cue, the filly on his back smiled adorably. "Derpy and I have been a couple for about two months. Almost as long as I've been in Equestria." Bon Bon raised an eyebrow. "You're not from Equestria?" she asked. "So… you're from Mexicolt or the Griffon Empire? Across the Palomino Sea, maybe?" Ben smirked. "Try the second star to the left and straight on till morning." "I knew it!" I exclaimed, making Bon Bon wince. "You're from another planet!" Bon Bon glared at me. "Lyra, what have I told you about jumping to--" "Well, another dimension, actually," Ben answered. "Though, I guess it is a different planet, so yes." My fillyfriend's jaw dropped faster than a Wonderbolt. "What gives you the right to come in here and tease my fillyfriend!" she yelled, making the filly cringe. "I assure you Miss…" "Bon Bon." "Miss Bon Bon, I am a representative of a group of humans called the bronies. Humans, unfortunately, live in a world of violence and hate. And in this cruel world, Love and Tolerance are almost unheard of," Ben said solemnly. "But through the clouds of war and oppression, there was a light. We bronies followed this light and it's teachings: Honesty, Loyalty, Kindness, Generosity, Laughter, and most of all, Love, Tolerance, and Friendship. That light was Harmony and Equestria." He paused to let his words sink in before continuing. "Others looked upon the bronies with hatred and shame. They despised us so much as to go out of their way to oppose us. This is why we are in Equestria, so we may have someplace to go when our world begins to openly act against our cause." Bon Bon was shell-shocked. As was I. How could humans, creative, inventive, wonderful humans, be violent and warlike? Are they the same ones I've been studying? "You said we were… going there?" I asked plaintively. "Oh, don't worry. Where we're going is a classified location where my superiors have set up Exodus Equestria Base Camp," he reassured. "My necklace is actually a remote portal, through which I can send messages or even ponies." Bon Bon threw her arms into the air. "I give up! You two do whatever crazy thing you're gonna do. In the meantime, I will be in my workshop." She stormed off, leaving us all staring. "Um… everypony ready to go?" asked Ben, ignoring the awkward build. "Sure, just let me get my--" I was interrupted by a bright flash of light. Dang it! I really wanted to bring my sketchbook. >><<>><< "Ugh…" My head hurt. A lot. I tried to open my eyes but all I saw were blurred forms. I heard voices, but they were muffled. One of the voices came close to me. A blurry figure waved in front of my eyes and held out something. In a reaction, I took it. It didn't feel like a hoof. My vision suddenly cleared, and I was staring at my hoof… …being held by a hand. "Hey, Lyra," said a friendly voice. "My name is Cereal Velocity. Welcome to Earth." I looked up to see what I have been searching for my whole life. A human being, kneeling down and holding out his hand to my own hoof. They were everything I studied and more. Bipedal stance, twice as tall as an adult pony, and with fingered hands. The possibilities available to them with those hands popped into my head, so many inventions and creations, artwork and sculptures, music and writing… Cereal helped me to my hooves, smiling at me. I took this chance to look around. I was on a large raised platform with four crystal pillars around it. On the other side of the platform was Derpy and Dinky, hugging another human with an emerald shirt and blue jeans. The other human looked over at me with a familiar smile. "Glad to see you made it, Ambassador," he greeted, squeezing Derpy once more. His voice was a perfect match to… "Ben?!" I exclaimed. The human nodded. "Yeah, it's me." Ben made to stand, but immediately lost his balance, landing on Derpy. "Heh, sorry, Derpy. I'm not used to walking on two legs." A third human rushed from the row of blinking panels to help Ben to his feet. "Thanks, Seth." As I was marveling at the movements of the humans, a door suddenly slammed shut, prompting everybody's attention. There was a fourth human, but he looked… different. "Oh, man good o'l St. Louis! It hasn't changed in a decade, and probably won't for the next few." …and talked with a Trottingham accent, apparently. Cereal stood and walked over to the new human. "Guys, I want to introduce you to the mastermind that helped us build the portal and the ponyfier," he announced, throwing an arm around the human. "Meet the Doctor. The last Time Lord." The Doctor gave a bow, grinning as he looked upon the group on the platform. Then, when he looked at Ben and the two other ponies, he abruptly stopped cold, his expression seemingly one of horror. "Derpy?" "Doctor?" The two stared at each other for the longest time. I was afraid to move, unable to predict what would happen next. It was as if they knew each other from some past. Then, inexplicably, the Doctor rushed forward and Derpy flew to meet him in a tight embrace. "You've regenerated!" exclaimed Derpy. "Four times since we last met," answered the Doctor cheerfully. "So how have you been? I see you've made a new friend!" He waved at Ben, who, in a confused daze, waved back. "Now, who's the little unicorn, eh?" Derpy visibly paled. "Um… she's…" she stuttered nervously. Ben was positively frantic at this point whipping his head back and forth. Dinky Hooves hopped off the low platform and trotted out halfway to the Doctor. She gazed at him curiously. Dinky was extremely smart and inquisitive from what I heard, so whatever was going on in her mind I could only guess at… …and none of my guesses even came close. "Daddy?"