//------------------------------// // Past Revelations // Story: The Last Human // by Silver Shiner //------------------------------// Chapter 3 ( Past revelations ) “Okay Lyra, I'm ready.” Twilight said as she came down the stairs with a saddle bag filled with an assortment of things. “Oh uh.... okay sure whenever your ready....” Lyra looked at Spike. “See ya later Spike.” Twilight passed by Lyra going to the door signaling Lyra to come. Lyra walked over to Twilight, ( Ok Lyra, just keep calm and don't give her any reason to doubt you and this will all go just fine. ) Spike yelled over to Lyra. “Hey Lyra don't forget your promise!” Lyra turned around and gave him a smile and a wink. Lyra and Twilight walked out of the house and toward the train station. While walking Twilight looked over at Lyra and asked quizzically. “So... what was that all about? Lyra looked at Twilight confused. “What was what abou.... Oh Spike. He wanted to know if I would take a picture of the human if we see it.” Twilight looked away. “Oh okay.” satisfied with the answer that Lyra gave. The two pony’s arrived at the train station soon after. Twilight paid for the tickets and Lyra found there seats after the two of them sat down and relaxed. ( Well I might as well get to know her, you know since I'm going to be spending the day with her after all. Wouldn’t hurt to know how she wound up in Ponyville if she is as important as she claims. ) Lyra asked Twilight a question. “So... Twilight we have a long ride to Canterlot. How about we get to know each other?” Twilight looked up from one of the books she was starring at. “Sounds reasonable to me. How about you go first.” Lyra gave a shrug and began to tell Twilight about her self. “Hum...... Well lets see. I grew up in Ponyville. Last one in my class to get my cutie mark.” “How did you get it.” Twilight asked. “Oh it's not that interesting of a story....” Twilight looked at her with a smile. “Oh come on I'm sure it is. She reassured Lyra. “ Oh okay..” she moaned. “After my grandmother passed, She left in her will that I would be the one to receive an old crate that she always kept in the attic. I wasn't to thrilled about it when I got it though. I loved my grandmother very much and I just couldn't bring myself to open it. Half a year after her passing, I was cleaning my room and re-found the crate. I decided to open the crate and in inside all I found was a lyre and a note.” “What did the note say” “It said that it was held by our family for generations. And I was the next one in line to receive it next.” “That's a pretty big honor” “Yeah I'm pretty proud of it...” She said trying to hold back a tear. “Did you get your cutie mark by learning to play it.” “Well actually.. I got it as soon as I picked up the harp.” She said putting her hoof behind her head. Twilight moved forward. “Wow! Getting your cutie mark just by coming into contact with an object is very rare! My special talent is magic. But I read hundreds of books on the subject and practiced it everyday and I didn't get it till I was at my entry test to get into Canterlot school for gifted unicorns. It's like that harp was your destiny.” She said as she flung her self back into her chair. “Yeah I guess you could say tha....” The Time of Destiny is Neigh...... Lyra froze up in front of Twilight. As if she was in some kind of trance. She didn't move or even blink. Twilight quickly became concerned. “Lyra....? Lyra are you okay? Twilight waved her hoof in Lyra's face. “Hello.....?” Twilight stepped back and looked Lyra in the eye. “Okay this is weird..... Lyra are you trying to freak me out? Because if so, I can safely say that it's working.” Twilight soon realized that something was wrong. “I don't think she can even hear me..... It's like she Is in a mental block of some sort....” Twilight thought about the possible reasons of what could have caused this to happen. “Oh no I hope it's not because I made her talk about her past! Twilight gritted her teeth and began feel guilt rise up in her. “What if It caused her to lock up due to the stress of remembering.... I need to check the books I brought to see if there is a spell to break the lock....” Twilight grabbed a book out of her saddle bag and began reading it as fast as she could. In hopes to be able to find some way of reverting Lyra back to normal.