//------------------------------// // Chapter 6 Lyra Heartstrings The Seapony // Story: The Seaponies // by opuscon789 //------------------------------// “I can see right through my hooves!” Pinkie said excitedly. “Shh! Do you wanna blow our cover?!” Rainbow Dash whispered furiously. “Oopsie! Sorry,” Pinkie Pie whispered. “We’ll be there soon girls, hold on,” Twilight said, looking around for the address Numeral had pointed out. “You sure we’re not lost?” Rainbow asked. “I’m positive, because it’s right here!” Twilight replied, pointing to the sky blue house in front of them. They were at Lyra’s house in Waterhorse. Twilight was hoping she never went to Canterlot yet. They had the invisibility spell on so they won’t attract too much attention from the seaponies but Twilight forgot to take it off when they got out of the water.     “Where?” Pinkie asked. “Oh right, invisibility. Quickly, to that bush over there,” Twilight instructed. Her friends followed and she made them all visible again. She rubbed her head to ease the slight pain from performing the spell, but it was nothing she couldn’t manage. “Okay, let’s try this again. That house,” Twilight pointed. “Okey dokey loki!” Pinkie Pie said, bouncing up to the door. She knocked three times. Lyra answered. “Um, hello?” Lyra said. “Hi! May we come in?” Pinkie asked. Lyra shrugged. “I guess so,” she decided. Pinkie went in, followed by Twilight and Rainbow. “So, what do you all want?” Lyra asked. “Is it alright if we ask a few questions?” Twilight asked. “Depends.” “Oh pretty pretty please?” Pinkie begged. “Ugh, fine. But if you’re referring to what I think you are, then this is between us, okay?” Lyra said. “Well, you see, that’s a problem. Our friend Numeral wants to become a land pony. He said that you made up a spell to enable yourself to transform from a seapony into a land pony once. Is this true?” Twilight questioned. Lyra hesitated. “Well?” Rainbow asked impatiently. Lyra dropped her head. “I don’t know if I can trust you,” Lyra admitted. “What? I’m like, the most trustable pony ever!” Pinkie exclaimed. Twilight and Rainbow gave her a look. “Most of the time?” Pinkie said unsurely. The two just rolled their eyes. “Why don’t you let us prove ourselves?” Rainbow suggested. “How?” Lyra asked. “We’ll take you to Numeral and let you talk to him yourself,” Twilight explained. “I, um—” Lyra said. “Oh come on!” Pinkie Pie said, pushing Lyra out the door. Lyra gave up and trotted along with them. When they reached the beach, she asked them to cover her as she entered the water. “Of course,” Twilight said. The three friends surrounded her as they entered the water. Soon enough, Lyra was a seapony. “Wait, how can you all breathe?” Lyra asked. “There was a spell in this book I read,” Twilight explained. “Oh, okay. So where is this friend of yours?” “Follow me,” Rainbow Dash said, leading the way confidently. They swam around and several seaponies looked their way curiously. I should have put on the invisibility spell again… ,Twilight thought. Finally, the four entered the lab where Numeral worked. “Twilight! Rainbow! Pinkie! Lyra?” Numeral said. “Lyra, this is Numeral,” Pinkie said, wrapping her foreleg around the mentioned seapony. Twilight felt a little angry at this action. Pinkie does that to everypony though, why am I feeling this way? Twilight considered. She shrugged it off. Numeral, on the other hoof, was feeling pretty awkward with Pinkie. He did like her as a friend, but he also liked his personal space. “Yep, that would be me,” Numeral said. He lightly shook off Pinkie Pie, much to Twilight’s relief. “So, you want to be a land pony, huh?” Lyra asked. “Very much so,” Numeral said, glancing quickly at Twilight. “What is your purpose?” “So that I may spend more time with my new friends,” Numeral said, gesturing to the three mares around them. “Well, I guess that is an acceptable cause,” Lyra said, thinking of her land pony friend Bon-Bon. “I don’t know how to pass on the spell, so I’ll perform it on you. Is that okay?” “It’s perfect. Thank you!” Numeral exclaimed. He was so excited to get to explore the land with his new friends. “Just don’t make me regret it,” Lyra said. She tapped into her magic and aimed a swirl of blue toward Numeral. He was soon encompassed in the color, worrying his friends, except Rainbow Dash. The color diminished and Numeral floated there, still a seapony. “You will need to leave Atlantores and head to Waterhorse if you want to see the results,” Lyra explained. “Okay,” Numeral said, a bit dazed. He shook his head clear and the five headed up to the land. Unknown to them, the sharks were watching. “Should we attack?” one of the sharks asked. “Not yet. Let them have their fun, for it will be their last,” the lead shark responded, holding back his minions. “If you say so, Boss,” the shark said. They swam away unnoticed to the seapony populace. “We’re almost there,” Lyra informed. “Oh, I’m just so excited, aren’t you guys?” Pinkie asked. “Yeah, if it actually works,” Rainbow muttered. “Well, I am, that’s for certain,” Twilight replied. By the time they reached the shore, it was night. Pinkie Pie pulled out towels from underneath the sand, much to everypony’s surprise. The three friends dried off Lyra and Numeral and the two transformed into land ponies. Numeral tried to stand up, but ended tripping over his own hooves. “Here, let me help you,” Twilight suggested, pulling Numeral up and supporting him. “Thanks, these hooves will take some getting used to,” Numeral laughed.  “Well, I had better head back home,” Lyra stated. “It was nice meeting you all, come visit me anytime you need me, okay?” “Indubitably. Thank you so much for helping me!” Numeral said. “It was nothing, really. Have fun!” Lyra replied, trotting off. “Where to, Twi?” Rainbow asked once Lyra was gone. “How about home?” Twilight said. “Where do you all live?” Numeral asked. “In a great little town called Ponyville. Oh my gosh, when we’re there, I can throw you a welcome party!” Pinkie Pie said happily. “Uh, sounds great. Where will I stay though?” Numeral asked. “You can stay at my place until we find you a place,” Twilight offered. “I live in a library.” “A library? How fantastic!” Numeral exclaimed. “Egghead…” Rainbow mumbled. The others ignored this comment for their excitement was overwhelming. They all headed home, unaware of the plan unfolding in a certain shark’s mind.