One days ago
Lyra Heartstring was a simple mare she was a student at the Celestia school for gifted unicorn but she wasn’t a magical prodigy like Twilight Sparkle and she love music but she wasn’t a famous orchestra player like Octavia, but she was content whit her simple life but she will learn that some times fate have other projects.
Lyra was currently playing her lyre under a tree it’s always help relax today she and her class had a surprise exam how she hate those of course Twilight Sparkle had the best note she wasn’t Celestia protégé for nothing after all.
She then heard somepony clear his throat she look around to see who want to grab her attention but saw nopony she shrug and began to play a new song but then the sound of somepony clearing is throat came back this time she look down to see a familiar baby dragon.
``Oh I didn’t see you there Spike.`` Everypony in the school have seen Spike at least once since he is always helping Twilight around. ``So what are you doing there?`` She ask awkwardly.
``Oh yeah that it’s look like somepony have delivered your mail to Twilight instead of you she was suppose to come to give it to you herself but you know how she is when it’s come to studying.`` They both chuckle at that. ``So yeah see you next time Lyra`` With that the baby dragon ran probably going to make another errand for the lavender unicorn she should seriously stop to make him work so much, but oh well what can she do?
She then open the letter and recognise the sloppy writing made by the hooves of a Earth pony.
Dear Lyra
It’s Bonbon long time no see hein? I am writing you to say that I have finally buy my store of candy I am so excite but the shop was in a little town call Ponyville not too far from Canterlot The capital are way too expensive and I would have way too much competition too,
but there are also a candy shop in Ponyville call Sugar cube corner I have already meet the owners and their employer from there the owners is a stallion and his wife they are absolutely the most friendly competitor you would ever seen I mean I was worried that they tried to make me shut down my shop or something like that when they come to see me personally but it’s was the opposite they help me to install myself and even gave me tips how to make good business!
And their employer is… Special to say at least I mean it’s like she high on sugar all day long and even that don’t explain how she seem to defy certain physics laws she is strange at first, but when you learn to know her better you learn that she have a hearth of gold I mean how many pony are ready to sacrifice all their day planning a party only to make somepony feel more at home?
Anyway I will try to adapt to the life of this crazy little village I hope that you succeed in your study in magic and also I hope you learn some new songs.
Your old friend Bonbon
Lyra smiled warmly at the letter it’s made at least three months she didn’t heard anything from Bonbon and now she realise her dream, mmh Ponyville eh? She hear about it she can see the little town from there maybe she could visit some times… She almost face-hoof when she realise that tomorrow the school close for a week since it’s the winter festival she could go see Bonbon and congratulate her right now and it’s exactly what she plan to do.
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``H-hum miss ?`` Lyra suddenly jolted awake at the unexpected noise, standing before her was a butter-yellow Pegasus she hide shyly behind her mane her voice wasn’t rising more than a whisper. ``I-I couldn’t help t-to notice that your ticket say that you’re s-stop is Ponyville and s-since we are here and you are sleeping…`` She trail off at the end. Lyra notice that she was right the train was arrived in the little town.
``Oh! Thank you miss…``
``Flutter…`` the rest of her name was too quiet to be hear be the green unicorn.
``What was that?``
``Fluttershy m-my name is Fluttershy I mean`` she then pawed at the ground nervousely, but Lyra just smile warmly.
``That a beautiful name I’m Lyra by the way I would love to chat more whit you but the train will not wait for me forever.`` Whit that she run to the exit she faintly heard the Pegasus trying to say bye before she pass the door.
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Lyra have heard of little rural towns like Ponyville of course everypony does but she never been in a small town herself in her life and she like it, she was expecting it to be a boring place were their where nothing interesting to do since it was what the stuck up of Canterlot were saying.
But she discovered that their in fact a lot of interesting thing in this town and more importantly the ponies was very friendly she receive a couple of greeting and bright smiles the only ponies who receive this tip of treatment was the member of the nobles families, but contrary to the ponies of canterlot this was their greeting were genuine and not some sort of way to have fame.
They would lost their time if they want fame be being friend whit Lyra anyway since she is nopony important just a normal little musician who play the lyre for nothing more than her passion for it.
She check the address again she was now in the residence part of the town, she found the house of her best friend it was a modest little cottage very little and normal. She sigh and shook her head smiling, Bonbon wasn’t rich that was true but her family had good job and can afford more thing than most families of Canterlot but Bonbon was the type of pony who don’t want to stand out and it’s was probably the only reason she didn’t buy a better use than this.
She knock at the door and wait a few second after a while she trough she wasn’t here but then she heard quick hoofsteps and then the door open to reveal her friend standing there, but she probably just come out of the bath since her mane was dripping wet, and lyra found that attractive.. Wait did she said attractive? She mean its made her look… Original yep that it original.
``Did I come on a bad time?`` Lyra said raising an eyebrow, Bonbon blush as she realise she forgot to dry her mane but her embracement was replace by surprise and joy as she realise that her foalhood friend was here.
``Lyly how I miss how have you been you should have warn me you come you always do thing first and think after you silly unicorn.`` Bonbon said to lyra as she put her in a tight embrace.
``Can’t…Breath``
``Whoops`` She said as she release Lyra
``*Gasp* Sweet, sweet oxygen how I have miss you``
``You always a dram queen Lyra`` she roll her eyes and giggle.
``You’re not the one who was in the death grip of an earth pony and why are you so excite anyway I know it’s been long but you’re not this excite except when…. Have you been eating more candy that you should again?`` She said suspiciously.
``…Maybe`` She said whit mirth in her voice, And Lyra sigh in exasperation this pony will never learn but this odd normally she never eat many candies except on nighmare night or special occasion so what is she celebrating… Oh yes the opening of her candy.
``So Bon how is your new business?``
``Oh!`` Bonbon exclaim at the unexpected change of topic, ``Not so good right now but that probably because I just open the shop and most ponies go to sugar cube corner since it’s a shop they know of their quality and they know nothing of me but I’m sure after I do my mark I will roll on gold!`` she exclaim overdramatically a few ponies gave us weird glance but quickly shrug it off.
``So lyly-`` She was going more but Lyra cut her.
``Don’t call me that you know I hate that nickname.``
``Awww you’re boring, but anyway as I was saying what are you doing here?``
``Well I receive your letter and the school is close for the week so I through to visit you like the good old time.``
``You should visit more often you know it’s was extremely boring back there whit my parents whiteout you but I’m happy to have you now that I begin my new life in this town.``
We will skip the rest of the day since nothing else interesting happen after that except a few chat about their foalhood in Canterlot. That nigh Lyra wanted to sleep on the couch but Bonbon convince her to share the bed.
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‘Lyra?’ she heard a voice say in her slumber, ‘Lyly wake up’ She mumble incorehently and tighten her grip of the pillow she was holding. ``WAKE UP!`` She was startled out of her mind at the loud shout. When she open her eyes she saw her ‘pillow’ who was frowning at her whit drool evident in her mane.
``Lyra I know my name is Bonbon but that not a reason for munching on my mane`` the unicorn blush furiously and get off of the bed.
``H-hum oh look the bathroom I have never the pleasure to see gotagoseeitbye`` And whit that the flustered Lyra ran in the bathroom to hide her embarrassment. Bon bon just smile in amusement.
After a while they had breakfast and Bonbon propose to Lyra to go visit the town. The first pony they saw was completely pink hit baby blue eyes when she laid her eyes on Lyra she gasped overdramatically and disappear like Discord was on her tail.
``What was that?`` Lyra ask confused as to what exactly happened Bonbon giggled.
``That was Pinkie pie I talk you about she always excited to meet new ponies but she is a sweet girl.`` She was sceptical to say at least why did she disappear that fast if she is happy to see her? For that matter how did she did that? Not even the best students of the school for gifted unicorn could disappear like that whiteout at least a flash of magic and she was an earth-pony.
Bonbon must have notice the puzzle look on Lyra at that moment. ``Don’t worry about Pinkie she seem to don’t respect the law of physic most ponies shrug it off saying it’s just pinkie being pinkie.``
Before Lyra could respond she felt a cold thing on her muzzle she look in the sky to see that it’s was snowing. ``Hey Bonbon isn’t winter suppose to be in a week?`` Her friend gasp.
``Oh no Lyly can you return in the cottage I have absolutely nothing to wear this winter I must go to carousel boutique.``
``But I can come whit you.``
``No, no, no it’s alright it’s won’t be long I know you would be bored to death in a clothing shop.``
``*Sigh ok you’re right I will wait for you see you later``
``Later``
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A few hours later the little snow became a true storm and Bonbon didn’t came back. Lyra became more and more worried each minutes. Finally she decide to go see this carousel boutique but there was only one problem she had no idea were this boutique was.
She wandered in the town aimlessly for a little while finally she decide to ask somepony for direction, she saw a vast orchard whit a little farm she decide to knock there. A orange pony whit a blonde mane opened the door a little annoy and surprise.
``What the hay are y’all doing in th’ storm sugah cube are ya crazy?``
``My friend didn’t come back home after she left to buy cloth can you point me the direction of the Carousel boutique please.``
``Ya see th’ river over there? Ya shoul’ see the place when you arrive there.``
``Thank miss…``
``Applejack an’ it’s notin’ sugah cube jus’ be careful.`` Whit that in mind the mint unicorn made her way in the direction Applejack gave her. But in the distance she saw two small shadow she trhoug maybe it’s was her friend when she arrive she was surprise to see a orange filly Pegasus whit a strange black creature on her back.
``Are you two alright? What are doing outside whit this storm?`` But before she could get a response the poor little filly black out of exhaustion. In a panic she levitate them on her back and became running at her friend house completely forgetting her first problem.
She bust the door open and quickly lead them in the salon she then produce a spark whit her own to lit a fire she then place the foal close of it she then ran in the room of Bonbon and grabbed two blanket, covered the colt and the filly and finally she prepare a spell that she learn in school it was controlling the temperature of the target objects she then relax when she was sure they wouldn’t die of hypothermia.
At that moment she heard the door of the house open Bonbon was home. How was she going to explained to her best friend that she found two frozen foal?