//------------------------------// // Secrets // Story: A Good Share of Lives // by Sea Pony //------------------------------// "Bon Bon I can explain-" "You have a crush on me? For how long? And why didn't you told me?" Lyra winced at the barrage of questions. "Look can't we just drop it? I don't want to risk our friendship over something so silly." The minty green Unicorn tried to convinced the candy maker with a strained smile. The older mare frown at her best friend, "Lyra we can't just ignore this, I won't forgive myself if you bottle your feelings around me, so please tell me." "Okay so maybe I have a tiny bitty crush, so what does it change? I know you're not into mares, now how about your secret?" Lyra quickly tried to change of subject but her best friend ignore her atempt. "Oh? And how do you figure I wasn't into mares?" Bon Bon questioned her roommate curiously. "You through my LGBT group was stupid." She retorted without looking in her eyes. Bon Bon looked at the Unicorn with a hurted expression. "I never said your group was stupid. I said that your gay pride parade idea was stupid and it is. I mean it may work in Saddle Arabia where they ban same couple marriage, even then it would still be stupid, but here in Equestria where almost nopony give a flying feather about other's sexuality it would be meaningless." "So you don't think my group is stupid?" Lyra looked up with a hopeful smile. "Of course not! Tell you what if you really want to we can try dating. I'm not sure if I like mares and to be honest I'm not even sure if I like stallions. But we could try and if it doesn't work out we will still be best friend no hard feelings, what do you say?" Instead of responding the minty Unicorn gave her roommate a bone-crushing hug. After a moment Lyra realised her friend still didn't share her secret. "Why are you ashamed of being an Earth Pony? There nothing to be ashamed about being part of the strongest and most hardworking race in Equestria." Bon Bon sighed, "I'm not ashamed of being what I am specifically, it's more about being different than my family." Lyra made a motion to continue, so she decided to sit on the ground before continuing. "Like you arleady know my father was a Unicorn noble while my mother was a Pegasus sergeant of the royal guards. Both of them had projects for me before I was even born, projects I shattered when I was born without wings or horn. The nobles would only let Earth Ponies in their ranks if they were prodigies of some sort, which I clearly was not and it's difficult for Earth Ponies to join the guards because of the difficulties most of us have at handling weapons." "My parents always supported me even when they found out I just want to make candies for a living. But I could always see some regrets in their eyes when they mentioned Pegasus or Unicorn related things. Maybe I wouldn't regret being what I am if I was born in a Earth Pony family but I will never know." In response Lyra gave another hug which the candy maker return. I could get used to the physical attention, she through with a smile. - - - - - Fluttershy laid in her bed deep in through while she blankly stared at the ceiling. "Dream, I was wondering why did you seem so distant with the human species?" 'What do you mean? Is it about these bubbles Discord did? You know you can't expect these things to be true it was made by the lord of chaos himself.' The butter-yellow Pegasus shook her head with a frown. "You and me both know there were real secrets, beside during the year we've been together you never talked of your home. I knew you had a family, but that it. We didn't even knew the name of your sister before she came in Equestria!" '...I know it selfish but I always felt like I didn't belong on Earth as if I was born in the wrong world. A boring world without magic, a world filled with nothing but a single plain sapient species that can do nothing more than getting at each other throats, not only that but the world was filled with bigotry.' 'Sexism, racism, slavery, homophobia, transphobia, rape, murder, war. All things that been or are still common even today on Earth it got to a point that I was ashamed to be human. The only good thing I can give to humanity is their art and their creativity. When I saw Equestria I wished I was one of you, your world isn't perfect but so many of the isues humanity have is absent here. This world is worth it even if I have to live in the body of a beautiful mare to get it Fluttershy flushed at the compliment. "But you know that most humans aren't that bad right?" 'Yes I know but it so easy to forget the good nature of my former species when it's seem the bad ones have so much more influence I felt as if whatever I would have done with my life would have been meaningless and unsatisfactory. Not only that but I was very antisocial back home I didn't fell comfortable with other people I always felt closer to my pets than my friend. Maybe that one of the reasons why I feel more comfortable around ponies because you look so close to animals in appearance, no offense.' "None taken I know you didn't mean it in a bad way." The shy mare smiled reassurely. 'In Equestria I felt more alive than ever before. Sure I missed my family but I knew that they would have been happy for me if I could have told them I was alright. Now what about you? You wanted Winter Song to be me? Dream ask with an almost disappointed voice. "Well at first I through she was you without memories. It's seemed the reincarnation wasn't complete since she had the same body as you but younger and a lot more feminine, she even had the same colors of your mane and coat before the princesses completed the reincarnation. I had hope you would remember your old life. But it's soon became apparent she wasn't you and after a few weeks I began to love her not as a lover who I hoped would come back, but a daughter who I would do anything so that she have the best foalhood possible." She smiled and closed her eyes while remembering some old memories. 'What would you have done if she was me?' Fluttershy had a confused expression. "What do you mean?" 'I mean if Winter didn't exist and I had just lost memories for a while. I would have still been a three year old filly, would you have pursue a romantic relationship with a girl? Not only that but a foal?' Fluttershy blushed furiously and open and close her mouth like a fish. "O-oh my I've n-never through of thaf before. I mean I think I could have handle it if you turn into a mare. It would have been a little weird at first but I think I could get used to it. But you being a foal could have cause some serious discomfort." 'I'm glad you would give me a chance if I changed of gender because since I'm stuck in your body I am biologically a girl for possibly the rest of my life or t'ill we find a way to get me a body.' "...Oh my" She blushed harder realising she didn't have an husband anymore but a wife, until they find a way to fix this that is. - - - - - Applejack looked sadly at a family picture. "Am sorry Applebloom ya deserved a better sister. Ah should be happy fer ya. But I can't help but be jealous that while I lead a farm that feed only one town you help foals all across Equestria everyday, the Cutie Mask Crusaders came from a long way since the days y'all tried to get cutie marks." She looked outside as dusk approached. "Stop pitying yerself AJ ya have some apples to buck." She said and with a sigh she trotted outside. - - - - - "Cupcakes so sweet and tasty! Cupcakes don't be too hasty-" Pinkie Pie suddenly stop singing and turn her attention directly on you. "What? I don't have anything to say about my secret." Mrs. Cake looked around in confusion. "Who are you talking to Pinkie? There nopony here." "I'm talking to Mr. Wall he's such a good listener!" The pink baker exclaimed with a wide grin. "...Oh okay." Mrs. Cake responded with a nervous laugh. "Aww the chapter is over arleady?! Why can't you give more scenes? Come on if you do I'll bring you to Equestria!" Pinkie Pie screamed at Mr. Wall. "I think it's enough sugar for today Pinkie we don't want you to have diabetes...again." Cup Cake said with her trademark nervous smile. The party pony pouted. "Fine."