//------------------------------// // Epilogue // Story: The Noteworthy of the Bon-Bon // by Duke of Canterlot //------------------------------// Noteworthy knew he did the right thing. He knew it in his heart. Why did it hurt the stallion so much? Bon-Bon and Lyra were always meant to be. This was clear. Lyra might have had some feelings for him, but what Lyra felt about Bon-Bon was much deeper and longer lasting. Noteworthy hoped he could meet a pony like that someday. Noteworthy trotted to the town square to pick up some quills. He needed to get his mind off of Lyra. Perhaps, working on writing his next song would help channel his emotions properly. There was Lyra! Noteworthy wasn't sure that he was ever going to see hr again. "Hey", said Lyra, "I hope you didn't forget our music practice today." "Only a changeling raising havoc on Ponyville could do that to me", responded Noteworthy with a laugh. "I don't want us to grow apart", said Lyra. "Me neither", responded Noteworthy, "but I just cause trouble." "No you don't", laughed Lyra, "you are one of the best friends a mare can have. I also cannot deny that what we shared that night was truly special." Noteworthy shyly smiled. He loved that aspect of Lyra's personality. She was completely unfiltered. "I am so sorry about everything", said Lyra, "I feel like a lot of this was my fault. I was just so confused about everything. Bon-Bon is so wrapped up in her work and I felt like something was missing, and I refuse to let you out of my life, even though we can't be lovers..." "I understand completely", said Noteworthy. He felt happy. He knew he had a shot some point in the future... but perhaps Lyra needed someone like Bon-Bon to keep Lyra grounded. Noteworthy wasn't exactly the most grounded pony either. They might be better at friendship than romance. "I've been thinking about you more than I should have", said Lyra, "in fact, I have a friend who I think would love to go out on a date with you." "I don't know.. I honestly don't think I'm ready.." "Come on", said Lyra with a loud and unabashed laugh, "it will be fun! She's cute, smart, kind of edgy and loves music." Noteworthy was admittedly intrigued. "Lyra, I would love to meet your friend." "Fantastic!!". Lyra began bouncing up and down, kind of like Pinkie Pie.. how do either of them do that? Lyra told Noteworthy to meet his blind date by Sugarcube Corner. Noteworthy couldn't believe that Lyra was doing this for him: a blind date? What sort of mare would be interested in meeting him under such circumstances? He felt pessimistic.. this mare would probably not be as pretty as Lyra or would have an incompatible personality... if all of Lyra's friends were as cynical and uptight as Bon-Bon, it wouldn't work out with any of them. She was a cream-colored unicorn with blue hair and two bridged eighth notes as her cutie mark. The unicorn smiled at Noteworthy. Good, she was already not like Bon-Bon. "Hey, Noteworthy", called out the unicorn, "it's so nice to finally to meet you! Lyra always raves about you." "It's great to meet you too, what's your name?" "Vinyl Scratch. I'm a DJ pony, the job is a'ight." Noteworthy and Vinyl Scratch looked into each other's eyes. Noteworthy smiled. This could be the beginning of something wonderful.