//------------------------------// // Chapter 2: Her Story Part 1 // Story: Obsessions // by Derpyx0 //------------------------------// Lyra had always had an obsessive personality. She and I actually became friends through one of her obsessions. When I was a foal, I moved from Manehattan to Ponyville. I had always had trouble making friends, so I was nervous for my first day at school. When I got to school, I scanned the playground, looking for a friend. The I saw a mint green pony playing with a pink and purple pony. They were shouting things like "Argh! You must walk the plank now, Scorpio!" As soon as they said Scorpio, I gasped. Scorpio was a character from my favorite book series, Pirate Ponies. It wasn't very well known, and up until then, I had yet to find another foal who enjoyed the series. Gathering what little courage I had, I took a deep breath and walked over to them. The pink one looked up from her treasure map and gasped. "So YOU'RE the new pony!" I nodded my head. She smiled at me. "Hi, I'm Cheerilee, what's your na-" Cheerilee was cut off by a mint green hoof. The green foal clamped her friends mouth shut. "No," she whined, "you're Scorpio! And I'm Golfen! Not that she'd know who those are." "Lyra! Be nice! She's new!" Ah, so the green one's name was Lyra, I thought. I trotted towards Lyra, who scowled at me. "Actually, I DO know who those are. Golfen is the Captain of all the Pirates from Treasure Island, and Scorpio is his sidekick who in book three of the Pirate Ponies series, Traitor, was forced to walk the plank because he betrayed the pirates by telling their location to the Captain of the Pirates from Evil Island!" I sat down on the ground, out of breath. Lyra blinked in astonishment. Cheerilee just looked at me with her mouth open. "I- I uh......" Lyra stuttered as she tried to think of something to say. After awhile, she said excitedly, "Welcome to the team!" Cheerilee pumped her hoof up in the air, and Lyra threw me an award-winning smile. Just then, the bell rang. We walked towards the schoolhouse together. Suddenly, Lyra stopped. "Hey, we never got your name! What is it?" "Redheart." I answered. "It's Redheart." ~~~~~~ "What does this have to do with Lyra's death?" the guard asked. I scowled. "It has everything to do with Lyra's death!" I growled back. "You'll be less harsh, okay? If you want to know about her death, you'll hear my whole story!" The guard rolled his eyes and nodded. "Fine," he spat, "go on!" He then took a vicious bite of his muffin. I gasped. I'm kind of a, what you call.... a neat freak. "No crumbs on the carpet, please!" I wrapped the crumbs in my glowing magic and threw them back onto the plate. "Now, where was I? "Lyra, Cheerilee and I were friends for a long, long time! We would do everything together! We were like," Redheart shivered, "t- the Cutie Mark Crusaders. Except not as.... vicious. Lyra had always had an obsessive personality, like I said. She obsessed over EVERYTHING! From stallion bands to her grades, Lyra raved on and on. When Cheerilee got her cutie mark, she went off to Manehattan to get her degree in teaching. Around that time, Lyra was finding something new to obsess over. Since I left shortly after Cheerilee for medical school, I never got to find out what her new obsession was. "I ended up coming back to Ponyville, along with Cheerilee. Lyra had always stayed in Ponyville. She ended up being a musician, and she played at Sugarcube Corner on Sundays. We were so excited to see our friend again, and she was ecstatic. But we noticed something different about her. She seemed, well, distant, more like she was up in the clouds. Then she would start disappearing at night, not coming back until about 3 AM. She never used to do this, so obviously Cheerilee and I were concerned. "We figured she was at the bar, and she wanted to keep it from us. So we went there one night. Nothing. She had never been to the bar alone at night. We searched everywhere, Cheerilee and I, but we found nothing. Nor did we ask anything. We figured that it was something personal, so we let it go. Well, Cheerilee let it go. I was afraid for my friend, and I was sure she was up to something bad. "So one night, I crept over to Lyra's house and followed her. I had no idea where she was going! She made all these twists and turns throughout the streets of Ponyville, as if she was trying to lose somepony! Then it hit me. Maybe she was trying to lose me! But she never could have seen me, I had kept hidden this entire time. Eventually, she stopped in front of an old, rundown house. It didn't look like anyone lived in it, but Lyra went right on in. "By now I was really nervous. I was afraid of what was in the house. I followed Lyra cautiously to what looked like a living room with no furniture. The only thing besides me and her in the room was a mirror. To my utter surprise, she, she stepped into the mirror! She just walked right in! ~~~~~~ "She walked into a mirror? Ma'am, a-are you okay?" Blaze asked in disbelief. I know, it seemed crazy, but she just walked right in! "No, Blaze, I'm not crazy. I can show you the mirror! I swear, it's there," I assured. Blaze glanced up at my clock and sighed. "Fine, but I only have 20 minutes until I have to report back. Let's hurry up." He and I trotted out my front door. When we exited my front yard, I remembered I didn't know the route exactly. I giggled nervously, causing Blaze to cock his head. "You do know the way, right?" I giggled again, blushing. "Y- yeah. I know the way! I- it's this way!" I pointed a hoof towards Trotting Street. Blaze grumbled, and reluctantly followed me. 10 minutes later, with a LOT more twists and turns then when I followed Lyra, we arrived at the run-down building. "Ha! I told you I knew the way!" Blaze just grumbled some more and trotted after me. We made our way through the house into the so-called-living room. When we got there, I pointed to the mirror. "See?" He smirked. "Yes, I see a purple, pink, and blue mirror that looks like it belongs in a castle play set for a little filly!" he scoffed. I snorted in anger; he was being a real jerk! Suddenly, he stuck his hoof out as if he was trying to break the mirror. He gasped when it went through. "I- I.... you weren't lying." I didn't even say 'I told you so'. The look on his face was priceless! His expression was a mix of shock, horror, and... something I couldn't place. He kind of looked like he had been slapped. "I- I have to go report back, but I'll be here tomorrow, same time." "Same time? You can't just invite yourself over! Besides, I have a garden to attend to a-" Redheart was silenced by Blaze's hoof. "Official business. Canterlot Royal Guard. I have to come." I huffed, but reluctantly agreed. "Fine. Same time, same place. I'll see you tomorrow." And with that, Blaze and I went our respective ways.