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// A few Days Later 
// Story: When you're Evi L. 
// by Optimistic Pessimist 
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	Ponyville was calm. Everything went by as usual. The birds sang, the grass grew, and ponies were happy.

But in the town library, things were a little less so.

"Twilight! Did you get the list?" The purple unicorn closed the door behind her. "It's a big list Bon Bon. Are you sure you can handle it?" The earth pony came down from the steps. She was covered in several smears of food coloring. "I'm sure Twilight. The only thing I could wish for was a bigger oven." The earth pony took the list from Twilight. "Thanks for keeping the customers and me." Twilight smiled. "You pay me half of your profit! I honestly can't complain."

It was true. Bon Bon had lived in The library along with Twilight ever since the Evil had been contained there. "I'm sorry I make such a big mess around here. It must be a hassle for poor Spike." Bon Bon looked over to the disgruntled dragon assistant.

"Bon Bon, can you at least try to be less messy?" The earth pony rubbed the baby dragons head. "I'm sorry, it's just the way I work. Here, I'll make a big batch of sweets, just for you." Bon Bon winked at the dragon. "Alright?" Spike smiled. "Alright. Make it chocolate. I love chocolate!" Bon Bon smiled as the dragon continued to wipe the floor.

"Isn't he just the cutest thing?" Twilight smiled. "Yeah, he is. When he's not being a nuisance." The mares shared a laugh.

They were interrupted by a loud rapping at the door. "I wonder if it's another customer."

Twilight opened the door to find the mayor carrying a scroll. "I was informed a one 'Bon Bon' could be found here?" Twilight nodded. "Yes, just one moment." Twilight called back to the earth pony. "BON BON! IT'S FOR YOU! THE MAYOR!"

The earth pony came to the door. "Oh. Hello Mayor. What can I do for you?" The mayor handed the scroll to Bon Bon.

"This is an official complaint signed by all of Ponyville." Bon Bon frowned as she looked it over. "For what?" The Mayor pointed to a dark house. "All the ponies hear a strange wailing from that house and it not only keeps us awake, it makes us scared to go back to sleep!" Bon Bon looked over to the house.

"That's strange. I don't hear anything coming from there at all." The Mayor shook her head impatiently. "Well, the rest of us do. You were the last pony spotted in that area, and all the ponies point at you." The Mayor sighed. "You have an obligation, Ms. Bon Bon. If you don't comply, I can remove you from this town." Bon Bon stared at the Mayor. "You would do that?" The Mayor sighed again. "It's not that I have a choice Bon Bon. The town is entirely freaked out. I don't think such a trivial matter is enough to alert the Princess about." The Mayor turned away. "Have a good day. And hurry up." 

And with that, the door closed.

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"I don't get it."

Bon Bon just sat there on the steps of the library stairs. She looked over to Twilight. "Do you hear them too?"

Twilight nodded. "Spike can't go to sleep with the awful noises. I can barely catch a wink with all that awful wailing." Bon Bon sighed. "It's so weird. I sleep perfectly fine. I don't hear anything." Bon Bon got up and looked out the window towards her old home. "Could it be Evi?"

Twilight looked in curiosity. "Evi?" Bon Bon nodded. "That's the name of the Evil that lives there. I can't hear any of this 'wailing' you ponies are talking about. Twilight sighed. "I guess you're gonna have to deal with it again. At least until you can get that awful wailing to stop."

Bon Bon turned to Twilight. "What does this, 'wailing', sound like?" Twilight stopped and thought for a moment.

"It's almost like a cry. Like whatever's making that noise lost something. Lost something important. It's almost like when I lose a letter or a schedule. Only it's a dozen times scarier."

Bon Bon thought curiously. She looked over to a plate of treats that had been left over from that days baking. It was the plate that Spike ate for his compensation. Bon Bon recognized the flavor as Raspberry Cherry Strawberry. Spike always finished it off, but that day he had went to bed early. Bon Bon stared at it and felt a small longing that she didn't feel when Spike finished it.

It was as if she was missing something. Something important.

She suddenly realized how much she missed Lyra. Not Evi; Lyra.

The kind, loving, practical joker of a unicorn. She missed her. So much.

Twilight watched as Bon Bon stood up and wrapped the leftover candies. "What are you going to do with those?"

Bon Bon slung the bag full of candy over her shoulder. "I'm going to right wrongs."

Twilight stared in surprise as the door closed behind the earth pony.