Returning the Favor, Part II
Lyra smiled as she chomped down upon the maple ring of deliciousness. She levitated it to the human and it tore off a piece, and stuffed it under his mask.
The other human simply just stood there, awestruck.
Lyra waved, and then suddenly it waved frantically at the human sitting beside her. Lyra frowned, curious. The other human gestured wildly again, almost like a mare scolding her foal.
The human sitting beside Lyra slumped, disappointed, and slid off the cage. Lyra gasped.
"Wait! Where are you going?"
Both humans pointed out of the throne room and turned. Lyra slid off as well and made to follow them. The first human watched her but as soon as she came close enough, the other stopped abruptly and turned around, warding her off.
"But I wanna-"
The other human made a slashing movement with his hand and then went off at a quicker pace.
Lyra sat, pouting just outside of the throne room while the first human looked at her over his shoulder until he vanished into the darkness.
Then Lyra stood back up and advanced silently in pursuit of her precious humans.
- - -
Hours later, Lyra gaped. The two creatures had made a home in Drake's Cavern! The cave had been shut off years ago due to lack of interest, but . . .
Lyra crept forward. She was tired from the long journey down the mountain, and she could barely keep up with her humans, but she was still desperate to learn more. Unfortunately, she could no longer see them as they both melted away into the shadows, and Lyra, despite her intense interest and desperation, did not have the courage to follow them.
She still did not know whether it was safe. The two humans had not seemed particularly hostile, especially not the one she had freed, but she had not idea about their culture or their customs. Perhaps by intruding upon their residence she would set off a rage. She had already risked much by following them.
Now it was time to collect her payment.
- - -
Rarity sat at her kitchen table, a candle illuminating the area around her, pondering. Things had been odd, but not really a bad odd. She really would have thought her encounter with the aliens to change her in some way, but, surprisingly, things were still normal.
She had not changed at all.
Well, perhaps a little bit.
Suddenly, there was a knock at the door. Rarity jolted and then looked at the clock. It could only be one pony at this hour.
Rarity hurried over to her front door. She looked through the peephole and then eagerly opened the door.
"Did you do it," she said immediately, "is he free?"
"Yep," Lyra said, "He's free."