//------------------------------// // Surely I can stop being mysterious now? // Story: My Little Pony: Blue Version // by FaelaArts //------------------------------// “Yes, it’s me Bon Bon.” Lyra felt a nervous smile fall on her face as her best friend gave her the once over, confusion evident on her face. Bon Bon heaved a sigh and stepped aside, letting Lyra in as she closed the door. “I’ll go make some coffee, it seems you’ve got quite a bit to discuss.” Bon Bon had a house almost identical to Lyra’s old apartment, down to the window in the living room. As Bon Bon headed for the kitchen, Lyra took a seat on one of the couches, and waited for her friend to begin, touching her hooves together and rubbing them nervously. “So what’s happened in the week I haven’t seen you to cause this sudden...growth spurt.” Bon Bon brought over a kettle of steaming hot water, some milk, and cups as she sat down on the couch opposite to Lyra, poured the drinks, and took a sip of her cup. “Well uh, you know the humans that have been running around town?” Lyra took a sip of her own cup, wincing as the hot liquid washed down her throat. After a moment she sighed blissfully, she had missed Bon Bon’s coffee. “Of course I do, you came here prattling about them before I told you calmly that if you brought them up around me again I would punish you with no coffee for three days.” Bon Bon took another sip, before putting her drink down and pulling out a bag of unwrapped candy. Pulling out a second bag with wrappers, she began wrapping the candy up, and putting it on the table. “Well I kinda went with them to their world for a long time, and we only recently returned.” Lyra once more rubbed her hooves together as she glanced down at the candy and gulped; this was not going to be easy. Her ears flicked downward for a moment before returning to their upright position. “Really, you expect me to believe that? Honestly Lyra, your imagination astounds me sometimes. Besides, I asked how you’ve come to grow to the size of our Princesses, not about what you’ve been doing.” Bon Bon finished wrapping 10 of the candies before putting the bags away. Pushing them into a nearby bowl, she set them on the table and waved a hoof, offering them to Lyra. Lyra took one gratefully, but set it aside for later. “Well uh...Heh-heh. You see I might have kinda been gone for...four years.” Lyra’s ears flopped down and she scrunched her face up, awaiting the explosion. However as Bon Bon merely picked up her drink and sipped it thoughtfully, she unwound and watched in curiosity. “If that is the case Lyra, how do you explain only a week passing by here?” Putting down her cup she stood up and began pick up the plates, moving into the kitchen to clean up. Lyra glanced down at the bowl of candy and sighed, ears falling to her sides as she closed her eyes. “They have a time travel device,” she said weakly, knowing Bon Bon wouldn’t believe her. To her immense surprise however, Bon Bon glanced to her, once more taking in her size, and simple sighed before returning to the dishes. “Well I’m just glad your ‘adventures’ are finally over and you are going to return to living an ordinary real life.” Bon Bon finished up and returned to the couch, and conversation quickly returned to normal subjects, such as music choice or Canterlot trends. Lyra enjoyed spending time with her friend, despite the fact she wasn’t being believed. The main reason she enjoyed it was because Bon Bon was one of the few people that had actually put up with it over the years. She just wished that for once Bon Bon believed her. As night fell, a knock at the door signalled that it was time for Lyra to leave. Opening the door, Bon Bon was greeted by Blue, who noticed the immense displeasure and decided to quickly get it over. If Bon Bon had been aware of it, she would have likely been grateful. “I am sorry for bothering you, but we’re here to pick up Lyra for the party.” Blue glanced to the others as they shrugged in response, and he turned around to face the door as Bon Bon left to get Lyra. “See you Bon Bon, it was nice spending the day with you.” Lyra waved goodbye to Bon Bon as she slammed the door on them, and winced. As she turned to the others, she saw Twilight pull out a map and show Blue where Rarity’s house was, before folding it up. “Your friend doesn’t seem to like us,” commented Blue nonchalantly as they left. Lyra laughed awkwardly in response. “Yeah sorry about that, she doesn’t really like strange or new things.” Lyra looked up to Blue as he shrugged, and glanced toward Red. “How’d you two become friends then if you’re so different? This isn’t a small town after all.” Blue looked down to Lyra as she raised an eyebrow, and guessed that for ponies this was a small town. Raising his head to look forward again, he thought back to his home town once more. “She might not like strange and new, but she’s one of the few ponies that tolerates it. She...let me be me okay?” Lyra sighed sadly as she looked away, knowing that their different upbringings would make it hard to understand how one could not be themselves, but she hoped Blue might get some of it. “Fair enough,” he replied, looking to Red thoughtfully. Turning his head once more to face forward, he thought deeply about Lyra’s sentence for a while. As there were no ponies around, and he wasn’t cracking any sly jokes, his face was free of any smile. It was just a quiet, slow walk toward their destination. “It’s a pity we’ve never hung out Lyra. You’ve seen how my friends act. You're free to come over anytime.” Twilight glanced behind her and gave a warm smile as she looked to Lyra, who smiled in return. As Twilight returned her eyes to the road in front, Lyra let her smile fall as she thought about Twilight’s friends. Maybe she should try hanging out with Twilight more often, they probably shared some interests. “I might take you up on that offer sometime in the future.”