Lyra was on the move. It had just passed the hour of twelve and the streets were in complete darkness. Apart from a few street lamps, it was impossible to be seen. This was good. It would mean that Lyra couldn't be followed, at least without great difficulty.
She was covered head to hoof with a solid black outfit that also masked her face. It made her almost untraceable, and with the minimal lighting in the surrounding area, it would be perfect for getting around.
Lyra made her was through town by using the backstreets. The chances of anyone taking rubbish out at this time would be unheard of. The highest threat for her would be two ponies having a one night stand, but that vibe didn't travel in this part of Equestria. If you look at Florieghda though...
She made her way to the outskirts with ease and was soon on a dirt path that headed straight for the Everfree Forest. It was very dark on the outskirts, so visibility would only be a few meters or so. She couldn't be seen now.
Lyra arrived at her destination just as she had planned. She headed off the path and into the long grass on the very edge of the Everfree forest. After another minutes walking, venturing deep into where nopony would go without a good cause, she stopped. She then pulled out a very dim torch from an inside pocket of her clothing. Turning it on, she pointed it down the way towards the grass, revealing its true daylight colour, which was a lot darker and browner than the other grass around it.
'Hmm' Lyra thought. 'I'll need to replace the grass soon, otherwise pegasus flying overhead might see it.'
After taking the time to carefully remove the layer of grass away from the hole, she shone her torch one again into the hole revealing the dark, tall monolith that she had discovered not too long ago. Lyra smiled. This was her big secret, and nobody else would know until she had done some series research into it. If she found a connection to something big, then she would publicize it. But until then, it was time to some analysis.
Lyra jumped down into the hole and unveiled a small kit of tools from inside her black gown. 'It's amazing how much you can fit inside the inside pockets' she thought . She turned to the dirt wall and pressed the back of the torch against it. She then twisted the torch into the dirt wall, sealing it in place, lighting up the hole, but nothing else. She turned back to the kit of tools and pulled out a hammer and chisel. The first thing she wanted was a sample of the monolith, so she could study it. It could tell her what it was made of.
She pressed the chisel against one corner and pulled the hammer back about 20cm. She then lightly tapped the chisel to see if the monolith was brittle. CLINK. Looking around, nothing had come off. Not even a dent in the rock. She tried again, but much harder this time. She flung the hammer at the chisel. CLANG. Still nothing. Lyra decided to hit it as hard as possible. It could be made of a metal alloy or something that the local blacksmith had said once. She pulled back the hammer as far as the dirt wall behind her would allow and flung it with all her might. PLING. The hammer hit the monolith. She looked down in disbelief as her brand new chisel was turned to dust. Stunned by the event, Lyra fell onto her rump and looked up at the impenetrable monolith. All of her other tools that she had with her were for analyzing a sample of rock or metal.
Looking further up, she saw the beautiful night sky, staring back down at her. All the stars twinkled to themselves, almost as if they were talking to themselves. Lyra just gazed up at them, smiling. She always dreamed of visiting a star or swirls in the night sky. She thought it would be cool to be able to walk from star to star without a care in to world. Unfortunately for her, the only thing that could even get close to the stars would be Pinkie Pie's cannon, and the could only reach Cloudsdale...just.
Then, in the corner of her eye, she saw one of the stars becoming increasingly brighter. It couldn't be a shooting star, they always moved from one side of the sky to another. It kept getting brighter and brighter. This started to worry Lyra. What if the shooting star was heading for Equeatria? Could it hurt people? She thought. The star became as bright as the moon did and then...disappeared. Gone, out of thin air. Lyra just looked up at the night sky in amazement. Was this a normal occurrence that happened of was Luna playing a prank of something. Then, one of the stars on the monkeys helmet on the monolith lit up a bright green colour. Lyra jumped up and gazed at the star. It was glowing alright, it wasn't her mind playing tricks on her. She checked the other side as well and sure enough, the star on that side was lit up too. This was incredible...and it meant something VERY significant. She may have uncovered something big, an event that could potentially occur. She was almost jumping from excitement.
Then reality kicked in and her internal body clock was flipping out. She needed sleep. 'I could take the day off?' She thought to herself. No, she couldn't afford not to sell anything at her stall. She was barely getting by as it was.
She packed up her things and climbed back out of the hole. She dragged the grass cover back over the hole and made haste to get home as soon as possible. Her mind was still racing about the light. It meant something and she new it. It was a shame she kept thinking it was something, but we know, it's not what...its who.