Deus-ex-Lyra

by Cool writer


5 The Bet

A few days earlier...

"I bet 7 bits that you can't get two ponies together, with manipulating them!" Pinkie said, slamming a tankard of apple cider on the table, sitting across from Discord and Fluttershy, and next to Spike.
"Seven bits?" Spike said. "I think it would be worth more than seven, bits."
"Ok, then how much are you willing to put on the line?" Pinkie asked, sorta angry, more joking.
"A whole year's worth of the gems!" Spike said. "He's just gonna mess with their heads first," Spike said, swirling his donut drink around.
"Now Spike," Fluttershy began. "You need to put more trust in Discord."
"Yes, yes you do." Discord said. "I could do WAY more for a year's supply of gems. How about, I find a match between a non-pony with a pony," He said, thinking a bit, "for a year's supply of gems from Spike, and a year's supply of cupcakes from Pinkie." Discord finished with a devilish grin, that (if they had this concept) made you fell as though you were making a deal, with the devil himself. In fact, as they shook on it, you could hear thunder going off in the distance.


The Present...

Deus and Lyra were sitting on the couch, reading a book about pony history.
"So, before this "Twilight," nopony did anything except Star Swirl, The Bearded," Deus said.
"Pretty much. Except the Wonder Bolts history." Lyra responded. Suddenly, Discord appeared in the room. They all looked at him, shocked. Suddenly, Bonbon walked in. She saw Discord and looked at Lyra. But, instead of shouting in terror, she hung her head.
"It's a bit sad that this is the most normal thing I've walked in on." Bonbon turned around and walked back into the kitchen, shaking her head, to get a strong mug-o-cider. Before any words could be exchanged, Pinkie Pie and Spike popped up outside the window.
"I CALLED IT!" Pinkie cried, pointing at Spike.
"What, what- huh?" Deus stuttered, exasperated. "What, the-"


A bit later...
After a bit of confusion, Lyra invited Pinkie Pie and Spike to come in and sit down, and Discord as well. And then the questions...

"So... the reason we met... was because of a bet you two made with this... chaos thing," Deus asked disappointment in his voice.
"Draquonicus." Lyra corrected.
"Gazoontite," Deus said. He looked next to him and grinned at Lyra. She grinned back. "Anny ways... you're with this draquonicus thing, and you set us up on a 'blind date'. " Deus resumed the angry disposition.
"But was that really so bad?" Discord asked. Lyra and Deus shifted their gazes to the floor.
"No." They both said at the same time.
"That's what I thought." Discord said smugly. "And you love two in love now." He said retaining the same smugness, but he began to grin. They didn't notice it.
"Yes." They said, still like children being told off by their parents.
"WHAT?!?" Pinkie Pie, Spike, Bonbon, and Princess Celestia all said at once. Bonbon's exclamation of surprise was accompanied by the sound of glass shattering, and a table/ chair fell over. Then, both Deus and Lyra realized what they subconsciously said. Their eyes bugged out. The both looked up and began to sputter.
"I didn't- I'm not- We didn't mean-" Both began to stutter at the same time. Bonbon had stepped into the doorway, half awake. The other half was devoted to the "That can't be true... can it?" question. She looked at them. A smile crossed her face that her best friend had found love. Even if it was in the form of that strange creature she had been obsessing about for years. She began to cry a bit.
"Yes you did." Bonbon interjected. "Anypony would notice if they were able to look past the fact that Deus is a human. And frankly... it's sweet." Pinkie Pie "Aww" ed at this.
"Hey, you didn't call me it!" Deus nudged Lyra. "She didn't call me it."
"You're right," Lyra responded. "She didn't call you it." Bonbon shook her head.
"Oh, never mind, you two were made for each other." Bonbon sighed. Pinkies eyes bulged from her head.
"WE NEVER SAID DISCORD COULDN'T MAKE THE PERFECT SPECIAL SOMEPONY!!!" She screamed shaking Spike.
"Relax Pinkie," Lyra laughed. "Deus is real..." she thought about her words for a moment, her eyes bulged, and she quickly turned to Deus. "You are real right?"
"I would say yes..." Deus began. "But I can't be too sure because we're talking about a creature that can alter reality at will." Deus glanced at Discord, giving him the stage.
"Yes you're real." Discord said. "Even I can't create a being this complex... At least I don't think so." Discord questioned himself slightly, stroking his beard. "But anyways... Now I can take Deus home, and both of you can go on normally with your lives..." Lyra and Deus's face fell. "Or," Discord continued, their faces lifting a bit. "Deus could stay here, as a pony. Lucky, there's that vacant house down the street." Discord grinned with a mixture of delight and anticipation, as if he was waiting for something.
"But... there aren't any vacant houses." Bonbon realized. If Discord was waiting for something, it happened.
"I know. That's why it's lucky." He grinned a grin that would be considered evil, and unsettling had he not been reformed a few weeks prior.
Now it was a mischievous grin.
"So... just to get things straight: I can either go home, and live a normal, regular life. Or I can move here, and become a completely different species." Deus thought. "So when can I move in?"