"So..." Lyra awkwardly said as the creature relaxed and flexed its arms on her sofa, Lyra felt a blush start to creep up. Even though the creature was a plant it had well toned arm muscles, most likely from swinging large swords. "You're from space?" Lyra curiously asked, unlike Twilight she had managed to stay awake, a feat she didn't personally think was very hard. "What's it like up there? In space? Is it as vast and empty as ponies say?"
"Ssssss... You ask a lot of Floran, Floran only know one thing about ssssssspace... Sssssssspace isssss good for hunting." The Floran stated. "In ssssssspace Floran find many prey, Floran kill many pray and Floran meet many people." The Floran gave Lyra a toothy smile that could easily be mistake for a 'pleased to meat you, want to come for dinner' grin. "Floran hassssss goalsssss beyond hunting however."
"Oh?" Lyra curiously said. "What would that be? I mean, I don't really know much about the Floran." Lyra stuttered slightly before chuckling nervously and then relaxing slightly. "If you don't mind me asking that is."
"Floran heard of an outpost... Many refugees for ssssssssspace travel there... Floran wantssssssss to help them, help the rebelsssssss..." The Floran said slowly, as if she was unsure on whether she could trust Lyra. "The outpost wassssss built in a wormhole or ssssssssomething like that, Floran doesssss not know the detailssssss... Floran needsssssss to find a gateway to the outpost." The Floran explained. "I found one here... But my sssssssship was damaged while I wassssss gathering fuel..."
"Oh, how heroic of you..." Lyra said sounding flustered with a slight blush, the Floran raised an eyebrow and leaned back. Lyra quickly averted her gaze when she realized her state and look at Twilight who was still in the same place she collapsed. "Maybe we should move her..." The Floran nodded and got up, yawning loudly the Floran outstretched her arms, she was easily twice the size of Lyra.
"Yessssss, that would be good. Floran wasssss getting uncomfortable..." The Floran walked over to Twilight easily hoisted her onto her shoulder. "Where do you want..." Lyra pointed to the sofa and the Floran placed Twilight on the sofa. "Sssssshe was heavy!" The Floran sat back down and tried to relax.
Lyra chuckled slightly and then went back to trying to think of something to say. "So these crystals you are after? What do they look like?"
"They are ssssssmall orange crystalsssssss, they can be found at the center of the planet." The Floran explained. Lyra nodded and sat back on her seat. "The center of the planet..." The Floran mused to itself. "Maybe you can help Floran?"
"The center of the planet... That is quite far underground... I'm not sure if I could." Lyra slowly said. The Floran sighed and shook her head. "I'm sorry, I wish I could but I honestly don't think going to the center of Equestria is possible..."
"Ssssssss..." The Floran mused to itself. "Maybe Floran could make a hole in the ground and dig..." The Floran suggested. "No... That would take Floran too long..." Twilight started to stir and the Floran hopped up. "Sssssshe awakesssssss."
Twilight sat up and quickly scanned the room, but not the Floran next to her and spotted Lyra. "Lyra? What am I doing in your house?" Twilight groggily said. "I had this crazy dream, there was this alien plant from space..." Twilight quickly turned and took note of the Floran sat next to her. "Oh... It happened." Twilight chuckled nervously and slowly got up. "Lyra if you don't mind, I have to head back to the castle. I need to write a letter."
"Wait, Twilight! Before you take her away... Do you any caves that go deep down in Equestria?" Lyra asked. "She needs crystals that are only found near the center of the planet in order to fix her ship." Lyra explained. Twilight thought for a moment and then grinned happily.
"I can think of one place, the crystal mines under Canterlot. Some of those caves are unexplored, mainly due to large packs of feral diamond dogs." Twilight stated. "I suppose we could check the explored section and possibly consider going into the deeper sections."
"Yessssss... Cavessssss..." The Floran quickly jumped up and unsheathed her sword. "You ssssssshall take Floran to cavessssss and Floran will find crystalsssssss!" The Floran announced. Twilight shook her head and the Floran frowned. "Why not?"
"After the wedding the deepest tunnels were sealed off the tunnels, the spell Princess Cadance used woke up a whole bunch of feral diamond dogs and they started attacking everything." Twilight slowly explained, much to her dismay the Floran grinned evilly. "And that's good news because..?" Twilight nervously inquired.
"Floran can hunt..." The Floran slowly said. "Floran can sssssstab!" The Floran happily announced. "Floran cat sssssslash, Floran can hunt, Floran can sssssssshoot and Floran can kill!" The Floran happily shouted while waving her sword in the air. Both Twilight and Lyra started to chuck nervously. Twilight continued to walk backwards until she bumped into Lyra. "Sssssss?"
"Sorry, its just... You got slightly passionate there..." Twilight nervously said, Lyra nodded compliantly, agreeing with her without saying a word. The Floran sighed, sat down in a huff then rested its head in its heads.
"Floran isssssss not used to talking..." The Floran said sounding defeated. "Floran triessssss..." Lyra noticed how the Floran's mood was slowly dropping and slowly moved over to her. Meanwhile Twilight remained in place watching the events unfold.
"Its alright..." Lyra nervously said. "You can't help what you are." Lyra reassured. "Just as much as I can't help being a unicorn, its what makes me, me."
"Itssssss not just that... Floran do not... Are not sssssseen asssss a nice race... Floran forced an entire race of fish people out of their homessssssss in the ocean... Floran sssssteal from the apessssss. Sssssssteal from everything..." The Floran said flatly. Lyra gently patted her on the back in an attempt to relieve her of the stress. "You remind Floran of bird lady... Bird lady was nice when Floran was a sprout."
"Bird lady?" Twilight puzzled, Lyra quickly looked over and frowned all Twilight did was shrug in return.
"Itsss nothing." The Floran stated as she sat back up. "Bird lady was Floran'ssssssss... Tender as Floran grew up." The Floran smiled. "Floran liked bird lady, but Floran left to explore sssssssspace. Floran missessssss bird lady..."
"Why don't you try and find her?" Twilight suggested. "Once your ship is repaired you will be able to search for her." The Floran chuckled slightly, confusing Twilight. "Did I say something funny?"
"Not itssss nothing. Floran knowssssss where bird lady issssss... Bird lady isssss... Gone. Sssssssshe wasssssss ssssssssacrificed for hiding me..." The Floran sigh deeply. "Ssssssshe broke the law of bird god by not killing me..." Twilight's expression dropped and for a moment Lyra held her breath. "Floran had to help bird lady'sssssss daughter escape... Other bird lady went to outpost."
"Is that why you want to help the outpost?" Twilight inquired, asking a obvious question. "To help your tender's daughter?"
"Yesssssss... Floran made a promise that sssssshe would be safe, Floran cannot complete promise is sssssssshe doesssssss not know where sssssssshe isssss exactly." The Floran explained slowly. "That isssssss why Floran needsssss to repair Floran'sssssss ssssssship."
"That is rather noble of you, flying across the galaxy in order to find a lost friend." Twilight confidently said. "I'm sure that once Princess Celestia hears about this she will be more then happy to reopen the mines to let you down!" Twilight happily got up, sure that she would be able to the Floran. "I'm going to go write to Celestia and then we are on the next train to Canterlot."
"Ssssss?" The Floran hissed, unsure of what to make of the situation.
"It will be alright." Lyra reassured. "And if its not I will be with you."