//------------------------------// // Floran ssssssspy... // Story: A Flowery Affair // by Voltsthevoltvolts //------------------------------// Lyra and Fern continued to walk up the cave towards the exit, the particular route they had gone down was easy to go down in but required several detours in order to get back up. To say Lyra was on edge around Fern was an understatement, the unicorn always remained a few steps away from the Floran at all times during the walk back. "Ssssssssmall horse?" Fern asked, Lyra gave a worried look and looked at Fern. "Did ssssssssmall horse not like Floran joke?" "No... Quite frankly I hated it, I don't think chasing somepony through a cave waving a sword at them is funny." Lyra flatly stated before averting her gaze from Fern. "You honestly could not have thought that was funny, that was mean and cruel." "Sssssss... Floran issssss sssssorry. However sssssssmall horse was asking Floran too many questionssssss and Floran wanted time to think." Fern stated. "Floran was only trying to not hurt ssssssmall horse'ssssssss feelingssssssss." Fern apologetically said. "So chasing me with a sword didn't? I thought you were going to kill me Fern. I though that I had done something to offend you so badly that you were going to kill me." Lyra angrily stated. "Did you honestly think that asking me to be quiet would offend me in such a way that attacking me would seem nicer?" Lyra sighed and took a moment to catch her breath. "Sssssss... How wassssss Floran supposed to know? Floran knowssssssss nothing of ssssssmall horse culture..." Fern sighed and sat down. "Ssssssssssmall horse explain little horse culture." Lyra remained upright. "This is not the time nor the place Fern, we need to focus on getting back onto the surface." Lyra continued to walk and Fern remained on the ground. Lyra turned around and sighed. "Alright Fern, I will tell you one thing about our culture." "Sssssss?" Fern looked up optimistically. "Yessssssss, sssssssmalll horse tell Floran and then Floran will get up." Fern happily bargained. "Alright, our 'small horse culture' prefers the term pony, rather then small horse." Lyra chuckled and started walking again. "Alright now Fern, come along." "Wassssss not what Floran wanted..." Fern complained as she got up and followed Lyra. "How much longer musssssssst we walk?" "Its not my fault you chased me for so long, had I known that you weren't going to hurt me I would have ran slower..." Lyra stated angrily. "Look, lets just keep going. Maybe we can pass the time with a game?" Lyra suggested happily, Fern looked over and nodded. "Lets play I spy..." "Eye-ssssspy?" Fern inquired. "Floran hassssss not heard of eye-ssssspy." "Its I spy, as in I am going out..." Lyra paused and though for a moment. "In your case it would be Floran spy." Lyra chuckled. "Here I will explain it for you..." "Floran ssssssspy? Ssssssounds like sssssssomething will get ssssstabbed." Fern stated happily. "Floran like sssstabbing." "No, its not like that... Here I will start. I spy with my little eye... Something beginning with S!" Lyra happily said. "Now, you try and guess what it is." "Rocksssss?" Fern happily replied. "Lotsssss of rockssss here, must be rockssssss." "I begins with S Fern, a word beginning with S." Lyra stated, "Maybe I could have explained it..." "Isssss it sssssssmall pony?" Fern quizzically asked. Lyra shook her head and Fern looked around. "Issssss it ssssssssilly Floran?" Fern asked, once again Lyra shook her head. "Isssss it..." Fern looked around again. "Ah! Floran hasssssss idea. Issssss it... Ssssssssstalagmite?" Fern pointed at a rock hanging from ceiling. "Yep! Well played, and here I was thinking that it would take you an hour to get that." Lyra joked and laughed happily, Fern joined in chuckling happily. "Now its your turn." "Hmmmm, Floran sssssssssspy with Floran'ssssssss little eye... Sssssssssomething beginning with..." Fern glanced around quickly. "Sssssss." "S? Is it Stalagmite?" Lyra inquired confidently, Fern shook her head happily. "Stalagmite?" Fern shook her head again and grinned. "Silly Floran? Silly pony?" "No... Doesssss sssssssssssssssmall pony give up?" Fern teased happily, Lyra sighed and nodded her head. Fern promptly drew her sword. "Ssssssword!" Fern sheathed her sword and laughed happily. "Floran good at Floran sssssspy." "Yeah, well its your go again since you won." Lyra said. "Unless You fancy me." "W-What!?" Fern stuttered and tripped over, landing face first on the rocky floor. "What did sssssssmall pony ssssssay?" "Unless you fancy letting me have the turn!" Lyra recovered. "Sorry, my brain and mouth were doing different things just then." Lyra helped Fern back up. "Really sorry about that... I had no idea what happened." "Itsssssss fine. Floran knowsssssss what itssssssss like to sssssay one thing but mean another..." Fern chuckled and rubbed her head. "Floran'sssssss head isssss sssssssore." "Yeah... Once again, I am sorry about that. I honestly don't know where that came from." Lyra apologized, Fern gave a pained chuckled in response. "Are you alright Fern? You don't sound so good." "Floran..." Fern started to stumble as she walked. "Floran issssssssssss getting dizzy... " Fern stumbled around slightly before shaking her head. "Floran... Getting... Ssssssleepy... Floran... Lie... Down..." Fern slowly collapsed on the floor and shut her eyes. It quickly became evident to Lyra that Fern had fallen unconscious. Lyra heaved Fern onto her back with a large amount of magic. "Wow Fern, for a plant you sure weigh a lot." Lyra remarked to the unconscious Floran. "Hopefully we won't get lost..." Lyra chuckled as she continued on the path the pair had been walking on.