//------------------------------// // ...ponies will find her. // Story: Maudusa // by Verzeih Turncoat //------------------------------// It was a typical day in Ponyville. The south field was soaked and muddy because some Pegasi messed up the weather schedule. The local bakery switched from a fine shop to a place of insanity on a quite regular basis. If it was not for Discord Pinkie Pie would be what poinies would think of as the incarnation of chaos, thought Bon Bon. The earthpony trotted around town square her pale yellow fur shimmering in the evening sun. The spa was a great way to spend your time with. She was living in Ponyville for the last seven years. She had been here when Nightmare Moon returned and became Princess Luna, she was witness of the second comming of Discord as well as the rampage of Lord Tirek. She had seen the legendary Elements of Harmony bloom and withered and transformed. The rise of the fourth and birth of fifth Princesses of Equestria had gone by before her eyes as well. All this years she had spend with her good friend Lyra Heartstrings, a unicorn of noble birth but none of the manners. A pony that, if she was honest with herself, she had conflicting feelings for. Overall life has been pretty good to her the last years. Besides an easy going job to maintain her cover she had nothing to worry about. Most of her time she could spend in peace and quite. What can you say, it was not suppose to stay like this forever. As BonBon looked in the mail box she found a envelope with a single letter on it. "C?" Lyra´s golden eyes were watching the empty envelope questioning. The two mares were sitting in the kitchen of their shared apartment. BonBon was always a bit grumpy but this was different. "What does this mean BonBon?" The earthpony looked concerned at her mint green unicorn friend. She was already missing her. "Remember the BugBear?"- she waited for a few seconds before she continued- "It means that I want you to either stay in Ponyville or visit your family in Canterlot and stay there. I want to know where to find you for the case things get out of hoof. I am leaving Ponyville immediately. I am already late because of talking to you. Where will you be?" The two mares sat close to each others in the train to Canterlot. Their hooves were touching, but BonBon was too much trapped in her own mind as if she could enjoy it. She had to say good bye to her old life and and welcome back her older life. Hello, Sweetie Drops. Sayonara, Lyra. Hide let nopony know and do it better than me. "Have fun with your family. I hope we will see us soon." Canterlot, the city of the princess, the high towers of the old Canterlot surrounded the Canterlot Castle. Why the ancient unicorns liked to live in great heights on the side of a mountain was beyond her understanding. Most of the old Canterlot was nowadays property of the princesses or the old unicorn bloodlines. To live there means practically to live on castle grounds. The Celestia's school for gifted unicorns was located there. Around that had developed a big city mostly built in earth pony styled houses but way closer than any actual settlement. This city was the city most of the high society was living here. As a rule of hoof the further away from the castle the lesser your social status and right on the the castle ground in one of the old blood unicorn towers had BonBon said good bye to her best friend and her old life. Now she was Special Agent Sweetie Drops again. She walked over the castle grounds wondering what had happend to get her out of retirement. "If that is not BonBon." Sweetie Drops faced darkend as she heard that voice coming from behind. Of all the ponies it had to be this one that recognized her. A faked smile on her face she turned around to greet this pain in the flank. "Ohhh hiiii, what a welcoming surprise to meet you here of all places. How have you been Miss Yearling." Behind her was the well know author of the Daring Do books. A sand colored pony with grey mane wearing a long purple mantle and grey floppy hat. She trotted next to her and they began a light hearted conversation. "You know living the dream. Traveling a lot to get inspiration for my books." "I must admit that Daring Do still fights Ahuizotl has become grating on me." "Darling that should really not bug you. I just write what the ponies want to read. It´s almost unbearable how wel the last book sold." "I am just saying that it not speaks for your creativity as a writer... Ohh after you." The earthpony opened the door and let A. K. Yearling stepped inside the room before them. As the door closed behind them turned Miss Yearling her attention fully towards her. The floppy hat was thrown onto the polished floor. "I have to fight him on my own funds since the agency was shattered! Why was that? Oh yeah, because your stupid Bugbear escaped!" The tension was high between them. "Atleast I completed my mission!" "You had fought a mindless beast! Ahuizotl is intelligent if I confront him on the wrong conditions I am dead!" A smug grin on Sweetie Drops lips indicated the low respect she felt for Daring Do. "According to your books he had you a couple of times ready to axe you off." "I..."- Daring Do struggled to speak it out loud. She was right the only reason she was still alive was because Ahuizotl was a saddist. He enjoys putting her into traps she was not supposed to survive and even if she escaped it barely matters to him. -"What about you?! What did you do the last years, AGENT SWEETIE DROPS? Seducing a rich stallion that paid for your expensive lifestyle. Oh wait my fault..." - Daring Do starred at her with disgust- "...ONE would never be enough for you! You nauseating, loathsome, pest-infested..." with every single word Sweetie Drops anger rised and the Daring Do had achieved quite a vocabulary during her time as a novelist. The things she had done to accomplish her tasks have disgusted her ever since and she had not been able to establish an honest relationship ever since. She didn´t even believe her own heart. Lyra Heartstrings, do I love you or do I use you. -"...repugnant..." "That´s enough Agent Daring Do!" The two mares were silenced by the soft spoken word of their master. Princess Celestia had entered the room and demanded their attention.