Silver strolled through Ponyville. It was a lovely experience for a change. The ponies smiled, and she returned their waves. She was still an odd-looking pony, but she was a familiar odd-looking pony. Silver compared it to Zecora's acceptance, and reveled in the simple achievement of having no frowns or scared expressions come from her presence. A thought came to her and she made her way briskly to a candy shop. She nudged the door open with a smile to find the door wouldn't open. A sign hung in the window 'Closed'.
Silver glanced up at the sun. It wasn't lunch time, and wasn't early enough for closing time. She knocked gently on the door, then a little harder after waiting a moment. A face with a brightly-colored mane peeked out, and the door timidly opened. "David... I wasn't expecting you." Bon Bon gave a queer little smile.
Silver ignored the old name and smiled more genuinely at Bon Bon. "Bonnie! I missed you. How are things?"
Bon Bon glanced around a moment, then reached, pulling Silver inside and slamming the door shut. "She's coming back!"
Silver perked an ear. "Who?"
"Lyra! Lyra Heartstrings! She's coming." Bon Bon bounced once with nervous energy. "Tonight! I don't even know what to do! Will she recognize me? What if she's moved on?"
Silver snorted softly. "Silly mare. She's probably asking the same questions of herself right this very instant. Make her favorite treat for her."
Bon Bon bobbed her head. "Of course! Why didn't I think of that." She turned and rushed for the kitchen, starting to gather supplies.
"Because you're overwhelmed with joy and nervousness?" Silver followed behind her. "Is she visiting, or is her sentence up?"
Bon Bon turned to look at Silver, a grin on her face. "She's back! Forever! She's pardoned for her crimes, all paid off. I'll punch that mare right in the snout when I see her." Even while she smiled, tears began to flow, and she turned her attention to the cooking. "I missed her so much."
Silver shook her head. "Don't do that. I've, uh, seen things. She missed you just as much. Please believe that."
Bon Bon perked an ear, but kept her eyes on the sweets she was preparing. "Oh? How can you know that?"
Silver raised a hoof to point at her fangs. "I am Luna's brood. Dream traveling is a thing I can do. I saw her torturing herself in her dreams, lamenting her mistake."
Bon Bon pointed a hoof accusingly. "Will that stop her from doing it again?"
Silver shrugged. "I hope so. She's a very talented mare. She needs you, her wonderfully sane and delightful earth pony mare."
Bon Bon sagged a little. "It's been so sad and quiet without her..." She shoved a sheet into the oven. "I'm too nervous... Will you come with me, to the station?"
Silver easily agreed, and when Bon Bon's treats were wrapped up and bagged, they departed for the train station. Bon Bon walked alongside Silver, looking her over. "So... Princess Silver Stars is it now?"
Silver nodded. "Yeah, still me though. I haven't forgotten who was perfectly wonderful when I was a lost human."
Bon Bon waved a hoof. "Get off it. I was the one keeping you away from taking Lyra somewhere private and doing something she'd regret. She might have been hot to trot, but you weren't saying no."
Silver shrugged. "You did what was best for your friend, and you weren't wrong. We had no business rushing that way. Thank you."
Bon Bon shrank a little. "I'm... not used to ponies accepting my criticism." Her confidence quickly rebounded as she pulled out her bag of treats. "Lyra's going to love these!"
They soon arrived at the station and sat side-by-side, waiting for the next train to come. Their patience was rewarded in just a few minutes as the locomotive came rolling up smoothly and came to a halt. About six ponies stepped off, including a bright magic mint coat. Lyra looked around a moment before her eyes settled on them and she grinned from ear to ear. She bolted towards them and leaped. Bon Bon proved her earth pony strength and caught her, hugging tightly as the bag of treats fell towards the ground. Silver caught it in her magic silently and pulled it aside.
Lyra peppered Bon Bon's face in wild kisses, gushing out her feelings in a stream of words that had no end. It wasn't until Bon Bon gently pushed her to the ground and sat on her that any peace was had. "I missed you too, you big idiot." Bon Bon softly bopped Lyra on the nose. "Welcome home." The need for words had passed, and they gazed at one another in silence for a moment before Lyra's eyes wandered towards Silver. "Who is that and why is she holding one of your candy bags?"
Silver set the bag down gently beside Lyra. "Those are for you, from Bon Bon. Is my voice that different?"
Lyra squinted at Silver. "Let me see your flank."
Silver snickered softly. "That sounded wrong." She turned to present her rump and Lyra's expression lit up.
"David! Princess David? Silver! Right, Princess Silver Lining." Lyra squirmed up to her hooves and snatched for the bag, stuffing her snout into the bag and finding Bon Bon's treats within. "Oh Celestia! You got my favorite! I was afraid you'd forget." She was silenced by chewy taffy in her mouth, working the candy gleefully. "Wuv you."
"I wuv you too." Bon Bon smirked softly. "We should get home. It's time for dinner."
Lyra swallowed her candy with a satisfied sigh. "Yeah, that sounds... really great. I haven't had a decent cooked meal since they made me move to Canterlot." She rubbed noses with Bon Bon. "I'm so happy to be home. I'm sorry I had to go."
They left without another glance her way, though Silver noticed the bag of treats had been abandoned. Silver accepted this as an acceptable reward for walking Bon Bon and snatched it up. Mmmm, it was as delicious as Lyra made it appear.
Nineteenth paragraph, second line, "She's" should be "she'd." Wow say that five times fast...
Typo candies taste like onomatopoeia and alliteration with a hint of passion fruit.
~Crystalline Electrostatic~
In author's note, threat should be thread.
Several uses of first person for Silver, but too hard to nail down on the phone.
Light and sweet chapter over all.
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5952981 Fixed!
Is it wrong that I thought that this chapter would be about Fast and Tumble while adding an extra 's' to the middle of the title?
5953370 ... oops? I hope you weren't too disappointed.
Typo candies are bitter. They are my favorite flavor!
What do typo candies taste like? fan bucking tactic.
if this chapter was any sweeter I would be in the hospital fore sugar stroke.
And to all readers I am disappointed in you all David Silver has hit a huge mile stone with this chapter.
congratulations David Silver 180k words in just this story.
and in the sears over all 403024 words now before any one says that is not a big thing remember this only started in / on 2/1/2015 this year and remember this is not the only story DS has going at one time.
just new story's only 488067 words now Fugger in the final few chapter of Dangerous Sparkle. witch gives us readers a total of 62776 words now remember this is from 2/1/2015.
I feel we all should give David Silver a huge thanks you from the bottom of our harts for working this hard on all his story's and for also starting his group Silver Verse.
Thank you David Silver I for one love you righting and the effort you are outing forth.
Harts Fire.
CA
5952530 Insofar as restricting such a search to primary sources (e.g. the actual show), then no. But then, there are a lot of things in this fic that aren't in the show.
There are two spaces between "from" and "her."
A face with a "brightly-colored" mane.
This should be, "she's pardoned for her crimes."
Of course, that's less significant than the fact that completing your sentence is not the same thing as receiving a pardon.
Change "us" to "them."
Don't capitalize "wuv" there.
This was an adorable little side-story to tie things up for Lyra and Bon Bon, and I have to say that it was overdue. Poor Bon Bon, she was separated from her loved one for so long, despite being the sane one in the relationship. She not only kept trying to keep Lyra from doing dumb things, but she had to contend with David and Rough Draft both giving Lyra mixed-to-encouraging signals as well. Ultimately, she was the one who was probably the loneliest, since Lyra seemed to be having a blast much of the time in Canterlot.
I still don't get why they couldn't visit each other though, since Canterlot seems like it's only a short train-ride from Ponyville. Seriously, would it be that hard to close early on a Friday evening, head up there, and come back late Sunday night?
Also, how many candy shops does a podunk town like Ponyville even have? Between Bon Bon's shop, Sugarcube Corner, and it probably only being a matter of time before Twist goes to work making candy also, it really seems like Ponyville is overflowing with confectioneries. Shouldn't there be a few dental ponies around to help fight tooth decay?
5953946 Thanks kindly for the nice words.
5954136 Isn't that what Colgate's for?
5954082 All fixed up! And do ponies have weekends? Has this ever been shown as a thing?
5954159 Apparently not, since according to the wiki, her name is "Minuette." To say nothing of the fact that she has an hourglass cutie mark.
5954160 From Three's A Crowd:
From The Cutie Map - Part 1:
So I'd say it was pretty much a thing, yeah.
5954182 I am easily convinced.
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every word of that is from my hart I truly meant all of it.
I know at times I have found a few thing to be distasteful in your story's, but we have always worked things out.
after I am Harts Fire and loyalty is part of me, refer to my blog.
Harts Fire
PS we really need a emoticon of different pony's blushing.
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Thanks for the confirmation. And yes, Silververse contains things that are not MLP canon, but until David or another author introduces them, there's no reason to assume they are a thing.
As I mentioned, zombies are definitely a concept they have though, so it wouldn't be unthinkable to them, and it's unclear if they actually really exist (as many things that are myth in our world are simply uncommon in theirs. Or super common, like pegasi and unicorns).
Typos taste orangeish with a hint of Mountain Dew.
Typos taste like licorice blech!
6581371 But I like that taste... Oh god I've been making typos on purpose!
like Bertie Bott's Every Flavor Beansuniversalorlando.com/images/P-Harry-Potter-Bertie-Botts-Every-Flavour-Beans-1239790.JPG
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I think they have a vegie taste like iceberg 'letteruce.'
What crime are we talking about?
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She mutilated a human beyond recovery.