Bedridden Bonbon

by DexThePony

Chapter 3

Tootsie Flute and Ruby Pinch watched as Dinky moved the die with her magic.

Three dots looked up at the three unicorns.

A yellow glow surrounded Dinky's piece, making it move three boxes ahead. Dinky grinned while she made her piece move up a set of stairs that was on the last box it landed on.

"Aw mare! I can't believe that you got another stair! It's like this game keeps making you win!" Ruby Pinch said, pointing a hoof at Dinky.

"Weww, it's not my fauwt that I keep suggesting this game." Dinky responded.

Tootsie couldn't hold back her little chuckle. Fortunately, neither of her friends minded, not even Pinchy.

"Okay, maybe we can play another game! I'm sure we've got something besides Stairs and Serpents." Ruby Pinch said while using her magic to put all the parts back into the game's box. Once every piece was stored safely in the box, the unicorn trio trotted over to the shelf filled with other boardgames.

"Maybe we can try Monarchy?" Tootsie Flute suggested while pointing at a box that had a picture of a smiling white unicorn with a mustache and top hat.

"We already tried that two days ago, let's play something we never tried ever." Ruby Pinch responded.

Suddenly, Dinky hopped in place happily, hoof pointed at a box. "Oh! Oh! Let's twy that one! It's pwobably about astwonomy! It's gotta staw inside a ciwcle--" Dinky's suggestion was cut off by a blue aura of magic levitating the box. The three fillies looked back to see Colgate standing by the room's entrance.

For a second, her face looked worried. But after levitating the box away from the three, she returned to her usual dentist's smile. "Hey you three! I didn't know today was game day! Also Ruby, what did we say about Mommy's box with the circle-star?" The blue unicorn asked her stepdaughter.

Ruby sighed then said, "Don't think about it."

"Good, and hi Tootsie and Dinky~! Nice to see you two over!" Colgate said.

Tootsie raised an eyebrow as she saw Colgate levitate the box to a chest, then proceeded to lock it. Since it wasn't important now, the pale blue filly shrugged it off.

Colgate trotted over then hugged Ruby before giving her a small kiss on the forehead. "Mom! My friends are heeeere!" The pink filly responded while rubbing her forehead. Colgate simply giggled as an overjoyed Dinky embraced her.

"Auntie Cowgate! Dizzy's gotta woose tooth now! When can you puww it off?!" Dinky asked.

"I'll see what I can do dear. But remember, I can't make exceptions just because you two are my nieces." Colgate said.

Looking over to the trio member she hadn't greeted yet, Colgate smiled at Tootsie. "Hey there Tootsie Flute. How's your mommy been doing?" she asked kindly.

"Oh! She's still in bed. But momma says she just has to rest and get taken care of then it'll all be done~!" Tootsie responded. Dinky's eyes looked off in different directions out of confusion at her friend's statement.

"Uh...sowwy Tootsie, but who's mommy and who's momma again?" The purple unicorn asked.

"Mommy's Bonbon. Momma's Lyra." Tootsie said patiently while she levitated her saddlebag.

"Oh yeah, Mrs. Colgate, my Momma wanted to give you this..."

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"I know it's partially my fault but I hate this. I feel all hot. My stomach keeps asking for food. My head feels nauseous. And to top it all off, the electric fan broke down!" Bonbon said while Lyra used her magic to fan the frustrated earth pony.

"Come on Bonny, you know what Nurse Redheart said. Just a few more weeks of resting and this'll all be done and we can go back to all the happy family bonding." Lyra responded then kissed Bonbon on the cheek.

The mint unicorn's magic wasn't only in making golden hands out of her aura. It seemed that Lyra Heartstrings could also magically get rid of her wife's grumpiness for Bonbon's frown melted away after the kiss. In place of the frown, was a smile. A tired and small one, but still a smile.

"I'll be here with you for the whole day. I'm sure the band found a sub for me." Lyra said while getting more pillows from the closet.

"Well, if they did, I bet it took a long time. It's not always easy finding a replacement for the best." Bonbon said lovingly. This prompted a smile and another kiss on the cheek from Lyra. Lyra would've been happy to give her a full kiss, but Bonbon's condition made her think it probably wasn't the best choice for now.

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Somewhere in Canterlot...

The conductor groaned and rubbed his forehead with his hoof. "I knew accepting that pink earth pony's offer was a bad idea! Even if we were desperate!"

As if on command, Pinkie Pie bursted through the door while riding a vicious bird-fish hybrid.

"HI EVERYPONY! I'M HERE FOR THE REHEARSAL! YOU SURE HAVE GOT A WEIRD SHOW FOR TODAY!" The probably psychotic pink pony said while her strange steed screeched and flew around the auditorium.

Screams filled the room as ponies ducked.

"WHY IN FAUST'S NAME DID YOU BRING THAT THING IN HERE!?" the conductor yelled.

"You wanted a harpie, so here's a harpie~!" Pinkie responded.

"I SAID HARPIST! HARPIIIIIST!!!"

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"Well to be honest babe, anything's better than Canterlot. The ponies there are all either stuffy or boring." Lyra said while she levitated a glass of juice to Bonbon's side table.

"I'm pretty sure those are just stereo--"

"I'm not kidding. They may be all high class and rich, but they can't tell the damn difference between a harp and a lyre." Lyra said while sipping from her own glass. The unicorn frowned a bit from just even mentioning her original home. Bonbon quickly took notice of her wife's sudden change in mood, making her take initiative.

"Hey now, I made the same mistake when you got your cutie mark. But you told me, and now I learned something new that day. Those upper-class snobs, on the other hand, are really hard-headed. It's why you're now here in Ponyville, dear~" Bonbon said while hugging Lyra.

"You say the sweetest things, Bonny." Lyra responded with a smile.

"Well, my name is Sweetie Drops." Bonbon said with a wink.

Lyra chuckled a bit, she loved it whenever her wife made some small mentions of her second life as a secret agent. Though admittedly, that was quite far behind her now since there wasn't much for the organization to do.

Wanting to pass the time, Lyra decided to knit a little something. Levitating her basket of yarn beside her, the unicorn got her two needles and set out to work. Bonbon giggled a bit watching her wife get so engrossed in making fuzzy socks that were dark orange "Lyra, are you sure she'll need another? Tootsie has already a dozen of those."

"You can never have too many socks! And besides, this isn't for our little Flute..." Lyra responded, a small grin on her face.

"Oh honey, Twist doesn't like socks.You know that." Bonbon said.

"It's not for Twist either, it's for that grey pegasus colt." Lyra answered, grin slightly bigger.

Bonbon noticed the grin too, it was Lyra's scheming grin. Usually, Bonbon's response would be a hoof to the face. But such a reaction was reserved for Lyra's human-related antics being the cause of said grin.

"Crackle Pop? Now why would you be making Derpy's son--Ohhhh..."

Silence and unbroken focus on the knitting (plus the grin) confirmed Bonbon's theory. "I see the way he looks at our daughter. That colt is smitten with Tootsie. But since our dear Derpy raised him to be a gentlecolt, he's not going to make a move until our little Flute will make one. And we all know that Tootsie is even shyer with him."

Bonbon sighed, a smile on her face. "Now, while they are quite cute together, I think it's best we leave this for Tootsie to take care of. I also want them to admit it to each other dear, but we can't keep doing everything for our daughter." Bonbon said, hoof over Lyra's.

"At least let me finish, if I leave it incomplete, it's gonna drive me mad." Lyra responded.

Chuckling, Bonbon pulled the blanket closer to herself. "Sure thing." With that, the cream pony shut her eyes back into Luna's realm.

Author's Note:

And there it is, I finally managed to complete the third chapter. Please keep in mind that the depictions of the BG pones are a mix of my own interpretation of them and some of the fandom's.