The Past Is Faster Then Progress

It was a bright sunny day in Ponyville when me, Bon Bon the baker, got the mail. From frist glance it seem only of Lyra's mail, letters from noble trying to get her to come back to canterlot, even though Lyra is a noble she prefers living with me in a apartment where we pay half rent each. i really don't under stand why but i don't care to much mostly because I have a slight crush on her. Ok maybe is a bit more then slight but still, when I gave mail to Lyra she looked through threw away all the messages that are sent from canterlot, payed some bills (we both did) then she found a letter say just one name, Gunhoof, Lyra handed the mail, and when I saw it I ripped it open as fast as possible. What it said in side was just two things, a time and a place, sugercube corner 8:20, the time was 8:18 so I ran out the door yelling back "bye Lyra I got some one to met!" I slung my jacket on to cover the belt and pistol I had on, as I always do.

When I got to sugercube corner I checked the clock, 8:21 I looked around for the stallion, only not drunk pony there was a pony with little to no coat, armor that almost looks like its holding him together, and a mask covering his face. He didn't seem to have a mane but there was bunt up bit of his tail, purple with a yellow line in it, I knew it was Gunhoof once I saw him, I ran over starting in surprise "hey Bon Bon." he says in a slick voice.

"Uh h...hey Gunhoof... Long time no see." I stutter because well he will explain why.

"Ya haven't seen you sense we where fillies and colts, you know when you left to to burn in the fire." he laughs "looks like I am still going." he breaks out laughing again.

I looked down sadly "I...I left you to burn..." I start to sniffle holding back tears.

He noticed it quickly and said "ya you did to save that town, it was ether you died trying to save me or you save the town and live, in any case I lived." He pats me on the head "why don't we talk about what we did after the fire." he suggested.

I nod softly "after I saved the town I stopped being 'the bringer of hope' and well came here in ponyville, no one knew I was a hero so I was able to get a apartment and start making candy to sell, it was hard work as a filly but as I grew I made friends and life got better, I live in a apartment with my friend Lyra." I smiled thinking about the pretty good life I have

He rose a eyebrow (what was little left of them that is) "is Lyra a mare?" He seemed pretty serious.

Not under standing the reson of the question I just simply said "yep!"

He jumped up "ah ha! I thought so! I saw your face when you talked about Lyra, you like her don't you!?"

I was surprised the he was able to figure out just from my face "I... Um... Lies! You are total wrong!" I felt my self blushing

He shook his head slightly, even behind the mask I could tell he was smiling "tsk tsk tsk, by the raise of voice, word choice, the blushing, and stuttering you are lying very much!"  he coughed a bit "can I met your fillyfriend?"

I blushed and hit him in the back of the head "ok I like her but we are not dating!" I looked away and said "but we can go see her..."

He started laughing and followed me out of sugercube corner, it became a place for drunks when Applejack started selling strong alcoholic cider there, when we got to me and Lyra's apartment he was shocked "you live in a apartment?" His slick voice rang out from the mask

"Yep, me and Lyra pay rent for it together." I thought about how me and Lyra came to live in one apartment, I was limping in to ponyville very injured, Lyra found me. Even though we where fillies at the time she had a job and have been paying rent, she ran away from home in canterlot hating the noble life and played her lyre here in ponyville for bits, I made a candy shop and we payed for rent growing up together. Gunhoof noticed my deep thinking and decided to snap me out of

"Damn Lyra your one sexy girl!" I snapped up looking around for Lyra but it was him joking, he was saying it to the closed door. Hit him in The back of the head and walked in side, Gunhoof followed behind.

"Oh Bon Bon your back!" Lyra turned see me but her eye where dead set on looking at the undead looking stallion next to me "h..hi, um I am guessing your Bon Bon's friend she left to go and s...see." Lyra extended her hoof to the hairless stallion in front of her he shook it

"So your Lyra, Bon Bon told me about you. I am Gunhoof a foal hood friend of Bon Bon's." Lyra winced at the flesh feeling of the hoof shake

"Well if you know about Bon Bon's past I would love to hear she doesn't tell me much about it, mostly due to my rants about my life and my human rants..." Lyra rubs the back of her head chuckling

"I'll make some tea, Gunhoof you can tell Lyra about my past just leave any... 'Hope' things about of it." Gunhoof nodded knowing what I meant and started to talk to Lyra about my past as I walked In to the kitchen and started to make tea. When I finished the tea I put the three cups down and I took a seat next to Lyra making Gunhoof chuckle

"Hey Bon Bon could you get some sugar for the tea?" Gunhoof asked so I got it. In the kitchen I realized he wanted me to be out of earshot so I listened close to the door and I hear Gunhoof whisper "when Bon Bon was a filly I found put she was in to m..." I heard him. Kicking open the door with my hind legs (breaking the the hinges) and I hit Gunhoof over the head with the metal sugar pot "ow! Dang Bon Bon you are strong!"

"And you are a rat!" I yelled at him putting the sugar pot on the table

"I want going to tell Lyra any thing like you think!" He rubbed the place i hit him, I snorted

"So what where you going to say!" I retorted

"That you where in to mare baby toys as a filly!" That made me hit him again with the pot

"Thats just as bad! Embarrassing!" He rubbed his new found head lump. Lyra just sat there looking shocked siting in her bipedal  siting way. But then a bullet flew though the window, a pegusis was fire in to our apartment after all its in the top floor. I grabbed my pistol out of my belt firing three shots in to the attackers neck watching him drop, Lyra was looking back and forth between my gun and where the attacker was surprised by the skill of the gun shooting and the fact I even have a pistol. I saw the attackers bullet glazed Gunhoof's front right leg, I grabbed some bandages and warped the wound

Lyra snapped out of her shocked state and stood up "ok... What the buck is going on guys! I want to know now!" she looked scared and frustrated

Gunhoof gave me a nod making me explain it "ok Lyra a long time ago before I became Bon Bon the baker I was Bon Bon the bringer of hope traveling with Gunhoof the bringer of light we hunted slavers, bandits, and even demons. We were hunting a demon in a forest when it lit the hole forest the fire spread to the town and got Gunhoof I could ether try and save Gunhoof or help the town, I helped the town, once they found out Gunhoof was down for the count the large crime groups and large demon cults came after me..."

Lyra looked scared, anger, sad, and what made my heart wrench because it was all directed me "Bon Bon why didn't you tell me about your past? I could help in some way, I am a noble I have allies..."

I shook my head "Lyra I didn't tell you to save me from my past, in fact now that I told you... Your going to be hunted to" she looked shocked but I pulled out my pistol "don't you worry I won't let any one take you down!"