Time for a Change of Pace: New Beginnings
Chapter 1L: New Life
Previous ChapterNext ChapterTwilight was walking to get some supplies when a bright flash of light appeared a few paces in front of her. As the light faded, the was a small, white orb floating in the air. It started to descend to the ground, and also formed the shape of a pony. When it reached the ground, the color began to set in, leaving an orange mare with a purple mane. The cutie mark was a hammer and saw, so she assumed she was good at building things.
"What?" she muttered to herself. "Is that Lyda? What kind of spell was that?" She ran over to the pony lying on the ground. The pony began to stir and started coughing in the middle of it.
"Ugh. Where am I?" asked the pony weakly. "Who are you?"
"My name's Twilight Sparkle. You're in Ponyville. What's your name? You look like a pony I once knew."
"My name. That's something I have trouble remembering."
"So you don't remember your name. Thats strange. Eh, magic can screw up with your… memory…" She noticed she wasn't a unicorn. Instead, she was a pegasus.
"I do remember my name. I just had trouble remembering it at the moment when you asked. My name's Lyda."
"That explains the familiarity. You're a friend of a pony I know." She helped her up on her hooves. She stood up like she never stood up before.
"What was his name? Sounds like something I want to know."
"His name was Terminal. He used to be in the Royal Guard."
"Terminal." She repeated the name to let it roll over her tongue. "He does sound familiar. Don't know why."
"So what happened?"
"I don't know. I just showed up here meeting you." She looked around to grater her bearings of where she was.
"Come on. I'll take you to the library."
TEN UNIMPORTANT MONTHS LATER
Spike was organizing books while Twilight was writing a letter to one of her friends. He was at the last bookshelf when Lyda burst in through the door, crashing into a bookshelf, and making all the books pile out.
"Aw come on!" Spike exclaimed. "I just organized that shelf!"
"Calm down Spike," Twilight replied. She used her magic to pick up the books and placed them back orderly. Although she felt a little dizzy and struggled getting herself up, she manged to speak to Twilight. "Are you alright, Lyda? You just ran in here and crashed into a bookshelf."
"Yeah. I'm alright," she responded. "So, I might've found something regarding my past. I think." She held up a small book in front of Twilight. She stared at it, puzzeled as to how she got it.
"That's Terminal's. He carried it around all the time before he disappeared. He never wrote in it. How did you get that?"
"I found it in an alley next to Sugarcube Corner. I thought it would be of some use." She looked over at Spike, who fell from the ladder after organizing the last bookshelf.
"I'm OK. Just hurt my leg," he groaned. He got up on his feet and walked over to his bed. "I think I deserve a break." And with that, he fell asleep. Twilight pulled out a sheet with her magic and tucked him in.
"Yeah you do, Spike," she said. "Yes you do."
"So," Lyda said, "now what do we do?"
"So," Twilight continued, "you need to put that back. He's going to need it someday." She watched Lyda walk out the door with the book. Why did she think that would be of any help to her? That's Terminal's book. She turned back to her letter and continued to write it.
Meanwhile, Lyda was walking back to the alley which she found the book in. When she got there, she place the book down in the exact spot as she found it. She walked out of the alley and walked back towards the library to talk to Twilight some more. When she arrived at the library, she knocked on the door and there was no response. She opened the door and looked inside to see only Spike sleeping in his bed. She closed the door and went around Ponyville looking for her.
She went everywhere. She went to the Carousel Boutique, Sweet Apple Acres, and several other areas just to talk to her. She searched for her like Pinkie Pie does when she looks for something.
She went towards Sugarcube Corner, that last place to look for her, and looked in the alley to see the book wasn't there. She continued walking towards the sweets shop and she wasn't looking, causing her to bump into a white pegasus stallion with a yellow and orange stripe mane storming out causing both of them to drop their things.
"Sorry. long day," was all he said before getting down to pick up his pastries and book. While he said that, Lyda did the same. Then he got up and flew off.
"Okay..." she said still standing there. That was weird. He looked familiar. That could've been Terminal because he had that book. She turned around to look at him but he was out of her sight. She look back at Sugarcube Corner and procceded to walk inside. When she walked in, she saw Twilight talking to Pinkie.
"Hi Lyda!" Pinkie greeted her. "How are you doing?"
"I'm fine, Pinkie. Was that Terminal, Twilight?" He had that book."
"Yes it was, Lyda," she responded.
Author's Note
Yay the sequel! It's finally here! *Squee* Jokes. I don't go that far. I'm a guy. I'm 925 years old, and I come from Gallifrey. OK, now I'm going over the top with David's Doctor Who quotes. I like quoting TV shows, but i just go over the top with David's quotes. I need to do other quotes from other characters. Now, are any of you named Alonso?
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