Bon-Bon and Cherry Berry slowly walked with the heavy heaps of trash behind them. Bon-Bon felt like she was going to die from the smell.

"Ugh, what do you think Iron Will has in there", asked Bon-Bon.

"I dunno. Probably a penis pump", said Cherry Berry.

"Ewww... you're sick", chuckled Bon-Bon

"You saw that thing like I did.. the little Iron Will."

"I really don't want to rehash what happened last night right now."

"Agreed. Once we dump the garbage in the landfill, we should get as far away from Iron Will as possible."

"I am admittedly a tad nervous about doing that. You see what he is capable of."

"Yah but we can always get a police pony or something to take that creep away."

Bon-Bon was surprised. Cherry Berry acted all giddy and lovey-dovey about Iron Will this morning. However, Bon-Bon could remember Cherry's screams of pain from last night. Cherry Berry probably hated Iron Will more than Bon-Bon did. Hell, Cherry Berry might have hated Iron Will even more than Bon-Bon hated Cherry Berry.

"I am not surprised that you're hesitating", said Cherry Berry matter-of-factly, "was what Iron Will said true?"

"What?"

"Iron Will told me that you didn't scream or complain once. He said that you were able to handle any pain that he gave you. I was just thinking that he was saying that shit to make me feel bad. However... did you like it?"

"Me? It's none of your business."

"I guess it should be Lyra's business though, huh! I wonder what is going through her pretty little head right now. Her marefriend has neither been seen nor heard for.. fuck.. I don't even know how long... maybe a day and she knew you were going to the Iron Will seminar. I wonder... what is Lyra Heartstrings thinking right now?"

"Shut up! I.. uh.. could say the same about Cherry Fizzy."

"Cherry Fizzy always take long trips to Canterlot like now. It doesn't really make a difference. It's not like he expected to see me last night. However, Lyra... oh my gosh... if I was her, I would be so mad."

"If I was Lyra, I would want you to shut the fuck up."

"Damn. These wagons are so heavy. Do you want to take a break?"

"I could use one actually."

The two of them stopped at the bridge which would take them to the town square in Ponyville.

"I am so glad we are friends", said Cherry Berry.

"Yea... I got such a tough job though, I don't think we're going to be hanging out much."

"Showpony business is tough."

"Go ahead. Try one of your jokes on me. I laugh at everything."

Cherry Berry gave Bon-Bon a condescending nod and began, "Okay, okay, okay. A donkey and a mule are stuck on a desert island..."

Bon-Bon could hear a soft clearing of the throat.

"Excuse me? Would you mind moving your carts so I can pass?"

Fluttershy.

Cherry Berry and Bon-Bon both turned around. Bon-Bon wanted to move her cart but Cherry Berry opened up her mouth.

"Yeah, yeah, in a minute, I just wanna finish up this story." Cherry Berry and Bon-Bon turned around, "And so the donkey says to the mule-"

"A-hemmmm, can you move? You're blocking my path", said Fluttershy more loudly.

Wow, Fluttershy seemed pissed. Bon-Bon remembered that Fluttershy was also at the Iron Will seminar. Bon-Bon was there to be Iron Will's bitch. Fluttershy was there to be Iron Will's protégé. Bon-Bon gave Cherry Berry a worried look, one that was along the line of "you idiot, let's just move."

However, stubborn Cherry Berry spoke again.

"Yeah, yeah, in a minute! So the donkey says to the mule, "Why don't we build a boat to get off this island?", and then the mule says..."

Bon-Bon felt her wagon tip over, all of the garbage fell onto her. She saw the same thing happened to Cherry Berry. Fluttershy?

"Ugh! Easy does it, lady. We're moving, okay", moaned Cherry Berry.

"Good", said Fluttershy with an unusually aggressive tone.

The two moved their carts and saw Fluttershy make her way to Ponyville.

Is that what Iron Will did to sweet and kind Fluttershy?

"Hey, Cherry.. in retrospect, I think we should have moved initially."

"Oh, come on. You totally couldn't have thought that Fluttershy would do that."

"Yea, but still.. it wasn't nice that we blocked traffic like that."

"Iron Will would think it's cool."

"No. He would show the blocker that he rocks. Kind of like what Fluttershy just did to us."

"Yea, I guess Iron Will did turn Fluttershy into a megabitch, huh? Hee hee. Let's get cleaned up in this lake. I don't want to be covered in shit much longer."

"I agree." Bon-Bon unattached herself from the cart and walked into the lake. It felt so nice. She had to get all of this waste off. Cherry Berry seemed to also be taking advantage of it.

"So, I guess we dumped all the garbage, huh."

"Yea, I guess we did."

Bon-Bon really hoped Lyra didn't see her now. She smelled so bad. She just relaxed in the lake, not wanting to move. The water felt so good on her body. She didn't realize how much she missed comfort, that was what Lyra was able to bring to Bon-Bon: comfort.
The other thing she wished for was that Cherry Berry wouldn't speak. However, that was probably not going to happen.

"Hey Bon-Bon."

"What?"

"Why did we do what we did?"

"I don't know. I hate myself, how could I have been so damn selfish? I had everything and now... I probably have nothing..."

"Hey there. Look.. I won't tell Lyra about what happened, okay."

"Thank you."

But then Bon-Bon heard a familiar voice, "Tell Lyra about what?".

There was Lyra on the bridge looking down at Bon-Bon.

"Hi Lyra."

"Bonnie. Cherry. Now there's two ponies I never would expect to see together."

"Cherry's a cool chick", said Bon-Bon.

"That's what I've been trying to tell you for years! I was so worried about you", Lyra snififed, "and you stink. What were you doing with all that garbage?"

"Oh, this! All of that garbage was for my latest show", said Cherry Berry, "I was going to do a re-enactment of the Garbage Pail Foals but then... oh wow.. have you seen Fluttershy lately?"

"Uh yea. She looks pissed off about something."

"She was at the Iron Will seminar too", said Bon-Bon.

"I told you that Iron Will is a monster. I told you. Isn't it awful what he did to Fluttershy?"

"I guess. He didn't do much to me though."

"Well, you're Bon-Bon. That's no surprise."

Bon-Bon loved Lyra. She knew that with all of her heart.

"Oh yea", added Cherry Berry, "hey, Lyra. I never knew your marefriend was so goddamn awesome!"

Cherry Berry, so full of shit, but whatever.

"I told you that before.", said Lyra.

"Yea, but I thought you were just talking about Bon-Bon's sexy curves or her ability to change voices? I never expected her to have such a great personality!"

Sexy curves? Great personality? Bon-Bon blushed. What the hell was Cherry Berry getting at here?

"Bon-Bon is indeed special in all of those ways", said Lyra with a soft and kind smile, "she is also the most loyal pony I've ever known."

"Oh wow! I totally can guess that Bon-Bon is like that. Loyalty is her middle name.. Bon Loyalty Bon."

Well, her last name was Drops but she couldn't give a flying fuck that Cherry Berry didn't know that.

"Oh stop it, you two. You're embarrassing me", said Bon-Bon with a fake sheepishness.

"Bon-Bon is also incredibly modest, wow Lyra, I would say that you really lucked out here."

"So, how did you two end up together", asked Lyra.

"Well, it turned out we were both at the Iron Will seminar. We realized that Iron Will was a douche with no personality and we spent so much time making fun of him that I guess we became friends", said Cherry Berry. She gave Bon-Bon a not-so subtle nudge.

"Yea, of course."

"I am just glad that you and Cherry have finally become friends", said Lyra, "I didn't think you two liked each other much, to be honest."

"Well, we have our differences but I guess we realized how cool each other was. I mean, any friend of Lyra has to be cool, right", said Bon-Bon.

"No even better! Any friend of Bon-Bon has to be cool", squealed Cherry Berry. What the hell was Cherry Berry doing? Was she high from the garbage fumes?

"Of course. I would never befriend someone who wasn't cool", Bon-Bon responded.

Lyra giggled.

Bon-Bon was saved by the hot-pink earth pony. However, Bon-Bon didn't know how much longer she could live with the guilt.

Bon-Bon and Lyra headed home.

"Looks like the lake cleared you up nicely", said Lyra, "Cherry is so bizarre at times."

"I know, I was shaking my head when Cherry Berry wanted me to haul that garbage.."

"I just wish you would have returned home after the Iron Will thing."

"I'm sorry. I don't know what happened. We lost track of time and one thing went to another..."

Lyra gave Bon-Bon a hard look.

"That just isn't like you. You're the pony that calls me whenever you're working late at work. You're the pony who always tells me where you are... unless... there is something you don't want me to know. I know you too well, Bon-Bon. Now could you tell me what really happened, my love?"

Bon-Bon gulped. She didn't know what to do. She looked into Lyra's eyes. Bon-Bon wanted to be honest but she was afraid of what would happen.

Author's Note

The Bon-Bon/Lyra drama continues!