Lyra walked through the streets of Canterlot for the first time since she had left. It was hardly the same. Mares no longer wore itchy dresses, but skirts and slippers. It was Lyra's ideal fashion.

"It might have been a mistake, coming here," she murmured to herself. "Too many memories. Good and bad." She did have a plan though. She walked up to the Canterlot Library, which had doubled in size.

"Excuse me," she said to the pony at the door.

"Yes?" The pony asked in a dull tone.

"Hi, would you be interested in a diary from 400 years ago that shows insight on life in Canterlot in those times?" Lyra asked hurriedly. "It belonged to my ancestor, and I know that from what my Momma told me, she'd want to show it to the world." The white unicorn raised an eyebrow.

"Hey, I'm just the door pony until my instruments come in. Don't talk to me about that stuff. But you're lying," she added as Lyra began to walk past her. Lyra froze.

"H-how did you know?" She asked. The mare laughed.

"I didn't. You just told me," she answered. "Care to tell me what's going on? I'm still door pony." Lyra looked into the mare's magenta eyes, then at her saddlebags.

"You wouldn't believe me."

"Try me," the mare replied.

"You'd tell everypony and I'd get arrested."

"Rightfully, then."

"When I've done nothing wrong," Lyra added pointedly.

"Just tell me already," the mare replied. Lyra took a deep breath.

"I'm immortal and I've been travelling around unsettled Equestrian land for the past 446 years so nopony would notice I wasn't aging and I hope to get bits and settle back into civilization for about 10 years," Lyra blurted out. The mare's eyes widened.

"You haven't aged? Like, you could be 46 but you look like you're 23?" She asked. Lyra nodded.

"But I'm much older than that," she added. "And I need the money."

"No, no! You don't understand!" The mare exclaimed. "I haven't aged a bit! Ponies are starting to talk! I think I'm immortal, if that's what immortality is like!"

"What's your name?" Lyra asked.

"Vinyl Scratch," the mare replied. Lyra lowered her head and lit her horn.

"What are you doing? Wait- wow that's ticklish!" Vinyl squirmed as the spell hit her.

"You give off the same magical frequencies as I do," Lyra told her, slightly shocked but recovering quickly. "I think you are immortal." Vinyl stood up.

"What am I supposed to do?" She asked. "You- wait, what's your name?"

"Lyra Heartstrings," Lyra replied with a smile. "I know an appearance spell that can change your hair color and make you look like a filly. But first, do you know the Drops family?"

"You mean Chocolate Drops and Mint Drops?" Vinyl asked. "Sure. They run a confection shop." Lyra nodded.

"Thanks."

Author's Note

And that concludes Immortality 2! Lyra has met her companion for the next 600 years until the events of Pinkie Pie's Search.
And if you didn't get it, Lyra is tracing Jewel's family, and she will eventually end up sharing a room with Jewel's Great Great Great Great Great Great Great Great Great Great Great Great Great Great Great Great Great Great Great Great Great Great Great Great Granddaughter Sweetie Drops, AKA Bon Bon.