Lyra discovers the Internet

     "LYRA!" Yelled a nearby voice! Her head sprang from her pillow, and she tumbled forwards, out of her heavenly bed and onto the less welcoming carpet floor. She took a moment to raise her hoof and rub her clam-tight eyes from exhaustion. I really shouldn't  have stayed up so long last night thought the cyan mare I must be worrying Bonbon with all my late night studying lately.

     Lyra rose from the floor and took another moment to clear her throat before replying "Yes?" And before Bonbon could respond, also added "I'm sorry that I slept in again Bonbon."

     Bonbon opened the door to Lyra's room and glanced at her before wincing. "Lyra you need to take better care of yourself" lectured the pale pony. "You have major bedhead and it looks as if you haven't slept in days" She continued. Bonbon swept her eyes around the area to look at the pigsty of her roommates bedroom. Books scattered the floor and plates still riddled with crumbs lay on the floor. The room gave off an unpleasant odor and a neglected aura all at once. "What have you even been doing up here?" Bonbon interrogated.

     "The same old hobbies from before" replied Lyra "Just with more enthusiasm." Her face glowed with excitement as she began to talk. "Did you know that Humans used to write books with there hands one at a time? They invented this machiene called the prin-." The mare was cut off by her roommate by a hoof to the mouth.

     "Lyra I don't mind this hobby you have about studying Humans or whatever, but when it physically affects you like this it really does concern me for your well being," the mare took a step back, "And you really can't live like this Lyra, I mean it," she sighed. "You know what, I need to make a new batch of muffins for tomorrow, and I need some extra flour. How about you clean this mess of a room and go to the shops to get me some?"

     The cyan mare attempeted to get a few words off before the door was closed on her, abruptly ending the conversation. Fine then, I do need some excersise. All I've done is study cooped up in my room like a chicken. Lyra looked at her room in realization, But I still to finish this.

     An unpleasant tidying up later Lyra was off to the market. "Goodbye Bonbon, I'll see you later" she said, and closed the oak shop door behind her. Lyra checked her saddlebags to make shure she had brought all the things she needed. Bits? Check. Map? Check. Snacks? Double check.

     Lyra deliberately took her time to wake up on her stroll to the market, stretching her legs and satisfyingly cracking her neck. She passed by town square and fished through her saddlebags, looking for her bits. One was grabbed and tossed from the bridge into the river's churning water below And a bit for good luck. The coin shimmered and sank to the bottom, along with all the other coins tossed by passerby.

     Past the square, Lyra brought out her map and checked for the specific shop she needed. A minute of searching found her the route she needed. Over to my left past Twilights Library, about a ten-minute walk. She packed away the map and headed towards the shop.

     The Sun was still rising over Ponyville, as it was about late-morning at the time. Buildings gave off a light glow from the Suns ever beautiful light, and seemed to brighten everyponies mood. The light might as well have been telling everypony to have a nice day, as if Celestia herself was greeting you.

     Winter wrap up was hummed silently as Lyra's hooves clopped on the stone walkways beneath her, as she moved from her slow wander to a easy trot. Her hooves created an echo on the buildings around her, and was mirrored by the few others crossing this path. Lyra took a minute to admire the beautiful morning before continuing on her errand. I need to stop getting distracted, I should just stay quiet for now.

     The next few minutes were passed on dirt roadways, lined with trees and bushes most likely concealing timid animals. Why aren't  there animals here? There's usually always some here on the pathway, giving the ponies cute eyes for scraps of food. Ponies are kind, they couldn't be scared by me walking by, could they? Lyra trotted to the bushes nearby and heard faint beeping noise. She used her ears until she found the source of the noise and then peered down at it.

     The device that lay before her was small, with a flat bottom and top coated with black paint, an apple displayed on the cover. Curious, it was picked up and examined. After a minute Lyra located a small pullable lever that could let her open it. The inside was more confusing than the outside, with a glassy cover on the top showing the night's darkness and the bottom covered in buttons labeled with letters and symbols.

     "Why would buttons have two symbols on it," commented Lyra "it makes no sense." She experimented with the buttons on the bottom of the contraption before the ones on the side. The glass mirror flashed white, unnatural light at her, and Lyra was taken aback. The cyan mare darted backwards until she realized the device was harmless, and gave a sigh of relief. "What a weird thing" she said out loud, and walked back to the machine calmly.

     With another beep of the screen it's color changed again What magic is this? Nothing proceeded the changed light for almost a minute, keeping Lyra in suspense as she bit her tongue. One singular icon appeared on the top left of the screen as Lyra stared dumbfounded. This was more advanced than any other magical contraption she had ever seen and it was only existed for One Thing? "Internet" she tested the word silently.

Whatever it is, it must be powerful. I could return it but I'm not shure that is something anypony can buy. There's never been any advertisement or words to describe anything like what I'm holding. Maybe it's some secret government project! Lyra playfully thought.

     Lyra glanced around, making shure nopony was paying her any attention, then closed the rectangular device and placed it carefully  in her saddlebags, grinning mischievously to herself. I believe I've found something new to study. She headed right back to the Candy Shop, dismissing her task at hand, completely entranced by the machine. The flour can wait for later, this box is amazing!