Lyra discovers the Internet

You have one new message.

     Those five words were almost more than Lyra could comprehend. Any previous attempt at learning from her magic book led to nothing, and now, it was reaching to her. Such a simple action as recieveing a message was made much more complicated, and therefore, more risky.

Impossible, Accused Lyra, nopony has this kind of magic. At least, no regular pony. She moved the cursor over to 'open message' almost praying it was nothing,Probably no point in ignoring it, not like anypony else couldve gotten the message. Hesitantly, she pressed the button and very quickly turned her head away, swishing her mane everywhere.

     "I cant hide from this forever," she wisperd to herself. The cyan mare took a split-second glance at the screen and caught a name, Brittany. Who in the hay is that, ive never heard of a Brittany before. She had to admit the name was foriegn to her, not once in her life she had heard it, or anything like it. This thing Brittany was what stood on the other end of her Device, and fit with it perfectfully, Strange name for a strange device.

     After her brief ponder Lyra was ready to bear the full weight of the message, A book cant harm me, ill be okay at the end of it, the cyan mare tried and failed to comfort herself. She faced the computer in all its might, ready for her abnormal message.

     The message was labled 'Bring it back',and it alone was enough to freeze Lyras blood five times over. The fear she had set aside ran in a full gallop back to her, slamming into her body and shocking her soul with no mercy, Im doomed Luna help me. No force in Equestria could stop her from devouring the message, pleading it ensured that her worst nightmares wouldnt be used to punish her.

Zach I dont know what you did to my Laptop but its been two days since ive seen it. Youve passed me in the halls countless times now and havent given me any mention of what you did to it or when you intend to return it. The matter cannot be avoided, I need my Laptop back by tommorrow or im going to rip off your theiveing hands and mount them on my wall. Bring it to the courtyard at Wayard park tomorrow and everything will be fine. You know where it is right? Just look it up on the internet from the laptop you stole, jerk.

     At this point, the message was less than what she was expecting but still more than what she could handle. Her crainium hammered her with questions untill she had to re-read the message to satisfy it, and noticed one singular, simple, life-changing fact. She knows about hands, even better, she knows someone *with** hands.* With all her excitment Lyra could probably conjour a small earthquake and still have enough to party through the night with Pinkie Pie, but no Cupcakes.

     Her anxiety had melted away completly by the end of the second read,I can deal with Brittany, no idea who Zach is though, maybe this Wayard place can offer some clues. She closed the message and clicked on the Internet icon once more,Please dont break on me, mentally pleaded Lyra. Her face only brightened when the icon opened and she was led to a small bar, which she assumed must be where she puts the name.

20 search results for Warard park in 0.01 seconds. "Horsefeathers" claimed Lyra, "I know your a powerful thing but thats too far." The fact that even such a powerful thing would lie for more appreciation amused her. She returned her attention to the screen before she realized looking for this Wayard park was pointless, Theres nothing, anything probably in all of Ponyville that is even close to that name. I'd better just write back sorry to Brittany, can't get it to you in who knows how long, if ever. Lyra smiled at that last thought.

     Dissmissing her brief search she looked back at the bar, Maybe if I... thought Lyra as she imitated her previous process, but this time entering 'hands'. What she found was heaven. All of her hard work with her books meant nothing in the presence of this, hand after hand after even more hands flooded her view.

     Hours past and the moon left the sky, as the sun took its place and soared throughout the sky. Lyra's eyes squinted at the screen in front of her and burned as they bathed in the unnatural light. Her hooves were long sore and her back ached with the stillness she had adopted.

     Eventually, the inevitable had to happen as Lyra retracted from the addicting Internet icon and settled into her bed,Better late then never, I can spare an hour for rest. She instantly became comfortable and began to doze upon touching the bed.

     "Rise and shine!," yelled Bonbon from her doorway. "Don't worry about me being mad at you, I expected those cupcakes to do a number on us. In fact, I just woke up myself and came to wake you." Bonbon grinned at her doorway.

Something is off with her, thought Lyra, Neither of us are this up in the morning.She groaned and rubbed the grit off her eyes, "five more minutes." Then grabbed a pillow and shoved it on her head, wishing for all her problems to go away.

     Bonbon spared no mercy getting Lyra up. She began by pulling the blankets from her roommates grasp and tossing them in the closet, followed by picking up the cyan mare from her bed and dropping her right on the floor. In Lyra's confusion, Bonbon took her evil time to ready a glass of water and promptly pour it on her friends face.

     "What the hay Bonbon!" Yelled the dripping mare, "I was going to get up in a minute!" She raised her head to face Bonbon and received a twisted grin. Lyra had seen that face on Bonbon before, somepony was going to pay. Please tell me there's not more to this morning routine that tortures me.

     "Up now Lyra, hurry!" Said her friend, "Were going to make Pinkie regret ever giving us that recipe. And then were going to make it and feed it to her lying face!" The seemingly deranged mare hopped out and away from her roommates bedroom. "And it's going to happen by the end of the day or Celestia help me I'm gonna kill somepony." The pale mare waited a moment for her friends response and asked, "Right Lyra?"