Love me Tender
Love
Load Full StoryNext ChapterIt was another peaceful day in Ponyville (when somepony isn't trying to rampage through it) and two roommates where out on errands.
"Bon Bon! Why do I have to go out with you on my day off?" Lyra groaned rather loudly while pouting like a child.
"Come now Lyra you've been lazing about when you're not working so it's time to get out of the house." Bon Bon stated rather firmly as if she was a scolding parent. Without another word the pair trekked onward passing the sugar cube corner towards Princess Twilight's newly built palace that now stands where the library once was. Twilight and all her friends host the newly dubbed "Friendship Court" every Saturday and is open for all the residents of Ponyville to attend. Since Ponyville doesn't have any nobles Princess Twilight doesn't have need to host the court everyday or even for long.
Passing the threshold into the palace both Lyra and Bon Bon could see royal guards standing vigilant at evenly spaced intervals while a few more ponies got in the rather short line to see the Friendship Court. After about ten minutes of waiting and slowly inching forward the pair was finally given their turn. A guard in bleached armor promptly shouted next and then waved Lyra and Bon Bon over signaling them to follow. Upon entrance to the main hall six thrones could be seen placed in a circle around the emblem of friendship on the floor. Seated on their thrones the former bearers of the elements of harmony waited patiently as the two roommates made their way over stopping atop the emblem facing the lavender princess.
"Thank you for choosing to visit the Friendship Court and we all hope we can solve whatever problem you might have." Princess Twilight Sparkle solemnly announced while turning her gaze from her friends towards Bon Bon and Lyra.
Giving a light bow towards the Princess, Bon Bon cleared her throat and begun in earnest, "Thank you your majesty. I come here today to ask for your help in a most stressful problem."
"Yes?" the mane six asked in unison.
Taking a deep breath to steel her nerves Bon Bon continued, " My roommate Lyra has a extreme obsession with humans." This of course made Lyra's eyes go wide and pupils shrink to pinpricks as Bon Bon told everypony about her vice.
"BON BON WHAT ARE YOU DOING!?!"
"What do you think I'm doing? This is an intervention!" Bon Bon all but screamed to her roommate. "You never socialize with anypony and barely get out of the house because your always nose deep in some book about humans and frankly Lyra it has to stop!"
"Why do I have to stop!?! It's not like my hobby is hurting anypony!" The mint unicorn defended.
"That is what I originally thought too but I've seen the constant fights you get into with other ponies and even a griffon one time because you got all upset that they said humans aren't real!" Bon Bon chided.
"Even so they didn't have to be so mean about it." Lyra retorted.
"That doesn't matter because your not a filly anymore Lyra and should put down foolish fantasies! I've had it up to here with humans!" Bon Bon argued back.
The both went back and forth bickering until Rarity was red in the face and screaming, "ENOUGH BOTH OF YOU! If you two don't wish to be thrown out then you best stop yelling at each other so we can debate the issue like true ladies." Bon Bon and Lyra looked away from each other and fiddled with their hoofs as they suddenly became more interesting.
"Now why don't we start over and calmly go over this issue with humans." Twilight said in a soothing yet regal voice.
The collective silence was broken when somepony asked, "What's a human?" Rainbow Dash inquired with a perplexed face. Bon Bon facehoofed as Lyra instantly perked up at the chance to "educate" somepony on her wonderful humans.
"A human is a bipedal primate that uses it's forelegs along with hands to complete various tasks that we ponies would have a hard time doing without magic. They stand on their rear legs upright like a minotaur but instead of hooves they have feet which helps them keep their balance. Also another known fact is that humans can...."
"Lyra humans are mythical creatures so none of this can be facts." Bon Bon interrupted.
Rather miffed bar the interruption Lyra responded, "How would you know if they aren't real Bon Bon?"
Seeing a chance to interject Twilight speaks, "How would you know that they are real Lyra?" Silence follows as the mint unicorn looks at the floor trying to think of a retort. "Having a hobby is fine but being a fanatic about it isn't good for anypony. I agree with Bon Bon that this obsession is causing you to push everypony away and will only hurt you in the end."
This gains the others agreement as all eyes turn towards Lyra. Crestfallen she looks to the Princess, "You don't believe humans are real either?"
"I'm sorry but the fact is that humans are a figment of our imagination and never existed." Twilight solemnly spoke to Lyra.
"PROVE IT!" Lyra screamed in defiance.
"Now wait a gosh darned apple picking minute here! You don't speak ta Twi like that or I''ll give ya a good buck to ya face." The cowpony Applejack threatened. Lyra's ears flattened against her head and looked at the ground while Applejack tried to bore a hole in Lyra with her gaze until Twilight spoke up again.
"How am I supposed to prove it? There's no remains or evidence that Humans ever existed." Twilight tried to explain.
Thinking for a minute the Unicorn spoke again, "Well that means that they were never in Equestria but that doesn't mean they don't exist. Since you are an alicorn you should have enough magic to try and summon one right now."
"But if humans aren't real then how could Twi be able to summon one? If that's ok with you....." Fluttershy softly interjected.
"If humans are real then Twilight could summon one then that would prove to everypony that they are real and if she can't then I'll accept the fact they aren't and will give up this human obsession." Lyra stated which caused Bon Bon and the man six to huddle up as if they were a hoofball team.
"What do ya think Twi? Should you try to summon this human thingy and set her straight?" asked the cowpony.
"I don't know Applejack there's just so many variables that could go wrong." answered the lavender Alicorn.
"But still it would help the both of them out. I think you should do it darling." Lady Rarity encouraged right before Pinkie Pie added.
"I agree and if she gets all sad and frowny then I can throw her a 'Sorry humans aren't real happy cheering up party!'" Dash, Fluttershy and Bon Bon nodded in agreement which promptly settled Twilight's next course of action.
Twilight closed her eyes and flared up her horn while concentrating on summoning a human, or at least trying too. The others saw this and backed up giving their friend the needed space. Twi's face contorted either from pain or concentration as lightning started to manifest from her horn to the top of the chamber. The skies darkened and the winds howled against the doorways. Ponies cringed as the weather team was powerless to stop the sudden increase in stormclouds. One last lightning bolt struck through the stained glass near Princess Twilight causing an ear splitting boom to ring forth creating smoke inside the chamber blinding all in it. As the storm left as fast as it appeared and the smoke followed suit. With the smoke gone they were able to see again and then everypony noticed something sprawled out on the floor.
Bon Bon was the first to say, "Oh buck!"
Author's Note
Well here I am trying my hand/hoof again at writing stories. Let me know what you think and if you didn't like it or want to rage at it. Could you at least tell me what I did to make it so. Well cheers people/ponies and see you next chapter.
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