Lost: The End Nears

  Just as I was about to head out for the night and go back home, I was stopped by my marefriend.

"Woah, woah WOAH! You can't go out there!" Her voice lowered to a whisper. "What if he gets you? I can't risk that!"

"I can hear you, you know. Also, he kind of told me about him while he was drunk earlier today." Bon Bon remarked.

I looked back at her. "Partially drunk! I was somewhat sober. Right?"

She shook her head 'no'. I sighed. "Fine. I'll stay here for the night."

Lyra beamed. "Great! We have a guest room down the hall that you could sleep in. It's the room on the left farthest down."

"Or just the room on the left, since it's the only room on the left of the hallway there." Bon Bon said. "It's not the best, but it's a pretty decent room by most guest room standards."

I went to go and check it out. I don't know what they meant by 'It's not the best, but it's pretty decent by most guest room standards', because there was a king sized bed inside with a window on the right side of the bed, facing the direction that all of those markets were in. It was simply stunning. So amazing, that I started to question what she meant by 'pretty decent'.

I looked over at Bon Bon, who's mouth was also agape. "Lyra? What happened to the bed that used to be in here?!"

"Oh, that thing? I put it in the attic since it had bugs an mice crawling all over it, and the cheapest bed I could find available was this. Besides, it's the same size as our bed. Not much different." Lyra hopped on the bed and laid down on her back. "And it's just as comfy as the one in our room. Also, wouldn't you rather sleep in a bed like this, Roe?"

I shrugged. "I guess...but it just seems like a bit excessive for a guest room."

"How expensive was that bed?" Bon Bon went over to take a closer look at the bed. "It looks pretty expensive."

"Only five hundred bits."

Bon Bon froze. "O-on- only five hun- hundr- b-bit-s....."

"Nah, I'm just kidding. That was the original price for it, but it went down to two hundred bits. Seems very cheap for a bed like this though."

I went over and sat down on the bed. "No kidding." Just as I laid down on my back next to Lyra, a low growl coming from my stomach filled the room.

Bon Bon got up and walked outside the room. "Guess I should start making dinner. What would you like?"

I just shrugged. "I dunno. Anything that tastes good and isn't broccoli. I can't stand broccoli."

She rolled her eyes as she left for the kitchen. I turned my head to Lyra. "Are you sure you didn't want me to leave is because you wanted me to spend some more time here with you?"

She blushed. "Aw...how'd you know?"

"Seems very obvious. Sombra wouldn't just go out in the open. He would get caught and killed on sight if he wandered out at night. Don't you remember that the elements are out making sure he doesn't get into Ponyville without being seen? I'm sure Rainbowdash would warn everyone right away if she found any sight of him in Ponyville."

"Yeah...seems pretty stupid. If you knew why I wanted you to not leave, then why did you stay?"

"Because I couldn't just go ahead and leave my marefriend if she wanted me to stay. That would be just plain rude, and I'm anything but rude to my friends....and especially you." I said while stroking her mane. "Berry was right. Your mane is soft!"

Lyra started laughing."Oh, shut up!" She said as she lightly punched my side.

A FEW HOURS LATER

I headed into the guest room, stomach completely full. "That's the first time I've ever had steamed carrots that tasted like steamed carrots and not dirt!" I yelled out to Bon Bon, who was cleaning the dishes from the dinner she cooked.

"I have a way of making bad food taste good. Hey, maybe I could make some broccoli that you'll enjoy!"

"Not in a million years! G'night!" I laughed as I opened the door to the guest room. Entering the room, I closed the door almost completely, leaving a small crack open, and took off my shirt. I climbed into bed and got ready to turn off the lamp, which was the only source of light in the room.

As I was ready to turn it off, Lyra opened the door. "Oh good, you're still awake. I was just wondering if-"

"Yes, you may." I chuckled, knowing what she was going to ask.

She hopped into the bed and brushed up against my arm. I turned off the light and shifted into a position so that we both faced each other. She snuggled up into my bare chest as I wrapped my arms around her.

"Your coat is so warm." She said as she nuzzled my chest.

I chuckled. "That's because it's not a coat. It's bare skin."

"Oh."

She looked up into my eyes. "No goodnight kiss?" She was now making adorable puppy eyes. I couldn't not do it. I lightly kissed her forehead and said goodnight. She said goodnight as well. Pretty soon, she had fallen asleep.

As I started to drift off into sleep, I mumbled these words. "What do you have in store for me now sombra...

I was in a pitch black place once again. I looked around. "Hello? Anybody here?"

I was greeted by his voice. "Welcome back.........don't get comfy to comfy with me being in the Everfree.......I am coming.........all of your questions will be answered........but you won't have much use for them..........spend as much time as you can with her..........you don't have very long til I come..............Rolland......"

That name. It sounded very familiar. Wait a minute. Rolland. Rolland. Rolland. I...I remember now. My full name is Rolland Eli Gardner. One step closer to remembering my past. Rolland Eli Gardner. I like that. Not as much as I like Roe. Much shorter than Rolland, and sounded better.

"Wait! What do you mean that my answers won't matter very much?" My time was up as the world around me shook violently.

I awoke to darkness. I felt Lyra's soft coat up against me, and felt the gentle motion of her breathing. I thought about what he said. He said that I wouldn't have very much time. I knew what he meant by that. He was coming. King Sombra was coming. But a few big questions were left unanswered. Why me? Why is he coming for me? How does he know my full name? What was he going to do after he had came? Was he going to kill me, enslave me, absorb my power, hold me hostage for ransom, what? What was going on here? Why am I included in all of this? Why me? Why?

Why?