'Til Death do us Part

"SURPRISE!" Pinkie exclaimed as she jumped out from behind the counter. I also gave a little hop from the startle. "Lyra! Lyra! It's so GREAT to see you!" She leaped over the counter and smiled greatly in my face, I dropped my lyre. The lyre clanged with a horrific and sweet sound.

I was absolutely speechless. What do I say to her? She seemed just fine.. I looked around to see a bunch of rainbow cupcakes. I sniffed the warm, sugary air. Pinkie saw my expression of delight.

"Want to try one?!" she beamed gaily and loudly at me. I could only nod. Pinkie quickly grasped one and threw it at me, telling me to "eat up" and "there's plenty more where that came from". After I had chewed and swallowed the cupcake, I gave her an honest response.

"Pinkie.." I began, her humongous eyes staring into my very soul, seeming to try to control my thoughts, "it's... It's... Absolutely great! What's your special ingredient, if I may ask?"

"Oh," Pinkie giggled, "that's a secret.. but you can find out, if you'd like!" I nodded with a shining smile. She returned the happy tone and lead me downstairs.

"Here's where we keep our "special ingredients"," Pinkie said with a strange tone, opening a door to a dark room. I was motioned in, the door slamming shut. I looked back, only to see Ms. Pie's eyes beginning to glow a scary blue.

"Right over here," she directed me over to a table, positioning me on my belly, directly on the cold surface.

...

Bon Bon and the group slowed their pace to a trot, then eventually stopping in the middle of Sweet Apple Acres for a break. Everpony's breath was heavy and hot, they'd been running nonstop for a half-hour.

"Ah reckon.." AppleJack began with a big sigh and whoop, "Ah reckon we take a little stop t' catch our breath, then make another one of our rounds." Everypony nodded with agreement, but Bon Bon felt strange. She felt like something was wrong. Twilight felt her uneasy tension and asked if she could speak with Bon Bon in private.

"Are you okay, Bon Bon?" Twilight questioned. "You seem a bit.. out of it."

"I just.. I feel weird without Lyra, you know? I'm not used to being without her, and it feels like something's wrong."

Twilight just gave a nod, motioning back towards Ponyville to tell Bon Bon to go to me. Bon Bon's face lit up with joy as she turned and made a mad dash to Sugarcube Corner.