Lyra was laying on her comfy bed feeling the warm consuming her in the middle of the night. From the shadows something moves making subtle hints, like a hunter moving toward the young unaware sleeper. Harp felt the presence and slowly woke up. She opens her eyes and loudly squeal. Her vision clears up and saw Bree sitting on her bed “You scared me!”

“I’m sorry” she said while covering her face with a book but still showing her eyes.

“What’s wrong?” Harp said while rubbing her eyes.

“Please help me practice magic”. The sleeper looks outside the window and saw the sun rising from afar, indicating that it was early.

“Aren’t you supposed to be sleeping?”

“I keep having weird dreams”

Harp sigh “You always say the same thing”. The girl stays quite giving the sleeper puppy dog eyes.

“Please help me do super cool magic”

“Uhg, leave me alone” Harp whine while covering her head with a pillow. Doing her best to ignore the annoying human.

“Please, please, please”

“There nothing you can do that will get me up from this bed”. The girl got up on the mattress and started to jump, the girl giggle when she saw her friend body bounce from the force she uses. Bree continue to playfully laugh unaware of the strain she was causing the platform, on the last jump, the decor made a loud cracking noise. The girl with a worry looks quickly got down from the bed.

“I didn’t do it” she quickly defended herself.

“Oh Celestia” Harp notices the bed felt uncomfortable when she would move. The owner got up and look below to find broken planks and spring poking out. Lyra promptly look at the girl with a blank face.

“I’ll buy you another one”

“To you even have money?”

“I found some in the kitchen”

“That mi- never mind”

“I’ll pay you back… eventually”

“What would a human even buy?”

“Chocolate”

“Humans can’t eat chocolate, everyone know that”

“Then I’ll die happy. Can you please help me” the girl begs her companion by putting her two hand together.

“Fine, I just want to say that I don’t agree with this whole magic business”

“Sure! Get ready!” Bree ran out of the room, leaving Lyra behind regretting to join the young girl shenanigans. She walks out the room to find Bree scavenging the Fridge. Setting the leftover from yesterday meal in Lyra bags. “You ready?”

“Where are we even going, we can’t exactly do magic in the middle of town”

“I got it cover, found a secret spot some time ago, but it out of town”

“Ok, but we have to make a quick stop if where going out of Ponyville”

“Where?”

“To the play yard”. Bree look skeptical but trusted Lyra, she grabs her book and exit the house. Making sure it was lock this time. looking at the broken window that I border up with a wood panel. We really need to start fixing this house, what would the town say about our home. Home… feel weird calling this place home but after two weeks of living here. I can appreciate what Lyra done for me, especially when it hasn’t been easy for her. The stress I cause and the money she spends for my needs or my medical bills. She never brought it up, but it must be expensive. I never like feeling like I’m taking advantage of someone. If I had more confidence in myself, I would look you in the eyes and promise you that one day, I’ll make it up to you.

The two walk in the empty street accompany by the sun light rising from the horizon. Shining bright over the simple town as we stop in front of the courtyard. It looks like a popular spot where people or ponies would meet and play games. Lyra approach a tennis court and look at a brown bag “Can you carry this”

“What’s that for?”

“Just carry it”. I have to remember that Lyra is not a morning pony, is kind of funny seen her with attitude. I pick up the bag and we continue to walk to walk out of Ponyville. The dirt pathway toward my secret spot was calming. The feeling the cold morning breeze hitting our body while the sun cover us in it warm. After a couple minute we reach the old stadium. Remembering how hard Cloud work for her skill, it inspired me to learn more about this little stone in my wrist. We stand in an open space and I handed Lyra a list. “What’s this?”

“A wrote down the thing I want to learn”

“You want to make fire with your hands, use telekinesis and teleport”

“And move the ground, cast lighting, turn invisible-“

“Wait, you can’t be serious”

“What? Why not?”

“Where to I even start. First, you never had training. Second, magic can be incredible unpredictable and third, this is dangerous”

“Please don’t make me beg again” the girl got a sour look on her face.

Lyra sigh “Fine, don’t come crying to me if you get hurt”

“Ok, first is fire” The girl threw a punch expecting something to happened.

“Before you continue, how are you feeling?”

“Good, dude. Let’s start doing some cool magic” the next thirty minutes was spend throwing punches and kick with nothing interesting happening. Lyra was invited for the purposed of helping Bree, but she notices how easily frustrated the girl would get if she didn’t perform magic in her first try. Bree would on occasion listen to Lyra but when right back to her freestyle and randomly throw fist up in the air. The persistently movement and the heat of the sun made the girl sweat persistently. Lyra got bored of being ignored and started to read the book and on occasion she would throw glances at the girl as she sweat profoundly, notice how her long sleeve shirt would stick to her skin and how every drop would slide down from her face toward her neck and land on her shirt. “Are you listening to me?”. Harp quickly look at the girl in the eyes.

“What?”

“I can’t do it”

“It simple, your just not paying attention.” Harp dragging the bag that Bree was carrying from town “Ok close your eyes and feel what you want to do”

“tsk, are we really doing this feeling thing”

“You want my help or not”

“Fine” the girl follows the instructions and try to relax while thinking of a small flame. “This is stupid” at that moment the girl felt something hit her arm and it hurt ‘ouch’. Bree open her eyes and saw Harp in the same position as before. When I look down, I saw a tennis ball not far from me. “did you just throw that at me”

“What?”. The girl pointed at the ball and Lyra shook her head. “Go back to meditating” the girl stall cautiously but close her eyes and took a deep breath, finally feeling peace again, almost like I could float in a clou-. I wasn’t even finish with my thoughts and I was hit with a tennis ball on my stomach this time. “That hurts, you idiot” Bree said while rubbing her belly. Lyra just stood there with another ball on her hoof. “You better not throw that, or I swear you’ll regret it”. “Ok” she said. “You promise” Lyra just nod and waited for me to go back to meditating. As soon as I close my eyes, she threw the ball and it bounce on my chest. Feeling the anger reach my face making it red “I said stop!”. When I yell, a small ball of fire breath out of my mouth. I energetically close my lips and put my two hands on top of them. “I did it?” I said in a low voice

“I told you it was simple” Lyra couldn’t help but smile a little.

“I can breathe fire!”

“Now how are you feeling?”

“Awesome!”

“Then is time to get serious”. Bree stand up straight and started to be more attentive of Lyra “Let’s start from scratch”

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“I’m starving” I said while cleaning my sweat with my shirt. Lyra serve the leftover in a plate and handed it to me, and I hastily grab it to devour the food. They were both done with the first section of magic and even if not a whole lot of magic was done, we did the basic and try to learn about my ‘feeling’. Sound silly but I can’t deny that it works, kind of. Sometimes it work and other not so much. I saw Harp staring at me again “What up”

“I’m just impress that a human can do magic”

“That was nothing, one day I’m going to make laser from my finger”

Lyra warmly smile toward the girl “Well I can confidently say that I’m proud of you”

Bree blush and look sideways “idiot”. She pushes harp playfully.

“Eww, your hands are sweaty” passing her hoof on her coat.

“What? You don’t like it” Bree got a devilish smile and started to crawl toward Harp.

“What are you doing?” she put her hoof up to stop the girl, but she was grab her arm and the girl successfully pull her close. Rubbing her wet hair and head all over Lyra face and chest. “Stop that tickle” she yelps and giggle.

“Apologized”

“I’m sorry, stop please”. Bree got up from her and couldn’t help but laugh from Lyra serious expression. She tries to rub off the wet spot dry, but it was too sticky and wet. Harp look at the girl who had a playful smirk “What...”

“What would Bon Bon think”

“What! Why would she care” Heartstring got defensive and quickly got up to pick up the tennis ball scatter around the field. Bree got up to follow her weird friend.

“I know you like her”

“Sure, I like her as a friend”

“But I know you ‘love’ her”

“I don’t know what you’re talking about”

“So you’re not into ponies?”

“I do not have to answer any questions”

“Would you rather be with a human”. Lyra quickly turns to the girl. She had a stone face indicating that she was being serious. Making Harp madly blush while Bree bust with laughter, throwing herself on the floor “Oh wow, you should have seen your face”. Harp scowl at the laughing girl and turn around “Don’t tell me your angry”. Heartstring ignore the girl and continue to pick up the tennis ball and when to carry the bags. “I was joking” Bree said while catching up to an angry Lyra. Both companions made their way back thought the field while the sun was setting. The walk was boring and silent as the girl would turn to look at Lyra, but she was staring straight. Fine, Like I care if she ignores me. When they reach the town, we saw a huge crowd gather around a wooden stage. For some reason my reflexes kick in and I created a small fire on my hand while I my body felt frozen.

“What are you doing!” Lyra shove my hand away. Accidentally realizing the fire of my hand, creating a huge flame for a second but quickly turn into air. The Ponies in front of us turn their heads toward Lyra and me but they never saw the magic being made and ignore the two characters.

“What were you doing?!”

“I’m not sure””

“Bree, we can’t act without thinking. You could have hurt someone”. The girl crosses her arm and didn’t answer Lyra. Both when to see what the commotion was. After a while of waiting a light cream pony walk up to the stage. She had a white mane and a cutie mark of a paper being wrap up “Hello citizens of Ponyville, I’m glad you could all join me”

“Mayor, what the announcement” the crowd shouted.

“Well, since you all know that the representative election are in a couple day, I been thinking of all the work I have to do here and it would be impossible to put everything aside an go to Canterlot but this good gentlemen as come up to me and offer his service to the town. Please give a round of applause for Filthy Rich”

A light brow stallion walks up to stage with confident in his stand. “Good evening ladies and gentlemen. My name is Berry Rick, better known as Filthy Rich” he charismatically laughs afterward. Someponies join while other seen to have some distain toward the stallion. His mane was brush back and well keep while his coat was light brown and his cutie mark had three bags with money symbol. “I would like to personally thank Mayor Mare for giving me this opportunity to represent each and every one of you”. There was a mix reaction again from boo to cheers. “Now I know that some of you may not trust me, but I do sincerely hope that you believe I have Ponyville best interest”

“I can vouch for Mr. Rich, he has been nothing but professional. If you all write down your concern for town and leave them on my office, I can hand it over to Mr. Rich and he will be able to voice his thought with the princess”

Two ponies close to us voice their frustration “Is easy to win Ponyville representation when you can pay for it”. “Is always the same story” they both leave and other join, including Lyra and me.

“I don’t really care about any of that” Bree said.

“I don’t know much about politics to make any comments” Harp responded. We made our way to the house and I unlock the door. It was getting dark outside, but Lyra look exited. “I’m just dropping some stuff because I’m meeting a friend tonight”. Bree couldn’t help but grin. “What?”

“Have fun in your date”

“I’m not going on a date”

“Then what?”

“I don’t need to tell you”. Bree started to laugh in a teasing matter. Harp got bitter and storm off “Don’t wait up for me”. She closes the door loudly, but it bounces open, she closes it lighter but it still open and again she very lightly close it until hearing a click and as soon she let go of the door, the wind opens it. “Ugh, close the door before you go to sleep” and again she storms off but less dramatically.

The girl walks up to the door and put the hook up from inside the house to the door. Bree drops her head and took in that feeling she been having for a while. Feeling upset for taking the joke just a bit too far “Why I’m I such a jerk sometimes. Lyra is more sensitive that most ponies but that still no excuse”. I when to open the lock on the window in case I felt asleep and I couldn’t open the door. I hop on the tub to get a quick shower, changing into some clean cloth. I try to massage my back as best I could, but it wasn’t enough. I was feeling sore from today training. I ran up to my bed and jump. Bouncing from the impact and stare at the wooden ceiling in the dark room. “Who care if that idiot left, not me that for sure. If she wants to exchange tongue with whoever, is not like I care”. The stone light up and I was confused with its sudden illumination but decided to ignore it. The girl turns around to look at Trixie necklace set up in a small table next to her bed. I close my eyes and to try to sleep but my mind was working overtime. I wonder if there more stuff like that necklace out there. A loud bang of a door closing woke me up. The room was completely dark and where I was laying felt like rocks. A shadow moves from where it stood and two light shine from the darkness. I couldn’t get a clear picture but from the small vibration of the floor I could tell that thing was huge. Lightning struck in the background and gave me visibility for a split second. I was in a rocky terrain where I could see mountain or volcano in the distance. Another lighting pass close to the shadow showing his light red skin and his two black horns. He explores the human in his perimeter intensely staring at me. He lifts his hand and the world around us move to another unknown parts. We arrive in a small town with dry grass. I was at a loss from what a was seen with my very own two eyes. Almost couldn’t take them away from the red skin devil until I hear murmur inside the town. That when the feeling of belonging hit me. I carefully walk into the small village to find that it was empty. There wasn’t a soul in sight that I could see but there were voices. The noise where calling me further into the unknown. In the middle of the town I found a wooden staff cover in circle carving with unreadable text inside. The stick had two pointy tips on the tops and there was a voice coming from the inside the wooden item. Getting close to the object the low voices turn louder but it was a mess of noises. When I grab the staff, it felt off, I couldn’t explain what I truly felt. It was like the first time I did magic, feeling powerful but at the same time, not having control of what I want to do. I look at the devil in the face and pointed my staff at him “Who are you?”. He briefly stays silent before deciding to speak.

“I’m the lord of the underworld” his voice was loud and raspy.

“Where am I and why did you bring me here” I threaten him. The devil didn’t look scare but bored.

“Not me but them, it”

“It?”

“it, is interest in you”

“What’s it names?”

“it goes by many names, most living being call them the great old ones”

“What? Where are they?”

“Pray you never meet one” he turns his back to me and walk away, with every step the ground shook. Walking into the darkness away from my vision.

“Wait, I’m not done!” From the darkness a red hand appears, pointing a finger toward the town. A light builds up from his finger and a yellow bean shoot to the unknown town. The cosmic size of the bean was to big and it was coming directly to me. Making me jump in my bed, quickly looking around my room. It was dark but I could see the light of the blue moon coming through the window. Did I have a nightmare?

I took a deep breath and try to relax but I not going to lie, I was scared. I think I had a bad dream again. When the calmness reaches my body. I felt a familiar sense a feeling of attachment or luring sensation. I got up to the window and I could almost tell from where it was coming from. I hear a squeaky noise of a bed from the room next to me. When I when to check on my roommate expecting her room to be empty, I was surprise to see Harp back tonight and the door to her room was open. She was awake, twist and turning on her bed trying to make herself comfortable. Her body would sink in the middle of the mattress from where I broke it. I want to tell Lyra about this weird feeling I have for something, somewhere calling for me but that can wait until tomorrow. First, I need to fix this. I knock on her door and she yelp lowly. “Oh sorry, did I wake you up”

I shook my head “I thought you were staying out tonight”

“I was but I got worry so I can back”

Bree hug herself for warm “I can take care of myself”

“I didn’t say that, silly”. Lyra gave me a sincere smile, even though we had a small fight earlier she still cheerful and treat me the same as ever. I thought that she was the only one that need to be more like me, when I could learn a thing or two from her.

“Well now that you’re here, I was hoping for you to… Umm… I had a nightmare just now” Bree awkwardly scratch the back of her head “I was hoping for you to sleep in my room”

“Ohh, weird dream again” Bree shook her head “Yeah, no problem. I’ll be there in a second”. The girl walks out but before disappearing from Lyra view, she stood by the door and said ‘thanks’ before walking out. Harp pick up her stuff, grateful that she doesn’t have to sleep in this uncomfortable mattress.

Author's Note

(Updated)

A/N: Honestly, I kind of regret this reveal, it feel like giving a gift before somebody birthday lol.