“Is been really fun” Lyra quietly said.

“Why do you say it like that”. Bon Bon looks around to see Derpy not to far from us carrying and instant camera. Bon Bon notice her timid friend obvious covering herself with the Café Hay menu. We were eating outside the restaurant with a small crowd. Bon Bon evil thought ran wild and she ‘accidentally’ drop her fork on the floor. “Oops, Harp can you pick that for me”. She looks at the floor and saw the utensil.

“Oh, sure” she got down from her chair to pick it up.

“Omg your proposing to me!” Bon Bon loudly spoke to gather everyone attention, including Derpy.

“What!” Lyra quickly got up with a red blush.

“The answer is, yes!” everyone around them seen confused but happy for the new couple and clop there hoof together. Derpy caught wind of the proposal and approach us.

“Lyra, you should have told me you were getting marry” Hooves said.

“What? No it was-“ Bon Bon interrupting her by putting a hoof around Harp mouth.

“It was sudden, could you please take a picture of us”

“Of course” while Hooves prepare the camera, Bon Bon took advantage of Lyra shock state and lean close. Harp felt her companion closeness and felt her breathing pattern with a hint of sweet raindrop smell coming from her hair. The snapping sound and the flash of the camera indicated that it was over in seconds. Derpy took out the picture off the camera and gave it to us. Bon Bon look great in the photo while I in the other hand, look like I saw a ghost. “You guys can have it, congratulation”

“You should come to our wedding and bust some moves with cloud” Bon Bon said.

“Oh please, Clouds can’t dance, but she can fly”

“Is she going to race in the pegasus run tonight” Bon Bon reply with excitement.

“Not just race, she going to win and I’m going to be there to support her. You guys should come”

“I’m in, I’ll bring a date” she said while directly looking at me with teasing eyes.

“Before I go, I just wanted to say that… it good to have you back Lyra” Hooves hesitated but spoke with sincere voice shine through and made me genuine smile.

“It’s good to be back”. Hooves left and while she was leaving I took this opportunity to smack Bon Bon on the arm.

“Ow, why harp, I didn’t know you were kinky” she said while rubbing her sour spot.

“You embarrassment me yo-you…”

“You what harpy?” she playfully said, not taking me serious at all. Lyra bit her mouth and decided to leave.

“You know what, I have to go anyway. I’ll see you later” getting down from the chair and picking up her small bag before leaving.

“Before you go, I want you to have this” Bon Bon wrote down something on an item and she handed it to me. It was the picture Derpy took. “I wrote something on the back but don’t read it yet, read it at night when we go out”

“I didn’t say I was going”

“No one can denied this cute face” and to prove her point she did a cutesy face.

“Fine, is not like I have any plan for tonight” taking the picture with her mouth and putting it on her small bag.

“Cool, is a date”.

“No- wait” she quickly left giving me no time to denied the fact. Becoming aware of the crowd murmur and giving me odd looks. I quickly jog home to remove myself from that awkward spot and relax. I knock on the door but there was no answer and calling for the girl meet me with silence. I decided to move to the new front door, the window. Lifting the window and put my back legs first without seen where I was stepping. Losing my grip when I put my hoof on cotton shirt and slip with the floor. Lyra flail her hoofs around looking for any stern object to grasp but ended falling right to the floor. “Oww, that one hurt” she got up and realized how the house was a mess with cloths scatter around and I don’t wear cloths so there only one person to blame. My eyes meet Bree while she stands by the bathroom door with a guilty smile and her face and she had her hands hidden behind her back. “What did you do this time?”

“Me? Nothing dude”

“What are you hiding?”

“Why are you always asking question?” Lyra eyes fell to the floor and look between the girl legs to see broken glass being put on a plastic bag and Lyra gave the girl a blank look. “Oh, that, man is a crazy story. Like, I was walking and out of nowhere this mirror broke”. Mentioning the bathroom mirror… the only mirror in the house. I came with the house and I haven’t had time to buy more decorations and money is getting pretty tight around here

“It just… broke”

“Yeah, it was crazy”

“Ok, show me your hands”. She shows her right hand and they were empty, and I told her to show me her other and she did, but she hid her right hand before showing the left one. I told her to show me both and Bree did a couple weird movement and a tennis ball fell from her back, bounce a couple times before stopping. “Excuse me, where did you find that”

“From that thing you forgot about” The girl pointed at the brow bag full of tennis ball. Lyra facehoof for forgetting something like that.

“Give me that” I demanded, and the girl complied. “No more balls on the house”

“Ouch, no more boys”

“Wha-no, you know what I meant!”

“Yes I do, more girls”

Harp angrily stares at Bree and put the tennis back on the bag “No more games on the house”. The girl seen dismissive by Harp warning and she took the glass and put it on the kitchen trash and set on the cabinet.

“Have you made up your mind yet?”

“what do you mean?”

“Really? I told you about this thing, this feeling I have towards a town”

“To you even know where this town is?”. The girl got down and approach the dining table, setting up a map with scribble on it.

“Where here, and the strange sensation is coming from this direction. The only town in this direction is this one”. Lyra analyses the map and thought the girl was correct.

“What’s the name of the town?”

“Doesn’t have one, or at least is not in this map”

“Where did you even find this” pointing at the Equestria map

“I bought it”

“With my money”

“I thought sister share everything”

Lyra sigh “I’m grateful I was a single child now, thanks mom”

“I’m not that bad” or at least I thought so.

“Look, all I’m saying is, we don’t know what’s actually there, it might not be… that important”. Lyra spoke softly to not offend the girl, but Bree got a serious look and march to her room.

“You know what! I don’t care if you go or not, but I have to check it out”

“Bree, you need to think before you act”

“Think of my ass walking out of that door”

“You’re not really leaving are you?”

“Watch me” Bree threw cloth and a couple snack on a bag and push Lyra out of the way. forcefully opening the door and walking out. Lyra worry about her human, ran behind her.

“Bree, all I ask is for one more day” Lyra looks around for prying ears, but we were alone.

“You had days for your friends but not me, I see how it is”

“No, it not like that” Harp grab the girl by her legs but she was too stronger.

“Let go, you idiot”. The girl keeps walking while Lyra was drag through the grass. Harp knew how reckless and hasty Bree could be.

“Wait, Bree, I’ll go” The girl stops and without turning to Harp, she spoke.

“today?” I ask.

“Yes…” Lyra reply with doubt I her voice. Bree turn to look at Lyra with a somber expression and picks up her friend from the ground to tightly hug her.

“I knew you wouldn’t leave me alone”

“Never…” Heartstring said while being squish.

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Man, it too easy, just show a sad face and this pony will fall for anything. Bree was getting comfortable on the train ride with a wide smile on her face. Of course, this train was making me dizzy and the food was stuck on my throat giving me that puking sensation, but nothing was perfect. Well, I’m the closing thing to perfection, and now with this power, no one could step up to me not even the dude that set on the front. He gave me a nasty eye before taking his chair and I’m not letting that pass. Bree lift her foot up and hit the chair in front of her, hearing the stallion jump on the other side. He immediately turns around to look at the innocent girl whistling.

“Stupid human” he said with venom on his voice before sitting down.

“douche” I responded. When I look at Lyra, I keep forgetting that she here because she been silent ever since we got on. All she done is stare at that window where we could see the grey sky forming. “You good?”

“Yeah…” she responded without taking her eye off the window. I don’t know what wrong with her, but I do know what would cheer me up.

“Hey, want to see something funny”. Harp finally look at me with curiosity. She got wary when she saw my glee smile, but I told her not to. I look around my surrounding and most of the chair where empty. I sneak my hand toward the douche in the front seat and put my hand in his main and took it off when I smell something burning. Lyra was confused until the stallion jump from his chair with a tiny fire on his hair. He panics and started to swat away at his hair. I barely contain my laughter at the over-reaction. Harp panic and took a small water bottle from the floor and stood over me. She opens it and threw it on top of the stallion, setting the fire off. He furiously looks at me cracking at his misfortune and he storm off to another cart. Finally laughing without a care in the world.

“Bree, that was dangerous”

“BrEe, thAt wAs daAgerOus” I mock. “Come on, lighting up. He totally deserves it”

“Even if he did deserve it, is not right”

Bree sigh “Whatever, I was just trying to cheer you up”. I cross my arms and waited for the rest of the ride, bored out of her mind. The conductor had told us that were close to our stop. When we made it, we dismount the train with our bags and step on a concrete platform in the middle forest. To the side, there was an old Equestrian map pin to the walls. It gave direction and hours to the train ride. Shame that we can’t directly go to the town and we have a to walk the rest of the way there “Lyra there a road here we can follow” pointing next to the platform where the ground had a dirt walkway. We got down and made our made through the forest. At one point I halted, and my friend stop next to me. She notices I was out a little out of it.

“Umm, are you ok?”. I got out of the dirt patch road and walk to the grassy sides. Where I squat and started to retch. Lyra hear the water splashes of digested food being sprout out and gag. She came to comfort me and rub my back “There, there, are you feeling better?”

“Not yet, how about a kiss” putting my two lips together and leaning toward Harp.

“Noo!” she put her hoof on my check to stop me but I just kiss the bottom of her forearm. “Eww” Lyra swiftly rub her hoof on her coat. Bree got up and rub the other side of her face where the bandage was located. “Does the injury hurt?”

I shook my head “Is just itchy”

“We really should go to a human hospital” Lyra ask again.

“I said no” and again I shot her down.

“Why not! The doctor said that they help discover nonvisible problem”

“I already said I’m fine” I said in a dismissive matter.

“Ok fine, I won’t force you to go, but what about visiting Fluttershy”. Bree look puzzle by the new name “Fluttershy mostly work with animals but I’m sure she wouldn’t mine meeting with you and see if there anything she can do for you”

“Sound like a time waster”. Harp vexed but never voice her thought, I notice that look on her face and decided to put her worries at ease “Maybe. Maybe I’ll visit her. Now hurry up, I don’t want to get wet” I said looking up to the sky where the blue had disappeared.

“That all I ask, thanks” Heartstring said with a lax tone. We finally came into view of a humble town. It had a twelve building at best and not many folks. Some were planting crops on the outskirts and other where constructing shops. We stop by the entry and a pony approach us with enthusiasm in her walk.

“Oh goodie, we got more visitor, oh I’m sorry where are my manner” she bows with courtesy. “My name is Mare E. Belle, but you shall call me Belle”. She had strawberry red hair with a light cream coat and three bows as cutie marks, two green and one red. She wore two bows, one around her neck and one on her tail. “How can a simple town like our help you folks?”. Lyra briskly look at me and I shrug.

“Where… here because, where traveling Equestria?”

“Ohh! Sound very exiting” she said while tapping her hoofs. “We may be small, but our community is growing every day, thanks to our leader”.

“You mean mayor?” Harp looks confused.

Belle expression quickly change from excitement to disgust. “Uggh, I don’t much care for folks who may follow government laws. But out here, were out of Celestia jurisdiction”

“Woah, can anyone to that?”

“Now we can. You should have seen the Crystal Empire official come to our small town and grand us free liberty. All thanks to our wonderful leader”. Lyra interest peak but I would be lying if I said I wasn’t curious to meet someone who is willing to stand against a queen.

“Can we meet the leader”

“Certainly” Belle quickly responded and wave for us to follow her through the middle road leading to a nice two store house with a balcony to look down from. The folks around us would form big smile and wave. Lyra try her best to ignore the attention but cave in and wave back, weak. I don’t mind playing the bad guy. We enter a fancy home fill with old décor and alcoholic drink in a glass case. We walk up to the second floor and Belle open the door to a room cover in books. There was a big fancy desk with a pony sitting on a red leather chair. The pony was a unicorn with a lilac coat and a purple teal mane, her cutie mark was a purple and white star with two blue glimmer streams. She beams with joy when she saw me.

“Is that a human, she so cute!” she gave me weird vibes, or it could be that feeling I get when I get close to certain magical item, something told me that it come from this house.

“Yeah, she my one of a kind human” Lyra responded while rubbing my leg.

“Thank you, Belle, for bringing our new guess to me”

“Anything for you, leader” Mare spoke as she lightly closes the door. The leader look embarrasses for a second but laugh it off.

“Hello and welcome to our small community, my name is Starlight Glimmer”

“H-hello my name is Lyra Heartstring and this is my human, Bree”

“Nice meeting you all, now, how could I help you”

“Where just passing through, we notice that this place doesn’t have a name in any map”

“Yeah, this was originally going to be a city but it was forsaking, forshame. You know what I call that”. Lyra stay quiet and listen to Glimmer “I call it faithless, but that ok, because what they abandon, we saw out and created shelter. We made something new, something I like to call, Our Town”

“That certainly impressive but we really don’t want to take up your time”

“Nonsense, to you have a place to stay?”

“No, we don’t have a lot money to spare”

“What kind of leader would I be if I let my two guess sleep in the streets with this terrible weather” and to prove her point a rumbling thunder could be hear from the distant. “stay the night, it would be wonderful to have company around”. I knew Lyra was to humble to accept something for free and before she answers I swat at her hair and when she frowns at me, I nod at her to accept Starlight offer. “See, even Bree want to stay”

“Well, how could I possible say no” Harp quietly reply.

“Great” Glimmer got off her chair and ask us to follow her. She took us to the first floor where she opens the door to a basic room with a medium size bed, next to a window. The room had a cream color walls with a lamp and a desk to the side with one picture above the mattress of the town in shamble, must be from its humble beginning. “Here your room for the night, don’t get too comfortable, we have a tradition of eating together every night”

“That really cool, you must be close to your town”

“Where like family here, rest and prepare, I’ll pick you up soon” Glimmer flash a smile and close the door. I pick up Lyra like a cat and excitedly threw her in the air.

“Ahh!” Lyra scream but I catch her on the way down. “You wacko! You scared me” I just smile and threw her on the bed. Her mane was messy, and her look was deadly.

“Relax I’m just happy to get a free room and, food” I linger on the word food.

“You been extra annoying today”

“And what are you gonna do about it” I said in a teasing tone which didn’t sit well with Harp. I turn my back from her and pretended to look at the desk. I knew she would try to do a sneak attack, but the strange part came when I felt the object approaching me, almost like I could consciously predicting when this thing would strike. Flawlessly sidestep away from the item and saw the pillow hit the walls “You miss”

“Ugh! I always do” Harp threw herself back facing the ceiling, upset. I went to pick up the pillow and observing Lyra small bag. the zipper was open and on top of Lyra belonging was a picture of Bon Bon and her cutely together. I couldn’t help but grab the picture and turn it. It had today date and the words ‘I got you a gift, so you better not disappeared tonight’ writing on it. The guilt strikes me the instant I read it. Lyra probably wanted to hang out with her friends, and I took that away.

Maybe I can do something nice for her, I may not be what she wanted but I can try to cheer her up. In her bag I saw a brush and I pick it up. “Lyra sit on the bed” and she did. I sat behind her and cross my legs, Harp made a small squeal when I grab her waist and set her up on my lap.

“What are you doing“

“Stay still, I’m going to brush your hair” and began to brush her soft hair, admiring the strange but appealing color. “Your hair is really pretty, you know that”

“T-thanks” she shyly said.

“So, how are thing with Bon Bon”

“Wha-why do you ask?”

“Just curious, you don’t have to answer if you don’t want to” and going by her red rose checks, she probably doesn’t want to talk about it. Instead I just keep brushing her mane and the feeling of familiarity hit me, but I ignored it.

“Your hands feel kind of nice”

“You mean these hands” I put the brush down and tickle Harp stomach. She was very tickles and quickly try to get off, but I manage to get on top of her. She landed on her back while I lay on top of her, chest to chest and I tickle her tummy until she cracks under the pressure and laugh her guts out.

“No, don’t touch me there!” she cries out. I was also laughing until I saw someone by the door, Starlight Glimmer was standing by the entryway with wide eyes and upon being discover she hastily close the door.

“I’m sorry, I should of knock first”. Lyra face was bright as the sun and full of embarrassment and she push me off her to sit on the bed as I lay next to Harp.

“I forgot about the meal” Harp said while covering her face.

“Can you get me food, I think I’m going to stat”

“Oh no, please don’t caused any trouble, Glimmer has treated us with nothing but kindest”

“Hey, it me your talking to”

Lyra was not convince with my response “Promised me”. I got up and look her in the eye. I raise my right hand and put my left hand on my back.

“I promised you, I be on my best behavior”. Harp Smile and gave me a nod.

“Good, now I have to explained to Starlight that I’m not into weird thing with my human. Wish me luck” Harp got down from the bed leave me alone, I took my left hand out to show my cross finger. Lyra, I love you but your too naive. I peek my head through the window and saw Glimmer and Lyra under an umbrella, shielding themselves from the rain. It looks like is going to rain cats and dogs soon. Ones they disappeared from my view I got out of my room and look at the alcohol case. Lyra doesn’t say anything about ‘borrowing’. I open the case and took one bottle and put it on my bag , then I made my way to Glimmer study room with a balcony in the back and a glass door. There was something in this house and if my gut feeling is correct, it must in this room. I’ll know what it is once I touch it. I approach the desk and pick up the first book I saw. A big red book with the leader name writing on it. I open it to the first page and read through some of Glimmer schedule and agenda, but it was boring. I skip to the last page and read about the Crystal Empire visit and… wait a minute, was Trixie here.

Strange but it a concern for another time. I set the book down and look under the desk, but nothing was found. I got up to search the room, until I step on a plank and it squeak when I put weight on it. I look at the strange bended wood and lower myself. Jackpot, as soon as I lift the plank, I found what I believe was creating this weird feeling. It was a short wood staff with two pointy tips on the top, but there was one problem. They were more than one under the floorboard, less than twenty and more than ten. I quickly try to pin down which one was the real one, but I never found it. Next to the staff on the floor was a note. I pick up the note and read ‘Better luck next time.” I was puzzle by the message.

The rumbling sound of thunder struck, disturbing the calming sound of the rain pelting the glass door. I look through the glass door and saw the town folks standing still and directly staring at the house. They carry lantern with them and form a circle around the house. From one of the houses a pony was drag out with chains around her hoofs and neck, it was Lyra. Starlight exit the house after Harp and walk to the middle of the road.

“Hey Bree, I know you can see me, why don’t you step out so we can have a little chat” Starlight shouted with a grin that reach from ear to ear. My stomach turn upside down when I saw the mess. What have I got myself into.

“Dammit” was the only thing running through my head.

Author's Note

Not all the chapter are updated, I underestimated the length and how many chapters I have, sorry about the delay but it will be done and that a promised.