Being Lyra

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Bon Bon knew it was impossible to get some sleep. Even with one of the most luxurious beds in Equestria beneath her, nothing was more important to her than the safety of Lyra. She had only a little bit of confidence in her that Lyra would ever return to her again. It was almost impossible to believe that she was still alive. The last time Bon Bon saw her was with the taunting blood stained back stab wound upon Lyra's back. She couldn't help but believe that this was all her fault for leaving her alone in the room. With only an hour passed since Bon Bon retreated to her bed, she got out with nothing on her mind but Lyra.

Walking down the endless corridors of the castle, Bon Bon strolled to the one destination of choice she had on her mind. Finally arriving at the room, she manages to catch sight of the door that haunts her. Walking closer, only the door comes into view, ignoring everything else that might come into sight.

"No, no, no! Where is she!?" Bon Bon yelled at the door banging her hooves at it as hard as possible.

Lyra was gone.

"She's... gone," Bon Bon stuttered going into prone with tears falling upon her eyes.

"You won't find her," a malicious voice sounded.

Removing her tears, Bon Bon stood back up.

"What!? Who are you!?" Bon Bon shouted in anger despite the tears that were still dripping down along the side of her muzzle.

Looking down to the other end of the room, a dark shadowy figure appeared in the distance. The ominous figure slowly came into view.

"You already forgot about me? What a downer. Either way, you only have a day left until your friend is replaced by a mere disease," he chuckled approaching Bon Bon.

A familiar green pegasus came into view, fortunately unarmed this time. He was scathed with scars and open wounds that pretty much covered his entire body, most likely formed from broken residue falling upon him.

"Your friend thought she could kill me, how pathetic," he scoffed.

"You're the pony that took off with Lyra on the train!" Bon Bon growled.

"My name is Gunslinger, you're the brat's little friend," he replied.

"Enough, where's Lyra!?" Bon Bon shouted.

"I'm afraid I haven't the slightest idea," he lied with a nasty smirk upon his muzzle.

"You're lying!" Bon Bon replied stomping her right forehoof onto the linoleum floor.

"Maybe I am, maybe I am not. I wouldn't tell you either way," he responded.

"Tell me, where is she or I'll..." Bon Bon started.

"You'll what? Kill me? Go ahead, that won't do you any good, it won't help your cause one bit," he interrupted.

"What do you want, then?" Bon Bon retorted as her last resort.

"Me? I got what I wanted: revenge. I'm only here to greet you with a warm welcoming," he remarked sarcastically.

Bon Bon only managed to stutter, whether she was more angry or upset was beyond her. After a moment of hesitation, Gunslinger manages to finish the conversation.

"Well, if you're not going to speak to the guest of honor, I might as well be on my way. One suggestion to keep in mind: don't follow me or look for Lyra if you don't want the law on your tail," he said limping over toward the exit of the room chuckling to himself.

Falling to the floor in shock after Gunslinger left the room; Bon Bon curled on the ground shedding only a single tear.

"It's over," she muttered.

"There will be no way I could find her in less than a day, let alone ever finding her. Her body is as good as taken," she sobbed.

"Miss, are you alright?" a masculine voice sounded.

"Are you injured? Do you need my help?" it asked.

Slowly opening her eyes, Bon Bon managed to wake up from a long nap to encounter one of Princess Celestia's white stallion royal guards in front of her with two feathered wings side by side overlapping gold plated armor.

"I'm quite alright, thank you," Bon Bon managed to reply getting up back onto her hooves while cling onto the stallion's hoof.

"Princess Celestia requests your presence in the foyer when you get the chance," he digressed.

"Thank you, I'll be on my way then," she politely responded.

Both Bon Bon and the stallion guard exited the room although they headed in the opposite direction after reaching the first corridor. When she was alone, she quickly withdrew her plastic smile from her muzzle thinking pessimistically about Lyra's fate. Slowly strolling down the long hallways not paying attention to her slow pace across the enduring hallways, she manages to reach the foyer after a half hour. One thing that doesn't seem to cross Bon Bon's mind is that every minute that she has is a minute she must not waste.

"Bon Bon, there is something we must discuss," A voice greeted emotionless.

Princess Celestia beckoned me to a seat with little to no enthusiasm what so ever. I nodded to her beckoning call and sat down in a seat next to her.

"As far as you're aware, Lyra has gone missing last night," she continued.

"You're right, your highness, but rather than going missing, Lyra was kidnapped by the doctor's colleague, somepony that goes by the name 'Gunslinger'," Bon Bon retorted.

For a moment, Princess Celestia lowered her head in meditation of recent events until Bon Bon interrupted her.

"This pony also has recently had a quarrel with Lyra which led to the main reason of why he kidnapped her. The only question is where would he take her?" Bon Bon said completely puzzled.