"Lyra you ready", Lyra looked at Twilight, "yep" said Lyra. Twilight looked at Bon Bon and said, "I just got word from the princesses, I don’t know why but the princess has requested you as well". Bon Bon looked shocked, "why would the princess want to talk to me" twilight shrugged (if that was even possible for a pony to do). Lyra grinned as if she knew why. Bon Bon was slightly disturbed by this.
All the way to the train station Lyra was getting weird looks her way, though that was normal cause this was the first time a human was in Equestia for a long time. Sure the word has spread that Lyra was a human but it was the first time that anyone had seen her, in her true form. The group got tickets and got on the train. On the long train ride over to Canterlot Bon Bon constantly asked Lyra why she was coming along Lyra said I don’t know you’ll just have to wait and find out why when we get there Lyra had a huge grin on her face as if she knew why. This even disturbed Bon Bon even more."This is such a long ride to Canterlot" said Lyra. "I have to agree now I've seen some of earths technology and what it can do" said Twilight. The rest of the ride there was relatively unimportant just some small talk about whats been going on in ponyville since she was gone.
When they got to Canterlot and started walking thought it. She was surprised that not many pony were scared, I mean sure she was getting looks but most of them weren’t of being surprised or scared but more of intriguing looks. Twilight spoke "up Celestia has already made and announcement that there would be a human here in Canterlot, she didn’t want her subjects to be panicked and scared". "LYRA!" Yelled a voice Lyra looked around "oh hey dad" Lyra said, Dewey walked over to them. "So" Dewey said, "you going to see the princess". "Yep" Lyra said," Don’t know why though, I think she just want to ask some questions and stuff I heard she was going to begin negotiating with the humans and try to get discord back."
"I’ll come with you to the castle I’m headed that way anyways." Dewey was looking at Lyra’s body over, "your body structure is very interesting" he said finally. "I can see why you were so interested in humans." It was the first time he saw Lyra in her human form since she was a baby. Bon Bon shocked, "I think those things are weird and gross", she gestured to her fingers. "I think there amazing" said Dewey, "picking up things and caring them around must be so easy and you can still move while caring them". Lyra grinned "it’s the best, so much easier instead of hoofs also you dont strain yourself so much like when your carry stuff with magic". Bon Bon rolled her eyes . "Were here" twilight said trying to ease the tension that was starting to build. The guards knew they were coming and let them through. Even if when they knew they were invited the guards still looked a little uneasy.
It was only normal Lyra thought to herself, I was a little uneasy when I met a human for the first time, and I studied them all my life. "Well this is were we must part ways the library is on the other side of the castle, Good bye" said Dewey and started off in a different direction that the library was in he turned around when he got a few feet away. "Lyra come back to talk to me and your mom at the house whenever you can your always welcome". "Ok dad but i dont think i will be back here today" Lyra said. Even though he wasn’t her real dad he still raised her and she still considered him her dad. The kept walking until they walked into the throne room. "Princess Celestia I’m glad to see you, how have you been". "Fine" Lyra said "no wait, that was a lie let me resay that, I’ve been fantasictic". 'Glad to hear that" said Celestia.
"I’m glad to see you here as well Bon Bon," said Celestia "how have you been doing at Sugar Cube Corner with your job, do you like your job"? Bon Bon was shocked for a moment surprised that Princess Celestia even knew her or what her job was "Yes" said Bon Bon "the pay is good and I like to do it but sometimes it can be a bit over whelming but I guess that’s why they call it a job." "Well" Princess Celestia said "I have a new job for you if you’ll accept it and I’ll pay you twice as much as your earnings from your last job." Bon Bon gasped (a new job for the princess how could I say no she thought). Lyra had a big grin across her face. Bon Bon looked at her and thought, so this must be what Lyra new. "For now though let settled that letter so we can go onto further business" Celestia said.
She now looked at Lyra, "Now that you have had time to integrate with the humans what do you think, and what can you tell me about them." "Well" Lyra said "there world is much larger than I expected and their way more advanced than us technology wise, its much more exciting than I imagined it would be. There’s also way more humans than I thought there would be," Lyra went on, "There’s billions of us." Celestia was shocked, "billions" she said almost stuttering. "Yes" Lyra said "billions," she waited for a moment. "You were right about some things though Lyra continued, there is war sometimes and they do eat meat," Lyra felt her stomach turn but she quickly said, "there animals aren’t like the ones we have here all of their animals are just mindless drones and the war from what I have been reading in my studies is usually caused by a few corrupted people ruining the peace for the many."
Celestia nodded as if she understood, "Yes" Celestia said delicately "it’s a shame that just a few can ruin the fun for so many, just like Discord almost ruined the peace in Equestia, Lyra please continue". Lyra continued to speak "the country I live in is a relatively new one and hasn’t even been around for 300 years yet even but how the country started is it was a group of small provinces way far away from the mainland country and the king was cruel and unfair, he taxed the people greatly and eventually the people were sick of being mistreated, and rose up against the king and there homeland, through war they finally won, they were finally free. They set up one of the first kingdoms that were ruled by the people for the people".
"Hmm interesting and was that the last war there was?" Celestia said. "Unfortunately no" said Lyra "there was one a few years later called a civil war the country was divided in half it was the north vs the south if I remember correctly. There was slavery in the world and the north didn’t want it anymore but the south did. This caused a war and the north eventually won no one was happy about it but the slaves were finally free." "Well" said Celestia "humans are violent but it seems most of you know right from wrong. Was that the last war." Lyra shook her head "no in fact the two big ones of human history haven’t even happen yet haven’t even happened yet I can’t remember off the top of my head what started it but most of the world was thrown into war America stayed out of it for as long as they could but then a vessel was attacked and they entered the war to defend themselves. They finally won and the world was at peace, at least for a while."
"The second big war called world war two happened around 15 years after the first one. America didn’t want to get involved, they still all remember the last one very well, unfortunately a country thought that they could get ahead and attack America when they were of guard with a surprise attack. They were wrong, what ended the war though many people didn’t want to see. The Americans made a weapon of mass destruction. America said that they would use it if they didn’t stop the endless violence but unfortunately they didn’t listen after two were used the same night the war was over with this particular country everyone had regretted that it came down to using it and vowed not to ever use it again unless someone used it on them. After that there haven’t been any big big wars like that only small ones that people fight to take down evil dictators and replace it with democracy."
"As I suspected" said Celestia, "you wouldn’t believe this but a long long time ago before I rained ponies fought just as much as humans did only when I came into rule the fighting stop. Is that all Lyra?" "oh no I almost forgot" said Lyra "Just a few days ago humans celebrate a holiday it was very very much like nightmare night but instead called Halloween." "Halloween" said Celestia "I haven’t heard that name in forever that celebration was celebrated by the humans when they were still here im very surprised that is still a tradition there I based nightmare night off of Halloween." "What about Christmas"? said Lyra "have you heard of that". "Yes" said Celestia "in fact im the one that started the tradition accidental." "Oh really" Lyra said "please tell me I would love to know."
"Well Celestia said "it was a while ago and if I remember right, back when humans and ponies still lived together it was a particular harsh winter. The ponies were fine cause of there coats but humans didn’t have fur and they were freezing. I saw fit to make them some warm jackets and some toys for the children with my magic. Humans we so great full that the next year on the same day the brought gifts to all the ponies and me and it was a celebration of giving after that." "Hmmm interesting" Lyra said "that would fit one description on how Christmas started, so somewhere down the line your name got changed to Santa Clause maybe its some ancient human language." "Ok" Celestia said giggling a little "now onto further business I have made a plan to start to integrate human society again. Lyra can I see you necklace". "Sure" Lyra said.
Lyra handed Celestia her necklace. Celestia took it with her magic and there was a big flash of light and handed back the necklace. Lyra put the necklace back on. "Ok" Lyra said, she put the necklace back on and everything looked to get bigger Lyra looked down at her hands and gasped they weren’t hands anymore but hooves. "Before you say anything" Lyra Celestia said "take off the necklace". Lyra gulped and removed the necklace, she removed it and she was taller a few seconds later. She quickly looked down at her limbs smiling when she saw her hands again now. "Now" Celestia said "you can chose to be a unicorn or a human whenever you please, also I made it so you can think of anyplace in your world and you will be teleported there, and from your world here". Celestia smile, Lyra was also smiling. "This is perfect" said Lyra" but by any chance do you have another one". "Well yes" said Celestia "i do i have two."
"Why do you want another one?" "Well" Lyra started, "I kinda wanted to ask you a favor, I have a little sister back home and she well…. Kinda loves unicorns and Equestia all of the stories I’ve told her she loved and wants to come and see the world for herself and she wanted to meet you." "Well" said Celestia "I was going to have you choice which one of your friends that wielded one of the elements of harmony but I guess you can bring your sister. These enchanted items take a lot of my magic power to make. Making the third one that you have right now took a lot out of make." Twilight spoke up quick after she heard this "wait" she said "so if Lyra has one and one is for Lyra’s sister who’s the other one for". Celestia laughed "so eager to get back to the human world I see, don’t worry you’ll get your chance eventually, but the third one is for Bon Bon."
