A Guy, A Lyre, and a Park Bench -Chapter 13-

>Placing the last of your shirts into your suitcase, you finally finish packing up.

>Closing the case with a satisfying click, you pick it up and head downstairs from your attic.

>There are two other suitcases by the door, one belonging to Lyra and the other belonging to Bon-Bon.

"Uh... Bon-Bon?"

>"Yeah."

>She's on the couch, watching TV as usual.

"Where's Lyra?"

>"Shower."

"Isn't the bus supposed to be here any minute though?"

>"Yup."

"So she decides to shower right at the last minute?"

>"Yep."

>...

"Bon-Bon."

>"Yeah."

"You're using one word responses."

>She nods.

>God dammit.

"Alright, what's on this time?"

>"Reservoir Colts."

>...

>You sit down on the couch and watch the movie with her.

"So you excited?"

>"Immensely."

"I can tell, you're practically bouncing of the walls."

>"That's me, just giddy for our vacation."

"Hey, it's not gonna be all bad. I hear good things about Las Pegasus."

>"Only thing I know about Las Pegasus is that they shot part of that one movie there."

"What movie?"

>"That romance thing that came out last year. You know, "Fall" somthing, I dunno."

"Is that the one they got Applejack to be in?"

>"Yup. Critics liked it, said that the sudden war towards the end through them off."

"Meh, I'm not a real fan of romances."

 

>"Wow. What a shocker. I would have figured you were just giddy when it came to romance...on second thought, no. Probably not romance. You seem like the type who'd jump straight for the dirty bits."

>She gives a cocky smile.

"What gives you that impression?"

>"Well the stash of PlayPony under your bed speaks volumes, actually."

"You-... dammit."

>You palm your face while Bon-Bon silently watches the movie.

>...

>"I noticed a lot of schoolgirl editions. You have some sort of... thing, for them?"

"Shut up."

>"I mean, I can always go down to the boutique and get a plaid skirt."

"I... really?"

>"Wow."

"Again, shut up."

>She gives a quick wink before shutting off the TV with a click of the remote, before curling up in your lap.

>"So."

"So."

>"She knows, right? About who you cho-"

"Eeeehhhhh."

>"You didn't tell her at all, did you?"

"It's... hard. Have you seen her sad? It's heartbreaking."

>Bon-Bon sighs.

>"We both agreed that we wouldn't throw a fit when you made a decision."

"Right, sure. You really think you two could keep that agreement?"

>"Well-"

"Imagine, right now, that I choose Lyra."

>...

>"Don't make me hurt you."

"Yeah, that's what I thought."

>You give her a quick kiss on the nose, to which she smiles.

 

>"You get another point."

"Oh, how I LOVE your Bon-Bon points."

>"That's because you seem to be getting a lot nowadays."

"Not my fault if you're head over heels for me."

>"Heels?"

"Hooves."

>"Ah."

>The sound of a door opening catches your attention, and you spot Lyra as she comes down the hallway.

>LYRA: "Alright, squeaky clean! Did we miss the bus?"

>You tilt your head and look out the back of the window.

"Nope. We're in the clear so far."

>LYRA: "Great. Oh my gosh, I'm SO excited, you can't even begin to understand how stoked I am for this."

>BON: "Lyra."

>LYRA: "Hm?"

>BON: "You are bouncing."

>LYRA: "Wha-"

>She looks down and sees that she is, indeed, bouncing up and down in place.

>LYRA: "Oh. So I am. Seems you CAN tell how excited I am."

"Just a bit, yeah."

>All three of you jump when you hear a loud honk outside the house.

>Lyra rushes over to the window and gasps.

>LYRA: "No WAY. Whooves wasn't kidding, he actually got a bus!"

>You and Bon-Bon look outside and, lo and behold, there parked in the street is a flying bus.

>It's like a normal bus.

>But with flying.

>Also, it's pulled by pegasi.

 

One Hour Later

 

>A flying tour bus.

>This was...

>...different.

"Hey, Whooves?"

>DR.: Yeah mate?"

"How did you get this thing in the first place?"

>Derpy (She insisted on you calling her that) pops her head out from the mini fridge on the side.

>DERP: "His uncle has MAD pull in Las Pegasus, dude. The guy owns one of the hotels there."

>DR.: "You'd be right, love. My uncle Clockwork knows a couple of people, and he was able to set us up with the bus and a room at his hotel. Trust me, you'll love it."

>Octavia speaks up from the seat she sits in, her bass guitar in her hooves as she strums it softly.

>OCT: "So, Anon right?"

"Yeah."

>OCT: "Cool. So, you and Lyra. You two a thing or what?"

"Uh I wouldn't really call it a... thing."

>DR.: "You shagged though, right?"

>DERP: "Yeah she wouldn't stop talking about it last time we had practice."

"Oh god.."

>DR.: "Actually, I'm rather curious. What was it like?"

"I'm not getting into that with you."

>OCT: "You certainly got into Lyra."

"You- I di- shut up."

>DERP: "Oh god really? You did? Gross, man."

>OCT: "I think it's sweet. You know, if you're not going after Bon-Bon that is."

"Uh."

>DR.: "Mate, you gotta tell me. How'd you do it? How did you get two mares to fight for ya?"

"...smoothies, I think."

>DR.: "Care to share the recipe?"

>LYRA: "Alright, guys, lay off the new guy. Don't need him getting freaked out and bailing out the window any time soon."

>Lyra shoots you a wink.

>Oh god dammit.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3AoWDM8uLk&feature=related

 

>The flight, for the most part, is pretty calm.

>In a couple of hours all of you were walking the streets of Las Pegasus to your hotel so you could set up for the night.

>Lyra is ecstatic.

>LYRA: "We're here! We're actually HERE! Can you believe it?!"

BON: "Seeing as how you said we were here, yes. I can believe it."

>DR: "We've got a few nights until the competition, so I think palling around the city for a bit wouldn't hurt anybody."

>DERP: "I'm liking all the neon lights. They're just so... bright."

>OCT: "Where's the closest place I can find booze?"

>Bon-Bon lifts a hoof and motions towards the entirety of the city.

>OCT: "See you assholes later. Octavia's getting FUCKED UP tonight."

>With that, she trots off to the nearest bar.

"That girl has a problem."

>LYRA: "She likes to live life on the edge, that's for certain."

>BON: "The edge of a shot glass, maybe."

"The bus took our stuff to the hotel, right?"

>DR: "Yeah. Oh, Anon-"

>He pulls you to the side, and whispers so the other can't hear.

>DR: "This place has a pretty lively night life. I was wondering, mind tagging along with me later? There's this place that I've got to show you. It's called the "Azure Flank."

"Uh."

>DR: "Trust me, mate. You'll like it."

>You glance over to the girls, then back to Doctor Whooves.

"Sure, why the hell not?"

>BON: "You two scheming?"

>You and Whooves jump at the sound of Bon-Bon's voice.

>Bon-Bon just stares at you.

"Uh... guys night out?"

>Lyra overhears you and rushes over.

>LYRA: "That's a GREAT idea! Ooh, Bon-Bon, Ditz, we have to have a girl's night out! We have to!"

>DERP: "I'm game."

>Lyra smiles wide at Bon-Bon, who sighs.

>BON: "Fine."

LYRA: "Yes! Oh god we're going to get liquored up!"

>DERP: "Woohoo!"

>LYRA: "Later boys, meet you at the hotel whenever we get back!"

>The three of them trot off, but Bon-Bon turns her head and smiles, mouthing a few words.

>You mouth them back, waving.

>DR: "Right, that went better than expected. So, ready?"

"Lead the way."

>How bad could a place called "The Azure Flank" be, anyway?

 

Not Long After

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EyYnwBUfal4

 

>Dear god it was worse than you had hoped.

>You knew that this place wasn't going to be safe for work, you knew that.

>But this?

>This was just SILLY.

>RIDICULOUS even.

"Whooves I'm not too sure about-"

>DR: "Mate you gotta relax. Enjoy yourself!"

>Easy for him to say, he was in the middle of a lap dance.

>This place was just... wrong.

>Also, there was way too much blacklight.

>You saw things.

>Things not meant to be seen on chairs.

>An announcer speaks up on the microphone, announcing the next stripper.

>The whole concept of pony strippers was strange to you.

>They were naked all the time, so what was the point of-

>"And now give it up for "The Lady in Bluuuuuuuuuuue."

>The lady in blue?

>What was that supposed to be a pun or some-

>PRINCESS LUNA?

>Strutting out on stage was Princess Luna, wearing a...

>...school girl outfit.

>Oh god this was so tempting it HURT.

"Hey, Whooves? I'm gonna head back to the hotel now."

>DR: "Oh c'mon, live a little! Hey! Gorgeous!"

>He calls out to Luna.

>Oh god no.

>DR: "My friend here wants a dance! I'm paying!"

"Dude, wait I-"

>"VERILY, WE SHALL ROCKETH THINE WORLD."

>Oh sweet jesus.

 

>She's off the stage and on top of you, pushing you back into your seat.

>"GOOD MARROW HOT STUFF. DOTH THOU WANT THIS ALL UP IN THINE GRILL?"

"Not really no."

>"PLEASE, DON'T TRY TO DENY THINE LUST FOR US."

"No, really, I was just about to leave. So if you could just-"

>"WE SHALL BEGIN BACKING THAT ASS UPETH."

>Upeth?

>That's not a word at a-

>PLOT.

>Luna rams her ass into your face, and you're pretty sure she almost broke your nose.

>"WE ART NAUGHTY AND DESERVE TO BE SPANKED."

"Yeah, I'm out."

>You give the princess a shove and walk out of the club, rubbing your nose.

>You look at your clothes.

>They were covered in glitter.

>You hated glitter.

>Groaning, you head back to the hotel.

>This was going to be a long week.

 

~END~