Tuesday

>Today is Tuesday.

>Nothing good ever happens on a Tuesday.

>So you decide to stay home and become acquainted with ponyland's version of cinema.

>However, part way into your movie, there's a knock on the door.

>You get up and find that it's Fluttershy.

>She's crying and looks scared.

>"A-anon y-y-you have to c-come!"

>You hold up your hands,

Whoa whoa, slow down! What's wrong?

>Fluttershy wrings her hooves together.

>"It's Lyra, p-please help..."

>You throw down your remote, grab Fluttershy's hoof and take off running.

Where is she? What's wrong?

>Fluttershy flaps to keep up beside you with tears trailing behind her.

>"T-town square, sh-she needs your help!"

>If she's hurt, why is no one else helping her?

>You see three ponies up ahead.

>One of them you recognize as Colgate.

>Another is a unicorn with a pink mane that Colgate and Lyra are usually hanging out with.

>And then there's Lyra, backed up against the wall and covering her belly crying.

 

 

>You stop and wheeze to Fluttershy,

Is she hurt? Why are they not helping her?

>Fluttershy lands and wipes her eyes.

>"N-no, they're being... BIG MEANIES!"

>Her shout catches you off guard and causes the three unicorns to look at you.

>You pat Fluttershy's head and walk forward.

Hey girls, what's going on?

>Colgate and the other pony look at eachother delighted.

>Lyra shakes her head, "nonononono..."

>The two unicorns each grab one of Lyra's hooves and rip them away from her belly, pinning them to the wall.

Hey, take it easy!

>Colgate points with one hoof, "Anon, look look!"

>You bend down and look a little closer at Lyra's stomach.

>Lyra closes her eyes and shakes her head faster, "nonononono please..."

>This feels really wrong.

>But you see what they're pointing at.

>On her lower abdomen is a barely fuzzy patch where Lyra's teets are.

>Looking at them definitely feels wrong.

>But in the center is a place where a patch of fur appears to have been brushed aside.

>And underneath,

>Is a navel.

So what? It's her belly button.

 

 

>The three ponies look at you confused.

>The pink mane says, "belly button? You know what that thing is?"

>Wait, do ponies in Equestria not have belly buttons?

>"That thing is gross! What IS it? A deformity?!" Colgate sticks her tongue out.

>You grab their hooves and pull them away.

>Lyra sinks to the ground hidding her belly and sobbing into her hooves.

>"I d-don't know what it is... I... I didn't want anyone to find out! I'm a freak!"

>The pink maned pony prances around laughing, "Lyra is grooooss! Lyra is grooooss!"

>Colgate laughs along.

>Wow, you thought they were all friends.

>Feeling your anger rise, you stand up and lift your shirt.

>The two ponies stop and stare.

Look! I have one too! It's called a belly button and every human has one! Every mammal should have one!

>They look disgusted.

>"It looks so weird!"

>Colgate looks at Lyra, "wait, is this part of your human fetish?!"

>Lyra looks up like she has just been slapped in the face.

>She glances at you, her cheeks flushing, "NO!"

>Colgate whinnys, "you sick pony! Your fetish is so weird you actually made that gross looking hole to BE like him?!"

>Lyra holds her head in complete panic mode,

>"NO! NO! NO! YOU PROMISED YOU WOULDN'T TELL HIM!

>Pink mane shrills, "Lyra you're pathetic!"

>"I'VE ALWAYS HAD THIS!"

>Fluttershy is in the background sobbing.

>This has gotten out of hand.

 

 

>You push the two scumbag ponies out of the way and grab Lyra.

>She starts to thrash, her yellow eyes bulging and snot leaking from her nose, "I'm sorry! I'm sorry! Please don't hurt me!"

>You get kicked in the chin by a flailing hoof or two, but hang on.

Lyra calm down, It's okay.

>You have to get her out of here.

>Lyra starts to hyperventilate.

>You walk back towards your home, holding Lyra to your chest.

>Fluttershy stays with you for a little, but agrees to go home.

>You get back to your place and set Lyra on the couch.

>Her body is limp and she stares at the ceiling with lifeless eyes.

>You can see her belly button.

Lyra?

>She slowly looks over at you.

It's okay now.

>Instead of speaking, she rolls over away from you and curls into a ball.

>Damn.

>You sit beside her and put a hand on her side,

Lyra, forget about anything those idiots said. Having a belly button is normal where I come from, all mammals have them.

>You can tell she's interested in what you're saying even though she won't look at you.

I'm guessing that ponies here don't have them, so yours is unique. And I think it's kind of cute.

>Lyra finally looks at you.

>She wipes her nose, "you... do?"

>With a smile, you nod.

>"Can," she sits up and looks at your stomach nervously, "can I see yours?"

 

 

>You don't hesitate to lift your shirt.

>Lyra leans forward amazed.

>"I thought I was the only one... I never knew what it was..."

>You lower your shirt,

Like I said, it's pretty normal. And nothing to be ashamed of.

>Lyra leans back and brushes over her own navel.

>She looks at you and blushes, "It's mmmmmmkmmm..."

>Her mumbling confuses you.

What was that?

>Her ears droop and she looks at the ground flushing furiously, "I SAID, it's okay if you look at mine. It doesn't bother me for some reason..."

>With a laugh, you reach forward and poke her belly button.

Boop!

>She squeals and fumbles away, looking at you with bewildered eyes,  "wha- w-w-why?"

>You rub your head,

Sorry! I just- It's like a thing humans do and- ah, I sound stupid now, I won't do that again...

>Lyra rubs her stomach and looks down.

>"A thing... Humans do?"

>You can feel the marinara bubbling.

>Lyra gives you a look so submissive it makes you flinch.

>She moves her hoof aside slowly and bites her lip.

>"D-do it again?"

>This catches you off guard.

>There's a moment of silence.

>Then you get an idea and smile slyly.

Lyra, do you know what 'blowing a raspberry' is?

>She tilts her head, "raspberry?"

>This was going to be good day.

 

>Maybe Tuesday's weren't so bad after all.