Title: Tuesday Author: Slasher_Science Pastebin link: http://pastebin.com/kU0CsMKh First Edit: Monday 10th of June 2013 07:11:38 AM CDT Last Edit: Monday 10th of June 2013 07:11:38 AM CDT >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, hiding 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 Tuesdays weren't so bad after all.