The Two Sisters

Human kind has always sought technological advances. Everything was made better in turn to become more efficient and more convenient, or to break the boundaries and limitations nature had set for humans. Even in secret, behind vaulted doors, shady officials, and extreme experiments, some governments may do anything to gain any advantages.

Nazi Germany, in the past, had also studied the occult, perhaps to use in World War II. As far fetched as this may have been, there are some things in this world that cannot be explained. Also, if any kind of 'godly' supernatural weapon was conceived, what army in the world could stand up to the power of the divine? Luckily, none of this came into play.

Until earlier in these times.

Some where, far in the ice covered terrain of Antarctica, was a shed. To any other person (as to why they'd be there in the first place is ridiculous) this shed would be like any other shed. Worn out, punished continually by the arctic weather, and abandoned. In the distance, a single individual was trekking across the ice. Step by tiring step, he managed to reach the shed. Shivering, he stepped in and closed the door behind him. William Lente, a strapping young man, in his late thirties, was tall, serious, and had short dark hair. He was exhausted from the journey from the coast to this blasted shed. Why his superiors didn't let him take a vehicle was beyond him. But he knew he had an assignment here to complete.

"Hello *INDIVIDUAL*," spoke a computerized voice, "Warning: Unidentified personnel. Please state identification. You have been warned."

"William Lente." William said clearly into the dark.

"Mr. *WILLIAM LENT*," ding, "Individual identified. *W. LENTE*. Assigned to 'PROJECT PEGASUS'. Commencing full body scan."

A blue light flashed in the dark shed, blinding William for a second.

"Scan completed. Individual's identity confirmed. Welcome, Mr.Lente."

The floor gave a tremble. Regaining his sight, William found himself sinking into the floor of the shed . Or rather the floor was lowering like an elevator. Down he went. Five minutes. Thirty minutes. Then after an hour of lowering into the earth, a vast man made cavern came into view. A sterile, white, and highly populated hidden facility was revealed. Descending in the elevator, William could see scientists running here and there, to and fro, large areas for computing data, and an experimental and research hall. However, the largest area was dedicated to the observation/test subjects' area.

The elevator touched down. William stepped out of the elevator onto a moving platform. Rolling along, he knew the procedure by heart. It happened every time he was relocated. He took off his heavy coat and boots and let them be taken away by robotic arms. The rest of his clothes were cut off by more robot arms. The clothes were thrown into a furnace and William was left naked and moving along on the platform. Next, he was dowsed in cold chemical cleanser and sterilizer.

After being dried up, he was suited in sterile, white lab attire.

"Welcome to  your new job, Mr. Lente."

A young lady, slender with blond hair spoke to William.

"Thrilled," he replied.

"Hm. I suppose you were briefed on your job for the next year?" she asked.

"Yes, yes. I'm to be a 'care taker' and observer." William stated from memory, "Just point me in the right direction, I'll get to work right away."

"You are stationed at the observation deck," the young woman replied, "If you need help finding the place, don't hesitate to ask."

"Thank you, Miss...?"

"You don't need to know," she said, "its a pleasure to meet you."

With that she walked away and he never saw her again.

Yes, he knew exactly what he had to do. He knew why he was here, too. The government was creating some sort of... Weapon. Given inspiration by the Nazi occultists in the past, it had decided to secretly develop a powerful weapon. Will, here, was just there to take care of it, make sure it was 'growing' well. He didn't need friends. He didn't need family. He just had to get his job done.

William took a small tram to the observation deck. Once there, he saw a two tanks. These were where the 'weapons' were housed. He pressed his nose against the glass of one tank. There it was. A small, white four legged creature staring back with bright pink eyes.

**********

Eight months have passed out of William's twelve months of work in the arctic facility. The subjects were growing well. There were two. Each one to control the other. One pure white and the other a dark blue. They were created and grown into the shapes of small horses to symbolize the purity of a young foal. Foal or not, a weapon was still a weapon.

William had been observing and interacting with the ponies to assure proper growth and interaction. This was just a job. Of everyone in the facility, the two sister subjects only had the company of William. He was the only one who fed them, who interacted with them, and basically mommied them. The two ponies were regularly strapped down and routinely taught every bit if knowledge available. Hours upon hours, they were forced to do this. The superiors wanted the smartest weapon. After every session of 'learning', they were very subdued and fearful. That's where William's job came into play. The superiors also wanted the most powerful. The two ponies were also bred with abnormal brain waves and a superbly developed brains each. This was to create a telekinetic ability for them. With more training, they could bend anything to their will.

Only very recently, have they been able to talk. Simple words strung together, but able to communicate none the less. The two ponies were moved into a single tank so the two could 'be together'. After another session of forced knowledge, William was sent into the tank. Immediately, the two pony shot up from their fetal positions and ran towards him.

"Hello." they both cooed.

"Hello you two," William replied with a slight smile, "How was your lesson?"

He sat down. They both circled him and sat next to him, one on each side. They leaned against him.

"Why does lesson hurt?" the white one asked.

"Hurt so much!" the younger, blue counterpart added.

"I can't say why," William said, "only because I don't know myself." He started to pet them. How did his college and government job lead him to this? Babying two creatures in a secret facility for the government?

"We learn new words today," said the eldest.

"Oh?" William answered, "Want to tell me?"

Both the ponies nodded enthusiastically.

"It was 'family', 'mommy', and 'daddy'." the blue one said.

"We learn meanings, too." the white one said, "Are you daddy?"

"What?" said William.

"We know mommy and daddy make family," the younger pony said, "Me and sister are family. But no have mommy or daddy."

"We only remember you," piped up the white pony, "You make us happy. You keep us safe. You are daddy?"

Will refrained from having family  and friends because of his job. He knew too much. He didn't exist according to the government. His position in government and knowledge about it could lead to disruption in society.

"No. I'm not," he replied.

The two ponies looked down in disappointment.

"But," William continued, "Would you like one?"

************

William never had any really family. Both parents dead, no siblings, very distant relatives who didn't even know him. But who knew even HIS heart would warm up after years of social and family solitude? The two really had grown on him...

It was the start of the eleventh month of his year long commitment. He had grown close to the two ponies he was assigned to observe and parent. They were very well developed. Their vocabulary and knowledge on just about everything had grown in an elephantine amount in such short time. Even their special 'powers' had become extremely powerful. Some of the superiors from the top were getting worried.

"Daddy, I still don't get why you named me 'Celestia'..." the older said.

William was in the tank again, tending to the two ponies who had grown so much.

"Well, I was getting pretty tired of calling you 'you two'." he said, "Plus you've always enjoyed your lessons on astronomy. I remember you and your sister used to babble on about every planet, star, and constellation you learned."

"But why couldn't I be named 'Luna'? That's such a pretty name!" Celestia said with a smile.

"Well looky here! Your older sister's jealous of you!" William said looking at young Luna.

"Am not!" Celestia pouted.

"It's okay, daddy," Luna said, "I like my name!"

"I'm glad at least someone agrees with me." William said patting Luna.

"Well... I don't hate my name..." Celestia said with a small voice.

"See?" Luna said, "We love your decisions! Just like we love you and you love us!"

"You DO love us, right daddy?" Celestia said with a smile.

William looked at the two little ponies he had taken care of for almost a year. He had basically been a mother to them. He was there to comfort them. He was there to tell them stories. He was even there when they had nightmares. As long as the two ponies could remember, William was the only one that was there for them.

"Of course I do" he said.

"MR.LENTE, PLEASE EXIT THE SUBJECT AREA." came a voice over the speakers.

Immediately, the two ponies grew afraid.

"Daddy, don't leave..."

"I don't want to go to lessons!"

"They still hurt..."

"But now a days they hurt even more..."

"Make it stop, daddy..."

"Don't leave us alone again...."

It was true what they said. Each 'lesson' caused them excruciating pain. But these past few weeks, the lessons have been getting longer and more intense. The two sometimes even yelled out in pain.

"I'm sorry," William said, "I've got to go. I know you can do it. You're stronger than this. Just endure it for daddy..."

Outside the tank, William was confronted by one of his superiors. He saluted to him. The superior was a serious looking man. He wore a constant scowl on his bald face and was the only one to carry a pistol in the whole facility. He never gave out his name. He wanted anonymity and was called 'Doctor'.

"So." Doctor said, "The subjects are developing in the right direction I presume?"

"Yessir," William answered, "They are developing and growing both physically and mentally. They are retaining every lesson they've been put through. Both of their 'special powers' are becoming more and more powerful each day."

"Good, good," Doctor said looking through the tank's glass wall, "However, the rate they are growing and the amount of sheer knowledge and power they each contain is alarming. All of the superiors and other scientists see this. Also, you are getting quite attached to them, being the only one to have contact with them."

"I'm just doing my job, sir," William said, emphasizing 'sir'.

"Yes... Well it is good to see that they are continuing to grow, despite their er... potential..." Doctor said, "and your knowledge of them..."

He eyed William suspiciously.

"Then I'll see you around, Doctor." William said.

"Yes... Perhaps."

************

It was the last week of his job. William felt detached from his two foals. He was watching the two go through another 'lesson'. For him, as 'daddy', it was terrible to sit and watch. They thrashed around against their restraints and called for him. He pressed a hand against the glass wall.

After hours had gone by, more training. They were forced to exercise their unique powers. William couldn't help but feel proud of them. Their talents have grown to near mythological magic. Their ability to bend matter and energy to their will was startling.

Finally it was done. The lessons were done for today. Celestia and Luna were huddled together in the corner. They were shivering, sweating, and crying. As soon as the 'All Clear' light came on, William rushed inside. It was apparent that the two ponies were still deeply shaken from the ordeal. As soon as he approached them, Celestia lashed out in fear. A spurt of red and a slash of pain, a deep cut appeared on the side of William's face.

"Oh!" sobbed Celestia, "W-What have I done?!"

"Sister!!" Luna yelped.

"Shh... It's okay. Its fine," He said, "It's alright. Come here. Daddy's here."

This was too cruel. Who would've guessed that this loner would grow attached to anything let alone... Ponies?

They sobbed into his shoulders. For along while, they sat there. William had to leave soon. This would devastate his two now matured mares.

After calming down after a long time, the three just sat quietly in the corner together. The two were leaning against Will, pressing their faces into his chest. It wasn't until blood dripped from William's cheek onto Celestia's face that she remembered what happened.

"I-I'm sorry..." she murmured, "I didn't mean to hurt you. I-I was just scared. I didn't think I could use my power like that..."

"It's fine," William replied, "it's not a deep cut. I just wanted to make sure you're alright."

"Thank you, daddy..." Luna muttered.

"I'll always be here..." he said, "Don't you worry."

One week left...

"Promise?"

"With all my heart."

At this moment, the tank door swung open. It was 'Doctor'.

Reluctantly, William stood up and saluted.

'It was that man,' Celestia thought, 'that's a bad man. He always makes daddy angry and sad. I hate him...'

'I don't like him...' thought Luna, 'I don't like him at all... I just want him to leave us alone...'

"Mr. Lente." Doctor greeted with his usual scowl.

"Sir." replied Will.

"Come outside with me. We need to talk," he commanded.

"No..." started Luna.

"I made a promise. Don't worry..."

Once outside, the tank door sealed. Doctor, William, and two guard scientists stood in front of the glass wall. The two test subjects watched carefully.

"That's quite a nasty cut on your cheek, Mr. Lente." Doctor said.

"It's fine." Said William.

"Well, as you know, your contract ends in a week," said the superior.

William clenched his teeth. "I understand, sir."

"Well, we see all fit and no problems in your contract, but there is another issue." Doctor said.

"Oh?"

"Yes. You've been spending quite some personal time with those things haven't you?"

'Things'?! Why I oughta...

"Turn around and look at them," William turned. "See? They adore you. They have told you everything they've learned and everything that they've seen."

The two ponies looked towards their daddy. They never broke eye contact with him.

"Where are you going with this, Doctor?" William asked.

"You know too much."

BANG.

************

Slowly, he felt cold creep over him.

William lifted his hand to his chest and felt a warm sticky mess. He slumped down onto his knees. Out of a sort of haze, he could hear Doctor.

"I'm sorry it had to be this way," he didn't sound it, "but you know too much and the project was getting out of hand. These two creatures were becoming too powerful for the government to control. We had to end it. All of it. That means you, too."

Breathing becoming shallower, William looked up into the tank through the glass which was apparently bullet proof.

There was an absolute look of horror on the faces of his two mares. They ran up to the glass trying to get to their daddy. Celestia was pounding at the glass and Luna was wailing in terror. William lifted his hand from his bleeding chest and pressed it onto the glass surface. The last thing he felt was guilt from breaking his promise to his foals. He wrote three words onto the glass with his dirty hands.

'I am sorry'

William Lente slid from the glass on to the floor and never got up.

"D-daddy?...."

**********

"Pull the plug on this project. Project Pegasus is over." said the killer.

Doctor walked up to the glass next to William's limp form. He looked at the ponies.

"Terminate them."

No. Daddy. Why aren't you getting up? You said you'd be back. You always came back. You pr-promised.....

Something snapped. No one will ever know what, but something snapped.

Celestia, in a state of uncontrolled rage and fury, snapped. She gave an almighty roar of anger. The glass wall shattered in to dust. Her eyes were glowing red, red as her daddy's spilt blood. She gave another roar and the tank exploded with the force of a bomb. Doctor was lifted into the air by Celestia.

He had a look of terror. The tank? How did it break the tank? It's impossible! How were they this powerful?

"P-please!" he cried over Celestia's fit of rage, "Don't hurt me! Please! Mercy!!"

This was the thing that commanded daddy?! This pathetic, groveling bug?!

"You killed daddy..." she muttered, eyes still a glow.

"You!" Doctor pointed at Luna, "You! Stop her! You were designed to be able to stop her!"

"I am fully able," Luna said, her face streaked with tears, "I just choose not to!..."

Doctor began to whimper and sob. Pathetic.

"I don't want to die!"

"That's not your choice." Celestia said coldly.

Doctor's head began to swell. It continued to do so. His eyes bulged and his mouth stretched. His top half burst.

There were warning signs and alarms going off everywhere around the facility now. The two guards had fled and the facility was trying to contain itself.

Celestia and Luna slowly walked up to their daddy. He was cold. So cold. They both laid next to him in the pool of red. Both sisters felt grief. Terrible, heart tearing grief. The only one who was with them always. The only support. The only love. The only parent.

Gone.

The two wailed in sadness at the same time. Out of this grief grew fear. Out the the fear grew anger. The anger festered into fury. Finally, the fury melted into vengeance.

Both sisters touched heads, and with a flash of light and splatter of blood from William, they took new forms. Each had a sharp horn and pair of wings. They had both grown tall and menacing. Blinded with fury and a hunger for vengeance, the sisters left their father.

They both rose into the air. As they progressed trough the facility, they killed every member. Man and woman, they destroyed the whole facility. Blinded by rage, they couldn't stop. It was out of their grasp. Their power too uncontrolled and their vengeance not yet quenched, they rampaged the world, burning it all to the ground.

***************

There was no one left. Celestia and Luna went back to the wreck of the facility in the snow and ice. They landed next to the only body left, their father's.

"W-what have we done?..." Luna said shakily.

"We've done something terrible." she replied, "Our powers grew out of control. We passed our boundaries. I thought this would make me feel better about... Daddy... But it doesn't..."

"Me too.." Luna said.

They both looked down at their father's body. Days in the cold but not touched by age or weather. He looked extremely peaceful, as if in a deep sleep. They wept for him one last time.

"What do we do now, Celestia?"

"W-we have the power to destroy," she answered, "then we have the power to create."

With a glow of her horn, a flower poked through the snow.

"We'll make a new world. A new life. We'll start over and create a world with out such corruption."

"Can we do it?" Luna asked.

"Yes. We must."

*****************

It was a typical sunny afternoon in Canterlot. The sun was warm and the birds were singing a song through the air. Princess Celestia was in the palace looking for a certain little filly.

"Now where did that little Twilight Sparkle get off to?" she pondered.

Trotting around the castle, she passed a normal wooden door. Just any door really. No pony ever went in it. It was probably some kind of broom cupboard or something. Celestia smiled a sad smile however. The door was left ajar. I think I've found Twilight, she thought.

She slowly crept into the room. It was a cathedral inside. It was an enormous room decorated with the best in marble and gold, gems and diamonds. In the middle of the large room was a marble casket. It was the purest of whites. On top of it was a ring of flowers of the rarest kind. In front of the casket was a small purple filly unicorn.

"So, my faithful student. You've found my private room."

Twilight squeaked. "I'm sorry Princess! I didn't mean to! I was just on my way to the library but I saw this door and was curious! I didn't do it on purpose, I swear!"

Celestia chuckled. "Oh it's quite alright my dear. I was just looking for you. This just happens to be my favorite room in the whole palace."

"Why?" asked Twilight.

"It holds something very dear to my heart..." Celestia continued, her voice echoing off the walls, "Something that will be with me in spirit forever."

"What do you mean?"

"You'll find out soon enough."

And on the top of the marble casket was written a single word along with a message.

DADDY

"I AM SORRY"