Experiment: 124ZY Mistake: 1
Twilight followed Princess Luna down the dark tunnel underneath the castle. Twilight herself had never known of this place before. It was the secret lab in which the two princess carried out experiments to help their land. Luna had made sure it was clear that they were truly trying to help, not cause chaos and pretend to help. Luna was always like that now. Making sure her and her sister's names were clean. The tunnel did not have any installed light. Luna's horn gave a small blue light that gave just enough light to guide Luna and Twilight down the hall. There were no guards. The workers down in the tunnels were trained carefully to fight off any attack that may accure. That never has happened, with the lab being never talked about around others. Some of the unicorns' powers matched Celestia's. That didn't mean they could raise the sun. Celestia gave them chances to spread their magic instead of keeping it hidden. Each one had agreed to work in the lab still. Luna had convinced her older sister that, as a new princess, Twilight should be aware of all the secret tunnels. After much begging, and a beautiful magic performance by Twilight, Celestia said yes. The two princesses came upon a door that had light extracting from them.
"This is our latest project, concerning the changelings," Luna explained in a hush voice. The ponies voices echoed loudly if they spoke too loud. Twilight cocked her head a bit, curios.
"Changelings? Are you trying to manipulate their powers? I don't think you would, but you never know." Luna nodded, admiring the young alicorn's observation and hypothesis.
"You are right. Manipulating their powers would cause chaos all over. It is their power we are worried about. After the changeling accident, Celestia called in all the staff and I to discuss the issue. How can we know someone's a changeling, in order prepare for an attack? Their attitude may be spot on next time. We all agreed: the problem was the changelings' power."
"The first step in an experiment! Do your scientist follow the process?" Luna smiled.
"Indeed they do. Maybe one day you may lead them as part as your princess role." Twilight blushed a little. She still couldn't believe that she was made a princess. Luna let her horn die down. It soon light up into triple size. A lock that required magic lit with the same color as Luna's horn. A small click and the door silently cracked open, shedding out more light. Luna guided the door open wide enough to let the two in. Twilight saw five scientist all huddled together, talking quietly. The tallest of them was a sturdy stallion of green body and blue mane. He was a pegasus, the only one in the room of three unicorns and one earth pony. The one who seemed to lead them was the only mare, a unicorn with purple body and pink mane. Her mane was in a messy braid. Bags dropped underneath her eyes. As the scientist scattered to their desks, the mare came over to greet them.
"Goodness, Molly, you look awfully tired!" Luna exclaimed to the mare.
"I know and I am aware. The experiment we are working on has some new complications. I cannot stress enough how hard we have been working to fix these bugs." Molly turned to Twilight. She smiled.
"I am so glad to meet you, Princess Twilight. I have heard much about you and your magic. You would make a great member here, but I understand that this is not the path for you. I do not wish to divert it." Twilight saw that this mare respected others and liked to have happiness. Her voice also revealed that Molly was a natural, well-rounded leader who listened to her teammates.
"I am very glad to know that we have scientist working on the better for us. I am glad to meet you," Twilight replied, using her voice to express that she trusts Molly in whatever will come. Molly nodded. The green stallion walked up to them, glaring at the young princess.
"Molly, not disturb your conversation with the special guest," he growled," I need to talk to you about the experiment. Privately." Luna eyed the stallion, not liking how he excluded them. Before she could tip him off, Molly calmed the seas.
"Birch, these guest understand the experiment as clear as you and me. Luna is very capable of showing Princess Twilight around and translating advance terms for her, though I doubt she'll need to." The stallion looked and them again. He sighed.
"Alright then. But don't say I didn't warn you. The test subjects. Someone" he looked at the earth pony "who I will not name decided it was taking too long with the research. You had said that it is important to complete it or else there may be consequences. I think that we were almost done with the research, so hopefully the damage will be low and contained." Molly looked worried. The situation was dangerous, but she remained calm. Twilight herself felt her heart pound faster.
"Yes, that is a problem. If not enough research and control tests were done, damage is well on its way. Princesses, I am sorry about this. Your help may be needed." Luna looked at Twilight. She started after a rushing Molly, who alerted the others. The earth pony received some dirty looks from the fellow scientist, but no one fought. The time to argue and yell was later when the danger died down.
"Where is the subject at?" Molly breathed to the earth pony before passing.
"Containment room. I followed all safety procedures. The only ones who are to be affected is the pony." Molly noted down something on a clipboard as she nodded. She quickly shuffled down the white tunnel that connected the glowing rooms. All seemed naturally powered by magic. The tunnel was long and only one door lay at the end. That fact made Twilight feel as if they were going to go through a door that led to their doom.
That shouldn't happen, Twilight thought, You heard the earth pony. This is the safety room. And judging from everything else, this room won't be my doom. Molly's purple horn glowed and enlarged by three times its size before breaking open a thick door. Twilight noticed her cutie mark was a captain's hat. Her leadership was her destiny. Right now, her leadership could prevent chaos from breaking out. The three entered in a quiet rush. A control panel and intercom were built in at the front. The green buttons glowed with life. Above the panel was a glass window that filled the entire wall. Immeaditly, Twilight saw that something was differently wrong. The pony inside was a unicorn. She had white skin and orange and red spiky hair similar to a changelings'. Her hair was blowing, and her hooves were surronded by a pink mist. Her eyes glowed a burning red, and her horn was blazing. Her shriek was of pain and anger. Twilight gasped.
"Molly, what's happening to her?" Molly was busy pressing buttons and taking notes.
"Her body is being fused with a changeling. The process is very painful. I had asked to find someway to make it harmless, but the research was never done." Twilight didn't approve completely on the idea of using a real pony and a real changeling. It was too late now to suggest this. Twilight watched as the pony's body generated with one of a changelings. It only happened to part of her body. Her right legs began to become black and holey. The mist followed the climb on the other side. Her tail became a slimy dark pink with holes. Twilight didn't remeber any changelings having pink tails. Her side matched her legs. Her right wing was gray purple, looking like a fly's wing, but with holes. As for her head, her right side of her mouth joined in her screaming with pointed fangs coming out. Her eyes stayed glowing. Her horn joined in the holes and black of her body. When the changeling body and pink mist meet, a huge explosion took place. It rang in Twilight's ears. Twilight opened her eyes. Everypony was talking, but she couldn't hear them yet. She looked to the changeling pony. A black smoke surrounded her. Slowly, her figure made shape. She looked normal. It wasn't until she opened her eyes when Twilight saw the success in the experiment. One eye was a changeling eye.
Author's Note
I am ready for suggestions if you have any! This may take a while so yeah:)
EDIT: I changed her appearance, so don't say I mixed up on the second one
You have to be grateful when your discomforts give you energy. Cause I have a lot of that.
The train to Ponyville was filled with ponies. Mostly unicorns, but I just assumed that was due to the fact the train came straight from Canterlot. I was sitting in a corner seat, staring out the window. The ponies around me buzzed with the excitement of a festival ran by Rarity. I knew that pony. She was well talked about in the cafes around Canterlot. She had been a fashionable pony with great tastes and a close friend of Fancy Pants. That wasn't why I knew her.
I think it takes a lot of energy to be seen in public. I have to comb my hair a certain way, or wear sunglasses. Never wear an eye patch because last time I did that, I stole twenty bits and some sunglasses after some spotty pony started poking into my business. I like to think that it is not my fault, but it is. Lucky for me, my hair was still in its black stage. So as long as I don't go around wearing eye patches with my mane and tail burnt, I should be good. But the main reason is avoiding bumping into ponies or talking to them. I'm too shy.
I wasn't going to go unnoticed. I guess if you sit in a corner staring out a window, you might look depressed. And there are ponies who can't help put try and read your files.
"Hi there!" I was disturbed by the voice of an adult pony sitting next to me. "What's your name?"
I hated giving out my name, but I found it rude not to. It's not like she had anything valuable I could steal. I hope.
"Autumn Fire."
"What a lovely name!" she sounded like she was praising a preschooler. "I'm Divine Rose, daughter of Golden Rose." Was that pony important? I never have heard of her.
"I'm the daughter of Summer Fire." I will confirm your theories: yes, my parents were crazy enough to name me the next season after my mom.
"Delightful! I am given the honor of possibly becoming the next noble in my family. Maybe even a princess!" Divine paused. "Although, the last part is one in a hundred chance. That's why I must prove that I would make a great princess by studying magic and fashion." I didn't understand a lick of how fashion worked it's way into becoming a princess, but I just nodded my head. I really wasn't in the mood for arguing, considering the fact that Spring has shutted up recently.
"What about you darling? What's your dream?"
My dream? Well, my future looks pretty bleak if I continue my shoplifting career, and my cutie Mark hasn't made any sense lately. At first, I thought my destiny was to create fire patterns and fireworks. But ever since I decided I was worthless and was given Spring to worry about, I have begun to think my destiny is to be forever unknown. So I just lied.
"I'd like one day prove myself to my parents." Okay, so it wasn't a full lie. "After that, I think I might do fireworks." Divine clapped her hooves.
"What a great future! I am very sorry that your parents don't belief in you. I am sure you are amazingly gifted."
That's what they all say! Oh yay, Spring's back. Always coming in at the right moments.
"Thanks," I lied. I smiled to convince her. She was a pink unicorn with golden hair bundled up into some fancy hairstyle I can't name. She wore a silver necklace and silver crowns for her hooves. She obviously wore heavy amounts of eyeshadow, colored purple. Divine's eyes shone a light blue.
"What are your plans in Ponyville?" I found myself enjoying our chat.
"I owe somepony a favor. I figured I might as well take up a job for them. I need the bits." Divine nodded.
"I was going to ask Princess Twilight for some tips on becoming a princess. I don't really know her, but I'm sure she could help me." Divine looked at her silver crown. Her reflection beamed off it. I couldn't tell if she was pretty or not. I'm not lesbian.
"Yeah, Princess Twilight is nice like that." Her image burned in the back of my mind. A purple alicorn. She was the one who had tried to keep me. She was the last pony I wanted to see in Ponyville.
The train was slowing down. I looked outside the window to see Canterlot far, far away. I smiled. I never wanted to go their again. I could hear the whistle blow.
"Looks like we're here!" Divine waited for me to hop off my seat.
"Where are you heading?"
"Me? I have rented a house near the boutique. Rarity's fashion designs are quite fabulous. What about you?"
"I'm going to my friends house. It's really close by." I didn't want to excite her. She clapped her hooves again.
"I know! You and me, tomorrow night, night club. It will be loads of fun, and cute stallions!" She nudged me a little. "And if you see one you like, I can hook you up!" I blushed. I think I heard Spring scream something, but it might have been my one thoughts. I have never been into stallions. They were always bullies to me.
"Well, I might be busy..."
"Oh come on! It'll be loads of fun! We can bond some more!"
"Alrighty then." I needed her trust if I was going to do what Spring has planned. Plus, it could be fun.
We walked together off the train. It was dark out, as Luna had just risen the moon. This was the last train for the day, for the conductor walked off with us. Friends of ponies stood around the platform. None of them were here to see me. This was also the case for Divine, for she continued to walk with me towards the boutique. Divine talked on about fashion, a topic I was good with but did not care about. I never heard her ask questions. Soon enough, we had arrived at Divine's rented house. A small, one story house just behind the boutique. Divine yawned, her hoof covering her yawn.
"Well, I guess this is where we depart." I nodded.
"See you tomorrow," I replied before trotting away. I walked calmly to the boutique, my insides nervous as ever. I had not seen my friends since I got my cutie mark. I was sure they hadn't changed, other than having a little sister. Hooves trembling, I knocked on the door. It was a little while before the door swung open, and a white unicorn stood their.
"Welcome home, Autumn."
Author's Note
It has been a while.
I think Autumn Fire doesn't know what she will get herself into. You'll see.
In the meantime, I need to check the tags and see which is sad and which is tragedy. I was gonna have her die, but I changed my mind. She might have some other purposes.
