This is a work of total fiction, made entirely for entertainment purposes. No money is gained from the production of this prose.

It's been a little over 3 weeks since the Experiment and I have been monitoring Orion's progress almost religiously. It is an astounding leap from non-sapience to sapience, and one that I have been most privileged to witness. In a little less than a week, Orion's IQ has doubled. Now he averages ninety points. Ninety! That's ten points less than the national average of Equestria!

Orion himself is very eager to use his new found intelligence. He reads anything he can get his hands on. He's learned the language very well, and I've also taught him to write. He still has the mindset of a child, but he is progressing rapidly. I expect him to fully mature in a month, at the least. If his intelligence continues to grow, especially at the rate it has been going, than I may not have created the first sapient human, but the first Super Genius of his kind. Or rather, the first one in millennia. The legends do say that Humanity was a highly advanced species before...whatever it was that happened to them.

"Do you understand what I've explained to you, Orion?" The Human nodded his head rapidly.

"Yes mom. No talking, keep my face impassive and stay calm." He repeated. Twilight nodded.

"Remember, you're going to see other Humans out there, but they are not like you. Try not to interact with them, especially older males because they might attack you. Ponies might very well be the bigger issue. They might talk at you and even try and touch you. You can't allow yourself to react to any of these gestures, alright?" Orion nodded again.

He really was paying attention, but he was just very excited as well. This was the first time in his life (well, intelligent life) that he was being allowed outside! He had never seen another being besides Mom and Spike and was very excited to see others. As far back as he could remember, he had lived in the basement, away from prying eyes. Sometimes, late at night, Mom allowed him upstairs into the library, but it was only after she was certain no one would be coming over did she allow it.

"Alright, are you ready?" She asked.

Orion looked down at himself. He was showered, brushed hair and teeth and had been deodorized. He had on a simple pair of tan pants and black work boots. He didn't wear a shirt, exposing his fit upper body and on his back was a magical image imprinted on his skin. Twilight's cutie mark. Twilight didn't like the idea of burning her mark into Orion's flesh, but she did magically impress it on his skin.

Okay before we go out..." Twilight levitated something over to them. It was a leash and collar. "I'm sorry about this Orion, but it's the law." She said sympathetically.

Orion eyed the collar warily before nodding.

"It's alright. There's nothing we can do about it now." He sighed. He took the collar from Twilight and wrapped it around his neck. Quickly fastening it, he handed the leash back to Twilight.

It hadn't been a very eventful day. Nor was it expected to be. As excited as Orion was, he was not yet allowed to interact with either Ponies or Humans, for fear of being discovered. They had run some base errands, like purchasing more ink and quills, some light groceries and a quick stop at the bank. Now they rested in Sugarcube Corner.

Sugarcube Corner was one of the few places that didn't have too many restrictions on humans. As long as they were well behaved, they were allowed inside.

Currently, Orion sat with Twilight and Spike eating an ice cream cone. As mundane as it was, He had enjoyed himself, seeing the buildings and the ponies and humans going about their business, a huge change of pace from the basement.

"So how'd you like your first day out?" Twilight whispered. Subtly, Orion nodded. He tried not to make his approval obvious, lest another pony suspect something. Finishing up their confections, the trio left the store. They didn't make it ten feet without disaster striking.

"LOOK OUT!" Cried a random pony. Turning around, the trio saw a runaway cement cart speeding down the road. It sped down the hill, building momentum and heading straight for a small restaurant. Everypony moved out of it's path, pulling their belongings and their humans with them.

The ponies at the sandwich shop immediately scattered, all desperate to make it to safety. Unfortunately, in their haste, a pony knocked over a steel cart that pinned a small human child beneath it. A small filly ran up beside her.

"ZOEY!" Cried the filly. "C'mon girl, get out of there! You can do it!" She tried to coax her human out. Confused and scared, the human girl stayed pinned beneath the food cart. As young as she was, she probably hadn't grown into the tremendous strength humans possessed yet. "C'mon, Zoey!" Begged the filly.

The cart, however, was relentless in it's path. Before she could do anything to help her human, the filly was picked up by another pony and carried from the danger zone.

"NO, ZOEY!"

Orion was frustrated. He wanted to go down and stop the cart, but he couldn't. Not without exposing himself, at least. The other humans were too stupid to understand the situation, and the ponies were too horrified to do anything. Not that they could do anything. At the rate the cart was going, any attempt to stop it would result in serious injury.

Someone needed to toss that cart away and pull the human child to safety. It would be quick, just toss the cart away, and pull the girl five feet, left or right, and all would be well.

To everypony's amazement, the food cart was violently flung away from the girl. Right before the speeding cement cart could collide with the human, she was pulled to the side, just outside the cement carts surface area.

Slowly, everypony stepped towards the destruction.

"ZOEY!" The filly cried out. She sped towards the small human and immediately nuzzled her. "You're safe! I thought I was gonna lose you!" She cried. The human girl accepted and returned the ponies affections. She buried her face into the ponies coat, appreciating the warmth.

"Does anyone know what happened?" Asked a random pony. There were murmurs and head shakes throughout the crowd.

"A unicorn must have used their magic to save the girl." Guessed somepony. This time there were murmurs of agreement.

Twilight silently disagreed. When a unicorn used magic, it was always accompanied by a unique aura. While she had felt some magic being manipulated, there was no coloration. She looked around the area, wondering who could have saved the child when her eyes settled on Orion.

His face was pale and though he tried to keep his face impassive, it was marred by surprise and confusion.

Twilight blinked.

And her mouth dropped open in shock.

Author's Note

If you guys are curious as to what Orion looks like, I drew my inspiration from Henry Cavill in Immortals:

Just, y'know, younger.

We have a little character development for Orion here...

What I was going for was a curious, naive boy. He also has a sense of justice and he always wants to do the right thing.

Just to clear up a few things...
-Twilight DID NOT kill all of the 625 humans before Orion, most were just failures
-Humans have a regular life span, average 80 years. Some will die sooner, like laborers, and others will live into their hundreds if their owners care for them well enough
-The Humans have been feral long before the Ponies took over. Celestia nor anyone else had anything to do with the Humans being feral. Sorry, no Tyrantlestia for you guys