Rise
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Orion has displayed another jump in intelligence. His IQ has, once again, doubled to approximately one hundred and eighty points, well above 'genius' level. His ability to assimilate information has tripled, and his problem solving ability rivals my own. He spends his time working on puzzles and intellectual games, seemingly amazed by his own intellectual ability.
Not only is his information gathering off the charts, but his ability to retain the information is one hundred percent! Orion has displayed a rare ability known as Total Recall. Any information assimilated is never forgotten, no matter how mundane.
And then there is his magical ability...
It's strange. Instead of collecting Magic and using it to power spells. Humans, or Orion at least, instead connect themselves to Ambient Magic. By 'becoming one' with the ambient Manna, they have the ability to control it with their minds. It's a sort of Psychokinesis, much like a Unicorn's, but it does not tire the caster out. Theoretically, Orion has an unlimited magical reserve.
Orion sat in the center of the basement floor. His legs were crossed and his body rested in a relaxed posture. Around him, hundreds of silver ball bearings flew through the air, orbiting him. They came together and broke apart and formed complex shapes around him.
"Orion?"
Hearing his name shocked him out of his concentration, freeing all of the ball bearings to fall to the ground. The steel spheres rolled all around the ground, covering the entirety of the basement. Craning his neck, he turned towards the stairs.
"Yes, mother?" He addressed Twilight.
She stepped into the the basement, wary of the numerous ball bearings.
"I was just wondering if you were ready to go?"
After a few weeks of taking Orion out into Ponyville, Twilight decided that it was high time to introduce Orion to her friends. They were curious as to why Twilight had been scarce the last month and a half, and were eager to meet her. Of course, Twilight wanted to continue helping Orion learn about his magic and tried to offer a rain check, however her friends were having none of it and offered to turn it into a Human Play Date.
Twilight didn't know when she would be revealing Orion and her Serum to her friends, but she decided that, for now, she should let them get used to him.
"Yes, I am ready. I was simply practicing my control." Orion stood up as he spoke, gesturing to the shining spheres all over the ground. Slowly, he raised his hand, palm upward, and immediately every ball bearing rose into the air. He turned his wrist in a quick, dismissive motion and the spheres swiftly floated over to one corner of the basement and piled inside a wooden chest.
"I'm up to six hundred individual ball bearings."
"SIX HUNDRED!" Twilight cried. "That's amazing! And you can control each of them individually?" Orion nodded.
"As they circled me, I had them circle each other as well as rotate in various directions." Twilight nodded.
"That's good, and incredible. Keep this up and you'll master your Psychokinesis in no time. How are you doing with endurance?" She asked as they ascended the stairs.
"What's the time?" He asked.
Finally coming up to ground level, Twilight regarded Orion curiously before looking at the clock across the room.
"It's three-twelve pm, why? What difference does that make?"
"I was maintaining my Psychokinesis for over three hours. I'd say my endurance is pretty good." He commented with a grin.
Twilight observed Orion with a shocked look. THREE HOURS! This definitely requires more testing!
"And you aren't tired!?"
"Not really." He commented offhandedly. "To be honest, I think I'm getting a bit of a headache. However, that stems from extended periods of concentration, not magical fatigue."
Twilight stepped over to the kitchen, and opened up the pantry. Out floated a small, clear bottle that glowed with a purple aura. In it was numerous white pills. It made it's way to the counter where it settled, and the cap was twisted off.
"Here, take a couple aspirin. We're late for the play date already, we don't want to miss it altogether." Twilight said.
Orion nodded and grabbed the bottle. He poured two pills into his palm and quickly tossed them into his mouth, swallowing them.
"Thanks." He resealed the bottle and levitated it back into the pantry. He looked down at himself, making sure he was presentable. All he had on were beige shorts and sandals. Summers in Ponyville were pretty hot, so he preferred as little clothing as possible. Twilight had asked him to simply go out naked, like all ponies and most of the humans, but he refused.
"Mother?" He called out to Twilight. "When do you think we will be able to end this act so I can live normally?" He asked.
Twilight hesitated, sincerely not knowing the answer.
"I don't know Orion. Hopefully soon. There are just some things that I need to figure out, okay?" She said.
Orion nodded, accepting her answer.
Together they walked out of the Library.

Twilight quickly trotted up to the rest of her friends. Rarity, Applejack, Rainbow Dash, Pinkie Pie and Fluttershy all sat in the shade of the large oak tree in the middle of the Ponyville Park. They sat together on a red and white checkered blanket with various foodstuffs and confections.
"Hello everyone!" She called out. A chorus of greetings were returned to her. Laying on the blanket, she looked around the tree, seeing a group of humans who seemed to be relaxing.
She saw Winona, a petite brown skinned human female with dark brown hair and brown eyes wrestling with Cupcake, a fit, light skinned male human with black hair and green eyes. Winona and Cupcake belonged to Applejack and Pinkie Pie, respectively. Sitting in the shade, watching their fellow humans play was Opalescence, an athletic, light skinned female human with straight platinum blonde hair and deep blue eyes who rested in the arms of a much larger dark skinned human male with a shaved head and brown eyes. Opalescence belonged to Rarity, but she didn't recognize the black human.
"Who's the big guy with Opalescence?" Asked Twilight.
Rainbow Dash answered her, much to Twilight's surprise.
"That's Tank. He belongs to my folks, but since they're in a middle of a move right now, they sent him to stay with me."
"Oh..." She observed how Opalescence seemed very comfortable in the much larger male's embrace. "He's seemed to have...settled in well." She commented offhandedly.
"Yes, my dear Opal seems very taken with Tank." Said Rarity. "She's never been so well behaved."
Rainbow Dash snickered.
"I told you all she needed was a good---"
"Rainbow Dash!" Scolded Rarity. "Must you be so vulgar!?" Rainbow only threw her head back and laughed uproariously.
"Say?" Asked Applejack. "Where's Orion? Didn't you agree to this playdate to introduce him to the others?"
"Yes, he's right behind me." Twilight looked behind her, down the slope of the hill and saw Orion walking up at a relaxed pace. He had a passive look on his face, the same one he put on whenever he was trying to blend in with the rest of Ponyville.
Stepping up beside Twilight, he let himself fall into a sitting position and regarded the ponies with a lazy expression.
"Well, howdy Orion." Said Applejack. "I don't suppose you'd remember me, but I took care of you for quite a while." She said with a smile. He really didn't. But he turned to look at her, acknowledging her comment. "You look like Twilight's doing a good job of raising you. I knew you'd be in good hands." She gently patted his shoulder with her hoof.
"W-wow Twilight. Orion sure is a strong looking human. And so young...he's not giving you any trouble is he?" Asked a concerned Fluttershy. "I know it's barbaric, but sometimes you have to neuter the stronger males or else they can be very destructive and violent." She squeaked, utterly hating herself for her comment.
"No, he's remarkably obedient. He's very special." Said Twilight with a wistful smile on her face. All the mares shared a look.
"Twilight, dear?" Called Rarity. "You aren't, um, you know..." She trailed off, unable to finish her question.
"You aren't banging him are you!?" Pinkie questioned loudly.
"PINKIE PIE!"
"What? You were all thinking it." She said. She immediately turned to her picnic basket and devoured a cupcake.
At this point Orion stood up and walked over to the nearby humans. That was an embarrassing conversation he did not want to hear. He saw the pair cuddling in the shade of the tree and avoided them. He did not want to get into another fight because some jealous male felt he needed to prove something. He also avoided the wrestling pair, not wanting to get involved in their game lest his headache return with full force.
Finally he decided to lay in the grass underneath the shade of the tree, a few feet away from the other humans. He lied there, relaxing for a few minutes before he detected another presence beside him. Slowly, he opened his eyes and found himself face to face with a human female, one he did not see with the group. Surprised, he let out a yelp and rolled in the opposite direction, before settling in a crouch. He looked up at her and took in her appearance.
She had a light brown complexion with brown hair and eyes, not unlike his own. She seemed to be fairly well developed physically and he found himself aroused by her. She had all the traits his biology was programmed to desire. Her body was full and curvy, with prominent breasts, a fit and narrow waist, wide hips and large buttocks. Her face was delicately shaped, with full lips and an adorable nose. Her eyes were large and expressive, and were honed right onto him.
"Angel!" Called out a soft voice. Fluttershy flew into view and settled between Orion and the now identified Angel. "What have I told you about disturbing people when they are trying to rest? It's rude." She scolded. The rest of the ponies came out and watched the exchange.
Angel seemed quite chastised, but quickly focused on Orion again. When she believed her admonishing to have been over, she quickly made her way over to the now standing Orion. Standing right in front of him, Orion saw how much smaller she was when compared to himself. She could have only been around one hundred and sixty centimeters. And judging by her looks, she was around his own age as well.
Suddenly, without warning, Angel tackled Orion and they both fell to the ground. Immediately, Angel pressed herself into Orion's body.
"Ha! Looks like Angel wants a little loving too! Seems she knows who she wants it from!" Laughed Rainbow Dash.
"Oh, my... But you're so young Angel..." Fluttershy quietly lamented.
Twilight only stared at the scene. For the others, it may have seemed like a joke, but this was much more serious than that. Orion was so alone right now. No only was he the only intelligent Human around, but he actually had to hide his uniqueness from ponies as well. What if he wanted to start a family someday? What if he does? Will the child be intelligent as well? Should she begin plans to fix more humans?
More importantly, should she begin to tell ponies about her Serum?
Author's Note
Is this the beginning of some romance for Orion? Or am I just fucking with you guys?
Even I don't know at this point.
