An Experimental Potion

              Stardust Sparkle was on her hindhooves, her forehooves holding a potion in each. Both potions held the potential reactants to create her desired potion, or a deadly explosion. Her tounge was out, and her face was scrunched in concentration. Beads of sweat ran down her face and dewed her long blue mane.

              Her mane also had a stripe of red in it. Her heart was beating rigorously in her chest, slightly moving the purple fur of that area of her coat. Her breathing was deep and slow, though slightly tense. She slowly tilted the yellow flask in her right forehoof, allowing a small drop of liquid to seperate from the rest of the liquid.

              But Starla; as she perfers to be called; was tilting the flask now in a way that kept the drop at the tip of the flask, letting the rest of the yellow liquid fall to the bottem of the yellow potion's flask. She had to be careful. Yellow potions act as powerful catalysts. Though many factors can influance a potion, just one drop from a catalyst potion can drastically affect the potion it reacts with.

              Improper measurements when dealing with catalyst potions usually result in a devestating explosion.  This is why yellow potions arent commonly seen in an alchemist's lab. However, the potion Starla was pouring the drop into was just as volitile. Though the green potion in her left forehoof was usually used to slightly restore fatigue, Starla had put crushed ruby into it, which now lay at the bottem of the green flask.

              Crushed ruby also acted as a catalyst. Every aspiring alchemist knows that it is highly dangerous to mix two catalyst reactants together. The measurements would have to be precise. Which is why no alchemist has been successful at what Starla was doing.

              Other alchemists could not brew the potion without it exploding. But Starla believed she could get the measurements right. And if she could, then the restore fatigue potion's effects would be quadrupaled! Of course, if she failed, she could kiss her home, and herself, good-bye.

              Starla let the drop slip off the flask and into the fatigue potion. She then immidiately corked the catalyst potion and put it on a seperate shelf, and put the reacting green potion on an empty table in front of her. She didn't want any mistakes. The yellow drop of liquid had disperssed itself throught the green potion as much as its volume would allow.

              The green potion now looked like it had swirls of yellow in it. But the dangerous reaction was still to come. It began bubbling, creating lime green foam at the top. Then it began to shake. Starla dived behind an empty table and kicked it over to make a shield.

              Then a spark emmited from within the flask as the yellow liquid hit the crushed ruby. A loud bang followed. This in turn caused the potion--and Starla--to jump slightly. Starla peeked out from behind the table to observe the potions reactions.

              The potion then sparked twice in succession, causing it to jump once, then again in midair. Astonishingly, the potion landed back on the table perfectly, though it was still bubbling and foaming. Starla gulped. Had she miscalculated?

              She would've checked her notes, but with the potion reacting so violently, she couldn't afford the risk. The potion sparked and jumped agian, emitting an even brighter spark and louder bang. Then it sparked an jumped three more times, and upon the seventh time, Starla heard the flask crack. Oh no, she thought. At this rate... She hid behind the table, covered her ears, closed her eyes, and braced herself for the worst...