Equestrian Future

Twilight’s cryogenically frozen body lies in a mobile cell. There is a one-way window to the cell, on the other side there is a control room that is now occupied by two stallions. They wear tight leather and both have red visors.

One stallion looks at his companion and waves him out of the room, “Go get Princess Luna. We always have one ruler here to see these.” His voice is monotone and deep.

“Right away, sir.” the other stallion says in response and salutes him before leaving the room. Now the lonely stallion flips three switches, turning the monitors on.

“Testing: one, two, three...” he speaks into a mic.

Luna soon enters the room. She has a simple armor suit on that is different shades of light blue. “What subject is it this time, Captain?” She sits in one of the chairs that the rulers are supposed to sit in. The stallion looks at her then reads the monitor.

“Twilight Sparkle, ma'am.” He then types on a keyboard and Luna’s ears perk up.

“Twilight!” The lunar princess's eyes shine with happiness. The Captain looks at her.

“Somepony you know, ma'am?” he tilts his head, a bit curious.

“Yes. She is from the time of the Elements.” She gets up and leans against the window, looking at Twilight. Luna’s eyes fill with tears as memories flood her head. The Captain hits a button and the room lights up sending heat throughout the room.

“Unthawing process is engaged...” the stallion says, sliding his hoof on a dial increasing the temp. Luna keeps her eyes on her frozen friend.

“Shall I send note to my sister?” she now looks at the stallion with her brow raised.

“Negatory, ma'am,” the red visor lifts and he looks at all the monitors. “Activating body scan,” he hits a button as he said that.

A red light flashes, an alarm soon following. Both Luna and the stallion take notice of this and look at the main monitor. The Captain types quickly, stopping with wide eyes.

“Oh my...” he bites his lip hard.

“What is it?!” Luna asked, almost yelling. The Captain points to the screen, the monitor shows no heat or electric measure in Twilight's front legs.

Luna puts a hoof to her own muzzle, “Oh no...” she frowns behind her hoof. A computer voice activates and speaks.

“Subject: Awake” Both Luna and the stallion look over to the window and see Twilight's eyes are open. She looks calm and a bit out of it.

Suddenly Twilight looks around frantic, her heart pounding in her chest, “Hello?! Rainbow Dash?! Rarity?! Girls?!” she shivers from the cold. Luna then looks around and smacks the stallion in the back of the head.

“Give me the mic, you idiot!” she growls at him. The stallion gives her the mic and turns it on. Twilight then starts to get up. She stands for a total of five seconds before her front legs buckle beneath her.

Luna frowns at the sight of this. “Twilight dear,” Luna speaks in a calm voice, “just lay there. Don’t move”.

“Luna?!” Twilight yells, looking around. “Where are you, Luna?!” she has tears in her eyes and her breath can still be seen. Luna looks at the stallion sitting next to her.

“Gas the room. She needs to rest if we are to replace those legs.” The stallion hits a button and the room fills with gas. Twilight gasps and coughs, trying to get at clean air. Soon, she loses consciousness again.

The cell door opens and Luna exits the control room, wanting to see the friend she had not seen in a long time. She stops when she reaches the motionless lavender mare.

“Oh Twilight...how will you react to this new world?” Drones now enter the room, loading Twilight onto a metal table. They remove her from the room and send her to a room next door, for the replacing of her front legs.

Luna and the Captain are now behind a new control panel, beginning the process for Twi’s new front legs. Luna then looks at the stallion.

“Do we have legs for her, Captain?” Luna raises her brow in question. He nods, “Yes ma’am, Celestia sent some in,” he chuckles and Luna raises a brow.

“Its like she knew that Twi’s legs would be lost...” the stallion shakes his head and dismisses her ridiculous statement.

Robots begin to remove Twilight's real legs and two robotic ones are automatically fused in place.

Luna raises a brow again, “I have never seen ones like these. These legs, so high tech...” she then frowns. She looks back at her left back leg; it is robotic and not nearly as high tech as the ones Luna has just laid her eyes on.

The robots finish the job and retract into slots located on the walls. Twilight remains still and she breathes normal, the stallion smiles and chuckles.

“Prepping for body scan: take two,” he hits a button. A red light flashes and the monitor beeps. He looks at it, “And the new legs work.”

Luna smiles, “Good news, but how will she take it in? She has never seen such a thing before,” Luna bites her lip hard and sighs.

“Princess...she will have to deal with it,” the stallion gets up and leaves the room. Luna now sits alone, the only thing separating her and Twilight is a glass window.

Luna exits the room, Twilight is now alone. There is nopony in the room with her or on the other end of the window. Twilight’s eyes slowly open. She is to disoriented to notice her legs.

The first thing to enter her mind is her friends. “Girls?” Twilight whimpers and falls off the metal table, hitting the floor hard.

She inhales and struggles to speak from the hit. She gets up and looks at the metallic walls in question and fear. She slides her hoof on the metal, it is cold and solid. She trembles as she tries to maintain balance.

Suddenly, two stallions in armor and symbols on their chest walk in and grab her. Twilight flails and screams. She is terrified and unaware of what will come next.

“P-please...let me go...” she is still kind; because unlike these stallions, she believes in the magic of friendship. Twilight slowly calms down and asks the stallions a question.

“Were are we going?” she has tears in her eyes. One of the stallions looks at her.

“To the throne room. She wants to see you...” he then looks forward again. Twilight was confused, who wanted to see her?