Soul's Requiem

The research team gathered before the spire at dawn. The team consisted of Ambrosia, Right Angle and Timeline. They all sported thick hiking gear and each had a Sabershield secured around their necks. They had them because the inside of the spire had heavy mana radiation inside. Where they were was protected by the barrier that was over the hole they were going to descend through. Heavy amounts of mana had adverse effects on ponies, making them extremely ill and can eventually kill them.

'Well it looks like she won't be showing,' Ambrosia smirked and secured her rope to a metal rod sticking out of the ice," Alright ponies its a fifty foot drop before we hit floor so," she looked at Timeline," Mind your hooves."

Timeline frowned,' You almost get a mare killed in an avalanche once and they never let you forget.'

Timeline secured his own line and looked up to see Gene Splice walking up. Flanking her was a light blue alicorn with a mint green mane. HIs eyes widened in disbelief at her. She easily stood head and shoulders above them all and her wings werea sight to behold as well as her long horn. She wore a light grey jump suit that covered her entire body. It stopped just below the barcode that had been stamped onto her neck. Her eyes were chilling to look at for they were milky white without pupils. Timeline had heard of these creatures. They were the crowning jewel of Genesis Tech's accomplishments. The alicorns, four in all, each had been made by Genesis Tech's leading scientists. He never thought he would see one in all his life.

"So you did decide to show up," Ambrosia said with a glare.

Gene met the glare with a neutral gaze," Yes it seemed a logical choice since you seem determined not to listen to reason." She looked up at the alicorn." Temperance."  The alicorn nodded and lowered herself allowing Gene Splice to climb on." Shall we Ms. Ambrosia?"

With that the alicorn jumped through the hole at an astonishing speed. Ambrosia growled and jumped through the hole as well, followed shortly by Right.

"What the hay have I gotten myself into?" Timeline asked to nopony in particular as he braced himself and jumped through the hole as well. He slowly lowered himself to the floor. Ice covered everything in a thick sheet. Timeline marveled at the room they descended into. Even with all the ice he could tell this had once been a bedroom for an important pony and considering it's location, quite possibly the owners. Timeline landed and unsecured his rope. Splice jumped off the Temperance's back. Right Angle pulled out a small scanner.

"My word the mana radiation here is over three hundred percent," she gazed wide eyed at the scanner.

"Makes sense," Ambrosia said as she looked around like a filly would in a candyshop," This architecture has to be at least a thousand years old. Back then the mana radiation was much higher than it is now."

Timeline nodded," And over the years ponies had to adapt to the fading energies. For instance pegasi developed bigger wings and a stronger frame-"

"While unicorn's developed true telekinesis," Gene finished," Believe it or not pegasi  used to rely on a flight aura to stay aloft while unicorns used magic to use a sort of pseudo-telekinesis."

Ambrosia ignored Gene and walked toward a nearby door. She tried to open it but it wouldn't budge. The alicorn walked forward," May I?"

Ambrosia shrugged and stepped out of the way. Temperance pivoted onto her forehooves and bucked the door open with tremendous force. The door flew clean off it's frame and landed in the large empty hallway beyond. Timeline whistled genuinely impressed by the feat while Ambrosia shrugged," Not bad. Come on lets go. Daylights wasting."

They followed the hot-blooded mare down the hall. Timeline and Right Angle marveled at the suits of crystal armor that lined the hall while Splice kept her eyes on her own scanner and stayed in the back of the pack. Timeline fell into step beside her.

"So why doesn't she have a Sabershield?" He asked motioning to the alicorn in front of them.

"Alicorns are extremely resilient," Gene said looking up from her scanner," Believe it or not she can withstand mana radiation triple this without incident."

Timeline's eyes widened at that. Gene refocused her attention at the scanner ending any further conversation with him. Before long they came to a throne room. Ambrosia beamed at the sight of the massive throne.

"I knew it," she said," This was the seat of power for a kingdom."

"What gets me though why we have no record of it," Timeline said," It's almost as if-"

"It faded from history," Ambrosia finished. Suddenly the alicorn's ears perked up and she galloped through a  doorway. Ambrosia raised an eyebrow in question at Gene," Where is she going?"

Gene followed Temperance with a hurried pace, ignoring Ambrosia's question. Ambrosia looked at Timeline with her eyebrow raised while he just shrugged and they all followed. When they stopped they saw Gene and Temperance looking up at the ceiling with slack jaws. Ambrisia stopped beside Gene, huffing slightly from the run," What the hay was that about?"

Gene wordlessly pushed the unicorn's head up. Ambrosia,Timeline and Right Angle gazed up with disbelief at what they saw. Four alicorn's were encased in clear crystal above them. Three of them surrounded the fourth pink alicorn. The pink one had a look of pain on her face. The white alicorn, the larger of the four, had a look of subdued sorrow across her face. The dark blue one had a look of steel resolve on her face. The last one, the smallest of the alicorns, had been openly crying when they had been frozen in crystal.

"Say hello to Equestria's forgotten royalty," Gene said," Princesses Celestia, Luna, Twilight Sparkle, and Mi Amore Cadenza."

Timeline felt his mouth go dry as his rump hit the icy floor. He hadn't thought the legends were true. Everypony grew up hearing tales of an Equestria ruled by a benevolent and all-powerful royal family but that was all they had been, tales. Ambrosia couldn't believe her eyes either as she gazed up at the four ancient alicorns.

Temperance flew up and placed a hoof on the structure. She closed her eyes and was silent before she looked at Gene," Mother three are still alive."

Gene grinned," Good." she pulled out a small earpiece and put it on," Ricochet we found the target. This place is under quarantine as of now. No pony in or out. Understand?"

"Yes ma'am."

She looked at the three other ponies with her," I am sorry but I will have to have you all placed in confined quarters."

"Ambrosia stepped forward, lived," Why you bloody-"

She was cut off as all three of them felt an invisible force held them all in place. Timeline hazarded a glance at Temperance. She had landed and was staring at them, her gaze was unyielding.

'Telekinesis,' Timeline thought as he looked back at Gene Splice,' And bloody powerful too.'

"That wasn't a suggestion," Gene said.

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"I can't bloody believe this!" Ambrosia yelled as she lit her sixth cigarette in the last ten minutes," They can't do this!"

"Well apparently they can," Timeline said from the chair he was currently slumped in.

He and Ambrosia had been escorted out of the spire and placed in Ambrosia's hexatent. Right Angle had been lead away so she could show them the research they had gathered on the spire. A pair of armed guards had been placed outside their tent's entrance to ensure they wouldn't try anything.

"I'm an Equestrian citizen," Ambrosia ranted," I have rights!"

Timeline rolled his eyes and looked out the viewing screen," Hey they're bringing out the alicorns we found."

Ambrosia looked out the window and sure enough she saw three medical beds floating off the ground each holding one of the alicorns. Leading them was Gene Splice with a holopad held in front of her by a unicorn stallion. They appeared to talking. Ambrosia leaned back and snuffed out her cigarette.

"Screw this," she said," Come on we're getting out of here."

"How?" Timeline said," In case you forget there are two ponies out there with guns."

"That's why your going to fake an injury."

"Fake an-" he started but Ambrosia kicked him right in the jewels,"Gah!"

She rushed over to the door," Guards come quick. I have an injured pony here."

She steeped to the side. A moment later the two guards rushed in. Ambrosia grabbed the second one coming in, a unicorn mare, and slammed a hoof into the side of her neck. She let out a strangled squawk. The other guard, an earth stallion, rounded on her, his rifle raised. Ambrosia grabbed the unicorn's rifle with her telekinesis and slammed it's stock against the side of his head. He went down with a grunt. Ambrosia turned just in time to see the barrel of a dart gun in her face.

"Umm," Ambrosia chuckled nervously," My bad?"

The unicorn sneered and moved to pull the trigger but a folded aluminum chair bashed her upside the head. Her eyes rolled up into her head and she fell to the floor unconscious. Timeline threw the chair to the side and gave Ambrosia a glare.

"Next time you fake the bloody injury," He said, still hurting from the pain in between his legs.

"Sorry mate desperate times," Ambrosia said as she grabbed some rock climbing rope from her trunk," Come on lets get these guys tied up. Then we can figure out what the hay is going on here."