Flight of The Avali: Season One

As the other two were teleported directly onto the pad, they found out momentum did carry over as Einuli was body slammed into the wall. Starlight and Derpy expected to hear a crack as he collided with the metal, but all Einuli did was grunt, only seeming slightly inconvenienced by slamming against a wall with the force of a train.

“Eeeeee! I can’t believe we’re actually here!” Pinkie bounced up, smiling wider than ever before. She bounced up from Einuli, managing to haul him up.

“How…” Einuli mumbled.

“Don’t question what she does.” Starlight said.

“Twilight said I hurt her brain, I dunno why though.” Pinkie shrugged.

“J…” Einuli shook his head after a moment's pause. “Alright… I’ll just… learn to not question things.” He sighed.

“It’s a bit hard on all of us.” Starlight assured, “Now, why don’t you show us around?”

“Wait… how big is your ship?” Derpy asked, looking around the metal room. “Is it a battleship, a dreadnought, a… a…”

“It’s a biodome actually. About the size- at least from my drone scans- of the first city I visited.” Einuli explained.

“A… biodome?” Derpy muttered, “Woah…”

“Y-you mean Canterlot? And…”

“I live here with the crew of Avenged. There’s my Treehouse up currently, since they’re all literally making this a mobile HQ for the ship and any armaments they need, we’re currently designing a barracks and other useful structures. Though, I intend to keep the Armory, and other important structures underground.” He tapped his foot against the metal floor. “Just to save room, and allow for food production. Namely in farms and orchards… it lets us all keep a more varied diet than some sort of ‘nutrient paste’.” He lead them out into the main area of the aboveground portion of the ship.

“Wait… y-you can grow food here? How i-” Derpy cut herself off as she saw how huge the ship itself was. She noticed quickly the artificial ‘sun’ in the dome. The space outside was completely blocked off.

“This is amazing…” Starlight mumbled, nearly gawking at the tech on display. “You said you can change the seasons here?”

“Yep. I do it on a whim. Just depending on what I want to grow.” Einuli shrugged. “Right now I’m growing summer crops. The soil is enhanced to allow for rapid growth and production without sacrificing quality. But it has to be ‘refreshed’ after around thirty solar cycles. Which would pertain to about a month in terms of your days. Though thanks to Shehal- the genetically engineered fungal species I made, I can focus on other things as he keeps the soil filled with nutrients. Weeds still grow like well… weeds. I wanted it to keep as close to being real as possible… plus it allows Shehal to eat.”

“Wow… I’m sure that Applejack would love to hear about that!” Pinkie said, “You should take her on a tour of your farms some time!”

“That’d actually be a great idea!” Starlight nodded.

Derpy was just wide-eyed as she looked around, not even really paying attention.

“So, what else would you like to see?” Einuli asked.

“Why don’t you show us your h-” Starlight was cut off as a bird-like creature (more bird-like than Einuli looked at least), came up and slapped him across the back of the head. Taking a look at him he looked to be in what could best be described as well… actually something technically advanced, looking incredibly like an engineer. Though outside of the suit they could see he looked somewhat like a parrot, with blue plumage around his eyes and red plumage on his face.

He spoke in a language none of the ponies understood, Einuli replying in kind. Einuli returned the smack, causing the bird to squawk and cross his arms.

“You CAN speak in english. That’s what their race speaks, so as guests it’s only right they feel welcome here.” Einuli stated.

“Fine.” The bird stated. “Well, idiot. You somehow busted a huge fucking hole in the side of the FTL drive. It’ll be a lengthy repair.”

“Oh, I’m sorry. I was attempting to make a jump, and when it ended the drive just EXPLODED. I couldn’t help it.” Einuli retorted.

The bird paused for a moment. “Alright.” He sighed, shaking his head.

“Are you done accusing me of things?” Einuli asked.

“Yes. I am.”

“Good, you were honestly starting to anger me.” Einuli turned back to the three mares who were just listening to the near fight.

“And who would these three be?” The bird chirped.

“Chotl! What the hell are you doing?” Another bird, this one looking dirtier and covered in grime (though it was actually oil), from what they could see of his actual plumage his was green and orange instead of the other’s blue and red walked out from the teleporter room.

“Trying to exp-”

Einuli got a sly grin, the three mares instantly recognized what was going to happen.

“You assaulted Einuli again, didn’t you? And in front of a new species nonetheless! What the hell is wrong with you?” The second bird walked up to Chotl and slapped him hard across the face.

Chotl returned the slap and nearly punched the other bird.

Einuli chuckled quietly, “These are the Shiatha twins, Chotl…” He motioned to the one the mares met first. He pointed to the second one, “And he’s Oloxoc. They’re the onboard engineers for Avenged and now by virtue the… Well, I don’t really have a name for this ship… I just call it the Biodome. Since that’s what it is.” He shrugged.

“Well… you should really change that little issue.” Starlight chuckled, “Are they usually like this?”

“Eh, yeah. Most of the time at least. Catch them on a good day and they’ll be really friendly.” Einuli said. “Now, let’s just leave them to sort themselves out. I’ll show you my treehouse!” He said, motioning the three mares to follow him. He took them up the stairway leading to the top of the main exterior platform on the treehouse.

“Woah… this is literally…” Starlight muttered, taking quick notice to how well mixed the natural (the tree itself) and the unnatural (the various technological things on the tree) were. It was unlike anything she had seen before. Everything on this ship was completely new to her, and it just kept getting more and more amazing!

“Wh-what metal even is this?” Derpy asked, just trying to sate her curiosity.

“It’s made of titanium!” Pinkie responded, smiling widely.

“Yes! And this tree itself is a genetic modification of an oak tree. It’s much sturdier and the leaves don’t fall off, even in the coldest weather.” Einuli nodded, “It’s designed to be more homely on the inside as I do usually sleep and live in it when I’m not exploring.” He walked to the door which slid open for him. “Why don’t you three explore a bit? If you need anything or have any questions I’ll be around to answer them.” He offered.

“That’d be gr-” Derpy was cut off as Pinkie darted deeper inside, content to fully explore his home. “Great.” She laughed before flying off and joining her.

“Actually, I’d like it if you’d show me around, that way I can know more about everything as it comes up.” Starlight suggested.

Einuli smiled widely at that, “Alright! Why don’t I begin with what I know intimately?” He asked, “Right this way.” He lead her to another teleporter, taking both of them instantly to the infirmary. She noticed how sterile and clean it actually was, with a few beds laid out- all unused, and some things she could recognize (at least partially) from Ponyville’s hospital. “Now, most things like basic infections and illnesses work themselves out due to the nano-tech most of the Avenged’s crew has, so the infirmary is used for major things only. Like say broken bones, gunshot wounds, laser burns, serious concussions, energy burns, sword and knife wounds, augmentations, and other major medical things. But, I still do need to check up on them incase there’s something internally wrong with them.”

“So, do you use X-rays and CT scans?” Starlight asked.

“No, those are incredibly outdated and slow to use.” Einuli shook his head, “I use this.” He walked over to a machine Starlight didn’t recognize. “It scans all internal organs and does the work that an X-ray, CT Scan, and any other type of examination procedure would do in a much shorter time. It’s useful as it doesn’t need contrast or any special prerequisites before use. And there’s no risk of cancer from it due to radiation.” He explained, he motioned for her to sit in the chair inside of the machine.

“Does… it hurt?” She asked.

“It’s completely painless.” Einuli said.

Starlight stepped inside and sat down.

“Alright, this will only take a minute.” Einuli smiled at her, pushing a few buttons on a nearby keyboard.

Starlight heard the whirring inside the machine before a few lasers kicked on. The machine fully scanned her body, and true to his word it was completely painless and it took only a single minute.

“Alright! You’re done, you can come look out here now.” He said. Starlight stood back up and walked out, she now saw the screen overtop of the keyboard Einuli was at, on it was very clearly displayed both a full brain and cranial scan, as well as something similar to an X-ray sheet, and a show of her organs. “From my best judgements, I’d say you’re completely healthy.” He joked.

Starlight smiled, “Thanks, doctor.” She laughed, now turning to a more serious note, “This is really cool! It’s amazing to think something like this could even exist…”

“It was made through a collaborative effort between some Apex rebel scientists and a few Hytoli scientists. It’s helped advance medical tech a lot, though it’s expensive to make and I only got this through salvaging an abandoned cruiser.” He said.

“Wow…” Starlight mumbled.

She looked back up at the screen and noticed some text she couldn’t even begin to decypher. “What’s that mean?”

“Oh, it’s something the Shipboard AI does automatically, it scans for possible augmentations that’d work well with your body, and have an incredibly low chance of rejection.” He said, “Not something you need to worry about… the healing process for any augmentations is a few days, and it’s an incredibly painful process during some stages…” He let out a sigh.

“Mmm, I’ll… keep that in mind.” Starlight said, “But for now… I think I’ll just stay away from anything like that.”

“That’s entirely your choice.” Einuli said, turning back to face her. “So, why don’t we go… um, find the other two before…”

“They managed to breach the dome?” Starlight joked.

“Yeah.” Einuli laughed.

“Sounds like a great plan.” Starlight nodded, the two leaving the infirmary for the time being in search of Pinkie and Derpy.