Fallout Equestria: Recordings of an Equestrian Monster

*click*

*quiet murmurs in the background*

Time is thirty minutes past six in the morning.

Attention everypony!

In thirty minutes time we shall begin the process on the latest batch of volunteers for Project: Chimera. As most of you know we are trying out a new technique with these ‘volunteers’ and so I hope to Luna you have memorized your roles. I want not a single buck up, if we succeed here then with any luck the war will be over by Hearth’s Warming and it’ll all be thanks to us: The scientists.

*stomping of hooves*

Thank you. And now, please listen closely. Let us go over our roles since we have a small amount of time to spare as well as to let me know you understand everything properly, as you already know we are the ones ‘tending’ to Subject Two-five-nine, team one please raise your hooves.

Good, now tell me, what is it you will be doing?

*airy mare’s voice*

Me and my colleague here are to monitor the subject and regulate the infusion of drugs and talisman power into his system.

Excellent, and now team two.

*smooth stallion and mares voice speaking in perfect sync*

We shall apply the Flux and liquefied magic in tandem throughout the process and make adjustments as necessary.

Team three?

*raspy stallion’s voice*

Myself and the others will join the subject and hydra together at the rate in which team two says is needed.

Team four?

*bored mare’s voice, almost grumbling*

We’ll be on standby to contain any incidents.

Thank you mares and gentlecolts, I am fully confident in your abilities here today. Now I want to emphasise that while I am here to primarily oversee the operation and record what happens, I fully expect any of you to ask me for assistance as and when needed. I have been doing this since the birth of the Project so, despite this being a new technique for all of us, I know enough to help any group at any point in the process. Is that it then?

*silence*

Very well, the hydra shall be brought in momentarily and then we can begin.

*distant hissing and booming roars*

*click*

*click*

*almost deafening roars entwined with harsh hissing*

Time is seven in the morning.

Okay everypony! This is it; remember that while the hydra here is only an adolescent. It is still extremely dangerous. Make sure those gas masks are sealed properly.

*sounds of fumbling and muffled “Clear!”’s*

Good luck everypony.

*click*

*click*

*laboured breathing*

Time is seventeen minutes past four in the afternoon.

The hybridisation was a success for Subject Two-five-nine. As I found out from the memo off Trueblood we regrettably lost three of the subjects, only time will tell if they are able to function as intended. In the meantime myself and the other head researchers will be compiling the preliminary reports on our individual subjects. I’ll record this brief run-down for use as a guide when I write it later on.

*coughs*

Subject Two-Five-Nine:

Aim – To create a hybrid of a Pony and a Hydra.

The prediction was that a capable Pony could dominate the mind of the highly aggressive Hydra and the resulting hybrid would gain the abilities the hydra possesses, for example: regeneration of limbs which we hope doesn’t result two legs growing from one, low-light vision, enhanced smell, hearing, etc.

What we hope to achieve mostly from a hydra/pony-hybrid is one that possesses a suitable regenerative effect that will create an almost indestructible soldier which will demoralize the enemy as well as allow use in high-risk operations.

From the aftermath of the procedure we have kept the Subject sedated, restrained and kept in his cell. We’ll be monitoring him around the clock to keep an eye out for any problems but so far I am able to describe the aesthetic changes that have taken place on the Subject. These are as follows:

The Subject’s coat has become a tough hide, muted orange/brown in colour like a typical hydra. It is curious to note that some of the original Pony coat has still poked through in places.

The Subject’s ears have become more pointed which suggests that maybe his hearing as also become more acute; I shall test this in the future. The mane however, has remained exactly how it was prior to the experiment.

The Subject’s tail has quite literally gone. In its place is what appears to be the same pointed tail not dissimilar to a Hydra’s and measures in length to about one metre long.

The whites of the eye have become lime green which we believe gives the same excellent low-light vision a hydra has. The pupils have also become vertical slits like the Hydra’s.

The subject’s hooves have what can only be described as fused with the clawed feet of a hydra. Originally myself and some of the other scientists thought that the claws are just there for show and couldn’t be used since they were coming out from the hooves, but when touching certain points around them claws they have provided a response, twitch in laymans terms. So as far as we can say they are functional and could provide a good use should Two-five-nine see use.

In conclusion I believe that some of our secondary hopes have been achieved such as what we believe is the same tough hide of a hydra’s but as it should be reiterated, we can obtain more accurate data on the changes when the subject wakes up and we can perform the many tests I have planned.

*click*