The Crystology Experiment

Robbery? Assault? Treason? Espionage?

I somehow doubt it Serious. Do you think we should maybe, I don't know, leave?

Well we could still get more information which is starting to seem vital, but I suppose you're correct we should leave before we get caught.

A lone dark form began to slip across the ceiling to the window,mouth froze as Twilight re entered  the room with a bang. "Okay, now that that is finished and we are in a calm environment, why don't we discuss what happened?" A hoof raised. "Besides Pinkie" Pinkie visibly deflated.

A shadow on the ceiling began edging closer to its escape.

"Well darling, I think it is obvious. We found a powerful unicorn and he attacked us."

"Are you sure you aren't forgetting something thar sugar cube?"

"Well, it wasn't technically a unicorn..."

Twilight swiveled her head towards Fluttershy, "What!"

"Well you weren't paying attention but it didn't actually have a horn."

"But, but how is that possible!? How on Equus did it create that shockwave or escape from us without a horn!?"

Because I'm special.

No, she is CLEARLY referring to my ingenuity.

"Maybe it was just scared, lots of animals can break limits when they're scared, why not ponies?"

"But what about the buttons? What if it's actually secretly a super advanced robot assassin from the future sent to exterminate ponykind!"

"Pinkie, that entire premise is idiotic. If something like that were to occur it would almost certainly cause some sort of grandfather paradox, preventing it from being conceived. At the very least it would eradicate the reason it was made before it was assembled. What kind of imbecile would think up that scenario?"

"James Cameron."

"What?"

"Never mind."

"Besides it would be better equipped if it were here for that. But the real question is what is it and why did it attack us?"

hehehehehehe...

"I still think it was just scared. Didn't it say "threat detected" or something? It could have just been trying to protect itself."

"And I say he was just some uncultured scum that was sent after us."

"Rarity, that doesn't even make any sense, besides if he wanted to hurt us he could have just followed us to the castle and-" KAPLOOWOOWOOW Rang a noise as the room was suddenly awash with confetti. 7 figures froze in their place. 6 pairs of eyes slowly looked up to where the sound came from. 1 pair of eyes dilated to a fairly impressive degree.

7 voices started screaming.

Wonderful. Stop screaming and flee!

Aaauuugh! Fleeing! Fleeing!

I call ceiling.

With a tinkling sound Twilight had a larger window. "Guards!"

"We don't have those sugar cube."

"Right. Catch him!"

"I'm on it Twi! Let's see if he can get away from the fastest fligher in Equestria this time!..........."

"..... ummm, Twilight?"

"Yes Dash?"

"Which way did he go?"

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Why does no one EVER check underground?

They just don't register it as an option apperantly.

That could have gone a bit smoother.

Yes it could have. The sky is also blue.

Well at least these roots have handy tunnels in them.

How does one even make roots out of crystals? It is absurd. The effect it creates isn't worth the sheer amount of effort, and crystals don't just grow like this.

Maybe a spell was cast that made it grow really fast and just imprinted the growth pattern of a tree on it?

Meh. That could concievably function.

I thought you liked 'actual words'?

'Words commonly used in general vocabulary count' or something. There is no need to press on such things. (Don't call my bluff, oh please don't)

We share this system you know.

Curse you traitorous thoughts!

So these roots won't go on forever. Up or down?

Down seems like a perfectly reasonable idea if we weren't on a sphere.

We could technically  be on a disk for all we know.

And then we would technically fall through into the other side instead.

True, true.

While they talked they began to tunnel upwards and to the side.

Since we seem to have attacked the ruler of this land what do you think will happen?

You mean how will our execution be or what we should do?

Ha. Ha. Ha.

I don't really know. We could try to reconcile but I don't think that usually works.

Who says we can't break the mold? Besides they seemed like reasonable... mares.

What about the one who kept ripping holes in the very essence of this pathetic reality.

She seemed nice.

And surely VERY reasonable.

Oh well. Besides its not like we are going to do that right away. We have plenty of time before we need to do ANYTHING even.

I suppose you are right, let us merely tarry no longer at this location, we have no idea what they are capable of.

But in the mean time we can just rela-

"Warning: low battery. Please charge your device or replace the battery. You have approximately 70 hours left until forced shutdown."

I stand corrected.

Well then, what do we consume to increase energy stores?

What do normal ponies ea-AAAAAAAA!

"Aaauugh! The ponies have founds us! Runs with your crystals before the noises comes!"

You can pretend all you want but I know you weren't scared.

It's funny.

It really isn't.

Well we have a free tunnel either way!

Yay, we no longer must  effortlessly dig through topsoil.

We shall investigate the dog things!

Or we will just go to the surface and, nevermind maybe the dogs know what ponies eat.

Full speed!

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Halt! What do we eat!?

Ahem, let me try, "Halt! What do we eat!?"

"Please don'ts eats us master!"

" So ponies eat meat."

"Ummm, no?

"FOOL! You shall misinform us no longer! WHAT DO PONIES EAT?"

"Daisies and grasses your masterfulness!"

Aha! Onward to victory!

You say I'm the silly one.

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A few hours later on the surface.

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Why are there no daisies here?

Because it's solid rock?

Yes but the point remains where are the daisies and grass?

Wasn't there some in Ponyville?

Yes but there should be another-

Warning: battery level 9%

-way to proclaim what a brilliant idea that is.

Desperate times call for desperate measures.