The Unkown Brotherhood

Alex Knocked on the door to be greeted by an all too familiar face "Hey Brother nice to see you--" Alex pushed past him and started flipping through books on the shelf "---again."

Alex threw down the last book off the shelf and looked at him "Dark where's your journal?"

"Why? No why are you angry you weren't this angry two days ago."

Alex said nothing as he waited for an answer. Dark sighed as he answered "It's behind a false panel under the J section."

Alex went back to the shelf knocking till he found the panel. Dark sat down fearing his brother's wrath as he flipped through his journal "Bright if you just---"

"It's Alex" he growled causing Dark to shut up "Three years eight days ago ring any bells?"

"Is that the day you're looking at?" Alex nodded "The king approached me to create a monster to help the coliseum get more attention. I finished about a year ago."

"What DNA bases did you use?"

"Bright I--"

"ALEX AND WHAT BASES?!"

"Unicorn,Pegasus,Earth pony, and Changeling."

"Fucking Tartarus Dark!"

"Look I know we canceled it but the king found out and personally told me to resume the experiment. I didn't tell you because you never go to the coliseum so i thought you wouldn't find out."

"I canceled the experiment for a reason!" Alex sighed as he sat down and rubbed his temples "How many are there?"

"When I discovered their healing and regenerative capabilities i stopped at thirty the king has only twenty five."

"Did you get rid of their intelligence?"

"I hatched the first twenty five early but the king wanted me to make sure at least one have intelligence so five are still in eggs."

"Well how long until they hatch?

"I was able to delay it by five years but a side affect is they will learn at three times the rate."

"Well i know you won't commit treason so what do i need to do to take them in when they hatch?"

"Bri--Alex you can't be serious."

"I have five years to prepare for their arrival and times ticking so tell me."

"A mate willing to raise them."

"Well that's a confidence booster."

"Look I'm sorry ok I know I've been weak and i just can't say no to him he's just...." Dark sighed as Alex pulled him in for a hug "You aren't mad are you."

"I am more angry than i have ever been but that's because you didn't tell me.Not because you went against my wishes, but I'll get over it."

Dark smiled as he let go "I'm going to see mom and dad today, want to come along?"

"I got time why not."

Both brothers walked outside down the paths as they reached the cemetery they both go inside and sit in front of a tombstone.

Dark laid down as alex sat down in front of the stone and read aloud "Here lays Shooting and Shining Star respect for for their founding to science and magic studies."

"They were considered the greatest weren't they?"

"I guess but most contributions was made by others they just found the basics."

"Yeah I guess so. I dont think ill be over them."

"Probably not but you still got me here."

"Yeah thanks."

Gold continue walking through the streets of the market browsing the shops. “Hey Gold!” She turned to see a shopkeep waving her over.She walked over to see it's a blacksmith shop. “Hey I just got finished with that dagger, I know it’s a day late but I wasn't able to finish the engraving before the match started.”

‘It’s OK I was able to handle myself.”

“Huh well did you pass?”

“Yeah I'm surprised I got in honestly.”

“You think you would be more excited only the select few are chosen.”

I know but I really don't have anything to gain from it but respect from my brother.”

Huh I thought it would be easy for you to get that” Gold turns around to see Alex holding a bag of bits as he tosses them to the smithpony and hands him his whips handles “Gold coating please, real gold.”

“It'll take five minutes.”

“Huh Gold want to walk and talk?”

“It's why I came here.”

“Well I wanted to--OW” Alex looked behind him to see Brutus with a diaper on his head and crossbow. “Brutus are you serious?”

“Does thou regret giving me that book.”

“A little it seems I’ve overlooked something.”

“Hey rhyming is my thing. Now I'm going to screw around with Silver.”

“It seems you two are getting along well.”

“We do but he seems a bit umm--”

“Off, hyperactive, abnormal?”

“--excitable.”

“Oh well that seem a lot nicer than most ponies.But yeah he's always been a excited person he always cheers everyone up when he smiles, although there was a time when he wasn't always this happy.”

“Really when?”

“When we first met, but it's a long story.”

“I got 4 minutes.”

“Well I started on the first day of our last year of training. I was second best of the class so I was required to help anyone who need and I was assigned the newest addition to the class a short zebra who liked to fight with clubs. So I did as I was told and walked up to him and shook his hoof. But I notice when he was practicing his strike's weren't powerful enough so I got him angry and he tore the dummy to shreds. It was than I figured something was wrong if he had that kind of power and didn't talk to anypony.”

“What if he just wasn't social?”

“I was 6 I didn't think about that.”

"Anyway so I dragged my brother along with me as I followed him after school and well he heard apparently notice us following him because at one point he turned around and said 'I may be small but i am willing to fight, so show yourself if you have any foresight' so me and Silver walked out and i told him how i found him rather peculiar how he seemed to hold himself back in class."

"Well you sound certainly blunt for a six year old?"

"Yeah but i grew up with my brother what do you expect. Anyway so he told us that he just doesn't know how zebras are treated so he didn't want to try anything dumb. In response I promised me and Silver would happily be friends with him and Silver decided to be dick and say 'so do you have to speak in rhyme or is that just a habit you formed?' I was about to call him out but Brutus beat me to the punch 'Respect of tradiction is important, I'm sure even you have some you don't want want shortened' I smiled as i realized him and Silver wernt going always going to see eye to eye."

"Hmm that's a nice story but the only thing I learn from that is your nosy don't know when to quit and care about other's."

"Well that's how I've always been haven't changed much since i was a kid and i thought you wanted to know about brutus that's the reason i even told you the story."

"Heh to be honest i just wanted to get to know you more before asking ya out."

"Oh uhh well i guess It wouldn't hurt to give it a try."

"Tonight at eight than?"

"Sure why not?"

"HEY KID THE COATINGS ARE DONE!"