A Candy a Day, a Bimbo this Way

Sunset hummed to herself as she walked down the corridor, her guitar in one hand, and a briefcase full of paper, pens, and everything else she wouldn’t already have in the lab to run her experiments in the other. She had honestly been looking forward to this week for a while now, as it would be the second time she would be able to examine magic, and with the findings she had from before, she had better hopes for these tests. Not only that, but now that she was more confident in her ability to ‘pony up’, she hoped she would be able to control her outputs, and not end up covered in rainbow gunk again. All she had to do now, was get the keys.

She stopped in front of the science club’s door, thinking for a few moments as she checked the time. Since she couldn’t be absolutely blatant about her research, as the magic still freaked some students out, she had to do it after hours. That meant Micro Chip should have been the only one in the club room.

The memories of her darker times came to mind, where the pasty, light purple nerd was slammed against a locker, and she was snarling in his face. She had been especially hard on him through the years, as he spoke to the weaker, kinder side of her. The side that had been a student to Celestia, and not a conqueror of magic. She placed a hand on the side of her head, her eyes shut tight as she took in a deep breath. She would need to be careful with her next few words, lest she open old wounds.

The door opened with a creak, and she walked in, adding a soft melody to her voice as she said, “Hello, Chip. It means a lot to me that you would be willing to loa-” She stopped as she looked over the clubroom, and saw no one. Sunset stepped towards the teacher’s desk, and saw a small note attached to some keys. It detailed the rules of the lab, and to tell Pinkie, the pony she had used to make sure not to intimidate him, hi. “He ran. I should have fucking known it.”

With a hand on the side of her head, she stuffed the keys into her pocket, and made for the labs. While Sunset knew she shouldn’t have expected a ton more, she couldn’t help but hate it. A throbbing pain was behind her eyes, but more from holding back tears, than from her anger. She had been looking forward to bringing another person than practical Equestrians, but it was obviously too soon.

Luckily for her, the keys worked like a charm, and her mind could switch topics. Instead of worrying about Chip’s opinion, she needed to focus on her experiments, before she ran out of time, and the janitors came in. She whistled to herself as she ran her hands along things like beakers, test tubes, and Bio-Chemical analyzers. She then stopped, noticing that the scanner’s screen was on, and on it, was a box, stating that it was made of cardboard and paint, and the contents within were made of cocoa beans, sugar, vanilla flavoring, a bunch of other ingredients, and most importantly, unknown.

She popped open the scanner, and there in front of her was the small box of chocolates, and a note on top. She quickly pulled them out, her heart racing. Either this was something unknown to her, or perhaps an apology from Chip for having had to leave early, and having not give her the keys himself. She wished she could be happier when she realized it was the former.

Dear Miss Shimmer,

Search, search, search you may, but just like universal friendship, magic stays within your dismay. While your friends are good, it is hard to love, or at least be lewd, when everyone thinks you only shove. A stony disposition forces you to avoid collision, but perhaps a good treat, will help you be sweet. Scan as you please, there is no darkness in these.

One a day is the key, and hopefully by the end, you will see. Consider these a chance to learn, and if failing in that, to gain the ability to yearn, and get smacked on the twat. Sorry if I’m being crass by now, but honestly, you do need to stop being such a sow, and I can’t always be subtle, if I am to get you to unbuckle.

Sunset couldn’t help but switch her scowl to a smile for a moment. “Looks like you aren’t perfect either.”

Stop if you so desire, you will not earn my ire, so do as you see best, at my behest. I only hope Chip’s leaving, may one day stop on your heart cleaving.

Watching out for you,

Did

Sunset scowled as she put the note to side. Riddles and rhymes were never her strongsuit, as she liked to just face a problem head on and have a clear goal. From what she had gathered though, the sender was definitely a powerful mage, or alchemy user, who had decided to try to goad her into only taking the candy, without considering the dangers.

It did also seem to have my interests in heart though. If it could help me be friendlier with the other students, rather than think I always have to be with the girls to be safe, why shouldn’t I at least give it a shot? Her thoughts turned to the comment about her nether regions, and her cheeks burned at the thought of the candy actually being an aphrodisiac. Would even that be so bad though, when it could bring her all that much closer to her friends? At least it would lead to some stories.

She picked up the box, before looking in, where she saw five star shaped chocolates, all neatly in a row, with smaller white stars in their middles. They did look good, and the ingredients list mimicked one of her favorite types, but she would make sure its claim was true first. If it wasn’t dark magic at work, she would give it a shot.

She plugged in a few of her own special machines, including one to read magical wavelengths. She placed the chocolate onto the scanner, and her eyes widened at the jagged, erratic graph that appeared. It was unlike any she had ever seen. Though, she hadn’t seen dark magic, and all magic held patterns. That’s why while each of her friends had different peaks and valleys, they all followed a similar pattern. So, while she wished she couldn’t, if she channeled the hate she had felt when she had that stupid crown on her head to her music, she would hopefully be able to see some similarities. Or not, and accept the free candy.

She put some nodes onto her arms, face and legs, before sliding a hand down her shirt. She hadn’t been able to channel magic before, and hadn’t been brave enough to ask her friends of this, but she had originally hoped to put sensors on their chest, as the lungs and heart were such critical parts of the body, and may provide some insight. This didn’t help her slightly above average bust resist the cold feel of the plastic though, and she let out a soft hiss from the touch.

Now that she was hooked up though, she could begin. She tried one short strum, before breathing in. The thought of Micro Chip cowering from her, making sure she wouldn’t disturb him so as to use the lab, and he could be safe. She let that feed on her pain as her hands moved on their own, her mind wandering to the fact that so few of her other friends had an interest in examining their magic again before the next villain came. Once was apparently enough for them. This only led to a tear coming down her face, the thought of Celestia making sure the forbidden ward was forbidden even to her, right in front of her eyes.

A black aura came from the side of her eyes, and a red flame went along the nodes, and caused the analyser to steam. She heard the hard working components whirring and clicking within, and shot her eyes open, before throwing away the guitar before she destroyed something.

For a few moments, she held her breath, waiting for something, anything to go wrong. But nothing blew up, not yet at least.

She slowly made her way over, before pulling the heated chip out of one of the ports. While she knew she should let it cool down, she was honestly hoping at this point that the letter was being true, as she could use a piece of chocolate right about now. She slid it in, and the screen showed a much faster graph, switching between highs and lows more rapidly than any of her friend’s magic, or even her own from in her room. It was still uniform, steady, and measurable, unlike the other one.

She let out a soft sigh, before picking up the chocolate and popping it into her mouth. The sweet cream slowly melted in her mouth, and she thought she tasted a hint of orange, just as she liked it. It didn’t improve her mood as much she would have liked though, as this only raised more and more questions. Sunset didn’t feel like facing them right now, not after where she had gone to for the test, and soon was locking the door to the lab, the package of chocolates in her backpack.