Aqua Light

The year was 17 S.D. and humanity had taken to the stars in exploration for new possibilities, but it still took far too long for standard space travel. Humanity had only managed to drop the time it took to travel to the moon by a mere 1%. And sadly no one was willing to take the time to progressively work towards faster forms of travel.

Revamping an old rundown building the World Government had it's best scientists working around the clock, yet even at their pace it still wasn't enough for them. Expanding their efforts countless bright young minds from around the world were gathered under the new educational program for gifted minds. Ascension Science Assistance Program, or A.S.A.P. for short, was a means to get the young to work on dangerously experimental theories under the guise of granting college aid.

It is here we find the young brilliant mind known simply as Aqua Light, researching all she can on Black holes and the Einstein Rosen Bridge. She hopped to replicate an old science fiction movie called 'Event Horizon'. In the movie they used a black hole generator to bend space-time around the ship and jump from one end of the universe to the other in mere seconds.

"Maybe if I put this here and this there, it will work!" Aqua said to herself, but more like to her Golden Lab, Sam.

Sam panted excitedly as she sat there while her master tinkered away, Sam had been with Aqua since she was just a pup and the two of them were near inseparable. Other than sharing the same birth date, Aqua and Sam also shared a rather strange connection with one another. Aqua never had to give a command yet Sam seemed to do as she was expected with out training, many of Aqua's colleagues often joked how she was the human version of Fluttershy when it came to her dog.

Aqua didn't mind the statement, like most of her colleagues she too enjoyed the old show. How she pondered what it must have been like to live during that time, when the first episode of MLP: Friendship is Magic first aired on the relic called an HD Television and it's close relative the computer screen. She let out a happy sigh as the thought about it only to be startled by an old friendly grunt.

Turning around she saw Leyline, "I see you've made some more progress since I last came by." He was slightly older than Aqua but his gray hair with streaks of white made many question his real age, "Still trying to prove that old movie right I see," He chuckled as he looked at her math on the board, "are you sure you've got it right this time?" He worried for her as he did for many of those he called friend, but more so for Aqua than the others.

In his eyes she was like a sister to him and he didn't want to see anything happen to her.

"I know I got it right. Because I asked Sam about it and she said it was right." She said without looking at Leyline. She was looking at the wrong paper and the right paper, trying to find the mistake she did before.

The mistake she made was putting the blue wire together with the brown one, but now she put the blue wire with the red wire. Leyline was like a brother to her. She looked up to him. He been there when her parents died when she was just 12 years old and ever since she felt safe with him.

Sighing as he looked around he feared that something horrible would happen, far too many times had he seen many bright young minds fail through their hubris, far too many gone because of one overlooked calculation or one supposed minor flaw. He mostly blamed himself for not keeping a better eye on them. Looking over her shoulder he stared at her paper work, he wanted to go over every last bit he could with her just to keep her safe.

Sadly as he started to look at her notes his phone rang causing Sam to growl at the device, "Hello Director how ar-..." The Director's voice was angry as usual telling Leyline his care for the students was none existent, "sir I know you promised the board bu-..." The Director's voice grew louder and far more aggressive, "sir they are just students, bright and far beyond many their age yes but students and children none the le-..." Leyline's head slowly started to hang low as his limp arm twitched, Aqua knew his arm twitched like that to warn him something was coming, "I-I understand sir... yes sir... very well sir... the-they will have something for the board by the end of the week."

Sam whimpered a bit as Leyline hung up the phone, she tried to get his attention by rubbing her wet nose against his left hand.

Sam looked up at Aqua telling her Leyline couldn't feel anything in his left arm causing her to ask what happened to it, "The same thing that always happens, the Director makes demands, someone makes a mistake. Sometimes I'm there, sometimes I'm not." Raising his left hand he moved his fingers and hand as he walked out, "I'll try to buy you some more time..." Lightly punching the door frame as he stepped out he looked back, "just... just don't do anything reckless alright kiddo. I'd hate to lose my little sister."

She nodded at his blank expression trying to grant him some reassurance, everyone there like it when he smiled and was cheerful. But it was times like these many worried what could happen, some said it was luck he lived as long as he has. Aqua however felt something was protecting him as he tried to protect all of them.

Looking at Aqua's work through a thick pane glass window he sighed as he thought about the old movie, in theory it could work but one consequence the movie had brought to the table wasn't a simple mistake during a jump from one end of the universe to the other. It was far more than that, he worried that it could open up a path to other realms or even planes of existence. What awaited them on the other side of those jumps, was it good, was it evil, could they even survive the jump? Far too many variables existed and each one a new question in his mind, his worries escalated when he saw Aqua smile and wave at him.

He kept his fears to himself not wanting to bring her any worry, with a faint smile he waved back and walked down the hall whispering to himself, 'She has to succeed, if anyone here can it has to be her.'

Pushing up her geeky glasses onto her nose more and putting her long black and aqua hair into a ponytail while looking at the clock. It was just getting past nine. She never stayed this late at work. As Aqua started to put the papers in her desk for the night, something started to happen to her machine. A bright glow came from the middle of it, then poof, it started to work! She started to jump up and down. Running out of her office to see if Leyline was still here, but he was not. She headed back into her office and locked the door. Thinking to herself 'I can't believe it's working!'

She was ecstatic to see the fruits of her labor pay off, her only regret was Leyline not being there to share in her enjoyment. Quickly turning on her camera Aqua started recording to document her achievement, Sam however was barking at the machine as it continued to power up.

Walking back to Aqua's lab Leyline ran every possible thought through his mind, the Director demanded her project next but he feared she wouldn't be ready. Everyone else he had been to wasn't anywhere near as ready as Aqua was, but he didn't want to risk losing her or anyone. Walking back into the hall Aqua's lab was located he gripped his left arm feeling a slight sting, he gasped at the sensation as he looked down the hall.

His arm twitched before but he hadn't felt anything in that arm for years, running down the hall he slid across the tile floor as he looked through the pane glass to see Aqua was alright. He sighed in relief to know she was fine, smiling at how she jumped he knew she accomplished her task. More than that her project was working with what appeared to be no mistakes, he watched as she turned on her camera to start her data logs.

"Thank God she's alright..." Leyline slid down to his knees thanking God she was alright, "Aqua you did it sis, you've done what others couldn't." Feeling the same sting in his arm once more he looked towards the machine only to see it crackle and spark.

Looking to his right he saw the door and hoped it was open, rushing to it he found it locked. Banging on the door he called out to her hoping she would hear him, each time his fists hit the door harder as his cries grew louder. Moving back to the window he saw her back was still turned to the machine as the gravitational pull slowly started to build.

"AQUA!" He cried banging on the window hoping it would give into him, "AQUA YOU HAVE TO GET OUT OF THERE!!" He knew his voice fell on deaf ears but still he cried out to her, "GOD DAMN IT NOT HER, NOT MY LITTLE SISTER..." He sobbed shaking the window with each strike, "AQUA PLEASE, YOU HAVE TO SHUT IT DOWN. AT THE LEAST GET OUT OF THERE!!!" As the gravitational pull grew it slowly pulled Aqua and Sam, Leyline could only watch as his little sister cried out for help.