Chapter 4

There is a abandon orphanage place deep in the Everfree forest. Inside that orphanage there was a stair case going down into the basement. Within that basement there were tones of high tech machine hissing out steam and container full of unknowable chemicals that glowing brightly in mixing of colors. The glowing liquid reflect of the lab coat from a brown pegasus, softly sobbing next to a large cage in the dark corner of the room. She slowly petted the beast in the cage, whipping away the tears. The beast comfort the pegasus as she lay on the ground the tear. After a while, She got off the floor, whipping the tears off her face again, she spoke. "I need to report this to Princess Cadence." And with that, she trotted over to a nearby table. She pick up a pen with her hoof and begins to write. The letter goes as fallowed.

Dear Princess Cadence

I sadly inform you that the test of the chemicals Nuclear Color had failed horribly. It seems that the chemical had slowly mutated Puppeteer to a pony like creature and I fear the other children will fallow, but worst. For Puppeteer case, I mix a different liquid with the Nuclear Color in his shots just to, really, see what will happen. I will not reveal what that liquid is because I believe we should cancel the project before thing go out of control. The children, since they were taking straight Nuclear Color, I've notice some worrisome thing.

They been hacking up rainbow liquid, most likely the chemical they been taking. Their eyes are going pale, their teeth are going sharp, most of their inner parts art glowing a bright white, and slowly their skin are turning black. And the way they act... They have gotten violent towards the other scientist, me, and to each other. They also been craving meat, which is against pony nature. I fear that if we continue this project, there will be a huge tragedy that will spread across Equestria and will form into the worst thing that ever happen to Equestria.

So please, I beg of you. Cancel the project and get rid of anything that contains Nuclear Color. Pills, shots, barrels, anything that Nuclear Color touch. Inform the ponies in Cloverfield the same message. I know this seems odd that I'm writing a letter to you even though you're coming in an hour. You see, the ponies here are prideful. When the children were starting to crave meat, all they did was give them meat from a dead rabbit and told me to shut it when your around. When your came here last, the children went violent on Puppeteer, even after Puppeteer flied. One of them even bit me, that's when I discovered the rainbow liquid. They'll do anything to cover this up, pretty much they did already.

I'm so sorry Princess...I know this project meant more to you that any pony who was involved, more than Sci. And the fact that you were so happy that Puppet had a huge chance to become an air to the throne, the possible idea that he could raise the moon. To be a gift Princess Celestia so she wouldn't be alone anymore. But it have to be done...
I'm so sorry...
Chemicals. R

Chemicals, once done, put the letter to a small machine. The machine functions as a fast mailing system that goes straightly to Princess Cadence. Chemicals put the rolled up letter in the clear tube, she push a couple buttons. The letter went up in a magical green flame, it dance around the room before disappearing into the air. Chemicals sighed in relief, thoughts of justice ran through her head as she walked back to the cage. The beast in the cage had a mix of sad, worried and relief. She sat down onto the ground and petted the beast.

"It's going to be okay Puppet... I know that saying Everything is going to be okay isn't going to help because, let's be real here, it won't. Once Cadence gets the letter, I bet right about now, every will sort of go downhill. Most likely she'll bring an good amount of soldiers with her, tones of arrest, you'll be put in some lab in Canterlot to be tested so will the children, and we might face the fact that there might not be a cure. But I want you to know that with every bad event, even if it's one after another, there will be something good that fallows. Even when it's small. If there's nothing good that comes after the several arrest, the one thing that is good that is the fact that no pony will be hurt by this chemical ever again! Do you understand?"

Puppet stared at her a little bit but then nodded. She smiled. "Good." She looked down at her lab coat pocket, she put a hoof in her pocket. She pulled out an opal pin that shimmered in the glowing light from the Nuclear Color. She place the pin on Puppets cape in the very front. She hugged Puppet. "That use to be my mother's. She gave it to me when I went to college. She was very sick at the time so when she gave it to me she said. Even if we will never see each other again, I will always be with you. That always stuck to me... So I'll give it to you."

"CHEMICALS!!!!" An angry voice shouted from up above. Furious footsteps coming towards them. Chemicals shot up and turn to faced the raging light brown unicorn. "What the hell are you doing?! What did you send?!"

"A letter to Cadence, this need to stop now."

"Stop? Are you mad?! I spent years on researching on this, I spent most of my life researching on this unknown chemical, many sleepless night to find out what the fuck is this chemical is. And once the royal family notice my work, you come in a ruin it!"

"Ruin it? Look around you! Look at Puppeteer, look at the children, look at me!" Chemicals lift up her sleeve to reveal a part of her fur and skin going black and seemed to be rotting. Sci slightly backed off in reaction, he bump into the small table right behind him. She lifted her lip to show him some of her teeth are long and sharp.

"This chemical you spent all your life on is a disease that slowly mutated ponies into an unknown monster, and they crave meat! And from the bit I got the other day proved it. We need to stop this before this gets out of control and spread."

"You're overreacting." Sci said turning to face the table behind.

"Overreacting?!? Your under reacting!!! We are in danger in an actual zombie apocalypse here, but instead of zombies we have nuclear, mutated ponies. Haft of them will be Ali-"

"Look at Puppeteer! He didn't become a zombies like creature."

"That's because I put cooking oil in with the Nuclear Color in his shots!"

"What?"

"I put cooking oil with his shots because I wanted to see what happen. One day I accidently mix the chemical with cooking oil when I was making breakfast, I didn't realize it until I gave it to him, since then I put it in. Pretty much my fuck up saved him!"

Silence stuck the room. Several moments past until a large thumping noise. Fallowing those thumping noises was hissing and breaking of wood. Chemicals looked at Sci. "What's going on upstairs?"

"We're fine."

"We are not fine!! What part of this you don't get?!... You don't like being wrong do you?"

Complete silence.

"That's it isn't it? Ever since I reported the bit this you and voice my concerns, you just shook it off. When the children started getting violent, you ignored it . And when they started craving meat and started to chew on their own skin, all you did was give them meat from a dead rabbit! You all did throughout this was dance around the problem that is staring right in the face."

"Shut up..."

"All because your prideful ass can't not except the fact that a pegasus is right and you are wrong!"

"SHUT UP!" He shouted as her grab an object on the table to quickly turn around to face Chemicals.
.........

Spike slowly put the last book onto the shelves. He slip it in the empty slot with pride for a job well done. Ever since Twilight left to help Fluttershy whatever was going on at her house. He struggled to put all the heavily books away all by himself, but he was able to do with hard work. He stepped down the ladder, once near the ground he jumped down and landed perfectly. He proudly walked away from the book case whipping his hand.

{*BANG!!!*}

Twilight slammed the door open, causing Spike to walk back into the shelve and knocked over some books down and onto his head. Spike removed a poorly written book about a mare falling in love with a vampire as he watch Twilight walk by him. "Hey Twilight." Spike said getting up off the ground. "What was going on at Fluttershy's house?"

"Spike, I need you to write a letter to Princess Celestia." Twilight said, pulling out a large, burnt book and a flower out of her saddle bag and place it onto the table. "I need to ask her if she knows what a curtain creature is."

"Okay..." Spike said pulling out his materials he need and ready himself to write down every word Twilight said.

"Dear Princess Celestia. Early this morning, Fluttershy have found an pony like creature that is black, has an third rainbow eye under its horn, no mouth, and wares a top hat and a cape." Spike looked at her quit oddly but continue writing. "If you know anything about this creature I described, please send any information that you have. Your faithful Student, Twilight Sparkle."

Without a word, Spike rolled up the letter, took a deep breath and blew out a green fire that burn the letter and dance out of the window. Twilight sat down on a chair in front of the table as Spike walk up to her. "If you don't mine me asking again, what happen at Fluttershy's place?"

"Well like I said, she found an unknown creature with a high intelligent that came out the Everfree forest. She brought it to hers house because he was hurt. But he destroyed her house because she gave him one of Pinkie's cupcake."

"Well no wonder, those cupcake are castle full of sug-"

{*POOF!*}

A scroll popped into existence along with two folders. The floated onto the table with grace in front of Twilight. Spike looked at the three objects on the table. "Well that was fast."

"Too fast..." Twilight said with a worrisome face as she picked up the scroll. She picked off the fancy stamp of a detailed sun and moon on it as well of the red ribbon wrapped around the scroll. She rolled out the scroll and read the message on it.

Twilight

Not let Puppeteer out of your sight. He's not dangerous in any shape or form. Me, Luna and Cadence are coming to collect him and bring him back to the castle. I know you have a lot of questions so Cadence add some government folders to answer most of them. We'll answer any questions you still have as possible as we can.
See you soon
Celestia Sun

Twilight looked at the letter, stared at it for a couple of moments before handing it to Spike. Spike read the letter and looked up to the purple Alicorn. "Shouldn't we go looking of this Puppeteer?"

Twilight shook her head. "He's at the school right now with Fluttershy and Rainbow Dash. I think they can handle it. Right now, I want answers." And with that she looked down at the two dirty folders.

One of the folders was labeled as Nuclear Color and the other was faced down so she doesn't know what the title. So she decided to open the Nuclear Color first and open the folder. Dust flew out of the folder and into Twilight's lungs. She heavily coughed and whipping away the dust away her face, Spike did as well. These are old folders. Twilight thought as she check the date of the folder. The date states that the two folders must be at least ten years old if looking to the dirty thing didn't tell you that. Twilight thought for a moment, why did Cadence had these folders on her and how was she able to get them so fast? Ignoring the thought for now she forces on the papers in the folder.

Twilight was captivated from the contents of the folder. It told her about a chemical she never heard before and how that it was discovered by complete attendant. It told her the many hours of testing and the mysteries it brought up. It told her the that the chemical gave to ponies that improved their magical, strength, and flying abilities. It also told her that the study of the chemical was cancel all of a sudden. She looked at the page numbers and she saw some of the pages were pulled out. She went through the pages again and again to make sure she didn't skip anything.

She decided to close the folder that she have, put it to the side and go to the next one in hopes to find the missing information. She slide the second folder towards her, dust flying out like the last time. She coughed as she turn the folder upwards. As she did she froze, eyes widen. She felt herself sweating and slightly shaking at the title of the folder. She didn't know quit way thought, her only thought was that Celestia didn't tell her anything about this at all and the feeling of being lied to. Spike looked at Twilight in worry and putting his hands on her shoulder. "What's wrong Twi?"

All she could do was to point to the title. Spike looked down at the title and fallowed Twilight's reaction. Both of them start at the three lettered, shocking title of the folder...

The Alicorn Project.
End of Chapter 4

Author's Note

Well that, that was a thing... Alicorn Project, info on Cloverfield, possible Zombie ponies, and Celestia being lonely? A lot of things happen and Puppeteer was barely was in this. That will change next one. Two chapters away from being done and I am pretty proud of it.
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