3 Brothers on Equus

by -Bluejay-

11- ...Can sometimes lead to salvation

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(Year:2059, Earth- W.G.A.R. Underground Facility Alpha, 1st person-Two Niner)

Fear... that's what all of s felt when the lights suddenly turned on and we were moved into the deeper parts of the facility until they placed us into med-bays that they told us were for vaccines and other medical stuff. Now we knew that they were giving us injections and serums that would change our us physically and mentally so we could be faster and stronger... but there was a price, Eighty or so of our brothers and sisters had died on the operating table or adapting to the augmentations. Those that had survived, most would just stare at the walls while some would try to get used to their new bodys and would train for what ever could come next...

Nobody could prepare us for what came next...


(Current-ish time, Inquisitor's mind-scape, 3rd person)

"How in the blazes did you get in here?" The new version of the AI said before the Luna stepped up.

"I am the princess of the night and it is my duty to protect one's dreams." Then the Solar joined her sister.

"And to find some answers to our questions."

"(Dark chuckling) Dream Magic, really? You do know he didn't believe your explanation of 'magic,' right?"

At this comment Princess Luna tried to hit Logos with a blast of magic only for it to stop half-way and for Logos to walk to the bolt's side.

"...I have to admit (starts to glitch) ThAT yUo'Re-Re-Re mAji-i-ic iS s-s-s-stronG... (stops glitching) But not strong enough." And with that the bolt turns green and dissipates into his hand to form a small pistol. As Logos looked like he was done glitching, Grey looked over and said,

"Logos, log off."

"NO! I'm Fine(Glitches) I'm fine." Grey then holds out his hand for the pistol.

"Rest... I'll take care of this... intrusion."

"Heh, good luck." Then Logos disappeared into a sea of crystal fragments as Grey turned towards them while putting the pistol on his hip.

"Now. What were you going to do once you got into his mind?"

"We were going to look at his memories to see what had made him into what he is at the moment."

"....I can read people by looking at their postures... but, I couldn't read him in any way except for the fact that he is holding something back."

"You're right... He is holding something back... (Starts to mumble) many things actually (Stops mumbling) but that reason is classified for high ACSC and all ATL personnel... but I can pull one of his least 'scaring' moments up. I advise that the more queasy people stay back here (waves hand to his left and a vortex appears) while the more hardened ones go in."

"Why are you doing this?" Celestia said curiously wondering what his/it's plan was.

"If I don't do this you'll just keep bothering us until you find out." Grey said as some of the group went into the portal leaving Fluttershy alone with Grey and the child... whom was still hiding behind the Grey one's leg. Fluttershy crouched down to his eye level and the child hid deeper into the Grey one's leg as if he was wishing he could disappear.

"Hello, little one." Her voice just seemed to scare him into hiding more into the Grey's leg, "I'm not going to hurt you." She said inching closer until Grey stood in front of her and the child.

"That's what They said." Causing Fluttershy to tilt her head in confusion.

"Who's 'they'?"

"...Your friends will tell you. In three... two... one... (points to his left just a portal opens and a everyone else runs out of the portal. The one they left walked up to them as Luna and Celestia walked up to the child that was trying to hide behind Grey's leg, and both princesses crouched down...


(??? seconds or minutes earlier, One of the Inquisitor's lesser 'molding' memories, 3rd person)

The group walked into the memory to see a grassy field with a small hill, and on top of the hill was a lone oak tree. As the group stood up they saw two military jeeps pull up on other sides of the hill. The first car opened and a fifteen year old wearing a combat suit climbs out of the car just as three climb out of the same car, two with rifles and one with a single pistol, the Teen walks up to the one with the pistol while they got to the tree and said.

"Why are we here officer?" The 'officer' looked down at the teen and pointed at the other car as four other men with rifles escort a man and a woman towards them.

"A test Two Niner." He said gesturing to the two civilians

"Who are they?"

"They're your blood parents." the officer then catches the teen before he started to run and for the teen to look at him confused as he calmed down.

"What's happening?"

"The test." the officer said as he handed the ATL his pistol. Soon the realization struck him like a freight train and as soon as it did he took a step back from the officer.

"S-s-sorry, I can't do this." The officer then grabbed the ATL by the shoulders and crouched in front of the teen.

"You want to protect... right?"

"...Yes but there has to be a better way than this."

"You have to show that traitors have to be punished. Believe it or not they have killed thirteen innocents in a terror attack." At this the teen looked at his parents and their faces turned to horror as he lifted the pistol.

BANG

BANG

The ATL slowly lowered his arm as the officer took the weapon from him and turned to the car and was about to close the door as he stopped with a smile.

"Oh, and before I forget... they were with the freedom fighters that were trying to get a signal for help off this system to other planet colonies. But I was telling the truth about them being your parents. Goodbye... ATL Two Niner." Then the officer and two of the soldiers got in the car and drove off leaving the new 'official' ATL to mourn his parents with the four soldiers and their truck to stand guard. Then every thing turned grey as the memory stopped and Logos appeared in a flash of green light.

"Now you know one of the reasons why the Inquisitor is as he is now... we later found out that the officer told the truth in the end and that WG forces had stormed the building and slaughtered everyone there except for his parents. Then they gathered his parent's bodies after their execution. They then put them on a starship and sent said ship to a far asteroid that later turned out to be a WG outpost that was keeping... rather sensitive material and files that would lock all of them up in a matter of seconds and prototypes that were very dangerous. But some of the blueprints got into RAU hands and they mass produced the 'Burner' type battleship that would burn a select planet from orbit leaving the planet a pile of ash and rock. The other blueprints were unfinished and were experimentals used by the RAU."

"So this is one of his major memories?"

"That was one of the smaller molding memories. But, not a major molding memory."

"...So he's seen worse?"

"...Done worse... In fact he had almost all of his molding memories except for the most major one that with no doubt, changed him into the Inquisitor you know and love today."

"And that is?"

"It's... his story to tell... (Flashes red) It's time for you to leave before he wakes up." Celestia steps up to the AI to find that he is a few inches shorter than her without the horn.

"Look, I've had enough of your secretiveness and all I wanted to know was one thing from the start!" Unfazed by her yelling, Logos slowly looked up with his face devoid of any emotion.

"And this question is?"

"...Are they dangerous."

".....Extremely ...If provoked. If you don't provoke him, then you will be safe. If you do... then may God help you." The memory then shook and Logos flickered red twice then twisting as he threw out his hand at the spot they were standing, opening a portal beneath their feet and was about to drop them.

"Oh and by the way, the child that was behind The grey suit's leg... he's the first version of the Inquisitor before his augmentation." Then he let them fall... but was thrown off when Pinkie was floating.

".....How?" Then Pinkie fell almost comically. "What?!"


(Current-ish time, Inquisitor's mind-scape)

The Princesses crouched down in a few feet from the Grey and the child.

"Come on out we won't hurt you." Celestia said only for the child to hug the Grey one's leg tighter and shake his head while whimpering.

"Come on out little one, (Child hesitates) please." The child detached itself from the Grey one, but keeping a hand on his 'lifeline' as he inched closer to the Lunar princess. "See, not that difficult little one, now was it?"

Shakes head

"Hello little one, I am princess Luna and this is my sister Celestia."

"We know who you are." Celestia stands up.

"How do you know who we are?" The Grey one simply points up to see a grey disk floating in the air and then Celestia and her sister saw it. A thin faint line that was connecting the child and Grey to the plate in the sky.

"Are you afraid little one?"

Nods

"Why?" Child then points to the horizon which held a radio tower. "Are you afraid of that tower?"

Nods

"Why?"

"Because when that falls, we are free from our emotions. We become a husk. A husk that blindly follows orders and kills without question."

"...Is this true little one."

Nods

"...Do you have another name?"

Nods

"What is it?"

"I-I-I forgot." Both Luna and Celestia glance to each other before turning to he Grey one

"What's yours?"

"(chuckles) thought you would know by now."

"What do you mean?"

"(looks behind them and smiles) Light and Grey, Optimism and Realism, both of those... but we always balance each other out and Light here always comes out victoriously... except when he recently lost someone close to him or someone close to him is threatened. That's when I take over and right now he is currently weakened so his form is taking that of a child."

"What about healing him?"

"Sorry, can't help you there... (waves) Farewell."

"What do yo-" A surge of white electricity hit them like a tidal wave breaking their connection to his mind and all of them started to fall into a quickly darkening abyss.


(Morning, Canterlot Royal spell room)

Everyone was sprawled across the floor as the slowly picked themselves up from the floor.

"Ugg, why... what happened?"

"Two theory's young Twilight Sparkle, One: his mind's defenses caught us off guard and made me lose control of the spell... Two, He woke up and the dream spell ended."

"Princess... do you want my guards to capture them?"

"...No... order your guards to stand down, they won't harm us unless provoked."

"Yes princess." Shining then turns and starts to head down the corridor to tell his guards to stand down. just as he disappeared from sight a palace servant came running up to the princess.

"Princess Celestia... One of the... aliens escaped a few moments ago and prince Blueblood has already sent guards to capture the two remaining ones here." At this the royal sisters's eyes both widened.

"(Sigh) At least it cant get worse sister." Luna mumbled to her sister.

"And he also sent chariots to both intercept the escaping one and anther with explosives to try and blow the door to their ship." The servant finished. Then both princesses yelled,

"Damn it!"


Author's Note

Ah, the wonderful power of Murphy's law Luna, never misuse this great power.

So that's it. Feel free to drop some creative criticism, that is if ya want to that is. Thanks

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