Chapter 3

The Arrival of a Son

It had been many months since Deoxy last saw his child. He was getting excited, because today was the day the creation would be ready to be released.The speaker crackled to life in Deoxy's office.

"Sir…it is time." came the voice of Ribose. Deoxy rushed from his office to the growth lab. He looked and saw a beautiful male alicorn colt in the chamber. "We are ready to release him sir." He said. Deoxy walked close to the container.

"Open it." Deoxy firmly stated. Ribose pressed a button and the liquid drained from the tank. The colt was lying down inside the container as it opened. Deoxy picked him up. The colt was black with blood red highlights on his hooves and mane. His mark was a sword with blood red gems in its hilt. Deoxy raced pver and picked up the still asleep colt. "I did it…I did it! I am taking him to my chambers." He said.

"Yes sir!" Ribose saluted.

Deoxy walked back into his room at the back of his office. He set the child on his bed and gently shook him to wake him up. The little colt opened his eyes. His eyes resembled that of a changeling but they were blood red.

"Who are you?" The colt asked with slit red pupils looking at the professor.

"I am your father. Happy birthday Sanguine Blade." Deoxy said smiling happily at the colt.

"Daddy!" Sanguine said hugging the old stallion. The little colt looked out into the black void sprinkled with distant stars. "What is that?" He asked

"That is space. Your daddy is a really smart pony who studies space with others." Deoxy said letting the colt walk to the window and look out. The little colt eyes were looking everywhere into the space beyond that window.

"Space is beautiful. Is this home as pretty daddy?" Sanguine asked looking excited at his dad. Deoxy simply smiled.

"Oh yes it is.tomorrow you will be receiving training and will get to see more." Deoxy said. The colt cocked his head in confusion.

"Training?" The colt repeated.

"Of course, you want to be able to help your daddy don't you?" Deoxy said looking at the child. Sanguine eagerly nodded.

"Yes daddy! I want to be able to study space like you!" Sanguine replied.

"Well you must learn to use your power. You need to learn how to use your wings and magic. You have great potential to help us but that requires training." Deoxy said.

"If that's true…than I will train my best daddy. I want to help you!" Sanguine hugged his dad's foreleg. Deoxy rubbed the boy's head with the other foreleg and looked down at him.

"Good boy. Now I must get back to my work. You can learn more about space in those books on the shelf if you want."Deoxy said and pointed to a large bookshelf. Sanguine simply smiled and nodded. "Good now I must go. Stay out of trouble." Deoxy said opening the door.

"Yes father!" Sanguine called from the room.

Then the door shut behind Deoxy. Deoxy spent most of the day working on his files and papers. Writing some, destroying others and other things. The whole time he thought of his child and how the months of his creation had slowly chipped at Deoxy's once pure business mindset. It made him question the weapon part of his son and whether he should even train him for the Equisgenera Army like was planned,After finishing his work, he returned to his room and saw Sanguine on the ground reading a book. Deoxy smiled. "How goes the reading?" he called as he approached his son.

"It is interesting. This book on Equestria seems very fascinating. will we ever see it daddy?" Sanguine asked. This actually stuck a thought in his father. Deoxy knew that if he refused his orders he would be forced to flee and if he wanted to be a family with his son, Equestria was his best chance. "Daddy?" Sanguine asked. Deoxy shook his head out of his thoughts.

" It is far away son but one day, when you and I are ready, we will go there. You are my son and I want you happy." Doexy replied. Deoxy had made up his mind about what he wanted Sanguine to do. At first, he wanted his son to kill the people of Equestria but now he wanted to go and live there with his son. He had a large career but a family was the one thing he never had and here was his chance in the form of this colt.

"Really daddy?" his son asked with eagerness. Deoxy placed a leg on his son's shoulder.

"Yes son. One day, we will. Now let's go to bed." Deoxy said.

"Okay dad." Sanguine yawned out. Deoxy picked up the little colt in his arms and carried him to the large bed where his fell asleep with the colt in his arms. The next morning, Deoxy took Sanguine to a special room in the lab.

"Is this where I train daddy?" Sanguine asked.

"Yes it is." Deoxy said as he reachd for his card to open the door. "Are you ready Sanguine?"

"I'm ready." the colt replied excited. They heard the clip clop of hooves on the ground.

"Then let's begin. Shall we?" the new comer said. Sanguine turned and saw a pony in a tight lab coat. His mark was that of a brain neuron.

"Sanguine, this will be your teacher Neuron." Deoxy said shaking the stallion's hoof. Neuron looked down at the little colt and offered his hoof out.

"Welcome Sanguine Blade." Neuron greeted. The colt was hesitant but Deoxy looked at him with a smile which gave him confidence.

"Thank you Professor Neuron." Sanguine said.

"Let us begin shall we?" Neuron said. However, Deoxy pulled him aside and whispered something in his ear. The stallions shook hooves. Neuron was the only pony Deoxy trusted with his secret and agreed to not teach the boy milirtary tactics. With that, Deoxy started stepping out of the door.

"I will be back for you later son. Study hard okay?" Deoxy said.

"I will father!" Sanguine replied waving to his dad. Then Deoxy left the room.

"Okay let us begin with Equisgenera language. Ready to begin?" Neuron asked.

Sanguine: I am ready Professor!

Sanguine studied extremely hard. He did his best to memorize all the texts he had to read. In a way to impress his father by his knowledge. Around 5:00 in Equisgenera time, Deoxy came for his son. However, Neuron pulled him aside real quick.

"What is it?" Deoxy asked. Neuron looked at Sanguine then back to Deoxy.

"His mental speed must be huge…because Sanguine has learned half of his academia in only a few hours. That process usually takes years of time and energy yet he reads faster than anyone here and has highly superior memory to even me. At this rate, He will have finished college and any other private courses by the end of one revolution (1 year in Equisgenera time)." Neuron said. This left Deoxy perplexed.

"Are you sure?" Deoxy asked. Neuron nodded

"I tested him on all his coursework and he aced every question. All in record times." Neuron said showing the papers. This made the old stallion smile

"Fantastic. Thank you for reporting this to me." Deoxy said and then turned to his son and waved him toward the door. The two set off back to their room. Deoxy closed the door then gave his son a big hug.

"Are you proud of me daddy?" Sanguine asked. His father chuckled.

"Yes oh yes I am so proud of you! You are a better son than I ever thought I would have. You will be working with me soon son. Count on it!" The old stallion said. This made his son hug harder.

"Oh thank you daddy!" Sanguine said.

The two shared that hug for a long time before their stomachs growled.

"Alright let me get us some food." Deoxy said through a chuckle. He pressed a button on the wall and he selected some food from the screen display. Some food came out of the wall dispenser and he gave one to his son.

"Are these nourishment?" Sanguine asked.

"Yes. Just some simple nutrient bars. They will give you all the nourishment you will need." Deoxy replied eating his bar.

Sanguine opened the package over it and took a bite.

"It tastes very sweet and candy like." He replied

"They change flavor depending on your primary taste. For you, it must be for sweets but mine tastes like noodles and chicken." Deoxy stated.

"I see. Thank you for the meal dad." Sanguine said.

The two finished their meal and went to bed.

Meanwhile A group of scientists plotted,

" Are you sure we should do this?" A robed pony asked.

"Trust me. Deoxy is getting to…close to the subject. We can't have a soldier with weakness. Deoxy must be taken care of." Another pony replied.

"So how do we get to him?" A third asked

"Simple, we use his "son" as a lure. Once we get him we can erase the brat's memories of Deoxy or something. That fool will come to rescue his boy. His love for the subject has blinded him of the original goal for that thing. WE need to get him when he is alone then snatch the brat." The second pony said.

(Maniacal laughter)

Author's Note

Let me be clear. It has been several months between the second and third chapter. Between chapter one and two its about three weeks. So Deoxy has had time to actually develop love for his son despite him not being out of the container till now.