Project F.R.I.E.N.D.S.H.I.P.

by SaltWriter the leviapony

Rating: teen
Tags: Death, Twilight Sparkle, Gore, Original Character, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, Dark, Other, Derpy Hooves, Violence
Length: 6002

IS friendship the strongest magic in Equestria, one scientist plans to test this to the highest extreme

The Tinkerer, a young clock maker turned scientist, has unlocked immortality, and has used it to become a scientific powerhouse. But as the years go by, one question has made him the most curious, is friendship the most powerful magic in Equestria? To test this, he forges a plan involving a artificial Alicorn and the Princess of Friendship. Can Twilight prove that friendship can overturn this magic powerhouse, or will magic overturn Equestria?

Published 2017-07-11 18:50:06 UTC
Last updated 2018-12-11 02:31:58 UTC

prologue: giving life

It was another beautiful morning in the hills of Equestria. The palace of Canterlot shined with the suns rays and the town bustled with it's usual activity. And just off the mountain, to the west of the town, stood a lonely house, build into the rock, so as to make it invisible to only the most vigilant of flyers. It was designed Victorian, with tall spires, a grey exterior, and rounded windows. In this house, a earth pony resides, and feeling lazy, woke with a yawn today.

“Huh, looks like another late start today.” the pony said with a stretch. This pony was named Tinkerer, known for his clock Cutie Mark and scientific genius. As he walked into the bathroom, he looked at the face in the mirror. The stallion was handsome, not old enough for age to show, but out of the young stage of adulthood.

“Darn it, looks like I need to reapply the dyes again,” He shook his head at the dull colors he saw in the mirror. Being the genius he was, he had extended his life through magic and science. Unfortunately, the colors of his body had faded from the experience, and he had to dye his fur and hair to make himself presentable.

He placed the bright blue dye into the bath water, and wrapped a cloth around his tail and mane to keep the colors out. A ten minute soak later, he got out of the bath, drying off with a towel and removing the covers from his hair and tail. His fur had returned to it's navy blue sheen, and with a comb, he brushed out his hair, giving it a dark red look with striped grey. And, applying green eye lenses, he went downstairs to get some breakfast.

“Buttercup, did you get my meal from the shop?” He spoke out, laying down on the couch near the kitchen.

“Of course” the unicorn spoke out, her voice coming from the kitchen, “I got them at the same time you asked, but since you slept late today, I had to put it in the fridge.”

“Thank you, I know my weird sleep schedule is odd to you, but I like to make sure I don't break into a routine.” As he said this, the lanky unicorn walked into the living room, carrying the aforementioned breakfast. Buttercups orange and white swirled hair swished as she entered, her maids outfit covering most of her caramel fur. Her chocolate eyes looked over the items in front of her, the warm coffee, the white chocolate muffin, and cream for his breakfast.

“No problem doc, and your items are ready for work.” She placed the clothes next to the table, and went off to the balcony to place the larger bag she held onto it.

“You didn't open that bag, did you?”

“No sir, you told me to wash the outside of it, drain it, and keep the bag clean. I didn't look in.”

“Very good, didn't want you to worry.” he nodded at the mention, and picked up the grey lab coat she placed on the table and put it on. In the front pocket, he found a headset and placed it on.

“Operation, code dragon, send Fangorn to pick me up, thank you.” After saying this, he placed the headset back into his pocket, walked over to Buttercup and gave her a kiss on the cheek, causing the unicorn to blush.

“Doc, i know you don't mean it, but could you..”

“I do this as a means of appreciation.” The Tinkerer said, putting a hoof over her mouth. “Love is so easily forgotten, but compassion is remembered much longer” As he said this, he pulled out a small bag of bits and placed it onto the floor.

“Whats this for?” she asked, picking up the bag with her magic.

“Just something to occupy your time while you wait between lunch and cleaning. Go get yourself a soak in the local spa, you deserve it.”

“Thank you, thank you. I don't know what to say.”

“Just have lunch ready by twelve thirty.” The unicorn nodded, taking the bag and heading out to get changed. The Tinkerer nodded at the sight, and went onto the balcony to wait for his ride. Buttercup had been born with a talent for origami, and because of that, never had a chance for a real job. He still remembered coming across her in the market, playing with a few sheets of paper. He had called her Buttercup for her coat color, and a paper pony later, she followed him around. Maid was just what he wanted her to do, being close in his house (and out of his dangerous experiments)

“There you are friend, have a good sleep?!” He shouted out at the figure approaching from around the mountain. The figure landed on the balcony with a thud, turning towards the Tinkerer with a smile.

“As much as I could with the bed I have in the lab.” The dragon retorted, bending his back with small popping noises. He was still small for a dragon, but large enough to make a pony scared of his appearance. He has grey scales, covered with leather straps to hold on his polished stone armor. The spikes on his back were a stark orange, but the strangest part of his appearance was the blue blindfold, covering his eyes.

“Sorry my friend, we can’t have real gems and gold in our lab for sanitation reasons. But that's a minor thing to gripe on, I have something special for today.” as he said this, he gave the bag a gentle kick, the dragon looking in the direction of the sound. It was a shame he had been blinded by being born through a wall, but it didn't matter to the Tinkerer, he enjoyed his other senses, and he even taught him magic to give some sight to him.

“Where did you find this, you didn't do this yourself, did you?” Fangorn asked, sniffing the bag with a blank expression.

“Of course not, I found it on the edge of the Everfree, she was practically dead from Timberwolf bites and scratches.”

“So this will be the thing to start your new project?”

“Yes, her soul is still in the body, and when I place it into Project Time breaker, we will finally begin my most ambitious experiment. After some time to train her, of course.”

“Very well, I’ll take your word on it, and see it for myself.” The Tinkerer smiled at his friend's statement, leaping onto Fangorn's back and settling into the straps on his back. The dragon picked up the large bag, and flew off the balcony, flying around the mountain away from Canterlot, and circling around the back of the rock. The Tinkerer pushed a button on his headset, and a large door open up in the mountainside, the dragon turning to the sound of it opening and flew inside.

As he flew into the building, Fangorn placed his feet onto the guide rails in the floor and was slowed down to a stop. As he placed the bag down, ponies in lab coats (their fur and hair dyed grey and their Cutie Marks obscured to keep their identities secret) helped The Tinkerer down and showed the two through the doors to the main lab.

“Are all things going on schedule in the upper divisions?” The Tinkerer asked one of the coated ponies, holding out a hoof to the pony.

“Yes sir, the labs are on schedule, Otaku is down the hall waiting for you, and Ms. Keros is down stair in the testing rooms.”

“Thanks you, I hope to finish one of our major operations today, and having them prepared assures me of our success.” As he spoke, the pony handed him a pair of anklets, the objects he placed eagerly onto his hoofs, smiling as he activated the magic devices. He may not be a unicorn, but these allowed him to perform magic on his own accord. He and Fangorn made there way down the hall, passing doors where minor scientist worked on small products. Nothing major, just candies and products to make a quick bit (and fund the deeper research). As they made their way down the hall, a Pegasus saw them, and beaming, waved them down the hall.

“Tink, hey, what's up, my friend?” The Tinkerer cringed at his friends abbreviation of his name, but recovered from it as he embraced the Pegasus with a hug.

“So Otaku, how are things going with you Keros? I imagine you would have moved to the next step by now?” The pink Pegasus blushed at his comment, his left wing twitching from its resting spot on his grey lab coat. As his name suggested, he was a anime fan, several buttons from his favorite series aligned his coat, his blush vanished when he saw the bag in Fangorn's claws, and he rushed over to it, his dyed purple hair bouncing as he got close to it.

“This bag is for bodies, are you going to put a REAL SOUL into the project downstairs?”

“It would be more reliable then AI systems here in Equestria. Besides, she was near death anyway when I picked it up.”

“Cool, Its a bit weird to use a body, but HEY, this is what I signed up for.” Otaku said with a shrug as the three friends made their way to the elevator at the end of the hall. Otaku pushed the keys into the elevator, the doors sliding open, and the three went inside. Otaku pressed a key code onto the pad in the elevator wall, and the three descended towards the lower levels of the lab.

When the doors opened, a different sight was before them. The white floors were pooled in grey lights, and the ponies that worked down here were silent, hand picked and made to work in secret on the darker experiments that went down. The ponies that worked here had only the routine of their lives to do, always silent, and never to leave.

As the three made their way down the hall, a figure was communing with some of the local hands, and upon seeing the three, waved off the others and approached, giving Otaku a hug. She was a changeling, but had been mutated by accident, making her apart of the Tinkerers team. She was white instead of black, with a neon green shell and electric blue eyes. Her tail and mane had turned a violet from the mutation, and instead of the regular wings, she had a set of 2 dragonfly wings, and an intelligence brewed from being The Tinkerers second in command.

“I had hoped you’d come down soon, we just finished the last few preparations for the Alicorn, and we were waiting for you to start.” The changeling voice of hers ringed in the small hall that they were in, and as she broke off the hug, Otaku blushed hard, his pink fur showing the red off well.

“I brought something for that too, Keros.” as The Tinkerer said this, Fangorn walked past them with the bag, placing it on the floor near the door to the lab.

“Yes, you had said you wanted to use a soul for the Alicorn, but I didn't think you would..”

“I didn't kill it, if that’s what you’re thinking.” The Tinkerer said, waving a hoof dismissively at the statement.

“Very well, you go ahead and put the soul in, I’ll prep the chambers and make sure everything's stable for the transference.”

The Tinkerer nodded, levitating the bag with his artificial magic and walking through the door to the machine that lay on the table. To the untrained eye, it would have looked like an unfinished animatronic, or perhaps a Nightmare Night costume. It was a Alicorn, a layer of leather working as the skin over it's metallic body. It sat strapped to the table, as if it would jump to life at any moment, despite a lack of light in it's eyes.

“Now young one, it's time to give you a new life, and be apart of something beyond your own life.” As he said this, his eyes went a pale yellow color, a magic ring appearing around the bag he had on the floor. As the glow continued, the robot began to glow with a similar glow.

“animae, novum transferrem ad corpus!” (This is a Latin spell, it was how he used magic, and with his gauntlets, he could use spells). As he said this, a wisp came out of the bag, following the trail of yellow, and landing in the mechanical body. When the glow died, the Tinkerer collapsed on the ground, breathing heavy from the spell, the bag dissolving when the glow died.

“You weren't kidding Doc, the soul is already adapting, and energy readings are rising steadily. Begin activation process.” Keros’ words rang through speakers in the facility, and 4 workers rushed into the room. The three in front ran past the Tinkerer, carrying equipment to the robotic body on the panel, it's eyes now glowing pink and electric pulses coursed through the veins. A 4th unicorn picked up the Doc and the lifeless body with its magic and brought the Tinkerer back into the testing chamber, laying him down by Fangorn and rushing off to prepare the body for later work.

“Stay focused, magic shields up, attach battery, revoke regulators, run the artificial blood, and finalize status codes.” Keros continued to say orders into the speakers, the ponies working fast to comply with the orders. The Doc, with Fangorn and Otaku nearby, began to recover from his magic spell. Getting up, he walked over to the window, supported by Otaku.

“Soon, my greatest experiment, will be ready, and with time, the tests, will begin.” The Doc spoke in ragged breaths, not fully recovered yet. As he watched, the scientists began to back away, the Alicorn had been stabilized and the lights had been dimmed for the initial activation.

“We’re ready to activate her now.” Keros whispered, nodding to the Tinkerer and Otaku. The two nodded, getting into position by the window, Otaku on the left and the Doc in the middle. With a signal, the lights were dimmed, and the robot was raised so that her head was facing them, a switch was flicked, and the three watched as the machine activated.

Jade woke up with a start, trying to turn her head to see around her. That was when she made two realizations, she could only move her eyes, and she couldn't feel her body. She began to panic, her eyes darting around to see anything she could recognize.

“If you calm down, you may get answers to your questions faster.” Jades panic stopped as she heard a deep voice come from in front of her. Steadying her breathing, she focused her eyes forward. She saw three figures, a Pegasus, an earth pony, and a unicorn, their bodies covered in silhouette from the way the lights were. They seemed almost dead still, except for an occasional twitch from the Pegasus.

“You are dead, that means you are ours and ours to keep, accept that now, and things will go much smoother for your new life.” Jade saw that the earth pony was speaking, he seemed to be the leader of this operation, and his tone oozed with enough truth to hurt.

“You will now be referred to as Time striker the Alicorn, only for now. When we identify your cutie mark, you will get your normal name among us.” This was the unicorn speaking, her voice much softer compared to the earth pony. She must be a second in command if she spoke next.

“Well, ok….one two three. Darn it, this head….works right for once.” the Pegasus was talking this time, his voice cutting in and out by the faulty audio, but it was fixed as he continued, his voice edged from embarrassment.

“Sorry about that, anyway, You will be put through several trials to make sure you work properly. We will also do our best to make sure you are comfortable. You are now apart of our family, and we will do GREAT things once you get to know us…..did I do well?” he turned to the earth pony to see, and he nodded at the Pegasus. She saw him give a hoof bump to the earth pony, and he turned to her and spoke again.

“You are very special my dear, and we will make sure you become a legend in Equestria.” Jade almost thought she saw a smile grow on his face. The sight of it made her shudder, what could they be planning for her, and what was she now, that she needed tests? Before she could say anything, she felt something switch off in her mind, and she fell into a dreamless sleep.

Author's Note

just a few things I want to say before I continue with the next few chapters
1st, why put Latin in? I felt I needed to spice things up a little (don't worry, it will be short and not interrupt the flow of the story)
2nd, I actually don't watch the show, so if my depictions of the main cast seem off, that's why
3rd, and most importantly, I want to shout out some names. JackRipper for giving advice on fimfiction, and Lotus Moon, for making a video on how to post stories, if you read this, thank you
stay tuned, the next few chapters will be more interesting, since this chapter was to establish the oc's and to start off the events of the next few chapters

ch. 1, beauty and blood

It has been one year since Jade awoke to her new masters and strange lifestyle. Those months were spent doing small training exercises to get herself adapted to the Alicorn magic and robotics of her new body. It had been rigorous, spell lessons, flight training, and use of her bodies bionics. She had tried to escape during the 1st few weeks, but after looking in the mirror, seeing her topaz eyes, deep green fur, and purple mane and tail, she realized that her life was linked to her new friends, and decided to cooperate. Jade had actually gotten to like them better, especially the maid Buttercup.

Now, standing on the balcony of the Tinkerers home, she was about to head out on her first mission for the doctors “Project F.R.I.E.N.D.S.H.I.P.”, a plan that she had been made to perform. As she looked at the sunrise over the horizon, the Tinkerer walked onto the balcony with her, wearing his usual grey coat and gauntlets.

“You seem nervous, you should get those thoughts out of your head if you’re to finish this.” Jade turned to him with a blank expression. It was true, she hated to admit it, but the things she had to do?

“Listen darling, this is no different than the simulations. Just a little more ‘interesting’ is all. Don’t think of yourself in the wrong here, science has only one color, morals aren't our thing.”

“Easy for you to say Doc, i’m the one going into the field, the only thing you’re going to do is watch and see how much I fail at this.” Jade flinched when the Tinkerer put a hoof around her shoulder and hugged her close.

“Failure, is that what you think will happen? I have full confidence in you, and as for sitting around, nothing is the last thing i’ll be doing.” as he said this, he pulled out a stack of rolled up papers from his pocket, showing it to her with a flick. It was quite a lot of papers, easily as round as a hoof, and having a lot of small questions on them.

“I would rather be in your position. YOU at least get to go out and do something interesting, meanwhile I have to fill out a test while sitting in front of a screen watching you go have fun. Now, Buttercup prepared something for you before you go. Have fun, and make sure to finish the job.” He said the last few words with a edge, but walked off with a smile to the entrance to the lab near the back of the house.

Sure enough, Buttercup came out of one of the downstairs rooms, wearing her maid outfit and carrying a broom and cloak in her magic. She approached with a smile, handing the cloak over to Jade and putting the broom down nearby.

“This is something I usually wear when I go to town for groceries. It should fit you well enough, and should cover your wings and Cutie Mark. remember, all you have to do is go by Carousel Boutique and pick up the clothes,, got it?”

“Yes Buttercup, as a robot, it would be hard to forget, especially with the Doc reminding me a few seconds ago.” The two shared a laugh, and with a wave, Jade made her way to the edge of the platform and took off, flying around the mountain to Canterlot. She landed just on the edge of the area, and, looking to see no one was watching, put the cloak on.

Back in the lab, several scientists were scribbling and typing away at their keyboards, taking notes on Jade's performance and status through parasprite mounted cameras. The Tinkerer, along with Keros and Otaku, were sitting in a booth together, taking their own notes and observations.

“This is so COOL, we are looking at the 1st robotic Alicorn in action. Are you guys as excited as I am?” Otaku asked, a smile on his face as he continued to write.

“I am definitely looking forward to seeing what becomes of her, good or bad.” The Tinkerer spoke, waving a pencil-holding hoof in the air “as long as she works, i’ll be fine with whatever performance she does.”

“I hope she doesn't push herself too far, this will be hard for her as is, the missions going forward will be even tougher. I hope things go smoothly.” Keros spoke from where she was, not taking her eyes off the screen as Jade made her way through Canterlot.

“I’m sure this will be a breeze, picking up a few outfits aren't going to be a challenge.” The Tinkerer spoke from his position. Nodding his head at the reactions he saw on the screen.

“That wasn't what I was talking about.” Keros retorted, writing down more notes on her notepad and watching the screen. Jade had finally reached her destination. The three watched as Jade knocked on the door to the boutique.

“Just a second, i’ll be with you in a moment.” A voice came from inside the boutique. Jade stood outside, looking around the place to the other nearby unicorns. She noticed a lot of them didn't approve of the grey cloak she wore over her body. She didn't mind though, it was better then the reactions she would get if she showed her true figure.

“Hello, welcome to our boutique, how can we help…” Sassy Saddles looked at the unicorn standing outside with a strange look, but shook it off and, regaining her composure, she tried again.

“Sorry darling, i wasn't expecting a visitor with such a ‘strange’ cloths choice. Come inside and i’ll get your order ready.” Sassy motioned with her head, and Jade walked inside, taking in the various decor and dress products that were on display. Nothing she would find amusing, but it wasn't for her that she had come.

“I came to pick up an order from Clock Gate. He had placed a large order a couple of months back and I came to pick it up for him.”

“Yes, give me a second to get it. Rarity, could you entertain the guest for a little bit while I go and get her order from the back.” as she spoke, the white unicorn came out from a nearby door, carrying some sewing supplies and fabric over to the mannequin on display.

“Sure thing, love. I’ll be with you in a moment.” Rarity spoke as she began to dress one of the empty mannequins with the fabric she was holding. “I must say, I’m glad you came to pick up that order, it was quite an ordeal to finish all the designs. Who would even come up with a red and dark blue wedding dress, with an emerald in the chest spot? And to match it up with a WHITE tuxedo? Simply strange, but I do hope the larger tuxedo fits whoever you asked it for, I didn't have a model in that size, so I eyed it out with a tree to the best I can.”

“I’m sure he can manage with whatever you made for him, and thank you for being so willing to commit to it. It was a tall order, we know.” Jade spoke with the best enthusiasm she could muster, but clothes weren't really her thing.

“Here you are, love. The bits came with the order plans, so you can just take them.” Jade nodded, taking the boxes with her magic and using a teleportation spell to send them back to the lab.

In the lab, the team received the packages with a poof, and worker ponies took the packages and sent them upstairs for Buttercup to clean.

“Everything seems to be going well, and these notes will help on our later automaton research.” Keros took her papers and began to walk upstairs, Otaku following behind.

“Whats going on Tink, not done with your papers?” Otaku looked at the doctor with an odd expression, wondering what he was writing on his pages.

“Just go upstairs, i want to make sure nothing goes wrong on her way out.” Otaku nodded, despite not believing him on this, he trotted down the hall to catch up with Keros.

“Sorry my friends, but this is something you won't approve of watching. Activate the Hunter program, and make sure no one gets in until the act is done.” as he spoke this, the doors were locked, and the workers dimmed the lights, leaving the screen for Jade the only light source. The Tinkerer picked up one of his gauntlets, and typing out a code, activated Hunter mode in Jade, and returned to his notes to see what happens.

As Jade was walking out the door, giving her goodbyes to the two unicorns, she suddenly stiffened up, her pupils retracting, and then collapsing on the floor in a heap. The unicorns rushed over to the crumpled ponies, asking if she is alright, only to be knocked away by a sharp movement as she shot upright.

“It seems that you have some problems that I need to address, sorry loves.” Jade was speaking, but her voice had taken a metallic edge to it, her eyes now glowing a bright violet and staring at the two startled unicorns.

“Goodness, what’s wrong with you dearie?!” Rarity exclaimed, looking at Jade as she began to use magic to lift sewing needles out of their storage areas, floating them around like a carnival ride

“Well, nothing is wrong with ME, you two aren't going to enjoy what i’m about to do.” as Jade said this, she began to thrust the needles at Saddles, her body twitching and spazzing from the needles impact into her muscles and bones. Poor Rarity fainted from the bizarre sight, and soon enough, Saddles body was a stiff pin cushion, her screams of pain and fear no longer able to come as her neck muscles were unable to move.

“Now, since you won't be coming out of this, my superiors could have use of your horn, so I hope you don't mind if I take it from you.” As Jade said this, she pulled out a clothing knife from a nearby drawer, using a small laser from behind her eye to heat the blade to a piping red.

Rarity had managed to wake up from her stupor, only to faint again, as she saw Jade carve out Saddles horn. She watched as Jade sliced in front of her eyes, cutting around the small area, the flesh beginning to burn and the blood flowed out. Poor Sassy had to live through the whole process of her scalp being cut through.

The stiffened figure of sassy was left alone after, as her body died from the blood loss. Jade took the horn into a small pouch, and walked over to the crumpled form of Rarity, smiling at the figure lying on the floor

“Now, miss dress pony, it will be unfortunate to let yourself be wasted like your friend here. So, you will be reshaped for ‘delivery’ and be given away to your friends.” As she spoke, Jade retrieved several items from around the shop, threading a needle with her magic and beginning to sew her mouth shut.

Upon seeing this, the Tinkerer shut off the footage feed, and motioned for the scientists to finish the work. He made his way outside, closing the door behind him to ensure no disturbs the last phases of the operation.

“Alright, Jade has gone and finished off the dress makers, go and get our secret tool.” the Tinkerer spoke softly into his speaker as he walked down the hall.

“Understood, make sure that the job is finished for the boutique.” on the other end of the line, Fangorn was sitting on the outskirts of Ponyville, watching over the area for the target. Soon enough, the worker beside him signed for him, and Fangorn flew down to pick up the target. He swiftly took the Pegasus and flew out of town to the spot where his assistant was.

“Don't squirm Derpy, it is only me. Just relax and we can talk.” the mail pony stopped her struggle in her captor's hand, and opened her eyes to see the dragon. She breathed a sigh of relief, and Fangorn let her down on the ground. When he did, Derpy flew up and hugged his neck, smiling at the large figure.

“Hey Fangy, you startled me when you rushed me like that. You could have just asked if you wanted to see me. What is this about?” Derpy flew down to the ground, looking at the dragon with her usual stare. Fangorn nodded, and motioned for the nearby worker, who handed Derpy a small earpiece like the one the others wore.

“We seem to need your services Derpy, and since you are in our debt, you will cooperate with us for a while.” Fangorn's words caused Derpy to blush, she had forgotten about the ‘muffin’ incident, and about the debt she owed the Tinkerer. But, not one to disappoint, she let the worker put the headpiece on, and listened to the voice she hadn't heard in a long time.

“It has been a while since we last talked, young mare.” the Tinkerer’s voice came from the speaker in her ear, causing her to spin around to try and find the Tinkerer.

“Doc, is that you, I can hear you, but I can’t find you.”

“I’m not going to be their, the headset will be how we will talk for a while. But don’t worry, we will be meeting each other eventually.” Derpy took the headset off to look at it, but the nearby worker put it back on, shaking his head no.

“Listen Derpy, we need to have you do a few things for us. We need you to deliver packages for us, but we need you to keep an eye on twilight for us as well.”

“But, why do I need to watch her, I normally deliver letters and packages, but to watch a pony like her? It doesn't sound right.”

“Don't worry about that, just make sure to watch her movements out of the castle. Dinkey will be taken care of by Buttercup, so don't worry about her. Now, for your first delivery. Follow Fangorn and he will get your first mission.” Derpy exclaimed happily from this, and followed Fangorn as he flew off to get the delivery.

Twilight was sitting in the library of her castle, looking over the various books to see if she needed to reorganize the shelves again. While she was looking them over, a knock came at the door, and a voice came from outside

“Hey Twilight, special delivery.” Derpy’s squeaky voice came from outside, making twilight smile.

“Hold on Derpy, Starlight, could you get that for us?” As she spoke, the pink unicorn teleported to the door, opening it with her magic to get the package. It was a rather large one, more than big enough to hold a large chair in it.

“This is quite the package Derpy, what’s in it?” but before she could continue, Derpy had already left, flying out of sight, and meeting with Fangorn again to fly back to the Tinkerer.

“Huh, strange for her to just leave like that, oh well.” Starlight shrugged, taking the package with her magic and bringing it into the main area of the castle. Twilight and spike had both come into the room to see what was in the package as well. It was just a simple brown box with nothing distinctive about it. Using her magic, twilight broke the seal on the top of the box, letting the four sides fall down and reveal the sight inside.

Before they could truly examine the gift, the overpowering scent of musk and strong perfumes was suffocatingly released into the library, causing the three to cringe from the strong smells that came out. Twilight had to grab a bucket to throw into, and Starlight used her magic to open a window and throw the smells out. Spike seemed to be the least affected, almost enjoying the different smells that came from this object.

Once the smell had been contained, the three were able to look over what had been given to them. It was a mannequin, but it had white fur covering itself instead of the usual cloth. There were several stitches in places that normally don't have them, such as near the eyes and the mouth area. Dark colored spots dotted the visible sections of the mannequin, as well as some spots on the dress.

The dress itself was a bright orange color, with swirls of yellow that reach to the shoulders. The bottom part of the dress was a purple, with bright blue fur offsetting the color. On the chest was a pair of designs on flat sheets of fur, one with Rarity’s cutie mark, the other with sassy saddles. Hanging in-between the two accessories was a small note, which twilight picked up with her magic and opened.

Hello, princess of friendship. This may sound odd, but I have brought you your friends body for a test. The biggest cliche in our world is ‘friendship is the STRONGEST magic in Equestria.’ well, this is the first test of this all powerful ‘magic’. More will come soon, and I hope you are ready for them.

Twilight’s eyes began to bulge out of their sockets at this news. Someone had just killed one of her friends, and has sent her their body made into a dress, so she could try and REVIVE them with friendship magic? Horrifying, or not, twilight realized that she was about to face the hardest test of her magic and mind to this date.

Author's Note

sorry it took so long to upload, my hard drive where I saved it to had a glitch in it, and as you can see, the chapters are pretty long as well.
My next upload will be a one shot prequel to this dealing with how Derpy knows the Tinkerer and his crew (along with the 'muffin' incident)

Ch. 2 kindness and chaos

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Ch. 3 cakes and trains

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Ch. 4 shadows and apples

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Ch. 5: rainbow perceptions

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Ch.6 royal encounters

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Ch. 7 burning hearts and freezing rainbows

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Ch. 8 time spent, and time rewrote

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Epilogue

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