Author's Note

Quick note before you read, I am now accepting ocs, any and all are allowed, however if they are overpowered, please don't expect them to be used too often, as I'm trying to avoid being one of Those stories.

Chapter 6: Under the surface

Jaxson yawns softly as he sits up, rubbing his head slightly as he looks out the window, seeing that the sun was just now coming over the horizon, through the towers of the city. He yawns again and checks the clock. Which read 5:10. "Huh, guess I'm finally getting around to waking up early... Kylla sure helped out with that last night... Haven't had that good of a meal in nearly two years." He stretches his arms out before getting up and heading to the bathroom, opening the menu and choosing the '30 Minute Shower' button.

While he showered, Kylla yawns loudly as she wakes up on the couch, rubbing her eyes slightly as she noticed the TV was still on. She yawns again as she looks over at the special drink she got for Jax, which was currently sitting in the Elemental-Emitter, not losing it's hot temperature that it had when she bought it. Shaking her head, she grabs the remote to turn off the TV, but stops when she notices that the news was on.

"And in other news, the DBAC Emperor has sectioned off the excavation site in Hillside. It seems that they have found something of such great importance that they demand to keep it secret until further notice. What could this mean? Well, according to a witness, they heard a couple miners whispering to themselves about finding a group of 'Ponies' down there.
If that is true, then we may very well be looking at the rebirth of an ancient myth. Only time will tell. Back to you Judy."

Kylla blinks a couple times, then turns off the news as what was next was weather. Setting the remote down, she gets up and heads to the kitchen, where she decides to cook some Hennier Eggs, Hykrin Bacon, and a side of hashbrowns. After cooking it all, she sets two servings down at the table, and sits down, taking a sip of her coffee afterwards. She rubs her head slightly as she looked up at the ceiling. 'Ponies, huh? That would be an interesting mind blower... But news is news, they don't always tell the truth... Ah, I'll keep an eye out just in case they're being honest...' She sips her coffee again.

Jaxson comes in after he had dried off and gotten dressed, sitting down at the table as he adjusts his hat. "Morning, Kylla."

She nods. "Made something simple this time, but still something nice." She takes a bite of her food. "What's your plan after work today?"

"Was thinking of checking out that excavation site, heard they found something big."

"Mm, the Emperor himself put the area on lockdown, something highly secret or something."

Jax tilts his hat up. "Yeah?" He looks out the window. "...Feel like checking it out?"

"We'd be arrested on the spot."

"So?"

She sighs. "You're one heck of a guy, Jax."

"I'm just curious, I mean, come on. The biggest excavation in the world being done by a company that's not that well known, and it's sealed off by the Emperor himself. All kinds of people could be sneaking in as we speak."

"I can see your logic in this, but we're not criminals."

"Who said we were? We don't even have to barge in, we could just stop there and check it out in the spot other civilians are allowed to see it from."

"And Now you're making more sense." She sips her coffee again. "Why don't you try the coffee I got you from Kathil?"

"Alright, but it's just coffee." He takes a sip, while Kylla grips her chair's edges, leaning in slightly in anticipation. "Hmm, not bad, tastes pretty good." She nods at that, waiting. "...Yes, Kylla?"

She blinks, and sits back with the blush. "Nothing, was just... Nevermind."

Jaxson stares at her for a moment, before nodding slowly as he returns to his food, her doing the same.

...

Miss Jolor sighs as she stood with three other Void-Tech researchers as they stood on the elevator, which took them down deeper into the excavation site. The young kitsune adjusts her gloves she was wearing, something she made for herself using the Void-Tech, it's basically a hand version of the manufacturing systems, something that could be used for millions of things, such as summoning a blade of energy, a magnum, or even a simply deck of cards or a slab of steak.

She shakes her head slightly as the elevator passes the main section, and her eyes go wide while her jaw slowly drops as she steps up to the window, placing a hand on it as she stared at the great land of what was once Equestria. She couldn't help but whisper. "Wow... This is..."

One of the other scientists steps next to her. "Wow is the understatement of the millennium... Look at this... We could be here for months and still not research enough to get an understanding on how the ancients lived here."

She slowly nods, taking a small gulp. "This job is... It's going to take a Lot of people..."

He looks at her. "You know anyone who could help out?"

She thinks. "I think I could get us a good pilot for transport."

"Yeah? Who's the lucky bastard?"

She thinks. "He's a Borrus's Taxis taxi driver."

The man blinks. "...Well, at least he's decent in some way."

"Maybe... I still need to figure out if he's the right choice... I only know what I did when I met him."

"Well alright then." He nods.

She folds her arms as the elevator stops, and they step off of the elevator in time to see a couple Elemental's carrying a currently snoring white pony, who was muttering something while her face was covered in some kind of cake. "Huh, must be a cake lover..."

"Scans indicate the cake was made with some alcohol." One scientist said, scanning it. "It also says she made it herself."

"So she made herself drunk with a cake... Good to know."

A miner steps up to them. "More like she thought the bottle held milk in it. Claims it was dark, but I assume she didn't pay attention." The four nod as he offers a hand. "Supervisor Dillon Holland, currently the one commanding this excavation. If you want the guy with the most experience, he's currently in the tent in the market, probably making Herv stew."

"Herv? That's a rather expensive, and might I say hard to cook, type of fig." The scientist with the glasses and more rounded figure said.

"Maybe, but he's the best when it comes to using them. The ponies seem to like it."

"So you've confirmed that they're ponies?" The tallest one asks.

"Yeah, they said it themselves."

Jolor rubs her chin softly, before nodding. "I'll go take a look, you three go do... Whatever it is you do." They nod as she heads to the market.

Once she reaches the market, she steps up to see the man cooking, and clears her throat. He looks over, and raises an eyebrow. "What are you doing down here, kid? You sneak in, or..." He realizes she's in a Void-Tech lab coat. "Ah, you're with the requested Void-Tech researchers, gotcha." He stands up and comes over, offering a hand. "Dorn Fujai."

She takes it. "Jill Jolor."

"Jolor? You're from the upper levels then?"

"Please, don't group me with them, I'm just a simple woman trying to make her own name."

"Gotcha." He looks at the tent. "Hey girls! Got someone I want you to meet!"

The six mares step out, making Jill go wide eyed, but politely bow her head as they were soon next to Dorn.

"Hello there, are you one of those... 'Void-Tech' scientists that Dorn spoke highly of?"

"Well, this is my third day, but yeah, you could say that..."

She gives a bow. "It's a pleasure to meet you, my name is Twilight Sparkle, and these are my friends, Applejack, Rarity, Fluttershy, Pinkie Pie, and Rainbow Dash."

Jill rubs her eye a little. "Okay, I assume these names are normal for ponies..." She noticed they were staring. "What?"

"What the hay's with your eyes?" RD asks, making AJ instantly cover her mouth.

"Sorry 'bout her, she doesn' think before she spills it."

Jill smiles softly. "It's fine, I was blind at one point in my life, so they fixed them with advanced implants and surgery, so now my eyes repair themselves in a sense whenever damaged."

They all give out an 'ooooooooooo' while Twi's eyes sparkled greatly.

"I take it you're a fan of science?" Jill asks.

Twilight nods. "Mainly anything knowledgeable, but math and science are up there with that."

Jill nods, before looking at Dorn. "So, I hear you're an expert in cooking Herv."

He rubs his neck. "Expert is a bit..."

"Mind if I try some? I could use something since I missed breakfast."

He nods. "Sure, I'll get you a bowl."

Jill nods and sits down on the nearby chair, looking at the six. "So, you probably have as many questions as I do if not more so, so how about we swap questions and answer them for each other?"

Twi nods. "Sounds fair."

Jill nods again.

...

Miss Jollier sighs as she steps behind the counter of the cafe again, and takes some orders, before noticing Jax's taxi drive by, and sighs softly. She then looks at the next customer, which appears to be a elf, a young female who looks to be about 18. "What can I get you, miss?"

"A Jumba Orange Mango Blizzard."

"Ah, so a smoothie. Coming up." She looks to the back. "A JOMB! ICED!"

"ON IT GWEN!"

She then looks at the elf. "Anything else?"

"Maybe some advice?"

"On?"

"How to make a good cookie..."

"Oh? Sure, what kind?"

She points at the one on display.

Gwen's eyes sparkle. "A White Chocolate Heart Claimer, eh? I think I know how to do it just right."

The elf nods softly with a tiny smile.