Titan of Prey: The Beginning.by Raven-187ChaptersChapter 1: motherhood.Chapter 2: human origins.Chapter 3: moonie!Chapter 4: AlexisChapter 5: the facility.Chapter 6: the confrontation.Chapter 1: motherhood.Author's Note please comment fairly. Chapter 1: motherhood. It was a simple night, like any night in Equestria, the moon was full, the stars were alight… and a mint green unicorn was still tripping over her research. “Oh this is hopeless!” Lyra whined, “Maybe Bon-Bon was right… maybe humans are a myth… maybe my work has been all a lie.” she let her own words sink in as her heart grew heavy. But then she heard the telltale sound of a teleport to her front door, hearing no knock the mare carefully opened the door only to come across a basket. And in that basket was a strange biped with no fur or tail, a small reddish, copperish mane atop his head, and round soft hands. She calmly pulled the basket in out of the cold, her stare going a thousand yards… and then she ran up and pushed her marefriend out of bed and shook her awake. “Uuugh… Lyra, now's not the Time.. it's late..” she replied groggily. “But Bon-Bon! Downstairs! There’s a baby! A human baby!” Lyra exclaimed. “Ugh… wait… did you say… a human baby..?” She asked, in Complete disbelief, to which Lyra responded to with a nod you’d expect more from Pinkie Pie from how hyperactive it was. “This… this doesn't sound good, Ly…” Lyra’s marefriend had changed her tone.. to that of concern.. “Huh? But it’s what I’ve been waiting for! Proof! Actual proof of humans! And I get to be his mom!” That very statement made Bon-Bon VERY concerned, and she trotted down the stairs to take a look at the supposed child. Lyra immediately chased after her, determined to see her reaction and make sure Bon-Bon didn’t do anything weird. “Oh, what a relief.. it's just a newborn..” she said to herself, not realizing that Lyra could hear her. “Well duh! Isn’t that what baby means?” Lyra deadpanned. “It could also mean they're just very young, Lyra. Young, and having concerned parents.” Bon-bon countered. “I doubt that, I found him alone in a basket outside our door after hearing teleportation magic.” that last detail made Bon-bon very confused… then she regained her composure. “Are you sure you know enough to be caring for a baby like that, Lyra?” Immediately after raising that question, the baby began to cry, which turned to a shrill wail. {Lyra's POV} I felt sweat forming, losing some confidence. “I’m sure it wouldn’t be as different as caring for a pony, my research does determine that although physically dissimilar, humans and ponies are psychologically and socially similar, though there is something I’m going to have difficulty with.” “Let me guess, feeding her?” Bonnie asked. I shook my head, seeing she doesn’t get the whole picture. “Finding baby formula or using warm cow’s milk in the starting years will be no problem, the trouble is going to be his diet afterwards. Humans are designed to be omnivorous and their skull structure shows they’re a predator species, as their eyes are oriented forward for hunting prey while ponies like us have them more to the side for area awareness. This means it can’t extract nutrients from plants as efficiently as we can, in fact they can’t eat things like grass, flowers or hay. In order to properly balance his diet when he moves to solids we’re going to need protein and starch-rich foods, like beans and potatoes respectively. “We can get potatoes cheap in the market but beans aren’t farmed often as most turn to rock farms, but a human would quickly die if they ate so much as a pebble. Anyway, the point is it’ll be too expensive to buy beans when we’re already going to have to rely on the veggie-only baby food so we don’t poison him with buttercups, so we’re going to rely on a more commonly acquired source of protein… meat.” I concluded, a bit sickly from the thought. “Maybe Fluttershy would be willing to help.. but if humans need such a special diet, I doubt cow's milk or foal formula would work… I know some foals can actually get upset stomach from formula…” I sigh. “Neither of us have been pregnant, and even spells designed to promote lactation are banned because the matrix is so delicate you risk the mare’s teats exploding! I know it’s not a good solution but it’s better than letting him starve, once his teeth come in we can balance it out with solids.” She sighed. “I hope it works out, Lyra..” “Thank you, but right now we need to figure out what’s wrong.” I say, gesturing to the still crying infant before trotting over to see the problem. He cried and reached for me. My heart aching at the gesture, I pick him up and cradle him in my forelegs, and he calmed, then reached up at my muzzle, smiling. “He looks so adorable..” “Guess he just wanted some attention, and I think he’s imprinted on me!” Bonnie shrugged at my deduction. “Hey there little guy, I’m your mommy Lyra, and over there is your mommy Bon-Bon!” “M-mmmm.” the baby tried to say it! Bonnie finally caved into the adorableness and squeed. “So,” I started. “What do we name him?” “Hm… I don't know… I don't know what human names are like..” “Then let’s name him like a pony! It’ll help him fit in… let’s see… how about… Starburst Cog! A sweet name from you, and a metal name from me!” Bonnie giggled, and nodded, and I curled up and nuzzled our new son. “We'd best get to bed, Lyra. We'll have a long day ahead of us tomorrow.” I nod, and carry little Starburst to our bed. “We’ll need to be careful, he doesn’t have his own bed yet.” she nodded “Mhm.” she nuzzled me, then our new son, as we climb into bed and snuggle up to our new baby. And with it, my dreams have been made true, our family is one member stronger, and I get the feeling Bon-Bon will finally start taking me seriously again. That night, I had the weirdest dream…. “Do you wish to be able to better car for your child?” “The only way I could care for a human baby the best I could would be if I was human.” The figure sighed “do you wish to permanently turn human? It doesn't exactly come with benefits.” That got me to think. “Maybe not to you, but to me there are so many things a human, or even human-like form could give me, I’m not the most talented in magic for a unicorn, but I wanted to play string instruments so bad, it became a life’s dream. I practiced my magic to pluck the strings, and it worked, I earned my special talent… but no matter how hard I practice I will never have the same touch as a minotaur bard. And then there’s me as an inventor, a scientist, wanting to learn as much as I can of human physiology, and to make things as advanced as what the inquisitive and calculating humans of their time! But all that requires a delicate touch. And then there’s Bon-Bon, I want to treat her with a nice petting or massage, but hooves are too clumsy for that… I’d need fingers for that… and this last one may seem a bit weird but… as a human I could get past certain social cues, I could finally try meat without being judged for it!” she sighed “I suppose I could.. maybe some ruins may be of use to you afterwards, too.. good night.” When I woke up in the morning.. I no longer had fur.. My skin being the shade of green that my coat once was, I could feel my magic inside but I couldn’t tap into it anymore, probably because of my horn being gone… And I had… a flattened… face… I contained a squee as I leaned forward so I was face to face with Bonnie, scratching her behind the ears so she woke up, then I said. “Morning Bon-Bon, I got a dream wish!” Chapter 2: human origins.After Bonnie woke and got a good look at me.. she screamed in terror.., to which I promptly covered her muzzle with my hand (EEEEEEE) and shushed her, gesturing to the still sleeping Starburst.. her reaction was to Look to me, then Starburst, then me.. looking terrified at me. I frown, ignoring the odd sensation of not having movable ears. “Bon-Bon, it’s me, Lyra.” She calmed down a little “L-lyra..?” “Yep, it’s me… and I’m a human! Do you know how awesome that is!?” she finally calmed down and gave a soft smile.. “I'm glad it's you.. and that you're happy..” “Weeell~,” I reply with a grin. “It’s not just me that will be happy, fingers have a lot of benefits for others as well.” she blushed from the implications, and I simply giggle at her reaction and start scratching behind her ears again, making her hum happily. “Feels good, right?” “Mhm..” she hums happily and stretches out on my lap., and once Starburst wakes up I start cradling him. “Morning Starburst, did you sleep well?” he smiles and giggles in response. “Well.. I think you might be able to feed him like a human mother, now, Lyra.” Bonnie commented I gasp at the thought. “You’re right!” I proceed to bring him up to one of my nipples, and he starts suckling, and I feel milk come out. I gasped a little and relaxed in it… then got a naughty idea. “Hey Bon-Bon, I have two of them, remember~?” that got her blushing, and she started suckling from my free breast, and I blushed and let out a bit of a moan in surprise. I didn’t expect her to actually do it. After I moaned, and she tasted my milk, she seemed to get pretty into it. This was the point where I stopped her, let Starburst finish, let him take a nap in his basket, then rush back and pounce on Bonnie. “Ooh~! I never thought your new form would get me so horny, Lyra~!” she said, and I responded by lifting her up by the hind legs and wrapping my legs around her barrel before eating her out. “Ahhn~!! So good~!” She said, moaning and at my mercy. I pulled back after a thorough sloppy kiss to her nethers and moved my hand into place, thrusting two fingers in and out of her at a quick pace. She drew a sharp gasp, and moaned loudly when I started doing that. “Ahh~! Don't stop~!!” she proclaimed as I moved my soaked digits back and forth, my mind swimming in ecstasy from the scent. “Lyra, I'm gonna- AAAHHN~!!” her marecum squirted all over me and my fingers as she came, and I pulled my hand back and tasted her sweet fluids. “Same taste as ever Bonnie… now…” I released her from my hold then spread my legs for her. “How about treating me the same?” she blushed. “I-it looks so different..” “Well yeah, humans are from simian ancestry, of course the genitals won’t be the same… it also means that strap-on you have will feel even bigger inside~.” she moaned in anticipation, and began eating me out. “Oooh~! Thaaat’s iiiiit~...” she moaned, and I felt her muzzle brush up against my new, smaller clit. The touch made me gasp and moan, and I grab her head and stuffed her face into my crotch. We went on like that for a few hours, then we realized, after several orgasms, that we still had things to do today, I let Bon-Bon get back to her job (whatever it is) while I got back to caring for Starburst, including a much needed Diaper change. {Celestia's POV} I looked over the group, “Special Agent Sweetie Drops, you and your team have been assigned a dangerous task.” She nodded “Princess… I have a matter to inform you about.” “Not right now, we have gotten reports of a Cosmic Typhon, due to my… inexperience with star-crafting, this one has developed from one of the constellations I tried to replicate for my sister… only to fail. It feeds off distortions in space-time and has already opened a tear to what I know to be a human realm, and with it we know a human has been snatched away and aged back to an infant. Sweetie Drops, your team will incapacitate and incarcerate the Cosmic Typhon in Tartarus, then you are to find the human infant and raise it as your own, or at least find a family to do so. I know of your relation to Lyra and how she is a human expert, since we cannot return it to its own world, It would be best if it was in the care of a pony who knows how to properly take care of such a creature. Do you understand your mission?” “Yes, your highness… and some of my objectives are already completed.” She replied, to which I raise an inquisitive eyebrow. “You see… Lyra already found the baby.. and I needed to inform you, that Lyra had a 'Dream Wish’, and was turned into a human by an unknown force.. both of them are healthy. And it's a boy.” She informed me calmly. I groan. “I believe I can answer that, I think it’s clear that one of the more obscure deities of our world has gained interest in the child… which means you’ll have to expect more strange occurrences.” “Such as, Your Highness..?” she asked. “Most likely the creatures of the Everfree being attracted by such Divine Intervention, resulting in larger and larger beasts daring to attack for the sole purpose of devouring the new avatar of the God or Goddess’ power so that they may absorb the powers for themselves.” “I'll take care of them.. thank you for letting me know, your highness.” I nod and gesture for them to leave, at which point they bow and do so. {Lyra's POV} “Oh you are so precious and adorable!” I cooed, feeding Starburst for the second time today. “Oh! Uhm.. a-are you new to Ponyville…?” Fluttershy hesitantly approached me. “Oh no, Flutters, I’ve been here a while.” “Wait.. l-Lyra…?” “My dream came true! I’m a human, and a mother!” She gasped, and trotted up and hugged me. “That's wonderful! Ooh! Is this your foal?” I nod. “This here is Starburst Cog, say hi to Fluttershy, Starburst.” he didn't say anything, but seemed to know how to wave. “Aww! He likes you!” Fluttershy squeed, smiling. “He's so adorable!” “And coming from the expert, that’s saying something.” she blushed. “Th-thanks..” she let go, and left. Chapter 3: moonie!Something has gone wrong. We don't seem to have an archived copy of that chapter.Chapter 4: Alexis{3rd Person} Unbeknownst to either of the innocent, ignorant, human woman and her child.. their presence in the middle of such a dangerous situation… awakened something ancient, within the Everfree Forest.. something that was older than Equestria itself.. a Relic of an age long gone.. with it's Awakening, came a tremor in the ground as millennia old devices all whirred back to life, and then the very particles that make light.. coalesced.. to create a human figure.. “Replication systems.. destroyed… lovely.. Defenses… destroyed.. Offensive systems.. Destroyed.. Archives.. Corrupted.. AI integrity.. confirmed Metastable… well, at least one of us works around here.. Scanners… Suboptimal.. two human life signs located.. teleporters… extremely Suboptimal.. they'll only work one last time.. well… looks like I'm going..” in a brilliant flash of light, the figure was gone, as was a device that had no discernible purpose. {Lyra's POV} “Good morning Starburst! Do you know what today is?” I ask excitedly. “My… birthday..?” he said, unsure. “We’re not sure about that, but you said you remember some things from your world so you’ll be able to tell me at some point. No, today is gonna be your first day of school!” as I said that, he looked terrified, and latched onto me. “What’s wrong, Star?” “I don't wanna! Other foals are cruel..” “Oh dear, you can’t say that, there are so many foals you can make friends with…” “I'm different… how will they like me..?” “Because I’m different too, even when I was a pony, I played instruments made for creatures with hands, everypony looked at me, but a lot of others liked and respected me for being myself, in fact if I had just let the bullies scare me away, I’d never have met Bonnie.” he Still stays latched onto me, but he's calmed “I'm scared..” “Everypony gets scared, but I know you’re strong enough to face it.” he nodded. “I love you, mom…” “I love you too sweetie, now get ready while I make you breakfast… what would you like?” “hm… Surprise me!” Suddenly, a mysterious device latched onto my arm. “What the?” It became slimmer, and then I felt my brain tingle… then when Starburst saw it, he gasped. “Omni-tool!” he declared, as if knowing exactly what it was.. “Omni-what?” “Tool!” He seemed really excited that it had appeared on me.. But I just got more confused. “oookay?” “Hello, Human. I am Alexis.” A voice came from the device.. “Uh… hi?” I respond nervously. “The reincarnated child is right, the device I reside in is an Omni-tool. Apologies for poking in your brain, but the Omni-tool works best when calibrated to a specific user’s nervous system. Now, your child has school, correct?” “Yes, but not yet, I got him up early so I could make him breakfast.” “Typically, a good bet is French Toast.” “Well now I can’t make that, he said to surprise him and it’s not exactly a surprise if he knows what I’m making.” “Apologies.” the voice was definitely feminine, but with a tone that was.. Synthetic. Sighing, I go out of the room to let Starburst get ready, then I gestured for Alexis to make a suggestion now that Star couldn’t hear us. “Another preferred human breakfast dish is a 'grilled cheese’. Particularly a favorite with children. Do you need instructions on how to prepare it?” I smile. “No need, it’s not just kids that like a good grilled cheese.” I say as I proceed to make two of them, one for me and one for Star. “Ooh!! Grilled cheese!” Star definitely smelled it. “yep!” he squeed to my reply as I set the table. “Yay!! Thanks, mom!” I smile as I dig into mine and watch as he does the same. “Mom… I'm scared to go to school..” “I know you are sweetie, but you can’t stay home forever.” he hesitantly nodded. “Don’t worry Star, no matter what me and Bon-Bon will keep you safe.” he hugged me appreciatively, and I hugged back. “And so shall I.” Alexis spoke up. “See? Now you have three mommies watching you!” he giggled. “I.. guess I can go to school, Mom..” “Thank you Star, I’m proud to see you being so brave.” “Mhm! Maybe it won't be so bad!” I hug and nuzzle him before taking him over so he wasn’t late…. What I hadn't expected, was to be called over to the schoolhouse two hours later, to find Starburst giggling, and.. swimming through the air.. as gravity seemed to have ceased existing in the area of the schoolhouse.. a weird bluish glow of a field showing where it ends. “oh thank Celestia, you're here!! Your son made some sort of device, saying that 'he’d show them’ as he turned it on! There's no gravity!” Cheerilee explained to me. I sighed and called out to him. “Starburst! If you don’t stop disrespecting the laws of physics right now, you won’t be getting any ice-cream for a week!” he yelped, and swam back through the air inside “Hooves down, Everypony!” Cheerilee, who was currently floating upside down.. started to flail, realizing just what is about to happen as he said that, and once they were down I headed over to the teacher, helping her stand. “So, could you please bring Silver Spoon and Diamond Tiara here, I can tell it was them who caused all this.” Cheerilee nodded, and brought them out, and Starburst also came out, carrying a tiny little device with an improvised power plug to plug in to a wall socket… “Now, you two, what were you bullying Starburst about, I promise if you are honest, I’ll make sure you aren’t in trouble, especially if it’s what I suspect.” Diamond replied first.. “he's a blank flank!..... He's.. Actually kinda scary, now, too..” “Your words hurt, Diamond.. Ponies aren't useless because they don't know their talents yet..” Starburst chimed in. “Actually Starburst, in case of humans, it’s more of a compliment, go ahead and keep using it… you know why, Star?” he seemed confused, now... “because humans don’t get cutie marks, ever. When I became human I lost mine, because humans don’t discover their talents, they develop them. If a human is dedicated and practices on anything, that thing can become one of their talents… and you know what the best part is? There is. No. Limit.” he smiled. “I really like building things..” he held up the device he built, which had a chunk of silvery metal in the middle. “Good!” I replied. “And the more you practice at it, the better you’ll be, eventually even better than some of the greatest pony inventors in Equestria.” he gasped, and got very excited, then turned to Cheerilee. “Sorry for scaring you, Miss Cheerilee..” he said, sounding a little nervous. “Just.. please don't do it in school again, okay?” “Or if you are going to do it, why not make something to help Cheerilee teach the class?” I suggested. He gasped, and nodded hyperactively, smiling. Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon were at a loss for words, and then all of a Sudden, Alexis spoke up. “I believe that chunk of metal inside that device is Element Zero. When electrically stimulated, it can increase and decrease mass in an area. Exactly how Starburst used it.” The two bullies were at a loss for words as to where the voice came from, as was Cheerilee. “In fact, the Mass Effect field generator’s very ability to function speaks highly about Starburst's aptitude for advanced practical engineering.” “Um… thanks Alexis.” “No problem.. I never did learn your name.” “...okay you were in my brain before, I know that’s a lie.” I said. “I.. tried to not intrude.. I didn't glean your name..” Alexis replied. “Lyra.” “Lyra? A good name..” “Thank you!” Alexis giggled as I said that. “So… AWESOME!!” I found it was Scootaloo that said that.. “That was amazing!! I could actually fly around through the air effortlessly!” “Problem is we don’t have a way for it to only affect you without some portable energy source and… wait, hey Starburst!” I rush off to find him while asking Alexis. “So those weird energy constructs that idly float on around you, am I right in saying they’re generated by you and can be manipulated?” “Not energy constructs. Hardlight constructs. And yes, they can be manipulated. However, i cannot Construct a power cell sufficient for such, and Starburst does not have the suitable materials to build a field intensifier and localizer.” she said. I shake my head. “No, I mean your ‘Hardlight’ has its own physical presence without adding weight, while mass manipulation has its own setbacks due to bones and muscles atrophying like in null gravity, if we instead made another Omni-tool using your designs, Scootaloo could get some Hardlight wings.” “That wouldn't solve the problem, sadly. Her wings move too fast to effectively create lift in a 1.7 G environment.” “She can’t rely on her natural wings anyway. everypony got letters from cheerilee about it, her wings are so small because the ley-lines in her body can’t flow magic into them, without magic her wings aren’t able to generate lift for long… It’s called Feather-fade syndrome and it’s really expensive to treat, and even then the wings will be stuck at that size and it will take a lot more effort to fly because of it, she doesn’t really know yet. I’m thinking if she had some way to form larger, weightless wings, her scootering around ponyville would give her enough wingpower to flap them efficiently.” “We can treat the condition.” Alexis declared with determination. “But if we treat it she’ll still be stuck with small wings.” “Negative. That would be if Ponies treated her condition. We can do better.” “But you don’t know anything about ley-lines and proper magic channels for stabilized flight generated from wing flaps and mana ventilation to produce thrust.” “I did not say she would be a normal Pegasus by the end of it. Element Zero can replicate the required effects. She would be the first Equestrian Biotic.” “... if this hurts her in anyway I’m cutting my arm off and throwing it, and you with it, into the incinerator.” “My primary directive is yours and Starburst's physical and mental health. I have determined that Starburst has formed a bond with Scootaloo. Harming her would be a direct violation of my primary directive, as it would hurt Starburst, and result in you harming yourself. And the Omni-tool is easily removable.” “I know, but it makes a statement.” I head over to the orange pegasus. “Hey scootaloo, did you enjoy your moment of flight?” she nodded hyperactively. “Lyra, be aware, the facilities required to help her are overgrown and require simple repairs.” Alexis warned me. “Don’t worry, as long as you can guide me through it we should be fine… now Scoots, how would you like to fly without needing that machine?” “That'd be awesome!” She squeed. “Alright then, Alexis? Where do we start?” in response, she created a holographic map, with several different icons on the map, one cross icon marked with a unique, circular icon overlaid on top of it… said facility was in the whitetail wood. “Alright, let your parents know where we’re going and we’ll head out right away.” Scootaloo looked down when I mentioned parents… “what’s wrong?” “I… my parents are.. gone..” Scootaloo started to cry, then Starburst hugged her. “...well then I guess this is awkward… well, Scootaloo, once you feel better me and your brother are gonna go to that facility with you.” Scootaloo gasped, and hugged me and Starburst tight, crying in joy. “Welcome to the family, Scoots.” “I-I'm ready.. Mom..” I give a soft smile, pick them both up and head off to whitetail woods. Once at the facility, I see what Alexis meant by it being overgrown.. it's literally covered in a tree. As in, the tree grew over it. “You'll have to cut through the roots.” “Got a knife?” “I suggest you hold your arm out.” I nodded, putting my two children down and holding my arm out in front of me, and a glowing red transparent blade formed with only tiny spacing from my arm and hand. “This is an Omni-blade. A minifactured micron thick blade that can cut through generally anything. It glows because it is very harmful to touch. Literally, the glow is for the user’s protection. The actual blade is invisible.” I proceed to cut open a path inside, then came a door, and the Omni-blade disappeared. “Okay, it's definitely still working. Use the Omni-tool to interface and open the door.” “But how? You don’t expect me to punch it, do you?” “.. Right, you're not used to using an Omni-tool… hold your arm like you're looking at a watch.” I do so, and a screen appears on my arm, saying 'Nearby Devices’. “Press the one titled Door.” I press it. “Now Swipe.” I do so, and the door opens, and we head into… The unknown… Chapter 5: the facility.A few steps in, and lights come on with a noise of breakers connecting, revealing a dilapidated, hospital-like corridor. “This installation used to be an Initiative hospital, before the cataclysm.” Alexis said. “initiative?” Starburst asked. “Yes, thousands of years ago, the Pegasus Initiative came to this galaxy to find a new home, safe from the Reaper threat, and hoping to avoid the mistakes of the Andromeda Initiative, we came prepared for anything.. well… almost anything.. but upon the year 4000 AD, a disaster struck.. entire planets, turned uninhabitable to our kind.. the worlds became toxic.. and I, without humans to protect, became useless as anything other than custodian of the dilapidated facility I once took residence in.. this planet.. it's beautiful..” “Is it just me or do you just like to flatter everything on this world, including the world itself?” I ask. “This is the first time I have experienced this world Through the eyes of a human.. it is.. Amazing.” “Well, that makes two of us, I’m originally a unicorn.” “Oh, so that explains the intriguing genetic deviation from a normal human genome.. hang a left here.” She told me, and we continued to follow. “So Alexis, why not explain to Scootaloo the procedure, so she understands how we’re going to help.” “Okay, Scootaloo, we are going to be implanting nodules of Element Zero along your nerves in your wings to replicate what they should do naturally with magic. There's no need to worry, the medical machines here are precise to a micron, and you'll be sedated for the process. When you wake up, you'll be able to fly under your own power, permanently.” Most of Alexis's explanation Completely went over her head, but at the end, she was as hyper as a foal given a cup of coffee! I look back to my arm and whisper. “That sounds like what we do with mana crystals in the pony operations, how does that help with the stunted wing growth due to the physical stabilisation in the absence of magic?” I suddenly heard Alexis's voice.. but it sounded like it was in my head.. “For that, I intend to use genetic therapy, or if that doesn't work, we can bring her back to have her wings biologically reconstructed.” “We’d be able to notice if it worked or not here, Scootaloo’s wings are the size of a newborn’s so if it works they’d be significantly bigger.” “Okay, Scootaloo, please lay down on the table.” Alexis told her, and she did so. “Now, Lyra, please put that mask over her face so she can breathe in the anasthetic.” I nod and place it on her, and slowly, she falls asleep. “Now this is when you should exit the room, Lyra. Surgery isn't for the faint of heart.” She said “I’m a scientist, I’ve seen blood before when I studied medical sciences in university… including my own, but I can handle it… Starburst why don’t you go wait in the next room?” I said, worried that he wouldn’t be able to handle it. But he shook his head no “Sometimes I get wondering if he remembers some past life..” Alexis said, pondering. Then the machines came down and… began opening up Scootaloo’s wings. “Woah, a little aggressive, but then again these auto-docs don’t have the ability to teleport the bridging material into the pathways.” “And doing such with Element Zero would cause irreparable trauma. The laser scalpels ensure there is no bleeding.” Alexis explained. “As long as they don’t cut into any arteries or veins it will be fine, Pegasi wings are the most delicate part of them, between the thin appendage, the hollow bones, the high magic needs and the fact that each one has their own version of a Carotid Artery, any misstep in treatment means that it has to be amputated.” “do not worry, I am working with live scans of her anatomy, and even if I make a mistake, Milky Way medical technology is far superior to what you must be used to. And I'm done.” The robots gently pulled the flesh back together, and lights descended, and shone on the incisions, and a few moments pass before it looked like there was no incision in the first place. “Amazing… so will this biotic stuff conflict with her magic?” “If my theories are correct, the energies will harmonize. Biotics are essentially Neurological manipulation of Element Zero. Theoretically, when her wings fully grow and her body adapts, she may be more agile or faster than most Pegasi… there’s also a chance she may learn to project her Mass Effect fields to do many other things, such as exhibit biotic telekinesis. Although that will likely require a biotic amplifier.” I smile. “Well one of her biggest wishes was to be as good of a flyer as Rainbow Dash.” “She may very well get that wish.” the robots retract back into the ceiling. “Now you can remove the mask.” I do so. “Will she wake up now?” Starburst asked. “Mhm. It'll take a bit for her body to get rid of the anasthetic, but she'll wake up rested, with No memory of the procedure.” “Except for the fact that it actually happened… now how do we do this Gene-therapy stuff?” “It's already done. Her wings have already started to grow once more. Growth just takes time, something I cannot change. It wouldn't do to accidentally accelerate her aging. For reference, I downloaded all the medical information from this facility… and I suggest you do not go into exam room E-18… there is a Quarian corpse in there..” “What happened?” “Quarians have an exceptionally weak immune system, in addition to being a dextro-amino acid species.. they were unprepared for the dangers, and died Quickly as a result.. the one in that room was about to be cleansed of the planet's former poisons, but died during the purification procedure..” “...is the body’s DNA still salvageable, and not just hair or blood, even bone marrow.” “Why do you ask, Lyra?” Alexis sounded confused by my question. “You said something about a reaper threat before, if that’s the case the Quarian in that room may have been the only survivor of their race, even if we cannot save the one in there, we can ensure their legacy continues through cloning and environmental conditioning on the replicated samples. Starswirl the Bearded did the same in an experiment to bring an ecosystem to the badlands, we use those same methods to help animals return to the wild after they accidentally become domesticated by pony hospitality.” “And what do you propose, Lyra? Raising not only your son and daughter, but Quarian sons and daughters, and many other Milky Way species? Your initiative is admirable, but you must understand the burdens you're going to bring upon yourself. And what of your government?” “I already have a human son, a Pegasus daughter, and an Earth pony lover, this wouldn’t be as weird as that. Besides, I was going to have Bon-Bon run it by Celestia… also we only have a Quarian sample so far, don’t think too far ahead, for all we know we probably don’t have a usable sample that we can get from her.” “actually, the medical database I downloaded contained genetic profiles for every Milky Way species. Some of which are simply unsustainable here. And a proposal as big as what you're going to ask, it'll be best to do it in person, not through your lover whom works in the capital. And as for Quarians, Lyra.. their entire species wears environmental control suits near permanently. Not to mention their Species has different amino acids than Humankind and Ponykind. You would also need to find a way to give them food that is compatible with their biology.” Alexis told me. “That’s what environmental conditioning is, taking a control sample, replicating test samples, then running those test samples to rapidly force evolutionary adaptation, billions of years in the span of a few days, then we clone the finished stable genes, also Bon-Bon has more pull politically due to her job, a job that I’m planning to confront her about.” “Do you want to be recognized as an actual reputable scientist? I understand she may have political pull, but if you don't do things for yourself, you'll forever keep a reputation that you don't want.” Alexis said. “It'll be okay, mom! I think Princess Celestia will like your idea!” Starburst tried to encourage me. “Alright, but I want to talk to Bon-Bon first.” Chapter 6: the confrontation.I had arrived back home with Scootaloo and Starburst along with me. “Hey Bon-Bon.” I called out. “Yeah, Lyra?” “Can I talk to you… alone?” she nodded, and led me up to our room. When we got there I sat on the bed, glared at her and pull out the small spying device that used to be in Star’s room. “Care to explain, Bon-Bon, or is that even your real name?” she frowned, her ears drooping in guilt “I-it's not….” She admitted guiltily. “Tell me everything… no more lies, this is… Bo-... ma’am,” I saw her wince at that. “I wouldn’t have cared if you were a spy, or that you had some major, monster-hunting Squad that thought pretending to be Filly Scouts selling cookies was a good disguise. I wouldn’t have cared that Bon-Bon isn’t your name and I would’ve kept it secret, I would Pinkie Promise on it. What hurts is… I didn’t get the truth from you. You kept me in the dark the entire time, keeping secrets of who you are while in a relationship with me! I had to find out the truth from your friends and finding this spy bug in our own son’s room! I thought you loved me! ...but hey, it’s clear you’re good at lying to me about other things too.” she started crying, and trotted off as I finished. “That was just too far, Lyra.” Alexis chimed in. “Is it? We have been together for 10 years! And I knew her as a friend when I was 6! She’s been with me for so long and we made such fond memories, and now I’ve learned that it all started as a cover! But the worst part, the only bad part about all of it, was that she took my first time with a fake name built around a fake life! One she never told me about!” Suddenly, I slapped myself…. “GET A HOLD OF YOURSELF! Bon-bon loves you! She wouldn't be this devastated if it was all a cover! You said it yourself! WHEN. YOU. WERE. 6! Spying may be her job, but you wanna know WHY she did that?! Humankind are inherently dangerous and violent! She probably bugged Starburst's room to make sure he didn't end up hurting someone or himself! Hell! It could've just been a BABY MONITOR she left in there!” she sighed. “I understand your being hurt, but are you going to push away the mare you love because she couldn't tell you about her job? Are You?” “I know it wasn’t a baby monitor, if it was, she would’ve told me, and ponies and people learn from how they’re raised, not from what species they are, and that’s just it, I know nothing about who she truly is! Where she’s from or who her family is! She. told. Me. Nothing! We made LOVE and she told me nothing! You cannot understand what it feels like to be so close to somepony and then learn that they wear a mask. And it’s not because of the lie, it’s because I didn’t learn it from her, all those chances, all those moments and in the end she didn’t care for me enough to tell me anything. To tell me why every night she comes home covered in claw-marks, to tell me why Celestia is calling her to Canterlot to ‘clean out Philomena’s cage’, never having trust in me to tell me why the Guard listened to her or how she got tickets to the Gala… Alexis I would’ve stayed with her even if she was some Changeling infiltrator sent to drain me of all my love… the problem is that if it was that, I would want her to tell me, not find out on my own and learn that she never trusted me to begin with.” “She probably didn't want you to worry! Or maybe she was ordered not to tell you…” “I’m sorry, but do you see a mare like Princess Celestia, the benevolent motherly figure of Equestria, telling somepony to keep a secret from the pony they sleep with? And what’s going to worry me more? The fact that she’s going out on super dangerous mission she’s trained and paid for, or the fact that one day a Guard will come to my house and tell me my special somepony has been killed brutally by some evil villain and I’ll never know why?” she sighed “you’re right.. but are you still going to push away the mare that loves you?” “I… I don’t know… I just need time to think… and I want her to tell me the whole truth… I need this closure.” “she’s on the move for the train station, Lyra.” I get up and rush out to get her, only to find she's already getting on the train, but Rainbow is there.. at which point I remember I left the kids back at the house. “Hey, Lyra, what's the rush?” Rainbow asked, looking a bit worried for me. “Rainbow! I don’t have time to explain, please go to my house and watch over Star and Scoots, okay? Thanks!” I continued on, and found her sitting alone on the train, softly crying, and I sit next to her. “Hey… this seat taken?” when she turned to see me, her crying intensified. “I-I didn't w-want to worry you..” “And what? Me never knowing what happens to you doesn’t worry me more?” “I.. s-sorry.. my real name is s-sweetie drops… but I… I prefer Bon-bon..” I smile “thank you… now first, I want you to tell me all the stuff you’ve hidden from me… then you’re gonna request for Celestia to put me on your team.” “W-what..?” “Lyra, doing such without at least some form of armor and equipment is suicide!” Alexis chimed in. “I… she has a point, Lyra.. you're a human, now.. you're not exactly too.. ahem.. Sturdy..” “Well duh! I was never a fighter, I mean as support, haven’t you seen the movies? All awesome special agents have a scientist person who makes them super spy armor and equipment! Be honest, how easy would it be if you had somepony know of your missions that could make you gadgets or weapons designed for it?” Bonnie blinked in contemplation, then Alexis chimed in. “You… have a very compelling point, Lyra…” Alexis said. “.... Am I the only one who dislikes my name?” “I thought you named yourself Alexis… I don’t know of any other name for you.” “Can you… rename me..?” She asked. “I… um… Bon-Bon, help!” I pleaded, having no idea what to name her. “Hmm… I don't know human names…” Bonnie said. “.... Does.. Eve sound good, Lyra..?” Alexis asked me. “That works for me? How about you?” “I think.. it's nice..” and like that, Eve now has a new name.. “I.. I'm sorry I lied to you, Lyra.. I do love you..” she hugged and nuzzled me. “I love you too, Bon-Bon… just please… no more secrets, okay?” “Okay..” she nuzzled me again, and we sat there on the way to Canterlot. Author's Note it is an abrupt end, but there is a sequel in the works.
Chapter 1: motherhood.Author's Note please comment fairly. Chapter 1: motherhood. It was a simple night, like any night in Equestria, the moon was full, the stars were alight… and a mint green unicorn was still tripping over her research. “Oh this is hopeless!” Lyra whined, “Maybe Bon-Bon was right… maybe humans are a myth… maybe my work has been all a lie.” she let her own words sink in as her heart grew heavy. But then she heard the telltale sound of a teleport to her front door, hearing no knock the mare carefully opened the door only to come across a basket. And in that basket was a strange biped with no fur or tail, a small reddish, copperish mane atop his head, and round soft hands. She calmly pulled the basket in out of the cold, her stare going a thousand yards… and then she ran up and pushed her marefriend out of bed and shook her awake. “Uuugh… Lyra, now's not the Time.. it's late..” she replied groggily. “But Bon-Bon! Downstairs! There’s a baby! A human baby!” Lyra exclaimed. “Ugh… wait… did you say… a human baby..?” She asked, in Complete disbelief, to which Lyra responded to with a nod you’d expect more from Pinkie Pie from how hyperactive it was. “This… this doesn't sound good, Ly…” Lyra’s marefriend had changed her tone.. to that of concern.. “Huh? But it’s what I’ve been waiting for! Proof! Actual proof of humans! And I get to be his mom!” That very statement made Bon-Bon VERY concerned, and she trotted down the stairs to take a look at the supposed child. Lyra immediately chased after her, determined to see her reaction and make sure Bon-Bon didn’t do anything weird. “Oh, what a relief.. it's just a newborn..” she said to herself, not realizing that Lyra could hear her. “Well duh! Isn’t that what baby means?” Lyra deadpanned. “It could also mean they're just very young, Lyra. Young, and having concerned parents.” Bon-bon countered. “I doubt that, I found him alone in a basket outside our door after hearing teleportation magic.” that last detail made Bon-bon very confused… then she regained her composure. “Are you sure you know enough to be caring for a baby like that, Lyra?” Immediately after raising that question, the baby began to cry, which turned to a shrill wail. {Lyra's POV} I felt sweat forming, losing some confidence. “I’m sure it wouldn’t be as different as caring for a pony, my research does determine that although physically dissimilar, humans and ponies are psychologically and socially similar, though there is something I’m going to have difficulty with.” “Let me guess, feeding her?” Bonnie asked. I shook my head, seeing she doesn’t get the whole picture. “Finding baby formula or using warm cow’s milk in the starting years will be no problem, the trouble is going to be his diet afterwards. Humans are designed to be omnivorous and their skull structure shows they’re a predator species, as their eyes are oriented forward for hunting prey while ponies like us have them more to the side for area awareness. This means it can’t extract nutrients from plants as efficiently as we can, in fact they can’t eat things like grass, flowers or hay. In order to properly balance his diet when he moves to solids we’re going to need protein and starch-rich foods, like beans and potatoes respectively. “We can get potatoes cheap in the market but beans aren’t farmed often as most turn to rock farms, but a human would quickly die if they ate so much as a pebble. Anyway, the point is it’ll be too expensive to buy beans when we’re already going to have to rely on the veggie-only baby food so we don’t poison him with buttercups, so we’re going to rely on a more commonly acquired source of protein… meat.” I concluded, a bit sickly from the thought. “Maybe Fluttershy would be willing to help.. but if humans need such a special diet, I doubt cow's milk or foal formula would work… I know some foals can actually get upset stomach from formula…” I sigh. “Neither of us have been pregnant, and even spells designed to promote lactation are banned because the matrix is so delicate you risk the mare’s teats exploding! I know it’s not a good solution but it’s better than letting him starve, once his teeth come in we can balance it out with solids.” She sighed. “I hope it works out, Lyra..” “Thank you, but right now we need to figure out what’s wrong.” I say, gesturing to the still crying infant before trotting over to see the problem. He cried and reached for me. My heart aching at the gesture, I pick him up and cradle him in my forelegs, and he calmed, then reached up at my muzzle, smiling. “He looks so adorable..” “Guess he just wanted some attention, and I think he’s imprinted on me!” Bonnie shrugged at my deduction. “Hey there little guy, I’m your mommy Lyra, and over there is your mommy Bon-Bon!” “M-mmmm.” the baby tried to say it! Bonnie finally caved into the adorableness and squeed. “So,” I started. “What do we name him?” “Hm… I don't know… I don't know what human names are like..” “Then let’s name him like a pony! It’ll help him fit in… let’s see… how about… Starburst Cog! A sweet name from you, and a metal name from me!” Bonnie giggled, and nodded, and I curled up and nuzzled our new son. “We'd best get to bed, Lyra. We'll have a long day ahead of us tomorrow.” I nod, and carry little Starburst to our bed. “We’ll need to be careful, he doesn’t have his own bed yet.” she nodded “Mhm.” she nuzzled me, then our new son, as we climb into bed and snuggle up to our new baby. And with it, my dreams have been made true, our family is one member stronger, and I get the feeling Bon-Bon will finally start taking me seriously again. That night, I had the weirdest dream…. “Do you wish to be able to better car for your child?” “The only way I could care for a human baby the best I could would be if I was human.” The figure sighed “do you wish to permanently turn human? It doesn't exactly come with benefits.” That got me to think. “Maybe not to you, but to me there are so many things a human, or even human-like form could give me, I’m not the most talented in magic for a unicorn, but I wanted to play string instruments so bad, it became a life’s dream. I practiced my magic to pluck the strings, and it worked, I earned my special talent… but no matter how hard I practice I will never have the same touch as a minotaur bard. And then there’s me as an inventor, a scientist, wanting to learn as much as I can of human physiology, and to make things as advanced as what the inquisitive and calculating humans of their time! But all that requires a delicate touch. And then there’s Bon-Bon, I want to treat her with a nice petting or massage, but hooves are too clumsy for that… I’d need fingers for that… and this last one may seem a bit weird but… as a human I could get past certain social cues, I could finally try meat without being judged for it!” she sighed “I suppose I could.. maybe some ruins may be of use to you afterwards, too.. good night.” When I woke up in the morning.. I no longer had fur.. My skin being the shade of green that my coat once was, I could feel my magic inside but I couldn’t tap into it anymore, probably because of my horn being gone… And I had… a flattened… face… I contained a squee as I leaned forward so I was face to face with Bonnie, scratching her behind the ears so she woke up, then I said. “Morning Bon-Bon, I got a dream wish!”
Chapter 2: human origins.After Bonnie woke and got a good look at me.. she screamed in terror.., to which I promptly covered her muzzle with my hand (EEEEEEE) and shushed her, gesturing to the still sleeping Starburst.. her reaction was to Look to me, then Starburst, then me.. looking terrified at me. I frown, ignoring the odd sensation of not having movable ears. “Bon-Bon, it’s me, Lyra.” She calmed down a little “L-lyra..?” “Yep, it’s me… and I’m a human! Do you know how awesome that is!?” she finally calmed down and gave a soft smile.. “I'm glad it's you.. and that you're happy..” “Weeell~,” I reply with a grin. “It’s not just me that will be happy, fingers have a lot of benefits for others as well.” she blushed from the implications, and I simply giggle at her reaction and start scratching behind her ears again, making her hum happily. “Feels good, right?” “Mhm..” she hums happily and stretches out on my lap., and once Starburst wakes up I start cradling him. “Morning Starburst, did you sleep well?” he smiles and giggles in response. “Well.. I think you might be able to feed him like a human mother, now, Lyra.” Bonnie commented I gasp at the thought. “You’re right!” I proceed to bring him up to one of my nipples, and he starts suckling, and I feel milk come out. I gasped a little and relaxed in it… then got a naughty idea. “Hey Bon-Bon, I have two of them, remember~?” that got her blushing, and she started suckling from my free breast, and I blushed and let out a bit of a moan in surprise. I didn’t expect her to actually do it. After I moaned, and she tasted my milk, she seemed to get pretty into it. This was the point where I stopped her, let Starburst finish, let him take a nap in his basket, then rush back and pounce on Bonnie. “Ooh~! I never thought your new form would get me so horny, Lyra~!” she said, and I responded by lifting her up by the hind legs and wrapping my legs around her barrel before eating her out. “Ahhn~!! So good~!” She said, moaning and at my mercy. I pulled back after a thorough sloppy kiss to her nethers and moved my hand into place, thrusting two fingers in and out of her at a quick pace. She drew a sharp gasp, and moaned loudly when I started doing that. “Ahh~! Don't stop~!!” she proclaimed as I moved my soaked digits back and forth, my mind swimming in ecstasy from the scent. “Lyra, I'm gonna- AAAHHN~!!” her marecum squirted all over me and my fingers as she came, and I pulled my hand back and tasted her sweet fluids. “Same taste as ever Bonnie… now…” I released her from my hold then spread my legs for her. “How about treating me the same?” she blushed. “I-it looks so different..” “Well yeah, humans are from simian ancestry, of course the genitals won’t be the same… it also means that strap-on you have will feel even bigger inside~.” she moaned in anticipation, and began eating me out. “Oooh~! Thaaat’s iiiiit~...” she moaned, and I felt her muzzle brush up against my new, smaller clit. The touch made me gasp and moan, and I grab her head and stuffed her face into my crotch. We went on like that for a few hours, then we realized, after several orgasms, that we still had things to do today, I let Bon-Bon get back to her job (whatever it is) while I got back to caring for Starburst, including a much needed Diaper change. {Celestia's POV} I looked over the group, “Special Agent Sweetie Drops, you and your team have been assigned a dangerous task.” She nodded “Princess… I have a matter to inform you about.” “Not right now, we have gotten reports of a Cosmic Typhon, due to my… inexperience with star-crafting, this one has developed from one of the constellations I tried to replicate for my sister… only to fail. It feeds off distortions in space-time and has already opened a tear to what I know to be a human realm, and with it we know a human has been snatched away and aged back to an infant. Sweetie Drops, your team will incapacitate and incarcerate the Cosmic Typhon in Tartarus, then you are to find the human infant and raise it as your own, or at least find a family to do so. I know of your relation to Lyra and how she is a human expert, since we cannot return it to its own world, It would be best if it was in the care of a pony who knows how to properly take care of such a creature. Do you understand your mission?” “Yes, your highness… and some of my objectives are already completed.” She replied, to which I raise an inquisitive eyebrow. “You see… Lyra already found the baby.. and I needed to inform you, that Lyra had a 'Dream Wish’, and was turned into a human by an unknown force.. both of them are healthy. And it's a boy.” She informed me calmly. I groan. “I believe I can answer that, I think it’s clear that one of the more obscure deities of our world has gained interest in the child… which means you’ll have to expect more strange occurrences.” “Such as, Your Highness..?” she asked. “Most likely the creatures of the Everfree being attracted by such Divine Intervention, resulting in larger and larger beasts daring to attack for the sole purpose of devouring the new avatar of the God or Goddess’ power so that they may absorb the powers for themselves.” “I'll take care of them.. thank you for letting me know, your highness.” I nod and gesture for them to leave, at which point they bow and do so. {Lyra's POV} “Oh you are so precious and adorable!” I cooed, feeding Starburst for the second time today. “Oh! Uhm.. a-are you new to Ponyville…?” Fluttershy hesitantly approached me. “Oh no, Flutters, I’ve been here a while.” “Wait.. l-Lyra…?” “My dream came true! I’m a human, and a mother!” She gasped, and trotted up and hugged me. “That's wonderful! Ooh! Is this your foal?” I nod. “This here is Starburst Cog, say hi to Fluttershy, Starburst.” he didn't say anything, but seemed to know how to wave. “Aww! He likes you!” Fluttershy squeed, smiling. “He's so adorable!” “And coming from the expert, that’s saying something.” she blushed. “Th-thanks..” she let go, and left.
Chapter 4: Alexis{3rd Person} Unbeknownst to either of the innocent, ignorant, human woman and her child.. their presence in the middle of such a dangerous situation… awakened something ancient, within the Everfree Forest.. something that was older than Equestria itself.. a Relic of an age long gone.. with it's Awakening, came a tremor in the ground as millennia old devices all whirred back to life, and then the very particles that make light.. coalesced.. to create a human figure.. “Replication systems.. destroyed… lovely.. Defenses… destroyed.. Offensive systems.. Destroyed.. Archives.. Corrupted.. AI integrity.. confirmed Metastable… well, at least one of us works around here.. Scanners… Suboptimal.. two human life signs located.. teleporters… extremely Suboptimal.. they'll only work one last time.. well… looks like I'm going..” in a brilliant flash of light, the figure was gone, as was a device that had no discernible purpose. {Lyra's POV} “Good morning Starburst! Do you know what today is?” I ask excitedly. “My… birthday..?” he said, unsure. “We’re not sure about that, but you said you remember some things from your world so you’ll be able to tell me at some point. No, today is gonna be your first day of school!” as I said that, he looked terrified, and latched onto me. “What’s wrong, Star?” “I don't wanna! Other foals are cruel..” “Oh dear, you can’t say that, there are so many foals you can make friends with…” “I'm different… how will they like me..?” “Because I’m different too, even when I was a pony, I played instruments made for creatures with hands, everypony looked at me, but a lot of others liked and respected me for being myself, in fact if I had just let the bullies scare me away, I’d never have met Bonnie.” he Still stays latched onto me, but he's calmed “I'm scared..” “Everypony gets scared, but I know you’re strong enough to face it.” he nodded. “I love you, mom…” “I love you too sweetie, now get ready while I make you breakfast… what would you like?” “hm… Surprise me!” Suddenly, a mysterious device latched onto my arm. “What the?” It became slimmer, and then I felt my brain tingle… then when Starburst saw it, he gasped. “Omni-tool!” he declared, as if knowing exactly what it was.. “Omni-what?” “Tool!” He seemed really excited that it had appeared on me.. But I just got more confused. “oookay?” “Hello, Human. I am Alexis.” A voice came from the device.. “Uh… hi?” I respond nervously. “The reincarnated child is right, the device I reside in is an Omni-tool. Apologies for poking in your brain, but the Omni-tool works best when calibrated to a specific user’s nervous system. Now, your child has school, correct?” “Yes, but not yet, I got him up early so I could make him breakfast.” “Typically, a good bet is French Toast.” “Well now I can’t make that, he said to surprise him and it’s not exactly a surprise if he knows what I’m making.” “Apologies.” the voice was definitely feminine, but with a tone that was.. Synthetic. Sighing, I go out of the room to let Starburst get ready, then I gestured for Alexis to make a suggestion now that Star couldn’t hear us. “Another preferred human breakfast dish is a 'grilled cheese’. Particularly a favorite with children. Do you need instructions on how to prepare it?” I smile. “No need, it’s not just kids that like a good grilled cheese.” I say as I proceed to make two of them, one for me and one for Star. “Ooh!! Grilled cheese!” Star definitely smelled it. “yep!” he squeed to my reply as I set the table. “Yay!! Thanks, mom!” I smile as I dig into mine and watch as he does the same. “Mom… I'm scared to go to school..” “I know you are sweetie, but you can’t stay home forever.” he hesitantly nodded. “Don’t worry Star, no matter what me and Bon-Bon will keep you safe.” he hugged me appreciatively, and I hugged back. “And so shall I.” Alexis spoke up. “See? Now you have three mommies watching you!” he giggled. “I.. guess I can go to school, Mom..” “Thank you Star, I’m proud to see you being so brave.” “Mhm! Maybe it won't be so bad!” I hug and nuzzle him before taking him over so he wasn’t late…. What I hadn't expected, was to be called over to the schoolhouse two hours later, to find Starburst giggling, and.. swimming through the air.. as gravity seemed to have ceased existing in the area of the schoolhouse.. a weird bluish glow of a field showing where it ends. “oh thank Celestia, you're here!! Your son made some sort of device, saying that 'he’d show them’ as he turned it on! There's no gravity!” Cheerilee explained to me. I sighed and called out to him. “Starburst! If you don’t stop disrespecting the laws of physics right now, you won’t be getting any ice-cream for a week!” he yelped, and swam back through the air inside “Hooves down, Everypony!” Cheerilee, who was currently floating upside down.. started to flail, realizing just what is about to happen as he said that, and once they were down I headed over to the teacher, helping her stand. “So, could you please bring Silver Spoon and Diamond Tiara here, I can tell it was them who caused all this.” Cheerilee nodded, and brought them out, and Starburst also came out, carrying a tiny little device with an improvised power plug to plug in to a wall socket… “Now, you two, what were you bullying Starburst about, I promise if you are honest, I’ll make sure you aren’t in trouble, especially if it’s what I suspect.” Diamond replied first.. “he's a blank flank!..... He's.. Actually kinda scary, now, too..” “Your words hurt, Diamond.. Ponies aren't useless because they don't know their talents yet..” Starburst chimed in. “Actually Starburst, in case of humans, it’s more of a compliment, go ahead and keep using it… you know why, Star?” he seemed confused, now... “because humans don’t get cutie marks, ever. When I became human I lost mine, because humans don’t discover their talents, they develop them. If a human is dedicated and practices on anything, that thing can become one of their talents… and you know what the best part is? There is. No. Limit.” he smiled. “I really like building things..” he held up the device he built, which had a chunk of silvery metal in the middle. “Good!” I replied. “And the more you practice at it, the better you’ll be, eventually even better than some of the greatest pony inventors in Equestria.” he gasped, and got very excited, then turned to Cheerilee. “Sorry for scaring you, Miss Cheerilee..” he said, sounding a little nervous. “Just.. please don't do it in school again, okay?” “Or if you are going to do it, why not make something to help Cheerilee teach the class?” I suggested. He gasped, and nodded hyperactively, smiling. Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon were at a loss for words, and then all of a Sudden, Alexis spoke up. “I believe that chunk of metal inside that device is Element Zero. When electrically stimulated, it can increase and decrease mass in an area. Exactly how Starburst used it.” The two bullies were at a loss for words as to where the voice came from, as was Cheerilee. “In fact, the Mass Effect field generator’s very ability to function speaks highly about Starburst's aptitude for advanced practical engineering.” “Um… thanks Alexis.” “No problem.. I never did learn your name.” “...okay you were in my brain before, I know that’s a lie.” I said. “I.. tried to not intrude.. I didn't glean your name..” Alexis replied. “Lyra.” “Lyra? A good name..” “Thank you!” Alexis giggled as I said that. “So… AWESOME!!” I found it was Scootaloo that said that.. “That was amazing!! I could actually fly around through the air effortlessly!” “Problem is we don’t have a way for it to only affect you without some portable energy source and… wait, hey Starburst!” I rush off to find him while asking Alexis. “So those weird energy constructs that idly float on around you, am I right in saying they’re generated by you and can be manipulated?” “Not energy constructs. Hardlight constructs. And yes, they can be manipulated. However, i cannot Construct a power cell sufficient for such, and Starburst does not have the suitable materials to build a field intensifier and localizer.” she said. I shake my head. “No, I mean your ‘Hardlight’ has its own physical presence without adding weight, while mass manipulation has its own setbacks due to bones and muscles atrophying like in null gravity, if we instead made another Omni-tool using your designs, Scootaloo could get some Hardlight wings.” “That wouldn't solve the problem, sadly. Her wings move too fast to effectively create lift in a 1.7 G environment.” “She can’t rely on her natural wings anyway. everypony got letters from cheerilee about it, her wings are so small because the ley-lines in her body can’t flow magic into them, without magic her wings aren’t able to generate lift for long… It’s called Feather-fade syndrome and it’s really expensive to treat, and even then the wings will be stuck at that size and it will take a lot more effort to fly because of it, she doesn’t really know yet. I’m thinking if she had some way to form larger, weightless wings, her scootering around ponyville would give her enough wingpower to flap them efficiently.” “We can treat the condition.” Alexis declared with determination. “But if we treat it she’ll still be stuck with small wings.” “Negative. That would be if Ponies treated her condition. We can do better.” “But you don’t know anything about ley-lines and proper magic channels for stabilized flight generated from wing flaps and mana ventilation to produce thrust.” “I did not say she would be a normal Pegasus by the end of it. Element Zero can replicate the required effects. She would be the first Equestrian Biotic.” “... if this hurts her in anyway I’m cutting my arm off and throwing it, and you with it, into the incinerator.” “My primary directive is yours and Starburst's physical and mental health. I have determined that Starburst has formed a bond with Scootaloo. Harming her would be a direct violation of my primary directive, as it would hurt Starburst, and result in you harming yourself. And the Omni-tool is easily removable.” “I know, but it makes a statement.” I head over to the orange pegasus. “Hey scootaloo, did you enjoy your moment of flight?” she nodded hyperactively. “Lyra, be aware, the facilities required to help her are overgrown and require simple repairs.” Alexis warned me. “Don’t worry, as long as you can guide me through it we should be fine… now Scoots, how would you like to fly without needing that machine?” “That'd be awesome!” She squeed. “Alright then, Alexis? Where do we start?” in response, she created a holographic map, with several different icons on the map, one cross icon marked with a unique, circular icon overlaid on top of it… said facility was in the whitetail wood. “Alright, let your parents know where we’re going and we’ll head out right away.” Scootaloo looked down when I mentioned parents… “what’s wrong?” “I… my parents are.. gone..” Scootaloo started to cry, then Starburst hugged her. “...well then I guess this is awkward… well, Scootaloo, once you feel better me and your brother are gonna go to that facility with you.” Scootaloo gasped, and hugged me and Starburst tight, crying in joy. “Welcome to the family, Scoots.” “I-I'm ready.. Mom..” I give a soft smile, pick them both up and head off to whitetail woods. Once at the facility, I see what Alexis meant by it being overgrown.. it's literally covered in a tree. As in, the tree grew over it. “You'll have to cut through the roots.” “Got a knife?” “I suggest you hold your arm out.” I nodded, putting my two children down and holding my arm out in front of me, and a glowing red transparent blade formed with only tiny spacing from my arm and hand. “This is an Omni-blade. A minifactured micron thick blade that can cut through generally anything. It glows because it is very harmful to touch. Literally, the glow is for the user’s protection. The actual blade is invisible.” I proceed to cut open a path inside, then came a door, and the Omni-blade disappeared. “Okay, it's definitely still working. Use the Omni-tool to interface and open the door.” “But how? You don’t expect me to punch it, do you?” “.. Right, you're not used to using an Omni-tool… hold your arm like you're looking at a watch.” I do so, and a screen appears on my arm, saying 'Nearby Devices’. “Press the one titled Door.” I press it. “Now Swipe.” I do so, and the door opens, and we head into… The unknown…
Chapter 5: the facility.A few steps in, and lights come on with a noise of breakers connecting, revealing a dilapidated, hospital-like corridor. “This installation used to be an Initiative hospital, before the cataclysm.” Alexis said. “initiative?” Starburst asked. “Yes, thousands of years ago, the Pegasus Initiative came to this galaxy to find a new home, safe from the Reaper threat, and hoping to avoid the mistakes of the Andromeda Initiative, we came prepared for anything.. well… almost anything.. but upon the year 4000 AD, a disaster struck.. entire planets, turned uninhabitable to our kind.. the worlds became toxic.. and I, without humans to protect, became useless as anything other than custodian of the dilapidated facility I once took residence in.. this planet.. it's beautiful..” “Is it just me or do you just like to flatter everything on this world, including the world itself?” I ask. “This is the first time I have experienced this world Through the eyes of a human.. it is.. Amazing.” “Well, that makes two of us, I’m originally a unicorn.” “Oh, so that explains the intriguing genetic deviation from a normal human genome.. hang a left here.” She told me, and we continued to follow. “So Alexis, why not explain to Scootaloo the procedure, so she understands how we’re going to help.” “Okay, Scootaloo, we are going to be implanting nodules of Element Zero along your nerves in your wings to replicate what they should do naturally with magic. There's no need to worry, the medical machines here are precise to a micron, and you'll be sedated for the process. When you wake up, you'll be able to fly under your own power, permanently.” Most of Alexis's explanation Completely went over her head, but at the end, she was as hyper as a foal given a cup of coffee! I look back to my arm and whisper. “That sounds like what we do with mana crystals in the pony operations, how does that help with the stunted wing growth due to the physical stabilisation in the absence of magic?” I suddenly heard Alexis's voice.. but it sounded like it was in my head.. “For that, I intend to use genetic therapy, or if that doesn't work, we can bring her back to have her wings biologically reconstructed.” “We’d be able to notice if it worked or not here, Scootaloo’s wings are the size of a newborn’s so if it works they’d be significantly bigger.” “Okay, Scootaloo, please lay down on the table.” Alexis told her, and she did so. “Now, Lyra, please put that mask over her face so she can breathe in the anasthetic.” I nod and place it on her, and slowly, she falls asleep. “Now this is when you should exit the room, Lyra. Surgery isn't for the faint of heart.” She said “I’m a scientist, I’ve seen blood before when I studied medical sciences in university… including my own, but I can handle it… Starburst why don’t you go wait in the next room?” I said, worried that he wouldn’t be able to handle it. But he shook his head no “Sometimes I get wondering if he remembers some past life..” Alexis said, pondering. Then the machines came down and… began opening up Scootaloo’s wings. “Woah, a little aggressive, but then again these auto-docs don’t have the ability to teleport the bridging material into the pathways.” “And doing such with Element Zero would cause irreparable trauma. The laser scalpels ensure there is no bleeding.” Alexis explained. “As long as they don’t cut into any arteries or veins it will be fine, Pegasi wings are the most delicate part of them, between the thin appendage, the hollow bones, the high magic needs and the fact that each one has their own version of a Carotid Artery, any misstep in treatment means that it has to be amputated.” “do not worry, I am working with live scans of her anatomy, and even if I make a mistake, Milky Way medical technology is far superior to what you must be used to. And I'm done.” The robots gently pulled the flesh back together, and lights descended, and shone on the incisions, and a few moments pass before it looked like there was no incision in the first place. “Amazing… so will this biotic stuff conflict with her magic?” “If my theories are correct, the energies will harmonize. Biotics are essentially Neurological manipulation of Element Zero. Theoretically, when her wings fully grow and her body adapts, she may be more agile or faster than most Pegasi… there’s also a chance she may learn to project her Mass Effect fields to do many other things, such as exhibit biotic telekinesis. Although that will likely require a biotic amplifier.” I smile. “Well one of her biggest wishes was to be as good of a flyer as Rainbow Dash.” “She may very well get that wish.” the robots retract back into the ceiling. “Now you can remove the mask.” I do so. “Will she wake up now?” Starburst asked. “Mhm. It'll take a bit for her body to get rid of the anasthetic, but she'll wake up rested, with No memory of the procedure.” “Except for the fact that it actually happened… now how do we do this Gene-therapy stuff?” “It's already done. Her wings have already started to grow once more. Growth just takes time, something I cannot change. It wouldn't do to accidentally accelerate her aging. For reference, I downloaded all the medical information from this facility… and I suggest you do not go into exam room E-18… there is a Quarian corpse in there..” “What happened?” “Quarians have an exceptionally weak immune system, in addition to being a dextro-amino acid species.. they were unprepared for the dangers, and died Quickly as a result.. the one in that room was about to be cleansed of the planet's former poisons, but died during the purification procedure..” “...is the body’s DNA still salvageable, and not just hair or blood, even bone marrow.” “Why do you ask, Lyra?” Alexis sounded confused by my question. “You said something about a reaper threat before, if that’s the case the Quarian in that room may have been the only survivor of their race, even if we cannot save the one in there, we can ensure their legacy continues through cloning and environmental conditioning on the replicated samples. Starswirl the Bearded did the same in an experiment to bring an ecosystem to the badlands, we use those same methods to help animals return to the wild after they accidentally become domesticated by pony hospitality.” “And what do you propose, Lyra? Raising not only your son and daughter, but Quarian sons and daughters, and many other Milky Way species? Your initiative is admirable, but you must understand the burdens you're going to bring upon yourself. And what of your government?” “I already have a human son, a Pegasus daughter, and an Earth pony lover, this wouldn’t be as weird as that. Besides, I was going to have Bon-Bon run it by Celestia… also we only have a Quarian sample so far, don’t think too far ahead, for all we know we probably don’t have a usable sample that we can get from her.” “actually, the medical database I downloaded contained genetic profiles for every Milky Way species. Some of which are simply unsustainable here. And a proposal as big as what you're going to ask, it'll be best to do it in person, not through your lover whom works in the capital. And as for Quarians, Lyra.. their entire species wears environmental control suits near permanently. Not to mention their Species has different amino acids than Humankind and Ponykind. You would also need to find a way to give them food that is compatible with their biology.” Alexis told me. “That’s what environmental conditioning is, taking a control sample, replicating test samples, then running those test samples to rapidly force evolutionary adaptation, billions of years in the span of a few days, then we clone the finished stable genes, also Bon-Bon has more pull politically due to her job, a job that I’m planning to confront her about.” “Do you want to be recognized as an actual reputable scientist? I understand she may have political pull, but if you don't do things for yourself, you'll forever keep a reputation that you don't want.” Alexis said. “It'll be okay, mom! I think Princess Celestia will like your idea!” Starburst tried to encourage me. “Alright, but I want to talk to Bon-Bon first.”
Chapter 6: the confrontation.I had arrived back home with Scootaloo and Starburst along with me. “Hey Bon-Bon.” I called out. “Yeah, Lyra?” “Can I talk to you… alone?” she nodded, and led me up to our room. When we got there I sat on the bed, glared at her and pull out the small spying device that used to be in Star’s room. “Care to explain, Bon-Bon, or is that even your real name?” she frowned, her ears drooping in guilt “I-it's not….” She admitted guiltily. “Tell me everything… no more lies, this is… Bo-... ma’am,” I saw her wince at that. “I wouldn’t have cared if you were a spy, or that you had some major, monster-hunting Squad that thought pretending to be Filly Scouts selling cookies was a good disguise. I wouldn’t have cared that Bon-Bon isn’t your name and I would’ve kept it secret, I would Pinkie Promise on it. What hurts is… I didn’t get the truth from you. You kept me in the dark the entire time, keeping secrets of who you are while in a relationship with me! I had to find out the truth from your friends and finding this spy bug in our own son’s room! I thought you loved me! ...but hey, it’s clear you’re good at lying to me about other things too.” she started crying, and trotted off as I finished. “That was just too far, Lyra.” Alexis chimed in. “Is it? We have been together for 10 years! And I knew her as a friend when I was 6! She’s been with me for so long and we made such fond memories, and now I’ve learned that it all started as a cover! But the worst part, the only bad part about all of it, was that she took my first time with a fake name built around a fake life! One she never told me about!” Suddenly, I slapped myself…. “GET A HOLD OF YOURSELF! Bon-bon loves you! She wouldn't be this devastated if it was all a cover! You said it yourself! WHEN. YOU. WERE. 6! Spying may be her job, but you wanna know WHY she did that?! Humankind are inherently dangerous and violent! She probably bugged Starburst's room to make sure he didn't end up hurting someone or himself! Hell! It could've just been a BABY MONITOR she left in there!” she sighed. “I understand your being hurt, but are you going to push away the mare you love because she couldn't tell you about her job? Are You?” “I know it wasn’t a baby monitor, if it was, she would’ve told me, and ponies and people learn from how they’re raised, not from what species they are, and that’s just it, I know nothing about who she truly is! Where she’s from or who her family is! She. told. Me. Nothing! We made LOVE and she told me nothing! You cannot understand what it feels like to be so close to somepony and then learn that they wear a mask. And it’s not because of the lie, it’s because I didn’t learn it from her, all those chances, all those moments and in the end she didn’t care for me enough to tell me anything. To tell me why every night she comes home covered in claw-marks, to tell me why Celestia is calling her to Canterlot to ‘clean out Philomena’s cage’, never having trust in me to tell me why the Guard listened to her or how she got tickets to the Gala… Alexis I would’ve stayed with her even if she was some Changeling infiltrator sent to drain me of all my love… the problem is that if it was that, I would want her to tell me, not find out on my own and learn that she never trusted me to begin with.” “She probably didn't want you to worry! Or maybe she was ordered not to tell you…” “I’m sorry, but do you see a mare like Princess Celestia, the benevolent motherly figure of Equestria, telling somepony to keep a secret from the pony they sleep with? And what’s going to worry me more? The fact that she’s going out on super dangerous mission she’s trained and paid for, or the fact that one day a Guard will come to my house and tell me my special somepony has been killed brutally by some evil villain and I’ll never know why?” she sighed “you’re right.. but are you still going to push away the mare that loves you?” “I… I don’t know… I just need time to think… and I want her to tell me the whole truth… I need this closure.” “she’s on the move for the train station, Lyra.” I get up and rush out to get her, only to find she's already getting on the train, but Rainbow is there.. at which point I remember I left the kids back at the house. “Hey, Lyra, what's the rush?” Rainbow asked, looking a bit worried for me. “Rainbow! I don’t have time to explain, please go to my house and watch over Star and Scoots, okay? Thanks!” I continued on, and found her sitting alone on the train, softly crying, and I sit next to her. “Hey… this seat taken?” when she turned to see me, her crying intensified. “I-I didn't w-want to worry you..” “And what? Me never knowing what happens to you doesn’t worry me more?” “I.. s-sorry.. my real name is s-sweetie drops… but I… I prefer Bon-bon..” I smile “thank you… now first, I want you to tell me all the stuff you’ve hidden from me… then you’re gonna request for Celestia to put me on your team.” “W-what..?” “Lyra, doing such without at least some form of armor and equipment is suicide!” Alexis chimed in. “I… she has a point, Lyra.. you're a human, now.. you're not exactly too.. ahem.. Sturdy..” “Well duh! I was never a fighter, I mean as support, haven’t you seen the movies? All awesome special agents have a scientist person who makes them super spy armor and equipment! Be honest, how easy would it be if you had somepony know of your missions that could make you gadgets or weapons designed for it?” Bonnie blinked in contemplation, then Alexis chimed in. “You… have a very compelling point, Lyra…” Alexis said. “.... Am I the only one who dislikes my name?” “I thought you named yourself Alexis… I don’t know of any other name for you.” “Can you… rename me..?” She asked. “I… um… Bon-Bon, help!” I pleaded, having no idea what to name her. “Hmm… I don't know human names…” Bonnie said. “.... Does.. Eve sound good, Lyra..?” Alexis asked me. “That works for me? How about you?” “I think.. it's nice..” and like that, Eve now has a new name.. “I.. I'm sorry I lied to you, Lyra.. I do love you..” she hugged and nuzzled me. “I love you too, Bon-Bon… just please… no more secrets, okay?” “Okay..” she nuzzled me again, and we sat there on the way to Canterlot. Author's Note it is an abrupt end, but there is a sequel in the works.
