Diamond Journals Issue 1: A Quest for Memory

Fluttershy had seen strange things while visiting the Everfree Forest, but she'd never seen anything quite like this. A VERY highly wounded alicorn male lying unconscious in the middle of who knows where. He seemed familiar somehow, but she couldn't quite put her hoof on it. Regardless, she took it into her own hooves to get him away from the forest and some serious medical attention.

"Urgh..." Diamond groaned in immense pain.

"Um...excuse me for asking, but...are you okay?" Fluttershy asked, rather cautiously, but Diamond was unable to reply. "I guess not...can you talk? How about opening your eyes for a start?"

"Ugh...my head..." Diamond said as he was coming to. As his eye opened, he noticed the yellow pegasus standing a little bit too close for comfort. He screamed, sending a sonic force that pushed Fluttershy backwards.

"Ouch! Try not to scream like that again." she said to the rather confused green alicorn. She had noticed Diamond's cutie mark beforehand, but tried not to stare at his flank.

"Where am I?! What am I doing here?" Diamond yelled out, each word sending out another shockwave.

(You see, Diamond has the power to release a sonic shockwave that not only deals damage, but repels anyone nearby when he yells.)

"Calm down! First of all, are you OK?" Fluttershy asked.

"I'm fine, but...I get the odd feeling that this place is familiar somehow." Diamond answered. "And uh...who am I again?" Fluttershy was a bit confused as to Diamond asking this and decided to contact Twilight for help.

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The lavender alicorn princess materialized shortly after Fluttershy sent her message.

"I don't think I know this one." Twilight said when she arrived.

"Me neither, yet...there's just something familiar about him. I can't put my hoof on it." Fluttershy stated. Regardless, Twilight started her examinations.

"OK, strong magical power, positronic brain, human DNA - wait, human DNA?" Twilight queried. She was obviously confused. "I only know one pony that has human DNA, and that's..."

"DIAMOND?!" the two mares shouted in unison.

"Who's...Diamond?" the still confused and memory-deprived Diamond asked.

"A rare case of amnesia, and a very hard hit too if you can't even remember your own name. Also explains why you freaked out about a talking pony, especially considering that right now, you are one yourself." Twilight stated.

"No, that's not..." Diamond began. Then he took a look at himself. He went to scream again, then remembered what happened last time and quickly swallowed it. "Don't freak out...uh...who am I?"

"Your name is Diamond. We're friends of yours." Twilight reminded him.
"MEMORY BANK RESTORED: 0.31%" Diamond's automated assistant stated. As this was being said, the memories flashed before his eyes, reminding him of who he and his Equestrian friends were.

"Yes, that's right! And your names are Twilight Sparkle and Fluttershy, correct?" Diamond asked. "Sorry, my memory bank is nothing but corrupted data."

"Spot on, Diamond." Twilight answered. "And from the automated message we got, we've already restored some of it." she continued.

"I heard the message too, but we got a LOT of restoration to do. A villain named Dr. Wily from another world stole my one and only backup drive and I need to get it back." Diamond clarified semi-worriedly. "But first, I need to get back to my human form." he continued, initiating the transformation process.

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A few minutes later, Diamond's genes had fully re-arranged themselves and Diamond's human form was restored.

"Alright, now I need a weapon." Diamond said.

"Don't you have a weapon system built into your body?" Fluttershy asked.

"MEMORY BANK RESTORED: 0.402%" the automated assistant stated as Diamond remembered installing his Mega Buster.

"Of course! My Mega Buster!" Diamond exclaimed. "MEGANIZE ME!" he yelled. This didn't release a shockwave, due to Diamond saying a transformation word. In mere seconds, Diamond's body was coated in blue nano-core armour. His hair became a nano-core helmet, with his eyes turning from hazel to a robotic blue. His right arm became the iconic weapon known as the Mega Buster. Diamond already looked and felt more awesome.

-All schematics are corrupted! Resetting Mega Buster...
-Mega Buster reset. All systems online!

Diamond quickly dismissed the notifications in his transparent visor and turned his buster off. The arm cannon fell back into Diamond's arm, revealing his hand.

"Sweet armour, Diamond." Twilight said.

"Thanks, Twi." Diamond replied. "Now let's go stomp some bad guys."