"Bucking Dragons, out of all the bucking species on Equus it had to be those bucking fire breathing newts." Daybreaker hissed as she punched a wall, making a massive spider web of cracks appear on the wall. Nightmare Moon nodded in agreement, though was silently glad that this war had become a bit more challenging. The Caribou were nothing compared to an Alicorn, but Dragons were immune to heat, their scales nigh impenetrable, very resistant to magic, and breathed fire.

'But…' Nightmare thought as she looked at the damage Daybreaker had done with a single blow. 'I think they will also have a hard time fighting us.' Alex watched over them, smiling internally. From their reactions alone, he knew how each Blacklight Alicorn operated. Daybreaker was one to use brute force, which made him think that weapons like Hammer Fists, Blade Arm, Muscle Mass, and Tendrils, would be more her style. Nightmare was the opposite, cold and calculating. So the Claws, Whipfist, Pack Leader, Disguise, and stealthily using Bio Bomb would be better.

"Alright you two, enough mucking about, we got training to do." The Alicorns looked at him, ready to learn about their new skills. "While both of you are able to use the same abilities I am, what you use most effectively will depend on your fighting style. Daybreaker, you seem to be using brute force to get rid of everything in your way. So I think using more brutal weapons like the Hammer Fists," As Alex spoke of each weapon, he transformed his arms into said weapons, "Blade Arm, Muscle Mass, and Tendrils."

Turning to Nightmare, he continued. "You however seem more fitted for subterfuge, sneaking, and causing disorder behind enemy lines. So I think Claws, Whipfist, Disguise, Bio Bomb, and Pack Leader fit you best." They nodded, though Daybreaker was a bit curious about one of my choices for Nightmare.

"Bio Bomb? I don't think I have heard or seen you use that ability, what is it?"

"Basically, you plant a small amount of Biomass into a victim of choice, and after feeding off their flesh, will explode, grabbing debris and people and pulling them in to crush them together messily." They both looked a bit green at that, but it eventually passed.

"That… is quite the… creative way of doing away with your enemies." Nightmare said, looking a bit reluctant to use the ability.

"Well like I said, if one wanted to cause a distraction, a well placed Bio Bomb will do the trick." Nightmare nodded, not liking it but understanding its usefulness in battle. "Now then, let's get started. First things first, let's start off with an ability every Blacklight Evolved has, Disguise. Or Morph, whatever you want to call it really." Alex says, changing into a male Caribou. Their eyes widen, and get ready to attack but I quickly change back. "Relax, it's still me. Now, whenever you consume your prey, two things will happen. One, you will gain the ability to turn into a perfect copy of them. And two, this you may not like, you gain all of their memories. And not just the ones they remember, everything from birth to death, including the pain they go through when you kill them."

"Wait, so does that mean…" Daybreaker says, looking at him with a bit of worry.

"Yes, clear as crystal. Can't fucking sleep because of them now though. Luckily we don't need sleep, not anymore that is." They nod, a bit unnerved at the knowledge that, when they consume their enemies, they will gain their memories. Every last one. Especially that of their death, as it would be the most recent and therefore clearest memory. Alex let them simmer in that load of information before moving on. "Now, since you aren't ready to consume anything, I've provided a number of DNA samples to choose from when I was making your bodies. Nightmare, turn into a Caribou. Daybreaker, turn into a Manticore."

The two looked at each other for a brief second before closing their eyes and concentrating. But as the seconds ticked by not much happened. Daybreaker's wings changed to bat wings, while Nightmare added a second horn which was a Caribou horn, but left her original horn where it was. Frowning Alex held up a hand and they stopped. "Okay, by now you should've been fully changed. What happened?" He asked with a smirk, knowing exactly what happened.

Daybreaker growled, before responding with a much more gravelly voice that was a bit animalistic. "I don't bucking know! I was trying to transform into a Manticore but nothing would happen!" Alex nodded and simply responded with,

"And how were you trying to transform?"

"By looking at our memories and trying to change our body to match." Nightmare said with a more level head, seeing that Alex knew something and was trying to teach them a lesson. "But judging by how you're acting, that is wrong?" Alex smirked and nodded, pointing at Nightmare.

"Bingo, now the morph ability is actually driven a lot more by instinct than anything. You have to feel the need to change, then let it happen. Don't force it, or you'll end up in a worse off position. Now try again. But this time, feel the need for change, and let it happen." Nightmare nodded, and tried again, but this time allowing her new body to act on its own. Soon she felt her body become malleable, and after a bit she felt solid once more. Looking at herself, she found she was now a male Caribou, though she was still her original colors. Daybreaker, not to be out done, tried as well. But due to her nature found it a lot harder to simply 'let go' and let her own body do it's thing.

She wanted full control at all times, anything less was uncomfortable for her. "Hmm, maybe we can put that power on the back burner for you Day, let's move onto your first attack power, The Claws. Now, with these you do the opposite, telling the biomass inside you to change. Making your hand longer, sharper, deadlier." They did as they were told, and soon both had a pair of sickening claws that looked ready to shred through anything in their way. "Perfect, now, slash at that wall." They looked a bit unsure, but after a reassuring nod, they did so, making five deep gashes in the brick work with every swipe they made.

They were amazed at how simple yet effective they were, slicing stone as if it was warm butter. "See? And we're gonna have an army that can do that and a whole lot more. Those fuckers don't stand a damn chance." They nod, but a thought occurs to Nightmare Moon.

"True, but after all is said and done, we will have a crisis on our hands." We look at her, raising an eyebrow. "The Caribou are slaughtering all males, correct?"

"Only those who don't join them, yes." Alex said, starting to follow as was Daybreaker.

"Then our race might be over. See Alex, our species has a hard time birthing males, for some reason our biology has more female chromosomes than male ones, leading most births to be female." Alex nodded, seeing where she was going.

"And with us needing to possibly kill any that have turned, your already low male population will be so in the red that you won't be able to come back from it." Nightmare nodded solemnly while Daybreaker punched the damaged wall in a rage, making it crumble away to reveal a secret passageway. Alex and Nightmare turned and looked in shock, while Daybreaker just stood there, stunned. "Huh, convenient." Patting Daybreaker on the shoulder, Alex walked past her and down the suddenly found corridor. It continued for a while, going up and down and down and up and down flight after flight of stairs and maze-like hallways.

Soon they came upon a large lab, filled with dusty test tubes and beakers. Hundreds of books lined the walls and a skeleton sat on a stool, a journal in its hands. The two bio-ponies, the name still being a work in progress, seemed to immediately recognize it. "Clover the Clever, so this was your hideaway." They said together, while Nightmare said the last part by herself.

"Who's this Clover pony?" Alex asked as he walked around, picking up dusty books and flipping through them. From what he saw, the last thing this Clover the Clever was working on was a way to fix their current predicament.

"A brilliant pony who worked with Starswirl the Bearded to create most of the spells which are used today. But after Nightmare's imprisonment, Clover seemingly disappeared off the face of Equus." Daybreaker explained as she looked over the various work stations. Alex nodded to himself, now looking for something specific.

"Well, if my hunch is right, then we are now looking for a very dusty needle in an incredibly dusty and cobweb filled haystack." The two Blacklight ponies looked over at Alex, both of them raising an eyebrow.

"How so?" They asked, making Alex turn towards them.

"From what I have glimpsed from the books in here, Clover was trying to make a spell which would 'flip', for lack of better word, the chromosomes of both a mare's egg and a stallion's sperm. Making the odds of birthing a male the same as birthing a female is now." The two's eyes widened in shock, surprised Clover was able to see so far ahead. The birth rates weren't as much of a problem from when Clover was alive as it was now, but it seemed Clover was able to foretell the gradual shift all those centuries ago.

"Clever girl." Nightmare muttered as she joined Alex and Daybreaker in looking for anything that could look like a journal. But as they searched, something was searching for them.

Author's Note

Sorry for the long wait, but here's the next chapter for this story.