Author's Note

Hello all.

There will come bits of world lore on the this Equestria.
There are bits of violence, not much still there.

Spear size 1½ is meant as one and half a body length.

005 The accident

It's been about 4 weeks since I first spoke with Celestia, we had a lot of talks after that.
Mostly about Equestria and she also borrowed some books on history and more for me.
As we talked I found out that it's 25 years before Nightmare Moon return.

In this universe there seems to be more than the base ponies known as sub-races:
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High Unicorn: They are unicorns that live in mountain and cold areas are experts locating gems and minerals. Their character traits are they are taller then the normal pony size (size of Shadow Tempest or Fleur de Lis).

Star Unicorn: Unicorns that are highborn like nobles and mages, most of them have high level of magic adaptation.
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War Pegasus: These pegasus are relatives of strong fighters of the past, character traits are big wing span and are more muscles.

Sun Pegasus: These pegasus have more bird like traits like owls, hawks and more. With give them almost silent flight, expert flight ability and more based on their bird counter part.
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Forest pony: These earth ponies are more in tune with forest and animals as they are more on traveling hooves.

Clydesdale: Earth ponies that have more of a impressive physical build, taller then the base ponies and are perfect for heavy work.
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It seems that this universe there are problem with stallion birth rate, 1,5 stallion per 10 mares.
I learned that they are using magic and breeding contracts for foal bearing, but magic is not as reliable and give many stillbirth or miscarry. This is one of the reason they are doing test on me, they have asked about fluid batch to see if my genes are compatible with the ponies.

This is not something I wanted to be part off, but Celestia told me I will get rewarded. 'Still don't like it.'

I have been meeting Pin Scroll 2-4 times a week where he ask questions about my mother magic books and how technology form my old world work. I could only tell him about things I research for my RPGs. So he was a bit huffy when I couldn't answer some of his questions. Some of the time he's telling jokes and speak about his time traveling.

I also meet a new pony other then the guards that's around me 24/7.
This mare is an earth pony called "Gear Track", light brown coat, blue eyes and blond short mane/tail (something about not getting hooked on things). Cutie mark is a rail track with a 6 teeth gear in bronze.

We have been talking about machines form my world, I have been drawing up blue prints form the once I used and worked on in my former life. (It was my job working in a machine shop).

Celestia told me she was okay with me helping develop Equestria, but no weapons. Well of course I'm not going to give guns or magical laser weapons to this world.

In my sleep/dream world I have been spending time with Nightmare Moon. For the most part we're just been speaking, every time I tried to bring up things with Equestria and Celestia she goes into a rage filled rampage or just leave. So I stop trying until she's ready to open up to me. As we went through my memories, I showed her movies and games from my world. Now that's all we do at night and eat junk food.

On the 3rd week I got to start going out side to the training grounds to move around. (Yeah, not alone Sargent Rosarias squad is with me all the time out side.)

The Sargent herself doesn't speak to me that much, well except when she insults me. I do give some back and the funny part is the others in her squad is placing bets on whom will win that day, 6-3 in my favor.

Cloudy Falls is timid but makes up for it with her eyes and ears they are scary sharp. When we talk it's mostly about weather control, royal duty or her mare friend.

Smith Strike did not say many thing in the beginning but after he over heard me and Gear Track talk about smiting. He wouldn't stop asking me about various types of smiting and metal types.

Meteor Storm was the first to be friendly with me, she's like a ball of energy always active, always talking and that's the problem some times.

One day on my normal routine of training a group of young noble mares started to bully the squad. Making fun of them for being stuck with a freak of nature. I stop and eyed the group of nobles from afar. They are 2 unicorns and a pegasus.
By how Rosaria speak with them this is not the first time.

It seems their leader is Light Spark.
A unicorn with cream colored coat and golden brown eyes, with blue mane and tail with some green and light green high lights. Her cutie mark is 3 sparks of light in a triangle pattern with the colors blue, green and yellow.

Then we have the other unicorn she seems to be Ice Pike, she seems to be more hot tempered.
Her light grey coat and Ice blue eyes. Mane and tail is in a white and ice blue color. Her cutie mark is a lance with Ice over the tip.

The pegasus name is Thunder Splash, she wants to leave as I can see it.
Her blue coat matches the sky, her heterochromia eyes is left yellow, right orange. Her mane and tail is light yellow with dark red high lights. Her cutie mark is a thunder that strike a splash of rainbow colors.

I overlook the situation, then walk over to Cloudy Falls. "Private Falls I want you to fetch princess Celestia. Tell her, she will be needed at the training grounds, there might be an accident." Falls nods and look over to at Rosaria then leaves quickly.

As I walk over to the 4 ponies I hear Light Spark make a remark to Rosaria. "Your just a bat pony, a blood sucking loser that can't get out of her rank because you're not playing the game of a salt lick." I see how Rosaria is about to hoof plant her. With a cough I get their attention.

"Now, now mares. The training ground are for private use at the moment and Sargent Rosaria is on the clock. So want I see is that you all are doing this to get her in problem."

The all 4 look at me in a shock, Light Spark is the first to respond. "So want if we're and how do you think you are?"
I put a hoof against my chest. "Me? I am Tec a guest of some high ranking noble here in Canterlot. And my provider is the one that has set this time for me."

"Witch noble?" she ask.
I shake my head and puts down my hoof. "Can't tell, I sworn not to tell for high level security horse apples thing. But I recommended you all leave, we don't want thing to end bad, now do..." I was cut of by Ice Pike.
"Whom do you think you are shrimp?" 'She pokes me between me eyes' "And for that matter, what are you?"
'Pushing away her hoof.' "I'm a high level of don't ask, don't tell security."
Ice Pike huffs. "Full of yourself aren't you."

We glare at each other, when Light Spark pushes back Ice Pike. "Yeah, right more like a treat with that null ring on your horn." With that I give a shrug. "Well I can be when threaten."

"Let me get a swing at her. She's making me angry." Says Ice. I smirk at that. "Well we can do a spar, I know I would love to move around a bit."

"Yeah, that sound great." Ice reply agreeing.
I call over my shoulder. "Private Smith will you bring out some training weapons." I hear him give a salute and a "Yes Ma'am."

Training grounds 10 minutes later.

This is crazy why would Tec do something so stupid, challenge Ice Pike is suicide. I tried to stop her but that failed. All she said was "it's now or when something worse can happen. We need to put her down like a rapid dog." She had that cold glaze that gives me chills, like she ready to kill.

After Smith brought out the training weapons Tec looks over them and to my surprise she take up 2 daggers, she checks their balance. She puts one in a holster on her left fore leg. The other in her mouth.
Ice Pike takes her trade mark 1½ spear and short sword, both have no armor.

They meet in the middle of the fighting circle. They look at each other and I see that bucking smirk on Tec and she speaks. "Let's make this a bit more fun. The loser is going to be the winners toy. Deal?" Ice looks at the Tec and agrees.
"I will love to break you, Tec was it?" I just shake my head and join Splash.

I and Splash will act as judges. Ice and Tec chose to go with the rules the first to give up or become unconscious loses.
The others sits outside the circle wait for this foolish dual. As I look around I detect the Privet Falls is missing.

Ice and Tec are standing ready at each side of the ring, Ice holding her spear with magic in a diagonal downwards. Tec has a dagger in her mouth and her extra in the holster. Splash rise her right wing looking at the two combats and with a cut down motion she shouts. "BEGIN."

Ice Pike charges against Tec and use a forward thrust. Tec dodges left and do an quick forward step and do a low kick against Ice fore legs. Ice reacts to it by moving backwards that's when Tec jumps into a tackle hitting Ice in the stomach. Ice falls back unto her back and drops her spear.

Tec kicks the spear out of the circle. I'm in shock how quick Tec got Ice on the ground. Smith whistle. "She used her size and speed to her advantage." Ice rise to her hooves and spits on the ground. "Yer quick Tec, but I have something you don't, magic." Ice Light up her horn and shots magic missiles at Tec.

Tec dodges and sway. It's looks like an dance as she gets closer to Ice whom draws her sword in the mouth and continue to shot.

As Tec gets close, she gets hit by a missile and stumble then gets hit with the sword with a sickening crack and is sent flying.

Tec drops her dagger she was holding. Within seconds she up on her hooves. Grinning like a maniac and speaks. "I feel alive, but your wrong about something. And I will prove it." She rushes in again, Ice respond in kind shooting missile.

As they gets closer Tec dodges to the left, slamming her fore hooves to the ground and 3 spikes of earth erupts under Ice. Ice gets hit with one them and gets throws up in the air and lands hard on the ground.

We're all stunned. Light Spark screams. "How in Tartarus can you use magic with a bucking null ring on your horn."
Tec doesn't answer, just keep looking at Ice. With the sound of magic deactivate we all look around.

There stands princess Celestia, Pin Scroll and Cloudy Falls. We were about to bow as she stops us.
"No need to bow my little ponies the dual is not over yet." says Celestia as she looks over the gathering.
Pin Scroll is giddy. "She could do it, my theory about the magic was correct."

We all looks over to Tec and Ice. Ice have come up on her hooves, swaying from side to side. Tec draws her backup dagger and starts walk to Ice.

Tec stares into Ice eyes then gives her hard kick that Ice try to dodge but fail, it hits the side of Ices head. Whom falls like rag doll to the ground.

Tec sighs and walks out of the circle dropping the dagger. "Well I won, le" She was stopped by Pin Scroll jumping forward against Tec. "You need to tell me how you used magic without your horn." Celesta walks close as well. "I wants to know as well, but that can wait until you been checked by Dr. Hoof."

Tec nods. "Yeah, that might be good I got hit by a hard ringer." Celestia giggles. "Yeah I saw the full dual. We used invisible spell to see it. But it seems Pin Scroll lost his concentration when you used magic."

We join them with Spark Light.
"I'm sorry your highness, but how do you know Tec? Princess Celestia." Celestia looks down at Spark Light and reply. "You mean princess Tec'ondra, daughter of queen Tek'nistar, leader of the Everfree hive. She's under my protection, she have already help Equestira together with Arch-magus Pin Scroll and Chief Engineer Gear Track. Even only begin a foal."

Spark Lights mouth hangs open and she becomes white as a sheet.
Sparks turn to Tec and bows. "I'm so sorry princess Tec'ondra for showing such disgraceful side of me."

Tec huffs. "Really Light Spark, now that you know of my status, you and kiss up to me. Well I will forgive you this time, but I recommend you to stop being such a racist about other races and sub-races."

Thunder Splash comes over with Ice Pike on her back, Ice looks over.
"What the bucking are you."
Tec walks over and balance on Splash side with her fore legs. She leans in to Ice ear and whisper something to her.
After that we all goes to hospital wing, where Tec and Ice get check up.

After me and Ice got medical attention. I got the 3rd degree interrogation.
As they all ask me question I lift my right hoof and wait for them to quiet down, as silence join us I lower my hoof.

"Okay all, first things first. Is it good for them to hear this." I point over to Ice, Splash and Spark.
Celestia nods. "Yes, as I want them to know how important you are."

With that I nod. "Well if that's what you want. I look over to Pin Scroll. Okay your question first."
"As you know Pin Scroll I just confirmed your theory is that a pony can use the magic even if they're not an unicorn. First we know that both earth- and pegasus ponies use their own magic." I get nods at this."
"And we know that all things in the world has some sort of magic in them." I get another nod at this.

"So what I did was use the magic form them. And before you ask I can't speak with them." Pin Scroll shuts his mouth at that.
"In this instance I have tried to use magic for some time, I could feel the magic move ever time I tried. But never got a out burst/reaction until the dual." 'I lift my right hoof and collect magic energy around it, I add fire the the magic and it burst into flames.'

All of them are silently watch the fire on my hoof. Meteor Storm sticks out her hoof to touch the flame, I smack it away.
"Don't touch it, it still is fire." 'I stop casting the spell.' With the spell gone they all lock eyes on me.

"So Pin Scroll, to answer your question is that I used my control on magic to activate the magic around me. We can test this more when we're at the lab. Okay?" He nods. "Of course Tec, I have many thing we shall test from here on out." He finish with a smile and leaves.

"Next question?" Meteor Storm raises her hoof like in a classroom asking for permission. "Yes privet Storm."
"So how can you be so good at fighting?"
'I look over to Celestia and back at Storm.' "Well I have my mother memories, about 600 years of experience with battle and more. Is that enough of an answer?"

She nods. "Yeah, that gives me some info, for now."
I give a quick nod. "So can I get some rest for now, my adrenaline is gone and I feel the pain."

Celestia nod. "Yes we will speak more when you been healed."

They all leave, leaving me and Ice in patient room. She mutters for her self not that I'm listening, I feel how tried I am and let me self be taken by sleep.

Celestia walks back to the castle as she thinks over what have happen in the dual and what she just learn for the little changeling. 'She's become a powerful source, I need to find a way to keep her an ally to Equestria. I will see if I can get her adopted by a family or in worst case I adopt her. Celestia gets interrupted by Sargent Rosarias.
"Sorry to ask you, but what is your plans for Tec?"
Humming for a bit She answer. "Oh, I don't have much planed, Tec seems to do a lot on her own. But I want to try and have Tec stay in Equestria. I might try to have her adopted into a family."

Rosi looks up at Celestia. "Are you sure that will be a good idea? She always talk about becoming a "Sell Sword" and do you think there is a family that would adopt her. She's not a pony and is odd."

Celestia nods. "Yes Tec have told me about her dreams to become one, but she can travel the world with other occupation, about a family that will adopt her will be a bit of work. Other wise I will adopt her, It will not be the first time I adopted a child of a different race."

Rosi screams out. "What you can't be serious?"
Celestia nods. "Yes, but I will be the last resort."

They continue walking.