Beam Me Up, Twilightby KentavritsaChaptersA Week End: 1Settling In: 2Side Project One: 3A Briefing: 4A Week End: 1Author's Note Ms. Miko's POV <--- --- ---> Pass: Author’s Note: A Week End: 1 <--- --- ---> Read: <--- --- ---> . Since it is the first weekend after the summer-break had begun, we had chosen for me to sleep over at her place. Two months of lazy fun, after all. No school, or studies for several weeks. So much fun to be had, even if we had not quite had the time to plan ahead. Of course, how much planning ahead does it take, for a week of lazy fun? Reading Manga, watching Anime and eating snacks would be a given, of course. These were obligatory, in my book; even if my stay would not be limited, to these activities. Not With May in the same room, at the very least Still; I had been ill prepared, for what is to come. Okay, the first chock to hit home; is that there was not one extra bed, but two. “Greetings, Neko!” the new girl exclaims, just as I enter the room; I am Twilight Sparkle, but you could also call me Gemini!” she then continues. “Greetings, Gemini!” I respond, not quite catching the odd name; largely due, to the fact that I am known as Neko in the first place. “I hope you like reading and studies..” Twilight proclaims; “because I have prepared a seat at the Star Fleet Academy for the three of us!” she then explains. “Wait; did you just say: Star Fleet Academy?” I inquire. “Yes; as a matter of fact, I did!” she then responds. “We will just have to change into the proper attire, before we go!” I suggest. “Sounds like fun, I guess!” I respond; “just much less Manga and Anime?” I then inquire. “Relatively speaking, yes!” Twilight points out. “How did you manage to book the seat at the Star Fleet Academy?” I inquire. “How?” Twilight inquires; “Easy” she continues; “I managed to find the site on my computer back in Twilight town!” she explains; “May gave me a connection, far better than she could possibly have imagined!” she then concludes. “If you can find the site, where you can sign up for the Star Fleet Academy; then it is indeed far superior, to what I had been expecting!” May concedes. “Three to beam up!” Gemini declares. The next instant, the telltale light-effect of the Transporter could be seen and felt; just a moment before we were transported over to the transporter pad, at the Star Fleet Academy. “Okay..” I breathe; “I am officially Impressed!” I declare, as I find myself on the transporter pad at the Star Fleet Academy. Incidentally, there is none by the controls; she had been delayed, now rushing in into the room just as the doors are admitting her entrance. “Greetings, Cadets; and welcome to the Star Fleet Academy!” she now proclaims. “Greetings!” we chorus, in response; “And thank you!” I continue. “You are early, Cadets!” she puts forth. “I prefer to be early, so that I can prepare for class!” Twilight explains. “Miko, reporting!” I proclaim; “I am a Neko!” I then conclude. “Twilight Sparkle..” Twilight fills in; “I am a Gemini!” she adds. “May Trotter!” I supply; “Human of Earth!” I supply. “I thought I had seen everything, when a Ferengi by the name of Nog joined the Academy!” the Engineer sent to manage the transporter exclaimed; “Neko?” she inquires; “I have never even heard of your Race or what Planet you hail from!” she points out; “But going by appearance, you look as if you were Feline, similar to the Caitain!” she suggests. “Wait, you haven’t?” I inquire. “Sorry, no!” she responds; “I thought I had heard of every known Race in the Federation!” she then puts forth. “The Federation is priding itself in accepting everyone!” I offer. “Yes, we do..” she agrees; “and see how far it has taken us!” she then continues. “All the Explorations and Research alone!” Twilight points out. “And all the friends, still waiting to be made!” I supply. “This will be a wonderful experience, here; I am looking forwards, to all the new friends and all I stand to learn here!” May points out. “Since you are all present and accounted for, Cadets; I will be showing you your rooms, so you can settle in!” the Engineer puts forth. “Aye, sir!” we respond with a crisp salute. “Lead the way, please!” Twilight prompts. With that, she is walking towards the door; the door slides up before her and she walks out with us in tow. “That is rather convenient!” Twilight prompts; “Even if the security could be improved upon, here!” she continues, as we follow our Guide and Escort down the Hall towards the Turbo Lift. “Quite convenient, yes!” she responds; “But, where did they beam in from?” she now ponders, as she is leading us towards the Turbo Lift. The doors slide up and we spill in, into the Turbo Lift and the doors promptly slide shut behind us. “Cadet Quarters, First Class!” she prompts, and the floor starts to move upwards, in order to take us to the intended location. Miko only raises an eyebrow, in recognition. “You could improve on the security, of these doors?” she now inquires, behind the security of the closed doors. “Yes..” Twilight offers; “All assuming the doors are opening for anyone approaching the doors, of course!” she puts forth; “But, I still would love to see certain features implemented; if possible, at this point in time!” she then elaborates. “They usually permit everyone, yes!” she admits. “I thought so..” Twilight puts forth; “I guess I could sketch up a few ideas, for the Engineers to go over!” she then suggests. The lift continues to move upwards for a few minutes in complete silence, nothing happening. “Please do!” the Engineer responds; “Your designs will be reviewed..” she then continues; “and the responses will be forwarded, shortly after the deliberations are concluded!” she finishes, with a gentle nod of approval. The lift slows down, the doors slide up and we follow the Engineer guiding us towards our respective Quarters. “Here you are; May, Miko and Twilight!” she proclaims; pointing at each door in turn, indicating for us to enter. The doors slide up for me and I step into my private quarters, knowing my friends enters their respective Quarters as well. “At least, I know where they are!” I ponder, as I enter my new home. <--- --- ---> Settling In: 2Author's Note Ms. May Trotter's POV <--- --- ---> Settling In: 2 <--- --- ---> . What I find, as I enter my quarters; is a small cloaking room in Star Fleets general colours, and a pleasant theme in general. Nothing special, and nothing out of the ordinary. I have one standard gravity and atmosphere. What had I been expecting? Since I had been signed up, as a Human; this is the expected norm, after all. “Question is; what would Twilight’s and Miko’s quarters be like?” I ponder; “Probably identical to mine!” I reason. Why shouldn’t they be? We had not asked for any special accommodations, or sited special needs in the first place. Well, why should we? Even if I guess it could have been fun, trying out different options. In star Fleet, I guess I wear no Jacket or Hat; thus I have no Hat Rack or place to hang a Jacket. Oh, well; no problem, I had not exactly expected it and have no use of these. The weather is nice, the climate moderate to warm From what I had seen, we are supposed to wear the standard Uniforms provided by Star Fleet at the Academy. Well, at least while on duty. I am still off duty, right now; so none is expecting me to wear the Uniform. In the Living Room, or Sitting Room; which ever you choose to call it, I have a comfortable Sofa along the short wall on my right, as I enter. There is a Table before the Sofa, making me feel right at Home, right away. Phew. There went that worry out the window. Not that I have a Window here, but still. The expression still takes precedence, for me. The Wall opposing the Sofa holds a Screen, similar to the Telly we would have had; back home Large enough to be fitting for a Cinema, considering the sofa I had been given for the duration of my stay. Of course; there is no Leather in the room, but I guess Wood would be quite fine by me. I guess we had managed to convince them, of putting specific adjustments to our Quarters. On my left, I have the Girls’ Room and the Shower; while the Bed Room is on my right. Pretty much everything I could hope for, after all. What more could I possibly wish for? As if I had been needing it. I have a stack of PADDs stacked away, in the Snacks apartment. With the Replicator readily available, I need no snacks stacked away, in the first place. I still insist on keeping a selection of Sparkle Cola and Rad Cola available in the second compartment. Since everything is where I had been expecting it, I did not need to take the time to explore the Quarters further; I trust them to install everything according to specs. If I could not trust them that far, I have no place being here in the first place. “How is it going?” I inquire. “Quite fine..” Twilight responds; “while I may have preferred the printed books and handwritten Scrolls; but these PADDs should work just fine, on the account of just how much information they can hold!” she concludes. “Trust Twilight, to prioritize her Books and Reading!” Miko responds, giggling. “We are here to learn and study, first; finding and making Friends, when we have the time!” I point out. “Yes..” Miko concedes; “but still” she then continues. “If we take a moment to familiarizing ourselves with what is ahead..” I put forth; we can make the time to have Fun with Friends, too!” I suggest. “If we study together, we can discuss the material at our leisure!” Twilight suggests. “Okay!” Miko responds. A moment later, the door slides up; Twilight and Miko step into my home. “Welcome in, Miko and Twilight!” I exclaim, as they step into the room. “Hello, May!” Twilight fills in. “Hi, May!” Miko responds. “Since we don’t have anything scheduled for the rest of the day, I’ll just jump out for a moment!” Twilight prompts. With Twilight sitting by the wall, and Miko takes the outer seat; Twilight teleports to the Table in front of the Sofa. “I just need to stretch my legs and trot around for a moment!” Twilight points out. “I guess, the Table Top is quite a large Field; for you to trot around on, when you need to stretch your legs?” Miko suggests. “Yes, it is..” Twilight responds; “but; it is also very convenient, right now!” she then adds. “I could very well imagine!” I just put forth, giggling. “Just wait, until the other Cadets learn of this!” Miko prompts. “I’d rather not..” Twilight points out; “but I guess I could put this to good use, in the field!” she then supplies. “What is the rating, Twilight?” I inquire; “What kind of Environments and Issues is it capable of dealing with?” I continue. Low Gravity and Atmospheric Pressure is a given, as well as high gravity and pressure, at least up to a point!” Twilight supplies; “I just have not had the opportunity to test that out, just yet!” she concludes. “Could we use the Holo Deck, for these Experiments?” Miko inquires; “A Holo Deck or Holo Suit should be perfect, for this!” she puts forth. “I would just have to apply for the permission, first..” Twilight points out; “but, how do I even explain, what I intend to achieve?” she then inquires. “Maybe you could just apply for time on the Holo Deck, for Recreational Purposes?” Miko suggests. “I’ll just check, what the restrictions are..” Twilight puts forth; “then I will apply for the time in the Holo Deck later!” she concludes. “Sounds like a plan..” I suggest; “no need to rush, we have several years of study; before we need to worry about anything!” I put forth. “I think I need something to eat!” I declare, as I am walking up to the Replicator. “Some shredded Carrots, would be nice;“ Twilight suggests; "I want to see how good their Carrots are!” she explains. <--- --- ---> Side Project One <--- --- ---> Side Project One: 3Author's Note Ms. Twilight's POV <--- --- ---> Side Project One: 3 <--- --- ---> . I had just stepped into my room, and the door had slid shut behind me. So far, so good; my intended vacation is progressing just as smoothly, as one could be hoping for. “Okay, I am officially here; at my new Dorm at the Star Fleet Academy..” I quietly exclaim. Imagine that; I had actually managed to beam myself and my closest friends over to the Academy, all by myself. Since I did not wear anything I actually had to take off; I continue to the next room. The door to my living room eagerly slides up as I am approaching; only to slide shut behind me, just as I had cleared the threshold. Oh, but what a shock. Who would believe that? Naeh, calm down; it’s the long standing standard, here at the Star Fleet Academy. This is what I had signed up for, what I had signed us all up for in the first place. I can’t say, that I am disappointed. Well, why should I be? It is exactly what the site had promised, in the first place. Beyond the living room; I have the shower and the Mare’s room. Just as expected I even have a replicator. Oh, well; that had been a standard in Star Fleet and the Academy, for so long one tends to forget it had not always been the case. Maybe the Resolution had been improved and updated a few times; just as the list of recipes and the meals had been improved upon throughout the years. Once inside my living room, I walk over to the sofa; plopping down, before I open the compartment containing the Sparkle Cola and the Rad Cola, picking the first Sparkle Cola. With the bottle in hand, I open the cap and take a sip; enjoying the cool beverage, before I place the bottle on the table before me. Now I lift up my stylus, going over all the sketches I had on file. After a moment of browsing the sketches; I start drawing up a new sketch, soon filling the screen with a large hangar bay. Of course, it is complying with the regulations of what Star Fleet Hangar Bays would be like. As I had finished the sketch, I render the image. While the rendering is progressing, I take the time to enjoy the rest of my bottle of Sparkle Cola. “Ping!!” is heard, as the rendering is complete; the structure appears on the floor by the wall to the right of the door. Next, I am sketching up a set of Shuttles and Runabouts, mostly for the fun of it; but also, in order to populate the Hangar Bay with meaningful compliments. Once the sketches had been saved, I press “Render”; while I pick up a bottle of Rad Cola, enjoying its content. “Ping!” is heard, as the render is complete. I put the bottle down on the table, watching all the diminutive ships models standing on the table before me. “Neat!” I exclaim, as I am examining the fine details I had just rendered. Now I am sketching up Twilight Sparkle, Rarity, Starlight Glimmer and Sunset Shimmer, before I am pressing “Render” and take a short break. “Ping!” is heard, as the render is complete. “Greetings, Cadets!” I exclaim. “Greetings!” they Chorus, as one. I pick up the sketch of the head set, pressing “Render”. “Ping!” is heard, as the render is complete. Each of my new Friends pick up their respective headset, putting it on. “Mare the Shuttles!” I instruct them. “Aye, Ma’am!” they respond, trotting off to the shuttles waiting for them. “Now, if you could pilot these to the Hangar bay!” I instruct them. Once inside, they find their respective Cadet’s uniform, slipping into it; before they get to exploring the interior of their respective shuttle, following the instructions to fly to the Hangar Bay. “Imagine that..” Sunset opines; I’m a Cadet in Star Fleet!” she concludes. “Seems as if everyone is Equal here..” Starlight observes; “we’re all Cadets, now!” she concludes. .Incidentally, the file for a Pinkie Pie is accessed; and the rendering is activated for a hoof-ful (handful) of instances, or the total of seven. “Ping!” is heard, as the rendering completed. Each Pinkie instance trot over to one individual Galop-about. In this manner; Celestia, Luna, Cadence and Shining Armour found themselves in the Command Center of the Hanger Bay. I put some effort into sketching up the Command and general Quarters. “Ping!” is heard, as the new addition had been rendered. Since I had intended this to stand on the floor in my Quarters, the design is adjusted to this purpose. When I am done, and the final render had been completed; I have one ship left; the Captain’s Yacht. Well, why not? I had built up the entire base, so I found it natural to claim this Honour. On the other rubbery hoof; I still leave Celestia and Luna on top of things. It just feels right to me. <--- --- ---> “Okay, this was fun!!” I exclaim. “On second thought, I am lacking something; something that would both fit within my Hanger Bay, and still pack just a bit more punch!” I point out. “Let me see, let me look..” I ponder, as I am browsing the general designs available; “Yes, this should fit within the given confines..” I mumble, as I stumble across the Defiant Class ship. Nimble and powerful, as these little ships are; they would be perfect in my attack fleet, as defence of my newly built facility. Even if the facility is nothing more than the Hanger Bay with quarters for the Pilots. At least, they would complete the compliment of the base, for now. I could always build more ships for them, later. Couldn’t I? I choose to render one Rainbow Dash, one Twilight Sparkle and two competent Guards Ponies for compliment for each of these ships. <--- --- ---> Once crewed, the ships take off, slowly flying towards my Hanger Bay. “Oh, but wait; I forgot something, they need to wear proper Star Fleet uniforms!” I consider. With that, I opt to render them their personal set of uniforms, materializing in their designated Quarters. Well, where else? “One final detail, to touch up my collection!” I ponder; “I need a few ships in orbit, to complete this!” I conclude. After a few minutes of browsing, I come across the perfect ship to complete this. A mate black Enterprise 1701 E. What else? I couldn’t find anything better. I render a fleet of three ships. “Ping!” is heard, as the rendering is complete. “A ship needs a crew!” I state, forgetting the Com Badge is currently active. “Let’s see..” I mumble; Captain Jean-Luk Picard, First officer Will Ryker, Science officer Spock..” I mumble; “Tactical officer Warf should be nice; then, Chief Engineer Geordi Laforge!” I conclude. “Hmm, did I miss anyone?” I ponder. This is when the door to my quarters slides up and a bewildered Officer steps into the room. Once inside, the officer just stands there, baffled. His mouth agape. “Ping!” is heard, as the render is complete, whereupon the crew for the latest fleet had been installed. “What seems to be the problem?” I inquire. Of course; this is when my friends: May and Neko enter the room from behind the stunned officer. < --- --- --- > A Briefing <--- --- ---> A Briefing: 4<--- --- ---> . I had been escorted to the conference room, for a briefing. At least; I had not been alone, with my friends May and Neko by my side. Of course, we had walked all the way to the location for the briefing; it had not been urgent enough, for a site-to-site Transport after all. Incidentally; the Enterprise had been in orbit, just at the time of this year’s start of the Academy. Jean-Luk is sitting at the chair at the center, signifying his position. “Let me clarify this..” Jean-Luk puts forth; “You assembled this on your first day; just after you had arrived at your quarters, Cadet Twilight?” he now inquires. “Yes, Sir!” I respond. “You are aware of the fact; that neither the Defiant, nor the Enterprise 1701 E has even been designed yet!” Geordi states; “And yet, they are both featured in your room; as functional ships, even as miniatures!” he now points out. “Oh!” I merely respond. “She is crafting highly detailed models, as a hobby!” May offers, as a partial explanation. “Highly detailed Models?” Geordi inquires. “As in fully functional..” May clarifies; “Crew and everything!” she concludes. “Are you saying; that all these miniature ships are fully crewed, too?” Lieutenant Commander Data inquires. “Yes..” Neko responds; “Exactly!” she states. “The replicator in the Cadet quarters is only programmed and equipped for edible food!” Spock explains; “yet, you crafted a Hanger with a full compliment of shuttles, runabouts, a Captain’s Yacht and even the Defiant complete with crew and all?” he inquires; “and to top it all off, you added a small fleet of yet to be designed capital ships!” he adds. “How convenient..” I put forth; “because I haven’t even tried the Replicator in my room yet!” I explain. “You did not assemble these models by hand?” Geordi inquires. “No!” I respond; “Of course not..” I continue; “most of the components would be far too small to handle with my hands!” I explain. “She rendered the ships, as they are..” May supplies; “probably in group, too; if there is more than one of these ships!” she suggests. “While I originally forgot all about dressing them up in their respective Uniforms..” I blurt out; "I supplied them, with a full set of uniforms; in their respective quarters, at the base!” I then add. ”There is something off with your uniform, Cadet Sparkle!” Geordi observes, after he had had the time to actually take a look at it. “I rendered our Uniforms!” I respond. “It looks perfectly fine, to the naked eye!” Spock supplies. “You are a Gemini, correct?” Data inquires. “Yes, Sir!” I respond, giggling internally. “I am puzzled; I haven’t even heard of Gemini before!” Data confesses. “I’m not surprised!” I respond. “I will have to take a great interest, in this years’ Cadets!” Picard concedes. “While we currently resides in a cottage, on Earth; I am afraid, I can’t explain the origin of me and my People!” Twilight offers. “That would explain, how you could arrive together..” Geordi agrees. “There is just a minor discrepancy, in the transporter log, though!” Data points out; the transport was not initiated from the Academy, or any facility registered in the Federation!” he elaborates. “I guess; that is to be expected..” Twilight confesses; “because I initiated the transport from our shared home, in Quantum Village!” she explains. “You realize, this could have grave consequences!” Picard points out; “Peculiar name, for the community!” he considers, while remaining quiet about it. “Technically speaking, Captain..” Spock urges; “I believe, this does constitute as a First Contact!” he points out. “The Admiralty would have to be informed..” Data suggests; we do have a situation, they need to be kept abreast of here!” he clarifies. <--- --- ---> “This may not be the time, but I guess a demonstration is in order!” Twilight suggests. “A demonstration?” Geordi inquires; “what kind of a demonstration?” he continues; “Nothing dangerous, I hope!” he concludes. “Should be perfectly safe..” Miko suggests; “no more dangerous, than what has already gone down..” she continues; “unless this event marks a breaking point; that is!” she concludes. Twilight picks up her stylus; activates it and selects an appropriate file, before simply pressing: “Render”. “Ping!” is heard, as the render is complete. A Cottage is appearing, on the Conference Table. While the Cottage appears to be identical to the one Twilight lives in, there are a few differences and peculiarities. The door on the front of the building swings open, and Picard steps out of the building; closely followed by Geordi and Data, all in the size fitting with the small model of the cottage. Before the door finally slams shut, a small cat follows the men out of the building. “Imagine that..” Picard proclaims; “I had never expected that, in a Billion years!” he concludes. Twilight selects another file, before she is pressing: “Render”. “Ping!” is heard; an identical cottage is appearing out of thin air on the table, beside the first one. As the door swings up: Captain Benjamin Sisko of the Deep Space Nine station exits the building; followed by Chief of Security Constable Odo the Chief of Security, the Chief Medical Officer Julian Bashir and finally Chief Science officer Jadzia Dax. Jadzia closes the door behind herself, before she is looking up at what initially appeared to be the sky. As she is looking up, her mouth instantly forms a Capital Oh, as she sees what is overhead. “That is not the sky!” Odo observes. “How did we even end up here?” Julian inquires; “Is Q to be blamed..” he continues; “but now, not even Q would come up with something quite this elaborately absurd!” he concludes. “No, this is not Q..” I inform them; “you are aboard the Enterprise, under the command of Jean-Luk Picard!” I am informing them. “The Enterprise 1701?" Benjamin inquires. “I take it, you haven’t had the pleasure of facing a Gemini?” Data inquires. “A..” Benjamin starts; “Gemini?” he inquires. “Yes..” Picard intones; “you see; Cadet Twilight Sparkle is a Gemini, a formerly unheard of Race!” he explains. < --- --- --- > Aboard the Enterprise <--- --- ---> Author's Note Ms. Twilight's POV <--- --- ---> Pass: Author’s Note:
A Week End: 1Author's Note Ms. Miko's POV <--- --- ---> Pass: Author’s Note: A Week End: 1 <--- --- ---> Read: <--- --- ---> . Since it is the first weekend after the summer-break had begun, we had chosen for me to sleep over at her place. Two months of lazy fun, after all. No school, or studies for several weeks. So much fun to be had, even if we had not quite had the time to plan ahead. Of course, how much planning ahead does it take, for a week of lazy fun? Reading Manga, watching Anime and eating snacks would be a given, of course. These were obligatory, in my book; even if my stay would not be limited, to these activities. Not With May in the same room, at the very least Still; I had been ill prepared, for what is to come. Okay, the first chock to hit home; is that there was not one extra bed, but two. “Greetings, Neko!” the new girl exclaims, just as I enter the room; I am Twilight Sparkle, but you could also call me Gemini!” she then continues. “Greetings, Gemini!” I respond, not quite catching the odd name; largely due, to the fact that I am known as Neko in the first place. “I hope you like reading and studies..” Twilight proclaims; “because I have prepared a seat at the Star Fleet Academy for the three of us!” she then explains. “Wait; did you just say: Star Fleet Academy?” I inquire. “Yes; as a matter of fact, I did!” she then responds. “We will just have to change into the proper attire, before we go!” I suggest. “Sounds like fun, I guess!” I respond; “just much less Manga and Anime?” I then inquire. “Relatively speaking, yes!” Twilight points out. “How did you manage to book the seat at the Star Fleet Academy?” I inquire. “How?” Twilight inquires; “Easy” she continues; “I managed to find the site on my computer back in Twilight town!” she explains; “May gave me a connection, far better than she could possibly have imagined!” she then concludes. “If you can find the site, where you can sign up for the Star Fleet Academy; then it is indeed far superior, to what I had been expecting!” May concedes. “Three to beam up!” Gemini declares. The next instant, the telltale light-effect of the Transporter could be seen and felt; just a moment before we were transported over to the transporter pad, at the Star Fleet Academy. “Okay..” I breathe; “I am officially Impressed!” I declare, as I find myself on the transporter pad at the Star Fleet Academy. Incidentally, there is none by the controls; she had been delayed, now rushing in into the room just as the doors are admitting her entrance. “Greetings, Cadets; and welcome to the Star Fleet Academy!” she now proclaims. “Greetings!” we chorus, in response; “And thank you!” I continue. “You are early, Cadets!” she puts forth. “I prefer to be early, so that I can prepare for class!” Twilight explains. “Miko, reporting!” I proclaim; “I am a Neko!” I then conclude. “Twilight Sparkle..” Twilight fills in; “I am a Gemini!” she adds. “May Trotter!” I supply; “Human of Earth!” I supply. “I thought I had seen everything, when a Ferengi by the name of Nog joined the Academy!” the Engineer sent to manage the transporter exclaimed; “Neko?” she inquires; “I have never even heard of your Race or what Planet you hail from!” she points out; “But going by appearance, you look as if you were Feline, similar to the Caitain!” she suggests. “Wait, you haven’t?” I inquire. “Sorry, no!” she responds; “I thought I had heard of every known Race in the Federation!” she then puts forth. “The Federation is priding itself in accepting everyone!” I offer. “Yes, we do..” she agrees; “and see how far it has taken us!” she then continues. “All the Explorations and Research alone!” Twilight points out. “And all the friends, still waiting to be made!” I supply. “This will be a wonderful experience, here; I am looking forwards, to all the new friends and all I stand to learn here!” May points out. “Since you are all present and accounted for, Cadets; I will be showing you your rooms, so you can settle in!” the Engineer puts forth. “Aye, sir!” we respond with a crisp salute. “Lead the way, please!” Twilight prompts. With that, she is walking towards the door; the door slides up before her and she walks out with us in tow. “That is rather convenient!” Twilight prompts; “Even if the security could be improved upon, here!” she continues, as we follow our Guide and Escort down the Hall towards the Turbo Lift. “Quite convenient, yes!” she responds; “But, where did they beam in from?” she now ponders, as she is leading us towards the Turbo Lift. The doors slide up and we spill in, into the Turbo Lift and the doors promptly slide shut behind us. “Cadet Quarters, First Class!” she prompts, and the floor starts to move upwards, in order to take us to the intended location. Miko only raises an eyebrow, in recognition. “You could improve on the security, of these doors?” she now inquires, behind the security of the closed doors. “Yes..” Twilight offers; “All assuming the doors are opening for anyone approaching the doors, of course!” she puts forth; “But, I still would love to see certain features implemented; if possible, at this point in time!” she then elaborates. “They usually permit everyone, yes!” she admits. “I thought so..” Twilight puts forth; “I guess I could sketch up a few ideas, for the Engineers to go over!” she then suggests. The lift continues to move upwards for a few minutes in complete silence, nothing happening. “Please do!” the Engineer responds; “Your designs will be reviewed..” she then continues; “and the responses will be forwarded, shortly after the deliberations are concluded!” she finishes, with a gentle nod of approval. The lift slows down, the doors slide up and we follow the Engineer guiding us towards our respective Quarters. “Here you are; May, Miko and Twilight!” she proclaims; pointing at each door in turn, indicating for us to enter. The doors slide up for me and I step into my private quarters, knowing my friends enters their respective Quarters as well. “At least, I know where they are!” I ponder, as I enter my new home. <--- --- --->
Settling In: 2Author's Note Ms. May Trotter's POV <--- --- ---> Settling In: 2 <--- --- ---> . What I find, as I enter my quarters; is a small cloaking room in Star Fleets general colours, and a pleasant theme in general. Nothing special, and nothing out of the ordinary. I have one standard gravity and atmosphere. What had I been expecting? Since I had been signed up, as a Human; this is the expected norm, after all. “Question is; what would Twilight’s and Miko’s quarters be like?” I ponder; “Probably identical to mine!” I reason. Why shouldn’t they be? We had not asked for any special accommodations, or sited special needs in the first place. Well, why should we? Even if I guess it could have been fun, trying out different options. In star Fleet, I guess I wear no Jacket or Hat; thus I have no Hat Rack or place to hang a Jacket. Oh, well; no problem, I had not exactly expected it and have no use of these. The weather is nice, the climate moderate to warm From what I had seen, we are supposed to wear the standard Uniforms provided by Star Fleet at the Academy. Well, at least while on duty. I am still off duty, right now; so none is expecting me to wear the Uniform. In the Living Room, or Sitting Room; which ever you choose to call it, I have a comfortable Sofa along the short wall on my right, as I enter. There is a Table before the Sofa, making me feel right at Home, right away. Phew. There went that worry out the window. Not that I have a Window here, but still. The expression still takes precedence, for me. The Wall opposing the Sofa holds a Screen, similar to the Telly we would have had; back home Large enough to be fitting for a Cinema, considering the sofa I had been given for the duration of my stay. Of course; there is no Leather in the room, but I guess Wood would be quite fine by me. I guess we had managed to convince them, of putting specific adjustments to our Quarters. On my left, I have the Girls’ Room and the Shower; while the Bed Room is on my right. Pretty much everything I could hope for, after all. What more could I possibly wish for? As if I had been needing it. I have a stack of PADDs stacked away, in the Snacks apartment. With the Replicator readily available, I need no snacks stacked away, in the first place. I still insist on keeping a selection of Sparkle Cola and Rad Cola available in the second compartment. Since everything is where I had been expecting it, I did not need to take the time to explore the Quarters further; I trust them to install everything according to specs. If I could not trust them that far, I have no place being here in the first place. “How is it going?” I inquire. “Quite fine..” Twilight responds; “while I may have preferred the printed books and handwritten Scrolls; but these PADDs should work just fine, on the account of just how much information they can hold!” she concludes. “Trust Twilight, to prioritize her Books and Reading!” Miko responds, giggling. “We are here to learn and study, first; finding and making Friends, when we have the time!” I point out. “Yes..” Miko concedes; “but still” she then continues. “If we take a moment to familiarizing ourselves with what is ahead..” I put forth; we can make the time to have Fun with Friends, too!” I suggest. “If we study together, we can discuss the material at our leisure!” Twilight suggests. “Okay!” Miko responds. A moment later, the door slides up; Twilight and Miko step into my home. “Welcome in, Miko and Twilight!” I exclaim, as they step into the room. “Hello, May!” Twilight fills in. “Hi, May!” Miko responds. “Since we don’t have anything scheduled for the rest of the day, I’ll just jump out for a moment!” Twilight prompts. With Twilight sitting by the wall, and Miko takes the outer seat; Twilight teleports to the Table in front of the Sofa. “I just need to stretch my legs and trot around for a moment!” Twilight points out. “I guess, the Table Top is quite a large Field; for you to trot around on, when you need to stretch your legs?” Miko suggests. “Yes, it is..” Twilight responds; “but; it is also very convenient, right now!” she then adds. “I could very well imagine!” I just put forth, giggling. “Just wait, until the other Cadets learn of this!” Miko prompts. “I’d rather not..” Twilight points out; “but I guess I could put this to good use, in the field!” she then supplies. “What is the rating, Twilight?” I inquire; “What kind of Environments and Issues is it capable of dealing with?” I continue. Low Gravity and Atmospheric Pressure is a given, as well as high gravity and pressure, at least up to a point!” Twilight supplies; “I just have not had the opportunity to test that out, just yet!” she concludes. “Could we use the Holo Deck, for these Experiments?” Miko inquires; “A Holo Deck or Holo Suit should be perfect, for this!” she puts forth. “I would just have to apply for the permission, first..” Twilight points out; “but, how do I even explain, what I intend to achieve?” she then inquires. “Maybe you could just apply for time on the Holo Deck, for Recreational Purposes?” Miko suggests. “I’ll just check, what the restrictions are..” Twilight puts forth; “then I will apply for the time in the Holo Deck later!” she concludes. “Sounds like a plan..” I suggest; “no need to rush, we have several years of study; before we need to worry about anything!” I put forth. “I think I need something to eat!” I declare, as I am walking up to the Replicator. “Some shredded Carrots, would be nice;“ Twilight suggests; "I want to see how good their Carrots are!” she explains. <--- --- ---> Side Project One <--- --- --->
Side Project One: 3Author's Note Ms. Twilight's POV <--- --- ---> Side Project One: 3 <--- --- ---> . I had just stepped into my room, and the door had slid shut behind me. So far, so good; my intended vacation is progressing just as smoothly, as one could be hoping for. “Okay, I am officially here; at my new Dorm at the Star Fleet Academy..” I quietly exclaim. Imagine that; I had actually managed to beam myself and my closest friends over to the Academy, all by myself. Since I did not wear anything I actually had to take off; I continue to the next room. The door to my living room eagerly slides up as I am approaching; only to slide shut behind me, just as I had cleared the threshold. Oh, but what a shock. Who would believe that? Naeh, calm down; it’s the long standing standard, here at the Star Fleet Academy. This is what I had signed up for, what I had signed us all up for in the first place. I can’t say, that I am disappointed. Well, why should I be? It is exactly what the site had promised, in the first place. Beyond the living room; I have the shower and the Mare’s room. Just as expected I even have a replicator. Oh, well; that had been a standard in Star Fleet and the Academy, for so long one tends to forget it had not always been the case. Maybe the Resolution had been improved and updated a few times; just as the list of recipes and the meals had been improved upon throughout the years. Once inside my living room, I walk over to the sofa; plopping down, before I open the compartment containing the Sparkle Cola and the Rad Cola, picking the first Sparkle Cola. With the bottle in hand, I open the cap and take a sip; enjoying the cool beverage, before I place the bottle on the table before me. Now I lift up my stylus, going over all the sketches I had on file. After a moment of browsing the sketches; I start drawing up a new sketch, soon filling the screen with a large hangar bay. Of course, it is complying with the regulations of what Star Fleet Hangar Bays would be like. As I had finished the sketch, I render the image. While the rendering is progressing, I take the time to enjoy the rest of my bottle of Sparkle Cola. “Ping!!” is heard, as the rendering is complete; the structure appears on the floor by the wall to the right of the door. Next, I am sketching up a set of Shuttles and Runabouts, mostly for the fun of it; but also, in order to populate the Hangar Bay with meaningful compliments. Once the sketches had been saved, I press “Render”; while I pick up a bottle of Rad Cola, enjoying its content. “Ping!” is heard, as the render is complete. I put the bottle down on the table, watching all the diminutive ships models standing on the table before me. “Neat!” I exclaim, as I am examining the fine details I had just rendered. Now I am sketching up Twilight Sparkle, Rarity, Starlight Glimmer and Sunset Shimmer, before I am pressing “Render” and take a short break. “Ping!” is heard, as the render is complete. “Greetings, Cadets!” I exclaim. “Greetings!” they Chorus, as one. I pick up the sketch of the head set, pressing “Render”. “Ping!” is heard, as the render is complete. Each of my new Friends pick up their respective headset, putting it on. “Mare the Shuttles!” I instruct them. “Aye, Ma’am!” they respond, trotting off to the shuttles waiting for them. “Now, if you could pilot these to the Hangar bay!” I instruct them. Once inside, they find their respective Cadet’s uniform, slipping into it; before they get to exploring the interior of their respective shuttle, following the instructions to fly to the Hangar Bay. “Imagine that..” Sunset opines; I’m a Cadet in Star Fleet!” she concludes. “Seems as if everyone is Equal here..” Starlight observes; “we’re all Cadets, now!” she concludes. .Incidentally, the file for a Pinkie Pie is accessed; and the rendering is activated for a hoof-ful (handful) of instances, or the total of seven. “Ping!” is heard, as the rendering completed. Each Pinkie instance trot over to one individual Galop-about. In this manner; Celestia, Luna, Cadence and Shining Armour found themselves in the Command Center of the Hanger Bay. I put some effort into sketching up the Command and general Quarters. “Ping!” is heard, as the new addition had been rendered. Since I had intended this to stand on the floor in my Quarters, the design is adjusted to this purpose. When I am done, and the final render had been completed; I have one ship left; the Captain’s Yacht. Well, why not? I had built up the entire base, so I found it natural to claim this Honour. On the other rubbery hoof; I still leave Celestia and Luna on top of things. It just feels right to me. <--- --- ---> “Okay, this was fun!!” I exclaim. “On second thought, I am lacking something; something that would both fit within my Hanger Bay, and still pack just a bit more punch!” I point out. “Let me see, let me look..” I ponder, as I am browsing the general designs available; “Yes, this should fit within the given confines..” I mumble, as I stumble across the Defiant Class ship. Nimble and powerful, as these little ships are; they would be perfect in my attack fleet, as defence of my newly built facility. Even if the facility is nothing more than the Hanger Bay with quarters for the Pilots. At least, they would complete the compliment of the base, for now. I could always build more ships for them, later. Couldn’t I? I choose to render one Rainbow Dash, one Twilight Sparkle and two competent Guards Ponies for compliment for each of these ships. <--- --- ---> Once crewed, the ships take off, slowly flying towards my Hanger Bay. “Oh, but wait; I forgot something, they need to wear proper Star Fleet uniforms!” I consider. With that, I opt to render them their personal set of uniforms, materializing in their designated Quarters. Well, where else? “One final detail, to touch up my collection!” I ponder; “I need a few ships in orbit, to complete this!” I conclude. After a few minutes of browsing, I come across the perfect ship to complete this. A mate black Enterprise 1701 E. What else? I couldn’t find anything better. I render a fleet of three ships. “Ping!” is heard, as the rendering is complete. “A ship needs a crew!” I state, forgetting the Com Badge is currently active. “Let’s see..” I mumble; Captain Jean-Luk Picard, First officer Will Ryker, Science officer Spock..” I mumble; “Tactical officer Warf should be nice; then, Chief Engineer Geordi Laforge!” I conclude. “Hmm, did I miss anyone?” I ponder. This is when the door to my quarters slides up and a bewildered Officer steps into the room. Once inside, the officer just stands there, baffled. His mouth agape. “Ping!” is heard, as the render is complete, whereupon the crew for the latest fleet had been installed. “What seems to be the problem?” I inquire. Of course; this is when my friends: May and Neko enter the room from behind the stunned officer. < --- --- --- > A Briefing <--- --- --->
A Briefing: 4<--- --- ---> . I had been escorted to the conference room, for a briefing. At least; I had not been alone, with my friends May and Neko by my side. Of course, we had walked all the way to the location for the briefing; it had not been urgent enough, for a site-to-site Transport after all. Incidentally; the Enterprise had been in orbit, just at the time of this year’s start of the Academy. Jean-Luk is sitting at the chair at the center, signifying his position. “Let me clarify this..” Jean-Luk puts forth; “You assembled this on your first day; just after you had arrived at your quarters, Cadet Twilight?” he now inquires. “Yes, Sir!” I respond. “You are aware of the fact; that neither the Defiant, nor the Enterprise 1701 E has even been designed yet!” Geordi states; “And yet, they are both featured in your room; as functional ships, even as miniatures!” he now points out. “Oh!” I merely respond. “She is crafting highly detailed models, as a hobby!” May offers, as a partial explanation. “Highly detailed Models?” Geordi inquires. “As in fully functional..” May clarifies; “Crew and everything!” she concludes. “Are you saying; that all these miniature ships are fully crewed, too?” Lieutenant Commander Data inquires. “Yes..” Neko responds; “Exactly!” she states. “The replicator in the Cadet quarters is only programmed and equipped for edible food!” Spock explains; “yet, you crafted a Hanger with a full compliment of shuttles, runabouts, a Captain’s Yacht and even the Defiant complete with crew and all?” he inquires; “and to top it all off, you added a small fleet of yet to be designed capital ships!” he adds. “How convenient..” I put forth; “because I haven’t even tried the Replicator in my room yet!” I explain. “You did not assemble these models by hand?” Geordi inquires. “No!” I respond; “Of course not..” I continue; “most of the components would be far too small to handle with my hands!” I explain. “She rendered the ships, as they are..” May supplies; “probably in group, too; if there is more than one of these ships!” she suggests. “While I originally forgot all about dressing them up in their respective Uniforms..” I blurt out; "I supplied them, with a full set of uniforms; in their respective quarters, at the base!” I then add. ”There is something off with your uniform, Cadet Sparkle!” Geordi observes, after he had had the time to actually take a look at it. “I rendered our Uniforms!” I respond. “It looks perfectly fine, to the naked eye!” Spock supplies. “You are a Gemini, correct?” Data inquires. “Yes, Sir!” I respond, giggling internally. “I am puzzled; I haven’t even heard of Gemini before!” Data confesses. “I’m not surprised!” I respond. “I will have to take a great interest, in this years’ Cadets!” Picard concedes. “While we currently resides in a cottage, on Earth; I am afraid, I can’t explain the origin of me and my People!” Twilight offers. “That would explain, how you could arrive together..” Geordi agrees. “There is just a minor discrepancy, in the transporter log, though!” Data points out; the transport was not initiated from the Academy, or any facility registered in the Federation!” he elaborates. “I guess; that is to be expected..” Twilight confesses; “because I initiated the transport from our shared home, in Quantum Village!” she explains. “You realize, this could have grave consequences!” Picard points out; “Peculiar name, for the community!” he considers, while remaining quiet about it. “Technically speaking, Captain..” Spock urges; “I believe, this does constitute as a First Contact!” he points out. “The Admiralty would have to be informed..” Data suggests; we do have a situation, they need to be kept abreast of here!” he clarifies. <--- --- ---> “This may not be the time, but I guess a demonstration is in order!” Twilight suggests. “A demonstration?” Geordi inquires; “what kind of a demonstration?” he continues; “Nothing dangerous, I hope!” he concludes. “Should be perfectly safe..” Miko suggests; “no more dangerous, than what has already gone down..” she continues; “unless this event marks a breaking point; that is!” she concludes. Twilight picks up her stylus; activates it and selects an appropriate file, before simply pressing: “Render”. “Ping!” is heard, as the render is complete. A Cottage is appearing, on the Conference Table. While the Cottage appears to be identical to the one Twilight lives in, there are a few differences and peculiarities. The door on the front of the building swings open, and Picard steps out of the building; closely followed by Geordi and Data, all in the size fitting with the small model of the cottage. Before the door finally slams shut, a small cat follows the men out of the building. “Imagine that..” Picard proclaims; “I had never expected that, in a Billion years!” he concludes. Twilight selects another file, before she is pressing: “Render”. “Ping!” is heard; an identical cottage is appearing out of thin air on the table, beside the first one. As the door swings up: Captain Benjamin Sisko of the Deep Space Nine station exits the building; followed by Chief of Security Constable Odo the Chief of Security, the Chief Medical Officer Julian Bashir and finally Chief Science officer Jadzia Dax. Jadzia closes the door behind herself, before she is looking up at what initially appeared to be the sky. As she is looking up, her mouth instantly forms a Capital Oh, as she sees what is overhead. “That is not the sky!” Odo observes. “How did we even end up here?” Julian inquires; “Is Q to be blamed..” he continues; “but now, not even Q would come up with something quite this elaborately absurd!” he concludes. “No, this is not Q..” I inform them; “you are aboard the Enterprise, under the command of Jean-Luk Picard!” I am informing them. “The Enterprise 1701?" Benjamin inquires. “I take it, you haven’t had the pleasure of facing a Gemini?” Data inquires. “A..” Benjamin starts; “Gemini?” he inquires. “Yes..” Picard intones; “you see; Cadet Twilight Sparkle is a Gemini, a formerly unheard of Race!” he explains. < --- --- --- > Aboard the Enterprise <--- --- ---> Author's Note Ms. Twilight's POV <--- --- ---> Pass: Author’s Note:
