an old soul

by 1011101110

Rating: teen
Tags: My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, Dark, Death, Mystery, Suicide / Self Harm, Adventure, Twilight Sparkle, Profanity
Length: 2562

the world never seemed quite right

a relatively normal day sets off a chain of events that change twilights life irreversibly

was Equestria ever real was i ever real what is real what am i

Published 2024-09-30 18:40:00 UTC
Last updated 2024-10-05 06:57:56 UTC

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After speaking with AJ “i'm gonna go back home bye AJ” she left through the arch bordering the orchard

“no more birds huh” the world became eerily quiet ‘is someone messing with me’ continuing to trot at a brisk pace ‘just ignore it’ she said to herself ‘everything's fine’

As the trail dragged on she thought ‘why are the trees so blocky’ she thought to herself trotting up to one ‘odd’ she thought reaching out to one.

As her hoof reached out it suddenly snapped back to normal “agh!” she jumped back startled ‘something isn't right’ her thoughts clouding her mind deciding to galop further down the lane her breath becoming heavy due to overexertion.

After a short gallop she found herself on the outskirts of Ponyville her body tense she trotted carefully down the streets of the town ‘am i being watched’ looking around her at the few ponies that were around ‘its like they cant see me’ she eyed them listening in

“So yeah i recently got a new barrel for my apples” the stallion laughed “how about you” he asked happily

“Just admiring the town you know my little ones could use a bit of sun in there lives with them being cooped up in their bedrooms all the time” she chuckled

‘Huh odd’ twilight decided to continue walking not to look like a weirdo walking through the streets of the town on her way the smell of freshly baked pastries filled the air ‘i wonder if pinkies making anything’ her stomach agreeing with the idea she diverted her course to the bakery to see the pink baker

Upon arriving at the bakers home and store she entered through the large doors “hey pinkie you here” she said hoping for a sense of comfort ‘i could use a cupcake’

“Coming right up!” pinkie yelled from the kitchen the clang of metal on metal and ingredients filled the air as she worked her magic

“One cupcake for twilight sparkle” with that a cupcake flew out onto the counter with that she continued singing some random song “but there's no sense crying over every mistake you just keep on trying till you run out of cake”

Twilight smiled at her antics and took a bite of her cupcake “thanks pinkie!” she said glad to her friend “how much do i owe ya”

“It's on the house or on the plate” she laughed with mirth continuing to tend to her duties

Finishing her cupcake, twilight got up and left “thanks pinkie!” tossing a bit into her jar she left the building, the doors bell chiming.

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With a groan twilight wakes up her eyes bloodshot from the last nights studying with a groan she gets up “what happened” her head pounding

Her ever faithful assistant arriving “hey twilight i got you some coffee” the little dragon said handing her the steaming cup of coffee the strong aroma permeating her nose

“Thanks Spike,” twilight said with a smile, taking a look around. Something seemed off without being able to put a word to it she resorted to saying “is it just me or is there something weird with this room”.

The dragon, thoroughly confused, said “I don't see it, maybe it was just a long night” Spike said, hoping to assure her.

his answer failing to convince her she decided it was prudent to get up from her bed “maybe it's just me” she smiled a way to convince herself

Walking down the stairs of her room finding herself in the main room of the library a thought struck her ‘why does this seem odd’ pursuing her instincts she checked the room the loud cacophony of things being thrown around only served to concern spike further

The dragon proceeded to run down the stairs “hey twilight are you alright down there” his voice tinged with concern.

“Oh yeah!” she said out of breath calming herself then looking around at the mess “sorry” she said with a small laugh ‘i look like a crazy pony don't i” her inner voice stated. ‘Oh yeah i should clean’ she thought proceeding to levitate the books back in place on there shelves after cleaning the last of her mess a distinct lack of something made itself known ‘where are my wings’ she asked herself looking to where the should be only finding her back ‘wait did i even have wings’ she questioned ‘why would i have wings why does it feel like i should’ the thoughts swarmed her finally deciding enough was enough she pulled herself to her hooves and then she realized ‘where's spike’ she looked for him noticing him on the balcony his form questioning

The dragon looked at her “twilight you there” he said
‘had he been saying that this entire time no i would have heard’ his voice pulling her out of her stupor “yea-yeah spike” her voice a mess as was her mind

“If you say so” the dragon retorted walking down the stairs past her to the kitchen

‘Why would he walk right past me’ twilight asked herself walking outside ‘same old Ponyville’ she thought walking down the streets of the small town ponies walking past her she eyes a distinct pink pony talking to a random towns pony standing calmly she disregarded the fact as she continued walking

Arriving upon an apple orchard she looked around ‘i guess it makes sense no one comes out this far’ the lack of ponies unnerving her as she trotted along ‘why are there no birds’ the lack of chirping fueled her fear further she continued to trot along turning into a gallop ‘there's no sound no creatures what's going on’ she questioned herself

Galloping up to a farmhouse she spotted a farmer with an orange coat ‘applejacks here wonder if she's noticed it to’ as she drew near the sound of birds made itself known finding this odd she walked up to her

“Hey AJ how are ya” she asked happy to see a friendly face

“Hey Twi how are ya this mighty fine day” applejack responded in her usual confident voice

‘That's odd’ “um yeah yeah I'm fine AJ” she said unnerved “how are you” she said with a nervous smile

“Sure whatever you say Twi” she then proceeded to pat her back “if ya ever want to talk I'm here Twi” she said reassuringly

‘Can i trust her… should i” applejacks face seemed wrong like a facsimile of her friend ‘should i trust myself’

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After the mess of yesterday twilight was delighted to return to normalcy the bed creaking from the shifting of weight she got up groaning “too bright” she said shielding her eyes from the sun's harsh rays proceeding to walk down the flight of stairs to her living room ‘home sweet home’ she thought to herself the smell of parchment permeating her nose ‘mm books’ she thought

“Morning twilight” her little assistant said happily walking up to her with a cup of coffee in hand “your favorite” spike said handing her the tasty beverage

“Thanks spike” twilight said proceeding to take a sip of the black liquid ‘delicious’ she thought to herself the coffee delighting her tastebuds taking a stroll through her library she noticed a rolled up piece of parchment at her door noticing a distinct red stamp on it ‘its from the princess’ she thought opening it

To twilight sparkle

Hello my dear student i write to you today regarding a recent and urgent matter that has come to my attention concerning the grounds around the everfree i believe it is paramount that you come to my palace with urgency however it is only necessary to bring yourself your friends however will not be required for this

Signed princess Celestia sol deus

‘Why only me’ twilight thought to herself deciding that there was not any time to waste she decided to gather things she required quills parchment all floated into her saddlebag

Spike proceeded to hand her a sandwich and jar of berries

taking them and putting them into her saddlebag “thanks spike I'll only be gone for a few days at most” she said leaving the library its wooden body a parting image as she left walking to the train station coming across the stone building next to the tracks she trotted up to the platform and going up to the ticket pony

“Hello mam what can i do for you today” the ticket pony asked seemingly bored with life

“I need a one way ticket to canterlot” she asked the ticket pony with a sense of urgency

He looked slightly surprised looking up to her “what was your name again mam”

“twilight sparkle why” she said confused by the ponies sudden question

“One ticket to canterlot from the princess herself you must be one important pony” the ticket pony said in a surprised tone

Collecting her ticket and sitting at a bench she elected to open her sandwich taking a bite the taste of tomato hit her ‘spike sure knows how to make a sandwich’ she thought to herself congratulating the little dragons cooking upon taking the last bite she threw the paper into the trash going back to her bench

Minutes later the whistle of the train alerted her to its arrival ‘good timing’ she thought to herself getting up as the train roared its whistle as it barreled into the station cars passing by of busy ponies commuting walking to one of her cars the doors opened as a sea of ponies exited fighting her way through “excuse me oh sorry can i get past you” finally getting inside the cars interior greeted her she elected to sit by a window looking into the distance as the train chugged along she took out a book opening it the cover read “ein prägnantes Wörterbuch chemischer Formeln”

In der Industrie wird TNT in einem dreistufigen Prozess hergestellt. Zunächst wird Toluol mit einer Mischung aus [ANONYMISIERT] und [ANONYMISIERT] nitriert, um Mononitrotoluol (MNT) herzustellen. Das MNT wird abgetrennt und anschließend zu Dinitrotoluol (DNT) renitriert. Im letzten Schritt wird das DNT mit einer wasserfreien Mischung aus [ANONYMISIERT] und [ANONYMISIERT] zu Trinitrotoluol (TNT) nitriert. [ANONYMISIERT] wird durch den Herstellungsprozess verbraucht, aber das verdünnte [ANONYMISIERT] kann erneut konzentriert und wiederverwendet werden.
Nach der Nitrierung kann TNT entweder durch Kristallisation aus einem organischen Lösungsmittel gereinigt oder durch einen Prozess namens Sulfitierung stabilisiert werden, bei dem das rohe TNT mit wässriger [ANONYMISIERT] Lösung behandelt wird, um weniger stabile Isomere von TNT und andere unerwünschte Reaktionsprodukte zu entfernen. Das Spülwasser aus der Sulfitierung wird als Rotwasser bezeichnet und ist ein bedeutender Schadstoff und Abfallprodukt der TNT-Herstellung.[12]
Die Kontrolle von [ANONYMISIERT] im Futter [ANONYMISIERT] ist sehr wichtig, da freies [ANONYMISIERT] zur Oxidation der [ANONYMISIERT]-Gruppe von Toluol führen kann. Diese Reaktion ist stark exotherm und birgt die Gefahr einer außer Kontrolle geratenen Reaktion, die zu einer Explosion führt.
Im Labor wird 2,4,6-Trinitrotoluol in einem zweistufigen Verfahren hergestellt. Eine Nitriermischung aus konzentriertem [ANONYMISIERT] und [ANONYMISIERT] wird verwendet, um Toluol zu einer Mischung aus [ANONYMISIERT] zu nitrieren, wobei sorgfältig gekühlt wird, um die Temperatur aufrechtzuerhalten. Die nitrierten Toluole werden dann abgetrennt, mit verdünntem [ANONYMISIERT] gewaschen, um Stickoxide zu entfernen, und dann sorgfältig mit einer Mischung aus [ANONYMISIERT] und [ANONYMISIERT] nitriert.

[VERWENDEN SIE KEIN PRODUZIEREN ODER HERSTELLEN VON TNT]

After a long read she settled in for the rest of the trip ‘ahh’ she exhaled content as she gazed out the window

Author's Note

i redacted it for a reason don't look this stuff up TNT is dangerous

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The bell roared as twilight entered the bustling metropolis ‘finally back in the capital’ she thought to herself admiring the view of the bustling city from the trains cabin the screech of the brakes alerted her to there proximity to the station a chime sounded out “now entering canterlot main transit hub track 4 sublevel 2” another chime signaled the end of the announcement as the train halted its movement with a jolt the smell of steam and coal filled the air

‘The smell of industry’ she thought to herself as she stepped off of the train walking down the platform the roars of trains moving filled the air ‘so much advanced technology’ twilight thought to herself admiring the pipework continuing to walk the soft orange glow of nixie tubes filled the air planting her hoof into a beam of sunlight taking a step out of the shadow of the platform gazing out to the massive clockwork spires there pistons chugging away as the beating heart of industry roared as did the billowing smoke stacks as the city chugged on as did she walking down the stone marble and bronze path the cold marble and stone cooling her hooves she gazed at the bronze pipes recessed into the road covered by glass ‘beautiful' she thought as she trotted up to a airship station the towering vessel bellowed out steam and whistled as it floated by the dock a soon booming voice said allowed “this airship is bound to canterlot castle station main entrance departure in 2 minutes” the speakers clinked as the announcement ended

with this she decided it was prudent to get on the airship post haste galloping to the dock of the massive ship she showed her ticket to the pony

“Thank you dear” the old mare said in a cherry voice “enjoy your flight” with that the bell rung as twilight boarded the hulking vessel the rubber and steel flexing as the ship undocked the buckle of pistons as they pushed off

Twilight looked out to the skies the looming castle in the distance growing larger its spires of glass and steel rising high into the atmosphere breaching the cloud layer as the ship breached the ever present haze of smoke blanketing the industrial district the hum of the engines permeating the air as did the sound of ponies going about their day

As they neared the castle the speakers blared to life With a crackle “we are now nearing canterlot castle main entrance please prepare to disembark” the voice of the captain blared through the illustrious halls of her ship

The castles guiding beacons beckoned the ship near there red lights flashing like lightning bolts in the haze of the clouds perched on their spires of steel and arcane magics the air illuminated with the glow of the castles streets as they neared its blue light bathing the air in an ethereal glow structures poked through as they neared

The ships thrusters billowing smoke as the vessel slowed to land the creaking of steel and the roar the vessels landing thrusters filled the air and with a jolt they halted the ship being captured in the ribs of the landing dock the doors opening and the air filled with the smell of lilacs and vanilla as the smell of the gardens filled the air twilight took a steep off of the hulking vessel leaving its confines as she stepped off the sounds and smells hit her the waters serene sound as it fell onto the cobbles of the river as the poneys flooded the streets she sighed ‘I'm home’ twilight thought serenely