He immediately freaked out after three months of testing. How? WHY?! Why would they lie about something so… so stupid? It made no sense! Any idiot pegasus, determined or foolish enough to fly high enough, would figure it out too! All Sky Seer had was some basic equipment, yet they all kept essentially screaming about how WRONG he was before!

The tide measurements showed that the moon was OBVIOUSLY affecting the Earth, but the texts that Luna published claimed the moon was a flat piece of crystal?! No, no, it… it had to be bigger! And have gravity?! He was utterly and completely confused. There was no POINT in lying about that! So… why? Why lie about controlling the celestial bodies? And the sun—oh, don’t get him STARTED on the su—

“Sky, are you okay? You’ve been looking at those papers and crying for like an hour in the middle of your backyard,” said Time Turner. Sky and Time Turner had known each other since he moved to Ponyville about three years ago. Sky Seer was more into astrophysics, while Time Turner focused on quantum mechanics and time travel. As the only two scientists who actually had REAL careers—unlike that poser, Twilight Sparkle—they hit it off pretty quickly.

“Time Turner. Come over here right now.” Time Turner looked concerned but obliged, coming over to look at the papers.

Thirty minutes later, they were both freaking out and panicking.

Thirty minutes later, they were both freaking out and pacing around the backyard.

“Sky, this doesn’t make any sense,” Time Turner said, running a hoof through his mane. “You’re telling me that all the evidence points to the moon affecting the tides, yet Luna’s texts say it’s just a flat piece of crystal?”

“Exactly!” Sky exclaimed, gesturing wildly at the papers scattered around him. “It’s like they’re deliberately trying to mislead us! Why would they lie about something so fundamental? It’s infuriating!”

Time Turner frowned, deep in thought. “Maybe it’s not a lie. What if it’s just… a misunderstanding? Maybe they believe it, too?”

Sky shook his head. “I can’t accept that! The measurements don’t lie. The gravitational pull is real! It’s like they’ve created this illusion to keep ponies from understanding the truth.”

Time Turner sighed, looking at his friend with concern. “You’ve been at this for months. Maybe it’s time to step back for a bit. You’re getting too worked up over this.”

“Step back?” Sky replied, his voice rising. “How can I? This is bigger than us! If they’re hiding something this crucial, who knows what else is going on?”

“I DONT KNOW!” screamed Time Turner. “I just… look, this is dangerous! The princesses have been lying to the population for CENTURIES, creating fake jobs, making fake holidays, its been the foundation of our country for the entirety of its existence! Cant we just….. Leave it alone?” he said, shrinking back.

Sky snapped to look at him. “Really? You, of all people, want to ignore REASERCH?!”

(Quick author’s note: In the scientific community, ignoring research is akin to blasphemy.)

Time Turner immediately backtracked, hands raised. “NO! Oh my Celestia, what was I saying? I… look, Sky, I’m just terrified. If we do this wrong, it could lead to riots, war… chaos!”

Sky took a deep breath, trying to reign in his emotions. “I get that it’s risky. But think about it—if we don’t uncover the truth, what kind of future are we leaving for the next generation? They deserve to know what’s really going on.”

Time Turner looked torn, glancing at the papers, then back at Sky. “You really believe we can change anything?”

“I have to believe that,” Sky replied, determination shining in his eyes. “And I need your help to do it.”

“But… how are we even going to do this? I mean, its not like we know anypony around thats actually interested in research, or knows the princesses.” said time turner

Sky fell silent for a moment, then took a good, hard look at Time Turner. “Time Turner… we may just have to…”

Time Turner gasped, “No! We can’t! She’s just a bookworm! A poser!”

Sky continued to hold his gaze, his expression serious. “But she has access to the princesses. If anyone can help us get the information we need, it’s her. We just have to convince her that this matters.”

Time Turner shook his head, frustration bubbling over. “You really think she’ll take us seriously? She’s too busy with her precious friendship lessons and magic studies. We’d just be a couple of crazy ponies to her.”

Sky smirked, a glint of mischief in his eyes. “That’s where you’re wrong. She’s also curious. If we present her with solid evidence and a reasonable argument, she might just listen.”

Time Turner hesitated, weighing the risks. “And what if she tells the princesses? We could end up in serious trouble.”

“Or,” Sky seer countered, “we could finally uncover the truth. Look, I know it sounds crazy, but we owe it to ourselves—and to everypony else—to try. Are you in?”

Time Turner sighed, running a hoof through his mane. “Alright, I’m in. But we need a solid plan. We can’t just waltz in there and expect her to take us seriously.”

Author's Note

its true. faking research sends you straight to science hell.