The Pig King of Equestria
Chapter 4: Premonitions from the past.
Previous ChapterNext ChapterFluttershy opened her eyes slowly, her head hurt, and she felt completely worn out. She felt very confused, and everything was blurry for the first few moments her eyes opened.
Then, when they focused more, she saw herself in a dark, lab room. A sign not too far away read (The Chimera Lab, Cybernetic Attachments Wing.)
Shock started to fill Fluttershy, as she looked around. Her hooves were tied down to the metal table she was on. With a look at herself, the saw large teeth marks and brushes around her body.
Suddenly, she heard a voice...
"Alright, I think that got it." said the unknown voice.
"Is the subject stable enough for the operation now?" replied another one.
"It was almost dead, and would be if it was not for this life support, and this is the first human Chimera we will do." said the First voice.
"Well, we should get started, are all the cybernetics ready?" asked the second voice.
A third voice came "Yes, I am activating the attachment machines now."
"Alright, we should be careful, the King said this one must stay alive." said the first voice, as Fluttershy could start to see some movement towards her.
The second voice, sounding like it was even closer now, said "We just need to attach obedience and life supporting parts, don't try to go too far with this one."
"I know, I know, I have some experience in this now! I am sure we can easily keep it alive and strong enough to lead an army!" Said the first voice.
The third voice jumped in the conversation "Alright, all systems are a go. Wait, this monitor says, hold on, I think it is conscious!"
The second voice sternly replied "We cannot risk drugging it, this one is too valuable to the King, we will have to commence operations anyway!"
The first voice then asked "But, What if it struggles?"
The second voice quickly replied "It is already held down, besides, it's consciousness is limited, it can hear, maybe see what we are doing, but it can't do anything about it."
A being, in a lab coat and medical gear, came into closer view.
"Alright, then we must begin now." said the first voice, before everything faded...
Fluttershy awoke nearly Hyperventilating on the couch. It was the middle of the night, and the moon was at it's peek in the sky. With a look around, everything was calm, and she was in the safety of her home again.
Fluttershy sat up, she could feel her heart rate racing. That was just a nightmare, a really scary one. she thought.
Fluttershy stood up, and trotted into the kitchen. There she poured herself some water and quickly drank it.
I should try to get some more sleep, she thought.
-----------------------At Twilight's House------------------------
Twilight awoke, it was about 5:30 in the morning. With a look out the window, the sun was just starting to rise. Twilight got out of bed, and got ready for the day.
Downstairs, she quickly prepared a small meal, before she heard Spike coming downstairs.
"Twilight, what are you doing up already?" asked Spike with a yawn.
"I just want to get a head start on researching that pod, who knows what secret's it may hold." Replied Twilight.
Spike just groaned, and got himself a few crystals out of the cupboard and sat at the table to start eating.
Twilight then gave Spike a letter she had pre-written to Celestia about Porky and the capsule that was found.
"Can you send this now?" she asked
"Alright" Said Spike as he blew fire on it, sending it away.
A few minutes later, Twilight opened the door to her basement lab. A big section was now occupied by the large capsule Porky was found in. Twilight walked down and readied some notes as she prepared to dive into the device and figure out more about it.
First, she used her magic to life out the strange bed-like thing. It took some time to get out, but eventually it was sitting on the other side of the lab, occupying more precious space.
This machine seamed odd, It looked like one would lie in it like a normal bed, and also like it had the capability to walk. It looked very advanced, aside from the fact it was pretty beat up.
With the machine there out of the Capsule, Twilight took one last look inside the capsule. There, she could not find much else, other than the odd design, and the fact that there were no bolts, screws, or nails anywhere on it.
She wrote down some notes on that, and a few guesses as to why, and then turned to the bed-like machine.
This thing was very advanced in design, but Twilight decided it was her duty to figure out what each part does.
With first inspection, the bed area seamed VERY used. There were some odd controls in that area to, some technology was visible on the head area, perhaps a means of advanced control of this device.
She wrote down a sketch as she went along, delicately observing the parts.
The legs were very advanced past what technology Twilight had ever seen before. She could distinguish some wire-like part's going into them, perhaps power. But it was still very hard to tell how these worked, or how strong the were, and it was a tad scary.
Then, something hit her, were would the energy for this come from? And with that thought, she followed all of the red lines visible on the outside, to one area in the back end of the machine.
Some parts here seamed burned, as if it went overpowered, as there was black char all around it. With some effort, Twilight opened a small hatch, to see a very complex system of wires leading into on odd looking box with a picture of lightning on it, of which seamed to be the power supply.
Twilight smiled and clapped her hooves, now she could see how this... ZAP
Twilight flew back against the wall, hair all charred, and eyes twitching. Spike ran down the stairs not long after.
"Twilight! what happened!? I heard a noise!" he yelled as he came toward her.
Twilight shook her head, and responded "I-I think I n-need, a b-b-break.", as she wrote down on her slightly charred notepad, (DANGEROUS).
-----------------------------Fluttershy's cottage-------------------------
Porky lifted himself onto the wheel chair that the annoying yellow one that would not leave him alone brought him. Once he was finally in, he tried to figure out how it worked, as it has been a LONG time since he actually used one of these.
Fluttershy re-entered the room with some hot tea, "Do you need help with that?"
"No! I am fine! A king can figure out how a wheelchair moves easily enough!" replied Porky
Fluttershy set the tea down on a stand next to Porky, and watched him variously attempt to get the wheel chair to move.
"Um, you need to turn the wheels there." said Fluttershy.
Porky attempted to growl a bit, but only coughed, so he tried what Fluttershy said, and he moved a bit.
"Hah! I got it!" Said Porky
Right then, someone came knocking on the Cottage door, and Fluttershy quickly went to answer it.
Fluttershy was then greeted by Rarity, "Hey Fluttershy, you needed me to come over?"
"Oh yes, did Twilight tell you about.." started Fluttershy.
"Oh! The odd creature you found in the Everfree? I don't have to, bathe it, do I?" said Rarity.
"Oh no, not at all. I just thought you could help tell him more about Equestria." said Fluttershy.
"Of course Darling, that is easy enough." said Rarity as she started to walk in.
"You should know, he is not very, nice. At least not all the time, probably because he is so sick." Said Fluttershy.
Rarity looked at Fluttershy like she was doubting her abilities, "Darling, if I can handle Opal, I am pretty sure I can handle anything else the world throws at me."
Fluttershy giggled, and replied "Okay, he is up stairs, I also prepared some tea."
The two walked up the stairs, and Porky eyed them as they walked in. As Rarity saw Porky, she gasped.
"MY WORD! You need something better to put on! those clothes are so out of style!" She said all dramatic like, while Fluttershy looked at her a bit dumfounded.
Porky looked at Rarity, and said "I have nothing more I need to say about you..."
Rarity did not know what to take from that, so she presumed to get a measuring tape and measure Porky.
Porky groaned, and asked, "What on Earth are you doing?! Is this one Mentally handicapped???"
Rarity patted him on the head, "Oh I am just getting the measurements I need, I will be back in an hour!"
And with that, she left.
Neither Fluttershy or Porky knew what Rarity was doing, and Porky stated "How is it natural selection has not taken it's course here? I guess if it did, your race would no longer be around."
Fluttershy just looked away, "uh, sure, I guess.", and she walked out of the room.
-----------------------Twilight's basement----------------------
The purple unicorn was now garbed in protective googles, a lab coat, and rubber gloves, she meant business now.
Twilight trotted up to the machine's power area, and eyed it closely. She then used some tweezers and another small tool to carefully detach some of the melted and dangerous Wires.
"Okay Twilight, your doing good, just detach this carefully, Huzzah! Now maybe I can reactivate this if I reroute the main wire here to that output part, and..." ZAP ZAPAPAZAP ZAP
Twilight Lied on the ground half conscious, and her body was slightly smoking from the electricity. Then, she heard some beeping and odd noises.
The Machine, started lighting up in some parts, and the bed area reactivated, while much of it was still not working to full power.
Twilight jumped up in excitement, "YES! Now let's see what this thing does!"
Twilight walked around to the front end, and thought about climbing into the machine. But then, Spike came downstairs again, and asked "Twilight? What are you doing with it now?"
Twilight looked back at him, "Testing! Now by the looks of it, I jump into here."
Spike eyed the Machine, then Twilight, "Are you sure you want to, get in that thing? And what happened to your mane?"
Twilight looked at her mane, it was indeed very messed up and charred, but it did not matter right now. She then turned to Spike and responded "I am sure it will be fine, it is not like this was meant to be a weapon, I think... which is why scientist have to test things!"
Spike grabbed a helmet, and put it on, "Okay, but, if it messes up and explodes or something, don't blame me for not warning you."
Twilight climbed into the machine, and then sat in the central area. Suddenly, a glass case of sorts came over her.
"It's alright Spike! Now just let me take a look here." she said while taking observations of it.
Suddenly, Spike noticed one of the legs starting to move, and electricity zapped through it. Suddenly, the whole Machine stood up. Twilight looked around a bit started, and with the moving of her hoof, it started slowly walking to the side.
"Woa Woa WOA!" shouted Spike as the machine bumped into some equipment, knocked it over.
Twilight panicked, and moved her other hoof, causing it to turn towards Spike. In reaction, the young dragon fled the the spot.
"Hang on! Stop! Halt!" Shouted Twilight, of which was being broadcasted out of a speaker in the machine.
She covered her eyes as it almost walked into her valuable brian scanner. Luckily, that seamed to make the Machine stop for a bit. Twilight looked, and moved her hooves down, causing the machine to lower. She then saw a switch to her side, closed her eyes, and flipped it. This caused a loud tune to play, of which was the same one heard from the capsule when Fluttershy found it.
Spike covered his ears, and shouted "TURN IT OFF!"
Twilight saw another switch, and flipped it. To her surprise, it launched a rocket of sorts out the small basement window, and an explosion was heard outside.
Twilight turned to the other side, and flipped another switch, while shouting "Turn off Turn Off TURN OFF!"
This time the entire basement flashed in light, and then it spray a strange liquid onto the wall, of which started to melt slightly.
Twilight completely lost it then, and blasted the glass case off of her with her magic, and in response, the machine stopped moving.
Spike popped his head from behind a large microscope, "That was scary, now can we turn off that song?"
Twilight breathed heavily, and replied "I think we should just leave this down here, and consult someone who knows more about it..."
Spike looked around, the lab was a mess, and there were screams outside, likely from the rocket.
"Yeah..."
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