Ultimate Spider-Colt

Power & Responsibility

Chapter Two

“Alright class, today, we are going to Canterlot Laboratories,” Cheerilee exclaims as she stands at the front of the classroom. The black board has "Field trip" written on it in big letters. The walls of the room are a solid, bright yellow, unlike most teachers' green or brown.

"And I expect every single one of you to be on your best behavior." The purple earth pony says, now walking between each row. I am starting to get really ecstatic. A trip to Canterlot Laboratories! That's only the one place in the all of Equestria that has the most brilliant minds from not only Equestria, but the Griffon Kingdom, and even Zebrica!

I can't believe it! I thought to myself. This is gonna be awesome!

"The school board has generously given us lunches for every pony. You will get them on the ride there. We'll leave in ten minutes, so make sure that all of your stuff is put away!"

Twilight stood in Canterlot Laboratories, along with Spike, her faithful dragon assistant. She held one of the spiders from her demonstration yesterday with Cheerilee's class in her hoof. "Spike, are you a fan of the Mythology of the Titans?"

Spike looks at the spider in Twilight's hoof. "Uh... No, Twilight." They sit in a dark room, only being illuminated by the light from various machines scattered around the room. In front of them sat a machine which displayed a 3D model of the spider. Another sat adjacent, with a blank yellow screen. The final one was just a lot of buttons, each with a different purpose.

"The story goes that Twilus- You know of Twilus, right? She heard of a unicorn mare who could weave better than her. Twilus became envious, and came down to Equestria, and destroyed the Mare's creations. The mare saw what happened, and cursed the Titans. The next day, she hung herself. Twilus took pity on the mare, and turned her into the first Spider."

Based on the comic book character by Stan Lee...

"Twilight Sparkle, you have a letter from Celestia." One of the Laboratory's mail carriers says as she flies over. "She says it's important." The mare finally reaches Twilight, handing her the letter.

"Thank you." Twilight says politely.

And based on the character in the Television show My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic by Lauren Faust.

ULTIMATE SPIDER-COLT

I sit by myself at a table set in the middle of the lunch room in Canterlot Laboratories. My table is by Scootaloo's, my  friend since we began school, but she is busy talking to her friends Sweetie Belle and Apple Bloom.

So I sit, reading up on advances in technology since Celestia and Luna saved Equestria from Discord. I smile to myself.

"Interesting... Cannons have vastly improved, and we even have bow and arrows that can fire by themselves...." As I read on, my smile grew bigger, each advancement in technology, defensive, offensive, or even home supplies, interested me even more. The most explained topic in the book was of guns, which were like mechanical bows and arrows, but with lead bullets.

Then, something whizzes by my face.

I let out a small yelp, and look to where the object came from. I see Strike and Dumb Bell, my ever so loving bullies since grade school. They are both unicorns, though Dumb Bell is more on the... heavy side, while Strike is more muscle. Strike is a sharp cyan, similar to Rainbow Dash, but with an orange mane and tail. His Cutie Mark is of a football flying through a field goal. His eyes are a dark blue. Dumb Bell is a brown color. He has red eyes, a silver mane and tail, and his beefy arms were, well, beefy. his cutie mark is of a football helmet.

“That’s a five pointer!” Strike laughs, holding a hay sandwich in his hoof. Dumb Bell was laughing as well, only a little quieter.

“No way! That was more of a three pointer, at best.” Dumb Bell argues.

I decide to just leave them be. Show the bullies no reaction, they eventually stop, right?

Wrong.

A sandwich hits me directly in the face, covering me with the tiny straws of hay.

I put down my book, and silently call for help.

“Hey!” A voice calls. “Featherweight!”

I look up to see uncle Lucky walking up to me, a smile on his face. “U-uncle Lucky? What are you doing here? I thought... I thought you were just dropping me off.” I hop from my seat and eagerly walk up to my uncle. Flash and Kong stop laughing, but Lucky gives them a stern glare.

“Is that Scootaloo over there, Featherweight?”

I look to Scootaloo’s table, to find that she was looking at me as well. “I... uh...”

“Get over here, Scoots!” Lucky calls. Scootaloo’s cheeks turn a shade of red, but she gets up and trots over. “You look like a million bucks. Why’re you sitting over there by yourself, Feather?”

“Well... Scootaloo has the Cutie Mark Crusaders... Rumble is off with his Dad’s secretary, and.... yeah...”

Lucky laughs, and sits down between Scootaloo and myself. “So, how’d you guys do on that science thingy invento magigger?”

Scootaloo looks shocked. “Featherweight didn’t tell you?”

I stammer. “I... uh... didn’t want to bore him with-?”

“I think we did awesome!”

Lucky laughs again. “I’m sure you did great. You always do.” Uncle Lucky is always supportive of my schooling, especially in areas where I excel.

“Okay class,” Cheerilee says, standing in front of the class after lunch was over. “you have one hour to explore the labs before an official will show us around the areas you won’t be able to go in otherwise. Have fun!” Cheerilee finishes with a smile, before walking off towards Rumble’s dad.

I was walking through the hallways of Canterlot Laboratories by myself after Scootaloo went off with the other Crusaders again. We have about ten minutes left until we are due back at the cafeteria, so I want to explore as much as I can. I fly to every room I have the chance to, enriched by the technology, the advancements we have made ever since Discord ruled. It is all just so fascinating.

That is, until somepony’s hoof decides to ram into my wing, sending me spiraling towards the ground. “Waah!!!” I cover my face as I land, doing a flip and landing on my back. I groan, starting to get up again, when Dumb Bell’s voice roars in my ears.

“GOOOAAAL!!!” He laughs, patting Strike on the back.

“I’d give that nine points, tops.”

“What?! No way!”

“Yeah.”

The two bullies walk away, laughing their heads off, leaving me on the ground, with a dull ache in my wing. “Ugh...” I drag myself up, and brush some dust off my shoulders. “Jerks...” A small tear escapes my eye, but I allow no more to fall.

I pick up the books I’ve been carrying, and hear a voice. “Feather!” Rumble’s voice. “Are you okay?!” I pick up the last of my books as he gets over to me. I greet him with a hug, which he returns. “I saw what happened. Just stay out of their way.”

“Excuse me for walking down the hall.”

“Look, I wish I could stay, really. Just the politics of being me. Stay out of trouble, ‘Kay? I'll swing by your place to help you on your research." With that, Rumble runs off towards the cafeteria, leaving me alone again.

"Welcome, children, to Canterlot Laboratories! Since Celestia and Luna became Princesses of Equestria, we have been the leading developer of technology in the world!" A C.L. Official says as she leads us through a long hallway full of technology. There are sleek, silver tubes running across the ceiling, and on the walls are windows allowing us to see scientists, ranging from pony, to Zebra and even Griffon, all working on something different.

"If you follow me over here, you will see-"

I let out a scream as a sharp pain soars through my front left leg. I bring it up into the air, to see a huge spider on the very end. A red liquid, probably the venom, oozed from the spider, who goes flying with another swing of my leg.

It lands on Scootaloo, who lets out a small yelp, and flings the spider off of her.

"I GOT IT!" Dumb Bell shouts, rushing over to the spider and stomps it with the force to slightly crack the floor.

My head... My vision starts going blurry, and it eventually disappears altogether. Then I faint, falling into a black void.