The Equinulous
Twilight's castle, interior, Noon
Twilight is re arranging her books, again. Spike bored out of his mind helping Twilight re - complete this already arbitrary task. Twilight places the last book on the shelf to re-complete her book organization chore.
Twilight "there, and with 238 seconds spared from the last time, this is a new record Spike, Spike?"
Spike is curled up tired beyond submission and bored out of his mind
Spike "(sarcastic) hooray"
Twilight "wow, First finding that lucky gemstone under my pillow this morning, to an extra efficient finish to our book organizing. I don't think this day could get any better"
at that moment twilight's cutie mark illuminates signaling that she can attend a friendship problem.
Twilight "well looks like I stand corrected"
Spike "finally, something to do"
Twilight rushes into the Cutie Map room to see where she is assigned to go.
Twilight "alright looks like Im going to Canterlot with.. myself?"
the map only showed Twilight's cutie mark on the map. she looked around to see if there was another location or a hidden place where another cutie mark might be, but it was only hers
Twilight "well this is certainly strange."
Spike "aw c'mon Twilight, It doesn't have to be a completely lonely mission. Hey, why don't you bring me along?"
Twilight "I dunno, what if the person has a phobia of dragons or maybe an irrational connection with them and because they have a friendship problem tries to kidnap you!"
Spike looks at Twilight with a flat 'really?' face
Spike "Please Twilight, Please, I need this"
Spike crawls to Twilight's hooves and is on his knees begging to go along
Twilight "you just want Canterlot cupcakes"
Spike "I REALLY want Canterlot cupcakes"
Twilight rolls her eyes then grins
Twilight "fine, but I'm leaving you there, so don't destroy anything, or eat the entire inventory of cakes"
Spike "DEAL!"
Twilight grabs her satchel and puts it on her back and they head to the train station.
Canterlot Cakes, exterior, mid afternoon
Twilight leaves Spike a small bag of bits to keep him busy that afternoon. after the exchange, Spike races into the store. Twilight simply smiles and shakes her head. She then takes out a map of Canterlot and begins to stroll around the streets in search of her friendship 'patient'.
Twilight "now lets see, maybe over by the wonder bolts arena, mmm no, ooh probably by the Canterlot library."
as Twilight thinks out loud, her friend Colgate exits a building behind her with a slightly disgusted face.
Colgate "man, that guy really needs a friend"
Twilight hears this and stops in her tracks. she then rolls up her map and puts it back in her satchel
Twilight "well, that was fast"
Twilight turns around and sees Colgate
Colgate "Twilight, its been a while, hows, being a princess?"
Twilight "it has its moments, say what was that about some pony needing a friend?"
Colgate "huh? OH! the guy who lives here is offering 30 bits to any pony who wants to be part of a study of his. He acts like he hasn't just, sat down and talked about stuff with someone in ages."
She then gets in close and whispers in twilights ear
Colgate "plus he smells"
Twilight "Guy? you mean stallion right?"
Colgate "I think you better see for yourself"
Colgate points to the main entrance to the building than walked away.
Twilight enters the building. inside is a massive collection of whizzing machines and computing devices. the "guy" was a teenage sized dragon [red-orange spikes going down his spine, blue scales, and bright yellow eyes] he was hooking up a pony (Lyra) with electrodes that led to the series of computers.
The Dragon " good good, now just stay like that"
Lyra "can I get paid now?"
The Dragon "you'll get paid as soon as I finish my analysis"
Lyra "whats this for anyway"
The Dragon "you can read all about it once I finish my research"
Twilight looks around the room stunned by the amount of technology and the fact that a dragon was controlling them all. she then smelled the stench Colgate described, and covered her muzzle with her hoof
The Dragon "okay all done thank you for your time"
Lyra "what about my 30 bits?"
The Dragon "oh, r-right, here"
The Dragon held out a small bag of bits, Lyra used her magic to snatch the bag out of his paw then walked out of the side exit that Colgate left from earlier, with the same face of disgust
Twilight couldn't stand the smell and used a freshening spell on the room. it clouded the room in a mint green haze, The Dragon coughed in the sudden release of freshener.
The Dragon " *cough* *cough* what the?"
as the haze cleared The Dragon saw Twilight and his jaw dropped in shock and awe
Twilight (clears throat) "Hello, my name is.."
before she could go any farther, The Dragon rushed over to her and began visually analyzing her.
The Dragon "my word, a real alicorn, HERE!, this could be the answer to all my problems.
Twilight "uhh, good to meet you?"
The Dragon "A perfect hybrid of all 3 species of pony, IN ONE ENTITY!"
Twilight "Entity." she took the comparison as an insult
The Dragon "tell me please, what is your name?"
Twilight grinned and proceeded with her introduction "My name is Twilight.." She was again interrupted
The Dragon grabbed her hoof and shook it violently "It truly is a pleasure to make your acquaintance Twilight, and now with you I can FINALLY, hopefully, COMPLETE MY RESEARCH!"
Twilight frowns again
Twilight "Sparkle"
The Dragon "sparkle? sparkle what? sparkling? or wait wait, sparkler! sparkler? why do you have a sparkler?"
Twilight "MY NAME IS TWILIGHT SPARKLE!"
The Dragon "well that was un necessary"
Twilight facehoofs
Twilight "lets try this again, My name is Twilight Sparkle, the Princess of friendship"
Twilight caught up in her own embrace didn't notice that The Dragon was already on the other side of the room fiddling with his computers
The Dragon "uh huh that great, SAY! would you mind if I analyzed you?"
Twilight angered again by his rudeness
Twilight "may I ask for what?"
The Dragon "you may, I am studying the storage and use of magic in all species of ponies, currently I am doing trials on unicorns, hence me being in Canterlot"
Twilight "and what do you, as a dragon, hope to do with that research?"
The Dragon "personal interest"
Twilight "uhhh huh, hey I just remembered, I need to, uhh, cupcakes. CUPCAKES! I have an order of cupcakes and I really shouldn't keep them waiting"
The Dragon "wait, b-but"
Twilight "gotta run!"
Twilight runs out of the building towards Canterlot Cakes.
The Dragon "Hhhh, first Cadence and now her, theres got to be something i'm doing wrong"
Twilight "I can deal with a pony trying to study magic, we'd probably get along great, but a dragon?! Looks like I'm going to need Spike after all"
Canterlot Cakes, Interior
Store Cashier "NO! we don't have anymore Cakes for you, you spent all your bits when you first came in here!"
Spike "Please, I just need one more, something small, anything I swear I'll pay you back" Spike leans in "I work for the princess of friendship"
Store Cashier "yeah, and every morning I give Celestia 20 orders of Red velvet double layered cakes!"
Spike "really?"
Store Cashier "NO of corse not!, She gets them from Canterlot Baked Goods, over there"
The cashier points to a store right across the street from his store
Store Cashier "I don't know what makes their cakes so good, we take time for our goods. quality over quantity, at least that the way it should be"
Spike thinks about the cake he had when he first came into the store and his mouth begins to water
Spike "quality, no kidding"
Store Cashier "Eghh, get out of here kid, your gonna get the floors wet"
Twilight "SPIIIIIKE!"
Spike "Oh thank Celestia Twilight listen, I know those bits were supposed to last me the afternoon but I'm in a pinch and I really need some.."
Spike gets cut off by Twilight
Twilight "theres no time for that now Spike, I think the map sending me here by myself meant that I needed to bring you along too, I need you to come with me right now!"
Store Cashier "PRINCESS TWILIGHT!? You weren't kidding?"
Spike "told ya"
Store Cashier "wait a sec, here have some gemstone cupcakes on the house, just make sure to refer us around"
Spikes eyes grow huge at the sight of the cupcakes and his mouth begins to water twice as much as before
Spike "YOU GOT IT!"
before Spike could grab the cupcakes Twilight grabs him with her magic and runs out the door
Twilight "NOW SPIKE!"
Spike and Store Cashier in unison "WAIT, NOOOO!"
The Dragons's house, interior
Moon Dancer "so you'll pay me 30 bits to just stand here while I hold this plant up with magic?"
The Dragon "well I just lost my one chance at a solid lead so I need all the ponies I can get"
Moon Dancer "eh, whatever, as long as I get paid"
Twilight then enters the room
The Dragon "TWILIGHT! YOUR BACK!"
Moon Dancer "Twilight? HEY, Twilight hows it.."
Moon Dancer gets interrupted by The Dragon shoving her out the exit
The Dragon "sorry my lead returned, were closed"
Moon Dancer "wait, but what about my money? Hey"
The Dragon then locks the exit behind Moon Dancer and then walked in the opposite direction to another door where the ponies entered for analysis, The Dragon sticks his head out the door
The Dragon "sorry every pony, were closed"
Behind the door is a massive line of unicorns stretching down the street and around the corner"
Line of unicorns "AWWWWW"
The line then disperses and every pony goes there separate ways
The Dragon then enters the main room with his computers
The Dragon "sooo, Twilight, how about that analysis?"
Spike "wait, is that, a DRAGON?"
Twilight "i'd Love to"
Spike "WHAT?!"
The Dragon "GREAT, If you could just stand right over here"
Twilight "Sure thing"
Spike grabs Twilight's hind hoof
Spike "Twilight, what are you doing? who is this guy?"
Twilight "he's an analyst just like me, I'm here to aid in his research"
Spike "why do I need to be here?"
Twilight "oh, so you can keep an eye on the dragon to make sure he doesn't do anything bad to me"
Spike "you took me away from gemstone deliciousness so I could SPY!"
The Dragon busy setting up his experiment didn't hear Twilight and Spike's conversation until Spike's outburst
The Dragon "what was that?"
Twilight "NOTHING, i'll be right there"
Twilight (whispers to Spike) "Spike I need you here more than you know, If I told you the real reason I need you here Im afraid you might over react"
Spike sees the true compassion in twilights eyes
Spike "Hhhh, okay, but do I still have to spy?"
Twilight "oh, yeah, I still do actually need to to do that"
Twilight walked over to The Dragon and he begins placing electrodes around Twilight
The Dragon " okay for this first test, I'm going to need you to stand here and hold this in the air with your magic"
Twilight "a plant? you know I could do other things to, like do you want me to teleport it somewhere, or turn it into a orange, I am an alicorn after all"
The Dragon "no no, my instruments are programmed to analyze only similar uses of magic. hence me having all the unicorns hold up an object as well, I'm afraid it will have to go for you too."
Twilight holds up the plant with her magic and the farthest computer from her begins churning out graphs and lines of code. The Dragon grabs them and begins reading.
The Dragon "Incredible, even performing a simple task as levitating an object taps into your internal source of magic, she's not just holding up a plant, she's holding up a plant with an extreme amount of force, if I wanted to take that plant from you, I quite literally couldn't! oh you can stop now"
Twilight sets down the plant
Twilight "is that it?"
The Dragon "goodness no, it would be if you were a unicorn, but you're also half pegasus and half earth pony! and I want to figure out how all of you works"
Spike gives a 'thats kind've creepy' face towards The Dragon
The Dragon "for this next test, i'm going to see your pegasus side, so simply hover above the ground using your wings, but DO NOT USE any magic from your horn"
Spike "uhh wouldn't that be just magic in general"
The Dragon "AHHH WHAT THE, oh you scared me there, boy your the tiny one aren't you, and no, all ponies have a natural source of magic, but only unicorns and alicorns have the potential to use that magic for any purpose they desire. For instance, a pegasus may have wings, and a lighter bone density to help them fly faster. but without magic, they would loose control of their flight the second they left the ground, and without magic, they would never be able to stand on clouds"
Spike " so they use there magic to keep stable in flight and to walk on clouds? does that mean they will run out of flight magic eventually"
The Dragon "that would be the case if they were a unicorn or if a spell was cast on a earth pony to help them walk on clouds, but unlike those, a pegasus's magic is circulated thorough their body the entirety of their natural life. Oh sorry Twilight, here, (he flips on the second farthest computer away from Twilight) you can do the test wile I explain magic to this little dragon"
Spike "my name is Spike."
The Dragon "uh huh that great, anyway a pegasus's magic is circulated thorough their body and then recycled to then be stored for use again. since a pegasus never actually expels the magic from their body, they can live off the same amount for there entire lives.
Spike "wheres their magic stored?"
The Dragon grabs the data sheet being expelled from the second computer
The Dragon "in their wings, MY WORD THIS IS INCREDIBLE!"
Spike "what?"
Twilight is using the same internal alicorn magic along with her pegasus flight magic to aid in her efforts!
Spike "but I thought pegasus's didn't use magic for actual flight
The Dragon "they don't they use the energy they get from eating, just like every pony uses that same energy for walking and running and exercise in general, a pegasus's wings are a muscle just like any other part of a ponies body, which is why they get tired after long flights. but TWILIGHT! Twilight uses her internal alicorn magic to aid her muscles in flight, she could quite literally fly like that for weeks without rest. Thank you Twilight, you can stop"
Twilight touches down on the ground and folds up her wings
Twilight "is that all?"
The Dragon "almost, I just have to test your earth pony side with your natural strength."
The Dragon then presses a button from a hanging console and a large saddle lowers with 2 massive metal beams attached extending several feet in each direction
Twilight "uhh, I don't think I can carry this"
The Dragon "ehh, you should be able to, thats the average carrying capacity for an adult earth pony.
Twilight "AJ's that strong?"
The Dragon then lowers the saddle onto Twilight and Twilight cringes as if to collapse under the weight, but instead she was able to hold it up with very little effort.
The Dragon's final computer begins churning out massive amount of data
The Dragon "GREAT WHICKERING STALLIONS! This can't be possible!"
Spike "what is it?"
The Dragon "if these readings are correct, Twilight is able to carry, 3,4, 8 TIMES THE WEIGHT SHE IS CURRENTLY SUPPORTING!
The Dragon then shifts the data sheet a bit farther down. He is stunned by the readings
Spike "uhh, are you okay?"
The Dragon "My, goodness, me. Twilight isn't just a hybrid of all 3 species of ponies, she's a living breathing symbiotic organism.
Twilight "I'm right here you know"
The Dragon "she uses the magic from one part of her body to strengthen the magic of other parts. her unicorn magic enhances her earth pony strength, Her earth pony strength doubles, no TRIPLES her wing flight capacity, and her pegasus magic circulatory veins transfer all 3 types of magic all across her system. She doesn't have a internal alicorn magic, her 'alicorn' magic is just the combination of the 3 different magics co-existing in one organism. THIS IS THE KEY TO MY PROBLEM!"
Spike "your what now?"
The Dragon disconnects the electrodes from Twilight and raises the metal guider saddle from her back
The Dragon "thank you Twilight, THANK YOU!"
The Dragon kisses her fore hoof
The Dragon "ugh gross, now If you don't mind I have lots of work to do, so if you would be so kind"
Twilight "wait what?"
The Dragon begins pushing Twilight out the front door of his house
Spike "what about me, can I stay and watch?"
The Dragon "hmm, I don't see why not, be nice to have another dragon to keep me company, for as long as it lasts, as long as you stay quiet"
Twilight "wait what? Spike!"
Spike walked over to Twilight as The Dragon is pushing her
Spike "don't worry Twilight, remember, I'm your spy"
Twilight gives a worried look to Spike but agrees with a nod, then The Dragon then pushes Twilight out and slams the door on her face
Canterlot Cakes, Interior, dusk
Twilight is spinning a plate with a untouched cupcake trying to pass the time
Store Cashier, "she doesn't like it, I'm ruined"
Celestia walked by and is about to enter the store across the street but then sees Twilight in Canterlot Cakes and walked in there instead
Store Cashier "P P P Princess Celestia, (he whispers to himself) this is my chance"
Celestia "Twilight what are you doing here?"
Twilight "hello princess, do you think you can help me?"
Celestia "of course Twilight what with"
Celestia proceeds to sit next to Twilight at the table, the Store Cashier comes by sweating from nervousness and places a red velvet cake in the table
Celestia "oh that won't be necessa.."
Celestia then sees that its red velvet
Celestia "uhhh, well one can't hurt"
Twilight "I just can't put my hoof on it princess, I can understand the fact that some pony would dedicate so much into research, and thats coming from me!"
Celestia takes a fork full of the cake and tastes it, her eyes widen
Celestia "oh my me, what have I been eating all my life?"
Twilight "For a pony, well, er, ahh whatever, to go through so much to try to understand something that he will never be able to experience for himself"
while Twilight was talking, Celestia lost control of herself and began eating the cake as if it were a pie in a contest. so face first
Twilight "To understand the magic of ponies when he'll never be one, why would he care, what made him want to understand pony magic. I guess thats something I'll never be able to understand about dragons."
Celestia stops eating and looks at Twilight
Celestia "dragon what now?"
Celestia sees the cake smeared on her face and uses her magic to teleport it away (where, no pony knows)
Twilight "a dragon, trying to understand pony magic, wait, were you not listening?"
Celestia "A dragon? huh, how peculiar"
at that moment the ground began to shake and a massive beam of light emerged in the direction of The Dragon's house
Twilight "oh no, SPIKE!"
Celestia "Twilight?"
Twilight then ran out of the store towards the house
Celestia looked around the room then teleported the cake to her throne room, she then walked to the Store Cashier and teleports a contract next to her
Celestia "this is going to sound really weird but.."
Store Cashier "20 orders of double layered red velvet cake every morning?"
Celestia stands there stunned then attempts to play it off
Celestia "well I can see that this is taken care of, this should cover my expenses"
Celestia then teleports a massive bag of gemstones onto the cashier table then proceeds to walk out
Celestia "pleasure doing business with you"
Store Cashier "Ahhhh, an-and you"
The Dragon's house, exterior, dusk
the house is still shaking and a beam still being expelled from the roof of the building.
Twilight "SPIIIIIKE!"
at that moment the house stops shaking and the beam ceases then Spike calmly walked out of the house and closes the door behind him.
Twilight "Spike?"
Spike "Twilight, you may want to step back"
from inside the house Twilight hears the sound of hooves hitting the floor becoming louder as they approach the door. a solid blue magic aura then surrounds the doorknob and the door opens. behind it stands a tall blue furred and a red-orange mane/tail stallion unicorn and a Orange 6 sided magic star with a yellow dragon eye at its center as a cutie mark
Twilight "Spike? who is this?"
Spike "this may be hard to believe Twilight, but this is the dragon, he turned himself into a unicorn"
END PART 1