Ever since Motel was found , things had been changing for Fyra and the mane six. Rainbow Dash was still angry at her for the fight , but with Motel's 'suave' talking , and Fyra eventually asking Rainbow how to pull off some of her moves , the two began to accept each other's presence. Although they still get in fights from time to time , it's for playing. Motel was a very good teacher, allowing Fyra to "reconnect" with her wings. The first movements were aching and painful , but Fyra uses her wings like a diamond dog uses it's claws. Motel moved in a house that was renting a room. It belonged to a certain turquoise colored pony. Like the gentlecolt he was , he'd help around the house before leaving to train Fyra a bit more. He took a job as an assistant to Rarity after he sent a letter to his restaurant that he needed some "off" time. His fanciness and polite way of speaking , added with the compliments that most dresses or suits somepony would find would go well with them helped to boost sales. It didn't always work though. The fancy pair would sometimes get in fights over what went best on a pony , who would smile nervously , then gallop away. They would then yell at each other complaining about scaring away the customer.
Fyra was given a room at Applejack's house. The fact that she had no cutie mark made her a firm friend with Applebloom , who wanted to try everything to help her get a cutie mark. Fyra wouldn't help with the apple tending as she always had to go to Motel to train with her wings. She would then go to Twilight's library to brush up on Equestria's history and basic knowledge. But , not everything was light and sunshine. Twilight managed to convince the confused ponies of Ponyville that Fyra's alicorn appearance was just an experiment and that she was documenting everything about it. They knew Twilight well and shrugged off their doubts.
Motel was asked by Fyra to go to the Princesses to talk about the "thing" that had appeared in Canterlot. Motel was reassured that his friend still had some memory of her past left. She seemed to instinctively know what they were. The thing was apparently called a "Final failure". He wouldn't reveal why they were called this to Celestia (whom he managed to talk to after waiting for a few hours) and warned her that these creatures would need to be watched. The "light" in them was the life energy they would drain from everything they attacked. At most , Fyra's sudden arrival and this strange pegasi who knew about her gave bad omens for much of Equestria. When Celestia asked about there being a threat , Motel stated that she and her sister would be able to protect their world well enough, but that it would be best if Fyra dealt with the problem. He said that is was for 'personal issues'. Celestia had lifted her eyebrow in hearing this, but Motel's serious expression convinced the princess, who asked for nothing more.
Sometimes, Fyra would sneak to Canterlot during the day , just to talk with the moon princess. She wanted to know more about the moon and the stars. Twilight's books said many about the constellations , but surely , the one who created that work of art knew more than anything about the cosmos. Luna appreciated this. She already knew that ponies all over started to appreciate her night after so long, but that somepony would ask her directly was completely unexpected.
It had been two weeks since Motel was "discovered" and today , Fyra wouldn't be trained. There was a special pony that would be going to Rarity's shop, and it needed full attendance, but she didn't know this yet. She was sleeping, dreaming, about that black storm again.
The eyes were there as usual. The evil one seemed irritated , and the blue one looked happy.
"It's good to see that you made good friends so quickly here."
"..."
The evil eye still didn't say anything. The surrounding clouds were calm.
"See? What did I tell you? You said she would be alone forever , that nopony would love her , and that she would just succumb to depression and let you kill her without resistance."
The clouds around became red and started spinning violently. The blue eye retracted.
"Yes...quite the feat. Especially as you found the blue reject."
"Oh no! Are you mad?" mocked Fyra."
"Why yes,I AM!"
"Then tell me why you sent that "thing" after me."
"Not just you. And as I said , why spoil the suspense. You'll have to wait until the end of the story to know the ending."
"Stop mocking me! Who ARE you?"
"So you want to know who I am?"
"YES!"
"Really....well then. I'll show you how we both met. Just don't get all whiny after you wake up in that wooden shack with those inbred beasts."
Fyra became furious with this remark , but before she could fight back, the evil eye had taken the form of her shadow like before and touched Fyra's head with it's horn.
This is YOUR memory.NOT mine. You'll see just how much pain I've gone through because of you.
Fyra was even tinier then when she was on that table, and she was still missing her wings and horn.This was an even older memory.She was with a blue pony in a cage made of metallic bars. It seemed that these "things" liked metal bars. She was busy upping the spirits of another pony in the cage.It was a small filly. She had blue eyes and was herself , blue , but a deep sea blue, mixed with a faint shade of green. Her mane was a bright, pure indigo. Fyra remembered nicknaming her "Blueberry" while she was nicknamed 'Raspberry' by this same filly. There were others in the cages around them. Some had gone insane and killed everypony in the cages with them. They were always covered in blood, had their eyes widened with a tiny dot as a pupil, and a crazy smile, as they looked at the others who were clamped against the far edge of their cages, keeping the best distance they could from the brand new psychopath.
The door at the end of the room was composed of two actually. They were "flip" doors. Doors that just needed to be pushed to be opened. It was eerily illuminated by just one flickering light above it. Suddenly , it was forced open, a giant white-coated creature walking through it directly to Fyra's cage. It had to go around the others, occasionally stopping to kick the cage of the 'psychopaths', just to hear them hiss and try and bite him. Instead of laughing , it shook it's head in disgust.It finally reached the cage. Fyra recognized this "beast". It was the "doctor". It crouched down to be able to see the ponies more clearly now.
"Well , well. It seems everything is going as planned. You two have perfect dna for the tests and experimentations."
Both fillies were hugging each other ,foreheads pressed. They tried hanging close to each other to keep them from being separated. They didn't want to see this character. The doctor had folded it's right sleeve arm , revealing just how complicated it's metallic arm was in reality. What could be an elbow was some sort of rotatable "wheel". Several cables and whatnot were seen through the frames of this metallic member. The Doctor just moved like it was born with that thing.
"Let's see. Just let me get my notebook...pah pah pah pum....dead, dead,dead,passes,passes.....AH! Here you two are!"
The lumbering creature readjusted it's goggles.
"Wow. You two have passed with perfect dna tests. You'll get the special treatment: dna alteration and body-shape rearranging. Lucky you! Now then , it would seem that the blue one is first." it opened the cage door and stretched it's left arm, those skinny digits going between both fillies and pushing Fyra away. They both started swaying their legs , trying to get out of the Doctor's grip and to reach each other again. The Doctor didn't even push them away violently. It grabbed Blueberry with the metallic arm and was about to get out of the tiny cage until Fyra attacked it , her high-pitched voice making it cringe in a cuteness overload more then anything.
"Let go of her! GNAP!" Fyra bit the doctor's leg.
The Doctor yelped a bit and kicked her away, back into the cage, but she kept attacking it's leg , and , by the fifth time , it grew annoyed and , this time , kicked her VIOLENTLY against the bars, stunning her.
"Oh no! You MEANIE! LET GO! Leave Raspberry alone!"
Blueberry was hitting the Doctor with her two free hooves. It kept flinching away from the flailing , then dropped her a bit just to trap her front hooves. She couldn't reach it with her stubby hind legs. The Doctor reached into a pocket in it's costume and pulled out a strange object. It held it with it's left arm , pointing the "hole" directly at Fyra , who was struggling to get back up. One of it's digits was on what looked like a curved claw surrounded by a hollow half-circle. The object's body shape was too strange to describe.
"You know , I find you two adorable like this. You even gave each other nicknames! This means the plans have been working perfectly. If you two pass the final tests which should be...in a few years, then....well.....you'll see. But for now, you are irritating me little red one."
BANG
Fyra felt a sting on her neck. She had a dart stuck in it. What normally would have automatically knocked somepony, so small, out immediately , continued to struggle towards the Doctor's foot. It shut the cage and locked it. Fyra was trying to reach her friend, stretching a hoof out to reach the Doctor's hand.
"How intriguing. Perhaps you will be the "perfect" success. You are quite resistant.Well , I'll be off. Toodles!"
The Doctor turned "tail" and started walking towards the door. Apparently , the two fillies knew what was going to happen and Blueberry was panicking terribly. The thing could barely hold her in it's hand.
"Rasberry! Help! Help! Don't let them take me! I don't want them to hurt me anymore! HEEEEELLP!"
Fyra's vision went blurry , then she passed out.
Fyra was back in the dark room. There was nothing here anymore, just a voice saying:
"There is the last pony from your first memory who is nearby now."
"Where is he?"
"He'll come to you. Don't worry. Just wait."
"O....kay...."
FLOMP
"AAAHHHHHHH!"
Fyra had fallen from her bed. She was shaking from the abrupt awakening, the blanket covering half her body. She shook her head and got back up, the wooden boards creaking under her weight. She stretched a bit. The other one would be arriving soon. Fyra did her necessary and went downstairs. Apple Bloom was at school and Granny Smith was still sleeping. Fyra exited the door and was about to go to Motel when Big Mac blocked her.
"What's wrong Big Mac?"
"Ya won't be goin' ta yer friend's place today."
"What? Why?"
"It'd seem that he 'n Rarity had somethin' important today and he can't help ya."
"Oh." Fyra lowered her head in disappointment
.
"Maybe ya could work on yer muscles?" said Big Mac, putting his hoof on Fyra's shoulder.
"What?"
"Yeah. It's apple pickin' time and if we got another hoof, it'd go faster."
"Well , I suppose. Where's Applejack?"
"She's already buckin' the trees. I was just pullin' this 'ere cart full of more buckets when I recieved yer message. Well, it's workin' time now, so, c'mon."
Big Mac put the handle of the cart back on his harness and proceeded to the apple fields, with Fyra following close next to him. They met up with Applejack who had already filled up twenty of the buckets. She took off her hat and wiped her forehead. She saw her brother with Fyra coming.
"Fyra? What're ya still doin' 'ere? Motel not givin' ya his lessons?"
"Well , it seems that he had something important to do with Rarity , so he can't train me today."
"Then why're ya here? Ah was 'spectin ya ta go to Twi's library."
"Well , Big Mac proposed I help you to "develop my muscles"."
Applejack gave a suspicious look towards Big Mac , who looked away.
"Well , ah suppose four more hooves would help. Watcha know 'bout apple buckin'?"
"Kick tree , make apple fall?" said Fyra , giving off a dumb smile and shrugging her shoulders.
"Pff. It's more important than that. Ya gotta hit the tree with just the right amount of strength and at the right spot, like this. HMPH!"
Applejack kicked the tree , it's apples falling directly in the holder.
"Oooh. Look's hard."
"Not really. Go ahead 'n give it a try."
Fyra walked towards the tree opposite from Applejack and turned away from the tree.
"Well, here goes nothing. YAH! OW!"
Fyra hurt herself against the tree. AJ and Big Mac were laughing loudly. Fyra got mad and kicked the tree with all her strength:
"RAH! Ha!" Oh! Now there's an apple stuck on my horn."
Fyra had managed to knock the apples down, but one fell on her head and , well -, you get the picture. Big Macintosh put one hoof to her head and swiped the apple off. He passed her an unused towel that was in the wagon.
"Thanks.Big Mac."
Fyra wiped the juices off her head.
"Well Fyra , it seems ya can buck a tree, but can ya buck them all?"asked Applejack.
"No problem!"
"Mah personal record is 200 bucked trees in one day. I bet ya can't beat me to that." said Big Mac.
"Oh? Is that a challenge?" Fyra pressed her head against Big Mac's.
"Maybe. Ya want ta try?" Big Mac lift his eyebrow.
"I'll beat you easy. I may not be the strongest , but I am certainly the most endurant."
"Haha! Now that ah'd like to see,"mocked Applejack.
"Ready? Go!" yelled Fyra.
Both started bucking tree after tree after tree. It was already sunset since the start of the challenge , and they were both tied at 199. Both were panting hard. They were each at their last tree.
"I bet....you can't buck one last tree Big...Big Mac..."
"I'm just....lettin' ya catch....catch a breather."
"Yeah right. You're plum tuckered."
"No I ain't."
"Yes ya is."
Applejack had come back after putting all the apples in the storehouse.
"Wow! Y'all look horrible. Thanks fer the help Fyra. Pinkie Pie organized a party fer ya. We're all invited."
Fyra looked at Big Mac , he looked back.
"Why don't we...call this a draw...we'll finish our contest another time..."
"Yeah...I can deal with that...."
They both shook hooves on it , and quickly got ready for the descent back to Ponyville. It was late and, although Applebloom contested , she was tucked into bed by Granny Smith. Fyra, AJ , and Big M were surprised to see the entire town decorated in colorful floating lamps hanging from wires. There was a giant sign which had "Welcome Fyra and Motel!" written on it.
The ponies were all dancing or partaking in beverages and the desserts that Pinkie had made for them. There was even a dancing area. Pinkie had put some great music on .
Everyone was dancing, even Twilight, despite her...strange dancing moves. Spike was busy trying to stay awake while Pinkie was gulping down her cupcakes and cookies. Rarity and Motel were discussing their fashion tastes and what was needed for this or that detail.
"Hmnomfnomf...FYRA!" Yelled PInkie Pie.
Pinkie Pie seemed to have teleported right next to Fyra after going under the table.
"Hey Pinkie Pie! What's all this for?"
"Well , you remember I said I wanted to throw you a welcome party?"
"Yeah."
"I never got the chance. And since Motel is here now , I decided to invite ALL of Ponyville to participate."
"Aww...thanks Pinkie...so this is what a party is like?"
"Yeah! 'N just wait 'til she shows you her "surprise"." laughed Applejack.
"SHHHH! You don't want to ruin it, AJ."
"Yeah. Sorry."
Pinkie was showing Fyra everything you had to do in a party. From eating sweets , to wrecking the dance floor, nothing escaped her. It was almost midnight, and Pinkie called everypony near a giant object covered by a raspberry colored sheet.
"Fyra,Motel," she said" I hope you like your party, cause I got the best surprise just for you two!"
She took the sheet off with the help of Big Mac , revealing a giant cake with at least three floors, each extremely large. It was covered in a thick white frosting. The surroundings were frosted with a pink and blue icing , and the middle floor had a very well drawn 'icing' of Fyra and Motel's head. Everybody "Wooed!" at this giant masterpiece.
"Thanks a lot Pinkie Pie. This means a lot to me and Fyra. On apprécie tes intentions." Motel bowed.
"Uuhhh, you're welcome? Anyways, dig in everypony!"
Everyone was readying their plates to receive their pieces of cakes when they heard yiping. There was also yelling and the sound of wooden wheels rolling very quickly.
"What IS that?" said a pony.
Motel squinted , trying to make out the thing in the distance.
"It can't be.Is that really him?"
The objects came closer and became somewhat distinguishable. The first ones were a group of ten wolves seemingly made of wood. A pony yelled:
"TIMBER WOLVES! EVERYPONY RUN!"
"AAAAAHHH!"
Twilight tried to reassure them:
"Wait, WAIT! We can take care of this!"
"Wait, what is that behind them?"
The ponies had already returned near the cake. There was a giant wooden four-wheeled wagon seemingly pushed by magic, with a green pony on it. It was a colt. He had a sharpened metal blade attached to his right hoof with rope and was swinging it wildly.
"Stupid wolves! Think ya can eat me? GO AHEAD AND TRY NOW! AAAAHAHAHAHA!"
The wolves saw the huge crowd and quickly turned away to run left. The green colt turned his head as the wolves had made a sharp turn. His wagon was wheeling fast towards the cake.
"Pfff. I really wanted to skin them."
He positioned himself on the left of the wagon and front-flipped off it. The wagon slammed with full forced into the cake , splattering everypony with it's deliciousness. Pinkie was the only one that appreciated this.
"WOO! There's nothin' better then chasin' after wild creatures to finish off a good day."
"Well whadda ya know , it really is you!"
"Whose the dumb pony who wants to kno-Motel! It's been awhile!"