Something was happening. She was being manipulated, but she was only half-aware of it. She was only half-aware that she existed. She couldn't do anything about it.
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"Wow, Celestia wasn't kidding when she described the lab," the Lunar alicorn said. The two sunglassed ponies were also staring in shock, although they still had a look of suspicion.
Twilight had rounded up her friends, none of which found any useful information about Spring Trap or CREATion's plans. But Trip hoped that these two ponies could help them.
"Would it be better to have everyone here or for me to talk personally?" Tripwire asked.
"I suppose that everyone can be here," one of the ponies asked, although Trip only now realized that the voice was female.
"All right," replied Trip.
He went on to introduce everyone (you know the drill).
Although the ponies had been very careful not to show their coats and features, the mare slipped off her glasses and let the light hit her. She was a pegasus with a coat color that was a paler blue than Tripwire's and a scarlet mane and tail. Her eyes matched her mane and her cutie mark was what looked like a short, thick telescope.
"My name is Infra Scope," she said.
The other pony did the same. He was a gray earth pony with a midnight blue mane, tail, and eyes. His cutie mark was a computer chip surrounded by a yellow jagged circle.
"My name is Spark Chopper," he said.
"So, why did ya get so angry at Hazard an' all that?" Applejack asked.
Infra hesitated, and said, "We were once technicians for CREATion. We angled towards improving Equestria's technology, but we didn't know about its true purpose until about a year afterwards, days before the murders."
Gasps of shock rippled through the crowd.
"But why did you not seek us out after we became well-known?" Amplitude asked.
"The mastermind behind this warned us never to leave. He would do something terrible if we did," Spark said, "and he ordered the plans of the murders. We thought you would know about us, and we thought that there was a chance that you would be a threat to us."
"Has anyone noticed the time?" Pinkie Pie squealed. Everyone turned to see that it was nearly 11:00.
"Hang on," Twilight said, "Luna, what about the moon?"
"Celestia said that she would take care of both the sun and the moon while I was here," the blue alicorn replied, "What we should be worrying about is that monstrosity above us."
"She's right, you know," Rarity said, "I can't stand that monstrosity of a restaurant above us." She received eye rolls from everyone.
"Hang on!" Tripwire suddenly said, "Before I forget, there's something I need to show you."
He showed them the inside of the box, revealing the design and number.
"That--- that's the design we saw on that alicorn robot!" Spark exclaimed fearfully.
"Okay," Tripwire said, "But do you know anything about the number?"
Infra and Spark shook their heads.
'Those buttons in the office, they have to be the key,' he thought.
"I'll run the night shift tonight. But I would like you to come with me, Hazard," Trip said, recieving a reluctant nod from the blue eyed robot.
"Okay, but I hope that we don't run into that thing," he said.
'Careful what you wish for,' Trip thought, 'Because we may not be in the office for very long.'