Dear Princess Celestia
Yesterday, I was informed by Fluttershy and Rainbow Dash of the appearance of a new species. They are called Slugs, and come in numerous varieties, each with their own unique abilities. Fluttershy and Rainbow have adopted an Armashelt and a Hoverbug respectively, and a colony of Fandangos have made themselves at home in the library. In addition, the Armashelt in question, named Sarge, has been quite a valuable source of information, thanks to Fluttershy's translation.
Attached you will find a copy of my research notes concerning the Slugs, as well as what I could glean from Sarge concerning their homeland Slugterra, where they were before the Elements brought them here for reasons that have yet to be determined. If it's not too much trouble, I would very much like to know what you do, if anything, about Slugterra. I am currently in the process of determining the scope of the Slug's arrival, as well as working on a piece of equipment which should prove invaluable for my studies(details can be found in section 3).
Your Faithful Student
Twilight Sparkle
Twilight smiled as she blew on the letter to dry the ink before stapling it to a think manila folder, "Ready Spike?'
"Just a second," Spike said as he popped a ruby in his mouth, "gotta fuel up for a job this big." Spike took a deep breath and breathed his flame onto the folder, sending it to Celestia.
"Thanks Spike," said Twilight, "I'm going to go see Rainbow and Fluttershy, mind keeping an eye on the Fandagos for me?"
"No problem Twilight," said Spike.
Twilight rubbed his head as she grabbed a set of saddlebags. These were modified with special magnetic clasps to hold tubes on the side, that held Slugs. She loaded them up, then grabbed a staff that was leaning against the door. This staff was a Blaster, specially modeled after the staves used by Unicorn Magi. It had a long white pole, and the triangular head was purple with gold accents.
As Twilight attached a few empty tubes to her saddlebags, she called out to a particular Fandango, "Coming Bright?"
The Fandango in question nodded before hopping on her shoulder. Bright was the Alpha of the Fandango colony, and had bonded quite quickly with Twilight during her(noninvasive) tests.
As Twilight walked out the door, she adjusted her saddlebags, "Dang it, can't get a comfortable fit, guess that's what happens when an amateur tries their hoof at making something from scratch. How about we head over to Rarity's to get this adjusted?" Bright nodded as they made their way to Carousel Boutique.
"Come in," Rarity's sing-song voice said through the door as Twilight knocked. Twilight entered the store to see Rarity working at a small loom. "If you'd excuse me for just one second," Rarity said, "but I'm almost done here."
"I didn't know you made your own thread Rarity," said Twilight.
"Well, it is cheaper to purchase unrefined material," said Rarity as she turned around, "although thanks to this little beauty, even that will soon be a nonissue." With that, a purple Slug with four dots on it's forehead jumped up from the loom onto her shoulder.
"You found a Slug too?" Twilight said as Bright and the Arachnet waved to each other.
"Slug? I thought Silk was a new kind of spider," Rarity replied.
Twilight chuckled as she explained what happened yesterday. "Although I have to ask, I always thought you didn't like spiders."
"Well, you've obviously never heard of Spider Silk," Rarity replied, "it's only one of the most sought after materials out there. I saw quite a few spiders when I went to a farm to purchase some."
Twilight chuckled as she looked at the loom, "I suppose that means you're rather happy getting your own personal supply."
"That I am darling," Rarity replied, "in fact, I'd even say it's even silkier than Spider Silk. Although, if it wasn't for Scissors, I'd never be able to cut it."
"Scissors?" Twilight wondered aloud, before a noticing that Bright and Silk were playing with a blue Slug with large teeth that she didn't notice earlier.
"Yes, these little darlings are going to do wonders for my business," Rarity said before frowning, "although Silk can only produce so much, maybe I need to find some more."
"Actually..." Twilight started, before being interrupted by the door slamming open.
"Twilight, you need to come with me," shouted Rainbow.
"What's the matter?" asked Twilight.
"Not sure, AJ just said that there were these strange critters in her orchard gobbling it up, she's gone to get Fluttershy," Rainbow replied before turning her eyes to Twilight's staff, "nice, make me one?"
"Yep," Twilight chuckled, before taking an blaster out of her saddlebags. It was the same color as Dash's coat, and designed to be worn on her wrist. Dash strapped it on and flexed her muscles, causing a pair of wing shaped extensions to deploy to the side, giving it a crossbow like appearance. "Sweet, thanks Twi," Dash said as she mimed firing it.
"Just one more thing," Twilight said as she pulled an armband out and secured it to Dash's leg above the Blaster and attaching a few Slug Tubes, "there we go."
"Twilight, darling, might I ask what those are for?" asked Rarity.
"Follow us to AJ's," Twilight said as she grabbed Bright and her staff, "and bring your Slugs. With luck, we'll be able to show you."