//------------------------------// // Log 4160: The Portal V.3 // Story: Equestrian Human // by TheMajorTechie //------------------------------// Welp. I guess I'll be stuck as a human forever then. Or at least, until the money granted to us after trade starts up starts flowing in. Either way, I'm a bit irked by the fact that I can't use my powers now, though Delmar seems perfectly fine with the idea of being able to levitate objects at will. Though, the last time he tried to teleport earlier ended up with him getting a massive migrane. Either way, we've led Celestia back to the house that Delmar bought us, where our pod is currently in storage in the garage that the place apparently has. All it's really gonna take to get back is to power the thing on and make sure the beacon is working properly, and then we're pretty much set to go. I turned to Celestia, who, at the moment, seemed a bit more interested in the garage's bare walls than me and Delmar doing a buncha sciency stuff like flicking switches and pushing buttons on the console inside the pod. ... ... Unit 42A-512 online. Please confirm user identity. Okay, just gotta spit into the funnel... or drop a hair in, or something... whatever, I'ma spit. Identity confirmed via DNA analysis. User: Gadget ... Wait. The portal was already open if Ranell really did send some peeps over during the testing for the new portal. Eh. I'm logged into the system now, so I kinda overrode whatever commands he entered anyways. And it's not like I need to-- "Gadget!" Delmar said, snapping me from my rambling, "The portal. Is it online yet?" I nodded. "Yeah," I replied, "It's kinda been on this entire time." Delmar stepped back out of the pod, presumably to join Celestia in admiring the ceiling or whatever it is they're looking at at the moment. I should probably check the batteries to make sure this thing isn't gonna lose power halfway through the transport. ... ... ... Power levels adequate-- 67% capacity. I should probably bring this thing outside to charge via solar. Or maybe... "Hey Celestia," I called, sticking my head from the pod's door, "Can you make some bright lights and shine them on those blueish panels there?" Celestia looked back in confusion, until I pointed a finger at the aforementioned solar panels. "Oh." she murmured, "O-okay. You might want to stand back though. It's gonna get pretty hot for a moment." Suddenly, the lights in the garage dimmed for a moment, as Celestia began to apparently charge herself up for whatever she was about to cast... ...And just a blinding flash of light and a fiery heat wave later, and the battery is now registering a charging source. ... ...Aaaaaand it's no longer charging now that Celly's done with that spell. "Did it work?" Celestia shouted from outside the pod. I shook my head, grabbing a fire extinguisher to put out the now-flaming pieces of drywall that were knocked loose by Celestia's spell. Meh. I'll probably just grab a new battery before we get back. At least we don't need to use the pod anymore for travelling since it's carrying the beacon to open the portal. Though, it doesn't seem to be very accurate in terms of pinpointing the portal location if it's opened from Ranell's side of the portal. But then again, so far it's been pretty accurate if it's opening on my side. Anyways. Enough with the rambling. I turned to Celestia, motioning to the brightly glowing portal. "Princesses first." I smirked, standing beside the portal. Celestia paused for a moment after hearing that. "Um..." she began, turning to face me as she prodded the portal's horizon with a hoof, "I haven't been a princess for a while now..." Oh yeah. She's Queen now. I shrugged it off. "Sorry, it's a bit of a habit." Celestia gave me a final strange look before slipping through the portal. Hey Ranell, heads up, you've got a Queen coming your way! Yup. Our systems are showing a disturbance in the portal that's normally associated with an object passing through. We've already been anticipating this since your last log, so I've already assembled a diplomatic team to greet her. Yeah, yeah. Here I come! "Heads up!" Ranell turned to face the portal just in time for me to collide in a flurry of oversized sweaty labcoats. ...Which definitely didn't turn out weird... yeah. Definitely. Delmar arrived shortly after as we began introductions, quietly faceplanting in front of the portal as he soon realized he was still equine. I'm gonna end this log here. I kinda have to explain what's going on to Ranell and the diplomat guys.