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// Chapter 12 - What?!!(Dark Chapters Ahead) 
// Story: Mystery Scootaloo 
// by thedarktome 
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Rainbow Dash continued to pace in front of the statue, anger steaming from her nostrils as she blew out hot air. Twilight was also obviously peeved, based off of the muttering coming from her. The others were trying to be calm about it but Pinkie was eating Cupcake after Cupcake, Applejack was tapping her foot impatiently, and Rarity was holding a crying Fluttershy.

Rainbow grunted and threw up her hands. "Where the heck did they even take her?! They literally drove up, threatened her with a gun, threw her in the car and drove off! Taking her to who knows where!"

Twilight stood up from the sidewalk and dusted off her jeans. "I don't know, Rainbow. But it was obvious these guys have ill intentions for Sunset."

Rarity scoffed and said, "That is putting it mild! I am sure they have thrown her in a cold cell all alone by now. Or in a hot one."

"Or something worse, like a cage outside!!" Fluttershy cried hysterically. Rainbow walked over and sat down to pull her out of Rarity's hold and into her own, letting her cry in her shoulder. "Why would they do something like this?!"

Rainbow calmly stroked her hair and said, "I don't know, Fluttershy. People are just mean. Very mean."



Sunset admits. She was scared. Held in the back of an SUV now passing outside of Manehattan, nearly fifty miles away from her original location. And she couldn't do a thing. Yeah she could set the SUV on fire with a spell effortlessly. But there were four more SUVs with her. Why did they need four SUVs for just her? Something didn't seem right. And not because of the fact that they just turned right into a pair of woods and past a pair of prison gates like she thought she was going to jail. She would ask, but...something was telling her she was about to find out. The trucks drove for a few more minutes inside before they got into a large clearing, holding something that made Sunset gasp.

A facility. With lights, gates, and guard posts. It looked like a prison. But she couldn't see any windows on the building. It was just a white block. The trucks drove past the second pair of guarded gates and into what looked like a garage connected to the block building. The doors behind them were closed and the vehicles were parked. The people that were in the front of theirs got out first and barked orders into radios not to do anything until the others arrived. Sunset didn't feel like meeting anyone else. A few minutes later a large steel door that Sunset hadn't noticed before opened on the right side of the garage and five people walked through. But what made her eyes widen were the facts that they were all wearing white coats, one was holding a cattle prod, and three more had brought out a tall steel cage.

She couldn't hear much because the doors of the SUV were thick, but she could tell they were talking about her. Then they started walking closer towards her door. They stopped a few feet away from the car and those inside of her car opened their doors to get out. After they did and had their guns in a good grip, they pointed their pistols at her and roughly pulled her out. After nearly failing to stand up straight they held her still in front of the white coats, who were all looking at her eagerly.

Sergeant Looper strode forward and gestured to her bound form with a hand. "This is Sunset Shimmer and she's from the world of Equestria. We believe she's been here for a very long time. Apparently long enough that she could go to school and make friends. Secretary of Defense and the military need to know everything they can about the Equestrians. So everything is on the table. We actually wanted to go after Lareen Carson and see what type of 'Magic' is able to create whatever the hay she wants out of dirt, but this was as close as we could get."

Lieutenant Mayweather made a motion to one of the lab coats who strode forward with the cattle prod and poked Sunset with it. She screamed and fell to the ground while they held it for two more seconds, leaving her shaking as the military police grabbed her arms and pulled her back up to face them, gritting her teeth in pain.

Lieutenant Mayweather strode forward and yanked her head back by her hair to look into her light blue eyes. "Don't. Even. Think about trying to escape. That area out there? Nothing but straight and sunny exposure. The fences are electric and you will be hurt beyond repair. And if you so much as fight back..." She grabbed the cattle prod from the scientist and poked her with it again, holding it for three seconds. She screamed and writhed around in the policemens' grip before she pulled it back, leaving her quivering. "Then you get the prod. THIS is your home now. And you won't be leaving."

Sunset gasped, "What?! But you offered a trade!" She screamed once more when Mayweather poked her again with the cattle prod.

"You don't speak unless asked to speak!" She yelled to her. "And we will get Lareen Carson. But we need to get you too. This magic? The ability to create whatever you want with a wave of your hand? The US wants that. And they'll do whatever they have to to get it. By three days time...you will be as obedient to these guys as a service dog." Mayweather motioned towards the cage. One of the lab coats unlocked and opened it so the police could carry push her towards it.

"No! You're monsters! Freaking monst—AHHHH!" Mayweather jammed her in the back with the prod, leaving her convulsing before she was shoved inside and the cage was locked. Sunset looked to Mayweather who had a smirk on her face and snarled at her, small tears streaming down her face. The lab coats led the cage towards the thick steel door, but she kept her eyes on her. Even before the door closed back, shielding her out of view. Sunset turned around to see the large brightly lit hallway with multiple rooms. With no windows. Just numbers. EX0001, EX0002, and so forth.

One of the lab coats banged another cattle prod against the cage getting her attention. "From here on out you are only known as EX006."

"I was born as Sunset Shimmer." He poked her with the cattle prod, electrocuting her once more. She flew back into the other side of the cage before another hit her leg from behind. She yelled and fell to the floor.

"From here on out your name is EX006," the lab coat repeated. "The only words you will use are 'Yes', and 'No'. Do you understand?"

"Go to Tartarus! AHHH!" She writhed on the floor when she was poked again. The military police in front of her led her into some type of lab that had steel tables, sinks, vials, wires, lights, and what looked like a bed that would be used for prisoners who go through lethal injection. Complete with leather straps.

On the far side there was a large steel door, once again no windows with an electronic lock on it. There was a space on the side that they pushed her cage into while she was still on the bottom of it. "The only words you will speak are Yes and No," the lab coat repeated once more. "We go by a strike system. Each time you ignore a rule or disobey, you get the prod and a strike. If you get three strikes, you get the electrical box." He pointed the prod towards the vault with the electronic lock on it. "It works like this cage you're in and is the exact same size. Except the whole thing inside is electrified. You will stay and stand inside for an hour if you disobey or say anything other than yes and no. Do you understand, EX006?"

Sunset grit her teeth but reluctantly said, "Yes." He lowered the cattle prod then motioned to the team behind him to prepare the bed.

"We're going to let you out for blood and skin samples. Will you cooperate?" Sunset bit her tongue. She wanted to say no. She wanted to say it so bad. She yelled when he poked her with the prod again. Then asked the same question.

"Yes," she answered quickly. He nodded then unlocked the cage. Then motioned towards a spot on the floor. She timidly walked over then stood absolutely still, fearful of the cattle prods in their coats. The lab coats grabbed clip boards and stared at her, obviously waiting for something that she had a feeling she was definitely not going to enjoy.

"Arms apart." She raised her arms away from her body before they started taking off her leather jacket. They set it to the side then instructed, "Arms up." She hesitated at first, but quickly did it when they poked her lightly with the prod. The lab coats stepped forward and took off her shirt, leaving her in only a bra. "Keep your arms up."

She did as asked and closed her eyes when they decided to unsnap her bra and put it with her shirt and jacket. "Arms down." She did as asked but kept her eyes closed, listening instead to the scribble scrabble of their writing utensils. "Alright. Take off your bottoms."

"No, I am not—AHHH!" She fell on her back when they hit her with the cattle prod again in the stomach, lightly convulsing on the floor. She took rapid breaths before she was ordered to stand up. She did so slowly and resumed her previous position albeit with tears streaming down her eyes.

"That's one strike," the man informed her. "Two more, and it's the box." Sunset glanced towards the large steel door on the other side of the room. "Now take. Off. Your bottoms." Sunset whimpered but slowly unbuckled her belt and let her pants fall. They took some more notes before another order was given. "Take off your panties."

Sunset cried a little but did as asked, standing before them completely naked. They took a few more notes for a couple seconds while looking at her body. Even poked her for a second. One of them had snapped their fingers by her right ear and it twitched. A lot of notes were taken after that, she could hear it. "Open your eyes."

Her eyes slowly fluttered open before one of them shined a light into them, and instructed her to follow the moving finger. She did as asked before they moved to the other eye. Then stepped aside to look at their notes. "Alright. Now get on the bed." She took hesitant steps towards and up to the bed that looked like it belonged to a prisoner. But she wasn't a prisoner...right? She sat down on it then laid on her back, getting as comfortable as she could while being under the eyes of five people in lab coats two female, three male, naked and afraid. They grabbed her arms, legs, and ankles then tied her to the bed with the leather straps. They even strapped her head in so she couldn't move it, making her a lot more afraid then she already was.

Once secured, she felt someone rub her forearm then upper arm with alcohol. Then the next arm. Legs. Feet. Breasts. Heart area. And forehead. "We're going to take some skin samples first. They're going to hurt. Try not to squirm, it'll make it worse." A cart was rolled into her peripheral vision that contained a few small containers. One of the lab coats by her feet reached over and grabbed a container, then something else that looked like...a scalpel.

Sunset started to breath faster when she saw them prepare the scalpel right over her foot. "No," she said loudly, tears streaming down her face. "No, please don't." They didn't listen. The woman placed the scalpel on the top of her foot. Then started to dig, ignoring her painful shouts.



Celestia ran out the portal first and immediately tripped and fell on her face, not realizing that she had feet and startling the Equestria Girls in the process. Luna was second and had the exact same result. As well as Cadance. They all piled on top of each other, groaning in pain while Twilight and Scootaloo calmly stepped out, looking down at them in humor.

"Wow," Scootaloo laughed. "First step out on Earth and—wait, wait! Serious face!" She shook herself like she was getting ready for a boxing match and punched the air a few times, then gave herself a few slaps, trying to give the impression of being in business. "Act like a Princess, Scootaloo! Alright. Now what...Celestia, Cadance, Luna? You guys have got to get up before I lose control. Like, seriously. I am about to start rolling on the ground crying."

The princesses groaned and got up on shaky feet, trying to keep their balance on two legs besides four. The group across from them were wearing patient expressions while they got settled. Rainbow Dash motioned to the three with her finger and said, "You look just like the Principals. Now come on already, Sunset got taken!"

Twilight strode forward with Scootaloo to get the scoop. "Okay. Tell me everything that happened," she asked.

"We already did!" Rarity exclaimed, clearly upset. "They came in, pointed guns, grabbed Sunset, and asked for a trade. However, they didn't tell us where to trade! We have no idea where Sunset is. They couldn't have taken her to a prison, they think she's an alien for crying out loud! Probably put her in some military installation!"

"Probably Area 51!" Rainbow added. "No one knows where she is."

Scootaloo threw up her arms in disbelief and yelled, "They ask for a trade, but don't tell us where to trade? That sounds...like a trap!" The five Princesses gasped and looked around, magic on the tips of their fingers. But Scootaloo's was different. One hand had white magic and the other black, taking the others by surprise. She looked around and whispered, "We walked right into it. I have a feeling this is a lot more than wanting me and putting me on trial for something I definitely would never do. I think they're after magic."

Princess Twilight nodded in agreement while Celestia added, "They ask for Scootaloo, but do not come to get her. Because they already have what they need."

The Princesses all looked at each other and said the same thing. "Magic."

"They just want magic," Scootaloo repeated irately. Then asked sadly, "What if these are the same guys who...killed my parents because they were after me?"

Applejack sighed and said, "Only one way to find out. We need to track down Sunset Shimmer. And we need to find her fast before they make a huge mistake, or if they are able to figure out how you're able to use magic and harness it for themselves."

"Do you know where to go to...track down a bunch of guys with guns who kidnapped a child?" Cadance asked, finally figuring out how to walk. "If these guys are that desperate for magic, then Sunset is going through pain right now."

Fluttershy raised her hand and said, "The only thing you can really do...is ask the woman looking into Scootaloo's case. I remember reading about it online." They all turned to her so she explained. "All of this revolves around Scootaloo. Including this trade. She would have written down every single thing to present to the courts. Including what else they found here. It's a long shot, but it might work."

Twilight nodded in agreement. "Then we have to find her. Do you know who it is, Fluttershy?"

She shook her head sadly. "No. But I know she's an investigator working from downtown Canterlot."

"Then we go there," Celestia declared. "We need to find Sunset as fast as possible."



Sunset moaned from each breath she took after they grabbed the last "skin sample" from off the center of her forehead and placed it in its container titled "Forehead". They quickly put another bandage on the bleeding pierced area then shined a light into her eyes. "She's fine," one of the lab coats announced. The man from earlier poked his head into her heavily breathing face. "Now. Here's what's going to happen. Each day we'll put you through three tests to find out how you use magic. And if we can't recreate it, then we'll harness it from you."

Sunset looked at him in disbelief, then scolded, "You can't just take magic—AHHHNNNN!"

He pulled back the cattle prod from her shaking form, gritting her teeth in agony. "Strike two. One more and you get the room. As I was saying, each day you'll be put through three tests to see how, and where your magic comes from. Because the government could really use it. If you try to fight against it, you'll quickly regret it. Do you understand?"

"Yes," she replied, wincing from the large tear off on her forehead.

"Good. Now, your first test today is a blood drain." Sunset's eyes widened once more in fear. What the buck is a blood drain?! "We'll be keeping a few large packets of your blood for three reasons. One is in case you try to run away. You'll tire out really quickly. Two is in case you start to flat line. And third is for study. Apparently you had an original body of a quadruped. A small horse, or a pony with a horn. A unicorn. A legendary creature heard of only in myths and legends. And we want to be able to use the magic that your kind have."

Sunset snarled, "No."

"Strike three." He poked her with the cattle prod again, putting in more power that caused her body to convulse and shake the bed, but not to scream. Her mouth was open in utter pain, but no sound came out. "Now you get the room. Prepare it." One of the lab coats set down their clipboard and walked towards the large steel door while the others unhooked her from the chair. She didn't move, it was too painful until the head guy put the cattle prod into her side. She flinched when it touched her, but thankfully he didn't shock her. Obviously a warning. "Get out the chair." She slowly sat up and threw her legs over the side, taking deep breaths before she got out the seat and stood up. The door was opened, revealing a small cell with only standing room. All of the sides were stainless steel. Including the door. The only thing that wasn't was the concrete floor. The two women grabbed her arms and started to pull her towards it while pressing two cattle prods against her back in case she resisted. She started breathing quickly, filled with fear which she had a feeling would be a common emotion in here. She wished she could use her magic to get out. But she was too weak. And they would then see that her magic is focused from her hands, which they didn't take a sample of. They placed her in the middle of the room and turned her around to face the door and the man in charge.

"Try not to fall asleep, EX006," he warned. "It'll burn. You have sixty minutes." They closed the door back slowly with a clang. Then locked it. A loud hum hit both of her ears letting her know that there were generators. Powering the sides and sending in a current. But besides that, there was nothing else. No sound, no wind, no lights. And unknowingly, nothing to stop the pain she would feel if she allowed this drowsiness she was feeling all of a sudden take over. She had to stay awake. No matter how dark it is. She lifted a hand in front of her face. She couldn't even tell it was there.



The group of eleven were quickly making their way downtown, looking left and right with determination on their faces. Except Fluttershy who was crying tears. Rainbow Dash lightly pulled her into a hug. But she was still fuming.

"We have to keep Scootaloo out of sight," Twilight reminded them. "They want magic, but they initially wanted her. We have to put her in a disguise before we go out and start searching for this lady."

"And I have just the disguise," Pinkie announced. They all looked towards the party girl to see her rubbing her hands together, giving Scootaloo an uneasy feeling.


***


Scootaloo shook her head. "No." Pinkie slowly nodded while the others were giving her confused looks. "Pinkie I am not wearing this... pink 'party dress.' It's literally a short skirt with a tiny shirt that shows my belly button. I know I'm actually twenty two, but...in this body I look like I'm fifteen!"

Rainbow Dash nodded and said, "Yeah, Pinkie. That has to go. Besides it's too much...pink. Even the Scootaloo here doesn't wear pink."

Pinkie deflated while Rarity grabbed Scootaloo and pulled her into the bathroom, ignoring her protests. "Now it's my turn!" She sung out. The bathroom door closed and the group could hear Scootaloo's cries of help.

"No! No, not there! Ow, stop pulling! Why do you have a brush down there, what is wrong with you?! Why are you brushing me down there?!! Stop grooming me! No, no! Get that—what are you—" The door opened back up and Rarity pushed Scootaloo back out into the open. Her hair had been changed into a dark green color and she was wearing a pair of dark green skinny jeans. "Rarity, this absolutely does not match with my skin!!"

"Exactly, no one will recognize you!" Rarity clarified after she walked out the bathroom and holding a white bristled brush that had straight purple strands in it.

"Uh...why are....never mind," Rainbow asked. She didn't even want to know why Scootaloo was screaming "Stop brushing down there."

"Okay. Let's continue," Twilight declared as they stepped outside and continued their way back downtown.


***


Scootaloo was hugging herself while trying to blow back the straight green hair from in front of her face. Her hair always stayed up, not down. While she was shivering, Applejack pulled out her phone and looked up the article Fluttershy was talking about. They were all downtown standing in front of the movie theater, waiting anxiously.

"Found it!" Fluttershy announced. The group looked over and quickly crowded around as she read the article aloud. "'In the summer of August third, two thousand eight, two bodies were discovered in two different locations with a relation. Vanessa and William Carson, age unknown were murdered by, what police believed, to be their daughter, Lareen Carson. The altercation was believed to have begun at their three bedroom apartment in Canterlot City, where police found a flipped table, broken dishes and bullet shells, as well as the body of Vanessa Carson. A few blocks away, the father was found with a bullet wound to the head. The neighbors at the apartment testified that they heard shouts, things crashing, and two gunshots, which forced them to take cover and call nine-one-one. On the way, the police discovered the body of William Carson lying in the middle of the street. It was later discovered that they had a daughter who had been declared missing, but reported to have been seen two days later walking out of an ice cream shop a few blocks away from the crime scene. She was apprehended, but escaped out of custody a few hours later. A federal investigation was initiated, led by Detective Beauty Fire of the Canterlot City Police Department.'"

"How could they have possibly seen...!" Scootaloo looked around and then lowered her voice since she was hiding. "How could they have possibly seen me? I was in Equestria living underneath a tree?"

"I don't know," Twilight answered. "But I believe everything has gotten bigger. Someone could have impersonated you—"

"Or it could have been this world's Scootaloo," Rainbow interrupted. "Remember, you're not supposed to be here, Scoots. There are actively two of you around here somewhere. The other one is probably hiding in fear because I haven't seen her in so long now that I think about it, or..." Rainbow looked up and widened her eyes. Then pointed her finger at Twilight. "Or someone covered up for her and said that it wasn't her. And it was another. Guys? I think I may have an idea on what's going on."

Celestia quickly looked around and took notice that the streets were emptying out. "Then hurry and tell us."

"Okay. Scoots, I remember Twilight sending Sunset a message about how your mother found out you were affected by that beam of magic." Scootaloo widened her eyes and turned to Twilight who was blushing and rubbing the back of her head. "Well...that explosion in that mall was discovered by someone. And they probably knew something the police didn't. That it wasn't a bomb that took out that cafeteria. It was you. You blew somehow and made everything go boom. Someone saw that, and wanted it for themselves. Someone thirsty for power."

"Yeah, my mom said something like that," Scootaloo confirmed. "What's your point?"

Rainbow Dash nudged Fluttershy and said, "Go on YouHoof and search up 'two thousand eight Canterlot City mall explosion.'" She did as asked a few seconds later. But nothing came up. It said no results. "Just like I thought. Someone took it all down. Every last thing about it. An explosion that set the mall on fire, wouldn't that have been caught on video and uploaded for like news stations? Someone saw the footage and immediately took down all evidence of you blowing up. Because they didn't want you to be seen. They didn't want you to know that you were seen. So, I bet you immediately after that explosion, they started searching your faces and discovered your names. Along with your parents, who could not be found online or in public record. They discovered that you weren't natural and that you could blow up without being hurt. A walking bomb. The government, or someone, discovered that you were something else entirely. And that you were able to do something that no one else literally on this planet can. And they wanted to know how. So they made you a secret." The princesses all shared a nervous look. "They erased all evidence of the event, everything. So much that the search term alone was taken down. And probably hundreds more that were close to it. Fluttershy, search on the internet 'YouHoof temporary shut down two thousand eight.'" Fluttershy did as asked and they all gasped at their findings. Rainbow pointed to the search results volume. "There are over eight billion records of it. Click one, a random one." Fluttershy did and waited for it to load up. After it did, Rainbow reached over and scrolled down, stopping at a certain point. "There's the proof. It says right here that YouHoof was temporarily shut down for a data overload on . Which is basically an egghead's term for overheating servers. When did the explosion happen?"

"July 28th, never forget it," Scootaloo responded quickly. Rainbow looked back at the article and calmly pointed towards a date.

"YouHoof went offline on July 29th. The next day." They all gathered around and looked towards where she was pointing. Sure enough, it said the event happened at 10:53 AM that same day. "The government shut it down and took you off. And possibly every record of you. They wanted no one to know about you, except them and are chasing you. Which means they are using everything and everyone."

"Rainbow...what are you saying?" Sci-Twi asked fearfully.

"What I'm saying is that if the police find you...you will follow right after Sunset Shimmer. They covered up for this world's Scootaloo and said, 'She's not it. She doesn't have that explosion thing.' So they used her to make you wanted. So now everyone is on the lookout for you. And if they find you, they'll send you to these guys who got sunset Shimmer. They made up a story, put up a record that you took a flight somewhere, then said you escaped and are now an international wanted felon all because whoever these people are want you and what you, as well as all the Unicorns and Alicorns can do. And they probably want you even more because you can create whatever the heck you want with like a flick of your hand." Scootaloo looked around and flicked her hand towards an Anthill on the ground, and slowly turned it into a small jewelry box, complete with a diamond necklace. "Like that. Do you know how much the government would kill for that, or anyone really would kill for that? I bet you that whoever it is has infiltrated the government and bribed them to help them search for you. Along with YouHoof, security companies, and possibly a small amount of citizens. And even... the detective on your case."

"So...what, we can't use her?!" Celestia asked in disbelief.

"Unless you want her to report that a bunch of people are onto the case and could interrupt everything, as well as think that we know where Scootaloo is, I recommend we don't. We have to figure this out on our own. And possibly someone who may know that we can trust. But I think we should do it on our own." The group got quiet then they all turned towards the phone.

"So...Sunset could be anywhere!" Cadance shouted. "We don't have time to go and just search through every single piece of information in this country to try and track her down, we have to risk something to get information fast!"

Princess Twilight sighed and solemnly said, "I agree, Cadance. But if they get Scootaloo, it won't even matter. Sunset Shimmer has magic, but it is nowhere as powerful as Scootaloo's, which rivals all of ours combined."

"Wait!" Scootaloo shouted, catching their attention. She was shaking her finger. "I remember something. It's really important. Celestia, didn't you say that my parents could have had a lab hidden here somewhere?"

"Yes, but why are you asking?"

"My mom and dad were looking for magic when they first arrived here, I remember mom telling me that. But they couldn't really do it themselves. So they had—"

"—to create something!" Both Twilights yelled at the same time in excitement. Sci-Twi placed a hand over her counterpart's mouth and said, "Your parents had to have created something to be able to find a source of magic somewhere here."

"Exactly," Scootaloo confirmed. "Now in order to track a magical signature you need to grab as much as you can and focus it on one area to pinpoint it. So they would have likely used...a dish or something. A satellite dish because it can pick up signals and decode them. But in order for them to find it, the experiment would have to be big. So big that you couldn't miss it even if you tried. We're talking small amounts of magic that is spreading hundreds of miles long. And this single dish has to pick it up. I have to go back to my old apartment and look through the attic where my mom and dad stored old experiments."

"Okay we got a plan," Princess Twilight whispered after pushing Sci-Twi's hand off her mouth. "Now we gotta find your old apartment and hope that it's still there. Second, we locate the experiment among the hundred something experiments in there I bet, locate the dish, find the magic, and hope it's Sunset Shimmer which will lead us straight to those who are trying to harness the magic, all in one go. Good job, Princess." Scootaloo smiled proudly.

Celestia raised her hand, quieting them for a moment. Then glanced around. something was off. "Does anyone else hear that?" She whispered.

They all listened closely. "Uhh...no, I don't hear anything," Applejack answered.

"Exactly. Even the birds have stopped chirping. It's really silent." They all froze and listened closely before Scootaloo gasped and raised her hand, putting up a bubble shield just in time when a rain of needles hit it. "We've been spotted!" Celestia immediately teleported them all away from the scene, leaving only the needles behind on the concrete ground. Lieutenant Mayweather held up her fist from the rooftop of an apartment building, halting all the marines behind her from roping down to the ground. All the rooftops to the nearby buildings that were around the Equestrians were occupied with military and police, pointing weapons and more at them.

"She's smarter than she looks," she whispered to herself before lifting up a radio to her mouth. "She...teleported out. We lost them." Captain Looper sighed and lifted up his own radio, barking commands.

"Alright. Everyone get back on those eyes. We need to follow them and get that girl. The US depends on it."



After the loud buzzer went off, the electronic lock on the laboratory door buzzed and the doctors walked back inside the room Sunset would be living in. The main doctor walked right up to the steel door and typed in the electronic key, unlocking it. Then he pulled it open, revealing Sunset's naked form standing straight up with her head down and arms folded over her breasts. She had multiple burn marks over her body after falling asleep fourteen times and being jolted awake with a loud scream that the doctors had left the room because of. "Hello, EX006," he greeted. "I hope you learned your lesson. Did you?"

"....yes," Sunset replied coldly.

"Now we're going to do a blood drain. Step out." Sunset calmly walked out of the room dark room and stopped in the middle of the lab in the exact same position with her head down, looking at the holes on the top of her feet, legs, thighs, over her heart, and naked breasts. One of the lab coats grabbed her arm, pulled it out effortlessly and rubbed a spot with alcohol. A few seconds later, a needle was stuck in. But she didn't even flinch. "Look up." She picked up her head and focused her lifeless light teal eyes on the lab coat in front of her as she looked into her eyes. The technician taking her blood stopped the flow for a moment to remove the full bag, then attached another bag before resuming. She only stared at the space in front of her, completely lost in her thoughts and remembering only a few words that seemed important to her. Yes, no, and Anything for Equestria.

"Anything for Equestria," she whispered slowly, catching the head lab coat's attention.

"EX006?" She turned his way with a expressionless face. "Do you know where you are? This is Equestria. Everything here is Equestria. You have always been here. And this is where you belong and where you will stay. You are no longer Sunset Shimmer. Do you understand?"

"......yes."

"What is your name?"

"......EX006."

"Where are you?"

"......Equestria."