//------------------------------// // Chapter 16: Reveal // Story: Power of the Cybernetic Soldier // by HeartfireFirebrand //------------------------------// Tempest had walked onto to the grounds smiling as all the preparations for the Friendship Games had been made, Sunset and Snowy were beside her, Sunset headed off to get her books for class. Tempest entered the office with Snowy, Tempest cast her usual glare at Miss Harshvoice who was getting ready for her class before she walked over to her desk ad sat down only to see Berry Punch smiling at her “Thank goodness all the preparations where over” she then frowned “I must admit I was shocked when that man groped you, no-one in this school had the guts to do that.” Snowy growled as she sat on Tempest’s desk“ Someone dared touch my wife, I’ll tear their head off and feed on their entrails.” Tempest placated her wife “It’s fine I got him” she then turned to Berry Punch “That guy was a total idiot, not even Discord would dare do that to me.” Berry Punch nodded “Agreed, speak of the devil and he’ll appear.” Discord chuckled as he walked behind them, he was wearing green and blue polka dots pants with a vivid pink shirt and a gold hat with splotches of red, pink, blue and green on it “You three mentioned mwa.” Tempest groaned “What could you possibly want?” Discord grinned “I just wanted to hang with two of my favourite drinking buddies and one of their girlfriends, I still can’t believe Tempest can drink me under the table, me the master drinker himself.” Snowy blinked “Who is this?” Tempest sighed “Discord,Canterlot High’s eccentric maths teacher.” Berry Punch slumped over “I regret inviting you drinking night.” Temperate grinned as she turned to Discord “I’m not, watching him strip naked and embarrass himself publicly is hilarious.” Discord shuddered as Snowy burst into laughter, Tempest grinned going in for the kill “He even proceeded to have sex with the table.” Discord bolted out of the room as quickly as he could before Tempest could say anything else. Snowy continued to laugh as she banged her fist on Tempest’s desk “That was golden.” Berry Punch eyes meanwhile were as wide as dinner plates “You did the impossible, you got rid of Discord.” Tempest grinned “All you need to do is know what truly embarrasses him and you can bring him down.” Before anyone else could say anything, they heard a message “Can Apple Bloom, Scootaloo and Sweetie Belle please report to the Principal Celestia's office?” Tempest got a really bad feeling in her gut, she stood up “Snowy we need to see Celestia, I got a bad feeling about that message over the intercom.” Tempest and Snowy rushed out the door leaving a confused Berry Punch, the two rushed to Principal Celestia's office, just as they were hearing that Applejack had been just summoned to the office. Tempests scowled internally as she saw Applebloom run out of the office crying with her two friend leaving shortly after, Tempest and Snowy knocked on the door of Principal Celestia's office. Luna opened only to reveal Applejack, another Apple Bloom as well as Celestia. Snowy was confused but Tempest was it she had a good idea of what had happened, Tempest frowned “I need to speak to the Principal and Vice Principal in private, it is important.” Celestia nodded “Applejack, Apple Bloom I need to leave this is private.” The two Apple family members nodded. Snowy frowned “I’ll just leave then.” Tempest frowned “You need to hear this two as does Sunset, Snowy you can go and get her.” Celestia frowned “I’ll write a note, this is obvious really important.” After writing a quick note, she then passed it to Snowy who opened the door and bolted away to looking for Sunset. Several anxious moments passed before Snowy returned with Sunset, she smiled nervously “I didn’t know what classroom she was in.” Tempest frowned “That doesn’t matter” she then turned to Celestia “The Apple Bloom that ran out of this room before I got here was from another world wasn’t she?” Celestia nodded “Yes she was, she was ac…” her eyes then widened “How do you know that, wait are you from another world as well?” Tempest frowned “Yes and no, it’s a bit more complicated then that.” Luna scowled “Where is our Great Aunt then!” Tempest frowned “I am Tempest or at least I think I am, in truth unlike Apple Bloom the other person was arrived in a very different way you see our two souls existed as separate entitles. She got to see my memories or maybe I got to see Tempest’s I’m not sure nor does it really matter, in any case the two souls eventually found common ground and forming one complete soul.” Luna was about to yell when Celestia put a hand on her shoulder “Calm down sis, let’s jump to conclusions she then turned to Snowy “You are her wife, is she telling the truth?” Snowy nodded “Absolutely, in truth I’ve known I could feel the two souls within her merging we slept together that night, she also felt different and acted different in some ways, the old Tempest would never have adopted a child she was too much of a loner. Took her months to notice I was interested.” Sunset frowned “She is my mother, she took me in, gave me a home when I was alone and hated by so many for my actions. We are family.” Celestia smiled “Well then I’m sold” she then turned to her sister “What about you?” Luna sighed “I’m sorry I jumped to conclusions, I’m in.” Tempest smiled “Group hug?” Soon she was surrounded by her family as they all hugged her and each other. After breaking away, Tempest frowned “Who is the Bloom from the other world?” Luna frowned “She was actually a twenty year old guy named Tom, apparently in his world we are all characters in a TV Show and he was dressed up as Apple Bloom then turned into her and then ended up here.” Tempest grimaced “That stinks, they likely didn’t know that would happen. Hmm I need more details but if it was anything like the other person’s they had no idea of what happened and how they got here.” Celestia frowned “What should we do?” Sunset spoke up “Nothing, Applejack is stubborn one and the only way to change her mind is to wait for it to hurt her, I know it is not the best way but there is no convincing her sometimes. This version of Apple Bloom lied to her and you know how she is stickler for honesty.” Everyone in the room sighed knowing there was little they could do about this.