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// The Test Dummy 
// Story: Easy Access, the Story of Quill 
// by Graphite Quill 
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It's been three days. Three tense, irritating days since the portal opened and the power went out. People from News channels, police, electricians and everyone in between has been searching for the cause of the blackout without success. The only thing they have found is that a massive amount of energy was being pulled from the power substation and all electronics within the area. They are unable to find where its going, how its getting there, or how every thing is getting drained. My boss gave me some time off when he heard of what happened so I've been keeping my head down and an eye on the portal that, so far, has not changed and is no doubt where the power is going. 

I've tossed a few more random objects through with the same result as what happened the first night. Each day the curiosity about what would happen if I went through grew more and more, but my fear kept me from testing it. 'What if' questions refused to let me sleep at night. What if it leads to Equestria? What if I get stuck there? What if the portal went both ways and a pony came through? 

Food in my house was becoming sparse because of my inability to think ahead when i threw my wallet through. I have no money, ID, or bank card to buy anything food or otherwise. I cant help but think about how suddenly things changed just because I simply recreated an object from a movie I liked. It's only a matter of time before they find a way to track the flow of electricity back to my house and the mirror, so I need to do something soon. If the doorknob was that electrified then unplugging it is out of the question, I'd also rather not break it. Who knows if it would ever work again, or if i even want it to.

My last option was an idea I cooked up one day when I sent a couch cushion through. The bigger the object the more the portal dimmed as if it was going to close, which probably means if I sent something large enough through, the portal would use too much power and shut down. Its merely a theory but its the only way I see of stopping this and getting things back to normal. The only issue is what to send through.

I had been spending much of my time in the garage just watching the portal, waiting and thinking. My sleep schedule was all fucked up from just going to my room and sleeping whenever I felt the need, plus I had heard someone messing with my door the second night at about two in the morning. They left on their own before I could do anything. 

Its about 11:50 PM now when I decided to get some sleep if my mind would let me. I'm laying in bed for quite some time before I finally start to doze off, but before I could completely fall asleep I hear a loud crash that has me up and alert immediately. Fucking hate thieves, using a disaster like this to break into houses when the alarms are down. They're scum. The very idea that someone broke into my house trying to steal my shit fired me up, I was ready for anything. While id love nothing more than to leave my bedroom and beat this guy to a pulp with my fists, I grab my gun and flashlight because I'm not stupid. No, I'm not gonna shoot the guy on sight if that's what you're thinking, i'm simply going to make sure he realizes the error of his ways. In other words I'm going to scare the hell outta him till he hopefully shits himself.

Leaving my room I head for each room slowly and quietly checking them and closing the doors. After clearing the front room and kitchen, where I find the back door open and busted, I realize the only place left he could be is the garage. "The Mirror!" Forget the scare tactic I have to trap this guy, If he has seen the mirror I can't let him escape for obvious reasons. Going over to the door to the garage, which he thankfully closed behind him, I can hear movement on the other side. I lock the door with the deadbolt on this side intent on cornering him. I run out the front door and around to the side garage door, not caring about the fact that I just ran through my yard mostly naked. 

I burst through the door with the flashlight and gun ready to aim at the intruder. "Hey Jackass!" I yelled. Much to my pleasure he turned around so fast he slipped and fell, looking up at me terrified by the sudden appearance of a gun wielding half naked man. This kid couldn't be much younger than me, still over 18 though.

"Shit! Don't shoot!"

As I started walking closer he stood up with his hands raised with his back to the mirror. "You realize that you fucked up right?" He nodded. "You've also seen something you shouldn't have. Do you understand what I'm getting at here?" 

"I promise I won't tell anyone about whatever this is, just don't hurt me. Please just let me go!" Huh, he just gave me an idea.

I could only smile. "My friend, you know how this works. I can't let you go." His eyes widened. "But I also can't keep you locked up like some animal, and I'm no killer." I lowered the gun walking closer. "So, I will simply use you. For science of course." With that I gave him a firm shove knocking him back and into the mirror. "Say hi to the princesses for me." I said just before he was pulled in and disappeared with a pop and a bright flash. Once I regained vision I noticed the lack of static in the air that there usually was, and to my relief the portal was gone. Only my flashlight producing light with the mirror having reverted back to just being a normal mirror. 

I sincerely hope that the portal leads to Equestria as I know it rather than some apocalyptic version, or god forbid some random point in space. I may hate thieves but I would never wish a death like that upon anyone. After the thought and slight guilt went away I unplugged the mirror to hopefully avoid any more unwanted portals opening. I return to the house, again walking through my yard almost naked, to close and re-lock all the doors. "Damn. Still going to have to fix the back door." I yawn. "After I sleep of course."