Space.
Space is a wonderful thing, full of life. But also full of death. And this is a tale of both. With much mystery, and even some comedy, if it seems possible.
Welcome reader. To the Space Ship Pony Village. The Pony Village is a massive spaceship carrying over two hundred crewmates. Designed by The Company, it is one of the best vessels out there.
Not everypony likes that. Maybe not even everycreature. Or Everyone. But that's besides the point. Not really, but still.
Certain people have done certain things. Both bad and good. For bad and good. But you don't want some survivor's text, do you?
No.
You came here for a story. So let us begin.
*S. S. PONYVILLE*
Twilight walked through the long halls. She nodded towards Rarity, before heading over to a wire panel. She opened it and saw the wires were torn. Her eyes widened, before she shook her head. 'Either someone tried to sabotage, or we need better maintenance' she thought to herself. She trotted over to the cabinets. She attempted to open it, only to find that it was jammed shut. 'Oh come on!' She tugged hard with her hooves, before it opened with a loud bang. Another bang was made as Twilight fell onto her haunches.
"What in Taration?" Applejack heard a loud noise from electricity. Applejack rushed in, only to see Twilight had fallen. She shook her head and left, angry that her time had been wasted. As she left, Applejack decided to sneak a glance back in the room, walking slowly as to not let Twilight be aware. What she saw shocked her.
Twilight pulled out the tool box, before heading back to the panel. She attempted to remove the broken wires, only to get zapped. She let out an angry grunt, before reaching over to the breaker to turn off the power to the wires. She grabbed the wrong breaker and realized such. Before she could even move her covered hoof, she heard a gasp. Out of surprise, she snapped around, accidently turning off the lights.
Applejack didn't care that the lights were off. She kicked off the ground and galloped to the cafeteria.
Twilight quickly turned back on the lights. She saw Applejack had disappeared and wondered why, before realizing how the situation made her look. "Orange wait!" she quickly said as she ran out.
/EMERGENCY MEETING!/
Pink let out a sigh as she walked away from the memory pattern squares. "I was almost done!"
Soon the cafeteria table was surrounded by ponies in spacesuits.
"Purple was tryin to sabotage the ship!" Applejack shouted, pointing a hoof at Twilight.
"Is this true!?" Rarity asked, turning to Twilight.
"I- no! It was a mistake! I didn't mean to!" Twilight quickly said.
Rainbow Dash glared. "Not doing a good job clearing yourself." she growled.
"Let me start from the beginning!" Twilight exclaimed.
"Alright, I ain't unreasonable. Let's hear it." Applejack said with a nod.
Twilight took a deep breath. "Okay... I had headed to a comms room and set my tablet down to download info from HQ. I decided to head over to check up on Electricity. I opened the panels to the wires and saw someone had cut them. I tried to get some tools from the cabinet, which was jammed. I eventually opened it. Orange came because of the noise."
"I can confirm." Pink said. "I heard it."
"Thank you. I then removed the damaged wires and was about to turn off the power to them, when I was surprised by a gasp. I spun around from surprise and turned the lights off. I turned them back on and here we are."
Applejack glared through her helmet. "I don't believe ya."
"What!?" Twilight asked in shock. "Why- Now- You're just being dumb"
"Why don't ya say that to mah face?" Applejack growled.
"Take off your helmet and I will-" Twilight pointed at Applejack, before tilting her head. "You?"
"What do ya mean, you?" Pink asked.
Twilight's hoof lowered. "I..." (FLASHBACK: Red Lights blaring, screaming everywhere) Purple yank her helmet off, now able to see clearly. "I don't remember!" she exclaimed. Her mind knew that for her not to remember was not like her. "Orange, quick because I'm panicking, what is your name!?"
"What sort of silly question is that!? Mah name is-" Applejack stopped, before taking off her helmet. "Mah name is..."
They removed their helmets, now being able to see clearly.
"Uhh..." Fluttershy stared across the room in shock. The cafeteria was huge. And there were dozens of... people? sitting at every table. "Eep!"
Pink took a deep breath, raised a microphone to her mouth and screamed. "TAKE OFF YOUR HELMETS AND TELL ME YOUR NAMES!"
Everyone quickly did so, only to find that they did not know their own names. And what more, all those in pink were... Identical.
"AHHHHH!!!" They all realized they had no idea why they were here. And they were panicking.
Twilight grabbed the microphone from the pink one at her table. "EVERYONE SHUT UP!" Silence fell. "Thank you! Now, I know... nothing really, I'm just as confused as all of you. However, I know I was downloading information earlier. I just need to head back to my tablet and there should be information explaining everything. Until then, everyone stay here and stay calm... Thank you."
Twilight left the cafeteria, which looked like it could fit one hundred or so people. She shook her head. 'Keep it together- me.' She headed to the comms room, which was labeled Comm - 1. She grabbed her tablet. "How do I not remember what this place is? Or who I am? I got to know." she said to herself. She began reading.
*CAFITERIA*
There was silence in the room as they waited for that Purple's return. Rainbow let out a yawn. 'I'm bored.' she thought to herself. She reached into her pocket, and felt something. She pulled out "A WALLET! Guys! We got wallets!" Rainbow Dash opened the wallet and saw "WE GOT ID CARDS!"
Everyone reached quickly into their pockets, to at least find an answer to one mystery.
She looked at her card. ID: RNBDSH. "Huh? Rnb dsh... Ranba Dash? Ranba Dish? Ranab Dish... I like the last one." Rainbow Dash said with a nod.
ID: APJK. "A P J K... What in tarnation? Heck, I'm just goin with Ap Jack." Applejack said to herself.
ID: RTY. "Only three letters? How in... Hm. I don't even remeber the expression." Rarity stated "But what could my name be?
PINK 1. "Pink 1." Pink read. "Pink 1? There isn't even the ID before it."
"Mine's the same!" another Pink said.
ID: BIGMAC. Big Mac stared at his ID. "Eyup." he said with a nod, content that his looked like a name. His red suit was large enough to fit him.
ID: CYGW. The little filly stared at her name. "Crazy... I don't know." Cozy Glow said with a shrug, her red covered shoulders rolling.
ID: STLO. Scootaloo looked at her ID with a frown. "Stlo? Stlu? No. Stalo"
ID: BTNMSH. "B T N? I want my mommy." Button Mash said.
ID: LNA. " It seems we art Lana. An interesting name, but one I will except." Luna said to herself. She like her blue suit, but wanted a black one.
Voices overlapped as ponies head out their odd letters for names. They grew silent as Twilight entered the cafeteria. "So?" Rainbow Dash asked.
"Oh! Check your pocket for a wallet with your ID!" a Pink said.
Twilight levitated her wallet out, much to the shock of the crew. ID: TLTSRK. She set it away. The Pink at her table gave her a microphone. "Hello everyone. I know that earlier we all were in a panicked state of mind, but don't worry. The information I acquired should be sufficient to solve most of our inquiries."
A cough was heard in the crowd as they all looked confused.
"I have answers" Twilight dumb down for them. She looked at the screen. "To sum it all up, we're all crewmates on the Space Ship Pony Village. Or the S. S. Ponyville. As far as I can gather, we just need to make sure we reach our destination and stay in orbit. We have special tasks, yet our suits are not color coded, except for pink."
"Why do we look the same?" two Pinks asked.
Twilight gulped. "Uh..." They all stared at her desperate for truth and answers. She took a deep breath, and read "Pink 1's are clones designed for any task deemed too hazardous for actual lifeforms. They are the only ones to wear pink, so they are clearly identified. They are hardy things that if too severely damaged, can easily be recycled. Best of all, they are far cheaper then drones, and more disposable.." Twilight looked at the screen in disgust. "I'm not even going to finish reading this!"
Several Pink 1's looked at each other. One gulped.
"So... We just due our tasks and we're all good?" Rainbow Dash asked. Twilight now stared at the screen in horror. "Right?"
"W-what's wrong?" Fluttershy/ FTY asked in fear.
"Latest Report from HQ: We have discovered that 1 insane saboteur or more has infiltrated S. S. Ponyville, with intent to keep you from reaching your destination, no matter what, even to the slaughter of the whole crew. May Celestia help you."
"What does that mean?" Cheerilee/CRLE asked.
"It means..." Twilight gulped. It means..." She took a deep breath and finished her words.
"There is An Imposter Among Us."