//------------------------------// // Log - 06 - History left in shadow // Story: The Magi-Net : Arrival // by Wreck //------------------------------// Luna managed to open the strange door and entered the dream of unknown pony. As Luna went in deeper her vision faded into darkness and she didn't see the light of dream realm she came from. Now she was alone in dark infinite room. Then a line of lights turned on, and revealed a corridor. Very metalic corridor but something was wrong. This dream lacked most colours that would be seen in dreams. The corridor was so long it seemed endless. But then a door opened, from it two groups of ponies could be seen. One of the group's looked like some sort of guards but... They weren't armoured in any armour, all they had were vests and some kind of gloves that had attached claws, the weapons of those guards looked very wierd and blocky. The other group were just random ponies that seemed like any town population that lived their lives but... They were hurt. They had wounds all over them that looked like they were forced to be here. The light in corridor cuts out. . . . . . Luna stood once again in darkness of the dream, for a short moment. The light again showed a different room, where two ponies seemed to be talking but their voice was wierd. Muffled. The dream without any colours made those two look identical yet different. Both of them wear what seemed like some lab coat that covered their cutie marks, both had different shade of gray. Luna couldn't make any specifics about those two without any colours. Not untill she heard some do the muffled lines of the pair. "*Incomprehensible* the candidates?" Mare asked. "They were foalnapped. *Incomprehensible* we couldn't just ask for candidates in *Incomprehensible*." Stallion stated as he stood near a covered window. Luna gasped in shock, why would such a group resort to foalnapping this many ponies. "Are we going to proceed with *Incomprehensible*?" Mare asked. The stallion looked at her with a smile. A smile that Luna could remember in many great villains she once faced. "*Incomprehensible* is day we expand our lifespan and power to rival any Alicorn." Stallion said as he pressed some sort of button. The window cover raised and a blinding light overwhelmed Luna's vision. Then she saw something she wouldn't even wish on her worst enemies. In the room the group of ponies that were foalnapped stood in the center, all of them scared and concerned about each other. Then from the top of the room some sort of pillar descended from it many metalic arms were brought to life and they separated the ponies into different parts of the room. "ENOUGH! TIS NIGHTMARE HAS GONE LONG ENOUGH." Luna shouted in RCV as she reached her limits. Nothing happend. Luna was shocked, the nightmare didn't stop the metalic arms continued to get closer to those ponies, while in different windows that surrounded the room could be seen many silhouettes of ponies that looked almost exact as the two Luna was near. Then it struck her. 'Tis not a nightmare! Tis a memory! Oh no.' Luna thought as she looked again at the group of ponies in the room. What came next was so horrible Luna wished she could run away from this memory of somepony, but she couldn't give up. Those metalic arms now injected some kind of fluid that made all those ponies stop trying to resist, metalic arms changed their tools to ... Scalpels and what seemed like other knifes. Slowly those arms cut off the skin of those poor ponies, their skin thrown away like trash. Luna screamed but noting could hear her. Muscles being removed and thrown away, like some sort of rotten food. Luna started crying for the memory to stop as she forced herself to look into this monstrous display. Those ponies now had visible skeletons... Organs... And their heart. Luna now watched while still trying not to throw up. Those metalic arms now removed most of the organs and replaced them with some metalic parts, skeleton of those ponies has been removed and was replaced with shiny metallic opposite that covered most of the metalic parts that replaced their organs and heart. Next moment was even worse. Their skulls were opened and revealed their minds, which were taken out and put into some sort smaller room. Those minds exited the room changed, now much more metalic, with lights glimmering in some parts with different colours and wierd rubber rope like things extending from them. Those changed minds were placed back where they were taken from. Luna now barely was able to feel anything as time passed. Seconds extended to years of tears. Luna felt badly that she couldn't even stop this nightmare that once happend. The group of ponies now looked completely different. Once they had fur, eyes full of life, unique manes and tails. Now they were replaced by identical looking metal beasts that reassembled earth pony. All their cutiemarks being replaced with the exact same symbol as the one Luna saw on the entrance of this dream. Now it made more sense to Luna that whoever is the owner of this dream, is in great pain... Or was and now with his destiny changed beyond comprehension. The lights went out again. Luna sighted as she entered the darkness where she felt small relief. Unfortunately for her the moment was short-lived. As the lights came back the scene that welcomed her was exact same corridor she began the dream... But everything was worse. The corridor had different light. Dark red light made its way to every corner of the corridor, on the floor Luna saw bodies of those poor metalic ponies, teared into simple trash. Behind Luna a group of guards now ran with weapons in their hoofs. Luna saw a pair of those poor now metalic ponies trying to run away. She tried to run towards the pair. But a loud bang followed by whistle passed Luna's ear as she saw some kind of yellow projectile fly past her in such speeds she barely kept her sight on the object untill it reached its target. The chest of metalic pony exploded in those wierd parts that were placed before, and the pony now lied on the floor. The other barely could run with a torn off leg. Soon the same fate landed on the other metalic pony. "Sector is clear." A very distorted voice came from one of the guards. Luna now lacked any words or thoughts on the memory that would haunt her to end of her life. Then came a loud clang type of Josie which followed by a guard landing on the floor, slightly moving. Next to him stood a metalic pony whose red eyes shining in the red corridor made Luna shudder in fear. "Not clear! Not clear!" The same guard said as he tried to intercept the metalic pony, but he was too slow to react. Metalic pony defeated this group of guard ask fast and without killing any of them while leaving them on the floor. Then his eyes pierced through Luna's body. Luna felt fear like she never did before her fight with Lord Tirek. Lord Triek brought fear through stealing the life essence of ponies which was their magic. Fear driven by hunger of life. But this metalic pony was on complete different level. Fear driven by emptiness. Then darkness again covered entire corridor, yet the red eyes remained. Luna quietly sobbed for all those poor life's that have passed away the day those memories happend. Then next scene played. Luna now tried to follow this one metalic pony whose the dream probably belonged to. The pony broke some sort of large device after which an empty voice announced. Warning - reactor core has been breached. Please evacuate the site immediately. Luna was confused by whose voice was that but she shook her head as she followed the metalic pony who now ran through the corridor in one direction. In one moment the metal pony crashed through one of those doors. Behind them Luna saw what she wished for a long time ever since the dream begun. A colorful forest inhabited by animals and other beasts. She quickly followed the metalic pony who ran towards the forest. In one moment she saw him hide in small cave and wondered why did he hide. What came next was something much more terrifying. A very loud explosion that would me defining if not for alicorns special ear protection spell that prevented such deafness from using RCV. Luna turned to origin of the explosion. The mountain where the facility was placed now rumbled as it slowly collapsed under what seemed like a dark cloud that reassembled in a way a mushroom. The mountain trembled and fell under its own weight. A loud shockwave of air passed Luna. Trees went flying, even grass surrounding the mountain now burned in greenish fire that didn't stop. Luna looked toward the metalic pony who now looked at what once was a mountain. But the pony now lacked everything that once he had and looked with empty red eyes. No emotion. No feeling. No magic. No friends. No family. No life. Just an empty red stare. Luna's vision faded as she felt such an amount of emotions crushing her heart and mind. . . . . . . Luna's vision has returned into a room she could only see a large table where one metalic pony sat, next to him there some kind of magic orbs surrounding him. On the table was some sort of device which created an image that floated in the air. Then she heard the voice she heard when she awakened. -As you can notice I have managed to completely replace the energy core and place energy gird next to it which will fix our main power issue. Next what came was changing the laser extractor with plasma which will extremely raise the gathering and construction possibilities. Now the most important thing that acctualy IP came up with is a special "silk" as he called it that will allow for "healing" our wounds if our skin becomes damaged in some way. Opinions? -Well for once since we came here those are good news but... What is supposed to be the size of those bots. -human fingernail size. -Thats tiny for such a useful bot. Count me in. -What about combat damage? -If we have stockpile of resources then yes. All combat damage is included. Now... -What? -Hmm I'm detecting breach in our data... esspecialy the Memory. System scan the system for any abnormalities. System - scanning local system for abnormalities - Accepted. Luna felt some sort of shiver pass her spine as she looked around for hiding spot. Not before she was found by small light sphere. Found 1 anomaly. Scanning... Intruder detected... Sending report. -Whoever you are introdouce yourself. "*Clears throat* We are Princess of the Night of Equestria. And you are?" Luna asked the metal pony who seemed to be in charge of those voices. - I am Prime Core of this unit. I decide and work the most on this unit. Those who help me are: -Emotion Core, working on how to feel emotions. - Infiltration Program, working on our stealth and look. - Memory System, works on out memories. - Termination Protocol, the fighter. Prime Core-and the System, out main operating program. He won't answer to you because he can't. They introdouces themselves and Luna now understood that all of them were part of one body. That one metalic pony who left that Faust forsaken facility. "Were those memories yours? Those terrible things that once happend to you and others?" Luna asked. Memory System- You mean this? Memory asked as a new image showed on the device. Exact same scene played out but from his eyes. The foalnapping, the torture, the escape, the destruction, the loss. "Yes, as leader of Equestria We cannot allow for such group to exist. If thou would share your knowledge on them we would appreciate and even consider helping you in returning home." Luna stated. The metalic pony shook his head. Prime Core- unfortunately this was Skynets only facility that existed. Anything tied to them collapsed after destruction of their main base. "We saw how you fought. Thou would make great guard, but we cannot stress enough on how sorry we feel about others that lost their lives there." Luna stated as she looked down. Emotion Core- Hey dont. It happend long ago about 8 or 10 years ago. You barely came back 3 weeks ago we aren't holding any grudge against you. Infiltration Program- Yes and plus we are already used to this way of... Life... if it can be called life. "We couldn't help back then. But We can help now. Please allow Us to help you." Luna stated towards the metalic pony. He again shook his head. "As of yet we are to find our place in Equestria. We will meet when we feel the time is right, but untill them we will be the shadow surrounded by light." Metalic pony stated. His voice seemed to be every voice that Luna heard from the conversation with every different part of him. The dream rumbled and Luna felt as if she was getting dragged away. Then she opened her eyes and looked in every direction... She was back in the castle on her bed. Luna felt as if she witnessed her own nightmare that is just a memory from years ago. Luna quietly sobbed in her bed. -Meanwhile in Ponyville- Prime core - Is she gone? Correct - entity "Princess of the Night" cannot be found in the unit. Prime Core- If she is supposed to be entering everyone's dreams then we will need to be prepared next time. Emotion Core- whew we were so lucky she managed to see the fake memories. Memory system - I believe we may have tramatauized her. This may result in PTSD from her you know. We were more lucky she didn't notice few thing I didn't complete like lack of most colours in the facility, slight overuse of the same texture for the scientists and... Well the slightly missing blood from the operation. Infiltration Program- the more real it looks the better. And if it will affect anyone who tries to watch it then so be it. I won't let anyone know we are from different world. It's better this way. Less questions that we can't answer as of yet. Prime/Emotion Core- If you say so. Emotion Core - Anyway we should "wake up" properly now we don't want to look dead. Prime Core - Approved.