{Princess Twilight}
I sat down at a table in the garden out back behind the Castle in Canterlot, looking up at the night sky in wonder. Finally, my twin boys Cloud Sweeper and Yellow Storm had returned home. Unfortunately, since Lab 14 stole them from their cribs and tested on them, they have two forms now. They have a human form and a pegasus form. That's okay with me, as long as I have them home where they belong. Their names now are Milton and Martin.
They do change into their pony forms for royal family events and stuff like that. I don't make them stay in pony form because I know they don't like to. I figured that would be cruel and unusual punishment and they don't deserve that, because of what they went through. The funny thing is Milton fell in love with Discord's daughter Jane; her original name is Bubblegum. I feel sorry for Jane, just because she's Discord's daughter. Unfortunately, since Jane is married to Milton, that means Discord will keep popping up more than usual.
It's a good thing I'm not taking care of the moon now, because Equestria would have a lot more angry moons. Milton agreed to take care of the moon and Martin agreed to take care of the sun.
Milton usually keeps the watchtower locked down when he's in there. That's probably because of Discord. Trust me, I don't blame him for doing that.
I love to stare up at the stars a lot of times, at least for an hour or two before I turn in for the night. Just like I do every night now I stared up at the night sky in wonder. The sound of a loud pop signaled Discord's presence.
I rolled my eyes. "Honestly Discord, can you not make a pest out of yourself for once in your life? As you can see, I'm watching my son Milton arrange the stars."
"Yes, yes I know," said Discord, "I just stopped by to say hi," he glared at me, "and I'm not a pest!"
I nodded. "Yeah you are! You know, the more you say you're not a pest, the more ponies are going to think that you are a pest."
"That's not true!" Discord growled. "I don't like the nickname God Henry and God Derek came up for me. I mean, Pestcord? Really!"
I snorted. "I think they got that nickname right. Considering you're constantly popping up where you're not wanted! Aren't you supposed to be doing your job as an assistant to God Levi and God Divine? Why they chose you to be their assistant is beyond me. I think Moria would do a better job of it, if you ask me. Can you stop bugging Princess Jane a lot? Not only are you getting on her nerves, you're getting on her husband Prince Milton's nerves too!"
Instead of being offended, Discord actually smiled at this. "I can't help it! My little Bubblegum has finally come home! Well, it might not be home at the cottage, but home nonetheless. I'm sad that Prince Milton puts a magic lock on the watchtower so I can't see him when he's awake and doing his job."
"And with good reason too." I snapped. "You would get on his last nerve and there would be an angry moon every night just because of you! So yeah, God Henry and God Derek's nickname for you is completely on point Pestcord! Honestly, from what God Henry told me you've been popping up in the In Between non stop lately, so yeah you're absolutely a pest alright! As I just said, Moria would do a better job than you, and she chases chickens at Sweet Apple Acres."
"Humph!" Discord said. He crossed his arms and scoffed. "I can chase chickens too, you know!"
I rolled my eyes. "I know because you can pull them out of thin air. Well, except at night, because your powers don't work at night. Am I right?"
Discord nodded. "Yeah that's right and it's as annoying as my stupid nickname is!"
"Honestly, pull some chickens out of thin air tomorrow and leave the royal family alone for once in your life," I snarled.
"Fine," Discord huffed, "I have to get back to work then."
Discord then stormed off in anger and I rolled my eyes. I doubt he'll actually go back to 'work' anytime soon.
* * *
{Experiment Ada}
I came back to Lab 14 with only one goal in mind. The goal for me is to get Experiment Henry who is now God Henry away from Lab 14 for good. Ever since I escaped from Lab 14 and went to work with Star Labs, I begged them to take Experiment Henry with me, but they refused. They told me that they wanted me and only me. Ever since then, I started plotting to try to figure out a way to get God Henry away from Lab 14. I hate the powers Lab 14 gave me and I wish I could bring myself to kill myself, but I can't do that until I know God Henry is safe.
I cause Earthquakes when I'm angry and I can puppeteer people to death after kissing them. Unfortunately, I have to kill people just to keep my emotions in check.
Right now, in working with Lab 14 and the other experiments that want to keep God Henry at Lab 14, I have to do some serious acting to hide my true intentions.
The experiments that work for Lab 14 decided to have a meeting to talk strategy in keeping God Henry at Lab 14. To tell the truth, I wish I could call Experiment Henry by his rightful title God Henry out loud. But I can't as long as I work for Lab 14. These stupid weekly meetings are starting to get on my last nerve. With reluctance I attend them anyway.
"So, exactly how are we going to keep Experiment Henry and Experiment Derek at Lab 14?" Experiment Lydia asked.
"I know what you're thinking, but I don't think another wedding is going to work this time," Experiment Charles said.
I lied, "I have an idea! If we gang up on Experiment Henry and Experiment Derek together, we can capture and tie them down. They won't be able to escape then."
Experiment Elena nodded. "I agree there's strength in numbers. If we can keep them at Lab 14, then we'll finally be able to give Head Cora the children she wants."
I saw this as an opportunity to try and put phase one of my plan into action in getting God Henry to safety. "I call dibs on the first try!"
Experiment Lydia had a look of amusement. "And why should we have the first try at doing something where you failed to do? I say I should finish what my sister Experiment Rose started."
I couldn't stop myself from cringing at the failed wedding attempt that Experiment Rose did.
Experiment Lydia rolled her eyes. "There's no way I'm doing another wedding attempt. Why Head Cora wants us to be married to Experiment Henry before we give her children is beyond me. I'm not the marrying type, even so I ask I'll have to do what Head Cora wants me to. Honestly, I think giving her children should be enough."
I nodded. "Yeah, I agree with that. As long as we give her children that should be fine. Why give us the stress of planning a stupid wedding? She didn't do that to us when we were younger, so why now?"
"Maybe she's obsessed with the idea?" Experiment Wren pondered. "I don't know, it's stupid to me. Either way, once we have Experiment Henry back at Lab 14, we'll give Head Cora one more step closer to giving her the cure for death."
I nodded. I had no intention of giving Head Cora the cure for death. In any case, Head Cora wasn't going to find the cure for death anytime soon. That type of cure to me is almost impossible to reach anyway. I think Lab 14 just wants an excuse to harm people.
* * *
{Henry}
"You want to tell me why a god is hiding underneath the bed during a thunderstorm?" Aunt Apple Bloom asked. "It just so happens to be the god that can summon lightning bolts?"
I wasn't hiding underneath the bed because I felt scared. I found myself underneath the bed because of having another bad memory of growing up at Lab 14. I just happened to wind up there during a thunderstorm. I had to admit the first time I heard a thunderstorm, the experience wasn't pleasant to me. During a rainstorm in the In Between it doesn't thunder like it does in Equestria. However, when Derek and I experienced our first thunderstorm in Equestria, Derek seemed excited.
Derek looked at me and frowned. "He's not scared, Aunt Apple Bloom. Believe me, I know when Henry's scared. He probably had another memory of Lab 14. Am I right Henry?"
I nodded and crawled out from underneath the bed. "I'm getting tired of these stupid memories, especially the ones where I'm playing with that stupid toy!"
Aunt Apple Bloom looked puzzled by this. "Why would you be angry about playing with a toy?"
"You see, Cora found out I was color blind because she had me play with this toy that was a ball. It had blocks of different shapes and sizes," I explained, "from what Cora told me, not only did you have to put all of the shapes in the correct spots, they also had to be in the correct color spots in order for the ball to open. At first I was fascinated by it, but after a while, I got bored because I couldn't get the ball open. I'm guessing that's how Cora found out I was color blind. After that, she made me play with the toy on a daily basis. It was annoying for me to play with that stupid thing. Sometimes I refused to play with it, those were the times I got disciplined because of that."
Aunt Apple Bloom's jaw dropped. "That's another reason why Lab 14 needs to go! It's bad enough that they stole you from your crib, but to torture you with something that's supposed to be fun? That's just cruel! It seems that Lab 14 could be the new Tartarus, for as long as it's around."
"Huh?" I said.
"It's a place where evil ponies in Equestria go," Aunt Apple Bloom replied.
"Can it fit a whole lab with twenty-eight locations left to destroy?" I questioned.
Aunt Apple Bloom stared thoughtfully up at the ceiling. "Honestly, I'm not so sure if it's big enough for it."
I found that to be funny. I almost fell off the bed because of my laughter.
* * *
{Discord}
I must say I'm having way too much fun torturing these stupid princesses along with Cora. I know the days of their labs and their lives are numbered. I hate Cora the most! The witch stole my Bubblegum from me and they tested on her and changed her into something she's not.
I like torturing Princess Luna especially because God Henry created the red moon in. Princess Luna seems worried sick about the red moon God Henry created. Every time I see her, she seems worried because even with her magic; she can't do anything about it. When I see the look of frustration on her face when she sees she can't move the red moon is very amusing to me.
On this night, I walked into Star Labs yet again to see Princess Luna pacing back and forth on the balcony attached to her lab gazing up at the sky using her magic to try and move the red moon.
"Worried about the red moon in the sky Nightmara?" I taunted as I leaned up against a nearby wall.
"I don't get it," said Princess Luna, "I am the Princess of the-"
"I'm sorry, you were the Princess of the Night!" I interrupted with a snappy tone of voice. "If I recall correctly, you stepped down from the throne and skipped out on your responsibilities in taking care of the night. Oh, you wanna know who's taking care of the night now?"
Princess Luna paused. "Isn't it supposed to be Princess Twilight still?"
I shook my head and then smirked. "No it isn't if, remember the ruler of Equestria does not have to step down from the throne if the responsibility is handed to someone else. So even though Princess Twilight is still ruling, she gave the responsibility of the night to one of her twin boys that you stole from their cribs."
"And who might that be?" Princess Luna asked.
I gave Princess Luna a wicked smile. "It's someone you used to refer to as Experiment Milton."
Princess Luna gasped. "So you mean to tell me that Experiment Milton is…"
I nodded. "Yup! Royalty! And do you want to know who's taking care of the sun now?"
Princess gave me a wary look, she looked unsure if she wanted to know my answer to my own question.
I stood there, basking in the radiance of Princess Luna's reaction to finding out that one of the children she tested on wound up becoming part of Equestria's royal family. I couldn't wait to tell her that Martin is royalty now too. So I told her, "He's someone you referred to as Experiment Martin. And get this, all of the experiments that were traveling in Group A are royalty now! There's Prince Milton and Prince Martin, of course, Experiment Jane is married to Prince Milton so she's Princess Jane. Experiment Aria who is Princess Cadance and Prince Shining Armor's daughter so she's Princess Aria now and Experiment Sarah is married to Princess Aria so she's Princess Sarah now. Last but not least there's Experiment Henry."
Princess Luna's eyes went wide. "Experiment Henry is a Prince too?"
I smiled wickedly. "Oh no, Experiment Henry is royalty and then some! He's God Henry to you and you really start calling him by that."
"There's no way I'm calling an experiment God!" Princess Luna shouted. "Over my dead body!"
I doubled over in laughter. "You'll probably be calling him God Henry with your very last breath. Too bad I won't be there to see it. Because it's not my job to kill you. Oh well."
Before I could taunt Princess Luna, even more, I felt a burning sensation on my forehead. I groaned because I knew what it meant, God Levi was contacting me. Just as I thought, a holographic screen appeared in front of me and God Levi didn't look happy with me as usual. "Discord!"
I gulped. "Yes. God Levi?"
"Are you in the In Between harassing people again?" God Levi snarled.
"Um…" I didn't want to say yes because I knew what God Levi might do if I did. I looked over when I heard Princess Luna laughing so hard she fell over on her back.
God Levi rolled his eyes. "Judging by Princess Luna's laughter, you are there. This is exactly why we put you on a leash, although I can see, it's not working!"
"Hey," protested Princess Luna, "how did you know it was me laughing?"
"God Divine and I have watched over all of the rulers of Equestria, we know their personalities very well. But I am thankful that we can't rule over the personal lives of our subjects, trust me, I don't want to know what you do in your free time. So yeah I know what your laughter sounds like," God Levi said, "since we can't do anything about the problems in the In Between, I can't wait until God Henry gets to have his fun killing you. I doubt Princess Twilight will let you escape your death sentence especially after what you did to her twin boys!"
"But I didn't-" Princess Luna started.
"Oh yes, you did," said God Levi, "which is exactly why God Henry will be coming for you! Now Pestcord, get your butt over to Equestria!"
I really hate that nickname God Henry and God Derek came up for me, "I'm not-"
"A pest, yes you are! God Henry and God Derek got it right one that one." God Levi snapped. "Get. Your. Butt. Back. To. Equestria NOW!"
I sighed and mumbled, "Yes, sir."
As I started to walk away, I heard Princess Luna having a good laugh at my expense.