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// Chapter 8: Impossible Magic 
// Story: Logic and Friendship. Roger! Roger! 
// by Anaylze 
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Morning had come in Equestria and Twilight had begun to wake up. She sat up in bed and looked around the room. 
Everyone else had gotten up, except Spike. Her bathroom light was on, and she could hear a hair dryer running. 
She decided to wake Spike up so that they could write that letter. She put off doing it yesterday so she could give the Rogers the tour of the town, and she wouldn't put it off any longer. 

"Wake up Spike, we've got a letter to write!"
 
"5 more minutes" he begged 

"You could've gone to sleep earlier last night, now come on, get up." 

Spike sighed and got out of bed, walking over and grabbing a piece of parchment and a quill. 

"Okay, go!" 

"Dear Princess Celestia, the other night after your sister's beautiful nighttime meteor shower the girls and I discovered 3 very strange beings. They say they're called Droids named Roger, and they come from somewhere outside Equestria, in space. The Girls and I have been very kind to them, showing friendship and hospitality, but we feel as though they are keeping something hidden about themselves and some of us are worried. Could you and Luna possibly investigate? Your loyal student, Twilight Sparkle." 

Spike sat there writing for another moment. 

"Done! Ready to send it Twilight?" 

"Yep!" 

Spike wrapped the letter in a seal and held it out in front of him, before breathing fire on it and sending it. 
"Alright, now let's get breakfast!"
 
"Not so fast mister, you need to brush your teeth first!" 

The bathroom door opened, and Rarity stepped out, having just done her hair and finished getting ready. 
"Yes, my Spikey, you better brush your teeth, or they'll be no kisses for you!" She teased me walking downstairs. 
Spike darted to the bathroom and Twilight laughed. 

OOM-340 reactivated and stood up, feeling refreshed. He unplugged himself and his comrades, who also stood up and turned on. 

"You two, come with me" 

"Roger, Roger!" 

The 3 walked downstairs into the kitchen, where they found Applejack and Pinkie Pie making Breakfast. Rarity sat down at the table, and Dash stretched her wings. 

"Where are the other 3?" Asked OOM-340
 
"Flutter shy went to her cottage really quick to feed her critters." Said Applejack "she said she'll be back. As for Twi and Spike, they haven't come down yet." 

"Oh." 

They sat down at the table and Applejack came over with a tray of toast, eggs and milk. 

"Breakfast is served every pony!" 

Twilight and Spike walked downstairs 

"Good morning every pony! I trust you slept well?" 

"Indeed darling, it was quite nice." Said Rarity. 

Suddenly, hearing her voice, OOM-340 was reminded about her mentioning some Elements that he wanted to ask Twilight about. Kraken was always pleased to hear more information. 

"So um, uh Twilight? I had some more questions." Said OOM-340
 
Twilight sat down at the table with Spike and everyone else. 

"Sure? What do you want to know?" 

"What are these Harmony Elements you were talking about last night?" 

"Well, the Elements of Harmony are 6 of the most powerful forces of Magic in existence" Twilight explained "and we represent all 6 of them. I'm the Element of Magic, Applejack is the Element of Honesty, Rarity is the Element of Generosity, Rainbow is the Element of Loyalty, Flutter shy is the Element of Kindness and Pinkie Pie is the Element of Laughter." 

"What do they do?" 

"It's complicated and it depends what they are used on, I'll just leave it at that." Twilight said and began to eat her breakfast. 

TA-175 watched the prisoners work with an attentive gaze. He calculated that although the prisoners were mining and constructing at an acceptable level, they could be operating at as much as 10% more efficiently. 

He turned to a nearby Commander Battle Droid 

"Order the prisoners to work faster or they will face ration reductions. Those who continue to work at this speed will not consume food." 

"Roger, Roger" 

The base's foundation was almost complete with the needed area mostly cleared. Although the base was going to be constructed using mostly local materials and supplies onboard the ships in orbit, it would still be considered rather shanty compared to other Separatist Bases, and a makeshift smelting area had been set up nearby to help prepare metals and ore for use in the construction. 

"Report" he asked a B1 overseeing a group of prisoners smelting rocks for ore 
"Operating at same capacity as before sir." 

TA-175 decided that if production continued at this pace, they could have the base ready in 2 days. 
"Acceptable. 

Back at the Castle of Friendship, breakfast was wrapping up and the rest of the girls had gone home. 
OOM-340 and his guards decided to stay inside today, as word of their arrival had gotten around Pony ville, but they didn't want the attention. 

It would've have mattered anyways if they did want to go outside, as a storm was approaching, and most ponies were trying to get their errands done before it started to rain. OOM-340 stood at a window looking out, keeping his radio in a One way opening to Kraken, almost acting as if he was wearing a wire. 

"I don't understand where this rain suddenly came from, 15 minutes ago there was nothing!" OOM-340 said.
 
"What do you mean? The Pegasi needed to let it rain so the plants around here could grow, and they said it in this morning's

newspaper." Replied Twilight 

"Wait, the winged ones made all these storm clouds?"
 
"Well yeah, they control all the cloud movement and weather, don't you have some pony where you're from that does it for you?"
 
"No, weather everywhere else is self-controlling, and quite annoying."
 
"Interesting! Sounds kind of like how the Ever-free Forest's Weather changes on its own! Is there anything else where you're from that change on its own?" 
"Normal stuff I guess, tides, day and night…" 

"Your day and night changes too?!" Twilight exclaimed 

"Basically, every planet has one that does it on its own. I don't know why though, that's isn’t my specialty." 

"Well here in Equestria, Princess Celestia and Princess Luna control the sun and the moon's rising and setting." 

"How?" 

"Well, they have very powerful magic, they're the oldest, wisest, most powerful ponies in all of Equestria!"
 
Kraken sat listening to this. If he had coffee and was programmed to have a sense of humor, he would've spit it out laughing. 

Although the movement of the Star and moon of the planet had been unusual, Ponies controlling the movement of massive celestial bodies and weather was easily the most ludicrous thing he'd ever heard! 

"The probability of her statements being true is impossible! To be able to control a mass of such size as a Star or moon would require greater mass and gravitational pull." 

Then again, Kraken remembered they were receiving a strange energy reading from the planet. Could this be the reason? He entered deep in thought… 

OOM-340 and Twilight continued to watch the storm outside. 

"So, what else can they do?"
 
"Well, not only are they the leaders of Equestria and have been for thousands of years, but they also trained me in magic!" 
"How does this magic work anyways?" 

"Well, it's very complicated to explain, but all of us Ponies have magic. Infact that's how the Pegasi interact with the clouds. Earth ponies have a magical connection with the dirt and soil and are typically very gifted farmers. Unicorns like I used to be really the only Ponies though who can actually perform and interact with magic." 

"Through your horn?" asked OOM-340 tapping her horn
 
Twilight winced 

"Please don't touch it, it's very sensitive. But yes, we use our horns to perform magic." 

"That's… interesting. It kind of reminds me of-" he stopped. He couldn't mention the Jedi or the War or the Separatists! 
"Reminds you of what?"
 
"Never mind" 

Maybe Spike was right. Maybe they were hiding something. 

Kraken continued to think. If these beings truly were as powerful as they were said to be, they would make a powerful ally. Perhaps they could even be persuaded to join the Confederacy. He thought about the probability of an alliance, but he wasn't sure about their personalities, and as a result couldn't accurately predict an outcome. 
He needed someone to meet them first…