//------------------------------// // Prologue // Story: Some new energy for Rainbow Dash // by Mcayon //------------------------------// On the outskirts of San Diego there was an abandoned warehouse. It looked like any old warehouse and most people who drove past it didn't pay much attention to it. But since a couple of months back there has been some activity on the inside. The warehouse was badly lit, except in the area where two scientists were working on a machine unlike any other. David yawned and pulled his phone out of his pocket. He pushed one of the buttons on it and the screen lit up. “11:17 pm. Soon time to leave,” he said to himself and walked over to his colleague. “Hey, Bruce, are you done yet?” “Yeah, in a moment, I have to dial in the coordinates first,” replied Bruce. “Okay,” said David and sat down on a chair and grabbed a Snickers. He let his mind drift of to other things. “And done!” yelled Bruce, startling David. The two scientists packed their things and began to leave. “Is everything set for tomorrow?” asked David. “Yes, we'll only have to push 'start' and the machine will do the rest.” said Bruce and turned off the lights as they walked out the door. David closed the door and locked it. 30 minutes later... Eric stood outside the door, trying to find the right key to it. After a minute or so, he found the key and unlocked the door. When he got inside he flicked the light switch and the warehouse was filled with light. Eric thought cleaning was boring and it felt like it would take forever to get finished, so in order to make the task a little more enjoyable he put a pair of headphones in his ears, pulled his iPod out and started playing one of his playlists. He then grabbed a mop and began cleaning the area around the machine which he was assigned to. Music almost always made Eric dance and now was no exception. The dancing cleaner was almost done in no time at all, he only had the area in front of the control panel left. He made a few swift moves and completed the task. While reaching for his iPod to turn the music off, he leaned the shaft of the mop against the control panel. When he did this, he accidentally pressed a button labeled “random”. Unaware of what he just did, Eric put the mop where he got it and left the warehouse. Later, the next day... Looking out from one of the warehouses few windows, David could see vans from various TV-channels flood the parking lot. He saw reporters, photographers and other people unloading equipment out of the vans. Muffled shouts could be heard through the thin walls. Meanwhile, Bruce was preparing for the demonstration that would be held within the next hour. He put up cordoning-tape around the machine to prevent anyone except him and David getting near the machine. Just as Bruce was done, it knocked on the door and multiple people entered the warehouse. After a few “welcomes,” the film crews lined up around the machine and began recording their intros. “Hello! My name is Steve Burrows and I'm reporting from a warehouse just outside San Diego, where Bruce Henderson and David Smith will demonstrate their 'Teleporter 114',” said one of the reporters. The rest of the intros were similar. When all the intros was done, Bruce and David entered the area within the cordoning-tape and the cameras faced them, following every move they made. As Bruce looked around the room, he could see small red lights blinking on top of the cameras, indicating that they were recording. “Okay, this is it,” he thought. “Today is a big day, today, I, Bruce Henderson and my colleague David Smith will for the first time in human history demonstrate the art of 'teleporting'.” As Bruce said “teleporting”, he gave David a nudge and he pulled out a box of Red Bull out of a refrigerator standing beside him. He placed it on a table in front of where the teleporter was pointing and then stood beside Bruce again. “From what we've discovered, the boundaries of our machine are non-existent, but to prove that it actually works, we will teleport the box from here to there,” Bruce said, pointing at the box and then towards the end of the room. He turned to the control panel and so did David. “Let's do this!” He yelled as they pushed 'start'. A loud humming sound filled the room. After a couple of seconds a flash from the beam of light that hit the box as it vanished. Everyone in the room expected the box to appear again very soon. But it didn't. The expression on Bruce's face told David that something wasn't quite right. Five minutes went by and one of the reporters spoke up; “Where is the box!? I call hoax!” With that everyone packed their stuff and left the warehouse. Except Bruce and David since the apparent failure left them stunned in their places. They sat themselves down on a sofa. “I.. I.. I don't understand! How could this happen!?” said Bruce in a distraught tone while fighting the tears in his eyes. “I honestly don't know.” said David, Just as confused as his colleague. Meanwhile, in a totally different location...