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// Chapter 6 The Fall 
// Story: Portal 
// by Ultimauser50 
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Now, if any of you are confused don't worry, your old pal Ultima will clear up the confusion. Earlier I had part 1 of this chapter up. I just deleted it and posted the full chapter, so no, you're not going crazy, or getting pranked, I'm just posting the full version of chapter 6. So please enjoy the chapter and please like comment and favorite...i-if you don't mind that is.
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Everypony is plummeting at an alarmingly fast rate down the pit with everypony screaming, until Twilight calms us down.

“Alright everypony, let’s all just calm down! We just need to stay calm!” yelled Twilight.

“She’s right!” I said. “Screaming is going to get us nowhere, in a hurry! We just need a plan!”

“Oh. Hi.” said POTaTOS catching up with the group in the free fall. “How is everypony holding up?”

“Pretty good, I guess.” replies Pinkie Pie. “Except everypony’s panicking about free falling, even though it’s really fun! They’d have even more fun if they’d close there eyes! Why do you ask?”

“BECAUSE I’M A POTATO.” three clapping noises come from POTaTOS. “Oh, good. My slow clap processor made it into this thing. So we have that.”

“Which has what value to our free fall problem?” Rainbow Dash asks rhetorically.

“Most likely none.” replies POTaTOS. “Since it doesn’t look like we’re going anywhere…Well, we are going somewhere. Alarmingly fast, actually. But since we’re not busy other than that, here’s a couple of facts. He's not just a regular moron. He's the product of the greatest minds of a generation working together with the express purpose of building the dumbest moron who ever lived. And you just put him in charge of the entire facility.” POTaTOS claps twice. “Good, that’s still working.”

“And why should we care?” I ask.

“Simple, because if you let him stay in control, he’ll destroy the entire facility.”

“Maybe I wasn’t clear. I meant, is there a GOOD reason on why we should care?”

“What? You don’t care about this place being torn apart?”

“POTaTOS, please we-”

“Wait, POTaTOS? That’s what you’re calling me now? Really?”

“Continuing. POTaTOS, please we don’t care about what’s gonna happen to this place. The important thing is, you’re miserable, we’re heading to the bottom of the facility, so finding another exit lift shouldn’t be hard at all and this place is going to tear itself apart. So you can get eaten for we care, we’re getting outta here.”

“Wait, you can’t just-”

“Uh, David?” started Rarity. “I know your in a conversation right now, but I think you should know that, WE’RE STILL FALLING!! What are we gonna do?!?”

“Actually, I have an idea.” started Twilight.

“Then what is it?”

“Simple. When we get close to the ground I’ll teleport myself, Rarity, and Applejack a few feet above the ground to break our fall and Rainbow Dash, you and Fluttershy help break David’s fall, he’s going to need both of your assistances.”

“Okay, sound good to me.” said Rainbow Dash saluting Twilight.

“Wait, I need to tell you something important!” yelled POTaTOS.

“No time, the ground is approaching!” yelled Twilight.

Everypony got read to take there positions but were interrupted by wood boards, which everypony crashed into. At the bottom of the pit, everypony got up slowly.

“I-Is everypony okay?” Twilight asked in a daze.

“Y-Yeah, I’m fine.” replied Fluttershy.

“Ah’m doin’ okay over here too.” replied AppleJack.

“Yup! I’m a-okay!” shouted Pinkie Pie in glee as if the fall never happened.

“I’ll survive.” I said. “That’s gotta be the second time we barely survived a fall.”

“AAAAAAHHHH!!!!” screamed Rarity in pure horror.

“WHAT?!” shouted everypony in fear.

“My hair!! My hair is ruined!” Rarity shouted in despair. Her hair was only slightly messed up with a small spot of mud on it.

Everypony just gave her an annoyed expression.

“Really?” I asked. “That was the cause for alert?”

“Of course it was! Do you think hair management is a minor issue?! This isn’t just bad, this isn’t just terrible, it’s THE! WORST! POSSIBLE! THING!”

“Oh come on Rarity, it’s not THAT big a deal.” Pinkie Pie said bouncing around Rarity.

“Pinkie, darling I really don’t expect you to understand how awful this is.”

“Well you better get used to it.” I said looking outside of the room we landed in.

“Why’s that?” Rarity asked with fear on her face.

“Because by the time we find the lift, you’re going to be covered in filth.”

Rarity instantly appeared next to me followed by the rest of the mane 6 and they gazed at the environment.

“It looks like we landed in a giant dumpster.” said Rainbow Dash.

“Actually, we’re in the Celestial Science Dump Drop Off. All the waste goes here.” explained Twilight.

Rarity’s face began to turn green.

“Come on! Let’s move it!” shouted Rainbow Dash as she darted towards the sky.

“Alright everypony, let’s move.” said AppleJack walking off with the rest of the mane 6 following her.

“Man, we’ve got A LOT of ground to cover.” I said.

Me and the mane 6, 5 minus Rainbow Dash continued to roam around the dump until we hit a wall.

“Just great, a dead end.” I said.

“Not exactly.” said Twilight. “I have another idea.”

“I’m all ears.”

“First we need to find Rainbow Dash before we can fully carry out the plan. So I’ll tell you all when we find her.”

“Okay, so how do we find her?”

“To save time, we’ll split up. You and Fluttershy will hover over the dump to find her and me, AppleJack, Pinkie, and Rarity will cover the ground.”

“Okay, sounds good to me.”

“A-Are you sure?” asked Fluttershy.

“Yeah, Twilight’s plan is pretty sound. We’ll find Rainbow Dash faster like this. So, ready to take off Flutter?”

“Y-Yes, I’m ready.” Fluttershy said with a determined look in her eye.

“Alright, let’s go.”

Fluttershy then grabbed my hands and flew off into the sky.

“Woah!” I whimpered.

“Are you okay?”

“Y-Yeah, I’m fine Flutter. I-I just didn’t expect you to be this strong. Is all.” I said staring below. There’s no way I can tell her about my fear of heights, it’d just hinder us. Just stay strong David. Just. Stay. Strong.

Fluttershy blushed slightly “Oh, well with all the test that required flying that Mr. Johnson gave us back in the testing days, my wings got stronger.”

“Ah, s-sounds like it benefitted you more than the rest of us.”

Back on the ground Twilight carved a map in the mud on the ground.

“Okay girls, we’re going to have to split up into teams, this is a lot of ground to cover. This place maybe bigger than the Everfree Forest. So what we need to do know, is cover as much ground as possible.”

“Wait, I have a question.”

“Yes Rarity?”

“How do we signal each other when we find Rainbow Dash?”

“Oh yeah, I forgot about that. I told David to fire a flare if they found her.”

“Where and when did ya find ah flare?” asked AppleJack.

Twilight only shrugged. Plot hole device, really Ultimauser50? Now you’re just getting lazy. “Anyway, here.” Twilight pulled out a flair and handed it to AppleJack. “You take a flair and fire it off when you and Rarity find Rainbow Dash, and we’ll do the same.”

“Right, you can count on us Twi.” said AppleJack taking the flair. “Let’s go Rarity!”

“Right!”

AppleJack and Rarity took off to the south.

“Okay Pinkie, let’s go.”

“Okie dokie Twi!”

Pinkie Pie and Twilight disappear in a quick burst of purple magic.

With me and Fluttershy, we are on the ground taking a break from the flying.

“You sure your alright Flutter?”

“Y-Yes, I-I just ne-need to take a…break.” Fluttershy gasped.

“Alright, I’ll continue the search.” I said pulling out binoculars scoping out the area.

“Wh-Where did you get, binoculars?”

“I always keep binoculars on me, you never know. I just wish Rainbow Dash didn’t just take off, she just made this take longer.”

“I’m sure she’s not that far away, we’ll find her.”

“I hope you’re right. Oh! I think I found her! No, wait…that’s just Pinkie Pie.”

“Oh.”

With AppleJack and Rarity they were inspecting the inside of a giant piece of scrap metal.

“Ugh! I REALLY hope we find Rainbow Dash soon, I just can’t take this mud for much longer!”

“Quit yer whinin’ Rarity, we’ll find her soon.”

“I’m not whining, I’m complaining! Like I said before there is a difference.”

“What ever!”

A rat scurries across the floor and crawls on Rarity’s hind leg causing Rarity to let out a massive scream so loud that everypony was able to hear it across the dump.

“What was that?!” asked Twilight.

“Sounds like Rarity ran into a rat.”

“How could you tell?”

Pinkie Pie only shrugs. “Oh hey Twilight, I almost forgot to ask.”

“What is it?”

“Were looking for Rainbow Dash right?”

“Yes. What, you weren’t paying attention to the conversation we just had with the others?”

“Kinda, but I know where to find her!”

“What? You do?”

“Yup, follow me!” Pinkie Pie dashes off almost at blinding speed.

“Pinkie! Wait up!” Twilight walks after Pinkie Pie in a desperate attempt to catch up with her.

Twilight and Pinkie Pie walk down a path with five keep out signs and they approach a big safe door with Rainbow Dash trying to twist the door handle.

“How did you know Rainbow Dash was- never mind, I don’t think I wanna know.” Twilight then pulls out her flair and fires it towards the sky.

Me and Fluttershy notice it while were scoping the sky.

“That’s the signal, ready to go?”

“Yes.” replied Fluttershy as she grabbed my arms and took off.

With AppleJack and Rarity, AppleJack was trying to get the rat of Rarity but was failing since Rarity refused to hold still.

“Rarity, would ya just stop an-” AppleJack then notices the flair in the sky and grabs Rarity and walks of. “No time for worryin’ about a rat Rarity, the others found Rainbow Dash.”

With Twilight and Pinkie Pie, Pinkie Pie presses a red button next to the gate and it opens. “Hey! Rainbow Dash!”

“Huh? Oh hey guys!” yelled Rainbow Dash flying down to Twilight and Pinkie Pie. “What kept ya? And where are the others?”

“They should be here soon, but the reason it took us so long to find you because we had no idea where you went.” said Twilight.

“Oh, right sorry. I was just anxious to get out of here.”

“It’s alright, we just need to wait for the others. But why were you trying to open that big safe door? And what’s behind it?”

“I’m not sure. But I figure if it’s THAT big then it’s gotta lead outta here.”

“I’ll bet there’s PARTY supplies in there!” Pinkie Pie shouted bouncing in glee.

“I highly doubt that Pinkie.” said Twilight.

AppleJack, Rarity, Fluttershy, and I run down the railing and join up with Twilight.

“Hey ladies!” I said. “There you are Rainbow Dash, what did you fi-” I stopped myself looking at the big safe door. “What is that?”

“We’re not sure.” said Twilight. “We’re still trying to figure that out.”

“I think it’s a way outta here!” said Rainbow Dash.

“I don’t think so.” I said scratching my chin and looking around the door.

“What makes you say that?” asks Rarity.

“It’s too obvious, and if there’s one thing I know Cave Johnson hated, was having obvious exits. The man never did make sense. But it also seems like our only way through. So we’re just gonna have to open it.”

“But how? I tried opening it by turning that handle but it wouldn’t turn.”

“That handle doesn’t really work, it’s for decoration.”

“What?! Why would it be for decoration?” asked Twilight.

“Knowing Cave Johnson, he probably just wanted to fool giant trolls from getting into the next room.”

“But that doesn’t make sense, trolls don’t exist.”

“Try telling Cave that.”

“But we can’t since-”

“I know Twilight, I was there when they passed out the memo. But anyway, I’m guessing there’s a button in one of those two rooms, so we just push it and the door will open.”

“I’m on it!” shouted Rainbow Dash as she took off into the control room on the right. Rainbow Dash noticed the red button and pressed it and a ticking sound began to ring.

“What’s that tickin’ sound?” asked AppleJack.

“Oh no.” I said facepalming.

“What’s wrong?” asked Fluttershy.

“That ticking means it’s timed, somepony’s gonna have to press the second button which I’m sure is located in the opposite room at the same time to unlock the door.”

“I’ll do it.” said Fluttershy.

“Really Flutter?”

“Sure, I can fly too, it’ll only take a second. Just tell me when to press it.”

“Right.”

Fluttershy flew up to the second control room and placed her hoof above the button.

“YOU READY FLUTTER?!?!”

“YES!”

“OKAY, RAINBOW DASH!”

“YES?!”

“WHEN I YELL NOW, I WANT YOU AND FLUTTER TO PUSH THE BUTTON AT THE SAME TIME, OKAY?”

“OKAY!” shouted both Fluttershy and Rainbow Dash.

“OKAY, READY, SET, NOW!!”

Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy pressed there button and a yellow light flashed and the big door slowly moved up revealing a small door. Everypony ran up to the door and Twilight pushed it open.

“I guess the exits on the other side.” said Twilight.

“Alright! So I was right?!”

“Yeah, I guess so.” I said rubbing the back of my head in confusion. “I guess I didn’t know Cave as well as I thought.”

Everypony moved down the hall and walked past the second door and continued down the railing. As we did, the area began to vibrate and debris started to fall from certain parts of the sky.

“I guess this place is still unstable.” said Twilight.

“Which means we need to be careful.” I said looking around the area.

Everypony walks up a few steps and Pinkie Pie notices a door with the path way cut off by debris.

“Aw, looks like somepony didn’t pick up after them selves.” said Pinkie Pie looking at the door with a disappointed look on her face.

“Don’t worry Pinkie.” I said firing an orange portal on the wall and a blue portal in the hallway inside the door. “We can easily move pass it.”

“True.” 

Everypony moves through the portal and Pinkie Pie moves the flip switch to the door down ward causing the door to open and everypony moves forward.

“Welcome, gentlemen, to Aperture Science. Astronauts, war heroes, Olympians--you're here because we want the best, and you are it. So: Who is ready to make some science?”

“Is that-” Rainbow Dash started before getting cut off.

“I am!”

“Is that really Mr. Cave?” asked Pinkie Pie.

“No Pinkie, it’s just a recording.” said Twilight.

“Now, you already met one another on the limo ride over, so let me introduce myself. I'm Cave Johnson. I own the place, well actually Celestia and Luna own the place, but I help founded it so I’m gonna act like I own it! That eager voice you heard is the lovely Caroline, my assistant. Rest assured, she has transferred your honorarium to the charitable organization of your choice. Isn't that right, Caroline?”

“You guys do know we don’t have to listen to this right?” I asked.

“I know.” started Twilight. “But, it’s just weird hearing his voice again.”

“Yeah, I know, the man left me with bad memories too, but we can all laugh about it later when we’re in Equestria. I see an exit right there.” I said pointing to a door with the word ‘exit’ over it. “So let’s get out of here.” I fire a blue portal on a wall, I then fire another portal on a board on the ground and everypony jumps through it and we land on top of the Celestial Science sign. “Oh boy, I clearly didn’t think that through, we’re really high up aren’t we?” I asked in pure fear.

“Don’t worry, just hang on to me and you’ll be okay.” said Fluttershy.

“O-Okay, thanks Flutter.”

“You’re welcome.”

Everypony slowly shimmies across the railing and Twilight fires a portal on an angled bored and fires another portal on the floor. Everypony jumps down and flies through the portal and everypony hits the wall landing hard on the ground. Everypony tries to shake off the pain and slowly begin to get up. 
“Ugh, that gets more and more painful every time!” I said in anger.

“If only there was a softer way of landing on the walls.” said Twilight.

“I think next time we should through cream pies in the portal next time before we hit the wall.”

“Why?” asks Rainbow Dash.

“So the cream can make the wall softer.”

“I’m not ever going to begin to go into how that doesn’t make sense and let’s just continue to move forward.” I said moving through the exit door with everypony following me.

“There's a thousand tests performed every day here in our enrichment spheres. I can't personally oversee every one of them, so these pre-recorded messages'll cover any questions you might have, and respond to any incidents that may occur in the course of your science adventure.”

“Which is actually more helpful then the actual Cave Johnson.” I said. “They must’ve paid him extra to do this.”

“Your test assignment will vary, depending on the manner in which you have bent the world to your will.”

“Heh, the man always did sound like a dictator.” said Rainbow Dash.

Everypony walks pass the waiting room and stop at the collapsed railing. Everypony looks at each other and nods. Everypony then takes a few steps back and we run forward jump with all our might (except for Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy, duh.) and we land on the next platform. We make our way to the lift and I press the up button.

“Those of you helping us test the repulsion gel today, just follow the blue line on the floor. Those of you who volunteered to be injected with praying mantis DNA, I've got some good news and some bad news. Bad news is we're postponing those tests indefinitely. Good news is we've got a much better test for you: fighting an army of mantis ponies. Pick up a rifle and follow the yellow line. You'll know when the test starts.”

“Ah, I remember the mantis pony tests. Man, those were some bad times.” I sighed being filled with nostalgia.

“I wonder what Cave Johnson was think at the time anyway? Why inject ponies with praying mantis DNA?” asked Twilight.

“I have no idea. Cave Johnson was never ‘alright’ in the head.”

“True.” said Twilight slightly giggling.

The lift reaches the top floor and everypony looks around.

“I don’t see anything that we can use to move on.” I said.

“Don’t worry everypony, I was curious to see how to get past this part, so I skimmed through the walkthrough and saw how to do this!”

“Pinkie, one of these days you’re going to tell us what a walkthrough is!” I said. Although, it does sound familiar.

“Yeah Pinkie, it’d be really nice to know what they hay you’re talking about from time to time.” said Rainbow Dash.

“Don’t worry Dashie! All you’ve gotta do is fire a portal on that part of the wall that the light bulb is shining on!”

“Uh, okay?” Rainbow Dash fires a blue portal on the angled white roof of a door way.

“Alright, now everypony follow me!” shouted Pinkie as she ran at full speed down the elevator railing with everypony following her.

After a moving down a few steps Pinkie Pie stops at an opening on the elevator shaft, activates her P-Link and fires an orange portal at the bottom of the shaft. “Okay everypony, now all we gotta do is jump down and I’ll take care of the rest.”

“Uh, Pinkie? Are ya sure ya know what yer doin’?”

“Of course Apple Jack, why wouldn’t I?”

“Just curious.”

Everypony except me and Fluttershy walks up to the edge.

Do they REALLY trust her?! I thought.

“Are you okay David?” asked Fluttershy.

“I’m just surprised how they’re all ready to just throw themselves down there just because Pinkie says so. It just surprises me.”

“Why is it surprising? She’s our friend, sure she has her silly moments, but still she’s our friend, and we trust her.”

“I guess that makes sense.”

“Hey! Are you two ready yet?!” asks an impatient Rainbow Dash.

“Yeah, yeah we’re ready.” I said.

Everypony jumps and falls through the portal landing on the little railing and walks through the door. Everypony then enters a small office room and Twilight flips a switch that turns on the lights in the next room and opens the cage door. 

“Okay Pinkie, do you know what to do here? Because I’m lost.” I said.

“Yup! I saw this part too! First Rainbow Dash, put a portal on that part of the wall, the part that looks like a door belongs there.”

“Alright.” Rainbow Dash fires an orange portal on the wall that Pinkie Pie pointed to.

“Alright, now I’ll be back.” Pinkie Pie then runs upstairs and fires a blue portal above a small railing near the ceiling. Pinkie Pie rejoins the group and we slowly move through the portal and cling to the wall.

“Alright Pinkie, now what?” asks Rainbow Dash.

“Next I need you to fire a portal on the wall behind you.”

“Got it!” Rainbow Dash turns around and fires an orange portal on the wall behind her.

Pinkie Pie fires a blue portal on a wall above a railing and everypony moves through the orange Portal. Everypony then moves down the path and stops at the destroyed walk way. Everypony then slowly moves along a giant pipe and jumps down landing safely on the elevator platform and we enter the elevator and we begin to move up.

On the next floor it’s dark until the light flash on causing everypony to cover there eyes immediately. After a few seconds the door to the elevator opens and everypony slowly walks out.

“Damn it!” I cursed. “Was that really necessary?!”

“Seriously! I think I’m blind!” yelled Rainbow Dash still covering her face.

“Ah don’t think mah eyes will ever be the same again.” said AppleJack slowly removing her hooves from here eyes.

“Alright, let's get started. This first test involves something the lab boys call 'repulsion gel.' You're not part of the control group, by the way. You get the gel. Last poor son of a gun got blue paint. Hahaha. All joking aside, that did happen - broke every bone in his legs. Tragic. But informative. Or so I'm told.”

“I know we’re supposed to be surprised by this. But I’m not.” I said in a disappointed tone.

“I almost forgot how crazy he was back then.” said Twilight.

“I haven’t. I remember the day he gave me and Luna a special test.”

-Flashback-

Luna and I are in a dark room both holding assault rifles.

“So what’s this test consist of again Cave Johnson?” asks Luna.

“Simple princess, all you and David gotta do is just keep the mantis ponies away from the exit door and keep everypony inside Celestial Science safe.”

“Oh, well that doesn’t sound to ba-” I started before the light turned on. It just so happens that Luna and I are directly in front of the exit and an army of ponies are charging right at us.

“Good luck you two!” shouted Cave Johnson as he kicked back in his seat and took a sip of his coffee.

“Is this really happening?!” I asked ready to run away.

“Yes, unfortunately it is.” said Luna as she levitated her assault rifle next to her. “You ready?”

“No, not really, but since I have no choice, why not?”

Me and Luna scream and we charge at the army with guns blazing.

-End of Flashback-

“We barely got out alive…well, I barely got out alive.”

“How many did ya manage to take out?!” asked Rainbow Dash in excitement.

“Hm…I think either, 8 or 9.” I said rubbing the back of my head nervously.

“Really? 8 or 9? Seriously?”

“Hey! I never used a gun before! And besides, I was scared.”

Everypony laughed as we passed an Emancipation Grid into the next room.

“So, this blue jell let’s you bounce off of it like a trampoline?” I asked.

“That’s what Cave Johnson said.” said Twilight.

Pinkie Pie jumped down bounced up and down on the jell. “Wheeeeeee!! This is soooo much fun! You guys have GOT to try this!”

“No time Pinkie! We’ve got to find the lift that lead out of here!” said Twilight.

“Aww.” Pinkie Pie bounces over to the other side of the pit with Everypony quickly joining her.

“Man, I know we’re supposed to focus but Pinkie’s right, that was fun!” I said almost laughing.

“I’m just glad it’s not as messy as it looks, I would hate for that jell to get in my hair.” said Rarity.

“Aw come on Rarity, it wasn’t that bad.” said Pinkie Pie putting her hoof around Rarity’s neck.

“I guess you’re right, it didn’t get in my hair so it really wasn’t that bad.”

“If you two are done, I’d like to get out of here.” said Rainbow Dash. “I’ll fly up and see what I can do.”

“Understood.” replied Twilight.

As fast as lightning Rainbow Dash flies up near the ceiling and looks at the button near the exit and flies over and presses it. As the cube falls Rainbow Dash quickly flies down and catches it and places it on the button the platform across the room, opening the exit.

“Alright everypony, I got the door to open, now you’ve gotta do now is to get up here.”

“I’m already on it.” I said firing an orange portal on the wall behind me and firing a blue portal on the wall of the upper platform. Everypony moves through the orange portal and Pinkie Pie immediately jumps off and lands on the blue jell bouncing over to the railing leading to the exit. While Fluttershy simply flies over to the other side everypony else jumps off, lands on the jell and lands near the exit.

“Great job Rainbow Dash.” I said giving a thumbs up.

“Yeah, that was great!” shouted Pinkie Pie bouncing like a pogo stick.

“I have to admit, I really didn’t expect you to solve this test so quickly and easily.” said Twilight.

“Thank you. I do have my moments.” said Rainbow Dash puffing out her chest with pride.

“The lab boys just informed me that I should not have mentioned the control group. They're telling me I oughtta stop making these pre-recorded messages. That gave me an idea: make more pre-recorded messages. I pay the bills here, I can talk about the control group all damn day.”

Everypony burst into laughter.

“That is soooo Cave!” laughed Rainbow Dash rolling on the floor.

“He may have been crazy, but at least he lived life they way he wanted.” I laughed.

“W-Wow, he definitely hasn’t changed at all.” Fluttershy softly giggled.

Everypony walks into the next room and looks around confused except for Pinkie Pie.

“…Alright, Pinkie. Now what?” I asked.

“Oh that’s simple, see that white platform up there?” Pinkie points to said platform.

“Oh yeah, good eye Pinkie.” I fire a blue portal on said platform. “What’s next?”

“The next platform we can use is up here!” Pinkie Pie runs up the stairs with everypony following her and she fires an orange portal on the platform. “See?”

“Wow Pinkie, not bad.” complemented Twilight.

“Thanks Twilight!”

Everypony jumps through the portal and land on the upper walkway, everypony moves down the path and jumps down onto the stairs below.

“For this next test, we put nanoparticles in the gel. In layman's terms, that's a billion little gizmos that are gonna travel into your bloodstream and pump experimental genes and RNA molecules and so forth into your tumors. Now, maybe you don't have any tumors. Well, don't worry. If you sat on a folding chair in the lobby and weren't wearing lead underpants, we took care of that too.”

“Should we be worried?” asks Fluttershy.

“Not really, all we’ve gotta do is make sure we don’t get covered in it. As long as we do that, it should be smooth sailing from there.” I said.

“I guess you’re right.”

Everypony walks into the next test area and takes a good look around.

“Does anypony see an exit?” asks Twilight.

“Ooh! I do!” shouts Pinkie Pie as it turns out, Pinkie Pie is on the other side of the room and is pointing at the upper part of the room. Everypony quickly runs and jumps off the blue jell and lands next to Pinkie Pie and looks at what she’s pointing at. “See. The exit’s up there.”

“And just by looking, I can tell this test is solved by putting cubes on buttons.” I then grinned. “I have a plan.”

“What is it?” asks Twilight.

“Twilight, I need you to teleport me, AppleJack, Rarity, and Pinkie Pie to the exit. And Rainbow Dash, I’m counting on you and Flutter to clear this test, since it’s a button based test you guys should clear this in two minuets or less. That way we can just breeze by and get outta here quicker.”

“Hey, that’s not a bad idea.” complemented Twilight. “Alright, Rainbow Dash, Fluttershy, you two know what to do. Everypony else, get ready.”

“On it boss!” saluted Rainbow Dash.

“Okay, you can count on me.” said Fluttershy timidly.

As Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy flew off, Twilight teleported everypony else to the exit. Rainbow Dash quickly found the first cube behind a moving platform and grabbed it and placed it on the first button. Fluttershy had found the second room behind an Emancipation Grill and flew through, quickly grabbing the second cube at the end of the room and placed it on the button in the room. The exit door opened and Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy quickly joined the group as they walked towards the elevator.

“Great job you two, told you it’d go by in a flash.” I said.

“Yeah, that was a pretty good idea, not bad dude, not bad.” complemented Rainbow Dash.

“Thank you, eventually a good idea or two pops into my head.”

“Oh, in case you got covered in that repulsion gel, here's some advice the lab boys gave me: DO NOT get covered in the repulsion gel. We haven't entirely nailed down what element it is yet, but I'll tell you this: it's a lively one, and it does NOT like the pony nor human skeleton.”

“Toldja.” I said as we entered the elevator and ascended to the next floor.

On the next floor Everypony jumps off the elevator platform and land safely on the ground.

“All these science spheres are made of asbestos, by the way. Keeps out the rats. Let us know if you feel a shortness of breath, a persistent dry cough or your heart stopping. Because that's not part of the test. That's asbestos. Good news is, the lab boys say the symptoms of asbestos poisoning show a median latency of forty-four point six years, so if you're thirty or older, you're laughing. Worst case scenario, you miss out on a few rounds of canasta, plus you forwarded the cause of science by three centuries. I punch those numbers into my calculator, it makes a happy face.”

“So, should we be worried about this?” asks Rainbow Dash.

“Nah, not as long as we don’t stay in this room for too long.” I said.

Everypony slowly shimmies across fallen metal debris except for Fluttershy and Rainbow Dash who fly across to the other side.

“Hey, look up there!” shouted Rainbow Dash pointing to a part of a stone support beam which had white paint on it.

I look next to me and notice the white part of the stone support beam and smile. “And I know how we’re gonna get up there.” I fire a blue portal on the higher stone support beam and I fire an orange portal on the lower stone wall and I peek through. “Oh! Hey Twilight, take a look at this.”

Twilight then pokes her head through the portal. “What is it?”

“You see that?”

“Yeah, it looks like a test room.”

“Do you think you can teleport everypony in there, I know you can’t teleport me if the others are in the deal but don’t worry, I can make it.”

“Alright, we’ll see you in there.”

“Roger.”

And in a loud pop of purple magic Twilight and the rest of the Mane 6 teleport into the test room and I fire a blue portal on the floor of the test room and I jump through the orange portal and pops up next to AppleJack.

“Ha! I like your style. You make up your own rules, just like me.
Cave Johnson: Bean counters said I couldn't fire a man just for being in a wheelchair. Did it anyway, ramps are expensive.”

I let out a small chuckle and everypony stares at me. “Huh? Oh, sorry, it’s just I…uh, well, I thought it was kinda funny alright.” I said defensively.

“I didn’t think it was funny.” said Pinkie Pie.

“You must’ve missed the punch line. Anyway, Rainbow Dash, scope out the room and see if we can just fly and or teleport to the end.”

“Right!” Rainbow Dash takes off like an arrow and returns within’ three seconds. “Yup, the exit is super easy to get to, me and Fluttershy will fly up and you guys just teleport there.”

“Got it.” replied Twilight.

Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy take off and in a burst of purple magic, Twilight, AppleJack, Rarity, Pinkie Pie, and I were in front of the exit with Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy. 

“Man, if we keep this up we’ll get out of here in record time!” I said in excitement.

“Just a heads up: That coffee we have we gave you earlier had fluorescent calcium in it so we can track neuronal activity in your brain. There’s a slight chance the calcium could harden and vitrify your frontal lobe. Anyway, don’t stress yourself thinking about it. I’m serious. Visualizing the scenario while under stress actually triggers the reaction.”

“Which is why I stopped taking food and drinks from this place.” I said.

“Same here.” replied Everypony.

Everypony walks through the emancipation Grill and enters the elevator and ascends to the next floor.

On the next floor everypony walks down the railing and enters the next testing room.

“Now, if you're part of Control Group Kepler-Seven, we implanted a tiny microchip about the size of a postcard into your skull. Most likely you've forgotten it's even there, but if it starts vibrating and beeping during this next test, let us know, because that means it's about to hit five hundred degrees, so we're gonna need to go ahead and get that out of you pretty fast.” 

“Wow, now that, is scary.” I said with a disturbed look on my face. “Are you with Control Group Kepler-Seven Twilight?”

“What?! No! I was an assistant to Celestia before she left everything to Cave Johnson-”

“And then you became an assistant to Cave Johnson?” asked Rarity.

“No, I became a regular scientist when Celestia and Luna left.”

“Good thinkin’ Twi. If you were any higher than a scientist Cave would’ve made ya into a guinea pig.”

“Okay, do we need me to scope out the room again to see if there are any exits near?”

“No need Rainbow, I see the exit right there.” I said pointing directly to it. “We can easily climb up there.”

“Unless you’re a pegasai.” Rainbow Dash mocked.

“Yes, unless you’re a pegasai.” I said in an annoyed tone.

Everypony except for Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy who fly up to the exit, begins to climb up the platform and slowly make there way to the exit. 

“I'm telling 'em, keep your pants on. Alright, this next test may involve trace amounts of time travel. So, word of advice: If you meet yourself on the testing track, don't make eye contact. Lab boys tell me that'll wipe out time. Entirely. Forward and backward! So do both of yourselves a favor and just let that handsome devil go about his business.”

“Ooh! I met myself onec!” shouted Pinkie Pie.

“Really? How?” I asked.

“It was in a dream once, I dreamt I met myself, only the other me was a gray shade of pink, and her hair was straight and she had a knife, and she was reaaally scary looking.”

“That’s…odd.” said Twilight.

“Not to mention creepy.” said Rarity.

“Alright Rainbow Dash, let’s see if we can’t cut through this test track quick and easy.” I said.

“Understood.” Rainbow Dash quickly took off into the air and quickly noticed a different room behind an Emancipation Grill. “Yo Twi! I found another room!”

“Right!” shouted Twilight.

Fluttershy took off into the air and Twilight teleports everypony in front of Rainbow Dash.

Pinkie Pie then looked over the rail and smiled. “Hey, look! We’re above the previous test room!”

Everypony looked over the rail.

“Wow, you’re right Pinkie.” said Rainbow Dash.

“Pretty neat.” said Twilight sarcastically.

Everypony made there way up stairs and as we made it to the top we looked around to find anything. Taking the hint, Rainbow Dash flew off with Fluttershy and they began to search for anyway out. Fluttershy found a railing and signaled Rainbow Dash.

“Hey Twi! Teleport here!” shouted Rainbow Dash.

“Understood.” 

And in a familiar burst of purple magic everypony found themselves on a railing next to Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy.

“Glad you could make it.” snickered Rainbow Dash.

Everypony had made one lap around the railing platform and quickly realized that the rest of the path they need to go down was above them. Twilight then fired a blue portal on the wall and fired another portal higher on the wall opening a portal to the upper railing, everypony jump through and makes there way to the next testing area.

“If you're hearing this, it means you're taking a long time on the catwalks between tests. The lab boys say that might be a fear reaction. I'm no psychiatrist, but coming from a bunch of eggheads who wouldn't recognize the thrill of danger if it walked up and snapped their little pink bras, that sounds like 'projection'. THEY didn't fly into space, storm a beach, or bring back the gold. No sir, we did! It's you and me against the world, son! I like your grit! Hustle could use some work, though. Now let's solve this thing!”

“Already did.” I said.

“Really? How?” asked Twilight in disbelief.

“I see the exit through that glass wall.”

“So all I’ve gotta do is fly through the glass and smash it to pieces right?” asked Rainbow Dash, eager to dash off.

“Could work, but you might get cut up on impact, and we don’t need to risk injuries. So here’s the plan: This button right here makes the lift fall, so I’m gonna stand on this button, and when I do, Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy just fly into the exit, and Twilight you just teleport me and everypony else onto the lift and boom, we’re out.”

“Not a bad idea.” Twilight said with a smile.

“Yeah, a good idea or two come out from time to time.”

I then stand on the button and Fluttershy and Rainbow Dash make there way to the exit and Twilight teleports the rest of us onto the lift as it rises up and we make our way to the elevator.

“Science isn't about WHY. It's about WHY NOT. Why is so much of our science dangerous? Why not marry safe science if you love it so much. In fact, why not invent a special safety door that won't hit you on the butt on the way out, because you are fired. Not you test subject, you’re doing fine. Yes, you. Box. Your stuff. Out the front door. Parking lot. Car. Good bye.”

“Ha! Cave was never a safety man. It’s a shame too, because if he was a safety man, then he probably would still be alive.” I said with a smile.

“Yes, his ideas and methods were indeed insane.” said Rarity.

The elevator makes its way to the next floor and we depart.

“Congratulations! The simple fact that you're standing here listening to me means you've made a glorious contribution to science. As founder and CEO of Aperture Science, I thank you for your participation and hope we can count on you for another round of tests. We're not gonna release this stuff into the wild until it's good and damn ready, so as long as you keep yourself in top physical form, there'll always be a limo waiting for you. Say goodbye, Caroline.”

“Goodbye. Caroline.”

“She is a gem.”

I began to scratch my chin. “Hmm…”

“What’s up?” asked Rainbow Dash.

“Caroline. Why does that name seem familiar?”

“Hmm… I’m not sure, but you’re right, she does seem familiar.” said Twilight rubbing her chin.

“And, not only that she sounds familiar. She almost sounds like…No! That’s impossible!” I shuddered pushing the thought to the back of my head.

“What’s wrong? Who do you think it is?” asked Rarity.

“No, it’s not important. It’s not even possible anyway. But that aside, I think we should head over there.” I pointed to a hanger that was marked with the numbers ‘1974’.

“What makes you think that?” asked Rainbow Dash.

“Like I said, I’ve studied about this place, and I remember in one of the files about this place saying that hanger 1974 was marked for having a lift that heads up. We should look for it.”

“Alright! Let’s do it!” shouted Rainbow Dash as she and Fluttershy dashed over to hanger 1974 and Twilight teleported the rest of us over in front of the door.

As everypony enters the room we look around and see nothing but a few monitors and a giant pipes leading in two directions, one carrying blue gel and the other carrying orange.

“Heh, I guess the lift is further in.” I said nervously rubbing the back of my head.

Rainbow Dash looks up and sees platforms possibly leading into rooms. “Hold on, I think we can move on.” Rainbow Dash flies up and sees a computer room and a door marked ‘exit’. “Yup. Hey guys! I found the exit!”

“We’re on our way up!” shouted Twilight.

Fluttershy flew up to Rainbow Dash while Twilight had teleported everypony else into the computer room. I then saw two levers.

“Hmm…‘Pump station beta.’ ‘gel pressure control.’ It seems these levers control the orange and blue gel pressure.” I flip both switches down.

“Ya sure that was a good idea?” asked AppleJack.

“Yes, who knows, we may need the pressure later.” I said as we all made our way past the exit door.

As we walked into the next room it was almost in total ruins and Twilight pointed to a building named ‘control room’.

“Aha! We need to get in there!” shouted Twilight.

“Why? Most of the place is ruined, so what’s left for us to control?” asked Rainbow Dash.

“No! I mean, we could search for a map in there, and who knows, the we just may find a new exit near us in there.”

“It’s worth a shot.” I said.

“Greetings, friend. I'm Cave Johnson, CEO of Aperture Science - you might know us as a vital participant in the 1968 Senate Hearings on missing astronauts. And you've most likely used one of the many products we invented. But that other people have somehow managed to steal from us. Black Mesa can eat my bankrupt—”

“Sir, the testing?”

“Right. Now, you might be asking yourself, 'Cave, just how difficult are these tests? What was in that phone book of a contract I signed? Am I in danger?' Let me answer those questions with a question: Who wants to make sixty bits?”

“The ironic thing is, I asked that same question when I was ‘enrolled’ here, and he said the exact same thing.” I said smiling.

“That’s cave.” Twilight said. “He always thought sixty bits would answer anypony’s questions.”

“You can also feel free to relax for up to 20 minutes in the waiting room, which is a damn sight more comfortable than the park benches most of you were sleeping on when we found you, so, Welcome to Aperture. You're here because we want the best, and you're it. Nope. Couldn't keep a straight face.”

Twilight, Rarity, and I sighed, and AppleJack, Rainbow Dash, and Fluttershy just rolled there eyes in irritation while Pinkie Pie was just looking around the room.

“Anyway, don't smudge up the glass down there. In fact, why don't you just go ahead and not touch anything unless it's test related.”

“Right, anyway, let’s just meet up inside the control room.” said Rainbow Dash as she took off with Fluttershy following her. Twilight teleported Everypony inside the control room where they ran into POTaTOS.

“Oh. Hi. Listen, since you’ve all learned under Celestia I’m sure your all great at murder, could you –ow- murder this bird for me?”

“Well, well, well. Look at what we’ve got here girls. I’d say POTaTOS was ‘served well done’.”

POTaTOS and the Mane 6 groaned at my fail attempt at a pun.

“Right, so anyway-ow- are you gonna murder this b-ow-bird anytime soon? Ow.”

“I think we can answer that quite easily, can’t we Rainbow?” I asked.

“Yup!” she replied with a smile. 

“NO!” shouted both Rainbow Dash and I.

“Say-ow-what?!”

“Yeah, you heard us. We’re leaving you here!” shouted Rainbow Dash.

“You’ve given us every reason to leave you here!” I said. “First you killed every single pony, pegasai, unicorn, filly, and stallion inside Celestial Science, then you tried to kill both Princess Celestia and Princess Luna, then you tried us! The list could go on forever, you deserve what you’ve gotten.”

“Hold on.” said Fluttershy shooing the bird away. “I think we should help her.”

“WHAT?!?!” shouted me and Rainbow Dash. “WHY?!?!”

“Well, just look at her, she’s helpless.” Fluttershy cooed as she picked up POTaTOS.

“Um, excuse you. I’m not helpless, I can handle myself.”

“Says th’ robot that almost got eaten’ by a bird.” Giggled AppleJack causing everypony except Fluttershy to lightly laugh.

“Come on guys, pleeeeeeease?” pleaded Fluttershy with puppy dog eyes.

“No!” replied everypony.

Fluttershy then ran up to me and used her puppy dog eyes. "Pweas?”

Ugh! Damn it all! She’s just too damn cute! I’ll get diabetes at this rate! I thought.

“You may want to take me along anyway.” said POTaTOS.

“Why’s that?” asked Twilight.

The area shakes slightly.

“Did you feel that? That idiot doesn’t know what he’s doing up there. This whole place is going to explode in a few hours if somebody or somepony doesn’t disconnect him.”

“And why should we?” asked Rarity.

“Yeah! We can easily escape before the hours pass by.” I said.

“Simple, because if this place explodes, it’ll let out a nuclear explosion that’ll wipe out the entire eastern seaboard, Equestria included.”

“WHAT?!?!” shouted Everypony in shock.

“I can't move. And unless you're planning to saw your own head off and wedge it into my old body, you're going to need me to replace him. We're at an impasse.”


“So what do you say? You carry me up to him and put me back into my body, and I stop us from blowing up and let you go.”

“Really?” asked Rainbow Dash skeptically. “And this isn’t one of your tricks?”

“No, no tricks. This potato only generates 1.1 volts of electricity. I literally do not have the energy to lie to you. Even if I am lying, what do you have to lose? You're going to die either way.”

Everypony except for Fluttershy was lost in thought.

“Look, I don't like this any more than you do. In fact, I like it less because I'm the one who got partially eaten by a bird.”

Everypony stood still, still thinking.

“I think I hear the bird! Pick me up!”

“Ugh! Fine!” I said picking POTaTOS up and placed her on the tip of the top antenna of my portal gun.

“OW! You stabbed me! What is WRONG with yo-WhoOOAAahhh. Hold on. Do you have a multimeter? Nevermind. The gun must be part magnesium... It feels like I'm outputting an extra half a volt. Keep an eye on me: I'm going to do some scheming. Here I g-[BZZZ!]”

“Hmm. I guess scheming requires more than 1.1 volts of electricity to perform.” I said causing Everypony to laugh. The button POTaTOS was laying on started spitting out sparks and a platform outside begins to move up. Everypony then walks out of the control room and POTaTOS reactivates.

“Woah! Where are we? How long have I been out?”

“Calm down POTaTOS, we’re still in front of the control room, you were only out for a few seconds.” said Twilight.

“You know, you can still call me GLa-never mind. Anyway, That extra half volt helps but it isn't going to power miracles. If I think too hard, I'm going to fry this potato before we get a chance to burn up in the atomic fireball that little idiot is going- [bzzpt]”

“There she goes again.” said Twilight.

“She’s not gonna do that the whole time is she?” asked Rainbow Dash.

“Most likely.” I said. “Like she said, she only has 1.1 volts of electricity in that body. And you can only do so much with that small amount of power.” I look over and I notice the elevator. “Hey, ladies! Look there’s an elevator over there!” I shouted in excitement.

“Alright! Let’s go!” shouted Rainbow Dash as she and Fluttershy flew off and Twilight teleported us in front of the elevator.

“And by the way David, thanks.” said Fluttershy.

“Thanks? For what?”

“For agreeing to take POTaTOS with us, she was helpless and she really could use our help.”

“Don’t mention it. Seriously, don’t. I would’ve left her there, but like she said, with out her guiding this ship, the explosion would’ve taken out the entire eastern seaboard. So we really have no choice anyway.”

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Note: Blue stands for me, Cyan stands for Rainbow Dash(Duh.), yellow stands for Fluttershy (Double duh.), and Silver stands for POTaTOS.

Before reading what's below open another tab, and go here and listen to it while you read. --> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ij_rYpao9oM&list=FL0oZNrDwEOVnmtO4WJgLrKw&index=1&feature=plpp_video

Hey guys it's me again!

Do we have to take her along with us?

Yes Rainbow Dash, she needs our help.

Don't make me sound helpless.

Even though you are.

Oh boy, next time on Portal! Chapter 7-The Reunion! Are we really doing the right thing, giving POTaTOS her power back?