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// Alicorn Pandemic 
// Story: My Little Pony: Fringe 
// by LittleBoyBlue 
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  Twilight could hardly believe her eyes. All around the park, ponies with brand new wings and horns were seen everywhere. The Royal Guards had an enormous quarantine bubble around the affected area. The brand new alicorns were walking around the bubble in confusion and disarray.
Peter approached the entrance to the quarantine.
"Stop! This is a restricted area!" A guard said to the Earth pony.
Peter raised his badge towards the guard's face.
He inspected the badge, then handed it back to Peter.
He moved to their side, letting Peter through.
Twilight followed.
Once they entered, the door behind them shut tight. Peter and Twilight moved inside the bubble.
Scientist ponies and some medics were seen talking to some of the alicorns.
Some were taking tests, while others wrote on notepads.
"This way." Peter then guided Twilight to the nearest alicorn. It was a light red stallion with a long, dark black mane and golden eyes.
A pink, brown-maned nurse was attending him.
She then saw Peter and Twilight approach.
"Hello, I'm Peter Bishop and this is my partner, Twilight Sparkle. We're here to investigate what happened here."
The nurse nodded.
"Hello detectives. I've checked his heartbeat and his vitals, and everything seems to be fine." She replied.
"No signs of change at all?"
"Only the bones from his wings and the magic of his horn." 
Peter nodded.
"Thank you nurse, we'll take it from here." 
The nurse nodded in affirmation, as she left the stallion.
"Ain't she a looker?" Peter turned to the stallion with a look of confusion.
"Excuse me?" 
"That nurse. Stella, I think, was her name."
"Sir, I don't think-"
"Liner. Ridge Liner." The stallion interrupted.
"Ridge, I don't think that helps us find out what the hay happened here."
"Right."
"Now, did you see anything peculiar today?"
Ridge brought a hoof to his chin.
"Now that you mention it, I DID see some hooded pony come out with a strange device."
"And then you passed out?"
Ridge stared in surprise at Peter.
"Yes! How did you know?"
"Because that's what happened to ANOTHER victim we know."
Ridge gave a snort.
"Well in that case, I doubt anypony else here will have anything different than MY explanation."
Peter exhaled quietly, as he looked around at all the other alicorns.
"Do you remember anything about the hooded pony? Anything?"
"I'm sorry, but I couldn't make out any facial features from my view. I could barely see him from a distance."
Peter nodded in understanding.
"Strange. You have the same Cutie Mark that Blaze has."
Ridge turned to Twilight.
"Observing the merchandise I see-" He then had a look of complete shock.
"Wha?! WHAT HAPPENED TO MY CUTIE MARK?!?!"
The insignia was a triangle of leaves, sticking out of each vertices.
Peter looked at the other ponies.
They had the same marks on them.
"It was a hammer! To show my talent as a blacksmith! What the hay happened?!"
Before anypony could answer, shouts of anxiety were heard.
"I NEED to see my wife!!! She's dying! Let me go!"
Peter and Twilight turned to see a blue, white-maned stallion alicorn struggling against medics and guards.
"I can save her!!!" The stallion began to charge up a spell.
"Uh-oh." Twilight said.
Suddenly, a giant explosion of light blinded them.
Twilight and Peter opened their eyes to see a massive hole in the side of the bubble.
"Sweet Celestia." Ridge exclaimed.
"We've got to follow him!" Twilight shouted, as she ran towards the entrance.
Peter followed closely, as they gave chase to the flying alicorn.
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