//------------------------------// // Another Wonder-Filled Day // Story: A Scientist of the Bermuda Triangle in Equestria // by TimeTravelinc //------------------------------// A Scientist of the Bermuda Triangle in Equestria. Chapter 1: Another Wonder-Filled Day In 2008, A man by the name of Professor Wonder came up with the idea of his own facility in the Bermuda Triangle. He decided that it would be named WonderWorks, considering the wonderment that surrounded him and his idea. The government agreed with his plan, and gave him the funding for it. In 2010, a young boy at age 15, by the name of James Rouse had already graduated from college and was looking for a job. He was then called in by the government, and hired him for "Project: Twister" , to which James agreed to. He, in his past year of college, heard legends and myths of a place called Wonder Island. After signing some seclusion papers, he was sent off. James had lived in Wonder Island for half a year now, and was growing tired of the experiment that, the man he called boss, Professor Wonder was working on. The alarm clock rang again, waking James to another day away from his family. He missed his family, but he knew that at least they were alright. Well, except for one. His older brother Daniel, who was working in the army. He missed him, and has heard from his brother that he was alright. He soon got up and started to shower, then got dressed. He looked at himself in the mirror, then sighed. 'Another Day dragging my head across the grindstone.' he thought. He then went downstairs, grabbing himself a bite to eat. He watched the news of the world and the events. He then drank his orange juice, then grabbed his wallet and keys, then left in his old Volkswagen. He then drove to his workplace again, hoping that his boss wouldn't do that experiment again. Sure, the place he worked at wasn't that bad, in fact it was fun. The WonderWorks was the best place on planet Earth, and his boss, Professor Wonder, was great to be around. It was just...tiring to do the same experiment to be done again and again, and to fail repeatedly. He shouldn't complain, really. The Government could've sent him to a boring experiment, instead of down here in the Bermuda Triangle, working on other weird experiments. Plus they paid him really well. The orange 1960's Beetle pulled up in front of the WonderWorks parking lot. James wondered if his friends ever got themselves pulled into unusual situations like what happened in WonderWorks every day. He sighed, then climbed out of his car, knowing that he needed a cup of coffee to start with. "Charlie, stay in the car." he said, slightly rolling down the windows. Then he entered the building. What James didn't know was that his dog had a spare key he used for his purpose. Charlie turned on the car engine, then started to listen to some of James' music. He was glad that James installed the solar panels on the back of the car. "*Sniff*, Ahhh.", he said, breathing a breath of relief. He then drank his coffee, feeling his brain wake up. All of a sudden, his iPod's alarm went off. He put down his coffee and pulled his iPod out. The alarm for the date went off. "May 4th, 7:30 am.", James said. 'Today's the day.' he thought, sipping on his coffee. He finished the cup, then got himself another. He took a whiff of his coffee, smelling the mixture of creamer and sugar that he mixed in. "Just the way I like it.", he said, taking a sip. He then looked at his watch. "3...2...1" "Prof. Rouse, please come to Lab 15. Professor Wonder needs you.", The Assistant said. The Assistant was a computerized system that was built into the WonderWorks facility. "Thank you, Assistant. Tell him I'm on my way.", James said. It blinked, then turned off, heading for another Hub. "So predictable for Professor Wonder.", James said. He then got up and headed for Lab 15. Over the year and a half that he was on Wonder Island, he was growing tired of the same experiment being done over and over again. Several of the facilities were carried to somewhere in the US. People went there to have fun, when the facility used to be a facility of serious science... if it was called serious science. James wished that he was home, working on his own experiments. Five minutes later... James stood in the exact same place as he did before. Many times before. In fact, he swore that his footprints were imprinted on the worn metal. "You ready Professor?" "Do I have a choice?", mumbled James. Professor Wonder looked at him, surprised, then said, "What was that Professor? I didn't quite catch that." "I said, 'Ready Professor.'". Prof. Wonder eyed him suspiciously, but didn't give it a second thought. Then he turned his attention back to the controls. James stared at the mammoth or a device, knowing what it could do. Standing in the facility was a giant chamber where hot and cold air could be mixed perfectly. It was a place where many times before had been a failure, but the Professor was sure it would work. James lost his surance with the machine long during his first year on the island. Professor Wonder looked at his machine as a dream machine. James would've claimed it though as a giant blender with air coming out of the blades. Professor Wonder started up the machine, while James sipped on his coffee. The machine started with a light breeze. "There, nice and easygoing.", he said. 'Don't provoke Murphy, dude.' James thought as he sipped on his coffee. That's when the strangest thing happened to the facility (except for James, he predicted this), it started to go wrong. 'First, the machine's console will spark and malfunction.', James thought, looking at the machine. Prof. Wonder turned up his machine, to which the whining sound got louder, then the console sparked. 'Strike one.', James thought, sipping his coffee, nonchalantly. 'Next, it will break anything with glass' James then held his metal coffee mug over the glass one. Prof. Wonder then flipped a couple of switches. The device started to make a humming noise, which caused Prof. Wonder's glasses, and several other's glasses broke. James' mug broke, only for it to fall into his metal travel mug. His glasses also didn't break for the fact that it was plastic 'Strike two.', he thought, placing his broken mug handle into the coffee. He then stirred his mug, letting it dissolve, then he took a sip. 'Mmm, needs more adjustment', James thought, as he thought about his mug invention, then continued, 'Finally, the twister will form and they think they have it under control, when really they don't.'. Professor Wonder activated the "LAUNCH" button. The device started to pick up more speed on the wind. The odometer showed how fast the blades were spinning. Soon, a twister started to forum. "It's working. It's really-" "WARNING: MALFUNCTION!", the computer said. The twister started to pick up even more speed. "Strike three, you're out!", James exclaimed. James realized what he said, and looked at the people around him. Prof. Wonder looked at him, as if he lost his mind. Letting that pass, James made a mental note not to let that happen again, then he said, "Assistant, I'm taking my break now." "Very good sir.", Assistant said. James grabbed his experiments, and his stuff and his custom made locker and took it to his car. Just, as he was in his car, driving away, the alarms went off. He saw from a distance, everyone running out of the building. Then, the twister busted out from the top front of the roof. He chuckled a little, shaking his head, making it appear like it was some sick joke. It wasn't. "Why are you doing that? That isn't funny." "Hm, oh, there.", he said, pointing at the event. He then turned back to his pet cocker spaniel, Charlie. "It's really simple Charlie. You see, that happens every year. So much so, that it's funny. And to add to that, Professor Wonder doesn't learn his lesson." "Thankfully, no one gets hurt when escaping.", James said. He continued to drive, when he noticed something wrong. The twister started to come toward James. He turned towards behind him, then back forward. The monitor in James, vehicle showed what was going on. "Let's get going, Charlie.", James said, flooring it. The car soon revved up as they sped back to James house Meanwhile in Equestria... A storm was brewing in the Everfree, something that wasn't normal. As the strange storm clouds started to swirl, Princess Celestia started to sense a dimensional anomaly.