The sound of hammers striking steel, of glass being formed, of various liquids being boiled, A sound that makes itself as music in my ears. It is a song that allows me to think about the complex equations that go into tuning the impovoration fluid at the accurate temperature for creating and containing a human composite.
"So what is a human composite?"
"It's basically an exact copy of a human body, only it can't think for itself so it needs either a controller, or a life essence ingrained. We'll be using the life essence."
"How?"
"I'm going to transfer you into it, then bond you to the composites DNA and functions. Doing so will allow you not only full control of motor functions, reflexes, and nervous system, but you will also be able to change physical attributes such as height and weight."
"What if it doesn't work?"
"And...Finished! Ok now all that's left is to give it a DNA Sample to work off of, and transmit some life essence."
"What if it doesn't work!?"
"Lets see-
"ANSWER ME!"
"I DON'T KNOW! ..... I just.. I don't know."
We stood there for what felt like hours, just standing there, not thinking, not talking, just breathing.
"Beginning Transfer of soul in 3....2...1..START!"
It was painful. It started with a small simple needle slowly going into my hand, virtually painless till it began climbing through my wrist. Gritting my teeth I stood stone still as it continued, reaching mid forearm, then the elbow and soon stopped at the middle of my upper arm.
"Oh thank God!" I said between gasps for air.
"It's not over yet."
"GAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!" I yelled in utter agony as the needle suddenly became a vacuum and was draining everything from me, making it increasingly harder to stand to the point the vacuum was in jeopardy of being broken.
No! I have to keep my promise!
"GGRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"
Just five.... more.... minutes.
I slumped down to the floor, barely keeping my arm high enough to finish moving her soul from my brain to the composite shell I had made only a few hours ago.
I don't remember anything else after that, as I returned to the white plane where I had met my real mother.
"VULNUS SANATORE!"
"Hmm?" I asked wondering if I was the one being spoken to.
"I'm so disappointed in you. All I did was give you one goal, one stinking goal, and what do you do, you kill yourself!"
"I succeeded in my task."
"Oh really now, name one pony who is actually your friend!?"
"Der-
"No, you merely accepted a package from her!"
But I just met her again!
"Then I suppose you are right and I did fail." I said hanging my head in shame.
"And killing yourself, for what some worthless piece of trash who tried to kill your own Sisters!? What in the gates of Tartarus were you thinking!?"
"Everypony deserves a second chance."
At that moment I felt a tugging in the back of my mind, kinda like when your in a deep sleep and someone tries to wake you up.
"Where do you think your going, I'm not through with you!" She yelled at me, furious that I might be thinking of skipping out on my lecture after death.
"Jordan- Jordan-?" A voice singsongs in my ear rousing me from my groggy state.
I blink open my eyes to find another pair staring back, their color a most calming shade of violet, yet with a menacing almost draconic pupil. The eyes held my gaze as they rose away from my face, up to the point I received a hand to the face shocking me back into awareness as I rolled over and proceeded to puke my guts out.
"That's for leaving me alone to try and figure out how to make this new form crawl to your stinking face and revive you!"
Okay how she did it I'm not sure, and I don't think it matters.
Groaning as I try to stand to my feet, I nearly succumb to another fit of headache inducing dry heaves.
"So I'll take that as a hint you haven't learned to balance on two legs yet?"
"It's impossible to stand on ones hind legs without a balancer, such as a tail or something."
"Oh please! Humans aren't born with tails, and animals such as the gorilla, or the chimpanzee walk on two legs without balancing limbs."
"Then show me how!"
Impatient much.
"I will, just let me get you some clothes and then we'll get you up to snuff on motor skills."
"Why do I have to wear clothes? Ponies hardly ever wear clothes."
Breath slowly, don't think about it!
"You seem to forget your not in a pony body but a human one, It's going to take time to create a composite pony form, but once it's done you'll be able to seamlessly swap between the two. And then you'll finally be able to go outside without any hassle!"
"So why do humans wear clothes?"
"Well there's a few reasons. The main reason we wear clothes is because if we didn't our genital regions and such would be in full view."
"Whats the other one?"
Sheesh Nightmare, this isn't 20Q.
"To keep us from getting sick. The human body is a terrible insulator against the elements, and is easily sunburnt." I said as I rifled through the drawers I had managed to stumble to.
"Ah, found it!" I said as I finally opened the drawer containing Gis and wraps.
"Uh you gonna help me up any time soon?! I'm just lying around here on the cold ground!" She whined
"If you'd look up you would have been up a long time ago." I answered with a tinge of irritation.
"Oh.... Have those always been there?"
"You know Nightmare, for being 4,328 years old you sure act like a teenager."
"Well excuse me! I don't think you have a right to talk Jordan, you aren't even a fraction of my age."
"You know what, never mind I henceforth moot my previous statement." I replied as I turned around and began walking towards her.
"What's with the glasses?"
"They allow me to keep from seeing you except for an outline so I don't see your personal body parts." I answered, face red as a freshly painted firetruck.
Great she's gonna use it against me. At least my nose hasn't started bleeding.
"Hey did you hear me?" She asked.
"Hugh?"
"Never mind would you hurry up and help me my arms are starting to hurt."
"Right!" I walked around behind her and set the Gi on the floor. Holding the wraps in one hand I wrapped them around her chest, just like my cousin had taught me back on earth.
"You move your hands as if you've done this plenty of times before." She asked causing my face to flush red again.
"I had to do it a lot back on earth, my daughter couldn't do it, and my cousin had forced me to learn how long before that. She wasn't very nice when it came to making me learn but I did, and once I had learn how she began teaching me how to fight. Some of my best memories are of learning at my cousins dojo."
"Dojo?"
"It's a schoolhouse of sorts for teaching martial arts and discipline." I answered. I snapped my fingers and made the Gi's pants appear on her.
"I see"
"Alright, now that your at least half dressed lets get you over to a chair." I said taking her left arm and putting it around my neck.
"What are you doing I can't walk yet!"
"Trust me."
"No!"
"Look your gonna have to trust me, either you can do that and I'll help you to a seat, or you can stay here for the hour or two that I'm gone wishing you were in a comfortable position!" I nearly yelled.
"I..I..I can't." She quietly whispered. tears beginning to streak down her face.
She's dealing with something I don't understand, looks like I'll have to change my approach.
I put her arm back on the handle and moved around till I was in front of her, sitting down and crossing my legs I once again wrapped her arm around my neck. Doing the same with the other I held her close, catching on she squeezed tightly and began to wail. As she cried I softly rubbed her back and gently rocked allowing her to think on whatever was bothering her. Slowly her sobs lightened and her breathing became smoother, as she started to calm down. Half an hour later she was out cold.
Finally I can move her off the floor. I hefted her up in a one person lift, holding her head close to my chest as I gently made my way to the elevator.
After taking the elevator to the top I walked to my room laid her down and tucked her in.
May sweet dreams find you Nightmare.
I walked over to scoots room and opened the door.
"Hey Scoots it's time to get up."
"Hmm. What *Yawn* time is it?"
"6:30."
"Five more minutes Dad!"
HHHHHnnnnnnnnnnnggggggggggg
"No Scoots, it's parent teacher day and you gotta get up!"
"Alright." She says sitting up in her bed.
"I'll go start some pancakes."
"Okay!" She says excitedly.
I walk out of the room and quickly start making pancakes.
"Jeeves! Add Silent Nightsong to the list of residents."
"Certainly sir."
"Oh and if she wakes up and begins to panic, calm her down by explaining the house to her."
"Yes sir."
Man I love me a British accent!
"So I was wondering, what are you going to tell the class you do for a job?" Scoots asked, eagerly hopping up to the counter.
"That I'm a Wonderbolt."
"What!?"
"Yeah, I told Soarin I'd be there Friday and he sent me a roster list on the express route last night."
"Yay! Wait till I tell the Club members about this!"
"Eat your breakfast or we'll be late for school." I said chuckling.
After cleaning the dishes, and grabbing Scoots' report card we headed out the door and off to school.
*Whistle*
"What was that for?"
"Just calling in a bit of help."
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Meanwhile back in bed.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
So you want him do you, well you better be ready to fight for him!
"Why do you care If I tease and play with him, he's not your servant to have bowing at your every whim Dreams!"
Nor is he yours Nightmare!
"Grrrrr! Just let me sleep in peace!"
As you wish.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Same time, Different place.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"Mace! Get your Griffin butt up there and spot for him."
"On it!"
"Rain maker! Keep a low energy scan going, in case Mace doesn't see him!"
"Already doing it."
"Good, now to get done and get my pay."
~~~~~~~~~~~Short time later, Middle of a FAD speech.~~~~~~~~~
"And that's how NiKolt cameras came to be!" Mr. NiKolt proclaimed finishing up his speech.
"Thank you Mr. Nikolt. Now who wants to go next?"
"Why don't you make Scootaloo go next Miss Cheerilee, I'm sure she's just dying to introduce us to her, 'imanginary' family!"
"That will be quite enough Diamond Tiara! Scootaloo did you bring 'somone' today?"
"No Miss Cheerilee!"
"Well that's fine just remember-
"I brought three!"
"Come again?!"
"Dad said it would rattle some cages if Most of the family came." Scoots quoted, seamlessly reciting the lines I told her. Looking over at the rest of the class I noticed a very fidgety Diamond Tiara sweating bullets.
That's my cue!
Walking the beam I cinched the rope around my back paws and let myself fall of, stopping just short of landing on the snobby filly.
The rest of the class looked up at me nearly blowing my cover. Managing to keep them quite by placing a clawed finger on my beak, I went back to my plan. Working up some drool I let it drip down on to the fillies shoulder, causing her to look up.
"Ooh! you look taaaaassty!"
*Fwump*
*Snicker* "Hahaha! Oh goodness. Alright kids Iv'e got to explain something to you, because while I'm sure we can all agree that was really funny, that's not the way you deal with a bully. Now you have the most wonderful teacher and she is not so inattentive that you can't tell her when you have a problem. Yes Pipsqueak?"
"Won't telling the teacher make you a tattletale?"
"You could get proof of the bully and take it to their parents, if that's all you have keeping you from saying anything."
"So What do you do for a living Mr-
"Sparrow. And my job is a team member of the Wonderbolts, Miss Diamond dust."
"Umm, Scoots where is the other two?"
"Oh there out hunting in the Everfree!"
"Okay! Well kids I don't know anything about the Wonderbolts yet as I don't start till Friday, so yeah I'll just be going now. Bye!" I said as I bolted out the door and headed back to the house.
It's going to be long day teaching motor skills to Nightmare.
"Welp! As the Doctor would say, Allon-sy!"