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// Chapter 2:  First Contact. 
// Story: Collateral History 
// by Genesis Swift 
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	I never knew that I’d be in a situation like that, it seemed like a dream come true. I found the greatest find an adventurer could find in all of Equestria; I found a person with the reward of answers that I could only hope to discover through whatever text I may find. But the price for a reward is almost as tragic as the reward itself…

The second I put one hoof through the door way a light came on lighting up a large parallel hallway. It had tinted Hexagonal glass patterned walls and ceiling; yet the floor remained a transparent glass which I could see a sliding panel zooming back and forth down the hallway. By the time I walked down a quarter of the hallway an electronic voice dispersed throughout the air as though it had no source.

With no emotion behind it, it said "Bio-signature scanning activated. Please stand still."

Startled I panicked "Wait, bio what!?"

Suddenly the sliding panel at the end of the room brought up a coordinate plane through the floor and it came down slowly towards me. I looked around for an exit, first behind me where I had originally came from an ajar doorway; now it had sealed itself shut, than towards the ceiling for any ventilation shafts but none were there. Too late now the grid was already touching me so as the voice said, I stood still.

The grid phased through me so I knew it wasn't dangerous for I felt nothing. I had thought I was to be cut to pieces; little did I notice this voice said it was scanning so I was being identified. An advanced technology that could scan with phased I dare say "lasers" with little emphasis. The beings before us were definitely past the tech ponies handled or any other race I’ve seen.

"Unnatural equine horse bio-signature detected please standby for personnel investigation."

Quite insulted I responded with a correction “I’m not a horse, although quite similar ponies are smaller more denser than a horse…”

Quickly interrupted by a loud siren and flashing lights that scared me white as a ghost, even though my coat is a dark blue but that’s beside the point; I was frightened. The blaring sound seared through my ears with the potential to make me go deaf. I leaned against the wall trying to plug my ears with my hooves.

Minutes had passed and the sirens stopped, my ears stopped ringing and I needed to continue further but the door ahead lay shut. I searched and searched for any way out of the area but was unsuccessful. Than the adventure became a hundred times more worth it to continue…

“Hello, oh my god is somebody really out there? Hey you listen closely; I’ve been trapped here since I don’t even know when. I didn’t think anybody would be alive out there I thought mankind had ended but I’m glad I was wrong. I’m going to unlock the doors for you; I’m in the command room on the bottom level please come find me.”

This voice was lifelike, this voice was different, and this voice spoke in a way no other pony spoke. My ears pricked up, my eyes widened, and mouth agape out of shock from what I just heard; this voice w…was human.I tried to ask questions I tried to communicate but no response came back. I didn’t question why, I was so excited I ran eager to meet the species that had long thought been extinct before us. Every question would have an answer and more questions would arise a colt in any study could only wish to have the answers I would receive.

I continued running until I was in the next room. As eager as I was the area around me still intrigued me to a point of my wings uncontrollably fluttering about with joy. Like an energetic young colt I looked around interested by everything I saw; which in this case was everything. From the beakers and the vials, to the weird screens of imaging and text, and even the floor patterning under my hooves I examined it all. Pulled out a journal from my saddle bag with a pen and wrote down what I saw.

I almost forgot that I had a HUMAN BEING waiting for me so with the realization of this I put away my tools and continued further in the compound following any signs that pointed towards the "command room" that the.. uh I don't want to call him human that seems to aliening I'll just say man that's better.

I went entered a small boxed room that seemed like a dead end but the signs pointed this direction towards the main compound. Next the door slowly shut behind me but I was not worried about it; because through quick observation I found a panel with buttons lining up all over it. I had to pull out my journal and decipher book to figure out what this panel said. I etched what I saw and wrote the letters down in Equestrian lettering in the end I had deciphered "Elevator floors."

I have a certain understanding of what this means, I'll press the button that allows me to get the closest to this command room. But I have no clue where this room is; all I know is that man said he was at the bottom level so lowest floor. I pressed the lowest button... So that just opened the door. The numbers must be the floor numbers so if this is the entrance than the lowest floor is six.Pressed the button and the elevator closed its doors. 

Whatever I did caused the whole room to start rumbling and my body had this feeling of lightness for a few seconds.

I guess I was going down deeper into the structure. Excited for what answers I may discover.

-Chapter End-