//------------------------------// // Discoveries and First Steps // Story: Young Virtual Warriors // by doorcf //------------------------------// Discoveries and First Steps Princess Luna didn’t know what to think. In fact all she and his two other partners Twilight Sparkle and Time Turner could thought about the discovered books was “it’s a bad joke” “Really, Princess?” - asked Twilight while looking around the “factory” which was in a terrible condition, not that it was unexpected – “Do you really think that “virtualization” program exist and that this ponies used them in the lost ponies?” Luna didn’t act like she heard Twilight but she thought in the same way. Still if they could find more clues were those ponies were the better. Of course the three of them were thinking in the lost ponies. Disappearing 3 weeks ago the Princesses and the royal guard have been searching for clues all over Equestria. The fact that two princesses were directly in the search parties was because both of them were good friends to those ponies. Twilight-said Time Turner while inspecting some ruble-I don’t think is real to say the truth but this is the only place where we found clues about the CMC and the others so it is worth a shot. Twilight sighted, he WAS saying the truth, only here in this abandoned “factory” is where they found information . “Well it’s obvious that they left long ago and also by how it was constructed they would have used it by years” -said Twilight- “and in complete secret” -she added “Then what were they doing that they thought it wasn’t a good idea to tell us?” -asked a greatly confused Princess Luna not noticing that Twilight separated from the group “Perhaps…” -Said Time Turner trying to think of a good idea- “…they were afraid that you would destroy the research” “If they thought that then certainly this wasn’t a good…” “Princess! Turner! Look at this!” -shouted Twilight cutting of the conversation of the two ponies- “it looks like an elevator” “But those things are expensive!” -shouted a completely surprised Time Turner- “How did they got enough money to build all of this without anypony knowing? After all these seems to be state-of-the-art thechnology.” “They couldn’t” -said Luna giving away some anger- “somepony knew about this and gave them the money they needed” “Then what are we waiting for, use it! -said Turner like a foal in a candy store while entering the elevator Both princesses tried to say no but then it hits them, there are other floors, each of them with new possible information. Deciding that they better got the information as soon as possible they entered the elevator. After a few seconds they arrived to the first basement and as soon as the doors opened they were caught by surprise. 3 Big Monitors with a big Keyboard were put in a platform and behind them there was a type of projector. Without waiting Luna sat in the chair in front of the monitors trying to activate them without much success. “Twilight, Time Turner go to the third basement is the deeper one so it should house the main generator” -said Luna while putting on the headset Without saying much both Time Turner and Twilight went to the third basement. There, they found nothing more than a really big cylinder that looked that was made of circuits. “Twilight, this machine seems a bit damaged it would be better if I stay here to keep it from shutting off” –said Time Turner while both he and Twilight searched for whatever that started the machine. “Found It!” -shouted Twilight while activating the machine- “Princess, the generator is already activated I’m going up, Time Turner is staying to make sure it doesn’t break!” “Alright, Twilight!” -responded Princess Luna- “then get here I’m already starting the monitors!” After a few seconds Twilight was already at Princess Luna’s side. “Wow” -said both princesses “Princess, look!” And in fact Luna saw that the unknown projector started and formed an image that looked like a big island. “Twilight?” “Yes, Princess” “You better go to the second basement there should be something there” “Ok, Princess” As Twilight went to the second basement, Luna started to search for information until she discovered something. “Apparently this was the virtualization machine prototype and here says it was tested but it failed; and not only that but erased most of the information and locked other things in the failing” -she was going to try and unlock the information but fortunately for her Twilight interrupted her doings “Princess!” “Yes, Twilight?” “Here there are only some tubes” -puzzlement clearly showed in the mare’s voice- “what are these tubes supposed to do?” “Don’t know Twilight” -answered Luna- “Stay there I will have the answers soon enough” “Ok, Princess” “Now where was I?” -Luna asked herself- “wait, this is new” Indeed a new option had appeared that said -“Guardian Activation?”- Luna clicked “Yes”, it was better using this guardian than trying to crack the archives by herself As soon as she clicked it the right smaller monitor changed it color from the light blue to a darker shade of blue while raw coding was viewed in the background, soon something was heard “Ugh” -said as voice Luna recognized instantly- “where am I?” Luna couldn’t believe it, IT WAS PIPSQUEAK, but how? “Pipsqueak?” -asked an unsure Luna- “It is you?” “Princess?” Soon enough Pipsqueak appeared, he had his usual pinto color and brown mane, he also had a robe covering and he also had a bow with arrows slang on his back. Apart from that he looked really strange. Not wanting to alarm him she started to talk with him by asking a simple question. “Pipsqueak, do you remember something before waking up here?” “No, nothing really, apart from…” -answered Pipsqueak confused on why Princess Luna was asking him that question “Apart from what?” “Apart from a sudden hit I received in the head” That confirmed it, whatever passed all the ponies that disappeared were taken by force. “Pipsqueak, wait a moment while I call someponies” –said Luna trying to appear as calm as possible “No problem, Princess” –asked an even more confused Pipsqueak He could feel by the voice of the princess that she was possibly hiding something and that something could explain where the hay he was. “Twilight, Time Turner get here, I need to show you something” -shouted Luna Show them something? Now Pipsqueak knew something was up but before he could even ask both Twilight and Time Turner appeared. “So, what going on?”