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// Chapter 2: Plans for the future 
// Story: Project Eden: Evolution is Magic 
// by Feral Pony 
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Chapter 2.

The unknown creature was transported to Canterlot where it was placed in quarantine until the princesses gave any further orders on how to deal with the situation. The scientists had extracted the other cocoons in another sector of Canterlot where the dead beings could be experimented on safely in case the corpses carried some diseases. When the metal room had been cleaned of any creatures dead or alive the princesses began investigating further into the room. Twilight was especially intrigued by the weird looking mirror in the middle of the room.

“What purpose did this serve, if we consider the theory that everything that is inside this room had some use to it.” Twilight asked to no one in particular.

“We won`t know until we have had a talk with the creature, assuming waking it won`t kill it” Luna answered.

“I wonder what these tubes do. They are too small to have any purpose and still be efficient.” Celestia added.

“Oh… I can`t wait to ask what everything is for. Think of how it could progress our technology or how it could tell us about 
the rest of it`s species, assuming it can talk or even understand us. Oh-oh and if it has different mathematical…” Twilight began rambling. 

Celestia listened contently to everything Twilight brought up while investigating on the black mirror closely in the middle of the room. Luna stood by Celestia`s side staring into the mirror like it would suddenly change into something horrific. But like suspected nothing happened. Luna`s curiosity grew stronger by each passing second spent looking at it and decided now was as good time as any to touch the mirror. Her hoof was in the air and on its way to the mirror screen. It came closer to make contact. Closer… closer…. CLOSER..! Contact! Nothing happened. Disappointed Luna put her hoof down and decided it was enough investigating and let it become the scientist`s job to examine the room closer.

Celestia and Twilight followed pursuit and walked out of the metal room. Twilight looked back with a regretful look on her face as she really wanted to keep on investigating, but Twilight did not want to miss the chance of seeing the creature awake from Celestia knows how long. (Not literally)

Luna, Twilight and Celestia were back in the throne room discussing what to do next with the situation they now were in. On one hoof they could learn an incredible amount of new things from this creature they had discovered, but on the other hoof they did not know how it would react to being awakened then later to be questioned. What would the citizens of Canterlot think, or all of Equestria for that matter?
The conclusion became that they would release the creature in one of the guestrooms in the castle so it would feel comfortable and welcomed, but they would have guards outside of the door and backup close by in case it would try to do something rash.
The princesses went to the infirmary where the Cocoon had been stored for the time being.

“Princess’s, the cocoon appears to be made of glass and titanium we have yet to find any safe way to open the cocoon. And also since none of the materials used to create this cylinder formed cocoon we have instead decided to call the cocoon, a pod from now on.” The head leader of the scientist team, Smarty Head reported. 

Celestia gave and approving smile to Smarty and asked “What of the dead creatures? There are plenty of pods to experiment on there”

Smarty answered “Already working on it, but where do you suggest we release the creature once we have figured out a safe way to remove it from the pod?”

Celestia had a small grin on her face and said “You are to release the creature in one of the best guestrooms we have in the castle.”

Every scientist had a shocked look on their face from what they were hearing.

“A-are you suggesting we release the creature in one of the guestrooms… without any sort of security or any equipment ready in case of body failure or other scenarios?!” Smarty asked out loud as he could stand for such insecurities over something that could revolutionize pony society.

Celestia snickered a little from their reaction and said “Of course not, you will be stationed nearby where in any case something should happen you will be there to save the day. Guards will be stationed outside it`s door at all times until we can trust it and backup will always be available.”

Everypony sighed out in relief as they heard what was planned.

Underneath Canterlot where the metal room was still located scientist`s were working on their best to find something worth studying, but the room was surprisingly empty, it was only the Black mirror in the middle of the room with that table with alien letters on it. After literally hours of just gazing upon the letters and the mirror they decided to begin fiddling with the strange contraption. Some began looking at the tubes, they took note that they were flexible and could possibly contain something inside of them. Some looked at the ceiling to see if the tubes led somewhere.

Stubby, one of the scientists put a hoof on the alien letters to see if anything happened.
A Quick burst of mechanical sounds filled the room as a huge orange button presented itself underneath the table. The button glowed and filled the dark areas of the room with a comfortable orange tint. 

“Should we press it?” one of the scientists suggested.

“I have read to many books on how one should not press the big red glowing button. I am not going to press that thing!” another one exclaimed.

“Is this button red?” The pony named Smart Tass said all knowingly.
“Well… no” The second scientist said.

“Exactly!” Smart Tass practically yelled and threw his hoof on the big glowing button.

What used to be the Black mirror was now glowing in a very similar Orange like the button. The mirror was filled with moving objects and alien letters like the one on the table.
However the scientists could not focus on the screen as they were startled by some male voice talking in a language the ponies could not understand.
It took 2 minutes and 14 seconds before the voice stopped talking (not that anypony was counting)
This got noted as a very important event and was to be told to the princesses Immediately as what this message said could be very important.