"I hope the Elements will still work, even if we're not fighting anything..." Twilight muttered to herself. They were glowing softly, that was a good sign, and it wasn't like they had ever not worked before.
Twilight felt the familiar power surge through her, and she closed her eyes, letting the energy pool around them. The air began to crackle around them. Twilight smiled slightly, waiting just a few moments more before beginning the transformation process.
"Whoa, I'm detecting huge power readings..." Rodney said, and Twilight smiled more, "Like, seriously huge!" Twilight opened her eyes, which glowed a bright white. There was a collective gasp from the onlooking Lanteans.
"Oh, it is huge, Mr. Rodney..." Twilight said in a slightly detached voice as she and her friends were lifted by the magic and began to hover. The bright light from her eyes burst outward, first going to Applejack, where it steadily moved up her body from her feet. Her hair braided and grew long, giving her the appearance of having a tail. Two obviously equine ears appeared on her head on either side of her hat. Her necklace glowed bright, rainbow colored ribbons extending from it and stretching out on either side. AJ chuckled and wiggled her ears as the light exploded off her. "Honesty!" Twilight said in the same distance voice.
Next, the light passed to Rainbow Dash, who grinned, happily awaiting the return of her wings. The light moved up her, transforming her in a way similar to how it had changed Applejack. Her ears appeared and she smiled as the light formed wing shapes on her back. Her necklace glowed bright as well, and she watched the rainbow ribbons seeming to grow out of it. The light exploded off her as well, uncovering two large, cyan wings. "Loyalty!"
Pinkie Pie hopped up and down in excitement as the light began to envelope her. Her hair grew, much like the others' had, and she giggled as her ears materialized on the top other head. She reached her hands up to feel the short fuzz that covered her pony ears. The rainbow ribbons also began to flow from her balloon shaped necklace, and she stuck her tongue out. The light left her form, making her giggle again, which was pretty fitting for what Twilight said next. "Laughter!"
Rarity watched in fascination at the light that began to circle around her feet. The fashionista smiled and struck a little pose. She still had to look amazing while they were transforming, didn't she? Her pristine white ears appeared on her head, and she looked up at them. The girl's smile widened as she noticed the light slowly forming a unicorn horn on her forehead. She was looking forward to being able to use her magic again. Like the others, her necklace began to glow and formed the rainbow ribbons. The others' ribbons had already begun to twist and entwine themselves together. The light burst out from her, and she posed again. "Generosity!"
Then the light moved on to Fluttershy. The shy pony-turned-human squealed softly in alarm, but didn't do anything to stop the transformation. Her already long hair grew longer, almost reaching the floor by the time it stopped. She hid her face behind it as the light spread out to form ears on her head and wings on her back like it had done to Rainbow Dash. Her butterfly necklace glowed bright and its rainbows reached out to connect with the ones that belonged to her friends. The light exploded off her, revealing her canary yellow wings. "Kindness!"
Finally, the light converged on Twilight. Her eyes still glowed white, and there was a determined smile set on her lips. If this didn't convince the Atlanteans, nothing would. Her ears appeared on the top of her head, just like each of her friends' had. Then, the light split, one part beginning to form the large wings on her back, and the other moving up to form the horn on her head, which was just a bit longer than Rarity's. Her feathery, lavender wings and matching colored horn were revealed as the light went to her crown, which was now releasing the ribbons that were completing the connected circle that the others had formed with their own ribbons. Just as all the light energy entered the crown, Twilight muttered, "Magic!"
A flash of light rushed out, releasing the extra energy that they no longer needed. The six girls fell to the floor. Carson Beckett stood and rushed to them automatically. They politely mumbled that they were fine, declining any help from him as they stood up. While the transformation had been occurring, the light had been quite bright, and none of the Atlantis personnel were actually sure if anything they saw was real, but as the girls stood, they knew.
All of the Elements were still giving off a slight glow, probably pent up energy that they could use now that they had tapped into the Elements' power. Of course, they didn't need it yet, so they would stay that way. Rainbow Dash immediately spread her wings and took flight. She was a bit wobbly, being in a new body with a different center of gravity, but she managed just fine.
"Is this enough proof to you all that we can be of use?" Twilight asked in the most regal voice she could muster. There were several awed nods, which she smirked at, but some didn't seem as convinced.
"So, how does this help you at all?" Rodney asked, "Yes, you can fly, but so can birds, and that doesn't really save you from the Wraith."
"I still don't know exactly what these Wraith things you keep talking about are," Twilight replied, "but there is more to pony kind than pegasi." Her horn began to flow a soft magenta color, and she levitated up a cup from the desk.
"Levitation?" Rodney said, seeming quite a bit more impressed now, "That's....that's impossible..."
"Hey, you were able to levitate stuff that one time, Rodney," John said, and Rodney made like he was going to say something. He stopped halfway and frowned. "Just saying..."
"Yeah, but I was genetically altered..." Rodney started, but stopped when he noticed the now pony-human hybrid visitors were staring at him in confusion. "...Nevermind..."
"Well, anyway... This is the power of the Elements of Harmony. I'm sure my friends appreciate having their special abilities back, but Dr. Weir, I'd like to learn more about these Wraith." Twilight walked up to Dr. Weir. "I feel like I need to know as much about them as I can."
"Actually, I think John Sheppard and his team would be able to do that a bit better than me..." Weir glanced over at the other five girls, "I can take your friends on a tour of the city while you talk with them."
"Oh, uh... Okay?" Twilight walked over to the rest of the Lanteans and Dr. Weir led her friends out of the room.
"Perhaps I should go with Elizabeth...?" Carson muttered, making to go.
"Beckett..." John warned, "Stay. I'm sure there are things you could contribute to this conversation." Carson sighed and sat back down.
"Okay, so you all know my name, but I don't really know yours..." Twilight mumbled, "Uhh, you're Rodney and you're John..." She turned to the doctor. "I thought I knew your name, but now I might be a bit confused...and I have no idea who you two are." She pointed to the two other people sitting at the table in the conference room.
"Ahh, okay," John said, "Well, I'm John Sheppard, that's Rodney McKay, the good doctor's name is Carson Beckett. As for those two..." He gestured to the other two. "The woman is Teyla Ammogan and the man is Ronon Dex. He doesn't talk much." Teyla stood and approached Twilight.
"It is nice to meet you," she said, "You have not ever encountered the Wraith?" Twilight shook her head. "Then you and your people are very lucky, and you should go back to them."
"Well, according to the Princess, I may have accidentally ended that particular lucky streak..." Twilight mumbled, chuckling nervously.
"You?" McKay asked, "How?"
"Well... I may have, accidentally, turned on the ancestral ring...." she mumbled sheepishly.
"The stargate? You turned on a stargate? ...How?"
"Well, there was a crystal out of place, so I sorta just...put it back?" Twilight muttered, "I don't really know more than that."
"Oh! Your people removed the crystal so they could escape the war," Rodney said, "Not uncommon, but that usually doesn't work because the Wraith have ships..." He hesitated. "How have you all survived this long without being...culled?"
"Culled?" Twilight asked, looking a little uneasy.
"That's what they do," Ronon said gruffly, "They take the people away and them they feed on them."
Twilight's purple face paled. She didn't like where this was going. "And....what do you mean by 'feed on them'...?" she asked, feeling like maybe she didn't want to know.
"They drain the life out of you with a special....mouth on their palms," John said, a bit too casually for Twilight's liking. The young princess suddenly felt very warm, and everything started to spin. She swayed gently, a sickly green coming to her face that greatly contrasted the purple.
Carson, realizing what was happening, stood and rushed to her side. "Missy Twilight, perhaps you ought to sit down..." The doctor gently took her hand and led her to a chair. The purple human put her head in her hands.
"Sorry, Twilight," Sheppard said, "Didn't realized you'd be so....squeamish."
"No, no, I'm the one who's sorry..." Twilight muttered, still feeling like she was gonna be sick, "I...I didn't mean to--" She raised a hand to cover her mouth.
"Okay, I think this conversation is over," Carson said, gently rubbing Twilight's back, "You four. Out." They made to protest, but Carson gave them a glare and they left. "I don't suppose your friends would have taken that information any better than you?"
Twilight shook her head. "I...I doubt it... We're a relatively peaceful society. But this....this is....awful." She shivered slightly.
"Och, I'm so sorry," Carson said, "Try not to think about it the way they've described. The Wraith...er....feed because they have to. It's like eating for you or me. Normal food doesn't satisfy them..."
"I...I understand that..." Twilight said, nodding, "But still...."
"I know, I know... The idea makes me a bit sick as well..." the doctor said, "...I guess I've gotten used to it now..." There was a short silence. "Are ye feeling a bit better now?"
"Yeah..." Twilight mumbled, turning to him. Her face was still a tad pale, but at least she didn't look green. "I need to tell my friends about this... They need to know."