//------------------------------// // Chapter 6 - Experiment Rubber // Story: Luffy in Equestria // by SparkStone //------------------------------// As Twilight tied Luffy's hooves to the brackets of the metallic table, she looked at her check list to see if she had everything for the examination. Noticing something missing, she called her assistant. "Spike! I forgot the helmet for my machine, can you bring it down for me?" "On it!" The reptilian replied. A few moments later, Spike came down with the helmet and gives it to Twilight. "Here ya go Twi." "Thank you my number one assistant." Twilight commended. Spike smiled until he saw Luffy and his current position. "So uh… What're you doing here Twi?" "Whoa!" Luffy bellowed at Spike. "A big purple lizard!" Twilight held back a chuckle as Spike was a tad angered. "I'm not a lizard! I'm a dragon." "Whoa! Really!?" Luffy exclaimed with excitement. "Hey, can you poop?" The two stared at Luffy for his inappropriate question. His idiocy just made them hold their heads and nod at this act. "Idiot." They muttered. As Twilight started the machine up, she pressed a few buttons and the table Luffy was on began to pull his legs. Spike was kind of worried for this acquaintance and asked, "Uh… Twilight, I don't know what you're doing, but if you don't stop, that guy's legs are gonna get pulled off." "It's fine Spike, trust me." Twilight assured him as she continued to let the machine pull Luffy's limbs. After a lot of pulling, Spike became more and more scared for Luffy. He covered his face and closed his eyes expecting something gruesome to happen. However, it never happened. Spike peeked through an open finger and saw something stunning. Luffy's limbs stretch across the room. "W-What the… How the…?" Spike could only muster up gibberish due to this unreal scene. "Interesting." Twilight stated. "Your body really is made of rubber. From head to hoof." "He's made of rubber!?" Spike realized. "Cool! What spell did you use on him?" "It's not a spell Spike. Luffy here apparently ate what is known as a Devil Fruit. Specifically, he ate the Gum Gum fruit and became a rubber pony." Twilight explained. "I wish I had Devil Fruit powers." Spike claimed. "Careful Spike, if you eat a Devil Fruit, you'll lose the ability to swim." Twilight warned him. "So wait, if you put Luffy in a tub of water, he'll drown?" The question then inspired Twilight to do yet another experiment. "That gives me an idea! Luffy, we're going to see how well you can handle water." "But I can't swim." Luffy told her. "It's okay, me and Spike will make sure you don't drown." She assured him. "This is boring. I don't want to do this anymore." Luffy complained. "And I'm hungry!" "Spike, cook something up for Luffy." Twilight told him. She turned to Luffy and offered, "If you do a few more tests, we'll give you something to eat." "Really? Okay then." Luffy accepted. Twilight's horn began to shine and all the locks became undone. Luffy's hooves snapped back together after so. Not only that, but he was astonished of what he had witnessed. "What did you do with your horn?" "Hmm? Oh, I just used magic." Twilight answered. Luffy dropped his jaw as he became very excited. So excited, he was practically spewing all kinds of questions. "No way! You can do magic? Did you eat a devil fruit? How can you do it? Can all ponies do it? And I do it? Can you teach me?" Spike held his head and left to get away from the noise. Twilight used her magic to closed Luffy's mouth as she quickly answered, "To answer this, all you have to know is that only unicorns can do magic. I use my horn to use spells, and no, I don't need a devil fruit to do magic." Luffy nodded and said, "That's still really cool. Can you show me more of your magic later?" "Of course!" Twilight answered. "But first, come with me." In the bathroom, Luffy was sitting in the tub. His hat was placed on the table nearby to avoid it getting soaked. Twilight was writing down notes as she turns on the water. As it reaches to Luffy's hooves, Twilight began her questionnaire. "How do you feel Luffy?" Twilight asked. "Pretty good." He answered casually. "Subject appears to be fine when touching water…" She wrote down. "What cha' doing?" Luffy asked. "Writing down data." Twilight answered. Luffy grinned and said, "You're kinda nerdy." "So I've been told." Twilight said in a deadpan voice. "You actually remind me of Robin." Twilight raised an eyebrow at this. "Who's Robin?" "She's one of my crewmates." Luffy informed her. "She's really smart and likes to read." "Really?" Twilight replied with a small interest. "Isn't Robin one of your crewmates that ate those Devil Fruits?" "Yeah, she can make her hands come out of the ground and other cool stuff too!" Luffy laughed at the thought. "She's pretty strong too." "Well, Robin sounds like an interesting character." Twilight stated. "Yeah… she's… ergh…" Luffy began to grow weary and fell to the edge of the tub. "Hmm? What's wrong Luffy?" Twilight asked. "I feel tired…" Luffy informed her. Twilight examined the tub and realized it had reached to his chest level. "Oh! You're weak to water once it reaches to your chest! Very interesting…" She said as she scribbled it down her notebook. "Okay Luffy, you can get out now… Luffy?" Only a faint gurgling noise was heard. Twilight looked over to Luffy and realized he had slipped and fell in. Twilight screamed and levitated him out of the tub. She quickly pressed his stomach until he coughed out the water. She sighed in relief as Luffy was gasping for air. "Thanks…" Luffy responded to her gesture. "No problem." Twilight replied. Twilight had placed a helmet device on Luffy. Once again, putting away his hat just in case. Luffy was poking at the colorful lights beeping off his head, making him giggle in delight. "Hey Twi, what's this thing?" Luffy asked. "It's a electro helmet. I adjusted it's settings to make it where it will send pulsating currents to your head down to your hooves, letting you get electrified. But seeing how you're made of rubber, I think you'll be fine." Twilight explained. Luffy scrunched his mouth and stared at her for a bit before saying, "So… It's a mystery helmet." Twilight slapped her face and said, "Yeah, sure. It's a mystery helmet." Continuing on with the experiment, she pressed the button and thus began the flow of electricity. It surged through is entire body at 100 volts. "Impressive! 100 volts. How do you feel Luffy?" "It feels tingly!" He chuckled. "Okay, subject is tickled when introduced to electricity." Twilight wrote in her notes. "But how much can you insulate?" Turning the dial, it goes to 200 volts. Then 300, and so on. Twilight began to look like a mad scientist as the helmet had so much voltage, it began to make the helmet go crazy. Luffy remained unmoved by the force among him. Twilight was so amazed by the insulation, she began to laugh at the next number. "1100! 1200! This is incredible!" Twilight shouted. "You really are made of rubber!" "Hey Twilight." Luffy called. "What is it?" "The helmet you gave me is breaking." Twilight turned to the helmet to see it beginning to crack. It then exploded, making a mess of soot around the two. "So does that mean we can eat now?" Luffy suggested. "Fine, let's take a lunch break." Twilight and Luffy came downstairs to see Spike finish up on making a meal. A platter of sandwiches ready to eat. "Your meal is served." Spike bowed as if it were his masterpiece. Luffy took a sandwich down the hatch. At least halfway, because he soon realized what was in the sandwich was something different. "What the heck this stuff!?" Luffy spat out. He checked his tongue to find flowers and bread. "Hey! I worked really hard on this!" Spike claimed. "I'm tired of this vegetarian stuff!" Luffy complained. "Where's the meat!?" "MEAT!?" Spike squealed. Twilight patted Luffy trying to reassure him. "Calm down Luffy. This is what ponies eat after all. It's healthier, good for other animals, and-" "I don't care!" Luffy yelled. "I thought it'd be good too. I can't eat just vegetables! This stuff doesn't taste good!" As he said that, Luffy headed straight for the door. Twilight was concerned and asked, "Where are you going?" "I'm going out. This is boring." Luffy claimed. As he left, Twilight began to wonder. Are you really this childish?