Chapter 6: Stand back! I'm going to try SCIENCE!
"Steady..."
I had finally had my lab set up and thanks to some magic via Twilight was now bigger than it looked. I think she called it a distortion spell, I just called it Timelord Science. Either way, the basement was now bigger on the inside with six rooms. I was still working on my project for Luna I had promised, but still wanted to experiment with other chemicals.
"...Steady..."
Some of these chemicals where REALLY reactive, so I had to be careful. I was making a mix of a few chemicals that would essentially make a loud noise and make some damage. Similar to a grenade, except this was all liquid components. I was putting some Potassium Iodine as the last, and key, component in the mix. Only one drop, any more and it would immediately react causing a big boom.
"...steady..."
Stupid thing took a while but I was close. I just wanted to blow something up in the Everfree, because why not? I could have made it simpler, but what would be the fun in that? Any who, I had to be careful with this, sudden movement would possibly cause it to react. I probably should have told Twilight that so she wouldn't teleport in the room.
"...Steady..."
"Hey, did you finish that project of yours?"
The noise of teleportation had startled me and I poured allot more than just one dot of Potassium Iodine in my mix. Twilight was about to say something else when I heard the components start to give of pops. Yeah it was going to blow. I was going to run for my life but Twilight was still here. I just rammed myself into her and used my sweater to cover as much as us as possible. The chemicals exploded as soon as I made it to Twilight so she didn't have time to comprehend what just went down. Some of the vials and nearby glass shattered and flew everywhere. I had gotten a few cuts and I think a piece of glass near my leg. Yeah that hurt like a bitch, but I was used to pain. Twilight had finally processed what had happened and started to repeatedly apologize.
"For the hundredth time, it okay Twilight."
"No its not! If I had been more careful this wouldn't have happened!"
"That's true, but I didn't tell you I was working with explosive and flammable items so you couldn't have known."
"And look at your arm and leg! Your bleeding!"
"Oh, huh didn't even notice."
"What do you mean you didn't even notice!? How could you just not notice the pain!?"
"What can I say i'm used to it..."
Oh fuck shouldn't have said that, quickly change the subject and ramble nonsense!
"Besides, the glass didn't cut me deeply. That and my sweater did protect us from the blast so it's a good thing I always wear a sweater. Anyway's nano band, heal all cuts."
"Healing injuries..."
"...What did you say?"
"That the sweater protected us from the majority of the glass."
"No before that..."
"That the glass didn't cut me deeply."
"No, before that..."
"That it wasn't your fault."
"Ugh, after that!"
"I'm sorry Twilight I have no idea what your talking about now."
"...never mind."
"Whatever, now I have to clean up this mess."
"Let me do that..."
Using her magic, Twilight had levitated all of the glass and even mended it so I wouldn't have to go and buy some mire vials.
"Wow, thanks Twilight."
"Thank you for protecting me from the glass."
"Don't mention it."
"I'm sorry about all of this."
"Twilight, I said it isn't your fault. Now you can keep apologizing and I will keep saying the same thing or you can just accept that it wasn't your fault and leave it at that."
Yeah I got her there. She thanked me for saving her, I thanked her for repairing my vials, and we inspected the damage and made sure there was no glass left behind on the floor.
"Oh, hey Twilight, would you care to test out one of the inventions I made based off of something from my world?"
"Sure, what is it?"
I started walking over to my prototype pen. I had decided to make a pen when I saw that test 8 thing written in pen. Still not sure how it was in pen but there wasn't exactly anyway to get any answers. We walked over to the pen I made. Simple cheap pen of a hard plastic shell and inc on the inside of the thin tube.
"What is that?"
"Well in my world, its called a pen. It's basically a self sustained quill and inc."
"Huh?"
"You see the thin tube on the inside of the hard plastic shell?"
"Yes."
"In that tube there is inc, and you can keep writing until the inc in that tube runs out. Then you either get a new one or replace the tube of inc."
"This could make writing so much easier!"
"Yes, but this is still my first attempt at a pen so this is the first of its kind here."
"The first?"
"Yes, so I would like you to use it like you would a normal quill and tell me if it feels right and tell me if something goes wrong."
"Oh, sure i'll test it."
"Thank's Twi."
"Yeah, no problem."
"Thanks, now I should keep working on my experiments."
"What are you working on?"
"Making a theory I have about pinkie reality."
"What theory?"
"Okay, so you know how she pulls things out from nowhere right?"
"Yes."
"My theory is she somehow has access to a pocket dimension where she stores things and takes them out whenever she deems necessary."
"A pocket dimension?"
"Exactly. She uses it but I don't think she knows she is using a pocket dimension. I want to replicate that and make a pocket dimension for my own use."
"That is an...interesting...theory."
"Yeah its strange and odd, so wish me luck."
"Breakfast will be ready soon."
"Okay, knock on the door when it's done."
"Okay!"
She said that last part as she walked out. I was working on my VPD(Void/Pocket Dimension). I have been feeling more neutral about everything than before. I wonder if this is a side effect from the information transfer from senpai... I kept working until Twilight came and told me to come to breakfast. She did small talk throughout breakfast with me and Spike. Spike finished early and left for Rarity's. Figures as much. I was reading, in pegasus form since the library was open, as Pinkie burst in through the door.
"Hey Pinkie."
"Hi Night Wing! Wheres Twilight?"
"Somewhere here.. hey Twilight!"
"Yes?"
"Come here for a sec, will ya?"
"I'll be right there!"
"She'll be here, just give her a sec."
"Thanks Night Wing!"
"I'm here what is it? Oh, hello Pinkie."
"Yeah, Pinkie wanted to talk to you about something."
"What is it Pinkie?"
"Rainbow has this friend over, a griffon named Gilda."
A griffon named Gilda? This day just got interesting. Yeah there was no doubt that this was than one episode. Yeah, I kind of remember it. If the show is accurate this should be fun to watch.
"Rainbow was an old friend over? Thats good for her."
"Yeah! I thought so to but she was acting so mean to me when Rainbow wasn't around!"
"Uh,huh."
"She was just so rude!"
"Pinkie, are you sure this friend of Rainbow Dash is really so mean?"
"Uh, Yeah! She keeps stealing Rainbow dash away, she popped my balloon, and she told me to back off!"
"I have never met a griffon before, but I bet if I had, she wouldn't have been as mean and grumpy as Gilda!"
"You know what I think Pinkie Pie? Well... I think your jealous."
"Jealous!?"
Yeah, I have heard enough, this was definitely that one Gilda episode with all the pranking going on. What can I do so that this happens correctly? Ah, got it.
"Pinkie, are you sure she is mean?"
"Of, course!"
"Pinkie..."
"Hold up Twi. Pinkie if you think that, why not throw her a party to loosen her up and have a few pranks here and there in the party as well? Maybe then the truth will reveal itself about Gilda."
"That's a great idea! Thanks Night Wing! Now if you'll excuse me, I have a party to make!"
She left without another word. I ensured the timeline for today with only talking. Man I am good at this. Only seconds after she left she came back in.
"Oh! You two are invited to my party as well!"
"Sure thing Pinkie!"
Now with that she left.
"Are you sure about this?"
"What? The party?"
"Yeah, and what you said to pinkie about Gilda."
"Oh yeah I meant it all. Gilda will reveal her true self, it is all just a matter of time."
"...Is there something you are not telling me?"
"Yes there is."
"Care to explain what it is?"
"Why explain with words when I can show you?"
"What..?"
"He,he. Watch and learn Twi, watch and learn."
Now, the show can begin. Twilight and I left the library to go to Pinkie's party for Gilda. Everything was going according to plan. I had to comfort Fluttershy since she was cowering at the sight of Gilda. One by one Gilda set off every prank in the party. This is better in real life. Heh. Slowly the time came where she began to yell.
"Well, Rainbow dash and I are cooler than all of you combined! Lets go Dash."
...
"Dash! I said lets go!"
"No."
"What?"
"Gilda, I set all those pranks, not Pinkie. It was just coincidence that you set them all off."
And her true self is revealed to the public. I smiled as I watched everything reveal itself. Gilda flew off, Rainbow apologized to Pinkie. So did Twilight. I just sat in the corner with my eyes closed once everything played out how it should have. I sat there as I heard hoof steps closing in on me.
"You knew this would happen, didn't you?"
"Yes. Yes I did know this would happen."
"Why didn't you tell me?"
"Because you learned a valuable lesson in friendship, did you not?"
"I did..."
"And if I had told you, would you still have learned it?"
"Um..."
"Exactly. Trust me when it comes to our future Twi."
"Our future?"
"Yeah, your friends, you, and now me."
"Okay."
"The party is still going, why not join your friends?"
"I will...but, why are you just here in the corner?"
"Party's are not my thing. Or socialization in general."
"C'mon, don't be anti social."
"I'm not anti social, i'm asocial. There's a difference."
Well now she knew I was anti asocial. She was kind enough to not say that to her friends. She eventually found a loophole in my predicament. Since I was to stay in the corner she brought her friends to me. There Pinkie thanked me for the idea of the party, and when the others found out I gave Pinkie the idea, they thanked me as well. Since if it was not for me, they probably would have never known about how Gilda really was. The one who thanked me the most was Rainbow.
Eventually the party calmed down and ended. Rainbow and Pinkie cleaned while everyone else left. Rainbow and Pinkie where done before I even left so that was interesting. Twilight, Spike, and I all walked back home as night slowly came upon us. We said our good nights to each other and each went to sleep. I slept with the satisfaction that this day went like it was meant to.