“Oh no,” spoke Twilight, flipping to the final pages of the notebook. They were from an old Sunset Swirl, on her deathbed and writing out her final words. According to the notebook, she had given a note to Luna to be passed to any who resumed her research. It had taken some time for Luna to find the letter, and it had just arrived.
“What is it?” Spike glanced up from his breakfast as Nopony gave a yawn, waking up herself. It had taken her a few days, but she had decided to make herself a new home in Twilight’s rafters. There was a small alcove that her pet owl used to go into. Nopony didn’t understand why that owl now slept in its own room, but it left her a nice place to sleep.
“Well this letter from Sunset Swirl. It says a friend of hers was killed because of her research into teleportation. I-I never knew it could be so dangerous. I’ll have to take proper safety measures. No wonder she stopped her research.” Pulling out a pen and paper, Twilight quickly wrote down a list of possible measures she could take to increase the safety of her device.
“Does she say a name?” As Spike spoke, Nopony poked her head out and looked down. After a moment of vertigo, she slowly descended back to the safety of the ground. Sunset had left a note warning ponies of the danger. Smiling sadly, Nopony closed her eyes and put a hoof to her chest. Her friend had remembered, even to her deathbed. Nopony had been remembered.
“No, but it’s lucky we got it today and not tomorrow, considering we’re testing the device today.” Folding up her piece of paper, Twilight put it into her saddlebags, and smiled warmly at Spike. Finishing his food, he leapt up on Twilight’s back, and they headed out the door. Nopony glanced to the letter Sunset had left, neatly folded on the desk, and followed Twilight out.
“Fillies and Gentlecolts, may I present to you; Princess Twilight Sparkle! Today, she is going to present her most wondrous invention; long-distance-teleportation!” The strange pony announcing was one Nopony had seen around town occasionally. She was the mayor, or something?
“Thank you Mayor. Now before we begin, I will explain how this test is going to work. I thank all of you for willingly giving up the area in front of town square so I had room to build it.” Pausing, Twilight bowed her head slightly. Motioning to Rarity, she began to lead a large group of unicorns up to the stage.
“We will put an item inside this circle with a device stuck to it to tell the magic what to teleport. In this case; a medium sized rock. In Canterlot, a similar device has been set up. I won’t go into the specifics of how this all works, but essentially I have written the magic into a block that can be inserted into the machine. Each block contains the coordinates of the other.
“This group of unicorns will then send their magic into special slots on the machine fed via the rings they are wearing on their horns. When the machine has amassed enough magic, it will teleport the item.” Putting on her own ring, Twilight stepped off the podium to join the group of unicorns.
“If this succeeds, Spike over there will recieve a letter. In addition, they will be sending back a pre-arranged package. Please hold all questions until the end of the experiment.” Smiling, Twilight glanced to the unicorns, ensuring they were ready. Concentrating, they began to channel magic into the rings.
Nopony stood beside Spike to one side of the stage. Ever hopeful, she watched as the strange circle began to glow. There was a small box attached to the circle where a cube was slotted into. Both were glowing with strange runes. This proved once more that Nopony’s knowledge of the arcane was very limited.
There was a flash of teleportation magic, and the rock vanished. The unicorns stopped channeling magic, and glanced to each other. None were even slightly tired. A burp sounded, and Spike held out a letter for Twilight. Grinning, she read it and flared her wings in victory. The circle lit up for a moment once more, and a stack of books appeared, completely unharmed. Twilight stepped back to the podium as Rarity led the unicorns offstage.
“I will now be taking questions, yes you with the yellow mohawk.” Twilight pointed, and the pony spoke loudly over the distance.
“When will this be able to be used by us?” Musing for a moment, Twilight considered his question.
“We are not entirely ready for pony transportation at this point, and we really need to set this up in a room everypony can use. Me and the other Princesses are working this out as we speak, but I couldn’t give an accurate time of when just yet.” Twilight saw the disappointment, but knew there was nothing she could do.
“Is that all?” Twilight waited, and so no further hooves being raised, and wrapped up the meeting. Joining her friends, they began to talk excitedly about the results. Twilight couldn’t believe it, long distance teleportation could soon become a normal thing. Want to go shopping in Canterlot? Teleport! And not to mention the job opportunities that would open up for Unicorns.
Nopony smiled as she watched, touched by the news her friend’s dream would finally come true. If only either of them were alive to appreciate it. Nopony glanced around to all the ponies. All of them would be able to enjoy it. Nopony was glad about that. But at the same time, it reminded Nopony of what she was currently missing.
Why was she still here? Would she always be here? Nopony sighed silently, knowing she would never receive the answer. There was no one to see her, hear her, know her, or even speak her name. She would be here for eternity, and then even longer after that. Nopony discarded her thoughts with a quick shake of her head, following Twilight home.
It wasn’t like it mattered anyway.