The War Machine

by Urimas Ebonheart

Chapter 8: Upgrades

A.I. W-M-001 Codename War Machine booting up.

Harmony Launch V1.0

Startup sequence initiated...
Optics - Online.
Audio - Online.
Processors - Online.
Memory Banks - Online.
Weapon Systems - Online.
Communication Systems - Online
GPS and Tracking - Offline.
Magic Systems - Online

Date and Time - Unknown - Getting data from server - 4/08/2247 - 14:07

Directives:
#1 Protect Equus from all threats.
#2 Self Preservation.
#3 Live.

Startup sequence completed. Operating at 100% Efficiency.

My vision comes back online and I look around; I'm back in the Trailer's station with Twilight standing in front of me looking over some papers.

Her ears stand up from the sound of my motors and she looks at me with a gasp. "Adam! Oh thank Celestia you're okay, I've been repairing what I could for weeks but you wouldn't wake up," she tells me.

"I appreciate your concern for my well being and I appear to be fully operational again, Twilight. What happened after you used the Elements? I have no memory of it," I ask her.

"Well, after you were hit by the Elements, you weren't moving, so I was trying to find a way to get you back to Ponyville to repair you..."

I try to think of anyway to get him out of here but nothing comes to mind, I can't lift him up and he's too heavy to even drag.

"Twilight, I need to get Luna to the castle's medical wing to stop her bleeding, stay here and try to get Adam back up," Princess Celestia tells me and teleports away with Luna and her severed leg.

I turn back to Adam and examine the damage. The arm and plating can be replaced, but I'm not sure what to do about the hole in his stomach, I need his schematics to find out what's been damaged or destroyed.

"Is he alright?" Applejack asks me.

"I don't know. His core is still online, but it looks like he's shutdown," I reply.

"I hope he's okay, he was very brave stopping Nightmare Moon like that to save us," Fluttershy says.

After ten minutes of examining him, he suddenly twitches, making us all yelp in surprise as he sits up. "Adam! Are you alright? Do you feel okay?" I ask him with worry.

But he doesn't answer, he just stands up and walks out the hole he made towards Ponyville.

"Where's he going?" Rainbow asks just as confused as the rest of us.

"I think he's heading back to Ponyville," I reply and start following him.

"But the Princess told us to wait here," Pinkie tells me.

"I know, but Adam is acting strange. I'm worried that the Elements have affected him somehow," I reply and jump out the hole.

Adam walks along a trail of destruction, this must be from when he was on his way here, small trees and uprooted bushes lay to the sides of the makeshift path. "Adam! Where are you going? Please talk to me, Adam!" I beg him.

He remains silent and continues on through the forest, I stopped trying to get him to reply after seven or so minutes of no response.

A rustle in one of the bushes gets my attention, and to my horror, a cockatrice's head pops out the top. Before I could even scream at the others to look away, Adam draws his pistol and instantly shoots it in the head without even looking at it. He then puts his pistol away and continues on.

"Whoa," Rainbow breaths out in awe.

We continue to follow him through the forest where timberwolves have attacked us again, but Adam fired three of his missiles at them and quickly forced them to flee. From then on, we had no further trouble.

A bright light blinds us as Celestia teleports next to us. "Twilight? Why didn't you stay at the castle?" she asks me with worry.

"I'm sorry, Princess, but Adam suddenly just got up and left on his own; we've been following him ever since but he won't respond to us," I explain to her as we continue to follow him.

Celestia looks at Adam and trots up to him. "Adam? Can you hear me?" she asks him.

Again, no response.

The Princess sighs and steps back next to me. "What do you think happened to him?" I ask her.

"I'm not sure. We still don't fully understand the technology behind him, but I believe this is the work of the Elements as I can feel magic coming from his core," she replies with wonder in her tone.

Adam has magic inside him now? "How is that possible? When we were studying his core, there were no traces of magic in him," I ask her as that couldn't be possible...

"The Elements work in mysterious ways: they sealed Discord in stone, they turned Sombra into a shadow of his former self and imprisoned him deep within the ice mountains, they've once revived a land devoid of life, they banished Nightmare Moon into the moon and just freed Luna from the parasite. It's impossible to say what they've done to him," she tells me while never taking her eyes off Adam.

I look down at the ground as we walk in thought, I then look back up to Princess Celestia. "How's Luna? Is she okay?" I ask her.

She has a sad frown on her face. "She's alive, but her leg was a lost cause as it wasn't attached to her during her purification, it was still tainted by the parasite's magic and had to be destroyed," she replies.

The rest of the journey was made in silence as we follow Adam, sparks and fluids still coming off him along the way.

We finally make it out of the forest and into Ponyville where everypony in town looks on in shock at the condition Adam is in. He starts to stumble a bit as we come up to his Trailer, 'Is there a program in him that tells him to return to his Trailer if he's damaged?' I wonder to myself.

He's just two metres away and the Trailer's back doors open on their own, but before he could get in, his legs give out and he collapses to the ground with a loud thud and clatter of metal. We all gasp and run over to him.

His core is still online but he's no longer moving. Celestia strains her magic to lift him up and hooks him into the station.

I immediately get to work on removing his magazine pouches and chest plating, I then open up his chest panels and gasp at what I see... There are runes etched in a circle on his core and I can feel magic inside it. The blue light of his core has also changed to a prismatic colour.

The computer suddenly starts to download something from Adam, I watch as schematics for this new core are saved into his folder and displayed on the monitor... This is incredible! It's a self generating magical based power source. He still requires power from the battery, but he can make his own magic like a unicorn now.

"Princess... do you know what this means?" I ask her.

"I do. Adam may very well be able to harness magic now, whether or not through spells or technology alone will have to be seen," she replies.

I push my excitement aside and get started on his repairs.

"And since then, I've spent every day I could repairing the damage you took," she tells me.

I have magic now? "I see, thank you, Twilight," I reply. I also feel guilty at being the cause of Luna losing her leg, but it was my only choice to survive.

"Right then, I fixed all of the physical damage, but is there anything out of place with your programming or code? Are you feeling okay?" she asks me.

I look down for a few seconds. "Please wait while I perform a systems diagnostics," I tell her and run my diagnostics subroutine.

Processing...
Visuals at 100%
Audio at 100%
Processors at 100%
Memory Banks at 100%
Weapon Systems at 100%
Communication Systems - 100%
GPS and Tracking - 0%

Subroutines:
Forced Systems Shutdown - Online.
Self Destruct - Locked.
System Scanners - Online.
Minimap - Online.
Condition HUD - Online.
Emotional Systems - Online.
Magic Systems - Online.

Checking directives:
#1 Protect Equus from all threats.
#2 Self Preservation.
#3 Live.

"I appear to have a new magic system installed," I tell her as I notice a new meter under my condition HUD showing my magical energy levels under my core power levels. My directives also seem to have been changed, although they are perfectly acceptable.

"Erm... you have more than just a new system, Adam," she tells me and opens my chest panels. I look at the mirror she levitates in front of me and see the runes etched into my core. "The Elements altered your core, for what reason we're still not sure, but it would seem you can now channel magic through you just like your normal energy. Though we think you won't be able to cast spells like a unicorn," she tells me.

I lift my right hand and look at it. I can channel magical energy through me? Why? "Is it dangerous?" I ask her.

"Not that we can tell, your core is generating magic to a certain limit and then stops. I've tried draining some of the magic, only for your core to activate and generate more. It's like you have a magical battery in you now that is equivalent to that of an average unicorn," she replies.

"Does that mean I'm self sustaining now?" I ask her with intrigue.

She shakes her head at me. "No. You still need to recharge from the battery to power your original systems and functions, but I'm thinking we could design technology and weapons that you could power with the magic within you. I've already started designing a rifle that fires bolts of magic instead of metal... but it's not going so well to be honest, I'll need to see how your rifle works to get a better picture," she tells me and closes my chest panels.

"I see..." I'm not sure if I should let her, that would mean since she's an Equestrian, the other nations will have to be allowed the technology as well. "How is Luna doing?" I ask her in hopes of changing the subject.

She now has a sad expression on her face. "Not well. Her wound has healed and she's used to walking on three legs now, but ponies are terrified of her and won't approach her," she replies and shakes her head with a sigh.

Processing... "Can you reattach my plates and pouches? I'd like to go and meet her," I ask her. I may not be able to give her biological leg back, but I can at least build her a prosthetic one.

She levitates my chest plate over from the rack. "Oh erm... Sure, just let me tell the others that we'll be heading back to Canterlot for a while. While you were out, I kinda moved into the Library here so I could stay with my new friends and keep repairing you. Celestia has even let you stay if you want, the town sees you as a hero for saving it from Nightmare Moon," she tells me and locks my plates into place, followed by the magazine pouches.

"I do not see the harm in it. We can always contact Celestia via the radio station should we or she need to contact each other," I reply. I try to unlock myself from my station, but once again they hooked me to it. "I appear to be stuck once again, and I don't suppose Celestia is nearby to lift me off is she?" I ask.

"Oh... right. Hold on," she replies and her horn glows, she grunts as the glow intensifies and I lift off the hook and onto the floor, she then lets out the breath she was holding and pants for air. "Phew, that's the third time I've had to lift you up. Ever since I got the element of magic, my magic has gotten stronger," she says and sits on the computer chair looking tired.

"That is good correct?" I ask her.

"Oh yes, I've been able to perform spells I couldn't cast before thanks to the additional power," she replies.

"Like what?" I ask with intrigue.

"I can teleport much more easily than before and a bit further as well, I can conjure more kinds of items, erm..." she lists off a variety of spells and runes she can now perform, it's very impressive.

"Impressive, Twilight," I tell her, causing her to blush at the praise. "Should I wait here for you to inform your friends about our departure?" I ask her and step out of the Trailer.

"If you want to, you're more then welcome to come along," she replies. "I'm sure the others are worried about you as well; they've been visiting and asking about your repairs and they wanted to say thank you for saving us before Nightmare Moon could've killed us," she tells me and jumps out as well.

Processing... Request acceptable. "Very well, Twilight. I shall follow your lead," I reply and follow her down the street.

Ponies walk up to us and thank me for stopping Nightmare Moon and express their relief that I'm awake again.

First, we stop off at a place called Sugarcube Corner where Pinkie Pie lives and works. Unfortunately, the door isn't big enough to let me in... again.

"I can tell this is going to be a recurring problem..." Twilight says.

"I do not mind waiting out here while you go inside," I tell her.

She sighs and looks up at me. "I'll ask her to come out to see you, just wait for a minute," she replies and enters the building.

After a few minutes of waiting, the door bursts open and Pinkie Pie leaps out right at me. "Adam!" she yells and tackles me right in the chest. Fortunately, the empty magazine pouches softened the impact, I didn't move an inch as she slides down and falls into a heap on the ground. "Ow," she mutters as her eyes roll around in her head.

I reach down and offer her a hand. "Are you alright, Miss Pie?" I ask her with concern, she did just run into something stronger than a brick wall quite fast after all.

She raises a hoof and I grasp it, with a gentle pull I lift her back up so she's standing on her own again. "Yeah I'm good... Ow... You know, you're tougher than a brick wall. Oh! And just call me Pinkie! All my friends do," she tells me while rubbing her forehead.

She couldn't have read my thought processes... Yet another aspect of her to examine at a later date. "I am happy to hear that, Pinkie," I tell her.

"Great! Also, good to see you up and about again, we were all worried about ya after you saved us from mean ol' Moony!" she says and hops around me.

I rotate my head back and forth as I watch her. "You are welcome, Pinkie. I am just glad I was able to arrive in time," I answer.

She then stops and looks up at me with a raised eyebrow. "What was it like losing your arm?" she randomly asks me.

"Pinkie! That's not something you just ask somepony!" Twilight scolds her.

I place my right hand on Twilight's back. "It's alright, Twilight," I tell her and look at Pinkie. "I couldn't tell you, Pinkie as I do not feel pain or sensations, all I can say is that I only lost a functional limb," I inform Pinkie and lift my new left arm up. "Which as you can see, was replaced."

She frowns and then gasps. "Are you going to do the same for Luna? She's good at hiding it, but I can tell she's really upset over losing her leg," she asks me.

I nodded to her. "I shall inform her that I could possibly build her a prosthetic leg to replace the one she lost, but I will need to study up on pony anatomy first; which will not take long," I reply.

She grins widely at that. "That’s super duper! Having her leg back, even a robo-one would make her feel better!.. Why are you still here? Go right now! The sooner you do it the sooner Luna will feel better!" she tells me and tries to push me away, with no progress at all.

"But what about the others? We still need to tell them where we're going," Twilight explains to Pinkie.

"You just let ol' aunty Pinkie Pie worry about that! So get going the both of ya!" she tells us and begins hopping off into town.

"Okay... I guess," Twilight mutters to herself. "I guess we'll just pick Spike up from the Library and then take the Trailer to Canterlot," she tells me.

"Alright," I reply and we walk to the Library.

Twilight enters while I wait for her by the Library's sign, she then returns a few minutes later with Spike on her back.

"Hey, Adam! It's great to see you're okay," he tells me.

"Thank you, Spike. I'm glad to still be operational. Should Nightmare Moon have aimed just a bit higher with her horn, we may have all died, including her," I reply.

He goes wide eyed at that and gulps nervously. "Oh yeah, your core can go boom can't it..." he says quietly.

I nodded at him. "I will have to research a method to increase my chest cavity's plating to be even stronger; while it is dense and durable, titansteel has proven vulnerable to magical energies," I say.

"I'll help you when you eventually start it, but we need to get going if we're going to make it before the Canterlot traffic rush crowds the streets, making it impossible for the Trailer to get through," Twilight tells me.

We make our way through town getting more praise for our deeds. We reach the Trailer and I spot two colts near the back doors.

"How do we get in? I bet there's a ton of neat stuff inside! You saw the big guy that came out, what if there is more of them in there!?" the short chubby looking blueish grey colt with a pair of scissors for a mark says to the tall lanky tan colt with a snail for a mark.

"Errr. I don't think we should be doing this, Snips. We could get in deep trouble," the lanky one replies.

"Oh quit ya worrying and help me open the doors!" the short one named Snips retorts.

They try to open the doors with their hooves and I walk up behind them and look down. They stop as my shadow covers them and they slowly turn to stare at my feet, they then look up and go wide eyed as I continue to stare at them.

"What do you hope to achieve by getting inside my Trailer?" I ask them.

"Eh he... We erm, just wanted to look around a bit," Snips says and nudges the other colt. "Right, Snails?" he asks the other colt.

"Oh! Uh-huh!" Snails replies, nodding his head rapidly.

"I would recommend not trying to do so again as there are items in there that could harm you or someone else. Please leave as we are about to depart for Canterlot," I inform them.

"Hehehe, you got it! Come on, Snails!" Snips replies and tells his lanky friend as he runs off.

"Hey! Wait for meeee!" Snails yells at his now retreating friend and chases after him.

"Good thing your Trailer has such a sophisticated locking system on it," Twilight says to me.

"Very, shall we depart now?" I reply and ask.

"Yes, I think we got three hours before early work hours end," she informs me and I wirelessly unlock the Trailer.

She gets into the passenger seat with Spike on her lap while I get into the driver's seat. Once she's strapped in, I shift the Trailer into reverse and back up slowly to turn around. I then shift into first and slowly leave the town until I hit the main road where I speed up.

I connect to the radio and contact the Canterlot Radio Station. "Hello? Is that you, Twilight?" a stallion's voice I don't recognise asks.

"Erm, yes it's me, Soundwave," Twilight replies.

"Who is that, Twilight? I don't recall anyone manning the Radio Station before we left," I ask her without looking away from the road.

"Oh, right, you were offline at the time. Princess Celestia wanted to have somepony always at the station to receive any reports from the guards as they now have their own radios. Though they're a bit on the large side as they have to be worn in a saddle bag, transmitter on the left and the receiver on the right," she tells me.

"Twilight? Who's that with you?" Soundwave asks her.

"Oh right. I haven't reported back yet, it's Adam and he's back online again!" Twilight explains to him with excitement in her tone.

"He is!? I'll tell Princess Celestia immediately, she's going to be so relieved," the stallion replies.

"Can you also inform her that we're on our way to Canterlot right now as well to meet her and Princess Luna?" Twilight asks him.

"Sure thing, Twilight. They’ll meet you at the Lab," he replies and the radio goes silent.

We continue along the road towards Canterlot, passing by some ponies who are pulling carriages with other ponies in them... I would guess humans may find that amusing or ironic.

After an hour and a half of driving, we arrived at the city gates and the guards let us through where I follow the road back to the Castle at a slow pace.

I park the Trailer inside the Lab through the large doorway where Celestia and Luna are waiting for us. Luna is a foot shorter than Celestia and her coat is a deep blue while her mane and tail look more like a calm night rather than a raging cosmos.

I step out of the Trailer followed by Twilight and Spike, I walk up to the Princesses and nodded to them. "Good afternoon, Celestia, Luna," I greet them.

"Good afternoon, Adam. I'm so glad to see you back on your hooves. I trust you are in perfect health?" Celestia replies and asks me.

"I am fully functional once again thanks to Twilight's diligent work," I answer her.

I glance at Luna to see her looking away with a shameful expression. "Please forgive her, she still feels guilty from killing the guards and almost killing you and the Element Bearers," Celestia tells me in a sad tone.

I shake my head. "It wasn't her fault, she had no control over her actions, I know all too well what that is like. Before Doctor Madison rewrote my directives, I was forced to perform any order I was given by a superior against my will. If I was told to shoot someone, I'd have no choice but to do so or my A.I. core would be destroyed," I reply.

Luna then looks at me with wide eyes. "You too were under the control of another?" she asks me.

"Correct, but I am now free of those directives and make my own decisions," I reply.

She limps up to me with a sad smile. "Thank you for stopping me before the parasite could do anymore damage or take anymore lives, Adam," she says.

I nodded in reply. "And I apologise for taking your leg, but my self preservation directive forced me to do so to survive," I tell her.

Her sad frown returns and she looks way again. "I-It's alright, better this than the alternative," she says sombrely.

"If you'd like, I could build you a new leg," I inform her.

She looks back at me with wide eyes, as does Celestia. "You can make me a new leg?" she asks stunned.

I nodded again. "Yes. I'll have to study up on pony anatomy first and take some scans of your other leg for dimensions, but it should be possible. Humans call them prosthetic limbs, they're connected to the remaining nerves through a socket which control the artificial muscles in the limb. Although you won't feel any sensations or sense of touch through it at all," I explain to her.

She looks down as she holds out the stump of her left foreleg in thought for a few seconds, then back at me. "I'd like that very much please. Walking on three legs has been... troublesome, during the last two weeks. If you are able to give me a new leg, then I accept your offer," she replies with a bow.

"Very well, be warned that after the operation it will be painful or very sore until your body adapts to the new limb. If there is nothing else to discuss, I'd like to get started on studying for the operation. Princess Luna, please hold still while I scan your right foreleg," I inform her. She remains still as I save her leg's width, length, diameter, and weight. "Scan complete. I should have the leg built in two weeks time."

"Thank you for helping my sister, Adam. You'll find the best medical and anatomy books in the Castle’s medical wing. Twilight, can you escort him there and help him learn as much as possible?" Celestia requests of Twilight.

"Of course, Princess. Come on, Adam, let's get started!" Twilight replies and I follow her out into the Castle.

It only took me a few hours to read every book, chart, and image on pony anatomy and physiology and I am now confident enough to begin building a new functional leg for Luna with what I have just learnt.

Using the lab's facilities -which now has its own basic computers to store files, records, and research results- I have finished constructing the skeletal frame of the leg using the titansteel remains of my plating that was too severely damaged to repair; Celestia used her magic to melt down the metal and poured it into the moulds I had made. This will ensure the leg's structural stability and make it near impossible to cut off again. I have also finished the socket that will be attached to her leg first so the prosthetic can be removable for maintenance.

I'm now working on the nanofiber muscles that will connect to the nerves in the remains of her leg. Princess Luna is standing beside me, watching with fascination as I slowly weave the fibre together over the titansteel frame.

"Humans have such wondrous inventions. Before my banishment, the most we had technology wise were carriages and windmills," she informs me.

"Humans don't have magic at their convenience, so they focused solely on science and technology. It was thanks to their intelligence and technology that they became the dominant species on the planet," I tell her as I finish the muscles for the pastern, fetlock, cannon, and the knee.

"What other wonders do the humans have?" she asks me, eager to know more.

Over the last week, Luna has been visiting me as much as possible whenever she could. Calculations suggest it to be a kinship to having our own actions stripped from us and the fact I do not fear her, I notice the other scientists keeping their distance from her whenever she visits, like they are right now.

Her personality has mostly been gloomy whenever she was in another part of the Castle, but she instantly lights up when she talks to me. As far as I can tell, she is a kind and very caring individual; the exact opposite of Nightmare Moon.

"They have accomplished many feats ranging from medical, life-convenience, and the military. One of mankind's greatest achievements is building a colony on the Earth's moon," I tell her in reply to her question.

She gasps at that information. "They have reached their moon? And their moon's caretaker allowed them to do this?" she asks with surprise.

"The Earth has no caretakers for the sun and moon. The planet naturally orbits the sun at a distance of one-hundred and forty-nine point six million kilometres away, while the moon orbits the Earth," I tell her and get started on the upper leg muscles.

"Amazing. Please, tell me more about this colony on the moon," she asks me with child like glee in her eyes.

Scanning prosthetic for imperfections...
Scanning...
Scanning...
Scans complete, none detected.

I lift the leg off the table and hold it out to Luna who looks at it with awe. "This is to be my new leg?" she asks and leans closer to examine it, it's the same colour as her coat, but still looks metallic with the thin layer of steel plating over the nanofiber muscles with a radio panel on the cannon area.

"Correct. I have also built a radio into it behind this panel so you can contact the Canterlot Radio Station or to listen in to its channels, there is also one of the new crystal batteries inside that you'll need to recharge with your magic at least once a week to power the radio and the on board processors to move the nerve receptors that are connected to the socket, it transfers your brain's electrical impulses and will react to how you wish to move it," I explain.

While I was finishing the leg, Twilight continued her research on radio waves and to see if magic could be used to boost their signals. The other scientists have also warmed up to Luna after seeing her being so friendly to me, even greeting her during her visits the last three days, which made her even happier.

During the week, winter has also rolled in. I was surprised when I found out the ponies manually control the seasons of Equestria.

"Is it ready to be attached now?" she asks with hope.

"Yes. We'll just need to procure an operating room where I will surgically attach it to you," I reply and pick up the socket.

"That is wonderful, I shall inform my sister of the news at once!" she says and teleports out of the room.

"So the leg's finally done? This will be an amazing revolution to medical science should this work. Imagine all the ponies who've lost limbs that can have new ones to replace them," Twilight says with excitement.

"Unfortunately, I don't believe it will work with a pegasus' wings as they require magic in them to allow flight. I am still processing all the information on magic you have shown me," I reply. I've had to focus my processing power on combating Nightmare Moon and constructing the prosthetic leg for Luna over the last few weeks to file through the data.

"I know, but I may be able to find a way to combine it with magic later, but right now, this is about Princess Luna," she says as we wait for the Princesses to return.

After a few minutes of waiting where I go over the leg and socket one more time just to be sure it’s functional, both Princesses teleport into the lab where Luna has a large smile on her face.

"Let us be off then! I cannot wait to have my left foreleg back," Luna says and grunts as her magic lifts me off the floor by an inch before she stops and gasps for air. "By the stars! You weigh over a ton!" she says between breaths.

Celestia giggles at the reaction. "One point six to be exact. I had the same reaction when I first tried to lift him, though he was missing an arm and a leg at the time," she tells her sister.

Luna frowns with a pout and glares at her sister. "Yes, well. Can we please get going? I do not wish to wait any longer than I need to," she says with a childish tone as the others chuckle and giggle at her.

"Hehehe," I chuckle as well, causing everyone to stop and stare at me with wide eyes. I also freeze in place... My emotional systems should not have the coding to emulate laughter.

"Did... did you just laugh?" Twilight asks with shock.

I then turn to look at her. "I believe I just did, though my coding should not be able to allow me to do so," I reply.

"Fascinating! Perhaps this is also a side effect of the Elements? To give you more life like emotions?" she theorizes.

"Possibly, I'll perform an in-depth diagnostics scan tonight. Right now, I should begin Luna's operation," I reply.

We all leave the Lab where Celestia leads us to the medical wing, a room has already been set up with other Doctors and Nurses on standby.

"This is where you shall perform the operation, Adam. Please be careful," Celestia tells me with a worried expression.

"No need to worry Celestia. I'll make sure the operation is a success," I reply and enter the room.

There's a large medical style bed in the centre with trays, cabinets and shelves filled with surgical tools and equipment along the walls. Though I do not see any heart monitors or other medical devices, good thing I can monitor her vitals myself with my scanners.

"I need Luna to lay on the bed on her right side, do you have any anaesthetic to put her to sleep?" I tell her and ask the others.

"Anaesthetic? I don't know what that is, but we use spells to put the patient into a deep sleep, then we use a numbing spell to temporarily remove all feeling to the body," one of the Doctors informs me.

I nodded in understanding. "Then please perform them so I may begin," I ask the Doctor.

His horn glows and Luna quickly falls asleep after a few seconds, his horn glows a second time, adding the numbing effect. "It's done. You may begin when ready," he tells me.

"Thank you," I reply and stand next to Luna.

I pick up a bone saw and begin removing the amount of coagulated skin, muscle and bone from the stump that I need to remove before hand; I can hear Twilight hiss in discomfort from the action. Once removed, I put the socket in place and drill four screws into the bone to hold it in place. I then use my plasma cutter on a low setting to fuse and seal the skin to the socket and stop the bleeding.

I scan the socket and watch as it connects to the nerves one by one, after two minutes, it's completed.

Taking the prosthetic leg from Celestia's magic, I attach it into the socket where it locks into place. I apply some of their antibacterial medicine to the burned skin connected to the socket and wrap up the area with gauze.

Once completed, I stand back and scan the socket and leg one more time.

Scanning...
Scanning...
Operation successful. Socket has been connected. Awaiting results for nerve ending assimilation.

"The operation is complete, all we have to do now is wait for her nerves to accept the socket and begin to move her new leg," I tell everyone present.

Celestia sighs in relief. "Thank you, Adam. I'm sure my sister will be very happy with her new leg," she says to me with a smile.

"It is no trouble at all, I am the one who took it from her in the first place, it is the least I can do to repay her," I reply and then look to the Doctors. "Once the numbing spell wears off, you must not apply anymore, the pain she'll feel will be from her nerves trying to move the leg. She'll be in pain for the next three or four days as they assimilate," I inform them.

"Very well, we should leave her to rest while she still can," Celestia says and we all leave the room, except for a Nurse who’ll watch over Luna.