//------------------------------// // Research Trip // Story: DARK HORIZONS: LOCK DOWN // by CakeGrenade //------------------------------// Welcome To Dark Horizons: You are passengers: 4242 Your Group Name is: Elements Of Harmony The Power Stability is: 100% -- "DARK HORIZONS TO CANTERLOT, DARK HORIZONS TO CANTERLOT!" Twilight bawled over the microphone "EVERYPONY IS DEAD, I NEED TO BE PICKED UP, I REPEAT, EVERYPONY IS DEAD, I NEED TO BE PICKED UP!!!" As the station sailed into the black abyss, Twilight thought of Ponyville...and her friends she had: Rainbow Dash, Pinkie Pie, Applejack, Rarity, Fluttershy and Spike...she missed them...but now it didn't matter, they were all gone and it was all over for her..."Goodbye Everyp-" She was cut short as the Station was absorbed into the dark hole of the dark corner of space that no one would ever find... --- 4 DAYS EARLIER --- DAY 1 "Aren't you excited?" Twilight said to her friends "Didn't you say we would be the only ponies on board?" Rainbow Dash asked "Well yes...but that doesn't matter" Twilight answered "As long as we have each other" "I'm not that excited..." Fluttershy whimpered "I'm more scared that anything" "Oh...its alright Fluttershy" Pinkie pie said "Twilight and her lists will help us, right Twilight?" "Oh yes Pinkie" Twilight answered "I have made plenty of lists to help us on our trip" As the mane 6 climbed aboard 'THE DARK HORIZONS: TRANSPORTATION SHUTTLE' they saw many buttons and levers with a huge monitor with a blue background that read: WELCOME VOLUNTEERS, they looked at the screen with unblinking eyes until the shuttles phone started ringing...Twilight answered the phone "Hello?" "Ah...Hello Twilight" Said the voice "How are you?" "I'm fine...who is this?" Twilight asked "Oh right yes, My name is Alchemy Vase" Said the voice "Ill be your shuttle guide...im here with Princess Celestia down in Canterlot" "Oh...well tell her hi from me" Twilight said "Who is it Twi?" asked Rainbow Dash "Its a science pony named Alchemy Vase and Princess Celestia" Twilight replied "Oh well tell her hi from us" said Rainbow Dash "The others said hi" Twilight said to the phone "Alrighty then...you will be setting of in...3...2...1" Jamies spoke quietly into the phone and suddenly the shuttle was fired straight up into the air and out of the atmosphere. The mane 6 stared down at the ground of Equestria unknowing that this will be the last time they ever see it. "Good Evening Elements Of Harmony...how are you this fine evening?" said an unknown voice "Huh, who said that?" Said Rainbow Dash "Now, now Rainbow Dash...don't get frustrated...look at the monitor" said the voice again "Oh..." Rainbow Dash muttered as she stared at the robotic face on the blue monitor "My name is INTERFACE...and i control the entire DARK HORIZONS facility" "That's really interesting" Twilight said with glee "tell me more" "Sure thing" After hours of Twilight explaining the concept of what a black hole actually was (she went into full detail by the way), everypony was feeling extremely tired, so they decided to go to bed and talk about what they were going to do once they got the to the main station in the morning. DAY 2: "Good morning everypony" Twilight said "Time to get up" "Twilights...how in the world do you know its daytime" Rainbow Dash asked "I used the shuttles clock" Twilight explained "Oh...right" Rainbow dash muttered "GOOD MORNING!" Pinkie Pie yelled "Ah!! Fluttershy squealed "Don't wake me up like that...be gentle" "Oh ok" Pinkie pie said starting to whisper "good morning" "Thank you" Fluttershy whimpered "So..what now Twilight?" Applejack asked "When do we get to the station?" "Oh...not for a couple of hours yet" Twilight said...disappointing them all "But don't worry...I brought scrabble" "uuuurgh" They all said in unison After many hours of playing Scrabble the shuttle then landed on an orange planet with blue swirls "Is this is it?" Asked Rarity "its not very...pretty" "You all looked very bored so I decided to land the shuttle here so you could have a play with gravity for a while" "That's very nice of you" Said Rarity "Your welcome"" "Well lets get this door open and have some fun" Said Rainbow dash as she opening the shuttle door "Yeehaw" said Applejack "WEEEEE" Said Pinkie Pie "Wahooo" Said Rainbow Dash "Yay" Said Fluttershy "Did you know the person who discovered gravity was Sir. Isaac Hoofton?" asked Twilight "Shut up Twilight and just have fun" yelled Rainbow Dash 1 hour later "ALL ABOARD!!" yelled The INTERFACE "We are heading straight for DARK HORIZONS right now!", everybody cheered at this...they had been so excited to finally see the famous space station for many months now...some ponies still couldn't believe it was actually happening (Twilight...is one of them). As the shuttle landed on the docking part of the DARK HORIZONS space station everyone squealed with anticipation...the door opened and they stepped out. "Welcome...to DARK HORIZONS: Orifice Laboratories Black Hole Testing Site" "Woooooow" Twilight said with awe "This place is better than I imagined" "This place is absolutely fabulous" Said Rarity "I should be taking photos" "Did you know that this place has over 42,0000 testing rooms?" "That's a lot" Said Twilight "I wonder what's in them" "Trust me...you don't want to know" "What do you mean" Twilight asked "Nothing...just...enjoy your stay"