Epilogue: The Foundation
"Anon, you did it!" the voice of the familiar bookish unicorn calls out to you.
Your eyes shoot open and you focus your gaze on her. Quickly you crawl backward from the unicorn who trots towards you.
"How do I know you're real?!" you yell at her. Twilight stops in her tracks and stares at you as the Princess and Arty follow in behind her.
"Anon, it's all over. You can relax! You fell unconscious, then woke up, dumped the stuff on the book-" Twilight begins to explain.
"Which it looks like lost it's powers when you touched it," Artie interrupts. "Then when you touched the book, you fell into a seizure, but when we were about to come in to help, you stood up and took the book into the room."
"You were in there a long time," Twilight continued. "Then you leaped out and here we are."
"I can't believe you did it!" Arty exclaimed. "Nopony's ever overcame that book before. What happened?"
You look at each pony one by one, unblinking. Is this... is this it? Is this real? Only one way to find out. You blink.
When you open your eyes, everything is the same. You let out a deep breath, then collapse on the ground.
"That was the most terrifying, horrible, stupidest thing I've ever done," you state flatly.
"What did you see?" The Princess asked.
Rising to your feet you finally relax. "Well, it was like one big nightmare... It was like what was going on every night for the last few weeks, but even worse."
You point to Celestia. "And you were there..." Your finger moves to Twilight. "You tried to kill me..." Your finger points to Arty as he looks at you expectantly. "You weren't there at all."
He has a slight look of disappointment, but nods.
"Right. Well, great job anyway," The scientist mentions before turning and leaving. "Maybe I'll see you around here tomorrow."
"Speaking of which," Celestia says her focus returning to you. "I believe we discussed a job opportunity here? Especially in light of recent events."
"Yeah, yeah. Is it going to be as bad as this?" you ask. "Or is it going to be more vending machines? Cause I would love to find one that makes chips. Or a fancy microwave that makes food just right."
"That would be cool," Twilight says hesitantly with a smile. She turns to Celestia and attempts to quietly whisper, "What's a microwave?"
"You may find out soon, Twilight. Anon, I will be honest and say that while what happened today is uncommon, it is not out of the ordinary. This position is dangerous and it may even take your life, but where there is high risk, there is high reward. There is no greater service you could do for Equestria," Celestia explains.
You look from Celestia, back to Twilight.
"Do I still get to live at home?" you ask.
"Of course. Forty hours a week, with possible overtime in certain occasions," she explains.
You think carefully over your options. On one hand, there is working in a top-secret facility, filled with magical toys and dangerous creatures. On the other hand, there is living in a house less than ten miles away from said facility, with no idea what's going on in it. At least with one option, you get money.
"Well, it's not like I'd be doing anything else with my time. Sure, I'll do it."
Princess Celestia smiles to herself and nods.
"A wise choice. I believe will you start tomorrow at the crack of dawn, under Arty's supervision," the Princess concludes.
"Cool. Well, I think I'm going to head home then. I haven't necessarily had the most restful sleep lately. Plus, I want to make a good impression for my first day on the job," you add.
"Very well then, Anonymous. If you speak with the other workers here, they can help you leave. I would escort you out, but I have some matters to attend to here with Twilight," she explains.
"Awesome. Thanks for everything, Princess," You give a quick, awkward bow, then leave the unicorn and alicorn alone.
Was bowing the right thing to do? Ugh. It's still weird to interact with royalty in a way that doesn't have your life on the line. Oh well. At least the worst of that is over. Hell, even some good came of it. You got a new job. Who knows what sort of new adventures are waiting for you? Until then, you think that it's time for a well-deserved nap. Your attention grabs onto a few scientists walking through the halls. Well, you suppose it's coworkers now.
"Hey! You, the one in the lab coat. No, the other- Never mind. Can one of you help me outta here?"
Twilight and Celestia move diligently through the bright hallways of the facility, passing door after door. The young unicorn couldn't help but hold her tongue for this long, out of respect for her mentor. Yet, now that Anon was gone, they began to boil to the surface. Was she just moral support for Anon? If she wanted to show this place to Anon, then she could have without her. Anon didn't even need her on the mission.
So, why?
"Uhm, Princess."
"Yes, Twilight?" Celestia replies.
"I'm sorry, but I have a question..." Twilight continues. "Why was I here? I mean, I'm grateful that you exposed me to a top secret facility and everything... and I think it's really nice and cool, but I guess I just don't understand why."
Princess Celestia nods and smiles.
"You see Twilight, I explained earlier that these artifacts are created from extraordinary ponies that try to do extraordinary things," Celestia begins. Her student nods in reply. "There has been one that has been in containment for a long time, it seems to be relatively harmless... but I believe it can be something magnificent if somepony put their mind to it," Celestia continues.
"I see. So, do you want me to-"
"Now, only I have the clearance to remove an artifact from this facility, do you understand?"
Twilight follows her mentor through the halls as they stop in front of a closed door. This must be a major secret, even from the facility.
"I think so..." she answers warily.
"So, I will be taking this artifact back to Canterlot," Celestia explains.
"Okay," Twilight says. "So what is the artifact?"
Celestia smiles and opens the door. Sitting on a table in the middle of the room is a small red book.
"This artifact doesn't have a name yet. On the final page of this book is an unfinished, untested spell by Starswirl the Bearded," Celestia says, stepping inside.
Twilight follows behind, her interest peaked.
"You want me to try finishing a spell written by Starswirl the Bearded?" she asks in disbelief.
Celestia remains silent as she claims the book from the room and turns to her student.
"If you cannot complete it, then there shouldn't be any harm done, but if you can... then I believe it may change everything," Celestia says. "Would you like to try?"
Twilight does everything she can not to do a back flip on the spot.
"Of course!" she exclaims. "I'd love to!"
If she had wings, they would be at full mast. The Princess smiles and nods.
"Then I will send it to you in the mail," Celestia says.
"The mail?" Twilight asks. "Why not through Spike? Like normal?" Celestia moves closer, with a smile.
"This task is for you and for you alone. Hmm... how should I put it. Think of it as... an ungraded, pop quiz," Celestia says warmly.
Twilight nods and smiles for the Princess.
"Then I won't let you down."
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5210191
Thanks for pointing these out! I just fixed them. That's what I get for late night editing.
Incorrect quotation.
I am barely through the first 300 of the SCPs.
Nice~
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I seem to have forgot my compass in my other lunchbox... Loved the story nonetheless! Great job!
This story with a double horror game combo...
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You, sir, made my day.
Foundation and Ponies.
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The Foundation 13
Really great ending. I am happy that everything worked out for Anon in the end. You deserve a like and a follow if I have not done it yet.
5210423 I just say what the mistake is with the fewest amount of words.
So no, it was unintentional.
5216764
1) Already in my Favs list. Scary, creepy, dark and gory are my bread and butter.
2) No, not even close. Cheerilee's Garden was excellent, but its a different type of dark and disturbing.
molestia,trixie and scp? you sir are getting your self a fave
Wow this story was great, It has every Creepypasta element I love. I hope that was a sequel being hinted at.
Nice ending... MOAR! SEQUEL!
not bad at all
This was amusing. Thanks for the write.
5250748 google the name of the artifact and you will get ALL of the information on it lol
5250797 they also got caught.
5250748
Actually, I do believe it creates liquids
Because when someone asks for blood, they get blood that is an exact DNA match to THEIR OWN blood.
Because the person doesn't lose any blood when the drink is dispensed, and the fact it can create LIQUID EMOTIONS, I think is enough to prove it is a magical mcguffin of a vending machine, not a teleporter
yes, you can also get a drink that prevents you from dying
apparently tastes horrible though
Hmm, this is good.
What is the scp?
So what was it that was making the ponies try to rape him? It seems like that mystery was never solved.
That was great
5377211 I agree and I can t wait to see the sequl to this story
5218247 same here
At least Anon now has himself a well-paid job after that nightmare ordeal which was kinda creepy!
Nice job on the story, I also hope to see a follow-up on this.
hmm.... i see a dark tag, how dark is this. is it gore and death? or is it just more of insanely crazy mares trying to rape him to the point they are creepy?
5417326
Mostly your last point.
There is very little gore. No death. It's mostly spooky.
5417335 something like fluttershy popping up all over the place like pinkie pie does?
5417346
I wouldn't say "Popping up". I tried to keep the beginning of this story close to the concepts that were in the Five Nights at Freddie game. You would just have to see.
An error. Names aren't supposed to said in facility, or even known to others but the princesses. Celestia just blurts his name out, and everyone seems to know its his name, including twilight, who wasn't even there.
5421834
I can see where you would say that. I'm not going to justify my usage of the name, but I actually was referring to more than just SCP here. I was adding references to a television show called 'Warehouse 13' which also has a similar premise as the SCP universe, but is a tad less dark.
I figured I could reference the character in the show cleverly, with a name, much in the same way that researchers like Dr. Light are referred to directly in the SCP documentation. Clearly I didn't do enough research though! Darn it!
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Stop it, I don't like seeing you cry! You worked very hard, and now I understand your intention. I forgive you.
Man, I'm such a meanie!
For some reason this story reminded me of the old TV show Friday the 13th with ist cursed objects.
This was an amazing, thrilling, and silly story you have here. Great job and keep up the good work!!
I demand more!!!
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5724663
You're a day late and a dollar short, my friend. Read it, liked and faved it, and went about my business.
5727013 Damn it, I always miss my cue!
5724607
Sorry to hear that I disappointed you, bro.
This fic was a really good read, seriously one of my top 10 favorites. What really solidified this (except for the awesome writing and good use of cross-over/game mechanics) is the connection to "Magical Mystery Cure" in the end, just brilliant!
anon i made you a magic proof chastity belt
This book is good.
I expected nothing but a fanboy shitfest from this story. What I got is a pretty good "horror" with a decent plot.
a sequel would be so good.
i think
Now I don't wanna sound like a perv but if I was that guy I would drop all my FNAF 1,2,3 & 4 skills and you can guess what happens next.
6463898
Heh.
This one is an actual SCP listed on their site. I'm sure things get more complicated when you ask for, say, blood. Or brain fluid.
Theres a whole list of unsafe liquids the machine dispensed on the SCP page
Men it was an honor working with you but tonight we run screaming with the little girl inside us all and remember you don't die in the physical world just the mental world
*Puts security card in upgrade machine*
I got my level 5 card, let's go!
7015998 love ur story btw. I'm a big fan of scp containment breach, FNAF and mlp, so good to see someone write a quality crossover. U should write a second story detailing anon's job at the facility. I'm sure with your writing it would turn out awesome