4-gotten: Training Days
Before long, the elevator came to a halt at the training facility...which looked no different from any other area of the facility they'd seen so far. As they moved forward, the ways to get past various obstacles was displayed on the wall where they could see. "This is beginning to feel like an old game Daddy and I used to play," Twilight began. "...and Mommy and I would mod to make more challenging. Never did figure out how to make the handheld portal generator work for real the way it did in the game, though. Though that research did eventually become the Rift Inducer, and later the Rift Inducer 5000..."
"Did you remember to utilize the proper reactive wall substance for portal generation?" Nefarious inquired. "A lot of sophonts forget about the portals only working on walls coated in that special white goo."
Twilight paused, raising a hoof to her chin. "...you know, I never did look into that. That detail was only added in the second game, so I didn't think it was that important...but if I mixed the right reactive compounds..."
"Rotten bananas have been discovered under the air purification filter," the computer pronounced. "Dispatching cleaner bots."
"Susie seems to be going out of her way to give us a smooth escape," Alister commented dryly. "Perhaps we should save distracting discussion until we're either out of the death trap dungeon or heavily armed enough we don't need to worry about it?"
"That's a good point, Twilight," Qwark reminded her. "Most of the reason you can ignore danger is your extensive arsenal...which we don't have with us. And falling back on raw magic power burns you out rapidly, so you'll need to be stingy about that, too."
Twilight rolled her eyes as they swung across the gap via linked swingshots, the two pairs swinging together to cross. "BBBFF, sometimes I really hate it when you're right."
As they passed, the computer spoke again. "Excellent work. You will make fine minions."
Twilight couldn't help it. She began to sing under her breath. "...and the science gets done, and you make a neat gun, for the people who are...still alive!"
"I always preferred 'Want You Gone', personally," Nefarious countered as the door opened.
"Over here!" Susie called out from the other side of the door, gesturing with her head. "You guys are pretty smart, she thinks you're one of them!"
"I am impressive, aren't I?" Qwark gloated, grinning ear to ear.
"An interloper has been located in the Sector Two training lab," the computer intoned.
"You get out of here, Susie," Twilight instructed. "We'll be fine from here."
"Okay!" Susie replied, opening another door for them. "I left a present for you all on the Charging Station in the Equipment Room. It's on the other side of the lab! I'll meet you at the south exit!"
"Think she'll make it?" Nefarious whispered to Twilight as they rushed through.
"I think so," Twilight replied, taking a pot shot at a robot that was blocking their path. "She seems to know her way around here."
"They have names, you know," the computer chided robotically. "You just destroyed...Carl."
"Okay, even I'm seeing it now," Qwark spoke up.
"I refuse to believe you were any good at that game!" Nefarious snapped.
"What?" Qwark countered. "Leaping about in systems someone else designed, cracking open locks, and smashing things? That's totally my thing as a hero!"
"Smashing with your fist wasn't an option in the game to crack locks," Nefarious countered.
Qwark met the glare for a time, then lowered his head. "Okay, I admit, I lost my lunch the first time I did the infinite fall and never finished the game."
"Hah!" Nefarious snapped.
Before long, the group reached the Charging Station Susie had mentioned, where four gadgets like the one she'd been using awaited them. Twilight eagerly rushed forward, squealing, "New toy new toy new toy new toy!"
"There's a letter," Alister commented, pointing it out.
"And it's written in macaroni!" Qwark squealed, scooping it up as he took one of the gadgets. "Dear Lombax and friends," he read, "these Vac-U's will come in handy. Love Susie." Curiously, he pulled the trigger. A massive suction force pulled Nefarious' rear into the gadget's wide barrel, leaving him braced - and stuck - to the gadget.
"Let me go you half-wit!" Nefarious snapped angrily, struggling to get off the Vac-U.
"I'm trying!" Qwark snapped.
"There's a reverse button on the side!" Twilight called out.
Nodding, Qwark pushed the button, sending Nefarious flying through the air. Before he could smash into a pile of crates, Twilight caught him in her magical field, setting him down gently.
"Qwark!" Nefarious growled out. "You miserable, incompetent-"
"Call me a name I don't call myself already!" Qwark countered with a wide grin.
Nefarious stared, slack-jawed. Twilight and Alister burst into laughter at his expression. Finally, Nefarious stomped his foot. "You are not allowed to stupefy me by insulting yourself!" he snapped. "That's not fair!"
"That's what happens when Twilight gets her hooves on you!" Qwark countered with a wide grin. He blinked as he noticed his Vac-U activate itself as it was surrounded by a purple aura, sucking Twilight into the barrel.
"Me next! Me next!" Twilight squealed.
Chuckling, Qwark pulled the trigger sending Twilight flying as she squealed happily. Nefarious just shook his head in disbelief.
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Portal, though
Twilight was so adorable at the end
HA. Also, in bold. You forgot the U in Nefarious.
And yet he tried. That's more than can be said for canon Qwark.
You know, now that I think about it... I kinda want to see how Twilight x Nefarious would change her impact on Equestria. I can't really see Celestia approving at the very least.
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This was good too.
7151421 Neferious said he preferred it, but i side with Twi...
7151424 Yeah. Also, I think I liked the first game better too... if only Barely. I think part of it was that the second game took you Forever and a day before they gave you the two-step portal gun, plus all the Fat-jokes (and Me being the Skinny-F*er I am it's more the principle of the matter than anything personal...)
And falling back and raw magic power burns you out
1. I believe you meant On here.
He would.
I mean....both songs are great, but "Want You Gone" just doesn't have that same...timeless feel to it as "Still Alive". The latter was just an instant classic.
Dare I ask what happens if Rainbow Dash is launched out of one of these and uses her wings to boost her speed??? But I totally approve of Twilight using it as a fun means of getting a boost for flight.
Is it just me, or are Twilight and Nefarious nerd-flirting?
Controversial opinion buuuut Cara Mio Addio is the best portal song
[youtube=https:www.youtube.com/watch?v=tL_TFXbSnLY]
Sigh why is the youtube thing so annoying
Because the YouTube player converter thingy isn't programmed well, link it is
i see that now she's thinking with portals.
Ah, portal references and adorable Twilight. What more could you ask for in a chapter?
Keep up the great work. Deus tecum.
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maybe some Cave Johnson references
Quark and Twilight are adorable
7151745 Yeah, probably the same thing that happens when Hulk tosses her. By the way, anyone else think that Twilight should make the Portal and Goo guns?
7151788 You have to replace the "/m." with "/www." for it to work. It doesn't like mobile links for some reason...
7152324 hmm yes twilight should make a portal gun, I can definitely see her setting one portal in her personal weapons room at home and the second one, which she can cast magically, when she is on a mission and needs something specific
7152324 You mean she hasn't made them already??? And what about the Half Life Gravity Gun????
Ahhhh some cute shenanigans. Has definitely needed some cute shenanigans as of late.
I want to fav this so BADLY.
But I already did that!
7152480 Thanks!
Rip Ya a New One
Rip Ya a New One II
Rip Ya 3 New Ones
Rip Ya a New One IV
Rip Ya a New One IV EVER
Well, I can't read more of this. I'm finally caught up. I'm tracking several Tat stories and wonder how he does it all! The next chapter is indefinate and I can't wait to read... but I must. I'm not an impatient brat.
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Next chapter will go up tomorrow.
7159208 ...how do you keep your focus on your many stories? Do you even have free time? How do you have free time?!
7159261
Because these stories are the only life I have going for me.
Binge-Read Complete. Proceeding to next objective.... Fortresshy.
7159369 Do what you love. You left rock bottom a long time ago so you can only go up. Unless you're a chocolate factory elevator. That thing goes every direction.
I don't know why, but something about Susie makes me think about the "Phineas & Ferb" cartoon.
7160127 charlie and the chocolate factory? johnny depp or gene wilder?
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but there's more emotion in Want you gone
...
Have i liked this story yet?
No?
WELL IM GOING TO DO THAT NOW!
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Where's the song from, I wanna know?
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It's Portal "Still Alive".
Ya know, after I saw some Final Space, I could not help but imagine the Robot Crewmate Carl... Which is impressive, considering This came out long before Final Space was even given It's pilot.
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maybe a shot in the dark... but just maybe it was a lucky guess?