After the electric company gets furious with BioMagic for creating Nuclear Magic, a substance that replaces electricity. They create a group to make the tanks explode. The rest is in BioMagics Journal and in a few tape recordings..
Nuclear magic was only used in Canterlot where the rich ponies where, a single tube of Nuclear magic could power a whole Coliseum. The pony behind it was BioMagic, a genius in making life more efficient with N.M. The use of Nuclear magic was both dangerous and useful. It had unknown effects on ponies but had great use in replacing electricity, reducing electrical fires. It worked by using unicorn magic and storing it and tanks designed like the horn of a unicorn. The electric companies in various places were against this because they lost bits. They formed a group to destroy the N.M (nuclear magic) plant, like I said it had unknown effects on ponies, so they went in blindly. A team of unicorns overfilled the tanks making them burst high concentrated magic everywhere.
The rest is in BioMagics journal and some of her tapes, read to find out.
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I sigh from everything that has happened...everything I have done and accomplished...everything that should and shouldn't have happened and everything that I could have done to prevent this from happening. The candles flame in front of me ismy only companion. I sigh again, remembering why and how I got here. Ha... someone will find this and wonder, hey, who are you? I'll describe where I am, who I am, and how I got into this mess. I'm underground, more like a cellar but smaller and it has a few hay stacks and a staircase that I blocked off. I found a few candles and this is the first one I've lit, thank Celestia there was a matchbox that worked, I can't use my magic without it going everywhere...for reasons I'll get into later. It seems cozy now but sooner or later it'll be my grave...or maybe I'll be lucky and make it out alive. Even if make it out I'll probably be shot on sight, they don't know I'm different from the other… things out there, only the princesses know. I better start explaining what I mean before I confuse you too much.
Let me introduce myself, I am BioMagic and I'm 23 years old but that doesn't matter. What does matter is what I did for the past 23 years. You see for the past decade or so ponies have been struggling with electric bills and have frequently been experiencing electrical fires, due to the high demand of more and more electricity in one place. So I've been studying electrical-based magic spells along with nuclear power. Nuclear power is unstable and very hazardous to life, so I couldn't use nuclear power straight up. As a filly I gathered as much information I could about the topic of anything Biohazardous and radioactive. I remember sleeping on books like they were my pillows and my mother floating me to bed...how I miss her so...
One day in science class, I was secretly studying about how to create radioactive goo by using only magic. There was no reason why except that I am a bookworm. There was a spell in there and I accidentally casted it whilst reading it, that's how I got my cutie mark. Of course, my teacher got mad because the classroom needed to be quarantined and the goo needed to be dealt with. My cutie mark is a biohazard sign with a light green horn in the middle. Oh! I forgot to describe myself too, I'm probably going to be dead by the time you find this. I have a macaron green colored coat and a mane like DJ PON3, except that it's an ugly green color. It used to be a pretty golden color, but things happen. Now there's something about me that will make sense later but I have radioactive spikes all over my right side in a scattered pattern. Some are short and some are long. The ones on my horn though are long. My horn also has tiny, glowing green cracks all over it making the whole thing discolored. Ok back to the subject. So...nuclear magic and the power it has. Well I wanted to make sort of a nuclear power source that wasn't extremely harmful. So for the majority of my teenage years and College years, I studied a lot at The Science University of Canterlot, testing for different solutions...then it clicked. What if I created nuclear magic? It's like magic except it's turned into nuclear power by using magic to mimic the effects of nuclear fission. The upside of this method is that the magic is mixed with the uranium atoms, nullifying the dangerous radiation effects and turning it into an amazing power source. I built a facility and the tanks were built like unicorn horns. They were designed to hold compressed and very concentrated magic. I built my company, replacing electricity with Nuclear magic, the new power source for everyone to use. I created a spell that unicorns casted into the tanks to fill it up. It was inexpensive and very effective. You would need a huge power box to power a whole stadium of lights. With nuclear magic though, only one container the size of a regular unicorn horn is needed to power all of the lights! Though only the rich ponies had it because it was considered a luxury. This pissed off most of the electric companies off because they were losing bits and I was getting all of it. Nuclear magic was the next big thing and every rich pony wanted their hooves on it. I guess I pissed off alot of electric companies because they formed a big group to make the tanks explode. They didn't even know the consequences! I put a label on the tanks that said "DO NOT OVERLOAD!" In big black letters! Could they not read?! I'm tired, writing with your mouth and having half of it covered in green glowing spikes is draining. I'm going to sleep and tomorrow I'll tell what happened next.
My mouth is sore and dry but I'll write this anyway. My back is killing me, this hay really is uncomfortable! So what happened when the tanks exploded...well...it brang a war between mutants, who have no control, and ponies trying to stay alive. You see, I haven't purposely tested the magic on anypony but I knew it was dangerous to unicorns. It couldn't affect pegasi or earth ponies in its pure form. I came to this conclusion when I was thinking about hiring pegasi and earth ponies, but came to the realization that they couldn't help because the work can only be done by a unicorn. So my entire factory was filled with unicorns. One clumsy unicorn managed to get a tiny bit of N.M on her and her coat melted off. As you already know in the tanks, there's a high concentration of magic, but we convert that into a liquid form, put them into tubes, ship it off ready to be used as power. This can't be done by pegasi or earth because we operate the machine from a distance to avoid that, yet somehow it got on her. To this day I still don't know how that happened...
I hate remembering this...but I'll say it since no pony can... when the tanks exploded there was tons of nuclear magic, in its purest form, bounced everywhere at the speed of sound. It needs a medium to go into body so it seeps into every unicorn's horn and travels through their bodies. I was at a meeting at the time and a barrier was put up at the door to block any intruders, it was private business. I heard and felt the shock wave of the untamed nuclear magic, I don't know what happened or how they got in, but they did. I heard screaming and hollering of shock, pain, and horror. Their screams will never leave my head for as long as I am still breathing. Soon enough the barrier shattered and N.M shot in every direction, making its final destination into every unicorns horn. There were pegasi and earth ponies in the room with us, and just as I thought, apart from the feelings of shock at seeing the N.M affect their co-workers, they were otherwise unaffected.
Now I will talk about the different kind of effects this had on the unicorns. There's three types of mutants that the affected unicorns could transform into:
Liquidators: When the N.M completely melts the pony's skin but they are kept alive for roughly 3 hours before dying. I guess the N.M keeps them alive in some way. The best explanation I could come up with is they experience a magic overload that would keep them alive until the excess magic naturally dissipates. It affects mostly foals, the sick, the elderly, and ponies with a weak immune system. As you can tell it is the most common. Before they die, they must find a solid life form to merge with in order to stay alive longer. These ponies can turn into amalgamations the size of a small car or a house. To kill them you must not touch them, that is if you don't want to be liquefied and merged in the process. You need to trap them in a barrier spell so they can die naturally, if you shoot a beam of magic at them they will get bigger. If you are a pegasus or an Earth pony...run. There's nothing you can do.
Bubblers: Not the most common but in the city it is. It usually occurs in large, strong stallions. Large bubbles filled with radiation and N.M form all over the body. They usually live for roughly 10 hours, but if the pony is strong enough, it may be longer. When they die, the bubbles would be the size of softballs by now, the bubbles would pop and the pony would throw up its organs along with anything else that’s left. Next they would expand and pop like a gore filled balloon. The N.M infects their brain and gives them the instinct to infect others. Kinda like that show “The Trotting Dead”. You can get this by them biting you or getting the substance on your fur. You would kill them like anything else though. My work buddy was a bubbler and I had to kill her in mercy. From what I know the pony they once were is still trapped inside and can feel everything the body feels.
Disperser: This was the rarest because it only occurs in powerful ponies. The N.M was mixed with their powerful magic stored in their horn and spread throughout their bodies, creating crystal like spikes all throughout their body, most notably around the horn. Whenever they tried to use magic, it would shoot out of the spikes instead of the tip of their horn. It wouldn't infect anypony, it would kill them on impact, like getting hit with lightning. Like I said N.M is basically energy but nuclear and combined with the holders magic so it amplifies in power. They have no control over their magic though...I guess I was different. I'm a disperser and only the right side got transform because I heard the blast and quickly put a shield up so I was half protected. Yes I have control over my magic outbursts and mind but when I try to use magic it would have the same effect. I tried to save a pony from a bubbler by using magic but ended up killing both of them. She had a light coat, swirly mane, and three pieces of candy as a cutie mark. I lived in Canterlot and I was at Ponyville at the time. In Canterlot it was the worst because my factory was located there. The mutants spread quickly, I guess it was because the neither the princesses nor the guards could contain it since they were magic users. To my knowledge the princesses are safe and unharmed but I can't say the same for everypony else. I forgot to say that I’m in an apple cellar. I arrived at a farm populated with many apple trees. I saw no pony there except for a few Liquidators...wait...I hear banging on the cellar doors...mutants still come after me because I'm half pony but they don't have this good of a sense of smell! Or is it a normal pony? Either way I'm dead unless I have enough time to say that I'm normal and pose no threat. Well I did hear of an Apple family once, from what I remember one of their family members got invited to the Grand Galloping Gala. Was her name AppleJack? Uh oh...someone's bucking on the door! I got to go! I pray that I can convince them that I'm normal!
I was shocked to see four ponies burst into the cellar. I'm so glad that I had enough time to shout for them to stop when the purple one aimed her horn at me.
I said "No no wait! I'm different I swear I won't hurt you!"
They all looked at me weird and for good reason. They must be thinking ‘Wow a half mutant that can talk coherently?’ But I was scared at first and I guess I looked as frightening as I thought because the purple one quickly stepped back. The orange mare and the big red stallion were armed and ready with pitchforks.
"You...you can talk?!?" Said the purple one in surprise.
I don't know their names. I think the orange one is Applejack...or is it the red one? I'm writing this as they sit on the hay and their out of earshot so I can't hear. Anyway,
I said "Yes, I'm different from the others only half of me is mutated and I can control my magic. You have nothing to fear, I was sent by Celestia to find you and the Elements of Harmony."
She had a shocked look on her face and said "Celestia is alive??? What about Luna? What happened? Were you there? WHAT IS HAPPENING??”
the orange mare rubbed her back and said, "It's ok Twi calm down, she could be lyin’ about Celestia, don't trust her right away. You of all ponies should know how much they lie to get out of sticky situations."
After that they moved to the back and sat there. Occasionally glancing at me then resuming their conversation. I should tell them who I am and ask who they are.
-32 minutes later-
Phew...it took a little while but I think I'm gaining a bit of trust. So, the purple one is Twilight, the Princesses of Magic and Friendship. The orange one is Applejack, the Element of Honesty and the red one is her brother Big Macintosh. I told them that I am BioMagic and that I created Nuclear Magic. They all looked at me with wide eyes than with raging hate.
Twilight yelled at me saying "YOU DID THIS??!"
I said "no no! Let me explain!"
And so I explained everything and they understood but Applejack was still on edge. Twilight felt sorry for me I guess. I didn't mean for this to happen. I really hope I get a tape recorder or something because my mouth is getting really irritated from writing so much. Anyway, they told me that they came here looking for supplies and maybe food.
OH CELESTIA I FORGOT. I didn't tell you about the war! So what happened was that Princess Celestia rallied her troops of Pegasi and Earth ponies, she got them from Cloudsdale and Appleloosa. Princess Luna gathered her army of Thestrals, commonly referred to as “Bat Ponies”. Since they’re apart of the Pegasi family they were unaffected by the nuclear magic. They joined forces to fight against the mutated ponies. I was by their side telling them their weaknesses and helping them through mapping out where dense areas of mutants were. This war didn't happen until 4 months after the tanks exploded so I had a lot of information to give. It's been a full year and the war is going strong. I was sent here to go find the Elements of Harmony but before she could give me a description a wave of disperses burst through the doors of the castle. She said to go to ponyville and if I saw a purple alicorn say that I was sent by Celestia. Then I fought my way out of the castle and made my way to ponyville where she was. Like i said the town was desolate apart from the few Liquidators. I came down here to find a resting spot but found this note book/journal.
Oh, the one named Twilight is walking to me. She asked me what I'm writing...she seems more calm and she even sounds friendly. The others are still scowling at me for some reason. This might be a long talk...she just asked me why Celestia sent me to find the Elements of Harmony. What? The Elements are in a tree?
-about 30 minutes later-
Well that's done. I really didn't know why she sent me to Twilight but now I know. Her and her friends are very powerful ponies when they band together. I wonder where the other 4 are. The Elements of Harmony are in a tree because of Discord. But they said that they’re strong even without them.
Twilight just said that we will go scavenger hunting in the morning and talk more along the way. I said goodnight and Big Macintosh and Twilight, both said goodnight back but Applejack is still uptight. I hope tomorrow goes smoothly and that I find a tape recorder by any chance.
On the way to the convenience store, Bio talked about the different types of mutants and their weaknesses. When they arrived at their destination, Bio found a tape recorder.
BioMagic: Hey it works! My mouth is saved!
Twilight: I'm not very surprised but I guess now we can record our findings and experiences. Applejack, did you find anything?
Applejack: Uh, I found 2 cans of mushed cranberries and 5 canned beans in the back. Also I found 3 bottles of water and a bag of half eaten chips...
BioMagic: Hey, why didn't you pick apples from the apple trees?
BigMac: They were dead and the apples were rotten.
BioMagic: I wasn't really paying attention, also I’m sorry for trespassing onto your farm I didn't know.
Applejack: How? Don't you know of the Apple Family?
BioMagic: No...I was usually buried in my studies and things like that slip my mind.
Twilight: Sorry to interrupt you two, but we should start thinking where we should settle. We can't use my castle because my castle was made from magic and as soon as I heard the blast it started going bonkers! It almost killed me but I ran outside just in time.
Applejack: What about Spike?
Twilight: All Dragons were called to the war, including Spike. Remember when he transformed? Yeah, that's why.
Applejack: Why? I know it seems like a dumb question, but aren't Dragons extreme?
BioMagic: Remember what I said about the N.M spreading all throughout Equestria? Yeah, it reached the Changelings and it got to the Crystal Heart. It corrupted both the reformed Changelings and the Crystal Ponies. For the Changelings, they turned back into their former selves and seeked all who weren't affected. The Crystal Ponies however turned into what we call a Stalacter. They formed horns all over their bodies just like a disperser. They do the same thing as well. As for Princess Cadence, Shining Armor, and Flurry Heart... I don't know.
Twilight: How do you know all of this but we don’t?
Bio: Celestia told me because one Crystal Pony arrived at the palace and the deliver the news.
Applejack: OK back to the topic, we can't go to Fluttershy's because shes...
Bio: She's dead?
BigMac: *sadly* Eeyup
Applejack: And the Everfree forest is more wild than a bull at a rodeo. We had them creatures popping out of there faster than we could beat them.
Twilight: Rarity was in Canterlot when it started and I haven't seen her anywhere. Her Boutique is also locked from the inside.
Bigmac: I didn't see Pinkie Pie in her bakery but what I saw was...
Applejack: *puts hoof on Bigmac's back* It's ok... we saw that Pumpkin and Pound Cake fused together in those things you call a Liquidator.
Twilight: Applejack...is that why you were so quiet?
Applejack: Nah...it's from everythin’...I guess it's gettin to me. I hate these mutants, I hate em all! They killed Apple Bloom and *turns to twilight* why don't you think this one won't just spaz out and kill us all!
Bigmac: Calm down sis, I know it's hard but she ain't like them.
Twilight: Yes, but Applejack has a point. Bio, have you ever had an outburst?
Bio: Yes, but only when I first transformed and it was only for a short amount of time. I'm sorry for this. I shouldn't have created it, all I wanted was to make life more efficient.
Bigmac: It's ok, it ain't your fault, it's those electric ponies who over loaded the tanks.
Twilight: I got it! Why don't we make this our base. It's good for shelter and I can turn this place into a temporary place to stay. Plus it's getting dark.
Applejack: I'm starting to get hungry, Bio can you go find some spoons so we can eat the beans and cranberries? *mutters under breath*
Bio: Sure. *trots off*..... *the sounds of moving boxes, bags, and eventually plastic clinging together* *trots back* Ok so I got 4 spoons and 4 cups so we can share the water.
Twilight: thank you. *opens cans with magic* you know these beans aren't bad! I always hated canned food and though they were kinda odd, but this is the best thing I've had in days!
Bigmac: Eeyup! I'm an Apple but I never knew cranberries tasted this good!
Bio: you said it Twilight. I was a rich pony and ate some amazing foods but for some reason beans is the best thing to me!
Twilight: Applejack, you haven't eaten your beans. Is it because...
Applejack: Yeah...I don't know how Bigmac is going through this so easily. I'm so hungry right now I could eat a cow but...I just feel like nothing can fill this hole I have.
Bigmac: This isn't easy sis...but the past is the past and there's nothing we could have done, and th...
Applejack: *cuts him off* Well, this wouldn't have happened if SHE hadn't tried to make that stupid Nuclear magic! Apple bloom would have been alive! This war wouldn't have started! And Rainbow Dash wouldn't have to be drafted to it! If SHE..
Bigmac: APPLEJACK ENOUGH! She was only trying to help!
Applejack: Well she only made things worse!
Twilight: STOOOOP! We can't change what has happened, but for now we are all we've got. For all we know we could be the only ponies alive and well! If we continue to fight about the past, we can never move on to the future.
Applejack: What future...*sniff* there's nothing to live for...
Bigmac: Well you got me, in this room, no...on this planet we're the only two blood related ponies. You're my only sister now and I will do whatever it takes to keep you safe. *turns to Bio and Twilight* We live for each other and like Twilight said, we are all we've got. So let's stick together and not fight anymore.
Twilight: Wow Bigmac, I'm the Princesses of Friendship and even I don't think I could have made a better speech.
Everyone: *laughs*
Applejack: Yeah *sniff* yeah! It's time to move on ya'll are my family now. Even you BioMagic, I forgive you and I'm sorry for outbursting like that. Hope you can forgive me...
BioMagic: Of course I do! Now let's eat because I, for one, am still hungry.
