When Twilight want to retake her studies about magic artefact she find an strange transmission that came from far away in the universe
Twilight Sparkle studies magic emission from many artefacts in equestria and try to build a machine to locate them. All goes well to this moment when something echo from that seem far away in a another world.
Setup of this story : In this story I use only MLP FiM only, with no human world, no portal etc. so in this story MLP EqG events never existed (but I make a little reference to it)
This story is in pause for a moment, I want to conclude my others stories before continuing this one and also I don't know how to continue this story for now. So It can maybe be in pause forever or maybe not. Idk
NB : For French reader on this site there a reference to "Kaamelott" can you spot it ?
It was during her studies that she had first broached the subject. The waves of magical objects. During her time at Celestia's Gifted Unicorn School, Twilight had learned from her magic lessons that magical artefacts were recognizable by the imprint and waves emitted by each magical object, an indescribable but recognizable sensation that every unicorn who had ever come close to a magical object knew.
Years later, after the great battle against Queen Chrysalis, Lord Tirek and Cozy Glow, Twilight began to think again about magical objects and their waves, particularly because of the Grogar Bell.
In truth, she wanted to deepen her knowledge in these fields so as not to be caught out again by misused magical objects, especially by Equestria's enemies.
She had heard of a book that had a peculiarity: when you wrote in it, the words magically appeared in another identical book. Other magical objects in Equestria also possessed this kind of capacity in other areas. For example a magic stool in a pub in Manehattan which, when sat on, teleported you to another stool in the cellar of a bar in Canterlot. Following this discovery, the pony who discovered it went back from Canterlot to Manehattan, taking the stool with him as he didn't understand that he had to sit down to go the other way, and today the two stools are next to each other and have no real use.
Using her knowledge, Twilight had designed a magic-wave device that would enable her to locate magical objects. She was more of a theoretical than a practical person, but she didn't take fright and set to work.
After months of research, she finally put together a kind of prototype, essential knowledge and experience of magical objects. She was well aware that she couldn't undertake everything on her own, several times withdrawing them to the assistance of Spike and faithful pupil Starlight Glimmer. They both wondered about Twilight Sparkle's new hobby, but as good friends they were happy to help.
After that, it took a few more months to build the prototype. The thing now, according to the theory, was to calibrate it with the various magical artefacts in Twilight's possession, notably at the School of Friendship. The various historic relics belonging to the different creatures who frequented the school.
"Have you finished?"
"No, not really, but it might work. Could you fetch me a cup of tea from the kitchen?" replied Twilight.
"A cup of tea?" surprised Spike.
"Yes, because Trixie turned most kitchen utensils into teacups for spellcasting practice, so we've got quite a few.
"Ah... yes, I remember, but I don't see the point" Spike was confused.
"Well, Spike, although they're teacups, they were created by magic, which means they emit magical waves like any other magical object, so they're a good way of testing the device".
"Ah, I understand," said Spike, his eyes wide open. "And you want to use these teacups because if the waves are too powerful if they break it's not a problem, I get it"
"I didn't think it through that far" thought Twilight, a little annoyed with herself for not having had the idea.
"I'm going" shouted Spike as he left the map room, leaving Twilight and her machine alone.
A moment later Spike returned with a few cups of tea ' made by TrixieTM '.
"Spike" asked Twilight "can you start the machine? thank you".
" Yes Twilight " replied Spike " let's get start the Twilightor Magic Waves Analyser 2000 "
"Very funny Spike" grumbled Twilight in a slightly annoyed tone.
The device started up, a heavy noise was heard, then followed with constant beeping, then shrill whistling, then beeping again but regular and softer.
The device seemed to be working and reacting to the presence of the teacups, but it began to hum horribly, making a piercing static noise. Then the constant noise seemed to distort, as if something or someone were disrupting the signal.
Twilight immediately decided to adjust the signal to see if the disturbance was only temporary, but the more she adjusted the device, the more audible the disturbance became, until it became the semblance of a voice. A distant, muffled voice, but one that became more understandable as Twilight made further adjustments.
Various theories raced through her mind, so much so that she didn't know where to start for some semblance of an explanation.
The strangest thing was that the device worked, it worked well in fact, it could detect magical objects, but it could also detect other, as yet unexplained, things.
These voices, Twilight couldn't understand where they came from, who, when, where or why.
All these simple questions were unknown to her and beginning to feel the weight of fatigue she decided to go to sleep but her sleep was very disturbed, simple questions that had no answers.
It's decided: the next day she'll go and see Princess Celestia, her teacher, her mentor and her guide - someone like her, with over a thousand years of existence, can give her answers, or at least the beginning of a clue to an explanation.
The next morning, Twilight woke up to find she had a severe headache - after all, last night she hadn't slept well.
She therefore called her friends before going to see Princess Celestia, to report on last night's situation and what had happened. All five arrived in the throne room.
"What's going on, Twilight? You've been reading all night again, haven't you?" said Rainbow Dash mockingly.
"No, not really, no. The reason I called you was because I made a discovery last night" resumed Twilight.
She explained the situation. Her project, her studies and the creation of her prototype machine for detecting magical objects. She recounted the voices she'd heard through the machine and the strange messages she'd been able to capture.
"Sounds scary," murmured Fluttershy.
"maybe it was ghosts from the past", Rainbow Dash quipped.
"Rainbow!" shouted Applejack "maybe Twilight can explain?"
"Unfortunately no, that's why I called you, because I'm planning to go and see Princess Celestia today to unravel this mystery" resumed Twilight.
The five ponygirls decided to accompany Twilight to Canterlot, knowing full well what can happen when Twilight stresses out and starts having a panic attack over something she can't explain.
The six ponygirls arrived in the throne room of the royal palace and were greeted by Princess Celestia and her sister Princess Luna.
"I'm sorry Twilight, but despite my knowledge, I can't explain what happened," announced Celestia.
"The same goes for me," added Luna. "Even when I was Nightmare Moon, I already knew where the elements of harmony were and I didn't need such a machine to locate them" Luna resumed more quietly in a more feverish voice.
"Twilight if I may give you a word of advice, you're smart enough to solve this riddle and if the task seems daunting, your friends are there and even your pupil could help you, I know what I'm talking about" said Celestia with a wink to Twilight.
Twilight thought for a moment, then her face lit up, Starlight Glimmer was not only a magically gifted unicorn, she also knew about magical objects and had a considerable knowledge of magic.
"Thank you, princesses!" exclaimed Twilight before leaving with her friends.
"In the end, as usual, it's up to us to do everything," murmured Rainbow Dash.
Twilight grumbled a little at Rainbow Dash, but in the end each of the ponies knew that Rainbow Dash was right in some way.
"It's time to go home," exclaimed Twilight before boarding the Friendship Express.
"Darling, although I share your enthusiasm, you'd better be in good shape before you start. I suggest we first relax at the Ponyville spa and then rest for the rest of the day, because taking care of yourself is important," suggested Rarity.
All six agreed, even if Rainbow Dash pretended not to like the proposal, secretly waiting for a good excuse to go to the spa. Wonder who really cared about appearances, Rarity or Rainbow Dash.
"Tomorrow is another day", Twilight said to herself in her head, thinking of recent events, but since then she'd taken a step back and knew that panic wasn't a good solution when faced with misunderstandings or difficulties.
The sun set peacefully over Ponyville.
The noise and light of day had given way to the calm and darkness of night.
Starlight Glimmer and Twilight Sparkle had been researching for most of the day.
"Argh, although I understand how it works, I don't understand how it's possible to pick up a signal outside our world" sighed Twilight in front of some old books talking about magical artifacts.
"Come on, Twilight, you're the professional here, do you usually have any idea how it works?" replied Starlight.
"No, for once, Starlight, I don't understand at all. How is this possible? I've looked in all the books that describe more or less similar events, but none of them has given me an answer close enough to the current situation" replied Twilight, exasperated by the situation.
"Twilight, Starlight, I think I've figured out how this works!" exclaimed Spike, storming into the throne room of Twilight Castle.
"What?" replied Twilight, looking a little bewildered.
"Think Twilight, let's look at a similar situation in Equestria. When I send messages with dragon fire, the message transforms into smoke before it reaches its destination. And if we draw a parallel with the current situation, let's imagine that the prototype device is me and the magic waves are the message. So the waves are like smoke, they go everywhere, and the more powerful the device is, the greater the chance of receiving messages", explained Spike.
"Indeed, it makes sense. But why are we picking up messages from another world?" replied Starlight.
"I don't know for sure that this other world also uses magic, but I suppose the frequency of the magic waves and the waves they send out are, by chance, on the same sort of frequency ?" resumed Spike.
"It's true that this would explain a lot of things, but the best thing would be to improve the device in order to better capture these strange messages, and maybe even decipher them" exclaimed Twilight.
"I suppose we'll be working on this all the rest of the day?" said Starlight with a sigh.
"Isn't it exciting?" replied Twilight, unable to hide her excitement.
A good part of the day went by, and the two ponies and the dragon set to work together on the construction of a capturing device, far more powerful than the original one. It took them a while to come up with the perfect solution to create a device that would capture the signal efficiently and without loss. But building it wasn't enough. You also have to calibrate it. Which took quite a while. Fortunately, as Twilight Sparkle is a maniac, all the notes on the first prototype were available.
"How's it going?" said Applejack, who had just entered the throne room with a basket full of apples on his back. "How about a little break?"
The two ponies and the dragon nodded in agreement; indeed, they had spent most of the day working and hadn't had time to take a break - their other friends joined them later. Applejack had asked them to come, and most of them were rather curious to see what Twilight had come up with to clear up this story, but above all they were driven by curiosity about the strange messages they'd received since yesterday.
After a well-deserved break, the eight of them found themselves in the throne room next to the device, waiting feverishly for the machine to be activated, while Twilight made the final adjustments, adding her signal amplifier to the device.
"Just a few more connections and it should work," announced Twilight.
Twilight switched on the machine, which made only white noise, always the same crackling sound, but this time she had thought to keep all magical objects away, so as not to create any more disturbance than necessary. Twilight set about calibrating her device until she began to receive those famous messages. Barely audible at first, she had to isolate the frequency and then find a way to amplify the signal on that frequency.
Almost!" exclaimed Twilight, "that should do it".
the parasite noises had practically disappeared - they could still be heard, but very faintly. however, there was no sound to the message for a long time.
"Maybe there is no one?" said Fluttershy.
However, Fluttershy had spoken a little too quickly, and noise began to be heard, nothing like voices but more like the sound of movement in a room like footsteps and many other noises.
All of a sudden, sizzling sounds could be heard, as if someone had just plugged a device into the frequency like the sounds that made a microphone when you plug it in.
"The connection still not established?" shouted a foreign deep voice into the microphone. "No, Colonel, the 731st Division doesn't answer." It was a lower, more delicate voice that had just replied to the first voice.
The ponies present were transfixed by this exchange: not only were they picking up something, but it didn't seem to be coming from Equestria. Everything suggested that it was a conversation between two living beings. From the sound alone, it was impossible to determine their exact nature: were they ponies? Were they griffins? Or some other creature?
"Sir, here's the report you asked, Sir" a third voice was heard. "Thank you, Corporal" replied the first voice.
Suddenly, the first voice seemed to be speaking to the second.
"Pass it on to campaign HQ" said the first voice in an insistent tone. "Everything's in place to transmit the report," replied the second voice.
"Brumaire 24, year 150 of the revolutionary calendar, the 34th imperial division has just crossed the front line, the 231st and 49th revolutionary regiments are routed. The Imperial advance has just been halted by the 16th support artillery battalion. Global status report from the front. Our initiative is broken. Now transmit all this to campaign HQ and clear the frequency"
"Aye, sir."
Then there were no more messages. As the protagonists of these exchanges had just said, there was radio silence. Although the ponies gathered around Twilight didn't understand much of what had just happened, they had nevertheless established the presence of a few people.
After careful consideration, they deduced that these exchanges seemed to have taken place during a war or conflict, which only confirmed Twilight's theory that this was indeed another world. After all, there was no major conflict going on in Equestria. But above all, the year was not a good one. Year 150 ? From the revolutionary calendar ? What kind of calendar it is ? and mostly what revolution?
After so much effort in trying to unravel the mystery, it's getting thicker all the time. However, a few elements were added to the current situation.
"It was, how shall I say, short, but intense" said Twilight Sparkle, who had previously asked Spike to take notes.
"It looks like terrible things are happening" murmured Fluttershy.
"they look like they're in big trouble" exclaimed Rarity.
"Yeah," agreed Applejack.
"But the real question here is who are the bad guys and who are the good guys?" asked Rainbow Dash.
"As in every conflict, I don't think everything is black and white. We've just gotten involved in a situation that seems to be completely beyond us, and from where we stand, we have no control over events. I think the least we can hope for is that the creatures we've just heard are safe," Twilight replied.
The ponies understood that there would be no new messages for the day. This would give them time to take a breather and absorb what had just happened. Twilight would probably spend another night reflecting on the events, but the night would be a saving grace and a source of advice. There's a good chance that new information will emerge tomorrow.
