Magic on Mobius: Chapter 6

Location: Tails’ House

“…and then I was offered a job at G.U.N.” Twilight ended with a note of finality. Sonic looked like he was going to bust a gut.

“So, let me get this straight, Robotnik built a machine to find an incredibly powerful life form, bring them to this dimension, and use them to kill me, and instead, he brought you here?!” he exclaimed before bursting out laughing.

“Instead?” she asked, her voice flat. “What’s that supposed to mean?”

Shadow chuckled at how Sonic had backed himself into a corner. Sonic, sensing danger, quickly backtracked. “Er, nothing, nothing! It’s just, you don’t look like an all powerful life form ready to conquer all of existence! Yeah, that’s it!” he explained hurriedly.

“Hmph. Well, this may surprise you, but I’m actually the most powerful unicorn in all of Equestria,” Twilight said in a huff.

“Really? Hmm… That might explain why Robotnik picked up on your energy while you were doing that spell. Fortunately, he didn’t plan for Shadow being there or you being such a good guy,” Tails said. “Do you know what happened to that book you had with you when you were pulled into the vortex?” he inquired.

Twilight sighed sadly. “Unfortunately, no. I hope nothing too bad happened to it. Those might have been some of the most precious works in all of Equestria,”

“Don’t worry too much about it. It’s probably still in that vortex if you didn’t come out with it. We’ll figure something out,” Tails said optimistically. A large growl came from Twilight’s stomach. She blushed furiously.

“Hungry?” Sonic asked, chuckling.

“A tad bit, yeah,” she responded.

“Wait here,” he said as he stood up, careful not to jostle her.

“Because I was going to go running away if you didn’t tell me to?” she asked wryly. Sonic laughed. The girl had a pretty good sense of humor. He sprinted out the front door and, not three seconds later, he arrived back in front of them, carrying a small brown bag.

“Chili dogs all around!” he said excitedly, pulling out three small, tinfoil-wrapped objects. He tossed one each to Tails and Twilight, while Shadow stood and walked behind the couch. Twilight caught hers and looked at it curiously.

“What’s a ‘chili dog’?” she asked.

Sonic stepped back in mock horror. “You don’t know what a chili dog is?” he asked, pouring on the drama. “Well then, open that baby up and take a bite. You’ll love it!” Sonic then proceeded to tear the wrapping off of a long, thin piece of bread with meat and cheese all over the top. He took two monstrous bites, and in a few seconds, the chili dog was gone. Twilight was looking at him in horror.

“You eat meat?!” she asked, horrified.

“Yup. One of the benefits of being top of the food chain. We kinda need to eat meat to stay alive, because of all the proteins and stuff packed into it. I don’t know about all the sciencey stuff, but it tastes good! You should eat yours. You’re going to need to eat meat at some point in time in order to live on Mobius, so may as well have your first experience with the best kind: a chili dog!”

Twilight looked at the wrapped chili dog nervously. She unwrapped a bit of it and took a small bite. Her nervous face switched to one of happiness, as she swallowed and quickly took another bite, savoring the rich flavor.

“Told ya it was great,” Sonic said, seeing the look on Twilight’s face. Twilight rolled her eyes and devoured the chili dog, finishing it off almost as quickly as Sonic had.

“Now that everyone’s had their fill, I suggest we take a look at that leg of yours,” Tails said, standing. “My lab is just down the hall. Think you can make it?”

Twilight stood on her right foot, putting no weight on her left. She gently put some pressure on it, but pulled back quickly, wincing in pain. She jolted in surprise as she felt strong hands pick her up from behind and cradle her. She looked up into Shadow's face.

“Hey!” she protested, but Shadow ignored her, following Tails as he led the trio to his lab. “Honestly, what is it with me being carried today?” she grumbled, crossing her arms and putting on a pout. Shadow simply smirked and continued forward.

When they arrived at the lab, Twilight forgot all about being mad and stared around in amazement. There were gadgets and gizmos aplenty. There were whozits and whatsits galore. Wait, no, that’s The Little Mermaid. The room was filled with machines of all shapes and sizes, and was absolutely massive. Tools and parts were strewn about here and there, making walking through the room like walking through a mine field. One false step and you ended up hopping on one foot, some sort of sharp metal object impaled in your shoe.

“Sorry about the mess,” Tails apologized as they began to maneuver their way across the room. They reached an area that appeared to be devoted to medical equipment, complete with a hospital bed. Shadow set Twilight down on the hospital bed as Tails trotted off, looking for something. Sonic stood to the side, tapping his foot impatiently, not entirely sure what to do.

“Looks like somebody is a bit impatient,” Twilight giggled.

“Maybe a little bit,” Sonic responded. He realized he was staring at her and looked away quickly, blushing slightly. He scratched the back of his head as he cast about for a topic of conversation. “Your outfit is pretty cool. Not exactly something I’d wear, but it suits you. Where’d you get it?” he asked, figuring he’d take a shot at clothing, since that seemed to be one thing girls were universally attracted to. Or dimensionally, anyway. Whatever.

“I don’t know,” she responded. Sonic did a Shadow and arched an eyebrow. “When I came out of the vortex, I was simply wearing it. Or rather, I was wearing this,” Twilight closed her eyes, her brow furrowed in concentration. The v-neck and jeans she had been wearing fused together, turning into a short, tight, strapless dress with the same pattern as the shirt, except light blue-green in color instead of dark blue-purple.

“Okay, I’m not normally into clothes, but THAT was way past cool,” Sonic said in awe. His eyes lingered for a bit too long on her and she began to blush. He looked away, his cheeks glowing pink, too. Shadow looked back and forth between the two of them, his gaze preplexed and slightly concerned.

At that moment, Tails returned, his arms loaded with gear. He set it down carefully in the empty space beside Twilight. He rifled through it for a sec, then pulled out a pair of green-tinted sunglasses and put them on.

“X-ray glasses. They’ll let me see what exactly the damage done to your leg is,” he said, answering Twilight’s unspoken question. He pressed a little button on the side of the glasses and looked down at Twilight’s left leg.

“Yowch. That ankle’s twisted pretty bad. You’re lucky it’s not broken. How fast did you run into her, Sonic?” Tails inquired. Sonic looked away, whistling. “Well, fortunately, I think I have something that can heal this real quick. One sec.” He rifled through the equipment once more, searching for something. When he found what he was looking for, he held it up in triumph. It was a vial of small, glowing green liquid. He uncorked it and, with a steady hand, poured a small stream of it onto Twilight’s left ankle.

A brilliant purple light erupted the moment it made contact with her skin. The boys were all blinded by it and turned hurriedly away to hide their eyes. After a few moments, the light dimmed slightly.

“What was in that vial, Tails?” Sonic asked, shading his eyes from the still bright light.

“I-it was some distilled Chaos energy,” he stammered.

“It was WHAT!?” Shadow and Sonic shouted in unison.

“I’d used it before to heal-up any minor cuts or wounds I’d gotten in the past from lab accidents. I figured it would work with her ankle!” he said, defensively.

The light had dimmed enough for them to be able to see properly. To their surprise, before them sat not their injured friend, but an entirely different person. Her fur was the same lavender as Twilight’s, but it seemed to be giving off the bright purple light that had encompassed them before, though more faintly now. Her clothes looked-there was no other word for it-very regal. She wore a long, flowing, gown, the blue-green of Twilight’s dress, except instead of the vortex pattern, the blue and green now formed incredibly intricate designs across the gown. Its skirt, puffing out a bit above the ankles, rustled back and forth gently, as if being gently nudged by the wind, despite the fact that the air was stagnant. The girl’s hair was the same color as Twilight’s except instead of being styled like that, her hair flowed out behind her with a gentle shimmer in it. It, too, waved as if being blown by a gentle breeze. Her tail was similar in this fashion. On her back, there was a beautiful pair of wings, folded neatly against her. Oh her head was a horn, slightly longer than Twilight’s had been. A tiara with Twilight's cutie mark on it sat in front of it. The girl opened her eyes, which were a beautiful purple color. She looked down at herself, a look of shock crossing her face.

“What?” she asked in a melodic, familiar voice to no one in particular.

“…Twilight? Is that you?” Shadow asked, his voice disbelieving. She nodded. “You look... stunning,” he said, not realizing he had said it aloud.

Twilight, as she had been doing quite often as of late, blushed. The purple light that had surrounded her finally dissipated completely. Twilight reverted back to the way she was before Tails had given her the bit of Chaos energy. A stunned silence filled the room for several seconds.

“Okay, what the hay just happened?” Twilight asked.

“Well, it appears you had a reaction with the Chaos energy I gave to you and transformed for a brief moment,” Tails speculated. “Sonic, Shadow and I also transform when we have the seven Chaos Emeralds. But why would you react with the Chaos energy? It wasn't even at the same power level as the Chaos Emeralds! Almost nobody can transform. You haven’t been exposed to large amounts of it before…” He trailed off, thinking, his hand under his chin. He suddenly looked up, an idea crossing his mind. “Twilight, mind if I see your dress for a sec?”

Twilight shook her head, changing the dress into its elongated form to make it easier for Tails to touch without being awkward. It was unnecessary, though. Tails pressed another button on his glasses. Immediately, they began beeping crazily, shaking and smoking. Tails had just enough time to hurl them away before they exploded.

“And what exactly was the purpose of that?” Shadow asked.

“Well, those glasses were supposed to sense power levels and their components along with function as portable x-rays. When I looked at Twilight and pressed the button, they went crazy with the power readings. I had just enough time to see what her power was comprised of before I had to throw them away.” He turned to Twilight.

“Your power is currently composed of two things: your magic, and Chaos energy. You have it diffused across your body, and it’s really concentrated in your dress. I believe I have a hypothesis as to why you are currently in the state you are in. From what you told me, you went in the vortex as a quadruped unicorn and emerged as a biped, wearing that dress. While you were in the vortex, you must have absorbed some of the energy that the Chaos Emerald was providing for the vortex. It infused in you, and probably transformed you into a Mobian as a side effect. Chaos energy is known to do that sometimes. The dress probably formed around you then, although I’m not sure why. I believe it’s made out of the vortex itself.”

“That makes sense,” Twilight said, nodding slowly. “But what was with that getup I was in earlier?”

“That, I’m not so sure about. I’m fairly sure it was a result of coming into direct contact with Chaos energy, but I wonder why it gave you wings.”

Twilight thought silently on this for a second. “Are there any special features you have in your transformed state?” she inquired.

“We become much more powerful and can all fly. Also, we become practically invulnerable in later stages of transformation,” Sonic responded, not sure how this related to her having wings.

Twilight nodded, her suspicion confirmed. “Then my transformation nearly matches up with yours. For a few moments there, I became an alicorn.”