Scene #3606: Study Time with a Pony!

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Samus Aran	Samus Aran heads into the Infinite Library. She goes to the table of index and looks for where it talks about 'magic'. She then goes to the spellbook section and looks blankly at the spellbooks. She just blinks - her glasses' HUD can't translate any of the symbols. So she grabs one that has a cyan spine, puts it down on a table, and opens it. She then frowns. "What kind of language is this?" she asks, grumbling.
Twilight Sparkle	"Oh, that's pony." says a cheerful voice from across the table. A glance up would reveal...a pretty purple unicorn! With a little purple and green dragon on her back! The unicorn pony is smiling as she leans over the table to get a look at Samus's book. "It looks like one of Starswirl's magic manuals. I didn't realize the library here had any copies! That is rather exciting. Even though I have read all of his known works. It is exciting to know that the Infinite Library has pony books available." The dragon on the cheerful pony's back is reading a comic of all things. "If you ask me, you should be reading this!" The dragon holds out the comic, which appears to be a pony superhero comic. Their enemy? The Mane-iac.
Samus Aran	Samus Aran stares. "So that's the second dragon I've seen in a week..." she mutters softly. "At least there's no chance of confusing HIM with Ridley," she mutters. "Pony - as in small horse? They have a LANGUAGE? How? Ponies don't have hands..." She then frowns. "No wonder I couldn't make heads or tails of this. I was trying to find research material on ice magic. If there is such a thing."
Twilight Sparkle	The little dragon starts to feel a bit self-conscious as Samus stares at him. He eventually lowers the comic when she starts talking about magic. He sighs and goes back to reading. "Another egghead, huh? Well, you should get along with Twilight." he says. Twilight rolls her eyes. "Spike, I've asked you not to call me an egghead. I am not an egghead. I am just well-read." Then, Twilight extends a forehoof as if to shake hands. "Of course we have a language." Twilight says. She is a pony, after all. "And, as for how, we are able to use our teeth and lips to hold pens and pencils. And unicorns like me can use our magic. Like this!" Twilight's horn glows with purple light, and the book Samus has starts to sparkle before it seemingly turns its own pages. "Ice magic is fairly common in the Multiverse. I think it is the second most common type, after fire. Pony magic doesn't usually go into elemental casting, though. Our magic is more about telekinetics and transformative magics. That is not to say a pony -couldn't- use elemental magics, it just isn't a common thing." Twilight pauses after that. "Why are you researching ice magic?" she asks. Her horn stops glowing, as does the book.
Samus Aran	Samus Aran frowns. "Because... I am acutely vulnerable to being frozen and... I have no viable means of detectnig such energies like I could with a more scentific ice beam." She shakes her head. " It's part of... my medical condition." She shrugs. "I'm just trying to find ways to defend myself from it. Any thoughts?" she asks.
Twilight Sparkle	Twilight Sparkle considers a few moments. "...hmm...what sort of detection are you seeking? There are different kinds of detection. Some kinds tell you if there are such energies in the vicinity, others tell you when that energy type is being used. But, if you need it for defense in combat, I'm not sure detection would be the way to go. Deflection or nullification would be more advantageous. Still, detecting it might allow you to evade it." Twilight's horn glows again and the book opens to a certain page. "This is the first type. This spell would tell you if there is cold magic at work somewhere." Twilight pauses, then tilts her head. "Are you able to cast spells?"
Samus Aran	Samus Aran blinks. "Until this Multiverse thing, magic didn't exist in the galaxy that I came from - these glasses have a variety of sensors built into them. I can scan things to get more information or see infrared to detect things that are normally invisible or if there's no light." She shrugs. "But magic - I don't know how to detect that, and I've never tried to do magic and don't nderstand it. And still don't quite believe in it, but others do and the best offense is a good defense."
Twilight Sparkle	Twilight raises an eyebrow in confusion when Samus says she doesn't believe in magic. "Well...perhaps where you come from there is no magic, but I kind of just proved that magic is a real thing." Her horn glows again, and the book floats up off the table, then closes and turns so that the front cover is facing Samus. "Starswirl the Bearded was one of our greatest mages. Nearly everything we unicorns can do today came from him. So, there is no better book to study concerning Equestrian magic." Twilight smiles gently after that, and sets the book down again. "I think the good news is that energy is energy in most cases. Equipment that can deflect or absorb cold technology attacks should be equally effective against cold magical attacks."
Samus Aran	Samus Aran sighs. "Sadly - I no longer have such protection," she mutters darkly. "It's a LONG story. Basically - I got infected bythis horrible... parasite called X. It almost killed me - my noraml power armor had to be partially surgically removed - and a vaccine given to me from a creature that has intense weakness to cold. So now I'm both weak to cold, and lack the protection to defend against it... all in one swell foop." She sighs. "BUt it's better than being dead, I guess."
Twilight Sparkle	Twilight's ears lay back against her head sadly as she hears what happened, but rise up again when Samus admits that being alive is good. Twilight smiles. "Exactly. You are alive. Which means you can recover, and you can get new power armor or repair the armor you had." Twilight raises a hoof to her mouth in a thoughtful gesture. "Perhaps you should talk to Tony Stark. He is a genius in his world that was able to make an armor that could stand up to elites from other worlds."
Samus Aran	Samus Aran raises an eyebrow. "That's not a bad idea - but my armor is a custom job with several unique pieces of equipment. I'll see what he can do. But my Varia is in a storage capsule - it was infested and I dread to think what could'veh appened to it.
Twilight Sparkle	Twilight shivers a bit. "What kind of armor has to worry about being infested? Infected sure, by some kind of computer virus, but infested? And how could an infestation in your armor threaten you? Couldn't you just take off your armor?"
Samus Aran	Samus Aran shakes her head. "It had bioneural circuitry. There was an organic-based computer in it. That was what was infested, and if I'm unconscious..." She ponders. "Well, a demonstration is in order, I guess. This is a replacement. Not the biggest fan, but the lighter weight has its advantages." She then clutches her left hand in a fist and touches it to the glpyh on her chest. The glyphs on the blue jumpsuit glows brightly as her armor starts materializing on her, engulfing her completely. "This is how I don my armor - it's stored as energy. But if I"m unconscious - ther'es no way to remove it."
Twilight Sparkle	Both Spike and Twilight Sparkle stare as the armor forms around Samus, then Spike looks at his comic before looking at Samus. "Woah! You're a real live superhero! That armor materializes just like the Power Ponies' armors!" he says excitedly. Twilight giggles a bit and nods. "It is rather impressive. I have a similar power, but I am not sure mine gives as much protection as yours. Your armor already looks as effective as Mr. Stark's." she says, smiling.
Samus Aran	Samus Aran nods. "Believe me, what I had before makes this look like a child's cardboard armor toy." She smiles. "Want to see another trick, that I bet that this Mr. Stark can't do?" she asks. She then starts to do a somersault and ends up... in a rather small ball that looks far smaller than it should be - eighteen inches across. It starts rolling around Twilight Sparkle.
Twilight Sparkle	Twilight headtilts, then nods at the question. Then...well, she looks rather concerned when Samus folds in on herself and turns into a little ball of metal. "Oh my goodness! Are you alright?!" she exclaims even as Samus starts rolling around her. Her panic subsides a bit as she watches. "How...how did you do that? That is physically impossible. You should be...um...well...very injured!"
Samus Aran	Samus Aran giggles. "Let's see - ever hear of matter transportation?" she asks. "My body is dematerialized right now..." she muses. "It's actually quite peaceful... no distractions of the flesh. Just... thoughts." She then bumps aganist Spike a few times. "Even in this form, I'm armed. I can drop bombs. They're not that powerful, but they can be rather a surprise..."
Samus Aran	Samus Aran giggles. "Let's see - ever hear of matter transportation?" she asks. "My body is dematerialized right now..." she muses. "It's actually quite peaceful... no distractions of the flesh. Just... thoughts." She then bumps aganist Spike a few times. A small glowing sphere pops out of the ball - and then it explodes, the ball upward as it bumps against Spike, then rolls away. There's a small scorch mark on the floor. "Can this Stark do this?"
Twilight Sparkle	Spike and Twilight both jump in surprise when Samus explodes herself upward then bumps into Spike. The little dragon flails to maintain his balance, then huffs. "Hey!" he exclaims, then chuckles. "But, yeah, that's pretty cool. So, you aren't even in there right now? Your armor is like...all armor?" he asks, poking at the bouncing sphere of Samus. Twilight's ears perk as she hears the mention of matter transportation. "Oh! But...where are you then? A body cannot simply disappear. It's a law of physics! Matter and energy are supposed to be interchangeable, but I'm assuming you didn't just destroy your body. You can return to your original self at will, I hope?"
Samus Aran	Samus Aran nods. "Yes. I am dematerialized right now as energy. But when I unfold, my body forms once more." She then rises up as she straightens back up. "It's second nature to me by nowm," she states as her helmet folds down and reveals her head. "I wish I had my power bombs back..." she muses softly, clicking her tongue. "They are powerful thermokinetic explosives. One power bomb could incinerate a sizable fraction of this library. But I use them only with care."
Twilight Sparkle	Twilight seems a bit unnerved when Samus says she could damage the library. "Well...I am glad to hear it. Knowledge is a wonderful thing, and books are precious." she says. Spike, however, is staring in awe. "Wow...if I had armor like that..." he says to himself, then hmms. "How did you even get that kind of armor?" he asks.
Samus Aran	Samus Aran smiles faintly. "It was a gift, and the last legacy, of a now-extinct race called the Chozo..."
Twilight Sparkle	Twilight's ears perk as she hears that. A gift, and a last legacy? Her history senses are tingling! "Oooh. I would love to read about these Chozo. Even the name sounds mysterious." she says. Spike pffts. "Forget reading about them! We have a chance to get me some power armor! I mean, Staren is good with tech stuff, you're good with lots of stuff...I'm sure you guys could make it work!" Twilight shakes her head. "That armor was a special gift. I wouldn't ask someone to give up their gift just so we could try to copy it." she says, then smiles to Samus before standing. Wait, she was sitting in a chair? "It was nice to meet you, Ms. Samus, but Spike and I must return to Equestria. It is near his bedtime, and I must compile my notes from today and create my lists of tasks for tomorrow."
Samus Aran	Samus Aran bilnks. "Equestria?" she asks blankly, clicking her tongue. "Well..." she muses, clicking her tongue. "Have fun. I'll keep looking, trying to findbooks _I_ can read." She smiles.
Twilight Sparkle	Twilight nods to that first thing. "That is our home." she says, then giggles a bit at the second. "I wish you luck, but I suspect there are many many books you can read in here. And if not, they can easily be translated." she says, then raises a forehoof and waves goodbye. "See you later!"
Samus Aran	Samus Aran smiles. "Good luck. Maybe we'll meet again. But I'll compare notes wtih Tony Stark when I get a chance. See you later, Twilight."