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Subject 888 knew that his hiding was over, so he came out from the shadows that he was hiding in, "Umm... hi."  He was rapidly think through their possible responses. " quick, think of an alias!" he thought.  Then he just decided to use the nickname given to him by the scientists at the lab but only if needed, he didn't want to lie.

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Sidesplitter continued eating and listened to everypony else's story. And by that, she listened to Scribblers, and waited for Muddle's before something thumped in the other room. She slightly jumped, and was about to give him or her a piece it her mind before he stepped out. She eyed him closely, not wanting to take any chances.

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Scribbler eyed up the newcomer, wondering how he'd managed to enter without making the door creak. "Well? Who are you? And how in Equestria did you get into my apartment?" Scribbler noticed the pony had no cutie mark, noting that this was very strange for somepony of the age he was. He felt somewhat fearful of the colt, standing in his hallway, not knowing weather he was connected to the disappearances or not. Was this pony part of it? Or was it just some weird break-in failure? Was he a burglar who got caught trying to sneak in? Scribbler's eyes narrowed with suspicion.

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Scribbler eyed up the newcomer, wondering how he'd managed to enter without making the door creak. "Well? Who are you? And how in Equestria did you get into my apartment?" Scribbler noticed the pony had no cutie mark, noting that this was very strange for somepony of the age he was. He felt somewhat fearful of the colt, standing in his hallway, not knowing weather he was connected to the disappearances or not. Was this pony part of it? Or was it just some weird break-in failure? Was he a burglar who got caught trying to sneak in? Scribbler's eyes narrowed with suspicion.

Subject 888 thought for a second and decided it was best for them only know little, "They call me Grey Danger, I'm hungry, and on the brink of dying of thirst, I have been looking for shelter all day, if you want to know more then you must first gain my trust." He said in his Italian accent, trying to show that he ment no harm.

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"Then come closer... i was never the one to deny a starving pony food."

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"Relax... there's no need to see enemies everywhere... being paranoid will not help us."

She returned a bit later with a plate filled with oranges, potatoes and a banana togother with a glass of water.

"Go ahead... don't mind us... We've just been through times that would makes us not trust someone that easily."
 

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Midnight peered into the colt's face with question, and took in what he just heard. Selune seemed welcoming enough to him, but he'd snuck into the apartment a tried to hide. Didn't this pony know about food banks? There's fresh water fountains in the city all over. Something didn't add up to him, but he played along. "Well, come along then. Let's get to know one another, since you're here. We were just swapping stories about this very thing before you came. Perhaps after Muddle finishes hers, we could hear yours?" With that, he returned to his place on the couch, feeling uneasy about being so welcoming to just anypony who walked in unannounced.

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Subject 888 looked at Midnight Scribbler and he was grateful, the least he could do was tell the truth, "wait, there's something you should know..." then he's eyes widend at the sight of food. At that point he had started trotting to the room where the others where with instinct.

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Muddle looked around at eveypony in the room. She could still hear her shadow taking out it's disbelief on a table, but payed it no mind. She was starting to trust these ponies, and even if she couldn't be fully honest. She wanted them to know... something about who she was.

 

She watched the stallion trot in the room and felt her breath growing heavy. "Just calm down." "It's only four... I can handle four, and besides. He said he didn't mean any harm... I can trust that, right?" She took one final deep breath and started to calm down. She patiently waited for the stallion to have a seat, or say something else before beginning. "The more time the better right? Just try to be open."  

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Midnight looked to S-888 "What is it?.. er, What's you're name by the way? I'm Midnight Scribbler, this is Selune, Muddle, and Sidesplitter." He looked with intrigue to the new pony, wondering heavily about why he sported no mark at his age. Was he really a blank flank still?

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"they just had to ask for a name" S-888 thought, he decided to use the truthful route, after all why started a relationship with lies, right? "I don't have a name, but just call me Grey Danger. And I'll you the rest with the other four" he said as he took a seat. Still wondering how to word out that he recently escaped the inescapable facility.

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Midnight looked slightly stunned by Grey's response. "who is this pony?" He thought, this was turning out to be the strangest day he'd ever had in his life. "Grey Danger, huh?.. What do you mean? I don't want to sound rude, but.. How can you not have a name? Didn't you have parents, or at lease a guardian?" Now that he thought about it, not having a name, or any guidance as a foal might answer the lack of a mark.. But how could this be? Even ponies who lose their parents have names given to them and are kept in group homes or in an orphanage. "I'm also curious.. How is it that you have no cutie mark? It seems odd for a stallion your age not to have one."

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Sidesplitter, despite the strangers good intentions, was very skeptical. If he just needed food, he could have easily just knocked. On the other hoof, everypony else seemed to trust him, so she lowered her guard a little, and went back into the living room to listen to this pony's story.

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 Subject 888 already knew that it was too late for a lie, "no turning back now, I suppose" he opened his mouth to speak, "I was never given a name because I was a test subject for my life up until yesterday" he had hoped that they would believe the truth,  then he continued after drinking his water and eating a potato, "I was given the serial number 888, they call me Grey Danger because of the many that I've injured in my previous escape attempts, and sadly I bear no mark due to them drugging me with a poison that prevents a foal from ever getting a cutie mark" he waited to continue to see if they believed this, or if they were even listening.

Edited November 14, 2013 by Kira

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@@Midnight Scribbler,@, @@ovr9000percentcooler, @,  "An experiment? That's... cruel to say the least. I can't imagine how you must feel right now. But... who would even do such a thing? And to what goal? This doesn't even make any sense!!!" The plot thickened by each word the newcomer said... but she couldn't help but feel sorry for him. No identity... no purpose, no cutie mark...

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Muddle was shocked by this new piece of information, but she thought that this finished the thought that she had earlier.

 

who would even do such a thing?

 "The same person who would place a controller on Midnights head and attack me and Sidesplitter! She knew it might have been wrong, but she couldn't contain her joy when she said. "Danger! Who did this too you?"

 

Finally she had figured something out, but if her Shadow were paying attention it would have told her the one huge flaw in this theory.

 

 

I was a test subject for my life up until yesterday

 

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The former test subject was a little shocked by Muddle's joy. But still wanted to answer Selune and Muddle's questions, but only knew a few answers, "I do not know the name or face of the ringleader, I am just happy that I now have an ocean that stands between him and I." He then turned his head over to Selune, "The goal you ask? The goal is to make a better army, there are two stations, the station here in Equestria that works to make the army, then the station in Neighpon, the one where I was at, they used those subjects to make their money, it was called the stealth department." He then grabbed an apple and took a bite out of it.

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Midnight shook his head in disbelief. He was hearing a lot of things that he'd never heard before, and wasn't sure if he could believe any of it. Was he hallucinating again? "Maybe, this has something to do with our problem.. But, if you escaped, then, won't they come looking for you?" He had completely forgotten about the food at this point. So many things were happening so quickly.

Edited November 15, 2013 by Midnight Scribbler

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"The facility that doesn't look for test subjects that they execute" Subject 888 said with a smug grin as he grabbed another apple and took a bite. "By the way, before I continue, what is happening in this town of yours? I rarely see others after dark." he asked before taking another bite.

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Sidesplitter was just as shocked as everypony else was when Grey Danger revealed his true backstory. She realized she truly had it easy compared to this pony, a test subject with no other goal than to be a lab pet. She quietly grew angry. It wasn't right, what kind of pony can sleep at night controlling somepony else's future, all for what personal gain? She continued to eat the fruit & listen to the conversation. They had already asked the important questions before she could.

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Midnight took the question in for a moment. At first, he wasn't certain how to respond. What really was happening in this city?

"I think your question serves as an answer. The thing is, nopony knows what's going on, other than the fact that there have been disappearances. Seven missing in the last month, in fact. The only leads we have are the appearance of one named Jinx Winder, who's supposedly one of the missing ponies. And the information we gained on the six previous missing from an inventor named Clockwork Green. We think Jinx could be behind it, but there's also something that may contradict this.." He turns his head, revealing the chip embedded behind his ear. "I don't know where this came from, but I believe it's controlling me sometimes, and Jinx could be under the same control. Perhaps the lab you came from is behind this?"

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Subject recognized the chip from the files he looked through during his escape. "I know this chip, I saw it in a file when I was escaping the facility, the only living subject who has one is subject 738 though, the the chips back in Neighpon were surgically implanted though, and these are kinda outdated." He said, shortly afterward a little blood dripped from his mouth, but he had not noticed.

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 Subject 888 looked at the chip awhile longer, "Sadly, I lack the proper tools." He said with his ears down, then they suddenly perked up, "But now we are a step closer to finding this criminal" he stated triumphantly, raising his apple slightly above his eye level.

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Midnight's eyes brightened with the thought, then darkened with horror and dismay. The thought of finding the culprit was good, but the thought of those ponies being tested on, and his Sunset Glow.. He couldn't bear the thought of them doing such horrible things to her.

"So.. so you mean to tell me, that you think this.. this lab, might have been searching for new test subjects?" His heart was filled with anxiety at the idea.

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Subject 888 was thinking about this possibility, "The lab is always looking for new test subjects. But, they only take newborns, and they wouldn't make this big of a commotion to get any new ones." He said, trying to reassure Midnight whoever he lost wasn't in that scenario "They also make sure that everypony thinks they are dead." Subject 888 doesn't know of what this culprit wishes to achieve but he knows it can't be good, this is obvious by looking at his face