Twilight awoke, seeing Editor sitting down and, all around her, multiple pens were writing down on individual pieces of paper. Editor didn't seem to care whether Twilight was looking at her or not, but she was in the zone of her work of writing multiple stuff at the same time. Upon closer inspection, each of the quills & paper were completely different things, each covering horror, romance, adventure, comedy, documentaries, ECT. All of this written at the same time, with no stop at all. Editor stopped working and looked up at Twilight.

"You can leave." Editor spoke dryly. Without any word, Twilight left the room while backing out. She pulled out the map to see where Celestia, or at least, where Luna and Cadence were at now in this castle! She inspected the map closer, just to see if she can get a glimpse of the princess she worked under, but felt a tingle around her. She looked at her hooves and noticed each fur began to stick out, and electricity ran through it. Small volts of lightning began to travel around her, making Twilight stiffen and her mane to stick right up into the sky.

"OH MY GOSH!!" A stallion voice spoke in a rather rapid voice. "I'm sorry for that Miss Sparkle!" Twilgiht turned around, feeling herself shocked with each move, and saw a yellow Alicorn stallion with a blue mane that cracked like lightning itself. His cutie mark was easily identifiable as a lightning bolt, but he constantly twitched with the lightning running through him. His horn glowed blue and Twilight was surround in a rubber suit. Though the suit was a bit tight, the electricity around her diminished away with only her face feeling the tingles of the electricity.

"Who are you?" Twilight asked

"I'm Conduict. Prince of Lightning. Please to meet you!" He raised his hoof out, which zapped with lightning through it.

"Quite the fast talker of you." Twilight replied, shaking his hoof.

"Apologies for talking. Side effect from lightning. Give you full of Energy. So many ideas. Never really focused though."

"Ideas? Like what?"

"Ponies building new things! Eris and I play those, what are they called? Oh! Yes! Arcade machines! So much fun with it! Kept playing for a week straight! Made new ideas to make it better!"

"Like what?"

"Small boxes with games in home! Different games available for boxes! No same game. Diverse games ponies can play! Can tell new stories! Hope Editor won't mind when she play it. Criticize stories of her. Masterpiece will love to make! Eris will likely help if she gets first copy, though. Need name for it though. Will think about it later, new inventions! Trains! Oh yes! Trains! Possible trains that can go off rails? Cart-Train mixes? Cart-Trains that can fly!? No! Pegasi, remember? Focus on hoof! Which one though?"

"Easy! Calm down."

"Apologies. Enjoy thinking new things. High hope that ponies will bring these to life soon. Have a lot of faith they will make it. Hope Monopoly doesn't ruin beauty. So greedy, but generous. Confusing, isn't it?"

"...Kinda. How... were you born?"

"Once mortal in life. Considered weakest back then. Followed Tartarus out of fear. Wanted me dead! Survived!"

"So... I guess I won't be needing to-"

"Watch!"

"Oh great."  His horn glowed and her vision went to the past.

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Tartarus sat on a throne, made entirely out from a mountain. He sat on the giant throne, towering over the ponies and creatures under his land, each slaving away to build statues under his rule and as a way to remember who they all work under. He watched in disgust as Elysium, in her kingdom, as she slept and ponies waked all over her, some napping along with the other titan herself. If there's one thing he hated to admit on, but he always really liked seeing her sleep, as it made her look even more peaceful... and it gave him the chance to do what he wanted.

"My Lord!" One of his servant spoke below. He looked down at the servant: a diamond dog and a changeling stood next to each other.

"What is it?" Tartarus asked.

"Great Tartarus," the diamond dog spoke with a bow "it appears that one of your statues won't be made as scheduled."

"WHAT!?!?!? Who's responsible!?"

"It's an earth pony," the changeling responded "Stallion, orange with a purple mane in the north. He refuses to work anymore and instead, quote, 'Wants to do his own thing'."

"His own thing?"

"That's what he says!" Tartarus looked down at the two, who only stood tall, not cowering under their master. Tartarus's horn glowed, and he shrunk down, landing in front of them. He turned himself into an earth pony mare with long, beautiful mane, but had on only the chest armor on.

"Be sure that nopony learns of this disguise, not even the traitor!"

"Yes, your majesty." They both spoke with a bow. the chanelging turned itself into a guard stallion & went back on it's 'patrol' and the Diamond Dog dug itself a hole, navigating itself back to it's area. The disguised Tartarus traveled across his area, going to the lazy pony in the north.

Tartarus made it to the area and found the stallion, lying down and drawing something. He walked over to him, clearing his throat to sound like a mare.

"What are you doing!?" The female sounding Tartarus asked. The stallion looked up to him, then continued without even questioning.

"I'm working on something else."

"...Something else?"

"Oh yes! I want to make something different! I'm sure he'd be proud when I can make machines that build these statues & weapons! Think about it! There will be more soldiers working for him, and we can have machines to make his things! Soon, we will all be able to overthrow Elysium & her kingdom! Perhaps afterwards, we can make something much better!!! Don't you think we may not be as strong as we want to be with Elysium in the way?"

"...No. Get back to work, or else!"

"Or else what!? Anything you do is nothing compared to why Tartarus will do!" He stared at the stallion a bit. In a flash of red, Tartarus appeared right where the mare was at. The stallion stared at him and crawled on the floor with his back! Everyone around them stopped and watched, cowering in fear as their leader was now there!

"You idiot."

"T-TARTARUS!!!"

"Yeah. It's me!"

"P-Please! I-i apologize! I-i-i only want what is good for us!"

"Oh yes, your idea: Making a machine that makes the statues & weapons for all of us."

"Y-yes!"

"And you wish for more soldiers to be with my army?"

"I do!"

"All because you think we're weak?"

"No! Y-you're never weak! I mean as in we can be-"

"ONLY THE STRONGEST JOIN MY ARMY!!! YOUR FATHER WAS A SLAVE, YOU ARE A SLAVE, AND YOUR CHILDREN WILL BE SLAVES!!!"

"We can be strong if we try!!!"

"You talk like Elysium... I HATE ELYSIUM!!!" His horn glowed

"WAIT!!!" Tartarus fired a blast at the slave, making his scream in pain! All the ponies & creatures around cowered in pain, seeing the pony burn and standing like a statue in the middle. Tartarus took a deep breath, looking around.

"Get back to work." Everyone followed, working faster than they did before. Tartarus was going to leave, but he heard a cracking noise. Looking back, he saw the statue of the stallion cracking, revealing a bright light. He watched in interest, as the statue broke, and the stallion he fired at was now an Alicorn! He twitched as he fell to the floor, writhing in pain. Tartarus laid a hoof on him, only to back up in pain, feeling a shock on his coat.

"W-what's ha-ha-happeing to me?"

"...Seems you've became one of my children."

"Ch-ch-children?" Tartarus levitated the newest child and shrunk him. The new alicorn didn't bother to try to escape, but accepted he had a faith worse than death. Tartarus soon swallowed him whole, then looked around, seeing the others stare at him.

"It's not going to happen again!!! You will die by my hooves!!!"

The stallion fell to the solid floor below, cringing in pain as he landed. The others looked at him, wondering why he was in such pain.

"Get up!" Braveheart yelled. He extended his hoof, but retracted in pain, as a single bit of lightning hit his hoof. He growled at the newcomer.

"I think we should give him some space!" Fuego suggested, backing up.

"That would be wise." Mortality spoke, backing away as well.

"Aw! Look at him!" Eris added "He's so cute when in such pain! I wonder if I'll look cute in pain as well!" She punched herself in the gut, falling down immediately. "...Nope!" Alloy rolled his eyes.

"What is your name?" Alloy asked

"C-c-conduit!" The stallion replied, still twitching.