Twilight's frown is reflecting back at her from the glass of the vending machine, and behind her she can see a potted plant and more fragments of the ampelosites on the wall arranged like running dinosaurs. Through her transparent reflection she scans the collection of candy bars, cracker packs, muffins, and cookies. She levitates a bag of bits, stares at the aura surrounding it, and then lets the purple mist disappear so the bag falls on the bowl of her hoof. Her horn glows again and the bag floats up to her eye level. She then carefully plucks out a few bits from her bag and looks up and down the collection of snacks again.

Fluttershy's eyes hurt as she looks at the gray sky using her hoof to hold the stetson down. A distant rumble sends an uneasy tingle up her spine, and she looks over her shoulder to look at the rest of the group.

Tempest is staying at the top of the stairs of the facility, watching everyone carefully, and Rarity is talking to Coinbag while Pinkie is digging holes in the ground, much to the annoyance of Test Tube. Near Pinkie, Rarity and Coinbag is a rail network with dual cables above it and support arches spread out in equal segments.

Applejack is standing at the corner of the building, waiting patiently for her ride with Rainbow Dash by her side, but the vibrant pegasus is groaning and switching between tapping her hoof and pacing in circles.

Twilight comes out of the building a few minutes later with a saddle full of snacks and drinks, and she is munching on a muffin. She does not seem to care much about the crumbs on her face, but her frown is replaced with a content expression now.

“Do you have plenty of food?” asks Test Tube.

“Mhmhm,” says Twilight.

“Excellent. Now, can you tell your friend to stop digging up my property?”

Twilight swallows her muffin and looks at Pinkie Pie, sighing when she sees her starting another hole.

“Pinkie, please stop destroying their property,” says Twilight.

“I will when I find all of the ampelosites,” says Pinkie Pie. “There has to be more around here.”

Twilight shakes her head and trots towards Pinkie Pie, and Fluttershy looks down the rail just in time to see a small yellow trolley with green stripes and the park logo rolling towards them with its headlights shining bright. Trailing behind it at about fifty feet is another trolley of the same design, and when they stop the front and back doors fold open to reveal absolutely nobody driving them, and the crystal clear windows show empty seats. This brings Fluttershy's brain to a halt.

“Um... What?” says Fluttershy.

“Finally! The trolleys are a bit behind but not by much,” says Test Tube. He flies down to the trolley, ignoring the death stare Rainbow Dash is giving him, and when he lands he puts his talons on Fluttershy's shoulder and guides her to the door. “These are self automated and have amazing seats and windows for the best tourist experience money can buy!”

Fluttershy digs her hoofs into the dirt. “Oh... Um, they look nice, but I don't want to be first.”

Twilight appears next to the two with a purple flash and pokes her head inside, humming critically.

“How is this operated?” asks Twilight.

“From the command center,” says Test Tube. “It is very safe I can assure you.”

Twilight hops inside, and realizes that there are not a lot of seats and that the space is big enough for four to sit comfortably. Also, the roof is made of plexiglass with connectors on the roof's rim attaching the trolley to the cables. With the plexiglass Twilight can see the thick gray clouds, and at the end of the small trolley car is a medical box and another box labeled SUPPLIES.

“This seems awfully small to be a trolley,” says Twilight.

“I never liked how crowded trolleys were, and this will make it easier to have more personal moments on the tour,” says Test Tube. “Plus they are easier to maintain.”

Fluttershy pokes her head in through the back door and sees a map labeled “Trolley Tour” posted on the back of the front seat, with another map on the dashboard for the passengers up front to see, and then she notices a speaker in the center of the trolley's dashboard, as well as cup holders, a folded tray, and a trash can.

“Don't just stare. Have a seat!” says Test Tube.

He tugs Fluttershy to the front seat and she releases a small squeak when she sits next to Twilight on the actually amazingly comfortable, cloud tier soft seat, and she flashes a nervous smile when he smiles at her.

“Good seats, yes?” asks Test Tube.

Fluttershy nods.

“Excellent!” Test Tube looks at Twilight. “The trolley tour will take you in one giant loop and you will see the main attractions, and then when you come back I will give you a more in depth tour of the visitor center and will answer any questions you have.”

Twilight nods, and uses her magic to open a pack of cookies, and Test Tube waves to Rarity, Pinkie and Coingbag.

“All aboard!”

Rarity and Coinbag are quick to get on the second trolley, and Pinkie slides next to Tempest and leans close to her, whispering in a not so discrete manner.

“Since you're staying make sure you spy really good on the Doctor,” she says.

Tempest rolls her eyes. “I'm not being paid to be a spy.”

“Still. Do it for me. He smells fishy.”

“He's a griffin. They always smell like that.”

“...That's not what I meant...”

Tempest pats Pinkie's head. “I know. I'll do what I have to do. You just have some fun. You can tell me all about the tour when you come back.”

Pinkie Pie stares at her for a few seconds before she nods and gallops towards the trolley with Rarity. Once at the trolley she leaps inside to claim a backseat while Rarity and Coinbag remain upfront. Then she smiles and puts her hoofs on their shoulders.

“I hope you don't mind me hitching a ride with you,” says Pinkie Pie.

“Of course I don't mind, darling,” says Rarity.

“You're one of the Equestrian inspectors correct?” asks Coinbag.

“Yep! Pinkie's the name, party's are my game!” replies Pinkie Pie.

“What credentials do you and your friends have?”

“Oh... Uh... Well, that delicate pony right there-” Pinkie points at Tempest “-is ex military.”

“Uh huh.”

Pinkie Pie puts her hoof on Rarity's mane. “This lovely lady successfully runs a chain of businesses.”

Rarity gently pushes Pinkie's hoof off and summons a comb to fix her mane.

“The adorable yellow pegasus is our animal specialist and the alicorn has extensive knowledge in government policies and international relations,” says Pinkie Pie.

“You mean the fake alicorn?” asks Coinbag.

Rarity and Pinkie Pie do a doubletake.

“Fake!?” they exclaim in unison.

“Twilight is not fake,” says Rarity.

“She is as real as reality, which if she isn't real then reality isn't real, and you don't want reality to be not real!” says Pinkie Pie.

Coinbag shrugs. “Look, all I'm saying is that there are three other alicorns and all of them are taller than your purple friend. So, it really brings things to question. And by credentials I meant proper certificates, not careers.”

Pinkie Pie narrows her eyes and the trolley dings and creeps forward as the doors slide shut.

“Thank you for riding the Dino-Park Trolley Tour! Please remain in the vehicle for your own safety! If you don't, bad things will happen and we will not be held liable for you being stupid!”says Iron Will's recording.

“I don't like you,” says Pinkie Pie.

Shortly after the trolleys leave, a jeep pulls around the corner with Gary as the driver, which, upon his arrival, a distant rumble shakes Applejack's ears and a gust of wind forces her to put her hoof on her hat. She does not mind this, though. She is used to working in every condition and it is not like the power station is going anywhere. Then there is Rainbow Dash...

“Finally!” says Rainbow Dash. “I could have been at the pen by now if I just walked!”

Applejack smirks. “Dash, if ya could walk that fast ya would never fly.”

The jeep screeches to a full stop next to them and Gary scrambles out, apologizing profusely and opening both doors for them before running to Test Tube. This brings Applejack to look at him curiously.

“Everything alright, hun?” asks Applejack.

“Yep! I'll be right back!” says Gary without looking at them.

Applejack raises a brow and Rainbow Dash zips inside the jeep, leaving a rainbow trail.

“Shotgun!” blurts Rainbow Dash. She slams her door shut and waves at Gary. “Hurry it up, slowpoke!”

“Dash, relax,” says Applejack firmly as she takes a backseat. Though when she sits down she notices that the sky is darker in the distance and a gray wall is forming at the island's mountain range. “If yer worried 'bout getting wet then I promise ya ain't gonna melt.”

Rainbow Dash rolls her eyes. “I'm not worried about getting wet. I want to have a look at the raptors before that storm hits since I doubt they will be able to do anything once it does.”

“...Fair enough.”

Tempest Shadow watches the trolleys until they are out of sight, and once they leave she puts her eyes on the jeep where the other two Elements are, but her ears are on Gary and Test Tube.

“Are you sure we should continue the tour? The radio is reporting a strong storm and the dock is being hammered,” says Gary, his voice shaky.

“This island has weathered through plenty of storms. This one will be no different,” says Test Tube. “Now do what I told you to do.”

Gary nods and takes flight to the jeep, and after he gets inside the jeep drives off a few seconds later, leaving just Tempest and Test Tube on the top of the steps. They remain there in silence for a few seconds before Test Tube opens the door and motions her inside.

“Shall we?” asks Test Tube.

Tempest quietly goes inside and follows him down the hall. The trip is not long, but they do not exchange any words until they go down a set of stairs that lead to a solid metal door with four round windows next to it. Through the windows, Tempest sees a large circular room with rows of empty computer desks and only one section lit up, plus a wall with a map on it. She does not see much more than that, though, since the windows are tinted. And she also notices a disturbing lack of guards for something supposedly important.

“So, just out of curiosity. Have you ever killed anybody?” asks Test Tube as he types in a code on a keypad next to the door.

“52 confirmed,” says Tempest. “This doesn't count the airships I helped take down or the collateral damage my soldiers caused.”

“Oh... Do you regret your past life?”

“No.”

The pad beeps and the door clicks and slides open, and the two walk into the room.

“That's interesting,” says Test Tube. “Usually people have regrets in their pasts and try to make up for it with their future actions.”

“I did what I had to do then and I'm doing what I have to do now,” says Tempest.

“I think we are similar in that regard,” says Test Tube. “This park is me doing what I have to do, not only for the sake of science and a better future, but to fix past mistakes. I don't think I won any favors with Princess Sparkle, which is unfortunate since I am a huge fan of her essays on magical studies. but maybe you will be more inclined to give this park a favorable review.”

Tempest walks past Test Tube to go to the illuminated area, which she now sees a few figures there.

“Don't waste your energy. The future can't change the past. You can only move on,” says Tempest. “If you want this park to succeed then you shouldn't anchor yourself to something that can't be fixed.”

When Tempest reaches the lit up area she sees Guillermo sitting next to a radio, listening to the weather report over a static frequency, and there are a couple of other male griffins she has never seen before. One has sandy fur and dark brown feathers and a blue streak in his plumage, and is sitting at a computer with his desk spotless and a row of clocks each marked with a different time zone. On his desk, besides the three computers with full screens, is a can of Flim Flam Dye Gel plus a black hat. The other griffin is nearly white with gray spots on his wings and chest, and his desk has three computers that have cords running up to a map of the island that is taking up the whole wall. The map has each section of the park outlined with green lights and various green dots are scattered in each section. However, what Tempest notices is that with the whole size of the park it barely takes up a fifth of the island. The rest is unoccupied.

“Tempest, these are my monitors.” Test Tube points at the sand colored griffin. “Chip Off” He points at the white and gray griffin. “And Electric Cord. Gentlemen, this is Tempest Fizzles, she's an inspector from Equestria.”

“Shadow,” says Tempest.

“What?”

“Tempest. Shadow. That's my name.”

“Oh. Well, I was close.”

Tempest scowls, and Cord stands up and smiles with his hand extended.

“Hi, there. Welcome to the command center,” he says.

Tempest presses her hoof against his hand and looks at the borders of the sections of the park. “Which one is the trolley tour?”

Cord points at the farthest and second largest section. “Right here.” He traces a thin railroad track that circles the section and passes multiple green dots. There are also a pair of yellow lights that follow the tracks and go up little by little every few seconds. “And this line is the route they take and the yellow represents the trolleys. Everything is good, though. If there were any problems then they would be red.”

Tempest looks at Chip, but he is too focused on his computer to return the favor.

“What's he doing?” asks Tempest.

“Fixing bugs in the system. But really he should be fixing that awful dye. Blue does not suit you, Chip!”

Chip ignores him.

“You'll have to forgive him. He's not a people person,” says Cord. “But what else would you expect from a former accountant?”

“An accountant to a monitor is quite a jump,” says Tempest.

“Yes, but he is really good at what he does. Believe me, I tested him and he aced it,” says Test Tube as he takes a seat near the map. “Isn't that right, Chip?”

Chip glances at Dr. Rack. “Your test was too easy.”

Test Tube chuckles. “Griffin of few words.” He points at an empty chair and looks at Tempest. “Have a seat, relax, the tour is going to be a while.”

After a moment of hesitation Tempest takes an empty chair that allows her to see everyone in the room, and there she sits, quietly watching everyone and the little yellow dots move along the map.

“Hey guys, this is Gary, I just dropped off Rainbow at Gate's post and I'm heading over the main power plant with Applejack now,” says Gary over the radio.

“Good. Keep us posted,” says Guillermo.

The yellow dots stop by a section of the trolley tour and a small icon of a long snouted skull appears.

“It looks like they reached the dilophosaurus,” says Cord.

Dr. Rack smiles. “Good. Turn on the speakers and let the fun times roll.”

Cord nods, flips a switch and the voices of Twilight's party overlapping each other pour out of a pair of speakers near Cord's desk.

“One of the earliest carnivores discovered, we now know that dilophosaurus actually spits venom at its prey, causing blindness and eventually paralysis, allowing the carnivore to eat at its leisure,” says Iron Will's recording. “This makes dilophosaurus a beautiful, but deadly, addition to Dino-Park."

“Ooh, neat! … But where is it?” asks Pinkie Pie.

“I'm sure it is in the bushes somewhere,” says Rarity.

“They left out the part where dilophosauruses are pack animals,” says Fluttershy.

“I never knew you were into dinosaurs,” says Twilight.

“It was just a phase when I was a teenager.”

“MR. DINOSAUR! SHOW YOURSELF!” shouts Pinkie Pie.

“Pinkie, calm down,” says Rarity.

“I'm already bored. Do we have snacks we can throw at it? Like crackers or bread?”

“Please tell me you take meds,” says Coinbag.

“And fuel the pharmaceutical stranglehold on the Equestrian working class and ruling elite? No way, José!”

Test Tube shakes his head with a deep frown. “I really hate her.”

Tempest smirks at that. Maybe the trolley tour will be interesting after all.