>The entire street rattles from the electric shock.
>The contemporary lifestyle of the suburban neighborhood is briefly interrupted by the uprising wake of science.
>Many turn to the direction of the blast to catch a glimpse of the action.
>But night has crept up early, for the middle of Winter is imminent.
>A loud explosion certainly would draw a lot of attention from nearby residents.
>The holidays have ended, and the hiatus that lasts until Spring has begun.
>So, the bored civilians momentarily creep up to the building from which the explosion sounded.
>Leaving the warmth of their houses, out into the cold air to investigate.
>The howling winds cut through the silence of the explosion's aftermath.
>Accompanying the winds is the subtle beating of curious hearts.
>The people approach the building, a house, resting atop a softly sculpted hill.
>It's a surprise to everyone that someone is evidently residing there.
>The residence has been abandoned for a couple of years, now.
>All of the windows had been boarded up and the doors sealed.
>The concerned crowd approaches the house, surrounding it.
>They wait in suspicious reserve, beginning to speak to one another.
>Hoping to hear clues or clarification regarding the disturbance in their community.
>Concern rises as the minutes go on without something else happening.
>There is no apparent way for the neighbors to enter the house.
>They can only scan the perimeter of the foundation.
>People eventually begin retreating back into their warm homes one by one.
>After an hour later, the last of the nosy bystanders have left the scene.
>The abandoned house is alone once again.
>A girl in a lab coat and glasses immediately emerges from somewhere under the house.
>She silently curses, as her experiment to create a portal to the magical land of Equestria has failed.
>The girl then leaves the yard and ventures into the woods behind it, determined to try again next time.
>Equestria awaits.
~