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In the office used by the Boys, Butcher came back from his trip to Canterlot Estate about if Hughie is a spy for Vought. Alicorn told him that Hughie being a spy is very unlikely as to set it all up is just way up to chance. And Starlight wouldn't be on Vought side, which Alicorn has proven to be a very useful ally and has pointed things out before.

"What's that?" Frenchie ask working on something on his computer.

"Magic potions from Alicorn," Butcher said putting the case of milk bottle filled with magic potions on the table in front of the tv where Female is laying on the couch watching tv.

"She gave you a case for free?" Mother's Milk ask.

"She did but she's insist that it's real, she made them herself and not like those sport drinks the shops at the park sells. I told her to knock off the whole magic thing. But she's utterly convinced that her backstory is real," Butcher said.

"She did put her legal name as Sunset Shimmer," Hughie said.

"I looked around and can't find anything on her besides the day she showed up in that town of Lost Springs in Wyoming. That only has a population of 4 people when she showed up. It's now a tourist trap as a spot where the barrier between worlds is weak and where Alicorn will return to so she can go back home once it reopens in a couple of years. And seeing how Alicorn claims that she as a pony can live for on the average of around 800 years, she can afford to wait," Mother's Milk said.

"If she did grow up around there. It explains why she lives in her own fantasy world," Frenchie said.

"How's the magic potion?" Hughie ask Female who has open one of the bottles filled with a yellow liquid and drinking it.

"It's not sugary like the potions I drunk before. It's like drinking lemonade without any sugar," Female said griming at the taste of the potion she drunk.

"Ok looks like she make it herself," Hughie said.

Then everyone's eyes widen as they realized what just happen. They all stared at Female who look as shock as they are.

"YOU CAN TALK?" Hughie shouted out.

"I can talk, I just choose not to," Female said unable to stop herself from talking. She looks at the potion she had drunk and on the label say 'Truth Potion' on it. (1)

"Oh shit," Butcher said staring at the potion and the case with all the other potions in it. "She might be telling the truth."

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Later -

After testing the Truth Potion on Hughie and asking a bunch of embarrassing questions that he was force to answer, with one asking if he's spying for anyone before it wore off. Butcher read the instructions of how to use the potions that Alicorn gave him. Depending on how much is drunk, is how long the effect last before wearing off.

The bottles have all been placed on the table sitting on their instructions of what they do. Each of the potions came in a different color which Alicorn wrote is food dye to make it easier to tell them apart.

Yellow - Truth, when a question is ask the person is force to answer it. Doesn't work on people who can't speak.

Red - Enhance, when drunk with another potion will enhance the effect or make it last longer.

Blue - Antidote, will cure just about any kind of poison if taken quickly.

Green - Heal, will heal physical wounds by using the body's fat to restore what's damaged. Can harm or even kill people who drink it who are very skinny.

Orange - Stamina, restore the stamina of the drinker.

Violet - Speed, increase the running and reaction speed.

Purple - Power, increase the strength of the user.

Black - Immunity, makes the drinker immune to the effects of heat, cold, lightning, toxic environments, and poisons.

White - Agility, allows the drinker to jump and climb like a monkey.

Pink - Intelligence, allows the drinker to think faster and more focus on what they're thinking about.

Brown - Defense, increase the amount of damage a user can take.

Clear - Invisible, makes the user invisible but will still be heard and if in an environment like walking on sand, their footprints or their movements effecting the environment can still be seen.

"Ok if we take just a teaspoon of potion the effects last about 5 to 10 minutes or less, depending on the person taking it. Note its best to refrigerate the bottles and that the potions will go bad if not used within a certain time, even if stored properly and kept cold. Do not take more then what can be safely be taken. The potions will cause toxic backlash by overconsumption, like if you take too much of a medicine. Do not drink an entire bottle or the toxic backlash will hit you and leave you bed ridden, till your body recovers on its own. You can mix some of the potions together but never more than 4 at once, the Red potion is the sole exception as it enhances the effects or make them last longer. Do not take more than one potion a day," Mother's Milk said reading the instructions.

"So me and Female can't take anymore potions today," Hughie said.

"So is this magic or just a drug that she made?" Frenchie ask.

"Magic or she found a way to give people temporary powers," Mother's Milk said.

"The Truth Potion works but for the rest, we have to be careful in using them," Butcher said his mind racing with so many possibilities in using the potions. But also the idea that what Alicorn has been saying that she's a magical pony from a magical world, just might be the truth. "How long are the potions good for?"

"The potions are good for up to 3 months before it goes bad," Mother's Milk said. (2)

"We better test them before they spoil then," Butcher said.

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Author's Notes -

1 - In the comic Female can talk as how else could she talk to Frenchie about her past. Which I'm just going with that she just doesn't want to talk to anyone else.

2 - Seeing how many magic potions have organic ingredients in them. The potions will go bad sooner or later, even if it's stored in a cold place. As few food or drinks can last without going bad.

Honey is one of the few food items that will never go bad, if it's stored properly. If not mold will appear on it and should be thrown away.

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