open Mechquestria: My Life As An Equine Robot

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Drone slowly walked and they all heard his metal spine make a loud hiss,like it was blowing off hydraulic pressure,he gasped as he felt his legs give out and he landed on the ground with a hard thud,he growled as he tried moving his legs,but to no avail,he felt his heart starting to race as his eyes darted around,trying to think,how to move again,but just as suddenly as his movement was gone,it was back again and he slowly started to stand again,he looked down at the ground as his spine was now making sounds like it was making a hard effort of trying to work,mechanical sounds,whirring,buzzing,a sudden loud crack here and there,he gulped as his pupils grew wide," O-Oh...no..."he muttered out as he stopped and sat down he gulped as he feared the worst,"I knew something wasn't right..."he said to himself as he started to panic," E-Em...Twitch,please,go find Anna,I need her. Now."he said as he looked up at them,his spine again let out a loud hiss as his front legs gave in and he fell flat once more,"Please,Hurry!" he said in a panic.

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Emerald's internal argument came to an immediate and abrupt halt when she saw Drone fall down, "Drone what is wrong!?" He stood again only to sit down then his front hooves give from under him. "Let me help you!" Emerald put the back of her neck under his head to prop him up, it was the best she could do in the current situation,@@Randimaxis, "hope Twitch returns quickly."

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Drone gulped as he felt his legs come back again and he sat up on his own power and he looked at Emerald,"Em...My spine...It was broken a long time ago,the only thing keeping me walking is this cybernetic one...It's-it's going out...I don't know what happened..."he said as he felt pain shoot up his back and the glowing lights on the metal spine flickered and then cut off entirely,he then lost all ability to move his legs and he collapsed on Emerald," Please,Find Anna. She can help me."he said,his voice was calm,though on the inside,he was panicking. 

[Professor Annabella 330]

It wasn't like Anna hadn't witnessed conspiracy and politics. There was once in her life that it was the only thing on her mind... but that was way behind her now. She had a baby to take care of, and she took on a much more simple profession. She worked on artificial limbs, sometimes something more complex like a spine, but that was all she did... nowadays anyway. If anyone approached her, wanting her to work on advanced androids, or military-grade hardware, she'd politely just have to turn them down. As much as Anna wanted to give her input, she did not.

 

"No no. I won't say if I do or don't believe you. It's just.... Uh.... Not really my thing. I have no opinion, I am but a simple engineer who likes to help ponies get on their feet again" Anna says as she screwed in the last screw.

 

The leg was finished, and again functioning. Any pain associated with it should of been gone by now. Anna started to put away the tools she pulled out, as Zeus watched. He let out a deep sigh, wanting to move on, but he did not dare whine. He wouldn't do so until after his mother was completely done working. He never made any noise when his mom was focused on something as important as a repair, even as a little toddler he knew not to.

 

"This is only a temporary fix... You'll need to get to a mechanic again soon. You are welcome to my store, and I'll even give you a discount" Anna smiled, giving the mare a coupon with her shops address and the special discount. "Until then, I wish you luck"

 

Anna picked up Zeus and slipped him in his carrier, then walked off again. She almost forgot what she was doing, but then quickly remembered. She needed to see if anyone would spare her some scrap metal for all her orders. All those orders! She forgot about those too! All the work, all the stress... Ugh. Anna let out a deep sigh of disapproval, and if things weren't bad enough, Zeus was whining again. It wasn't comfortable to have your baby squirming around in his carrier and kicking you in the chest... it really wasn't pleasant. Anna couldn't figure out what in the world he wanted either, she hadn't been paying any attention!

 

"Ugh... Zeus... please stop. Suckle on this or something" She said as she reached into her saddle bag and handed Zeus a bottle of milk.

 

Nothing could of made him any happier. He snatched it with his real and cybernetic hoof, held onto it tight, and took a bunch of little suckles of milk out of the large bottle he could barely hold up.

 

This is so good... So hungry and thirsty. This would go great with a cookie, but this is good for now... He thought to himself.

 

Anna smiled as he quieted down and tried to figure out where to go... She was standing in the dead center of the campus.

[Randimaxis 8,634]

@@Professor Annabella 

 

Scan - nothing - scan - nothing - scan - WAIT!

 

Twitch skidded to a halt before he passed the campus yard.  His scanners had been looking for all he knew about this Anna: adult pony, mare, with a child with an anomaly, focused on the legs.  There couldn't be THAT many on campus, right?

 

When he got a hit, he bee-lined to about the same spot.  His legs locked as he came up in front of a mare with a foal.

 

Well, this is the first stop; hopefully, it's her!

 

"Excuse me me me, but if you are the  c y b e r n e t i c s  specialist that assisted Professorrrrrrrr Drone with his spinal graft, then I need your helplplplp with him!  P-p-p-please?"

[Professor Annabella 330]

@@Professor Annabella

 

Scan - nothing - scan - nothing - scan - WAIT!

 

Twitch skidded to a halt before he passed the campus yard. His scanners had been looking for all he knew about this Anna: adult pony, mare, with a child with an anomaly, focused on the legs. There couldn't be THAT many on campus, right?

 

When he got a hit, he bee-lined to about the same spot. His legs locked as he came up in front of a mare with a foal.

 

Well, this is the first stop; hopefully, it's her!

 

"Excuse me me me, but if you are the c y b e r n e t i c s specialist that assisted Professorrrrrrrr Drone with his spinal graft, then I need your helplplplp with him! P-p-p-please?"

Anna was just about to head in the direction of the medical wing, when she was interrupted by some kind of glitchy bot of sorts. It honestly kind of startled her, but surely not Zeus. He was very much focused on his bottle.

 

"Oh well, Hello..." She said awkwardly "That'd be me... I guess. I don't know why he'd tell you about that, or its relevancy. What's the problem, exactly? I'm in a bit of a rush"

 

Zeus looked at the robot. It was shiny and stuff, like some of the more expensive projects in Anna's workshop. He lowered his bottle, and turned his head to the side. He could see his reflection in the metal! That's what he looked like? He was all distorted. Zeus flopped his ears up and down and watched his reflection closely for a reaction.

Edited December 3, 2015 by Professor Annabella

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Emerald struggled as the weight of Drone had pinned her in place. "You keep up this close contact stuff with me ponies are gonna start thinking were going out or something". She thought a joke might help with the situation. "you are a lot heavier that you look Sen". She tried to laugh but letting out wind just made it worse.

[Aurora Lights 206]

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Drone blinked a few times as he tried to catch his breath again," Well,I have metal in me,so yeah..."he said before his spine turned back on,he threw himself off of Emerald and laid on his chest,his spine again turning off,he gulped and looked at Emerald,"Aww...I thought we were going out. And to think,we were getting so close. Heh,I almost kissed you last night."he said and tried to make himself get a little less worried. 

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Emerald laughed "thanks for getting of me." She smiled at him, "i guess we could be considered an item, talk about it later your not well". She got up and moved to lie at his side. She nestled as close to him as possible, trying to give him some comfort. Emerald looked into his eyes, "we'll get you through this just stay with me... Special ...some...p...pony." her face was red and serous at the same time. Where are the other two? 

[Randimaxis 8,634]

"His spi-spi-spi-spine has malfunctionnnnnned; he seems to be in-n-n-n pain."

 

Twitch's body seemed to shudder, and then flow like a ripple of water as he completely reversed the direction he was facing... without turning.

 

"I can lead yoooooou to him, if you want - I would vevevevevevery much appreciate it."

 

Twitch's face plates spun around until they formed and urgent look.

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Drone blushed as she said those words and he smiled slightly as he looked back into her eyes,"Y-Yeah...I'm gonna be alright. I just gotta get my back fixed..."he said and he felt her body against his,yet he couldn't move himself to get nearer to her,about the only thing he could do was move his neck and a little wiggling of his body,but as far as actual movement,it was not possible. He took in a deep breath and looked down,did she really think that highly of him? Did she really like him like that? W-Was he truly her special somepony? Even if...even if he's done all those unspeakable things? Surely,she'd have to know,they were documented quite vividly in his files. He took a deep breath and laid his chin on the ground,he slowly closed his eyes as he started to feel pain in his back again. 

[Professor Annabella 330]

"His spi-spi-spi-spine has malfunctionnnnnned; he seems to be in-n-n-n pain."

 

Twitch's body seemed to shudder, and then flow like a ripple of water as he completely reversed the direction he was facing... without turning.

 

"I can lead yoooooou to him, if you want - I would vevevevevevery much appreciate it."

 

Twitch's face plates spun around until they formed and urgent look.

Anna knew a glitchy robot when she saw one, as well as one that was not like any other. But that wasn't the concern, his spine was! It was of Anna design, and was one of her first projects. Back when Anna was much more involved in the university, and wasn't a full blown mother yet, the problem arised and Anna offered to help. It was a complex peice of machinery that she spent many sleepless nights building. She risked a lot, and put herself through plenty of pain putting the damn thing together. Such a project, especially with being pregnant at the time, was something Anna should of never invested in... But she did... And it worked.

 

Anna's look also came much more concerned, instead of how it previous was (annoyed). She somewhat panicked herself! "Oh Celestia, seriously?! What did he do? Was it trauma? There's many sensitive nerves and complicated wires in that spine, if it's left untreated, he could be completely paralyzed until I can take apart and rebuild the whole damn thing! And I do NOT have the time to do a project like THAT again!"

 

Zeus looked up at Anna panicking "Momma?" He asked, but was ignored. Zeus went back to sucking on his bottle and watching the events unfold, all with a curious look in his eyes.

 

"Where is he and... Who are you exactly? A student of his? A project maybe?"

Edited December 3, 2015 by Professor Annabella

[Randimaxis 8,634]

Twitch led the way back, keeping his pace with Anna.

 

"I'm newwwww here... the professor's offered totototo help me, but then this h-h-h-happened."

 

He made his way through the yard and Anna could see the two ponies ahead.

 

"There they aaaaaaare!"

 

He slid to a stop right next to Captain Bolt and Professor Drone.

 

"My name is Twiiiiiiiitch Glitch; please help."

[Mentis Soliloquy 3,024]

@@Professor Annabella,@@Randimaxis, @@Aurora Lights,  

 

Emerald looked up from Drone at the Sunshine yellow pony and Twitch, "help him please he can't move his spine has stopped working!" There was a tear in her eye, as she spoke she then looked back down a Drone was stroked his head, "it's gonna be fine Sen, your friend is here." She continued to keep close to him anything to ease his worry.

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Drone slowly opened his eyes to see the golden mare along with her child and Twitch,he smiled slightly but he couldn't make any effort to move his limbs,so he reluctantly sighed and said," Twitch,could you please try to carry me to the place she wants us to go? " he asked as he looked at Anna. 

[Randimaxis 8,634]

Twitch saluted the prone professor, then stepped over next to him.  Two metal rails, like a forklift, grew out of his chestplates; he carefully slid them under Drone, and gently lifted him off the ground.

 

"I've gooooooooot you, professor - no no no no need to worry."

 

It didn't even seem like the weight was bothering him at all.  Twitch's faceplates shifted and moved until there was a small grin there.  Turning, he spoke to both Captain Bolt and Anna.  

 

"Well, wherrrrrrrrrrre to?"

[Shadow Dancer 111]

Marcus looked at the tablet that he held in his magic well rather his Androids magic, It detailed that he was put in as a guard for the local university set up by the Princesses for as long as necessary. In Equestria his name was Indicus an ex lunar guard, helping to explain any combat skills he had and give him some sort of background for civilians.

 

Marcus entered the University and went to the front desk to check in for his first day on the job. 

[Professor Annabella 330]

Anna found the name 'Twitch Glitch' very fitting, though she wasn't sure why he was with the professor. The professor was always to busy for mentors and students along his side (especially one as glitchy as this one). Maybe it was a temporary thing, or he was special in one way or another. Either way it wasn't Anna's business, even though she was curious about this strange bot.

 

It seemed the professor had plenty of companions today "W-Well I guess.... Maybe.... All of you need to just calm down and give me a second" Anna said with concern. She pulled a pair of glasses out of her lab coat. Anna didn't have impaired vision, this instead magnified things 10x to see the very small details of such advanced tech.

 

Zeus stayed quiet as he continued to suck on the bottle. He took short sips, and was about halfway done sucking down on what was a pretty large bottle of milk. He definitely was hungry. The worry in the air didn't seem to bother the little toddler. That hoof that the professor told everyone about, the cybernetic one, stayed clutched onto that bottle, as well as his real one.

 

Anna approached the professor and took a look at his back. There was a small panel in which she opened. A red light blinked in middle of the sea of different colored wires, small knobs, and switches.

 

"This is what happens when you don't come to your appointments regularly. This spine is as crooked as a question mark. It's impinging on vital wiring."

 

Anna flipped a switch and the panel gave a beep. The red light went white, and stopped blinking. The pain would have gone away, however, the professor would be stiff as anything.

 

"To my workshop I guess. This will take away the pain, but you're going to be extremely stiff" Anna says as she turns around and starts heading in the direction of her workshop.

[Randimaxis 8,634]

Twitch gently carried the professor along, following after Anna.

 

Grant had certainly noticed that Anna knew what she was doing; the circuitry in Drone's artificial spine was Equestrian tech - something he hadn't had a chance to learn yet.  He could follow if he'd had a chance to actually scan the inner workings, but he'd been distracted by something else...

 

This is the first time I've actually had a chance to see a foal up close; he's cute.  What did the professor say his name was?  Was it a Roman god, or a Greek one?  ZEUS!  That was it.  He's actually kinda cuter than a human baby... I wonder if Anna would mind if I gave him a cookie?

 

He wasn't entirely sure how to approach that subject, though; he'd seen enough Animal Kingdom specials to know how mothers felt about their babies.  Maybe he'd get an opportunity later... but for now, Professor Drone was the main priority here.  He continued to follow wherever he was led.

 

I wonder if he even likes cookies?

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@@Professor Annabella,@@Randimaxis, @,

 

Drone sighed softly as he felt the relief and he said,almost in a laugh," Well,maybe,if you weren't so scary,I'd be more obliged to show up,now wouldn't I,Sweetheart?"he felt the stiffness and he sighed as he realized," I'm being carried on a fork lift by a robotic pony that is glitchier than a first gen anamatronic..."he sighed as his cheeks turned red," This is so embarrassing..."he remarked as he closed his eyes,he took in a deep breath and his artificial spine crackled as it moved and he growled,not in pain,but in frustration," My nose itches and I can't scratch the damn thing...Stupid spine...Hey Doc,Do you think the artificial vertebrae,you know,the two metal ones in my back,could be cracked? I mean,I'm not opting in for a full on surgery again,but it wouldn't hurt to look. Or maybe some of the screws are loose that are drilled into my real bones."he said,starting to think about possible mishaps he may have caused.

Edited December 4, 2015 by Aurora Lights

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Emerald follow the group being led by Anna, sure that was the name She kept eyeing the mare, you would be good for the project, just what to convince you hay? She noticed the dilemma of her task, why would all these ponies give up what there doing to work a secret project. It would be best to tell them and then make them decide they could sign a wavier or something not to speak not like we have any traitors in Equestria.  

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Drone looked at Emerald and smiled at her softly,his stiffness made it harder to breathe,he was constantly trying to get more air in,yet his spine wouldn't allow it,he then said in an expulsion," Em...I need you to...scratch...my...snout..."he said in a exasperated breath. He was trying to figure her out,little by little,he would come to understand her,her motives,her desires,but for now... all he could do is wonder. True,he knew she was extremely loyal,and so nice it was almost too nice,but,she pulled it off. He tried to move his hoof but to no avail,he tried to make an effort to move his leg but nothing,he knew it was useless,he couldn't even feel them...but he had to try...

[Shadow Dancer 111]

after signing a few papers and proving identity Marcus was given a map of the campus and where he was to do his rounds. Now with the information to start his job Marcus walked the path set for him and immediately started watching listening to what was going on around him "For a first day I'm not doing too bad." Marcus mumbled to himself. The connection between his mind and the android was astounding it was like he was actually there instead of in a cryo pod with wires attached to his head.

[Randimaxis 8,634]

Twitch scanned over Professor Drone's snout, analyzed which nerves were sending the brightest pulses of activity, then made a guess as to where the itch was.

 

"I'll get thaaaaaaaat, professor - hold tight."

 

A panel slid aside from under Twitch's chin, and a tiny manipulator hand came out and scratched, firmly yet carefully, on the source of the stimulation.  Grant hoped the scanners had gotten it right.

 

Captain Bolt was keeping pace well; Anna was striding ahead of him, and Drone was lying in his forks.  Grant hoped quietly that these ponies; as different and quirky as they could be, would prove to be the allies he needed.

 

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Emerald gave Twitch a look like he had cut in line at a ice cream parlor. "Twitch he did ask me anyway your sensors and metal limbs can't feel when you have hit the sweet spot." She moved closer to them extended her right wing and gave his nose a good scratch, carefully feeling for when Drone would make a response either verbally or physically. Her feathers were soft on his snout. She then folded her wing and looked at Twitch again, "you've got to let a pony do that, it's something wires and metal just can't do as well."