open Mechquestria: My Life As A Equine Robot (00110010)

[Denim&Venöm 19,292]

@,

"Mmm... yeah..." She stroked the back of Emeralds head. She noticed the placement of Emerlads head, and just what was available to her. She leaned in close, towards Emerald's ear. She dragged her fangs along the wet surface, before biting back down, and beginning her own simultaneous feed.  

[Mentis Soliloquy 3,026]

@@Denim&Venom,

 

Emerald's vice was projected into her mind. You wont be able to last long like this Angel it will knock you out cold in a few moments and you can answer back with your own mind while we are linked like this. Another vamp thing for you to find out about. Emerald bit a little harder it was natural for her to bite harder as she fed. 

[Denim&Venöm 19,292]

@,

"Whoa. Dude that's trippy. I'm not sure ponies were ever supposed to hear things inside their own heads.   But wait, didn't you say that I'd be fine if I just drink your blood in return?" Angel withdrew her own fangs and started suckling on Emeralds wounded ear. 

[Mentis Soliloquy 3,026]

@@Denim&Venom,

 

"Yes and no." Emerald had stopped drinking. "You can keep it up for any real length of time, vampire can only do it for no more than half an hour before they collapse from exhaustion and you are not a vampire so about 5 minuets is right for a non vamp even with you feeding on me."  

[Denim&Venöm 19,292]

@,

She stopped feeding herself.  "Well then, I guess I'd better make these next five minutes really count." Angel then grabbed Emerald and lowered her town to the shower floor. "You've indulged me this whole time, now let me do the same for you..."

 

@Randimaxis,

 

"So, Miss Luster. Are you able to tell me the last thing you remember. Or the last thing you're comfortable with remembering? Or if you can, why you were deactivated?" 

 

"Boy don't you just love to pry." "Only if you do something for me first." "And what would that be?" "Tell me today's date."

 

"I'm sorry Miss Luster, but I'm, not authorized to share that kind of information. It's for your own safety."  

 

"... *tsk.* " Luster slowly nodded. "I see. I can't even be given that kind of courtesy. Welp, we're done here. I'm leaving." Emerald started making her way to the steel double doors. 

 

"You can't leave Miss luster. That's against protocol. It's not safe yet. We don't know if your 100% yet."  

 

"Well that's my problem then."

 

"You couldn't get out if you tried. Your in a reinforced vault. If you try to leave you'll only be hurting yourself."

 

Luster paused. "Heh. Just watch me."  

[captainborgue 343]

Marcus nodded, "Thank you ma'am I was just doing what I was hired to do, even if it was over something as stupid as two ponies being way too damn affectionate in public hope those two got a room by now I don't know if I could afford the power drain of another long term jammer or low power emp blast haven't used either enough to tell too well. As for oddity's I have seen nothing too odd so far excluding the tooth thing earlier but I will tell you if that changes ma'am."

 

"I would very much appreciate that. Not that I can do much about it, as my authority is limited to either my classroom, weird bugs, or taking pictures of teeny tiny things. But I would appreciate it nonetheless. If there is AI rampancy starting to muck up the works, the more we know about it the better," Bee replied, nodding. Or at least, her hologram nodded. Her body was still slack, though her cybernetic eye was blinking softly and telescoping in and out of the aperture in her skull. It was probably kind of gross to see.

 

"As much as I appreciate it, seems like a strange thing to come to my office to tell me face to... emitted photons. Was there something else on your mind?"

[Randimaxis 8,654]

@@Denim&Venom

 

Watch her?  Watch her do... what?

 

Grant had no idea what he might do to make this situation better.  There were a few pieces of lukewarm plans he could possibly try - unfortunately, they all seemed to require him to be in the same room as Luster, so those were right out.  Otherwise, he had nothing - he wasn't even truly authorized to be on campus yet.

 

I wish they'd let me try to talk to her; maybe I could get through where the others couldn't... but I don't think they even trust me enough to mind a beaker of water - much less a being whose pure existence is supposedly impossible.

 

Twitch, useless and clueless, simply continued to watch... what else could he do?

[Denim&Venöm 19,292]

@@Randimaxis,@,

Luster tapped on the blast doors. She scrapped her hoof against it. "Miss Luster, please just calm down. We are working in your best interests. You're not gonna be able to break out of there.  That chamber was tested by a dragon. And he couldn't escape. We've even filled it to the brim with explosives. And it was still standing." Luster cocked back a hoof. "Please, we can work-" She thrust it forward. 

 

*CLANG!* A massive concave was left in the door. And Luster's whole foreleg was buried in it.

 

 

 

 

Control room

 

 

"GAH!?" 

 

"Buck!" 

 

"Holy Shiznit!" 

 

All three lab attendants were blown away with what Luster manage to do. "Th-th-th-th-th-that's a reinforced blast door! And she's damn near punched through it!"  

 

​"This is not good! This is not good!! Prepping killswitch procedures!"  Fileshare yelled as she raced towards one of the consoles.

 

"Ahh, ahhh, uhhh. Miss Luster please stop! You have no idea what you're doing!" 

[Randimaxis 8,654]

@@Denim&Venom

 

No no no no NO!  If they nix her, I'll lose what has got to be the best chance I've seen so far at trying to get information about human-cyborg transference!  I gotta think, gotta think...

 

Twitch stood up, and moved closer to the door.

 

WAIT!  Didn't the labbies say that chassis was an older model?  If it's old enough, maybe I can establish a connection and talk directly TO her!

 

Without hesitation, Grant began scanning frequencies to find a connection that would match something from an older era - which, given the nature of Twitch Glitch, would be a cinch for him.  At the same time, he was already ordering the nanites to form a transmitter relay that could project on multiple frequencies.

 

C'mon - c'mon!

 

His sensors began pinging on every remote connection available, trying to find the right one... and he hoped he could find that line before Luster was turned into slag.  He began transmitting a small signal, attempting to find Luster by ping-echo.

[Denim&Venöm 19,292]

@@Randimaxis,@,

"Look Miss Luster, if you don't stop, we'll have to shut you down. And when you get turned back on you wont' be able to move again. We'll see to that. Do you really want that to happen to you? Do you really want to be a program locked inside? I don't want to, but for your safety I will, please reconsider what you're doing!"  

 

On the screen, Luster had her hoof cocked back to deliver another strike. "I don't take kindly to threats miss CD. And I'd like to see you try!" 

 

She delivered another right to the door.

 

*CLANG!*

 

The dent was now double it's length!

 

"Killswitch function ready professor!" 

[Mentis Soliloquy 3,026]

@@Randimaxis,@@Denim&Venom,

 

Crystal unfolded and turned on her rifle and then raced to the doors and tool aim at them she was not going to let this machine escape. She stood on her hind legs and took aim at the door then turned the power level to maximum the beam with the power would cut through a tank in short order, never mind one bot. He said not to worry, well now I'm worried! As she waited at the doors.

[Randimaxis 8,654]

@@Denim&Venom - @

 

NOOOOO!  DAMMIT DAMMIT DAMMIT!

 

Grant watched the proceedings with panic.  He continued to frantically work his way through every signal he could find, trying desperately to find a connection - ONE connection - that he might be able to use to try to talk sense into the strange, currently menacing machine on the monitor.

 

TRANS//sector 55.aa6 TRANSMIT: error 404 - connection not found_

​TRANS//sector 55.aa7 TRANSMIT: error 404 - connection not found_

​TRANS//sector 55.aa8 TRANSMIT: error 404 - connection not found_

​TRANS//sector 55.aa9 TRANSMIT: error 404 - connection not found_

​TRANS//sector 55.ab1 TRANSMIT: error 404 - connection not found_

 

If they flip that killswitch, they'll box her up in a lab... and I'll never see her again; the chance I have to learn what I need will be so far out of my reach, I might as well put a hand out of my damned window to touch it!

 

He watched the proceedings with a sense of dread climbing up his spine...

[Denim&Venöm 19,292]

@,@@Randimaxis,

 Luster cocked back another right

 

[Call From: -Number Not Found- Answer?] 

 

What? Even now I'm still gettign spam calls. [Answer] 

 

{​"Look if you're calling about me 'upgrading' to windows 13 again, I swear to whatever deity or lack thereof you believe in, I'm going to take a Mac Book Pro, turn that sumbitch sideways, and stick it straight up your candy ass!"}

[Randimaxis 8,654]

@@Denim&Venom

 

AH!  Gotta say something quick - something that'll get her attention... something-

 

{WAIT!  STOP!  They'll slag you!  They'll stuff you in a box and ship you to who knows where!}

 

It's not enough!  Something...

 

{I'M HUMAN!!!!!  I CAN HELP YOU!  PLEASE, STOP!}

 

It was all he could think of to say - he just hoped and prayed it would work... and that it wouldn't bite him in the ass in the long run.

[Denim&Venöm 19,292]

@@Randimaxis,

Luster lowered her hoof.

 

{"Speak f-}

 

*Phew* Alright good, you're seeing reason. Thank you for-"

 

"Will you shut the buck up for like, one minute!" She stayed near the door. {"Speak, Fleshlight"}

 

"So, a human somehow has transdimensional access to Equestria. Unless, I'm not in Equestria. Well, then that'll make my job easier."

[Randimaxis 8,654]

@@Denim&Venom

 

{I'm here undercover - nopony knows I'm human - and I need your help... and from the looks of it, it's possible you could use mine, right?}

 

Fleshlight..?

 

{Look, if you play nice with the techies here, I can communicate with you like this; tech is so advanced here that they don't have the equipment available to pick up this archaic signal.  I'll feed you info, and vice versa.  It's a long time from when you remember it being; without help, the armaments they have can scrap you in seconds!}

 

Okay, make it seem like she needs you...

 

{I may not know much about this world yet, but I can guarantee I know more about this TIME than you do... and without my help, you might get out, but you won't last much more than that.  Please, let me help.}

 

Twitch, in the meantime, slowly crept back up to the monitor, gazing intently at Luster's form on the screen.

 

{I'm looking at you right now, Luster - you're the focus of a killswitch, crammed into an old chassis, surrounded by scientists who can take you apart in the blink of an eye... and I'M NOT.  I can HELP you - but ONLY if you let me.}

 

"Is... is she stopping?"

[Denim&Venöm 19,292]

@@Randimaxis,

{You underestimate me greatly. Ponies couldn't comprehend the advancements I made. I could've catapulted them centuries into the future.  I could've saved them from the inevitable threat heading their way. I could tear through these doors right now and take my chances. And I'm more than confident I could handle anything they throw my way. If not, well then my mission was doomed to fail anyways.

 

Oh and I know which Killswitch you're talking about. It won't work. I've already uninstalled it. So, you'll have to offer me something more concrete than that.}

[Randimaxis 8,654]

@@Denim&Venom

 

F-U-D-G-E!  What the hell can I..?

 

{They might not listen, no... but I will.  It sounds like you advanced yourself a long way, but no one would give you a chance; I can!  I'm not an idiot - I have skill!  I have ability!  I have...}

 

... dammit, this is serious; if I tell her, it could make the difference.

 

{This chassis runs on a Tachyon Battery - that I built from scratch with scrap metal... I can build another one for you.}

 

Even Equestrian tech hasn't advanced to Tachyon Manipulation - if anything can catch her attention, THAT will.

 

... I hope.

 

{I eat quantum mechanic manuals for breakfast - and I could share that knowledge with you... if you agree to stand down and bide your time.}

 

It was the Tachyon Battery that made it possible for Twitch to have such an enormous output without lighting up every warning sensor in Equestria; it was also the quantum physics that had allowed the transmitter in Twitch to reach across the stars.  In fact, had the techies in the lab actually gotten a look at Twitch's innards, they would have been absolutely astounded...

 

Twitch Glitch was the very first Tachyon-powered robot EVER - on either world.  Aside from the fact he was a human, this was the biggest secret Grant had to hold on to... 

 

And now Luster was in on it.  Celestia help him, but he was desperate - and now, it was up to Luster; he had nothing else to offer.

 

{I promise - it's a better offer than you'll get anywhere else.  Please.}

[Denim&Venöm 19,292]

@@Randimaxis,

{That is impressive. I must admit. Even I haven't gotten to harnessing tachyon particles yet. I thought it a futile field at the time.

 

But then again, why would I, when I'm harnessing Hawking radiation & X-rays from my Quantum singularity core?

 

I am not a lab rat. I am not a psych patient. I am not a relic. I am the first sentient A.I. in the history of two Earths. And I have a duty to uphold. A mission to fulfill. And too many lives in Equestria counting on me. So you damn well have something better to offer me." }

 

(bed time BTW)

[Randimaxis 8,654]

@@Denim&Venom

 

What?  What the hell - if nothing I have does any good, then WHAT THE HELL CAN I OFFER!?

 

Grant gritted his teeth - he was certain that the only thing he could offer now would be rejected outright; he couldn't see any other possibilities.

 

{No, you aren't a lab rat or a psych patient or a relic - and I never said those things, either.  Apparently, I don't have anything that interests you - but I know what it's like to have a driving goal; I have one too.  And from what I can tell, you may hold the key to what I need to learn.}

 

Dammit, humanity doesn't even get respect from the PAST, either!

 

{I don't know what I can offer you - and I don't think you'd tell me what you need, either.  But I'm willing to listen; probably a HELL of a lot more than anyone - pony OR human - would bother giving you credit for.  You may not need a friend... but wasn't it Celestia herself that spoke of it's magic?  Okay, yeah - lame statement maybe - but at this point it's all I have left to offer.  But please... you may be the only hope I have.  You may not give a damn, I get that... and I'm not asking you to.  I just want a chance.}

 

Yeah, sure... 'friendship is magic', THAT'LL be the thing that works.  Damn - you really ARE desperate if you think a unit like that has any want for friends; maybe if she won't let you in, you can at least leave the door open... food for thought, maybe.

 

{Consider it for later, if you like - I'll leave this transmitter open, just in case you decide to give me a chance.}

 

Well, THAT didn't work... DAMMIT.  Just... DAMMIT.

 

Twitch remained staring at the monitor, almost as if he was transfixed by the sight of Luster.

[Denim&Venöm 19,292]

(Screw it, sleep is for the weak)

 

@@Randimaxis,

 

"Geeze does he sound desperate. Desperate enough to potentially be of some use to me."

 

{One thing you can do for me is to help me escape. Give me that, and I may hear you out, as well as be in a bigger capacity to assist. There's a chance I can help. But there's non if I'm stuck in here.}

[Shadow Dancer 111]

 

"I would very much appreciate that. Not that I can do much about it, as my authority is limited to either my classroom, weird bugs, or taking pictures of teeny tiny things. But I would appreciate it nonetheless. If there is AI rampancy starting to muck up the works, the more we know about it the better," Bee replied, nodding. Or at least, her hologram nodded. Her body was still slack, though her cybernetic eye was blinking softly and telescoping in and out of the aperture in her skull. It was probably kind of gross to see.

 

"As much as I appreciate it, seems like a strange thing to come to my office to tell me face to... emitted photons. Was there something else on your mind?"

 

"Like I stated before I needed someone to talk to for a moment and I recognized your name from our encounter before though I probably will have to go relatively soon as my new superiors more then likely won't like a guard that is not guarding. Still having a conversation with some..pony even for this short of a time is quite refreshing." Marcus hoped that he covered his near mistake well enough. 

[Randimaxis 8,654]

@@Denim&Venom

 

Twitch finally blinked, then turned and looked over at CD.

 

"Professor... it's obvious you're going to have a hard time holding her.  Instead of letting Luster ruin the chamber, maybe you could show a little compassion and allow for an escort of a few guards so she can leave that cell?  She answered your questions, she isn't screaming like a loon, and she might just be absolutely SICK of being trapped in a box - if you're wanting to gather information, then you should be more... diplomatic, shouldn't you?  After all, you don't know WHO could be in there; why piss them off straight out of the box?  LITERALLY, in this case?"

 

Am I really doing this?  More than that - will it work?

 

"You said so yourself; this is unlike anything you've ever encountered before... so maybe trying to treat it 'by the book' won't work because 'the book' doesn't cover someone like her.  I know I don't really have any say here, but... if I had been trapped in a box for a long-ass time, I promise you I wouldn't want to wake up in another one.  Would you?"

 

Grant had to fight the urge to bite his fingernails.

[Denim&Venöm 19,292]

@@Randimaxis,

 

{Oh going for the impassioned plea? Not gonna work pal. I've dealt with her type before too many time for me to count. She's not gonna budge. She see's me as a a threat to her campus and a fragile piece of history.} 

 

"Twitch, we've set up the rules we have because they work. She comes from a different place and a different time with different circumstances. Everything we take for granted, everything we're used too, would be too much of a culture shock. Why do you think we've been so vague? How would you react if you found out that everypony you knew had passed away? That the very landscape you're familiar with has changed. That even what it means to be a pony is now brought into question? 

 

We're treating her like this because she's alive.  And we're putting her mental and physical health above all else. We have to be careful. We've done relic recovery and reactivation beofre, but not with this complex an AI. Right now, we're treating her like a patient that has awoken from a very long coma. And you say let her out. Let her out to what? Something she can't possibly comprehend? A world that might as well be alien to her?

 

We can make her more comfortable. We can slowly ease her into the world. Prepare her step by step for what lies ahead. But that takes time,  Twitch. I understand you want to help, but for her sake, this is the only way." 

 

 

{Annnnnd what did I tell you. Overtly protective of her little find. Geeze, she's even got the whole maternally compassionate thing going too. Yep, definitely reminds me of somepony I know. Still want my help with whatever?}

Edited February 15, 2016 by Denim&Venom

[Mentis Soliloquy 3,026]

@@Shadow Dancer,@@reader8363,

 

Crystal arming her rifle and the door being breached had set the security notice off for the guards around the campus. 

 

@@Randimaxis,@@Denim&Venom,

 

Crystal kept her rifle trained on the door she was shaking the adrenaline in her system was helping but she was very scared of what was on the other side of the door.