open Robots and Foal-sitters (Reboot) (SoL, Comedy)

[ReverieRiver 526]

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A robot pony with silver plating, lighter gray mechanical joints, blue eyes and a red bandana around his neck sat on a bench next to a small dark red filly with black hair and large honey-colored eyes. Nano had gone out in search of a pony that would possibly be able to help him with the current situation he was in; the filly, Galatea - his creator, accidentally turned into a filly by one of her own experiments - was forced to accompany him because he worried too much about her now to be leaving her on her own. Both were now in a park, resting on a bench because Galatea had gotten tired after about an hour or so.

 

"Why are we here again?" she asked, her tone making it obvious that she was complaining.

 

"As I have said before, Galatea, we are looking for somepony that would be able to help us," Nano stated, sounding mildly exasperated; it wasn't the first time he'd explained this to the filly.

 

"But we don't need help!" Galatea retorted defiantly. "I was that close to fixing the device that made me like this!"" She held her front hooves close together to emphasize her point.

 

"Not quite..." Nano said as he thought of the antics that had taken place in the lab in which Galatea normally worked. Galatea, insisting that she could do all the work herself, had knocked over many objects and had nearly hurt herself multiple times in her attempts to work on the very device that had altered her genes and turned her into a filly.

 

"I want to go back to the lab." Her voice had taken on the distinctive whine of a child pleading for something; it made even her cringe a little inside.

 

"Not until we find somepony that can help us with our predicament." Nano had countered Galatea's whining with a firmer tone of voice.

 

"But we don't need - " She stopped herself, realizing that she was about to repeat the exact some thing she'd said just a few moments earlier. She then huffed, hopping down from the bench. "Forget this. I'm going back to the lab by myself."

 

"You are not going anywhere by yourself!" Nano exclaimed, reaching down to scoop the filly up into his hooves. His mind had automatically switched over to protective instincts; and with Galatea in such a vulnerable form, he did not want her out of his sights.

 

"Let me go!" Galatea screeched, beginning to flail her little hooves about as she tried to escape the robot's grasp. Nano, of course, held on firmly. She wasn't about to go anywhere anytime soon, as far as Nano was concerned.

 

But Nano soon realized that with Galatea trying to get away and yelling at him to let her go, it seemed exactly like he was dealing with a little filly throwing a tantrum. He tried placing his hoof in her mouth to try and silence her. She tried to bite him in response; but she was trying to bite down on metal, which only ended up hurting her and giving her more to make a fuss about. Nano looked around the area, beginning to feel somewhat desperate since he simply didn't know how to deal with this situation.

Edited February 2, 2014 by Miss Reaper

[OG Blaze 269]

"Hey I uh saw the flyer's you said you needed some little filly help, I have a little sister, I think I'd be able to help pretty well, I mean if you'd like not sure if you found anyone yet, and also uhm are you a robot?" Rye was confused what would a robot want with a little filly?

[ReverieRiver 526]

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Nano turned his head to look at Rye, seeming a little grateful that someone had come to help - although he was mildly curious at the question about his robotic form, he wasn't all too surprised by it. "Yes, I am a robot. And no, I had not found anyone else as of yet... Anyway, my name is Nano, and this is Galatea."

 

Galatea froze completely for a moment before she turned to look at the stallion, her large eyes growing even wider. She seemed dumbfounded for a moment, before she realized that someone had now seen her in this form - and making a fool of herself, no less.

 

Nano had eased up on his grip somewhat when Galatea stopped flailing her hooves; she broke free of his grasp at once, letting out an embarrassed cry as she darted under the bench to hide. There, she curled up, trying to make herself as small as possible.

[OG Blaze 269]

"um hello there Galatea, she seems very nice... and shy" Rye hadn't really seen a filly this shy before, he was confused as well "Um so what exactly did you need help with?, I saw the poster but I'm still not exactly sure what you need help with? fillysitting? or something along the lines of that?"

[ReverieRiver 526]

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"Well... Yes, I could use some help in looking after Galatea here. She has gotten to be.. quite the hoofful," Nano said as he got down from the bench and looked underneath at Galatea. She was still trying to hide herself. "Galatea, what are you doing?"

 

"I didn't want anypony seeing me like this!" Galatea whispered to him.

 

Nano sighed and reached to grab Galatea in his hooves once more. She struggled and fussed at him to not take her out of her hiding spot, but she was no match for the robot's strength. As he pulled the filly from beneath the bench, he then held on tight to make sure she didn't make another attempt to hide or perhaps flat-out make a break for it. After that, Nano said to Rye, "However, the situation is a little more complex than you may think it is... It is difficult to explain."

Edited January 23, 2014 by Miss Reaper

[OG Blaze 269]

"I'll take your word for it, she certainly seems like a hoof-full, I can take care of her no problem I use to filly sit my sister all the time" Blaze looked intently at Galatea, something didn't seem right about this filly, but who was Rue to judge a robot and his filly, he was going to help in any way he could.

[Pat.Rio.T. 305]

((OOC: Sorry I took so long.))

 

Just then Patterson and River came walking up the street.

 

Pat: "Hey Nano!" (He called as he approached)

 

He had come all this way mostly because he wanted his suit to be analyzed for a bug, but also it wouldn't hurt to revisit an old(-ish) acquaintance. During their travels, as they got into the city((town? civilization?)) Patterson saw one of the flyers that Nano had put up. And upon seeing the filly, Patterson remembered the flyer.

 

"Oh, is this the little filly that you advertised in the flyer about?"

 

Patterson asked as River picked up a struggling young Galatea with her telekinesis and proceeded to try to calm her down.

 

"Is she a relation of Galatea's? She looks just like her. She's adorable..." (He says as he looks over at her) "considering... Say, where is Galatea"

[OG Blaze 269]

Rye looked at this person, "hi there, Galatea's daughter, there's a normal Galatea?" Rye was a bit confused he never heard of Galatea from Ponyville he practically new everyone almost everyone. The flyer didn't say anything about a wife or anything like that, even so why did this robot have the little filly

[ReverieRiver 526]

@, @@Pat.Rio.T.,

 

Galatea was too busy struggling to get out of Nano's grasp to notice Rye's intent stare; however, Nano did notice Patterson and River approach. His perfect memory allowed the robot to recognize the stallion at once. "Patterson! It has been a long time. It is good to see you again," he said amiably, hardly even minding the filly in his hooves at that moment.

 

When Galatea was lifted up by River, she let out a little squeak before she flailed her hooves in an almost comical fashion, momentarily confused by the use of telekinesis on her. She then looked up at River and then over at Patterson, the gears in her mind working for a few long moments as she tried to recall where she'd seen these faces before...

 

It finally clicked, and her eyes went wide with the realization. In fact, she was left dumbfounded as Nano looked from Rye to Patterson and proceeded to explain to the both of them, "Well, you see... That filly is Galatea. She, er, accidentally turned herself into a filly when one of her experiments backfired on her."

 

With the truth out, Galatea suddenly felt self-conscious and embarrassed - more so than before, especially with Patterson and River here. She whimpered and covered her face with her front hooves, as if that would help at all to conceal her identity now.

[OG Blaze 269]

"Wait what!?" Rye was really confused now, he was wondering how this even happened "well why do you need my help can you just get some magical potion together and fix her?" It was a robot after all a robot that should be super smart and able to create one thing to turn this filly back into a stallion once more.

[Toon Richard 534]

Shardz, who was reading her book, Sitting under the shade of a tree, layed there, while, her cousin, layed on a tree branch.

She smiles, and spots nano. She waves, and says "Hello, Nano!", then continues to read her book, that looked like a Daring Doo Book.

She casually, uses her magic to turn the page.

[Pat.Rio.T. 305]

((OOC: HaHa! Double facehoof, nice!))

 

Patterson stood in awe for a few seconds, he looked at Galatea, then proceeded to laugh in hopes that it was a joke.

 

Pat: "HaHaHaHaHa! You're serious aren't you?"(he said, knowing that Nano had to be telling the truth) Oh Colt! I just called Galatea adorable. Well this is awkward "Uum, did she retain her memories?"

 

He asked Nano.

Edited January 23, 2014 by Pat.Rio.T.

[ReverieRiver 526]

@, @@Toon Richard, @@Pat.Rio.T.,

 

"Hello," Nano said to Shardz, sounding fairly distracted as his attention was more focused on the situation at hand. He sighed as he looked at Rye. "The solution is not that simple. Galatea herself spent hours attempting to figure out what had caused the device that transformed her to malfunction like this. And, unfortunately, I do not have much more knowledge on technology - namely that outside of which I am comprised of - than she does. Also, she refuses to trust magic or potions, or anything of the sort."

 

Then Nano turned to look at Patterson when he asked whether or not Galatea had kept her memories. Upon hearing the question, Galatea groaned quietly into her hooves, wishing she could make herself disappear. "Er... That would be a 'yes.'" He paused a moment, glancing at young Galatea before he went on to add, "She is completely aware of the fact that she was once a mare; the device made no noticeable changes in her mentality... as of yet."

[OG Blaze 269]

"Uh well ok, do you think she'll ever be a mare again or do you think she'll be like that for ever?" Rye was worried now he felt base for this mare, filly? He wasn't even sure anymore but he felt bad for her either way and he wanted to help on any way that he could , even if he meant having to watch her for a while "I mean I'll do whatever I can, what is it you want me to do again?"

[Pat.Rio.T. 305]

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Pat: "Oh of course she won't be a filly forever, she will eventually grow up an..."

 

He was interrupted by River tapping him.

 

"Yeah not helping. But what exactly do you plan to accomplish whilist somepony foal-si..." (Pat cut short remembering Galatea's presence) "I mean, uh, accompanies Galatea?"

 

He asked speaking to Nano.

[Contrast 292]

(eh long post because... because...)

Lost Thought was sitting behind a tree, scheming about her plans for the day in her journal. When she had come up with an idea, that she was especially proud of, she stared to pace around the tree and re-read her idea. She liked to do this when she was thinking. "I'll need some iron and very large energy source, but what if the A.I. doesn't know how to react? I can't  I've succeed in the past... Maybe I could just~ large life like robot."

 

She she nodded her head to show that her answer was right. Wait what? 

 

She looked again and made sure that she was seeing correctly. When she was sure that she was, lost Thought casually trotted to the side of the tree and started writing in her Journal. 

Edited January 23, 2014 by Dreamless

[ReverieRiver 526]

@, @@Pat.Rio.T., @,

 

"Well, unless we find a way to return her to normal, I'm afraid that she will not be a mare again anytime soon..." Nano said earnestly, which really did not help matters.

 

"I-I don't want to be stuck like this!" Galatea cried, looking at Nano with wide eyes. "I can't! We have to find a way to change me back! W-We have to! I can't... I can't be stuck as a filly... That's just... I..." She was getting more and more upset as she spoke, until she found herself unable to speak. It was clear that her emotional state had come to match the age that her body was now; the thought that she may remain as a filly for an indefinite length of time pushed her over the edge. She started sniffling, her lip quivering as her eyes started to water.

 

"O-Oh no... Galatea, please..." Nano pleaded, quickly going into a state of mild panic. He looked to the others around him, as he himself did not know what to do.

 

[Pat.Rio.T. 305]

River, although knowing who Galatea really was, couldn't help but see her as a foal, and began to hug her and comfort her as such, assuring her that they would find a way to change her back.

 

Pat: "Well, what exactly do you suggest we do for now? I'm not a mechanic or anything, I just barely understand the tech she made for me! And I mean understand how to use it, not how it works."

Edited January 23, 2014 by Pat.Rio.T.

[OG Blaze 269]

Rye handled little filly's before "Don't you worry your little head Galatea were gonna get through this, I just might know someone who can help" Rye was saddened by this little filly's frown and quivering lip. He wasn't so sure if his friend could help at all but as far as Nano explained they didn't have much of a choice.

[Contrast 292]

@@Miss Reaper,

 

Lost Thought was writing down everything that she heard. From her point of view, a little filly was crying. She had no real idea of what was going on, but she had started to gather an Idea of the materials the robots' used to make it. Maybe...

 

She decided to trot a little closer to get a better view, and possibly hear better.

Edited January 24, 2014 by Dreamless

[ReverieRiver 526]

@@Pat.Rio.T., @, @,

 

"Th... This is so embarrassing..." Galatea said quietly, trying to wipe her tears away. She was trying her hardest to not act her current physical age, and here she was crying like a little foal! But it seemed as if she couldn't help it; her emotions, right now, were out of her control.

 

Nano stood there, looking as helpless as he felt. He wished he could do something, anything, for his creator/mother-turned-filly, but he simply lacked the knowledge; he was clueless on what to do. But when Rye mentioned a friend that could possibly help, his expression brightened with a little bit of hope. "You do? At this point, I am willing to try almost anything. Where is this friend of yours?"

 

Before he received an answer, however, his sensitive ears swiveled towards the sound of someone else's hoofsteps; his head soon followed as he looked in Lost Thought's direction curiously.

[Contrast 292]

@@Miss Reaper, 

 

​'It actually has motion censors and is capable of reacting to what's not in it's direct line of sight?' She thought. After she was done praising it, she cursed herself for being spotted. She closed her book and forced a smile. Then she waved a hoof in a friendly manor, "Um... Hi. Sorry I just couldn't help but over hear." She casually trotted a bit closer. 

[OG Blaze 269]

Rye looked in the direction of where Nano was looking 'that's not suspicious at all' he thought "her name is zecora, I know you don't trust magic Galatea but I don't think we have much of a choice here" Rye was trying to be completely honest with the small filly, though she didn't like the art of magic what other option was there? There was alchemy, but Rye didn't know any alchemists. Rye want even sure the filly trusted magic in any form.

[ReverieRiver 526]

@, @, @@Pat.Rio.T.,

 

Nano tilted his head slightly for a moment as he looked at Lost Thought. "Hello. I don't suppose you came here to perhaps help with my... situation here?" he asked, thinking that maybe this mare had heard about this little issue he was having with Galatea.

 

Meanwhile, Galatea turned to look at Rye, scrunching her muzzle in what seemed to be distaste. "You mean Zecora, the zebra? I don't know about that... I don't really know much of anything about zebra magic..." And of course, unicorn magic was out of the question; after what she'd faced in the past, she was deeply mistrusting of unicorn magic. As far as other kinds of magic, she leaned toward a scientist's point of view: You have to see it to believe it. Which meant that she simply was uncertain about magic in general; she would have much preferred a more scientific solution.

[OG Blaze 269]

"Well your in luck Zebra magic happens to just shift to the alchemy side, and alchemy is basically science" Rye wasn't so sure the fully believed him, he wasn't sure he believed himself. He didn't know much about alchemy only that his friend Blaze did, but Blaze was far off continuing his training in the Vault of Tears "I'm very good friends with Zecora, Nano if you wouldn't mind I could go ask her but she usually likes to see the situation before she assess what she needs for an antidote"