My Little Bokurano

"We met Kokopelli that day. He asked us to play a game. Even though he seemed harmless, he possessed a dark secret that would change Equestria forever." - Twilight Sparkle

A unicorn appeared in the doorway. He had a dark blue coat and long, white mane. Glasses covered his black eyes and his cutie mark consisted of two black zigzags.

"So I see you've found me," he said. "Did you see me come out of the cave?"

"Everyone in the Crystal Empire knows about this cave," Flash Sentry explained. "I just didn't know it went this deep."

"Anyways, now that I have some guests, I'd like to ask you all something," the dark blue pony continued. "Do you want to play a game?"

"Game?" Everypony else repeated.

"Yeah," the dark blue pony replied. "I've been working on it for a while."

"What kind of game is it?" Shining Armor asked.

"Fifteen beings will attack Equestria, and a giant robot will fend them off," the dark blue pony explained, "You all will be piloting this robot."

"What's a robot?" Sweetie Belle asked.

"I believe it's a giant mass of armor controlled by this weird magic called electricity," Twilight Sparkle explained, "Or so I've read."

"Exactly," the dark blue pony said. "I'll be needing some test players for my game, and I hope you all will accept my offer."

"So does everyone want to play?" Twilight asked the group.

"Totally!" Rainbow Dash cheered. "I can't wait to kick some invader butt!"

The dark blue pony used his magic to move a circular podium towards the group.

"For anyone interested, please place your hoof on this," he said. "It will seal your fate as the chosen heroes."

Some of the other ponies chuckled at this, which made him blush.

"Laugh all you want, but it's important I take this game seriously," the dark blue pony said. "Anyways, as you sign the contract, please tell me your names."

"Are you kidding me?" Rainbow Dash stepped forward. "You're talking to two princesses and their most loyal subjects! What do you mean you don't know who we are?"

"I'm not... from around here," the dark blue unicorn explained.

"Alright, so could you please tell us your name?" Flash Sentry asked.

"Well... it's..." The dark blue pony took a long pause. "Kokopelli. That's right, Kokopelli."

"Koko... Kokoper..." Sweetie Belle struggled to pronounce the stranger's name.

"It's a long name, I know," Kokopelli said. "Back to business, who wants to play?"

Twilight Sparkle placed her hoof on the podium. "My name's Princess Twilight Sparkle."

Spike popped up behind her and placed his hand on the podium. "And I'm Spike."

Everyone else took turns placing their hooves on the podium.

"Fluttershy."

"Pinkie Pie!"

"Derpy Hooves!"

"Rarity."

"Rainbow Dash!"

"Applejack. Pleased to meet ya."

"Big Macintosh."

"Princess Cadance."

"Shining Armor."

"Flash... Sentry." Flash Sentry hesitated to put his hoof on the podium.

"What's wrong?" Twilight asked.

"I have a bad feeling about this." Flash Sentry replied.

"Don't worry, games are always fun!" Pinkie Pie forced his hoof on the podium.

"Wha... what the...?" Flash Sentry gazed at his hoof in shock.

"Anyone else left?" Pinkie Pie asked.

"Just us three!" Apple Bloom said.

"I'm Scootaloo!"

"And I'm Apple Bloom!"

Sweetie Belle moved to place her hoof on the podium, but was stopped by Rarity.

"I... think it's best that you sit this game out." Rarity said.

"Come on Rarity!" Rainbow Dash said. "Let her play with us!"

"It's alright," Sweetie Belle spoke up. "I caused a lot of trouble for Rarity today."

"So, just fourteen will play? That's alright," Kokopelli said. "Enemies will appear one after the other. I'll defeat the first one for you. After that, you're on your own."

Everyone heard a loud rumble outside the cave. The ground shook and everyone momentarily lost balance.

"What in the hay was that?" Applejack exclaimed. "Did everyone else feel that?"

"Eeyup." Big Macintosh said.

"An earthquake in the Crystal Empire?" Cadance said. "We don't even lie on a fault line!"

"That's no earthquake," Kokopelli said. "That's your first enemy."

A millisecond later, everyone disappeared from the cave. They all reappeared in an orange void.

"Where are we?" Fluttershy asked nervously.

"The cockpit," Kokopelli said.

The orange void disappeared to reveal that the fifteen ponies and dragon were high above the Crystal Empire. The space had no floor or ceiling, and the outside world surrounded them from all directions.

"We're still in the cockpit," Kokopelli explained. "We just need to see our opponent."

The opposing robot was gray and looked like a six legged spider. It had a red panel on its head with thirteen lights lit up. It opened its mouth and shot a lightning bolt towards them. Everyone except Kokopelli screamed and ducked for cover.

"We're protected inside here." Kokopelli said, "Now watch how I fight."

"Are you sure this is just a game?" Shining Armor asked. "Is this just some virtual realm?"

"This is one hundred percent real," Kokopelli replied. "Anyways, this robot is controlled using mind control."

"How is that possible?" Spike asked.

"It just is," Kokopelli said. "It looks like our opponent won't hold back. I'll have to give it my all." He brushed his legs on the surface on the cockpit.

"TAKE OFF!" Kokopelli yelled. His robot charged to its opponent, ready to attack.