My Little Bokurano

"I can't choose whether I die or not, I'm merely a pawn in this game." - Kokopelli

Kokopelli charged toward his spider-like opponent, and the spider stood up on its two hind legs. However, Kokopelli used his robot's two front legs to move the spider's remaining legs out of the way, and tipped it over. He then used his robot's knees to hold the spider down.

"You seem pretty good at this," Scootaloo said. "You must have battled lots of times."

"Actually, this is my first time," Kokopelli said.

"You're kidding, right?" Twilight asked.

"It's the truth," Kokopelli replied. "Every robot has a weak point, and in order to win the battle, we have to destroy it."

"Well, how do we get to it?" Apple Bloom asked.

"First, we have to tear off various layers of armor," Kokopelli said, tearing off sheets of metal from the spider's body. The spider's legs tried to block him a few times, but Kokopelli moved them out of the way.

"The vital point is hidden behind the armor," Kokopelli continued. "The location varies between enemies and it's not always in the same place twice."

Kokopelli tore apart one last piece of armor to reveal a tan ball that resembled a rose. "There it is," he said.

"Now we should crush it!" Spike said.

"That's right, we crush it," Kokopelli said. A claw extended out of one of the robot's hooves and picked up the tan ball, revealing that the vital point had a wire that connected it with the robot. The claw crushed the vital point, making smoke come out of the cracks. The thirteen lights from the red panel also disappeared. To show that the battle was over, the cockpit turned back into an orange void.

"That's what a battle is like. Now you all have to protect Equestria," Kokopelli said. "I'm sor-"

The fifteen friends woke up back in the park.

"That was crazy..." Rainbow Dash said, getting up. "It's night out already?"

Twilight Sparkle also got up. "Man, I had the most insane dream today!"

"Mine's probably worse, but I'll let you explain first," Spike said.

"We all went into a cave and met this guy who told us that we had to pilot a giant robot to save Equestria and..."

"That was my dream!" Spike said.

"I had that dream too!" Derpy said. "It was pretty wacky!"

"But there's no way we could all have the same dream, right?" Shining Armor asked. He looked over at Rarity, who was shaking and pointing.

Everyone looked and saw a purple, metal earth pony with pointed legs mounted over a giant, gray spider.

"Well I'll be..." Applejack said. "We weren't dreamin'."

"I guess that purple pony is our robot," Flash Sentry said.

"This is just a game, right?" Cadance asked. "It can't be anything more than that."

"I think Kokopelli was trying to say something at the very end," Fluttershy said, making everyone look at her. "I think he was trying to say, 'I'm sorry.'"

"Great job guys! Hell of a battle!" A voice said to them.

Everyone turned to see where it came from. In front of them was a tiny floating creature whose body was shaped like a pear. He had two Mickey Mouse style ears on the top of his body and a tail on the bottom that looked like a really long goatee. His face consisted of two dot eyes and a smile that resembled a shark's grin. His entire body was white, except for his cheeks, which were red.

"Hello there," the creature said. "I'll be watching over you for the remainder of your battles."

"What is that thing?" Rarity asked.

"How is it floating?" Applejack asked.

"I bet it's one of Kokopelli's minions!" Spike explained.

"I'm no one's minion!" The creature shouted, getting in Spike's face.

"Alright then..." Spike said, backing down.

"Now then, does anyone have questions?" The creature asked.

"Where did that robot come from?" Spike asked.

"Did it come from another world?" Pinkie Pie asked.

"How does the robot work?" Shining Armor asked.

"Is there a reward for doing this?" Apple Bloom asked.

"Will our enemies always be that gross?" Rarity asked.

"How are you floating like that?" Rainbow Dash asked.

"Do you know the muffin man?" Derpy Hooves asked.

"SHUT UP!" The creature screamed, silencing everyone. "You're all so inconsiderate. Shouldn't you ask for my name first?"

"Alright then, what's your name?" Twilight Sparkle asked.

"I'm Dung Beetle," The creature replied.

"Dung Beetle?" Rarity exclaimed. Some of the female ponies held their muzzles in disgust.

"Excuse me..." Fluttershy said. "Is there any way we can withdraw from these battles?"

"'Fraid not," Dung Beetle said. "Once you've signed the contract, there is no turning back."

"Did someone call my name?" Shining Armor asked.

"Your cutie mark!" Cadance cried, pointing to Shining Armor's flank. "It's different!"

Shining Armor's cutie mark was now two black zigzags, just like Kokopelli's.

"If you hear your name and your cutie mark changes to two black zigzags, you're the next pilot." Dung Beetle explained.

"So I guess that means I'm up?" Shining Armor said.

"Yep," Dung Beetle said. "Congratulations!"

"All right!" Shining Armor cheered.

The two robots slowly disappeared from the giant park everyone was in.

"If there's no more questions, I think I'll be off," Dung Beetle said. "See you all at the next battle." He also disappeared from sight.

"Let's head back," Cadance said. "I'm sure Aunt Celestia is worried sick by now."

Everyone headed back, but not before Sweetie Belle took one last look back at the park.

Once everyone made it back by the castle, they were greeted by Princess Celestia.

"You're all back pretty late," Celestia said. "How was your day?"

"We don't want to talk about it," Cadance said.

"There was a battle between two giant beasts going on not too far from here," Celestia said. "Are you sure you're alright?"

"We're fine." Cadance said.

Everyone walked back to their bedrooms, with Twilight Sparkle and Spike getting the one closest to the throne room.

"Man, I still have chills!" Spike said to his companion. "It's awesome that we get to save Equestria though!"

"We have quite the adventure waiting for us." Twilight Sparkle said.