You will be upgraded

The Borg drone was sifting through data at a rapid pace when it was interrupted. "My scans show you are self powered, and alone in this city. Our technologies are compatible, be with us." The Borg responded. "You will be assimilated." It said, raising its augmented arm while moving toward the CyberPony.

"You were contained by a pony using magic. You are inferior without one of knowledge on how to bypass." The drone stopped its advance. "I can provide information of how to defeat pony magic in exchange for your power-technology. Self-Powered CyberPonies would be unstoppable." To which the response was "You will be assimilated." The CyberPony seemed to think a moment. "If you advance further I will delete my knowledge of pony magic, by definition assimilation cannot retain information that does not exist."

The Borg again stopped, answering. "An alliance is enacted." It said, putting a small data chip on a table nearby. "This contains self-reenergizing technology from species #1012 in response you will provide information of species #12702's weakness." The CyberPony seemed content. "You will be given the data." It picked up the chip, copying the data to its memory storage and having it implanted into the suit. It would take four hours if the calibrations were correctly calculated. It then placed the data the Borg drone requested. "Upon you getting this data you will assist with the upgrading of the ponies." The Drone looked over. "Assimilate." It said while popping the chip back into the slot in it's back, eyes trained on the CyberPony with literally calculated precision on the CyberPony's movements.

After some arguing the two seemed to come to the conclusion that a 50/50 basis would be best, but before the CyberPony could go out to get its upgrade subjects it would need to set up the upgrading station. This required the Borg drone's assistance as it had the raw materials almost literally spewing out of its skin, seemingly neutral. The blades, the saws, the skewers, the knives, the metal and clanking gears, the fake nervous system wires of light blue. All were ready for use, the station was almost in complete operational order, along with some now green and black computers and screens hanging on the walls and on the tables, the drone had not wasted time in plugging the data for the pony magic into the computer.

The result was not good, the drone had momentarily flinched, not noticed by the Cyberpony working on the other side of the room to build. The Borg was at a wall.

Emotion irrelevant

Emotion required in species #12702 technology

Emotion irrelevant

ERROR

Unable to augment for use of species #12702

The drone was frozen in place as the screens and computers before it argued the data, its own mind joining in the corus. This was not unheard of to the Borg. A technology used only by emotional trigger, fake pulses were always possible in those situations however. But the data argued it must be of a functioning, pony with emotions to control and augment around it. "Magic." The CyberPony said from across the room, the Borg drone turned to look at the CyberPony. "Explain." The Borg drone looked almost strained, its organic eye twitching. "Technology is how you view the data correct? The CyberPonies of old had the same problem. They were formed from the 'earth' variant of pony, they could not compute the unicorn magic. Mythology in this world is true, unlike other worlds, it abandons basic laws formed by most species. The CyberPonies to this day have been unable to augment to use magic." The Borg drone stood still a moment after the speech before responding with malice. "You have provided the collective with useless data."

"You asked for the data." The two stood staring into each other. The Borg drone marched out of the room down the hall toward the ground level of the castle. The internal star scale showed that this world would have sunlight in less than 10 minutes. But it was instantly registering a pony when it walked out, the mare was not on the ground anymore in the tunnel. Instead it found a large group of guards standing in the cramped hall, huge metal and golden shields up to block the way. "It got past our unicorn's shields somehow! Be careful!" The drone reached up its augmented arm and shot out a beam into the makeshift wall, from top to bottom the beam traveled, the thing fell to the ground, revealing eight armored and steady guards behind it.

But before either party could clash the CyberPony was behind the drone in the hallway, firing out of it's foreleg blaster. The guards dropped, some still conscious but badly stunned. The steel contraption walked up, lifting four of the ponies on its back and walking back toward the room that had been the Borg drone's prison. "You will get the other four. I do not detect any imminent threats, I will upgrade these subjects. Do what you wish, but leave half." It said as it walked around the bend in the tunnel.

The following sounds that emanated from down the tunnel included screaming from some conscious subjects, but for the most part it was all drowned out by the clanking of metal and spinning of saws. But all of it landed on ears that were being commanded to filter it out by its host. The Borg drone moved slowly around the four ponies, one of was a unicorn. The other three were injected with nanotechnology. Already they developing the pale skin under the fur, modules of green and black. But what was abnormal was the drone not injected the unicorn. It stood over it, contemplating it would seem. It stood there for more than four minutes, not sparing a glance at two newly formed CyberPonies walking down the hall toward the exit. Or the clash of steel that followed from up top. Screaming ponies and sounds of conflict no doubt.

The newly formed drones linked to the humanoid drone and instantly were met with the data, the head drone was thinking about keeping the unicorn foreign to study its 'magic' technology.

It was only once the CyberPonies asked if it did not want the subject did the drones stop staring at the pony and took it back toward the room.

It's not evil if it's to remove pain right?