Einuli sighed, his head in his hands. “What am I going to do…” He muttered, still agitated over the fact that two creatures he considered to be his closest friends were fighting.

Twilight teleported into the room he was in, successfully beating the marine to their target. “Einuli!” She smiled, hugging him. The little fluff ball hid his agitation and smiled a little.

“Hi, Twilight.” He sighed, hugging her back.

“So, you were going to show me your mechs?” Twilight said happily, pulling back.

“Yeah! Come on!” Einuli tugged her to the nearby pad, hitting a few buttons on the command console beside it. The two appeared in what amounted to his hanger. The biodome was as large as Canterlot Mountain. This hanger had to be the size of the full castle there. Mechs, suits, and other various vehicles were all around the hanger. It wasn’t just limited to ground vehicles either. Twilight was in absolute awe, this ship was the pinnacle of technology (Not really, that was reserved for a planet Einuli had visited, it was inha- That’s reserved for another time :P). At least for Equestria it was. She wanted to move her entire castle up here. It’d fit 100 times over. Hell Ponyville would fit and there’d still be more than enough room for triple the population.

“How did you manage to live alone up here?” Twilight inquired.

“I wasn’t always alone… um, Avenged Sevenfold, that’s the name of my friends ship… Suzy named it after they took it from a group of human marines… Can fit in here.” He motioned to the massive open spot, it was about the size of Twilight’s Castle.

“Holy…” Twilight mumbled.

“So, which mechs did you want to see?” Einuli inquired, motioning to the various suits scattered around the hanger.

“Why… oh… there’s…” Twilight mumbled, her brain going haywire as the grade of his tech boggled her mind.

“Why don’t I show you some of my favorites? I’ll take you through one of each variety. Military, Civilian, Peacekeeper, Exploration, and of course one of the stranger varieties.” Einuli began, leading her to one that looked like a police unit. “This is a peacekeeper mech.” He began, the white, blue, and black armor making it look more friendly than some of the others. It had thick armor plating on it, though it appeared capable of moving freely. “This used to be a police mech, used to deter massive riots and prisoners. I salvaged it from a penitentiary planet. It’s capable of shooting out gas canisters with various things in them. Tear gas, smoke bombs, and of course a foam that freezes on contact. It has a stun baton that can take down a small tank without harming the occupants. It also has mobile taser lines that can disable other mechs, as well as an emp that can be fired and latch onto metal, disabling any electronics inside.”

Twilight was wide-eyed and ecstatic the fact that something so big and destructive looking could be so… non-violent was truly a wonder.

Einuli lead her to a smaller mech this one a slick silver, one outfitted with jets, wings, and various tools. “This is my exploration mech, named S7. It can launch drones to scout and map massive areas. It can fly long distances, and the tools can clear out areas of wood, plants, and rocks. It has a huge carrying capacity several hundred tonnes.” Einuli explained.

“Woah… c-can I get access to any maps you have from planets you’ve been to?” Twilight asked.

“Of course! What’s mine is yours.” Einuli grabbed her hands and nuzzled her. She returned the nuzzle, hugging him back.

“Alright, so which one is next?”

“Well, the civilian mech is made for construction and rescue… it has the highest lifting capacity. Haven’t reached it yet, thankfully. But I figure it’s in the seven or eight thousand ton range.” Einuli began, motioning to the bright yellow mech. It looked heavily armored, but it was so bright, it was impossible to miss.

“Alright, that’d be really useful for a lot of work in Equestria.” Twilight nodded.

“Aaand over here is Sarge.” Einuli brought her over to a massive mech. It was outfitted with things she had never seen. Turrets and different armaments.

“What’s… all over it?”

“Well… it’s outfitted with Anti-Aircraft guns, capable of tearing through Tritium. .75 Caliber machine guns. A SAM launcher, and enough ammunition to rival a mercenary battalion. There’s also the…” Einuli continued to explain all the weapons in detail. Twilight was in absolute awe, it was better armed than the entirety of the guard force in Ponyville, just on one massive unit.

“W… what…” Twilight mumbled.

“It’s all conventional weapons, useless against plasma shielding and energy weapons, but still. Good for taking down lower grade vehicles. Beyond that there are more specialized ones that cause less destruction.” Einuli explained, “Leading right into the ‘Warlock’.” He motioned to the much shorter mech nearby. It was only about 15 feet tall.

“Why is it named ‘Warlock’?” Twilight inquired.

“I just thought the name fit.” He shrugged. “It uses nano-technology on a larger scale, and is capable of replicating some forms of… well at least from what I’ve seen, magic, at least some that humans thought was real.”

“Like what? Teleportation… levitation…” Twilight prodded.

“It can change the energy around its’ blades, create extra blades in the air, levitate large objects, create kinetic shielding at will. Absorbs inorganic materia to create more nanomachines. It can also create various other weapons at will. And use the nanomachines as projectiles, grouping them together to fire at a target.” Einuli explained. “Later I could run you through some VR simulations.”

“I’d love that! But, I do want to show you where I live. It’s only fair.” She said, “But, we’ll have to ta-”

“Oooh! I could show you some of my smaller vehicles! Specifically my high altitude air transports!” He got even giddier. He pulled her along towards another hanger. Twilight just sighed, letting the eager space raptor pull her around. But her awe returned as she saw the aircraft in this hanger. “The hanger beside this one includes ground and water vehicles.” He explained.

“A… are you going to fly one of these down?” She inquired.

“No, I will.” Suzy finally re-appeared, this time in a pilot's uniform.

“That’s great!” Einuli bounced.

“We’re taking the Swallow down.” Suzy motioned to the pitch black aircraft, it looked nothing like the bird it was named after (looking a lot more like a bigger f-117 which it was crafted after). “Get in, strap down, it’s gonna be a really bumpy ride. Once we’re in the actual atmosphere and closer to the ground, you can give instructions as to where you live.”

“You can’t miss it, there’s a giant crystal castle… but shouldn’t we, you know, tell my friends we’re heading there? They’ll want to meet us there.” Twilight questioned.

“You can do that! It’ll take twenty or so minutes for the shielding and electronics to warm up fully.” Einuli explained.

“Alright! I’ll be back soon!” Twilight ran to the teleporter pad, going back down to Canterlot.

“Einuli.” Suzy started.

“She’s my friend!” Einuli retorted, turning to face her.

“I understand that… but, she might just be using you. Look at this world, it’s so peaceful… why would she be interested in military grade tech?” Suzy grumbled, raising an eyebrow.

“I offered to show her those mechs. And MY vehicles. Just like I offered to show Shining my weapons and tools.” Einuli snapped.

“Right. I’m sure they didn’t offer you any-”

“They haven’t other than talking to me, and now offering to show me her home.” Einuli crossed his arms, shaking his head slowly. “Don’t give me some bullshit about everything is evil, everything wants to kill you. You and I both know how stupid, and untrue that is.”

“You know nothing of this world, none of us do!” Suzy retorted.

“Then why not find out? Learn what they like, what they do, what they know. Hell, maybe if some of them are smart enough, strong enough, courageous enough, they could come with me! It’d be fun and awesome to finally have some friends constantly with me… it’s lonely you know, when you and Avegned’s crew go off on your own… ‘specially aft…” He trailed off choking a little. “I’m… going to go get ready…” He turned.

“Einuli…” Suzy began, realizing now why he was opening up to the friendly ponies. “W…” He had already walked away.

Author's Note

Well, now this is out, onward to Ponyville!

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