Just another average day

by Anonemuss

Rating: everyone
Tags: Comedy, Adventure
Length: 561

An inventor has a new creation, but it's not fated to go as planned.

Join Gizmo and his brother Bit on a mad adventure involving a plot to conquer Equestria and enslave its inhabitants, a giant metal dragon, and delicious cake-flavored death.

Published 1970-01-01 00:00:00 UTC
Last updated 2012-04-23 22:53:06 UTC

The beginning

"I suppose you're wondering why I called you in here today."

"No, not really. I mean, whenever you call me in here, you want to show me some exciting new creation, which usually malfunctions dramatically."

A few seconds passed, then all the lights flew on with a loud bang. "Oh, come on! That was my best entrance yet, and you completely destroyed it!" The gray unicorn on the pedestal sulked for a moment, then hopped off. "But, yes, like you said, I want to show you something amazing." He walked over to a large, covered object. His horn briefly glowed neon green and the cover flew off in a dramatic fashion. "Behold! My newest creation!" A few seconds passed awkwardly. "Uh, Gizmo? I'm pretty sure somepony already invented the oven. Even if you did add a few fancy-looking arms."

"Silly, silly Bit. This isn't any ordinary oven! Observe. *ahem* Chocolate cupcakes!" Flour flew as the machine's arms blurred in frenetic motion. As the dust cleared, a bell dinged and a pair of arms emerged from the oven. "Ooh, those look good! Let me try! Um... Grapplemelon inside-out cake!" The oven spoke with a metallic voice, "ERROR. ERROR. CRITICAL ERROR," and then proceeded to sprout a buzz saw, several vicious-looking knives, and began spewing flame. "DEATH. DELICIOUS DEATH, HOT AND FRESH." It swung the buzz saw at the ponies, who narrowly dodged, then tried to chase after them, without much success. The two ponies ducked behind a table.

"Why does it have a buzz saw?!" Bit demanded.

"I thought it could help cut fruitcakes!"

"Who likes fruitcake?!"

"I love fruitcake!"

They were interrupted by the buzz saw chopping the table in half.

"Quickly!" Gizmo shouted as he ran toward the door. "To the Whitetail Woods!" The oven reversed direction and broke through the door. It then began throwing spoons at them. "Pfft... It can't hit us from th- Ow! It hit me!"

"Keep running, Bit! Come on, this way!"

"Stop! Cliff!"

A few rocks fell to the bottom. "Wow. That's a long way down," Gizmo said, looking over the edge.

Suddenly, the oven crashed through the trees, rapidly approaching the ponies. "DEATH! TASTE DEATH!" It began throwing the cupcakes at them. "Death is a lot tastier than I would have thought," remarked Bit.

"Come on, Bit! Jump!" Gizmo shouted.

"Are you crazy?!"

"Trust me!"

As they fell, a green bubble encompassed them, slowing their descent. The oven followed soon after, falling and smashing on the rocks below.

"Ouch," said Bit, "Good thing it's just a machine."

"What went wrong?" Gizmo wondered.

"Isn't it obvious? It went crazy. Do you need to know any more?"

"Yes. What the hay is a grapplemelon?"

"Only the greatest fruit in the world of Darthon."

"You're playing too much Third Daydream."

"No way! See this?" Bit pointed to the video game player-shaped cutie mark on his flank. "That's proof that it's what I'm supposed to do! It's my special talent!"

"Well, your request overloaded the machine!"

"It would have gone crazy anyways. Your machines always do!"

"No, they don't!"

"The Giant Super Vacuum?"

"A fluke!"

"The Mega Ultra Pogo Stick?"

"Simple miscalibration!"

"The Sentry Turret?"

"I swear, it wasn't supposed to do that!"

"And what about-" Bit was interrupted by an explosion back by the cliff. "Looks like that's not one you're getting back."