My Little MACHINE

MLM
Chapter 4
Explanation

Thoughts
“Speech”
(Noises)
“[MACHINE voice]”

Casimir’s POV

After explaining that I was not attacking them, and merely defending myself, we started to introduce ourselves. {You already know who everyone/pony is so I’m skipping it.}

“So what are you supposed to be exactly?” said Rainbow Dash.

“I am a species of primate known as a Human.”

“So you’re some sort of smart monkey?” said Applejack?

“Ehh… Close enough.” Then Twilight Sparkle, who was bouncing with excitement hit me with rapid fire questions.

“This is amazing! How do you speak fluent Equish, but have a different writing system? How did your kind achieve intelligence? Where are you from? How did you make that shie-“ I grabbed her muzzle.

“Slow down crazy pony. I can only answer a few questions at a time.”

The others giggled at her excitement. “I’m sorry.” Twilight blushed and turned her head.

“…What?” I haven’t heard those words in a long time.

“I said I’m sorry.”

“No, I heard you it’s just… I haven’t heard that phrase in a long time. You don’t apologize when you’re in Bullworth.”

“Oh my, this Bullworth sounds absolutely dreadful!” exclaimed Rarity.

Boy you have no idea. “Seeing that I am the alien to this place, how about we do some back and forth? I’ll ask a question, you ask a question.” Twilight was ecstatic.

“Ooh! Ooooh! Me first!”

(sigh) “Ok Twilight. Go ahead.”

She then manifested a scroll and quill in front of her and said, “What is your species name?”

“Homo sapiens and how did you do that?” Twilight looked up from her writing.

“Do what?”

“You just created that scroll from thin air!”

“Don’t be silly” She waved her hoof at me. “I teleported that scroll from my house.”

“You can teleport things? That’s amazing! How do you do it?”

“Ah ah aah. It’s my turn now.” She said, waggling her hoof at me. “So, where are your kind from?” Oh Boy.

“Earth.”

“What?”

“Planet Earth.”

“What do you mean planet Earth? This planet’s name is Equis.” Then it clicked for Twilight, followed by the others.

“You’re an alien!” They yelled simultaneously somehow. Instantly I was surrounded by a pink force field.

“Hey!” I yelled. “What gives?”

“Sorry Casimir. But there might be pathogens that you brought from your world that might have a horrible effect on ponies!” She turned to her friends and her horn lit up. Soon everyone/pony was in a pink ball.

“Now that we’re all quarantined we can go to my lab to get disinfected.” Twilight said with an unnatural cheeriness. Her horn lit up again and everything went white. After rubbing my eyes, I saw that we were in a library? What? You know… I’m going to not question physics defying ponyland.

“Casimir. If you would follow me.” Twilight then rolled over to a flight of stairs leading to a basement, like a pony in a giant hamster ball. I almost started laughing but I forced it down and followed her.

Now we were in a laboratory… Nope still not questioning it.

“Please step into the chamber.” Twilight gestured over to a large shower-like cylinder with an open door. I rolled in and the door closed with a hiss. The ball then disappeared.

“Um. Twilight? What is this thing?” I tapped on the glass.

“It’s my Extraequestrial Bacteria Disinfector.” She stated proudly. “If there are any germs that you brought from your world that could bring harm to our world, this machine will get rid of them.”

“What? That doesn’t sound safe.” It was as if she didn’t hear me.

(POINK) “OW!” A strand of hair was plucked from my head and was held in Twilight’s telekinesis before vanishing in a flash of light.

“Now that I have your DNA, my machine can get rid of anything that isn’t a part of you.” Uh Oh.

“Twilight wait!” She flipped the switch on the base of the tube. The tube started filling with a strange purple light being emitted from the top of the tube. “NO!” I screamed. I placed my hand on the glass wall.

“[MACHINE Activated. Construct # 37 Rocket Hammer.]” The glass wall then shattered and the shards were held in place by the MACHINE. The silicon and oxygen in the glass were then underwent nuclear fusion and fission, and were transmuted into Iron and hydrocarbons, before being arranged into a hammer.

“What do you think you’re doing!?” screamed Twilight. I swung the hammer upward as the engine ignited. (FFFFWOOOMM)

It smashed into the emitter and the purple light went out. (CRASH) Almost immediately the other 5 rolled down the stairs.

“Twilight what happened? Are you ok? What did he do to you?” Said Rainbow Dash.

Twilight responded. “It’s ok. I’m fine. But why did you smash my device?”

I pointed at it for emphasis. “It would have killed me.”

They gasped collectively. “What? No it wouldn’t! I had your DNA. All of your cells would have been spared.” Said Twilight.

“Have you not considered my microbiome? You would have doomed me to a slow death by starvation, or bleeding.”

“Casimir, that’s ridiculous. Microbiomes are only theoretical.” Twilight rebutted. “Everything that a microbiome could theoretically support is already taken care of by the magic in living beings.” … still not questioning it.

“Ok. I don’t know why magic is a thing in this messed up world but there is no magic where I come from, therefore I have a microbiome and you would have killed me!” I stated with growing volume.

Twilight looked aghast. “N-no magic?” She slumped down onto the floor and started shaking like her entire worldview was shattered.

“So the alien doesn’t have magic huh?” said Applejack. “Then where’d he get that hammer?”

“[That would be my doing.]”

“What? Who said that?” Twilight looked around.

“[Over here.]” The MACHINE flashed a red light to attract everyone’s attention. “[Greetings.]”

“You have a tiny creature in your watch that performs magic?” Wow this conversation took a couple of strange turns.

“Ok. Everyone shut up.”

“Everypony.”

“Whatever. I just want to clarify things before I get mistaken for a weapon of mass destruction.” Which I was, but why let them know I can destroy entire cities. So I told them a truth, but not the whole truth.

“First off, This is the MACHINE. A device that utilizes science, not “magic” to manipulate matter. Secondly, I have a microbiome which helps me heal from minor injuries, and process nutrients. So that device would have killed me.” Applejack was glaring at me.

“He ain’t lying Twilight.” She said, not sounding totally convinced.

“But what about the diseases that his body is carrying?” Twilight said, still somewhat panicking.

“Twilight, If I’m from a different world, then I doubt that any pathogens I might be carrying would be compatible with pony biology. Hell, I don’t even know if you’re carbon based!” Twilight paused, put her hoof to her chin, raised an eyebrow at me, and went through a whole variety of facial expressions before finally conceding.

“(sigh) Fine. But if any of you contract an alien parasite that explodes out of your chests, then don’t come crying to me!” She exclaimed, waving her hooves around for emphasis. The pink balls disappeared. Where have I heard that before?

“Um, Casimir? Could I talk to you for a second?” Applejack beckoned over at the top of the stairs.

“Sure…” I gripped my hammer tightly in case.

When we were back in the library, Applejack got up in my face, or as much as a 3 foot pony can get in my face, and harshly whispered “Ah dunno what you’re tryin to pull over here, but I’m the Element of Honesty. I can tell when somepony’s hidin somethin. I’ma let ya off this time, but if ya’ll be thinkin of hurtin anypony, mah hooves ‘ll be kickin your backside faster than you can blink! Ya hear?”

“…(BOP)”

“Ow! Hey! What did I just say?”

“I don’t take kindly to threats. And if you try to threaten me again…” I take the hammer and snap the metal handle in two with ease. Granted I used the MACHINE to discreetly disconnect it, but the look on her face was priceless.

At this time, the other 5 came into the room and I asked the question that was nagging me ever since we got here.

“Umm. Where are we?”

“We’re in the Golden Oaks Library, in Ponyville.” Said Twilight

“And where were we before?”

“Fluttershy’s cottage.”

“Take me back.”

“Huh? Why?” Asked Pinkie Pie.

“So I can make my way back home.”

“But then you’ll miss your “welcome to Ponyville” party!” Pinkie yelled, bouncing in place.

“So?”
Pinkie gasped. “So? What do you mean SO?! Everypony loves a party!” She said. Fluttershy opened her mouth to say something but Pinkie continued.

“And if you miss the party, then you won’t meet everypony. And if you don’t meet everypony, you won’t have any friends! Except for me. And if you don’t have any friends, Thenyou’llbelonelyandsadandIdon’twan’tmyfriendtobesadbecausewhenyou’resadI’msadandtheneveryponyissadandramblerambleramble-”

“Is floofy pony always like this?” I asked.

“Pretty much.” They all replied.

“-AndEquestriawillceasetoexist!” Pinkie finished.

I ignored that last part. “Twilight. I need you to take me back to the cottage so I can go back to my home in the forest.”

“Noooo! Come to the party!” pleaded Pinkie. She looked at me with large quivering eyes. However my hardened personality prevented me from- aw who am I kidding.

“Daww. Fine I’ll go to your party, BUT I’m going right back to the forest the instant it ends. Got it?”

“Okie dokie loki!”

I would come to regret that decision.