My little pony: The animatronic incident

by The Lutece twins

Rating: everyone
Tags: Random, Discord, Princess Celestia, Main 6, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, Comedy
Length: 3007

what would happen if one of discord's pranks, accidentaly turns the mane 6, & spike, into animatronics

It was just supposed to be a prank in the form of a game, but Discord accidentally turns the mane 6 into animatronic versions of themselves. Will the group ever coup with their new body's until they find a way to get their original body's back, or will they be stuck as animatronics for good?

Published 2015-03-24 04:30:02 UTC
Last updated 2015-03-28 00:09:10 UTC

chapter 1: The accident

It was another beautiful day in Ponyville, the sun's shining, Pegasus's flying over the town, unicorn's & earth pony's walking along the streets, chatting, or going to Sugercube corner, where Pinkie pie was working, making all sorts of goodies & sweets for everypony. Rarity was working in her boutique, making beautiful dresses, suits, hats, etc. Rainbow dash was laying on a cloud, staring up at the sky. Applejack was bucking her trees to get the apples down, collecting them in baskets, with Applebloom trying to help. Fluttershy  was outside her cottage, taking care & talking to some of the animals. & Twilight was in her library writing down notes on a piece of parchment while looking at a book. Twilight was still getting used to being a alicorn, so she wasn't still used to flying, so she was writing down notes so that she can be ready. Spike, her assistant, was cleaning the library a little bit.

"Spike," Twilight said.

"Yea, Twilight?" Spike said, stopping his cleaning for a bit to listen.

"Can you look for 'Pegasus flying patterns' for me?" Twilight asks.

"Sure thing Twilight," Spike said, putting the broom back & climbing a ladder. Suddenly a pink mane & a happy pony appeared from the floor of the library in front of Twilight.

"Hi, Twilight!" Pinkie pie said in her cheery voice. Twilight jumps back, her wings flaring open a little bit, in surprise.

"Oh, it's just you Pinkie," Twilight said, sighing.

"You know not to scare me like that," she said. Pinkie's mane deflated a bit for a second, then returned to normal.

"Sorry Twilight." Pinkie said.

"It's okay Pinkie" Twilight said.

"What brings you here anyway?" she asks.

Pinkie gasps. "I almost forgot!" she yells.

"What is it?" Twilight asks.

"Discord wants to see us." Pinkie said. Twilight looks at Pinkie, a confusing look strewn across her face.

"What? Why does discord want to see us?" she asks. Pinkie just shrugs.

"Dunno. I was taking a break from making all sorts of sweets & treats & I thought I would visit Fluttershy. As i got closer to Fluttershy's cottage, I saw Discord standing outside of her place. I went up & said hi, & he said hi back. Then he told me that he wants to see all of us, even Spike as well!" Pinkie said.

"What?" Spike said in confusion, forgetting that he was holding a big book in his claw & the ladder in the other.

"Woah...woah...woah!" he yelled as the ladder started to rock back & forth.

"YEEEAAAAGH!" Spike yells as he falls.

WHAM!! Spike hits the floor while holding the book, hard.

Twilight facehoofs & shakes her head. Pinkie winces a little, then giggles.

"*sigh* Spike, what am i going to do with you?"  Twilight said, staring at a dazed, but okay, Spike. Spike sits up & shakes his head.

"I'm okay," Spike says. Twilight sighs again.

"Let's go & get the other's." Twilight said. Pinkie nods. Twilight, Spike, & Pinkie left the library & headed for Rarity's boutique. Twilight told Rarity what Pinkie told Twilight & they left to get Applejack. Rainbow dash looked down from her cloud & saw Twilight & her friends. Rainbow jumped from her cloud & flew down to Twilight. Twilight saw Rainbow dash & told her the same thing she told Rarity. Soon they reach Sweet Apple Acres, where Applejack & Applebloom where gathering apples. Applejack saw Twilight & stopped to say hi. Twilight told Applejack what she told Rarity & Rainbow dash. Applejack agreed to come along & told Applebloom that she could go & hang out with her friends.

"I wonder why Discord wants to see all of us?" Rarity asks.

"Ooooh, maybe he's gonna throw a party!" Pinkie says happily.

"Doubt it," Rainbow says.

"Well, whatever Discord is up to, I hope that it's not a prank." Twilight said. They soon reach Fluttershy's cottage & see discord playing with a ball.

Discord saw them & made the ball disappear. "Ah, it's so good of you to come," Discord says.

"Okay Discord, you brought us here, now what do you want." Twilight said.

"Just hold that thought while I go & get Fluttershy." Discord said, walking up to Fluttershy's cottage. Discord knocks on Fluttershy's door. The door opens & Fluttershy see's Discord.

"D-D-Discord, what brings you here?" Fluttershy asks.

"May I come in for a bit & tell you something?" Discord asks.

"S-s-sure, c-come on in." Fluttershy said, moving out of the way a bit to let Discord in.

"Thank you." Discord says, walking into Fluttershy's cottage. Fluttershy closes the door & tuns towards Discord.

"Y-you wanted to talk to me about something?" Fluttershy asks.

"Yes, i wanted to tell you that I am gonna pull a prank on you guys." Discord says. Fluttershy's eyes widen.

"W-w-what?"

"Don't worry, it's just a harmless prank." Discord says." I am just gonna play a little game of catch with you guys, but the ball is a trick ball that'll pop before anyone catches it & shower everypony with confetti." he says.

Fluttershy can tell that he's telling the truth & nods.

Discords eye's light up with happiness. "Thank you Fluttershy for trusting me." Discord says, hugging Fluttershy. "Come one, let's play." Discord says. Fluttershy nods & the both of them leave the cottage.

Twilight see's Discord exit Fluttershy's cottage, with Fluttershy coming out with him. "Okay discord, answer my question earlier before you went into Fluttershy's cottage." Twilight said.

"To answer your question Twilight," Discord said. "Is that I have a little game for us to play." he said. Twilight was baffled by Discord's answer.

"W-w-what?" Twilight asks in confusion.

"Ooooooh, I love games!" Pinkie said, bouncing around the group.

"See, even Pinkie wants to play." Discord says. "Fine, we'll play." Twilight said with a look on her face that said "we'll play, but i got my eye on you." while looking at Discord.

"Splendid!" Discord says happily & materializes a blue ball. "Why don't we play a little game of catch." he says. "the rules are simple, catch the ball. that's it." Discord says. "Oh & no flying, we want this to be a fair game. Right Rainbow dash?" Discord asks.

"Fine!" Rainbow says, not looking happy.

"Excellent! Shall we begin?" Discord asks. "something feels off about the ball." Discord though, looking at the ball. But nothing seemed to be off about the ball. Discord shrugs & tosses the ball, which seemed to grow heavier as he threw it.

"What is wrong with the ball?" Discord muttered, than saw the difference. Instead of a rubber ball that was arcing over the group, the ball had a metallic sheen to it as if it was made out of metal.

"Oh, no!" Discord yelled, trying to stop the ball from hitting the group, but it was too late. The ball exploded & instead of confetti falling onto the group, a bluish-green smoke covered them.

Discord stared in shock as he heard coughing. "DISCORD!!!" he heard Twilight yell, making Discord sigh in relief. Yet something was off about Twilight's voice. It sounded like her, but metallic.

There was the sound of metallic clanging & gears turning. As the smoke cleared, Discord stared at the group, & gasped. The mane 6, even spike, has turned into animatronics! Twilight turned towards her friends & gasped. Where her friends were, metallic figures stood in their place. She then looked at herself & saw that she was metallic as well. Twilight than turned towards Discord & stared at him with eyes glowing, literally.

"Discord, what did you do to us!?" Twilight yelled in anger.

"I don't know, this wasn't supposed to happen." Discord said in shock.

"Yea right! I think this was planned from the beginning!" Rainbow dash yelled, flapping open her metallic wings, then flies towards Discord.

"I remember that I have to be somewhere, bye!" Discord said, before disappearing in a poof of smoke, causing Rainbow dash to fly through.

"DISCORD!!!!!!!" Twilight yelled, raising a metallic hoof & shaking it.

TO BE CONTINUED

Chapter 2: New body's, same old lives (part 1)

"DISCORD!!!!!" Twilight yells, shaking a metallic hoof, before slamming it down on the ground with a metallic THUNK.

"I can't believe that Discord did this to us!" Rainbow dash said angrily, landing next to Twilight with a metallic clunk.

"Oooooh, I'm all shiny!" Pinkie said in a cheery metallic voice.

"Why he do this to us!" Rarity said.

"Girls?" Fluttershy whispered, but no one heard her.

"When I get my hooves on him,"  Applejack said.

"GIRLS?" Fluttershy said, slightly louder, still no response.

"Why did I have to come?" Spike said in shock & confusion.

"I am gonna report this to princess Celestia, " Twilight said, still angry about what has happened to her & her friends.

"GIRLS!!" Fluttershy yelled. That made everyone stop talking & turn their heads towards Fluttershy.

"What is it, Fluttershy?" Twilight said.

"Well, y-you know when Discord walked towards my cottage, & I let him in," Fluttershy asked.

"Yes, what about it?" Twilight asked, tilting her head in confusion which creaked.

"Well, when I let him in, he told me that he was going to pull a prank on us," Fluttershy said.

"WHAT!!!" everypony yelled.

"Why didn't you tell us this before, Fluttershy." Twilight asked.

"W-w-well, you never asked." Fluttershy said.

Twilight facehoofed, causing a metallic CLANK to be heard.

"*sigh*  We better head back to town. I'll have to tell Princess Celestia about what has happened to us. & while doing so, we gotta try & live our normal lives the way we always do." Twilight said.

"Right!" Rarity, Applejack, Spike, & Rainbow dash yelled.

"Right," Fluttershy said in her soft voice.

"Yippie!" Pinkie yelled happily, bouncing around the group, causing a metallic THUMP every time she landed.

Twilight, her friends, & Spike, started to make their way back towards Ponyville, knowing that their lives are gonna be slightly different.

After a few minutes, they finally make it back to Ponyville. As they walk through the town, a few pony's eyed them suspiciously. Other's that came out of their homes & saw the metallic ponies, turned around & walked back into their homes. Mostly when anypony walking towards their direction, moved out of their way or went in the other direction.

"*sigh* I knew this would happen while were walking through." Twilight said, looking around. Every time she turned her head, a faint sound of gears turning & a low VRRR can be heard. They soon reach the front of Twilight's library.

"Okay, you know the plan, just try & live our lives as normal as possible, without scaring or freaking out the other towns ponies." Twilight said.

"Right!" Rainbow dash said, unfolding her wings & flying off.

"Darn right!" Applejack said, heading back to Sweet Apple Acres.

"Right." Fluttershy said quietly, unfolding her wings & flying back to her cottage, slowly.

"Oh, I can't wait to go back & work on making beautiful clothing." Rarity said, trotting back to her boutique.

"Yaaaaaaay! Back to making sweet things!" Pinkie pie said, bounding towards Sugarcube corner.

"Let's go spike, we got a letter for Celestia to write." Twilight said, entering her library.

"Right!" Spike said, following Twilight.

Meanwhile at Sugarcube corner. Pinkie was bouncing towards Sugarcube corner. A few ponies stared at the metallic Pinkie pie with suspicion, thinking it is one of her tricks. Pinkie came through the door & saw that it was quite busy today. Everypony stopped what their doing, except Mr. & Mrs. Cake, who seemed to be in the kitchen, & stared at the metallic Pinkie.

(In the kitchen)

"Ooh, I hope Pinkie gets back soon," Mrs.Cake said, taking out a batch of brownies. "This is one of our busiest days yet. & we could really use her help." She said.

"Yep." Mr.Cake said, mixing batter in a mixing bowl.

"I'm back!" They hear a familiar cheery voice yell.

"Thank Celestia, I thought my hooves were gonna fall off." Mr.Cake said.

As they stopped what their doing to let Pinkie pie do it, they hear a solid, yet somewhat soft THUNK. As if metal was hitting wood. Both Cakes stared at each other, trying to figure out what was making that sound. As they continued to look at each other, the THUNK got closer to them, & closer, & closer, until a metallic pink pony that looks like Pinkie pie came through into the kitchen. Mr. & Mrs. Cake jaws dropped & stared at the metallic Pinkie.

Pinkie tilted her head in confusion at Mr. & Mrs. Cake, trying to figure out why their jaws are open. Pinkie shrugged & saw that they have been busy baking treats & goods. She took a step towards the oven, when she see's the Cakes back up in fear. Pinkie shook her head in confusion, trying to figure out why they were scared. Yea she was a metallic pony, but she was still her same old cheery self.

"Why are you guys backing up. *gasp* Is this a game?" Pinkie said asked.

"S-s-stay away!" Mr. Cake yelled at the metal Pinkie, both him & Mrs. Cakes's backs against bags of flour.

"W-what?" Pinkie said in confusion, her mane deflating like a balloon.

"I said stay away!" Mr. Cake yelled again.

"But Mr. & Mrs. Cake," Pinkie said. "I've been working here with you too as long as I can remember, even when Twilight first came here to Ponyville." she said, taking a step forward.

"P-Pinkie?" Mrs. Cake gasped.

Mrs. Cake was about to tell her husband that it was Pinkie, when she saw him toss a bag of flour at Pinkie. The bag of flour hit Pinkie's head, hard, causing it to come off with a harsh SNAP. Pinkie's head hit the kitchen floor with a loud THUNK. The body tipped over & slammed onto the ground with a loud CRASH. Pinkie's lighted eye's went from a light blue color to a lifeless black.

"*gasp* Y-you killed her." Mrs. Cake gasped.

"W-what?" Mr. Cake asked.

"That was the actual Pinkie, not some metal monster that looked like her. & you killed her..." Mrs. Cake said, a look of anger & sadness spread across her face.

Mr. & Mrs. cake went to the headless body of Pinkie. They both started to cry, when suddenly they heard a giggle. They both looked around to find the source of the giggle, but found nothing. Suddenly they heard the clanging of metal, & turned to see the body of metal Pinkie get up, & trot over to the head. They both gasped at what they see. The body picks up the head & puts it back on with a CLICK.The lifeless eyes returned to their light blue color.

"ooh, I knew you guys didn't forget." Pinkie said, trotting back over to the Cakes, who were dumbfounded at what they just saw.

"Oooooooh, Pinkie!" Mrs. Cake said, running to Pinkie & hugging her.

"I-I'm sorry I threw that bag of flour at you Pinkie, I didn't know." Mr. Cake said, rubbing the back of his head with his hoof.

"Apology accepted." Pinkie said, which made Mr. Cake sigh in relief. "But, let's get to work, there's hungry ponies out there." she said, which seemed to snap them both back into reality. The three of them quickly went in different directions, baking, mixing, adding, etc. Everything in Sugarcube corner seemed to be back to normal.

Meanwhile at Twilight's library. Twilight was going through every book in her library, turning her head 180 degrees if she had to, trying to find out what Discord turned them into, but found nothing. The good part is, she can still use her magic. The bad part, she had to concentrate even more to use it. Twilight went through every book about beasts, monsters, myths, etc. but found nothing.

"*sigh* I can't find anything." Twilight said, stopping the flow of her magic, causing books that were in her magic held to drop, hitting the ground with a loud THUD.

"I'm sure we'll find out what we are Twilight." Spike said.

"I am sure as well." Twilight said, thinking on what they are. "*sigh* I'll look into this some more later. You ready to take a letter?" she said.

Spike takes out a piece of parchment & a feathered quill. "Ready," Spike said.

"Dear Princess Celestia," Twilight said. "I would like to inform you that Discord has pulled a trick on me & my friends, turning us into some sort of metallic thing. Fluttershy said that Discord didn't mean to do it on purpose. She also told us that Discord told her, before he pulled the prank, that he was going to do it. I wish she would have told us sooner. So if it wouldn't be a problem, would you mind coming down to Ponyville so that I can show you what has happened to us.  Your faithful student: Twilight Sparkle." She finished.

Spike rolled up the parchment. He opened up his metallic mouth, there was a click, & FWOOOOSH, green flames shot out of Spikes mouth & engulfed the parchment, making it disappear.

"At least your magic fire still works." Twilight said, then stares out the window. "I hope that we won't cause to much panic with out new body's. *sigh*" Twilight sighed.

TO BE CONTINUED

Author's notice

I hope you guys don't really mind if i take a break from this real quick. My idea train for this has stopped to refuel real quick, so sorry if any of you feel sad. :twilightsheepish: But the good news is, another idea train for another story i am working on is rolling out, so if I can do it, i'll have it submitted tonight if i can, if not, then i will keep going till I submit it. It will drive me crazy for a little bit :pinkiecrazy:, but i'll keep going.

So sorry for this, but its going on hiatus.

sorry.:twilightblush: