An Explanation

"We have women in the military, but they don't put us in the front lines. They don't know if we can fight, if we can kill. I think we can. All the general has to do is walk over to the women and say, 'You see the enemy over there? They say you look fat in those uniforms.'"

                                             - Elayne Boosler

       "MaC, we've detected a massive explosion in the Helios Quadrant." Tes said.

      "Let me see."

      He brought up a screen panel. "Strange. It was in a trajectory of charging into the planet, then it blew up before it even touched the planet's ozone layer. Data also shows that there were lasers before the boom. Tes? I'm going on Dominus."

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      The Dominus. A Cygnus class battlestar with Mercury class flight pods shrunk down and integrated into the main hull. She was the most decorated ship in the fleet, with Illustrious in a close second. Leaving Tes to the Facility, he became the ship's hybrid for the duration of the  exploration mission. Loading up on ammunition, Tylium ore, and whatever was necessary, they set off.

      Another reason that MaC hated living specimens. They had special needs to operate successfully. A robotic fleet could be impossibly small and compact, but amazingly powerful. No living quarters, life support, rooms, only systems. All that room could be fitted out with gun turrets and missile tubes.

     While against Celestia's orders, he had convinced her the importance of science. Taking on the Rainbow Tails and the now disbanded Helios squadron, he launched all fighters to begin the scan of the area.

     DRADIS suddenly picked up several unknown contacts. One broke off, then charged at the battlestar. MaC ordered a stand down, and guided the unknown into the right flight pod.

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     Luke stepped over the edge of the X-wing. Perhaps, this new ship had a group that could help them fight the Empire. They looked like an organized fighting force.

     Artoo popped out, and they looked as a door suddenly opened. A single round ball suddenly came in with a blue light.

    "Well hello there, good sir!"

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     Celestia sat with Twilight and Luna in the Ponyville castle; they still hadn't rebuilt Canterlot yet, and therefore, they continued to use Twilight's castle.

     "Ace's been off, like he's hiding something. I don't know what. But I don't like it." Twilight muttered. "Then he goes charging off because of a radioactive explosion in the Helios quadrant."

      "Twilight, I'm sure we will investigate that matter soon. For now, let's just let him figure out the whole thing. He'll do okay, I can guarantee."

     "I hath pulled out some records." Luna spoke up. "It appears he hath killed test subjects after they hath finished thy test."

     "Speaking of which, have you heard about Pilkington?"

     "Yeah. The poor bartender wouldn't stop saying Lightspeed. Huge traces of dark magic, and his drawings depict an alicorn."

     "Wait...isn't MaC friends with him?"

     "Maybe he's a different pony?"

     Suddenly, a guard ran in. "Princesses! The whole contingent of home defense and strike power of battlestars have pulled to where Dominus is now!"

     "What about the flak frigates?"

     "They all are in wartime standby. They have taken over CAP duties."

     Celestia rose sharply. "I'm going to I have a talk with MaC."

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     MaC and Artoo made a long exchanged of Beeps and Boops. MaC and Artoo downloaded information to each other, thus speeding the first contact explanations up quicker. The whole battlefleet of Equestria had jumped in and MaC had explained to the Battlestar Commanders what happened.

    Celestia soon teleported into the CIC, horn aglow, wings wide, a frown on her face. MaC, who didn't have the feelings of a normal sentient being, was unfazed, but Luke was honestly scared.

    "EXPLAIN THYSELF!" She yelled in the Canterlot Voice.

    "I was simply helping a new ally."

    "An ally that's losing."

    "And I intend to change that."

    Luke quickly excused himself and asked for the nearest bathroom.

    "Princess, you must realize that our planet only has 60000 humans. It would boost their population and voice in the government."

    "Ace, this war you're dragging us into!"

    "DON'T CALL ME ACE!" He yelled, using the entire ship's intercom system to rattle Celestia's brains. He took a "deep breath," visibly trying to calm down. "Look, just calm down. If you hate casualties, just allow me to make it all AI."

    "MaC, I can't trust you. Records show your carelessness to life."

    "Those were accidents. I invent long fall socks for that."

    "But your tests are still designed with a possibility of death."

    "That is the testing under stress, it would never be really dangerous."

    Celestia gave MaC a hard look.

     "Bye then."

    Celestia sighed, then teleported away.