Machinery and Magic

Click "We are in the first stages in the production of the suit, right now we are trying out our first prototype. I'm gonna be the one entering and driving the suit. I have no enhancers helping me, it's gonna be all me when I'm commanding the suit."

"First run was a success. Well, as much a success as any other would go. The suit itself runs like a charm, but it doesn't have what we need. Some of us have been noticing the shortage of supplies that we have. Been talking about going out and getting what we need since our deliveries stopped, don't know why they did, they just did. I'll record some more again if something happens." Click

Everypony stared at him. Nopony said a thing.

"So, see anything y'all like?" John joked, trying to get their attention elsewhere. It didn't work. He couldn't blame them, even his own body still scared him sometimes.

"You have a very lovely home Princess, thank you for having me as a guest." John moved towards Twilight and grabbed the bottom jaw of her agape mouth. He began to move it up and down and started to make a high pitched voice and speak.

"No problem Johnson, make yourself at home, I hope we can be friends, oh yeah, and I'm sorry for making things awkward by staring at you, I hope you can forgive me."

John let go of Twilight and began to laugh. The three ponies snapped out of it when they heard his laughter.

"What happened to you?! Who did all of that to you?!" Twilight asked, frightened by the large amount of damage to John's body.

John stopped laughing. "I'll tell you about these." He said as he point to his chest, head, and spine. "But the rest of this." He gestured to rest of his scar covered body. "This is my secret to keep." Twilight nodded.

"The stuff you all see right now, this is advanced machinery given to me by the auto-doc of where I had been before all of this."

"Auto-doc?"

"An automated doctor. A robot doctor if you must. Basically, he cut into me and replaced my brain, heart, and spine. With stuff that works even better than the originals. My head can rarely ever get hurt anymore and I handle chemicals better. My heart can make the chemicals I take work better and I can't be poisoned. And my spine makes me stronger, also, any blow I take to the chest, won't ever break anything."

"Fascinating."

"Yeah... Fascinating."

It was still really awkward among them all.

"Do you mind if I take a look at that suit of yours now? Since you're out of it and all."

"Yes I do mind."

"Why won't you just let me look at it? I won't damage it or anything like that!"

"I don't care, if any of you touch it or even look at it funny without clearing it with me. It's gone, with me in it."

"Fine." Twilight said with a small pout on her face.

"Good, glad we understand each other. Now, is there a bathroom in here that I could use? I tend to get really sweaty when that thing heats up."

Everyone made a face at his remark and Twilight pointed down a hallway to her left.

"Second door on the right. Towels will be in the bottom drawer underneath the sink."

And with that, John gave a small bow and made his way to the bathroom. The moment the door closed behind him and Twilight was sure he couldn't hear them, she moved from her place and towards the suit.

"Um, I don't think you should be messing with his stuff Twilight. He even said not to."

"It's fine Fluttershy what he doesn't know won't hurt him right?"

"I'm more worried about what will happen to you if he finds out."

"That's why he won't know."

Fluttershy gave Twilight a look of worry before turning her head to Rainbow Dash and Spike. The two were chatting away. Something about when a new Daring Do book was supposed to arrive.

"Look, I'll tell you when I know okay? No need for an interrogation." Spike said as he raised his claws to either side of his head.

Fluttershy looked to Twilight and then the hallway John had gone down to take a shower. She nodded to herself and made her way to the very same room. Behind her she could hear Twilight.

"Spike, we need to get Princess Celestia down here."

"All in all, leaving my suit there with her was probably a bad move." John said as he rubbed away at his skin, soap suds dripping off of his body as time went on. The fruity smell of the soap tickling his nose.

"I have a feeling I might need to enact for some premature revenge." John looked over at the sponges. He felt for which one was the softest of the bunch and took it.

"This'll do." He took the band of his shorts and stretched them out, and so, John began to scrub his unmentionables with said sponge.

After he was done, John stepped out of the shower and proceeded to wrap a towel around his waist. He hastened as he heard the door open. opening.

"Mr. Minotaur? I'm sorry for intruding but—"

"It's fine, I was just finishing up. What's going on?" John asked as he turned towards the yellow Pegasus.

"Um, promise you won't be mad?"

"I promise."

"Pinkie Promise?"

John raised an eyebrow to this. He then shrugged and lifted his arm, clenched his fist and extended a pinkie towards the yellow mare. To this Fluttershy raised a brow and asked.

"Um what are you doing?"

"A pinkie promise, although, I don't know how you're going to do this without a pinkie."

"That's not a Pinkie promise. You're supposed to say Cross my heart and hope to fly, stick a cupcake in my eye." Fluttershy said as she went through the motions without jabbing herself in the eye.

"Cross my heart and I can't fly, and I'm definitely not doing that last thing. happy?" John followed the motions, but not with much conviction.

Fluttershy gave him a confused look before nodding.

"Twilight is messing with your special suit. Please don't be angry at her." She gave him a pleading look.

John was silent for a moment before he moved for the door. He grabbed the knob and opened the door. He marched out to the main area of the castle.

"Twilight, it's alright, I'm sure what ever he is, he doesn't wish ill intent on us." Celestia said reassuring her student.

"But he has this... thing! He even used it to destroy a Timberwolf even after it was trying to run away."

"I'm sure it was for a good reason. Timberwolves are dangerous after all, he may have even saved someone from becoming a victim in the future."

"I even found some recordings! The suit played them when I was messing around with it and they—"

pat pat patpat pat patPAT

A moment later a blur passed between Celestia and Twilight. The suit animated as power flowed through it and the hiss of said power could be heard. The suit itself stood just a head taller than Celestia herself. If you included her horn than they were the exact same height. The suit walked up to Twilight and dropped to a single knee. John grabbed Twilight by the back of her head and pulled it closer to his mask.

"So... Is it okay if I break a Pinkie Promise?"