Transformers Multi-Versal: Pony for your Thoughts

Prologue: A rising evil- the ultra-powerful Transformer known as Unicron- has learned of an ancient prophecy, in which a group of seven Transformers known as the Keepers Of The AllSpark (KOTA) will rise up to foil his ultimate plan for the multiverse (which is unknown to everyone except him). Fortunately for Unicron, the heroes are scattered throughout the Multiverse, with very little hope of finding eachother. Despite this, four of the beings have located the others – Technosis, a former member of the Kids Next Door, who turned out to be a robot; Imperion Maximus, a combiner who was once human; Legatron, a five-and-a-half foot mech with adaptive powers that surpass even the most advanced Cybertronians; and Over-Drive, a Cyber-Ninja.
Their continuing quest to locate the remaining three members of their group requires them to track powerful energy surges across the multiverse, in hopes that they will lead them to their brethren. However, Unicron’s elite troops, the Dark Energon Heralds, are also attracted to these energy surges, hoping to find the new KOTA members first and eliminate them so that their master’s plans will succeed. Now, while Imperion and Over-Drive are investigating a disturbance elsewhere, Legatron and Technosis embark on a mission to an especially strange universe…

Location: AllSpark fleet ship T.R.E.E.H.O.U.S.E.T.R.O.N., currently located in a rift between universes

“Are you sure that I have to be the one to go on this mission?” Legatron complained.

“Soak it up, dude,” Technosis replied. “You’re the only one with the adaptive abilities this mission requires.”

“Well, the target place doesn’t exactly have a lot of vehicles to adapt,” Legatron countered.

The was no hiding the mischievous look that appeared on Technosis’ face as he walked over to a computer consol. “Oh, you won’t have to worry about that.” He tapped a few key commands before several pictures came on the screen. They seemed to be horses, but there was something different about them. Their faces conveyed a certain… sentience that other animals lacked. “Just scan these, mix and match pieces, and you’re good.”

Legatron didn’t respond at first. Suddenly, he burst into laughter. Abruptly he stopped. “You’re serious, aren’t you.”

“Yup,” Technosis replied, the amused look still plastered on his face.

“Slag.” Reluctantly, Legatron walked up to the screen. His eyes glowed intensely as transparent beams swept over the monitor. In his mind, Legatron constructed a 3D image of what his new alternate form would look like. When he was satisfied with the results, he began to fold in on himself. Fuzzy hologram projections surrounded him turning him even greener tha usual. The holograms righted, revealing a green horse with a black and silver-streaked mane and tail, as well as wings. On each of his back hips was the dark green KOTA insignia.

“Well, how do I look?” Legatron asked, dreading the answer.

“Uh… convincing?” Technosis stammered, suppressing more laughter.

Legatron rolled his eyes, then unfurled his feathery wings. “Well, let’s get this over with.”

Technosis tapped a few more key commands into the computer. A blue sphere of energy appeared between two pillars behind Legatron.

“Transwarp field is ready,” Technosis reported.

The green pegasus nodded. He started walking toward the glowing field of energy that would transport him to the desired universe, but ended up tripping over his hooves.

“Bein’ a quadruped looks pretty rough,” Technosis noted.
Legatron glared at the white robot. “I swear, when I see you next, I’m going to punch you in the fact so hard your optic sensors will end up in the back of your cranium.”

“Good luck with that,” Technosis muttered sarcastically.

Legatron tried once more to walk, this time with more success. “So exactly WHERE are you going, again, that you can’t join me on this mission?” Legatron questioned.

“Oh… I’m, uh, investigating another energy surge in another universe,” Technosis stammered.
“Yeah, right,” Legatron muttered doubtfully. With that, he leapt through the Transwarp field and disappeared.

A few seconds later, the computer beeped, indicating that he had made it. Technosis shut down the energy field.

The white robot smiled to himself. “Or maybe watch a little television.” He plopped down on an over-stuffed couch and began channel surfing. As he did, he thought about what Legatron would probably have to endure in a universe inhabited by pink ponies. It was almost enough to make Technosis feel a pang of guilt for not even trying to find a way to go along with him.

Said guilt quickly vanished as a new episode of the show Psych started on his TV screen.

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Location: Equestria

A glowing sphere of blue energy appeared suddenly at the top of a hill. A green horse materialized before the sphere faded.

“Alright, all I gotta do is get in, find what’s going on, and leave,” Legatron muttered. “Simple enough.” He thought for a moment. “It’d probably be simpler if I had any sort of idea what the scrap I’m looking for.” He recalled the energy burst they had detected- it was unlike any energy reading they had ever seen before, and, if weaponized, would be powerful enough to take down an entire army.

The green pegasus began walking. “Well, at least this is a stealth and infiltration mission, so I don’t have to-” As if right on cue, he tripped on a rock and was sent tumbling down the side of the hill. He landed on his stomach, legs sprawled out to the side.

“Well, so much for stealth,” he muttered.

“Oh my gosh, are you alright?” a soft, female voice said.

Startled, he looked up to see four ponies standing over him.

Aaaaaand there goes any hope I had of not having to interfere with the locals, he thought.

The one that had spoken was lavender-purple colored with dark purple hair. On her forehead was what appeared to be a unicorn horn. To her right were two other ponies; a white one with curly purple hair and a unicorn-horn, the other a light pink one with puffy, darker-pink hair. To her left was a light yellow one with wings and long, strait, pink hair.

“Uh, yeah,” the green horse stammered as he picked himself up. “I’m fine.”

“Who are you?” The pink pony asked.

Legatron froze. He’d forgotten to create a false identity for himself.

“Uh… Leon Tronnix,” he answered, using the false name he had used in the past when he had to disguise himself as a human.

“I’m Twilight Sparkle.” The lavender unicorn said. She motioned to the white unicorn and yellow winged ones. “This is Rarity, and Fluttershy. You’ve already met Pinkie Pie.”

“Pleasure meeting you all,” Leon said, almost cringing at his own words.

“I’ve never seen you before,” Twilight continued. “Are you new here?”

“Y-yeah, kinda,” he stammered. “I’m a… traveler. Yeah, that’s it, a traveler.”

The lavender unicorn gave him an odd look. “They why don’t you have any supplies?”

Thinking fast, Leon unfurled his wings. “Uh, I just fly everywhere and take rest stops. I wasn’t traveling too far this time, so I didn’t need to bring anything.”

“Do you need a place to stay?” Rarity asked.

Leon thought for a moment. “For a little while, yes.”

“There’s an old house on the outskirts of town. I know the pony who owns it,” she offered.

“Thanks…” Leon said slowly. He didn’t like the idea of staying in this universe for very long, but it seemed as though he would have little other choice.

“Our town, Ponyville, is just over that hill.” Twilight pointed in the direction of the small city.
‘Ponyville’? Leon thought as he followed the four ponies toward the town. Talk about unoriginal.

*********

“Man, I’m supposed to be keeping a low profile,” Leon muttered, “But I feel like I stick out little a sore thu- uh, like a rose in a daisy patch.”

“What are you talking about?” Twilight questioned.

“Uh, roses are usually red,” Leon started, “So they’d be noticeable in-”

“No, about you sticking out,” the purple unicorn interrupted.

“Oh, right. Well, in case you haven’t noticed,” he motion to the town around them, “Ninety-five percent of the population here is female.”

“It isn’t where you come from?” Pinkie Pie asked.

Leon rolled his eyes. “No, it isn’t.”

“Where did you say you were from again?” Twilight asked.

“Um- er…” Leon stammered.

A multicolored blur suddenly zipped past overhead. A voice then cried out, “Hey, guys! Check this out!” The blur reappeared, performing several complicated mid-air maneuvers. It then came to a stop on the ground in front of them, revealing itself to be a blue Pegasi with a multi-colored mane and tail. “So, what’cha think?”

“Amazing as ever, Rainbow,” Twilight said.

“Thank you, thank you.” She bowed, then pointed to Leon. “Who’s this?”

“Name’s Leon. Leon Tronnix,” he replied.

“I’m Rainbow Dash,” the newcomer replied.

“Fitting enough,” Leon muttered.

Rainbow Dash turned to Twilight. “So, where ya’ headin’?”

As if right on cue, Rarity trotted up. “I talked to my friend. She said you could keep the place, if you want. Don’t know why she would just want to get rid of it like that…”

“Oh, thanks,” Leon said.

“Uh, what’s going on?” Rainbow Dash asked.

“I’m gonna be hangin’ around for awhile,” Leon explained, a hint of annoyance in his voice.

“You’re not from here? Then where are you from?” Rainbow questioned suspiciously. “And what are you doing here?”

Leon sighed. “C’mon, Rarity, let’s check out that place.”

They started to walk off, with Rainbow Dash tailing them. “Hey! I’m talkin’ to you, Tronnix! Hey!”

**********

“Y’know, it’s funny,” Rarity said, “I remembered it in a lot better shape.”

The house in front of them wasn’t far from being in the best condition- or even a livable condition, for that matter. Shutters were hanging by single nails, the door creaked on its hinges, and the roof seemed about ready to cave in.

“Well, it’ll do,” Leon conceded. “Know where I can get any building supplies?”

Rarity thought a moment. “Well, I think my friend Applejack had a few apple trees she was going to cut down. You could probably use those. I’ll have Twilight take you there soon.”

A few shingles slid off the roof and shattered against the ground. “Better sooner than later,” Leon commented.

*********

“So, your friend Applejack is part of the Apple family, with her sister Applebloom, Big Macintosh, and Granny Smith, and they make a living selling apples from their farm called Sweet Apple acres,” Leon said, reciting what the purple unicorn had told him during their walk to the farm.

“Yup,” Twilight replied.

“Seems a little redundant to me,” Leon murmured.

They walked under a large sign that proudly declared the name of the business. Continuing along a dirt trail, Leon noted that the apple trees on either side of them stretched as far as he could see.

Up ahead was an orange pony with white freckles, yellow hair bunched into a ponytail by a single hairband, and a brown cowboy hat.

“Applejack!” Twilight cried.

Apple jack looked over from her work, then approached them. “Well, howdy-do!”

Twilight motion to Leon. “Applejack, this is Leon Tronnix. He-”

Before Leon could say hi, he found Applejack vigorously shaking his hoof. “Pleasure to meet ya’. Welcome to Sweet Apple Acres. What can I do ya’ for? Apple Pies? Apple Strudel? Apple Turnover?” she said in a thick country accent.

“Actually, I’m in need of some building supplies,” Leon explained, “And I heard you had some trees cut down?”

“Shoot, yeah!” She pointed to a pile of logs. “Take all ya’ need.”

“Thanks!” Leon said before glancing at the large pile of wood. “Now if only I had a transport…

“Got yah covered,” Applejack said as she turned to the barn “Hey, Big Macintosh!”

A bulky red male pony appeared.

“Our new friend Leon here needs ta’ take these logs ta’ his place, “Applejack explained. “Think y’all can help?”

“Eeeeyup!” Big Mac replied as he strode over to the pile and hoisted it onto a cart, which he then latched himself onto.

“Thank you, kind sir,” Leon said as he started back to his new, and hopefully temporary, home.

“Nice kid,” Applejack spoke up after Leon was out of earshot. “Where’s he from?”

“He didn’t say,” Twilight replied. “All he said was that he’s a traveler,”

Applejack studied the retreating form of the green pegasus. There was something off about him, but she just couldn’t put her hoof on it…

*********

It took Leon barely an hour to fix up the house. He left some of the worn-out, abandoned look, but adjusted it to be structurally sound.

After which, Twilight Sparkle gave him a tour of Ponyville. He found himself genuinely surprised by her intellect and decided that she was easily the most tolerable of all the ponies he met that day.

By the time the tour was over, it was dark. After entering his temporary home and double-checking that the doors and windows were locked, Leon leapt up on addresser and changed. His pony form split apart in several places as pieces of him changed color, revealing much more black and silver than what was just on his mane and tail. When the shape-shifting process was complete, he had taken the form of a large mechanical device that was very roughly box shaped. It had the overall appearance as a boombox, having two speakers on each side of its face.

In his mind, Legatron began making a log of his progress. He then attempted to contact Technosis to no avail.

Legatron sighed to himself as he dreadfully wondered how long he would have to remain in this freaky universe.

*********

Location: Deep within the Everfree Forest

A blue mist of energy hovered a few inches above the ground. Though the cloud-like form, as a whole, wasn’t moving, the energy that it was comprised of swirled around in a seemingly random pattern.

A rapidly repeating WHUMP WHUMP WHUMP suddenly broke the silence. A massive metal shape with spinning blades appeared in the sky. Suddenly, a strange mechanical cry rang out, consisting of five pulses, each one higher pitched than the last. With this sound the metal monstrosity changed into an even bigger bipedal being and carefully touched down on the ground. Its deep black armor blended in with the dark trees behind it with bits of deep maroon visible in the moonlight. A relatively small head sat between is broad, blocky shoulders.

The cloud of energy then began to change, taking on the form of a tall, dark pony with a light blue helmet, chestplate and shoes. Some of the energy remained, forming the sinister-looking mare’s mane and tail.

“I take it you’re this “Shiftech” being who left me that message at that old castle?” Nightmare Moon asked.

“Indeed I am,” the massive metal being replied. Nightmare noticed that as he spoke, two metal plates over his mouth slid apart sideways.

“So what is this ‘favor’ you need to ask of me?” Nightmare continued.

Shiftech reached into a compartment in his back and withdrew what appeared to be a purple shard of crystal. He knelt down so Nightmare could get a better look at it. “This shard is all that remains of a powerful warrior that was unfortunately destroyed before he could show off his true potential. I need you to perform a regeneration spell so that he may have a second chance at life.”

Nightmare studied he shard carefully before looking up at Shiftech. “If he’s as big as you, there’s no way I have enough energy to do that.”

“You misunderstand,” Shiftech replied. “This is merely a part of his life force. All I need you to do is regenerate it- I have other ways of recreating his body.”

Nightmare nodded. “And in return?”

Shiftech’s eyes narrowed. “In return I will use MY energy to give you an upgrade. You will become mechanical, like me, with the capability of changing between your current form and a bipedal form at will. You’d no longer be forced to live in your state.”

Nightmare studied one of her hoofs. It was hard to tell in the dark, but her entire body was slightly transparent- a direct result of the Elements of Harmony reducing her to a mist of energy that wasn’t capable of becoming fully solid. This upgrade that Shiftech was promising would fix that.

Nightmare smiled sinisterly. “You have a deal. But I have to ask- what is the name of this warrior?”

Shiftech placed the shard on the ground and stood up. “His name?” he paused a moment before answering. “Galvatron.”

To Be Continued…