G.I.T.P Ghost in the Pony

The three of them finally reached the small town. The place was full of many multicolored ponies, Unicorns, Pegasus and normal Ponies (as normal as they can be in this place anyway) all of them seemed to be busy shopping, talking to each other and generally acting like normal people. Motoko took note that the technology in this world was as of now seemingly early 20th century, she would have gest medieval but she remembered seeing a tractor at the farm, plus she just saw a white Unicorn with sunglasses dragging a large loud speaker out of a shop door. After a wile of observing them Motoko came to the only logical concusion.

“there technology is all over the place!”

Batou nodded in agreement.

“I know, some have pocket watches wile others have digital watches, iron radiators and loudspeakers, its like someone put a bunch of inventions in a had and…”

Motoko put her hoof up to stop him. She tuned around, looked down, and looked up again where the still invisible Tachikoma was. Motoko opened up her Communications link so no one would here her talking to thin air.

[Tachikoma. I think I may have discovered a flaw in you Camouflage]

[WHAT! But I’m invisible to all sight, I can’t be seen by heat or inferred sensors, my movements make no sound…]

[Yes, yes I know but there is one think you can’t hide, look behind you]

The Mini Tank turned slightly to see two state lines in the ground.

[Oh]

[Yes, although your appearance is hidden you weight is enough to make tracks in the ground]

[I’m sorry Major but I wasn’t designed to redistribute myself so as not to leave any trails in the area of…]

[Stop, its alright, it was my fault for not considering this outcome]

Batou connected to the Commutation.

[You think anyone will notice?]

[I’m not sure if…wait, that looks familiar]
Off in the distance was an orange figure with a brown hat face down to the ground following the two strait tracks like a hunting dog.

[Hide!]

The three quickly jumped behind a nearby building out of sight. Motoko and Batou looked over the side of the wall to see the Orange Mare standing where they just where. As the pony looked at the track veer off to the building, a bright streak of rainbow color zipped past her before twisting in the sky and landing right in front of the Apple Farmer. The Pegasus was bright blue with rainbow colored hair and a prideful air around her that was noticeable even from a distance.

“Yo AJ! Watch you doing?”

“oh! Howdy Rainbow Dash, Ay was just following these tracks hopping to find some apple poachers is all”

“apple poachers?”

“well it were only half a barrel but this purple mare just gulped them down faster than a pig in a swill trough, and ay aim to have her pay fer every one!”

“and these tracks will help you because…”

“well sugar, it’s a long story, you see…”

As the two talked about the events that happened back on the farm, Motoko turned back to her allies. Batou was the first to speak up.

“So you think that’s her girlfriend or something?”

Motoko gave him a dark look.

“Sorry, its just with hair like that I couldn’t resist…you think its natural or…”

“This is not the time or place to disguise this, the farm girl will be here any minuet and I don’t feel like explaining our disappearing act or our giant metal friend here”

“Or working at a farm to pay off the all fruit salad you ate”

Motoko closed her eyes for a moment. She needed to think of a plan. All sounds and distractions where seemingly turned off, it was just her in an empty void, free to think of a plan. Motoko opened her eyes back into the world with a strategy in her head.

“OK! Tachikoma! You go around town leading the orange and blue ponies away, I and Batou will head to the objective, is that understood!?”

“Yes Major! Right Away Major!”

Tachikoma zoomed down the ally at high speed. At that moment the two ponies where coming up to the building, Motoko & Batou switch to T.O.C mode just as they went around the corner. They waited until they where out of eyeshot before becoming visible again.

“ok, that gave up some time”

“You always think best when in a tight situation don’t you”

“I wasn’t made a Major just because I was a full bodied cyborg at a young age”

“Didn’t hurt though, so what now”

“We continue with our original plan, the large crystal building looks like the most important place in this town, it’s the most likely place to find the information we want in it”

“Right! In retrospect maybe it’s a good think that Tachikoma is sitting this one out, places like that are likely to have guards and tight areas that a Mini Tank wouldn’t fit it”

“Agreed! Lets go before anyone notices us”

As the two rushed towards the crystal centerpiece of the town, Batou couldn’t help but ask a question.

“So how much do you think this place would cost to build, I mean if it’s made out of crystal then…”

“Does it really matter?”

“…Guess not”

“But I did once spend a night at a place made out of solid gold”

“Seriously!”

“Oh grow up”