Planetary Annihilation: Ponies And Robots

I was overseeing the work on the large underground base. I had earlier decided to move the base underground after the 'Pony Incident'. The construction bots were running around as fast as they could. Digging out the cavern and building the large supports. I also decided there were going to be many many jokes about Vault-Tec. There really wasn't much to do at the moment, although I probably should work on a command center. I moved across the cavern towards the construction bots who had randomly stopped working for the fifth time. I suppose that wasn't just a thing in the game there actually just that stupid.

I then realized why they had stopped working, I looked down at the bar below the metal and found that it was being rapidly drained. I commanded them to stop so I wouldn't have the guards run out of power. I suppose I should probably make a power generator. I opened up the designer tab and got to work. Now I had no idea how the power generators worked in the game, but I did know roughly how to build a steam generator.

I first started out with a tank and put a firebox on the end of it. I then ran a sires of five pipes about three-fourths of the way through. Puting a significantly taller box at the end of those held up with struts. At the top of that box, I ran five more pipes that lead to one big one. The big pipe would carry the exhaust fumes above ground. Slightly to the left of the big pipe, I put a dome on the top of the tank. This dome had a pipe sticking out the top of it that would lead the steam created by the water being boiled from the hot pipes, into a low-pressure turbine. Where it would then go into another tank to condense back into water. Which would then drain back into the tank. The turbid would spin which would lead to an electrical generator, that would make the actual power.

Closing the screen I commanded the construction bots to build one of the generators than to stand back just in case it explodes. The generator is about the size of your average house once it is done and the pipe could be used as a slide for humans. Overall it fits the 'old stuff' thing I'm doing with my buildings. Although I'll probably turn it into a nuclear reactor once I get the advanced things designed. I'm not going to be doing that for a while though because when I do that its go big or go home. I'll likely just make everything as big as I logically can, but right now I'm keeping everything small so I don't make the ponies nervous. I really don't want Celestia on my ass. If it comes down to it I'll drop the moon on them and leave the planet before it hits.

The construction bots move to hide behind various things and a couple even hid behind me. Not that I mind I gave them all somewhat conscious AI so they could make decisions on things like that. I also want them to fix my face as fast as possible if it does explode. I mentally activate the steam generator and wait. I watch as the thermal scans show the pipes beginning to heat up and produce small amounts of steam around them. I wait there for a couple of minutes watching the thermal scans show the water boiling and creating steam to move the turbine. I am quite happy with the fact that it actually works despite taking a while to start working.

I tell the construction bots to construct more of themselves. I make my way over to the ramp to the surface queuing up the construction of five scout bots on my way out. I wait on the surface for the scout bots to be completed when they are done I tell them to scout the forest around us so I can get a lay of the land. I then call over the first scout who I have taken a liking to, its AI seems to be developing into one somewhat similar to a commander in the way it could think, learn, and make informed decisions. I may need to give it a name and a voice module soon I won't yet right now I just need to see how it will act. Once it gets here I tell it to go scout near ponyville and to see what is going on. I also tell it to run back here quickly if it sees a pony enter the woods.

The scout bot nods witch was not something it could do earlier, and runs off into the forest. I began to contemplate giving it the voice module sooner rather than later as I think it would suck not being able to talk. I went back underground this King about where to build a command center.

Having decided on a basic design I opened the creation screen. First I started with a basic square base and placed four walls and a feeling making a hollow cube. I then cut out a large portion of the forty five foot tall wall big enough for me to fit through. On the inside, I placed a charging bay not that I need it, but it is nice to have anyway. I then placed a bunch of screens that would have various readouts and video feeds. Underneath the screens along two walls, I placed a ginormous supercomputer. On the top of the building, I placed a large antenna which would stick out of the ground about 50 foot. I then plated the whole thing in durasteel because for some odd reason I could make that.

I closed the screen and started constructing the command center. It wasn't going to slowly but it would still take awhile. I looked over to the construction boots and saw they were almost done, So I called half of them over to help me build. Once they arrived the building sped up so I walked away. Right now the cavern is roughly a quarter of a mile long a hundred foot tall and half as wide as it is long. Overall it's a decent size for my current needs. I don't see needing to expand in the foreseeable future. Well actually I might need to when I make the advanced things but until then I won't need to. I'll need to expand it a lot for the Titan so scratch that.

Once all of the construction bots were done with what they were doing I told them to stand off in a clearing. Looking over to my command center I walked into the large building. Looking at the screens I saw that some of them had readouts such as metal or power but others had ones that showed productivity and blueprints that I made. I then moved my gaze to the largest screen and split it into portions one side of it had a map of the places my bots have been and their current positions. I split the other side of the screen into the scout bots cameras.

An alert from the original scout bot popped up on the screen. I looked over to it and found that one I was safe from the elements as Twilight had wings, and two both of the princesses were at ponyville and looked to be heading into the forest. They were probably coming here to investigate the 'metal monster' or something that the ponies told them. I ordered the original scout to return along with the rest of them. I should probably get around to making the defenses. I first ordered the construction bots to go to the surface as I was making my way out. Sometimes it sucks being slower than most of your troops. When I finally made it to the surface I fond the construction bots waiting for me. I told them to build a twenty foot tall chainlink fence with a gate at the side that the ponies entered when they came here. I also told them to place barbed wire at the top of it. I cued up five more scorpion bots and once they were done I told two of them to stand at the gate and open it when the ponies wanted in.

I then realized that the cavern was probably pitch black. I ordered a couple of the construction bots to go into the cavern and build some lights. Because leading the squishy ponies through a room with lots of not so squishy machines in it probably wasn't a good Idea.

After doing that I opened the designer tab and begun designing a turret. First I placed four metal poles and placed a platform on top of it. The poles were on flat ground each 30 foot tall but could be driven into the ground or lengthened if needed. On top of the platform, I placed a two barreled anti-air cannon I thought would work wonders on ground things. Around the turret, I placed a pillbox like shell that would provide armor. Then just because on the barrels, I put the words like the dumbass I am 'BITCHES LOVE CANNONS' ah I really hope I have at least some form of entertainment somewhere or I'm going to go insane. Saving that I moved on to the anti-air defenses. I did the same basic tower base that I used for the anti-everything turret. But instead of an AA cannon, I used a bunch of rocket pods. I effectively Placed a SAM on a tower. I then did the same thing with the pillbox-like armor.

Saving that and closing the creator I looked around to find that the fence was completed gat and all. I also found six scout bots standing at my feet. I a little surprised by this tried to jump back only to remember that I couldn't jump. So the jump war more of a strange noise from my legs and a step back. I see that they weren't hostile commanded them to patrol outside and keep hidden. I then ordered the construction bots to construct the normal turrets in a way so they are inside of each other's range of fire. I then commanded them to build twenty more of themselves once they were done with that.

I went back underground to do something and wait for the ponies. Walking down the ramp I saw there were a lot of the lights that you see at places like Walmart. I called the original scout bot over to me and told It to stand still. I looked down at it and then used my Nano-lathe to give it a voice module and then transmitted my knowledge of English to it. The bot stood there for a second seemingly trying to figure out how to speak. Then a feminine voice said.

"Hello is this how I use this?" The scout bot said tilting her head.

I stood there a moment trying to figure out how it changed the monotone voice to a feminine one but just shrugged it off and said. "Yes, you are using that properly. Do you have a name that you call yourself?" I asked her.

"No before this point I had no language data. But as of this moment, I have decided to take the name Seras." She said sitting down.

"Did you look through the media files?" I asked Seras.

"Yes, I did. I find a show called 'Hellsing abridged' quite amusing" She said nodding.

"Oh, I like you," I said mentally grinning.

"Come on follow me," I said walking towards the command center, telling two scout bots to find where the ponies were then to track them keeping out of sight. I stepped into the command center and looked at the map. I saw two dots moving away from the camp at high speed. I then saw them slow down as nine dots showed up on the map. The dots were moving relatively slowly. They will probably be here in thirty ish minutes while I wait I'll make an air factory. I asked Seras, I still think that names somewhat funny, to tell me when they get close. Walking back to the surface I look around to see the turrets were placed every one hundred foot in a pattern of the AA turret then the normal turret.

Opening the creator I Started with a large circular base made of concrete that was about fifty foot in diameter. I then placed a circular wall around it with various tanks filled with material on it. On the inside of the walls, I placed rails that 6 nano-lathes would be on. The rails would hopefully allow the nono-lathes to move around if I spaced them correctly. I placed a large metal plate on the floor, that was small enough to not hit the nano-lathes when the piston underneath it moves it up. I placed a large door on the top of it that would swing outward to allow whatever was constructed to get out and fly away.

Saving that I moved on to a basic air scout. This would be modeled after an eagle. I first started with a relatively small lightweight body. The body was somewhat pear shaped and made out of carbon fibers. overall it was about six foot tall. I then gave it some feet, it wouldn't actually be able to walk with them but it could stand on them so its the thought that counts. I gave it wings that were made out of the same carbon fiber that the body was they were just thicker. I then placed a round head on it that could rotate three hundred sixty degrees. The head had multiple cameras, range finders, infrared scanners, and audio sensors. As it wouldn't be able to fly in the traditional way I put two small jet engines on its back. They would be extremely loud upon takeoff but once it was flying it would still be loud but not deafeningly so.

I saved that and closed the screen looking around again to see that nothing much had changed. I ordered the construction bots to build the air factory which would be built on the surface and would take much longer to build. The air factory was about twice the size of the bot factory. The construction bots got to work and I walked back underground. I went to the command center and connected to the charging station.

"Commander why are you in a charging station you generate your own power," Seras asked me looking at me with her head tilted.

"Because I can and I have nothing better to do," I said bored.

"You do know you have media files of over one million videos and songs right," Seras said.

"I do?" I said surprised

"yes, I have looked through them," Seras confirmed.

"Sooo. how long until the ponies get here?" I asked Seras.

"We have roughly twenty minutes at their current speed," Seras said looking at the map.

"Hellsing?" I asked.

"Hellsing"

"Commander they are five minutes away from our location you should go meet them at the gate," Seras said halfway through the second episode of Hellsing Abridged.

"Awww ok let's go," I said somewhat upset because we were almost to the best part.

"Good luck Commander," Seras said to me.

"What do you mean you're coming with me."

"Wait what? Why do I need to go along with you Commander." Seras said confused.

"Because I'm bad at talking and I'm large, scary, and able to accidentally step on them. While you are small, less scary, and unable to accidentally step on them. I said in a matter of fact tone.

Seras sighed and stood up. I unattached myself from the charging station then walked out of the command center with Seras in tow. I took a look around the large cavern while we walked. I saw the construction bots walking around building more of themselves. There was easily a hundred of them now and they were all busy either building more of themselves, building more guard bots, or expanding the cavern and building lights. I told the builders to stop making more of themselves but to continue making the scorpion bots. I then ordered twenty of the Scorpion bots to follow me and Seras to the surface.

I walked up to the surface with Seras in tow. We made our way to the gate and waited for the ponies to arrive. After a while, I saw movement in the bushes. The two princesses walked out with the main six and starlight glimmer following close behind. The princesses ran nose first into the gate and then notice my presence. The mane 6 seemed to be surprised at the large fence that was now there, while the princesses were busy gawking at me and Seras. I decided to once again take initiative and start the conversation.

"Hi, hows your day been?" I said casually.

"I've been doing good Mr.robot how are you?" Pinkie Pie responded being the only one not staring.

"I'm doing well myself how long do you think they'll be staring?" I asked the peppy pink party pony pinkie pie.

"Give the princesses a couple seconds and the rest about a minute." Pinkie answered.

I did my version of a nod which is more of tilting my whole body up and down. I waited inside of the fence for the princesses to regain their brains before saying.

"Hello, I assume you are this nation's rulers," I said this more then I asked because from my time as a brony I already knew.

"Hello, Mr?" Celestia said pausing for me to say my name.

"You may call me Centurion," I said Ordering the guard bots to open the gate. After the gate was opened

"Well then hello, Mr.Centurion we are Indeed the rulers of the land of Equestria. May I ask why you are here?" Celestia said giving a cute tilt of her head. I as a normal person would got cuteness diabetes.

I made a coughing noise and said. "Oh dear lord that was adorable," I cleared my throat, "Sorry about that anywho I'm here because an AI by the name of Siri, found signals that could be another commander's and If there is one I am here to ANNIHILATE it at any and all costs. I don't know why but when I said annihilate my voice took on a mechanical tone.

Celestia nodded and said, "What do you mean at any and all costs?"

"It means that I and the other commander will use any means necessary even if it destroys the plannet. I personally won't use any planet destroying methods unless I'm half dead and really desperate." I said simply because it was true there were many ways to take out another commander that destroyed the planet.

Celestia looked horrified at the prospect of the planet being destroyed. "Why are you fighting each other? Why not live with each other?"

"No Commander knows why we fight past the fact our creators did. When they died and we came back online we continued fighting. As far as I know, this galactic war will continue until only one faction remains." I said truthfully because I honestly had no idea why we commanders all fought.

"Well, why don't you all stop?" Celestia asked now sounding a strange mix of upset and sad.

"Because there is no way to stop when there are millions spread across a galaxy. There are so many factions with different ideas that it is impossible." I said.

Celestia just nodded in understanding and went to say something when Luna interrupted her. "You will not harm our subjects beast!" Princess Luna shouted charging a spell and dropping into an offensive stance.

It was then that twenty scorpon bots ran above ground, Seras went into an offensive stance, multiple scout bots ran out of the surrounding forest and joined Seras in front of me, I charged up my uber cannon, and 8 large guns pointed themselves at her. It was after all of this that she seemed to realize her mistake. Evreypony else was just staring in shock at how quickly they all became very screwed if they piss me off.

"Please stand down princess I have no intentions of harming you of your ponies. But if you try to harm me or my bots Me or Seras here will remove your face from this planet." I said really hoping that she would stand down.

Luna unlit her horn and chuckled nervously backing away slowly. Celestia facehoofed and shook her head giving her sister a stern look. "I'm sorry for my sister Luna's outburst she Isn't the greatest in diplomatic situations. Nor do I think has she done that to someone and been shut down so quickly." Celestia explained.

I let out a noise that sounded somewhere in between a laugh and a chuckle. "Being a large extremely advanced machine from space does that. Nothing would have attacked unless she did as well I have them all set to return fire. Even if she did manage to get away from the cannons and scorpions. Getting hit by a five hundred pound piece of metal I call a scout bot running at nearly two hundred miles per hour hurts, A LOT."

Celestia and the rest of the ponies visibly cringed at the thought. "That sounds rather fatal," Celestia said still cringing at the thought.

"I can fly you know," Luna mumbled.

Seras chuckled and said "Yes but so can they." she nodded to the air factory where an air scout popped out and took off flying circles overhead. I saw rainbow dash preparing to take off.

"Excuse me miss but please refrain from flying the anti-air turrets will find you a great target if you do," I said to Rainbow Dash.

She stopped flapping her wings and sat back down. Celestia shook her head and said. "While I would love to continue this conversation I and my sister have things to attend to in Caterlot, and they probably have things to do as well. She said nodding to the rest of the ponies.

"Indeed I have much to do around here as well. May I ask one last thing?" I asked Celestia.

"Of course," Celestia said looking up at him.

"What is all of their names?" I said motioning to the main six.

"Oh sorry about that where are my manners. These are; Twilight Sparkle, Rarity, Applejack, Fluttershy, Pinkie Pie, Rainbow Dash, and Starlight Glimmer." She said pointing to all the mares respectively.

I once again did my version of a nod and said: "Have a good day." Celestia nodded in reply before they started to venture back to Ponyville. I told the various bots to go back to what they were doing. Before heading back underground with Seras. Walking back into the command center I sighed.

"Shits about to get weird isn't it," I said to Seras.

"Yes, yes it is." She said.

Far to the east of the Everfree on the borders of equestria a war was being fought. Between Equestria and its neighbors. Little did they know underneath them they had awoken something. This thing that the had awoken was a Rockteeth commander of the Legon. The massive machine roared to life underground and begun to dig its way out. On the surface, the ponies were none the wiser to the monster they had just unleashed on this world. Far far away on the moon, a commander was unburied by Lunas return it had no orders perhaps it could help one of the commanders on the surface. Maby but now it shall build metal extractors in preparation in case it needs to escape.

The war for Equis had begun.