Mika and I helped to get the two titans onto the airship, and the vault were Mika had been stored.

Inside the vault, we also found six more titans, two atlas, two ogres, and two striders, each a class from Titanfall 2.

What I found weird though, was that each titan was missing an AI core.

Also in the vault was weapon schematics, as well as blank AI cores. We grabbed all of the files and loaded the airship.

Some of the scientists, one being a purple unicorn pony, a grey regular pony, an all pink regular one, and a yellow pegusus pony were debating on how to split up the weapons from the seven titans in the vault. I walked over.

"Don't seperate the weapons from them. The weapons for those titans are specially tailored for its fighting style, and abilities. They are connected, and separating them would prove detrimental to everyone. I would just find out how to replicate them, and then build new ones."

They all looked at me, the purple one mouth open and looking super curious, the pink one gasping and looking extremely excited, the gray one was deadpan, and the pegusus was scared. The gray one talked to me, speaking in the most deadpan voice ever.

"How do you know so much about those mechs?"

"Because I have used them before. Not those specific ones, but ones like them. I could tell you each of their 'names', which also happen to be their abilities and weapons.

"From left to right, we have Ion, Tone, Scorch, Ronin, Northstar, and Legion.

"The only thing is, they won't work without a AI core to help run them."

The purple pony spoke up.

"What's an AI core? And can you show us one?" I nod, and motion for them to follow.

We head over to Mika, and I walk up to her.

"Hey Mika, I need to pull your AI core for a sec. I'll put it back in, but I need to show these girls what an AI core is."

"Ok. Just don't drop me."

After that, she kneels down infront of me, and I climb up to her ocular system, and much a button, disconecting the entire piece from the chassis. Getting down, I sit down on her outstretched hand, and pull out the central glowing "eye".

The core wasnt very large, about as big as a softball, but shaped like a cylinder. As I stood up and showed the three mechanics, cause I was pretty sure they had to be, the pegusus and unicorn gasp.

"This is Mika's AI core." The pegusus and unicorn were looking at it, and each other.

"Could that really be what they really are Twilight?" Asks the pegusus.

"Its possible Fluttershy, but I want to check with one first. We can start with mine. Wait, we never introduced ourselves. My name is Twilight Sparkle, head of science and weapons making for the mechs." The pegusus speaks up next.

"I'm Fluttershy, head of mech design." And the gray deadpan tells me who she is.

"Maud, head mechanic. The pink mare that was with us before she disappeared is Pinkie Pie. Be careful later, she will be giving you a surprise party. Its better to be warned of it now, and then not be scared later. She's also my little sister." I just nod, and say.

"My name is Jack Cooper." I say. They all nod.

Twilight speaks up.

"Lets go test something out. If it works, it might help us with fighting the Griffin's and Minotaurs." She starts to walk off, but I stop her for a sec.

"Yeah, ok. Just let me put my titan back together." After that, I put the AI core back in the module, and it blinks a few times, before looking at me, and blinking twice. I hand it back to Mika, and she reattaches it to her frame, blinking and moving it to readjust.

We then head off back to the mech hanger, but Twilight gets a call.

Answering it, she talks for a few seconds, before hanging up.

"Our test can wait. The Commanders want to see you, Jack. Fluttershy, can you get the girls to get their elements, and meet in the hanger by the new mechs?" Fluttershy nods, and has Maud come with her to help. Twilight motions for me to follow, and leads me through the halls.

Following Twilight through the halls, we eventually reached the bridge, and I saw that the blue furred pilot was there, along with a white furred lady who was taller than her by a head. She also had wings and a horn, and her hair was a light pink. As we entered, Twilight called out.

"Commanders, I have brought Jack here, as you requested." The two pony people turn around, and look at me, the blue furred one with admiration, the white one with tired eyes.

I had seen them before, in commanding officers who had been on just one mission too many, and looked done. I salute both of them.

"Pilot Jack Cooper reporting, commanders. Is there something you want me to discuss?" The white one nods, and then says.

"I am Commander Celestia, and this is my younger sister, Commander Luna. We would like to talk to you. If you will follow us, we can head to the captains quarters, and discuss our topics there." And we head to her office, tucked away a few corridors down from the bridge. Entering the room, I saw some pictures, a Mastiff shotgun on one wall, and a simple desk. Celestia walked around and sat in her chair, almost slumping over after, and her sister grabbed a chair nearby.

Twilight grabbed a chair, and sat down, but I remained standing. Celestia must have caught on, because she says.

"You need not sit with my permission. Go ahead." To which I grab a chair and sit. Celestia leans forward, and then she taps a button on her desk. A flat piece of glass rises out, and blinks on, before Celestia taps a few keys on a keyboard she pulls out. After she does, a video appears on screen.

"Every time scientists go out for a field study, they are required by the rules of the Equestrian Science Department for them to record everything that happens, so they may go back later and learn from them stuff that might have been missed. This time is no different. This is the recording. I am going to skip ahead for now, as we will talk about some of the other points of this video some other time, when we have miss Doo with us. For now, lets look at your fight against the other mechs that attacked the group."

We watch me as I got in my titan the first time, and started to beat the other titans holding Mika. Then, we skipped to the part were I was setting up to take on the titans coming in, plus ground infantry. Telling Daring and the scientists to get ready to fight, and then the final battle, up until Luna's titan came in, and the aerial bombardment happened. After, Celestia leans back, and says.

"Now, having seen this, I must ask. What are you, and how do you have this technology? Our mechs cannot do what yours did. That shield on the arm, the electric smoke, the laser on the shoulder. And your own, the kit you wear now. How is it that you have this?" I sigh.

"Look, you might not believe me, but what I am about to say is true. I am not from this world. I am a human being, who was to be sent behind enemy lines back were I am from. A year and a half before then, I volunteered for a special assignment. I was flown to a newly built base, and was then given an injection, and the equipment that I have now. A year and a half later, I was about to go for a jump, and land behind enemy lines, to go mess up everything I could. But, when I was coming down, my phase shifter malfunctioned, and the next thing I see, is not the forest I was supposed to land in, but a desert and ruins. Then, I found out that I am getting pings from a titan set to be mine, and follow its trail, to which I found the science team, and my titan. The rest you can see. The titan, I know about its equipment. Humanity created it. However, my time hasn't created Titans yet. We did make a videogame though. In that game, we had titans. You could swap loadouts for them, and then you were able to go up against other people on our planet and fight, or a defense type game. But, we never made them. Now, I would like to ask a question. How did you come to have titans, and all the technology you have?" All three of the ponies in the room stared at me. Then, Celestia leaned forward.

"I believe you. Your eyes would have betrayed you if you had lied, but they never once changed. I will tell you how we came to have these 'Titans' as you call them. Long ago, before our kind came around, there lived a race of people. They were technological geniuses, and supposedly had made it out beyond the solar system. They created the titans. For a time, they were well off, until they devolved back into their old ways, and went to war. They eventually ended up bombing the whole planet, and leaving it behind, or so it is said. Thousands of years later, ponykind grew from the ashes. We started to explore, and as we did, we found other species to have evolved as well.

"Ponies were the first to find the mechs, and we decided to share the design with all other species. We found the holo-tables, and other technology, and shared it too. And after that, we all prospered and our civilizations grew. And then, about five hundred or so years ago, a meteor shower hit the earth. Dozens of meteors, across the world. We have looked at most of the meteors, and found vaults similar to what daring and her group found. Inside, we're weapon schematics, and a few new weapon designs for the mechs. Others, we have not been able to enter. This is the first vault that has been found that held mechs, and yours is the first new mech design in over 700 years." Twilight says something.

"Commander, he also was telling us about the new mechs we found with his. He said they had 'names', and that each one was a special built for its weapon." Celestia listened, and then looks to me.

"Can you explain a bit more in detail?" I nod.

"Of course. Overtime, the original titans were made to be able to switch loadouts at will. However, they would always be pretty weak because of that. A few years after the first game, the one I told you about, another game came out. In it, it gave the titans seven set loadouts, and you could slightly customize it, but it was always the same weapons and gear. Those six titans, are those six loadouts, with mine being seven, or the Monarch loadout. It's chassis is the vanguard chassis. The chassis that I have seen you all using is the Atlas and Ogre style. The North Star and Ronin are the stryder chassis, which was one of the selections in the first game. Does that help explain it?" Twilight was taking notes as I had been explaining things, and looked up.

"That helps a lot. Now, what exactly is an AI I core?"

"It is exactly as it sounds. An artificial intelligence core. It was madd so that titans would have more of an ability to adapt to a battle situation and fight better than just programming different responses into its computer systems."

"So an AI core is supposed to be a sentient computer?"

"Yes."

"Well, I think that me and the girls might be able to make those six titans work. Also, I like the sound of 'titans', better than mechs. I think we should start calling them that, and make it official. Commanders?" Twilight says.

The two commanders had been quiet the whole talk I had with Twilight. Luna speaks.

"I agree. Titan sounds more fierce than mech. I agree it should be changed. Sister, what about you?" Celestia is just sitting, thinking.

"Jack. You said these were a videogame in your world, correct?" I nod.

"Yes, the name was Titanfall and Titanfall 2. In the second game, which had a story, the homework was called Harmony. The main character, was Jack Cooper. And no, I just happen to have the same name." Celestia nods.

"Well, do you know how we can possibly make this game, and train our operators to do what you do?" I shake my head.

"I'm sorry, but I have no idea how to do game development. I was just a marine, a grunt. I never got into programming and coding. Also, I am what is called a Pilot. It's been my nickname ever since 2 came out, and my wife-" I stop. "She told my squad about it. And now I am one." I say, siting back and looking depressed. Celestia sees this, and nods.

"Well, that is too bad. Now, Twilight, you said you might be able to get the six titans working. How?" Twilight gets a little giddy.

"Well, I asked Jack about his titans AI core earlier, and he showed it to us. When me and Fluttershy saw it, we noticed it looked a like the Elements of Harmony. So, I was going to use Magic, and see if it is an AI core." Luna and Celestia nod at this.

"Then we shall accompany you to the hanger, in case something goes wrong.' Twilight nods, and we all get up and head out the office.? Luna starts to walk alomg beside me, and starts talking.
"We saw how you fought. We would like to fight you at some point, to see how you fight for ourselves." I look at her, and I see her hair is now a light blue colour. Her eyes are still turquoise, but are now slit pupils, like a cat's.

I was a bit taken aback by it. She still looked the same, but diferent. Yet, still amazing.

Celestia must have heard, and turned around.

"Nightmare, let Luna back out. You will see him fight when it happens. I will not have you do mock battles for your entertainment."

'Nightmare' pouts, before closing her eyes, and her hair turns white, and when she opens her eyes again, they are back to normal pupils. She looks around for a moment, before sighing.

"I'm sorry. She snuck up on me right then. I usually just let her out in battle, but I was off guard then." Celestia nods.

"Your fine sister. I understand." And gives her a hug. I just stand there and watch, and don't say a word.

You don't get promoted by commenting on personal lives. We make it back to the hangers, and I saw the rainbow haired pony, the pink pony, Fluttershy, an orange regular pony, and a purple haired, white curried unicorn pony waiting for us. The white unicorn speaks first.

"Twilight dear, why did you need us and the Elements?" Twilight hurries to them.

"Pinkie, did you grab mine? I need it." Pinkie tosses it to her gently. "Thanks. Girls, Jack here gave me an idea as to what the Elements might actually be. His titan has a thing called an AI core, that looks much like the Elements. So, I was going to try and place it in one of the new titans, and see if it would make it work." She looks over to me, and asks.

"Hey Jack, which one is the easiest to use? I dont have near as much training as the other do." I point to Ion and say.

"Ion. She is the easiest to use. And, she is the first one you get in game." She nods, and runs over to the cockpit, opening it manually. Getting in and sitting down, she looks up, and sees the opening for the core. Putting it in, it connects, and starts to set itself. Then, the cockpit closes on her.

"Hey, whats going on?" Twilight yells out. Ions external speakers come on, and they all hear.

"Pilot on board. Welcome, Twilight Sparkle. Please remain calm. Now administering nano injection. Remain still."

Inside the cockpit, Twilight is slightly freaking out. When she sees the needle come out towards her arm, she stiffened up, and it stabs gently into her arm. As it does, her arm starts to get tingly, and the needle retracts. When it does, she lightly scratches it.

"Dang, I fell tingly where it injected me. Also, what did it mean by nano?" I tell her.

"It means nano bots. Don't scratch it to much, it will go away soon. Thats what I was injected with." Twilight sighs.

Her entire body tingles, and sge had to resist scratching it. Then, after three minutes, it was gone. The titan spoke again.

"Ion online. Updating protocal. Protocal one, link to pilot. Establishing neurolink."

And we hear Twilight gasp. I can guess what happened.

"Protocal two, uphold the mission. Current mission, none. Protocal three, protect the pilot. Pilot Sparkle, I am MG-5984. You may call me Magi."
(Pronounced ma-gee)

Twilight was still in awe.

"Oh Faust! This is amazing! We are so tall! What is this, and how does it work? Jack, is this what you experience when you get in your titan?" I nod to her.

"Yep. Fun huh." The titan looks around, and then the optical camera proceeds to move up and down.

"Hey, I am seeing multiple different things on the screen. Three squares with various symbols, two circles, one at the top left, ths other in the bottom left, and what looks like a bar around that one. Plus, I have a line in the middle bottom of the screen. What are they?". I just say.

"Ask Magi. She'll tell you what everyting is." Turning to the other girls looking at the titan, they all look pretty excited, in differing degrees.

"Well, the others are Tone, Scorch, Northstar, Ronin, and Legion. Choose." The girls all walk over to one of the titans, and climb inside. I turn to the commanders, and say.

"I never got their names." Luna is watching everything, and tells me.

"You know Twilight, Fluttershy, and Pinkie, correct? The others are Rainbow Dash, who was on the expedition with her aunt Daring Doo. The farmer is Applejack. And the white unicorn is Rarity." I thank her, and turn to see that Fluttershy had taken Northstar, Rarity had taken Tone, Rainbow had taken Ronin, Pinkie had taken Scorch, and Applejack had taken Legion. I saw them all working everything out, and decided to do something.

"Hey Mika, come here." She walks over. I hop over the edge and boost towaards her, and she grabs me, opening up and placing me inside.

"Welcome aboard Cooper." she says as my senses expand. In seconds, I am one with my titan. I ask Mika.

"Do we have any training simulations? Ones that can be shared through multiple titans?" Mika answers.

"Yes. I have a number of simulations we can go through. If you would like, I can patch you through to the others, and start up a titan versus titan training simulation?" I nod.

"That would be great. It would help us all with learning how to use our titans. You tell the others, I'll tell the commanders." I then speak through the speakers.

"Commanders. My titan has a simulation system that can connect to the other titans. We are about to do a simulation to help them learn how to use their titans." The Commanders nod, and I can see Luna's eyes shifting between slits and regular pupils. She looks so excited. I turn back to the girls in their new titans. Opening a com, I talk to them.

"Okay girls, we're going to a titan versus titan match. You wont be able to leave your titan in the simulation, so dont try. This is to help you all learn how to use your titans, and get to know them better. Let's go."

Author's Note

Chapter four. This is really easy to write, especially since the song by JT Machinima is so cool, and I listen to it almost everyday. Next, Canterlot.