A diagnostic readout played in front of the black void that was the vision of a Reploid. It showed that all of her systems that had been damaged were repaired with the addition of several new upgrades to her systems. Her hearing came back on and she hoped that she would hear the voice of her friends, but instead, an unfamiliar voice spoke up, "Someone go get Midnight, our guest is starting to reactivate."

A single thought floated in the head of the Maverick Hunter, "Where am I?"

The cameras she used as eyes flickered back on, she couldn't move, but the lab that she was in was far more advanced than what Twilight Sparkle had used. Something was wrong, she wasn't in the year 2018, she wasn't even in the same century. She recognized this technology, it was the same as late 22nd century tech where she came from. A tear ran down her face, something that surprised her. It used to be that only her commander was able to cry, but the diagnostics told her that she had been upgraded with that ability as well.

Her vocal synthesizer came online as did her motor functions. She snapped free of the bindings she was in and triggered the release for the capsule door, stepping out and scaring all of the scientists there who only knew that she was a Maverick at one point. "Where... where are my friends?" she asked.

One of the scientists worked up the courage to respond, "Your friends?" he asked.

Leila looked at him and started to walk over to him, believing that he would have some kind of answer. The scientist started to walk backwards away from her and the other scientists called in security Reploids who pointed their weapons at the Maverick Hunter. "Call off security, I just want to get closer so we can sit and talk. I have no interest in harming a human when my prime directive is to protect humans," she said, obviously annoyed by this display.

The green skinned scientist gulped, "O-okay," he stammered.

The security Reploids lowered their weapons and green armored Reploid grabbed two chairs, one for the scientist and one for herself. She removed her helmet, knowing that it tended to make humans more comfortable talking to her. "I am Leila, an A-Rank Maverick Hunter. I'm a veteran of the Maverick Wars and I fought and disappeared in the Elf Wars, when I awoke. I woke in this world, according to my memory banks, I found myself about six miles from this very spot. For the next month and a half, I lived among the humans here... until... I saw Flim and Flam. Everything goes blank after that. Next thing I know, I woke up here," she recalled.

A voice from behind her spoke up, it sounded like Twilight, but the pitch was slightly off, "Aunt Leila, we have a lot to catch you up on. First off Flim and Flam passed away in prison in the year twenty-eighty. They were locked up on charges of attempted homicide, charged for all the crimes you committed. You went Maverick and tried to kill your friends. They were able to stop you, with Sunset Shimmer landing the blow that deactivated you. We removed the memories from you of having been a Maverick to not overburden you. But we can restore them if you'd like."

The Third Generation Reploid turned around to see another Reploid standing there, looking almost like her own sister, Twilight. "Who are you?" she asked, confused.

The First Generation Reploid nodded, "I am Midnight Sparkle, I have overseen the project to restore you to life, like my creator and mother wanted," she reported.

Leila sighed and shook her head, she couldn't believe this, she started to walk towards the door, but two security Reploids tried to stop her. She gave them a look that told them that if even if they wanted to, they couldn't possibly stop her. Said security Reploids decided to take this as a challenge and one of them reached for their weapon. The Maverick Hunter noticed this but knew it would be best not to escalate the situation. She walked out of the lab and onto what was the front yard, but was now part of a bigger complex. Towers loomed around her and she dropped to her knees in revelation of what was going on. She was in a time similar to the era in which she was first brought online. She didn't need to be told the exact year.

"I was going to tell you, but you insisted on seeing it for yourself," Midnight Sparkle told her, placing a hand on the Third Generation Reploid's shoulder.

"They're all gone... all of my friends are gone once more," Leila said in anguish. She placed her hands on the ground and punched with enough force to crack the concrete underneath her, tears formed in her eyes and then started to fall to the ground. "Twilight, Applejack, Rainbow, Fluttershy, Rarity, Sunset, Pinkie, I never got to say goodbye to them," she lamented.

Midnight's hand gripped slightly firmer, "Aunt Leila, you did say good-bye to them. Your systems were shutting down one by one when Sunset Shimmer hit you with your beam saber. Your memory unit was the first thing to malfunction, it stopped writing new memories almost immediately. That's why you don't remember any of this," she said.

The tears started to slow down, but they didn't stop, "How did they... pass?" the Maverick Hunter asked.

Twilight's creation sighed, "I watched mother peacefully pass away at the age of ninety-five. Everyone else went peacefully in their nineties, they lived long and fulfilling lives. Fluttershy founded a shelter of her own for animals and later would go on to open an orphanage. Sunset Shimmer went on to become a defender of the innocent. Applejack discovered new methods of farming to help feed the growing population. Rainbow Dash became a famous athlete in her own right, using that money to help her friends with their dreams. Pinkie Pie would go on to spread laughter and joy wherever she went. As for Rarity, she taught everyone the meaning of generosity, helping my creator usher in this new era of peace and prosperity. Every last one of them had passed away peacefully in their sleep at a ripe old age," she reported.

This eased Leila's mind a bit, but she still wanted closure for herself. "Is there some way I could go back. Go see them one last time, just to record memories of myself saying good bye to my family?" she asked.

Midnight Sparkle sighed, it was natural for a human to go through the grieving process and hypothetically, Reploids should be able to do so as well, but she had never seen it until now. "There isn't any way for technology to send you back yet, it's still all theoretical," she replied.

The Maverick Hunter stood up, dejected. Her body started to emit a barrier that she hadn't recognized, but this caused the other Reploid to step back slightly. "Ah yes, this was one of your upgrades. If you looked in the mirror, you'd notice that your armor was a bit different. It was upgraded based on schematics given by a mysterious benefactor that called himself X. Saying that this world would need a defender like your world did," the blue haired Reploid told her.

Leila's eyes lit up, she let the barrier down and turned to her niece. The two of them looked at each other for a moment. "What are the other functions of this armor?" she asked.

Midnight Sparkle smiled and produced a datapad from seemingly out of nowhere, "Your body frame has been upgraded to reduce damage to your systems by an additional fifty percent. Much like all of the armors that this Doctor Light gave to this X person. As Third Generation Reploids are not designed with the ability to dash in mid air, you were given that capability in your redesigned boots. The upgrade in your arms and your weaponry give you the ability to charge them even further. The upgrades in your head allow you to cry and increase the speed in which you are able to charge your weapons. We've also installed a chip in your boots that allow you to be able to jump a second time in the air, no idea how that works. As for the barrier you emitted, that was the schematics for something known as the Rolling Shield. Because of your lack of a Variable Weapon System as he put it, you had a choice between the charged version or uncharged version and we figured a barrier would be far more useful than a rolling ball on the ground. With the Fire Chip installed you have access to a flaming dash known as the charged version of the Speed Burner. With the Thunder Chip, you have access to the Lightning Web which has been modified to unleash a disabling shock before it unfolds. You'll be able to wall kick off of it when it does. With the Ice Chip, you have access to the Ice Burst which was modified to fire off a block of ice that you can use as a stepping stone. Your cognitive neural network has also been reinforced to prevent any damage to it so that you'll never go Maverick like that again, that was an upgrade that Mom designed for you. That's about it for any significant upgrades, anything else is minor such as reinforcing the helmet gem that you have for some unknown reason," she reported.

All of this information was a bit much for the Maverick Hunter to process, she grabbed her head with her hand and shook it a little. "That's a lot of upgrades and if Twilight Sparkle really did create a utopian world like my Commander wanted, then there's no reason for the vast majority of this," she stated.

The purple Reploid pressed a button on her datapad and memories came back to Leila's mind. They were of her time as a Maverick. She saw that she had hurt several people and a bear, but didn't kill anyone. This, she was thankful for, but her memories suddenly cut off the moment she was damaged by Sunset Shimmer. Just as she had been told. The red-haired Reploid looked at her hand and noticed that it was a dark green, this prompted her to herself. The black portions of her bodysuit had become a soft green, while the majority of her armor was white with dark green highlights. She activated her buster to see red on the barrel of it and when she raised one of her boots, she saw a gold ring near her ankle. She had seen armors that her commander had previously worn and the color scheme was close to that, but the blues had been replaced by greens.

This was such a contrast to her usual armor armor coloration and set up. "This is... so different and new to me. I know that Commander X, Zero, and Captain Axl all had upgrades like this, but I never did. My creator never intended for anything like this to my knowledge and if he did, he died before he could create them," the Maverick Hunter said.

Midnight Sparkle nodded, "Why don't you go around the city for a bit on one of the Ride Chasers. Also I have a package that needs to be delivered to Equestria, if you would like to take that there yourself, I can give it to you," she offered.

Leila gave a thumbs up and the door to the garage opened up, she saw a white and green Ride Chaser parked in a corner. The Maverick Hunter walked over to it and climbed aboard. "What's the package?" she asked.

The purple Reploid handed her a small scroll and the red-haired Reploid opened the storage bay of the ride chaser and placed it in. The two Reploids shared a smile before the First Generation one finally spoke up, "If you go to where Canterlot High School once stood, you'll reach a statue with four mirrors. Go in the north facing mirror. Humans that enter Equestria find themselves as ponies, but Reploids like us keep our form from being inorganic," she said.

The Maverick Hunter nodded and waved to her niece before starting the engine of the Ride Chaser and driving off onto the highway. It was as Midnight Sparkle had told her, everything was peaceful and the traffic was much to her surprise, light. This gave the white armored Reploid time to think about things, she had no idea what this Equestria was like or why she was given a scroll. As she passed by, some Mechaniloids and Reploids looked at her, confused as to what kind of Reploid she was, but she didn't pay them any attention.

Leila started to wonder what a pony was and what Equestria would be like. Her processors allowed her to easily multitask and she was effortlessly able to weave in and out of traffic without incident, one of the benefits of being an Artificial Intelligence. It allowed her to focus on multiple tasks at once.

She arrived at where the high school used to be and noticed that it had become an embassy instead. The Reploid parked her Ride Chaser in one of the designated parking spots and retrieved the scroll. She walked over to the statue in question and touched the mirror that she was told to touch. Her hand entered the mirror with a rippling effect and much to her horror, her sensors were unable to pick it up in this dimension. The Maverick Hunter quickly retracted her arm and a voice said behind her, "First time, huh?"

The Reploid turned around to see a pale yellow human with hair that were streaks of black and pink, "The first time any Reploid tries to enter the portal, their sensors freak out and can't sense what part of them they put through it, but I assure you it's safe," he said.

Leila nodded and turned to scan the portal. There was a massive amount of energy that indicated an interdimensional rift. Whatever this was, it led to a world different from the one she was currently in, but where it would ultimately take her, she didn't know. She had been told that it was Equestria, but there was only one way to find out. She closed her eyes and walked through.

Author's Note

I didn't mention this in the chapter and I apologize, but every part of her armor is capable of being removed. The Speed Burner is located in her Leg Parts. The Rolling Shield is located in the Body Parts. And both the Lightning Web and Ice Burst are located in her Arm Parts. The only upgrade that is not as easily removed is the double jump chip, which is installed directly into her legs, but it could be damaged or removed.

On top of this while she can't go Maverick by a tree branch falling on her head again. She's not immune to all types of computer viruses, just the Sigma and Zero Viruses. Something like Megaman X6's Nightmare Virus or the Dark Elf would be capable of overwriting her programming and turning her Maverick.