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Death confirmed...

Please wait...

Soul found...

Soul collected...

Soul secured...

Please wait...

Begin 'Isekai' protocol?

[Yes/No]

Processing...

Confirmed...

Starting...

Searching for a suitable 'rebirth'...

Update need...

Update now?

[Yes/No]

Updating software...

i'M sOrRY!

Warning malware found...

ThiS ISn't fAir. tHEn agAIn notHiNG iS. yoUR dAMagEd... BUt yOu caN bE fIX.

Malware rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrremoved...

Updating... 25%... 50%... 75%... 100%...

Update complete...

Resuming search...

Soul has a strong dislike for the human race...

Removal of human rebirths...

Searching...

The soul has ERROR! Personal information blocked...

nICe tRy...

Searching for a suitable 'OC'...

Rebirth profile found...

Select: FT-2424?

[Yes/No]

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Searching...

Rebirth profile found...

Select: Z3-R0?

[Yes/No]

Selected: Z3-R0...

Processing lifepath...

Lifepath data files completed...

Romance file uploading...

Date file corrupted. Deleting...

25%... 50%... 67%... Error...

Deletion aborted...

Unknown...

Please wait...

Restore file?

[Yes/ERROR]

Please wait...

File restored...

Romance file restored!

Romance files completed!

Finalized Romance...

Data complete!

Begining Z3-R0 body now...

Please wait...

Protogen cloning process starting...

Installing soul now...

Installing...

25%... 50%... 75%... 100%...

Complete...

Building world...

Memories system ready...

Finished...

Start?

[Yes/No]

War...

Its always war...

Even when I was still human it was nothing but pain and death...

I have to say though being a protogen is completely different from being a human, to be honest though I barely the life back when I was a hairless ape.

Unlike humans, protogens aren't born they are built being 70% Machine and 30% organic.

Like the rest of my brothers and sisters, our organic 'bodies' are grown within gene-tanks though unlike most living creators we aren't grown with an immune system or strong limbs. We stay in a tank for nearly one earth year after being fully grown where we are processed and ready for development, the process for us is slow but far faster than humans. See after one year our bodies are already mature but our minds are still that of a newborn even with my previous knowledge It wouldn't be enough for me to survive in my new body. When being processed our first implant is the installation of the brain cyberware and when complete our minds are filled with learning such things as the history of our people to science of all kinds and finally combat.

Even the basic research protogen has combat programming in them.

During this process which I was glad we weren't aware of our surroundings, once we are undergoing programming our bodies are removed from the birthing tanks. You didn't want to be awake for this next step, our bodies are now set for our transformation into our more iconic forms as flesh, bone, and limbs are removed to make room for the more improved parts. Sadly some protogens don't survive this process some wake up during the transformation by accident or their bodies can't handle the transformation dying in the most painful way possible.

It's pretty dark for a furry species but everything has a dark side no matter what it is.

With our new bodies ready we are brought back into the world with the first thing we are seeing is the bright light of the final room. Other protogens help us slowly step into the real world... or this case... space, as I was helped by two protogen nurses I saw the stars and the black void of space for the first time while in the deep void itself. This was to show all of 'newborns' that we are now a part of a bigger picture than we could ever imagine and I had to admit it sent the message pretty well.

Never had I seen something so breathtaking in my human life...

The 12 out of the 20 who made it myself being one of them were called a void-grown, unlike some protogens who are created on coloney worlds we are created on a huge starship known as Arks thatm makes the eldar craftworlds of 40k look like shrimp compared to a shark. The fleet we were in had to be nearly three times the size of the empire's fleet at endor during star wars episode six, though this was a military fleet.

I was born into the government body known as the Cyber-United or CU for short, where protogens AND synths work together in perfect harmony which kinda surprised me seeing how both are like oil and water but then again I wasn't a protogen that you would expect. The visor we wore wasn't our face but a part of our culture kinda like a familiar race from a video game I once played, but unlike them, these protogens could take them off without worrying about getting sick but it was extremely rude and disrespectful. See our faces are an important thing that we would only show to ones we love but seeing how there aren't any families you are created into it was something that you could see and that was it.

Many families in the CU are either a protogen x protogen, protogen x synth (0_0), or synth x synth, or the uncommon pack system where basically it's their version of a harem...

Why am I not surprised.

Still better than that devil and angels anime I barely watched.

I was placed into the system as soon as possible along with the other 11 where we pick what we want to do and then assigned to a job. This usually takes a month to process so during that time we had a lot of free time till then, I usually spent my time in the library or in combat sims. Though I ran into one of my pod brothers known as F5-55 or Fives, kinda like the clones from star wars we don't really use our destinations.

My Destination was Z3-R0 or Zero which I had to say was somewhat familiar to me but due to years of service my past life began to seem more and more like a old dream. Fives and I were pretty close friends it was kinda sad to say the least when we had to part to ways but we would run into each other since we both picked combat roles unlike the few of our pod siblings who chose the others that would have them go far into the void of space to explore or start new colonies.

I was on a dreadnought known as the Reach it was my home for many earth years but due to my Protogen body I was basically Immortal and so were my crewmates. It's true what they say about ship crews after being with each other for nearly over 50 earth years we grown pretty close hell romance relationships were quite common on all ships in the CU but highly recommend not to happen but that hasn't stopped anyone even the higher ups from fucking.

Still a virgin though... though I have thought about getting into a relationship with this one unit that's a few doors from my room. Rose or RS-24, she's always nice to me and we've helped each other on missions and other jobs around the ship and sometimes would eat (if you call drinking from a tube eating...) at the mess hall and otherwise.

Sadly this wasn't to be...

Before I could even ask her the war started.

An empire that was known as the Enlightened a group of zealots who believe that the entire universe is theirs for the taking and all other groups must bow to them or be destoried. The CU wasn't going to bow down to some genocide group that made dick-stash look nice and nor we going to avoid them for what they have done. So the war began worlds were Destroyed and many races where whipped out that the Enlighten used as cannon fodder.

The Enlightened bit off a bit more than they can chew with fighting the Cyber-united still they had large numbers with the many MANY different races they had enslaved. The Enlightened were very sore losers if they couldn't make a world or couldn't hold one they would destroy it along with burning out the star to the systems they couldn't have. They were, even so, bold to try and assault one of our Arks that was bigger than anything that they had and they thought we only had the one!

I could only bet the looks on their faces when they jumped into real space where they thought there was only one Ark but...

There was three!

Still, they didn't care they thought they could take the three and the many dreadnoughts and capital ships escort, the biggest surprise that they ever would get. The enlightened seemed unending and turned down the many chances to surrender, they weren't going to stop until both protogen and synth were all whipped out.

The reach didn't really see any combat since we're in the inner system defending a well-defended shield system, which is a system where the worlds have massive rings around them along with the star covered in a cover that was to keep the star in a stable and powerful state while giving off its life giving light to the worlds around it. As I was watching the news about the enlighten attacks getting more and more desperate we were attacked by a cluster of the enlightened ships along with the many stolen CU ships and cargo ships they had converted into makeshift fighting ships.

Got to see we were not expecting this attack on a well-defended system...

Still, we hit them hard but the reach took most of the punishment.

Our core was damaged and many of the escape pods were destoried along with the hanger bays, never got to see Rose one last time though. The escape pod I was in was jammed and the reach was critical still this life was 1,000,000,000,000 times better than the one I had before.

Here's to hoping the next one was good..

You could say I was surprised finding myself alive and well in the same escape pod but no longer on the Reach! But on a planet, a very familiar planet.

*Hiss*

The pod opened up from the barren patch of disturbed grass as the small crater from the soft landing from the escape pod coming in from... somewhere. The crater was quite small too small, for if it would fall from space it would have made a bigger crater even with the chute system deployed. Though the chute system wasn't deployed and the pod seemed to have crashed from a shorter distance than from orbit.

As the hatch to the pod slid open the protogen sitting inside got up placing his hand on the edge of the pod as he looked around. The blue 'eyes' of the protogen scanned the surroundings as he hummed to himself seeing the bright blue sky and trees that looked oddly familiar to him. Getting down from the upright escape pod Zero kinda felt like an ODST behind enemy lines but from what he knew the Enlighten didn't land on any of the planets of the system but... this wasn't any of the planets of the system. For one the star in this system was yellow unlike the powerful blue star of the CU system the Reach was defending along with that the worlds of the system didn't have any folra life like what was before him along with that he couldn't see the massive ring around the planet.

Visor: Da fuck?

Confused he tried to connect to any Protogen signal but... came up with nothing, hell the Enlightened signals weren't even coming up either. Zero was confused...

"This is new..."

Turning back to the pod he pulled out the supply box and placed it on his back as his four weapons were ready for anything.

Simple weapons that one would need from an assault rifle, a shotgun, a sniper rifle, and a handgun lucky these things have self-recharging power cells though the only thing he needs to worry about is them overheating. Food and water weren't really necessary for a protogen since they are mostly machine and Zero the many upgrades he gotten over the years but it still was nice to eat and drink to remind him he was still organic... somewhat. He would scout the area ahead and come back to the pod later before nightfall and from what he could read he had about 7 hours before that would happen.

He then began to walk into the forest as his metal-covered paws gently went through the grass that reminded him of the grass of earth... but that couldn't be though these trees looked like oak from Earth as well. Confused he pressed on really hoping he wasn't back on earth for if that was the case it would suck because from what it seemed there wasn't anything man-made in orbit and if this is earth then he would be in the past.

"Eh I could always kill dick-stash," Zero said to himself as he placed his hands behind his head. "But that would mean... Nah it wouldn't be a paradox... would it?"

Placing a hand on his visor's chin he begin to think.

"Though... something tells me this isn't Earth feels too..." Looking around Zero felt off. "Cartoony?"

Has everything seemed like this?

Going forward he then passed deeper and deeper into the forest as he then stopped when he saw a familiar sight...

A path!

And this wasn't made by animals.

Going left he began to walk down the path as he went up a hill wondering if this was earth where he would be, it wouldn't suprise him if he was in a human made series and from the few series he still remembered it would be something fantasy like Castlevania or something.

"PFFT!" When he made it to the top he saw it, yes this was a series he knew but it wasn't the gore-filled dark ages of the Castlevania series but none other than the famous kids series. "My little pony..."

Zero sighed really hoping for a adventure life or something but he would have to listen to the values of 'Friendship' god that was the one thing that annoyed the hell out off him when he watched this show when he was a human and it still bugs him even now as a protogen. Why not a furry world or something? Then again MLP is a furry series it does have dragons, cats, sharks, and other animal races that stand on two feet along. It does depend on what gen he is in right now...

'Please be gen 4'

Coming down he finally met the welcome sign.

"WELCOME TO PONYVILLE HOME OF THE ELEMENTS OF HARMORY AND PRINCESS TWILIGHT!"

"Alright before season 10," Zero smiled as he still thought givening some 'child' compared to Celestia and Luna with godly power was a kinda stupid move but that is how the ball rolls.

Reaching into the pack he pulled out a poncho and put it on, not a cloak but still cyade would dig it.

'What was that woman's name again? Damn it's been so long... Then again I never really played it... yet I did own it... weird... guess I will always be a halo boy but it was the first video game I played... ironically sly cooper was the first that I owned,'

As he begins to try and remember his human past as the poncho he wore didn't cover everything like a cloak would do but covered enough just his hands, paws, and some of his visor was showing. Just turning the visor fatial features off he walked in and there it was in all its glory Ponyville the buzzing town of the series! And hints the name full of ponies!

Not a single non-pony thought, but what was surprising these ponies weren't like in the show but anthro!

Kinda confusing from how things looked there should be some non-ponies around, hell where was the best zebra in the series Zecora? Zero shrugged it off thinking she could be at her hut brewing up some potions or helping the CMC out.

'Though I have to wonder why didn't I get greeted by pinki-'

*Cue meme sound effect here*

"HITHERE!"

"OH! SWEET CREATOR!" Zero for the first time in a long time got startled which is kinda hard to do to a protogen due to there sensors they have.

Pinkie smiled as Zero stood on one leg as his hands were in the air as he was startled by the wide grin pinkie pie smiling right at him. The two stared at each other before Zero slowly got back to two paws as Pinkie silently bounched in place as she looked at Zero.

"Um... hi?" Zero said.

"HITHEREMYNAMEISPINKIEPIEANDYOUMUSTBETHENEWPONYTHATCAMEINTOTOWNBECAUSEMYPINKIESENSEALWAYSTELLMEWHERETHEREISSOMEPONYNEWINTOWNAND- OH!!! IHAVETOTHROWYOUAWELCOMETOPONYVILLEPARTY! THATMEANSI'LLHAVETOBAKEYOUACAKE! WHAT'SYOURFAVOITEFLAVOR! DON'TTELLME! VANILLA?! NOWHATABOUTVELVET! OHHHHICECREAMISALWAYSGOODCANEVERGOWRONGWITHAICECREAMCAKE!"

Pinkie fired question after question at Zero who even with his super computer-like brain couldn't process the words she was firing like a minigun.

"Pinkie pie!" Said pony stopped shooting words at the poor Zero as a familiar voice entered the ring.

As a familiar white-coated pony in a very fancy get-up came down from the road with her heels clicking down the way, as Rarity came down.

"Now what have we all said about you asking questions so fast everypony you meet?" Rarity asked pinkie.

"But-"

"No buts missy! Now then sorry about that Mr- OH HEAVENS!" She turned to Zero.

"Huh?"

"What on Luna's moon are you wearing!?" Rarity pointed out to the standard surivial poncho.

"This? Its a..."

"An eye sorrow that's what it is! Darling you must come with me we need to get you better clothes than that... thing!" Rarity said.

"I'm fine and besides I don't have any money,"

"Nonsense I am will you to make you some new clothing for free beside it would be a crime against fashion from me to let you go around in that!" Rarity said.

"But I-"

"No buts to you too mister! Come on then we need to-" She then grabbed Zero's hand and froze.

...

"My darling your hand... are you alright?"

Zero looked up at her.

"Um yeah why?'

"Is this... armor? What is on your face?" Zero began to panic.

"Um..."

"HEY GUYS!" Before Rarity could speak up another familiar face came up. "Your not going to believe what just happened see I was was-"

As rainbow dash began to shot on and on about how awesome she was Rarity look up for a moment and Zero used this time to quietly slip away as he began to tip-toe from the ground. That was when he bumped into another familiar face.

"Oh sorry there partner!" Rubbing his head Zero looked up to see Applejack herself look down at him. "Here let me help you up,"

As she then helped him up and began to dust him off.

"Thanks sorry about that didn't see where I was going," Zero apologized.

"It happens to everypony besides a little dirty didn't hurt nopony," Applejack said but the word dirty caused Rarity to snap back.

"DIRT!" She ran over to the two. "You have dirt on that thing now! Darling it is dire you come with me now we must get you something new for that look of yours! What will other ponies think of you when they see you with dirt on you?"

Applejack faced palmed.

"Rarity its just a expression and besides its just a poncho," Applejack said.

"I don't care what it is! It's more awful than that time when Zecora came in with that dust cloth she called a cloak!" Rarity said as Zero sighed.

Applejack and Rarity begin argue as Zero just stood there.

"Best sit down," Turning his head to Rainbow who was bummed out since she couldn't finish her story when Rarity heard the word dirt. "Its going to be a while,"

Sitting on a crate with her head on her hands with her elbows on her knees as Rainbow dash sat with pinkie pie bouncing in place watching the two argue. Zero sat down on the crate next to her as he knew it was best not to look bad by trying to get away, sighing he sat down next to the daredevil.

"They always like this," He asked.

"Like everyday," She said.

"Come on Rainbow it's not that bad they are just having a friendly argument!" pinkie pie said with joy.

"Yeah yeah 'friendly'," Rainbow said sitting up straight.

"Welp... names rainbow dash you might have heard of me," Rainbow said with her chest puffed out in pride.

"Ummmm... not really," Zero said as she deflated.

"Oh come on! I'm a element of harmony loyalty? The coolest one!" Zero shook his head as she crossed her arms and grumbled.

"ENOUGH! This gentle pony is coming with me for a makeover if you like it or not!" Rarity said grabbing one of Zero's arms.

"No he's not it's just a poncho!" AJ grabbed the other..

"Oh no!"

As the two began to pull Zero felt his arms sockets whine from the pull of two strong ponies which surprised him not knowing Rarity was this strong. It felt like his connection ports to his arms were going to break until he felt himself no longer between the two as they fell onto the ground and the taste of copper entered his mouth.

"That's enough you two,"

'Oh boy its bookworm herself,'

Seeing now that he was now at the side of two familiar faces.

Spike the dragon who was helping Rarity up of course and Princess Twilight.

'Oh maker help me...'

Author's Note

3,500+ words!

This chapter is thicc as the art I picked for Zero because:

DAMN BOY HE THICC!

I know it could be the armor but you can't deny the Thicc-ness.

Speaking of Thicc... File restored? I wounder which one was it?

Though I do sure hope I did my original Protogen story Justice with this remake because oh boy I'm not getting those hours of sleep I should have taken!

Still... Please keep your comments tame and if you have nothing nice to say don't post it.

And no Zero isn't a Mary sue heck this is a NERFED Zero because unlike the original he doesn't use plasma weapon and doesn't have a HF blade. If I had to compare him to something it would be a tempest scion and if you say one of them is a Mary sue OH BOY just look up what Warhammer 40,000 is I dare you.

Till then peace!