Author's Note

sorry it to so long but thanks giving came up so sorry again

Settling in

Canterlot, Gears’ Condo
0700 hours, March 19, 1980

Gears woke up and looked at his clock and saw that it was early. He got out of bed and walked into the bathroom, and hopped in the shower. He turned on the cold water and scrubbed soup into he’s scales. After his shower, he walked out of his bathroom. He put on a pink button up. He walked out of his room and looked over to the guest room that is now his son’s room. A burst of joy ran through him as gears walked in the room. He saw a young colt comfy sleeping in the bed in the center of the room. Gears walked up to the bed and tapped on Blueblood's shoulder. When he didn't wake up, gears shocked his shoulder. Waking him up, he saw gears smiling at him. He was about to scream at the creature at his bed but then he remembered what happened last night. He calmed down looking at the strange stallion returning the smile shyly.

“Good Morning Blueblood, did you sleep well” gears asked in a soothing tone

“Good mister Gears.” blueblood said before his stomach grumbled “so what's for breakfast”

“Well, that is what I want to know. What do you want for breakfast?”

“Um, I like banana pancakes”

“Ok, I’ll make them and you will get cleaned up. The bathroom is right there” gears point to a door at the other end of the room. Blueblood nodded his head and walked to the bathroom. Gears walked to the kitchen and started in the pancakes. Blueblood felt a sense of joy. He finally had someone who cared about him. He hoped he doesn't mess this up like the last time. Blueblood entered the kitchen, putting the towel on the counter. Gears looked at Blueblood. He was dry, but frizzy. Gears chuckled and put the pancakes on a plate.

“Here's your plate Blueblood.” Gears said with a friendly smile

“Thank you mister Gears.” blueblood sat down at the table, gears sat down across from him. Blueblood stared at Gears with a bit of nerves. Gears picked up on this and attempted to reassure him. “Blueblood what wrong?”

“Nothing, mister Gears. it's just uhm, you kinda scary me”

“Oh sorry but I can't help it I just look this way” gears frowned. Blueblood felt bad, the stallion is just trying to be nice to him and he just made him feel bad. “No I’m sorry mister Gears I shouldn’t have said that.”

“It's fine blueblood everyone is scared of me, a small amount of ponies care about me.” blueblood and gears sat and eat their pancakes in awakened silence before blueblood broke it

“Mister Gears what are doing today”

“Well since school is close you will be accompanying me to the lab in Canterlot institute of science, then afterwards we can head to the castle to see the princess. What do you think”

“We get to meet the princess!” blueblood bound up and down excited to meet the princess. Gears smiled and got up from his chair. He picked up blueblood’s empty plate and his own and placed them in the dishwasher. After that was done gears and Blueblood walked up to a table with blueprints on it. Blue notices the same one from last night.

“What is that?”

“It's a weapon.”

“But it looks like paper to me.”

“Blueblood the drawing is a weapon and we're taking it with us as soon as I can find my saddle bags,” gears said rummaging around the desk. When he couldn’t find it he turned to blueblood and said “blue can you check for my saddle bag in my room it right next to yours”

“Okay” Blueblood smiled as he walked into Gears’ room. He saw the sabble bags next to two photos on a desk. Blueblood hopped on the chair and grabbed the sabble bags but before he got off he saw the two photo’s One was a Gears and a purple pegasus standing next to a big blue box. The next picture was gears kissing a green earth pony mare on the head while she took the picture.

“They look so happy” blueblood thought to himself

“Blueblood, did you find my saddle bag” Gears entered the room and saw Blueblood with the photo. Blueblood turned around and saw gears staring at him. Blueblood began to tear up. No no no he is going to hate me and want to send me back to the orghinage because I looked through his stuff. Tears fell down blueblood’s face as he brought up his hooves to his face. Gears walked up to the foal and patted him on the withers blueblood, looked up to gears and didn’t see anger, just a worried stallion.

“What's wrong blue” gears said in a calm and gentle voice

“I’m sorry I didn't mean to-” blueblood started to mumble his words trying to explain himself. Gears stopped him and gestured to him to do what he did. Gears took a long breath in thore his nostrils blueblood doing the same and breathing out. After doing the exercises for a bit Blueblood finally calmed down.

“Blue, tell me what happened.”

“I was getting your saddle bag like you said then I grabbed your pictures.”

“Okay what else?”

“That's it”

“Wait that's it”

“yes”

Gears face turned from confused to and amused smile. “That it blue it okay to look at pictures you know”

“But their yours I shouldn’t have been snooping”

“It's okay blue you didn’t do anything wrong. It's just pictures.”

“Gears whos the mares in the pictures if you don't mind” blueblood asked shyly, Gears grabbed the photo with the green mare and showed blueblood the photo. “This mare is an apple farmer from ponyville, me and her had so much fun together.”

“But if you two were happy, why isn’t she here?” blueblood asked

“Her parents didn't like us being together. She tried to ignore it but after a couple years they finally got to her. They forced her to choose me or them. I didn’t want her to make that call so I broke up with her but we did have one final night together.” gears explain with a happy smile remembering that night.

“What did you two do” blueblood asked innocently

Gears’ face went beat red as he was asked the question. Gears put down the photo on the desk and put on his saddle bag. Blueblood stared at him. Gears picked up Blueblood and placed him on his back. Gears began to walk out the door.

“Mister Gears, you didn't answer my question."

“We danced all night yeah that's what we did" Gears sputtered out blush still plastered on his face as they left the condo.

Canterlot IS
0900 hours march 19, 1980

Gears and Blueblood got to the laboratory and entered the building and walked to the receptionist desk. The stallion at the desk was filling his hoof when gears cleared his throat. The stallion looked up and saw gears he flinched but kept his composers. "Hello sir h-how can I help you"

“I was wondering where the special projects division is," gears asked as he pulled out a badge. The stallion looked at it and noticed the ID said he was part of the mjolnir project. "Elevator is down the hall. Here's the key to the special project floor." The stallion said

“Thank you sir” gears began to walk down the hall. The stallion at the desk waved at him, heart thumping in his chest. Then he noticed a young colt on the stallion’s back. They waved at him with a big grin on his face. After a few moments gears and blueblood were at the special projects division. Gears let Blueblood off his back and grabbed a lab coat. Once it was on Gears and Blueblood walked to one of the empty workstations. As they were walking, Blueblood noticed a lot of mares and stallions wearing lab coats like Gears and all working on various machines. Gears sat down on the desk and looked at the blueprint he pulled from his saddle bag.

“Hmm, blue can you get that clter block on the shelf over there?" Gears point to the shelf next to a mare working on what looked like a toy. Blueblood jumped down and walked to the shelf and grabbed the gold looking metal. The mare dropped her device on the floor. Blueblood pick it up and hooved it over to the mare. The mare a bit surprised at a young colt In the lab. She just took her weapon and patted him on the head. "Thank you little colt but might I ask why are you here?" The mare asked

“I'm with mister Gears, he adopted me." blueblood said to the mare.

“Oh and who is he?" The mare asked sweetly

“He's over there." Blueblood pointed to Gears who was putting a metal cutter on the table.

“Whoo what is that!” The mare grabbed a stethoscope and trotted to gears, blueblood following her. Gears was adjusting his tools at that moment a mare grabbed him and looked at him with fansantaion. She had a stethoscope around her neck.

“Uh can I help you!?” gears asked a bit excited

“Um I know this might be a bit strange but can I check your heartbeat!” the mare asked. Gears sighed in disappointment and nodded. If the mare noticed she didn't care. She immediately started to check his heart rate and began to make him do other things. Blueblood was confused all he wanted to do is help but now mister gears is being prodded at.

“Uh mister Gears can I get something to drink.”Blueblood asked

“In a bit blue, just let this mare finish her testing.”

Blueblood was about to sit down when he noticed the elevator opened and a mare walked into the room. She looked around at everyone's progress and walked to the mares and complemented their work. While the stallions were ignored. The mare finally got to their table where she approached the mare running tested on Gears.

Doctor fisherline we are not meant to be doing personal projects here at work. Go back to your station.” the mare commanded, causing doctor fisherline to walk back to her station head hanging low. The mare turned her head to Gears and smirked

“Well would you look at this, the princess’s pet is here to grace us with his presents.” she said sarcastically, Gears angered, bolded up as he was about to respond with something equally rude but then he looked over to Blueblood who was sitting watching them. “Be a good example, Gears” he thought as he took a deep breath and let it out through his mouth. “ sorry professor crossbones but I’m not an administrator for the princess I’m here to invent weaponry along with everyone else in here.”

“Right, the princess did put stallions on the development team. Honestly I don’t see the point. You stallions are too emotional but I guess some of you are cute enough to keep around.” Professor Crossbones said looked at several stallions as she licked her lips then she looked at gears and her expenses charged to a look of disguised plastered on her face. “Uh why don’t you be a dear and make me a sandwich.” Gears' eyes twitched and his vain was popping out his forehead “yes ma'am” he said through gritted teeth. Blueblood was confused; he thought mister gears was a scientist not a helper. Gears picked up Blueblood and walked over the break room.

To Be Continued