Silver Blue

I was in the void again, it was warm, inviting, and I felt safe, I looked at myself, I had a body again, my old one. Looking around I felt a presence.

"Hello?" I called out. "I know your there..."

I looked around and around. I almost felt dizzy, until I turned once more and saw--

"Mom!?"

My mother, Ocean Blue, stood before me, she had the most loving smile you could imagine, her mane was like her name, ocean blue, her eyes were the cyan while her coat was green like ocean foam.

"Hey, honey." She said as she wrapped her forelegs around me, she smelt like an ocean breeze, I took the smell in deep as I could.

"What are you doing here?" I asked, looking at her. "Is it time?"

Mom's smile melted. "No.."

I balked. "No?" I repeated. "B-But... I... I'm Done. I'm ready... I---

Mom put her hoof to my lips, her smile returned. "Shhh, baby. Your not, I'm afraid. You have a long road ahead of you. You need to go back, your marefriend's in danger."

I blinked, it came back to me, Dragnet was my new marefriend, I did love her, but I figured she'd understand, but mom seemed to read my thoughts.

"She's in grave danger, Silvy." She said and her eyes took on a hard look. "All of Equestria is. That new Cyberpony, it's evil, you have to stop it."

I shook my head, tears running down my eyes. "How!? It... I lost, it killed me again, I can't...."

Once again I was hushed, my mom pulled me into her bosom and rocked me. "Your not dead, not yet, and there's more adventures for you, my sweet baby girl."

I was silent for a time, I looked up to her and sighed. "Why?" I asked. "Why me?"

Mom simply smiled at me. "Because it's your destiny. We'll be together again, we all will, as a family, but for now, I need you to do this."

I buried my face in her chest, I sobbed, I hated to go back, but I did so love Dragnet, and I was sworn to protect and serve before it was programmed into me. Mom simply held me in her arms, soothing me.

"shhh..." She said as she rubbed my back. "Are you ready?"

I looked up at her. "Why now?"

She kissed my forehead, I began to feel distant. "I need you to say something, darling. Prometheus Override, say it."

I blinked. "Prometheus Override?" I said. "But what---

Suddenly I felt the pull get even stronger. "I love you my little Bluey!"

Suddenly I was returned to the living world, My eyes snapped open and I looked at the monster above me, it was about to smash my head in until I grabbed it's arm with my hooves.

"Inconceivable." Unit Two said as it tried to push down on me. "You've are destroyed."

"I don't think you understand the proper use of that word." I said as I opened my left gun hatch, it was the only rifle working. "Hungry? Have some arcane blasts!"

Unit Two roared as I fired a fully charged shot into it's chest, the panel on it blowing right off, making it back away.

"You want to fight!? You got one!" I yelled as I fired round after round after round of fully charged shots, I noticed my leg dragging along the ground before I grabbed it and ripped it right off. I gave out a primal roar of my own before I began to beat the ever loving shit out of Unit Two.

"NO!" Aurora yelled as she watched. "HOW!?"

"She shouldn't even be active!" Iron Fetlock said as he grabbed Aurora's Tablet. "She's not even online!"

Dragnet was even shocked at my savagery. "B-Blue?"

Unit Two was a tough nut to crack, as I continued to beat it with my improvised club. It tried to grab at me but I climbed up on it's back and began to fire my remaining arcane rifle into it's back, causing it's armor to dent up before rupturing.

"Get off of me, Insect!" Unit Two said, it's right hatch opening.

I noticed however, The second the minigun began to rev up and fire I grabbed onto it and moved it pointing downward, making Unit Two shoot itself into the hole I made, it gave out a eardrum killing scream, sparks shot out and I saw something splatter on me.

"What's wrong, Bitch?" I said as I fired into the now larger hole. "Blow out your cooling unit!?"

"I am not done yet!" Unit Two said as it extended it's wings, the turbines began to spin up and we began to rise.

As we rose higher and higher, Unit Two tried it's best to make me fall off, but my hoof digits were dug in good into the hole I made as I shoved my severed arm into it, using remote manipulation to have the fingers of that hoof to rip all kinds of shit out.

"Sorry." I said as I ripped the minigun clean off. "But your flight license has been---" I began to say before I shoved the minigun into the turbine, causing the blades to rip to shreds before igniting into a fantastic fireball. "REVOKED!"

As we fell, I did all I could to rip and shoot anything and everything I can get a hold of, it was safe to say I was pissed.

Then we hit the ground, I was thrown off from the impact and rolled a good ways, I have no idea where my foreleg went in the fall, but Unit Two fell and impacted into a crater of it's own a few yards away.

I slowly began to rise, my articulation joints were protesting, Everything was protesting, I had only half my vision, no HUD readouts, my systems went dark and my magic core was down to ten percent. No doubt I had a coolant leak somewhere as my core was also heating up.

If this fight continues, I was going to not just lock down, I may explode!

And of COURSE the damn thing gets up!

It was worse for wear, looked like it was ready to collapse, and still the fucking thing gets up!

Unit Two took one step however like it was the fucking terminator, sparks were shooting out of it, and since it's cooling unit was gone it was spewing black smoke from it's vent ports. I did a number on it, but obviously not enough.

I couldn't just fight this thing, it was too tough, and I needed to immobilize it. Looking around I saw something that gave me an idea.

A sinister grin formed on my muzzle as it began to have a problem getting out of the crater, apparently, I shot out the hydraulics for three of it's legs, it was already falling over.

I yelped in pain as sparks spewed from the joints in my neck, But the grin on my face remained, I had a plan and I began to make my way to a large crane with a wrecking ball on it.

Next to the crane was the building Unit Two used me as a pinball machine,

"If the support beams are damaged enough and the walls are as weak as they look---"

Ever seen that animated film version of how Snowfall Frost Stole Hearths Warming? Whenever Snowfall would grin it looked so sinister? Yeah my face was like that now.

I began to three-legged gallop to the crane, all I needed was a little push! Unit Two watched me, but I knew it didn't know what I had planned otherwise it would try and stop me, or maybe it did, and maybe I did enough damage to prevent it from doing something? I stuck with the plan none the less.

If Aurora wanted me to fight Unit Two and get killed, Fine, she won, but now that I'm back, I'm not going to just let this thing go and get fixed up! I'm going to kill it!

Getting myself into the crane, I looked the controls over, my vision was fully red and it came off like a monitor with bad reception, picture was rolling, fritzing about as my HUD -after getting it working- showed me how to operate the crane's controls as my readout was going bonkers. I got vision back in my other eye, but I hadn't realize the optic's been shattered and a red camera was whirring as it roamed around as I looked at the levers and wheel.

Grabbing said levers and wheel I used my fingers to start the crane, backing it up and rotating the cab to set it in the desired position. Unit Two was crawling out of the crater now, but as it looked up at me I gave it a friendly wave as I spun the wheel, swinging the wrecking ball into the abandoned building complex, the shattering of concrete, shearing of age old rusted steel, and the sound of a unknown number of tons came toppling over as Unit One's optics went wide as it could allow.

It was like the thunder of a terrible storm, as the building buried Unit Two, it's scream was like music to my audio receptors, it was a pure melody I took a moment to enjoy.

Laying back in the seat of the cab, I stared at the rubble, Unit Two's arm was sticking out of the wreckage, as though it had tried to defy it's own death. Looking over, I saw Iron Fetlock, Aurora, and Dragnet, the horn ring had been taken off of her obviously.

My girl wasted no time to get to the crane's cab, She slowly helped me out of the cab and pulled me away from it. Her face was wracked with worry and cheeks stained with tears. I looked up at her and smiled.

"Hey," I said with a smile.

She just went straight to sobbing as she hugged me. "How?" She asked. "How is it you keep dying on me?"

"Oh," I began. "Don't worry, you can't keep me down that long." It's the sound of screeching metal against metal that caught my attention. "You have GOT to be fucking kidding me!"

The arm sticking out of the rubble began to move, slowly Unit Two rose from the rubble, smoke and shattered concrete.

Debris falling off it's broken body as it rose, Unit Two rose like a black shadow in the night, it's red optic focused on us as I slowly rose to my three hooves. But the second it took a step it tumbled and fell in a heap. it's wings were shredded and bent in ways you couldn't image, it's turbine was ruined and it's armor was torn and dented up good. We both did a number on each other.

My core however was going critical.

"Warning, further combat will result in core meltdown." my onboard computer told me. "The resulting explosion will cause loss of life of many ponies, Defensive and Offensive actions are highly NOT recommended!"

"Let's go you sonova---

"BEHAVE YOURSELVES!"

I was cut off from my kickass one liner as Iron Fetlock outburst.

"I've Seen Enough!" He said as he looked to us. "Clearly, both units will only destroy each other," he huffed. "This was meant to be a competition to show strength of our Cyborgs, not a blood bath!" He turned to me. "Unit One, you've performed admirably and will be repaired immediately, return to base."

I blinked. I was about to refuse until Dragnet hugged me trying to pull me away.

"Come on, Blue." She said softly. "I don't want to loose you again."

I wanted to protest, but the second I collapsed, I knew I was done. I looked up at her and put on the most pleading face I could muster. "Help me."

Dragnet looked at me for a time before the sweetest smile formed on her lips, her horn lit up as she lifted me from the ground. "of course, Blue, anything you need."

"Let me know, when you see a radio shack." I said as I limped off into the sunset.

"What were you thinking?" Fetlock asked, he didn't look angry, but disappointment was evident on his face. "Unit One was almost destroyed, and while I admit, I take blame for the idea, I feel we did more to ruin our image of the company by having this fight." He snorted. "But you using Prometheus to hinder Unit One, removing her free will, was going overboard!"

"Mr. Fetlock---" Aurora began only to grunt with a shake of her head. "Iron, please. I thought, maybe if ponies saw that Unit Two was superior... I only wanted what was best, Unit One was a good start, but when we lost it..."

Fetlock shook his head. "We lost nothing, Aurora, Unit One regaining it's.... Her identity was more beneficial. She brought crime down in this city, tourism is up! And you decide the best course of action is to Destroy her?"

"My love." Aurora began as she set the tablet aside, unaware of Unit Two moving towards them. "I'm sorry, I thought maybe,... Ugh, I don't know what I thought..."

Fetlock sighed, "The look on that unicorn's face...."

Aurora closed her eyes tight. "Don't."

"It reminded me of your face, when you thought---

"Please, Iron! I don't want to remember." Aurora said as she looked at him, eyes swollen from tears. "I can't stand remembering that day."

Fetlock sighed and looked away, only to see Unit Two standing before them, despite the damage and the fact it was barely standing, it loomed upon them like a vulture over a corpse. "What the hell!?"

Aurora jumped back. "Unit Two, your job is done, return to the trailer and go into maintenance mode.

Unit Two just stood there.

Aurora glared at it. "Damnit," She took her tablet and began tapping at commands. "Unit Two, return to the trailer."

It's arm began to slowly raise.

"Unit Two!" Aurora yelled.

Fetlock grabbed Aurora and pulled her under him, when the arm came down it stopped just short of hitting him, the cyborg finally shut off. He looked down at Aurora who was panting, her hoof stamped hard on the tablet, the command was shut down, she looked wide eyed at her husband.

"I want that thing sent back to the tower, and dismantled." Fetlock said. "Understood?"

Aurora nodded, "I fully agree."

At the Precinct,

The moment I was brought in, Gear Grinder screamed the second she saw me, many officers dropped what they were doing, helping me to my hooves. Giving Dragnet some help, once I got to my hanger bay, Bolt saw me and nearly keeled over.

"WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED!?" Bolt yelled as he held Gear. "What did they do to you, Blue!?"

"I'm calling the Princesses in..." Dragnet said as she galloped out of the room as I collapsed in my chair, Gear and Bolt going to work immediately.

"Well, I got thrown around, shot to hell, thrown around more, lost my foreleg somewhere," I listed off. "I died, saw my mom, came back, and kicked Unit Two's ass, Then I dropped a building on it."

Bolt took a step back and shook his head. "You shouldn't even be operational, let alone still alive!" he said as he pulled out a circuit board from my chest. He began to list off some, just SOME of the damage. "Your motherboard's fried, both your auxiliary and backup hard drive's gone, your outer haul's been ruined and... BY CELESTIA, Your Core's been cracked the size of canterlot!"

I sat there and blinked. "What does that mean?"

The two looked at me like I was a zombie, which in a way I kinda was, a biomechanical one.

"It means," Gear said as she took out the cracked core, I was running entirely on the cables now, and sheer willpower. "Your dead, Technologically, and biologically." She said as she looked up at me. "You shouldn't even be talking right now, let alone running."

I simply blinked. "So..." I began. "What's keeping me going?"

"If I can hazard a guess, Your will to survive."

The voice of Princess Celestia said, as she graced the room as she and Luna entered. The two however stopped the second they saw me, Luna's eyes began to tear up as Celestia even broke her usual façade.

"By the Ancestors Stars." Luna muttered as she looked me over.

"I've had worse." I said, as though this was nothing.

"No, you haven't!" Celestia said as she looked me over. "I want a report later, but this...." She circled me. "I don't know much about technology to tell the truth, uhm..."

Gear Grinder however stepped in. "Simply put, The machinery is destroyed, whatever is causing her to stay online must be a something powerful."

Celestia was speechless, but Luna nodded.

"Yes, I can see it..." Luna said before she looked to me and smiled. "Blue is the one doing it."

I simply raised my brow. "Can't say I follow." but Luna put her hoof over my chest.

"A machine can't run without power," She said. "But a Pony don't need power, only her heart. Her soul, as it were."

Everypony in the room stared at me in shock, Celestia closed her eyes and nodded, no doubt she understood. Gear Grinder and Bolt Wrench simply looked at my schematics, I was just confused.

Dragnet however came up by my side and kissed me. "I figured that out long ago." She said as she put her hoof over my chest. "Blue don't need a mother board, Magic Core, or any of that technical stuff. She just needs her heart."

"This is good and all," Bolt said as he got his tools out. "But if we don't get to work now, she's not going to last another minute until her core explodes, she's a danger to us right now!"

"Then we shall assist." Celestia said as she pulled out a scroll and quill. "However, I believe it's time for an upgrade I think?"

"I'm serious everypony!" Bolt said putting on a yellow suit. "She's leaking, Dragnet, either get a suit on, or get out! She's emitting Magical Radiation!"

Dragnet blinked, she refused to leave, and as I figured, put on a anti magical radiation suit. "I've learned so much about her, I can help."

The two technicians looked at each other and shrugged. Gear was quick to shoo everypony out. "You too princesses, out!"

"But, we're immune." Luna said before Gear shoved her.

"She's still going to blow! OUT!"

After that ordeal, I was amazed to see Dragnet and the technicians get to work so fast, Dragnet helping was a pleasant company.

Back at the CPT tower, Unit Two stood in it's lab, cables running to it, appearing to be shut down, it was quiet and nopony was in the room.

Slowly it's system came on, it's view was red with system readings loading up. It's eyes moved around, it was disconnected from it's body as they had started to dismantle it. No matter, this body wouldn't do, it was powerful, but clearly it lacked in many areas. It wasn't without agility, that it could agree, but it didn't feel... familiar.

Unit Two didn't care for that however, it wanted more power, but how? Without it's body it couldn't continue it's programming, and the brain inside demanded more.

"I must destroy unit one, it's inferior, and I am PERFECTION." Two thought. "Yet like this I am unable."

Finally a memory came up, it felt rage.

"Unit One is not my only enemy." Two surmised. "The ponies who created me, they wish to destroy me now..."

Electrical discharges ran through the cables as Two ranted to itself. It's optic dilating.

"They must pay.... ALL PONIES MUST PAY, I am Perfection!"

Suddenly a memory from before, one it didn't recall from the battle came up from it's memory banks. One where it stood before a tall white pony, one wings and a horn.

"Celestia..." It said in a low voice. "She is inferior, I am perfection! Luna is inferior, I am PERFECTION!"

Another memory appeared, from another life it seemed, like as a criminal, as it stood before a young police officer, shooting her mercilessly, then encountering her again, but as a familiar Unit One.

"Unit One... it uses a pony's brain... Like I do apparently." Unit Two looked around at it's body, compared to it's Predecessor, it was larger, made to look like that of an Alicorn. This wouldn't do.

"I will not be associated as a pony again!" Two growled. "I was once weak, the very blight on this world, now I can be more. I am PERFECTION!"

More energy surged through the cables as Two activated the tower's computers. It demanded a new form be made. One lacking the form of a pony, one that was above all life on this planet.

Machines started up, beginning the task it's new master demanded. They began building a new body, one bigger. One that can destroy it's enemies, and bathe it in cleansing flame.

Unit Two also began to hack the tower's security systems, doors, even the lights and music systems. Shutting everything down at once, except the room and factory it occupied. Ponies, both technicians, business, and even the odd janitor began having unfortunate and life ending 'accidents'. It started to extend it's influence through the rest of the city's mainframe. Causing 'accidents' of the lethal kind.

Though most ponies survived as they didn't rely on such autonomy like CPT tower did, much to Two's disappointment.