More Then What You're Made Of
As much as the light wanted to, it could not break through the crooked leaves of the dark trees within the Everfree. However light still existed within such a place, the windows caved out of the tree flooded light to the surroundings. This light touched many masks, some were happy while others were sad. The door to the tree opened swiftly and a yellow filly exited but before closing it behind her she turned back.
"Thank you Zecora!" Apple Bloom yelled into the tree.
The filly shut the door and began trotting out of the Everfree. She followed the path while her mind wondered, 'Ah wonder what a potion making cutie mark would look like?' she thought. The filly giggled to herself as she got lost in her head and she didn't notice as she trotted off track. After a few minutes of wishful thinking she came back to reality and found herself in the part of the forest she didn't recognize. The lighting was very dark and even after her eyes adjusted she still couldn't make out a snake from a stick, she got goosebumps as she looked around.
Sounds of things moving just beyond her sight filled her mind with thoughts of her awaking in a hospital, the filly backed up slowly while her eyes darted from movement to movement, from sound to sound. Apple Bloom felt her tail get touched and she darted faster then she thought possible. High on adrenaline she raced throughout the Everfree, she flew over obstacles and ducked under branches but with a misplaced landing she staggered and suddenly, Clank the filly tripped landing head first into the dark dirt and crooked plants.
"Ow!" Apple Bloom cried as she held her head.
She sat up and her ears twitched as she heard many tiny critters scurry away, with no sounds of immediate threat she let herself recover. Still rubbing her head she got off the ground and trotted to what she tripped on, she noticed a small calming green glow. The filly forgot about her pain as she investigated, she began a light dig into the dirt to find the source of the glow. She shoveled out dirt until she got to a tiny screen.
"W-What the hay.." she tilted her head in confusion.
The filly looked closer at the screen and noticed a still, green circle. She brought her hoof up and slowly lowered it above the glowing circuitry, the green circle moved and seem to look directly at her, she jumped back and backed herself into a tree. The ground began to shift and rise, the filly could make out a silhouette of a pony shape albeit with plants falling off and two glowing eyes staring at her.
"W-Who are you? W-What do you want?" Apple Bloom hid behind her hooves.
Orders Understood
"I am Sweetie Bot!" the newcomer stated. "I complete tasks that are given to me as long as they are within guidelines!"
Apple Bloom lowered her hooves and her eyes adjusted, she saw a pony around her age, a pony with a horn and cotton candy like hair, a pony with glowing eyes and gaps between her fur of what appears to be metal plating. Apple Bloom had a mixed expression on her face, she stood and the glowing eyes followed.
"Wait a lick of a second. You're a robot? Like in those fictional Si-Fi stories and you ain't here to devour our brains?" Apple Bloom questioned the ominous figure.
Orders Understood
"I am a robot, I am not fictional and it is against guidelines to 'devour brains'," Sweetie Bot stated.
Apple Bloom stared dumbfounded until a drop of water landed on her muzzle, she looked up and began hearing water hitting the leaves. "H-Hey you aren't weakened by water are ya? Here come with me-" her eyes widened. 'Shoot Ah forgot that Ah'm still lost.'
Orders Understood
"I am okay as long as there is no exposed wires. I Sweetie Bot will go wit-"
"Sweetie Bot do ya know how to get to Sweet Apple Acres?" Apple Bloom asked as her stress rose.
Orders Understood
"Yes, follow me," the unicorn began trotting.
The yellow filly followed the robot closely, she watched the stiff walk cycle of Sweetie Bot. 'Does she know where she's going?' Apple Bloom tilted her head. "Wait a second, how could Ah forget!" the filly trotted besides the robot. "Hi, mah name is Appl-"
"Apple Bloom, age; seven, occupation; student and apple farmer, in love wit-"
Apple Bloom threw her hoof in the Sweetie Bot's mouth as she blushed. "How'd ya know all that?"
"My system tells me," the robot stated.
Finally they reached the end of the Everfree and the sounds of the storm amplified, the winds no longer getting caught within the tree walls made movement difficult.
"Sweetie Bot, follow me now. I don't know how ponies will react to seeing you," Apple Bloom smirked as the robot turned to the filly.
"I understand, lead the way," the unicorn nodded.
A orange pegasus colored on a blank page, the rain hitting the roof of the clubhouse was calming, Scootaloo smiled as she closed her eyes. Then the door flew open and slammed into the wall as Apple Bloom and Sweetie Bot fell inside. Apple Bloom with Scootaloo shot up and began forcing the door closed while the robot watched. Finally they closed the door, winning against the wind. Both fillies sighed in relief.
"Next time Ah'm just staying with Zecora," Apple Bloom laughed.
"Hey Apple Bloom, who is this?" Scootaloo tilted her head at the unicorn.
"She is, um, a robot. Ah met her in the Everfree," the yellow filly rubbed her head.
Scootaloo was dumbfounded as she looked at the unicorn. "Huh?"
Orders: 'Huh?' Not Understood
"Please be more specific!" Sweetie Bot stated loudly.
"AAH!" Scootaloo jumped into a nearby crate, she took out a flash light and shined it at the robot which was ineffective. "YOU WILL NOT DEVOUR MY BRAINS!"
"Scootaloo! You are being rude!" Apple Bloom stomped her hoof.
"B-But Apple Bloom, she is a BLOOD THIRSTY ROBOT!" Scootaloo pointed her hoof at Sweetie Bot as she sat on the ground and stared at the two.
The yellow filly raised her eyebrow to her friend and she looked back with an innocent smile. The pegasus brought out another flash light and held it out for Apple Bloom, she slapped it out of her hoof and dragged her out of the box.
"Scootaloo meet Sweetie Bot!" Apple Bloom dragged her friend to the robot.
"Scootaloo, age; seven, occupation; student and homeless, in love with: Apple-"
Scootaloo threw both of her hooves in the robots mouth as her face became beat red, she hid her face while her mind raced, she had to think of something quick, the pegasus turned back to her friend with a smile. "Apple Bloom can you bring me the duct tape?"
Scootaloo's face met with the wooden ground, she was in pain.
"Ah'm so sorry for her Sweetie Bot, she normally isn't like this," Apple Bloom rubbed the back back of her head.
"I do not understand, what do you want me to do?" the robot tilted her head slightly.
Apple Bloom staggered back a little bit, she brought her hoof up to her mouth and her eyes landed on the unicorn. "Uh, never mind."
"Understood!" Sweetie Bot nodded.
Scootaloo lifted herself off the ground and smirked softly at Apple Bloom, "I guess it doesn't have feelings," she shrugged.
Apple Bloom's eyes narrowed, "Sweetie Bot Ah want you to have feelings and uh, think for yourself!"
Sweetie Bot fell to the floor and her eyes turned off.
"APPLE BLOOM DID YOU KILL IT?" Scootaloo shouted in a panic.
"I-I" Apple Bloom ran up to the robot and checked for a pulse. "S-She doesn't have a pulse!" Apple Bloom started forming tears in her eyes.
"Robots don't have a pulse," Scootaloo said confused.
"Oh yeah," Apple Bloom wiped her eyes.
Sweetie Bot's eyes turned on and both fillies were filled with relief. The robot staggered as she moved to a sitting position, she looked to both of the fillies.
"Apple Bloom? Scootaloo? W-What's going on?"
Author's Note
I wanted to make this a long running story but couldn't, I don't think I could have kept it up for more then three chapters. I think the struggles of learning how to take control of ones life is a good outline but I'm not sure what I could put into the story to further that goal. I'm a little frustrated that I can't think of anything but when I had an idea to put these stories together I actually wanted to finish them.
This isn't my finest work but it does not serve that goal, its helping me grow and break from the mind prison the Yu-Gi-Oh players put on me. (I played an anti meta deck and now everyone hates me!) Also I find the dynamic between Scootaloo, Sweetie, and Apple Bloom here to be a lot of fun and the story really picked up after the three were together.
Thank you guys for reading this chapter!
Chapter 351: What Should Have Been the End
Twilight sat on her throne as a large amount of magic radiated from her horn. She was alone as she giggled, the large room echoed the laughter. Around her were five large statues, each were made in the honor of her friends. Twilight rubbed the bags under her eyes as her giggle turned into a hysterical laughter. The Alicorn hugged herself as she began to calm down, finally she relaxed and fell into the comfort of her throne.
"I hope this will take away my decaying mind," Twilight said aloud to herself.
Twilight felt as the temperature of the room grew ever so slightly, she sat up as she stared to the pair of double doors that lead to the hallway. Finally she heard hoofsteps and the mare that sat on her throne smirked. The door began to melt and Twilight shielded her eyes with her hoof.
"Can the Sun Princess please turn off her glow, it makes it harder to see your ugliness," Twilight eyerolled.
"I thought we were about to be civil there for a second, I guess your tainted mind prevents anything but petty insults," Celestia no longer radiated her bright light.
"No, I'm just trying to give the cult leader the utmost respect!" Twilight moved her hoof to the armrest.
"Enough! Your entire nation is gone, where is everypony?" Celestia stared daggers.
"Do you like the statues of my friends? I made them yesterday," Twilight chuckled.
"DON'T CHANGE THE SUBJECT!" Celestia roared as she clashed her front hooves into the ground and shattered the marble floor.
"Fine, I turned all of them invisible and they have surrounded you," the lavender mare laughed.
"TWILIGHT!" Celestia screamed in pure hatred.
"Try not messing up my spell, its rather important," Twilight leaned back in her throne.
"Twilight," the white mare sighed. "We come to finish the war and here you are, without a single pony by your side. If you have hidden them away we will find them and you know this, what is your game here?"
"Sorry I don't talk to rulers who lie to their kingdom," Twilight smirked as she looked at the Alicorn uninterested.
"YOU!" Celestia rubbed her head. "At least I didn't raise the corpses of my fallen soldiers!" she looked away, "Don't play her game Celestia!" the Alicorn looked up in realization, "'Game,'" she peered at the lavender mare. "WHY ARE YOU STALLING!"
"Do you read?" Twilight dug under the throne and threw a dusty book to the white mare.
Celestia caught the book and flipped to the book mark. She burned the book as she finished reading and she stared daggers at the smug pony sitting on her throne.
"You burn books too-"
"TWILIGHT, HOW MANY PONIES HAVE YOU KILLED!" the white mare yelled.
Twilight with a smug face shot a laser at the statue of Applejack, the stone crumbled and fell to the ground revealing a huge tank filled with a purple glittery liquid. Celestia looked upon the tank with immense sorrow, she trotted to it, lost in thought. Twilight looked away, a tear formed on her face and she quickly wiped it away.
"No, no, no. Twilight, you did, didn't you?" Celestia's eyes blinked from one corner to the other, she put her hoof on the tank and it grew limp, falling back to her side. "Twilight, the time spell with this much power won't bring you back that far. Not only that but I will still remember with you. Twilight I ask this if any part of you in there is still good, let me kill you. I can fix this!" she smiled.
Twilight casted four more lasers, each hit the other statues of her friends. They all crumbled and revealed tanks of the liquid, each of them filled to the brim.
"TWILIGHT!" she yelled. "HOW MANY KINGDOMS HAVE YOU KILLED, HOW MANY CHILDREN DID YOU SLAUGHTER!?"
Twilight laughed, she fell to the floor and she rolled around. The Sun Princess was sickened, the mare in front of her was so utterly evil that comparing her to trash would be a insult to anything thrown away.
"Why does it matter? They will all be back as soon as I cast the spell," Twilight smirked as she rested her head on her hooves.
"You are sick," Celestia couldn't even look at her enemy. "You best hope that whatever time we stop at, you have a lot of magic and a lot of companions because I won't rest until you are killed."
"Sounds ideal, now let us continue this war!"
Twilight casted the spell and everything went white.
Author's Note
This story was never going to see the light of day until I decided to make the 'Stories I Write During Writers Block' because above all other reason there sits one rule, one rule that makes no sense, one rule that doesn't deserve to exist, and that rule is that I don't make stories that don't have anything to do with the CMCs or foals near to them. Stupid I know!
My plan was to have this story continue on and it would be Twilight vs Celestia right after the ending of season 3. Celestia and Twilight would hold cards close to their chests and try to beat the other without anyone noticing. The characters would point out Twilight's odd behavior and she would blow it off.
Thank you for reading this one!
Sweetie Bot shifted in her seat uncomfortably. She reached for the zipper at the back of her head for the seventh time. After confirming it was still there she sighed. The loud machinery of the train below her did nothing to calm her nerves. Finally the sun broke free from behind nearby mountains and unleashed a warm glow to the sky. Sweetie bot's eyes landed on the sun and her anxious movements slowed.
"Sweetie Belle, are you excited to live with your sister?" Sweetie's mom asked with a smile.
"Y-Yeah..." Sweetie turned to the only other two in the carriage. Her dad held a brochure and was completely enthralled within the pages. Her mother dug through her suitcase and flew a mint in her mouth.
"Remember to stay safe, Ponyville has a different rain schedule then our home," her mother brought out sunglasses and put them on.
"Mom... Dad... D-Do you have to tell Rarity that I'm a... Robot?" Sweetie whispered and shifted once more as her eyes fell to the floor.
Her mother nudged her dad until he broke from his trance. Her mother looked at him then pointed her eyes to their daughter. The father then nodded understandingly.
"Sweetie Belle, of course you can read the brochure," her dad held out the paper before getting smacked.
"Rarity has to know dear. What if you run out of battery or worse?" her mother answered in a frown. "Now, no more about this topic."
Sweetie gave a unmotivated nod as she turned back to the sun. Sweetie Bot never liked trains, it always feels like a goodbye to her past. She once again shifted in her seat before reaching for her zipper to the disguise once more. After the feeling of eternity, the train approached a small town and Sweetie strapped on her almost empty saddle while her mom zipped up her suitcase. With the sounds of the train growing louder Sweetie's anxiety rouse sharply and the train finally came to a stop.
"We arrived in Ponyville, the time is seven, ten. Please grab your luggage and step off the train cautiously, thank you for riding with us!" announced a male pony through the speakers.
Sweetie's mom left the train with her suitcase in a joyous trot, her dad bumped into the door while having his nose stuck in another brochure. Sweetie exited last with her head held low. After exiting the station the group made their way to Rarity's house, Sweetie had to work hard to pick up her hooves as her pullies seem to not cooperate. A group of fillies ran past and Sweetie quickly hid behind her dad before spying on the group. She smiled and attempted to imitate some of the groups movements while still following her parents.
They made it to a large two story, round building and Sweetie looked up in horror. Her mom knocked loudly on the door in slow motion while her mind raced. Sweetie counted the seconds as they moved unnaturally before the door opened, revealing her sister with a smile.
"Hello mother!" Rarity gave their mom a hug.
"Hello my eldest marshmallow!" their mom gave Rarity a pinch on the cheek before entering inside.
"Hello father!" Rarity hugged their dad.
"Its so good to see you again!" their dad finally put down his brochure.
Sweetie shook in place as she stared at her sister, she formed a large fake smile.
"Hello Sweetie Belle," Rarity said calmly as she closed in for a hug. "Sweetie Belle, darling! You're cold to the touch, and you're shivering!" Rarity raced inside while panicked.
"You have a very nice pla-"
"Mother, Sweetie Belle is shivering and she is incredibly cold!" Rarity cut their mom off.
Sweetie entered slowly and their mom trotted to the filly. She reached out and held her hoof to the filly's forehead.
"Nope, she's normal!" their mother smiled.
"But- but-"
"Oh, Rarity. Sweetie Belle is actually... W-What is that smell?" their mother began sniffing the air. Sweetie Bot felt something break.
"That's the breakfast I made for us. But what were you saying about-" Rarity got cut off as their parents ran to the kitchen.
"R-Rarity... Its good seeing you again," Sweetie gave a small smile as she tapped her hooves softly.
"Its good seeing you as well. Are you sure you are alright?" Rarity asked with concern.
"Y-Yeah, I-I'm just a little stressed," Sweetie looked away.
"Oh, darling! I know its stressful moving someplace else but I promise that you will have a blast for this upcoming year," Rarity smiled.
"T-Thank you sister," Sweetie grinned and her movements became less stiff.
"Your welcome! Now lets try and get mom and dad out of the house so we can take the tour," Rarity joked.
"Sounds like a plan," the filly nodded.
Both sisters made their way to the kitchen and saw their parents devouring the plates of food. Rarity joined them at the table as Sweetie Bot scanned the room.
"I hope you two have fun on your vacation! Oh and before I forget, is there any sorts of medication that Sweetie Belle takes? Does she have any rules she needs to follow?" Rarity took out a paper and a pen.
Sweetie Bot rushed and quickly found two gift boxes, both with their parents names. She quickly picked them up. Their parents gulped down the food quickly before speaking.
"Sweetie Belle doesn't take any medication and for rules we have a small booklet, Sweetie Belle has it. About that actually, Sweetie Belle is, well... Actually she is a-"
"MOM, DAD! LOOK, GIFTS FROM RARITY!" Sweetie held up two boxes and their parents gaze became fixated.
She ran outside with the boxes and tossed them both thirty feet away. Their parents galloped and thrown themselves after the boxes. Sweetie quickly ran inside and bucked the door shut before locking it. She sighed heavily as Rarity sat, slightly stunned.
"Darling, whatever came over you?" Rarity left her chair and tilted her head.
"Y-You said we needed to get them out of the house," Sweetie faked a smile.
"That was a joke Sweetie Belle," Rarity giggled slightly.
"Oh," the filly felt slightly bad for taking away family time but was glad she did it anyways.
"Well, I already ate before you got here. Are you hungry?" Rarity questioned.
"Uh, nope. I ate on the train," Sweetie lied.
"Then would you like to do the house tour?"
"I would love to!" Sweetie giggled.
Rarity was stunned for a second. "Sweetie Belle... Was that the first time, I heard you... N-Never mind," Rarity led the way thinking to herself.
"This is the kitchen," Rarity announced as she motioned to the room.
The kitchen was on the first floor, a round table sat near a window with six chairs. A 'L' shape counter was connected to the wall with cupboards and plates. A fridge was at the end of the counter. The room had two windows and two doors, one was the back door that led outside into the back yard while the other led to another room. The filly happily nodded, taking mental notes.
"This is the boutique, customers are free to come in and browse. We also make custom orders," Rarity proudly stated as they entered the new large room.
The room was vast and had many windows and two doors with a staircase. There were many racks and pony mannequins that held clothing. Sweetie awed at the clothing as she darted from place to place. Rarity smiled brightly as her sister bounced around. Sweetie stopped to quickly and flew into a rack of clothes, knocking it over. Rarity rushed over and removed some of the clothing and the rack with her magic.
"Are you okay darling?" Rarity asked.
"Y-Yeah, sorry about that," Sweetie sat up.
"Its alright dear. These were way last season anyways," Rarity smiled. "I'm glad you're not hurt, but please try to be careful."
"Yes Rarity, thank you Rarity," Sweetie smirked. "Oh! Will I be helping with customers or making clothing?" Sweetie jumped up with a wide grin.
"Maybe in the future but lets worry about getting you into school first," Rarity began trotting to the stairs.
"S-S-S-H-H-O-O-O-L-L?!?" Sweetie floated in shock. "I'M GOING TO SCHOOL?"
"Um, yes? We will sign you in tomorrow," Rarity tilted her head in confusion.
"THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!" Sweetie shouted throwing herself to Rarity's hooves.
"S-Sweetie Belle, did you not go to school when living with mom and dad?" Rarity seemed concerned.
"Nope, they said I didn't need it," Sweetie bounced off the walls.
"I-I" Rarity was stunned. "Sweetie Belle... What letters are in the alphabet?"
"Which one?" Sweetie tilted her head as she calmed herself.
"..." Rarity was once again, very confused.
"Oh, um. A, B, C-" Sweetie recited the alphabet perfectly.
"Good... Can you tell me what fifteen plus seven is?" Rarity asked.
"Twenty two!" Sweetie blurted out instantly.
"Fifty two times twenty?" Rarity asked, concerned.
"One thousand, forty!" she once again, blurted instantly.
Rarity took a second to do the math in her head before pausing once again. Sweetie giggled and broke Rarity's train of thought.
"W-Well, I still want you in school. W-We can talk about it later," Rarity said as she trotted up the stairs still quietly thinking to herself.
"Awesome!" Sweetie jumped up the stairs with joy.
Rarity walked down the winding hallway and stopped at the first door to the left, she opened it.
"The ladies room, we will be sharing it. Your counter is on the left and mine is on the right"
Sweetie entered and looked around the room, there was a single window with the blinds shut. A counter with a large mirror and a bathtub at the back of the room.
"I usually take my showers at night, you can do it whenever," Rarity smiled.
"W-What's the next room," Sweetie fakes a smile.
They looked across the hallway to an open room, the room had many pony mannequins and different cloths littering the ground. sowing machines, sowing equipment, and various threads laid on the table near the back. A bed was near the door.
"This is my room, its where I do all of my work and all of my sleeping. Ignore the mess, its controlled chaos," Rarity quickly tried moving onto the final room before Sweetie saw anymore. "And this is your room!" she motioned to the final room.
Sweetie's eyes flicked to the door, last in the hallway. She trotted to the room and opened it slowly. She walked in without a word or a slight sense of emotion. The room had a single window with blinds. A bookshelf near the window with a few books, next to that is a small table with a small chest laying nearby. On the other side of the room is a big soft bed and a night stand right beside it. Two outlets, one by the bed and another by the desk. Finally there was a present sitting on her bed.
"T-This is my room?"
"Is something not to your liking? I can change the bed sheets, or-"
Sweetie sat on the carpeted ground. She began to sobbing uncontrollably. Rarity rushed to her sister and sat close to her.
"Whatever is the matter dear?" Rarity asked as she wrapped her hoof around her sisters cold body.
"I-I'm sorry *Sniff* I didn't want to-" her sobbing cut herself off.
"Why are you crying Sweetie Belle?" Rarity brought her sisters face up with her other hoof.
"I-I'm s-s-sorry," Sweetie Belle had no tears but her eyes seemed bloodshot and there was a lump in her throat.
"Sweetie Belle," Rarity said, very concerned.
"Y-You'll get mad," Sweetie's voice cracked.
"However will I be mad at you darling?" Rarity asked.
Sweetie shook her head. "N-Not at me," she sobbed.
"Sweetie Belle, please tell me," Rarity brought her sister closer.
"Y-You can't g-get mad," Sweetie brought her red face up to her sister.
"Promise!" Rarity smiled.
"I-I, never had a r-room before" Sweetie sobbed in her hooves.
Rarity broke her promise.
After letting it out of her systems, Sweetie sat in her sisters hooves with a smile. Rarity snuggled with her sister a little more before letting her go. Sweetie didn't want to leave the hug but allowed it to part. Rarity shivered slightly but tried to hide it from her sister.
"Do you need help unpacking your things?" Rarity asked, looking at her single saddle.
"Nope!" Sweetie smiled.
"Is the booklet of rules in your saddle?" Rarity pried.
Sweetie cringed before robotically shaking her head with a, "N-No."
"Sweetie Belle I would like to see the rules if you have them," Rarity stated calmly.
Sweetie looked away as her sister unbuckled her saddle. She opened the saddle and dug through it, only finding a single, long wire.
"What is this wire for?" Rarity picked it up and inspected it.
Sweetie hid her cringe. Rarity stared at her sister, attempting to break her. Rarity gave up in a sigh.
"Fine, I wish you were more forthcoming with me Sweetie Belle," Rarity got up from the floor. "Well, I can't say that I don't sort of understand. You won't have a lot of chores around the house and as long as you tell me when you leave and what your doing then I guess it's okay. If you ever wish to talk I will be here," Rarity smiled as she began leaving the room.
"Thank you, Rarity," Sweetie smiled away from her sister.
"Your welcome, I'll leave you to it. Get used to the house today and prepare for tomorrow, we will be out of the house almost all day," Rarity left and closed the door behind her.
Sweetie Bot got up slowly and marveled at her new room. She happily dug through everything until getting to the present. She opened it cautiously and her eyes lit up as it revealed a lava lamp. She quickly shut the curtains and plugged it in as she sat it on the night stand. The lava lamp glowed a soft green and Sweetie's smile shinned brightly. Sweetie yawned and shook her head in attempt to lose the wave of sleepiness.
"Tired already? But I fully charged last night," Sweetie rubbed her eyes before looking up to her battery. "F-Fifteen percent?" Sweetie once again rubbed her eyes. "I guess the stress wore out my battery," Sweetie yawned again.
Sweetie Bot picked up her charger and plugged it in next to her bed, she then checked her back left hoof and found her small zipper. She pulled at it, revealing her metallic white shell under her disguise. She opened a small hatch and found her charging port. She plugged in and the sleepiness evaporated instantly.
"I should enter sleep mode to charge a little faster," Sweetie fell onto her bed. "I'm sure Rarity wouldn't mind," she pulled her blanket over herself and shut her eyes.
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Rarity placed the perfectly cut sandwiches on two plates. She picked one up with her magic and trotted upstairs.
"Sweetie Belle, I have lunch!" Rarity knocked on her sisters door. She awaited a response but when nothing came she knocked again.
"Sweetie Belle I'm coming in," Rarity opened the door and found herself in the dark room with a sleeping filly. Rarity smiled wholesomely and placed the plate next to her bed slowly with her magic. She left and happily trotted down the hallway until stepping on her cats tail. Opal jumped away and hissed at her owner before her tail twitched in anger.
"I-I'm sorry Opal. I was distracted," Rarity said with a frown. Opal walked away angrily.
"Now that I think about it I didn't tell Sweetie Belle about Opal. I'll tell her next time I see her," Rarity shrugged.
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Sweetie sat up in her bed and rubbed her eyes. She removed her wire in a stretch and quietly slipped out of bed. She peered outside through her curtains and saw the dark dirt streets of the town. Sweetie snuck out of her room and crept into the bathroom before locking the door behind her.
"Please don't be loud," Sweetie Bot begged as she clogged the bathtub and turned on the faucet. The water began pouring and she gave a light sigh, the sounds of the water hitting the empty ground was far from quite but not enough to awake a sleeping pony. A pair of eyes peer down to the mechanical horse, the creature wiggled from its perch and jumped to the horse.
Sharp pain registers within Sweetie's programing as a creature claws at her from behind. She screams internally as she ran around in an attempt to fly the creature off. The creature jumped off in a sharp hiss, and Sweetie Bot faked a fighting pose to hopefully scare the creature until laying her eyes on a white cat. Sweetie collapsed from fright while the cat licked her paws. Sweetie turned off the faucet and tried a few times to open the door with her magic, eventually getting it. The cat walked out with her head held high before Sweetie shut the door again.
"I guess Rarity has a cat," Sweetie said to herself as she inspected her back. Some of her fur ripped and a dimly glowing green shined through. Sweetie removed her disguise and the metallic shell with dimly glowing green lights threw her disguise into the bathtub. She sighed as she poured soup into the water. Sweetie used her magic to clean her fake self for a few minutes. She levitated it out of the bathtub and let it dry on the towel rack. The filly used her magic again to unclog the bathtub before opening a hatch on her stomach, revealing a storage space and a small booklet inside. After removing the booklet she read the title to herself.
"Sweetie Bot Manual... I'm sorry Rarity, just not yet," Sweetie frowned at the pages before throwing it back to her interior. She looked back up to her drying disguise before scratching her head. Sweetie opened the door slowly and stood quietly before her sisters room.
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Sweetie Bot's eyes began to glow slightly, she reached for her sisters door and opened it slowly. She peered into the room and found her sister in bed with a sleeping mask on. She trotted inside cautiously, dodging her sisters fabric maze as she reached the back of the room. She scanned the threads and needles before finding plane white thread. With a small hint of satisfaction she picked it up and began working to the door. Rarity tossed in her bed and Sweetie froze as her tiny pupils stared at her sister. After a few long seconds she began moving again and closed the door softly behind her. She jumped quietly outside of the door as a rush of joy and accomplishment overcame her.
Sweetie picked up her disguise and placed it nicely on her table while scanning her bookshelf. She smiled as she took out a book on sowing and cross referenced that as she took a needle to the deflated body before her. After she was done it looked as though the fur was never ripped and she hid the thread in her nightstand. She zipped up the disguise and it fit snug around her metal body.
Sweetie felt a strong sense of accomplishment before a wave of gloom. Her eyes landed on a plate beside her bed and she frowned. She picked up the plate and quietly trotted to the kitchen. Sweetie dumped her plate into the trash then placed it into the sink. Sweetie froze as a loud yawn came from the doorframe behind her.
"Oh, good morning Sweetie Belle. Did you sleep well?" Rarity rubbed her eyes.
"Y-Yeah! The bed was super soft," Sweetie smiled.
"Glad to hear it! Before I forget, I have a cat. Her name is Opal and she isn't very friendly," Rarity stated. "Usually if you don't bother her she won't attack but she does hate getting locked in a few rooms."
"Is one of them the bathroom?" Sweetie asked faintly.
"Yes, how did you know that?" Rarity questioned.
"Lucky guess," Sweetie faked a shrug.
"Anyways, would you like some breakfast?" Rarity smiled.
"Uh, nope. I ate your sandwiches earlier, they were very good," Sweetie lied.
"I'm glad you enjoyed them. I will make me something and we will take off after I finish," Rarity hummed as she began digging through cupboards.
"Where are we going?" Sweetie questioned.
"You will just have to wait and see," Rarity looked back with a smile.
Author's Note
The Sweetie Bot Manual: Here!
So... Why did I spend so much time on images for a small one chapter story with a cliffhanger ending? I'm sure you already have figured out that this was supposed to be an actual story instead of a random chapter for my pile of stories. Simply put, I didn't like it. From Sweetie Bot's personality to the overall plot. I again apologize for spelling and what not, I didn't spend much time in the grammar checking phase. I am just a lot more interested in writing other things right now. Sorry if you want more but I will make more Sweetie Bot content in the future. Thank you!
Author's Note
Yet another story I started but yet another story that will only have one chapter. This is a setup chapter to a story that won't be made, while its a short read its just that, a setup.
Nightmare Royal
The sun finally fell as the moon shrouded the sky and a cold breeze swept over Ponyville. Today was Nightmare Night, the streets were bustling with ponies wearing spooky costumes and the decorations were just as scary. Although all seemed normal, a statue from the castle courtyard was missing yet again.
“AHHH!” Apple Bloom yelled as she jumped out from a bush.
“GET AWAY, GET AWAY!” Scootaloo cowered. Apple Bloom and Sweetie Belle giggled slightly as the chicken quickly corrected herself.
“Hey Apple Bloom, we decided to help with your family’s hedge maze for a bit,” Sweetie stated with a smile.
“Y-yeah, anything to g-get out of the cold,” Scootaloo faked a laugh.
“Awesome! Maybe we can get our Cutiemarks in scarin’ ponies,” Apple Bloom smirked. “But before that what are yawl supposed to be?”
“Robot of course,” Sweetie answered as she showed off her costume. Boxes spraypainted silver covered her barrel and lower hooves while foil tubes covered her upper hooves. “I made it myself but Rarity did clean it up slightly.”
“A Changeling, it was pretty easy to make,” Scootaloo had a black toilet paper roll with holes cut out taped to her head. She flapped her small wings which was colored black and green.
“Undead, obviously,” Apple Bloom stated proudly as she pointed her hoof to her charcoal black body. The color made her difficult to spot if it wasn’t for her bright red mane and tail.
The trio heard the sound of leaves crunching under hoof and the dark hoof of Apple Bloom quietly pointed to the bushes nearby. With a understanding nod from the robot and changeling they all hid and prepare to pounce. The crunching came closer until they saw the stallion wearing a pirate hat and a plush shark eating his tail, the stallion looked ahead with a low hum.
“AHHH!” the group yelled as they jumped from their hiding spots. The scared stallion flew into the air before dashing in a random direction, after rounding a corner the trio of fillies heard the pirate run into yet another scare and they giggled to themselves.
“Hey, this is pretty fun! This totally beats being scared,” Scootaloo smiled brightly.
“Eyup!” Apple Bloom said almost bragging.
After many scares, chiming erupted and the Cutie Mark Crusaders jumped a small bit then looked to the Ponyville clocktower just out of view.
“It’s already midnight? I guess I should go back and find Rarity,” Sweetie turned to the group.
“Yeah, I should probably start heading back as well,” Scootaloo stretched.
“Well thank yawl for the help! Ah’ll see yawl two tomorrow,” Apple Bloom promised.
The trio nodded and began to leave before the all began to stumble to the ground.
“W-why do I feel, s-so, tired,” Scootaloo questioned as she tried to force her eyes open.
“And why is the clock… tower… still… chiming…” Sweetie Belle asked as she fell into a deep slumber.
The fillies’ ears began to twitch as they focused on the chirping of birds before flapping away and then the discomfort set in. Apple Bloom was the first to awake before hugging herself, she felt cold, extremely cold. She felt her sharp jagged charcoal skin and her absent heartbeat, she began to call for Apple Jack but it turned into a soft whisper. The air felt wrong in her throat and her pitch-black pupil shrunk.
The second to awake was Scootaloo, she screamed and began clawing at the ground. Droll flew as she twitched, her brain felt as though it was being poked with millions of tiny needles. Her wings flapped sporadically and sounded like that of a cicada while her horn threw magically discharged bolts of magic randomly.
Finally, was Sweetie Belle and she turned to her friends with a resting frown. She noticed their odd forms yet did not feel fear. She thought logically without any emotion and quickly came to the conclusion that her and her friends were changed in some way. She wanted to feel sorry for their pain yet this was just something she told herself because she didn’t actually ‘want’ anything. She looked to her hooves and noticed small creeses of black lines. Sweetie became incredibly conflicted.
“Well, well, well, look at which group finally decided to wake up,” a sarcastic yet familiar voice rings out. A creature magically appears in front of them, Discord. “You are probably wondering why you are here,” Discord said with a malicious grin.
Sweetie Belle listened quietly while the other two were focused on their new forms. Discord rolled his eyes with a frown before snapping, suddenly Apple Bloom’s and Scootaloo’s discomforts fade to dull feelings.
“D-Discord? Did you cause all of this!?” Apple Bloom pointed angrily.
“Why would you do that?!” Scootaloo yelled.
“Because it was in the contract, now you three will play in my game,” Discord laughed evilly. “There are one hundred players here tonight, if your group stands last then you will claim this item and I will be turned back into stone,” Discord showed off an item.
Apple Bloom started; “Why in Equestria would we want tha-” Discord snapped and the trio’s eyes became swirls before returning to normal. “Nopony will stand in our way!” the filly smirked.
“Now I rather not be watching a boring contest of pulling hairs and yelling mean words so I decided that whatever each pony dressed as for Nightmare Night will become that for the contest, have fun Cutie Mark Crusaders!” Discord turned into a cloud, his laughter still echoing.
"That's odd, Discord said that there were one hundred but I am only sensing ninety nine," the robot thinks aloud.
"Wait, you don't think the one pony in the pirate costume and shark-" the three ponies realized what happened.
