There is a pretty old saying...

'Be careful what you wish for'

You might want something but when you get it might be more than you expected...

Like a chance of a new life far different from what you had before...

And you'll want a redo on your wish...

But sometimes you need to work with the hand that your deal even if it's a very bad hand...

After all, sometimes a bad hand can easily be turned around...

You just need an ace...

"Do you miss it?"

"What?"

"The bright blue skies of Earth with floating white clouds?"

"Yeah I do... sometimes I even miss the ocean seeing the waves crash against the white beach of Flordia with the soft sand under my feet,"

"Really but you're afraid of the water,"

"Not really I was afraid of drowning... but now? I'm more scared of those things than drowning,"

"I would imagine,"

Turning to him from the 'window' the AI construct and the hoist sat in a void of cyberspace sitting on a small window post looking out into a recording of space. Holding her legs against her chest the AI while the two sat deep in thought, they had been doing that a lot since letting him dream would allow him to be exposed to those nightmares again.

So she pulled his mind into cyberspace with her while his body remained asleep so she could keep an eye on his mental state more closely.

"I wish you could have experienced it," The AI turned to her partner who didn't keep his eyes off the window. "Earth was so beautiful before the moons and I had to flee on the Ark,"

He shook his head.

"We were so stupid thinking we could escape those things but of course, once you are exposed to something like that you can't escape it," The AI shifted in and moved one of her legs down nudging his own leg.

Looking up at her she smiled.

"Guess I saved you from that," This caused the other to smile.

"Wish everyone agreed to that program... but some people don't like having the thought of an AI inside their heads," He grabbed her leg before looking back to the void of space. "Glad I signed up,"

"I'm glad they paired me with you,"

Chuckling the two looked back to the void...

"Hey Tao?" The fox-like ears of the AI perked up. "Wake me up,"

--Real space

Feeling the numb side effect of the stasis fade from his body the hoist within pushed himself up as the small lid lifted off the stasis pod while the armored being got up feeling the weight of the suit return while the numbness quickly faded away. Standing up from the pod he walked up from the room he was in and entered the small area that would have been the cargo bay but had been converted into a small personal workshop. Dust covered everything from the workbench to the armor station and even the replication device had a thick layer of dust this time.

How long was he out this time?

Passing the doorway into the cock pit of the Wai Lao-Class shuttle, sitting at the console which gave a small steady blinking red light before he activated the device.

"Ahhh it's so good to stretch my legs~!" Next to the console was a small holographic image projector that fired up an image of the fox AI stretching her arms.

Her actions made her partner chuckle slightly.

"Alright pulling up the sensor reports... you know I can show you these back inside the pod," He turned to her looking through his helmet.

"I know but you are not the only one that needs to stretch their legs," The AI gave a chuckle before snapping her fingers while the ship's reports appeared on the main screen of the console. "Thank you,"

"Not a problem..."

Looking at the reports he breezed though most of them but he froze at one point seeing the start date.

Two years... he been in stasis for two years.

Seems like time flies when your mind is away, looking at the status of the ship, then something caught his eye when he saw that about a week ago the shuttle experienced a minor malfunction on the right engine coupling.

"Tao?"

"Hmmmm?" Tao looked at her partner who was looking at the report before her ears flopped for a second. "Ahhh that... don't worry it's nothing,"

"Tao... why didn't you tell me," The AI's avatar touched her forefingers together before giving a shy smile.

"As not to worry you,"

"I remember telling you not to hide this stuff from me all we have this ship if something happens to it were both screwed," This caused the AI to look away.

"Sorry,"

Looking at her he thing looked back to the report.

"This doesn't look too serious but we can't really spare repairing it in Zero gravity... Tao?" The AI looked up at him still feeling bad about not telling her partner about the damage. "Are there any nearby planets with stable gravity?"

"Give me a second..." Holding the side of her head taking a few seconds before her ears perked up. "Yeah and... whoa,"

Shifting in his seat her partner titled his head at her.

"It's perfect... The perfect atmosphere is almost a 1-1 of earth and it has water along with Florida... the gravity is 12.12% less than earth's own," Tao held her chin. "Curious I'm getting strange energy readings,"

"What kinda?"

"Unknown but it's nothing harmful probably some low-level magnetic field of perhaps can't really tell up here," Lifting her hand from her chin she looked up at him. "I'm also detecting something else but the strange energy is preventing me to get a better read,"

Looking at her then to the report he then spoke.

"You say the energy reading is harmless,"

"Yes I believe it wouldn't have any harmful effects on you, me, or the ship," Tao crossed her arms to look at him. "I know that look... I set a course to the surface of the planet for repairs,"

"Bring us in Tao,"

Smiling she turned and popped her fingers before the ship began to turn while the human felt the ship rock slightly as it turned to a planet causing him to flinch slightly.

It did look like Earth.

--Planet side

"You know this planet could be our new home," The AI spoke to her partner through his implant.

"What do you mean?"

"Look we can't be out floating in space forever and where far far away from those moons no like they can find us out here hell I have no idea where we are,"

Opening the ramp the ship's airlock opened up allowing 'fresh air' to fill the cabin before the armored being stepped out onto the ramp as the two looked at the area around them.

"Your sure this isn't earth?"

"I'm pretty sure... wow... look at this place... oxygen levels are... perfect but I'm switching to the filter just to be safe,"

Walking down the ramp he looked down at the grassy field in front of him before lifting one of his metal boots and taking a step.

'One small step for man,'

Pushing his other foot off he took his second step on this alien planet.

'One helluva leap for mankind... whatever is left of it,' Turning to the ship he began to before climbing onto the engine to get to work.

"Let's see the problem," Opening the hatch the advanced visor scanned the interior and scanned for the problem.

"There is something in the coupling,"

"Yeah, I see it. Here we go,"

Reaching into the machine he went in blindly using his sense of touch to look for it.

"Huh no wonder I can get any read on this planet from space it that energy is building up in the higher atmosphere making something of a natural jammer to mask most scans,"

Not taking his attention off his current task he spoke.

"How is that possible?"

"Were on an alien planet anything is possible but... hold on let I'm picking up something," Tao spoke while her partner found the jammed object and started to pull.

"W-what is it?" Grunting on how stuck the obstruction was but he could feel sense the AI's uneasy feeling.

"I don't know... wait I'm getting clear read,"

Pulling the object he looked down at it seeing it was a small space rock but he snapped his head up feeling the AI's panic.

"Something is coming!"

"What?"

"Something coming in fast right for us,"

Putting the space rock in his belt he pulled out his trusty plasma cutter.

"Tao starts the ship," Shutting the cover he got down before holding his plasma cutter out and walking backward on the ramp, but he then something in the distance.

"Hold on... damn it the system is being difficult again it might be a second,"

"Tao..."

"Give me a second," Narrowing his eye his vision zoomed in to see it wasn't just one thing but a few things.

"Tao!"

"I'm... damn it! It's now rebooting goddamn it!"

Raising his weapon the three blue tracer lasers came to life as he pointed them down at the approaching things in the distance. Only to lower it when he saw that one of them was being chased, he didn't know what to make of it but it looked like a couple of mangled beings running after one.

"Tao..."

"I know-!"

"Hold on I don't know what that leading thing is but it seems to be running from whatever those things are,"

"I... wait for a second... damn it... I'm giving you the gun get ready,"

A panel opened on the side of the airlock as a large heavy pulse repeater moved out to with a robotic arm while the eight barrels snap out. Six blue lasers pointed out with a holographic sight opened up, spinning up the fleeing creature looked up at him before stopping in it's tracks.

"I really hope that it can understand me... GET DOWN!" Yelling out to the creature who to his surprise understood what he was saying and hit the deck.

The barrels of the mounted weapon roared firing out cutting down the living mauled creatures into bloody munch, in only a few seconds over twenty thousand rounds were fired leaving the monster-like creatures in complete pieces. Letting go of the heavy weapon he pull out his plasma cutter before going down the ramp to the creature who was fleeing but was now currently screaming her head off.

Looking down at the creature still baffled by it's appearance he then looked back to the horizon, grabbing the creature's shoulder he pulled her up before guiding the creature into the ship.

"Tao get us out of here..."

"What are you doing we don't even know what that thing is!"

"Tao!"

"Alright... damn it the system isn't full responding but I can at least get us in the air,"

"That's good enough for me," Shutting the airlock and pulling back the ramp the armored cyborg moved the terrifying creature to one of the seats and sat it down before bringing the flight harness down over it's shoulders.

Hoping into the pilot seat he warmed up the ship's secondary engines as it took off into the air while Tao picked up more hostile creatures rush to the area they were at. Luckily the ship once in the air was out of the area before they even got to their landing spot the three were in silence after what had just happened.

--A few moments later

Moving in his seat to look at their 'guest' that sat in their seats.

It was a very strange creature.

Equine in nature, bipedal, and blue short fur most likely a coat of some kind with white hair and tail along with the obvious horn poking out right in the middle of it's forehead.

The creature looked back at him with purple eyes, while the two stared at one another in silence.

"Where are you taking me,"

Backing up at the creature's ability to speak perfect English the hoist and AI blinked at the same time.

"Well at least we don't have to worry about a language barrier," Tao joked while her avatar appeared on the projector.

"What in Faust's name! NOW GHOSTS!" The alien creature yelled in a female voice trying to get the harness off her.

"Whoa whoa calm down Tao isn't going hurt you look just calm down your safe here,"

Getting up the creature shivered in fear before he stood up.

"I haven't been safe in weeks ever since those things showed up and began eating everypony in sight!" The creature nearly screamed. "First Zombies! Now robot aliens and ghosts!"

"Zombies? I- Look calm down and take a breathe," Letting her breathe the cyborg then spoke up again. "What's your name?"

"I'm... t-t-the great and powerful Trixie and I demanded you tell me where you're taking me! Your mothership so you can open my brain and perform experiments on me?!"

"Wow... someone has been reading too many comics,"

Turning to his partner he lifted his hands out.

"Not helping Tao," He then gave a sigh before closing his eyes and letting his helmet unfold.

"Trixie right? We're not going to hurt you or anything," Looking at him with fear in her eyes the cyborg placed his hands on his chest. "I'm Delta... can you tell us what happen down there?"

"What kinda dragon are you?"

"What?"

Author's Note

Man, really hope you guys like this.

This is very different somewhat from Isekai/displace or whatever you wish to call it.

But I really hope you like it, I mean I made the cover for this story (mostly because I was messing around with this poster maker app on my phone) as a kinda call back to the cover that one of my followers made for my original dead space crossover story awhile back.

It was my first time making something like that since high school, ironically it was a lot easier than the system I used for my school project! XD

Besides that why do you think Trixie called him a dragon?

Can you guess?

Can't really spoil much but a certain other series had special cybernetics that can completely alter one's appearance.

Again can't really spoil much for this alternate timeline of dead space and MLP.