Spike's Omnitrix

It's 10:00 in the morning. Fluttershy is humming a soft melody while feeding her animals in her cottage while expecting Rainbow Dash at any moment, considering she finished her Wonderbolt training earlier today to visit and spend the day together as good friends should.

Rainbow Dash arrives at the front door lickety-split with the latest issue of Daring Do in her hooves and how she wants to spend the day reading with her best friend; however, when she turns to her left, Rainbow sees some pony she thought to never see again after sending him off to fulfill his dreams with mane therapy.

"What are you doing here?!" Rainbow Dash believes Zephyr Breeze quit his calling and decided to move back to Fluttershy's house.

"I have some time off and wanted to visit my sister," Zephyr Breeze responds calmly and attempts to get closer to Rainbow Dash. "No need to get - oomph!" Rainbow Dash shoves Zephyr's advances with her wings, creating breathing room. "No need to be harsh, Rainbow," Zephyr dusts himself from the ground.

Fluttershy hears the commotion from the living room and sighs, believing Zephyr has cheated himself from another opportunity and got evicted from his apartment. She sighed deeply and opened the front door, seeing Rainbow Dash glaring at Zephyr.

"What are you doing here, Zephyr?" Fluttershy unamusingly asks, considering her brother's reputation even after helping him a year ago.

"What's with the tone, Fluttershy? I can't visit my only sister from time to time?" Zephyr takes a few steps back to create breathing room for Fluttershy; he feels nervous about stepping inside her home.

Fluttershy sighs and stands aside. "Come in."

Zephyr enters first before Rainbow Dash; she feels uncomfortable being around Zephyr and hopes his visit is only short-term.

"So, did you quit again?" Fluttershy goes straight to the point to avoid any nonsensical excuse her brother may say to elude his calling in life as he previously would to bum around and do whatever he wants.

"I'm on vacation, Fluttershy, after performing wonderfully in Manehattan. The lights, the stars, the attention! The shop was overwhelmed with customers, and I sought to get the job done with every pony's mane according to their design!" Zephyr over-exaggerates his explanation, and Fluttershy and Rainbow Dash doubt Zephyr's claims but show some optimism to feed his crusade.

"Vacation, huh?" Rainbow Dash stares into Zephyr's eyes. "Are you sure it's a vacation and not an early leave? Hmm?" Rainbow knows Zephyr got fired from his job again.

"No," Zephyr shakes his head, responding to Rainbow's interrogating question. "I'm on vacation, and they gave me three tickets to Baltimare's exclusive animal exhibit featuring the prehistoric age; the exhibit would be open to the public in a few weeks," Zephyr reveals the tickets to Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy.

"Say what?!" Fluttershy and Rainbow Dash examine the authenticity of the ticket.

"Fluttershy, these tickets are valid!" Rainbow Dash is impressed with Zephyr's honesty.

"And.., I ge-ge-get to see the animals of the prehistoric era before any pony else?" Fluttershy is stunned; she heard about the exhibit from her friend, Tree Hugger, in a letter she wrote months ago. Now, she has the opportunity to see it before any pony else.

"Mmhmm," Zephyr Breeze nods. "Call it a thank you present for setting me straight and not giving up on me."

"Wow..," Fluttershy couldn't utter any other word and turned to Rainbow Dash. "Would you like to join us..?"

"What else is there to do in Baltimare besides the exhibit, Zephyr? Got any more surprises?" Rainbow Dash wonders if Zephyr had any notion of making a move on her with something pleasing besides seeing the prehistoric animals.

"Well, later tonight, the Baltimare Mavericks are taking on the Vanhoover Broncos for game one of the Equestrian Baseball Championship.., which I have three tickets to sit at behind plate."

Rainbow Dash gasped and didn't think a wimp like Zephyr would have tickets to the championship game. She remembers how expensive going to a game would be and would have listened to the game on the radio.

"Here's the proof," Zephyr reveals the championship game tickets, fanning them in front of Rainbow Dash. Rainbow observes the authenticity, and she's amazed at Zephyr's honesty.

"Wow, Zephyr," Fluttershy smiles at her brother's success. "Sorry that we assumed the worst for you."

"Yeah," Rainbow nervously chuckles at her mistake of assuming the worst. "Sorry for doubting your new capabilities of success and your position in your job."

"Water under the bridge, Dashikins," Zephyr charmingly replies to gain bonus points for attracting Rainbow to be his mate.

"Haha, don't call me that!" Rainbow Dash reminds Zephyr about the nicknames that are not welcome.

"Oh, right," Zephyr chuckles lightly at his mistake. "So, are we ready?"

"Yeah, let's get going!" Rainbow is excited about today, and after it, she wants to forget about Zephyr possibly making some remarks to create a loving relationship.

"Okay, let me pack some things, and we'll get going," Fluttershy responds to her brother's question and starts packing snacks and drinks for the ride.

Fluttershy, Rainbow Dash, and Zephyr trot to the Ponyville train station and hear that there are delays and maintenance at Baltimare Station, which causes headaches for every passenger. The rail pony informs everyone that the train will stop by the forests of Neigh York, allowing every pony to trot or take wagons to travel to Baltimare. The trio didn't mind cause the exhibit would open around 1:15 pm, giving them time to enjoy the wilderness and fresh air before entering a populated city.

The travel to Neigh York was swift for Fluttershy and Rainbow Dash since the two talked to each other more while Zephyr attempted to hook up with a single mare on the train and miserably failed after she dumped her soda on his mane. The train stops at the makeshift train station near Neigh York; Royal Guards are standing in attention, observing the inhabitants and ensuring everyone's safety until Baltimare Station gets repaired.

"I need some water to fix my mane!" Zephyr whines about the stickiness from the soda poured on him earlier.

"On it!" Rainbow zooms into the skies, bringing a small white cloud, bucking it to rainwater and drenching Zephyr.

Zephyr feels relieved the soda washed out of his mane and coat; he fixes and readjusts his mane. "Much better, thanks, Dashi-" Zephyr gulps, seeing Rainbow's angry face about the nicknames, then readjusts his manner. "Thanks, Rainbow."

"Sure, no probs," Rainbow and Fluttershy follow the crowd, trotting to Baltimare with no wagons available.

During the trot to Baltimare, Zephyr tried to input himself into Fluttershy and Rainbow's conversation; they didn't mean to ignore him, but his advances with other mares and trying to hook up with one made it unbearable and embarrassing. Fluttershy and Rainbow want to subside the uneasy humiliation of Zephyr's behavior and focus on the fun they'll endure at the prehistoric exhibit and championship game.

Royal Guards positioned themselves tightly since the upcoming news report of ambushes had many travelers spooked, especially those transporting goods to Baltimare. Half an hour into the travel, tremors quake the ground, scaring everyone, including the Royal Guards. Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy feel something is coming to attack everyone, and it may search for Spike.

A towering forty-foot robot scans for signs of the Omnitrix with two mechanized drones flying and shooting at all signs of life.

"Not these things again!" Rainbow Dash wishes to fight the robots but fears her hind legs and wings would break by the metal of the robots' physique.

"Retreat! Everypony! Retreat!" Several Royal Guards throw their spears at the robots, watching them bounce off, having no effect.

Everyone fled for their lives after watching the Royal Guards get defeated by the robots, taking heavy damage from the laser shots when they pierced through their shields like a needle popping a balloon.

"Rainbow, protect my sister!" Zephyr allures the robots' attention and flies deep into the forest. The robots scanned him and chased him, ignoring the fleeing ponies screaming at the top of their lungs.

"I can't believe Zephyr decided to risk his life for us!" Fluttershy couldn't believe her brother didn't think about himself for once during a crisis. She gallops with the screaming ponies to ensure their safety away from the carnage.

"I know!" Rainbow looks back and feels something is amiss about Zephyr's character, causing her to stop flying after a thought hits her hard.

"Huh?" Fluttershy sees her friend hovering with much on her mind. "Rainbow, why did you stop flying?"

"Your brother is tackling the robots..," Rainbow feels guilty about leaving Zephyr behind.

Fluttershy feels dreadful for following her instinct to flee even after the Royal Guards issued the command and failed to destroy the behemoths. "We have to help him!" Fluttershy uses her adrenaline to outfly and outmatch Rainbow's velocity to rescue her brother from certain doom.

Rainbow Dash flaps her wings, matching Fluttershy's flight speed to help Zephyr Breeze, while the thought of Zephyr Breeze hiding something crucial would explain his new demeanor.

Zephyr Breeze smirked and chuckled during the flight and turned around after feeling he separated himself from the herd of fleeing ponies and Royal Guards. "Activating Saber Wing Mode!" Zephyr's wings start glowing in aqua-blue plasma; then they become razor-sharp on the edges. "Deactivate cloaking mode!" Zephyr's saddlebags are now visible, and the towering robot stands back except for the two drones that fly closer to him. "Thrusters!" The saddlebags initiate the rocket boosters, allowing Zephyr to glide swifter, and he uses his wings to slice the drone in half. The plasma melts the metal of the drones, allowing microbots from the saddlebag to infest the robots and self-detonate. He laughs while relishing the moment to take down the titan Prince Blueblood had encountered in the Crystal Empire.

Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy shriek after seeing two explosions a few meters away; they believe the robots have killed Zephyr. Then they hear him laugh in bliss? They are confused and keep their distance due to the towering robot.

"Oh, you poor thing, I had expected something else running amuck in these woods, especially that necromancer with the charms! I was expecting to see him today, but you'll do," Zephyr knows what weapon to utilize against the titan. He whistles, calling for his favorite weapon. The bunny garden gnome flies and disposes of its' shell, revealing the long barrel for a - "Ion Cannon!" The saddlebag thrusters merge into a cannon, allowing Zephyr to use his wings to flap and hover in place, transferring the plasma energy from his wings into the cannon. The long barrel attaches itself to the cannon for a precision shot. Using a thought command, the Ion Cannon powers up.

The robot jumps up and spins its legs like a tornado with the urge to take down Zephyr before getting blown to smithereens by colliding with him.

"Too breezy!" Zephyr uses his last name as a pun, referring to too easy. "FIRING!" He shouts, firing a precision aqua-blueish-green ion plasma beam at the robotic titan's head. It implodes on contact while the rest of the body detonates from the attack.

Fluttershy and Rainbow Dash are stunned, with their jaws hanging loose after witnessing Zephyr demolishing the robots the Royal Guards fell victim to. They slowly approach Zephyr with newfound respect and sympathy for their judgment of him after knowing little of the plumbing agency regarding secrets.

"Base, this is Zephyr Breeze, second in command of the abnormality squad, reporting a robot sighting near Baltimare. Two drones and a titan were sighted and destroyed, and I need immediate service for the reserves to observe all locations in Equestria for any other sighting of robotic activity; over?"

"This is Commander Luna, Zephyr. I accept your request since there have been countless activities with these robots recently. Many teams globally have reported defeating the drones and titans, over."

"Understood, Commander, I thought the spook of the day was the necromancer with the charms!" Zephyr wanted to fight him more than anything else ever since he was humiliated at the Starswirled the Bearded museum years ago.

"You'll get your shot soon, Zephyr. Now, return with your vacation before you get exposed. That explosion you made would draw more attention than the Grand Galloping Gala my sister throws yearly."

"Understood, Commander, signing off now," Zephyr is about to deactivate his saddlebag cannon and initiate the cloaking mechanism when he sees Fluttershy and Rainbow Dash drawing nearer. "Shit!" Zephyr didn't mean to curse in front of -

"Language," Fluttershy gets closer to Zephyr while being cautious with his weaponry attached like saddlebags.

"What are those..?" Rainbow Dash examines the saddlebags that held Zephyr's weaponry.

"I'll explain later, Rainbow," Zephyr doesn't sound himself but more mature than narcissistic. "Right now, I need to scour the area and ensure no other drone or titan made an appearance."

"Drone?" Fluttershy repeats what Zephyr says.

"Titan?" Rainbow repeats what Zephyr says.

Zephyr prepares to answer any question when he hears an echoing boom southern from their position. He activates his visors with the GPS, monitoring any nearby plumber getting overwhelmed by the drones or titans.

"What's happening?" Rainbow asks Zephyr since he knows what's happening.

"Him," Zephyr's voice becomes grim and zooms after the necromancer, causing Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy to catch up and see the spectacle of Zephyr taking down another foe.

In the southern regions of Neigh York's forest, another plumber dodges the attacks from Hex. Hex is a grayish dragon with black symbols on his shoulders. Hex wears a red and black dress, hood, and black pants torn beyond his knees. He also had black arm guards and long socks that didn't cover his heels or toes. His face paint is white and black to resemble a skull.

"Foolish pony, you have underestimated my newfound power with the Charms of Bezel!" Hex uses the Charm of Telekinesis to dislodge the plumber's saddlebag weaponry off of her, causing the plumber to crash into several trees viciously. He walks over, laughing triumphantly. "Now," Hex activates the Charm of Fire. "You will die!"

"Firing Ion Cannon!" Zephyr swoops in, shooting an aqua-blueish-green plasma beam at Hex, aiming to destroy his charms.

"You!" Hex growls and diverts the concentration of his Charm of Fire to Luck, evading Zephyr's best attack into striking several trees and creating a forest fire. Hex launches himself to attack Zephyr with all of his might.

Zephyr reacts and punches Hex's balled fist with his front left hoof; the collision sends a shockwave, causing the surrounding area to feel tremors and anything flying flung away. Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy crash into the leaves on top of a tall oak tree.

"Take this!" Hex activates the Charm of Electricity to electrocute Zephyr's saddlebag weaponry before he can utilize their other combat systems.

Zephyr activates the conduit of his saddlebag, recharging his saddlebag and head-butting Hex; he grunts and uses the Charm of Fire to incinerate Zephyr. Zephyr dodges the attack and watches several trees burst into flames behind him.

"You've grown stronger, Hex," Zephyr releases his hair loop in his mane, allowing it to drop and dispose of his ridiculous hairstyle. He has a blond spiked mohawk flowing with electricity.

"The Famed Light-Fu Breeze," Hex recalls Zephyr's magistracy of combining Kung-Fu with lightning since pegasi controls the weather in Equestria.

"Saddle-Skeleton!" Zephyr's saddlebag readjusts his spine, enabling him to stand on two hooves instead of four; the lightning charged with the saddlebag conjures lightning fists in front of his hooves, now acting like hands.

"SAAAAY WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT?!" Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy watch Zephyr turn into a God with the weaponry he has. Light-Fu is legendary within pegasi history, with only a select few chosen to wield its' sacred power. Legend says only those who refuse to give up and have never doubted, even when there's less than a one percent chance, will undergo training to obtain the power of lightning merged with Kung-Fu; many have tried but failed because of the one doubt to become greatness.

"This is impossible. Zephyr always quits, always gives up too easily; how can he possess this kind of power..?" Rainbow Dash questions Zephyr's true identity because of the Light-Fu legend and knows Zephyr wholeheartedly for his selfish nature and quit-now attitude.

"Why was Zephyr lying to me about his persona? How did he become a plumber?" Fluttershy thought to herself about her baby brother's involvement.

Zephyr raises his left fist in the air, conjuring lightning from a cloud to strike him and channel the energy as a conduit. He lowers his left fist and charges a lightning ball.

"As much as I would love to battle the Light-Fu Breeze," Hex gazes at Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy's position on the tall oak tree. "I hate having an audience!" Hex smirks, causing Zephyr's eyes to widen with the possibility of his older sister and friend perishing by the claws of Hex's magic potency. Hex uses the Charm of Luck and Fire to incinerate Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy.

"Nooooooooo!" Zephyr discharges his attack and flies swiftly to protect Fluttershy and Rainbow Dash.

"Not this time, watch em' burn!" Hex uses his Charm of Telekinesis to repel Zephyr's flight, causing him to collide into a different tree to watch those closest to him rive in agony.

A green blur flashes when Hex's attack destroys the top of the oak tree, setting it ablaze and making Zephyr believe his sister and friend had perished with no sound of agony; An instant death.

Hex laughs victoriously and uses his magic to teleport away from Zephyr's presence with one statement for him to hear. "Soon, we'll fight, and you'll die."

"I've tasted a sample of your magic power, Hex, but you didn't win," Zephyr smirks and turns upward. "Nice work, Lightning Dust."

Rainbow Dash is quieter than Fluttershy when Lightning Dust uses her swift flight velocity to swoop in and save the duo from impending doom. She has so many questions about Lightning Dust's involvement than Zephyr. Lightning Dust lowers and allows Fluttershy and Rainbow Dash to stand on their hooves after witnessing unimaginable events.

Zephyr and Lightning Dust laugh at Rainbow's face with her eyes widening and jaw hanging loosely.

"H-H-How..?" Rainbow Dash remembers Lightning Dust's erratic behavior when she was in charge during the Wonderbolt Academy Training and her recklessness. "How are you two -"

"Plumbers?" Zephyr and Lightning Dust are aware that Princess Luna has tried to recruit them; however, they reject the opportunity since Fluttershy has her animals to care for and her teaching while Rainbow Dash has her Wonderbolt career and teaching responsibilities.

"Yeah," Fluttershy and Rainbow say in unison, which begs to differ who else they've encountered were plumbers in disguise.

"Follow me," Lightning Dust leads Fluttershy and Rainbow Dash to her hideout while Zephyr keeps surveillance, ensuring no trespassers or lurkers are spying on their whereabouts.

After a ten-minute trot, Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy see a worn-down shack with a broken wooden door frame. The duo questioned the stability of Lightning Dust's hideout until she opened the door, revealing a staircase descending to the lower levels of her hideout, which features a housing unit capable of supporting a family.

"Now, we want some -" Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy gasp after seeing Lightning and Zephyr passionately kissing each other as a married couple would.

"Hey, wait a minute! I thought you were in love with me!" Rainbow Dash interrupts Zephyr and Lightning's kissing moment. They stop and turn to her.

"Well, Rainbow, Zephyr is my fiancé," Lightning Dust answers Rainbow's question, causing Rainbow and Fluttershy to have a heart attack from the revelation.

"I was never in love with you, Rainbow; that was my disguised character's persona, not me."

"Our work ethnicity requires every creature to become a disguised persona to live life in Equus while we hunt down anything abnormal beyond Equus' understandings. In secrecy, we can have our love while defending Equus and Beyond from any off-worlders seeking to destroy our homes. We knew you'd rejected the opportunity Commander Luna proposed after expressing a distasteful thought of wearing a plumber's uniform and fixing pipes, in which your priorities were much higher than anything," Lightning Dust said to prove any accusations Rainbow and Fluttershy would have expressed, she relays an audio message Commander Luna recorded when she offered the position to them and Starlight.

"We were quite surprised that Starlight Glimmer had decided right then and there to accept the proposal, thus becoming a rookie plumber -" Rainbow interrupts Zephyr's speech.

"We want to be plumbers, now!" She shouts and stomps her left front hoof to make her statement evident in her determination to become a plumber and battle the robots and anything beyond Equestria's understanding.

"I've never seen this side of you, Zephyr, the real you: bold, brave, mature. I want that side of you, not the fake you," Fluttershy wants to know more about her actual brother than the fake persona he uses to facade the public. "We're ready to become like you."

"No disrespect, Dash, but I don't believe you can keep a secret, let alone understand the gravity of our situation," Lightning Dust knows Rainbow's character as being a show-off and would boast about being a secret agent for popularity.

"There's another glaring issue; you two are renowned as Equestria's saviors, which complicates things. We, plumbers, are meant to be unnoticed; we fear that either of you would keep a documented journal that would expose us to the rest of the world, including those who remain anonymous for many reasons we cannot discuss," Zephyr admits the fear of the plumber's agency whenever a notoriety desired to become one of them.

"That's so unfair! Also, why is a quitter like you an expert on Light-Fu?" Rainbow demands to know what makes Zephyr so unique.

Lightning gasps and places her right hoof around Zephyr while using her left hoof to grasp his chest. "Zephyr has never been a quitter; he's devoting, motivating, and pushing boundaries beyond limitation! Zephyr is the super-soldier every royal guard wanted to be; first colt in, last colt out!"

"Oh, and by the way, I'm about to miss your show," Zephyr reminds Lightning Dust about her new show debuting since her character got booted from the Wonderbolt Academy.

"OH MY GOSH! I HAVE TO GET READY!" Lightning soars out of the room to change into her new uniform and departs her hideout.

Zephyr chuckles. "There she goes, what a flyer."

"Ahem!" Rainbow gets Zephyr's attention. "Make us or at least me a plumber! We want in on these awesome adventures you go on daily, which is better than any other monster we've come across!"

Zephyr sighs in defeat and activates his visors. "Since you're demanding to become one of us, I need to take photos for identification, which will take a few minutes to create your I.D. number and to assign you to a team that will train you."

"Why can't you train us, Zephyr?" Fluttershy had hoped to be beside her brother during her training to become a helpful plumber.

"It's not my call; that assignment is for Commander Luna to decide, and she'll love two bearers of the Elements of Harmony beside her during the upcoming battles between unleashed in our domain," Zephyr stretched the truth which made Rainbow more excited than Fluttershy, she wants to be beside her younger brother and understand the real him and not the fake she led on to believe to be her younger brother. "Now, stand together so I can take this picture."

Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy stand closely, nearly hugging due to their overwhelming excitement about the plumber's agency and maybe letting Twilight and the girls know about Spike's progress with his device that allows him to turn into an alien. Zephyr takes the snapshot.

"Initiate Camera Mode!" Zephyr's visors take a snapshot of Fluttershy and Rainbow; however, he doesn't warn them about the flash, knocking them out since he commenced the amnesia protocol. Fluttershy and Rainbow collapse onto the floor, snoring. "Sorry, Dashikins. I cannot allow you and my sister to become a plumber. You're already Equestria's Saviors, and that's all you'll ever be," Zephyr reaches into his saddlebag to retrieve a doorknob; he places it on the door he used to enter Lightning's hideout and opens it, revealing an entryway back to Fluttershy's cottage from her closet. He carries the duo inside and places them on the couch while the animal friends are outside having a party. "Be well, sis," Zephyr trots to Fluttershy's closet and shuts the door, removing the doorknob so there is no access to Lightning's hideout.