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Atlus walked to a work bench containing a recreation of the machine that makes nanobots, he plugged himself into it. Filling a tank inside of him with nanobots, he started programming them for mapping out the landscape, and landmarks of the planet. "PK, would you take me to meet some of this new planets inhabitants?"

"Of coarse, I would be glad to." PK climbed out of the basement, followed by Atlus.

"First, I wish to meet a specific pony. The townspeople informed me to stay clear of an 'excessively clumsy grey mare' with bubbles for a 'cutiemark'. They said her name was Ditsy Hooves." Atlus followed PK to a store with the name of the Sugar Cube Corner, walking in atlas noticed a grey mare with a blond mane and tail, and bubbles on the side of her hind legs. He approached her "Excuse me, but I wish to make your acquaintance."

The blond mare turned to look at him, her eyes facing two different ways "Oh, hello, my names Ditsy Hooves, but most ponies call me Derpy, who are you?"

"My identification is SC-7, but my name is Atlus." His eye moved to looking at both eyes "How is your vision?"

She looked down "I hate it when the first thing new ponies ask me is if I can see strait."

"I did not refer to the straitness of your vision, but the clarity of it." He crouched to her level "I do not mean to offend you, but to nearly meet you."

At that she looked back up to him "I can see perfectly clear, but in two directions."

"That is not necessarily a bad thing, in combat, being able to see in multiple directions can be very helpful." He stood looking to PK "Would you allow me to demonstrate how multiple points of view can help in batt-"

"You don't have to mock me, you could just tell me to leave!" Her eyes started to water.

"I am not mocking you, I have a 360 degree view."

She stomped a hoof "Prove it!" She was obviously angry.

"PK come outside, I'm going to prove it." The three of them moved to outside, Derpy flying to a small cloud above them, the two ground-bound took their places.

PK sprinted at Atlus, who jumped over the Titan. Landing he spun, grabbing PK's leg. He tossed PK through the air, then faced Derpy "My vision is even active when my eyes are closed." As he said this he closed the shutter style eyelids Dimitri had given him. PK came up from behind Atlus, slamming a massive fist into the ground where Atlus was previously standing. Atlus landed on PK's arm, making PK swing at him with the other, free arm. Atlus ducked, but grabbed the giant fist, stopping it. He turned, throwing PK through the air. His eyes opened, and he noticed Derpy staining in amazement "Do you now believe that I am not mocking you?"

"Uh huh. Hey I'm late for work, do you mind walking and talking with me?" She flew down to him "It won't take that long."

"I have plenty time to spare, PK, can you inform the others that I am going to return in a bit?" Atlus looked to the giant.

"No problem at all, have fun." The giant walked into the Sugar Cube Corner.

After several minutes the two made it to a post office "How is it that a pony as intelligent as you, is working at a post office?"

"Nopony wants to hire me because of my eyes. They always think I'll break something important." She looked down.

"That is not very fair. At any rate, would you like to converse after you get off work?" She looked back to him.

"Sure, that sound nice. I get off in five hours."she walked up to the doors.

"I will meet you here, have a nice day." She walked into the doors, when they closed, Atlus started walking back to the Sugar Cube Corner, but stopped when he herd yelling from inside the post office. Curious, he turned back and entered the building in time to see a large stallion slap Derpy. When the stalion noticed him, his eye started changing from a blue glow, to a crimson one. "That is very disrespectful, apologize now."

"Or what? Your gonna keep starrin' at me like an idiot?" He emphasized his lack of care by preparing to repeat the offense, but was stopped when something made him fly into the wall.

"I said apologize, now." Derpy looked at him in a way that said 'thank you'. "I am not gonna tell you again, if you do not apologize, I will make you."

The stallion glared at him with hatred "Ya' think that cause you got a cheep shot in, you can take me? Your wrong!" He moved at Atlus quickly, kicking him in the chest, Atlus slammed against a wall. "Ha! Your just all talk! You couldn't do any thing to me if ya' tri-" he was inturrupted by Atlus pinning him to the ground.

Atlus grabbed him by the mane, slamming his head into the ground "Apologize, and I will not break you!"

"Fine! I'm sorry! I'm sorry! Get this psycho off me, please?!" After Atlus got his wish, he released the stallion, then went and helped Derpy to her hooves.

"I apologize for losing my temper, so to speak. I hope you don't hate me." Atlus looked down "I went to meet PK back at the Sugar Cube Corner, but I heard yelling, so I came back, and when I saw him hit you I... I could not control my anger... What happened?" He looked back at her.

"When I came in, I tripped and caught myself by grabbing his desk, but that made the desk shake and spill his coffee onto his lap. It was an accident." She said while putting a hoof over the spot where she was slapped.

Atlus picked her off the ground, hugging her he stated quietly "I will never allow anything to cause you any harm, physical, or mental."

She hugged him back. "I'm happy to hear that."