"Oy! Over here!" I inwardly groaned as I heard a familiar, yet annoying, voice pierce the silence of the oceanic city. It was like any other splicer's voice really. Two-toned--like, literally two-toned, it's creepy as hell--garbled, and reeking of idiocy. Well, honestly I just added the idiocy part, but it's the same thing really. Let alone the fact that some have accents that I REALLY can't describe. "Metal feline! Over here! Those were some 'ell of fireworks eh? It's gettin' better every year 'innit?" See what I mean?

I turned towards the splicer, letting out a loud metallic groan as I did so. It was the only noise I could make after my voice box was removed after all. Well, that and growling, but that's only when I was annoyed. It didn't make much of a difference though, I always sounded as if I was mad. The splicer, who was currently holding onto a lead pipe he had scavenged, just chuckled however.

They had all gotten used to me being here. Especially since they couldn't get rid of me. "I take it that was a yes?" I didn't even bother to dignify that with a response as I just turned and left. "Eh, all right, all right, I'll leave ya be. See ya' round big guy!" The sound of his footsteps rushing away from me was a welcome relief. I would never understand splicers. One second, they act all buddy-buddy with me, as if they had known me for years, the next, they're trying to cut me up, beat me to death, burn me alive, or turn me into Swiss cheese... In that order.

It's things like these that make me realize, this is my life. I'm alone, I can't talk, I'm in a two-ton metal suit, annnnd I can't die.

Isn't life beautiful?

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"Now that everypony is present, I will go over the mission once more." Princess Celestia told the large group of guards and missionaries that stood before her. Prince Blueblood stood to her left, a bored expression on his face as usual, and Princess Luna stood to her right. The guards were all standing in attention in front of the royal family, though particularly Luna and Celestia, and the missionaries were trying their best to do the same. As for the two snooping ponies behind the pillar, they were carefully peering their heads around the side of their hiding places as they tried to get a better view of the situation.

"In a matter of moments, Luna and I will teleport us all into the unknown kingdom in the Ponycific ocean. Our mission is to find the leaders of this kingdom and attempt to make peace with them. We are not to separate from one another under any circumstances. The kingdom will only remain visible for twelve hours, and due to the conditions that it is under, my sister and I will only be able to make one large scale return teleportation spell. It is because of this that we must stay together." As the solar princess explained, Fluttershy felt her heart begin to beat at a faster rate. "Wh- what would happen if we weren't close enough? Oh dear." She thought. Rarity remained as excited as ever though, not even slightly fazed by the troubling issue that may arise on their journey.

"If everypony is ready, we will begin immediately!" Princess Luna continued, both her and Celestia's horns beginning to glow. It was at that moment that everypony in the room shared one respective thought. "This is it."

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Fontaine Fisheries. A once bustling place of work, where fisherman and collectors of all sorts could once obtain exotic, undersea fish that could never be found near the surface. Now, however, it was a dark and abandoned place, long left to rot by time. At least, it used to be. A blinding light flashed in the center of the room, atop a boardwalk like platform that the workers of the area used to easily maneuver the room, before just as quickly dimming itself, revealing a large group of over 50 ponies, each one with proud and confident looks on their faces... until they actually looked around the room.

Several of them, the princesses included, looked towards the glass walls in wonder and awe, amazed that they were truly under the ocean. To them, this was unheard of. Not even the most advanced pony societies from ancient times could have been able to construct something such as this, and they all knew it. However, while they all marveled at the sight that surrounded them, two certain ponies simply found it to be damp and disgusting. One of which having been teleported under the boardwalk with her pegasus friend, luckily remaining hidden from the sight of any of the other ponies. "Ick, ooh, dirt. And my mane is getting absolutely soaked. What kind of kingdom is this? Underwater or not, they should at least have the decency of making sure that there aren't any leaks about the place. How dreadful." She exclaimed as quietly as possible towards Fluttershy. Fluttershy, however, was currently in as much of a state of wonder as the others. It was simply so... beautiful, for her to see the ocean from beneath, despite the ill-kept condition of the room.

There was a moment of silence as everypony fought to remove themselves from their states of admiration towards this remarkable sight so that they could continue their mission. Luckily, Princess Celestia did just that. "Everypony, we must stay focused. Remember, we have a limited amount of time to find the leaders of this kingdom and make peace. We will marvel at the sights in a later time." All of the gaurd ponies and missionaries moved their focus to the princess almost instantly, their two hidden tag-alongs doing the same. "Yes. Of course." Celestia's sister, Luna, confirmed, though she herself was as much glued to the sights as anypony else. "To start, we need to find one of the civilians of this kingdom. It is highly likely that they will be able to guide us to their leader." Everypony nodded in affirmation. The princesses both nodded back before heading off deeper into the fisheries, the squads following them tirelessly while their two spectators snuck from place to place at a reasonable distance, doing their best to remain hidden.

The two ponies were not the only ones sneaking around however. One familiar splicer, with which the 'metal feline' of Rapture had recently interacted with, had watched over and seen the whole thing. At first, he believed that he had simply taken a bad hypo of Eve, or perhaps drank too much old whiskey for his mind to handle. After his initial shock though, he quickly realized that he was not hallucinating the strange, talking creatures that had appeared before him from out of thin air. Curious as to where they were going, the splicer followed the group using the air vents above them, an ill conceived thought of their demise already forming in his tumor filled mind.

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It had already been 9 hours since the group had begun their search, and still, they could not find any citizens of this kingdom. Rather, all they found was wreckage and ruins that surrounded them. Things that used to hold beauty, now rusted and crumbling with age and mistreatment. They were beginning to think of the kingdom as less amazing, and more abandoned. "Sister, how have we still not found anypony as off yet?" The younger of the two sisters asked the other.

"Yes auntie, how have we still not seen anypony? One would think that these peasants would at least be plentiful, even in such filth." Blueblood complained/agreed. Princess Celestia could not answer their questions though, for she as well was at a loss. The splicer who had been following them however, knew perfectly well why they hadn't seen anyone. Earlier that day, the splicers had suggested celebrating the New Years with a round of drinks for everyone, so it was likely that they were all still at the taverns, drinking themselves into comas. He knew that he couldn't take on this large group on his own, even with his demented mind. So he had decided to follow them instead.

"Perhaps... You both have a point. It is likely that this kingdom has been deserted for some time now. I believe it is time for us to return." The splicer's eyes widened at this. He couldn't simply allow them to leave! Not yet at least.

"Oy! Up here!" He shouted towards the group. The crowd of ponies looked towards the ceiling, slightly shocked to see such a strange and, at a lack of better words, hideous creature. They did not comment on this though, preferring not to make offense to what may be the average appearance of such creatures. Even Fluttershy, the kinder of all the ponies there, still hidden in sight with Rarity by her side, couldn't help but flinch at the creature.

The splicer, happy that he had gotten their attention, jumped down from his high position within the vents, landing feet first onto the floor, though rather sloppily, and looking towards the group with a creepy and eroded smile. The princesses pushed the appearance of the creature aside however. After all, he was the first citizen that they had met in this kingdom.

"Greetings." The pony of the sun greeted. "I am Princess Celestia, co-ruler of the kingdom of Equestria alongside my sister, Princess Luna." She gestured towards her sister as she continued to look towards the disfigured being, a smile of kindness adorning her muzzle. The splicers demented smile grew, as he let out an inwardly sarcastic bow at the princess.

"'Ello princesses. Names Rodney Jarod, nice t' meet ya." He introduced himself in return. "Now then, what can I do for ya?" The princesses of day and night were slightly offset by the being's odd way of talking, along with most everypony that had accompanied them, but they ignored this issue nonetheless. Princess Luna took a step forward and began to explain their reason for arriving.

"You see, 'Rodney', my sister and I have come to this mysterious kingdom in the hopes of making peace. If you would be so kind as to point us in the direction of your leader, we would be most thankful indeed." The splicer barely held back a laugh at this. Peace? In Rapture of all places? Wherever these candy colored horses had come from, it obviously wasn't from here.

"Leader eh? 'Ang on a tick wuldja?" The splicer said as he raised his hand to his chin and began to think up a lie. It needed to be something convincing, that would work to his advantage in the long run. A mischievous grin passed about his face as he thought up the perfect 'leader' for this little ruse. "Well, normally I'd say we splicers run the show round this aquarium, but the metal feline would pro'bly be our leader in any case, he would." The princesses put on faces of confusion as he told them this fib.

"Metal feline? A feline is the leader of your kingdom?" Everypony else was just as confused as the princesses were, unsure of what to make of this 'metal feline'. The splicer burst out laughing, once again causing a majority of the ponies to flinch.

"What, like a cat? Hahahahahaaaa! Lord no, we splicers ain't that crazy we ain't." He explained to the confused group. "We just call him that because, no matter how many times we kill'm, he just won't stay dead. 'E's one persistent fish he is." Everypony in the room's mouths and eyes widened at this remark for two reasons. One, this being had just mentioned killing someone without even batting an eye, even though murder was rare in a place such as Equestria. Two, how could a being be killed again and again, yet still come back? "You'll know'm when ya see'im. Real big, glowin' eye, covered in heavy stuff made of metal, and reeeeaaal quiet-like. Mostly cuz the porpoise can't talk no more." As he explained this, he was cut off by the distant sound of heavy thumps, growing closer and closer little by little. This was his chance.

"'Ere 'e comes now! Spot of luck for ya 'innit?" He said before running off around the corner, stopping just short of exiting their sight. "Oh, I'll be gettin' the rest if the boys here t' meet 'cha! I'm sure they'd love to have all sorts of fun wit' ya!" Had they listened closely, they would have noticed the darker meaning behind his words. At the moment though, they were too preoccupied with listening to the ever growing sound of heavy footsteps, approaching in their direction.

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"Another damned leak. I swear, these fisheries will be the death of me."

My built in Rapture Maintenence System had pointed out this leak only moments ago, deciding to cooperate with the usual loud alarm to tell me of this issue. By now, the damned alarm had finally shut off, leaving me to head towards the leak in peace. It was another damned flaw to this piece of crap suit, and I honestly wished that it could be removed as soon as possible. Unfortunately for me, I couldn't do that without effectively screwing myself over in the future.

So far, aside from the yearly whatever the hell happens outside, nothing particularly interesting has happened. Of course.

"You know, after walking around a broken down city with nobody to talk to who wouldn't end up putting a bullet or blade in your chest, a person would probably go mad. Yet, here I was, bored and sane as eve-" My train of thought effectively crashed into a burning wreck as I turned the corner and was met by the eyes of several, and I'm not kidding when I say this, colored ponies. Ponies. Just...ponies? It was the only word I knew to describe them as, having likely heard the word sometime along my life, though I couldn't remember when. Nonetheless, I let out an inward sigh. I threw away a mental list with tallies on it titled 'Days since last phycological breakdown'. It's too bad too. I was about to break my record of 24.

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No noise was heard from the room as the ponies just stared in a combination of shock, awe, and fear at the giant that stood before them. As the splicer had told them, it was a giant metal creature, with a single eye that glowed an eerie green. Fluttershy hid herself even further into her hiding spot, trembling with fear.

Prince Blueblood, much to everypony's surprise and chagrin, decided to take the initiative on this. Not because he was enthusiastic about creating peace, but because he was missing his 10:00 hooficure appointment and wanted to return as soon as possible. "Ah, you must be the 'metal feline' we've heard so much about. Well, while you certainly fit the description, I still am not too certain as to why those hideous things from before would choose a filthy brute like yourself to lead them." Princess Celestia, Luna, and Rarity alike nearly slammed their hooves into their faces out of frustration as they listened to Prince Blueblood so 'kindly' introduce himself.

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"Is it normal to want to punch your hallucinations? Like, reeeeaaaally badly? Because that's what I want to do right now. Repeatedly."

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"I am Prince Blueblood, member of the royal family of-" Blueblood paused in his spiel as he noticed the behemoth begin to walk past him, as well as the large group of ponies that accompanied him. He was being ignored, and he didn't take too kindly to that. "Hey, are you listening to me?!?" The metal monstrosity didn't listen as it leaned down next to a cracked piece of glass that was currently leaking water and began to release a solvent from a compartment in its wrists. "How dare you ignore me! I am a Prince! I should not be treated like this! Especially by the likes of you!"

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"Ok brain, look. You want to make a hallucination to keep me mentally active? Fine, I'll understand completely. But would you ease up on the annoying factor? Honestly, does this guy ever shut up?" The pony continued to ramble on about being a prince and deserving better as I placed the last of the solvent on the leak, stopping the water in its tracks, and tapping on the glass ever so lightly to be sure the solvent wouldn't come off.

"Honestly, where does a hulking monster like you find enjoyment in treating royalty like this?" The light taps that I had given the glass turned into one hard slam, cracking the glass further, but luckily not causing any leaks. Now I was sure that this wasn't a hallucination. My mind, as twisted as it may be, would never use that word to describe anyone. Not the splicers, not these ponies, and especially not myself. The plus side? If this wasn't a hallucination, then I could punch it all I liked.

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"Honestly, where does a hulking monster like you find enjoyment in treating royalty like this?"

The metal giant suddenly slammed its hulking hand against the glass as Blueblood uttered this question. Everypony seemed to prepare for the worst at this point, the guards flaring their wings and readying their magic as they prepared for a fight, though in the inside, they felt a slight twinge of fear. The princesses felt it too, and Fluttershy and Rarity were no excuse for this fear.

Suddenly, in a speed impossible to imagine on a creature of such a size, the colossus stood itself in front of Blueblood, looking down upon him since he only reached the height of his stomach. It's once green eye had turned a vibrant orange, threatening to deepen to a tint of red at any moment, as it let out a loud and unearthly growl that seemed to echo within its own head. Blueblood promptly fell backwards in fear, not expecting such a violent reaction for his taunting.

Before anymore could occur though, a voice familiar to both the metal man and the ponies of this group resounded throughout the hallways. "This way. It's this way it is! Meat! And lots of it! Not only that, but I'm pretty sure they 'ave ADAM enough for a whole school of fish!"

"Come on! Lets go, gotta go, c'mon lets go!"

"Don't worry Paulie, you'll get your share! Right after mine!"

"Oh please! I'm going to eat before the both of ya's."

Several voices resounded along with the splicer known as Rodney, each seeming to get louder and louder as they approached. The grinding of weapons on concrete could be heard coming form the other room, along with the deadly sounding click of a revolver.

Within seconds, the splicer horde entered the room, each of them wielding makeshift weaponry that they had likely scavenged out of a nearby bathroom. Rodney, who had originally had a lead pipe as a weapon, had lucked out, and found a revolver on his trip to and from the tavern.

The ponies knew a threat when they saw one, and this large group of armed splicers did not bode well for their hopes for peace. Rarity and Fluttershy had now completely hidden themselves, only allowing the most minimal of view towards the situation. The princesses' eyes narrowed, as their horns began to glow yet again, though this time for the means of combat. If it was necessary, they were more than willing to fight the splicers to incapacitation, whether they knew what the odd metal contraption one of them held in their hands was or not.

Now, all that stood between this conflict was the 'metal feline' who had watched Blueblood with his orange tinted eye as he hid himself behind several of the guards like the coward he was.

"What is the meaning of this?!" Princess Luna shouted towards the splicers, seeming to ignore the metal being between the two groups. The splicers all laughed hysterically as Rodney pointed towards the ponies over his shoulders and grinned smugly.

"See, I told ya' 'idn't I? Now to answer your question ya' candy colored petting zoo, my pals an' I have gone for quite some time without ADAM, and we're not too sure if you 'ave some on ya' or not. So, the only thing we can do to be sure is ta' cut you open and see for ourselves. After all, ya said ya wanted peace, well so do we! A piece of ADAM along wit' your intestines that is!" The ponies all gawked at this, unable to comprehend such a profound level of violence. Never before had they heard anypony speak of something so... so... cruel.

"Now then, if the metal feline would kindly move out of the way, we'll just-" This other splicer was cut off, quite literally, as a giant shard of metal flew towards it at incredibly high speeds. It seemed to pass right through him, much to his and the other's dismay. He remained silent though as he felt pain course through his system. He looked up towards the 'metal feline', noticing he had his arm outstretched in his direction and his eye a pure shade of red, his hand was splayed out and a shard of metal much like the one that was thrown was in his other hand, likely ripped off of the floor during the rambling of Rodney.

"W-Why did ya-" He didn't finish his sentence as his upper half collapsed backwards into his lower half, blood and intestines leaving his now split body.

If there were any limits that the ponies could take, this was it. Blueblood, along with several guards and missionaries threw up at the sight, never before having seen such a thing occur. Celestia didn't say anything, as she was too shocked to do so, and Luna gagged, barely able to hold down her lunch at a sight that even Nightmare Moon wouldn't have been able to tolerate. Fluttershy began to tremble uncontrollably, tears spilling from her eyes as she curled herself up as best as she could, telling herself that this wasn't happening. Rarity took notice and ignored her own disgust and fear as she attempted to comfort Fluttershy to the best of her ability. Fluttershy had been correct after all, coming here with the princesses was a mistake from the beginning.

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I nearly gagged at the sight as I watched the splicer split into two and spill his guts onto the floor. I was only hoping for a warning shot, but I suppose that would have to do.

"INITIATIVE PROTOCOL: PROTECT. INITIATIVE PROTOCOL: PROTECT." That voice that had haunted me since my programming was back, yelling the same thing at me over and over again. In truth, it did not have to tell me even once to do so. I was annoyed because of the splicer from earlier, who just so happened to be leading this attack, angered by a prissy pony who could not shut his mouth for one second, and now I was downright pissed at the fact that I was at threat of being attacked by a group of splicers. A man as twisted as I had been could only take so much. Now, it was time to show why I was a Big Daddy in the first place.

I let out a loud metallic groan of anger, causing the floor to tremble and debris to begin to fall from the ceiling, before lifting my left arm and initiating the ESU that was on it. It let out loud sounds of crackling and popping as the electricity began to show around the supercharged rod. Normally, it was meant to be non-lethal. But after a few days of tweaking from a while back, let's just say that it was enough to stop the heart of a sperm whale.

Rodney took a step back, intimidated by this display, as he looked towards the other splicers behind him and pointed towards me.

"Well don't just stand there ya bunch'a krill, get'im!" Letting out several simultaneous cries of war, the thuggish splicers, splicers with melee weapons, all rushed at me, their impromptu weaponry raised above their heads as they did so. I performed a head count as I waited for them to draw closer. 36 thuggish splicers, and one leadhead (splicer with a firearm). Heh, they're getting sloppy.

Ten splicers jumped onto me at once, ready to slam their weapons down upon me. Unfortunately for them, I easily shoved them away with my right arm. Well, shoved being more of an understatement. Bulldozed is more like it, since they ended up embedded into a metal wall, several shards of metal piercing through their now broken flesh and bones. The other splicers were not too fazed by this as they continued to charge me. 13 of them went to my right, and 13 to my left. The two groups grabbed my large arms by the shoulders, keeping me from moving my arms efficiently enough to kill them. I glanced towards Rodney, noticing a smile on his face as he pointed the revolver towards me.

"Maybe this time you'll stay dead!" The last thing I saw was a small piece of metal as it came flying towards me, my sight turning black almost instantly... before being filled with green as a replacement, followed by the rest of the colors as my view of the world returned. I was in another vita-chamber again, unsurprisingly, and as I made my way to the next room that I knew them to be in, a single thought crossed my mind. "Fucking armor piercing rounds."

It didn't take long for me to make my way into the room again, noticing a laughing Rodney and his crowd of splicers standing over my dead body. The ponies from earlier were still there, shock and fear evident in their faces. If they thought that was surprising, then they'd love this.

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Celestia couldn't believe her eyes. A creature that had seemed so mighty, killed by a single blow from whatever mysterious contraption that Rodney had wielded against him. These creatures were much stronger than she had originally thought. Now, here they were, laughing at the death of the colossi despite the death of eleven of their group-mates. "Whew, it gets better er'y time 'innit?" Rodney told a nearby splicer.

"It sure does Rod-AAAAAAAAaaaaAaaaarGgGggghhhgh!!!"

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I decided I didn't want to hear anymore of these guys talking for the rest of the day, so I got behind the splicer, and gave him a light jab with my ESU. He quickly began to convulse and foam at the mouth, his skin starting to smoke as over 1.21 gigawatts of electrical power was sent through his body. Eventually, he fell to the floor dead, still shaking as he did so. Before Rodney or any of the other splicers could react, I spread out both my arms and shoved the whole lot of them off of the boardwalk. It wasn't a long fall, nor was the the water they fell in deep, but drowning or falling wasn't how I planned on killing them all. They all staggered to their feet, glaring at me from the knee deep water they stood in.

"Ya thinkin' a lil water'll be 'nough to kill us?!? That ain't gonna do-" he paused as he noticed me kneel next to the edge of the boardwalk, purposely moving my ESU to the water at a slow speed to give him a moment to realize his death. The other splicers noticed just as quickly as Rodney, as they began to scramble for a nearby piece of land to stand on. "N-no wait! Lets talk about this bu- DEEDedEerDeDdddd" The sound of several splicers being shocked to death was, at risk of sounding as looney as Sander Cohen, enchanting. It held a certain flair to it, one that could not be compared to anything else so easily. I left the ESU in the drink long enough to watch it boil before lifting it out of the water once again. At this point, the bodies were charred from the electrical jolt, still smoking and steaming from their recent case of shock therapy.

I turned towards the ponies, noticing the shocked and appalled expressions on their faces. I didn't want to have deal with this, but I had a feeling that leaving wasn't going to be as easy as it was earlier.

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"He...he really can't die." Rarity thought to herself as she continued to peer around her hiding space, Fluttershy already having calmed down after being told to cover her eyes and go to her happy place. The princesses, along with the ponies that accompanied them, were thinking similarly, unsure of how to react to the brutal massacre that had been created by this deathless being.

The 'metal feline' turned to their direction once again, his once red eye glowing a cautious shade of yellow as he closed in on the ponies. The guards took their battle positions ready to give their lives for their monarchs, though they had never thought for it to be so literal. The giant raised his hand, however, as if telling them to calm themselves as he looked towards the princesses and let out a metallic groan.

"Um, pardon?" Princess Luna asked. The metal giant placed his hand over his helmet in frustration, before letting out yet another groan. Having had enough, Princess Celestia fired up her horn once again, releasing an orb of light around the entire room.

"---WoulD YoU JuST LEAve AlrEaDy?!?" The creature paused, reaching for its throat with its large gloved hands with caution.

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"W-Was that my voice?" Honestly I wasn't sure. I hadn't heard my voice since I was programmed into the Big Daddy Initiative, and any sort of remembrance of it had disappeared almost completely at this point.

"H-hEllO? TeStinG ONe, TwO, thRee." It was garbled, the volume changing from high to low at random intervals. "HoLY cRAp I caN TaLk... I CaN TaLk aGaIn! FiNaLly!" The sound of someone clearing their throat caught my attention, as I focused on the large white pony with a horn and wings in front of me.

"I cast a spell that will allow you to communicate with us, but it's only temporary." Right, priorities. Under normal circumstances, I would either question the whole spell thing or thank her for giving me a voice again, if only for a little while, but I had to get them out of here. They obviously weren't fit for Rapture, and needed to leave through whatever way they had come, fast.

"RIGht. LOoK, FiRST thiNgs firsT, YoU neEd tO LEAvE." The two ponies that possessed wings and horns looked towards me with confusion, hints of disgust just as visible on their faces, which was understandable considering the slaughter they had just seen me cause.

"Not until we get some answers." The blue pony retorted, pointing a hoof at me as she did so. The white pony next to her blocked her with her wing, as if telling her to be silent.

"Though I'm more than slightly skeptical at the idea, I suppose introductions are in order. I am Princess Celestia, co-ruler of Equestria alongside my sister, Princess Luna." She said.

"I just acted snarky with royalty? Scratch that off the bucket list." I thought to myself as she continued.

"We came to this kingdom in order to make peace, though it would seem that the attempt was rather... Unsuccessful..." She looked towards the burnt remains of splicers that floated in the water. "If I may, why did your subjects attack us, and why did you murder them!?" I could see pure anger in her gaze at this point and every other pony in the room had begun to slowly back away. "Nopony deserves to die, ESPECIALLY IN A WAY SO CRUEL!" As she yelled the last part, I felt the room around us tremble, much like the roar that I had let out earlier towards the splicers. The other ponies didn't seem to expect this side from their princess, as they had all gained a fair distance away from her. Not only that, but as she yelled, the sound managed to make its way into my helmet, echoing over and over again in the most annoying way possible. If she wanted to yell at me, then fine. I could do the same.

"...PeACe? YOu ReaLly donT knOw WheRe yOu ARe dO yOu? YOu aRe in GODDAMNED RAPTURE!" I yelled, rivaling her earlier shout just as easily, and I hadn't even begun yet. "THIS ISN'T SOME PEACEFUL KINGDOM, RAPTURE IS THE REMAINDER OF AN UNDERWATER HELL!!! MURDER, AS YOU CALL IT, IS SURVIVAL FOR ME, AND EVERYONE ELSE THAT USED TO LIVE HERE, EVEN AFTER RAPTURE'S INITIAL DOWNFALL!" The room was beginning to shake uncontrollably, the ponies moving even further back as I showed just how intimidating I could be. Celestia stood her ground, though I could tell that she was beginning to have second thoughts.

"RAPTURE FELL APART FROM THE INSIDE OUT A LONG TIME AGO, AND EVEN BEFORE THEN, IT WAS A CRUEL AND JUDGMENTAL PLACE! CHILDREN WERE CAPTURED FROM THEIR HOMES AND TURNED INTO VIABLE DRUG FACTORIES, PEOPLE STARTED TURNING INTO SPLICERS, LIKE THE ONES I JUST SAVED YOU FROM," I emphasized, causing the princess to flinch ever so slightly, "AND NOT ONLY THAT, BUT BECAUSE OF RAPTURE, I WAS TURNED INTO THIS... THIS THING!" I yelled at the top of my lungs, the 'spell' that surrounded us no longer able to contain my voice as my usual metallic groan permeated the air, only this time, it sounded more like a roar.

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Not even Celestia, the princess of the sun and arguably the strongest pony in all of Equestria, could compete with such anger, as the glass wall that the metal being had repaired cracked even further, a large trail making its way to the top of the wall and nearly buckling the glass under the intense water pressure. Rarity and Fluttershy, who had originally been looking away from the display of death and violence, peered their heads out of their hiding places once again, watching and listening as the giant went on. "I LOST MY MemoRiEs... My rIght tO fReedOm... EvErythinG... And To tOP iT aLl ofF, I've hAd tHis SuIt on FoR sO LoNg ThaT I DoNt eveN rEMEmbEr hOW I LOok UnDERNeath It..."

There was a noticeable shift of emotion in the room from anger to sadness. Celestia's glare fell, replaced by a face of pity and guilt. After all, he had helped them. Another moment of silence passed before the iron giant turned away from the group, looking out towards the now cracked glass wall. "ThiS iS a PlaCe of MiSEry. YoU're aLl bettEr oFf leaVIng. I caNt be KiLLed, buT yoU All stIll cAn. ANd bELieve mE, tHey wILl tRy to kiLl yOu."

Celestia and Luna both shared a look of concern with one another, before looking back to the apparently misunderstood being. "Perhaps... You can come with us? You could become a resident in Equestria and-"

"No..." The princesses were surprised by this response. For someone to live in such a life of violence and misery, and to choose to stay? "RapTuRe... IS dyiNg. ItS bEeN dYiNg foR yEArs, anD i'VE bEen All thaT hAs beEn hoLdiNg iT tOgEthEr. If I leAVE, RaPTUre wIll finAllY giVe in. As sAD aS iT mAY bE, RaPTUre iS aLl I kNOW."

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As I absentmindedly looked out the glass towards the clearer than usual ocean, watching as the rays of the sun danced among the waves. I wasn't lying when I told them that Rapture was all I knew, but I would be lying if I said that I wasn't tempted to leave. No matter what though, wether I could interact with anyone outside of Rapture or not, I would always be a Big Daddy. The bringer of metal death in the city below the sea. Nothing could redeem that.

"Very well. We will heed your warnings and leave immediately." I nodded as I turned back towards her.

"Your highness, it is almost 12." The white pony quietly thanked her guard before she looked towards her sister who seemed to nod in understanding. Both of their horns began to glow, slowly surrounding the crowd of ponies before me. Just as the light began to become unbearable, the sound of a falling can caught my attention.

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"Oh drat!" Rarity whispered to herself as she accidentally kicked a small can of peaches off of the small ledge that her and Fluttershy hid near. The resounding clang seemed deafening as Fluttershy let out a fearful squeak and hid herself even further. Rarity did the same as she noticed the metal colossus begin to turn to their direction. As the two hid, they awaited for the bright yellow light that flowed around their hiding spot to leave. Suddenly, a blinding white light accompanied the yellow light before fading once again.

The room seemed darker than before, the yellow light now offering a stronger contrast to the much darker atmospheric lighting. A few seconds later, the stamping of footsteps could be heard as the light moved itself from their location, allowing them to stand from their hiding places and glance towards the center of the room once more. The metallic creature was now repairing the giant glass wall with an odd sealant, lightly tapping on the glass as he did so. Fluttershy gasped, much to Rarity's confusion, before she slowly, shakily pointed towards their monarchs and the guards that accompanied them. The issue, however, was that they were no longer there. Rarity's eyes widened before darting left and right. There was no sign of them, anywhere. What she did spot though was an odd clock that was placed against the wall. It read 12:01.

"They...left without us?" Fluttershy whispered as she followed Rarity's gaze towards the clock.

"W-what do we do?!? You saw how horrid this place is, what with those 'splicers' running about and the like! Oh dear, what if the princesses don't find out that we're here. We could starve to death, or worse! Oh dear, whatever will we do?" Rarity began to ramble on in panic, her voice barely staying in the volume of a whisper as she began to overdramatize what may happen to them. Then again, in Rapture, these dramatizations could become quite possible. Before Rarity could continue though, Fluttershy gently prodded her side, effectively gaining her attention as she stopped her rambling.

"W-what about him?" Fluttershy offered, as she pointed towards the colossus that was currently repairing the large glass wall. Rarity paused, festering on the suggestion for a moment or two before coming up with an idea.

"Ideaaaa!" She whispered. "We'll simply follow this 'metal feline'. After all, not only can he handle those brutes from earlier... though a little vulgar in form, but he could probably lead us to food, and perhaps a way out of here!" Fluttershy nodded as she put on a slight smile at the idea of leaving this dark and scary place known as Rapture.

"Good idea."

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A few minutes after having repaired the glass wall, I still couldn't shake off an odd feeling. It wasn't loneliness, I had sealed that emotion off a while ago. If anything, it was sorta the opposite. I would constantly be glancing behind me, my glowing green helmet brightening the dark background, only to find nothing in my search. I wasn't sure why, but it felt as if someone were watching me.

Author's Notes:

And here's chapter 2! Alright, I've got three things to say about this chapter, one, f**k Blueblood, two, anyone else see the back to the future reference in the text? Finally, I hope I never have to make a splicer with an accent ever again. At least not like this one's. The reason I made him talk like this was a reference to one of the first splicers you ever see in a cinematic in bioshock, right before you first get a glance at a big daddy and little sister. Believe me, he talked a lot like this, and, like in the text, I could never figure out what accent he had.

On a sidenote, I felt as if there was something in this chapter that could be better, but I'm not too sure what. If anyone's finds it, kindly point it out and I fix the chapter as soon as I can.