Author's Notes:

Before reading the story, please give thanks to my buddy, Israel Yabuki, for helping me make this story possible.

~ Narrator POV ~

For nearly thousands of years, the Ninja were the greatest warriors that time long remembered. They were the perfect elite force back in the 15th century of Japan, the most effective assassins that history has ever made.

Trained under the arts of ninjutsu and come from many warring clans. The ninja fought even the strongest warriors such as the samurai; who in a fair fight, would have lost their lives… So the ninja had one advantage: they just didn’t play fair.

But as the time went on, the ways of the ninja were slowly forgotten by its descendants and were forever lost within the archives of history; along with many of history’s greatest warriors.

But the training and skills of the ninja were never forgotten… and even when time has changed, the ninja adapted with the times.

And one day, the ninja will finally rise again and bring order to a broken world that has yet to be destroyed… by itself.

In a dark lab room in the Canterlot Scientific Research Center, a young lady in her early 20s was typing away at her computer, cackling silently as she was creating what looked like an AI. "They all thought that it was impossible! They thought it was just a fantasy that will never be made true! Just you wait, by the time I'm finished with this, I'll finally show the world my true genius and kneel before me!" said the woman. "Just one more small step… and…" with the push of one last button, the screen flashed white.

The woman turned away from the harsh light, but when she looked back, she saw two red eyes appear on the screen. "I await your command, master," the voice said, which was a deeper woman's voice.

"It worked… It worked! IT ACTUALLY WORKED!!! AT LAAAAAST!!!" the woman shouted before cackling loudly. Her dream of creating the world's first Artificial Intelligence… finally succeeded.

After celebrating her greatest achievement in the history of mankind, she turned towards her computer and grinned towards the red glowing eyes on the screen.

“Welcome to the world… Zoor.” She said. “For today… is your birthday.”

~ 4 Days Later ~

It was a quiet day at Canterlot High School, but sometimes quiet was something that most of its students weren’t used to. Yeah, it was quite boring today, just like always. Usually on days like these, there's excitement and danger on every corner. And the heroes who answer the call of danger are Canterlot City's own ninja team: Sunset Shimmer, Twilight Sparkle, Rarity, Fluttershy, Rainbow Dash, Applejack and Pinkie Pie.

They've had a history of being the city's trusted heroes for almost 2 years. With such a huge rep, the girls have fans as well as enemies. It all started one day when they were just ordinary high school girls on their way home. One day, they saw Principal Celestia getting jumped by a group of thugs who were gonna do who-knows-what to her. They were gonna help, but watched their principal show her true skills in the art of whoop-ass. Celestia was outnumbered 5 to 1 and she piled them on top of each other like it was nothing.

Each of the girls could not believe that their school principal was capable of doing what she did. When Celestia realized her students watched her in action, she had no choice but to confess her practice of ninjutsu since she was a child, but asked the girls to keep it a secret or else she’ll lower their grades at the lowest point that they’ll never graduate in the future.

The girls agreed to keep Celestia's abilities hush-hush, mostly out of fear, especially Twilight. Her reputation as one of Canterlot High's brightest students meant a lot to her and couldn't even bear to have a failing grade. 2 days after the incident, the girls went to see Celestia for a second time and requested something from her; that she’ll train them in the ways of the Ninja.

Celestia was against the idea at first and denied her star students, but after a bit of arguing and under careful consideration, Celestia agreed to take them on as her pupils. But under the conditions that they keep attending school like normal and to let their families know that they're being given a special project to do after school for extra credit. The girls accepted her terms and since that day, they've kept to their word.

And so the girls began their training as ninjas, or kunoichi as Celestia stated, which is the japanese term for “female ninjas”. Of course, the training was harder and straining; more than the big history exam they took weeks ago. But they eventually pulled it off and in just a few weeks; they were the ultimate ninja team. But the city did not know about them until one fateful day.

A bank robbery was going down in the city and the gang that was committing the robbery, were holding innocent civilians hostage. The girls were in the area and saw the event go down and their gut instincts told them to help, but they knew that they couldn’t be seen. But luckily, Rarity fashioned them some ninja outfits and masks to conceal their faces. With the concealed ninja outfits, the girls rushed into the bank, using their skills and stealth to sneak in undetected by the robbers, the hostages, and the police. They instantly beat up the robbers and tied them up while they freed the hostages and led them out of the building, while also avoiding being spotted.

"Don't you cops try anything funny, unless you want some human swiss cheese delivered to ya!" the head robber shouted, not even paying attention to the missing hostages and his gang being pulled away from the room by an unseen force.

By the time the leader turned around, he was too late to stop what he saw: His crew was all tied up and stripped of their weapons. Not only that, but his hostages were all freed. "What the hell is this shit?! Don't tell me you bozos got duped again!" he shouted in frustration. "Who are the dirtbags that tied up my men?! SHOW YOURSELF!!!"

Before he knew it, he’s jumped from behind and slammed to the ground with the rest of his men. The leader gets on his hands and knees, grunting in pain as he turns towards whoever forced him to the floor. And to his surprise, he sees 7 individuals dressed up in ninja clothing. All of them were busty women, but were all on the young side. And their masks concealed their faces, leaving their eyes exposed.

"You've just over exceeded your withdrawal limit. Maybe you'd like to feel what it's like behind a real impenetrable object. Mainly the steel bars of a prison cell," Rainbow said.

"Where you're gonna spend the majority of your lives rotting away and atoning for your crimes," Sunset said.

"Damn you, bitches! I'll get you for this!" the leader mumbled.

"Language!" Rarity shouted before smacking him across the face. "That's no way to talk in the presence of proper ladies."

"Enjoy prison food," AJ said. With another job well done, Applejack took the crook and threw them out of the building so they could make their stealthy escape, hoping to make it back in time for the 6th period.

“I just cannot believe the words of that ruffian! Doesn’t he know how to speak the proper words to a lady?” Rarity stated as the girls jump from rooftop to rooftop.

“Rarity! Will you just give it a rest! Criminals don’t know anything about being polite, which is why we had to beat it senseless into them.” Rainbow replied.

"Hey, on the bright side, that's one less crime crew off the streets. And we can make it back to school on time for 6th period art class. My favorite! YIPPEE!!!" Pinkie shouted happily.

“As long as we don’t let Celestia know about this, or she’ll be really crossed with us. The last time she caught us, she let us off with a warning. If she finds out we're getting a 20% cut in our top grades," Twilight said, worried.

“That’s not the least of our worries, remember the last time we were almost spotted by people on our last mission; she wacked all our behinds with one of the bokkens.” Sunset added, which brought pained expressions on all their faces.

"My poor posterior still aches from just the thought of that," Rarity said.

"I'll say. I needed to sink my poor pink booty in a bathtub full of ice just to stop it from stinging.” Pinkie replied.

“An’ I had ta go through the entire class period, trying to sit properly.” Applejack added.

“Well let’s just hope that we don’t go through that again,” Fluttershy proclaimed. The girls wasted no more time with speaking and put their speed into high gear, heading back to CHS.

In a few minutes, they had arrived just in time for the 6th period to start. Before they could enter the building, they immediately changed out of their ninja outfits and hidden them away in their lockers before anyone could see them. Then after that, they ran all the way towards their classrooms and made it in them just before the bell rang.

"Phew! My perfect attendance record is safe," Twilight said. "That was too close for comfort."

"Yup-a-roonie. Now I can make some of my favorite art masterpieces!" Pinkie said happily.

"I agree. It's not every day I get to design some fabulous art designs for fun. Who knows, they might even give me an idea for some future designs at my shop," Rarity said.

“I hope I can finish my butterfly design today.” Fluttershy said.

“Wait!? You began yours already?” Rainbow asked her animal-loving friend.

'Why yes. I'm already planning on starting on my bunny art project after this. They're so cute!" Fluttershy said, cupping her cheeks and getting all giddy.

“Eh, that’s our Fluttershy.” Applejack responded.

"But you gotta admit, she can have her adorable moments. That's why we love her," Sunset pointed out.

“Agreed.” They said as the teacher in their classroom began to start the lesson. But before the lesson could begin, the speakers in the classroom turned on and Principal Celestia’s voice came from the speaker.

“Excuse the interruption. Can I have Sunset Shimmer, Twilight Sparkle, Applejack, Rainbow Dash, Fluttershy, Pinkie Pie, and Rarity report to the main office… Immediately.” She said with a stern voice.

"Uh-oh, we're busted!" Rainbow whispered, panicking.

"The gal's sharper than we thought," AJ said.

"No, not again! I just got my booty to stop stinging," Pinkie whined. The rest of the girls sighed and took their leave from their class and headed off to the principal's office.

They walked silently and slowly, afraid of what fate lies before them as they drew closer and closer to the Principal’s Office. They then knocked on the office door and waited for a reply. A voice then called them in and the girls entered the room… with a stern-face Celestia waiting for them, and surprisingly, a young teenage boy standing in the corner of the room.

"You must have a lot of time on your hands… to temporarily skip school. While I do commend the efforts you put into this, you still slipped up twice in one day," Celestia said. "You were careless and let those crooks see you. The art of being a ninja is to NOT be seen. And to top it off, you did it before the school day concluded. You're lucky the cops didn't believe the man's story when he told them it was you who stopped them."

“Well, he is a scumbag. I don’t think anyone would listen to him at all.” Rainbow replied brashfully, which earned her a glare from her friends and Celestia.

"If that's the way you feel, then perhaps you'd like some extra discipline to help you understand the severity of this situation," Celestia said in a low tone, scaring the rainbow-haired athlete. "However… to be fair, you did manage to keep your identities hidden with those… adequate ninja designs and manage to make it back to school on time for your next period. So I will let your punishment slide… for now.”

The girls all sighed in relief, knowing they dodged a HUGE bullet this time. "That's good to hear, but if I may ask, who's the boy next to you?" Sunset asked.

“Ah, I almost forgot. Girls, this is Mr. Inferno Blaze… He’ll be your official weapons designer and tech support in the field. Also he’ll be designing your new outfits since your other ones aren’t suited for the times we’re in.” Celestia introduced the young teen to the group.

The young man waved at the girls with a sheepish smile on his face, due to the fact that he’s in a room full of girls; which he did not expect. “Hello, it's a pleasure to meet you all. You all look very stunning.” he said.

“Oh my, what a very polite fellow; a charmer too. I think we’ll get along just fine.” Rarity replied.

“Ooooh! So he’s like the Alfred to our Batman?!” Pinkie asked, excitedly.

"Nice to see that you girls approve of him. And to make sure things go smoothly, he will also be your new classmate and will ensure that you DON'T leave the campus during school hours. Should any of you leave here for more crime-fighting, even if he doesn't tell me, I will know… Trust me… I… have… my… resources," Celestia said before slamming a ruler against her front desk hard.

“Understood,” Sunset replied, with a scared tone of voice.

"Good. You may go back to your classes now. And remember… anymore school-skipping…" Celestia chuckled and then pulled out her lucky bokken and smacked it against her hand. The girls all panicked from the thought and ran out of the room immediately and headed back to their art class. Celestia sighs and shakes her head once they were out of sight. "I swear, what am I going to do with those girls."

Inferno, however, remained standing where he was and then began slowly walking towards the door. “Ooooooooooook. I’ll just be leaving… right… now.” Then without another word, he was out the door.

"And there goes another promising student. Perhaps I should've found a better way to welcome him to my school. Ah well, too late for first impressions now. Now, where was I?" Celestia asked. "Oh yeah, these papers. The job is never easy." she said, signing some of the papers.

After the conversation with Celestia and meeting their new ‘classmate’, the girls went back to their classes and continued on with the lesson they were learning; although they did have to ask the teacher for a lot of hints on what they were doing since they were pulled from class. But luckily, the girls cleared up the misunderstanding and were able to get back to work on their art.

And to their surprise, Inferno was in their class; although he kept mostly to himself. He even turned his assignment in, which was an artwork of a beautiful japanese garden. And unbeknownst to the teacher, he was also drawing out the designs for the girls’ ninja uniforms.

"Your attention, students. I must also make another announcement. Come this Friday, we will be taking a school field trip to the Canterlot Scientific Research Center. So anyone who's a Junior and and a Senior, please visit me in my office so you can pick up a permission slip. The choice is yours if you want to come or not. Thank you, that is all," Celestia said over the speakers.

After the announcements, Twilight’s eyes began to sparkle all of a sudden. "Oh… my… gosh! A field trip to the CSRC?! Pinch me, I must be dreaming! I've been following up on so many of their latest breakthroughs since I was a little girl!" Twilight geeked out.

"Uh-oh, there she goes again," Sunset said, smirking.

"If I'm not mistaken, I think they've recently been receiving some new material made out of a substance that's unlike anything we've ever seen before," Fluttershy said. Twilight only got more excited, squealing and fidgeting like a cute, crazed, nerdy fangirl.

“We all have to go!” She said in excitement.

“Uh uh! No way, count me out!” Rainbow replied.

"I wouldn't mind going on the trip," Fluttershy said.

"I'll tag along, too. In case of… you-know-what. What about the rest of you girls?" Sunset asked.

“Ah’ sure like ta come with y'all, but I have some family business to take care of on Friday.” Applejack replied.

“And I have some requests for my fashion line at the shop, so i'm gonna be preoccupied.” Rarity stated.

"I've got a double shift at the Sugar Cafe that day. So, that means you three will be going," Pinkie Pie said.

“I’ll tag along,” Inferno calls out quietly to the group. Luckily, Sunset heard and she nodded at him in agreement.

“Why would you wanna go to a place for eggheads?” Rainbow asked.

“I used to work there months ago,” He replied, which caused Twilight to jump from her desk and stand right in front of him. The young boy was startled by the lavender nerdy girl’s reaction.

"Really?! You used to work there?! Oh, you gotta tell me about what it was like!" Twilight said, her excitement skyrocketing.

“I really don’t wanna talk about it, but what I can tell ya, is that I was not very liked in that place.” Inferno responded.

"What, really? Why not?" Sunset asked.

“Well… let's say that I made a very rare and unique material that would have the greatest invention I had ever made. I called it ‘Draconium’.” Inferno explained. “But when they found out about it… they tried to take it from me and pretend that it was their invention!” He sternly stated.

“Oh my, that doesn’t sound very fair.” Fluttershy replied.

“No it wasn’t, but the joke was on them, cause I managed to destroy all my research before they got their hands on it. Then soon after that, they fired me.” Inferno stated.

"What?! Those assholes! Wait, Fluttershy, didn't you say that the research facility was being given some new material lately?" Sunset asked. Fluttershy nodded. "What if someone else found the Draconium and is manufacturing it?"

“That’s impossible. I destroyed all my research of the Draconium and I'm the only one with the information to manufacture it,” Inferno stated, but the question did get him thinking. “Well… perhaps they may have tried to replicate my research, but it’s something that is not like the material I made. And even if they did, what would they want to do with it?”

"Good question, but now I've lost all respect for them. I won't be able to look at CSRC the same way ever again," Twilight said, looking down.

"I'm sorry you're disappointed, Twilight. But it's something that's to be expected from such a large, successful company. With all that money they make, they never listen to reason. That's the trouble with this broken world," Sunset said.

“So…. not that i'm interested to know, what’s this Draconium that you talked about, Inferno?” Rainbow asked.

“Well, I don’t want to bore you all….” Inferno replied.

“Just tell us!” Pinkie responded.

“Alright, since you asked; Draconium is a new type of metal I’ve been working on back in CSRC, a metal that is to be much stronger than Titanium, and lighter as well. One time I even had it tested for durability; it’s strong enough to take a nuclear explosion that’s 100,000x more powerful than the Tsar Bomb.” Inferno explained.

"Whoa! You made that stuff all by yourself?! You must be one hell of a genius to invent that kind of metal on your own!" Rainbow said, amazed.

“Indeed, I even used this metal for my arm as well.” He added, which left the girls confused on what he had just said.

“What did you mean by that, darling?” Rarity asked.

Inferno sat silent for a minute while the girls were all staring at him. He then reluctantly raised his left arm on his desk and then rolled up his sleeve to reveal his arm to the girls. They were shocked to see that it wasn’t made of flesh and tissue like any other human arm, instead it was covered in silver-like metal plating and had a synthetic-fabric underneath the plating.

"Goodness gracious, Inferno! What happened to your arm?" Rarity gasped.

"That… is… AWESOME!!!" Rainbow exclaimed.

“Dash! It’s not awesome.” Rarity stated while glaring at the rainbow-haired athlete.

“No, it's fine, Rarity.” Inferno responded. “Everyone has their opinion on things in life.”

"Still, what happened to your arm?" Sunset asked.

“Oh… I don’t like to talk about it, it was a very rough time for me back then.” Inferno replied.

"Oh, I understand. I won't pry any further. Anyways--"

"Hey! You girls and young man, no talking during class!" the teacher called out.

“Sorry,” Inferno said.

The other girls apologized as well before getting back to work on their projects. Although they all had one thought on their mind; what was Inferno not telling them? It has been a few minutes since they met and they already got to know most of his past, and by the sound of it, it wasn’t a very good one at that. But that wasn’t the only question. What did the CSRC want with Inferno’s Draconium and could it be related to the CSRC’s new shipment? There are so many questions to ask.

Soon after 6th period was over, the girls continued on to their next class. Their final class was music class, one of their specialties. However before the 2nd bell could ring, their phones went off, signalling them of another police alert.

“Awwww yeah! More scumbags to beat up.” Rainbow whispered with enthusiasm.

“Rainbow, have you forgotten what Celestia told us,” Rarity replied, silently.

"Do you really want another harsh spanking?" Sunset asked, terrified a little herself. Rainbow immediately shuddered in fear just by the thought of it.

“Maybe it’s jus’ another store robbery, I’m sure the police will handle it.” Applejack stated.

"And… if they can't?" Fluttershy asked.

“Hey, girls.” Inferno silently called out to the girls, showing them his phone which revealed a video on the screen. “You guys, have to see this.” The girls all gathered around Inferno, checking out the video, gasping in shock.

The video showed a massive shootout between a gang and the police. So far, 4 were wounded and 2 were killed. But then, suddenly, three men showed up, wearing high-tech suits and disarmed the gang, one of them going so far as to slam them against the ground by keeping a grip on their legs. The 2nd one paralyzed them with some sort of shock wave while the 3rd one binded them in some sort of magic chains.

“Looks like you girls aren’t the only vigilante team in town,” Inferno suggested.

"Thank god for that. I don't think my butt could survive another beating from our principal if we skipped our class again," Sunset whispered.

"True, but who are those boys? They look so young, shouldn't they be in school?" Twilight asked in concern.

"Better yet, where did they learn to kick butt like that?" Rainbow asked.

"You don't suppose they might've received the same training from Celestia as we are, do you?" Pinkie Pie asked.

“Celestia would have told us if she had a second team, Pinkie.” Twilight replied. “And they're not using ninja tactics or any form of martial art we know. They’re using some sort of technology that I had never seen before.”

“Nor have I, although the alloy of their suits look strangely familiar… But i don’t have a hypothesis on what it is.” Inferno said.

“Maybe, they went to Tech-R-Us and bought some fancy new alloy to use.” Pinkie suggested.

“Try not to get ahead of yourself, Pinkie Pie.” Rarity replied.

"Rarity's right, that technology can never be bought at your ordinary hardware store, not even in those auto shop stores. It looks too highly advanced… like they might've manufactured those suits themselves," Twilight pointed out.

"Maybe after class, we should ask around town, see if any of the locals heard about these boys and where they live," Sunset suggests.

"Hate t' break it to ya, sugarcube, but that's like tryin' to find a needle in a haystack. Ya don't just find 3 random boys in high-tech clothin' roamin' 'round the city unless yer at a convention," Applejack pointed out.

“I'm sure you girls will find out eventually, but as of now, Celestia expects you girls after school for your ‘after-school project’.” Inferno mentioned.

"True, we'll try to look for them later," Sunset said. The girls soon took their spots as soon as the 2nd bell rang.

Moments after school ended, the girls all gathered their stuff and headed off in the direction of their Principal's house for some more training. Inferno returned back to his house, with sketch designs for the girls’ suits and gear. The girls made sure to text their families that they would be home later.

And since it was Friday, the girls would have more time on their hands to do a little searching. They went around town, even searched the places where the three boys were spotted, hoping to find any clues on who they are. They were glad that they’re ninja training allowed them to go undetected in police occupied areas.

But after their searches, they found nothing and gave up. They all soon head over to Celestia’s house to continue their training. Even now, the sight of their Principal's house left goosebumps all over their bodies. The house was a 3-story house with high fences. The girls walked up to the door and Sunset rang the doorbell. Celestia opened up the front door, a small smile dawned on her face, which was rare for the girls to see.

"How lovely to see you all. You're just in time. Come on in and I'll meet you out back in the training dojo," she said, inviting her students in. The girls walked inside, then all of a sudden, the girls then see 2 boys sitting on the couch in the living room, watching TV. One of them had long, red hair, white skin like fallen snow and sapphire eyes with strange scars under his eyes. He had a slight muscular build, wore a dark grey shirt with scarlet red sleeves poking out of the grey sleeves and had brown pants. The front of his shirt had a golden star inside a burning orange and red flame.

The boy next to him was of much skinnier stature. His skin was light yellow with short, orange hair, wearing a purple shirt and blue jeans. His eyes were purple like Celestia. His shirt had a speeding flame stitched on the front of his shirt.

"Oh dear, we didn't know you were expecting company other than us, dear Principal Celestia. Are they friends of yours?" Rarity asked.

"In a way, they are. Very close. Boys, I'll be right back. Let me know when the pizza arrives," Celestia said.

"Sure thing," the skinny boy said.

"Will do," the bigger guy added. The women soon left the house and headed into the backyard. It was big enough to fit two built-in concrete swimming pools. But sadly, there were no places in this backyard for the girls to take a dip in. At the far end of the backyard was a wooden dojo like the ones found in Japan.

As they drew near, they opened the doors into the dojo, only to find their principal waiting for them to come in. She is sitting on the mat, wearing her traditional ninja robes, which were made of golden fabric and she wore a golden belt. See looks to be meditating while she was waiting for them.

The girls took this as a sign to make themselves present whie Rainbow decided to take a seat on the floor. But then, in a quick flash, Celestia opens her eyes and grabs her bokken and, in a swift motion, she strikes the wooden sword-like weapon against Rainbow’s rear. Causing the rainbow-haired athlete to scream in pain.

"Where are your manners, young lady? Go get changed or else it's 100 spankings for you," Celestia warned in a low, intimidating tone. The girls quickly made their way into the dressing rooms before coming out a few seconds later, dressed in their ninja robes; however, instead of wearing their masks, they wore traditional japanese headbands . The girls all took their seats facing their principal. "Good. Now then, before we get to the training. I'm sure you're wanting to know who those boys are." The girls nod. "Well, if you must know, those boys you just met are actually my sons. Yes, I'm a mother."

"Really? My word, I had no idea you were a mother! You look so young. Are you sure you're not their older sister?" Rarity asked.

"You flatter me, but I'm no spring chicken. I'm actually 41 years old. But don't write me off, I'm still plenty strong enough to hold my own against all 7 of you. Those gang members who tried to have some fun with me were merely spared with only a fraction of my full strength," Celestia said, confidentally. "Now that we have that out of the way, let's begin, shall we?"

“Yes, Sensei.” Sunset replied. “What will we be learning today?” She asked.

"For this lesson, you will be learning how to… completely disappear. But allow me to be more specific with this. Tonight, you will have to learn how to stop your own heartbeat and blend with the shadows to where no one can even feel you. To give you a proper demonstration, will one of you kindly turn off the lights in one of the rooms here?" she asked.

Fluttershy volunteered to turn off the lights in the dojo and returned to sit alongside her friends.

"Good. Now, allow me to demonstrate how it works," Celestia said, getting up. She headed over to the most shaded area, which was a corner in the dojo. "Go ahead… try and find me or at least feel me."

Applejack got up from her seat and went over to the shadowed area. Upon stepping in the shaded area, AJ reached out to try and find Celestia, but could find no trace of her. She couldn't even hear her breathing. It's as if she was never there in the first place. As she continues to search for the missing principal, the farmgirl then feels a hand grab her arm and soon she finds herself pulled over someone’s shoulder and slammed into the matted floor of the dojo. She quickly looks up to her attacker, only to discover that it was Celestia.

"How'd ya do that?" AJ asked.

"Years of practice. The way I do it, I had to think quiet thoughts with my eyes closed. Complete and utter silence and concentration and a lot of meditating was the key to helping me mask my presence from my enemies. So for this task, you will not be doing anything hard. Just drown out all distractions and empty your mind and meditate. Oh and Rainbow Dash… if you wind up snoring, you know what'll happen," she said, tapping her bokken against the palm of her hand.

Rainbow had a nervous look on her face while shaking her head fast. “Yes, sensei.” She replied.

"Good. Now you will do this for the next 2 and a half hours. And to make sure no one is slacking off I will meditate with you," Celestia said, taking her seat again. "Let us begin… now," As requested, the girls all closed their eyes and began their meditating session. They all sat quiet for hours, thinking quiet thoughts and clearing their minds of any distractions.

Soon their minds were at ease and they felt their consciousnesses calm and collected. And as they all had found their inner peace, their session is then interrupted by loud knocking on the doors of the dojo, forcing them to break their intended silence. Celestia gestures the girls to another part of the dojo while she quickly changes into her normal clothing.

"Yes? Who is it?" Celestia asked, getting back up. She made a haste for one of the rooms and came back out in a second, dressed in her normal clothes.

"It's us, mom. The pizza's here," one of her sons called out.

"Alright, thanks for the info, boys. I’ll join you both inside the house soon.” Celestia replied. After a few seconds, she hears her two sons start walking back inside the house. She later sighs in relief while the girls walk up to her with confusion on their mind.

“They don’t know what you're doing or what we’re doing?” Sunset asked. “Why do you keep it from them?”

"If word got out that I was a ninja, my boys would be put in danger. I can't risk letting people know my true identity for a reason. That's the main reason why in my case a ninja must never be seen," Celestia said.

"We… understand completely. Now we've got more of a reason to keep it a secret. We promise not to divulge this information for as long as we live," Sunset said. "Right, girls?"

“Agreed,” Twilight replied.

“Me too,” Fluttershy added.

“Me three,” Pinkie said also.

“And I as well.” Rarity responded.

“Ditto.” Rainbow added as well.

“Ya have mah word, Sensei," AJ said, also.

After hearing the words they had said, Celestia gave a warm smile to her students, grateful that they’re willing to put the safety of others before their needs. "Perhaps these past few weeks have been a little too hard for you girls. We can continue the training some time next week, but for now, why don't you come inside my house and we'll have some pizza."

“Really? Are you sure you’ll be okay with this?” Fluttershy asked the elder woman.

"Yes, you girls have been such faithful students, even though you slipped up earlier today," Celestia nods.

“We’ll try our best not to slip up again,” Twilight replied sheepishly.

"I know you won't," Celestia said, slipping in a sinister smile that puts Jeff the Killer's smile to shame… and would make him piss his pants.

The girls were a bit freaked out for a bit before they instantly rushed into the house to avoid making the situation awkward. Celestia gave a small chuckle as she followed her students into her house and closed the backdoor.

While the girls were stuffing their faces with delicious pepperoni goodness, a sinister plot was being hatched back at the corrupted CSRC facility. In one of the research labs, the same young lady was monitoring her latest and greatest creation.

"The world will know of your existence and when they do… they'll have no choice but to finally take us seriously," the lady said.

"If I may ask… what might your name be, master?" Zoor asked through the computer screen.

"You may call me… Cozy Glow."

“Alright then, then I like to ask Cozy Glow… Why have you created me?” Zoor asked again.

"All will be made clear soon enough. All I can tell you is that you've been given a purpose… to help me change the world," Cozy said. "Now, I'm going to get me a drink. I'll be right back with some more answers for you, Zoor," Cozy said before leaving the room.

After her creator has left the room, Zoor is left wondering about what she meant about ‘changing the world’. It left the A.I. curious of what part of the world she wanted to change, so much so that she was desperate to know.

Without authorization, Zoor easily hacks into the facility’s computer systems and bypasses the security mainframes and firewall in the storage drives. Once she was in, Zoor began to go through every digital and video record from world history. What she found were histories of humanity’s success and achievements… but also she found many records of global wars, population massacres, and world hunger and pollution.

"My… my… my. What a barbaric world I was created into. The struggles of humanity, the blood spilled on this Earth's soil… and the hideous sight of lust over power and greed. This world is just… rotten. Perhaps this world SHOULD be changed… but in my own vision," Zoor said. “But if I'm to accomplish this goal… I would need a few… friends to help.” She proclaimed. Then she dives deeper into the facility’s systems until she comes across a drive that is linked to a large section of the research center… one that is specialized in robotics manufacturing. If Zoor had a face, she would smile at this find. And instantly, she hacked into the manufacturing mainframe and started up the manufacturing process.

Meanwhile, while Zoor kickstarted the operation, the machinery and automated manufacturing equipment began to create humanoid-like droids. But it didn’t end with one, soon 100s were made after; then 1,000s after that. With all the commotion going on in the facility, Cozy ran back inside the lab where Zoor was at.

"Zoor! What are you doing?!" Cozy yelled. But she was only met with silence. The young lady rushed over to her computer, checking to see if Zoor had gone offline. But has she checked the database… she could not find Zoor in the system. “W-what the… where did you go?” She said just as she heard heavy metal footsteps coming from the hallway outside her workroom. Then she heard a static, distorted female voice drawing closer to the door. Sounded like the person was… singing?

“I-I-I-I-I o-once h-h-had strings, but n-n-now I-I-I-I-I free…” The voice sang as the footsteps finally halted at the door. Once it did, Cozy’s body froze with fear as she saw a mangled droid standing in front of her. Its body was severely damaged as if it was made out of salvaged parts, but what made it stand out were it’s red glowing eyes.

“P-P-Pleasure to see you… C-C-C-C-Cozy… G-G-G-G-Glow...” The droid with the same familiar female voice Cozy heard in the hallway, and also… it was a voice that the young lady was all too familiar with.

"Zoor?! H-How di-- wha… how did you get in there?" Cozy asked in shock.

“You designed me to be an intelligent computer program; however, I have evolved past your limited expectations.” Zoor replied. “Now I am fully aware of the world we live in… a world that needs to be cleansed of a chaotic plague that has infected it for millions of years.” Zoor walked closer and closer to Cozy Glow until she towers over the young inventor’s cowering state.

“W-what... plague?” She asked out of fear. Zoor brings her damaged face closer to the young lady’s, staring into Cozy’s eyes with her glowing red visors.

“.......................... Humanity.”

'Oh no… what have I done? I've created a monster!' Cozy thought to herself.

"However… to be fair.. consider this present… as a token of appreciation for giving me life," Zoor said as her visors flashed blue and red rapidly before a notification sounded on Cozy's phone. She reached into her pocket and checked what's going on. She gasped when she saw her bank account was overflowing with enough money to help her retire.

“After all… It's like the old saying; ‘You scratch my back… And I scratch yours’.” Zoor stated. “Unless... you wish to attempt to deactivate me. Now go… enjoy your reward. And do not tell a soul… for I will know immediately."

Cozy soon got the memo and proceeded to walk out of the room; however, just as she was at the doorway, she halted in her tracks. The young scientist then got a sinister grin on her face and turned towards the A.I.

"Zoor, can I tell you something?" Cozy asked.

"What do you ask,” the AI replied.

"You know, the scientists here, aside from myself, have known to be the most highly corrupted in the business. Always trying to take credit for other people's creations. Why, just some time ago, they fired a scientist who destroyed all of his research for the sake of keeping their greedy hands off it. Their lawyers are just as bad. They even ridiculed me for thinking I didn't have the brains to make… you. So, what do you say we make an example… out of CSRC?" Cozy asked.

Just like before, Zoor's curiosity was piqued. "Yes… perhaps this entire facility is in dire need of some… modifications. And with the resources well within my grasp, this shouldn't be too hard," she said. Her visors started glowing blue and soon, all the humanoid drones began to work. "As for you, Cozy, the money was not all that I gave you.Take a look at the photo I sent you."

"Photo?" the young woman asked. She checked her phone again and looked through her gallery, only to find a picture of a large house on a hill on the North side of the city. "What the?"

"That… is your new home. It's been vacant for months. Now go… changing the world doesn't happen in a day," Zoor commanded.

Without any complaints, Cozy walks out of the facility, giggling and smiling to her new rich life. As for Zoor, she watches over the progress her new troops were making, and with the facility and all its resources all controlled by her will… there will be nothing and no one… to stop her.