Chapter 4
“W-what?” I stammered. She leaned in close to me, her eye barely a slit “Oh and whys that?” she said. “Because. . .uh. . .I don’t really know who you want me to, er, kill.” I said lamely, looking away I waited for her response she just hung there, not responding. Then, slowly she looked at one of the monitors. “Understandable.” she said, then suddenly all the monitors came to life. Each one showing a different piece of my supposed victim. It was Fluttershy. “This is who I want you to kill, her name is-” “Fluttershy.” I interjected “Yes.” she said slowly. Leaning in really close to me. “And how is it that you two met?” “Well I-” “It doesn’t really matter actually.” she interjected “All that you have to-hold on for a moment.” she rose into the ceiling and disappeared as the lights dimmed. Looking around I couldn’t see a thing, then light exploded from behind me.

Pain was all she knew, all she could think of. She looked down at her self, her eye casting purple light on her metallic body. It was horribly rusted, some of the plates had fallen off and others were so scratched and dented that they shone dully. Her eye had cracked only giving her partial view of her world sometimes she would go to sleep, but then wake up somewhere else. Like someone had taken the wheel why‘ll she slept. With a whine she lifted her chest plate to reveal nothing but wires and gears. At first she liked to watch the little red and green lights go on and off , watch the gears move and whirr like a tiny party in her own chest. But now so much time had past that most of them were silent and still. Lifting her hand she held a green scale wrapped around it was a thin pink string, she could barely remember what or who it belonged to. Why couldn’t she remember her name? She remembers that it had started with a T or was it a P or both? She couldn’t remember, all she could remember though was what her directive was. That was to make sure that no one escaped her home.
“What are you doing here!” said a familiar voice from behind me, turning around I saw the out line of Fluttershy. “I don’t really know, to be honest.” I replied. “Well ok then, I still don’t tru-” the door slammed shut behind her. “Hahahahaha, welcome back Fluttershy.” said the A.I. dropping from the ceiling. “I cant believe that you came all this way, to be locked in my room, and I even have the help of this little fi-muuuuuufiiiins.” the power blacked out for a moment “Sorry about that, now wear where we? Oh yes that’s right, I’m going to kill you now.”
With that the floor around Fluttershy erupted and 15 smiling white bone thin ponies with one red eye, rose up and surrounded her. “heEEloo FRIEEend.” they all said in unison, their cute voices like that of Fluttershy’s but somehow more menacing. With a beep both their flanks spread apart and two barrels protruded from each side. There was a brief silence, then they opened fire. The yellow Pegasus was gunned down in a blaze of yellow and red, her body didn’t just explode it disintegrated. Spraying gore everywhere.
Shaking I fell to my knees, my eyes brimming with tears at the fact that I just witnessed another sentient being get gunned down in front of me. My sobs slowly turned to giggles, then maniac laughter filled the room. Looking down I saw that I had been covered liberally in her blood. Which in turn, started another fit of laughter. “Now that that’s over.” the A.I said, emotionlessly. “There’s one last thing to take care of.” now looming over my small body, I had curled up into the fetal position rocking back and forth on my side. I was dimly aware of a single pair of metallic hooves marching towards me.
“Don’t worry.” it said meekly. Something inside me snapped, as soon as its flanks opened up I was on my feet. By the time the barrels had poked out I was charging head first at it, screaming at the top of my lungs. Crashing into it I braced to of my hind legs against its cold hard body, and rapped my front hooves around one of the flanks. “Wait!” it said shrilly, I didn’t even hear it. With an almighty roar I ripped off the things flank. Grunting I bludgeoned the thing in the head till it stopped making this pitiful whining sound. No longer smiling the other turrets turned towards me, and in unison proceeded to fire at me. Using the dead turrets body as a shield I rammed the closes one, knocking it off balance. The others tried to get away, but I wouldn’t let them. Smashing and crushing they’re delicate frames, until there was one left. Shaking it said “I don’t hate you.” as I grabbed its head and twisted until, with a crack, It ripped off spewing black oil all over my body. Breathing heavily I looked at the carnage that surrounded me, the red blood of Fluttershy mixing with the black mechanic oil of the turrets oddly pleased me.
` Then seemingly out of nowhere another blue ring of fire opened up beneath me. Looking down as I fell I saw a big hulking thing with one purple eye. Grunting as it broke my fall, I blacked out.

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