The red pony got off the floor and charged at Delta.
"Delta watch out!" Church yelled, ramming himself into the red pony to disorient it.
Before the red pony gained its senses but the room flashed green and the group found themselves in Twilight's library. Delta sat in the middle of the room and began to concentrate on the situation.
"Delta?" Twilight asked quietly.
"Yes Twilight Sparkle, how can I be of assistance?"
"Oh good, you know my name." Twilight sighed. "What happened back there?"
"Do the others know of Epsilon's origins?" Delta asked curiously.
"No, they don't."
"Then it is required that they know before we go further. The other fragments of the Alpha were all but eviscerated after the E.M.P-."
"Emp." Tucker corrected.
"E.M.P." Delta retorted. "It stands for "Electromagnetic P-"
"It stands for emp." Church said. "It's an emp."
"Moving on. When the E.M- emp went off, it deleted me as well as the other AI fragments."
"What is an AI?" Rarity asked.
"Please don't get him start-"
"An AI is a fabricated source of intelligence, or Artificial Intelligence if you will. Epsilon, the other fragments and I were a part of the AI named Alpha. And when he was forced to go through many trials in which he is forced to never succee-"
"Anypony know what he is talking about?" Rainbow Dash asked bluntly.
"Church is Epsilon." Twilight explained. "He was a part of the Alpha when he was put through many tests where he had no possible chance of success. This caused him to go crazy and the Alpha split off into multiple other AI's, or personalities. Delta is logic and Church is the Alpha's memory."
"That's why he got his mark when he said-"
"Memory is the key." Delta nodded. "Epsilon somehow survived the pulse, and because he is memory he retained knowledge of the other fragments and I, so when that beam struck him it somehow brought us back through his memories of us."
"Didn't Sigma try to bring all of the AI's back together to recreate the Alpha?" Twilight asked edgily.
"That is correct."
"Then shouldn't we be back there trying to keep them apart?"
"That is not necessary as of yet." Delta said, shaking his head. "For now, they feel nothing but what they are. Omega has his rage, Gamma has his deceit, Sigma has his creativity, Allison feels nothing but failure and Theta ha-"
"Allison?" Church asked. "You mean Tex? Tex is alive?"
"Yes."
"We have to go in there and get her."
"That would be most unwise. In the state they are all in they would surely kill you. The best course of action would be to stay and get a nights rest, which will allow them to leave the catacombs and split up into the surrounding area, where we can try to trap them when they are alone."
"How can we be sure you're not as dangerous as them?" Rainbow Dash asked.
"I am the Alphas logic, I have no mere primal instincts like the others."
"So what was with you throwing O'Malley back there?" Tucker asked. "I thought you were opposed to fighting."
"Normally that would be the case, but under the circumstances it was necessary. Had I not intervened there was a high probability that one of you would have been fatally injured. Now for the matter of resting. Everyone should go home and go to sleep as soon as possible. You will all need to be in top condition for this."
"I like the way he thinks." Grif yawned as he walked out the door. "C'mon Caboose, I need to go pick up Fluttershy."
"Okay!" Caboose said excitedly, hopping after Grif.
"You should go too." Twilight whispered to Church.
"Yeah." Church nodded, quickly catching up with Grif and Caboose.
Once they arrived at Sugar Cube Corner, Church walked up to the door and knocked.
"It's open." A voice said from inside.
"Listen Caboose, I'm going to need you to stay out here while I go talk to them." Church said slowly.
"Alrighty." Caboose said happily.
Church gave Caboose an appreciative nod and walked into the sweets store to see Mr. Cake taking some treats off of display.
"Hello Church, what brings you here this late?"
"Listen, I'm going to need you to stay calm and keep an open mind, okay?"
"I'd like to think I always keep an open mind." Mr. Cake said with a small laugh.
"You say that now..." Church muttered. "Come in."
Caboose ran through the door and up to the counter and began to look at all the cupcakes on display. Mr. Cake's eyes shot wide open and he fell to the floor unconscious.
"So much for keeping an open mind." Grif chuckled as he threw a cupcake into his mouth. "Hey these are really good."
"They're the best." Caboose agreed.
"Let's go upstairs and find Fluttershy and Pinkie so you can stop eating and sleep."
"Eat or sleep. Man that's is a tough choice."
"Shut up." Church muttered, making his way up the stairs.
Caboose and Grif looked at each other before they followed Church up to Pinkie's room. Church coughed and knocked on the door a few times.
"Who is it?" Pinkie asked.
"That's your cue." Church said, elbowing Caboose in the side.
"Oh yeah." Caboose laughed before turning around and walking away from the door.
"Where's he going?" Grif asked Church.
"It's Caboose, I've learned not to question what he does on account of there never being an obvious answer."
"Good point."
Caboose jumped in the air and did a one eighty degree spin. He then bent over and charged towards the door, taking it off of its hinges as he tumbled across the floor and crashed into the bed.
"Oh dear." Fluttershy said, flying over to Caboose to help him up.
"Sorry, there was a door on my way." Caboose said as he sprung back to his feet. He looked over to Pinkie who was laying on her bed with a look of confusion. "Hello!"
Pinkie scooted backwards on the bed, scared of Caboose. Gummy suddenly jumped from under the bed and latched onto Caboose's head.
"Hello Gummy, it is nice to see you too." Caboose giggled as he patted Gummy on the tummy. Caboose jumped onto the bed and landed next to Pinkie. "Why are you sad?"
Pinkie lifted a shaky hoof and poked Caboose's leg. She slowly edged forward and poked him on the chin, which made him laugh.
"Y-you're alright." Pinkie said weakly, tears now beginning to well in her eyes.
"I'm not alright, I'm Caboose!"
Pinkie laughed through the tears and began to hug Caboose with no intent of letting go.
Longass chapter name because I'm drunk and can't think of anything clever.
<<<This is all that I feel must be said.
One rather long word to describe this rather long-named chapter:
YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY!
at least your drunk isn't my drunk.
Ecstatic to see this up in the features. This story deserves it.
On a scale of 1 to 10, how much is the next chapter going to resemble "This One Goes to Eleven"?
End of chapter = DAWW. That is all.
That last part made my heart melt
I cried at the end of the chapter And Im man enough to say so!!!
Thanks for answering the violence thing with Delta. My question was noticed!
Was gone all week at camp. What I miss?
*Reads last few chapters and watches episode 1 of Season 10*
HOLY SHIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
So, so good. It's like eating that first slice of meat lover's pizza when you're almost starving. Keep it up!
Not a single pony was lost that day!!
Yay! Also I like the idea that all the fragments are just roaming freely and are purely what they represent.. Hmm.... The next couple of chapters will be very interesting.
awwwwwwwwwwwwwwww
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687412 Oh the infamous drunk writing. To be quite honest, my entire series is like that. But i thought when your drunk you get cleverer ideas, not least clever ideas.
Hell ya this story is fucking awesome.
Yay pinkie can be happy again! Buck yeah!
I cannot wait to see what would happen if Pinkie met Delta.
YAY! Caboose is back and stupid as ever!
Oh wait, now I realize that Tex really is back and so is O'Malley...
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Drunk logic gave me the second highest grade on an assignement for school, gotta love when you don't just feel smarter when you are drunk but actually really is.
HAPPINESS.
And new problems.
Never stop being glad I'm following this.
Hmm Mr. Cake:
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And I am sure thisd calls for a party at some point!
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How many s are being given Vegeta?
OVER NINE-THOUSHAAAAAAAAAAAND!
You know what I just remembered? Isn't all of this just in the Epsilon Unit? So none of the ponies are real!
Okay, hold on. Surely some of the others would remain passive as well, such as Sigma. And if Tex is alive, does that mean Twilight-style love triangle between Church, Twilight, and Tex?
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Okay since this isn't going to come up until later and I'm tired of people saying it.
They are no longer in the unit. <- Fact
Why they are not, however, will be the thing I explain later since it is far more convoluted and impossible that I can't even begin to comprehend what I'm talking about.
Also, "Delta watch out." Church yelled.
That's some forceful-ass yelling.
So much D'awwww
Drunk writing AWAY!!!!
Drunk writing AWAY!!!!
687922 You mean forceful-ass "saying".
Can't wait to see ponified Tex
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Welcome back and yes, "holy shit" would suffice as an appropriate response.
THANK GOD CABOOSE AND PINKIE ARE TOGETHER AGAIN!!
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That image is a perfect way to describe Freelancers in Equestria.
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Exactly.
Wait, you were drunk? That takes the fun out of things...
what happened to necronomicon?
YAH! CABOOSE IS BACK! wait... Tex is back and the Meta 25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzhnaqAAdV1r3jsrko1_400.jpg
*sniffle* that was so beautiful
Yesh, pure yesh. But I'm still worried as to how they are going to explain all the goings-on. Also the fact that the AIs are back, ADVENTUUUUUUUUURE!
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Thanks. It's good to be back.
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Dude. The Epsilon unit is an alien inter-dimensional transporter. I've been saying that for a while, and you just now understand they aren't in the unit? Dude, maybe you should lay off the getting drunk for a while.
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They may or may not have forgotten him in the ruins.
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That's not it, it's far more convoluted than that.
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More convoluted than Sosuke Aizen's ultimate evil plan from Bleach!?
Because if so then you sir deserve an award for that shit!!
YAY! Caboose is back! I like Caboose.
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Actually it's a little bit of both.
Well that and the fact that I'm almost always either tired or drinking.
Caboose's theme http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JxoUmh2FCX4
Wait wait wait.. O'Mally.. and Tex are back.. I just realized this..
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Darn one off. Lopez isnt here yet. If your writing Theta in... good luck. We know nothing about him, except for the fact he was North's AI.
Quick question. When Wash gets here, Will he be Gray or Blue? His old armor color was gray and yellow but at the end of season 8 and onwards it was Church's armor with yellow highlights.
>>DarkWing Get over here... *Bro-Hug* I love you so much right now!
They can deal with the shitstorm later. For now, I shall bask in the glory that is Caboose!
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