Preview of The Iron Pony

I'm currently writing this on my iPod, both the story and the blog post. I have a foreword, but I honestly don't feel like posting it. So without further ado, here's my preview:

Apple Bloom slowed down as she got deeper in the woods. There were trees laying on the ground, smashed to bits, and the trees not on the ground had large scrapes on their bark. Apple Bloom looked around at the forest, then the new path as a whole. Her jaw dropped when she saw that the trees that were missing formed a silhouette of sorts of a pony's head near the top. Apple Bloom stood there for a few good minutes before noticing flashes of light coming from her right. Sneaking behind trees, ready to defend herself at a moment's notice, she jumped out from cover and saw… the power station. Apple Bloom never really noticed how close she was to it until now. She walked towards it, trying to keep her distance, mesmerized.
Suddenly, pounding hoofsteps sounded from behind her as a 50 foot metallic pony with glowing eyes walked towards the power station, Apple Bloom in the path of it's robotic march. She tried to run away, but tripped on a rock sticking out of the ground. The harness holding her BB rifle came loose, and the rife/flashlight tool landed a few feet away from her, only to be crushed by a giant, metal hoof.
Apple Bloom watched as the metal pony stopped in front of the power station, grabbed one of the metal supports, ripping it away, and start to eat it. Apple Bloom couldn't believe her eyes. She was finally in the presence of an alien from outer space! But her eyes soon turned to a look of horror as the metal pony reached out for the power station again, delving into the electrified parts. As soon as the metal made contact, electricity jumped onto the metal pony, causing it to cry out in pain with a metallic voice. It staggered backwards and into some power lines, where the pony continued to cry out.
Meanwhile, Applejack pulled into the driveway of her and Apple Bloom's home. As she walked in, she heard static coming from the TV, and sure enough, when she entered the living room, the TV was on, junk food sprawled across the floor. Applejack sighed and said to herself, "Oh, Apple Bloom…"
Back at the power station, Apple Bloom couldn't decide whether to run and get help or to try and save the metal mare. As if to answer her dilemma, the wires snapped, causing a blackout in the part of Trotwell that was connected to the power station, including Applejack's home. The lights went out just as Applejack was going to go check on her sister. She grabbed a flashlight and continued up the stairs, calling out, "Apple Bloom? Sugarcube?" But Apple Bloom was at the power station, trying to dodge two metal supports that were crashing down. She ran back to a hiding spot, afraid she might not make it home, where Applejack had reached the top of the stairs. She called out to Apple Bloom again, opening the door to her room. "Apple Bloom?" she said, but then Applejack looked in her room. When she saw that she wasn't in bed and that her helmet and coat were missing, she cried out, "APPLE BLOOM!?" She ran downstairs and drove off in the truck to find her sister.
The cries of the metal pony were growing weaker and weaker, and Apple Bloom decided she needed to do something about it. She ran past the robot and underneath one of the fallen support structures to the emergency shutoff switch and started to tug at it. The first couple of tries it wouldn't budge, but when Apple Bloom pulled as hard as possible, the switch flung down to the off position. Electricity stopped flowing through the metal pony as it gave a very faint sigh and fell backwards with a crash, the lights in its eyes going out. Apple Bloom waited a few seconds before climbing the hill to the side of the giant pony. When she reached its head, an idea struck her: she picked up a smooth rock off the ground and tried to throw it in the pony's open mouth, but she missed and hit the side of its head. Gathering up every ounce of bravery she had, she jumped over the tree trunk and picked up the stone, climbing on top of the metal mare's head. There was a dent in the upper left hand side of the head. Apple Bloom looked inside its mouth and saw nothing but an empty void. She dropped the rock in, expecting nothing big to happen.
However, when Apple Bloom was about to leave, the eyes of the robotic pony started to glow again, and Apple Bloom screamed. She ran down the hillside and away from the giant metal pony, coming to a dirt road. Luckily, a car was already on its way.
"Help, help, stop, help!" Apple Bloom called out, and when the truck stopped, out came Applejack, who said, "Apple Bloom?!" The filly recognized her sister's voice and ran into her arms, crying out, "Sis!" Applejack brought her sister's face into her view and asked, "Wha' were ya doin' out here alone! Ah was scared ta death that Ah lost ya!" Apple Bloom cried into her sister's mane, saying, "Ah'm sorry, Ah won't do it again…" Applejack hugged the filly and said, "It's alrigh', Ah'm here…"
After a few seconds, Apple Bloom said, "Sis, yer not gonna believe this, but somethin' ate our TV antenna!" Applejack sighed and said as she walked back to the truck, "Apple Bloom, please…"
"No, no, Ah'm serious! But it's not Sputnik like Berry Bubble though'…"
"Apple Bloom."
"…no, it's really a ROBOT!"
"Apple Bloom…"
"…an'- an' it's a hundred feet tall…"
"Apple Bloom…!
"…an' it eats only meta-"
Applejack finally snapped and yelled, "STOP IT! Just… just stop… Ah'm… Ah'm not in tha mood…" The two ponies got into the truck and drove away. Apple Bloom took one last look back and saw the giant pony, looking at her and its head slightly tilted.