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// Chapter 4:MDD's and coffee!? 
// Story: The empire of gears 
// by ShadyMcChangeling 
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	"Behold! My most incredible invention yet!" Said Mirror Mask motioning towards a tarp covered object in the center of the room."Coffee!" He announced while the tarp was removed."What in the hay is this...coffee?"Asked Applejack. "Well my dear AJ, coffee is the best thing since chocolate cake!"He proclaimed picking up the already filled mug in the machine and taking a sip."It revitalizes, it energizes, it wakes and it hypes!" Said Mirror Mask in a very salespony type voice."Don't believe me? try it yourselves!" He said as an Edmyron handed them all a cup of the stuff.
"It's a bit bitter darling." 
"Pleh! it tastes like mud!"
"Agreed RD, this aint' that tasty!"
"I like it." interrupted fluttershy 
Pinkie however was taking a long sip that seemed to last an eternity, every one looked at her, when the cup was empty she set it on a nearby tray and looked at everypony with dilated pupils. She mumbled something that sounded like "awesome" and then stared into the distance. After about a minute she snapped out of it."Oooookay..." He said as he levitated a clipboard towards him "Note, some ponies react differently. Side effects may vary.." He said slowly as he wrote on the clipboard. Mirror took another look at Pinkie. "..greatly." He wrote.
"I see that some of you don't like the bitterness. so try this variation I call a café mocha" He said as he gave them clear crystal mugs filled with coffee."This is more like it!" Said Applejack. "Agreed, this is much more pleasant."Said Rarity sipping her coffee happily. An Edmyron then came and gave a piece of paper in Mirror's hooves. He then started to smile from ear to ear as he read, letting out an exited squeal as he did so. "Everypony! I have something else to show you all! Follow me!" He said as he began trotting happily towards a door.    
"This is gonna be awesome~!"mirror said entering yet another room with a tarped object. "Mares and gentle dragon, I present a work of brilliance only rivaled by coffee!" He proclaimed grabbing the tarp with his magic. "A thing I call the D0BLD3! an intra-linking prototype." He said as the tarp came off.
"Whoa!"
"It's looking at me!"
"How is it hovering?"
"He's kinda cute."
"What does it do?"
"To answer your questions. yes. it's a long story. he is isn't he and this is what he does." he said as he whistled and waved his hoof. The prototype then went to what looked like a pile of cannons, metal bars and wheels. It then out of nowhere generated small octagonal plates in a sphere around it and then in a flash of light turned that pile of scrap into a Edmyron shaped creature. Except it had a second pair of arms below the other two, no propellers for the second set of wings, a normal lizard tail, a pair of elytra replacing the normal wings, cannons attached to its back below the wings resting on it's shoulders and wheels on the bottom of it's feet.
The ponies all stood speechless looking at the now quite large prototype in front of them."So what do you all think?"He said a hint of pure joy in his voice. "Um... hello?" He asked as saw he got no reply from the still speechless ponies. About ten seconds later they all snaped out of their trance.
"It's awesome!"Said Rainbow jumping in the air. 
"it's scary!" Said Futtershy hiding behind Applejack.
"You must teach me to do these things!" Said Twilight. 
Suddenly a light began flashing on one of the walls. Mirror then ran up to it, a look of worry on his face. a panel of some sort then folded out from the wall. "Why now of all the bucking times they could have come, why now!?" said Mirror, anger quite clear in His voice. he whistled and moved his hoof in very fast patterns towards a nearby Edymron who then saluted him. "Everypony!" He called out trying to keep his voice as calm as possible. "A situation has come up, I fear I must depart to provide my assistance. This Edymron will guide you to your room, it will be safe there. But whatever you do don't leave your room until I say you can. Got it?!" The ponies all nodded in agreement. "Good." said Mirror turning and running down a hallway.  



When they all arrived at their room everypony was on edge. "what's happening?" Thought Twilight. "What could be so severe that he had to leave?" Continued Twilight, pacing as she thought. then another one of those panel things folded out of the wall. a puzzled look sat on Twilight's face as she approached it. Please enter command or message. was at the top of the screen. "Command?" Wondered Twilight to herself. What is happening? Typed Twilight in the panel. ERROR: Command unknown. was then printed below her line. Where is Mirror? 
ERROR: Command unknown.
How do I use you?! 
ERROR: Command unknown.
help.
Command recognized: Would you like to send a message or see the full list of commands?  (M/C)
M
Okay then, here is a list of all available recipients: Mirror Mask.
To send a message type /msg. to join a chat type /room
/msg
To who shall this message be to? 
Mirror Mask.
You can now type your message. 
Mirror where are you?
There was a pause of about five seconds, then there was a reply. I'm ok and I'm on my way. She let out a relived sigh.
"oh will celestia want to hear this." thought Twilight


---To be Continued---