Do you know what the most annoying thing about old people is?
No, it’s not because of the fact that they just love to tell you what you should and shouldn’t do.
No, it’s also not because of the fact that they never seem to run out of annoying lectures when you mess up.
No, the most annoying thing about old people is...
They just love to take away your belongings.
Unlike thief who takes away your belongings because they actually need it, old people like teachers and parents took away your item just to spite you. They just... let it rot away in a shelf never to be seen ever again.
Do you know what the worst thing is?
You know where it is, you know who took it, and there’s nothing you can do about it. They’re just mocking you, taunting you, dangling your precious in front of your face just outside your reach. They don’t even have the tendency to apologize! Nope, they actually blame you for having those items in the first place!
These exact reasons are why Bruce Gunderson really hates Princess Celestia right now. First, she stole (confiscated) his backpack. Then, she left him with a cruel, heartless choice:
“You can only take ten items with you, the rest will be kept safely in the dungeon.” Princess Celestia said sternly with finality in her voice. “You are also forbidden from taking anything that has nuclear power.”
Bruce could only at Celestia in shock and disbelief. “Pardon me Princess, but... I have HUNDREDS, let me repeat that, HUNDREDS of amazing and spectacular technologies from all across reality unlike you’ve ever seen before.” He walked closer towards the Princess only to hit an invisible force field. He punched the force field in frustration. “And you asked me to take TEN? How? How am I supposed to choose? I need everything!!! I can’t live without my precious belongings!!!”
Princess Celestia narrowed her eyes. “I take that back. You can only take five items with you.” She said with a no nonsense look on her face.
A picture of heartbreak and defeat flashes across the human’s face. He dramatically pressed his hand against his chest before kneeling down in mock pain. “You cruel monster...” He whispered in a very exaggerated fashion.
“Four items.”
Bruce’s eyes widened and he quickly stood up from his position. He held up his hands with a panicked look on his face. “Okay, okay, I’ll take four items! Geez... Talk about grumpy old lady.” Then, he realized what he just said. “I’m so sorry...”
“Three items.”
It was at this moment that Bruce finally realized that the best course of action is keeping his mouth shut. He nodded obediently at the princess before putting down his backpack. “I’ll take my...” He looked at the content of his backpack.
To those who doesn’t know any better, his backpack seemed to be filled with toy robots and vehicles, little miniature weapons, and a lot of weird glowing trinkets. But those who came from his home world will know that everything inside his backpack is pretty much real. Just miniaturized and enhanced with some gravitons to make it lighter.
He took out a toy yellow bipedal robot with a single rectangular optic in his head. A bunch of machine guns are mounted on its shoulders and a cannon are strapped behind its back. “I’ll take Bastion, he’s my robot helper.” That was somewhat a lie. Yes Bastion is his helper, but it’s also his personal War Machine of Death and Destruction.
Princess Celestia took a very close look at the robot. “I suppose it can grow much bigger than this?” She asked him.
Bruce nodded to her. “Yeah, he’s pretty big and strong and tough.” He patted the little machine guns on it shoulder. “This bad boy got enough ammo to wipe out a whole army in World War 2.” Then he pointed at the cannon behind its back. “His cannon slash rocket launcher is more than enough to blow up a building.” Finally he waved its little claw-like appendage around. “Oh and he also got enough brute strength to destroy solid granite into smithereens.”
At first, he thought Princess Celestia would be impressed and let him take more toys with him.
“I want you to strip away all of its weaponry.”
Alas, Princess Celestia is not amused. He can’t really blame her though, Equestria isn’t actually a war torn land he usually found himself in. He knew that massive weaponry and high-tech war machine makes no sense in Equestria. It's a land of peace and harmony, a weapon of mass destruction will have no purpose but a threat to the peace.
But come on! It's a Robotic War-Machine from another world! How cool is that? So what if he can't use it to blow houses and bunkers? It's still awesome! Does being immortal strip away all of Celestia's sense of humor? Can't she see the sheer awesomeness he's trying to bring in her world?
As if hearing his thoughts, Princess Celestia's expression softened. "Listen Bruce..." She sighed for a moment and looked down. "I am not trying to stop you from having fun or enjoying your new life here in Equestria. I am just trying to protect my world." She looked away from him for a moment. "Surely you know just how much destruction your technology can bring to our world?"
Bruce sighed in acceptance. "You're right, I'm just being reckless..." He looked at the Plasma Saber he was about to take out from his backpack. "I mean, when you thought about it, these weapons are pretty useless here in Equestria." Then he chuckled a little. "Seriously, why would you need a Lightsaber for anyway? For chopping down trees?"
Celestia nodded in agreement. "Exactly. Stop thinking about trying to look strong and powerful with your flashing swords and giant robots. In this world, the true power came from how many friends you have, how much love you bring, and the kindness that you give to everyone." She explained wisely.
Then, the Princess took the robot away from Bruce’s hand with her magic. “Now, let’s try this again. Three items, what would you bring?”
The human took out a thick rectangular device from his backpack. "This is a fabricator, I can make 3D items with this." He explained to her. "It can't really make too complicated device and it's really inefficient on energy."
Then he took out a tube with bright blue glowing crystal in the middle of it. "This is the Crystallized Singularity. It contains almost infinite amount of quantum energy." Then he chuckled a little. "But it's also a pain to convert them into electricity so... I'm not building that amusement park anytime soon."
Finally, he took out his scanner from his backpack. “This is my handheld scanner. It scans everything and I never go around without it.” He smirked and pointed the device at Princess Celestia. “Say cheese!!!” He exclaimed to her.
A flash of light came from the scanner and Bruce pressed a few buttons. “Let’s see... Name; Advanced Magic Barrier?” The human just sighed at the smug look Princess Celestia gave him. “Elemental Structure; Tangible Dark-Matter, wow. Tensile Strength; 1100 MPa, nice. Unique Properties; Transparent and Semi-Permeable.”
“Impressed?” Princess Celestia asked.
Bruce just grinned in response. “Yes, very. Can your student Twilight do the same thing? I would love to experiment more on these things.” He said in curiosity. “By the way, I think that’s everything. Should I be going?”
Princess Celestia looked at the items he decided to take. "Very well... You can also take your bag and your camping equipment with you." She noticed the look of disbelief on the human's face. "Yes, Twilight told me just how much that bag meant to you."
"OH YES!!" Bruce shouted in pure relief. "Thank you so much Princess! I promise I will not blow up this world." He picked up his backpack and poured all contents to the floor below him. “By the way, try to keep them in room condition. That one is a capital ship the size of an island.” He pointed at a grey rocket sitting amidst all the clutters.
Princess Celestia watched as the human walked away from her throne room. She sighed a little and took a closer look at the tiny Robotic War Machine floating in her magical grasp. “Made in China?” She muttered as she read a small writing below its feet.
Meanwhile back in Ponyville...
Applejack, Rarity, Rainbow Dash, Pinkie Pie, and Fluttershy finally arrived in the Ponyville Train Station. They walked off the train with a look of happiness and relief in their faces. Each one of them glad that everything is over, no Discord, no chaos, and no more shenanigans.
But of course, there is still one more thing missing. Their best friend Twilight Sparkle was suddenly called by Princess Celestia's personal agent, The Doctor. They're a bit surprised by Twilight's sudden departure, but they somehow have a feeling that they're about to see Twilight again soon.
"So... Any of you have any ideas when Twilight'll return?" Rainbow Dash asked suddenly. Her friends just shook their head after hearing that. "Well she better be back soon because I have a feeling that Pinkie Pie here..." She pointed at the Pink Pony who's literally vibrating in excitement. "Is about to blow Ponyville into Partyville."
Everyone looked at Pinkie Pie and saw her flashing like a bomb that's about to go off. "How about we plan a surprise party back in the Golden Oak Library?" Rarity suggested suddenly. "Since Bruce also has a business with Princess Celestia, we can combine our celebration party with his welcome party."
Like an overloaded Pinata, some candy start appearing all over Pinkie Pie's fluffy mane. "Maybe we shouldn' get her too excited..." Applejack said suddenly. "Who knows what'll happen when she exploded?" She warily took a few steps away from Pinkie Pie. "By the way, don't any of you think that this Doctor person is suspicious? I mean, since when does Princess Celestia has a secret agent?"
"Well darling..." Rarity said suddenly. "There's a reason why he's called a Secret Agent. He's a shadow knight, hiding in the shadows to safe Equestria." Drama Queen Rarity, activate! "He has saved us from many invisible threats, fighting in a hidden war so we can sleep peacefully at night. Who knows just how many times he has saved our lives?" Then the drama queen slowly walked towards her country friend. "Ponies like you... Accusing him for being suspicious never mind the fact that he has saved your life so many times! I am crossed with you Applejack! He is a hero! Not a suspicious figure."
Applejack blinked owlishly. "Sugar Cube, I think you need to lie down and relax..." She said as softly as possible. "Then later today you can go to the Golden Oak Library to have that surprise party." Rarity took a deep breath and regained her composure. "Then, when the party is over we can all go have a Slumber Party, just the six of us. What do you think?"
Surprise Party...
Victory Celebration...
Welcome Party for New Friend...
A Slumber Party...
An odd and bizarre tune starts appearing out of nowhere...
Pinkie Pie couldn't hold back her anticipation. She has to go, she needs her cannon, she has to prepare for the party. Her eyes glow in a brilliant multi-colored light and her whole body starts flashing like a beacon. Then she started to float a few inches up before suddenly.
"BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!!!"
The Pink Pony exploded like a nuclear bomb, covering the area of one mile radius around her with icing and confetti. The blast of explosion shattered all the glass in the vicinity, replacing them with transparent rainbow colored candy. All ponies in a one mile radius are covered from head to hoofs with frosting. All the trees in the surrounding area got their leaves replaced by cotton candies.
A streak of rainbow could be seen soaring high above the sky. Turning the clouds all around it into cotton candies. It creates a shock-wave of spectrum of light every five seconds, making it visible from all across Equestria. The sun itself starts flashing like a gigantic disco ball and the clouds grew a pair of arms before dancing with a bunch of very confused pegasus.
The Mane Six who are just a few feet away from the blast zone took the worst hit. Rainbow Dash's mane turned cerulean blue while her coat turned rainbow. Rarity found herself wearing a very childish pretty princess dress made out of gift wraps and macaroni. Fluttershy has dozens of balloons tied up to her wings and body.
While Applejack came out unscathed by the explosion. She just stood there amidst all the chaos with a confident smirk on her face. "HOW ARE YOU DOING THAT!?!?!?" Rainbow Dash exclaimed in disbelief.
The Cow Mare straightened her hat and lowered her head, casting shadows over her eyes. "I know I shouldn' be lyin'..." She said dramatically. "But some things are better left unsaid..." The whole casts shivered a little after hearing that. "Now come one, Pinkie and Twilight's waitin' at the Library."
Not even Rainbow Dash dared to ask her how she knew that. Everyone just followed Applejack through the icing covered station without another words.
‘Vworrp’ ‘Vworrp’ ‘Vworrp’
Twilight watched in amazement as the TARDIS slowly fades away from existence. “See you later!” Then she sighed a little. “Hope you didn’t lie about that one...” She looked behind her and saw her library sweet home. She walked towards some scrolls sitting on the table and picked up a quill...
‘Dear Princess Celestia.’ She wrote on the scroll. ‘Today I learned that no matter how smart you are, there are still some things that are...’ She paused a second when she felt the floor vibrating beneath her hoofs. She looked around and saw flashing lights coming from the window upstairs.
“What’s going on?” There, above the sky outside the window, she can see a pink figure coming straight to the library in a supersonic speed. Behind the pink figure is a huge trail of Rainbow and Chaos. The sun is flashing like a giant disco ball, the clouds grew a pair of arms and are dancing with dozens of confused ponies, and confetti rained down from the heavens.
When Twilight realized it, it was already too late. The air around her starts vibrating and gravity started to shift all around her. Everything around her start floating and she quickly put a shield to protect herself.
'NYANNYANNYANNYANNYANNYANNYAN'
Twilight closed her eyes instinctively and curled down inside her force field. She can hear cannons firing, gunshots, fireworks, balloons popping, ice cream truck music, a cry of beluga whale, and titanic ship horn. It goes on for about 5 minutes before a knocking sound came from her force field.
She let go of the shield and found herself standing in the middle of a party room. Ribbons and Balloons could be seen in every corner of the room. A bunch of Pinata and many more games scattered all around the place. A snack bar complete with cupcakes and cakes stood in the corner of the room.
“HI TWILIGHT!!!” Pinkie Pie exclaimed. She looked around her before walking towards a phonograph nearby. She shut it down and the music stopped just like that. “So, are you ready to welcome Bruce to Equestria?” She asked her.
“Ooh... So that’s what’s going on here...” She said in realization. “Of course I do, but what do humans party with anyway?” She asked the pink pony.
This time, Pinkie’s expression fell a little. “That’s the problem Twilight! I don’t know how humans party!” She paced around the room in deep thought. “He told me he likes cakes so I put some cakes.” She pointed at the snack bar nearby. “But that’s basically it! I need details, Twilight! Details!!!” She exclaimed towards the Unicorn in panic.
Twilight blinked owlishly before smiling comfortingly at her earth pony friend. “Don’t worry Pinkie Pie, I’m quite sure you’ll pull off a wonderful party and I’m sure he’ll appreciate it.” She said encouragingly.
Pinkie Pie looked at Twilight with a very flat look on her face. “You mean like how you ‘Appreciate’ my welcome party for your arrival in Ponyville? If hiding in your bed is your definition of appreciating then I hate to see him thanking me for the party.” Twilight gasped and put a hoof over her chest. It felt like Pinkie just stabbed her with a knife. “Sorry... I didn’t mean it...” Pinkie Pie added when she saw the look of guilt on Twilight’s face.
“No, I’m sorry for not appreciating your party.” Twilight said while taking a few short breaths to regain her composure. “Wow... That was rough...” She coughed and pat her chest for a moment before furrowing her eyebrows in deep thought. “Well... I think Pony parties aren’t really that different from human parties. So I’m quite sure that Bruce will like it.”
Then the Unicorn realized something. “Wait... Where is everyone else? I thought they were with you?” Then she looked at the broken window of her library. “And I know that this is a stupid question, but how did you get here so fast?”
“Toon Force!” Pinkie replied easily.
Meanwhile, the Main Six just get out of the train station. The Side-Effect of Pinkie Nuke is slowly fading away. Rainbow Dash’s mane and coat turned back to normal, Rarity finally managed to tear off half of the dress, and Fluttershy is no longer suspended in midair by balloons.
“So... what do you think happened back there” Rainbow Dash asked suddenly. “I know that Pinkie Pie has a tendency to spontaneously explode, but usually they’re just fireworks and confetti. Not something like THAT!” She pointed at a giant cotton candy horse running away from a bunch of foals near the Ponyville Schoolhouse.
Applejack just shrugged after hearing that. “I don’t know sugar cube. When dealing with Pinkie Pie you gotta expect everything especially when it comes to party.” She looked up at the sky and saw a cotton candy cloud looming above them. “Although, this reminds me of Discord somehow...”
Suddenly, they saw a giant object flying towards them from above the sky. The object is yellow and shaped like some sort of small metal aircraft. It has one giant thruster behind it and a couple of huge Gatling Guns right in front of it. “Whoa...” Rainbow Dash gasped in awe. “That’s amazing!!!”
The Aircraft landed right in front of the mane six and the pilot seat opened. A very familiar human climbed out of it with a very satisfied grin on his face. He looked at the mane six and held up his hand “No! Don’t whoa yet, I’m not done.”
The human raised his right hand and snapped his fingers. Loud mechanical whirring appeared from behind him and the aircraft started to transform. It somehow unfolded and reconstruct itself into a seven feet tall bipedal metal giant armed with gigantic canon behind its back and a couple of machine guns on each of its hands.
“Now you whoa.” Bruce said.
“WHOA!!!” All ponies but Fluttershy exclaimed in amazement. The latter was too busy hiding behind Applejack to notice the human.
The human chuckled and patted the robot standing beside him. “Meet Bastion, my personal robot assistant and my favored method of travel.” He explained with a proud smile on his face. “Don’t worry, he’s a gentle giant. I removed his war protocol on my way here so he can’t really hurt anything.”
Bastion cocked his head to the side before crouching down to the pony’s level. He held out his gigantic mechanical hand at them. At first, the ponies hesitate, but soon Applejack stepped forward and put one hoof on the robot’s hand. “And here I thought today can’t get any weirder and weirder.” The Robot gently picked her up and put the pony on its right shoulder.
Meanwhile, Bruce is watching the scene unfolds in front of him with a shocked look on his face. First of all, he didn’t tell Bastion to do anything. Second of all, he definitely didn’t tell Bastion to give Applejack a ride on his shoulder. Did he miss something critically important? Again?
Of course, Bruce can’t really tell anyone that Bastion isn’t supposed to sentient. “Well, looks like one of us doesn’t have to walk all the way through town.” Bruce commented. “Now, where were you taking me again?” He asked the ponies.
“To the Golden Oak Library.” Rarity said. “Twilight or at least Pinkie Pie should be waiting for us there.”
Bruce raised an eyebrow in interest after hearing that. “Really now? Last I check; the six of you left Canterlot together.” He said while he, Bastion, and the rest of the mane six followed Rarity through the city. “How come they get there faster than you?”
This time, Rarity cringed a little after hearing that. “Well Bruce, Twilight was called by Princess Celestia’s personal secret agent. So she probably won’t be here anytime soon.” Then she looked at the oddly shaped clouds above the sky. “As for Pinkie Pie, she... uh...” The unicorn looked at her Pegasus friend for a help.
“Pinkie Pie blew up and flew straight to the Golden Oak Library.” Rainbow Dash replied while floating right beside AJ near Bastion. “Why? Because Pinkie, that’s why.” She added.
Bruce just blinked owlishly after hearing that. “Okay then...” Then he realized another thing. “By the way, do you know who the Secret Agent is?” He asked them. “Just wondering, because Princess Celestia doesn’t seem to be looking for Twilight when I talked to her.”
Applejack narrowed her eyes when she heard that. “Really? Princess didn’t call Twilight?” The human shook his head and the earth pony’s expression darken. “Well, let’s just hope that Twilight come back soon. Else, this Doctor person’s gonna...”
“Wait what!?” Bruce exclaimed suddenly, cutting her off. “Did you say Doctor as in a doctor or Doctor as in The Doctor?” He asked her with a very curious look on his face.
“He introduced himself as the Doctor.” Rarity said suddenly. “I suppose it’s probably a code name or something.” She added.
The Doctor... Oh, he heard that name all right. Centuries ago before he started his Dimensional Hopping shenanigans, The Doctor was a legend. People told him that the Doctor is a hero who will always save the world no matter what happens.
Until one day, when humanity needed him the most, he disappeared. Some people said that he was killed, some said that he was captured, and some said that he ran away. Now, after hearing what Rarity just said, Bruce started to believe the latter more.
“We’re here!” Rainbow Dash exclaimed, interrupting Bruce from his musings. “Welcome to the Golden Oak Library. Since you’re an Egghead, I’m sure you’ll love this place.” She said with smirk on her face.
Bruce looked at the building in front of him. It is a gigantic oak tree hollowed and filled with building inside it. For some reason, the leaves of the tree are still green and healthy. This means that the tree is alive even though it’s hollowed.
Then the human walked towards the library entrance and knocked the door. “Twilight? Pinkie Pie? I’m coming in!” He opened the door, revealing dozens upon dozens of ponies standing together inside a party room.
“SURPRISE!!!!!” Every single one of them shouted. The human could do nothing but stare at everything around him. The first thing he noticed is the fact that this party feels more like a five year’s old birthday party. Not that he minded of course, a child’s birthday parties are usually the ones with minimum amount of drama and maximum amount of fun.
A few seconds later, Bruce finally snapped out of his stupor and shook his head. "Did I... interrupted something? Who's birthday is this?" Bruce asked suddenly. He crouched down on to the floor and rummaged through his backpack. "I always have some spare gifts for any party, birthday, wedding, bachelor, out of prison..." Then he paused and put a hand over his forehead. "Right, Mrs. Sunshine confiscated my precious..."
Suddenly, Pinkie Pie appeared just inches away from his face. "No silly! This isn't anypony's birthday party." She exclaimed in excitement. "This is your Welcome to Ponyville Party!!!" She blew a party horn at her. "Surprise!"
"SURPRISE!!!" Everypony else in the room repeated with a very welcoming smile on their faces.
Bruce really didn't know what to say. A welcome party? Just for him? He chuckled a little before letting a very blissful laugh. "Ahahah!!! Oh my god! I never thought I deserve paradise after everything I've done." He chuckled some more before putting both hands around Pinkie's cheek. "And I never thought that Paradise are filled with Ponies! You magical, adorable, anatomically incorrect, little ponies!!!"
"Really now? Paradise?" Twilight asked suddenly. Then she looked at Pinkie Pie with an 'I told you so' expression on her face. "See? He loves your party so much that he thought he's in a heaven!" She exclaimed to her party pony friend. "Now go and show him how anatomically incorrect ponies party in Paradise!!"
Pinkie Pie smiled before leaping straight behind the human. "Come on! This is your party!!!" She pushed the human deeper into the library. "We have everything! There's the guests." She pointed at the ponies looking at the human in curiosity and amazement. "There's a DJ." She pointed at a DJ table sitting on the side of the room with a white unicorn sitting behind it. "And that's the snack bar!" She pointed at a snack bar filled with snack in the corner of the library.
The human really didn't know what to say. He still couldn't believe how kind these ponies are to him. He haven't saved any lives or their world. They don't owe him anything, then why would they do something like this just for him? Is it because they are just so freaking kind to anypony they met?
Soon, Bruce automatically went straight towards the snack bar. He has no idea why, but it's probably because he's not interested in playing pinata. Oh and the cupcakes too of course, if there's anything else he loves more than steak that'll be sweet cakes. "Not bad! Not bad at all!" He exclaimed while munching on the cake. "You made this all by yourself?"
Pinkie Pie nodded proudly. "Yep! And there's more from where that come from!" Then she looked at her friends and saw them waving at her in the distance. "Oh! I have to go! I'll see you later Bruce! Enjoy the party!" She said before happily hopping away towards the Mane Six.
Bruce sighed and looked at the half-eaten cupcake in his hand. "I am definitely staying here..." He muttered with a small smile on his face. Then he rubbed his chin and look away for a moment. "But that means I need a new job, maybe I can sell silverware. Shouldn't be a problem with my fabricator..." He muttered to himself.
"That wouldn't be so fair wouldn't it?" A voice appeared right behind him. The human quickly turned around and saw an earth pony and a unicorn standing behind the snack bar. The earth pony has cream white coat and pink and blue mane. The Unicorn has teal green coat and mane with bright yellow eyes. "By the way, I have some candies. Do you want some?" The earth pony took out a box full of chocolate candies and put it on the table.
The human picked up a random candy and popped it into his mouth. "Not bad! This is pretty deli..." His words faltered when he realized that the unicorn is standing inches away from him staring at him with wide eyes. "Umm... Can I help you?" He asked her nervously.
The unicorn's horn glows a little and Bruce felt some sort of an invisible force gripping his hand. "Fascinating!!!" The unicorn exclaimed. "No magic and yet you have these extra appendage on your hoofs." She took a closer look at Bruce's hand and moved it in a gripping motion with her magic. "Amazing... What do you think Bon - Bon?"
The earth pony just rolled her eyes. "Yes Lyra, it's pretty impressive." Then she looked at Bruce apologetically. "I'm sorry, just that my best friend Lyra here just love anything alien. She devoted her life to do research on new life-form for years." She explained.
"I can tell..." Bruce said while looking at Lyra who's currently inspecting his hand with a loupe sticking on her left eye. "Ouch!!! Hey watch it!" He exclaimed when the unicorn bend his finger in a wrong direction.
Lyra let go of his hands before looking at him with an apologetic look on her face. "Sorry! I thought your hands are elastic..." She took off her loupe before taking a few steps away from the human. She formed a glowing line of light with her magic before using it to measure the size of the creature in front of her. "6.2 feet tall and about 64 kilograms of weight." She muttered to herself. "Do you have magic?"
"Technically, no I don't." Bruce replied. "But I have this!" he took out a scanner from his pocket. "Say cheese!!!" A second before he can pull the trigger, Lyra blocked the scanner with a cupcake using her magic. "Name: Chocolate Surprise Cupcake... Oh you clever little thing... Wait! Hey!"
Lyra took the scanner off his hand before inspecting it closely with his magic. "Amazing... So instead of using magic you create these devices to replicate magic!" She giggled a little before scanning the Bon-Bon's candy. "Hey! You can find out the recipe with this!" She commented. "What do you call yourself again?"
"Human." Bruce replied flatly. "And this human doesn't appreciate ponies taking things from him." He said, trying to take the scanner off Lyra's magical grip.
The unicorn thought about it for a second. "I'll return this to you if you tell me more about your kind." She said with a smirk on her face. Bruce just stared at her flatly. "Oh come on, please! You're fascinating creatures, I know you are!" She exclaimed. "Tell me everything."
"Well, you asked for it. I'm gonna tell you everything about humanity."
Fifteen Minutes Later
"...And through the by product of their own greed and selfishness. They bring their own destruction upon themselves. The End." Bruce looked at Lyra, expecting her to quiver in fear or just fainted when he tells her about the Nuclear Holocaust.
Only to find the Unicorn gaping at him in awe and wonder. "That's amazing... Oh you humans are amazing!" She exclaimed, with a bright expression on her face. "You don't have wings or magic, but you make amazing things with imagination and hard work!" She looked at Bon - Bon who looked like she just got scarred for life. "I mean, can you imagine making cars of airplanes? Smart Phones and Internet? They pushed their limits far above they biological capabilities! You don't need magic to fight the rules of physics. You create amazing technology using the rules of physics!" Then she rolled her eyes and waved her hoofs. "So what if you went to war or something. Nopony's perfect!"
Bruce just blinked owlishly after hearing that. He looked at Bon - Bon who's trying very hard to regain her composure. "Your friend Lyra... Is she okay?" He asked her.
Bon-Bon looked at Lyra for a moment before shaking her head. "Lyra has some... unhealthy optimistic view of everything. She thought that Changelings are a big part of the ecosystem." She said. "But I have to admit, she does make a pretty good point. You humans are creative."
"You're right, we are." Bruce looked around and saw the DJ waving at him to come over. "Well, guess there's still some ponies who would like to know more about me." He bid Bon-Bon and Lyra goodbye before walking towards the DJ table.
Bruce stepped on to the stage and saw two ponies looking at him. One of them is an earth pony with black mane and grey coat. The other is a unicorn with blue mane and white coat. Each one of them is looking at him in curiosity. "Hi! My name's Bruce! What's your name?"
The Unicorn grinned and folded her hoofs in front of her chest. "The name's Vinyl and this is Tavi." She said with a confident look on her face. "We were just arguing about what to play in your party so we decided that instead of arguing, we're gonna ask you what your favorite music is!"
The Earth Pony rolled her eyes . "It's Octavia not Tavi, and yes we were just arguing about what to play in your party." Then she sighed and put a hoof over her forehead. "And by arguing I meant I was trying to stop Vinyl from destroying your ear drums with her so-called wubs of mass destruction."
"Well... I'm not really into song so I'll tell you if I actually like it." Bruce replied easily. He watched as Vinyl slammed her hoof on the power button, only to be stopped by Octavia. They looked at each other intensely for a moment before huffing in frustration. "Aww come on! Don't fight! Can't you collaborate?" He said.
They pondered about it for a moment. "Perhaps we can try something..." Octavia put down her cello and took out another from below the DJ table. It is a bright blue cello with stylized musical notes all over it. "I never used this before... I hope it's as good as you told me."
Vinyl looked at Octavia in disbelief. "You're going to play that electric cello I gave you?" She said. "But you told me that electric musical instrument is blasphemy among acoustic musicians!"
Octavia plugged the cello to the DJ equipment. "Yes I did, but I changed my mind..." The earth pony gently pull the bow and a low humming sound came from the speakers behind her. Then she looked to her left and saw her friend playing some beats.
Bruce jumped off the stage and realized everypony stopped for a moment to witness the two musicians playing their latest masterpiece. "Now this, is what I call music!" The human exclaimed, followed by cheers of agreement from everyone else.
With that, the celebration party flared back to life. The music echoes through the library, lifting everyone's spirits and increased the party lifespan for another hour.
"Bruce! Over here!" A voice called out for the human. Bruce looked around and saw Twilight calling him from the stairs. He walked through the crowds towards the stairs. "Come on Bruce! I got something to show you!" She called out again.
"Coming!" He finally made it to the stairs and walked upstairs. There, she saw Twilight Sparkle standing inside a small room with a bed in the corner. "Okay... If this going where I think this is going, I will start running." Bruce said, his head already calculating an escape route.
Twilight blushed furiously and shook his head. "N-no! It's not that!" She looked around her for a moment. "There's someone who wants to see you." The unicorn walked towards a cupboard and opened it. Revealing a brown stallion hiding inside it with a weird rectangular device in his hoofs. "Meet the Doctor."
The Doctor pointed the device at Bruce and it dinged. "Ah! The Dimension hopper Bruce Gunderson!" He exclaimed with a huge grin on his face. "I'm The Doctor and Welcome to Equestria! Amazing place isn't it?" He asked him.
The human looked at him for a moment. "Why do I have a feeling that I've seen you before..." He muttered. "Are you a Time-Lord from the Planet Gallifrey?" He asked him with an unreadable expression on his face.
The Doctor looked surprised after hearing that. "What if I am?" He asked him warily.
"If you are then... What the hell man? You've been here all the time? Really!? We all thought you were dead!" Bruce exclaimed with a hint of frustration on his voice. "The UNIT, Torchwood, the Government, heck even the DALEKS!!! Tried to contact you, and you are here all this time hiding in Equestria!?"
The Doctor looked down in regret after hearing that. "I'm sorry... It was never my wish to abandon all of you." He looked out to the starry night sky from Twilight's window. "The TARDIS crash landed here in Equestria and believe me I've tried everything to get back home but I can't risk endangering this beautiful world for my own."
Bruce took a deep breath and nodded understandingly. "You're right... Sorry, for accusing you like that." He shook his head and looked down in regret. "By the way, you don't have to bother going back. Our world is no more, I'm the last of my kind..." He muttered to himself.
A look of pain and remorse flashes in the doctor's eyes. He put a hoof over his face before lowering his head a little. "Tell me, what happened?"
"Humanity happened. They grew more and more powerful. They conquered galaxies upon galaxies until they became the supreme being of the universe. Soon, everything that's not human were driven into extinction. Then..." Bruce sighed a little before looking at the doctor in regret. "Humanity has fallen, replaced by those ruthless monsters who's no better than a Dalek. Well... I did what I have to do..."
The Doctor looked at Bruce with a judging look on his face "So you killed them all..." He pointed out.
"I didn't see you trying to save Gallifrey." Bruce replied. "But yes, I was filled with so much grief that I decided to just destroy everything." he chuckled mirthlessly. "I couldn't really remember, but it was the darkest time in my whole life. The day when I've lost everything dearest to me... I became the most feared monster in all multiverse."
They looked at each other for a moment before smiling. "Well... Let's make sure we don't screw up with this one shall we?" The Doctor asked.
"Yeah... That sounds like a pretty good idea." Bruce replied.
With that, the two immortals stood together side by side. Their eyes fixated on the night sky beyond the library. Gazing the stars beyond Equestria and the great unknown unlike anything they've ever seen before.
It's almost midnight, the welcome party is over and it is time for the promised Slumber Party. The Mane Six decided to use this opportunity to learn about their new human friend. What better way to learn about somepony than playing Truth or Dare? Answer, none!
"All right, here we go!" Twilight spun the bottle and Rarity, Applejack, Rainbow Dash, Fluttershy, Pinkie Pie, and Bruce Gunderson watched intensely as the bottle started to slow down. It slowed considerably before stopping right in front of Pinkie Pie. “Your turn Pinkie!” Twilight exclaimed. “Truth or Dare?”
Pinkie Pie thought about it for a second. “Truth!” She exclaimed. “Cause I have a feeling that somepony is about to ask the right question.” She said with a knowing look on her face. The rest just narrowed their eyes in confusion.
“What do you mean the right question?” Twilight asked.
The earth pony shrugged a little. “Well, all this time you always ask me how I pull off an awesome party so easily. But the answer is simple, I’m just good at making parties.” Twilight slowly gasped in realization. “Now the right question is...”
“Where do you get all those Party Supplies?” Bruce asked. “I’m pretty sure it’ll take about... what’s your currency again? Bits? A few thousand bits to make a party like that.” Then he looked at Pinkie in confusion. “Are you rich?”
Everypony looked at Pinkie Pie intensely. It was then that they realize that they have no idea where Pinkie Pie gets all the money from. “I have multi-billion off shore saving account for all my party needs.” She explained. “I planted investments on hundreds of big company in Equestria. As for how I get all those money in the first place...” She winked at them all. “Trade secret.”
"Well, the more you know I guess..." Twilight muttered before spinning the bottle again. They all watched as the bottle stopped right in front of Fluttershy. “Okay Fluttershy, truth or dare?” Twilight asked.
“Umm... I want dare, but can I make my own dare?” Fluttershy asked nervously. Everyone looked at each other for a moment before shrugging. “Thank you... I dare myself to...” She looked at Bruce for a moment. “Get Bruce a pet and earn back nature’s trust on him.”
Bruce put a hand over the pegasus’s head. “Fluttershy, you have better chance against Bastion than getting me a pet.” He sighed and cupped his face with his hands. “Mother Nature hates humanity! What chance do I have to earn her trust?”
“But I have to.” Fluttershy replied with a soft smile on her face. “Or else, the game will not continue since I haven’t finished my dare.” She looked at Twilight for a moment. “That’s the rules, right Twilight?” She asked her.
Twilight nodded. “Yes, the game cannot continue until you finished your dare.” Then she sighed and put a hoof over her face. “But this is just a game Fluttershy. It doesn’t matter at all!” She looked at Fluttershy, only to find herself staring at pair of huge eyes begging her not to continue the game. “On second thought...”
The unicorn scooted closer towards the human and gazed at him intensely. “I want you to have a pet tomorrow, or else I will make sure Princess Celestia knows that you just switched Bastion with a cheap plastic toy.” She said with a dead serious look on her face. “This is my second Truth or Dare game and I will not anypony else ruin it. Do you understand?”
Bruce nodded vigorously before looking at the yellow pegasus who brought this upon him.
"Where do we start?"