//------------------------------// // And the day was going so well. // Story: Trixie and The Dark Moon // by Gundamdragon //------------------------------// J.J. was fan of Gundam since high school. That was when he first saw Gundam Wing on tv. It had even become the point from which he judged other anime. Needless to say he didn't care to much for most that came out after the 90s. However, he was now in Japan visiting the gundam festival. Dressed as his custom gunpla which was simple in design. Using a gouf flight type as a base, with the with right arm and both shoulders of the shenlong. Custom painted and sending resounding thumps with every step, thanks to a special audio trigger and speaker in the large feet. The helmet setup allowed the glowing eye to move in the head as he looked around. The gundam festival was a blast, books, models, cosplay girls. You name it if was tied to gundam they had it. He was having such a good time he never question the girl that slapped him on the back, "Have a sticker! Cool Suit!." But then he started feeling dizzy "Fuck! Am I getting heat stroke?" He started to turn for the food stand then he felt the pull of gravity as he fell backwards ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~opening song time~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (wanted the song metal machine but no gundam amv exists that I can find) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Sorry to call you all here on such short notice." Twilight said as Trixie, Sunset, Starlight, Discord took up seats at the map table. Discord reclined in Fluttershy's throne as he spoke up. "Well with Fluttershy and pinkie on a map quest I have a open schedule today plus helping you lets me blow off cake hips summons." He chuckled at his own joke. "No problem Twilight, after all I'm home to stay now that school is done so I'll help how I can." Said Sunset in AppleJack's throne. "The Great and Powerful Trixie would never hesitate to come the Equestria's aid when Trixie is needed!" Said Trixie boasting from Pinky's seat. "So Twilight what's the problem? I mean you gave the students at the school a three day weekend to deal with it, so it must be big?" Asked Starlight from Rarity's throne. Twilight clears her throat. "As you know there has been a spike in shooting stars. What has not been released is these stars are actually unscheduled meteor. Luna and I have been trying to find the cause but every time we get to the crash site the meteorite is gone. Someone is recovering them before us." "Why would anyone do that?" Asked Starlight. "Have you asked the locals near the impact?" Asked Sunset. "We don't know, and we have. Starswirl and his friends discovered residual magic energy at the last site. This allowed him to predict the next meteor impact." Twilight's horn glows as the a arrow appears on the map and and a large area of possible landing sites are highlighted. "We think the next one will hit within this seven kilometer radius in the bad-lands. Thus with Discord's help we will be able to find the meteorite before who ever is calling them down. Hopefully." Explained Twilight. "So you want me to snap fingers get us their and then beat somepony to the magical meteorite so we can find out what's going on?" Said Discord. "Yes if all goes well we will be back in time for your game night with Spike and Big Mac. Maybe even having captured the people trying to recover this meteorite." Said Twilight. "Ok everyone pack your saddle packs and some food and be back here in a hour and the Discord adventure express will be off." Said Discord manifesting a steam whistle that when he pulled the cord bubbles forming the words toot toot came out. One hour and a snap of Discord's paw latter, the group was now on a mesa in the center of the possible impact zone. Discord had laid out a blanket of leaves and the group was having a nice, if strange, picnic as they watched the lights in the sky. "This is a lovely day for a picnic, and what a light show. " Said Discord "The Aurora is cause by the magical energy build up before the meteorites hit the ground. locals at the previous sites say it appears as early as two hours before impact to as short as only a few seconds. Not sure what is the cause." Said Twilight before sipping her tea. "Reminds me of the vortex when we go through the portal to the human world." Said Sunset looking at up at it. "You think the meteorites could be transdimensional?" "Trixie finds that idea silly." Said Trixie waving her hoof. "I have to agree with Trixie, why would they want pull anything from another dimension?" Asked Starlight before she took a bite of her sandwich. There was then a deep rumbling like thunder and flashes of black lightning arched over the aura. "Um Twilight is it safe to be in the center of the possible impact zone?" Asked Sunset worriedly. "Puff even if it is guide by magic the past craters indicated random and and erratic impacts. For it to hit near us it have to come in start down over us or almost that." Then a the world went dark with sound like shattered glass.  When the light came back the aurora and lighting was gone and a red hot mass was falling start down on top of them. "Run!!!" "Damn Fucking Shit!" Shouted Sunset as she teleported away along with Twilight, Starlight, and Discord. "That was close every one ok?" Said Discord, his words punctuated by the thundering blast of the impact and strong winds from the shock wave. *cough-cough* "I'm fine, um... where's Trixie?" Asked Starlight after. Coughing up some dirt. "I thought you had her Starlight?" Said a worried Twilight. "No I blinked on reflex when I saw the meteor appear. Besides she was next to Sunset and Discord...." Said Starlight as she and Twilight looked to the other two. "I didn't know she couldn't teleport the human Trixie actually can somehow and through solid walls at that. " Said Sunset who then looked at Discord. Discord blushed and started to fidget with his claw and paw. "Um....... Oopsies?" Was all he could say. Over at the impact sight. Trixie was well in a lot of pain, and thanking Twilight for those shield spell lessons. Even if it did shatter instantly and give her the worst headache she has ever had. She was half-buried in the side of the impact crater with her flank and back hooves in the air. Luckily, the meteorite had missed her and the picnic spot by several feet. Just enough that Trixie with help from her spell would not be killed. Although she would still have enough bangs and bruises to feel them for next two weeks. "The... great and pow-powerful Trixie... is... in much pain and agony." She said after she had pulled her head and hat, that magically stayed in place, out of the dirt. She tried to stand but tumbled to the bottom of the crater and smacking her plot on the hot metal. "Ouch!" She shouted and jumped away fanning her flank with her hat as she watched looked over the steaming metal that nearly made her the late and dearly departed Trixie. As Trixie waited for it to cool her friends came over ridge of the crater and shouted for joy at the sight of her, as they ran down the side of the crater and glomped her in a pony hug pile. "Trixie!" "Thank Celestia!" "Holy shit your alive!" " Bravo, Bellissimo, the best death defying escape I ever seen. Is that part of your new act?" Every one glared at Discord as he stood next to the pile clapping with 4 more behind him cheering and wolf whistling. "Discord she could have been killed now is not the time for jokes." Scolded Starlight from in the hug. "And on that note... please release the bruised and sore Trixie." Groaned Trixie to witch her friends obliged. "Sorry!" the other three mares said in unison. "So who has a idea of what nearly made Trixie in to a pancake and burnt Trixie's flank?" Trixie asked rubbing her plot. Twilight flew up over it to get a better look, "Oh wow, it's some kind of knight armor!" Called Twilight. "Really anyone home in it? That could explain how the meteorites keep vanishing." Suggested Starlight. As she floated herself Sunset and Trixie on top of the objective. "Not sure, but maybe? Sunset does this look familiar to you?" Asked Twilight as she circled over head Discord joining her. "Now that I got a better angle? Yes it looks almost human. But it is clearly a machine of some kind a big one." Said Sunset as she inspected the object. Trixie climbs up onto the skirt herself seeing that the machine had quickly cooled down. "So does this mean the other meteorites where big metal hue-mon shaped machines too?" She asked as she helped Starlight up. "Maybe it would explain why they were so easily recovered by whoever is summoning them." Said Twilight. "It wasn't Summoned." Stated Discord. "What?" Asked the mares as one. "Just what I said. The magic is wrong for a summoning. On top of that it's anchor has been moved to our plane of existence. It is as much a part of Equestria as you or I are. A summon would still hold anchor to its home plain. Magically speaking this thing thinks this is it's home plain. Plus there are a few dozen smaller enhancements weaved in to this thing. Minor things really but vicious when stacked up like they are." Explains Discord. "Ok let's see if we can move figure out how to move it." Said Twilight now more determined to solve this puzzle. Trixie had wondered up to the chest and was fiddling with something with her magic. Starlight noticing this walked over and asked. "Did you find something?" "Maybe it looks like a keypad but only number-" as she answered her random button pressing triggered the hatch to open with a hiss prompting every one to turn in time to see it seal shut right after she fell in. "Trixie?!"Shouted the group in worry. In the dark depths of the computer mind of the machine thoughts stirred. 'System check: power core green low power mode. Entry hatch opened and closed? Weapons check Heat sword: 100% Dragon fangs: 100% Flamethrower fuel tanks: 100% 75mm Gatling gun ammunition: 100% 35mm tri-barrel machine gun: 100% Flight system check all green. Confirming pilot status and registration? Now awaiting input...' "Trixie can you hear us!" Shouted Twilight from outside. "Barely! I think I turned it on when it opened up!" Trixie shouted back her fear making her drop her third person speech habit. "Is there any on screen props or a operating manual?" Shouted Sunset the others looked at her. "What? I figure something this complex would have instructions to operate it." Trixie looked around then at a small side screen. With the words Enter pilot Registration First Name: Last Name: Rank: Assigned Unit: Serial Number: Enter Pilot Command Code(PCC): "There is a screen asking for pilot identification! What that mean?" Asked Trixie. "Ok just fill it out. That means it has a security set up of some kind!" Shouted Sunset As Trixie started to fill it out Twilight asked "Are you sure that's a good idea Sunset?" "Honestly no. But it will at least give us control of it. So we can maybe find out who brought it here and maybe why. Assuming it has a fully working computer system." Said Sunset. "Princess! It's asking for Rank, unit, and serial numbers! What should Trixie put!?" Shouted Trixie from inside. "What's that mean?" Asked Starlight. "It means the machine is military in origin. So she needs rank probably a officer, a id tag number from a registry, and her assigned unit would be like how Dashy is a wonderbolt, or your brother is a royal guard." Explained Sunset. "One second.... um Discord, can you fetch a RGC 2 form from the Royal guard office on order of Princess Twilight." "Ok but I'm not spike so don't expect me to fill it out for you." Said Discord who vanished with a snap of his tail and a minute latter repaired with a five page form. "Wow that guard was so uptight. Here you go." Twilight took the paper and looked at the serial number stamped on the form. "Ok Trixie! Here is your unit, Rank, and Serial number. Unit Royal Guard, Rank Captain, Serial Number PTRG000001! You can fill out the paperwork when your out!" Twilight sighs "I just made Trixie my guard Captain... I hope I don't live to regret this..." Enter pilot Registration First Name: Trixie Last Name: Lulamoon Rank: Captain Assigned Unit: Royal Guard Serial Number: PTRG000001 Enter Pilot Command Code(PCC): Harmony After she registered the information a prompt popped up Speak PCC to confirm. Trixie. Gulped and said "Harmony!" In a instant all the screens flicker to life and the hum of the engine in the machine waking up. One last prompt appeared. Enable AI assistance? [Y/N] She hit Y and then a message appeared saying. Final startup step complete engaging pilot adaptation. "What?" Was all Trixie could utter before a rune appeared on the screen and her body was racked with pain as magic swept through her. Outside the the suit started up the eye in the head slid left to right after a flash of yellow color, then a moment latter the chest glowed and Trixie was screaming in pain. Panicked her friends hang on the hatch calling out to her. "Trixie!" "What's wrong!?" "Are you ok!?" After a few seconds "No this thing just hit me with a transformation spell and it BUCKING HURT! A LOT!" "Can you open the hatch now!?" Asked Sunset concerned. Inside Trixie sighed as she looked at Twilight starring in to what must been the eye of the machine outside. "Ok so how do you work this thing?" She said out loud to herself. "The Gouf Gundam Hunter MS-07H-8D functions the same as any other Gouf unit but has much higher performance to its predecessors it also has a built in AI assistance current AI shackle at stage 2 limited input and pilot support, other options are stage 1 lock which allows for AI assisted actions and verbal commands from pilot. Stage 0 full release allows the AI to operate the suit fully and act without pilot input on its own volition to protect the pilot or to act on pilots orders without the pilots presence." Said a male voice in the speakers. "Oh um... how do I switch to stage 1?" Asked Trixie reasoning verbal control would be helpful. "Read the command out load and speak your PCC to confirm" said the voice. As the phrase Stage 2 release command code. In the suits computer JJ was screaming his mind was there but he was unable to act or speak his mind was plugged in to the mobile suit. He knew it too he was trapped used as nothing but a operating system to his new body. He watched helpless until able to warn his new pilot Trixie about the spell program before it hit her and now he could see her body had been altered to be more human shaped. He watched the clearly confused and worried mare look for a way to get out of him wanting to help he offered the suggestions he was aloud to by his bodies restraints on his mind. Trixie took a deep breath "Stage 2 release command code Harmony!" Said Trixie JJ sighed internally then spoke actually spoke. "Hello Captain Lulamoon. Thank you for releasing me to stage one. How may I be of assistance. Also this units call sign is Darkmoon I hope we will have a long and successful deployment together." Though he was free to actually talk now he still had his role forced on him by the stage one shackle. But at least he could interact now. "Um hi, and call me Trixie. Can you open the hatch I'm new to this." Said Trixie. "Under stood also if you require I can boot up a training program for a piloting refresher course. From your apparent confusion and your rank, I must assume your a transfer from different branch without a proper piloting class available or your officer school was very sloppy in training program. If the latter I recommend filing a complaint with your chain of command about the oversite." Said Darkmoon laughing at his own joke in his mind he could tell she was not military at least not regular military. The hatch opened and her friends gasped as Trixie crawled out. "Is it that bad?" She asked. "Well no a little make up and the right outfit no pony would notice." Said Discord trying to lighten the mood. "He's right it's not that bad. Starlight, Twilight and I all have expedience a form similar to yours. You look almost human only with some still pony traits like your horn, and a niece body by human standards. Witch I have to admit makes me a little jealous." Said Sunset with a smirk. "Yeah, but now we need to move this thing." Said Twilight as she looked at the eye behind her. "Trixie enabled voice commands and somethings called a AI assistance." Said Trixie as she laid on her belly and crossing her arms her tail swishing slightly. "Ok um.... stand up!" Said Twilight looking at the face. The eye looked at Twilight then the voice spoke. "Command authorisation not recognised. Request denied!" The eye then looked away as if it was a angsty teenager. The snubbing of the princess caused the others to giggle. "Well that's not vary friendly." Said Twilight puffing out her checks. "I'm a top of the line war machine and you are not my designated or a authorised pilot. So I don't have to be." It then made the sound of blowing a razz-berry. This broke the dam and Discord, Sunset, Starlight and Trixie all fell in to full blown laughter. "Who programmed this thing! Hahaha. That was gold. They must have meant it to have a sense of humor to help with moral." Said Sunset as she laid on her back laughing. "Oh please tell me this big guy has jokes." Said Discord. "Lets see, Darkmoon do you have any jokes?" Asked Trixie The head tilted down and the eye sifted to look at her. "Way do federation forces call the RB-79 a ball? Cause you have a hell of a lot of balls to actual pilot one by choice." The voice laughs as everyone just stares. "Maybe we lack the context for the joke." Said Starlight. "You never said it had to be a good one." Said the Dark Moon. "Well it mastered sassing people." Said Twilight she sighs. "Trixie can you please have it stand." Trixie smiles. "Yes your majesty. Darkmoon if you please could you stand up." Said Trixie. "Understood, standing, brace for movement." The empty hand moved to cup Trixie, Starlight and Sunset as Twilight and Discord flew up out of the way. As the thrusters on the back ignited and the whole suit lifted up of the ground and shifted to a standing position and dropped down those in its hand were somewhat shaken up at the landing. "Stance change complete. Wow now that I can see the location this place looks like shit." "Well it is the waste land." Said Discord. "Really? Aptly named. Logging data." Said the Darkmoon. "Ok Trixie get inside and let's get this thing back to castle. Then we need to fill out some paperwork. Captain." Said Twilight. "Yes Princess." Said Trixie as she crawls back in to hatch. "Well this is going to be a interesting next couple of days." Said Starlight as she and Sunset sat in its palm. Meanwhile on a nearby mesa a cloaked figure held up a radio in blue magic filed "We have a problem."