//------------------------------// // Rise and shine, kitty cat! // Story: optic sensor of the tiger // by primeoetgrunn //------------------------------// "Come on Fluttershy, I need to see that white tiger." Twilight said. "I know, Twilight. But do you really think that using that new spell really is going to help wake him up?" Fluttershy responded, while holding the door closed after she heard what her friend suggested: a mind reading spell. "I am almost one hundred percent positive that it won't damage his brain." Twilight tried to reassure Fluttershy. ""Almost" being the key-word." Spike added. "You are not being very helpful here, Spike!" Twilight hissed at her assistant. "I… I think you can try, Twilight. But…" Fluttershy could barely finish her sentence, when Twilight ran inside the cottage, straight at the couch, where the tiger was still "asleep". "Alright, let me focus. This is a hard spell." And while Twilight initiated the spell, Fluttershy and Spike watched and waited. "Hey, Fluttershy!" Somepony yelled from the (still open) door. "I got those apples you wanted delivered, ahm sorry I couldn't send Big Mac, but he is busy fixin` up the cart fer Nightmare Night next week." it was Applejack. "shhh, Applejack. Twilight is trying to read that tiger his mind." Spike said to their orange friend. "Mind readin`? Why?" "This white tiger just won't wake up, so Twilight is trying to find out what is on his mind." Fluttershy answered. "WARNING, WARNING, system breach, unit: Tigatron. Location breach: central processing unit. Initiating emergency activation!" that robotic female voice sounded. "What just happened?" Twilight was forced a few feet back in response to a mental forcefield, that kept her magic away from the tiger his memories. The tiger began to move slightly, and mumble something. "Rise and shine kitty cat!" Applejack said, while moving to the tiger his face. Suddenly, the tiger his eyes opened, and stared at her, in fear! "What in tarnation! This thing looks sentient." "Where am I?" The tiger asked. A warm voice, but very familiar. "Fluttershy, did you stand in the poison-joke again, while dragging this tiger home?" Twilight asked concerned. Fluttershy only responded with hiding behind her mane. "Uh, Twilight, I don't thing Fluttershy said that." Spike remarked. "ugh… energy reserves drained… need food…" The tiger said. Fluttershy immediately responded by giving him an apple. The tiger ate it out of her hoof, after looking at her eyes. The only thing he felt were her warm and reassuring smile, and her eyes saying him he was safe. Right after he had eaten the apple, he felt more energetic, fueled enough for him to last he rest of the day. "I thank you, little pony." he said. "But where are my manners, My name is Tigatron." "Im Fluttershy" "May I ask you where you where I am, and where did you get this apple, it contains more energy than a energon-cube." "That apple is from mah orchard, an ya wer sleepin on Fluttershy her couch. By the way, ahm Applejack." "My name is Twilight Sparkle, and this is my assistant: Spike." "Woah… a talking animal." was all the little dragon could say. "I am not really an animal, little one. TIGATRON: MAXIMIZE!" While all three ponies and one dragon stood in awe, Tigatron transformed into his humanoid form. "WARING: ENERGON OVERLOAD!" that female voice said. "BEAST MODE!" Tigatron responded to the voice, while turning into a tiger again. "It appears that the air here is filled with enormous amounts of energy, so I must remain a tiger if I want to survive." he concluded. "I am sorry for asking, but what are you?" Twilight managed to get out of her mouth, still in awe of Tigatron his transformation sequence. "I am a Cybertronian from outer space, a robotic organism that can turn into any kind of animal, if not having scanned one. This tiger form protects my body from energy in the air, because if I stay for too long in my humanoid form, my systems will overload, and I will go off-line, or die." Tigatron explained. "Apparently the air here is filled with so much raw energy, I must stay in my tiger form, which filters the energy so I can use it without recharging again. And before you ask, this apple was just to jumpstart my spark." "Facinating. We are not alone in this universe, are we, Tigatron?" Twilight asked. "I just wish you weren't, miss Sparkle, I just wish we weren't."