S.A.R.A.H slowly became aware that the day had arrived. The noises of doors opening, birds singing, and the sound of voices had gradually became louder over the past hour. Deciding to wait a second to wake up, she checked her systems.
Power Storage: 92.0523678824% 3.129780508 × 10^11 watts
Checking Energy Input
Power Source: None, gaining 0 watts per second
Checking Energy Usage
120,091 watts per second
Conclusion: Energy will run out in about 0.08264124 years or 0.99169483 months
Self Diagnostic
Memory: 39108.312645 Zettabytes (65% Occupied) (0% Corrupted) (65% Safe)
CPU Condition: 100% Fully Functional
Core Temperature: 79° Celsius or 174.2° Fahrenheit
Objective: none
Objective Progress: none
Resources: none
Everything appeared to be in order. Turning everything on, she stood up, the sound of her vents occupying her as it tried to bring her back to optimal performance. Her cameras looked out of the dark alley way to the bright street. The street was filled with colorful ponies, all starting their day. Stores were opened, ponies trotted about trying to finish all of their morning errands, and smaller ponies who played in the streets laughed as they chased one another. She briefly wondered what sort of evolutionary purpose the color of their fur was. It wasn't camouflage, and both male and female were colorful. It was strange. She also notice something else, she saw three kinds of pony, ones that were similar to a unicorn, ones who were pegasi, and normal ponies. None of them had wings and a horn like the pony she met. Hopefully that meant that she was rare, so she would be easier to find.
S.A.R.A.H walked out of the alley and towards the closest pony. She noted the different reactions her presence brought from the ponies. Some ran away screaming 'monster' and 'get help'. Others froze and stood at aww of the metal giant who suddenly stepped out of the shadows. The ponies who didn't run or freeze just continued on with their day, seemingly too busy or so used to strange monsters appearing out of nowhere, to care. Luckily for her, the pony she approached was the second kind of pony. The pony was a light yellow normal pony with a blue mane. She assumed the pony was female, but this reality might have made the genders different. She also noted a strange mark of a tea cup on her flank.
"Excuse me," she said to the pony, snapping her out of her shock. Once she had the pony's full attention, she continued. "I am looking for a purple pony with both a horn and wings, have you seen her."
"Oh... You mean Princess Twilight," she said nervously. "She lives over in the Castle of Friendship." She pointed her hoof at the crystal tree S.A.R.A.H noticed last night.
"That's not a castle, it is a palace," S.A.R.A.H simply said, before turning away from the bewildered mare and started heading to the palace. There was no way that was a castle. Castles were built with protection and practicality in mind, but the thing in front of her was built to look good. There was no walls or towers or guards, just luxury.
S.A.R.A.H noticed how lucky she had been for the past three days. She got transported into a new reality that magically fixes her and gives her legs and the pony she had been looking for is in the first town she comes across. It was easy, too easy. When ever a mission had been too easy, X had led her into a trap. She knew something bad was going to happen. She knocked on the palace's door and waited. It was after a few moments she heard the sound of footsteps on the other side of the door and a person grumbling about 'interrupting breakfast'. The door was suddenly opened by a small bipedal dragon like creature.
"I'm sorry but the Princess is not... seeing...," He trailed of as he's realized he wasn't talking to just a pony. He stood there for a few seconds just staring, wide eyed into her glowing yellow eyes.
"I need to see Princess Twilight, can you take me to her," S.A.R.A.H replied.
"Well... Umm," he said, beginning to sweat through his scales, which she found peculiar. He stood there for a few moments, thinking of what he should say to the intimidating metal giant, who was staring at him with lifeless eyes.
"Spike, who's at the door?" Ask a voice from across the hallway. As the owner of the voice headed into sight S.A.R.A.H immediately recognized her. Her purple fur was no longer transparent but solid. She also lost the sparkle that covered her body previously, but other than that she was completely the same. "Spike?"
Spike suddenly blinked out of his shock and ran towards Twilight. "There some crazy lady wearing armor who's asking to see you," he whispers to her thinking S.A.R.A.H could not hear him. Twilight looked up from spike and at her.
"Okay I'll see what she wants," she said to spike.
"But I thought you didn't want to be bothered while you were reorganizing your library."
"While I haven't started yet and I'm sure she has a good reason to want to see me," she responded to spike and started to head towards the door.
"Okay than, what was it you needed to see me for," she said in a neighborly voice, a voice that S.A.R.A.H didn't expect her to have based off of there previous conversation.
"Can you send me home now, Princess Twilight?" S.A.R.A.H asked, ready to start her hunt anew, but when Twilight responsed with a simple 'What' she continued. "You help in freeing and repairing me is appreciated but I like to go back to my home reality."
"Wait what? You're from another world!" She practically yelled, surprise and confusion was written all over her face and her wings sprouted from her back. S.A.R.A.H knew something was wrong. Why did she look confused, What's going on.
"You aren't the one who rescued me, are you," S.A.R.A.H didn't phrase that as a question but a statement. She was right, it was too easy.
Twilight shook her head. "No, I've never seen you before in my life," she said, her wings falling back to her sides, appearing to calm down. "And what do you mean you came from another reality?" She said with an eyebrow raised.
S.A.R.A.H contemplated whether or not she should just leave now and continue searching for Twilight's twin. If she stays here she will waste time explaining her situation to Twilight, but gaining her as an ally, she might know where her twin is and S.A.R.A.H can learn more about the reality she found herself in. She decided to stay here, knowledge of this reality will be invaluable to her. "It means I'm from a parallel universe," she said simply and twilight gave her an inquisitive look.
"Well, I know what it means, but... You do understand how unbelievable your story is don't you," she sighed. "Look I want to help you but I can't just believe something without any proof."
"How can I prove it to you," S.A.R.A.H asked. Twilight frowned and brought her hoof to her chin, pondering the question.
"I know!" she said excitedly "I'm going to ask you a series of questions about your world to see if there are any inconsistencies in your story, that way, if your telling the truth I don't have to end up interviewing you about it later." S.A.R.A.H completely agreed with this plan.
S.A.R.A.H was led into the palace, her heavy metal legs causing a loud clanking sound through out the hallways. Everything was made of crystals, all of them composited with unknown elements. She was led to what appeared to be a dining room. It was mostly empty, with a small golden table with six small padded purple seats surrounding it. The walls were covered with green windows that had identical stained glass trees on them. The table had two plates with pancakes on them. She assumed this was the breakfast she interrupted.
"I would have asked you if you wanted to sit but I think your too big for the chairs," she said, scratching the back of her head and chuckling nervously. S.A.R.A.H ignored her though and just sat down criss cross next to the table. Twilight pulled a chair so she could sit face to face with S.A.R.A.H. Spike waddled over to his seat and sat there looking at his plate but was more interested with the alleged universal traveler.
"Before we start I would like to know your name." Twilight said.
"S.A.R.A.H," she responded
"It's nice to meet you Sarah, I'm Twilight," She said as she reached out with her hoof. S.A.R.A.H looked at the hoof for a few seconds before she reached out with her hand and shook it. It appears that was the right course of action as Twilight put the hoof back down and continued on. "Okay Sarah, I guess I'll ask the first question," she cleared her throat. "What is the name of where your from?"
"Earth, I was currently taking residence underneath Yosemite national park." S.A.R.A.H could have gone into more detail, stating the name of the state, country, solar system, and galaxy that she lived in, but decided against that. It would only lead to her wasting valuable time. "I would also like to ask you questions about your reality."
"I don't see anything wrong with that, go ahead," Twilight encouraged.
"Where am I?" S.A.R.A.H asked wishing to create a better understanding of the world before she sets out to find the twin.
"Oh... You're in Ponyville, a village in Equestria," Twilight said slightly surprised by the question. S.A.R.A.H mark that information as important, it would help her greatly when she gets hold of a map. "Okay next question, what species are you?"
"I am not any species," at Twilight's confused look, she continued. "I am a machine, made by my creators for a specific purpose."
"Oh you mean like an A.I.," Spike suddenly proclaimed. Both S.A.R.A.H and twilight stared at the tiny dragon. Twilight looked at him in the utmost confusion and S.A.R.A.H because she was interested at how the little reptile knew what she was. Spike, noticing the puzzled look on his friend's face and the unyielding gaze of the metal giant, nervously added. "I read about them in my Power Ponies Comics, they're very advance computers who can think for themselves and are much more intelligent than a pony."
"That is the simplified version of what I am," S.A.R.A.H stated as she looked back at Twilight.
"But... That's impossible. A computer that is as smart as a pony would require hundreds of miles of space and a huge amount of power, not to mention that it's scientifically impossible!" Twilight exclaimed.
S.A.R.A.H stared directly into Twilight's eyes. She didn't know why, but being called scientifically impossible made... Well it hard to explain. It was like a static in her head that she couldn't see or hear but it was there. X always had a response to that when ever anyone said that to him. "'The only thing that is impossible is impossibility. With the right knowledge and technology one can do anything' that is what an old enemy of my said right before he mined out an entire planet to make the largest structure in history. So don't call me impossible, call me improbable"
Twilight's ears feel back against her head. "I'm sorry I didn't mean to offend you."
"Do not worry, I can not get offended and if it helps, before I was taken to this reality I was a hundred cubic miles in size, and I don't know how I was put into such a small body," she said and once Twilight appeared to feel better, she asked her question. "Do you have a twin, and if you do, where are they."
"No I don't have a twin, is that why you thought I saved you, because you saw somepony that looked like me," S.A.R.A.H nodded. "Sorry I can't give you more insight into that question." She paused trying to think of her next question. "You said you were built by someone, what was the species who built you."
"Homo Sapiens, better known as Humans," S.A.R.A.H stated but than she noticed Twilight's face. Her eyes were widen and her mouth was agape.
"Do you know about the mirror," she asked suddenly. S.A.R.A.H shook her head. Twilight took a moment to process this information. "I believe you now," she exhaled a breath. "It's so crazy to think there are a whole other reality filled with humans."
"What do you mean by whole other reality filled with humans?" S.A.R.A.H asked.
"Oh I've been to another reality with humans in it, in fact I have a portal to it upstairs," she paused. "Can you tell me more about your reality's humans, I would love to see the difference between the two of them," she said with excitement.
"They are dead, killed in the crossfires of the war against X," she stated in a emotionless tone. Twilight's reaction however was anything but emotionless and spike was frozen with shock.
"What!" She yelled as she jumped out of her seat before settling back down in her seat. "I'm sorry I reminded you of that," she apologized, her eyes somewhat wet.
"You need not apologize, I do not have any emotions," S.A.R.A.H said but it didn't seem to change much. It took a few minutes for both twilight and spike to process an extinction of an entire sapient species. After Twilight calmed down S.A.R.A.H asked. "Since you believe me now can you help me get home?" Twilight looked at her, sympathy filled her eyes.
"Yes."