//------------------------------// // Cyber madness part two robot riot // Story: Of Bat and Shy: A Tale of Twins // by Kamen rider yokai //------------------------------// It did not take us long to find the epicenter of this panic and I sighed as I got a good look at the doc. He was an earth pony but what really stood out was his completely mechanical body and red on black eyes with his emblem being interlocking gears and his army was definitely looking based off the badniks from the sonic series just not as goofy or cute looking... And as Rainbow said they have terrible aim when it came to shooting people. Buildings and trees though became solid chrome on being hit. I counted up the robots and sighed. “Okay there are around four hundred of the things way too many for us to take on if we were normal but well the four of us never actually fought before I can distract about a fourth of them sure” I said frowning as I pulled out crescent rose. Swift reluctantly agreed. “Yeah I maybe super fast now but I still have trouble with avoiding obstacles” Swift admitted. " With our skills we can at most take out half the army before getting overwhelmed we need a bit of an equalizer " breeze agreed. Gale and dark nodded not liking these odds. That was until something hit me upside my head and landed in my hand. I blinked as I saw it was a golden autobot insignia as a voice sounded out in my head. “To all Displaced out in the multiverse, my name is Optimus Prime, if you need my aid, then simply crush this token, and I will aid you in your darkest hour!” " What the heck is a displaced? But if this token can help us then we might have just got our equalizer.” I said rubbing my head. Sharing a look we nodded. “Okay Optimus we need some help taking out some robots so any help is appreciated!” I said before I used crescent rose to crush the token as we jumped to confront metallous and his army of machines! As a portal appeared in between us as two vehicles came out, one a white cubed shaped truck, the other a orange jet, both speeding out of the portal then the sound of shifting gears was heard as they both changed into two giant robots, one looked like Optimus, he was all white except for his face mask which was blue while his eyes were a ruby red, the other was female, she had red hair and bright blue optic, she looked to be wearing a metallic skirt. Both seemed to scan the area, then their eyes landed on me and my friends. “Okay when I heard Optimus prime I thought it was the classic red and blue” I admitted tilting my head. " You were not the only one” Gale said. “Nice to meet you I’m Swift the other hedgehog is my sister Gale the hawk is my wife Breeze and this is our friend Flutterbat. The unicorn is Dark Hunter” Swift said waving to the two. " That looked like a dimensional gateway spell but didn’t feel magic from it at all” Dark mused. " Yep you are Twilight’s cousin alright. Anyway we got about four hundred robots armed with guns that convert anything they hit to metal. All led by a guy calling himself Doctor Metallous. Lucky us the robots have bad aim. Though it’s only a matter of time before they hit someone” I said pointing a wing at the army we were heading to. I switched crescent rose to rifle mode as my friends pulled out their weapons. “Thanks for the info, and judging by the way the robots look I’d say they’re pretty easy to handle. Also sorry to disappoint but lost my old body, long story.” Optimus said his hand switching to a blue glowing ax while the other one had a giant hammer,. “Let’s go.” then he and the girl charged at the army slicing or crushing them. Metallous ordered his robots to fight back, which they did poorly as they kept missing, “Oh come one! They’re like the size of buildings!!” Metallous shouted in rag “Man these things are terrible shots, I bet they can’t even hit the side of a barn.” the girl said, slamming her hammer down on a bunch of robots. “It’s hammer time!!” “They can too hit the side of a barn, there one now!” he said pointing at a torn barn. The bots fired at it, only to not come close to hitting it. We all deadpan, “I’m really betting he’s the local version of eggman. How these guys injured fluttershy and the others I have no clue” I said as I sniped ten with one bullet. This was at least good accuracy training. “It was mainly debris from the surroundings… And who in tartarus is eggman” Mettalous admitted. “A guy from the dimension we are from who has a similar army. Just similar enough it was just numbers that is giving us trouble” swift answered dodging the badnik copies. “And he at least had robots that can put up a decent fight. He even had one that can basically turn into a giant creature of mass destruction.” Optimus said, crushing a Badnik copy under his foot. “Please don’t give him ideas… Though I am wondering why he is a mechanical pony in the first place” I said frowning. “Blame princess celestia she told me the magic I was studying was to unstable but I did stabize it if she didn’t accidently broke off my horn when charging into the room I wouldn’t be in this state!” Metallous informed. “Oh so you have issues with celestia too. I swear just because I’m a vampony version of fluttershy doesn’t mean I am her. Lucky we can clear that up at the gala” I said. “Huh, I can relate to Celestia trying to attack you for what you can or what you are, when I got here I beat Discord but later befriended him, he gave some Chaos magic and when old sun butt saw me use it, she immediately went on a ‘he uses Chaos magic let’s kill him’ fit.” We gave optimus looks. “That hasn’t happened as far as I know and my cousin is her personal student” dark said. “Wait that ensignia said something about displaced… Are there multiple equestrians?” I asked. “Will explain later, as these things learned how to aim.” Optimus said, ducking behind a building as multiple badniks fired on him, he returned fire while the girl spun her hammer really fast deflecting the blasts. “Fair enough time to reap some bots” I said going scythe mode before flying at the bots and becoming a whirlwind. “She learns fast though aren’t you made of metal optimus? Their guns shouldn’t even affect you” dark said. He just stood there looking at Dark, “You serious, just because I’m made of metal doesn’t mean their guns won’t harden my gears and servos to where I’m basically a talking statue.” “I didn’t design them to make solid statues just convert ponies to be in a similar state to me misery loves company” metallous informed. “You need therapy” me, breeze, gale and swift deadpanned before we finished off the last of the badniks. “Plus couldn’t you have asked twilight to see about reversing the backfired spell on you before deciding to weaponize your accident?” I asked resting my scythe sniper rifle on my shoulder. “I tried to but well something set off my gollems into firing randomly” metallous sheepishly replied. “Must have been the chaos energy I’m holding seven magic gems that give off chaos like magic that might have caused it” swift said. “Idiot, you might have given him an idea on the emeralds, he could be planning something right now.” The girl said, lightly slapping Swift upside the head gently due to her being made of metal and being huge. “Actually I just want to return to normal if those emeralds work like the elements of harmony there might just be a way to restore me to normal. I only built these gollems because people run on seeing me and causing a panic it was mainly to try and keep me safe” mettalous said. “So pinkie likely over dramatized the situation. I’m going to double team her with sis to punish her” I said facepalming. “So why nearly four hundred robots?” Dark asked. “Well me and my friend could help as we are basically machines, and know a thing or two about magic and energy.” Optimus said with his arms crossed and leaning against a building. “And wouldn’t have four hundred robots if you were nearly all machine and ponies think you a freak of nature, not to mention crazy ponies bent on advanced evolution might experiment on him.” “I developed a gollem for a project and when I was infusing metal into it celestia caused my horn to break and I ended up this. The only reason there was so many was that the gollem wandered off and found a cloning pond of all things. I was keeping them in line due to having set a master control in the gollem.” Metallous deadpanned. “Well lucky us we got the elements of harmony. So if anything else we can fix the damage to the area” I said looking around at the now metal plaza of manehatten. It was at this point fluttershy and her friends arrived and I leveled pinkie with a Look. “Pinkie are you even aware he was trying to ask you guys for help because his state was a spell massively backfiring on him?” I told the pink mare not amused. “Wait so he wasn’t an evil mad scientist bent on world domination? Whoops” pinkie said shrinking as fluttershy joined me in the Look. “Let’s just grab the elements and try to get this situation cleared up I’m starting to feel a migraine from today” twilight sighed. “You have no idea any way the big guy here is optimus prime and no offense but I don’t think his friend here introduced herself” I said motioning to optimus. “My name is Sari Sumdac, from the Transformers Animated show. And I believe someone still owes an explanation on Displaced.” " Yeah what is Displaced that Token thing mentioned that but I don’t really know what that really is” I said frowning. “I’ll explain it somewhere we won’t draw attention from a certain sum goddess.” he said, “But first, we need to shrink down, know any spells?” “I got one so don’t worry about that it is just a mass compression spell.” Twilight said her horn glowing before the two were suddenly our height in a literal flash. “Thank you, now let’s go before the cursed reporters or worse paparazzi show up.” Optimus said, to which all nodded. With that we relocated to dark’s office. The vampony unicorn detective gave the two a look. “So what exactly are Displaced” he asked. “Well Displaced is short for Dimensionally Misplaced, is a person who went to a party or Con dressed as their favorite characters, like me, and we meet a person who just so happens to have an item that suits our costume, or was a missing piece of said costume. They are called Displacers, and why they do this unknown. So when a person buys something from them, they immediately get sent to a different version of Equestria, like this one were all the ponies are anthro. And you think that would be it but no, the costume wearing, you become that being you went as, like me. And there is no way home.” “Oh you mean like flutterbat!” Pinkie said making me and Fluttershy stare at her. " You knew!” We both asked shocked. “Yes, like Flutterbat, but each Displaced also gets sent to a different time in Equestria, like before Nightmare Moon or before the princesses themselves. But not many are good, some are evil while others are somewhat good. Be lucky you didn’t summon a crazed Displaced, sometimes the thought of never seeing your family can drive one insane.” Sari said, obviously thinking. " Don’t have to worry about that with me I didn’t have a family at all except for Gale, breeze and Swift here. And guess Gale’s Boyfriend is somewhere in a different Equestria. Besides Fluttershy and I are definitely sisters I’m practically her after all” I said smiling. “That’s good to hear, I’ve heard of Displaced becoming either a sister, brother or father/ mother to most of the Main 6 or princesses. Now, tell me, I can tell when one is in trouble, need any help?” Optimus asked me. " Well besides celestia confusing me for a corrupted Fluttershy we already have a plan to clear up the issue. We are before the grand galloping gala by three months. So that is going to be interesting. And If you’re wondering I bought a dress cause of an issue with my costume and I ended up running into sis just after the dragon causing a dark sky event. My suit was pretty skintight so I needed the dress to not give perverts ideas, my name used to be skyline” “Well nice to meet you Skyline, my name is James, and I think you made the right call on the dress, and what about the scythe/rifle, bought that too?” “Not from the displacer I bought a replica of crescent rose from RWBY along side a albino bat plushy and a purse before the dress. The only thing I did buy from the displacer was my outfit. Gale and her family ended up displaced two years after I did when to me it was two months” I said. “Hmm, yes time works differently for us Displaced, so, think you can use my help, I could teach how to defend yourself against Celestia in case things don’t go as planned, and I wasn’t kidding about us being bodyguards, trust me, Celestia is no joke, the show did her no justice, she is more powerful than what the show described her.” “Maybe for your Celestia but ours is like the show only has a tendency to jump to conclusions and having a stubborn streak. Once I show up to the gala with Fluttershy we might shock her into actually listening this time” I said. “Still, better safe than sorry. And what if she thinks you are justing using an illusion.” “For one I’m a Pegasus no unicorn magic for that and secondly Celestia isnt that bad just needs solid proof. Plus we look too identical with minor differences that even a doppleganger can’t copy.” “Alright, just offering my help. But I can see you have everything thought out.” James said, “So what was that whole token thing about?” Gale asked. “Ah yes, the Token is a way for Displaced to communicate, not like a phone, but a teleporter, anyone can make one. They just have to picture what they want it to look like, something that relates to them, like the golden Autobots symbol is to me,  and insert their message, then the Void will do the rest, sending out copies of said to every Displaced. I can help make one if you want, but what you want it to look like and what message you Displaced to hear is up to you.” " I got one in mind for myself but can I also make a shared token with Gale and her family? We just got reunited today and I don’t want to separate from them just yet” I asked. “That can happen, after all, most Displaced often have friends or family with them so they often use on Token for all of them. Like the Power Rangers for example, if they each had an individual Token it would be a pain for them and the summoner. So one Token for a whole team is the best idea, it would teleport all of you to the summoner.” Sari said, which James nodded in agreement. “Then for my solo token I’m using my cutie mark pendent I made before I went to the convention that should really make sure people know who they are summoning” I said taking said necklace off. “Alright just hand it here, and I’ll give it a little void energy, then you can say your message.” James said. I did so and I had just the message in mind as I looked to Fluttershy. “Alright, stand back a little, this is the first time I’m helping someone make Token.” we did as he closed his eyes, a strange glow surrounded the necklace as it began to hover in his hand. Opening his eyes, we could see that he was exhausted. “Done, now state your message.” he brought the necklace close to me. “My name is flutterbat if you need a kind shoulder to listen to or just someone to vent give me a call but those with ill intent beware my anger for I will give them a lesson they won’t forget” I said clearly. A portal opened up next to James, he tossed the Token in as it fell back out before it closes. We looked at him confused. “It does that so that way you have one to give to a Displaced you summoned.” “Right are you up to helping with our group Token? You look dead on your feet” Gale asked concerned. “I can try, but it’s not up to me on what your Token is, just focus on what you want it to look like. And I might be a little exhausted after giving Flutterbat Token a little void energy.” James said as Sari helped him stay on his feet. “Don’t worry we got a feel of the energy so we can help take the strain” twilight said motioning to her cousin. " It feels a lot like dimensional space/time magic so we should be able to pull it off” dark nodded. “I’m just gonna say it, Eggheads!” James shouted, “Sometimes hearing some speak smart can give a guy a headache.” " Wow he actually beat me on saying it” Rainbow said surprised. “Of course, I came from a Equestria too, so I know what a Rainbow Dash is thinking.” James said, raising his fist for fist bump, “But I know that if a Rainbow Dash that can perform a Rainboom, is awesome.” just before Rainbow returned the fist bump, I saw a ring around James’ finger. “Well good to know i will master the move at some point” Rainbow said beaming. " So you two an item? I can see the wedding rings” I said raising an eyebrow. “Yes, but we were married after...a terrible war.” James said as he and Sari tensed, I could even see Sari tremble a little. " By that look it must have been like that stop motion transformers prime time video on YouTube. Only with multiple Megatron’s as the enemy” I said. “We wished it was only them back then, but the person that caused so much pain was Quintessa.” Sari said, anger in her voice. " Oh God a quintesson? What did those split personality jerks do this time try to revive Unicron again?” I said with a groan. “Actually, it was only Quintessa, and she used Primus to kill Unicron, and used James to try and kill his friends. She caused so much pain and suffering.” “So lead up from armarda into energon into Cybertron of the series did you have to deal with that black hole issue?” I asked. “No, never watched Energon, but we did lead and Armada against her, but what is a few ships against a god? We even had two Displaced help us. We...barely survived, but the Swift thinking of Ed, a Displaced who I call a brother, she now suffers in a place worse than Tartarus. But the damage was done, she corrupted me, turning against my friends, I nearly killed them.” James said, his fist clenched in anger, “So you ended up in a nemesis prime situation. Can’t imagine how that feels I mean I am a vampony version of sis at least I’m not feral” I said knowing how that could have gone. “Trust me, you don’t want to know. She not only corrupted me, but put her mind inside my body, so when we were in a place where Ed’s friend Truth lives, I couldn’t leave, so I lost a body but gained a new one, the one you see now, but even with a new body, the scars are ever present.” " Huh so you know the Fullmetal alchemist? Guess there is a lot out there” I said smiling. “Yes, but the past is in the past, for now, let’s see if we can work on that Token shall we.” James said. Gale looked to her siblings and shared a nod before they each pulled out a new medallion that had a tornado as it’s shape. “Seeing as the four of us have names referring to the sky or a aspect of it this feels appropriate” Gale said. “Alright, hand them over, I’ll fill them with void energy.” like before, James was given the medallions then he began to fill them void energy. “And done!” he said, with what looked sweat covered his head, “Now state your message.” Sharing a look the four of us nodded. “We are the Whirlwinds if you need someone to jam with give us a call and if you want a friend don’t look too far” we said. Then another portal appeared, tossing them in as another fell out, they could briefly see the Tokens split into billions before the portal closed. We heard a loud thud and looked to see James had collapsed, just barely staying awake. “Sari he’s pushed himself too far hasn’t he?” I deadpanned. “Yes, but he is okay, just needs some Energon and a good night’s sleep.” Sari said kneeling down to James. " So I’m a bit curious you look very different from the sari sumdac we grew up on. For one you look fully cybertronian instead of a human hybrid?” Breeze asked tilting her head. “Well, during the war, I was just too easy of a target being mostly human, so with help of Transformers Prime Megatron and Soundwave, yes they are our side, I built a machine similar to the one Blackarachnia made to change Wasp in to Waspinator, but without the whole going crazy and malfunctioning part, so using it I became this.” Sari said, “Hey, do you think we could spend the night here? We kinda were in the Equestria Girls world, so we have no place to stay.” " Oh you mean where sunset shimmer is? Huh that sounds interesting” twilight said. " I hinted to twilight to ask about her to distract Celestia while they got the elements” I explained. “Good call.” Sari said, giving James a cube of Energon after she deactivated the faceplate, “Is it weird how a G1 Optimus looks without the faceplate?” " Not really Optimus primal got us used to that kind of thing. Anyway good night because twilight looks to be wanting an explanation from me and Fluttershy on why we technically lied to them” I said as said unicorn dragged us off. One explanation and night later I looked at Optimus. “So Optimus let’s both agree that next time you help make tokens that it might be better to teach the displaced how to access the void energy themselves because apparently for now one is your limit for a while. So now that I properly scolded you on how reckless that was, how do I send you two back?” I asked. “Just hold my Token in front of you and the Void will create a portal.” James said " Uh how the Token made itself into the portal you came from and you said to crush it in that message so how am I going to send you back if the token isn’t present? It’s not like saying something like contract complete would do it” I said only for a portal to open up. " You have to be kidding! It was that easy” I deadpanned in surprise. “Basically. Though sometimes it’s something different.” James said, then twin bolts of lightning came from the portal and struck the two Autobots, though it didn’t look like it hurt, that’s when the two began to glow. When the glow went away, standing in front of us were two humans. One was Sari as a human, while the other had a white leather jacket with a black v-neck shirt underneath, white jeans, along with white sneakers, he had white slick back hair with a single bang over his right eye, and he had ruby red eyes. “Well later guys we’ll call if you want to hang out or need someone to listen to” I said smiling. “Sure thing, and good luck with Celestia and helping Metallous.” James said as he and Sari entered the portal. With that the portal collapsed leaving the autobot insignia back in the condition I received it as I picked it up. “Well today has been strange but I think it was worth it” I said as dark stumbled out still not a morning person.  “Well got a case guys so we better get going Mettalous is waiting outside the city so we better get his case done before we focus on Celestia” Dark said leading us off.