//------------------------------// // Season 4: Episode 1 - S.W.I.T.C.H. D.O.G. // Story: My Little Pony: When Friendship Shimmers - Reboot // by RobtheMorpherPony //------------------------------// Future Spike began to write down in the story once more. A couple of days after Nozrog made his surprise out of nowhere return, Twilight and I had to accompany the Princesses to Canterlot with our friends coming as well. Rainbow helped both Twilight and Flash get used to their new wings. The next day though, plunder vines that Discord had long ago planted during his takeover of Equestria that was ruined by Celestia and Luna and had assumed had long wilted since it took them this long to even sprout. This resulted in the seven mares to return their elements to the Tree of Harmony. A couple of days after that, Twilight wanted to discover more about the mystery box that the Tree of Harmony spat out after we returned the elements to it. Speaking of, in case you're wondering if Discord started to get an idea, all it took was Serendipity popping up on his shoulder for him to suddenly feel like he had the fear of the gods put into him. It's so nice for her to keep Discord in check. Regardless, a lot of time was spent at the old castle of the two sisters and Twilight began writing her own journal using a different blank book then the one I found. No idea where she found it. Initially, we thought it was a third gift left behind by the spirit of Cole Watterson. Boy were we all wrong. Yes, Pinkie Pie did NOT see this one coming... Future Spike wrote. Princess Celestia had informed Twilgiht Sparkle that Rob's power is being felt within Equestria's boarders, but it seems he's here for a friendly little visit. The thing that really worries Princess Celestia though, is the presence of a second ageless presence with him. "Oh that's no big mystery Princess Celestia." Deca suddenly chimed in. "The other ageless presence that would be with Rob would be his wife Patra; the queen of Mirage Oasis which is a kingdom in the desert on a different planet whose citizens worship Anubis the Immortal of Passage." She explained. "While those of Egyptian origin refer to Anubis as the God of Death; this is only partially true: Anubis is about paying tribute to the dead and giving them proper burials. And when Anubis assisted in returning the spirit of Justin Herros to the afterlife, Anubis was reclassed into the Immortal of Passage; and now ensures that spirits make it to the afterlife to begin with." "Justin Herros...that's a few letters short of 'Justice Hero'." Rainbow Dash said. "It's probably some wierd coincidence." Sunset said. "Actually, Rainbow Dash is right to see the similarities between the name 'Justin Herros' and the term 'Justice Hero'." Deca said. "She is?" Twilight asked. "I am?" Rainbow Dash asked. "The term 'Justice Hero' was actually named after Justin Herros as the mortal man had come into the Immortal Realm and managed to stop a war that was taken place between many Immortals. With his words, he was able to persuade the two sides to work together to stop a common enemy: Yin-Yang, the God of Two Sides. Yin-Yang had created his own immortal puppet, which was stopped, but in a last-ditch effort to stop the immortals once they defeated the Immortal Puppet, Yin-Yang essentially set them all up the bomb in the most literal fasion: A bomb blast had killed Justin Herros and nine immortals." Deca said. "And yet, in the spot where Justin Herros once stood, a white flame burnt against the charred black canyon, and it became known as 'The White Torch of Hope'. This White Torch gave the surviving Immortals the hope they needed to carry on and defeat Yin-Yang stopping his mad plans. As punishment, The Creator split Yin-Yang's soul in two and sent them to the far corners of the Omniverse before then banishing the Puppet Immortal and stripping it of it's immortal powers." "Wow. So, the term 'Justice Hero' was named after the brave mortal who stopped the Immortal War?" Twilight asked. "Yes. In fact, Angela was the first person who actually exemplified the beliefs Justin Herros had. And Rob is no different." Deca said. "Talking about me are you?" It was Rob. And he had a female Anubian Jackal with him. "Greetings to you all." Patra said. "It's nice to meet you, Queen Patra." Pinkie Pie said. "Please, I would much prefer commoners to drop formalities with me. To me, they are just as important as rulers themselves." Patra said. "Oh yeah, I can see why Rob would end up with a social butterfly like you." Rainbow Dash said. "Well I'll be staying for a few days, so we'll have lots to talk about." Patra said. "But my visit here today is not why Rob is here." She added. "It's not?" Raiden was suddenly confused. "Nope. I came to give you something." Rob then took out a strange looking robot. "I call this the 'Service Widget Interface To Communicate with Humans' or 'S.W.I.T.C.H.' for short. This particular model is called the 'Domesticated Operated Groomer' or 'D.O.G.' for short." Rob said. Pinkie Pie suddenly looked towards a bookshelf. "I'm not the only one that realizes that spells out 'Switch Dog' right?" The party mare asked. "Who is she talking to?" Patra asked, staring in the same direction suddenly. "Better if you don't know." Pinkie Pie said. "Anyways...this robot body is actually for Deca to interface with. I've actually managed to improve the range on it to where she can be a trillion miles away and it'd still work." Rob said. "Thought that's not it's only feature. It comes equipped with sensory input, emotional cues, tasers for self-defense, a rechargeable one-billion-kilowatt battery that lasts for up to 24 hours on a full charge guaranteed, oricalculm treated plating to make it near unbreakable, and err..." Rob noticed that all the ponies; even Pinkie Pie; were suddenly just confused. "...In short, there's a lot of stuff this body going for it besides just being a body for Deca." Rob summerized. "So, how do we get her mind from the tablet to the body, exactly?" Rainbow Dash asked. "Also, is it just me, or does the face resemble a video game controller?" Scootaloo asked. "Video game functionality for most occasions is another feature, but I doubt Deca would appreciate you relegating her to just that sort of thing all the time." Rob said. "I would most certainly not appreciate that." Deca said. "Use your own controllers please." "Darn." Scootaloo said. "It looks cute though." Fluttershy said. "It looks like a bipedal dog." Applejack added. "Going to give Applejack that one." Rarity said. "Anyways, all I have to do is give the command. Deca: Interface with S.W.I.T.C.H. Model D.O.G. version 15.5." Rob said. Deca's face suddenly vanished from the tablet. However, without warning, the robot body began moving. "Yep. This'll most certainly help me connect with other intelligant life forms even better." Deca said. "Deca is now the robot?!" Twilight and Flash exclaimed at the same time. "Yep. She can still collect and log data though. So don't worry about that." Rob said. "I really hope this new body will allow us to grow even closer as friends." Deca said. "You know what this calls for?" Pinkie Pie asked. "A THREE FOR ONE PARTY!" She exclaimed. "Err...what?" Rob asked. "Duh! It'll be Patra's 'Welcome to Ponyville' Party and Deca's 'Welcome to Ponyville/Congratulations on the new body' Party!" Pinkie Pie said. "Oh you don't need to throw some special welcome party for me." Patra said. "Trust me, just roll with it. A common rule around here is if your new to Ponyville: Pinkie Pie WILL throw you a party." Rainbow Dash said. "I suppose I will attend the party anyways then. It'll offer a great chance to introduce myself to the locals if nothing else." Patra said. "Well duh; that's the whole point of the 'Welcome to Ponyville Party'." Pinkie Pie said. Patra giggled. "This sounds like such a good idea. I may have to figure a way to incorporate this for any and all visitors to Mirage Oasis." She said. Deca MLP Log #2 Subject: Pinkie Pie Even my electronic mind is unable to keep up with this mare's unending antics. Yet, I am up to the challenge of doing my best to understand what makes this mare tick. Even though Twilight and Sunset warned me to not try to research the party happy mare, they most likely have not used this AI's methods of studying and learning from those around it. Right now, there are still two mysterious that I must solve, or I will not have lived up to my core programming. These mysteries are the potential limits of Hyper Break, and Pinkie Pie's various antics. Well you better strap yourself in for the long hall Deca; because you ain't seen nothing yet. ...Additional note: I have no idea who she was able to pop up physically in one of my own digital logs. I have my work cut out with this one it seems. "Oh by the way Twilight Sparkle, did you find the book I left?" Rob asked. "Wait, YOU left the second blank book?!" Twilight exclaimed. Pinkie's jaw dropped. "Okay, even I didn't see THAT one coming." She admitted. P.S.: But it seems Rob has managed to outwit what seems like a lifeform who cannot be outwitted. Clearly, it is possible to do. Though this could just be Rob being the way he is.