//------------------------------// // Joy of Celebration Part 4 // Story: The Ancient Guardians // by autobotfan15 //------------------------------// Apple Bloom slowly woke up. Her memory was a blur. The last thing she remembered was a humanoid figure skipping towards her before feeling something soft against her face. The moment she fully awakened, she felt something against her body and looked down. She was tied to a chair by rope. She started to struggle until she heard a sarcastic voice. "So you did came back and without help." She then noticed a rather annoyed Scootaloo and a saddened Sweetie Belle, both of which were tied up. She smiled sheepishly and looked around. All around her she saw nothing but robot parts and what looked like a costume laying behind a huge crate. "Wait, where are we?" She asked. "We're in parts and service idiot." Snapped Scootaloo. "Wait if we're all here then does that mean..." "You'll end up just like me..." said a groggy voice. They all turned their heads and saw a figure rise from behind the crate. It looked like Freddy but it was a yellow and had a purple hat and bowtie. It was covered in a red substance and was missing it's eyes. It got up and stood like a zombie. "Your body may die in this suit but your spirit won't. They will never let you leave..." They all recognized his voice as the guy on the phone. Just then the doors opened and all four animatronics and the white rabbit came in. The white rabbit looked at her captors in a stance that looked like excitement. "Perfect, now that the guest are here we can get this party started." She then skipped over to a box and pulled out what looked like a head of a blue rabbit animatronic. It looked smaller than Bonnie's but inside one could easily see the devices that could clamp down on a skull. She then walked up to the girls. "Now lets see who goes first... Eeny...meeny...miny... YOU!" She pointed to Apple Bloom who was now shaking with fear. The rabbit was about to place the rabbit head on her head when she stopped. "Oh how rude of me. You're all the guests of honor, do you all have a final wish, words, or even a prayer?" Apple Bloom could only shiver as she finally spoke. "I wish I could go back in time and stop myself from ever making that blasted account. I was a bad sister, a horrible friend and a petty, jealous, idiotic, cyber bully!" There was a tense silence in the room. The rabbit put the blue head down. "That's all I wanted to hear. Perhaps there's room for your redemption yet. Right guys?" The three girls were now confused. They looked up at the white rabbit as she turned to the other four robots as they nodded. "Oh man I haven't done something like that in a while." Said Bonnie. Freddy Chuckled "And you made quite a good show of it. Didn't think your scream was still intact." "Chica, did you miss her on purpose?" asked Foxy. "What? I had to make sure you had some fun. I knew she would try to hide in your cove." said Chica. "What is going on?" asked Sweetie Belle. The white rabbit turned back to them and removed her mask. The first thing they noticed was the red and yellow hair followed by a familiar face. "Man it's hard keeping all my hair in that mask." Said Sunset. "True but you acted pretty well in that suit." Said the yellow Freddy as he removed the mask to reveal Mike Schmidt, who looked down at the red substance. "Lets hope we still have enough pizza sauce for tomorrow." "WHAT!?" Exclaimed the girls. Sunset Shimmer sighed. "Allow me to explain. After I ran away, I passed out in the snow and woke up here. I started forming a connection with this guy and these characters and it turns out these robots are alive with some of the best AI in the country if not the world. They just had a small glitch that Mike here managed to fix. I also saw your little confession thanks to Microchip. Flash Sentry sent me the link to it. At first I wanted to no longer have anything to do with CHS but after that video I wanted a little payback for what you did. So I had my new extended family set up this charade based on the stories and rumors you heard about this place." "So these robots aren't possessed by dead children like the ghost stories?" asked Scootaloo. "There were kidnappings in the area before but those kids have been found." Explained Freddy. "What about the bite of eighty seven?" Asked Sweetie Belle. "Lots of things happened in the eighties. That so called game on the internet was made by a previous night guard before me. He was so scared and fascinated he wanted to use his experience and game mechanics to tell a story. He had to put a twist on things though. Hard to believe most of the sales of that game were donated here and it kept this place in business." Explained Mike. "Were our sisters in on this too?" Asked Apple Bloom. "No, after I knocked you out cold with chloroform they were banging on the door. After I managed to explain things they agreed to wait until we were done with you. Heck Twilight was beginning to blame herself for sending you three in here." Said Sunset "Why would they let you do that?" Asked Apple Bloom. "I told them if they didn't let me I won't ever forgive them or give them a chance to make things right with me." Apple Bloom couldn’t believe it. All this horror was just a revenge scheme. “So does that mean you forgive us?” Sunset put the mask back on. “Does this look like the face of forgiveness?” Apple Bloom eyes went wide and she shivered. Sunset removed the mask and frowned. “You three made quite a mess of my reputation and the whole school. It’s going to be a while before I could EVER forgive you. But if you really want to make it up to me. You’ll have to face my other punishment I have for you.” The three girls gulped. ============== “Sorry I didn’t come to you sooner.” Said Twilight. "It's fine you're a busy pony and I can't expect you to drop everything and come here, especially at this time of year." Said Sunset. The two girls were sitting in the dining area together with the robots either cleaning the place or fixing themselves. Mike went to the parts and service for some reason while everyone else went home. "Still I can't believe you did something like that. It was scary even for me." "Hey, old habits die hard." Said Sunset. Twilight just sighed as she stood up. "Well you're right about one thing, I'm busy but I always try to make time for my friends. I got to get back to mine soon. You coming?" "Tell Fluttershy I'll meet up at her house later. It's better I sleep without easily jealous siblings around. Plus I got a bit more to do here." Said Sunset. "I'm sure they deeply regret it. Especially after what you did. But I'll let Fluttershy know. Bye" "See ya." ======================= "You know I should thank you, ever since you came here this small project of mine has picked up speed and it should be ready by Christmas." said Mike as he screwed in some parts on an endoskeleton. "It was no problem, so this character was the reason the cove shut down?" Asked Sunset. "That pirate show was never meant to be a solo show. With your help not only it comes back but our pal Foxy will be happy to see her again. Hand me her mask." Sunset reached into the crate and handed Mike the head of a white fox with a pink muzzle.