Twilight was off enjoying her day off in the Canterlot Gardens. It has only been 3 months since her coronation and already she was exhausted. She has mainly been helping out Princess Celestia deal with her day to day life, mainly helping the princess out with the courts. And by that it means helping out the “nobles” as they whine, complain, and accuse each other.
This is the first time in those 3 months that Twilight got a break. And she isn’t about to let it go to waste. She calmly walks through the stone statues. She was admiring one of the said statues when she “felt” something coming. There was no other way to describe it. She couldn’t hear anypony coming nor did she see anypony.
That is until she saw this…. thing. She had no idea what it was. It stood hunched over between two statues and was taller than Princess Celestia. Its rusty red coat made the thing look intimidating. It carried some sort of weapon on its arm. One of its arms was oddly out of place. Twilight could tell that this thing has been in some sort of battle for its entire body has scratches and dent and burn marks.
Twilight fearfully stayed where she was. She had no idea what this thing was and it could harm her or others. On the other hoof it looks deactivated so it should be safe, right? But there was something bugging her about this thing. Why was it here? How come nopony else noticed this thing here? What is it? And why is it deactivated? If somepony deliberately placed it here, why bother not turning it on?
Slowly Twilight walks over to the object. This close she can tell it is some sort of machine. “This is so weird” Twilight thinks to herself “It is obviously a machine but it isn’t pony made. The most advanced thing we have is an automobile or those rave lights”
With great care laced with fear, Twilight inspects the damaged arm. Well it isn’t damaged technically. Dislocated would be a better term. Like when a pony’s leg gets dislocated. Only instead of pony flesh and blood you have metal and wires. Some of the wires have been dislocated and were nearby some sort of wire port. Thankfully these wires were color coded so even a filly could put this back together. She used her magic to put the wires back into their intended locations and pushed the arm back into the place.
Suddenly Twilight hears a humming sound come from the machine and she takes a few steps back in fright. As fast as the humming noise starts the noise ends and where his eyes are supposed to be glows red. Not a friendly red mind you. This was a red that was eerie and cold. A red that inspired fear in you. The red eyes of a killer.
The machine stood up straight. Twilight originally had no idea how tall this thing really was! It was almost as tall as discord! It turns his head and looks around at his surroundings completely ignoring the alicorn. Twilight is frozen in fear. She wasn’t scared of Nightmare Moon when she escaped. She wasn’t afraid of Discord. She wasn’t even afraid much of Sombra. Yet this thing hasn’t even done anything and she can’t help but be completely terrified of the thing.
Finally the machine turns and looks at Twilight. Its menacing red eyes soften somehow when it looked at her. “Query: Master where am I?” The machine asked. It sounded nothing like Twilight ever heard. It sounded metallic, cold, and emotionless at the same time.
A few seconds pass and Twilight realizes that the machine is talking to her. “umm are you talking to me?” She asks. “Response: Why yes master. You are the only meatbag around within voice recognition are you not?”
Twilight was confused now. Didn’t this machine have any idea where it was? Why was she its master? Meatbag? This doesn’t make sense at all. She has seen more sense come from Pinkie Pie and she’s…. Well Pinkie Pie. “What exactly are you? How do you speak our language?” Twilight asks the machine.
“Statement: *sigh* questions questions questions…. You sound like my previous masters. As for your questions I am HK-47. I am an assassin droid. My primary function is to burn holes into meatbags you want dead. So with that do you have a meatbag that needs to die master? As for your second question, I really should be asking you that. How did I manage to get onto a backwater planet that hasn’t even invented the gun much less a machine capable of hyperspace travel that somehow speaks galactic basic is beyond me. My memory banks indicate that the republic hasn’t even found this planet yet!” The…. “droid” says to her.
Twilight is currently trying to process all the information the droid told her. She owns an assassin droid? It has killed ponies before? It wants to kill more!? Galactic basic? Ponies have made hyperspace travel? The republic? Its official this droid is crazier than Pinkie Pie.
The droid apparently gets inpatient because he asks her, “Master I understand you’re really confused but can it wait for the moment? I really REALLY want to shoot something right now”
“What!?” Twilight asks HK-47. “You want to harm other ponies!?” “Oh yes master! But only if you allow it or any meatbags attempt to harm you, which they won’t with me around.”
Twilight can’t argue with HK-47 there. The droid is pretty terrifying. Fluttershy would only need to hear its voice to run away screaming. Maybe she should see the Princess about this problem
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The princess! Of course! Why didn’t think of this already? The princess will certainly know what to do about this! “Come on HK-47, there’s somepony I want you to meet.” Twilight tells HK. “Sarcastic statement: Oh goodie… More meatbags to meet. I swear if they are anything like the companion my last two masters I have I’ll break my programming and take my blaster rifle to my memory core and pull the trigger.”
Twilight just stared at him in confusion. How many other masters did he have? Are they all dead? Or did he just get sold like a common object? “Other companions? What do you mean?” Twilight asks it. “Statement: Master although I am required to obey you without question I would like to ask you if we can wait before we dive into that topic. It’s a really long story.”
And with that the two companions go walk off into the throne room of the castle to see the princess of the sun.
When the two made into the throne room it was full of nobles. The entire room looked toward them and were shocked at what they saw. The room, once full of noise and chatter, was now deathly quiet. Nothing could be heard but the noise of HK’s feet clamping on the ground.
“Hello Princess,” Twilight greeted Princess Celestia. “I need your help on something. “ Twilight then smiled sheepishly. A moment of awkward silence follows Twilight. That is, until HK started speaking. “Query: Master which meatbag am I supposed to meet? And which ones can I shoot?”
“Everypony out now” Princess Celestia tells the crowd of ponies. Every single one obeys but one. “Blueblood Nephew you need to get out now!” Celestia tells Blueblood. “But niece! What is that “thing!? And why does ‘she’ get to stay!?” Blueblood first complains to Celestia, then points to HK-47, and finally to Twilight”
“Threat: Call me a “thing” one more time and I’ll make sure you lose a limb meatbag” HK warns Blueblood. “Excuse me!? What did you just say to me!?” Blueblood shouts at the droid. “Blueblood,” Princess Celestia warns him. But he doesn’t hear her. “I’ll have you know I’m a prince! I’ll put you into a scrapyard so fast that you won’t even have time to say ‘threat’!” Blueblood threatens HK-47. “Mock statement: Oh you’re a prince are you? Oh goodie. Implied threat: I’ve been meaning to put a prince on my list of royalty killed.”
“HK-47 stop it! You can’t kill him! No matter how much he deserves it” Twilight tells HK-47. Blueblood by this point is fuming. “What did you just say? ‘No matter how much he deserves it’!? Who are you to judge me!? You are just a ‘common princess!’”
“Blueblood that is enough!” Princess Celestia yells at Blueblood “Get out! Get out now! This doesn’t concern you!” Before blueblood can complain, she uses her magic and throws him out of the room. Celestia then sits on her throne and lets out a great big sigh.
“Statement: I could help ease some of your troubles. I have found out that many nobles are quite pains in the-“ HK was cut off by Twilight, “HK! Don’t say things like that.” “Statement: *sigh* fine. Swearing protocols offline.” HK grudgingly replies.
“Twilight what is this……” Celestia asks, but hesitates trying to find the right word for HK “Machine. What is this machine?” Twilight was about to reply but HK cuts her off. “Query: Master can I answer for myself here? Since this involves me.” “Ok HK, I guess you can.” “Statement: Thank you master it is very much appreciated.”
Celestia looks at HK-47 and asks him a series of questions. “So…… HK, what are you?” “Statement: I am Hunter Killer 47, Or HK-47 for short. I am an assassin droid. Anyone that my master wants dead, she’ll send me out to kill them.” Celestia already looks horrified but she continues on. “Are you going to kill ponies here? And where did you come from? You obviously aren’t pony made.”
Twilights ears perked up when she heard that. Not ponymade? Then that means it isn’t from this world, since ponies have the most advanced technologies out of all the countries in Equesrtria. And it can’t be gryphon made, even though they are the most militarily advanced country, since Twilight hears they don’t have rave lights like they do here in Equestria.
“Statement: That is for time to tell. I only kill because my master wants some meatbag dead or my master is in danger. However I do not always have to kill ponies. I am capable of killing wookies, rodians, humans, twi’liks, ithorians, and even hutts and jedi. As where I came from….. That is a long story. I do not wish to tell my story more than once. Is there anyone else that should be around to hear this tale?” HK asks the princess
“Well I would assume Cadence and Shining Armor would need to hear this. Along with Luna. Oh and the other element bearers should hear this too.” Celestia says then gives off a big sigh. “And I guess my nephew will have to hear this as well. I think that’s everypony.”
“But princess,” Twilight says before Celestia cuts her off. “Twilight we’re both princesses now remember? You don’t need to address me as such. Celestia will be fine.” “OK…. Celestia.” She tries out. “Celestia, wouldn’t the other countries need to know about HK-47 as well?” “Statement: That would be unwise master. If this planet is anything like the other backwater planets I have been on, then at least one country would be highly aggressive of an unknown droid being introduced to the planet. They would probably declare war on this country to be rid of me. Query: By the way, what country am I on?”
“Twilight take him to your quarters and answer any questions he has while I go inform everypony that needs to know what is going on so they can come to Canterlot.” “OK Princess- erm I mean Celestia” Twilight says to her mentor, earning a smile and a giggle from Celestia.”
“Come on HK-47. Night is coming” Twilight tells HK. “Statement: Master it isn’t even close to being Nighttime. “ This earned a grin from Twilight. “Celestia can HK-47 watch the moon rising today?” “I’m sorry Twilight” Celestia tells Twilight. “The two of you will have to watch the moon rising from your quarters.” “Ok then. Goodbye Celestia” And with that Twilight and HK-47 head off to Twilight’s quarters.
“Query: Master what do you mean by watching the moon rise?” Twilight could only smile. “Come outside. You’ll see in a minute.” Reluctantly HK-47 followed Twilight outside onto the balcony. The sun was still high in the air.
Before HK can make a reply the sun suddenly took a huge drop from its position in the sky. The sun fell all the way down, past the mountains and the ground. Then as fast as the sun fell the moon has taken over the sun’s position. The moon is now where the sun used to be. The stars have now come out. Shining brightly in the night sky though HK can’t see them.
“Statement: This goes against everything I have been programmed to understand. No meatbag should have the power to move a moon much less a star. Not even the jedi and their force can do that.” HK says to no one in particular. “The force? Don’t you mean magic?” Twilight asks HK. But before HK can reply Twilight gives off a yawn. “Nevermind. We can talk about it tomorrow. Goodnight HK-47.”
“Very well master. I shall keep watch until morning. Droids don’t need sleep. Pleasant dreams master.”
Both of them walk back into the room and both take different positions. Twilight goes and lays in her bed while HK-47 took a corner in the room, charged his weapon, and stood absolutely still.
Sleep did not take Twilight easily. Her mind just couldn’t stop thinking about what happened earlier today. Who could blame her though? It’s not every day that you meet an advanced machine…. Erm droid, who is not only aggressive to anyone but her, but is NICE to her…. In a way.
When Twilight finally did fall asleep her thoughts were on whats going to happen tomorrow and the following week when the girls and her BBBFF and his wife come and meet it. Tommorow is going to be crazy indeed.