//------------------------------// // One Man, Two Bubbles, Three Gynoids, And Shipping!!! // Story: A Forsaken Transhuman // by Brony Parasite //------------------------------// {Third PoV} After five months of working in Chamina on establishing the first branch of Alloy international in Qilxing, A man in a sharp tux was comfortably lying back in a star trek like captain’s chair of a massive airship/ mobile laboratory that was soaring above the clouds at mach 3.  The drones were busy keeping it in pristine condition while the business drones and employees, led by Ling, were handling the selling, production, and charity that it was booming with.  He took a deep breath and turned to a computer near the monitor, “You know Jarvis, I think that I actually made a step in the right direction. I just hope that it keeps up.” On the main deck of the ship, Bubbles the Ursa Minor was playing oversized tennis with one of the larger construction drones. She would bat a large ball, and the construction drone would hit it back with his cartoonish wrench. They both seemed to have fun. The microscopic spybots were swarming all over the walls, not leaving an inch of the ship unobserved.  In the lab, the large tables had beakers with different potions setting to cool from boiling.  Setting the ship to auto pilot as Jacob, or Iron Man, fell to a simple and well deserved nap.         Blossom was freaking out. Her powers were out, and the Royal Guards seemed to be patrolling every inch of the mountain! She was half way up, and already three patrols nearly caught her, and she didn’t know why her powers fizzled, they worked just fine before she reached Canterlot mountain… Wait…         ‘Celestia must have used a spell knowing me and Buttercup are free!’ Blossom deduced. Another patrol rounded the corner, but Blossom didn’t have time to hide, and they spotted her. ‘Crap...’         The guards readied their spears at her, and surrounded her with two Pegasus guards circling her and taking the only exit out of her grasp.         There were six guards, two Earth Ponies, two Unicorns, and, as you guessed, two Pegasi.         Before any of them got the chance to strike, a metal gear knocked one of the Unicorns on the head, causing him to scream like a mare.         Blossom took the chance and ran at the guard who was still distracted. She swiped the gear, and a male voice echoed in her head.         "My name is Jacob, but you may know me better as Iron Man. I am a prankster, a warrior, an inventor, as well as a pal. If your intentions are good and you hold love in your hearts, I will be there to help you. If you need a shoulder to cry on, a partner in a mission, someone to talk to, or an ally in battle, just clutch this gear and call for my aid!" Blossom quickly held the gear tight and yelled, “Help!” She admitted it wasn’t her strongest moment, and chastised herself for sounding so desperate. -Meanwhile in Jacob’s universe- “Help!” screamed a voice that shook Jacob out of his sleep.  He then started to rub his head and groan. “Talk about a wake up call.”  He looked at the screen on the left armrest and found the signal from one of his tokens.  “Well, I have been meaning to test how this ship works in the void.”  He activated the portal displacement cannons on his ship and said into a intercom.  “Attention all hands, get below deck and brace yourselves!” After five minutes of shuffling, Jacob pulled up manual controls and flew his ship into the void. -Back in Blossom’s world- A small tear in time and space appeared over Canterlot as a gigantic airship flew out of it and stopped, the small sound of an intercom being amplified was turned and a confident voice spilled out, “Attention whoever woke me up!  I want to say two things.  You are forgiven and where are you!?” Blossom ran to get in a better view and jumped waving her hands. The guards took notice and one of the Unicorns shot a magic bolt at her which hit her back causing blood to drip down. She screamed and fell over.   On the ship, Iron Man heard the scream, turned the ship to auto pilot, and ran to the edge of the ship.  He jumped off the ship and called for his suit.  Ports opened in the ship as multiple pieces of the standard armor flew out and fixed itself onto him.  After that, he flew to Blossom, fired a concussive blast at the unicorn that harmed her and aimed all of his weapons at the conscious  guards, “Hey chucklefucks, you want some?” The guards seemed to back off a bit, and the Earth Ponies even seemed to run off. The remaining Unicorn stepped forward, “You are under arrest for aiding and abetting the Spirit of Knowledge. Surrender, or we will terminate you.” He sounded brave, but the masked fear in his voice was seen easily for the two Displaced. Iron Man fired four small blasts that knocked out the Earth Ponies and walked slowly towards the two pegasi and unicorn.  “Let me get this straight, I am accused of protecting the spirit of knowledge? If I am, then you might as well hunt down every single librarian, teacher, or record keeper. Knowledge, experience, and heart.  These are the three things that prevented me from going completely crazy.  They are also what is stopping me from killing you three.  While I do have a problem with what you just told me, that is not what has me the most upset. You are accusing me of standing up for a young lady in trouble. Granted, she could be a lot older than she looks, but even so, I protected someone who was hurt by you, and you make me the villain?  I do believe that you have pissed me off.  You lot better listen good and listen well. There are three of you and two of us.  Sounds like the odds are in your favor.  Except when you consider one thing,  I took out one of you and sent two others running for mom.”  He then takes off his helmet and looks them in the eye. “If any of you dare make a single act of aggression on her or anyone like her, I will personally open the floodgates of hell and make each and everyone of your lives just that.  So, I am going to ask you a simple question, how fast can you get out of my sight?” The Pegasi flew so fast Rainbow Dash would be proud. The remaining Unicorn picked up his fallen comrade and ran, yelling one final thing, “We may flee! But how long can she last with Celestia looking for her!?” He then faded out of sight as Jacob gave him the one fingered salute. Blossom sighed, “Th- thanks… you must be Jacob…” She winced, standing up, “Crap… skins tender around magic… I’ll be fine though… My names Tara Smith. I mean Blossom. Still haven’t gotten used to using a fictional characters name.” Jacob then smiled, “Great to know, my name is Jacob, but you may call me Iron Man if you want.  As for the name thing, I recommend that you use what works best with you, not your form.” “I know. That’s just it, my name doesn't work anymore. Buttercup thinks-” “I didn't ask what Buttercup thinks.” “She’s like a sister, and I agree with her. It’s just a bit hard since I’ve never introduced myself to anyone. Bubbles did that…” Blossom grumbled a bit, “And now I can’t get to her! Crap! They’ll increase security! Ugh…” Blossom started pacing, “I won’t be able to get her until Buttercup and I have our strength back! I’ll never get Bubbles back!” Jacob then put a hand to his chin and said, “You know, I could cause a large enough distraction so we can get Bubbles, funny thing is that I have an adopted Ursa Minor named Bubbles on my ship.” Blossom didn’t smile, “Coincidentally amusing. Then for less confusion call her Mabel. Thank you, and your help is appreciated and accepted.” She smiled, “Trying my monotone voice/face to see if it’ll creep ponies out. She should be in the catacombs under the Castle, so make it big, loud, and far away.” Iron Man then chuckled, “If you think that is effective, try this.”  He then put a hand to his neck and made a scary laugh.  “Also, you got it.”  As soon as he said this, he put his helmet back on and said, “Good morning Jarvis, I want you to send every available flight drone to an area near Canterlot, but away from the catacombs and have them stun any guard there.  Be sure to make a spectacle of it.”  A few minutes later, thirty humanoid robots with large guns were seen flying out of the ship doing a series of tricks and flips in midair, while the ship shot up a bunch of fireworks..  “You lead, I’ll cover you.” Blossom nodded and ran as fast as she could towards the city, then stopped, “You know, you could take me up the rest of the mountain.” “Oh, right.” he said as he bent down and said, “Please get on.” She nodded and put her arms around Jacob's neck and held on tight, “Go slow first, I hate flying even when I could myself.” “Don’t worry, I’ll be careful, and you are on the back boosters anyway.” After he said this, he flew up silently and as quick as was deemed safe.  Halfway through the ascent, he said, “You know, I could teleport up there if you want.” “Uh…” Blossom nodded. “Great, just cover your mouth.”  She did so while looking at Jacob like he sprouted an extra head. They then disappeared in a puff of confetti. They reappeared at the top of the mountain near the edge of a cave.  Blossom, having not being used to teleporting, tumbled a little and fell down. Jacob bent over and held out his hand, “Are you okay?” Blossom took it and said, “Yeah, I think so… I’m not used to teleporting…” Jacob pulled her off. After gaining her bearings, she dusted herself off and looking into the cave, “How are we going to find my sister in there!?” Jacob then turned to Blossom. “I have an idea, but you have to trust that I am not stalking anyone.”  Blossom gave an unsure nod as Jacob contacted Jarvis. “Jarvis, I want three thousand of the 2 billion nano spy bots to be here now.”  After he said this, hundreds of spybots that were too small for the naked eye to see flew into the cave, merged into a tiny ball in Jacob’s hand, and lit up in a dim blue light.  “These are 3 thousand spy bots that will travel into different caves and search for Mabel. All that they need is a physical description.” Blossom was in awe, “Those are amazing! I’ve never seen anything like them! Oh, sorry… Bubbles should be encased in crystal, blond hair, light blue dress, and… holding a purple octopus doll. She should be the only life form in there, but Celestia probably has guards in there.” Jacob then smiled, “I’d love to take you to my lab, but we better find Mabel first.” The spy bots in Jacob’s hand flew into several different caves and tunnels to go search.  “Given how fast they work, they should find her in five four three two one.”  A small blue line lit up in the form of a trail. “Now.” Blossom seemed giddy, she started following the light, then stopped, “You should lead. Guards and all.” Jacob then grinned, “Don’t worry about the guards, the weapon teeth that I installed on them should render them quite “stunned” to see us.  Go ahead and reunite with your sister, I’ll be close behind.” Her smile was as big as possible, she started running as fast as she could. At the end of the trail (Which took almost ten minutes) was a large see-through crystal. Inside of it was a blond girl. Her arms crossed over her chest holding a small stuffed octopus, with her eyes closed in sleep. “I’m glad she was encased like this instead of something else.” Blossom said, giving her sister a sad look. Jacob then walked into the area and looked at the crystal. “Any ideas on how to get her out of there. We could try to force it open, but there is no telling whether or not it would hurt her.” Blossom sighed, “If my powers were working, I’d be able to easily get her out.” “I can help with that.” Said Jacob “You might want to stand back for this.” Blossom took ten to twenty steps back and Jacob stuck his finger out.  A small, tiny, red laser came out and cut around her figure to release her from her trap.  She fell onto his arms.  “She may be unconscious, so we might want to get her to my ship, unless you know a doctor that wouldn’t turn you in the second you were honest with them. That and the fact that I will not charge.” Blossom shook her head, “No. I was recently free’d so I don’t know anyone. I’d appreciate that.” Jacob then chuckled.  “Sure thing. Jarvis, we have company, send all robots back and prep the medical bay!”  Jacob then put his hand on Blossom’s shoulder after she put her hand over her mouth.  All three hero’s disappeared into a puff. They reappeared in a modern captain’s room with a giant, techy chair in the middle. Jacob ran to the controls and checked to see if any robot was missing.  When none were, he activated a cloaking field and flew away.  “We should be out of Canterlot airspace by now, so I will just set it to hover.”  He flipped a switch and said. “To the med bay!” Blossom looked around the Aircraft in awe, “It’s been years since I’ve seen technology! I’m still a teen though. Getting placed in a magic book means I never aged mentally of physically.” Jacob then stopped and looked at her with a sad expression. “Lucky, I was stuck in stone and had to try very very very hard not to go insane. Thank god that I managed to keep my physical age.” Blossom sighed, “I know I’m lucky. Butters got sent to Tartarus… Pretty much hell on steroids.” Jacob then smiled, “Funny thing is that I was once sent to hell by a wizard that I thought was just faking. I beat the devil in a fiddle competition and managed to make myself exempt from hell.”  Jacob still had a straight face. “Try to tell her that she can get through the trauma that was done to her. To quote one of my favorite x-men, True pain is kind of like getting ripped open with a cannon ball. It will hurt a lot, but it will eventually close itself from the inside. But then one day, someone will laugh, or you will hear a certain song, and it will rip the wound open again. The thing is though, each time that happens, it will hurt less. True pain is not like a divorce or getting fired, you can’t just get over the pain, you have to let it meld into your life until it becomes a distant memory.” Blossom smiled, “Okay, I’ll tell her. We better get B- Mabel to that medic bay.” Jacob then brightened up, “Okay, but just a quick warning. The doctor might remind you of something. Trust me when I say that these guys are professionals.” They reached the med bay and saw the three medical professionals on the ship.  They looked just like the animaniacs with lab coats and mediguns from team fortress 2.  “Just help me set her on the bed.” Blossom had to shake her head. She helped out with placing her sister on the bed, staring at the three “Medics”. She mumbled something about Bubbles watching their show to much. “Anamedics, you have an unconscious patient that needs some help.  She has been in forced sleep for too long and needs your help at waking up.” Jacob said in a calm voice. The Yacko medic walked over and said in his usual voice, “Don’t worry boss, we’ll help her out.” Blossom tilted her head at Jacob, “Boss? That sounds weird coming from them. Course, I never watched the show.” Jacob then said, “Well, I created them and this ship, so would prefer having them call me dad?” Blossom rolled her eyes, “Whatever… Just sounds weird out of their mouths. I never watched it, but she always did and I picked a couple things up…” Blossom turned to the three, “Be careful, her skin is more fragile than normal humans. Magic’s been messing with her, so don’t break her.” Wacko then walked up to her, “Don’t worry, we will have her safe and happy in a few minutes.  Thankfully, our mediguns don’t use magic operate, otherwise, she would be here for weeks. We just need to do the procedure alone, so I need you and bossman to leave for now.” Blossom looked at her sister one last time, then turned and walked out of the room. Jacob caught up to her and said, “What do you want to do while they are working?” Blossom was frowning until she heard that, “I’d like to look around this airship. Try getting my mind off the past… We’ve been through a lot… And I’d like to see some non-magical science. Living a thousand years without electricity will kill the brain, even a Transhuman spirit like me.” “I got videogames and a suit that shoots ice cream.” Jacob offered “It works well against frowns.” Blossom giggled, “I’d like that.” She paused, then laughed. “Alright.” Jacob said. “Jarvis, activate the Sub-zero suit mark one, and get me an N class holo player.” “Sir.”  said Jarvis through a speaker on the wall. “Is this about you being lonely, or cheering someone else up?” “Jarvis, it has to deal with the second one. Also, I thought that we agreed never to mention that night again?” “Actually sir, that was just you.” Said the Computer Butler. Blossom tilted her head, “What are you two talking about? Wait- What!?” Her face turned redder than her bow, “Why would you say that!?” She glared at where the voice came from. “I was merely mentioning one night when the master got depressed from remembering his family that he stuffed himself with ice cream and played video games for eighteen hours straight.”  Said Jarvis while Jacob was trying to hide himself. “Oh… Heh… I thought… Nevermind… I kind of understand the family thing. What with me having a sister and all… I guess I’d be worse off if I didn’t have Buttercup and Bubbles.” Blossom shrugged, “Anything else I really don’t care for. Family doesn’t really appeal to me other than sisterhood.” Jacob then chuckled darkly. “Funny thing about that is that I was with my brothers when I was pulled by the face into a portal. Those two idiots are probably long dead though, what with me in another universe for more than a millennium.  Quite odd how we keep running into these coincidences huh.” Blossom nodded, “Buttercup lost her brother. But she believes he was Displaced as well. And as for your brothers, it might be possible they are alive. I have a theory that the Multiverse is so timeless that universes could be right next to each other, and one timeline might not even move while the other lasts all it can. But it is just a theory I’ve been working on along with others since I woke up.”   Jacob then pulled a notepad out of nowhere and said, “I have travelled to many universes and even been to the void itself and made this theory.” He flipped to a random page and pointed to two trees with many branches and dots all over them.  “Let one of the trees represent our world, and let the other represent Equestria.  Each one of these dots are different moments in time, while the branches are rivers of energy.  The trunks will represent the original universe.  Normally, these pathways flow as naturally as time, but with enough energy applied in the correct spots, you are able to go to other branch systems.  However, to go to different trees, you need an object that belongs in that universe that is rejecting the other universe’s energy, thus violently sending anything touching it back with it.  To go back, I theorized that you will need all of the energy in one universe, thus killing everyone, or being sent back the same way that you got there.  I don’t want to kill everyone in a universe for a chance to see my family again.  It is simply against my way.  As for the time theroy,  you are correct on that one as well.” Blossom nodded, mentally making a list on everything he said, “Okay. I understand the no killing rule. I’m the same way.” She smiled sheepishly, “I kind of want that ice cream now. It’s been too long since I had some. Got cookies and cream?” Jacob then laughed and leaned back,  “You know, I used to be a history professor at a University.  This is kind of similar.  Also, wait one second.”  The current suit flew off of him as it was replaced with a white and polka dotted armor.  He also held out a bowl.  “How many scoops do you want, and what toppings do you want?” [Twenty-Five Minutes Later]         Blossom and Jacob were playing a racing game, and Blossom was losing badly.         “Which button is the reverse!?” Blossom yelled after getting stuck. Ice cream all over her face.          “It’s Y.” said Jacob. Ice cream all over his face as well. She pressed it, and moved backward, but was turning the wrong way. There was a funny sound, and the game ended.         “Oh come on! That’s the fourth time I was in last place!” She groaned in frustration, then sighed. “At least I was in the last leg of the race this time.”         Taking a small amount of gamer pity, Jacob said, “The trick to racing games is to be careful and breath well.  It sounds silly, but I am serious.”         Blossom giggled, “Thanks. I haven't play’d a game in forever. I forgot a lot of stuff I was really good at, and stuff I was half decent at. I was more of a study girl anyway.” She then asked, “Should they be done yet?”         “I think so, let’s go have a look see.” said Jacob as he paused the game.  They both ran to the med bay to find Bubbles chasing the anamedics around the room.  Jacob cleared his throat and pushed Blossom forward.  “I think someone needs to see you Mabel.”         Blossom swallowed, eyes wide. Bubbles turned her head to Blossom, eyes going big as a giant smile graced her lips. “Hey sis! Look! These cute little guys woke me up! What happened with Celestia and Luna anyway?”         Blossom’s eyes welled up, “I… Uh… B- Bubbles, I haven’t…” She didn’t continue as she fell on the ground sobbing. Bubbles ran to her sister and held her.         “Don’t cry sis! Whatever happened with Celly and Lulu couldn’t be that bad!” Bubbles said, trying to cheer her redheaded sister. This only made Blossom cry harder. “Please stop crying. I hate it when you cry.” When this didn’t help, she used other means.                  *SMACK*                  “Snap out of it!” Blossom’s face held shock, surprise, and... Relief?                  “S-sorry… I’ll explain later.” Blossom said.         Jacob cleared his throat “While this moment is rather touching,  I am afraid that I have to show Bubbles something else.”         Bubbles looked up, “Whoa!”         “Lead the way, Jacob.” Blossom said.         “Awesome.” said Jacob.  He led Blossom and Bubbles to the main deck of the ship.  It was the size of a school gym and had a sleeping Ursa Minor on board.  “Bubbles, meet Bubbles Andromeda Galaxia.”         Mabel’s eyes started sparkling as she walked up to the baby. She whispered, “I’ve never seen an Ursa Minor before. She’s so cute!”         Blossom tilted her head, “How’d you tell the gender?”         “I have a thing for this stuff.” Mabel replied. Blossom sighed.                  “Don’t question it.  Just let that one thing be.”  said Jacob after Bubbles woke up Bubbles with a scratch behind the ear.  He leaned down and whispered. “I might be able to locate Buttercup if you want.”         “I know where she is. We’ll be meeting in an hour. Or half that.” Blossom replied, smiling at the two Bubbles.         Jacob then folded his arms, “I have two questions.  Where did you get my flight plan and why did you ruin the surprise?”         Blossom tilted her head, “What flight plan?”         “The course that I plotted this ship to go to reach Buttercup, whose location I found by tracking your transhuman energies.” explained Jacob         Blossom shrugged, “I don’t know. I just said we were meeting up in half an hour. I didn’t even know about any surprise.” A look a concern crossed her face.         Jacob threw his hands up, “Fine, whatever, let’s just continue on then.”         “Bubbles still doesn't know.” Blossom pointed out, “And you’ll surprise Buttercup. I’m just a bit nervous about how she’s doing. Our powers aren’t working, and she’s in the Everfree. I’ll have to figure out what’s up with that.”         “In that case, Jarvis, increase speed to mach 2 in five minutes.” Jacob then turned to Blossom, “You get your Bubbles inside, and I will get mine.”         Blossom nodded, “Bubbles! Get over here!” And like that, Mabel-Bubbles flew over to the…         “You can fly!?” Blossom yelped.         Bubbles smiled obliviously, “Of course silly! Why wouldn’t I?”           Blossom shook her head, “Nevermind… our powers have been weakened, and you're the only one that can fly.” Blossom brought Mabel inside, talking to her about things that she didn’t remember.         Meanwhile, on the outside, Jacob was leading the Ursa Minor to a large doorway, “I know that you like it outside, but we need to get inside so we can meet a new friend.”  This got the star bear to walk into the doorway.         “Sir, five minutes are up, activating mach 2.”  Right after the voice said that, the ship flew straight to the Everfree Forest, while cloaked, and was right above Buttercup.  Jacob then turned to him and said, “Girls, do you want me to go down there and get her, or use the funny way?”         Bubbles jumped and exclaimed, “Funnyonefunnyonefunnyone!!!”         “Funny one it is.” Blossom smirked.         “Alrighty then, funny one it is!”  Jacob then grabbed a switch panel and fiddled with it to make the cloak look like a giant floating Mojo Jojo.  He grabbed a microphone and said in a familiar villain's voice, “Hello Powerpuff girl Buttercup.  It is I, Mojo Jojo.  And I have come to this land of the curious equines known as ponies to humiliate you.  HAHAHAHAHA. I and my robot army will crush under the foot of I.  MOJO JOJO!”           Jacob set the microphone and said, “How was that?”         The girls giggled uncontrollably. They looked out the nearest viewing point, seeing the fearful eyes of Buttercup. “Perfect!” Blossom commented.         Beaming from the praise Jacob said, “I can also do Him.”         The two’s eyes widened, “P- Please no… He’s real here, and he isn’t as fun as the TV show.” Bubbles said. Jacob saw Blossom quiver.         “Alright, I wont.  Besides, I think that she has had enough anyway.”  Said Jacob with a small smile.         Blossom was staring into space, but Bubbles nudged her and whispered, “Don’t worry, he won’t get you.”         “Hold on for one second please.  I need to go somewhere that may be nowhere.” said Jacob.  The girls looked back to find him missing. -meanwhile in the “Fucks with logic land-         Him was in his bed when he heard a caw.  He rose up and said, “What was that?”  When all of a sudden, a red figure leaps out of a flower pot and punches Him in the stomach.  Him tried to get up, but met a tank missle to the face.  It blew him back a few feet and he was now in front of a bare hand.  “KAMEHAMEHA!”  Said an odd voice as his arm and leg were blown off.  Him tried to climb up, but was stopped by a unibeam, which incinerated his crab like claw.  The red figure then said, “Superior Iron Man!”  The red figure turned white as he ripped Him’s last limb off and shot him in the crotch.  Him was screaming in pain, until he found that his energy was being drained by the suit, and by extension, his reality powers. A barely conscious Him looked at the White figure with an emotion that he hardly shows, fear. The figure then spoke up, “Him, you are no longer able to control the reality around you, and thus cannot grow anything back. So, you will simply be left to sit here and rot for all eternity for the sole reason that I cannot kill you.  There is actually a moral to this, you wanna know what that is?”  Him gave a quick nod, wanting the figure to leave.  “Don’t be a jerk to the powerpuffs, or I am going to find a way to kill and immortal.. Clear?” Him choked out, “Crystal.” The figure then turned to leave.  “One final thing, Rot in hell.”  He turned back to red and lep through that potted plant. -Back in a logic based world- Jacob walked out of a door and said, “Hi girls, how's it going?” Bubbles giggled nervously, “Heheheheheh… Buttercup ran away…” Jacob slumped his shoulders while muttering something about Him, “Anyone here know what her current top speed is?” Blossom stepped forward, “Fifty miles per hour, going east. She’s going slower than normal.” Jacob then chuckled.  “Great, Jarvis, set the ship speed at one hundred miles an hour and please change the cloak to normal.” “Yes sir.”  Said Jarvis “Alright everyone, I want you to lookout for a large green streak.” Jacob said. “I will be tracking her in the command center.” The two nodded and looked out either side. The ship speed up, and after ten seconds, they start passing a green streak. “Over there!” Bubbles called out, pointing out her side. Jacob’s voice shouted over the intercom, “That’s great Bubbles, I just want you to fly down and get her, you are the fastests of the people that she trusts.” “Okie dokey!” She smiles and flys off. A flying blue streak flew off the ship and right besides the green one. After a bit, the blue was the only one left, and it came back. “You should slow down.” Blossom said.   “Alright, Jarvis, slowdown to cruising speed.” Jacob said with a confident smile. “We got what we came for.” As the ship slowed, a thud was heard. “Maybe we should have waited until they got inside.” Blossom face palmed. The doors flung open and Buttercup stomped in. “What was that for!? First, you scare me with Mojo Jojo! I’d be fine if I wasn’t alone or I had my powers, but I had nether! Then you stop the ship and we slam into the door before we could land! And why’d you take so long to tell me!?” Her face was red from anger, and everyone in the room saw steam rise. “Uh… I just thought a good laugh would do us some good…” Buttercup growled, “Well don’t do it again.” Jacob then spoke in his Mojo Jojo voice.  “You should have seen the look that was on your face that was caused by the cloak changing, which was caused by me, Jacob, or Iron Man.  Hahahaha!”  Once everyone calmed down, he said, “In all seriousness, we would have come sooner, but we had to spend the time reviving Bubbles with video games and Ice cream.” “Sounds like a date, is it?”  Said Buttercup with a raised eyebrow. “No no no. It’s not like that at all.” Said Jacob and Blossom at the same time. Bubbles cut in, “Oooohhhh~ That sounds like denial!” Blossom glared, “Really!? You too?” Bubbles nodded. Jarvis then cut in, “Given that you are both over one thousand, I can say, I’d ship it.” Jacob then yelled up,  “Jarvis, I will reprogram you into an elementary school calculator if you don’t shut up!” Jarvis then said, “This would also explain what you did in the, as you called it, Fucks with Logic world.  It was out of love.” “Jarvis, I am not fucking around here, I will give a retarded you to a snot nosed brat.  I will give it to the bitchiest one of them all.”  Said Jacob as the rest, sans Blossom, were laughing. Blossom’s face was extremely red as she said, “P-please stop…” Buttercup slung an arm over her shoulder, “Oh come on! Weren’t you the helplessly romantic one of us? Didn’t you used to ship characters?” Bubbles giggled, “No, that was me!” Buttercup laughed, “I can see it now: Blossom, do you take thi-” She didn’t get to finish as a fist came into contact with her head. “Shut it!” Blossom said, face redder than ever. “I will finish it for you Buttercup.”  Said Jarvis, “-s man to be your lawfully wedded wife?” Asked Jarvis before a coded falcon punch hit him. “Don’t test me Jarvis.” said Jacob “Besides how would you complete the joke if she never says.”  He then changed his voice to Blossom’s. “I do.” Jarvis then says “Close enough. Now Jacob, do you take Blossom to be your lawfully wedded wife?”   Jacob then shouts, “Like hell I do n-” Jarvis said “Close enough.” After receiving another falcon code punch.  “You may now kiss, or do other things.” “I hope you like children.” said Jacob “I will like your half transhuman children.”  Jarvis replied before escaping into a spybot and running away shouting, “I better give you privacy!” Blossom ran, screaming, “You jerk!” The two remaining girls started laughing   Jacob then grabbed a microphone “Attention all spy bots!  This is your commander speaking!  I want every spy to report to the control deck.  Unavoidable code 10101011010010010101010101100101011100.” This got all of the spybots, including the one Jarvis was in to arrive on the deck.  “Will the spy drone that is currently holding the Jarvis software please glow and hold still as I extract his code”  One small light rose up and was captured in a hand. A holographic computer showed up as it uploaded Jarvis into the computer system and into a calculator.  “I hope that Diamond Tiara likes my gift.” “Oh come on! Grow a funny bone! You pranked me, so we’ll call it even.” Buttercup chuckled. Blossom, still blushing, kept away from them. “Yeah! No one was hurt!” Bubbles added. “Wait, who’s Diamond Tiara?” “The definition of the word Bitch thats who.” said Jacob. “Hate to meet ‘er” Buttercup commented. “Good to know, now, what do you guys wanna do now?” asked Jacob. Buttercup shrugged, “We need to build a shelter before anything attacks us when we’re weak. I don’t think anything else than you helping us if you want.” Jacob then smiled, “You tell me where it will be built and my construction bots will build you a home and fortress that will make Fort knox jealous.” Blossom seemed to be simmering down. She smiled, “Buttercup, you find a place yet?” The green Transhuman nodded, “Right where I was. It was uphill, deep in the forest, shaded, and as far away from Poison Joke as I could get!” Bubbles ‘ohh’d at that, “I thought about everything! The monsters seem to move too much, so I can’t do much about safety.”   “Alright, I will be sure to fly back there. Jarvis, make this ship go so fast that a sonic rainboom would be a moped in comparison.” “Affirmative sir.”  Said Jarvis “I recommend that you strap in or grab onto something, because it is gonna be a bumpy ride.”  We all strapped into ship while any robot on deck got below deck.  “Activate warp drive” “Wait, what!” said Blossom, but it was too late.  They all flew at the speed of light until slowing to a stop in front of the hill. “I can work with this.” said Jacob as he ordered five hundred construction drones to leave the ship and start building.  “Given how many there are, they should be done in about twenty minutes to an hour.”  Jacob then threw a disk on the ground which produced a mini force field.  “That should keep the monsters away.”  He then layed down and took a nap.         The girls did their own things. Buttercup was testing her powers, Bubbles was humming to herself, and Blossom was looking around the ship and giving Jacob glances every ten minutes.         Jacob led Blossom to his lab where there were chemicals or notes on nearly every table and a welding area as well in the far corner.  There was a toy train carrying papers and inventions. Jacob turned to Blossom and saw that she looked like a kid in a candy store.         “Have at it, just don’t break anything.  I don’t want to have to tear out my own heart to a beast.”  Noticing Blossom’s curious look, he said, “Another story for another time.” She nodded, then said, “I’m not sure where to start, or what to do.” “Simple, you start with the first thing you want, and go from there.”  Said Jacob with that soft smile. Blossom turned towards the stuff, “I don’t know what I want.” He then said, “How about a kickstarter in robotics?”  He picked up a large box labeled, ‘Soon to be gynoids’, “I think that this will serve you well.” “Gynoid? Huh… I think Bleedman’s comic had one of those… and two in a fanfic…” Blossom’s eyes widened, “I’ll build the Shadowpuff Girls!” She looked giddy, “I’ll need a bit of stuff, and what’ll happen when they get damage? I don’t have the stuff like you do…” She started pacing back and forth. Jacob put his hands on her shoulders, “It’s cool, relax.  Back at my mountain base, I have a small amount of a self regenerating alloy that I made called Wolverinium. It is stronger than titanium and half as light. I will open a small portal and go fetch it, free of charge.”  He activated the portal gun on his gauntlet and fired a portal onto a wall, on the other side was a couch.  “I’ll be back in one minute.”  He jumped through and reappeared in fifty nine seconds holding a crate filled with Wolverinium. He slid it over to her and said, “That is a planet’s supply of Wolverinium.” “So, this’ll make it so the Gynoids will heal any damage?” “Yep, and let me tell you, it is a bitch to make.”  said Jacob while thinking back to the time spent making it. “Why not use the mirror pool. Mr. Starswirl made it for the purpose of copying rare artifacts.” Blossom looked through the crate, “I’ve got self repairing metal, but what about inner parts like power cores, optics, and skin? It’ll make a fine exoskeleton, but I still need that stuff repairable too.” “I will answer both questions in order.  I can’t use the mirror pool, because the clones that are made from it are one million times worse than the original. We will also make every single individual part of the Shadow puffs with other materials.  Such as vibranium, tungsten, and steel, which I got a crate of each in here somewhere.” Answered Jacob.  “Also, If you’re gonna make robots, then you are gonna need their brains.  Here.”  Jacob tossed Blossom the small computers and smiled.  “I think that we got a shot.” “That’s great and all, but Gynoid’s aren’t all metal. I’ll need non metal material that are hard to break, and/or easy to fix with the limited supply Equestria has to offer. I don’t have a fixing ray, so it’ll be manually. And as for why the Mirror Pool make such bad clones is because it was created for objects, not living things.” Blossom started working on the Exoskeleton.         The two started working on the Gynoid Shadowpuff Girls. They used different things Equestria has, including reformed gems for the eyes, and Roma Plastilina clay mixed with sheet rubber made a bullet, stab, and ballistic proof skin.         After hours of working, Blossom said, “They look exactly like the Shadowpuff Girls! Bell, Barasia, and Breannin!” And they did. Bell, with her white hair and eyes, her skin looked normal, and her clothes were spot on. Barasia was the same, except slightly taller, tanner skin, black hair and eyes, and a black and white uniform. Breannin was the shortest, light blue hair, dark blue eyes, and a dark blue dress.         Blossom manually activated the computers, and they came to life… sort of… a loading bar flashed across their eyes.         “Maybe we put too much data on it.” Blossom said.         “Jarvis was right! You two ended up having cute kids!” Buttercup’s voice sung out.         Blossom gave chase, “Buttercup! I’ll kill you!”         Jarvis’ voice then popped up. “Besides, it was Blossom who inserted the “genetic” data, while Jacob provided the base.  Not the other way around.”         “Than your the wife Jacob!”         “Actually, they both took turns building and programing, so they are both mothers and fathers.” Said Jarvis, monotone as ever.         Buttercup laughed. “Blossom?” asked Jacob “Yes Jacob?” Asked Blossom “I’ll take the green one, you take the British one.” Said Jacob as he lept at Buttercup, palm open and ready to shoot.         After Jacob and Blossom dealt with the trolls, they went to the main deck with Buttercup carrying the still loading Barasia. She set the Gynoid down and left to get the rest.         “The place done yet?” Blossom asked.           “I think so, they should have been done an hour ago.”  said Jacob.         Buttercup then said, “Now the couple get a house together.” She was then smacked upside the head by Blossom.         “Shut up, you are walking on a thin line.”         Bubbles asked, “What’s it look like!?”         When they got to the fortress,  It kind of looked like an advanced castle with three large holes near the bedchambers. “Figured that it is the least that I could do for you guys, even with the shipping jokes.” said Jacob as he started to order the bots around either to do random things, or to get in the ship. “Yeah, sorry about that… Your cool in my book!” Buttercup said, smirking. “Yeah! Usually she doesn't like people so she grunts until they ignore her.” Bubbles smiled, looking at the castle. “You’ve done so much for us, and this is the least you could do? It’s way more than enough!” Blossom added. Buttercup carried one of the Gynoids inside the castle, and Bubbles flew the other two in. “I just hope that you will be willing to meet me in the library in thirty minutes. I have a story to tell, and I figured that you will be willing.”  Said Jacob “As for why I did this,  there are many things that you three need.  Experience, family, and a home.  I might have helped with the last two, but the first is something that you will each gain on your own.  As for you Blossom, remember what I told you to tell Buttercup when you meet her.” He then walked through the large oak doors. Blossom followed him, “Yes, I remember. When I can, I’ll tell her what you said.” “Good, she needs to understand true pain, before she can bypass it.  Otherwise, the pain and rage could swallow her and make her into an evil and wicked woman.”  Warned Jacob. Blossom shivered. She didn’t want that happening to Buttercup. Jacob they brightened up, “Enough about that, let’s go to the library.”  The pair then proceeded to walk to an archway with a book carved on the keystone. “What are we here for?” Blossom questioned. “Simple, it is one of the rooms that are blocked to spybots, and I don’t want this story to be recorded.” explained Jacob.  The pair walked into the library to find it to be massive, only the Crystal Library surpassing it in size.  Bubbles and Buttercup were sitting in soft chairs around a crackling fireplace. “I see the couple has arrived.”  said Buttercup with a smirk. “Buttercup!” shouted Blossom.  Buttercup just giggled. They all sat down while Jacob took off his suit to reveal that he had a sharp looking tux underneath while the armor folded into a backpack.  He stood in front of the fireplace and captured the girls attention.  “Now that I have your attention, I would like to start out this story where it all began.  I was going to comic con with my two brothers, both of whom were moronic and greedy, yet they were still family.  I was going as Iron Man, while my brothers went as Hulk and Thor.  It was a fun time.  That is, until I bought that helmet.  The second that I did, I was flung into a portal and never saw them again.  When I landed, I was confused and lost.  I quickly figured out everything once I convinced Jarvis to help me and not think of me as a thief.  I wandered around for a bit, until I came across a pony.  Granted, I was a brony then as well as now, so I was able to not be that shocked.  She introduced herself as Surprise.  We walked together and, to make a longer story short, went to business together.  I was a playwright while she was an actor.  She trained me in the ways of being a party being, while I did her taxes.  We became great friends.” Buttercup then pointed out, “I call bullshit on the party person thing.” Jacob then held his hand out and made a cartoonish firework appear on his hand and launch itself at Buttercup.  It exploded into a large amount of confetti with the word, “Bang!” on them. “Any more questions?” Asked Jacob. Buttercup blushed, “Sorry…” The other two stayed silent. Jacob then continued from where he left off. “We made plenty of people happy, her and I. When I wasn’t cooped up in my lab, tinkering with things, I was using my inventions, or plays, to make the ponies of Pegasopois smile. In ten years time, I had built a massive mountain complex out of raw materials and superfast working, thanks to the training and a caffine patch that I made.  Each one having the equivalent of twenty cups of coffee. It was then that we decided to go on a little vacation up north to the Crystal Empire.  Thing is that there was a secret war going on at the time, so we had no idea about that.  We saw that the raging battle interrupted a ski trip, so we snuck into the castle because we were bored and felt like it.  We made it to the top and found Sombra.  He was being his cocky, arrogant self and ended up encasing Surprise in crystal, kind of like what happened to Bubbles, except it was filled with dark magic.  The effects of this magic were unknown, but it was bad.  And that sent me over the edge.  I fought Sombra with all of my being, but he managed to blow me away from the Empire, along with the Equestrian Army, and sent into a limbo in time, if I remember correctly.  Because she was most likely dead, I broke down, badly.  Depressed and alone, having lost my best friend, I trudged home, not feeling like flying.  A few days later, I am walking to my place, when I am arrested by guards and put through a mock trial that made me guilty of destroying an empire.  It was most likely use to cover up the fact that there was a war there. I was bound, gagged, and had an infant for my defence.  A fucking infant.  I was found as guilty and sentenced to petrification, forever.  While I was in stone, I had to sing and talk constantly to avoid going insane. It sort of worked. One thousand years of this later and I broke out nearly that same way as Discord.  I am now planning on taking revenge through kindness.  I go to countries that are in shitty condition,  bolster them up and gain the allegiance and trust of whoever is in charge. I also leave a company there to expand a company that I have started.  Alloy International.  Once I have enough political presence, I will be able to get an honest, public, and broadcasted apology from both of them, and when the Crystal Empire strikes back, it will be round two with Shadow guy.” Buttercup growled, “They are jerks here too! We helped them beat Discord! Then they used the Element’s on us!” “Called us allies of Discord!” Bubbles added. “And hid us under the rug like we never happened!” Blossom finished. Jacob then got a devilish smile, “You wanna go prank them?” Blossom sighed, “As much as I’d love to, getting Bubbles out of Canterlot probably increase magical defences.” “Lucky for us, I already prepared for this.  While I was shouting my greetings to you, I snuck into Celestia’s cake vault and put a bomb in most of her cakes.”  Jacob said, pulling a detonator out of his pocket,  “You still don’t want to prank them?” Buttercup’s eyes sparkled, “Let’s do it!” The girl circled around the detonator.         At the exact same time, all four of them hit the detonator at once. -Meanwhile in Canterlot Castle- Celestia was just about to enjoy one of her favorite guilty pleasures.  Cake, and what a cake it was! It was seven feet tall and was covered in chocolate.  Celestia was just about to take a bite, when the cake blew up all over her.  A small note was stuck to it.  It read, “Sup Bitch.”  Celestia twitched a little and walked over to get more cakes, only to find that they were plastered all over the walls from the explosion.  Celestia then shouted, “Mother fu-” -Back to the more important characters- Jacob and the girls were laughing like madmen after they heard the loud boom come from Canterlot. The girls started calming themselves down. “Oh that was perfect!” Buttercup laughed. Bubbles giggled, “Exploding cakes! Too good!” “I didn’t even know the Princess liked cakes that much!” Blossom snicked. “Hey guys, wanna go check this place out?” Asked Jacob. The girl smiled, “Would we?” They asked in unison. “Alright.” Jacob then got up, summoned his suit back, and walked. “Where to first, or do you want to be surprised?” “The latter.” Blossom replied, smiling. “Awesome.” said Jacob “I feel kind of board, so.” he led the girls to a game room. “Let’s play a game.” Buttercup raised an eyebrow, “What?” Blossom sighed, “I’ll explain…”         Once Blossom was done explaining to Buttercup what happened, they went to the new room called the: Arcade Room. Any arcade game made was strewn around the room, and a console with every console game ever made.         Blossom and Jacob started playing Super Smash Bros against Buttercup and Bubbles… Needless to say, the first two beat the living daylights out of the others.(Blossom playing Samus, Jacob playing Kirby, Buttercup playing Link, and Bubbles playing Pikachu)          Then Jacob continued the tour. “I bet that you are wondering how the hell did I manage to power this place, well, here.”  He opened a large gear-shaped door to show a long flight of stairs going downwards. “We better start sliding.” Said Jacob as he lept on to the rail and slid down. “See you at the bottom!” yelled Jacob.  The other three hopped on and rode the rest of the way down.  They soon arrived at a large circular room that has, what looks like, a giant cylinder of blue light. “This, my dear friends, is the central power core.” Buttercup looked at it as if knowing what it was, Blossom was awed, and Bubbles went to touch it but was pulled back by Buttercup. “Looks cool… I’m guessing it’s based off the power thing Iron Man has.” Buttercup asked, “Arc Reactor?” This got a nod from Jacob. “I see that someone knows their Marvel.” “Oh, I dabbled… mostly for my brother, but I enjoy’d it nonetheless.” Buttercup smiled. “I over heard that you believe that your brother was displaced like you.  Could you tell me what he was dressed as?”  Asked Jacob “Venom from Marvel. If he turned into the real Venom, he would still be alive unless he was killed or didn’t have a host.” Jacob’s eyes widened. “I think that I might have proof that he was displaced, but I don’t have proof that he is alive.” Buttercup’s eyes widened, and the other girls looked hopeful. “What?” She choked out. “You see, I once had an adventure with a Spider Man displaced who helped me home while I had a hangover.  Even though he did not say anything about Venom, I did scan him when his back was turned and found small amounts of Symbiote on his suit. So, unless if there is another Displaced Venom, your brother was displaced.” Said Jacob to Buttercup. Buttercup gulped, “Th-thanks… more proof he’s still here…” Bubbles put a hand on Buttercup’s shoulder. “Would you keep an eye out?”   “I’ll see what I can do, but be warned, even if I do find him, he may not be the same person that you once knew.  He could very well be taking personality traits from those that he has fed off of.”  explained Jacob. “I do hope that you find him as well and that he is not dead.” Buttercup smiled. Bubbles coughed, “Tour?” She asked impatiently. “Sorry about that.” Said Jacob “I have a faster way up the stairs, but you have to cover your mouth.”   They did as said, Blossom placing her hands over hers, and watched Jacob do his thing. Buttercup was just confused, “What.” Jacob then reappeared, and put a hand on Buttercup’s shoulder and Blossom’s. They all then disappeared. When they reappeared, Buttercup was coughing out confetti while Blossom wasn’t. “That is why I said to cover your mouth.” “Hey!” Bubbles shouted from downstairs, “Where’d ya go!?” “Sorry.” Said Jacob as he reappeared, grabbed Bubbles, and teleported her away. The party then made their way to another room, the lab, which kind of looked like the ship’s lab, but more organized. “I think that Blossom will enjoy this room the most.” Blossom’s eyes sparkled as she went around the room, looking at anything that caught her eyes. Buttercup giggled, “Yep, it’s christmas for ‘er.” “You guys wanna check out the bedroom while she is in here, I think that she might be a while.”  said Jacob. The girls nodded. The three then walked into a bedroom that was styled just like the Powerpuff girls’ bedroom, including the giant striped bed. “I was feeling nostalgic with this.” Buttercup cringed, but Bubbles seemed happy, “We’ll get to spend even more time together! Just us sisters!” Jacob, noticing the cringe, pulled a lever behind a bookshelf and a green hammock popped out.  “Figured that you might need this sometimes.” Buttercup seemed to relax, and Bubbles was still excited. “Seems cool. You put a lot of thought into this.” Buttercup said as Bubbles started jumping all over the place. “You guys are my friends, and I like to treat my friends.” Said Jacob.  “I think that Blossom is almost done in the lab.” “We’ll show her this later!” Bubbles said. As they left the room, Blossom came up to them, “What’s up?” “You kind of missed the bedroom area of the place, but you didn’t miss the next room.”  said Jacob with a smile. Blossom nodded. Jacob led them to a training room.  “This room is simple, one person sits on the protected by the control deck, while the other two have to survive a mission that is controlled entirely by the person sitting there.  Weather, Temperature, Enemies, Bosses, and Limitations are all controlled here.  I’ll show you.”  He quickly pushed them into the training area and ran to the control deck. “Try not to die!” Shouted Jacob before a Celestia clone walked in.  This Celestia, then pulled out a sword that seemed to feel like a solar flare. “Just so you know, this is my Celestia.  And start.” [one hour later] Buttercup was beating the crap out of Jacob, while Bubbles and Blossom were watching. “Do you think that we should ease up on him?” Asked Blossom “Nope.” said Bubbles After a minute, Blossom grew tired and pulled Buttercup away, “That’s it, he’s had enough…” Buttercup glared, “You do that again, I’ll laser vision through your eye!” Bubbles backed away, fear on her face, “She never lies when it comes to that.” A bruised Jacob stood up and brought out a cane from his sleeve. “Noted. Now we can continue.”  He then limped to the door. Buttercup huffed as they followed the limping man. “Next is the med bay.  And Blossom, don’t worry, this medical drone is not inspired by an animaniac.  Girls, meet Dr. Utonium.”  Said Medical droid looked just like Professor Utonium from the show with a medigun arm. “You like to keep a theme, don’t you.” Buttercup stated. While the Doctor was healing Jacob, he said “What can I say?  I’m eccentric.” He then leapt up and ran out the door and down a hall.  “Bathroom is over there, no introduction needed, and here is the Kitchen.”  The kitchen was small and designed for quick working.  “Now if you will follow me to the back, I will show you the last piece of the place.” The group then walked out the back and showed everyone a large garden.  “None of the seeds have sprouted yet, but give them time.”  Jacob then led everyone back to his ship, which was the size of the Titanic, and turned to face them.  “It has been an honor being with each of you, and I will miss our time together.  Then again, as long as Blossom still has that gear, there still is the possibility that I will return.  Bubbles, be patient with them both, and Buttercup.”  He got eye level with her and said, “Just remember that family is not just those you are born with, It is also those who will love and care about you even when it seems like they don’t.”  Jacob then turned to get in his ship, but was stopped by a tugging feeling. He turned to see Blossom looking up shyly, “We have token’s too…” Buttercup pulled off her backpack and searched through it, then pulled out a green necklace with a hammer and a pink notebook. “Greens mine and pinks Blossom’s. We’ll make Bubbles’ later.” She handed them to Jacob. “Thanks guys, I will be sure to call you when I need you or just wanna hand out.” Said Jacob with a smile. “Or to call his new girlfriend.” said Jarvis. Even though he does not have a mouth, it was obvious that he has a shit eating grin on his non-existing face. “Damn it Jarvis!  I almost regret giving you a free will processor!” shouted Jacob. Jacob then turned back to the girls, “See you guys soon!” He then ran into the ship and sat on the captain’s chair.  “Jarvis, activate the portal guns.  We got a country to go to.  Next stop, Avalone!”  The ship then flew up into the clouds, and vanished out of sight.  Meanwhile on the ground, Blossom had a small feeling of loss. Buttercup sighed, “Well, I’m tired… I’m going to get the Gynoids in the house, then I’ll be in the game room if anyone needs me.” Buttercup pick up Bell and walked inside. “Yeah! I’m gonna check the garden!” Bubbles skipped away. Blossom looked where the airship was, a blush spreading across her face.