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// Episode 9: Cyberchild 
// Story: Cyberchild 
// by Cyberponychronics 
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''Yo Gary, power up the oven will ya? Got some iron.''
Jay lifts some iron ore out of the Mine with his magic and places it in the oven.
''You sure it'll work?'' Gary asks his brother.
''You question my cooking and crafting skills mate?''
Then Sweetie Belle and her friends Scootaloo and Apple Bloom show up.
All three shout: ''Jay! Derpy needs you!''
Jay drops everything. ''Where she at?''
Gary nods. ''Ye got to go man. If AJ needed me, I would go as well.''

Derpy sits on a chair when Jay arrives at the hospital. ''You okay?''
The nurse is with Derpy. ''Are you Ms. Hooves husband?''
Jay nods. ''Sorta.''
''Congratulations, sir. You're the happy father of a healthy Alicorn filly.'' 
''Wait, What?''
Jay looks into the foal room and sees a greyish filly with blonde and grey mane, similar to Derpy's.
''You would be happy to know that she's special.''
''What do you mean by that?''
''She's born with her cutie mark.''

As the little foal crawls around their house, Derpy says: ''I didn't konw that it's possible to have a foal born with her cutie mark. She's even a Alicorn.'' 
''Unisus, Derps. She's a Cyberpony, just like me.''
Someone knocks at the door and Jay answers it.
Twilight stands at the door holding a book, with the title 'The History Of Equestria: Cyber Era'
Jay is surprised by Twilight's sudden appearance. ''Uh, heyTwily, what is that book you're holdin'?''
''This is the first book of The History Of Equestria. It should explain why your foal has her cutie mark right from birth.''
''Cyan Flower is just a Cyberpony. Maybe it's just that.'' Derpy says.
Twilight reads anyway. 
''Chapter five: Birth and family: Although the Cyperponies are robots, they still had the ability to create off-springs, but these off-springs had something special. As the foals of now are born as blank-flanks, Cyberpony foals were born with their cutie mark. Often these had the chance of two meanings: either the foal's name or their family. The last one was more common when there were multiple and older siblings of a family.''
Jay laughs. ''So there's the meaning of my mark as well.''
Looking at his cutie mark, he notices the colors.
''It's about the three oldest siblings of my family. I'm green, Gary is blue and Rick is Yellow. It's makin' sense now.''
Derpy smiles, and Cyan grows a little bigger, coming at a filly age. 
Jay notices it and says: ''Dahay just happened with Cyan?''
Derpy and Twilight are both silent.
''Guess that she grows from happiness.'' And Jay smiles, making his little filly grow even more.

It's two months later when Cyan has reached age for school. 
Jay brings her to school. ''Now, you be nice and make great grades. If you're really like your papa, you'd make a lot of A's and B's.''
''I'll do my best.'' His daughter.
Cyan and Jay hug each other as Cheerilee calls out to all the students.

''Welcome everypony, today we got a new student. Make a warm welcome for Cyan Flower!'' 
Everypony says greets Cyan.
But two ponies don't greet her. 
Cyan asks Scootaloo, who is in her last year: ''Who are those two girls that don't greet me?''
''You don't have to worry about them. They are just some bullies.''

''Yo Cyan, pass the ball!'' A young pegasus called Rumble shouts. 
Cyan passes the ball and Rumble scores.
''Nice goin' Cyan. You got the talent of this.''
''Yeah! You are like your father!''
Sweetie Belle and Applebloom cheer for Cyan, and Cyan grows a little.

Derpy and Cyan return from school as they notice some music coming from Jay's activity room. As they listen closer, they hear some strange sounds.
They go up and and they open the door. 
They see Jay and Gary, with headphones on, dance around and bang their head in a certain tact.
They hear Jay and Rick both together saying in a laughable strange voice: ''Come on and lemme see yer hands in the air!''
Jay then notices his girls standing at the door. ''Oh, chip biscuits!''

''Yeah, Rick, Gary and I have a music addiction. When we are alone, we do this stuff, because we like to to so!'' 
The group laughs. ''How was school Cyan?''
''It was great! I'm friends with everyone.''
''Nice! And had any tests?''
''Not yet.''
''Well, they better be coming!'' And Jay hugs his daughter.

''Alright class! We have a test now, so take your pens and start writing. Oh and no talking!''
Cyan picks up her pen with magic and starts writing.
Behind her, the voice of Diamond Tiara says: ''That Cyberchild probably passes the test instantly. That will make her the nerd of the class, just like Twist-a-loo.'' 
Although the insults hit hard, Cyan tries to ignore, but doing so makes her more fed up.

The filly returns home as she hears her father and uncle shouting things. 
''...Check this drift! OOOH I'M IN FIRST! YEAH!'' 
''Yeah, that's cuz of your Skyline Mod, and your NO2.
''Ain't no mod on my Skyline Mate.''
''Dad, what are you doing?''
Jay and Gary look over there shoulders as they play a racing game on Jay's XBOX.
''Uh, we're playin' some Need For Speed, a racin' game. Perfect for guys like Gary and me.''
''Yeah, because we are racers in real life.'' His brother says.
Cyan is confused. ''How are you racers? You don't have any vehicles.''
''Didn't ya see the cars outside in the shed?''
''Oh yeah, I almost forgot.'' She laughs. ''Dad, could I talk to you for a moment.''
Jay nods.

Jay and Cyan sit next to each other with a cup of tea.
''What-up? Are yer grades not good?''
''My grades are fine. It's just, I think I am getting bullied.''
Jay's facial expression turns from laughing to seriousness. ''You what?''
''I think I am getting bullied.''
''Who?'' He asks dark.

The next day, Jay offers Derpy to bring Cyan to school.
''Why do you want to? She's old enough to walk herself.'' She asks
''I need to say somethin' to Cheerilee, in regards of Cyan.'' Her boyfreind says.
''Okay, as long as it's not asking her for a date.'' Derpy smiles.

''Miss Cheerilee, could I speak to ya for a second?''
''Okay. Class, take a seat. I'll be with you in a few minutes.''
The class takes their seat and Cheerilee asks: ''What could I do for you, Jay?''
''Cyan said she was gettin' bullied by two fillies in your class.''
''Oh, and who are they?''
''She said, uh what was it, oh yeah, Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon.''
''Oh, they! They're the mean fillies. I think I'll suspend them. They've bullied a lot of the fillies and colts in the class.''
''Thanks.'' Jay waves to Cyan and leaves.

Far off in a abandoned underground base, a Changeling rushes towards the throne room, where A blue maned insect-like pony sits on a enormous chair. 
''What is it?'' She hisses.
''We got a clear sight on the Cyberpony filly. Should we go in?''
''No. Wait until she walks home.''
The Changeling leaves.
''Mothball! Get over here!''
A colt that looks almost the same as the mare on the throne walks in the light. ''Yes, mother?''
''As soon as I give the sign, you go gain the trust of that Cyberpony filly.''
''Yes mother.''

Cyan walks towards home, when she sees a colt waving at her.
Cyan ignores him and walks further.
The colt walks past her and stops in front of her. ''Hey.''
''What do you want?''
''I would like to be your coltfriend.''
''Not interested. Now leave, Changeling.''
''What?''
Cyan walks further as Mothball returns to his normal self. ''How'd she know?''

Jay is in the kitchen when he hears the front door open and close. ''Yer late. You didn't have a date with some stallion, had you?''
''No. But some strange Changeling tried to block me and asked me to be his marefriend or some sorta thing.''
Jay laughs. ''What the hay is a Changeling? Are those living cupcakes that transform into everything you wanna eat?''
''What's with Changelings?''
Derpy comes in from her work at the post office.
She has a scared expression.
''Oh, some Changeling tries to get my daughter to marry him or somethin'.''
Jay then wonders. ''That actually sounds horrifying. What's a Changeling, hon?''
''A heartless creature that feeds off on somepony's love, stealing their life energy. They look like insects.''
''Burn 'em down!'' He says.

Jay and Gary sneak past Changeling guards as they hold a unlit torch and a lighter.
Gary is uneasy. ''Why should we torch a group of living creatures? They did nothing wrong.''
''They tried to feed off my daughter's love, so they'll burn down.''
Then they notices a set of Changeling voices. ''Who goes to Master C to tell that Chrysalis has failed?''
''I'll go. He would be pleased to hear.'' The Changeling who leaves has, unlike the others, a blue mane. 
Jay and Gary look at each other and ask each other: ''C?''

Jay returns home as Derpy, with tears in her eyes, asks: ''You didn't burn them down, did you?'' 
''Nope. But found some serious information bout rebellion in the Chrysalis Hive.''
Derpy listens closely as she hears out Jay's story...

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