//------------------------------// // Chapter 31: Celebrity guest for MTT // Story: Little ray of sunshine // by KDS-Writingindustries //------------------------------// The pony teleported to where her quest had left off, she felt a bit uncomfortable in the heat. 'Why does it have to be so hot? ... I'll just forget I thought about that'. Celestia trotted forwards, she saw two monsters in black armour, and a strange laboratory. The pony walked up to the guards, one of them said that Undyne had put them on watch for any ponies. Celestia then poker faced out of the conversation. She looked at the giant laboratory, 'Huh? Maybe this is where that doctor lives' She walked inside. The lab was air-conditioned much to the filly's delight, the downside was that the room was dimly lit. Celestia walked around, she saw herself, on a giant screen? 'Hold up' she look at the screen, it showed the back of her head. Celestia tried to locate the camera, but failed. 'Okay, I'm on a screen....Has someone been watching me!?' Celestia felt discomfort and walked around some more. *Zwosh* A figure appeared from another room. Celestia was slightly anxious of what was to come. *Ping* The lights went back on, and Celestia could now see the monster in full view. It was a yellow lizard monster, just a bit taller than her, with a white lab coat. Celestia decided to greet herself, "Um...hi?" "What!?" The lizard monster swung her head to see the pony. "Oh. My god" She was into a panic attack. "I didn't expect you to show up so soon! I haven't showered, I'm barely dressed, it's all messy, And, and...." She turned to see the alicorn again. ................. She squealed loudly. "Oh my gosh! I can't believe I finally get to see you in person! You look so much like the princesses! Sure the wings and horn are a bit below average size, but still! EEEEEEEEEEEE!" The monster fangirled, getting a bit too close for comfort. "Uh... You're sort of in my personal bubble here" Celestia said, very uncomfortable. The lizard back off "Oh. Uh... Heheh, s-sorry about that. G-guess I got carried away" The monster sheepishly smiled "I'm Dr. Alphys. I'm ASGORE's Royal scientist! B-b-but, aahhhh, I'm not one of the 'bad guys'!" Alphys reassured. "So, you're Alphys? The doctor of this place?" Alphys nodded, Celestia smiled, "I'm Celestia" 'I can't believe Undyne's crush is Alphys, maybe she's also crushing on Undyne? Oh that'd be so cute~' "Oh I-I already know who you are. Actually, since you left the RUINS, I've, um......been 'observing' your journey through my console" The doctor awkwardly laughed. "Your fights.... Your friendships... Everything! I'm also kinda shipping you with that skeleton" Luckily, Celestia didn't hear that last part. 'Well, that doesn't spell 'stalker' in big bold letters...Nah, I'm being to mean to her. I'll give some slack' "I was originally going to stop you, but... Watching someone on screen really makes you root for them. S-so, aahhh, now I want to help you! Using my knowledge, I can easily guide you through Hotland! I know a way right to ASGORE's castle, no problem!" Alphys happily explained. Celestia smiled, "OK, where do I go?" Alphys awkwardly smiled "Well, actually, umm, there's just a tiny issue" The pony's smile wiped off her face, replaced with a concerning look. "What's the problem?" Alphys rubbed the back of her neck, "Well, a long time ago, I made a robot named Mettaton. Originally, I built him to be an entertainment robot. Uh, you know, like a robotic TV star or something. Anyway, recently I decided to make him more useful. You know, just some small practical adjustments. Like... Um...." The doctor sweated nervously. "Anti....Anti-pony combat features?" Celestia stared blankly at her, then pouted. "I thought you said you weren't one off the bad guys!?" Alphys raised her hands in defence, "I'm not! I'm not! Of c-course, when I saw you coming, I immediately decided... I have to remove those features! Unfortunately, I may have made a tense mistake while doing so. And, um...." Alphys smiled sheepishly, trying and failing to hide her embarrassment, "Now he's an unstoppable killing machine with the thirst for pony blood? Eheheheheheheh...." Alphys laughed nervously. "But, uh, hopefully we won't run into him!" Celestia quietly groaned, 'You know what? I'm taking that slack back, only because you jinxed it' *bang* The sound echoed through the lab, making the floor shake. "....?" The filly looked around 'Of course the pony-hunting robot shows up right on que' She sighed. *Bang* "Did you hear something?" The doctor asked. "Yep, must be that killing robot" The pony said with no sign of fear. 'When you face a warrior fish, three times your size, in armour, and she wanted you dead, it's kinda hard to be scared of anything else. "Don't worry Alphys, that killer robot's got nothing I can't handle" *Bang Bang BANG BANG* Alphys gulped "Are you sure? Because I can think of a few things you may not be prepared for" "Like what?" *BANG* "Oh no" The lights went out. It was completely pitch black. "OOHHH YES!" A new voice came out of nowhere. "WELCOME BEAUTIES...." A spotlight appeared, it revealed a rectangular shaped robot, with a microphone and a screen showing the letter M in red pixels. "TO TODAY'S QUIZSHOW!!!" The room was visible again thanks to the small coloured spotlights shining and spinning around the room. There was also the sign, 'GAME SHOW' above their heads. "Ok, you were right. Was not prepared for this. I thought you said he was a killer robot!?" Celestia exclaimed to the doctor. "OH DARLING, THAT'S JUST MY HOBBY! BEING A TV STAR IS FAR MORE INTERESTING! AND I CAN ALREADY TELL IT'S GONNA BE A GREAT SHOW!" Mettaton explained before Alphys could. "EVERYONE GIVE A BIG HAND TO OUR WONDERFUL CELEBRITY CONTESTANT! YOU ALL KNOW HER AS THE UNDERNET VIRAL SENSATION.... THE POP PONY!!!" Mettaton revealed a screen that showed Celestia singing with Shyren. The alicorn groaned remembering who captured her on video 'Uncle Sans, you still owe me big time' "WHAT A LOVELY VOICE! NEVER PLAYED BEFORE GORGEOUS?" Celestia slowly shook her head " NO PROBLEM! IT'S SIMPLE! THERE'S ONLY ONE RULE! ANSWER CORRECTLY...." The pony's SOUL popped out "OR YOU DIE!!!" To be continued