!Power Rebooting!

!SYSTEM ONLINE!

TOBOR went back online with a splitting headache. Whatever that ball was sure did a number on him with that electrical attack. Actually, where did that ball come from? Isn't Equestria primitive to have that kind of technology? Who was that pony that attacked him? Most importantly...

TOBOR scanned his surroundings. All around him were all kinds of tools and equipment. The metal room he was in looks like some kind of repair room. He would know, considering he visited the same one back in the laboratory.

As TOBOR moved, he felt a weird sensation of water splashing where he stands. TOBOR looks to see he himself is in a tub. After a quick scan, he finds out that the water is not H20, but it was in fact...

This was a surprise to TOBOR. Why would the pony that was keeping him captive give him an oil bath? Not like he didn't appreciate a good oil treatment, but this was weird for this kind of situation. TOBOR shook the thought and went back to his main objective; escape.

As TOBOR looks around for the said exit, a loud noise echoed from another room, followed by a yelp.

The mystery captor said rather oddly. Was it a trap? It doesn't matter. If TOBOR was going to get out of here, he might as where go out fighting. Just then, the door TOBOR was looking for slide open. Revealing a three-way hallway. Which way does he go? TOBOR walks out of the room looks around. In front of him was a long barely-lit hallway which looked scary. To his left was another hallway, though there was something rather odd on the floor a few feet away.

There was indeed hole in the middle of the floor. It was glowing blue with a view of TOBOR's back.

TOBOR looks up and to his surprise, he finds another hole similar to the glowing blue hole. The difference is that this one was glowing orange with another view of TOBOR underbelly.

TOBOR lets out a manly yelp as he stumbles forward into the hole. TOBOR tried to get a grip but to his dismay, he continues to fall. And fall... Still falling.... This is getting weird.

"Wow! This is so much funnier than I thought!" The captor laughs to TOBOR's annoyance.

"JUST! GET! ME! OUT! OF! HERE!" TOBOR tries to yell each time he passes by in the infinite loop.

"Alright, alright. I had my fun." The captor said as he levitates a weird looking gun. "I think it's time we had a proper greeting."

The captor points the gun towards TOBOR and to the robot's surprise, he stops in midair. TOBOR was completely dizzy as his digital eyes roll.

TOBOR regains his composer and was able to get a view of his mystery captor. To his complete surprise, it was another robot! This robot was two heads taller than him. His frame was white just like his. He had orange spikey hair and flame colored tail. His eyes were also orange with a mix of brown. This pony's design was that of a unicorn's as a horn was sticking out from his forehead with a small lightbulb glowing on the tip. The most interesting feature was the cutie mark that seemed to be painted on his flank. It was a picture of an aperture. Like the ones you find in a camera. TOBOR doesn't know why, but for some reason, he felt a tiny bit jealous.

"Sorry for the inconvenience. I like to mess with the newbies." The other robot said. "Names, Cave Johnson. But you can call me C.J.."

TOBOR did nothing but just stare at the massive robot pony that was standing before him in shock. Where did this pony come from? Where did he get all those equipment? They looked so advanced. Far more advanced than the ones he's used to.

"No. It's just, I'm so confused right now!" TOBOR said. "Where did you come from?! Why did you attacked me?! Where are we?!"

"Whoa, hold your horses! I'll tell you everything. For now, I think it's best for us to head back into the repair station."

"How do I know you aren't going to salvage me for parts?" TOBOR asks doubtfully.

"That's fine by me." Cave moves out of they way. "But good luck finding someone who knows how to fix your type."

TOBOR wanted to leave this crazed pony for all the trouble he put him through, but unfortunately, he new he was right. Not to be mean, but Equestria does lack any form of advanced technology to help repair. It didn't even help to know that they never even heard of a robot before. TOBOR weighed his options before choosing one.

Cave and TOBOR both made their way to the repair room where a soothing tub of oil was waiting.

It was a calm morning at Fluttershy's cottage. The animals were being themselves. Chattering and playing amongst each other. Well, more of the smaller animals like bunnies and squirrels. The bigger ones were still sleeping through the morning. Fluttershy herself was currently feeding her animals. From the birds that were hanging on hooks to the critters that were waiting next to their dishes. Though, Fluttershy wasn't herself this morning. Some of her animals even notices too. Ever since yesterday, she became so worried about TOBOR. When he ran off to Celestia knows where, she wanted to go after him. Though, the princess said that it would be a good time to for him to cool off. Fluttershy still felt sorry for TOBOR and she wished she could help, somehow.

Truth be told, TOBOR was gone all day ever since he left. While the girls were becoming worried, Twilight felt confident that he's tough enough to take care of himself. She didn't need evidence to prove that, considering what they all saw what TOBOR is capable of. Just then, Fluttershy felt a poke on her foreleg. It was none other than Angel Bunny, who was waiting for his dish in frustration. (Typical bunny rabbit)

"Oh, I'm sorry, Angel. Let me get you your breakfast." Fluttershy says as she goes into the kitchen.

"I told you before to not do that. You'll give yourself a tummy ache." She says as she put on her saddlebags. "Now you're going to have to wait a little longer. I'm going to get some more. I'll be back later. Barry, you're in charge."

The bear looked up from his spot and waved in response. Fluttershy nods as she heads towards Ponyville.

For the first time ever, TOBOR felt so relaxed. That oil bath treatment really did loosen him up, no pun intended. Right now, he was floating in midair as Cave continues on fixing his boosters.

"Oh, glad you asked." Cave says as he starts replacing parts. "I'm an Engineer/Maintenance Droid. I help keep condition of the ship and other equipment in tack. Me and my other crew members come from The Galactic Core. We're known for keeping balance in the universes and multiverse."

Cave stopped his progress and just did absolutely nothing. The only thing he did was show a look of regret. TOBOR notices this and quickly tries to fix it.

"No. It's fine. After all, I did kidnapped you in the first place." Cave continues on with his work.

"We were sent here in this dimension to investigate some kind of illegal virus."

"Yes. The dimension I came from uses certain viruses for medical uses and weaponry. A few days ago, we don't know how, but someone stolen an entire cargo ship's worth of the equipment when it was in transport."

"The majority them, yes, but a handful of them can provide positive results. Which is why they are illegal to use outside of the republic. Only the most trained professionals can handle such equipment."

"But what about your crew?" TOBOR's digital eyes widen. "That is, if you still want to talk about this."

"It's fine. Anyway, our commanders found a trace of the stuff being used in this universe and assigned us to investigate and find any leads to the culprit, but when we arrived, were attacked by the culprit's henchmens of some sort."

"At first, we could of taken them to custody easily considering there is only a handful, but when they aboard this ship, they released the deadly virus when we least expected it. The crew suddenly became corrupted and attacked each other in a blind rage. During our little brawl, the thieves stolen some of our equipment and left without a trace."

"It was not a pretty sight I can tell you that. What's worse is that I did the most damage."

"It was. By the time we all came to our senses, they were all severally injured thanks to me. I tried to change course to get medical attention, but those damn criminals damaged the fuel tank. I couldn't be able to jump us through the dimensional barrier without risking get trapped forever."

"I tried so hard to heal them, but since we lost our medical supplies, I couldn't do much but patch them up to my best abilities. It wasn't long before they... faded."

"It was my fault! I couldn't save my crew in time!! Now these criminals are a step ahead of us!"

"It doesn't matter now. What's done is done. And I'm going to make it up to them by finishing this mission! I'm going to find the mastermind behind all this and bring him to justice!"

TOBOR looked at Cave with admiration. This droid has truly dedicated in taking this guy down. That brought a thought TOBOR. Is it possible that... he can help? If he was going to be trapped in this world for the rest of his days, he might as well try to do something good in his new life. The decision is made.

"As much as I like your offer, I can't let an unauthorized civilian help in this case."

"Cave, I've been doing nothing but be a crash dummy from the moment I was built. I always wanted to be apart of something big, but I always been turned down and told that I was built to do so little in life. I was so close to accepting that lie, but ever since I been sent to this world, I made friends. I did responsible heroic deeds and went through a lot of exciting things. That was when I knew I was right, that I could do so much more."

"We both want to do the same thing, and that is to protect everybody." TOBOR puts out a hoof. "What do you say, partner?"

Cave was shocked. This robot he barely knew which he kidnapped still wants to help with his case. Cave smiled as he shook TOBOR's hoof.

"I accept your offer, TOBOR." Cave then became serious. "But there are going to be some rules."

"First off, you can not tell the others about my location. Second, you cannot tell your friends about this mission."

"I know you might have faith in them, but we can't risk them getting involved in this kind of situation. No offence, but don't look like they can deal with this case."

"Finally, try not to get too much attention from outside of Equestria. The last thing we need is for other nations of this world getting the wrong ideas."

"Well, that's all you need to know." Cave pulls out a necklace with an orange crystal attached to it. "If you see any suspicious activities, then speak to me with this communicator."

"Just grasp it around your hoof firmly and it will show a hologram of the person you're talking to. By person, I mean me."

With everything set and now that TOBOR is fully repaired, Cave leads TOBOR out of the ship towards a clearing.

"Just head straight through this field and you'll find a road that will lead you back to Ponyville." Cave said.

As TOBOR was about to make his way towards his destination, he was struck in the back of his head by something. TOBOR grunted as turns around to see a brown sack sitting on the floor. Curious, TOBOR looks inside and was shocked to see it fill with bits. After a quick scan, he was even more shocked to find out that there was at least 10,000 bits worth. How can Cave have something like this? Though, TOBOR soon notices a note attached to the medium sized bag. He pick it up and reads it.

TOBOR smirked as he makes the sack disappear in this storage unit. He is sure gonna have a lot of adventures in this world. Though, as he walks, little did he knows that a new feature appeared on his robotic flanks.

The Adventures of T.O.B.O.R.

by The EnderPony Master

Steel Welcome (Edited)