The Horror...
Disclaimer: I do not own the ponies, I do not own MLP, and I do not own Dexter from Dexter’s Laboratory.
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“Ooohhh . . . What does this button doooooo?”
“Dee Dee Nooooo!!!”
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Dexter groaned as he rubbed his head. His vision was dark, but it was slowly returning with each passing blink. A constant beeping sound somewhere nearby managed to slightly aggravate his already pounding headache. He could not remember where he was or how he got there, which was rather troubling for the boy genius. Amnesia was never a good sign.
“What in the world happened?” He said, pushing aside some light covers as he sat up. Doing his best to ignore the headache, he concentrated hard on trying to remember what had happened to him. The last thing he could recall was working in his secret laboratory, trying to build a machine that could generate artificial wormholes.
That’s when the Pink Terror showed. At least, Dexter assumed it was the pink terror. This pink monstrosity was the utter bane of Dexter’s existence. Her pink girlish outfit and air-head level of intelligence always guided her into his precious lab, where she managed with near perfect consistency to push the wrong button at the wrong time. This had been a source of much anguish for Dexter, as her constant bad timing had cost him dearly before.
And from the looks of it, it has cost him dearly again. He could remember working in his wormhole generator when the whine of capacitors charging caused him to look up. He could barely make out Dee-Dee’s golden locks of hair hovering just over the edge of the control panel. Instantly he was on his feet, fleeing toward the door. He shouted for her to stop the whole way.
Unfortunately for him, the safety door had automatically closed. He was locked inside. He reached out for the manual override, only to find it missing. He had not installed it yet. At which point he muttered ‘figures’ before a blinding blue light washed over him.
“Oh Dee Dee, how many times must I tell you NOT to push the buttons . . .” The boy genius sighed with poorly concealed aggravation. He was lucky to be alive and he knew it, though his new wormhole generator had probably been destroyed. “Stupid girl, always one neuron short of a synapse.”
“Another day of science is ruined by that air-head sister of mine.” He lamented. “How can it get any worse?”
. . .
“Excellent, you’re awake!” Said a voice from nearby, it evidently belonged to a woman. Shifting his gaze upward he was able to see an unidentifiable mass approaching him. His eyesight was still recovering, and without his glasses he was practically blind. “We were afraid that you might have had some head trauma.”
“Thank you, but I am quite alright.” Dexter said rather hastily. Until now he didn't notice that he wasn't in his laboratory, a fact which worried him. If anyone other than Dee Dee retrieved him after his accident, then the secrecy of his laboratory might be compromised.
“I’m sure you are, but we’re just going to have a look-see just to make sure, okay? I am Nurse Redheart by the way.” The woman said as she approached, though her steps were accompanied by an odd clopping sound.
“If you must,” Dexter answered. He wasn’t a fan of being poked or prodded by the nurse. But the genius inside him said that things would go a lot smoother, and quicker, if he let the nurse do her job.
However, Dexter noticed something else that was strange about the sound of her steps. There were far too many of them, and they were a lot louder than they should be. In fact, his sense of smell also felt a lot more sensitive.
“Can you tell me your name?” She asked almost too cheerfully. “I need to be able to call you something other than ‘little colt.’”
That last word cause Dexter’s head to tilt in slight confusion. “My name is Dexter.”
“Dexter?” She said, now her turn to be confused. “Are you sure you’re pronouncing that correctly?”
“Umm… yes, My name is Dexter.” He affirmed, shifting uncomfortably. Dexter wasn’t a common name, but it definitely wasn’t unheard-of. He was slightly sensitive to it, as the mispronunciation ‘dorkster’ was used far more often than he liked. “Do you mind telling me where I am, and how I got here?”
“Dex-stor? that’s a rather. . . unusual name.” She replied after scribbling something on a clipboard. “But to answer your question, you’re in the Ponyville medical clinic. You were brought here after a few local farmers found you on the road just outside of Ponyville. Though their story was sort of odd, they said they found you in a small crater.”
“Ponyville? What kind of name is that?” Dexter said under his breath before speaking up. “They wouldn’t have happened to see a pair of glasses near where they found me?"
“In fact, they did.” She replied, her cheerful tone returning. She pulled out the pair of glasses from somewhere behind her, Dexter knew because he could always recognize their gleam despite his poor vision.
He greedily reached out, eager to get his sole means of seeing back, only for the glasses to bump off his outstretched limb and fall to the floor with a clack.
“Oh don’t worry little fella, I’ll get it.” The kind nurse said as she picked them back up and gently pushed them onto Dexter’s face.
Now, with his vision restored, Dexter could get a good look at the nice nurse who had WHAT THE FU-
Standing before Dexter was a rather weird looking . . . horse thing. At least it was something like a horse as far as Dexter could tell. Its eyes were way too large for its head, and the rest of its face seemed disproportioned. She was also wearing what looked like a nurse's outfit. Her facial expression, implying far too many facial muscles any equine has any business having, slowly went from cheerful and encouraging to concerned and mildly alarmed.
“Umm . . . Dexter?” She said, reaching out a hoof to his shoulder. “Are you okay?” She only got an eye-twitch in response.
. . .
“Gahh!!! Get away from me!” Dexter liked to think of himself as a calm, rational human being. But in the impending freak-out, he would be none of those three things. He was focused on getting the freakishly mutated equine away from him.
“Dexter?!?” She said as her hoof was slapped away. Though Dexter would immediately regret doing that, during the swipe he managed to get a look at his own flailing limb. It was a long white leg with nothing but a stubbed end where his hand was supposed to be.
Immediately he pulled his forelegs upward, to find his missing hands. Only a pair of white hooves greeted him. For a moment he only stared at them in silence, while the shocked nurse watched.
“Dexter, what’s wrong?” The nurse asked with a worried voice. When he completely ignored her, still staring at his new hooves, she went to the door and signaled for assistance.
“WHERE DID MY HANDS GO?!?” He shouted before trying to stand, only to topple off the bed and land face first on the floor.
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How dare you insinuate this...
Enter at your own peril, pass the vaulted door, where impossible things may happen that the world has never seen before...
All of my yes
also, this needs to be longer than chapters. This is better than that He-man story, they didn't even use,2003 He-Man, the manly version
Can't wait for him to meet Twilight xD will be a clash of minds, magic and science
must have more
You knew this was coming.
Lyra collision, imminent. Dexter breakdown, imminent, Science VS. Magic battle, Imminent...
And all this time Dee-Dee was watching the WHOLE THING.
Oh no! A women! Womens are dangerous!
For srs though, you should probably fix that typo. As amusing as it is, it is rather distracting.
Instant fave. KEEP WRITING! Dexter was my favorite show growing up.
uhhhh. im way behind my ussual work (not to mention i have about a hundred unread fanfics stacked in my read me later) but i love dexter's lab when i was a kid (i even remember seeing myself as dexter when i was young... lol good old days *sigh*) so i'm gonna give this a shot. Can't wait to see what you have in-store for us readers :3
I like Bleedman's styled Dexter more then the original's
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Tho seeing how he ponified now...
- should've been woman because it was only ms. Redheart after all (singular), no biggie though.
I got to say i really enjoyed what you wrote here, your take on dexter is spot on as far as i can tell. Good gracious i can't wait for the update.. this is too good to be honest. The potential of the story is just... just epic!!!
4394286 wow, that right there is an effin cool dex.
4393287 not to mention that the world is infested with cooties.
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Uh... I think Dexter has Scientifically Found out they are all... fake in one episode.
Personally I see dexter as a unicorn due to his genius brain and if dee-dee comes with her who the buck knows ( thinking pegasus
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Apologies, It's just that there are some UK viewers and they might not have seen it.
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Dexter vs Equestria GO!
Dee Dee isn't watching. In one episode Dexter is working on a new teleporter and Dee Dee comes in and pushes the button to activate it, sending Dexter to an alien world where he was enslaved. Dee Dee had no clue where he went and had to ask the computer. Similar situation here.
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THANK YOU. If thats the only typo then I think i did a better job than usual. Dont stress dude, I'm not taking it down... for now anyway.
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I like bleedman's as well. But unfortunately I believe he got Dexter's eye color wrong. I remember one of his comics painting Dexter's eyes green but in cannon they are blue.
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Dee Dee MIGHT appear, but only later. I haven't decided yet. I also haven't decided if Dexter's "Magic Uncle Fergal O'Riley" would appear. Though his magical abilities utilize snapping his fingers, which would make him a Chimera like discord.
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Dude, the "Amazing World of Gumball" and *shivers* "Unclegrampa" exist, of course there are people who don't know good cartoons exist.
but, to complete your last thought *blows pitch pipe* There is gloom and doom while things go Boom... in Dexter's LAAAAAAAAB.
4392991 There are some poor, benighted souls who are completely unaware of the existence of Dexter's Laboratory.
They are being hunted down as we speak.
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Dexter is in My Little Pony, a show, and since it is supposed to be for young girls, there is a chance Dee-Dee is watching it and Dexter is there. But if not, oh well.
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I just wanted everyone to know that Dee Dee was not watching Dexter from inside the laboratory. She's not at the control panel 'pulling the strings,' I thought that was the vibe people were going with. As for, if she is watching the show... we'll see.
WANT!
I like the premise. Shenanigans with Dexter (and potentially Dee Dee) in Equestria? Sign me up!
I was hoping to get more "Dexter-ness" in the first meeting, though. The way he reacted to seeing Nurse Redheart and finding out he's a pony, is exactly the same as a typical HiE freak-out. Boring. After everything Dexter has seen and done? Meeting aliens, traveling to other worlds, and yes, even being turned into animals? He should be used to this by now.
At some point in the story, this needs to happen:
http://donpapi.deviantart.com/art/Dexter-s-Laboratory-I-am-I-said-327681661
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Thanks for the comment. Don't Worry I dont plan on making Dexter too dense. It would be out of character even for him. As for continuity, I'm going to have to make decisions about that down the road. As you can tell, there is a lot to do.
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Thanks for the post, but yes, predictable HiE freak out. But 1) Dexter was just blown up and turned into a pony, he is entitled to a freak out. 2) As most HiE's and crossovers, there 'handshake' period where he is introduced to the universe. Certain responses are required otherwise the story will make people cringe. 3) Other people enjoy this. I would love for everything to be new and surprising, but some things are just the basic part of the formula and cannot be changed without a VERY good reason. So while I inclined to agree with you, I can't.
New chapter is I'd say halfway finished. But sleep now, science later.
Lyra: Bon-Bon?
Bon: No.
Lyra: Bonnie...
Bon: No.
Lyra: Can we adopt him?
Dex: UNHAND ME YOU PSYCHOPATHIC PASTEL PONY!
Bon: No.
Why do I imagine Dexter's gonna build a lab in Twilight's basement?
I'm loving this already! Can't wait to see where the boy genius goes from here. Just leave Action Hank out of it
Okay, Chapter 2 is written. It just needs to be edited. It is currently 4300 words.
Expect it tomorrow.
Figures that DeeDee would screw things up yet again. It's going to be interesting to see Dexter adjust to life in Equestria, especially with the emphasis on magic here. It's up to him to show the ponies the wonders of science!
Typos/Suggestions:
eye sight - eyesight
look see - look-see
nurse Redheart - Nurse Redheart
sensitive too it, - sensitive to it,
Dex-stor?, that’s - Dex-stor? That’s
found me? - found me?"
out-stretched - outstretched
It’s eyes - Its eyes
it’s face - its face
nurses outfit. - nurse's outfit.
mild alarm. - mildly alarmed.
in response - in response.
freak out, - freak-out,
as she her hoof - as her hoof
shocked looking nurse - shocked nurse
Keep up the great work!
4410810 Luv that!
4410821 Five bits says Action Hank is secretly a brony!
I remember Dexter's Lab growing up, and this exactly how I see something like this happening. Random side note Lauren Faust worked on Dexter's Lab and Power Puff Girls in the years before she was ended up working on My Little Pony Friendship is Magic.
For some reason... I feel his action hank fan club licence just expired...
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...I miss my childhood now
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Not also showing a pic of bleedmans Dexter in battle mode
For shame.
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Nah, she already has her own lab down there~
And… enter Lyra.
“Excellent, you’re awake!” said a voice from nearby, it evidently belonged to a woman. Shifting his gaze upward he was able to see an unidentifiable mass approaching him. His eyesight was still recovering, and without his glasses he was practically blind. “We were afraid that you might have had some head trauma.”
“Dex-stor? That’s a rather. . . unusual name.” She replied after scribbling something on a clipboard. “But to answer your question, you’re in the Ponyville medical clinic. You were brought here after a few local farmers found you on the road just outside of Ponyville. Though their story was sort of odd. They said they found you in a small crater.”
This ought to be interesting.
I remember there actually being an episode where Dee Dee had Dexter turn her into a pony (things didn't go too well for her: Everyone wanted to ride her!) I always figured Dexter's chauvinism came from still being in the Girls Have Cooties phase... hasn't stopped him from getting crushes every now and then, though.
Cannot wait to see how he manages.
I don't think your story needs a disclaimer slapped at the top of the very first chapter. Hah
To be honest, that is all the explanation you need for why he ended up in Equestria. Dee Dee is just.... human Pinkie with less brains.
Oh, man. I forgot how much I missed that old show until I started reading this, and I heard every line in Dexter's voice. He just has that voice that sticks in your mind forever
4812389 same
Well, this should be good. But really, that first line could have been a chapter all on its own!
It's a good thing that I still remember Dexter's voice after all these years. I'm definitely reading all his lines in that Austrian accent.
oh my god this looks promising!!!
:D
In Dexter's Laboratoryyyyy
Lives the smartest colt you've ever seeeeeen
Where Pinkie blows his experiments to smiiithereeeeeens
Where there's bloom and gloom while things go boooooom: in Dexter's Laaaaaaaab!
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chauvinistic means agressively patriotic, according to Google.
So no, he's not going to become a super smart version of Mario.
So after rewatching the show for a bit, I like to see you do more of Dexters inventions into the story, I know that the story has already but I mean the adventures he had in the show and the situations he always end up in.
Though I already read the story, I can't wait for more.
Though I do agree what you had in mind for Dexter not to be a merry sue character like in the show
I can already see a look of jealousy on Dee Dee's face.
OH MY GOD I CAN ONLY IMAGINE THE TORTURE IN TRYING TO MAE SURE YOUR RESEARCH IS CORRECT OH GOD THE HORROR
Disclaimer:My mother's friend's daughter was Named Deedee. I think. Least, never heard mention that it was her nickname.
I also can't remember if we ever saw her name on a book report or report card or anything. So it's ultimately to you if her name is Deedee, or the nicknames Dee Dee or Dee-Dee that is short for something like Diane Duane. Just as long as you pick one and remain consistent.
Will comment minor corrections, PM major ones.