You will be Upgraded

by EmperorDalek

Meetings

As the day started to turn into the night. The three Fillies re-grouped to say their farewells for the day.

‘’Good night Scootaloo.’’ Applebloom said. ‘’Good night Sweetie Belle.’’

‘’Good night Applebloom.’’ Scootaloo said. ‘’Good night Sweetie Belle.’’

‘’Good night Applebloom.’’ Sweetie Belle said. ‘’Good night Scootaloo.’’

They waved their goodbyes to each other, and trotted off, heading back to their respective homes.

While she ventured home through Ponyville. Applebloom couldn’t help but feel like she was being followed. Ever since she saw that iron creature, she had been increasingly paranoid about where she and her friends hung out. The clubhouse was out of the question, as it was very isolated, close to home, but still isolated enough – Fluttershy’s Cottage was without a doubt the worst possible place they could go. It saw her, or them, and them bringing it to her would only her a heart attack…Maybe even one strong enough to kill her.

*CLANK*

Her train of thought stopped. She quickly turned her head around, and looked behind her. She starred at the dark, and almost abandoned village.

‘’It’s all right Applebloom. You’re home, nothing can hurt you…Nothing can get to you. You are home, there are many Ponies around. All you need to do is scream for help, and they’ll come.’’ She said to herself. Her eyes looked towards every possible hiding spot.

‘’You are-‘’

‘’Hey Applebloom!’’ A voice said.

‘’AHHHHHHH!’’ The little Filly screamed, as she jumped back. ‘’PLEASE! DON’T HURT ME!’’ She pleaded, begging for her life.

‘’Uhhh-…Applebloom? It’s me, Applejack, your sister.’’ The creature that scared her, said. Applebloom opened her eyes, and saw that it was true. Standing in front of her was the glowing, kind, appearance of her big sister.

‘’Phew! Boy am I glad to see you, sis.’’ Applebloom sighed.

‘’Indeed it is.’’ Applejack said, sounding almost like she wasn’t believing what her little sis was telling her. She bent her head down, starring towards Applebloom. ‘’Are you running away from something? Did you and your friends tell ghost stories to each other?’’ She asked.

‘’Errrr-‘’ Applebloom stuttered.

‘’Ah knew it! Gosh darn it, Applebloom! Ah have told you that if you’re easily scared, than you shouldn’t listen to it.’’ Applejack said.

‘’Yeah, yeah, Applejack! Let’s just go home. I’m tired.’’ Applebloom stressed. Faking a yawn.

‘’Oh! Well then I’m not one to stand in the way of sleep. Let’s go.’’ She motioned with her hoof. Appleblom, joyfully trotted alongside Applejack as they headed homewards. Occasionally turning her head, and looking out towards the darkness of the night.

After the siblings returned home. They went inside and enjoyed some good supper. After which, Applebloom told Applejack that she was going to brush her teeth.

‘’But be good about it.’’ Applejack said.

Applebloom trotted up the stairs, and headed towards the bathroom.

The bathroom door opened, and Applebloom peeked her head out.

‘’Applejack! I’ve brushed ma teeth! I’m goin to bed!’’ She called down the stairs.

‘’Ok! I’m headin’ out into the barn. I’ve got some things ah have to get set up!’’ Applejack replied.

She trotted into her bedroom, and helped herself into bed. Normally Applejack would have been there to read to her, or at least kiss her goodnight. But apparently not tonight.

‘’Maybe for the best. We wouldn’t any creatures living in our barn. Hopefully Applejack will teach it some manners if it comes here.’’ She said, as she lay her head down on the pillow, closing her eyes, as she drifted off into sleep.

*The Next Morning*

Applebloom yawned loudly as she woke. She got up, out of bed. She trotted towards her closet – Finding herself a bow she liked.

She trotted downstairs where Applejack was preparing breakfast for the two of them. She lifted her nose into the air, and sniffed the delicious scent.

‘’Mhmm – mmmm!’’ Applebloom moaned delightfully. Applejack turned, and faced the little Filly.

‘’I’m glad you still enjoy my cookin.’’ Applejack commented on her sister’s commenting.

Applebloom sat herself down at the table, and started helping herself to the delicious food her sister had made.

‘’Now, now. Wash your plate, now.’’ Applejack instructed. Applebloom took her plate with her teeth, and moved them into the sink. She turned, and galloped towards the door. ‘’Ah, ah, ah.’’ She heard her sister calling. She stopped. Turning her head around, so she could look back. ‘’Ah require some help in the barn before you leave to hang out with your friends.’’ She said.

‘’Ah thought you completed your work last night.’’

‘’Me too. But ah was apperantly so tired I started hearin things…So ah went to bed early.’’ Applebloom cast a confused glance towards her big sister, raising an eyebrow.

‘Noises? What noises?’ She mentally asked herself.

The two siblings trotted out into the warm sunlight, and headed for the Barn. Applejack in the lead.

They opened the doors, and strode inside.

‘’Alright, Applebloom – You can go and begin gatherin some hay, while I go get some apple bucking done.’’ Applejack instructed. Pointing her hoof in the direction she wanted her sister to go. She turned, and trotted back out the Barn door.

‘’Sure thing, sis.’’ Applebloom replied, cheerfully. She turned, and gently trotted down the way she was instructed to go.

Rounding a corner. Applebloom’s thoughts started to take on a life of their own, while she was pre-occupied with getting the hay for the animals.

‘Ah sure hope Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo won’t mind if I take some time before meetin’ them.

It would be a shame if they got worried and started runnin’ around Ponyville sayin’ that there is this monster in the Everfree Forest…Though, hopefully Ponies would just shrug it off, sayin’ that it’s no big deal ‘’it’s filled with monsters, what makes this one so different?’’ – ‘’Maybe this one stands on two legs, and is completely made out of iron?’’ Sweetie Belle would say. Having not heart of such a creature, the town begins to panick.

Hopefully that doesn’t happen.’

Not watching where she was going, she passed by the bundle of hay, and continued heading straight.

With a hard Bump, she hit something. She stumbled back, reaching up to her head with her hoof. ‘’Ow!’’ She groaned. Rubbing her head, gently.

She looked out in front of her to see what she had hit – Her head lifted itself. Her eyes fell upon two strange half-circle shapes. They were grey – She continued following it up – Up – Up – Up, until she saw several tall rectangle shapes. These were the same color as the strange shapes at the bottom – Her head looked up. Her eyes widened, and she started to back away in fright.

‘’No…! No. Not here…Not now.’’ Applebloom said to herself. Terrified by the sight that meet her.

Suddenly, to her ultimate horror, a voice unlike any she had ever heard spoke.

‘’Hibernation Sequence interrupted!’’

That didn’t sound too good. She knew what hibernation was, so that could one thing – It had been sleeping, and she accidentally woke it up, inadvertedly.

Slowly, it raised its head. Looking out in front of her. Boy was she glad that she wasn’t much taller.

‘’Phew! I’m invisible compared to it.’’ She accidentally blurted out. Her hooves covered her mouth. She looked up, hoping, though, at this point it was futile gesture, that it hadn’t noticed her.

‘’Lifeform detected.’’ The creature said. It turned its head, and looked down – Starring right into Applebloom’s eyes.

‘’Uh oh.’’ She muttered.

The creature immediately stood up. Towering over her even further. Slowly, she started to back away again – It’s black, expressionless, eyes, following her every movement. But in silence. That was by far the creepiest thing it had done so far.

‘’Identify.’’ It spoke again. She stopped in her tracks, starring back at it with a blank expression.

‘’Uh…? What?’’ She asked confused.

‘’Identify. Who are you?’’ It asked.

‘’Um…Well-…I’m a Pony. An Earth-Pony to be precise.’’ She said.

‘’What is your identification?’’ It asked again. AND life before, confusing the heck out of her.

‘’Um…What?’’ She repeated herself. He made a non-physical groan of irritation. What creature is so simple that it doesn’t understand when to just explain who, or what they are?

‘’Your name.’’ It said. Taking a slight steep forward. She backed a little bit away. But still held her ground.

‘’Oh! The name’s Applebloom.’’ She said. Sounding much less frightened, and a little bit braver.

There was a brief silence between the two. They stared blankly at each other, feeling now like they were just at a really awkward date. This time, Applebloom was going to break the ice. She had given up some personal information about herself, now it was time to know what in the world this thing or creature was.

‘’W-who are you?’’ She asked. Immediately regretting it. She was just a small Filly, and it was a tall, powerful, armored, being. She did remember that it had destroyed the Timber Wolves from last night, so she knew it could kill her if it wanted to.

‘’My species designation: is Cyberman.’’ The creature replied. She didn’t expect it to. She took a small step forward, feeling a little bit braver.

‘’And what is a-‘’ She gulped loudly, not wanting to annoy it. ‘’A Cyberman?’’ She asked.

‘’A Cyberman is the second stage of Human Kind.’’ It answered, once again. ‘’We are the dominant species of the planet Earth-‘’ It lowered its head, looking towards the ground. ‘’I…Am the last of my kind.’’ Without knowing it. Applebloom, gently, uttered a ‘’N’awwww.’’

‘’That’s so sad.’’ She said. Suddenly, though, the revelation that this creature had come from another planet dawned on her, and sympathy was almost cast aside. ‘’Wait! Y-you’re an…Alien!?’’ She exclaimed. It raised its head, and looked down at her again.

‘’Correct.’’ It replied.

Technically, he could have used a few different words when he said that he wasn’t the last of his species – He could have said ‘’I’m the first of my kind.’’. He had pretty much been ‘’converted’’ when he was killed by that thief in the park – He hadn’t passed away during an apocalypse. So, he felt like he just lied to a small creature that didn’t know him.

Author's Note:

I have allready written a few chapters so might as well post them.

Looking forward to receiving feedback.

Comments

[NotALlama]

The cybertalk seems a bit of with how he talked in the last episode, wil everything that he says be in cybertalk or wil he speak normal again next episode? If so why would he talk like that at an first encounter? it would be more approachable to talk normally and he would know that cuz he's smart now

[EmperorDalek]

6554097 He's talking like that because he is getting a little too into being a Cyberman. He wants to convince her that he is intelligent, but also that he is a threat, should she get hostile.
He doesn't know that she's harmless. For all he knew, she could have lazer eyes, or sonic breath, or the ability to turn into water - The last one is especially dangerous, because she could have entered his body in fluid form and caused serious damage to his cybernetics.

[Admiral_Gravleos]

6555555 Water! The Mortal Enemy of Robots!

[ShadowDreamer]

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