My Little Pony: Magic vs Technology

by Heroic412227

The Great Search and Smash

Back at the figure and his minions' lair, The large antenna is still slowly lifting up from the machine as the figure crosses his arms and taps his foot. Both Tinker and Tin are sitting behind him, playing Go Fish.

"Got any eights?" Tinker asked, holding up a row of cards.

Tin looks at his own deck of cards and squints his eyes at them, trying to find any eights. "Nope. Go Fish!"

Tinker then sighs and rolls his eyes before pulling out one of the cards from the small pile between them. The figure looks down at his watch, watching the second hand pass through the minute hand before putting his arm back down and going back to staring at the antenna, which isn't even halfway through the roof of his lair yet.

"Ugh! What's taking so long?! At this rate, I'll never be able to seize control of the entire planet until I turn at least 50 years old!" The figure exclaimed. "Maybe there's something holding up the speed of the antenna. Tinker? Tin?"

Both Tinker and Tin dropped their rows of cards before quickly getting up from the floor and saluting their hands to the figure. "Yes, boss?"

"Could you check and see what's keeping this here antenna from reaching the top of the lab," The figure demanded, pointing at the machine.

"Yes, sir." Both him and Tin walk up to the top of the machine and lowered their heads and hands inside. "Oh, here's the problem," Tinker said. "There's a huge thing stuck between the antenna and the other side of the contraption."

"Oh... Then, let's pull it out," The figure demanded.

Tin went over to Tinker's side and both of them grab a hold of the huge thing before pulling it out and setting it down next to them. The large antenna, while still not completely to the top, starts moving a bit faster than before.

"Thanks," The figure said, giving Tinker and Tin a thumbs up as they jumped down to the floor.

"Uh, you're welcome," Tinker and Tin said, giving him a thumbs up back before looking at each other.

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Meanwhile, the Friendship Express slowly chugs through the railroad before making a stop at the middle of the Frozen North. The sound of hoof-steps can be heard as the train's engine steams up again before chugging backwards, revealing the Mane Six, Spike, and Starlight standing near the tracks while wearing snow clothing and gear.

"Are you sure this is the right place, Starlight?" Twilight asked.

"Positive," Starlight replied. "My new tracking spell that I've learned has never steered me wrong before."

"Great job on making us these comfy snow clothes, Rarity," Fluttershy said.

"Why, thank you, darling," Rarity replied. "That's just how I make my designs: Both Fashionable and Func-"

"Uh, let's just focus on the task at hoof, okay?" Applejack chimed.

"Fine," Rarity said.

"Wait! I'm picking up something," Starlight said as her horn slowly glows. She then pointed it towards a large mountain with a hole on it from a distance, causing it to glow more intensely. "There!"

"You mean we have to walk all the way over there... in the cold and snowy ruins?!" Rarity exclaimed.

"We have to, Rarity. If we don't, then who knows what could happen to the Elements," Twilight replied.

"So, c'mon, guys!" Pinkie Pie cheered. "Let's go save the Elements!" She and the rest of the others ran forward.

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"Just a few feet more and then I'll be that much closer to taking over the entire planet!" The figure said, rubbing his hands together.

"Uh, boss?" Tin asked, poking the figure from behind. "Are you rubbing your hands because of the cold or because of your evil plan?"

"My evil plan," The figure replied.

"Oh," Tin asked.

"Now, go with Tinker and check to see if anybody's there. I don't want anybody to spoil this opportunity by coming here to possibly stop me, ya know," Sid replied.

"Yes, sir," Tin walked out of the room while the figure turned his attention back to the machine.

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Back to the Mane Six, Spike, and Starlight, who are hiding behind a large rock. They then peek their heads out and spot both Tinker and Tin searching through the frozen wasteland, but aren't able to spot them back.

"Who are those guys?" Rainbow Dash whispered.

"I think they might be guards, trying to make sure nopony enters that mountain," Twilight whispered back.

"They don't look like any guards I've seen before," Pinkie Pie chimed.

The entire group then retracted their heads back behind the rock before either Tinker or Tin could see them.

"Okay, here's the plan," Twilight whispered. "Pinkie and Rarity, you two go over there and distract them while me and Starlight teleport the rest of us into the mountain."

"Got it," Pinkie Pie said, saluting her hoof towards Twilight.

"But what about me and Pinkie?" Rarity asked.

"Don't worry," Twilight replied. "Once we make it to the mountain, Starlight and I will temporarily clone you two and then teleport you into the mountain with us while the clones are busy keeping the guards distracted."

"Understood," Rarity accepted.

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"Yeah know, I'm starting to miss the old boss," Tin said. "At least before the accident, he was much nicer to us."

"I know, Tin, but if we want to be on his good graces, we need to do what he says," Tinker replied.

"Uh-hum!" Rarity said, walking with Pinkie Pie towards Tinker and Tin. "Sorry to drop by unannounced, but we couldn't help but notice what handsome guards you are." She said, blinking and flipping her mane in a flirtatious manner.

"And who are you two supposed to be?" Tinker asked.

"We're uh..." Pinkie Pie scratched her head before Rarity whispered in her ear. A light bulb then popped out of her mane. "We're just some random mares here to entertain and comfort you, since you seem so bored and cold out here. Nailed it."

"Both entertainment and warmth? Ooo, don't mind if we do..." Tin said, walking towards them before being grabbed by Tinker.

"Tin," Tinker whispered. "Don't you remember what the boss said? We're not supposed to be let off guard or let anyone into the lab,"

"It'll only take a little while," Pinkie Pie beamed.

Both Tinker and Tin looked at each other for a bit. "Oh, alright," Tinker sighed, rolling his eyes. "But only for a short while, okay?"

"Pinkie Promise," Pinkie said, crossing her chest with her hoof and putting it on her eye.

Pinkie, Rarity, Tinker, and Tin walk away from the mountain while Twilight and the others watched from behind the huge rock. "Great. Now's our chance," Twilight whispered as she and Starlight light up their horns before the entire group disappeared and reappeared into the lair in a purple and cyan flash.

"Perfect," Starlight whispered. "Now for phase two." Her horn glows up as Pinkie Pie and Rarity are seen dancing in front of the robots, who are wearing large blankets to warm their metallic bodies. As the two continue dancing, a bright flash of light briefly surrounded them, but nothing happened to them.

"Woah! Cool light show," Tin said, clapping his metallic hands.

"Yeah. Now if you'll excuse us, we need to get back to..." Tinker then spotted a bit of static from the two mares. "Wait a minute." Tinker then walks up to the two mares and lightly pokes their bodies before they disappeared. "This was a distraction!"

"What?!" Tin exclaimed.

"Which means, someone, or some group, is trying to enter the lab! C'mon! We've gotta warn the boss before it's too late!" Tinker exclaimed, running back to the lair with Tin following suit.

"And I really wanted to be entertained," Tin said.

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Suddenly, Rarity and Pinkie appeared in a flash of light in front of the rest of the group.

"How did it go?" Applejack asked.

"It was absolutely fabulous," Rarity replied. "Truly our best work yet."

"Plus, those guards didn't even notice a thing," Pinkie Pie chimed. "Except for maybe that tall one who seemed a little bit too smart for his own good, but other than that, completely distracted."

"Uh oh," Starlight gasped. " I forgot to mention that the clones that I've created aren't fully tangible and can only last as long as nopony touches them."

"What?!" Rainbow Dash shouted.

"Then we better hurry and stop Sideros' son before they find out! C'mon!" Twilight said as she gallops across the hallway while the others follow suit. They then passed through a strange room before Rainbow Dash stopped and went back.

"Uh, guys," Rainbow Dash said. "I found the Elements,"

The others walked back to where Rainbow was and saw that the Elements of Harmony were embedded in a large machine with a giant antenna growing out from on top of it. They also saw the figure snoring on the ground with a puddle of drool in his mouth.

"Eww!" Rarity whispered, seeing the sleeping figure.

"That must be Sideros' son," Twilight whispered. " C'mon. Let's slowly take the Elements and get out of here."

The entire group slowly tiptoed towards the machine, but were then quickly ensnared in a large net while screaming in loud noises. The figure then quickly woke up and wiped the drool off of his mouth before spotting the group.

"Huh? Intruders?!" The figure yelled. "Ugh! I thought I told both Tinker and Tin to make sure no one enters my lab!" The figure pulled out a tape recorder from his back and pressed the record button. "Note to self: Evil plan for tomorrow, berate my robot minions for their failure. Now, who are you and what are you all doing here?"

"Exactly what we were going to ask you!" Twilight demanded.

"One, my name is Sid. Two, that's none of your business," Sid answered.

Suddenly, both Tinker and Tin ran back into the room that both Sid and the entire group were in. "Boss, some group is trying to stop your ev-!" Tin said before opening his eyes and realizing that the entire group is already trapped in a net in front of Sid. "Oh... Nevermind."

Sid facepalmed before turning his attention back to the Mane Six, Spike, and Starlight. "Don't worry. They mean well,"

"So, you are up to no good, Sid!" Rainbow Dash exclaimed. "What are you planning to do to the Elements?!"

"Okay, then. I'll tell you... In exposition," Sid complied. "You see, I was once a kind-hearted being who wanted to make the planet a better place until a horrible accident caused me to lose most of my morality and sanity. And since I needed a power source to fuel my latest invention, I've decided use the most powerful source of energy there is."

"You mean...?" Pinkie Pie asked.

"That's right. The Elements of Harmony themselves." Sid answered. "After some careful studies and intricate details, I've found a way to remove the Elements from the Tree of Harmony without the aid of magic, by carefully using science and technology. Once I did that, then I added them to my machine in order to charge up and-"

"Yawn! Can you go any faster, please!" Rainbow Dash exclaimed.

"Rainbow Dash!" The rest of the group yelled.

"Sorry,"

"Anyway," Sid continued. "Then after the machine is fully charged, all I needed to do is wait for this large antenna to fully reach beyond my lab and into the atmosphere. Thus, with the push of a button, the antenna will spread the energy across the globe, which will give me the chance that I need to take over the entire planet! Haahahaha!!! Everybody got that?"

"Yes, we did," Spike sighed.

"But not if we can help it!" Twilight exclaimed.

"And how are you going to do that when you're trapped in my net, exactly, huh?" Sid bragged.

Both Twilight and Starlight simply use their magic to teleport the entire group out of the net as all of them got into their battle positions in front of Sid.

Sid takes out his tape recorder and presses the record button again. "Another note to self: Next time, try to come up with a better trap for my enemies." Sid then quickly put the tape recorder back before pulling out another remote control. "Now, I've got you, Mane Six and friends!" Sid then pressed the button and fires a laser beam at the group.

The entire group then dashed out of the beam's way before Twilight stopped mid-flight. "Wait... Mane Six?" She said, raising an eyebrow.

"Yeah. I just love giving my enemies group nicknames whenever they're in a group. That name just came to me, ya kno- Woah!" Sid leapt out of Twilight's magic blast before shooting another beam at Rainbow Dash and Pinkie Pie.

"Mane Six, huh? It really does roll off the tongue when you think about it," Pinkie Pie thought to herself before being grabbed away by Rainbow from another blast.

"Pinkie Pie! Focus!" Rainbow Dash exclaimed.

"Oh, right," Pinkie Pie then bounced out of Rainbow Dash's hooves before extending one of her hind legs out for a kung fu strike. She then knocked the remote out of Sid's hand.

"Ow! Hey!" Sid yelled before sprinting and reaching out for the remote. Spike blew fire onto the remote, causing it to overheat and explode in Sid's face, as well as covering it in ash. "...Ow."

"Now for that there machine!" Applejack said.

"Ha! You're too late, Mane Six and friends! The entire planet is almost mine!"

"Oh yeah?! Then why do we have the Elements in our hooves right now?" Pinkie Pie asked before she and the rest of the group pulled out the Elements of Harmony from behind.

"What the-?! How did-?!" Sid stuttered.

"While you were busy fightin', we decided to sneak around you and grabbed the Elements from that there machine," Applejack said.

"Oh..." Sid said.

"C'mon, Sid," Starlight said. "You don't have to try to take over the world in order to make it better."

"Starlight's right," Twilight chimed, reaching her hoof out to Sid. "Let us show you there's another way."

"I... I-I... Can't," Sid stuttered.

"What?! Why not?!" Rainbow Dash yelled.

"Redemption doesn't come easily, you know," Sid replied. "It takes time and work."

"Well, then," Rarity said. "So much for reaching out to somepony."

"But look on the bright side. At least my contraption is still in tact," Sid said.

Twilight and Starlight both then blasted a magic beam at Sid's contraption, causing it to short-circuit. "Everypony! C'mon!" Twilight shouted, flying through the hallway and out of the lair while the rest of the group followed suit.

"That doesn't look good," Tin said as the contraption started vibrating and heating up while both him, Sid, and Tinker backed away. The Mane Six, Spike, and Starlight escaped through the entrance and teleported away before a huge explosion occurred. Sid and his robot minions survived the explosion, but were mostly covered in ash and burn marks.

"Well, at least it can't get any worse," Tin said. Suddenly, a huge avalanche slid down the mountain and covered the entrance in snow.

"You've really gotta learn to keep your metallic mouth shut," Tinker said.

"DANG YOU, MANE SIX!!!" Sid yelled, but the snow-covered entrance muffled his voice.

Author's Note:

This is the first battle between Sid and the Mane Six. There might be another battle for a later story sometime in the future, but we'll just have to wait and see.

Anyways, what do you think of this chapter? I know that the Mane Six and friends should've tried to reform Sid, due to how very forgiving they can be, but I wanted to give them a new arch-frenemy (I say frenemy because he does help them when needed occasionally), since I thought it would be very interesting for the series to have that.

Thanks for reading this chapter and have a great day.

Comments

[nightshroud96]

When Sid mentioned about spreading the energy out to the world would give him the chance to take it over, what would that energy do exactly to make that happen?

[Heroic412227]

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It would make the energy take away the free-will of everyone in the planet, expect for him, and turn it into a brand new utopia where he will swoop in and take over the planet as its new ruler and have everyone finally be free of their hardships.