Short Shorts

by Coranth

155. Additional Pylon

"Hey Mister, can you fix this?"

The little colt before me presented me with a Pylon Light - a night table lamp that looked like a Pylon made by the Dragon Weyr - but the light was broken, a great crack running through the plastic Khaydarin Crystal.

"Sure kiddo..." I replied, and then, taking him and the light with me I returned to the Great Nexus. As we made our way through Weyrhome, and down into one of the Weyr's Fabrication Rooms the little colt couldn't stop rubbernecking; he seemed overwhelmed. The little one hadn't seen anything yet...

No sooner had we entered then I handed the broken lamp to a Probe which placed said item into a scanner. The Pylon Light was scanned--and then promptly destroyed. The little colt was devastated--but before he could say a word, or even start to cry, I picked him up and carried him to where we could watch a new process begin...

When a real Pylon Control Band - circuitry and all - was cut and constructed in miniature by the fabrication plant, the colt's eyes widened... and then, when he was able to witness actual Khaydarin Crystal being cut and shaped before his eyes he whooped delightedly! Finally, when the parts were combined together the little pony wept as he realized that this was something far better than the fake, pony-made Pylon Light; this was a real ACTUAL miniature Pylon, made by the Dragon Weyr itself!

Slightly larger than the fake Pylon Light, when the little Pylon was complete the colt raced to get it, but I held him back a moment, cautioning, "Wait..." He did, though I felt him vibrating with eagerness... until I briefly allowed him the use of my Psionic Sight. When he saw the local psi energy in the area being drawn into the Pylon - saw the Khaydarin Crystal becoming brighter and brighter as it achieved full power - the little one wept, leaping at me for a hug. "Oh, wow, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you..."

After a final adjustment was made - the pylon's light was dimmed so it wasn't too bright and could be used as a night light - the device was packed into a special case, which I handed to one awed, humbled, and very teary-eyed colt. "Wow... I... I dunno what to say..." The little one shivered and sighed; even he could feel the aura of power the device generated, and he had no psionic potential whatsoever.

"You don't have to say anything," I spoke to him gently as probes assisted him with picking the case up. "That Pylon won't ever break," I continued, once he had the case in firmly by its handle in his mouth, "because like the big ones it has its own shield that keeps it safe. Also, it won't ever run out of power, either--and you know why..." The colt and I grinned, as if we knew some great secret. Then, the little one nuzzled me, tearfully, and made to leave.

Once he was gone, I chuckled and went back inside, the Weyrmind's joy filling me up. "Heh..." I murumured, "if Artanis were here he'd be pissed. We're the only ones who can get away with making an actual pylon whose function is to be a night light for a colt..."

The next day, the colt's parents arrived, the little one's mother startling me as she embraced me in a hug! "Thank you," she whispered, her eyes misty. "Our son has always had a fear of the dark. When the school bully broke his night light - which he'd brought for show and tell - we didn't know what we were going to do, as the ponies who make them charge a high price. We... we knew that your Nexus - the Dragon Weyr - was a real place, and that there were toys and other things made based on you and it... but... but we never expected this. Thank you both so much!"

"You're welcome," I softly intoned, "but" - taking two temporary external neural transceivers from my robe, I gently attached them to the two ponies - "you might want to thank the Weyr instead..."

Mare and stallion gasped softly, then went teary eyed as in that instant the Weyrmind reached out to them; they felt the Nexus' longing as it wished more ponies would come to visit, and felt how utterly honored the Great Nexus was with the task of replacing the colt's broken Pylon Light with the real miniature Pylon that now kept his Nightmares away at night. The mare gasped, teary-eyed, whilst the stallion gently shook my hand, doing his own best not to cry; then both ponies bowed gently to the Great Nexus. Thereafter, I removed the neural transcievers from their necks and they headed home.

"Don't be strangers, now, y'hear!" I called out as they left.

"RE MI DO DO SO!" the Weyr chimed.

"We won't!" both replied. Then, they were gone, and we were alone once again.

Author's Note:

I have constructed an additional Pylon.

My Little Pony: Friendship is Pylon.

When Rainbow Dash performed her Sonic Pylon, that's when Equestria was made.

Granny Smith must create more Jam from Zap Apple Pylon.

When Twilight came to Ponyville, Pinkie Pie gave her a surprise Pylon.

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Okay, I'll stop now.... *ducks flaming thrown Pylons.*

Comments

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[Officer Hotpants]

Really? No "Granny's apple pylon" joke? No "square root Pylon"?

Dad joke fail. I'd tell you to go home and be a family man, but...