- >You made a 180 degree turn and flew for Cloudsdale
- >Rainbow still hadn’t seen your new paintjob and boy, did you want to show it off!
- >Not that you knew what it looked like actually. Come to think of it, you hadn’t seen yourself yet
- [Jahvise, can you find me the nearest lake?]
- >**Sir, do you think it best to rely on my scanners? I do not have a functioning map as of yet and you may get lost while not in the suit if you forget where to go.**
- [Just do it.]
- >A computerized sigh sounded from the helmet. **As you wish.**
- >The screen displayed a big arrow rotating to the left in the lower corner below your altitude. The text beneath it said ‘Wrong Way’
- >You turn to follow it
- >The rotating arrow ceased its movement and pointed straight ahead to a blue reservoir
- [Oh and Jahvise, remind me to soundproof you. I don’t want the outside world hearing everything you tell me.]
- >**Noted.**
- >Finally arriving at the lake, you are met with a flock…pride…flide of griffons. They seemed to be hunting fish and whatnot
- >Some were hunting animals in the forest next to the lake
- >Very few were actually relaxing or having fun much to your surprise
- >You figured if Gilda was any indicator of what the rest of the population was like, they were all laid back and lazy
- >She must just be the Rainbow Dash of the griffons
- >”Pffffft”
- >”Hey! Look at Mr Sunshine over there!”
- >A chorus of laughter rose from the crowd
- >You really need to see what the paint looks like
- >The ground around the lake gave way underneath you with each step
- >The screens displayed information telling you the ground was stable so you chalk it up to heavy suit
- >The water’s reflection of you was more blurry than you had hoped, but you still got a clear picture of yourself
- >Nice pattern of gold and blue
- [How did a pool of color manage THIS?]
- >You placed your fingers to your chin and turned your head around examining your imaginary beard
- [Not too shabby, not too shabby.]
- >Inside the helmet, you give yourself a “Not Bad”
- >**Sir I am inclined to warn you that you are about to be pushed into the--**
- >Suddenly you feel pressure on your back
- >You turn around in surprise to look at what happened
- >Maybe a bit too fast…
- >The fist of the armor smacks the griffon behind you a hundred feet away
- >They comically bounce off the trees, shoot into a rock, into the air, off a cloud, and into the lake
- [Heh heh.]
- >Your screen began flashing red
- >A arrow pointed to your right
- >You turn and are met with a huge branch to your face
- >”That’s for Toby!”
- >…
- >”…”
- [Um, ow?]
- >They bring the stick to your head again, harder
- >This time your head budges a thousandth of a inch and the stick smashes in half
- >You pick up the piece on the ground
- [I'm sorry, you seem to have dropped this.]
- >WAM!
- >You shove the stick in their face and send them flying just like ‘Toby’
- >Filthy bird-cats
- >Cats and birds were dirty enough on their own
- >Combined? Oh boy, now that’s a unruly creature
- >Griffons were already on your naughty list
- >The fact that these ones attacked you made you furious
- [Now what in your minds made you think it was a good idea to hit the man in a giant metal suit?]
- >The other griffons back up, shaken
- [Were you even thinking or just running on instinct again? If your first instinct is to act like a bunch of idiots then you should go back to,]
- >You stomp over to one and pick them up by their neck and tails
- >With a firm kick to their rump, they are sent in the direction of the P0nyville school
- >See Jahvise? You could remember stuff on your own
- [SCHOOL!]
- >”G-Get ‘em!”
- >The rest of the group lunges for you, talons outstretched and ready to claw at your soft, supple
- >Metal suit of high tech armor
- >SCRIIIIIIIIITCH!!
- >Oh no
- >No no no
- >You shove one out of your way and run over to the lake while they continue pounding on your back
- >Theres
- >A
- >Huge
- >Scratch
- >Its about 7 inches long and painfully visible on your arm
- [OK, yep.]
- >**Sir? I’m sensing a increase in your blood pressure and adrenaline. I suspect you are planning to actually fight now. Would you like me to devise a battle strategy for you?**
- [You’re dead.]
- >You hold up your hand
- [You’re cooked!]
- >The repulser on your palm glows bright pink as it hums with power
- >The griffons gawk at it, obviously not used to things much more advanced than a box with wheels
- >Your shoulder felt the kick of that blast
- >A pink energy beam shot from your hand and into the face of a griffon
- >You repeated this with the rest until the whole lakeside was smoking with Christmas dinner
- [Jahvise, how much does chicken sell for on the black market?]
- >**Sir, you have yet to program me with any information beyond what you already know.**
- [Oh yeah. Remind me to fix that later.]
- >**Noted.**
- >Having your paint scratched really ticked you off
- >Now you had to fix it
- >You fly off towards P0nyville to find the paint store
- >Painty’s Paint Emporium has recently been stocking everything-proof paint for metal
- >How convenient come to think of it
- >On the way there through the air, pegasi give you more strange looks
- >They’re just not used to seeing a human sized tin can flying next to them
- >Alright, its in sight now
- >You decide to land and flaunt your stuff on the rest of the way in the only way you know how
- >Pimp walking
- >”What IS that thing?”
- >”I don’t know. It walks on 2 legs kind of like…you don’t think!”
- >”A-Anon?”
- >A parade of ponies follow you to your destination
- >Its quite amusing
- >For that month you spent in your cave, everyp0ny avoided you
- >~”He smells funny”
- >~”He sleeps in that cave like a monster.”
- >They made fun of you
- >They did so much in that month just because you isolated yourself in a dark and dank cave for 30 days and nights
- >That’s no reason to talk down to someone!
- [Right Jahvise?]
- >**My honest opinion, Sir?**
- [Of course! Would I ever ask you to lie to me?]
- >**Right on both counts.**
- [Pff, yeah, well…you don’t have legs!]
- >**My circuits are tearing up.**
- >Painty’s door swings open and slams into the wall when you push it open
- >You remember the hydraulics you put in the suit
- >Check your privilege you armor wearing beast
- [Oops…]
- >”Hey there fella! What can I get for yaHA HA WOW!!”
- >Painty runs over to you and grabs your arm between his hooves
- >”That’s one HECK of a scratch there fella! S’this whatcha came in for?”
- >Your faceplate lifts again to reveal your face
- You sure have a eye for this stuff, Painty.
- >”Oh hey Anon! Yeah, well when a can a’ paint is your cutie mark, you learn ta spot any mishaps with it.”
- >You eye him
- You’re…not freaked out by me? Everyp0ny has been pretty scared of the suit lately.
- >”Not at all Anon! I always thought you wou’ pull this off.”
- >Some strange feeling emerged in your chest
- >It was like a erection, but where your heart should be
- >A…heart erection
- >You remembered this feel
- >You felt them a lot on Earth
- >They stopped coming around though once you came to Equestria though. Nop0ny ever gave you this feel
- >The feel of knowing people were there for you
- >Even your best friends, for so long while coming up with and building this contraption, doubted you
- >Painty was a good p0ny
- >”Hows this?”
- >He emerged from a sea of shelves with a silver can with a gold trim
- >The silver, unlike most monochrome cans, signified the ‘everything-proof’ aspect of the paint
- >The gold on the can matched your suit perfectly
- That’s awesome Painty! Thanks. How much do I owe you?
- >He tossed the can to you
- >”How strong’s that there suit?”
- >You thought over
- Stupid strong.
- >”Well hows bout you help me reorgnahze and we call it even steven?”
- >Yeah, Paintys a good p0ny

