>No more getting completely destroyed on private trips
>Especially since you have this new pony to watch over
>You are mesmerized by all of the possibilities the little mare has
>She’s not even technically alive yet and you already envy her for having wings
>You really want wings…
>Getting back to the facility was the same old drill
>You decided to talk to the inactive pony almost the entire trip
>You had no idea if she could hear you
>You told her your life story, etcetera
>Ended up falling asleep halfway though
>Finally the plane landed and you load the little pony into the limo to take you home
>Everything was going according to plan
>It was great, probably the happiest you’ve felt in a while
>Suddenly you hear the screeching of tires and the limo jerks you forward as the driver slams on the breaks
>The last thing you see before you fly out the window of the limo is the bus colliding with the vehicle down the middle of the right side
>Shards of glass and pieces of metal spray in all directions
>You land with a rough skid across the pavement and onto a sidewalk half a block down
>The shock of the crash interrupts your cache and you shake your head and blearily stand up
>You’re barely injured, just a few scrapes, your exoskeleton is incredibly strong
>Advantages of being an Earthy pony Ai
>Then you forget about yourself and tunnel vision down the street
>You see the limo split in two and cars stopped all around the crash site
>Then you see the container holding the Ai pony smashed to pieces on the road
>You waste no time and make a panicked dash towards her
>Your heart and system EC stops when you see the damage
>She is bleeding out all over the pavement, her delicate structure cut and painted in red
“N-no! No! No no no!” You cry out
>You pull her over your back and run as fast as you can back to the facility
>Tears stream down your face and fly off with the wind as you gallop full speed down the busy streets
>There are too many thoughts running through your head at the moment to even comprehend...
>You turn off your main processing core and run auto-pilot down the streets until you reach the facility…
>You burst through the doors of the facility and cry for Anon
>Anon comes barreling down the stairs
>"O-oh my god what happened!?"
"Anon! Questions later! Please help her!"
>He picks up the damaged bloody pony and runs upstairs to the machine room
>You run after him
>You watch as he lays the pony out on the utility table and begins to wrap her wounds tightly in cotton bandages
>He brings the repair system down from the ceiling and hooks her up to the computer
>You watch as he starts an internal repair and continues to examine the damaged pony
>you are scared
>more scared than you've ever been in your life
>"Jackie, please calm down and tell me what happened."
>Anon's voice, probably the only voice that has the power to calm you
"W-we were driving back... And a bus hit the limo... And everything went flying... And she was just laying there..."
>He picks you up and hugs you tight
>"We will fix her up okay? I've had to fix damaged Ai ponies before, we can do this." he said confidently
>He moves some of the bandages aside on the pony and starts to pick the glass pieces out of her silicon and flesh
"C-can she feel it? Is she in pain?" you say starting to tear up again
>"No Jackie, it's just like when I upgrade parts on you, you don't feel that."
"O-okay."
>"She's lost a lot of blood. And that blood contained a lot of required cells for her development..."
"Y-you can give her some of my blood, or some other ponies."
>"Jackie... Trying to find blood in you that doesn't contain used storage would be close to impossible."
>You stare at him confused
>"Each and every one of your blood cells is a digitally utilized mass storage device."
"Ohhh..."
>Anon continues pulling the pieces of glass and damaged parts from the little grey pony
>"Jackie, go clean yourself up and just rest a bit okay? I promise I will fix her up, she's going to be okay."
>He gives you a reassuring kiss and goes back to working on the pony.
"Okay Anon, thank you... I love you."
>"Love you too Jackie."
>You walk downstairs to your room and then into the bathroom
>You climb into the shower and turn it on
>For a few minutes you just stand there, letting the water dribble off of you, watching as your mane makes little straight streams in front of your face
>You finish washing up and dry yourself off with a new program Firefox had shared with you when you were at her place
>It worked pretty well
>You climb onto the bed and mess with the sheets until you're content with it's shape
"Everything is going to be okay...." you repeat to yourself a few times
>You ease into an exhausted nap