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Donnie had called all of his brothers into his lab. For the past month, he had been working on a new invention. An invention that will let them freely travel across the multiverse. I mean, if time travel was possible why was this a stretch?
Donnie - "Alright, dear brethren, prepare to be amazed!"
Donnie hit a button on the machine, but nothing happened.
Leo - "Was something supposed to happen?" Leo had asked, raising a nonexistent eyebrow.
Donnie - "Wait. What's going on? Why isn't it working!?" He said while repeatedly pressing the button on the machine. "Shelldon. What's happening? Why is it not working?"
Shelldon - "I don't know, dude. All the calculations were correct."
Then, all of a sudden there was a bright flash of light, then darkness followed soon after.
Twilight was having a nice day reading some books, with Pinkie keeping Spike company. Then, all of a sudden, there was a bright flash of light. As quickly as it came, it disappeared, but it left something behind. There were four ponies that she'd never seen before in her library. Or, at least, she thinks they're ponies. They look like unicorns, but there's something wrong with their backs. And there's some weird metal thing on the ground next to them. A noise coming from one of them pulled Twilight out of her thoughts.
Leo - "Ugh. Donnie, what was that? I feel like I was hit by a bus."
After no response, the unicorn with a blue mask finally opened his eyes. Wait, why were they even wearing masks? He got up and went to stand on his hind legs but instantly fell over.
Leo - "Wa, what the heck! What happened to me!? Donnie! Mikey! Raph! Get up, get up, get up!"
Donnie - "Ugh. Ok. I think the 'multi-jumper' malfunctioned. Shelldon, give me a diagnosis of the damage."
A second passed with no response.
Donnie - "Shelldon?"
The unicorn with a purple mask opened his eyes and looked around the room. He also tried to get up on his hind legs, but he, too, fell over. He got back up and quickly ran over to the weird metal thing that Pinkie had been poking at and completely ignored Twilight.
Donnie - "Get away from him!"
He said that with a hiss. Strange. Pinkie must have also heard his tone because she backed off.
Pinkie - "Geez mister. I was only curious."
Donnie - "Shelldon?... That energy blast must have knocked him offline."
Leo - "I think that's the least of our worries, bro."
Twilight's attention is now back on the blue-masked unicorn. She was so focused on the purple-masked unicorn that she didn't even notice that the other two had gotten up. So, finally, she snaps out of whatever trance she was just in and speaks up for the first time since their arrival.
Twilight - "Excuse me."
At that moment, all eyes fell on her.
Twilight - "Who are you guys? And how did you get here?"
There was a moment of silence before the blue-masked unicorn spoke up.
Leo - "You know, that is a great question. But I have no idea. But for the other question, my name is Leonardo, that's my egg-headed twin Donatello, that's our big bro Raphael, and that's our baby brother Michelangelo. But you can call us Leo, Donnie, Raph, and Mikey."
Twilight - "Ok, Leo. What are you guys doing here?"
Leo - "Dunno. We were just in Don-Tron's lab, and there was a bright light, then we were here."
Donnie - "Well, clearly my 'Multi-jumper' worked… Just not in the way intended."
Leo - "Yeah, can we skip the part about your machine failing and go right to the part where we're UNICORNS!"
Leo was practically bouncing with excitement. Which is weird. Weren't they always unicorns? Or maybe they were from that mirror dimension and found a new portal?
Mikey - "Yeah, this is really cool and all, but I kinda miss my fingers."
Pinkie - "Ooooooo. What are fingers? And what’s up with your backs?"
Donnie - "A finger is a prominent digit on the forelimbs of most tetrapod vertebrate animals, especially those with prehensile extremities (i.e., hands) such as humans and primates."
Leo - "Yeah, we got it, Donnie. Anyway, about our backs? Those are our shells. You know, cuz we're turtles."
Twilight - "But A turtle is a reptile with a shell covering its body. Turtles are known for moving very slowly. They range in size from 4-10 inches. And they don't talk."
Donnie looks at her Flatly with one eyebrow raised.
Donnie - "Yeah, horses don't talk either, and unicorns don't exist. Yet here we are."
Twilight - "Uhhh, I'm a pony, not a horse."
Donnie - “Well, Ponies don’t talk either.”
Pinkie - “Pfffft. Of course, we talk silly! We're talking right now.”
Mikey - “If you don’t believe that we are turtles, I can prove it to you.”
Mikey takes a step forward and then pops into his shell. He is completely hidden in his shell. Well, almost completely hidden. His new unicorn horn sticks out, as well as his newfound pony-tail. Leo and Donnie follow Mikey’s lead and pop into their shells. Like Mikey, their new horns and tails poke out of their shells. Twilight goes over to Mikey and taps on his shell a couple of times. She gets a giggle in return.
Twilight - “Incredible. I’ve never seen anything like this.”
Pinkie walks (more like hops) over to Raph.
Pinkie - “How come you're not going into your shell, like them?”
Raph - “Oh, uhhhh. Raph can’t go inside his shell. Raph’s too big for that.”
One by one, the three ponies, er turtles? This is confusing. Come out of their shells and stand up.
Mikey - “Anyway, now that we've told you our names, why don’t you tell us your names?”
Twilight - “I’m Princess Twilight Sparkle, and that’s Pinkie Pie. But you can call us Twilight and Pinkie.”
Mikey - “Well, it’s nice to meet you, Twilight and Pinkie.”
Donnie - “Hey. I’m sure this is really cool to everyone else, and under normal circumstances, I would be overjoyed about this, too. But we really should be trying to get Shelldon back online.”
Twilight walked over to Donnie and the weird purple metal thing.
Twilight - “What is that thing anyway?”
Donnie - “This is S.H.E.L.L.D.O.N. he is an AI drone I made a few years ago.”
Leo - “Yeah, Shelldon is essentially Donnie’s kid.”
Pinky - “What’s an AI?”
Donnie - “Artificial intelligence (AI) is the intelligence of machines or software, as opposed to the intelligence of humans or animals. It is the subject of an eponymous field of study in computer science, which develops and studies intelligent machines. The term AI may also refer to the intelligent machines themselves. AI technology is widely used throughout industry, government, and science.”
Twilight - “Incredible.”
These two metal things suddenly come out of Donnie's back and grab Shelldon.
Twilight - “What are those things coming out of your back? And how are they doing that?”
Donnie - “Mmm? Oh. Those are my ‘telescoping mechanical arms.’ I am having to use them because, in case you haven’t noticed, I don’t have any hands. And they utilize a microwave transceiver to communicate and class C encryption to work.”
Leo - “Yeah. How are you supposed to get Shelldon back online anyway? It’s not like we have any tools on us, and I don’t see any computers around here.”
Twilight - “Oh, I can help with the tools. I don’t have any on me, but my friend Applejack has tools.”
Donnie - “Great. Let's go.”