"Darn it!" i thought to myself. I started adjusting the scope and got it to near perfect condition. Well at least i scared them off and that was probably one of the better options at the moment. Not better then killing them but a good option none the less. I had to hurry covering the box before they came back so i ran back to the box i spent all those years in and started covering it in dirt. When i had covered about half of it i realised it was pointless. A big pile of dirt on the otherwise green field would quite obviously be hiding something. I went back to the forrest and climbed up in the tree again. I must've went into standby mode for some hours cause when i woke up the sun was going up. "Might as well check out the other boxes" i thought to myself while i climed down again. I wasn't the only android they buried in the ground. They buried about twenty more in this area. All with different personalities and eye color but that's all that's different between us. The sensors picked up a signal from another box in the area. I started walking towards the signal although it could take me hours getting there.
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Twilight ran as fast as she could. Whatever happened to the box she had her suspicions that it was meant to happen to her and not the box. Her suspicions proved to be right when another hole was ripped up in the ground not far from her. She looked behind her to see if Climber was alrigth. As she did he passed her and she could see the fear in his face. When they got back to town everyone was already asleep. The street was empty and the pony named Dig Dug had apparently gone home too.
"Well that was quite the adventure wouldn't you say?" Climber said with sweat dripping on the ground.
"What just happened?" Twilight almost screamed but immediately shut up when she remembered what the time was.
"I dont know but im sure it was the monster that did it" "Why would it do that? What have we ever done to it?" Twilight was upset and Climber noticed it.
"Hey we made it right? We're still alive." he said in an attempt to calm her down.
"But what if it tries to hurt someone else? We have to warn everypony!"
"HAH! With that aim i dont think he's much of a threat to anypony!"
"Maybe your right. Maybe it's not so bad as i think it is." but Twilight couldn't shake the feeling that everypony was in great danger.
"You just need to get some sleep and calm down. Come i'll follow you home. Where do you live?" the red pony said trying to sound as reasuring as possible.
"In the library."
"Ok let's get you home"
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After what felt like ages i finaly stood above the spot where number sixteen was buried. "Well let's get to digging" i thought and smiled to myself behind the gasmask. After a couple of hours digging with my hands i uncovered the rusty hatch to number sixteens box. "Anyone home?" i knocked on the hatch. I got no response so i started pulling the hatch. It creeked a little before giving up and i pulled it open. It was dark down there but i could make out the figure of what used to be number sixteen. Now it was just an empty shell with purple eyes. Number sixteens equipment was just an old rusty pistol and an axe. I took the pistol but left the axe. "No point in weighting myself down with unnecessary equipment." i thought to myself. I closed the hatch and covered it again. Now i took the time to actualy look around. I was in a field of appletrees. I could even see a barn and house in the distance. I went down to my knee and looked through the scope of the rifle. More ponies, one small and one bigger. Not posing any threat to me as long as they dont see me.
"Well howdy there stranger. Now would ye mind tellin me what you are and what the hay you are doing on my land?"
I spun around quicly and saw an orange pony with three apples on her flank. She was looking impatient. Now i had two options i could either try talking to her or kill her. I couldnt afford to waste any more ammo so i tried talking.
"Oh me im... uh an... ambassador of peace!"
At that point i knew i was screwed and that i had to work on my lying skills.