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My Little Pony: Cyberpunk is Magic

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The menu floated in front of Silver's face as he sipped from his glass of beer. "So what do you plan to do after this?"

"Maybe dance at one of the nightclubs, care to join?" Anne replied as she folded her artificial wings back.

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Dawn had said nothing back as she just stood there, looking at Sweetie Belle as it just rained still.

Sweetie Belle did seem to just grin slightly at Dawn "Tell you what, to get your mind off things, want to head back to the Raven's still? After all, they did say they'll get a room for us all setup and we can have a bit of....fun" she then kissed Dawn on the lips again.

"Fun....that....that sounds nice actually" Dawn finally spoke again as she kissed Sweetie Belle back "I mean, I do still want to hang out with you and all that" she smiled a bit as well.

"There, see? That's the smile I love to see on your face" Sweetie Belle smiled back to Dawn, kissing her again "So, come on, let's head back shall we?"

"Yeah...I think I know how to get there as well" Dawn told Sweetie Belle as the two walked off to head back to the Raven's headquarters.

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(Pinkamena's Cafe)

"And yet Pinkamena hasn't returned yet....I'm still suprised this place hasn't fallen to bits just yet" Vinyl Scratch just groaned as she glanced at Jin, then to the two ponies again "This is going to be one long night...."


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Gilda sighed as she perched on one of the spires of the city, wiping away her tears with the back of her talon.  
"Damnit, Dawn...what is it about it that makes you get to me so easily..."
She muttered sadly...
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Haru slipped away. ducking into another of the elevators the Ravens used to get back to the base before Dawn and Sweetie Belle...
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Jin smiled at Vinyl.
"Hey, you don't give yourself enough credit.  I'd bet your music played a big part in it, too."
He said gently...


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The elevator soon popped up and Sweetie Belle entered it with Dawn following her.  The doors in turn, closed as it started to descend down towards the headquarters.  Sweetie Belle just smiled to Dawn and gave her a little nuzzle, to which Dawn nuzzled her back before said elevator doors opened up again to reveal the headquarters.

The two ponies stepped out and walked down the hallway towards the main room as Sweetie Belle looked around a bit "This way" she smiled and trotted off towards the spare room with Dawn following her.


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Haru walked past the two, nodding cordially as he did...
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The young pony walked into Pinkamena's Cafe, taking a seat by the corner and looking around at the patrons disinterestedly...


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Sweetie Belle smiled to Haru for a moment as she led Dawn to said spare room as Dawn did glance around, though not all that interested in it herself still.  She had just seen it before and to her, once you see it once before, you've seen it already.

Though Dawn did smile back to Sweetie Belle as they entered the spare room, a simple room none the less as Sweetie Belle jumped onto the bed "Nice room, simple but nice, that's for sure" she mused as she looked to Dawn, patting the area next to her.

Dawn looked to Sweetie Belle and trotted over to her and in turn, climbed up onto the bed besides Sweetie Belle, sitting down next to her before she gave her a kiss upon the lips.  Sweetie Belle returned the kiss back as she playfully pushed Dawn onto her back and snuggled up to her.


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Silver sipped some beer as he and Anne shared a basket of hay fries.

By this time, the industrial rock had changed to a smooth, slower, chillout trance piece.

Anne belched as she ate her fries.

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Anne and Silver were sitting at the table. Their meals had been paid for and they were just busy chilling to the ambient trance.

They noticed that one pony had fiber optic strands in their tail that spelled out "TNL Runner".

Suddenly, all heads turned as an orange Pegasus with a purple mane and metallic wings entered. It was Scootaloo - the underground racing champion.

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The young colt in the corner stood up, walking over to Scootaloo with a smile.
"Ah, if it isn't Scootaloo.  How're those cybernetics holding up?  I certainly hope they perform to your expectations."
He chuckled...


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Outside elsewhere, another pegasus was lounging away on a cloud, lazily sipping at a hay shake she had bought along with her.  Her hide was dark yellow while her tail and mane was red.  But that's when she heared a commotion nearby.  She shifted, pulling out a piece of the cloud and fashioned earmuffs from it.

"Can't a pegasus get some relaxation time around here anymore?" the pegasus asked herself as she placed the cloud earmuffs over hear ears to drown out the noise of what was going on.

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After a while, Dawn and Sweetie Belle just lay on the bed having had their little "fun" already as Sweetie Belle looked at Dawn "Hey Dawn, there's something I was thinking about for a while now and wanted to ask you" she hessitated a little bit before taking a deep breath "Will you....marry me?"

Dawn's eyes widened a little bit, having not expected that question to come out of Sweetie Belle's mouth.  Yet, Dawn just nodded away a bit "Yes! of course I will!" she ended up yelling out by accident, well, yelling the answer that was.  Dawn was just rather excited as it was "I mean, yes, I will" she smilled to Sweetie Belle and nuzzled her rather lovingly.

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Vinyl looked over at who had entered "Hey, isn't that that mare? What's her name now? Used to be one of those Crusaders" she asked,having not heard the name that the young colt had bought up.


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Gilda had returned to the Raven's Nest just in time to hear Dawn's outburst as she walked past the two's room.  She stopped for a moment, then she sighed and walked on, head down to hide her tears as she did so...
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Jin smiled.
"That would be Scootaloo.  One of the top racers nowadays, if I remember..."
He said softly...


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Scootaloo nodded. "I've had these augmentations for a long time." She then chuckled. "Kinda funny; a long time ago when I was just a filly, the doctors said I would never be able to fly because my wings were underdeveloped. Well, good thing I had them replaced with these new cybernetic beauties."

She then flared her metal wings. She levitated over a cup of beer that the bartender offered on the house.

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"That Scootaloo?" Anne asked.

Silver nodded. He didn't really follow the underground tunnel-running circuit but he knew ponies who did.

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The young pony nodded.
"Excellent.  I had hoped that my family's products would not disappoint."
He said with a smile...


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"Scootaloo? Oh yeah, now I remember...." Vinyl replied with as she looked at Scootaloo all the while, still wondering as to why she was even here to begin with "But there's still one thing that's bothering me....Pinkamena should've been back by now....I mean, I'm past the time I'm suppose to be going home, but I don't want to have to leave either....she better pay me overtime for this...." she grumbled in the end.


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Scootaloo chuckled. "Only the best for me," she said, sipping the beer. It was then her cutie mark -a stylized metal wing with blue speed lines- was seen. "But I did see a new model that actually had tiny thrusters built into the tips."

She then sighed. "But it's a research prototype only."

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Silver sipped his glass of ice water and exited the bar into the slightly drizzling night.

Anne decided to follow him.

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Entering Pinkamena's Cafe next though was another earth pony.  A familiar red maned one with a big bow attached to her head.  It was Apple Bloom.  She had decided to drop by after a rather long and tedious day at helping Applejack on the farm.  She took a seat and ordered herself a drink, not even realizing that Scootaloo was there at the moment as she rubbed her neck a little bit.

Her eyes soon gazed around as she waited for her drink until she saw her friend and gasped a little bit.  She moved from where she was sitting and trotted over to Scootaloo "Hey there Scoots....been a while hasn't it? That we saw each other last eh?" she then paused for a moment "What about Sweetie Belle? Have you seen her lately by any chance?"


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Jin smiled at Vinyl.
"Don't worry about it.  If she doesn't pay you...well, then I will."
He whispered softly.  Nearby, the young colt sat next to the Apple Bloom and Scootaloo and nodded.
"Ah, yes.  That model.  I've heard some terrible rumors about the last prototype exploding during a test run.  Shame, really.  The idea was quite novel.  If you'd like, I can likely produce a working model with some time."
He said eagerly...
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Nearby, in a shady part of the Undercity, Rainbow Dash was walking along, looking for a place to celebrate her protege's victory in the races.  From an alleyway, however, a hoof shot out, grabbing her by one of the hind legs, pulling her into the alley, where four stallions stood, grinning menacingly.
"Well, well, boys.  We got ourselves a real catch here.  The legendary Rainbow Dash.  Now, fork over all your valuables, and we might just letcha go with a little...fun."
The apparent leader said, chuckling.  Dash, however, simply flared her wings.
"Really?  You think you can take me?  I'd like to see you try!"
She mocked, as the four looked at each other, then charged her...
A few moments later, Dash limped out of the alley, bruised, battered, and bleeding heavily from a knife wound to her side.  She staggered a little, then looked up, spreading her wings and flying to the one pony she trusted to get her patched up.  Fluttershy.  As she landed at her friend's door, she extended a forehoof to knock on the door gently, then winced in pain, staggered, and fell over, nearly unconscious.  ..


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The door opened as Fluttershy looked out, only to gasp at seeing the unconcious Rainbow Dash at the front step of her place.  The yellow pegasus grabbed her friend and dragged her inside, helping her up onto one of the spare beds before she in turn, turned and trotted off to go and get the right items to tend to Rainbow Dash.

It didn't take all that long till she returned with a tray and started to get to work at cleaning up the knife wound that her friend had recieved "Oh Rainbow Dash....who would do such a thing like this to you?" she asked herself in her usual soft voice.


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Scootaloo shook her head. "Nope," she said. She looked at the empty beer mug and levitated back to the bartender. She then looked at Applebloom's bow. "Still wearing that bow, eh? Thought you'd graduate to something more, I dunno, high-tech or mature."  flared her cybernetic wings. "Like these babies. I can hook ya up if ya want."

She then turned to the colt beside her. "Sure, why not?" she said.

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Apple Bloom shook her head "Nah, I mean, I would and all, but I don't exactly get a lot of time off from work....besides, don't you like it still?" she sighed a little, looking at her friend "And how much would that cost me anyway?" she asked, believing she'd have to pay for it as well.