Bonus 2
Twilight's Letter to Celestia on the Rangers
Dear Princess Celestia,
This morning, while preparing to study the spells you sent me a large flying box flex over Ponyville and crashed in the Everfree Forest. I don't know if you saw it, though if you were sleeping it actually crashing in the Everfree must have woken you. After going to investigate with my friends, we were saved by 2 of the occupants of the flying box, which their leader referred to as a C-250, from a manticore. They lead us to the crash site and the leader, who identified himself as Captain Steven Sanderson, answered many of our questions. Along with this letter I have enclosed our questions and his answers.
From what I have gathered, they don't have magic but are technologically superior, having no wings but being able to fly, having no special suits that make them invisible which as you know is a fairly high level spell. They also have what they call exoskeletons, a metal outline of their body that doubles their strength. They have built a small outpost outside Ponyville, with permission of the Mayor, which they affectionately call FOB Equestria, which Mr. Sanderson has informed me means Forward Operating Base.
They seem to be the equivalent of the Royal Guard in profession, but crush the Guard in terms of experience and skill. Sanderson says that their species has been in many wars, shockingly with itself. However they say that recently wars have been becoming more rare and the last war their country(which is called The United States of America, though many call it USA,The US, US of A, America, etc and they say it by saying the letters) has been in was with a country called North Korea(which Sanderson affectionately calls the Laughing Stock of the World or The Only Country with Nukes that's Crazy Enough to Use Them), after North Korea attempted to invade it's more peaceful sister country, South Korea. Also, Mr. Sanderson has informed me that a nuke is a slang for a nuclear bomb, a bomb that horrifically can destroy an entire city. I would like to request that you visit as soon as possile and also that you would bring my brother, as he is head of the guard and can assess them militaristically.
Your Faithfully Student,
Twilight Sparkle
Dear My Faithful Student,
I, along with my sister will visit Ponyville in two days. Also, I will bring your brother with us as well as a team of scientists to assess and study them and their equipment. Expect us at 10:00 am.
Your Teacher,
Princess Celestia
The only qualm I have with the mention of nuclear weapons, is that the destructive power isn't limited to just entire cities; the potential output of these weapons is typically only limited to the method of detonation ("pure fission" bombs typically possess inferior destructive power compared to modern "thermonuclear warheads", or nukes that start with a fission chain reaction, then utilize that "jump-start" energy to initiate a fusion reaction (typically fuses two hydrogen atoms together into the more dense helium, as opposed to splitting an atom into less dense products), which significantly boosts total destructive output), the quality of the bomb fuel (typically weapons-grade uranium or plutonium), and, most importantly, the quantity of the fuel being used.
I...I have no words for this. If I had to, I guess I would say that it was, "okay?"
The main issue with it is that you progressed everything a little too fast. The mane encounter could have easily propped up another chapter. (Yes, that was a pun) Another thing to remember is that, if you can't figure out how a first encounter would occur realistically, try to think of what you would do if a species that you had no prior knowledge of suddenly started asking questions about your capabilities and technology. Then, and only then, can you unlock your true nature and save humanity from the Betty Crocker invasion.
MURRICA
4863197 FUCK YEA!
Good start, but defiantly could use some touching up. If you need a pre-reader, I can help.
Technically speaking, Rangers have led the way since BEFORE they were actually formed. Major Robert Rogers led a rapidly deployable light infantry force tasked mainly with reconnaissance as well as conducting special operations against distant targets during the French and Indian War, a force known as "Rogers' Rangers."
4986818 COOL!AMERICA!FUCK YEAH!
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Murica!
Hydrogen bombs can do way more damage than a nuke