"Wow!" it was the only thing Elias managed to say when he was in front of the train, his astonishment grew even more when he entered the vehicle and together with the ponies began his journey to go to Ponyville. He had never seen such a large means of transport that he could transport so many people, or rather pony, at once. In fact, the young cadet for at least ten minutes had remained to observe the landscape through the window. The view was fantastic, but above all the thing that made it magnificent was the absence of gigantic walls. Unfortunately in his world due to the Titans the horizon was obstructed by the mighty walls that protected humanity from their threat. Despite the initial confusion for the cadet's enthusiasm, the ponies could not help but understand his wonder. The boy was in a different world from his own so it was natural that he was amazed at things that for the ponies was simple everyday life.
"Hey, Gaia calls Elias, are you there?" Called Rainbow Dash.
"Hmm? Oh sorry, I was admiring the view, where I come from, such a means of transport had never been seen, the view is spectacular." Elias said enchanted by all he was seeing.
"In your world there are no similar views?" Applejack asked.
"Theoretically yes, but ... With the Titans who invaded our lands and the walls that obstruct the view of the landscape, unfortunately there is not much to admire." Elias said with a note of sadness in his voice.
"It must be horrible." Fluttershy said saddened by the horrible situation in which the world of his human friend was located.
"Yeah ... but I do not have to break down!" One day humanity will return to its former glory! "And then, me and Eren made a promise." Elias said with the determination that grew in his voice.
"What promise have you made?" Pinkie asked curiously.
"We promised that together we would fight the Titans, that together we would win the war against them and that we would realize our dream: explore the outside world together! So I can not give up, even if the situation seems desperate. If we do not try to reacting to the situation will never change, so I decided to join the Scouts, I want to contribute to the freedom of humanity from the tyranny of the Titans. " Elias said charged with determination. The ponies could not help but admire the determination and courage that this boy had. Although the enemy was much stronger and more dangerous, he had no intention of withdrawing from the terrible battle that awaited him.
"I hope you can realize your dream Elias." Sunset said with admiration towards the cadet.
"Thanks Sunset." Elias replied smiling at the orange unicorn.
"Listen Elias, could you tell us something about yourself and your world? It's true that you've already mentioned something to the castle, but could you tell us something more?" Asked Twilight.
"Of course, but on one condition."
"And it would be?"
"Since I am a "guest" of this world, I would like you to tell me who you are exactly, except for the fact that you are heroines, I know very little about you."
"We are not heroines, Elias." Said Sunset with cheeks that turned red with embarrassment.
"No? You are holders of magical artifacts that only a select few can use, you have defeated in the past this Nightmare Moon who wanted to bring the eternal night on Equestria, even if I confess I'm still not clear the dynamic but I must deduce that it was a very serious. You have defeated a power-hungry psychopath by putting your lives at stake to protect Equestria and its inhabitants. If this does not make you heroines, I do not know what to say. "Elias said as he listed the heroic deeds with his fingers.
"Well, if we are heroines, we can say that you too are a hero Elias." Sunset said.
"Me? Why?" Elias asked, confused by the affirmation of the unicorn.
"Because you decided to dedicate your life to protecting the innocent by fighting the Titans who are threatening humanity, and although they are bigger and stronger than you, you have decided to fight them anyway, and when we were in trouble you did not hesitate not even a second to stand with us and fight Scarlett, and then you together with mine, in fact, our friends gave me confidence when I needed it, so if Equestria is saved today it is also your merit, thanks Elias. " Sunset said as she smiled sweetly at Elias. The young cadet could not blush at the words of the orange unicorn, but above all he could not blush in front of her smile.
"It was a pleasure to help you, and it's not like I did much to restore your confidence, it was the others who said and did it all."
"Do not say that, Elly, it's true, we anticipated you, but we knew you would tell Sunset that being the princess's personal student meant she was a magician with exceptional gifts and we had let her come with us despite not she had an Element of Harmony could only say that we believed in her and that in one way or another it would help us win, which actually happened because our Sunny not only helped us win, but she also reborn the Seventh Element of Harmony that had been lost ... Wait a minute! This means that besides organizing three parties for Elly, I have to organize a party for Sunny! So now in the list now I have to add the party "Congratulation Sunset for awakening the Lost Element of Harmony "!
"Pinkie ... how do you know that this was what I wanted to say to Sunset?" Elias asked in shock.
"Just a hunch." Simply answered the pink pony.
"Just a hunch? it seems more than you read my mind."
"Nah, I can not do that, at least not yet, we have to wait a long while before."
"What?" Elias asked even more confused than before.
"Whoops, spoiler." Pinkie said, putting her hooves in front of her mouth.
"I advise you to forget about Elias, it's just like that, sometimes even we who are her best friends can not quite understand it," said Twilight. "Anyway, coming back to us, we'll tell you a little bit more about us."
And so for the following minutes, Elias listened to the seven ponies telling him who they were and especially in what world it was. The young cadet learned that he was on the planet Gaia, a place where they lived many different types of creatures: Pony, Dragons, Minotaurs, Zebras and many other creatures that seemed to come out of mythology books. He found that he was, to be precise, in the kingdom of Equestria, a place inhabited mostly by ponies. But not just pony, but even three types of ponies:
Unicorns, who were able to cast spells using their horn as a catalyst.
Pegasi, who were able to fly and command the weather.
And finally the Earth Pony, physically stronger than the other types of ponies, they are able to carry out the heaviest tasks without problems and are those more in contact with nature.
He also learned that the kingdom was governed by a diarch with the two alicorns in power, ponies that contain all the characteristics of the three pony tribes, Princess Celestia, ruler of the day, and Princess Luna, sovereign of the night. Elias was amazed to know that the two princesses were able to raise and set the sun and the moon, and the ponies were equally astonished to know that on Earth there were no entities that governed the celestial bodies.
Elias finally managed to understand what were those brands that were on the sides of the ponies. She learned that they were called Cutie Marks, and according to the ponies, they are magic marks that appear when the pony discovers her special talent. Elias explained to the ponies that humans did not own the Cutie Marks, which made the ponies amaze at this statement. Sunset and Twilight hypothesized that the humans did not appear Cutie Mark because of the lack of magic in the world of Elias and that even if a human discovered his specialty, he did not have the brand like the ponies.
The young cadet was also told about the story about Nightmare Moon, about how the ponies faced the evil entity that had taken over the princess of the night taking advantage of the growing jealousy of her older sister and how they managed to purify Princess Luna with the elements of 'Harmony. After telling a little about Equestria to the young Elias, the ponies began to talk about them and the soldier was fascinated by everything he was listening to.
Twilight and Sunset were two fifteen year old unicorns who possessed an innate talent for magic, and their abilities were so amazing that they caught Princess Celestia's attention in person. The monarch, seeing the abilities of the two little magicians out of the ordinary, decided to take them under his wing. Their Cutie Mark, respectively a star and a sun, represented their ability in the magical arts. Elias said that Celestia had seen right with them, especially after seeing what Sunset was able to do against Scarlett. The two students of the sun monarch thanked him, and Sunset could not help blushing at the soldier's comment.
Rarity was a unicorn of seventeen, but unlike the two friends and students of Celestia, she did not have great skills in the field of magical arts, but she was an exceptional fashion designer. In fact, he dreamed of becoming a successful fashion designer known throughout Equestria. Her Cutie Mark are three sparkling diamonds that represent her innate ability to find hidden gems and gemstones with her magic, which she then used to adorn her clothes. The cadet also learned that ponies in this world used them for more important events or for work reasons. While the ponies discovered that humans instead always wore their clothes both to protect them from the climate since they did not have the mantle, both to cover the most "intimate" areas of their body since they did not have natural elements to cover them. Rarity promised the human that as soon as possible he would take his measures to make clothes for him to give as a thank you for helping them in their time of need. Elias thanked the white unicorn from the heart and said he could not wait to see his work.
Rainbow Dash was a pegasus of sixteen, captain of the Ponyville meteorological team and an exceptional acrobat. She dreams of becoming a member of Wonderbolt, a team of famous professional acrobats throughout Equestria. Her Cutie Mark is a rainbow-colored lightning that represented her ability to generate a Sonic Rainboom, a particular phenomenon that manifested itself when the pegasus with her speed managed to break the sound barrier. Elias was amazed by the skill of the rainbow-colored pegasus, who made himself promise to show him the Sonic Rainboom someday.
Fluttershy, unlike Rainbow, was a sixteen-year-old pegasus who preferred to stick with her hooves on the ground rather than her head in the clouds. An animal lover, she lives in a small cottage that also serves as a sanctuary for all the creatures that need treatment. In fact, her Cutie Mark, three pink butterflies, represents her ability to understand and talk with animals. Elias said that only a good and kind heart like hers could have such a gift. The yellow pegasus thanked him heartily for the nice words.
Applejack was a sixteen-year-old Earth Pony with a strong sense of duty that together with her family ran a farm known as the "Sweet Apple Acres" famous mainly for the large apple fields on the farm, the pride of the Apple family. Her Cutie Mark, three apples, represents her ability in agricultural work, but above all in the cultivation of apples. The human stated that as soon as possible, he would try the apples of the Apple family with great pleasure, and Applejack proudly said he would not regret it.
Pinkie Pie was also a fifteen-year-old Earth Pony. Talented pastry chef who works at the "Sugarcube Corner" pastry shop and professional party organizer. Whether it's birthday, anniversary or anything else for the pink pony was worth celebrating. In fact, her Cutie Mark, three balloons, represented precisely her ability to create parties, small and large, able to bring smiles to anyone who participated. Elias said that he could not wait to attend one of her parties and taste one of her desserts, which brought a gigantic smile on the face of the pink pony. Elias could not help but think of a particularly gluttonous friend of hims who would not hesitate for such an opportunity.
When the ponies finished their presentations, it was Elias' turn to introduce themselves.
"Ok, so my name is Elias Schützen I'm fifteen and I come from the Earth: a planet that's similar to yours but with the difference that there is no magic there and the only sentient creatures are the Human Beings. I am a soldier, or rather, today I would officially become a soldier as it was the day of graduation and I would have to choose which military body to enter. "
"At Canterlot you mentioned these military bodies." "What are they?" He asked Twilight.
"They are the Military Police Regiment, Garrison Regiment and Scout Regiment." These three bodies were each created with specific roles, but all three share the same purpose: to fight the Titans. "
"What differentiates the three military bodies?" Sunset asked.
"But above all, what the heck are the Titans?" Rainbow Dash asked.
"Let's start by saying that the Titans are humanoid creatures that reach from three to fifteen meters in height. Years ago they appeared out of nowhere and began to exterminate the humans without mercy, eating them. Luckily mankind managed to create three giant walls fifty meters high, so that he could protect himself from the threat of the Titans even if the price was freedom. The walls are called Wall Maria which is the outermost wall, Wall Rose the central one, and Wall Sina is the innermost one, but the most terrifying thing is that these monsters do not eat humans for hunger, but for the sheer pleasure of killing."
"What do you mean?" Fluttershy asked, terrified by what she was hearing about the Titans.
"They do not have a digestive system." Elias answered.
"What?!" The pony shocked by the human answer exclaimed.
"What do you mean they do not have a digestive system?" Twilight asked shocked.
"It's not natural! How the hell do they feed?" Sunset asked.
"And this is not just the unnatural thing about these monsters."
"What other surprises do these beasts have?" Applejack asked.
"Besides the lack of a digestive system, they also lack a reproductive apparatus."
"What?!" The ponies again exclaimed.
"But then how do they reproduce?" Rarity asked.
"What kind of creatures are the Titans ?!" Pinkie Pie exclaimed.
"We do not know." "The only thing certain is that they only attack humans." Animals like dogs, cats, horses are completely ignored.This is where the three military bodies come into play: The Military Police Regiment is in charge of protecting the cities inside the Wall Sina and are under direct order of the King. In order to enter this body you must have graduated from the top ten of your class.The soldiers of this body are recognized with the image of a unicorn on their uniforms."
"What place were you in your class?" Sunset asked.
"Eleventh, but honestly I was not interested in coming in the top ten because I did not want to get into this military body."
"You wanted to enter the Scout Regiment, right?" Asked Twilight.
"Not immediately. Initially I wanted to get into the Garrison Regiment to follow my mother's footsteps. This body has the task of monitoring and reinforce the walls, and has the duty to protect the population in case of the Titans attack. The soldiers of Garrison are recognized with the effigy of the two red roses on the uniform, but after a while 'time I decided to enter the Scout Regiment, which has the task of exploring the territories outside the walls to try to discover the origin of the Titans and find a way to defeat them definitively. This Body on the uniform has the image of two wings that represent the hope of humanity in order to be free from the yoke of the Titans."
"Judging from what you told us, you chose to enter the most dangerous body." Said Sunset worried.
"Yes, because it is the body with the highest mortality rate." Elias said in a serious tone.
"And in spite of everything, do you still want to enter the Scout Regiment, why?"
"The promise."
"The promise? You mean that promise to your dear friend, Eren right?"
"Exactly. You see girls, as I told you before, I and Eren promised that together we would free humanity from the threat of the Titans, because we are tired of living like caged animals We are tired of living with the fear of being devoured by monsters without a brain and a heart that practically play with our lives, that's why I have to go back, that's why I decided to enter the Scout Regiment, because we are tired of surviving, we want to live and I will not rest until we win this war!" Elias said in a voice full of determination. "But as soon as we made our promise, the Titans attacked us and shortly after I finished here." The young soldier found himself thinking about the events that had occurred as soon as he reached Equestria and could not help but laugh.
"Why are you laughing, darling?" Rarity asked intrigued by the strange behavior of Elias.
"I was thinking that the way I became your friend is more or less like I became friends with Eren."
"You mean you found yourself fighting alongside Eren to defeat an evil being who wanted to conquer the world?" Pinkie asked.
"No. No evil being ready to conquer the world, but let's say that I found myself in a battle that was not mine, but that in spite of everything I could not help but intervene."
"Can you tell us what happened, please?" Begged Pinkie with two adorable eyes. The young cadet could not resist the look of the pink pony and decided to tell how he met Eren.
"Ok, ok, I'll tell you what happened, so it all started ..."