//------------------------------// // From War to Equestria (revised) // Story: Marine in Equestria // by Buddy //------------------------------//                 I  was sitting on the plane looking at the other Marines. They had their gear on as well, and I looked down at my M249 it was clean with CLP. My Sergeant put his hand on my shoulder and said, "Don't worry we will make it out alright." He was trying to comfort me. I was the newest marine right out of bootcamp, I went from MOS to my reserves company then to the plane with the marines that have at least two tours in Iraq. I looked at him and smiled and said, “Alright Sergeant I'll try to get some sleep before we get there.” He looked at me and said with a smile,   “Good you need to be at your best or you’ll be falling behind.” I woke up to the sound of unfamiliar voices "What do you think it is? I mean it looks kind of big to be a pony and what's with all the clothes it has on, well they look kind of like a uniform." "Twilight, what did you do this time? I mean you could have at least warned the mayor before the whole explosion thing." "I was just walking with and Rarity. Then this thing just popped out of nowhere I don’t think Pinkie’s Pinkie sense could have picked this one up." I looked up and saw three horses in front of me I looked down and saw my M249 on the ground I quickly picked it up and loaded a magazine. I stood up and looked around for someone. I yelled out and said as I aimed, "Come out I heard you talking, I know you are there I will not die without a fight you hear me you fucking terrorists you can't kill me just like that." I scanned around and saw a tree, I ran as fast as I could to it and got behind it pulling out my radio and I started trying to get a connection. I yelled into the radio but its batteries were dead. "You’ve gotta be fucking kidding me I just had a full battery fuck me god and fuck you. You can't take me yet, I know you are trying to get me but I will fight just like I have all my life fucker." I looked out behind the tree and saw the same horses and yelled. "Fucking animals what are you looking at for all I know you are filled with a bombs you fucking animals." They looked at me two had horns coming out of their heads the other one had wings. One was white with violet hair, the other horned one was purple and had dark purple hair. The winged one looked the oddest one out of them I mean you who would dye a horse's fur and hair such colors but why a rainbow color and why sky blue also who would you even put fake horns on them even the wings what sick mind would do that. Then I heard a voice it sounded human like a girl. ‘Maybe its the army or a fellow marine.’ I thought to myself. "Excuse me who are you?" It asked confused I stood up still aiming past the horses, I walked past them looking around for any sign of intelligent life as I passed the horses it happened again. "Well excuse me you could have just answered my friend without pushing us."  it said again but in a way it was close. I answered back, “I know you can see me but why can't I see you? Are you friend or foe? I have a machine gun and I'm locked and loaded, you try anything I will shoot. just show yourself and we may be able to help one another. I just want to get back to my company and I need help.” Then it happened a third time. The winged one was flying in front of me and I couldn't believe it. I mean who else sees this. I Fell to the ground and said out loud, “I must have walked into an opium field and I'm so high I could be in a coma for all I know, but how do I not remember landing. It just doesn't making any sense how did I even get here?” It happened again for the last time I looked up at the horses they had circled me and the one with purple said. "Excuse me but who are you? And if you want to know where you are you just had to ask." I looked at the horse's for a while and started laughing. "A talking horse I must be high, I couldn't have even pictured this I mean who would think of talking horses I mean really." "Well excuse us for not being what you were expecting. I mean really who do you think you are." Said the white one. I stood up and looked at the horse and said. "Well why not talk to a horse I mean what could go wrong? I mean at least I can think clearly. Well horse I'm Lance corporal Smith and who might you be?" They looked shocked as if I was crazy. "Well you can call me Twilight sparkle and the flying one is Rainbow Dash and the last one is Rarity. Can I ask you what you are and why you carrying so much stuff cause you don't look like a normal pony I've seen.” Said Twilight. "Well Twilight I'm not a pony I'm a human and just to let you know ponies or horses don't normally talk they just eat, shit and sleep as for the stuff, I was on my way to war and this stuff is for me to defend myself and country. If I may where the Sam hell am I cause this doesn't look like USA or any place on Earth." I said Twilight stood up like a person was going to give a speech about something long and dry.   "Well you are in the land of Equestria that is ruled by Princess Celestia and Princess Luna. To be more specific you are in the park of Ponyville and no, this is not earth or what was it.... USA. We could see if the Princesses know of a way getting you back.” I looked at her in surprise. "You really think that they have seen a human in their lifetime. I mean really I just think this I just a dream brought by fear of war. Its still really odd that I still have my stuff so I guess I got nothing to lose lets see these Princesses of yours." Twilight smiled at me. Her friend named Rarity looked at her with concern and asked "My I have a word with my friends good sir?" I looked at her and nodded. She grabbed her friends and walked over to the tree that I had hid behind.  I look down at my M249 and though if it still worked. I stood up looked at the sky and saw a cloud that looked like building and pulled the trigger.