As the helicopters returned to base, the soldiers had their spirits high. Before, they thought that they would be defending a country that would not be an ally for them, and Humanity's future seemed to be dim. But after the battle, they were cheering. They weren't fighting to hold out against total annihilation, they were fighting to defend a friendly country. But after the cheering and patriotism quieting down, there was an empty hole they needed to fill. Then the idea of a Memorial of Earth truly sparked in Congress.
During and after the attack on Canterlot, Congress has been deciding weather or not to host a Memorial of Earth. The discussion has been going on for several hours with many things being decided.
"Last call. Raise your hand in favor of hosting the Memorial." A congressman spoke out.
"Now raise your hand, NOT in favor of hosting the Memorial." He spoke again.
"82% in favor of hosting the Memorial of Earth at Canterlot." He stated. There was silence after he spoke. Humanity was finally going to create a memorial for those they have lost.
Meanwhile in Ponyville a day later...
Twilight was walking around her library, and told spike. "Spike, take note. 'Your Majesty, we've confirmed that the humans had took our injured troops and are indeed, nursing them back to health. But... we did receive a request from the Humans. Apparently they are hosting a memorial of some kind, and they're hoping for our presence and it being hosted in Canterlot. Oh, and also the Changelings accepted our request of returning Chrysalis and keeping her as their Queen. For some reason she brought hope and pride ' Hopefully nothing wrong happens unlike last time. Spike, did you write that down?"
Spike finally finished writing down the note and was about to give it to Celestia. "Yes Twilight, I finished writing it down." he replied.
"Good." Twilight responded.
Meanwhile in Canterlot...
Luna received Twilight's message before Celestia, so she 'calmly' ran into Celestia's room. She BARGED into the doors in panic and yelled to her sister. "Sister, the humans want to host a memorial for something at Canterlot, and they request that we also attend it!"
Celestia was also in shock, she believed that Humanity didn't think of them much after they had helped defend Canterlot, with them being the main reason that Humanity is the reason that she is still in power. She thought that they would be asking for a lot more to pay for their debts of defending her and her capital. "We will attend the memorial. They helped us, we cannot let them down. We must learn more about these humans, but nonetheless. We still need to attend to mourn their losses." Celestia said.
"Yes, sister. I hope nothing goes wrong this time, and should we invite the other leaders?" Luna asked.
"Yes, they should also know about Humanity. For all they know, Humanity is nothing but a myth and a rumor." Celestia responded.
A few hours later, Ember, the leader of the dragons received the invitation and accepted it. So did the other leaders. Grampa Guff for the Griffons and Prince Rutheford accepted the invitation but with caution. For neither they know about Humanity's existence or if this was a trap to assassinate the other world leaders.
Meanwhile in Ponyville...
"Rarity, you need to stop freaking out about what you're going to wear!" Apple Jack yelled.
"But I can't rest, they saved us, I can't figure out what to choose!" Rarity retorted.
Rainbow-Dash walks in and asks, "Uhhh, Apple Jack? What is Rarity doing?"
"She's trying to figure out what she's going to wear for the memorial." Apple Jack replied.
"What memorial?" Rainbow-Dash asked.
"The Memorial of Earth, the Humans are hosting it at Canterlot. They're inviting the other leaders of OUR world to make aware that they are ready to defend themselves." Apple Jack replied.
"How did I not hear about this?! Honestly, I feel guilty now for not knowing about the memorial after they SAVED us!" Rainbow-Dash yelled.
A few minutes later, Luna flew to Twilight to ask how everything is going in Ponyville. Luna enters the library and asks, "Twilight Sparkle, how are things going? Are you and your friends okay after the attack?" She asked.
"Oh, Princess Luna, I didn't know you were coming. And I guess we're all okay." She replied.
A loud crash was heard, it was coming from the Boutique Rarity owned. "What was that?" Luna asked.
"Probably Rarity, she's been panicking after I told her about the Human memorial." Twilight added.
They walked over to the boutique, Luna walked into the doorway and saw Apple Jack walking out. "There is no point in trying, she cannot pick a dress! I suggest you two start running!" Apple Jack yelled as she ran out.
"Interesting... I thought it was something more dangerous happening here." Luna said after the short interaction she just had. They both looked at Rarity, she was picking different dresses from her hangars and she looked like she was REALLY stressed about the memorial. "What do I choose?! What do I choose?! What do I choose?!?!?" She kept yelling.
"Uhm.. Rarity? Are you okay?" Twilight asked with a confused face.
"Yes, I'm quite alright. Anyways, what is that sound?" Rarity asked. A loud roaring sound was approaching fast and they all recognized that familiar sound. They all went outside and looked upwards. An F-18 was flying in the air, Rainbow-Dash felt a jolt of adrenaline pump throughout her entire body. She flew over ponyville yelling, "I'm going to race that thing! I'm going to win!" She yelled, catching everyone's attention in the town. She flew upwards at high speeds to reach the F-18's level. The 2 pilots noticed her trying to catch up so they lowered their speed to make her catch up.
She finally caught up and saw the 2 pilots. She was amazed that they managed to get an object into the air at this speed. She yelled at them, "I'm going to beat you in a race!" she yelled with a smug face. The 2 pilots looked at each other and nodded. She heard a faint and muffled voice yelling, "We'll do it!" She smiled and went as fast as she can. The F-18 was put into half throttle and it was catching up to her at fast speeds. Rainbow-Dash thought in her head, 'I bet I can beat them with a sonic boom! Yeah! I'll do it'. She went downwards to pick up a lot of speed, and she didn't notice that she caused the sonic boom! The Pilots were amazed from the rainbow that she created, but they put the F-18 into full throttle. The pilot asked the other pilot, "You think we'll let her win Lieutenant?" She asked. "Hell no! Let's make her think she's winning then we'll go full speed ahead!" The Lieutenant replied.
Rainbow-Dash yelled, "HA! I'M GOING TO WIN! THEY CAN'T BEAT ME-" She was cut off as the F-18 went 3 times as fast as her sonic boom. Her jaw dropped because she was in awe on how fast on how one of the Human creations that they are riding is faster than her! She started to fly down to Ponyville, she blushed in embarrassment as she lost miserably and her ego was bloated until it flew right past her during her sonic boom.
Rainbow-Dash walked back to the Boutique. Luna was amazed by how fast the Humans were able to achieve, "They're at the brink of extinction! How can they achieve such feats?!" Luna said while awestruck. Twilight thought the same but was more stunned from how loud the sonic boom and the jet's engines were. Rarity didn't pay attention because she was still choosing her dress. Apple Jack passed Rainbow-Dash and told her, "That was embarrassing." Rainbow-Dash walked up to Luna and asked her. "How are they able to go this fast?! Not even the WonderBolts can compare!" She yelled. Luna replied, "I do not know... but it is impressive nonetheless. It scares me how they're able to achieve such feats... hopefully, they do not turn against us." Luna said as she watched the F-18 return to Fort Liberty.
Their attention returns to Rarity panicking. She's quivering in a corner, because she's afraid that Humans would get mad at her for not choosing the right dress, or just because Rarity is just being Rarity. "Rarity, are you okay? This dress would look good on you. It matches your... eyes?" Twilight asked Rarity, Twilight chose a white and blue-ish dress. Rarity smiled to Twilight and hugged her. "OOOOOH Thank you so much Twilight! I couldn't have done this without you!" Rarity exclaimed. Twilight was confused on how easy that was. But nonetheless they managed to keep Rarity at bay before she goes into madness. "Now, time to find another dress that'll compliment me in case I lose this dress!" Rarity yelled. "Oh no." Twilight muttered to herself.
Luna walked back out in because the situation right now was awkward, "Yeah... I'm going back to the castle. I need to tend to some diplomatic meetings about the Memorial." Luna said as she flew away. As she flew, she saw Human helicopters heading towards Canterlot. She thought to herself, 'Why are they headed to Canterlot this early? Are they going to attack!?! No, can't be. They might just be heading to Canterlot to prepare the Memorial.' she calmed herself down from her worries about Humanity turning on them.
As Luna flew back to Canterlot, Rainbow-Dash asked Twilight. "Twi? How are the humans so fast? Even better question, what are those weapons they're using! It can kill anyone in an instant! You just need to point and it'll die!" Rainbow-Dash yelled in a panicked voice. "I don't know, what I do know is that they're on our side. They just want to survive, they lost their homeworld, remember? And besides, they are very civilized, even when they're almost extinct. Let's just hope that no one angers them." Twilight explained.
Rarity returned to her chaotic stage as she tried to find another dress. "Oooh no that won't work, neither will that, or that. I can't find anything that'll match me besides this one dress!" Rarity yelled. She ran up to Twilight and asked, "Oh dear Twilight! What do Humans like? What do they like to wear?! Do I have to wear camouflage?! Anything to please them!" Rarity kept yelling.
Twilight took a breath and said to Rarity to try and calm her down. "Rarity, it doesn't matter what you wear, as long as it isn't offensive. They focus on survival, not fashion. Let's show some respect, do you understand, Rarity?" Twilight explained
"Yes yes, quite. I guess a dress won't matter for this event." Rarity said as she calmed down. "I wonder what got over me to get this stressed about anything." Rarity exclaimed.
"Now, let's gather the others to head to Canterlot. We need to help prepare." Twilight added. "For what?" Rainbow-Dash asked.
"The MEMORIAL!" Twilight and Rarity said in unison.