"What does this mean for me?"
"Your Ambassadorship?"
"Yes. What do you expect from me, and what if I don't want this responsibility."
"I expect you to aid me in communicating with you people. To ease tensions when we first make contact and to help me understand your world's customs, and to help your world understand ours."
"It seems to me that you intend for me to be your Ambassador. You say I'm an Equestrian citizen now, that certainly comes with protection in case things go sideways."
"I leave you with the decision of whom you serve. On one hand you have a lifetime of living on Earth; on the other you have this strange feeling that Equestria is 'different'. At the end of the day your decision does not concern me for no matter what you will always go out of your way to prevent any conflict between our two worlds.
And if you are to decide you do not wish for this responsibility I already have an Equestrian-Earth Ambassador; with whom you will be working along side with."
At that moment Twilight Sparkle made her way into the room. She seemed surprised that Princess Celestia was there.
"Princess Celestia?"
"Hello my most faithful student, I was just talking about you."
"Good things I hope?" She asked, a touch of giddiness in her voice.
"I just was just explaining to Ambassador Godfrey that he was to be working along side the Equestrian Ambassador, you.
"Diplomatic immunity." Godfrey chuckled lightly. Twilight flushed at his comment and Celestia cast them both confused glances.
"Oh she didn't mention that bit did she?" Godfrey chuckled more.
"Mention what?" Celestia looked at Twilight questioningly.
"Oh nothing much, just aiding and abetting, and assault of an officer." Celestia's eyes flew open in shock and she stared at Twilight.
"I-i Didn't kn-know he was an officer! I thought he was trying to hurt that other pony!"
Celestia just frowned, looking to Godfrey for an answer. Godfrey was thoroughly amused with this opportunity to make Twilight squirm, but enough was enough and he dismissed everything while waving his hand.
" I really don't blame her; her intentions were good, I'm sure."
Twilight took her seat, still slightly flushed from the situation Godfrey put her in. She absently twiddled her thumbs while Celestia collected her thoughts.
Celestia cleared her throat, and with that came the attention of Godfrey and Twilight. With two sets of eyes on her she began to speak.
"Well, while I have you both here I shall take the opportunity to explain to you what I know about why this is all happening in the first place."
Twilight suddenly affixed her eyes on the Princess, ready to soak as much information as she could. Godfrey, rolled onto his side, just as eager.
"Some time ago a great physicist theorized that next to this world there are multiple parallel others. Universes that are created when a decision is to be made; one universe continues down the path of one choice and a new universe is created for every other."
Twilight's eyes blew wide open and from, seemingly nowhere, a notebook, quill, and a bottle of ink appeared and she began to scrawl furiously.
"Normally these parallel realities exist separate from one another, and it is impossible to travel between them; but for a reason I do not know our universes are somehow meeting.
"It was further theorized that each universe vibrates as a specific frequency. So Equestria is vibrating at level 1 and Earth is vibrating at level 3, theoretically, they can not meet. There can be no exchange between the two worlds. So at this moment the two worlds are vibrating at different frequencies, but the universe, or universes, require balance, require harmony. So their frequencies are changing, they are converging in order to meet on the middle ground.
"That is what spurred the changes we are experiencing. That is why we are now half human and half pony, and as the frequencies continue to converge so will our worlds. There are surely more changes to come."
"Yes. Neither me nor my sister know what those changes will be. We speculate that magic will soon spread to Earth, but beyond that we know not."
Twilight looked thoughtful.
"Just how much will the two universes merge?"
"There's no way to know. Ultimately, I believe, that Equestria and Earth will become one place."
Neither Godfrey or Twilight knew what to say to that.
"That is why it is important to set up a good rapport with our new neighbors." Celestia eyed her student. Who blushed.
"I won't fail you, Princess!" Twilight turned to Godfrey. "You'll help too, won't you?"
"Sure, goodwill to all men, err, bronies."
"Bronies?"
"That is what my race has come to calling ourselves after the change."
"Interesting choice." Celestia smiled at Godfrey, knowingly.
"Well, Ambassador Godfrey, I shall leave you to your recovery. When you no longer need your therapy I shall come to you to discuss our nation's futures."
With that Celestia left me and Twilight alone. An akward silence grew between them, but eventually Godfrey broke the silence.
"So."
"Well where should we begin. We should have a game plan before we go back through the portal, and a back up plan in case things go wrong.
"Umm ok so what do you think we should do?"
"Well we'll need to get in contact with your leader."
"It is not going to be that simple. You're going to have to go through multiple channels before anyone significant will show up."
"Channels?"
"Yeah first there will be a formal investigation. Government agents are going to need to confirm the existence of Equestria."
"But, if they go through the portal the flow of magic will hurt them!"
"Then we're going to have to find a way to shield them from it. Like you do for me."
"I could do that, but will they let me?"
"Either that or death."
"Good point."
"Then they are going to want to ascertain if you pose a threat to our leader."
"Which we don't."
"Right, well once they fell confident enough the President himself will show up and then it'll be smooth sailing from there. Once relations are established then you gotta worry about US- Equestrian interaction."
"Huh?"
"Well I expect that the US will expect Equestria to be open for trade, despite your lack of technology. At least your magic will stand to be a good trade commodity."
"I don't understand."
"Technology. Where I come from there is no magic, everything we have has come from technological advances. The tools and devices we have are going to blow your mind, but just like you lack of technology we lack magic, and for every technological contrivance there is a magical one in this world, and just like you will be poor at using our technology, we will be poor at wielding magic, if we ever will be able to, thus, you have something other than the standard commodities to trade. Of course perhaps you nation isn't ready for our technology, in fact I for one think you'd be better off without it."
"What makes you think that?"
"I don't know, I just think that what we can do with our technology is going to rock this world, and not in any way that is good."
"You're not making any sense."
"Ok well, what kind of weapons do you have?"
"Weapons? Like swords and bows. There is also offensive magic, though only practiced mages are lethal."
"Right where is my stuff?"
Twilight levitated a bag over to Godfrey. He fumbled around inside of it and brought out his gun and his taser. He then cleared his gun, removing the magazine and clearing the chamber of the round in it.
"Should of done this a long time ago." He said as he set the now disarmed weapon down in his lap.
"Done what?"
"Unloaded this thing. See this?" He held up the 9mm round that came out of the chamber of the gun.
"This is a bullet. It is a piece of lead or other soft metal, in a form fitting tube. The space between the metal and the back of the tube is packed with a powder that burns extremely fast, and on the back of the tube is something called a 'primer' when it is struck it ignites the powder."
"And that propels the bullet."
"Right, we put the bullet in the gun," He held up his Glock, "In order to control where it goes, and to compress the energy. Instead of blowing out in every direction the heated gas only has one way out, down the barrel. When I fire this gun the projectile easily breaks the sound barrier."
Twilight's eyes widened, suddenly realizing what purpose the gun had.
"It's meant to kill."
"Yes. One bullet is all it takes, but this gun can fire 18 rounds as fast as I can," He demonstrated pulling the trigger as quickly as he could "Pull the trigger."
"Eighteen?" Twilight whispered.
"Yes, and this, this is just a simple hand gun. Our army standard issue is a long rifle that is accurate up to 500 yards and can fire 30 rounds in seconds. We even have guns that are accurate a mile away."
"Well surely there has got to be technology we can benefit from?"
"Medically, definitely." Godfrey told her, eyeing his room, and in essence the hospital in, seemingly, mock disdain.
Twilight giggled.
"It's not that bad here is it?"
"No... I guess I'm just tired of being cooped up."
"Oh! I know! I can introduce you to my friends!"
"Like we can leave this room, and go somewhere else?"
"Sure! All my friends have been called to Canterlot just in case the Princess needs us."
"You and your friends sure sound important."
"Well, not to brag, but we've saved Equestria on two separate occasions and another pony kingdom once."
"Saved?"
"A bunch of long stories, you sure wanna her them or do you wanna go for a walk?" Twilight smiled, slyly.
"Walk! I vote walk."
Godfrey changed into his clothing. He lacked any civilian clothes, but the shirt he wore under his uniform, and his uniform pants didn't look too formal, so he went with that.
Twilight lead him through the halls of the hospital and out the front doors into the heart of Canterlot.