“So, Celestia, is there a place nearby that fits that description?” I asked.
“Yes, their is one place. It's a small town called Ponyville.”
“Princess Celestia, if I may.” Shining said. Celestia nodded and he continued. “Would it not be better if he stayed at the castle.” Shining said.
“I would agree with you, but he is a guest from a foreign place. He should be able to stay where he would be most comfortable. ” Celestia said.
“But Princess!” Shining Armor was cut off.
“Shining Armor. Twilight will be fine." Celestia said in a comforting and reassuring tone.
"Well I think I can find my way there if you just point me in the right direction." I said.
Princess Celestia pointed her hoof to the left and I was off.
I was on my way to Ponyville with my rifle in hand. I'm pretty sure I won’t need it, but it's better to be safe than sorry. I continued walking for another hour when I finally saw the small town in the distance. I dematerialized my rifle and walked for another ten minutes. As I reached the sign saying welcome to Ponyville I looked around and noticed there were no ponies out. I think ponies are a little racist to be honest. I mean they treated Zecora like some beast. At least she looked like a pony, while I probably look like some monster.
"You worry too much." Jane said.
"You have been real quiet lately. Any reason why?" I asked.
"I was taking inventory." Jane said
"Yeah you're a terrible liar." I said.
"Fast moving object on your six." Jane said.
With that I raised my hand and trapped the object in my telekinetic grip. I could feel the object start to struggle.
"Hey! Let go of me!" Somepony yelled.
I turned around and saw a rainbow maned pegasus.
"It's not polite to charge a visitor from another nation." I said.
"Rainbow Dash! What are you doing! That's the um... Creature we are supposed to meet." Said another voice.
"Well looks like not everyone ran and hid from me." I laughed. I turned around to see the rest of the ponies. "Well you must be the ones your princess told about my arrival."
"We are so sorry that Rainbow Dash attacked you." Twilight said.
"She needs to be taught some manners." Rarity said.
"Can ya please forgive her and let her go." Applejack asked.
I lowered my hand and set her down gently.
"Well I see four ponies is this all of the town?" I asked. "Or is everypony scared to meet an alien from space?" I asked.
They all looked at me with different expressions. Twilight seemed to know already but after saying it I could see the spark of curiosity. Rarity seemed more skeptical same as Applejack, and Rainbow Dash seemed awestruck. After a few moments Twilight spoke up.
"I have so many questions to ask you, but first let me introduce you to my friends. The orange pony is Applejack she runs Sweet Apple Acres with her family. This is Rarity she owns carousel boutique. You already meet Rainbow Dash she is the weather manager for Ponyville, and I am Twilight Sparkle Princess Celestia's most faithful student." Twilight said.
"Ok, my turn." I cleared my throat. "I am High Commander Saffron Tremor, enforcer of the galaxies." I said.
"Sure ya are sugar cube." Applejack said sarcastically.
"Well when my fleet arrives it will be proof enough." I said. "So is their a hotel anywhere?" I asked.
"Well I thought that you could stay with me." Twilight replied.
"Ok, if that’s fine with you. Well I would love to talk to you all but I need to find a library and do some research." I said.
Twilight's eyes lit up at the mention of research. I knew where this was heading already.
"Well, actually, I think I will just look around a little bit first. You know greet the townsfolk." I said. "After I put my armor away, it gets pretty hot."
"Oh I can take it for you. If you don't mind that is." Twilight said.
"Sure let me just take it off first." I said.
The locks on my armor hissed as they released. After a few moments my chest piece was loose. I took it off and gestured for Twilight to take it. Her horn glowed purple as she picked it up. I could feel the magic around the armor. When the purple light reached my hand everything slowed down. There was a massive pain in the front and back of my head. My vision began to blur and I heard Jane yelling at me. I looked around in a daze. My chest piece was on the ground and Twilight was rubbing her horn. I fell to my knees and started spasming. The shield generator in my armor was activated somehow. Then everything went black.
I was surrounded by the blackness of the void again. I looked around. Nothing had changed. Then a wave of emotions hit me. Sadness, loneliness, and hatred. I lost control and started to scream. It felt like I was screaming for hours. Then I stopped. I was crying. I heard a voice in the distance calling to me. I couldn't make out what it was saying. I strained to hear it.
"Death will follow you."
Then the voice changed.
"Clear!"
I felt a jolt through my body and I opened my eyes and was assaulted by the bright light in the medical center.
"Sir, What happened." A medic asked.
"I don’t know. Where am I?" I asked.
"The ship's med bay." Jane replied.
"Well I feel fine now so… I think i'm going to go back. Where is my armor?” I asked.
“Sir I don't think you should go out yet. We have noticed some unknown disturbances in your brain waves. Not to mention your heart stopped” The medic said.
“Found my armor.” I said.
I quickly started putting on all my armor. The medic kept talking about how they needed to do more tests. Before he could finish I had all my armor on. I pictured the last place I remembered and closed my eyes. When I opened them again I was back in Ponyville.
When I looked around I noticed that there was a bubble around the town, and the royal guard was everywhere.
“Hey what's going on?” I asked to one of the nearby guards.
“Halt, you are under arrest!” He said.
“Jane tell me exactly what happened.” I whispered to myself.
“Well when Twilight attacked you I sent in a squad to rescue you.” Jane replied.
“Jane, did anypony get hurt or die?” I asked.
“Well a few guards were incapacitated. No fatalities. I also put Twilight and her friends in the brig.” Jane said.
“Come with me.” The guard said.
“Um, let me think about that.” I said as I closed my eyes and teleported back to my ship.
"Jane, what were you thinking?!" I asked angrily.
"I was thinking of protecting you, and the others." Jane said.
"Explain." I asked coolly.
"When you blacked out, the purple one, Twilight Sparkle went a little, crazy, and Rainbow Dash was getting a little unpredictable. We had to wipe some of Twilight's memories. Somehow when she touched you with her aura she gained some of your memories." Jane said.
"Which memories?" I asked.
"I could not tell, but they were dark. Possibly some of your repressed memories." Jane said.
My heart stopped. If the memories were repressed she probably saw unimaginable horrors that could drive almost any sane creature mad. Well Jane did say she went a little crazy.
"Tell me what happened." I asked.
"After Twilight tried to take your chest piece, she fell to the ground in pain. At first she seemed relatively fine. Until she tried killing you. She stopped your heart." Jane said.
"How is she now?" I asked.
"She is currently unconscious in a maximum security cell. We do not know if we extracted all of the memories yet." Jane said.
"Oh, this is not good. You said her friends are in the brig as well?" I asked.
"Yes, they are waiting outside her cell." Jane said.
"Did you send a messenger to tell the princesses what occurred?" I asked hopefully.
"I have, we do not want to have a war start after all." Jane said.
"How long ago did you send the messenger?" I asked.
"Twelve minutes ago. They should arrive soon." Jane said.
"I think I should be the one that lets them know what happened. Where are the princesses?" I asked.
"They are currently in route to Canterlot. Would you like my to prep a fighter for transport?" Jane asked.
"Yes, and load a single nuclear warhead as well. I have to prove a point as to fighting is pointless. I do not under any circumstances want to fight them." I said.
"You think showing power and force will be an effective deterrent?" Jane asked.
"It's the only way I know how." I said solemnly.
"Why not have a small tournament? There top ten soldiers against you?" Jane suggested.
"That could work. Still prep the warhead, I want a backup plan." I said.
"One tactical warhead is being sent to you ship." Jane said.
"How are our guests." I asked.
"It looks like the Rainbow one is picking a fight with a rookie." Jane said.
"Well I should go down there and break it up, but there is no fun in that. Bring it up on the monitor. I’ll intervene if it gets too violent." I said.