//------------------------------// // Close Calls and Awakenings // Story: The Unlikley Sanctuary // by Tie RoamingHooves //------------------------------// Celestia had quickly done the memory spell and was on her way. She teleported back to the Equestrian/Griffon Kingdom border to settle a border dispute. "The human..." she thought to herself while walking through the many tents in the staging area along the border crawling with the Royal Guard. "This human may prove to be a difficulty in the near future. Wait... human, human.... Where have I heard that term before?" she continued to ponder until her train of thought was interupted. "Sister, you have returned. Tell us, what of the alien?" Luna called from a tent across the way. Celestia walked in and sat facehoofing after this stressful night. "Aliens Luna, there are more than one." "What?! What did thou do about these aliens?" "Well, about that, I spoken to one..." "THOU DONE WHAT?" "Yes, its the most amazing thing. They speak Equestrian, but..." "But what sister?" "Well, they are soldiers." "WHAT?! WHY HATH THOU LET THEM STAY?!" Luna yelled losing all volume control. "Luna you must calm down. They've been nothing but respectful. Yes, they are dangerous but I don't think they will hurt anypony, Its just..." "WHAT DOST THY HAVE TO SAY?! SPEAK SISTER." "Luna you need to stop yelling." "We are sorry but we must know what thou are trying to say. Do not hide it from us sister, you look troubled." "They know of us." "THEY..." "Luna." "They what!?" "Apparently on the world they are from, we are a cartoon to them. On this device called the Television which is essentially a series of moving pictures in a box-like casing, they have seen the lives of us from 1000th Summer sun celebration to the Changling Invasion of Canterlot. Its not everything but the just of thing in that time span." Celestia finally managed to break it to her sister who is left speechless by the news. "W-w-we just do not know what to think." she stammered trying to articulate any form of thought to no avail. "Sister I know its hard for you to understand and the Human said it would be for me as well so he asked me to look into his memories. It honestly isn't all that bad, but I can do the memory spell if you need me to, Just ask." "We think it would be for the best." Luna said and with that it was done. Celestia did the memory spell on Luna and understood what she was getting at. They had fans. Luna had thought the Humans were spying on them but she was dead wrong. These fans were devoted, some obsessed, but they still loved the show with legitimate feeling. And the show brightened the lives of many. Honestly it was something to be proud of but the fact remains that they did know and it was a bit unsettling. "We see." "Yes, humans watching the show was commonplace before the war ravaged their planet." "War?" "Oh, yes I've failed to mention the war." "Sister go on then, tell us more." "Well their world is in the middle of its third worl..." A Royal Guard walked in interupting their conversation. "Your Highness... The ambassador would like to see you now." he said. "Luna we shall continue this conversation later." "We understand sister." Luna walked out leaving Celestia to her thoughts for a brief moment. 'Humans, I know I've heard this word before' she thought. The ambassador for the Griffon Kingdom walked in so she immediately dismissed the thought and returned to the task at hand. This will have to wait. The Griffons are the most present threat. "So what happens now?" Tyler asked everyone. "Celestia has arranged for you all to stay in Ponyville." Twilight replied "But what about our things?" Shining Armor cut into the conversation. "The princess has ordered us to carry these boxes and crates to where ever you need them." "Well that was awfully nice of the princess to let us keep our weapons and supplies." "About that, we've also been ordered to take them unless you give Twilight here a complete list of how your weapons work and details of that nature." "I don't see a problem in that." I say then start to cough up a small amount of blood. "Ya alright there sugarcube?" asked Applejack with concern in her voice. "Uh *cough*... Yeah, I just broke a few ribs on the crash landing. nothing too serious." "Oh my, you should have gone to the Hospital with Jake." Fluttershy said in her usual soft caring voice but with urgentcy. "It can wait. Need to organize the moving of our supplies with the Royal Guard..." "No... your hurt and you need to get help." Fluttershy said grabbing my hand with her hoof and started to pull me away. 'I could check on Jake' I thought to myself. "Tyler, can you handle this while I'm gone?" "I got this mister boss man, go on now." he said earning a giggle from the group of ponies he stood in. "Ok then. I guess I can go." I say reluctantly. "By have a wonderful time." he said in singsong. "STFU Tyler." Jake's eyes shot open to see a hospital room and he didn't here the sound of explosions or gunfire outside. 'Did we make it?' he thought when he saw that his arm was in a cast. His body was battered, bruised and had cuts which were patched all over him. The door opened and Jake put his head back down to the pillow not looking at what he knew must be the nurse. "So, your awake then." said the faceless nurse. "I guess so." he said staring to the ceiling. He could have sworn he herd trotting but pushed the thought out of his head because they had to be people not horses. "Well let me just check that arm of yours." she said and he heard trotting again. He looked over and saw walk-... trotting over a white pony with a red cross on her flank. He looked back to the ceiling as the new information began to organize in his head and he realized, it was the pony who was talking to him. I walked into the door of the clinic. Funny, they said hospital but I beg to differ. I then here a scream from down the hall. "AAAAAHHHHHHHHHGGGGGGG!!!!!!!!!" Jake must be awake. I laughed at this as I ran down the halls looking for the correct room and saw it. The Royal Guard's that were posted to stand guard outside were rushing in. "WHAT ARE YOU?!" I hear. Yep definitely Jake. I rush in the room Jake holding the IV machine like a sword and backing into the corner. "Jake calm down." I tell him in a soft voice. "What ARE THESE THINGS?!" "Jake, don't be rude. They aren't things, they are ponies and they were nice enough to fix up your sorry ass." I say annoyed with this nonsense. "Ponies? *laughs and facepalms* For the love of god." Jake said looking as if he was questioning his own sanity. Jake had been an anti-brony back on earth before the war. I couldn't wait to rub this in his face when he accepts the fact that he is now in a world full of ponies. But first things first he's going to hurt somepony if he doesn't calm down. "Jake are you ok? Your scaring me a bit." "Really? AMAZING. I must have been drugged or something because this is not happening." he yelled scaring the nurse out of the room. "Jake this is real and I wish you would stop yelling so we can get on with this. I got things I need to get done but I'm spending my time here with you because you won't sit down and accept the fact that there are ponies here and now!!" "So there really are ponies?" he asked calmly to my surprise. "Uh... yeah. Are you done yet cause I got broken ribs that need to be taken care of." I state. "Yeah... *slumps down in corner and wipes his face, facepalming in the process* I-I just need a moment." "Ok then but don't freak out like that. You scared the nurse away." "Huh... yeah." he said uninterested. "Can I leave you here? Your sure your not going to freak out again, right?" "Yes, just go." "Ok then, I'm going to trust you. Guards you can back off now he needs some space." I tell them and the nodded and returned to there respective posts. I walk out the door to see a disturbed Nurse Redheart. "Ma'am, I'm sorry for my friends behavior. It won't happen again." I say catching her off guard but she soon acknowledged me and I was on my way. I knew there wasn't much that could be done for broken ribs except to let them heal on its own. I was given a potion which is supposed to make the healing process faster. I left with Fluttershy and we started walking to twilight's tree. It was still a late hour so not many ponies were out but those who were there stared at Fluttershy and I. "I hope everypony isn't going to be like this tomorrow." Fluttershy said noticing the staring ponies who were few and far between. "They will Fluttershy but I don't mind. If I'm going to stay here in Ponyville, I will have to get to know everypony here right?" "Yes, I sure Pinkie Pie could help out with that." she said. "I'm sure she..." "Neck Tie, this is Fat Cat. The supplies have been moved. How copy?" Tyler interupted through the com. "Solid copy Fat Cat. What's you AO, over." I say confusing Fluttershy to who the disembodied voice is. "Uh Sweet Apple Acres..." he said and that's all I hear. Sweet... Apple... Acres. I need an Apple, NAO! "Fluttershy, would you know how to get to Sweet Apple Acres?" "Yeah sure... but who were you talking to?" "Tyler. He said that he and the rest of your friends are ant Sweet Apple Acres." "But how? He isn't here so how could you possibly talk?" she asked me with wide eyes. "It's technology Fluttershy." I say getting trapped in a conversation about technology with her during the entire walk to Sweet Apple Acres.