I jogged down the corridors with a bag filled with ammunition on my back, two full squadrons of Royal Guards following me. My boots striking the floor with a thud, their hoofs striking the floor with a clack. I jogged into the lobby and through the doors. "Princess Celestia." She turned and saw the amount of guards behind me. "Either you did something bad, or you made a lot of friends." She laughed and I joined her. "New friends." I dumped the bag in front of her.
The bag was surrounded with her aura as she picked it up and lifted the flap on the top open. She took a look inside and turned the bag over, dumping the contents out. I watched as a small toy fell out of the bag last. Amanda's toy... Celestia picked it up with her aura. "What is this?" She studied it hard. "This is Twilight Sparkle!" I received a death stare from her. "WHAT DID YOU DO TO MY STUDENT?!" She approached me very fast.
"What are you talking about, Princess?" We both turned and saw a confused Twilight Sparkle standing beside a guard, from his decorations, a high officer. He nudged her forward. "Go on Sis. We'll talk again later. I promise" I snatched the toy out of the Princesses magic. "This is a child's toy where I'm from." That got me some looks. I have a LOT of explaining to do.
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"So you watch us through a device?" Twilight was trying to wrap her head around the concept of a Television. "In layman's term, yes." I laid back on the couch in the Carousel Boutique, my feet hanging over the end. "So tell us about this Earth." Princess Celestia was sitting across from the couch. I took a breath and relaxed. "Well first, Earth is populated by 7 Billion humans." A squeak like a door in need of oil sounded. I looked over and the Princess had gone slack-jawed. I looked back of the ceiling and continued. "We share 99.99% of our genetics. However because of that little 0.01% difference, we never look the same unless we are identical twins." I looked and this time Twilight Sparkle was staring at me.
"We landed on the moon and 6 moon missions were accomplished." I sighed. "Unfortunately, we may not reach the moon anytime soon again." I crossed my arms.
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"Why not be friends?" Twilight Sparkle asked after I had explained about earth and its many wars. "Friendship is powerful." I sighed, becoming annoyed at the suggested thought. "Humans are not magical." I retorted with annoyance in my voice. "We start wars because we disagree!" Twilight shrank back, her ears drooping. "Sorry." I was overwhelmed with guilt. "No, I should be sorry. I cracked there." I put a friendly hand on her head, avoiding the horn. "The country I am from has been in a war for ten years." I gently massaged my arm as close as I could bare. "Tell me about Equestria. I already know how it was founded, I saw the Heartswarming Eve play." Twilight sat back and blinked, before remembering about this contraption called a Television. "Hmm... lets start with our current rulers, Princess Celestia and her sister Luna. They began their rule after their battle with Discord..."
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Next morning,
Location: Carousel Boutique, June 10th, 0513(5:13 A.M.)
I yawned and stretched, My sore right arm twitching with pleasure. I let out another yawn as my body shuddered as I stretched on the couch I had been sleeping on. Carefully I sat up and rubbed my eyes, trying to wake up. I heard the noise of hoofs approaching and a young but coarse voice. "Ah, your up." Nodding in acknowledgement, I stood up. "I think I'm going to go for a run."
I walked carefully around the room trying to find my pants. The voice grunted and the room was illuminated in a soft glow. I looked around and spotted a white coated unicorn, his horn glowing. "Thanks." I looked on the floor and spotted my fatigues draped over a chair. I pulled the pants off of the chair and slipped one leg through.
I lifted my other leg and commenced the ritualistic action of hopping on one leg as I tried to find my balance. I finally managed to push my leg into the remaining leg hole and catch my balance. "I hate mornings." I pulled up the waist and buttoned it closed. I pulled on the zipper. I turned and smiled. "Want to join me?"
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Celestia paced around the room, her wings slightly flared and the best analysts from universities across Equestria sitting at the table. "So what have you concluded from the information we were given?" Celestia finally sat down on a chair. One of the Professors cleared his throat and spread his papers out. "The knowledge we already had suggested the Humans were more advanced than all countries here." He paused, and pressed a poof against his glasses, pushing them up his snout. "This is now a backed up fact."
The others nodded, then one tapped a hoof on the table. "I heard he was wounded. Do you know how?" Celestia sighed and shook her head. "No, He wouldn't tell us much beside 'grenade'."
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I turned back and smiled, jogging backward. "Come on Shining!" The unicorn was now out of breath. "Almost back." Shining Armor nodded and began a casual walk. We walked along side each other for what seemed five minutes. "I hear you have a family, Corporal." Shining armor asked trying to start up a conversation. I grunted and nodded. "Yep, I'm married and I have a 5 year old daughter." He nodded and it was quiet for a few seconds. I looked down at the captain. "You?"
Shining Armor smiled. "Yeah. Just got married." I smiled and nodded. I watched the special with my daughter over Skype©. "Corporal Montel, if you don't mind me asking, how did you get wounded?" I shrugged and sighed. "We humans, devise machines to help us move places faster. We also create machines of war. One of those machines is called a tank." I looked at Shining Armor, who was nodding. "I load the weapon of the tank, and while I was doing so a insurgent dropped a grenade down the barrel." I place my left hand on my arm. "It exploded. All I know is I woke up here." The captain nodded and sighed. "Lets get back and wash up."