"I can only imagine they weren't too happy with that," Shining Amor said.
"No, they weren't," Twilight confirmed, "In fact, when I was fit again, I go a taste of the roughest workout I've ever had to participate".
"It couldn't possibly have been too bad," Rainbow Dash said.
"You try doing about a hundred push ups, a three mile run and then twenty five wing ups the day after your get out of the infirmary and tell me it's not difficult," Twilight said, a hint of anger in her voice.
"Point taken," Rainbow Dash said.
"And my brothers suffered right there with me," Twilight said, "But they had to keep going until I was able to finish each exercise".
"Makes sense," Shining Armor said, "You all suffer, some more than others, so that you don't do anything you're not supposed to next time".
"Anyway, I wasn't even going to mention that incident yet," Twilight said, "I actually wanted to show you something first".
"That being?" Celestia asked.
"These," Twilight said as she levitated a few pieces of paper onto the table.
"So this is what a human looks like," Luna said as she examined one of the pieces of paper, "Very interesting".
"That's me and Nick just after I was promoted to Sergeant," Twilight said.
"He looks friendly enough," Celestia said.
"When he's not in combat, he's about as threatening as a breezie," Twilight said, "That day was also the first time they saw me transmute something".
"What did you make?" Luna asked.
"Their cameras can only take pictures in black and white, and they weren't very portable," Twilight said, "So I turned one of their cameras into a camera like one you'd see a tourist carrying here in Equestria".
"So you turned a camera into a camera?" Rainbow Dash asked.
"A better one at that," Twilight said, "And it wasn't that easy, either. With my weakened magic, I about caused myself to pass out to give them a color film camera".
"I doubt you regret it, though," Luna said before picking up another picture, "And who are all these humans?".
"That's my whole platoon," Twilight said, "The one standing to the right is captain Dreadson".
"Well, he actually looks a little terrifying," Luna said.
"He IS terrifying," Twilight said, "But he's one of the best leaders I know... discounting you two".
"And judging by this picture, I assume these humans are about eye level with my sister," Luna said, "Am I right?".
"There are some like that, and others not," Twilight said, "I do believe I met a human once who was actually eye level with me. Oh, and he was an adult as well".
"What's the point of this moment?" Shining Armor asked, levitating a picture over to Twilight.
"That's me, Nick, and a couple more marines raising an American flag after the struggle to take an island known as Iwo Jima," Twilight explained, "But I'll talk more about that when I get to that point".
"And what's going on in this picture?" Applejack asked, pushing over a picture of Twilight with another human.
"That's my first meeting with the President of the United States," Twilight said, "When he got word of my being in his country's military, he wanted to meet me in person".
"How did he react when he saw you for the first time?" Celestia asked.
"He was very professional," Twilight said, "In fact, he reminded me of you".
"How so?" Celestia asked.
"He's a strong leader. Firm, but fair," Twilight said, "And he didn't try to alienate me in any way. He wanted me to feel welcome, wanted me to feel like I belonged, and to know that I could trust him just like I trust you".
"Well, it certainly makes me happy to know there's someone like that in that world," Celestia said.
"What in Equestria is THAT thing?" Rainbow Dash asked, holding up a picture of a rather large ship.
"That's the USS Enterprise, an aircraft carrier," Twilight said, "After I became a lieutenant, and got my own squad, I was stationed on her for the remainder of the war. Took me a little over a week to get used to living on a ship like that, but I eventually came to take pride in it... like the rest of her crew".
"Ship? You trying to tell me that thing is able to float?" Rainbow Dash asked.
"I was amazed as well, and I still don't fully understand how she can stay afloat, but she can," Twilight said.
"And ya called it an aircraft carrier... but what does that really mean?" Applejack asked, "Ya make this ship sound too special ta be just a simple transport".
"An aircraft carrier is the most important ship on a fleet," Twilight explained, "Not only do they house a nice, large crew, but they also carry planes towards the enemy. Without them, we'd never get our planes overseas".
"Ok, but can they fight at all?" Applejack asked.
"They do have anti-aircraft guns and the planes they carry to defend from aerial threats," Twilight explained, "But they rely mostly on the cruisers and destroyers to defend them from enemy ships. They do have some specialized planes to help deal with enemy ships, but they carry mostly fighters to deal with aerial threats".
"I just wanna know why you keep calling a ship a 'she'," Rarity said.
"It's how humans talk about stuff like that," Twilight said sheepishly, "I kinda adopted the habit myself".
"Tell me, Twilight, what would you say if I could find a way to allow you to visit this world any time you want?" Celestia asked.
"Well... I would like to go back from time to time, if only to visit my friends there," Twilight said.
"Would we be able to go as well?" Rainbow Dash asked.
"I don't see that as a problem," Celestia stated, "Do you, Twilight?".
"I don't see it causing any issues," Twilight said.
"Well, in that case, I'll take a visit to the royal library when I get back," Celestia said.
"And if it's not too much to ask, would it be ok for me to bring my human friends here?" Twilight asked.
"I don't see why not," Celestia said, "But only a couple at a time".
"Twilight, we got a visitor!" called out a voice from the doorway.
As Twilight turned to see who the visitor was, her eyes fell upon a very familiar form. Standing in the doorway was a pink alicorn with a purple, pink, and tan mane. It took Twilight a few seconds to register who it was, but, when she remembered, she couldn't contain her excitement.
"Cadence!" Twilight called out as she ran over.
"Sunshine, sunshine, ladybugs awake. Clap your hooves, and do a little shake!" The two chanted as they went through the motions of their ritual greeting.
"I'm so happy to see you're alright," Cadence said, "Though, if you don't mind me asking, where have you been?".
"Fighting a war in another world," Twilight said.
"I'm sorry, what?" Cadence asked, unsure of what she just heard.
"I'll catch you up in a bit," Twilight said, "For now, why you join the rest of us? I was actually sharing some of my better memories with the others".
"Um... alright," Cadence said.
YES!! Thank you sooooo much for including the grey ghost! ....wait.....was Twilight on it when the kamikaze took her out of the war?
lack of action that is not so I see a ton of action in this chapter you just need to know how to look for it.
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5377576 I just had to include the USS Enterprise at some point... it only makes sense when you consider she's fighting in the pacific campaign when she gets sent home.
And no, she was in a troop transport when she got sent home. It took a hit and flung her out.
5505212 I am very much aware of the issues (grammar, missing words, etc.), and I will fix them... but it's going to be a good while. I want to finish up the story before fine tuning the minor things like that... but even that'll have to wait for about three months while I go through USMC basic training. But, as always, thanks for calling out some stuff for me to fix.
Still, glad you can enjoy the story
I can actually imagine what would happen if Sunset Shimmer tried to get the crown now that she's a trained Marine.
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Do keep in mind Twilight has her castle in this story, so Sunset would be learning about friendship at this point :)
Also, sorry for the very late reply.
Is the story dying? if so than i want to ask you to PLEASE continue this, i think i've learned more than i have about ww2 from this than from the f***king 6th grade history classess they have you (which basically says, big war, hitler killed 6m jews, lasted about 5 years, hitler eventually commited suicide. Then they moved on to other things that i can't remember them talking about back then.) edit, 2 minutes after remembered you are going to the marines, good luck but if you return (and I'm sure you will, marines are strong people) please continue this, it is touching :)
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I'm not gonna let one of my favorite stories die, don't worry. I'm just... well, running low on ideas at the moment. Been tossing a few back and forth, but still undecided. Don't worry though, I intend to complete this story eventually.
Also, I did try for the Marines. Made it down to Parris Island and whatnot. However, due to a reoccurring stress fracture, they honorably discharged me. But, such is life, I suppose.
And lastly, I'm glad to see this is still doing great, even after all this time, and without an update since last December.
6356096 ah, glad i atleast know an amazing writer won't need even more worry. this story is looking up, and you the same i would hope. and you said about all the pictures and a few other things would get chapters in the author notes, and hinted at her saying about other things. Maybe reread your own story, i think that would help alot in which way to carry the flow to. If you want you can pm me and i can say what i would like to see personally
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I intend to, don't worry. It'll be in a later chapter, but I'll explain it. I've known that I would have to explain how she goes from enlisted to officer without going through OTS, and I intend on seeing that through.
Also, just fyi, superior officers don't just die all around her.
Now, as for why she wasn't more hesitant to give up her weapons. Was her mind still in the war? Yes, it was. However, at the same time, she wanted to believe she was home. When your mind wants to believe something bad enough, even if it happens suddenly, you'll cooperate to give yourself a feeling of security. I know about that kind of thing from personal experience.
Lastly, I'll be changing the expressions and other details eventually. My writing has (At least, I like to believe so) improved, so I'll be going back in an updating stuff like that in time.
Ah... the Enterprise... helluva ship she was - CV-6, Yorktown class... what a ship. Galloping Ghost - heh, did you use her here because of the nickname, or the legacy?