The 'helicopter' that Agent K mentioned proved to be immensely more terrifying than I could have even expected. It was called a 'Chinook', but to my eyes it was more of a flying titan of steel and blades, floating through the air without wings that had buffeted the grass around us in a constant storm of air. I didn't need to worry about debris impacting my eyes, but the humans with me had held an arm in front of their face to deflect the harsh winds. On its approach I had thought the ground near me was being broken through by an entire digging team of tunnelers from the rapid thudding of its 'blades'.
Entering the thing was something else entirely. Agent K had explained that I was supposed to go inside the impossible thing, as it was the only helicopter they believed would effortlessly lift my unknown weight and accompany my size. The mouth of the beast had slowly lowered down onto the clearing; the blades spinning worryingly close to my head. A human in an olive outfit with a bulbous helmet had greeted me and motioned towards a large seat with many straps waiting for me.
It was in that seat, strapped down with many restraints and chittering madly with nervous energy that I tried to stop myself from seeming terrified. Timid, Soft and Rough had come along with me on my request, as I would both enjoy the comfort of their company as well as my need for love and whatever other energy they provided me passively. I did what I could to stop shaking, but every turn of the beast made my wings attempt to adjust course to prevent a plummet to the ground that never happened. I was used to flying, but this was like falling forward and never hitting the ground.
"Hey Blue, are you alright?" Rough loudly asked, yelling over the roar of the beast and leaning forward in their seat that was amongst a row of many seats bolted onto its innards. "You don't look to good..."
"I-I am f-fine!" I stuttered, holding my limbs closer to my body. My wings wouldn't stop buzzing from trying to fly on reflex. I looked at the humans inside of the beast with me, and none were convinced.
"Blue, it's alright to admit you're frightened. We're all here for you." Soft provided with equal loudness.
"I feel like I'm falling!" I replied with a nervous shout. "Why aren't I falling!?"
"We're in flight, Queen Blue Sun. Human flight, I would say." Agent K explained, also yelling over the beast's blades. "We don't have wings on our back, so we have to improvise!"
"Couldn't I just follow this 'Chinook' myself? It would be far less terrifying!" I yelled back.
"Can you fly at nearly two hundred miles an hour?" Agent K replied with a sly grin.
I didn't know that unit of measurement, but judging from Agent K's smugness, I doubted it. "I don't think so?"
"Then how about we pass the time with a briefing?" They replied loudly, adjusting their sitting position to address everyone. When Agent K had our attention, they began their speech.
"First off, let's start with the mob that was outside of that hospital so there's no confusion." They shouted, somehow not bothered by the need for volume inside of the beast. "The crowd was peacefully dispersed by Riot Squads as well as a SWAT team in support, along with patrol officers. Thankfully, the arrival of a military helicopter drove the point home that they needed to leave. The Media are already picking over the conference footage as well as analyzing everything that was said in great detail. Some media outlets are taking a negative spin on all of this, like they normally do, but most remain hopefully optimistic. I know that a few media stations are going to portray all of this as a disaster for humanity, but its going to be up to your actions as a representative of your species as well as our government's interactions with the other world powers for how this truly plays out." Agent K then looked at a small watch on their wrist before continuing. "The location that we're going to provide for your hive is the lower portions of a place named Cheyenne Mountain. It was built during the Cold War from fears of Soviet nuclear retaliation, and if anything is going to protect you and your hive from human stupidity, it's going to be a nuclear bunker in a mountainside. Nothing short of a of nuke dropping directly on top of the door is going to put a dent in that thing, Queen Blue Sun."
I had no idea what a 'nuke' was, but it seemed like a good place for a hive. "Has any human lived in there before? Will it be like Titan One?" I asked loudly.
The beast took another turn that caused my wings to temporarily freak out from trying to adjust course, causing my heart to leap into my throat for a second. When I calmed down, Agent K continued. "It was the center for our space control and airspace monitoring before all of that got moved out. Right now it's being held in reserve in case of nuclear attack to protect the president, but that isn't very likely. When we heard of your existence on Earth we began clearing out the place for your stay, as we had no idea how long you would be on Earth and we wanted to provide the best protection we could as fast as possible. The fact that you're able to turn it into your own hive is just convenience."
Agent K then held a hand to their ear for a moment, listening closely. When they were finished Agent K yelled, "Alright, we've got a while before we land. Is there anything that you're going to need to get your hive... um, up and running?"
I didn't really know the answer to that. I was a tunneler before, yes, but Queen Chrysalis had always told us where to dig and how far for each room. The building of rooms was easy enough, it was just... well, I had the emotion for everything I would need as long as Timid, Rough and Soft were with me. Changeling construction wasn't very difficult, at least for us. "I'll have to figure that out when we arrive, Agent K." I replied loudly.
Agent K then addressed Soft, Rough and Timid. "As for you three, let me be very clear. You're going to stay with Queen Blue Sun as long as she needs. You're going to be inside a government facility, so we're confiscating your electronics." Timid was most verbal in their protests before being cut off by Agent K. "Listen! We're going to provide everything you'll need to cover any developments made regarding the Queen. Believe me, we're just as interested in alien life as the rest of the world. All we're going to do is edit out anything that could potentially harm Queen Blue Sun, yourselves, the nation, or compromise the location of the Queen. This entire operation is for her safety, and we're not going to place her or anyone else working at this location in danger for a selfie on Twitter. It's also going to be your duty to show the public that Queen Blue Sun isn't an alien invader out to destroy humanity. We all know that narrative isn't true, but with the media trying to sensationalize everything all the time for ratings, the rest of the world isn't going to know that."
Agent K then looked back to me. "Queen Blue Sun, I would advise that you continue to be yourself in front of any camera. You handled the media fairly well considering it was your first time with them, and they'll have very little footage to suggest that you're anything but good for the world. There's still that situation where you were apparently overwhelmed in the end of their recordings, but that can be easily explained away. As for... your hive, I would suggest that you explain to these three here, as well as the camera, exactly what you're doing. Humans tend to panic when something is happening that they don't fully understand."
"Like hittin' an alien in the face with a shovel... heh." Rough added with embarrassment.
Agent K gave Rough a cold stare and flatly stated, "I'm going to pretend I didn't hear that."
"Where are... Maria, Ricky and Karol going to sleep?" I asked, interrupting the awkward moment before it could begin.
Agent K shifted in their seat to address all of us again. "You three will be staying in an unused section of the VIP suites. I'm under the impression that you will be... modifying the mountain to suit the needs of your hive, Queen Blue Sun?"
I noncommittally shrugged as best as I was able underneath my restraints. "I suppose?"
Agent K did their best to not roll their eyes at me and sighed, holding their hand to their ear once more. After a moment, Agent K began unbuckling their seat as the Olive garbed human from before with the funny helmet came from the front of the beast.
"Landing in three minutes!" The human called loudly, holding up three fingers. They then pulled a lever on a panel next to them, and the mouth of the beast opened once more to the furious whipping of winds as pressure went right out of the belly of this 'Chinook'.
"Get ready to see your new home, Blue!" Timid yelled with a smile, the three of them eager with anticipation.
I just wanted to get off of this beast with its impossible flying!
Cool stuff!
Currently, the Cheyenne Mountain Complex is still in use as an alternate Command Center and also a Training Center. Not all of the space is being used, so the author can vamoose everyone if desired or have Blue in her own section (it's a big mountain, after all).
Had to skim over the previous chapter again because of the edits, lol
It was nice of them to give blue an entire mountain for her hive, I just hope she doesn't find the stargate (joke). I must say, the government is handling this far more sensibly than I first expected, good show.
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I just hope she does, and they get an address back to Equestria. :)
PS: I love how this story is progressing. *sits and waits for the new chapter*
7679603 if you kill one alien, than other don't like it. And how to make sure they don't planing any "funny" business ? Invite in area where you can watch every single movement.
Loving your story
But you should care more about yourself, get some rest, chillax
(Not native english speaker so... )
Now they can watch War Games in the War Games room.
That Front Door.
in the movie, they probably used the one at NIF or other more publically accessible place anyway.
On the positive side, Blue shouldn't have to do any digging for quite some time. That complex is probably pretty big already, and most of the rooms could be easily repurposed or remodeled.
Which is probably for the best, because I can't imagine that it'll be easy to get through those walls when it is time to expand.
Don't wear yourself out. If you have to update every other day to get rest in between that's more then fine. even longer if you want.
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No, no it wouldn't be easy. It'd also be weird, to Blue, finding nearly all the rooms are in rooms, suspended from the bedrock. Roomception!
I wonder what Blue would make of a TBM? It's a Tunneler! Run away!
Someone really really needs to get Blue a tutor and educate them on the way this world works. Heck, a computer browsing wikipedia would do in a pinch I suppose? (No doubt set up to be completely anonymous, hardened, and monitored) If Blue starts digging, it might be a good idea to let her know what she could possibly find down there... besides an utter lack of Tunnelers. Is Equestria like Earth in that it gets hotter the further down you go? How deep is a hive anyway? Not that I expect a hive to match the TauTuna mine at 2.5 miles but it's a toasty 140-F without air conditioning. Our best is the Kola Superdeep Borehole at almost 8 miles and a hellish 360-F. What about deposits of oil, coal, salt? I guess that would depend on how long Equestia's existed and if there's been enough time for biological matter or seas to get folded into the ground for a "few" million years. Gems would be almost impossible to find in comparison to Equestria and you can forget about rock farmers, heh. The rock strata shouldn't be any different however, just another day in the mines for changelings there.
I'm still waiting for the other shoe to drop and a pack of scientists
pesterexamine Blue. We still know nothing about magic, or changeling magic if there's a difference? Is it some new form of radiation? Will it cause scientists to gnash their teeth and rip out what hair they have left because it's yet another new thing to add to an already confusing universe that laughs at our attempts to quantify it?And here you thought quantum physics was just starting to make sense... silly humans.
That feeling when you wake up in the morning to finish writing a chapter because you feel bad about not releasing one, and come to find that you've already released a chapter and didn't even remember...
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Excellent ! Maintaining your culpability to workable levels is efficient manner of guaranteeing the production of updates in a timely fashion.
In an unrelated but fortuitous event, I just received a few words from an orphan that claims to be your most devoted fan :
"Hello Mister Dweams,
Could I have some more chapters ? * cough* I just want to be able to finish this story before my pneumonia/cancer/AIDS takes me... *cough*"
We have a nuclear bunker that nothing short of a nuke can even put a dent in, so let's just hide the president in a run down space control center, instead!
Those guys are idiots!
I like agent K.
He seems pretty oKay.
Inside of Cheyenne Mountain... I'm pretty sure the SGC might have some issues with an alien queen living among them after Hathor...
If you don't get the reference, I feel sorry for you, because that show is a great one.
~Crystalline Electrostatic~
14:24_10/29/2016
I'm willing to bet that Cheyenne Mountain won't be the best place for Blue's hive.
7679941 Take it easy Dreams, We don't want our dear writer to tire and stress themselves too much, always take good care of yourself okay.
And as always another good chapter it made me imagine a good scenario.
An alien princess crash landed on Earth on the year 2016, people gathered around the crash site when they saw a strange, but pretty looking humanoid alien crawling out the ship looking badly injured, just then a monsterous looking alien came out and aimed a lazer gun on the crawling alien, people were shocked, scared, and terrified.
then someone screamed "Somebody do something!"
A police officer immediately draws his gun and shoots at the monster.
Agents arrived and took the injured alien back to area 51 for a complete quarantine and first aid
After the alien woke up it spoke in an unknown language so it pointed on one of the agents hair, they gave it a strand then she took out a device and puts the hair in it, moments later it produced some sort of pill and when she ate it, she could fully understand and talk in Human language.
"Earthlings, I am very sorry it has come to this, it is all my fault, They are coming."
"Who's coming."
"Them, they will stop at nothing to get me, please prepare your defenses I have already called my home planet for help, but they will not arrive for 46 Earth hours and the Gliphmox armada is drawing near."
What do you think will happen?
I cant wait you had me spoiled with a chapter everyday. This chapter was a suprise cant wait for more. I like agent k he seems like a nice guy. You should have blue turn them into changelings that would be sweet.
7680322 That kinda defeats the purpose of the changeling being on Earth, from a narrative perspective...
This is going to be the worst designed hive ever.
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After an hour or so, an unholy amount of nukes will be launched into space and suspended in orbit. Another hour, and a highly advanced computer program, Jerry rigged from other programs, will be used to use the nukes as a shield. This will be a small amount of our total number of nukes, and many are very, very well hidden.
Laser weaponry, kinetic weaponry, bio-weaponry, etc., will now be fully manned and set up as backups simultaneously and in the next few hours. Several new satellites will also be launched into space, their purpose unknown.
Some militaries will more than double in size, due to reserves.
The other alien will be studied whether alive or not, but much less intrusively if alive. Finally, several very genre savvy individuals will find out, through their underlings, the real story behind both aliens, and whether this princess is lying.
If the alien was killed, the police officer will be investigated much more thoroughly, and has a much higher chance of losing his job, as now only one side of the story can be heard.
Also, the alien wouldn't be taken to area 51. That's most likely a flight R&D air force base. It could have the necessary tools for biological and technical research, but any place close by would be much better, as valuable time would not be lost.
Oh, and the hair thing is contrived. It'd be better off she just knew English somehow, like she learned it while sleeping, or scanned people's brains, or something. The hair thing just doesn't make any sense at all, so it'd be a waste of words.
...sorry, that may have seamed like I was tearing info your story idea, but actually I really like Sci-fi stuff, as well as giving advice.
How's Stern gonna react to all of this?
In there we have a Stargate!
Is this going to be a recurring gag?
7679998 nuke bunkers aren't usually meant to handle direct hits.
This is the best MLP/MIB/SG1 mega-crossover I've ever read!
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Depends on how much negativity the Cheyenne base soaked up.
An abandoned fairground or amusement park might be more Blue's style, depending on if the government is willing to use "eminent domain" so Blue can have a secure location saturated with positive emotions.
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I liked how the changeling hive in the season six finale was constantly shifting and reshaping itself, which would make Blue's new hive easier to defend. Bonus points if Blue linked the base's enchantments to something similar to the Marauder's Map so humans can get around even if the rooms and hallways move around.
Rough: "Squee! It's like I'm in Hogwarts!"
Soft: ???
Rough: "What? There's nothing wrong with a grown man liking Harry Potter."
As for mobs with guns in merica, I can confirm this. I am 24 years old and I own 17 guns, my parents proly have over 30.
Yep, human flight in a nutshell, Falling towards the ground and missing.
7680976 Good question! We need to know!
I'm really staying glued to this! Looking forward to the next chapter!
7681286 Yeah, but the problem is that Blue has none of the knowledge a queen should have, so she has no idea what she should do. As mentioned in the fic, Chryssie could direct her changelings to dig tunnels and chambers of specific sizes, she probably had a nap of the hive in her head, carefully designing it. Blue will just stumble in the dark.
7680769 {Applauds slowly, but increases speed over time}
First of all, a great answer, I wasn't expecting a full blown sci-fi expert to make that little scenario I just thought of into an action packed battle.
So will then, and finally then, will humanity unite IF they survived this extra terrestrial apocalypse?
Also you just earned one more follower here to enjoy your magnificent creations and I know you won't disappoint even if I haven't read any, but maybe while your reading this I am now reading your stories "Books" I hope to be a great author too someday like you and everyone here, those who make the time and effort to share their stories made by the heart, mind, and soul for everyone to read and enjoy, and for giving us the chance to see distant worlds and travel the unknown, Thank you.
Finally thank you fellow Human, fellow Brony, fellow Authors in creating awesome works of art filled with inspiration and creativity.
To anyone else reading this I say to you, Never give up, believe in yourself even if others don't, everyone and everypony can help change this beautiful world of ours for the better, for we are the next generation and we shall inherit the Earth and its destiny will be ours to make. Let us make Humanity the greatest race in the galaxy.
I hope to meet you all soon and it will be a pleasure working with all of you in the future.
P.S I just want to ask if you will create a science fiction story as it seems that you will do a good job based on your reply to me, Best of luck to you and may we all have a wonderful life.
Okay, 4 am, read it all in one go, so it's time for a review. Let me preface it by saying I greatly enjoyed the story. For starters, your grammer and syntax are near flawless, you've got a fascinating core concept, and have introduced a lot of great fresh changeling head canon. Not to mention your humour is brilliant.
Now, on to the downsides. For minor complaints, the pacing seems a little fast, but that works for some stories, and it does alright here. Though, it did hurt my suspension of disbelief a little that in the course of a single day of speaking, they're letting Blue basically do whatever she wants, and also giving her Cheyenne Mountain. Sometimes, things seem a little cliche (I got a strong dumb-teenager sense from Maria, Ricky, and Karol), but once again, that's desired sometimes and it works here decently. The one thing that seriously bothered me is how randomly political it seemed to get. I cringed a little when the Westboro Baptists were brought up. I mean, I get that they're easy antagonists, but realistically, it seems way more likely that either existing crazies or a new cult or something would want to antagonize an alien than a religious group. CNN was a slightly less annoying name drop, but only because of the comedic relief of the scene, I feel. Also, reading through the comments, it seems there was (before edits) a Trump joke and a specifically named gang? You're the author, but to me it just seems like poor taste. It would be fairly easy to replace all the mentioned things with made up groups/people, or be slightly more vague to avoid a name at all. On a personal note, I don't like using those types of references in my writing because it often seriously dates the writing, but that's up to you whether or not you care.
Still, aside from that, I really do love the story. It gets a solid 8/10 from me. I'll continue to read and enjoy. Please, don't worry about editing this story to suit my preferences, my suggestion would be to just keep this advice in mind the next time you write something new.
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I didn't name a specific gang, so you're mistaken there. Thank you for the review though! With the way you worded it, it seemed like there were more downsides that you tore through than anything enjoyable from the story though.
The reason I added a few known names to the mix was to ground the story further in reality, I guess. I don't claim to be an expert author, as I've only started writing as of April 2016, pretty much around when my account was created. I'm a high school dropout as well, and I have next to no formal training as far as English or anything goes.
I do what I can, I guess. I also am the only editor for my stories, and the only feedback I get is from comments.
I think Cheyenne Mountain will be even worse than Titan One from a residual emotional impact standpoint.
What about those two dead Airmen? Is that mystery going to be resolved?
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Army General: "We're dealing with a tactical genius."
[meanwhile]
Blue: "Halp! I'm soooo lost!"
7681914 Oh, don't worry too much, it's a really good story. There's also nothing wrong with topical writing (and indeed some benefits as you pointed out), but you also have to be careful with it. The reason the negatives seem longer is I took the time to explain them, while on the good parts I basically said "I like it". Keep up the good work!
7683353 Rough: Why is this room upside down?
Blue: I don't know!
I think blue likes helicopters
O'Neill better be there to great them!
So wait...they're taking the presumed alien to stay in the lower levels of Cheyenne Mountain?
Must...not...make...Stargate...gag...
...Besides, it looks like I've been beaten to the punch on that a couple times over already.
7681867 This story also stays at a solid 8 out of 10. There's room for improvement but that room is a small office cubicle.
If thats how you spell it cubicle anyway...
Narrative jumps are fine
Time consistency is irrelevant
Just look at Doctor Who,
It's storyline that counts.
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But if blue is in the SGC, where is the Stargate program gonna be controlled from, Russia?
Interestingly, the word "Chinook" actually means "Windstorm"...
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It's not really "windstorm" but more a warm wind that quickly melts snow. An elder from a near by community that visited my school when I was younger referred to a Chinook wind as a"snow eater" when we were going over aboriginal myths and legends.
Obligatory "Helicopters don't fly, they beat the air into submission".