Survival of The Free World

by BiasedAmerican

Interrogation

As Dr. Schmidt was briefed on how and where the creature was captured. With it being able to talk he had many questions that he would ask, and the ease of tension knowing that he doesn't have to decipher or translate anything. He walked towards the interrogation room while two guards escorted him, with a 2nd observatory room watching the interrogation room through a black one-way tinted glass. Dr. Schmidt entered with a hazmat suite to be safe of anything. And within the observatory room, another doctor was in there to record the entire thing.

"Greetings, Miss-?" The doctor said as he entered the interrogation room.

Before the doctor could finish his sentence, the pink pony on the other side of the room jumps at the sudden appearance of this being entering, disrupting the tense and uncomfortable silence. In her sudden movement, Pinkie Pie once again realized that she was tied up and the fact that this…unknown bipedal creature clad in a hazmat suit was approaching her, frightened her to the core. And the fact it was clad in a hazmat suit didn’t help her terror any less. It was probably the thing that tied her up, that abducted her, that brought her here. She started to struggle within her restrains, trying to put distance between her and the creature. Despite knowing that such a struggle was futile.

As he walked in, he saw the pink pony stressed. So he pulled out a chair and sat down. He spoke, "Hallo, my name is Dr. Schmidt, I will be asking you some questions, Ms.-? We didn't catch your name earlier, if you don't mind telling us what it is."

The fact that this large creature could talk lessen Pinkie Pie’s fears a bit…especially speaking Equestrian. Though his sudden approach towards her and taking a seat in front of her frightened her, because now this creature was literally right across the table from her, staring at her through the lens of the gas mask. She could just barely make out this creatures face through the lens, she couldn’t tell at all what it was. “Is this an interrogation!? Where am I, and what are you!?” Loud and with panic consuming the pink pony’s voice, Pinkie Pie cowered against herself, pulling herself tightly together as possible despite the restrains. The pony was putting as much distance as she could from this creature…after all who knew what this thing was going to do to her if it resorted to having to kidnap her.

"Well yes and no, I am Dr. Schmidt. I cannot tell you where you are just now. And I am a Scientist from the Federal Republic of Germany.. or what's left of it. Now calm down, I'm not here to hurt you. Just only to ask some questions about you and your kind, if you don't mind." He said, trying to calm down the pink pony

Fear and terror was still adamant in Pinkie’s bright eyes, her pupils the size of pinpricks as her eyes darted back and forth between the different features on this creature’s face. Devoid of any fur or feathers, it’s skin completely visible, it’s small eyes eying her curiously. It quelled her fears a tiny bit to see what this creature looked like…but the fear of the unknown took its place, because she had never seen a creature like this before. “W-what do you want with me? I didn’t do anything wrong, did I?” Stammering and her voice shaking, Pinkie Pie tried her best to ask the question that was rampaging through her mind. Why was she here?

"Don't worry, we're just here to question you about you're..." as he said that, he thought how to say her population but as she's already distressed he tried to make it sound friendly, "hometown!" he jumped up as he finally figured out how to do it. "And you didn't do anything wrong, you just so happened to be in the way of something. And that something, we can't allow it to get out." he said in a serious tone. "So anyways, time for the questions. Just, what are you and how can you speak?"

As he awaited for her to calm down, he begins to continues thinking how this one pink pony would probably shape the future of Mankind. He begins to wonder if human tanks would steamroll over the native armies or if the native armies walk over Fort Liberty. For now, all he could think of was getting questions out of this pink pony.

Meanwhile behind the black tinted glass...

"Huh, she looks pretty" the other doctor said as she awaits for the pink pony's next response to Dr. Schmidt. "Doesn't she?" She asked one of the guards.

"What? Oh yes, she is indeed. It's strange seeing a pony that talks, I've been at a farm my entire life before I got drafted." he replied.

In the interrogating room...

"If you answer our questions, and even ask some of yours. We'll let you out, harm free." said Dr. Schmidt to re-assure the pony that they won't harm her

"My hometown?" Pinkie Pie expressed with utter bewilderment, recoiling her head back. She was expecting way worse...especially how they have her tied up and restrained against her will. Not to mention, kidnapping her over something every newcomer asks? "Well, you didn't have to kidnap me if you just wanted to know about Ponyville!"

"Well, you're arrival during our search kind of complicated things. We didn't expect you to be there, nor did we need you to spread the word that we currently exist in this world." He said trying to explain what happened, "We couldn't take any risks, so we took you back here for questioning."

"So onto the questions, does your-... Ponyville have a president? Or any other important people with power in your hometown?" He said with confusion and hesitation while trying to figure out how to simplify the complicated words the pink pony. "Or does... Ponyville have any important buildings? Such as statues, castles, and such."

"Huh? What do you mean you don't want others to know you currently ex- Wait a minute...ARE YOU ALIENS!?!" Pinkie Pie suddenly, with a ear piercing intensity, shouted out with a mixture of fear and excitement in her voice, her ears drooping down at the possibility that she's been abducted by aliens.

With confusion on this pony's exact feelings, he decided to answer straightly. "Well, yes. We just got here a few weeks ago. We don't know how you speak perfect English, how your civilization is, and your history. Anyways, back on track. What is the most advanced thing you can think of in your hometown? Mostly anything that has to do with the military or guards?"

As she expected worse, she answered while quivering. "What's English? The only thing I know is that you guys are speaking Equestrian!" She said thinking that the Doctor is crazy. "I mean, the best thing the Royal Guard has is, swords, spears, and bows. It's the best we have and probably more advanced than the others. I don't really know, but we do know is that they're the most strongest people in Equestria! Unless if it was Princess Celestia, she's the most powerful pony." She yelled with confidence because she knew that the Royal Guard and Celestia could defeat anybody. "Oh! Oh! My turn to ask you. Where did you guys come from? And were you guys the people behind the loud metal birds in the air during night time earlier this week?"

As he also expected someone else the pink pony would ask something else more sensitive or classified. With relief, he replied. "I'm from Earth, even the rest of these people on base were from Earth too. It was our home, but we lost it due to a war that we all expected to happen. It ended our world, nuclear winter, endless problems, and radiation killing us in the thousands. It was a beautiful, lush in green, and was home to millions of years of history. Those weapons we hope we don't use again in this world, we don't want to lose this world too." As he noticed he got carried away, he straightened his posture and cleared his throat. "As for the 'metal birds', I can't say."

With a dread shock and a depressed look on her face, she was terrified on what these creatures could do. Especially if they destroyed their own home! She asked, "H-how did you destroy you're own planet?!" As she thought on the fact that their planet may be alien, they still had years and years of history that they decided to end it. "Why did you destroy it in an instant?!" She quivered while trying to hold out a cry from all the thoughts of how much destruction they could hold.

Whilst intrigued on the fact that a pink pony was interested on a topic that he of course knew very well, he took a breath and spoke. "We had a very powerful weapon we used once, it was a bloody war when we used them for the first time. It was very bloody, many died in a single war that lasted for 5 years. With the use of these weapons, it ended the war. But now, they were all used with millions dead. But now, we're here. With our survival depending on you, we need you to answer our questions." He said from a depressed tone to a serious one. "And who is this, Princess Celestia?"

With more sadness being set on her with the pressure that a dying species that she just met, rests upon her. She vowed to answer truthfully. "Uhm... Princess Celestia is the leader of Equestria. She makes the sun and moon rise and fall, and she's also the only pony who is a unicorn and a pegasus hybrid. One of our best friends is a student of hers, Twilight studies almost everything!" After saying this, she realized that she also could have possibly endangered her friend Twilight. So she decided to hesitate more to try and move questions of her friends so she doesn't put them in danger. If they do hurt them.

He mumbled to himself, "So they have an empire of some sorts..." He nodded to Pinkie Pie and walked out the room. With the human gone, she stared at the gas mask he left behind and wondered what it does. Then she looked at the black-tinted glass, wondering what it was. Meanwhile behind the glass, Dr. Schmidt decided to grab a phone on the wall and contacted one of the Generals about some questions.

"Sir, this is Dr. Schmidt. Would it be possible if questions to our... 'guest' that were marked classified be told to her? It could lead her to give us more sensitive information about their society. Which we now discovered that they have a kingdom. And we've managed to find out that their technological level is that to our medieval age. But, with something they call magic. They have a queen that is apparently the strongest unicorn in what they call their world or country 'Equestria'."

The General replied. "Good work Doctor, now. The only classified intel we can allow you to tell our guest is our regional location. As in the only thing you can tell her is that we're on a mountain."

With Dr. Schmidt expecting more, he decided to go along with what he was authorized to say. "Understood General." He hung up the phone.

A few minutes later, Dr, Schmidt re-entered a room. He decided to tell the location of Fort Liberty but not the exact location. But if the natives didn't know what coordinates were, he might use it to show higher intellect over Pinkie Pie. "Hello Ms... you actually never told me your name."

With her forgetting the fact that he never did tell the Doctor her name, she said quietly. "M-my name is Pinkie-Pie."

"Hello Ms. Pie, now in turn for your truth, I'll tell you your location." He said, confidently, hoping for a response.

With Pinkie Pie surprised that she would've been given no chance of getting anything from them, she said. "Well sure, go ahead." The Doctor replies with, "Where is this Pony-ville? And are there any other villages or cities that exist? Or even a capital?"

"Uhm... the top of my head I guess Canterlot is the biggest city or capital. It's where the Princess's live. And Canterlot is on a mountain, so I guess its easy to find. OOOH! I forgot that we're having a Gala in two days!" She yelled.

"A Gala, do you mean a dance with royals?" He said, hopefully their 'version' of a Gala. If it was their version, then they're more similar than they originally thought. Maybe even changing the course of history for them.

"Yes! That is exactly what a Gala means. The princess and all my friends are going to be there! It's going to start at night, it's going to be really fun!" As she was excited, she didn't realize that she gave away where her friends and the princess is going to be. Endangering them all and probably endangering the fate of Equestria. Even until now she hasn't noticed this.

With the Doctor using his assistant's clipboard, he writes down the location, VIP's, and possible locations on where said VIP's will be. A few hours later, Reagan decided to host a meeting for his next actions. With the Generals from countries the United States has assimilated into their emergency Military Junta.

Meanwhile in the War Room....

As he entered the room, late again. He spoke out. "Gentlemen, we have another problem. Our operations were halted due to several complications. We have figured out from our 'guest' that the natives will be hosting a Gala and it will be the best way to introduce ourselves. The United States will take care of the Diplomat and security detail with transportation. Now we need you guys to provide more firepower support in case things get heated up." After hearing about their situation, all the generals nodded in agreement.

"The 1st Panzer Division will be at your side, Mr. President!" A German commander shouted in support. "The Parachute Regiment has your backs." A British General spoke in pride. "If they get hostile, they'll know that the First Armored Division will punch a hole in their pride!" An American yelled. "31st Air Wing will clear the skies." Another American spoke out.

With Reagan smiling, he'd expected that the commanders would back down. But he was wrong, they were at his backs and they trusted him with their lives for getting them out of their dying world. But nonetheless he felt pride that Humanity has another chance if we have men like this. "Well then, lets see if you boys can make me proud! I'll leave you guys to the planning and whatnot, but what I do want is that once our diplomat touches down, I want you boys rolling in with your vehicles as a show of strength! If these creatures try to undermine us, they'll know whats coming. And what we know so far is that they don't know what we are capable of, or that we even exist."

A Marine Commander came running in. "Mr. President, we have news! We found a city that seems to be the description our 'Guest' has given us. She was correct, our scouts spotted the city. They were stunned in its beauty and how it was on a mountain." A German Commander cut him off, "Wait, I thought you guys were preparing for combat practice? You guys brought enough equipment to take an entire City, tanks, recon vehicles, infantry, everything!". The Marine replied, "Oh, it was only for reconnaissance." The British commander facepalmed while the German commander muttered, "Americans...."

(American "RECON" near an abandoned farmhouse on the outskirts of Canterlot)

Author's Note:

Thank you Space Toast for helping me out on this one! Many thanks :]

Comments

[Filthy]

Hmm this story reminds a little bit of escalelation 1984 a hoi4 equestria at war submod you didnt by any not gotten any inspiration from it ?

[BiasedAmerican]

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Yes, I took inspiration from it. And one of the devs helped me out on the interrogation chapter!