First Contact
Ken Hayashi stepped off the airplane from Melbourne into the blazing heat of Alice Springs. Although dressed to cope with the expected weather, the man did not waste time getting into the air-conditioned terminal. After passing out of the secure area, he made his way to the Hertz Car Rental desk to pick up the keys to the car he had booked. By the time that had been accomplished, baggage had started coming out at his carousel and it did not take long for him to retrieve his suitcase. A short walk back out into the heat found his car, and after putting his bag into the back seat, he got in, started the engine, and cranked up the AC.
With Google Maps showing the way, he drove out of the airport and quickly made it onto the A87 a.k.a. Stuart Highway headed north. The Todd River soon came into view on his right and both the road and the dry watercourse squeezed through The Gap, one of the few places traffic could pass the MacDonnell Ranges and into the city of Alice Springs. Maps had him turn right almost immediately to take him to the Doubletree by Hilton Hotel. It was not long before he was in his room, but he did not bother unpacking his suitcase yet.
Ken opened up his laptop case and pulled out a small box. Inside were two large blue gems made to look like costume jewelry but were much more. He took one gem to the full-length mirror and, despite the lack of any obvious glue, stuck it to the glass. He tapped a pattern on the gem, twisted it, and the whole mirror shimmered. Nodding in satisfaction, Ken stepped through the mirror without even making a ripple.
A kirin with a cream-colored coat, brown scales, and blue mane emerged from a mirror in a room filled with many others. Two alert Royal Guards – a unicorn mare and an earth pony stallion – watched Ken approach.
“Hi, Slingshot,” Ken said. “Could you pass on word to Prince Mark Wells that I’m here?”
The unicorn smiled and nodded. “Right away, sir.” Corporal Slingshot tapped a button on a device on the desk and spoke into it. “Mr. Healthy Forest has arrived at the portal room as expected. Please inform His Highness.”
Ken had to grin whenever he heard his Equestrian name. He had made the mistake of explaining the meaning of his Japanese name to some ponies who were having difficulty pronouncing it. Their quirk for needing descriptive nomenclature often tripped them up. However, they had latched onto the nickname like terriers. Fortunately, he didn’t mind it as it fitted him as comfortably as his kirin alter-form.
While Slingshot passed on the message, the other pony approached with a grin. “I heard you had to fly for hours to get to your destination before coming here. What does it feel like to travel further in seconds than however long in your aircraft?”
Ken shook his head with a lopsided smile. “It still boggles me every time I come over, Ground Quake.”
“Do you think you could persuade Prince Wells to let me go there and have a look around someday?”
“You could always apply for an Earth-side job at one of the Harmonic Composites branches. You’d get the opportunity to do a bit of tourist stuff.”
“I don’t suppose there are any openings at your place?”
Ken grimaced. “I’m afraid not. The Melbourne, Australia branch is fully staffed for now. However, that might change soon if our plans work out. I’ll mention it to Mark Wells later.”
“Thanks, buddy,” the earth pony said with a grin.
Ken liked Quake – the stallion was a very personable guy and one of the earliest friends he had made. Ken knew though that, despite his friendliness, when it came down to business, the Royal Guard was not to be trifled with. He had watched Quake train one day when the pony indulged Ken’s curiosity about his work. The man was left in no doubt about how appropriate the pony’s name was. They chatted for a short while before a green alicorn stallion and brown batpony mare with exceptionally large wings arrived.
“Hello, Ken. How was your trip?” the prince asked.
“Everything went as planned and the flight was smooth as silk. I hope you’re prepared for hot weather though. It’s really toasty today.”
Mark Wells grinned. “I have a bet with Penny here that I’ll be able to tolerate the heat better than her.”
The batpony smiled smugly. “I can here, and I can’t see why it would be any different over there.”
Ken was fairly sure that Penumbra had never endured an Outback heatwave as a human before. It would be interesting to find out who was right. As for him, he reckoned he would cope better than either. “Okay, if you’re ready, let’s get this show on the road.” He turned back to the mirror through which he had arrived and stepped into it once more.
Back in the Alice Springs hotel, Ken stood aside for the short dark-skinned man who followed him, fully dressed courtesy of enchanted clothing similar to that which Ken wore. Next, a woman of Amazonian proportions joined them, also appropriately dressed. Ken then deactivated the portal gem and the mirror became an ordinary looking-glass once more.
Mark looked around the room and then took in the view out the window of the sandy watercourse and the township beyond. “Nice. I might come here for a vacation someday when everything settles down.”
Ken nodded as he placed the gem back in the box and then stowed it. “I haven’t been here before, so I’m looking forward to having a bit of a walkabout before the big show starts tonight. I still find it amazing that you want to make official First Contact here in the middle of nowhere.”
Mark shrugged. “As I’ve said before, it’s well away from interfering superpowers, it’s in a politically stable nation, portals make distance meaningless for transport, and above all, it isn’t cliché! I’ve seen enough human movies to know that aliens pick Washington, New York, or Tokyo far too often.”
Ken chuckled in agreement. “Okay, let’s get going. Have you got everything you need?”
“Just let me grab a couple of things,” Mark said as he placed the small case he had been carrying on the bed.
A minute later, they headed out the door. When they reached Ken’s rental car, they piled in and he cranked up the air-conditioning to the maximum.
Mark said, “Just a reminder to take it easy. Penny and I don’t officially exist in this world, so drive defensively and don’t attract attention.”
“Got it,” Ken replied as he put their destination into Google Maps.
It was a fairly short drive to the Alice Springs Desert Park which, although interesting, was not their ultimate destination. The area east of it was undeveloped and only had a few rough paths passing through it. The three made their way over there, scouting for a suitable place. There were a few small hardy trees and lots of equally rugged bushes but still plenty of open ground. They selected a spot equidistant between two trees and close to one of the paths. The nearest houses were about five hundred meters away but would have a good view of the show later. They concealed two dimensional beacons to make doubly sure that they could find the place from Equus. Then they headed back to the park.
Ken noted with amusement that Penumbra was sweating up a storm. In her natural form, she had large wings to help her cool down, but as a human, she lacked that ability. Judging by Mark’s smug smile, he knew it too. Ken declined to mention it, however. He’d been on the end of the batpony’s snark before and knew not to stir the ant’s nest. Instead, he thought a break was in order.
“Anyone want some cool drinks and a bite to eat before we continue on?”
“Sounds like a good idea,” Mark responded. “Then we can play tourist for a short while before heading back.”
They refreshed themselves at the nearby Coolamon Café before heading off into the heat once more. The trio took the time to hit all the highlights of the area before going back to the hotel for dinner. There would not be anything more happening that day for a few reasons, some due to testing purposes but mainly because of time zones. Due to Alice Springs being on the other side of the planet from the Charlotte office of Harmonic Composites which was kept in synch with Canterlot, their daytime was night in Central Australia and Mark and Penumbra had essentially been up when they should have been in bed. They had taken a nap prior to coming over, but they needed a good full night’s sleep before the next stage of their plans.
The next evening saw Ken parked in his car near to the chosen site – far enough that his presence would not be suspicious but close enough to observe everything. At the appointed time, he got out his cell phone and dialed an international number. However, while that call went to an office in Charlotte, North Carolina, it was relayed through a communications portal to Canterlot, Equestria.
Prince Mark Wells tapped the speaker button on his phone with a hoof. “Hello, Ken. Are we good to go?”
“Everything looks clear, Mark. You can start anytime.”
“Great! Enjoy the show!” He looked around at those gathered for the event. His wife, Princess Trixie waited calmly. The consummate showmare regarded this as yet another performance, albeit one of huge importance to two worlds. As such, she had dressed for the occasion in her finest outfit including her most impressive crown. He himself had opted for a red vest with gold trim and royal crest sewn on it. Princess Twilight Sparkle might have been a bundle of nerves but for being focused on ensuring that the dedicated portal was working at peak performance and ready for action. Testing had successfully locked onto the beacons left in Alice Springs, and it was only a matter of powering up the link to open the portal to the other world. Mark’s primary bodyguard and herdmate Penumbra was coolly on the job, and his dragon daughter-in-law, Smolder, was standing by, ready to do her part. She was wearing a long blue gown of the type she favored for Court appearances. Her guard and husband, Gallus, a blue griffon, stood by her side in dress uniform. Prince Shining Armor was resplendent in his most formal uniform which lived up to his name. The players were in place, the infrastructure had been completed, and all the preparations that they could conceivably make had been done. It was time to formally let the inhabitants of Earth learn that they were not alone in the multiverse.
“Fire it up, Twi,” Mark instructed the purple alicorn mare.
Twilight nodded, pushed a button, and slid a lever. The portal on their side shimmered to show that it was active.
Mark put the phone back up to his ear. “How’s it looking over there, Ken?”
“Wow! That’s quite a light show. Is it supposed to be that bright?”
“Open-ended portals do let off a lot of energy, much of that as visible light. However, Twilight has tweaked this one to be extra luminous. The whole point of this exercise is to attract attention.”
“I also hear a soft thrumming noise.”
“Part of the same deal. That will be turned down when we’ve gathered the audience we require.” Mark looked over to Shining Armor. “Okay – you’re up.”
The unicorn nodded and then said to his sister. “Time to go stealth, Twilight.”
The alicorn cast a spell and Shining faded from sight. Only the clopping of horseshoes indicated him moving over to the portal and stepping through. Ironically, despite his outfit, he would not be seen for the moment. He had to establish a protective shield over the portal grounds on the Australian side, but he did not intend to make first contact, so he had to remain invisible until later.
“You’ve already caught the attention of a few of the neighbors,” Ken reported. “I think they were barbecuing in the cooler night air.”
“Good. The more that see the sideshow, the sooner that someone up the chain will become aware of us.”
After several more minutes, Ken reported that a couple of police cars had turned up. By then, a large number of people had made their way over to the site and had been stopped by Shining’s force field. After discovering the same, the cops chivvied the civilians away from it before trying to find a way around it.
“Mark! A news van just drove up! That was a bit quicker than we thought.”
“Excellent! Let’s hope our luck continues,” Mark replied. “They’ll probably have a reporter set up in front of the portal very quickly. Let us know when it looks like a good time to make our appearance.”
“Will do. I’m walking up to join the spectators now. Several are on their phones too, so I won’t stand out.”
The wait was beginning to get on Mark’s nerves. At last, he got the news he had been waiting for.
“The reporter is doing a live broadcast now.”
“Thanks, Ken. I’m going to hang up. You’ll see me in person in a moment.”
“Break a leg!” came the reply before Mark shut off the phone and tucked it away in his dimensional pocket.
“Okay – we’re up!” Mark called out. He smiled at his wife. “Time to make your debut, love.”
She smiled back confidently as she made the final adjustments to her resplendent cape and crown. “Trixie is ready to wow a whole world, Dowser. It’s Showtime!”
The alicorn mare then turned to the portal and stepped through, closely followed by Mark and Smolder. Then the rest of the team joined them.
The crowd gasped as Trixie made her appearance, and an excited babble started up as Mark and Smolder emerged to take their places on her right and left. Their amazement grew as Gallus and Penumbra then joined their spouses, one step back and to the side. No one noticed that Shining Armor did not step through the portal but instead suddenly faded into view, concealed by the first five and the luminous gateway. He stepped to one side, scanning for any trouble as the brightness of the portal was turned down by Twilight as planned.
After a long pause to allow the witnesses a good look at them and the reporter to get into position so that the camera lights illuminated them better, Trixie spread her wings, eliciting a loud reaction. With attention fully focused on her, she began her spiel.
“Greetings, people of this world! I am Princess Trixie Lulamoon and we bring you a message of peace and friendship from the world of Equus and the nation of Equestria!”
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Marked for later consumption, but atm my head is killing me. I think it must be hiding a knife because of the stabbing pain.
Interesting start!
A very interesting start, keep up the awesome work.
So it begins. I don't know why, but I hope that an annoying earth politician gets suplexed at some point in this story. Just for fun.
I'm just waiting for discord to drop popcorn on unsuspecting heads from out of nowhere when the show really starts.
I can't wait for the next chapter.
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Let's face it... This is going to be awesome and tragic!
Definitely what I think the origin of MLP universe with time dilation will be suspected to be:
4:15 - 4:45
Alien conspiracy folks all over the world:
There are some awesome stories about earth making contact with Equestria. Personally I think British made the most reasonable contact them in Fimfiction so far.
American always try to strong arm them so far
We see how it goes this time
Time to assault earth with friendship!
But will America be able to keep its politicians and lobbyists in check?
Also more critical and seriously:
Not even the Joker dares to cross these fanatics!
Like seriously, politicians at their worst be like:
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Mark better be prepared...
We belive in you Mark Wells!
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But in the end there is one very simpel truth:
Point of clarification: did they come through as their pony-selves, or turn human?
"Showtime" Indeed
Conversational Science when confronted with magic:
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The double facepalmed follows, when Mark Wells arrives on earth, especially that he was
'a American' at one point in time.
Mark Well will be seen as threat.
THE THREAT!
It's in his immortality.
Even without magic, even if he is benevolent and well intentioned, he's going to outlive everyone not only in current administration, but everyone alive on the entire planet.
The people of today will remember the day they arrived, but their children will grow up already knowing them.
Their grandchildren will grow up knowing them.
Their great grandchildren will grow up knowing them, grow up watching televisions shows about them, reading books about their world, falling asleep cuddled up to plushies of them.
In only a few generations, none shall remain who have ever known a world without Mark Wells.
In time, every mortal nations rise, and fall.
Imperial Japan ceased to exist after world war 2, and its child, modern Japan has only existed since 1952. North and South Korea, since 1948. India earned its independence from Great Britain in 1947. The Republic of China was formed in 1912. Even the United States where this story takes place, a mere child at not even 250 years of age.
Not Mark Wells administration.
Though generations die and nations wither to dust, from amidst the seas of change and uncertainty, ever will there be Mark Wells, jutting forth, shining into the night and day like a stable and dependable lighthouse, ever present and always to be relied on.
What culture may stand against that?
What force?
What power?
What mortal can stand firm against the immortals of sun?
What mortal can stand against eternity of the moon immortals?
Just as humans set their pace and clocks and days by the rhythms of the sun, just as they navigate the seas by the light of the moon, in time so too will humans, all humans...set their paces and navigate through their lives by the rhythm and light...of Mark Wells.
That is the threat he poses!
Not their magic...
Not their power...
Their permanence.
For once there is a world of humans...with Mark Wells and others, never again will there be a world of humans without THEM.
Now, you break up the billions of people into smaller groups of millions and give them all different countries and kingdoms.
Then give all those nations different environments to live in and languages to speak.
Keep in mind that they all have their own cultures, customs, traditions, social value systems, religious beliefs, as well as some wealth and resource disparities.
Take all that on top of looking differently from one another in ways that go far beyond just a horn or wings...
Someone will be stupid, the question is:
Will humans keep one another in check?
Dropping the superior mindset will be a problem for human superpowers.
At some point, they have to acknowledge our faults. Either the ones we gave up or the ones we haven't learned to stop doing.
Believe me, all have major faults that kept us apart from cooperation.
Overlooking so much bad and still caring enough to be there for each other...
Earth has every reason to stop its nations to claim a portal as their own.
It is in everyone interests to make the alien stay, to life in cooperation.
Statistics alone demand it, how likely is humanity to make another alien contact otherwise?
Ooohoho, this is getting good now. The veil has been lifted, let's see how it goes.
Oh boy I can’t wait to see what happens next. I’m glad we get to see everyone again, especially Smolder and Gallus they’re my favorite characters from this series
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I thought it would be obvious, but I added a little bit to make it clear that they were in normal form.
I wonder if anyone in the US is busy asking for permission to use their ICBD finally?
Take a MIRV and fill it with Drones, then deliver a Swarm to the target?
I mean, the ideas been around since at least the 80s. Whats taking them?
Thats going to anoy a lot of very owerful people to start with. After all, Canterlot is full of Nobles and Blueblood in full Im Perfect so why care what you are mode?
I Have been waiting for this for so long! I am so excited to see how the world fleshes out and handles Equestrian integration!
A winged and horn race, a honest to God dragon and other races... If noone is bowing in awe I be disappointed!
Gryphons and Bat like ponies joined the alien races! All mythology creatures have a alien origin ♡
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Damn... Is by any chance a Minotaur and Yeti there as well?
Because if Mark Well ask what they did to 'Big Foot', their first representative coming alone to scout them long ago, I be rolling in laughter
[Suddenly a private collector is burning down a stuffed out Big Foot trophy he had inherented and preaching to other he didn't owned it.
Ever!
All slander and malicious lies!]
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You mean earth integration. EQUESTRIA is a Empire that has allies to other worlds/dimensions.
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It is inevitable, did you know the current laws of America are worded in a way that allows them to take aliens captive as 'illegal immigrants' and 'seized their possessions because their technology is potentially use nuclear power'?
It wasn't changed to this day, despite it being a known issue.
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Discord pulling a Q eventually would be absolutely priceless ♡
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Would be epic if they come in their normal form.
If they are human, than someone will call out invasion via spies by default.
It's a trope for a reason...
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Questions is... will the go full on multiverse
OR
space traveling aliens... let's be honest, earth could have started Moon and Mars missions for decades if they wanted to.
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Their race looks by default pretty awesome to humans.
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Small change, major impact ♡
But... what will they ask for? To rejoin their millenia old trading pact, neglected for many centuries (since the middle ages of old, where the mythology of Minotaur, Dragons, Gryphons and Pegasus stands from...
or there friendly neighborhoods alien come to visit to borrow some milk and eggs?
I'm reminded of the movie Australiens in which Aliens loudly and publicly invade Australia, and the rest of the world is so offended at being left out that they stand by and do nothing.
In one of my story series, I also decided the way to initiate first contact was to create a portal, wait until people saw it, and then step out.
My chosen location was a college football stadium the day after a game, because there would be a lot of people in the stands cleaning up to notice it, and it’s well-suited to house a large crowd.
“Vindictive young lady”—the one that was fired in a previous story?
oh, i just remembered a silly book i read once called "First Contract", where aliens made first contact at the UN, and those idiots traded JUPITER for ONE copy of an encyclopedia!
the protagonist WAS Ceo of a big computer company, but they went out of business when the aliens started selling better computers, cheaper.
later he goes to an alien-run trade show, and they charged him extra for AIR!
Nice opening! Let’s get this international/ interplanetary/inter dimensional party started!!
Technically Mark does exist but is considered dead
Point of clarification: This IS the Earth Mark wells is originally from, yes?
Pardon, in process of moving from TX to NV. 21-hour drive NO FUN after. I think I co grash...
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Yep, same Earth.
Can't wait for the next chapter it should be grate
Hmm... Ill get back to this tomorrow, because I do have thoughts
I can see a number of issues, but the most pressing as far as I can see are entirely cultural and economical.
Australias a good choice as a start (showing you're bias though ain't you Bernard?
) but where does one go from the land of chunder and syphalitic midget ursine? You have a whole wide world of every flavor of crazy and pretty much every inch being run by a nepotistic monetary circle jerking elitists at best and despotic war mongers at worse, so where to start?
Personal bias, but Id imagine after Kangaroo Corral yon ponies might wanna hop across the pond and hit up America and its psychotic hat Canada as a start. Not to say the government and its people would be snubbed or even really care otherwise, but in general we're relatively stable and friendly enough bunch to ease ponies into the world. Also I'd imagine the alphabet agencies would like to make clear their position, but as far as that goes, Trixie would probably have to make puppy eyes on the tube and the populace would be burning suited dummies in effigy within the hour.
From their I'd hit up Ireland, and then make a tour through the rest of the EU. Sure they'll be pissed because you started with their red headed whipping boy, but who cares? Ponies are in the cat bird seat, so fuck em. And thats the position they have to take through out, which means they'll have to limit their interactions with the third world at first, at least until they establish themselves and get a lay of the land.
On the Ponies side of the dimensional gash, they'd do well to keep travel limited, and by that I mean nonexistant. Keep matters solely to trade until they can train up human workers and build the infrastructure, then have limited tourists buying exclusively from other humans on their side of the portal any products they're selling. Love come from respect, respect from a place of power, and laughing cause some drunkard smashed your window and cheerfully gluing it together does not respect make.
Aside from that, not much else to worry about. Any religious concerns either will be hand waved because they aren't human and are thus not subject to humans covenant, they'll be labelled demons and ignored, or will be granted indulgence by the more ardent adjutants. A lot more then that, but those are my immediate concerns
Actually a few more things.
Changelings: Let folks know the changebugs are among them and are down for the strange. Seriously, for their safety and humanities its probably best they let them know they're there.
Rare metals: One dude managed to give so much gold away from the backs of elephants to the point he destabilized entire economies, and ponies have the stuff to the point its common currency. Not to say humans use of it is better
but it is relatively stable. Jewels are less of a problem since the whole rarity thing is a ponzi scheme and people know it, but ponies can make off like bandits if they're smart.
Cash up front: ponies should do nothing on credit. Materials in exchange for goods and services up front, leave the coupons to the monkeys.
Don't help: I know doubt you sit there in your chair and are no doubt a fit of pique with a case of the vapors saying "ponies should not help! Why I never! Truly this overtly endowed exemplar of mental accumen is as cold and heartless as he is brilliant" to which I say, yes. Yes I am. But my heartlessness aside, there is a reason beyond boot strap pulling.
Humans are... complicated. We need to fix a ton of shit, and on our own, and thats that. Ponies should keep to making bank in their interactions with us and little else unless acting through a proxy. But knowing them, I'd say we're one purple smart being handed a NAMBLA pamphlet away from an interdimensional incident
Not that we'd begrudge her at all, but the government would have to hem and haa about its citizens getting immolated, don't you know.
Beyond that, the two rules of Acquisition
1. Never let em know how much you want what they have.
2. Never let em know how easy (or hard) it is to get or make what they have.
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If you take a look at what's going on around the world right now Australia was the best choice in terms of stability (US, UK, EU aren't all that crash hot at the moment due to big internal and external issues) if Bernard was thinking of that when picking a place to start this story off in and while Australia does have some problems right now they pale in comparison to what the regions i mentioned are currently going though.
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I'll spare you most of my political espousals, but there's something to be said about a populace when ones government takes their guns and is still scared of it
I agree, in a way... ehh, fuck it, the way things are going down the drain, ol Bernard might not be to far off the mark.
That aside, I do think theres a sort of non issue... namely magic. Not so much a language barrier, but an idea one. For humans magic is associated with demon and spirit pacts and all manner of unpleasantness, so Id imagine ponies would be at pains to show them that so called magic has a natural source, not an occult one.
Of course there would still be certain groups (you know who you are
) who would kick proverbial sand over the matter, but again, fuck em. China is also something of a paper tiger if his world is anything like ours, so the Crown will probably give them a pass, and might pass on that whole region in general due to politics. Or maybe not. Maybe Celestia banked through the centuries on being the cuddliest bitch on the planet that folks like so much it was political suicide to upset her and Trixie will go that route. Makes as much sense as any, no?
Haters just hate.
Did you miss the fact that there is a US Radar base in Alice Springs?
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While I did not know that, no place is perfect.
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11 miles(18km) sw of Alice Springs is one of the worlds larges Radar stations.
Your show is going to be see by them and most likely most everyone in the world.
Its a surprise but you can use it.
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South-West? That puts it on the other side of the MacDonnell Ranges, so very likely out of view.
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Google maps of it. There's no blurring of the base. Just no name for it here.
https://tinyurl.com/nhen2e8f
Its googlable with Alice springs AU radar base.
The Base is called Pine Gap.
Over here there has been several TV ducumenters about it. Which is why I know about it.
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Now that you have jogged my memory, I recall Pine Gap, although I have never had a reason up until now to locate it specifically. It will still be out of sight of the portal, but the proximity of USA military personnel to it is convenient.
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I didn't know those were mountain ridges. I thought they were shelves dropping down.
When the Americans want to talk, the first contact would probably be from there. There is a big CIA contingent there.
The base was put there in the 50s to keep track of our space craft going around that side of the planet.
I'm wondering wean are the updates weekly, monthly, randomly, or whenever time gives u a chance becus life gets in the way lol.
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More then likely good Uncle Sam and his bloated bastard short bus offspring are well appraised of the situation, but more then likely agencies and agents that don't exist are having meetings that aren't happening in various public venues across the states and more then likely have known about Mark's company from BEFORE their arrival. Not that they neccesarily knew we we're facing cuddlebug midget horses, but they more then likely knew they weren't from our neck of the woods and were on stand by.
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I believe a new chapter will be bequiffed upon us lowly mortals once the proper sacrifice has been made.
Hey Goldfur, do you accept the laughter of children and bits of string?
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No, but I like shinies.
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Ya calling sleepy Joe fat?
Humans finding in a few years out that Changelings find out how boundless the lust and love of the humans are? (For the comedy factor alone)
Trading time! Love energy, hugs, petting and boops on the snoot for a Changeling human Alliance!
They get a security force for there Ambassador building & reinforment for there building
(Changling resin is a awesome building material in all storys i read so far).
Win - win for everyone.
Changelings need to keep there harvesting grounds safe so the lifestock is happy and can be safely harvested
( emotional excess that get wasted otherwise ).
Luna having a tickle fight outside a official meeting for example would show how cute yet human silly alike they can be.
Win over the royals with cheap presents will be funny to watch.
Soft and hard drinks when the humans donate some party stuff to the royal familie for all there kindness.
Never been to Australia but from what I've heard and read while it certainly has its own issues the pones are less likely to be ordered at immediate military gunpoint into unmarked vehicles by order of some money grubbing self-titled Lord of all they survey beaureaucrat. The other big danger given current affairs are the clinically intolerant religious/military nuts who would happily invade Equestria with absolutely no interest in friendship or diplomacy.
Yes I'm American why do you ask?
In 'person'? Not 'pony'
But will Mark Wells not be a Alicorn stallion?
Also I wonder... The Equestrian Empire already found version if themself dying due to environmental damages.
Perhaps the earth population can be shown versions of it dying or already dead so they stop actively destroying the already damaged environmental health?
Maybe use their fictional knowledge of their culture?
Skynet, Matrix, Dead Space and other franchises come to mind...
- Skynet caused a nukleare doomsday.
- Matrix had humans kill their environment.
- Dead Space had the planet mined hollow of resources so they started to literally destroy uninhabitable planets as mining projects to keep their civilization going instead of going for reusable and renewable technology.
Just to name a few examples.
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The secret to immortality?
Oh, that's easy. Just do something overwhelmingly monumentally stupid and be lucky enough to survive the event:
Lift the sun.
Lift the moon.
Babysit a world-destroyer-class mutant prodigy during one of her childhood tantrums.
Figure out the Grand Unification Magic Spell that even the world's version of Einstein couldn't.
Be born to an alicorn.
Feed a magic-sucking centaur a dose of ipecac (or, alternately, feed him an armory).
In short, the usual sort of shit that happens in Ponyville every Tuesday.
Oh good, they didn't immediately open fire on the "aliens" 😅