Chapter 35: Announcement

"Attention. Class one pilots please report to the bridge." Lucy rang out over the speakers as I sat back and waited.

Within a few minutes, a large number of soldiers poured into the bridge and stood at attention in front of the captains chair. They all gave me their undivided attention as I looked them all over before giving a small nod. The center of the room lit up and showed a hologram of the planet, slowly rotating with small dots labeled all around it.

'Good thing I spent those few days mapping the planet...' I thought as the pilots all formed a half circle around it.

"This is Equis. The planet located below us. Here I have marked all of the locations where any of our allies town's and cities are located. I want all of you to split into four teams and each cover a section of the planet." I said as the hologram planet split into four slices. "Each team will cover any and all of these marked areas. On my mark, we will broadcast a live signal to the world, so that they all may know their new allies." I said as they all nodded. "Alright get to it men."

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Luna and I stood in front of the windows, and watched as ship upon ship launched away and shot towards the planet.

"This is a great moment in history." Luna said as I turned to look at her.

"Oh?" I asked, getting her to nod.

"I... don't know what it is. But I feel like we were destined to meet..." She said as she motioned to the planet and the ship. "If it it had not been for you crash landing here, we'd have a full scale war on our hooves." She said as I nodded my head.

"And if I had landed on any other planet than this one, the Earth would be rubble right now." I said smiling.

But one thing nagged at me, one thing that didn't make any sense.

"Hey... Luna?" I asked, getting her to look at me.

"Hm?"

"You know how the fight ended on Earth...? When Celestia did what she did?" I asked getting her to nod. "It makes me wonder... why didn't she just use that form if a war were to start?" I asked getting Luna to sigh.

"You see Jake... the power we have... it's a terrifying one. And to be honest quite hard to control. If your not careful it can consume you... or you could put a bit... TOO much power into it." She said as I slowly nodded.

"So she was afraid of collateral damage?" I asked, getting her to nod back. "I see... well at least she still has it in case of an emergency." I said, getting Luna to shake her head.

"No I'm afraid not." She said as I looked at her, confused.

"... and that is because...?"

"The form is powerful... much too powerful for our physical forms. To use it that often would tear our physical being apart. Nothing would remain but our soul as it drifted through space. My sister knew this when she took that portal... she knew she'd be losing one of her greatest hidden powers." She said as I sighed.

"How often is too often?" I asked getting her to shake her head.

"About one hundred years before it's safe to use once again." She said getting me to nod understandingly.

'Damn... well there goes using THAT against the Verix'

"Ooohhh so that's why you didn't use your form?" I asked getting her to look at me. "Celestia had told me about how you refused to use it after the Nightmare Moon incident. So it's because it would kill you?" I asked, getting her to shake her head. "Alright I'm confused... explain please."

"That form, that... Nightmare moon... was not my Goddess form but more like... and imperfect version. An incomplete transformation." She said as I gave a small 'Oohh', "The reason I refuse to use it is because... I'm afraid of what I may do." She said as I tilted my head. "The destruction I caused those many years back with just a fraction of my power... I fear what would happen if I lost control while wielding something ten fold stronger." She finished as she gave a small shiver.

I was about to say something when Lucy spoke up.

"Sir, all ships are at their designated positions, with holographic screens at the ready." She said, getting Luna and I to look at each other before walking back to the center of the room.

"Alright Luna, you know the drill." I said, gesturing her forward.

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Rainbow waited impatiently outside the door of the flying ship. She'd noticed it looks similar to Jake's, but with many different features. Noticeably a much smoother and sleeker design, like it was built for speed and agility. After a few moments of nothing she reached forward again and banged on the door. A few moments went by before the door started to open.

"Ugh FINALLY! Now what's going on Jak-" Rainbow immediately stopped talking as she saw the contents of the ship.

"Sorry Ma'am but you'll have to wait down there with the rest of the ponies. We'll be announcing to the world shortly." A man wearing a helmet with a closed visor said.

Rainbow blinked once before nodding quickly and flying down to the ground, meeting with the rest of her friends.

"Well Rainbow? What's up?" Applejack asked as Rainbow slowly turned to her.

"We're about to find out..."

Suddenly, there was a small sound of static before a screen lit up in front of the ship. Every pony in the area immediately quieted down and watched the screen, waiting for answers. From what they could see, it looked like the inside of Jake's ship but much bigger, and with many more flashing lights. Suddenly, somepony walked into view that everyone immediately recognized.

"Look it's Princess Luna!" Called out a pony from the crowd.

"Hello my little ponies. I'm here today to spread to you this most wonderful news! My dear sister could not be here today because she had duties of her own to attend to. But fret not! Today is a day for celebration!" She said as she lifted her hoof into the air. "Many of you may have heard rumors about what happened between Equestria and the Griffon Kingdom, and the events of Fillyfjell. Now I want to say, all those rumors are true."

As she said those words, the crowd exploded into chatter, before Luna raised her hoof.

"Now... I know many of you have questions about this but I cannot answer them right now... however many of you may see the large thing floating high above the skies. This is... in fact, an alien star ship that has traveled a very great distance to reach this planet." She said smiling. "But before you become frightened! Know that they are our allies! Care to join me?" She asked as she looked off screen.

A few moments later Jake walked onto screen and stood perfectly straight as he smiled at the screen, before bowing a bit.

"Look guys it's Jake!" Pinkie yelled aloud as all six of us cheered.

Nodding again and looking at the screen, Luna continued. "This here, is General Jake Carson. He is the commander of the ship you see in the sky, and the one flying above you right now."

Nodding, Jake picked up where Luna left off. "Hello everypony. It is my honor to be here today beside Luna. Many of you may already know me from the newspapers and whatnot. And many of you probably want to know how this all began. Worry not, details will be ironed out later. For now we want to ensure you understand the gravity of the situation." Jake paused as he took a breath. "We, are human. We, are alien. We come here, to YOUR planet, to help you in your time of need, and in return, you may help us. We will keep your cities and towns safe from harm, and help the grow of your civilization." He said as he turned to Luna.

Luna in turn, continued. "Today, is the start of a great alliance! Let it be known that we welcome our new found brethren, not as aliens, but as friends!" She said as Luna and Jake turned and shook hands/hooves.

Suddenly the crowd exploded into cheering as the two lowered their limbs and turned to the screen once again.

This time Jake spoke up. "Now about those details. A full report will be released soon, don't you worry. But for now the ship's you see shall be sticking around for a bit. Feel free to ask the soldiers any questions you feel, and they'll answer them... be it reasonable. Now with that said..." He paused as he turned to Luna.

"Have a wonderful day!" Luna finished as the screen shut off.

As it did the floating ship slowly started to descend, before landing on the ground, the moment the doors open, out poured about five people that all resembled Jake, but still had their own unique features. As they stepped out, they were immediately bombarded by question after question from the crowd. One thing rocked around in the soldiers heads as they looked at the ponies.

'Today will be a loooooong day'

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Perspective: Jake

"Whew!" I exclaimed as I wiped my forehead. "Well now that the worst is over... maybe we should discuss a spot to build the planetary base." I said as she nodded.

"You know, I was thinking maybe around the base of the mountain that Canterlot resides. It's really close to the throne, and a nice, centralized location." She said getting me to agree.

"Wow I didn't think you'd be alright with it that close. Alright base of Canterlot mountain it is." I said smiling as I walked back to my seat and sat down.

I pressed a button and the PA system immediately pinged, getting everyone's attention. "Attention, all engineers who are to construct the Planetary base of operations, the location is to be at the base of Canterlot's mountain. It's location will be marked on your ship's GPS." I said nodding a bit to myself. "Construction should begin immediately."

After the announcement, I sat back in my chair, pondering what to do next.

'We already made the announcement and set up a location... honestly I thought that would take up more time' I thought as I tapped my chin.

"Ahhh shit." I said as Luna looked at me. "I hadn't even thought about currency."

"Oh yes... that's right. What do you use?" Luna asked as Lucy spoke up.

"Universal Standard Currency. Or USC for short." She said as an image of our current paper money showed up on one of the screens.

"Well what about 1 to 1 conversions?" She said as I shrugged.

"Honestly... I have no idea." I replied, scratching my chin. "Depends on your economy... also your bits aren't actual GOLD right?" I asked getting her to shake her head. "Alright uh... how much does an apple cost here?" I said getting her to think.

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"That... was more annoying than I thought." I said as I rubbed my temples.

Three. Fucking. Hours.

Three hours just to find a nice middle ground for currency conversion.

"Alright... so just to clarify... one bronze bit is equal to two and three fourths USC?" I said getting her to nod. "ALRIGHT! Jesus that was just painful."

"I agree... now let's go do something else before I cave my head in." Luna said as I quickly nodded. "We should probably go check how the ponies are handling things." She added getting me to nod.

I smirked and waved it off. "Yeah but come on, what's the worst that could of happened?"

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