Soldiers without Borders

Princess Celestia’s Perspective Three day after the Summer Sun Celebration

As I walked through the castle hallway I could help but feel so happy. My sister came back after one thousand years of exile, my faithful student made friends and now has a social life, and Equestria has a new defense the Elements of Harmony. This just couldn't get any better but then there those creatures that came from another world.

“I wonder how they will respond to being here in Equestria." I think to myself. ”I wonder if they are even friendly, but this can wait I need to get to my cake stash before morning court.”

As I start making my way down I hear running then yelling as the yelling gets louder and louder the more curious I am as it get closer I ready myself for what approaching but all I saw was a brown blur then I felt the wind get knocked straight out of me making me drop to my knees and vomit up my remaining breakfast. The pain was so unbearable that I think one my ovaries exploded so I passed out for a while just to let the pain ease.

Canterlot Doctor Patches Perspective a few minutes before the accident.

As I sit in my office sipping on a cup of Joe I think to myself how do I wish for more action in my life? The same old routine greet the patients check to make sure that things run smoothly, which they do because no one really gets that hurt here. The only new thing that happened are those new creatures in special care, but there all unconscious so it’s not like I can speak with them about their anatomy. Speaking of those creatures I wonder if the nurse put restraints on the one with manticore poison.  As I’m thinking about this Nurse Stitches come in my office.

“Nurse Stitches.” I say.

“Yes Doctor Patches.” She replies in her usual cheery tone.

“Did you happen to put restraints on our manticore special patient?”

“Um no I thought it might be uncomfortable on it so I took them off.”

Upon hearing this I spat out my coffee and my heart is racing at a speed that is unreal get out my chair throw on my coat and start to run toward the intensive care unit.

“Nurse it needs those restrains when a victim gets manticore poisoning they can suffer an unfortunate fate but if you're lucky enough to survive your body will be in the most unimaginable pain and you will suffer from extremely terrifying hallucination.” I say.

“Oh dear that’s horrible.” she replies.

“Yes but that’s not all the victim will also be in a uncontrollable rage that is nearly unstoppable unless you restrain them that is why we need to hurry before it wakes up.”

As I make it towards the door I’m praying to Celestia that I’m not late. I open the door to find the creature still unconscious while the nurse and I get ready to strap the other arm down I see the creature eye shoot wide open.

“Restrain the patient!!!” I yell but I was cut off by the creature head butting me to the face.

“Ahhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!” It yell’s out then bolts out the door.

“Where do you think it will go?” The nurse asks me.’

“Your guess is as good as mine nurse.” I reply while clutching my bleeding nose. “We need to get a straitjacket and some tranquilizer darts.”

Mike’s Perspective a few minutes before the accident

Darkness that all I see, just total darkness and me in the middle of it all just then I see a small light that gets bigger and bigger, but the bigger it gets the more my heat my body feel soon enough the light is closer and my body feels like it’s on fire I can’t take it anymore I wake up with the same heat on my body and everything look likes fire the first thing I hear is,

“Restrain the patient!!!”  I heard before I cut them off by slamming my head into their face.

The pain is so unbearable that I’m yelling in agonizing pain both the burning and my face, so I ran out the door. To be honest I never thought I could even run this fast as I continue my run see something it looks like a demon version of Decker and he’s laughing at me mocking me. I suddenly feel this rage inside of me and I punch him with all my anger and hatred as when my fist makes contact he demon Decker dissipates into black smoke. I continue to run my hand start to hurt so much that the pain is unbearable all of a sudden then my whole body go numb and I drop to my knees the fire I my eyesight clears up and I see myself in a hallway It see a bit fancy for my though, there are statues and paintings of ponies they must be important or something. All of a sudden I find myself in a straitjacket with five tranquilizer darts in both my legs.

“W...where am I?” I ask aloud.

“You're in Canterlot Castle.” A voice says behind me. I turn around to see a white pony in gold and purple armor. He’s about my height but taller by a few inches and his hair is straight and blue with a light blue streak in the middle, now I know what you're thinking how do I know what his hair looks like well he didn’t have his helmet on he looks pissed at me for some reason but I guess it doesn’t matter right now because there are more thing to worry about like his sword against my throat.

“Whoa dude chill out I don’t have any beef with you.” I say, I’m a little surprised that I can talk right now I thought the tranquilizers would paralyze and knock me out by now  but I guess it must be enough for an average pony and I might need a bigger amount. “You are under arrest for the assault on Princess Celestia and will be imprison until questioning.”

“You know if my body wasn’t paralyzed right now I would have totally disarmed you right now.”

“Shut up!!!” He yelled then looks over to two guards.” You two take the prisoner into the interrogation room.”

“Right away Captain Shining Armor.” They say simultaneously the grab me by my arms and start to drag me away. The two guards drag me through the castle I basically see doors statues and paintings. Then we stop at a metal door they open it then throw me in. But this time the feeling in my legs returned so I can walk again but it’s not like I have anywhere to go all that is in this room is a two chairs and a table. I decide to take a seat and wait but after an hour I become bored and decide to get out the straitjacket. Sadly I didn’t have anything sharp so it was going to be a while. I look at myself and I see that I don't have a shirt on just a large bandage wrapped around my chest, some hospital pants, and no shoes.”

“You're not going to get out of that its enchanted not even a manticore could get out of that.” A familiar voice said, it was that captain from before Captain Shining Armor.

“Oh it’s you, so what’s it going to be death by….” I was cut off by him punching me in the face.

“Shut up, now tell me what your mission who sent you is!?!?” He yell in my face

“Ha you hit like a malnourished vegetarian.” I reply then spit out the blood in my mouth.

“Raaagh shut up!!!” He yells then flips the table between us. “What is your mission and who sent you?!?!”

“.....”

“Oh now you're giving me the silent treatment, well it won't take long to break you.” He says with a smirk on his face.

Five hours later Shining Armor Perspective.

“Damnit I can’t get him to talk!!!!” I say in a frustrated tone to the Princesses which was Celestia, Luna, and my old friend Candace. I haven’t seen her in a while but she is looking beautiful as ever with her smooth pink coat and her pink, purple and yellow mane. She has a cute set of B-cups and has amazing hips. She was wearing casual clothes which consisted of a pink hoodie, blue jeans, and white sneakers. But as we  stand in the viewing room I can see that wretched creature it’s almost like he’s looking through the tinted glass and at me with this smile that tells me he is mocking me.

“We saw Captain he seem to be a professional at this.” Celestia says as she is still clutching her bandaged stomach. “So do you have any other methods?”

“No he resisted every method I could think of he won’t say who is or what is nothing.” I reply.

“May I try?” Candace says. Which surprises everyone.

“With all due respect my lady it would be too dangerous for you to go in there that creature is dangerous, you did see what he did to your aunt did you.”

“Well then I’ll just have to have the big strong captain of the royal guard to protect me won’t I?” She tells me then walks into the room. I look over to the other Princess and they just nod their heads.

“Just do your best Captain now if you will excuse us me and my sister have a meeting to go to.” Princess Celestia says then the two walk out the room.

“(Sigh) as you wish Princess.” I say then follow Candace.

Princess Candace Perspective

As I walk in the interrogation room I see the creature sitting in the chair with a neutral expression on his face then turns into a smile.

“So they either sent you to rough me up more or seduce. And right now the seducing option is working.” It say’s I can't help but blush at it's comment.

“Silence you that is no way to talk to the princess.” Shining Armor tell it then is about to punch him again.

“Stop Captain.” I say.

“But it disrespected you Princess I just…”I raise my and to cut him off.

“Instead of showing brute force and violence let’s start with love and kindness.” I say then undo the strap on his straitjacket letting his arms loose it starts to stretch his arms but winches at the pain in his right hand.

“Oh my you seem to have broken you’re a hand here let me heal your hand” I say then use my magic to restore the bones.

“Wow thank you.” It replies as he examines it hand. “I guess I owe you an explanation um... what’s your name?”

“You don’t have to talk right now if you don’t want to and it’s Candace.” I reply. He then sits there with a serious face all of a sudden I hear this loud growl I see that the creature is clutching its stomach he must be hungry.

“I’ll tell you what you get me some grilled cheese sandwiches thirteen to be exact and tomato soup and I’ll tell you some information about myself do we have a deal?” It says.

“Okay deal, Captain Armor please go to the kitchen and tell the cook to make thirteen grill cheese sandwiches and a big bowl of tomato soup.”

“But Princess Candace you do not expect me to leave you here with that.” Shining Armor say’s as he points at the creature.

“That an order Captain.” I say sternly.

“(Sigh) as you wish your highness.” He say’s then walks out of the room I can hear the worry in voice but I need to gain this creatures trust.

“You know he’s only doing his job if I were in his place I’d probably doing the same if I were in his shoes.” The creatures said. “Also I can tell he has a thing for you.”

“Wha… what no me and him are just friends.” I reply as I feel a blush come on my face.

“He is I can tell by the way he looks at you not to mention when I made that seducing comment he made quite an outburst.”

“Well what are you saying?”

“Just give him a chance.”

“I’ll give it a try thank you...”

“Blaze, call me Blaze.”

Just then Shining Armor came back with the food he set it down on the table. Then I told them to leave us he was hesitant at first but eventually left. Blaze started to eat like there was no tomorrow it must have been the fact that he hasn’t eaten in three days. After he was finish he gave a relieve sigh,

“That was great it feels like I haven’t eaten in days.” Blaze tells me.

“Actually you haven't eaten in three days.”

“Get out of town really.”

“Yes we didn’t know what to feed you so we let you just rest and hope that you didn’t

starve.”

“Yeah well I have be trained to go without food for weeks and still feel energized. So I guess you guy’s made the right call.”

“So I have to ask what you are.”

“Well I’m a male human.”

“A human what’s that?”

"Well some say that we are evolved monkey people others say we came from a superior being honestly I could care less.”

“So you were trained, what kind of profession did you before you came here.”

“Well I used to be a soldier I guess.”

“A soldier, so you're like Captain Armor?”

“Oh no he’s a guard that just enforces the law, I on the other hand fight for my country or countries in my case.”

“Countries, you fight for more than one country?”

“More like the world, where I come from my entire world was in war with an evil military force so all the nations formed an alliance and fought back.”

“How long have you been fighting?”

“Well almost all my life I started training when I was five years old and my first mission was at twelve.”

“What but you were just a child?”

“Yeah well with soldiers dying left and right you got to get new soldiers somewhere right.”

“Dying, so you’ve killed others of your kind?”

“Well yes.”

“Did you enjoy it?”

“What do you mean?”

“Do you enjoy killing?”

“Well no actually hate killing but I am willing to do anything for my country even if it means to take the lives of others, I had to learn that lesson the hard way and it cost me dearly in the end.”

I sat there with this unbelievable look. Killing for your country seems like a bit too much for me  but he seemed like a good person and his intention were true but I could sense no love in his heart he felt cold, he pretends that it's nothing though and keeps up all these walls. We sat and talked for a few hours about each other’s species we shared a few laughs here and there Blaze is quite the storyteller I never knew that someone could use a banana to make someone drop all their stuff wait till I tell Celestia.

“Well I believe you and once my aunts come back from the meeting we will discuss your time being here as for now you will be a guest in the castle a guest room and a pair of clothes will be there for you.” I say then get up and walk out. “By the way it was nice talking to you Blaze.”

“Same here by the way where is my stuff like my jacket and equipment.” He said.

“Well your jacket was repaired and will be given to your shortly but as for your other things they have been confiscated until further notice, can’t have you roaming the castle with possible dangerous objects we already found knives and a tomahawk we don’t know what the other metal objects are but we can't take any chances.”

“Please I need my tomahawk and pistols those are very special to me.”

“Pistols, what are those?”

“It’s a weapon that shoots out extremely fast metal projectiles, but you see those are very special to me.”

“Special, how are they special they kill things?”

“The tomahawk is a gift from a close friend and the pistols are the only thing I have left of my family, please those are the only things I really need.”

“I don’t know it wouldn’t be the responsible thing to do.”

“Candace do you have something you hold dear to.”

“Well there is this necklace my mother gave to me, why do you ask?”

“What if someone took it away from you how you would feel?”

“I guess I would feel really hurt.”

“It’s the same with my tomahawk and pistols.”

“(Sigh) I...I guess I can let this slide but please promise me that you will not hurt anypony.”

“I promise and I always keep my promises but if someone attack me and I have no choice then and only then will I use my weapons.”

“Alright, now Captain Shining Armor will take you to your quarters.” I get up and walk out the door I see Shining Armor standing outside the hallway, he see me and runs over.

“Princess Candace are you alright is there anything I can do for you?”  He asked me.

“Shining you can just call me Candace you realize we have be friends for year’s right and yes there is something you can do for me, I need you to take Blaze to one of the bedrooms in the castle.” I reply.

“What, why isn’t he a criminal he did assault Princess Celestia?”

“He did but I learned from of the doctors that it was a side effect from the poison so all charges were dropped anyway just escort him there and you can continue your day.”

“Yes Princess uh I mean Candace.” He said then saluted then walk to the interrogation room.

Just then a thought ran through my head, it was the advice Blaze told me ‘Just give him a chance’ I thought about it and decided to give it a shot.

“Hey Shining Armor.”

“Uh yeah Candace.”

“I was wondering if you wanted to hang out sometime maybe this weekend if you're not busy.”

“Um sure how about Saturday we could go to the movies.”

“Great sounds like a plan how about we meet up at noon.”

“Huh that went better that I thought.” I think to myself then walk to Celestia to report in.

Blaze’s Perspective

As Candace walks out I get up and follow out I wonder if where she went off to. Just then I see Shining Armor and he has this stupid smile on his face, she totally asked him out, he then snaps out of his stupor and looks at me.

“The Princess has instructed me to escort you to one of the bed chambers so follow me and keep up.” He says.

“Lead the way.” I say then lazily salute.

We reach to a big door then Shining Armor opens the door and we both go inside the room its big also there's a huge flat screen on the wall, a gigantic bed, a kitchen, and a bathroom it was like being in a five star hotel.

“So this is where you will be staying for now or until Celestia knows what to do with you, there are some clothes on the bed and if you need anything just call on the phone.” Shining Armor tells me then walk towards the door he stop.” Oh and please don’t come out of the room its bad enough that the news ponies are swarming the castle about Princess Luna’s return.”

“Sure thing chief.” I say in a joking tone, he just looks at me then sighs and walks out the door. “Well that could have gone better.”

I walk around inspecting the room a little more and to my surprised I found a balcony which had an amazing view of the city. There were buildings everywhere but the sky was blue and clear well with a few of those flying ponies here and there. I then something smelled funky, I took a moment to realize that it’s me I wonder if the nurses even decided to give me a bath while I was out ? It doesn’t even matter now anyways I go into the bathroom, I see and large tub well more like a hot tub when I think about it also there’s a shower that’s looks like if could fit four people, then there was the average bathroom things like a toilet, sink, and mirror. I strip off my clothes and bandages ,the wound seemed to heal up ok, and hop into the shower. I then turn on the water it feels refreshing to have the water pour on my skin I see that there are some body soaps and shampoos in there there’s tropical breeze ,lavender, and fruity splash I chose the tropical breeze and scrubbed body all over then  my head after the shower I came back to the bedroom in a towel, I found a grey t-shirt, some dark blue jean, black boxers, my dog tags, and a pair of black sneakers on the bed also my Fire Wolves hoodie and some of my gear like my pistols, the holsters, my Phoenix tomahawk, and combat knife. I put everything on except my jacket and gear and then lay down on the bed.

“I wonder what I should do.” I say to myself. Then I look at the flat screen I take the remote and turn it on.

I was watching T.V for three hours most of the shows here are like the ones on earth but only ponified. After finish watching another episode of the Power Ponies Spd I see a guard come inside.

“Princess Celestia wishes to see you right now.” He tells me.

“Well I guess I don’t have a choice do I?” I say then throw on my jacket but leave zipper down.

We arrive to a huge room with two thrones in the middle, Celestia sitting in one and a blue alicorn as Candace told me sitting in the other. She had a neutral expression on her face which gave me an uneasy feeling.

“So you are the one called Blaze?” Celestia said,

“Uh yes so why have summon me have I done something, if this is about punching you in the gut it wasn’t intentional just a misunderstanding.” I reply.

“No it’s not about that you see, Candace has reported on what her plans are for you she said that you are live peacefully here on Equestria.”

“Whoa hold on one minute can't you just send me back and save yourself the trouble?”

"I guess you don't know."

"Don't Know what?"

"A few thousands of years ago evil mages would cause havoc in our land and when we had the upper hand they would retreat to other dimensions like yours, I was extremely frustrated so I put a barrier that blocked off anyone from leaving this dimension."

"So what you're saying is once I come in I can never get out."

"Precisely."

"Oh, alright I'm probably dead in my other world anyways so no one is going to notice."

“Well now that that's out of the way I will discuss your living arrangements you won stay here because the news ponies have been swarming around my castle so much that it’s hard to take a simple bubble bath, but that’s beside the point  you see I have decided to send you a back to Ponyville because Canterlot as too much news feed from my sister’s return.”

“Sister’s return?” I say.

“Yes Princess Luna, you helped freed her from Nightmare Moon don't you remember?”

“Freed her...?” Then the gears start to turn in my head. “Wait you’re... Her… what?!”

“Yes I used to be Nightmare Moon but thanks to you and the Elements of Harmony I’m free so I thank you.” Luna tells me. ”Also it seems that when you and I were hit by the element some of your personality came apart of my like how the way you speak and not the Canterlot voice.”

“Uh ok that’s kinda creepy but anyways, who will I be staying with or do you have a house for me?” I say then cross my arms.

“The house will have to wait for now I’m just too busy to deal with things here so once you get to Ponyville the Elements will have it sorted out.” Celestia tells me.

“Oh ok I guess I can live with that.”

“Speaking of living you should know Equestria does not tolerate murder we haven’t had one in ages so no killing or you be severely punished.”

“I won’t kill unless anyone wants to kill me so you have nothing to worry about.”

“I should hope so do not make me regret having Candace do this she has been quite interested in you.”

“Well then let’s not disappoint her.”

The next day I was escorted out of the castle putting my hood and mask on. With some of my gear on I feel less exposed some of the ponies give me weird look but I just shrug it off. The camera were flashing in my eyes left and right it was like walking in a room full of exploding flash bangs but I finally made it out walked around the town seeing all the ponies doing their things and not having a single care in the world this is how peace must feel like. I make it to the train station get my ticket then heard to the train it’s a bit old school for my taste but I wasn’t complaining, I sit down and wait for the train to start then a pony sits next to me from what I can tell their female. She has charcoal fur, black straight mane she’s around 5’5 and has quite the B-cup breasts she also had a curvy body. She wore a black sweater and white dress pants with black heels. She also looks extremely pissed off grumbling about something.

“The nerve of that mare who does she think she is taking my spot in the music awards.” She says then look over to me. “Oh I’m sorry here I am going on about my problem you must be annoyed with me and my problems.”

“Nah its ok.” I reply then put my hand out. “The name is Blaze pleasure to meet you.”

“Octavia like wise.” She tells me then shakes my hand.

“So what’s got you so upset Octavia you look like you could flip twenty tables right now.”

“Well you see I was practicing for the Canterlot music awards, I practiced so hard every day then a producer saw my talent I gave me opportunity to perform for the music awards.”

“Well that’s sounds good.”

“Yeah it was until the last day before the awards, he came to my hotel room and told me that I was being replaced by some disc jockey apparently the viewers want more new age music, I was so furious I deck him in the face.”

“Wow that must have sucked good thing you didn’t go out without a bang huh?”

“I guess but I’m still hurt about it though I practiced so hard and all for nothing.”

“Well I would say nothing.”

“Huh what do you mean?”

“Ok look at it like this you may not have gotten the chance perform but you did improve your skill and there might be something bigger in store for you.”

“I never saw it like that, you really know how to see the positive in saddest times Blaze thank you.”

“No problem.”

The train ride was pretty alright since Octavia was there to keep my company I learned so much about from her like what instrument she plays, it’s called the cello it’s kinda like a huge violin but of course she slapped me over the head telling me it’s not but whatever I also learned that she used to be a martial artist and was a damn good one to but decided to take a full time in music saying something like it was her destiny to play it. What was hours felt like minutes cause the train had finally stopped I reached Ponyville. I got out of the train with Octavia, apparently she lives in Ponyville, and so we arrived at the exit of the train station Octavia said,

“Well it was nice meeting you Blaze I hope we can hang out sometime hey if you have a cell phone maybe we could exchange numbers.”

“Sure.”

She writes her number down and hands it to me surprisingly they have English as their writing style so I could understand. I transfer all the data to my hawk eye and give her my number back.

“Well good-bye Blaze I hope to see you soon.” She tell me then walks away.

“Bye.” I say while waving my hand.

When she was out of my sight I decided to wait I sat down on a bench and started to look at the sky just thinking about what’s happening here. So I’m in a world full of humanoid colourful ponies with no other humans except those Paradox which I probably won’t see because if I do I will have to kill them, great on a bright note at least I’m making friends, sort of. As I was thinking a shadow peers over me I look over to see it’s the same lavender unicorn from three days ago and boy did she looked pissed along with her was her five friends.

“Twibright wasn’t it.” I say.

“It’s Twilight!” She says in an angered tone. “When the Princess said a special guest was coming this is not what I expected.”

“Oh come on Twi he ain’t all that bad let’s just give him a chance.” Applejack says.

“Yeah beside we need to throw the P.A.R.T.Y for him.”  Pinkie Pie adds on.

“You do realize I can spell Pinkie Pie?” I say.

“Oh so you remember her name right!?!” Twilight say in an annoyed tone.

“Yes only the people I feel like remembering.” I reply. “Now let’s get to business where am I staying?”

“Um well about that yah see we haven’t really decided yet.” Applejack said then gave a nervous chuckle.

“Well that’s alright I’m mean having to decide who get some unknown creature to stay in their house for who know how long is a tough decision. “ I tell her then give a small smile.

“Why don’t you decide?” Pinkie Pie suggests.

“Hey that’s not a bad idea.” Applejack adds on. “Hehe Pinkie Pie came up with an idea now wonder I’m seeing crazy critters today.”

“Well ok it’s worth a try.” I say then I start to think. ”Hmm let’s see If I pick Twilight there is a possibility that there will constant arguing on the other hand it would be so fun  just to piss her off, then there’s Rarity I’m sure she we don’t match she probably to neat for my taste about things and have me constantly dressing up which I hate then again I might need new clothes and rooming with her could give me that advantage, but then there Fluttershy she a bit too quiet for me and we might end up having to many awkward silences but on the other hand she is super nice out of the rest. From what I heard Rainbow Dash lives in clouds so that’s just a no, Pinkie Pie well she so hyper I might not be able to keep up with her and she might drive me nuts with that chain gun mouth of hers then again she is a baker so I wouldn’t have to worry about food, lastly there’s Applejack she looks like the no privacy kinda gal which I might need if I’m to be here but she does run a farm which will keep me in shape. Damn so many good option and so many bad factor to choose from.”

“Hey yah Blaze have yah decided?” Applejack askes me.

“Uh I choose…”