Peacekeeper

10-26<

As a police officer you can expect a lot to happen just about anywhere, especially in Redview County. There can be anything from a rampaging dumbtruck, (long story short, someone decided to go on a joy ride in you-know-what) to a highjacked car carrier semi truck, (you can guess why) even to a police firefight (this happened only twice since I was transferred from ol' Seacrest County, both were results of failed criminal getaways). Going back to a misused 911 dial, to protesters in the street, aaaand then streakers. Don't get me wrong, I've seen streakers before, probably more than a cop really needs to see, but almost right off the bat I could tell something was off about these six girls. They didn't have the weird happy look that actual streakers have when running around, they had more a look of curiosity and fear.

"Are those gang names or something?" I asked, unaware of the fact I was looking at them like they were speaking another language.

  "N-no, they're our real names." Replied Twilight Sparkle.

I paused as I ran my hand through my hair before turning to Carlos.

  "Go look up the names in the system, see if these six are for real." I said flatly.

He responded with nod and quietly walked off to his Hennessy, leaving me with the girls who I turned to face. I would've asked them to step into our cars but since we were both driving only two-seaters, it'd be a little hard fitting all six of them.

  "So what were you six doing, running around naked on the street?" Asked with a sigh as I folded my arms.

  "Well..." Twilight Sparkle started. "the six of us were getting ready to test a spell on the Elements of Harmony when--" she faltered at I waved her off.

  "Hang on, hang on, hang on. Spells? Elements or Harmony? Let me ask you something, how much have you girls had to drink?" I said.

  "We haven't been drinking anything! And I think you oughta' show Twilight some respect and let her finish!" Rainbow Dash snapped.

I didn't necessarily sigh, but I took a deep breath as I put out my hand in a "please continue" and gave a single nod.

  "So we were about to test a spell on the Elements of Harmony when something went seriously wrong..." Twilight continued.

  "And everything went boom! And then there was noting and then we were here almost like magic it was so weird." The one called Pinkie Pie ranted almost to fast for me to wrap my head around.

I was about to go on about why I should believe them and what not when Carlos hollered to me.

  "Rick, you gotta see this!"

I quickly turned and jogged over to the Hennessy with the girls behind me. When I got to the car Carlos gave me a look of curiosity and concern.

  "What is it?" I asked, leaning into the passenger side of the car.

  "So I looked up each of these girls and got a few related names, but they don't look anything like these ones." The wingman replied, pointing at our newcomers.

  "Try searching everyone, record or not." I ordered.

  "I did." Carlos said. "It's like they don't even exist."

I stood up and looked down the road before running my hand through my hair.

  "Seeker units, report. You're silent." Dispatch suddenly called over the car's built in radio.

  "Seeker 1-2 here, we're just dealing with this 10-15. Nothing to worry about." Carlos replied quickly.

  "These girls have no history? That's impossible though! I've never dealt with this kind of thing before, what will happen to them if we take them back to the station?" I thought briefly before turning back to them.

I was about to speak when I saw the baffled looks on all of their faces.

  "That thing can talk?" Asked the one... Rarity was her name.

I shook my head in response.

  "This thing uses a radio that links me and Carlos directly to our dispatcher, so we can communicate over long distances." I replied simply, but before any of them could talk I continued. "Now, you have fifteen seconds to explain to me why you technically don't exist." I said.

To be honest, I was getting a little annoyed by now so I wanted to speed things up.

After I said that I quickly turned to Carlos.

  "Go back to the post and get the SUV. Meet me back here ASAP." I said, pointing down the road.

  "Roger." He replied before pulling down the road and speeding up quickly.

Turning back to the girls I saw they were all looking in the direction of Carlos with awe. The girl with the smooth pink hair was receding behind Rarity.

  "Hey!" I said, snapping them out of their trans to remind them of what I had asked.

They seemed a little clueless on how to respond until Twilight Sparkle stepped forward, her face lit up.

  "Let me try something." She said as she closed her eyes and looked slightly downward.

  "What are you doing?" Asked me and the one I recalled being Applejack said at the same time before glancing at her.

  "Just give me a second... This may hurt a little." Twilight continued after a moments hesitation.

  "Now hang on just--" I started, but what happened next was something I would remember my whole life.

My vision was obstructed by a bright flash and then... what looked like brain neurons started flying by me. I couldn't look around, I couldn't feel my body, it was like I was just a weightless pair of eyes flying through the network of a brain. Them almost as if my mind was telling me, I could tell this was my brain I was flying through. I was amazed and frightened at the same time. I didn't know what was going on, but this... place was absolutely astounding. Then just as quickly as it started, it ended, and I found myself looking over a small village. It looked like just some small collection of buildings but something was very off. There weren't people walking the streets, but instead brightly colored creatures that resembled an equine.

  "This is our native region, Equestria." A ghostly feminine voice spoke, seeming to come from every direction at once. "We are lost and confused now. We only wish to return home. We are not like your kind. Please, help us."

Instantly afterwards, I felt myself zooming back through the depths of my own brain before another bright flash obscured my vision. I opened my eyes to see I was kneeling on the ground trembling like a leaf. My breaths were short gasps and I had trouble focusing on anything for a few seconds.

Then the whiplash hit me as my head felt ready to split in half. I groaned as I put a hand to my right temple and slowly stood up. I glanced over to see five of the girls helping up Twilight, who was also rubbing her head. Unfortunately, their blankets had fallen from their bodies when the went to help her so they were all pretty much naked again. I didn't mind as I locked eyes with twilight, who looked at me hopefully as she stood up. After I regained my bearings I nodded slowly.

  "Okay... Okay, I believe you." I said, making all of them smile at me weakly. "But you six cannot tell any other people like me about this other than my partner. You'll be hauled away before you even realize it."

They all nodded in understanding.

  "So you'll help us?" Asked the only girl who hadn't spoken yet. Crap, I forgot her name, the one who had recoiled as Carlos pulled away.

I hesitated for a moment before nodding.

  "Yes, I will. Carlos should be back within a minute or so and we'll take you back to our command post." I said, looking back at the street. "What was your name again?" I asked, glancing at the girl.

She recoiled a tiny bit before replying quietly.

  "Fluttershy."

The next half minute or so went in silence (yes, I told them to put on their blankets again...) before I could hear the distinctive sound of a V8 engine around the nearest turn, and a black Ford Excursion rolled up and stopped next to my Koenigsegg. I was already leading the girls down to the truck as Carlos rolled down the passenger window and looked at me.

  "We good to go?" He asked.

  "Yep, we're taking them back to the post though." I replied as I opened the back right door for the girls, who reluctantly (especially Fluttershy, who had to be pulled in by Rainbow Dash) filed into the extra seats.

  "What? Why?" He inquired with a cocked eyebrow.

  "I'll explain everything once we get there, just please don't ask now." I said firmly.

Carlos replied with a quick nod before I closed the door and he rolled up the window.

I watched as the large truck rolled down the street for a minute before slowly walking towards my anti-racer car. Opening the exotic door I seated myself and started the car, but I didn't go anywhere. Instead I was still trying to wrap my head around the fact that me and Carlos were now harboring aliens. Extra emphasis on "trying". I shook my head and put my hands on the steering wheel and rolled away, slowly gaining speed until I was cruising at around seventy miles per hour.

  "Seeker 1-2 here, 10-22 on that situation, Dispatch. Returning to duties." Carlos said over the radio.

I slowed down to about fourty when I caught up with Carlos and rolled calmly behind him. I was so stressed by that time I noticed my hands were shaking slightly so I decided some music was in order to calm me down. Opening up the music playlist on the car's touch screen console I scanned through them until I found one song I loved. Tapping it I leaned back in my seat as Joker and the Thief started playing through the high-quality speakers all around the car.

The rest of the drive was quiet until we reached the command post where I opened the car trailer and backed into it in front of Carlos's Hennessey Venom GT. I hopped off the ramp as I was closing and walked over to the truck, which was parked in the small driveway, to help with getting the girls inside.

  "T-that thing was s-scary..." Commented Fluttershy, who was visibly shaking as Applejack wrapped an arm around her.

  "It's okay, Shy. It ain't gonna hurt you." Applejack said softly.

I didn't pay much heed to them though as I walked up to Carlos.

  "Alright, we're here. Now what the hell are we going to do with these people?" He demanded.

  "I'll tell you inside, I promise you'll understand. I'm gonna have them stay in my trailer until we can sort everything out." I informed him quietly.

  "What do you mean, Rick!?" He said at a near shout.

  "Just hang on!" I said at the same volume as I walked back to the girls, who were standing on the opposite side of the driveway from the truck.

Walking back to them I shook my head to myself and sighed.

  "Okay, here's what gonna happen. You six are gonna stay in my trailer under my supervision until we can get this whole thing figured out."I said, pointing to one of the two RCPD mobile-homes. "I'll provide food and clothing as necessary, so don't worry about that."

After my briefing I led them to the trailer and opened up the heavy door and folded down the step. One-by-one they filed into the small home.

  "Make yourselves comfortable but don't touch anything yet. I'll be right back." I said before shutting the door and locking it.

Between finding and harboring six lost human aliens, and now having to tell Carlos what my ridiculous plan of action was and convincing him to go along with it, I could tell this was going to be a long day...