Author's Note

For some reason I felt like the start could have gone better but I have no idea unless you guys tell me otherwise. Another thing, do you guys like my writing style? If not I can try to find a way to change it, As always feedback is appreciated! don't forget that like and favorite! oh and i'm sorry for this chapter coming out late but I want every chapter to have atleast 2,000 words, also sorry for any ponies who are too OOC but i'm trying my best. ANYWAYS PEACE AND PROSPERITY!

3: Hospital visits

Fluttershy's Cottage

I stand there staring down at the butterscotch alien as that one word echoes in the small tunnel. We stare at each other for a long moment before she tears up. When she does I feel like my heart has been stabbed as all of my ill thoughts melt away before she quickly hugs me, shocking me with her actions.

"Wh-what? why are you..."

I say as she hugs me before I sigh and slowly hug her back. When I do a feeling of warmth and happiness washes over me as I feel an unnoticed load be lifted from my shoulders. After a few seconds she speaks up as she looks up at me.

"You poor thing. What could have happened to you to make you not feel safe around us?"

I look down into her bright blue eyes and I feel like I could tell her everything but I feel as if the horrors of the Human-Covenant war have yet to reach here. I keep silent as I hug her slender frame against me before I finally open my mouth to speak after a long moment of silence.

"You really wouldn't want to know nor see what I have been through. It left me un-trusting of any alien species I encounter...and i'm sorry for that"

I say as I let her go and look around at the assembled group of aliens before I sigh and raise my hands.

"I surrender, as much as I hate to do so."

I am met with strange looks as I look from face to face before the purple one steps forward cautiously and speaks.

"Well, we value your cooperation. Now please, come back to the hospital so you can be properly addressed and released. By the way, my name is Twilight sparkle. How do you do?"

She asks slowly reaching an open hand towards me which I lightly take and shake.

"My name is Logan Reyes, Master Sargent in the UNSC of the ODSTs"

I say before I see the horn atop of her head become surrounded with a purple aura moments before a notepad and quill materialize near her, bathed in a similar glow. My eyes widen as I involuntarily take a step backwards, used to seeing the covenant have a purple hue to their ships and some of their weapons. She takes notice and looks to me with worry.

"Is something the matter?"

She says before I quickly shake my head and regain my composure.

"It's nothing to be worried about, just surprised is all... I've just never seen that before..."

I say pointing at the quill and notepad before she gives me a questioning look.

"You mean you've never seen a notepad before?"

She says before I almost face palm due to how literal she is.I shake my head before pointing at the item in question.

"No, I mean I've never seen that glow or aura before. I've never seen any technology capable of doing that."

I say before she gives me a bemused look as several of the other aliens look to each other with raised eyebrows.

"You mean you've never seen magic before?"

Twilight says as it's now my turn to give her a bemused look.

"Magic... Magic is just smoke and mirrors or really well placed technology. In other words, magic doesn't exist..."

I say before she smirks at me as I raise an eyebrow in question before looking around and seeing that all of the aliens have some form of amusement on their faces.

"Did I say something funny?"

I ask genuinely confused to the situation before Twilight snickers as the pink one begins to giggle and snort while the blue and orange one straight up begin laughing at me as the white one gives a dainty giggle while the yellow one next to me simply smiles.

"N-no, well yes actually. See magic does indeed exist and I can prove it to you too."

Twilight says before her horn brightens and I feel my stomach do a somersault as I hear the sound of energy building up and releasing as my vision blurs for a moment. When I feel my stomach settle back down and vision return I can see that I am back in the hospital room I started out in as my jaw hits the floor.

"W-what... but.... how... you... when..."

Twilight giggles before smiling at me as I pick my jaw up off of the floor.

"I told you, magic."

She says as I slowly nod.

"You... you have made your point... magic is a thing... now... I know miss Twilight Sparkle here,would anybody else like to make acquaintances?"

I ask specifically looking at the butterscotch alien who smiles demurely at me before extending her hand which I lightly take into my own.

"I'm Fluttershy..."

She says in a barely audible whisper that I can just barely make out. After I release her hand I turn to suddenly see a blue face in mine and my hands sub-consciously reach for my pistol and dagger before I realize whats going on and the face before me begins bragging.

"Yo, you didn't ask me first? I'm like, the biggest celebrity in this joint at the moment. Top flyer in Equestria? hello!"

The little blue alien spouts out as I simply stare before I sigh.

"You know, I figured we would start with a name. How about that, can I get a name please?"

I ask before she scoffs and looks away with a self-conceited smirk on her face.

"See? Even aliens want to know who Rainbow Dash is."

She states to no-one in particular before I see the orange one roll her eyes. Which I quickly catch and look into the emerald orbs.

"I take it you are used to this?"

I ask as Dash continues to brag before the alien with the stetson on nods.

"Eeyup, name's Applejack. Yer a strange critter ah gotta say. Ah do hafta admit Ah'd rather not be on yer bad side..."

She says as I look to her curiously for a moment before I remember the fight with the lion... scorpion... bat... thing... and quickly rush to defend myself.

"Oh that? well I was just defending myself from something that wanted to make me lunch. To be honest I didn't like the idea of being on something else's menu."

I say reaching out a hand for her to shake which she does with a firm grip, leaving me quite surprised given her more feminine attributes. During this time however, I notice the pink one looking like she was about to explode as she had a massive grin and was shaking almost uncontrollably. That almost made me want to skip her and go on to the white one but manners are never to be scoffed at right? I could tell that this was probably a bad idea as soon as I looked at her so I steeled myself and slowly reached a hand to her.

"Hello, I-"

I begin but am quickly cut-off as my hand is taken into a bone-crushing grip as I swear my arm is jerked in and out of socket due to how roughly it was being shaken.

"HII'MPINKIEPIEIT'SSOGOODTOFINALLYACTUALLYMEETYOUIMEANITWASCOOLMEETINGYOUBEFOREWHENYOUWEREALLLIKEPEWPEWBANGBOOMWITHYOURGUNANDTHEMANTICOREWASLIKERAAAAWRANDWEWEREALLSTUCKSTANDINGTHEREBECAUSEWEDIDNTKNOWWHATTODOAN-"

She is quickly silenced by a white hand but she continues to try and speak even as she continues to shake my hand with that same bone-crushing grip as I look to my savior with some thanks as I slowly pry my hand from... Pinkie's? yea Pinkie's grip. To be honest the pink one rather scares me with that strength. Anyways my savior was obviously the 'Prissy' one from earlier but up close she isn't so much 'prissy' I believe but pretty.

"Thank you so much ma'am. I didn't know what to make of that, I think I caught the name Pinkie Pie however."

I say looking at Pinkie who's eye's light up as I can see a smile behind the white one's hand. After that quick glance I look at the white alien and extend my hand before she puts hers daintily in mine and I can tell then and there that this one will appreciate manners. So me being the genius that I am, decide to up the charm slightly. Taking the opportunity I place a gentle kiss upon her outstretched hand before looking into her eyes. Hey don't judge me, what the hell would you do in a situation like mine? Anyways, it's at this point that she speaks and I finally hear her sophisticated sounding voice.

"It is quite alright darling. Pinkie get's that way whenever she meets somepony new, give her a moment to calm down and she will be..."

She pauses for a moment looking for the right words before I say them for her.

"easier to handle?"

I say with a slight smile showing that I mean no harm with my words as she smiles back to me.

"Precisely. My name is Rarity darling, and may I offer you some new cloths? The ones you have on now are just dreadful."

I raise a brow and look myself over, noting my combat boots which are slightly scuffed and pitch black battle dress uniform before I look back up at her and respond.

"Well this isn't supposed to be a fashion statement. It's a Battle Uniform, not my dress blues. Now if you saw my dress blues you would be singing a very different tune I believe. However I don't know how long I will be here so I'd be grateful for what you can give me."

I say earning a smile from her as I look around at the small group surrounding me.

"Well, I am glad to have met you all I suppose... but I have a question. Where's my gear?"

I ask looking at Twilight who I assumed to more or less be the leader of this small group. My assumption is right as she thinks for a moment as she looks back into my Hazel eyes for a long moment before she replies.

"Weeeeellll... I can say that it is all somewhere safe. I'm sorry but I can't do anything about that until the princesses have met you."

She says slightly sheepishly, to which I raise an eyebrow and shift my weight from foot to foot as I think for a moment before speaking.

"Any idea on when that could be? I mean honestly I feel naked without having at least my pistol on me."

The statement sent a wave of blushes across the room to which I simply raised an eyebrow at before I realized how literal these creatures might be. Seeking to quickly rectify the situation I quickly raise my hands and begin waving them back and forth.

"NOT LIKE THAT! I meant as a soldier in a very long and dangerous war where the enemy is almost always around the next corner, I don't feel safe without one of my weapons."

I say quickly as a wave of understanding replaces their blushing faces before the one called Twilight Sparkle begins speaking again.

"Y-yes... well, to answer your question princesses Celestia and Luna are both in very important talks with dignitaries from the griffon kingdom. It may be a few days before you get to see one of them in Canterlot."

She says, causing me to groan in frustration and slight annoyance. I'm just slightly concerned because my gear is kinda valuable, and if my captain found out that some alien race got their hands on it? If these things thought I was scary, they have no idea what she would do to me... I'm not sure there would be enough of me left to fit in a thimble. Anyways! I look back to Twilight and think for a moment before speaking.

"Can I at least have my armor? There's nothing wrong with that right?"

I ask slightly hopeful before she shakes her head with a sad looking expression. Crushing my hopes to at least be able to have my armor with me so I can feel somewhat protected,

"Damn... well... How long do I have to wait to be 'discharged' from the hospital?"

I ask as Twilight spins on her heel and heads to the door before poking her head out for a moment. I hear her talk for a moment before seeing her nod as I sit down on the cot and take off my boots as the small group of aliens begins talking among themselves quietly. After a few moments Twilight leans back in and speaks to me with a smile upon her face.

"A doctor will be here shortly to finish giving you an examination. I do believe that afterward you shall be allowed to leave!"

She says happily as I finally crack a smile myself. Finally hearing some sort of good news I lean back and throw my legs up onto the cot, getting relaxed as I wait.

"Wonderful... I just wonder what i'm going to do after I get out of here... and where i'll stay... eh, that's easier than having to worry about getting shot or stabbed on a daily basis."

I say getting looks from the... you know, they look a lot like horses so i'm going to call them something like that, perhaps ponies because of how cute they are? What... just because i'm a guy I can still find things cute... even if i'm around 50 counting Cryo time, I'm about 28 otherwise. ANYWAYS! I got looks from the ponies after my statement, I notice but say nothing as I know they are simply civilians and really shouldn't know about the horrors of war like I do. After a few moments I hear the door open and I look up slightly. I see another female walk in... seriously, this place and all the females, are there no guys? I digress, she walks in and I see she has a light pink coat that was almost white and a dull red hair and tail color while her eyes were a light blue coloration, I also notice a horn atop her head as she turns to look around the room. She also has a white doctors coat on over her short black dress skirt and blue button-up blouse before her eyes light upon me and she gives me a small smile.

"I'm doctor Clean Cut, It's apleasure to meet you Mr. Logan Reyes."

She says in a friendly tone to which I smile and raise a placating hand to her.

"Please, either Sargent or Reyes is good enough for me."

I say giving her a quick salute before I sit up in the cot. After I do that she turns to the others in the room and smiles.

"Ladies, I must ask for doctor patient confidentiality. Would you all kindly leave the room?"

She asks as the girls nod and begin to file out of the room, each of them giving me a small wave as I wave back to them.

"I'll see you girls later I suppose..."

I say as the doctor turns to me again with that same smile as she walks forward to me.

"Please lay down so that I may start your examination."

I do as she asks and feel a very strange tingling sensation all across my body for several moments. I happen to notice that her horn is glowing a dark green color and quickly equate the tingle with her magic. After several moments I hear a hum from her as she looks to me curiously for a moment as she writes several things down on her clip-board. Before long she smiles and looks down at me before she steps back.

"From what I can tell Mr. Reyes, you are as healthy as can be. I'll be back momentarily with your paperwork unless you have any questions for me."

To that I smile and shake my head giving her the cue to leave. She does so leaving me alone with my thoughts as I cross my arms and sit up once again. Just what the hell am I supposed to do, and who are these princesses? Well,I guess I'll find out sooner or later, hopefully sooner.