“That...was….AWESOME!!!” As the aftershock of the crashing object began to subside, Rainbow Dash was stuck staring towards the impact.

Twilight’s thoughts on the other hoof were more worried and concerned than apparently Rainbow’s; how could somepony not be worried about something like that falling out of the sky. She was also still transfixed on the location where it had crashed and could see the smoke rising from the impact still. That must be what I sensed earlier…. As Twilight continued to stare, Fluttershy continued to try and get her attention.

“Twilight…”

"…………."

“Twilight…”

Did I just hear something?

“Twilight!” *SLAP* “Get a hold of yourself Twilight! I m-mean if thats okay with you….” After her little, assertive outburst, Fluttershy began to cower slightly out of embarrassment.

“It’s ok Fluttershy, I really needed that.” Twilight began to rub the red mark on her cheek with a hoof as she now could think clearly again. Thankfully the act had not only knocked her out of her trance, but the others had also become more focused due to the whole ordeal. Of course Fluttershy slapping one of them was more surprising than a giant object falling from the sky.

“Okay, I think we should go check out the crash site.” Twilight thought this was the best course of action. Not only was she curious, but if the object posed any real danger, it was her duty as a princess to protect those around her from it.

“Uhhh…. ya sure that’s the best idea, Twi? I mean that thing just fell from the sky, we don’t know what it is.” Though Applejack was afraid of what the object really was, she was more afraid of any of her friends being hurt by it if at all possible.

“Well I’m going regardless, It’s my duty as a princess now…” Twilight began to get up and moved towards the door but was stopped by Rainbow Dash.

“And I’m coming with you, who knows what that thing was. You’re gonna need more ponies with you in case there’s trouble.” Rainbow Dash said this and then proceeded to mock a salute to Twilight.

As Rainbow did this, all of the other mares began voicing their own acceptance and willingness to go with Twilight.

“We’re with ya Twi, friends stick together no matter what.” After Applejack said this with a smile, the six of them began to make their way out of the castle and towards the Everfree Forest. They, however, were not the only ones heading towards the crash site, for Princess Celestia and Princess Luna were on their way as well.

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After minutes of walking and traversing the dense plant life of the forest, Twilight and her friends finally made it to the edges of the crash site only to stop in awe. What laid before them was something they had never seen before. A large metallic object lay before them with various signs of damage ranging from holes and a deformed exterior. It had slid across the ground for some time when it first crashed, making a large trench in its path until it had finally slowed. Trees around the object were either completely destroyed or uprooted and pushed away. The ground was charred and small bits of debris lay scattered with smoke and flames coming off of them.

As the six ponies began to snap out of their trance, they made their way closer to the object to hopefully find out what it truly was…

While Twilight and her friends made their way closer to the object, Princess Luna and Princess Celestia were minutes away from landing at the crash site. With them was a couple squads of royal guards consisting of both Celestia's normal guard, and Luna's bat ponies.

The Princesses had a birds eye view of the damage and were awestruck by it. Luna herself was amazed at the size of the object, which could have served as the Canterlot Castle. “Tia, look at what that object has caused…. And not only that, but look at the size of it!” As Luna said this they began to make their descent and land next to said object, only to be greeted by a surprised group of ponies.

“Princess Celestia! Princess Luna! It’s good to see you here right now.” As Twilight said this, she made her way over to them exchanging a quick hug with Celestia in the process.

After their greetings were finished, Celestia commanded the guards to secure the area and establish a perimeter.”Captain! Make sure that nopony other than us gets close to this strange object. We don’t know what it is or whether it is harmful to us.”

“Yes your highness!” The captain then went to the other guards and passed them the orders of the princess. They then began spreading out around the object, ensuring that nopony could get close. As they did so, other ponies from the town began to arrive, only to be stopped at a safe distance by some guards.

As the guards did their duty, Celestia then turned back to the strange object, and noticed that not far from the ground, there seemed to be an opening or breach in its side. “I think it’s best that we enter this strange object and see what we can find.”

“Princess Celestia, do you think there could be somepony in that….thing?” Though Twilight doubted it, she still couldn't help but feel something was in there. Why else would I sense something strange before this thing fell from the sky? As she thought of this she remembered a spell she had recently found in her studies, one that allowed her to detect life in any environment. Without waiting for a reply from Celestia, Twilight cast the spell and found that there was indeed something alive in the object, but it was definitely not a pony. Whatever's alive in there, it seems to be injured and….. Whatever it was it was not only badly injured but seemed to have a strange aura around it.

“Princess Twilight, I know what spell you just casted. Was there anything alive within this object?” Celestia questioned her once brilliant student with worry in her eyes as she noticed how Twilight’s eyes widened with what she learned of the living creature in the object through her spell.

“Yes Princess Celestia, there is something alive in there! And we must hurry, whatever it is, it appears to be badly injured and could be close to death!” As Twilight finished stating this, she quickly flew towards the gap Celestia had noticed and landed in what appeared to be some sort of corridor, the other princesses quickly followed. As they landed as well, Twilight created a magical path for her friends to follow, while Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy flew up on their own.

Twilight was close to panicking as she viewed the aura in the bowels of this strange object. It’s aura was reminiscent of a flame but instead of a roaring fire like those around her the being within was a flicker slowly fading. She began looking either direction as she tried to figure out wich way would be the quickest to the gravely injured creature.

The corridor they had entered was in somewhat decent condition; only some loose panels on the walls and ceiling were the only signs of damage other than the gaping hole to the outside world. As everypony looked at the surrounding area, Twilight casted a tracking spell to help them find a way to the injured creature, and another to mark the path they took so they could easily exit the object.

“Alright' lets get moving, something in this thing needs our help!” As Twilight said this she began leading the way, with her friends and the princesses following her lead. As they got further into the object, they noticed it seemed to have its own sources of light on the ceiling along the various hallways. Every now and then there would also be a spark of electricity from various loose wires and panels. And now that Twilight thought of it, she thought she could hear a voice as they continued.

*Critical…..Systems…..Repairs Needed….*

As they traveled through more hallways and corridors of various states of damage, the voice became more clear as they neared the room with the injured creature.

*Critical System Failure, Major Damage Sustained, Repairs Needed*

“What was that?” Before anyone could answer Rainbow’s question, the voice said something that made them hurry towards the door ahead of them that lead to the creature….

*Severe Injury Detected, Immediate Medical Attention Required On The Bridge*

Once they reached the door, it attempted to open automatically for them, but got stuck half way, leaving no room for them to get through. “Princess Celestia, Princess Luna, help me open this thing, it seems to be stuck.” Together, the three of them used their magic to force the doors open; what they saw on the other side froze them in horror.

The entire room that the strange voice claimed to be the bridge was a mess, various spots had exploded consoles and various bits of electrical wires revealed due to explosions. There were also a few electrical fires. Of course, to them, all they saw was something in a total state of severe damage; they knew nothing of what any of it actually was.

But what froze them in place the most was the body of the creature that Twilight had detected with her spell. It was over to the side of the room, with its back against the wall, one of its legs appeared to be bent in a position that did not look normal! It had various gashes and cuts along its body and had a piece of debris sticking out of its shoulder. What looked like it was supposed to be the face of the creature appeared to have slight burn marks over it’s right eye, possibly from an explosion. It was laying in a small pool of blood that was slowly becoming larger as its various wounds continued to release it.

“Dear Celestia….” Twilight was frozen in horror at how badly injured the creature was. According to her spell it was still alive, but it probably wouldn’t be for long if it didn’t get help soon.

Princess Celestia and Princess Luna quickly approached the creature and began to use their vast knowledge and experience with magic to slowly remove the debris in the creature and clean its wounds. As they began doing what they could with their magic, the creature’s left eye slightly opened as it regained consciousness for a few seconds.

All Radel could see through his one good eye was a blurry image of shadowy figures surrounding him. Is this what being dead feels like….? As he thought of this, one of the shadowy figures spoke. “It’s gonna be alright, you're safe now. We'll take care of you…” As the voice finished it’s statement of comfort, Radel lost consciousness again.

As the creature seemed to become unconscious again, Twilight went to the other princesses. “Are you sure you can help it?” She was extremely worried for the creature, its wounds were so severe it seemed magic wouldn't be much help…

“We can only stabilize it for now, Princess Twilight. They will be fine long enough for us to get it to the Ponyville Hospital. Then only time will tell with their more advanced treatment whether it lives or not.” As Celestia said this, both her and Luna finished casting what spells they could to help stabilize and heal the creature, then began to lift it gently in their magical aura, carrying it towards the hole they used to enter the object as if they were a newborn foal.

Once they were out of the object, everypony that was still there gasped when they saw the injured creature. Quickly Princess Celestia and Princess Luna placed the creature in one of the chariots with them, and took it to the Ponyville Hospital…

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(A couple days later…)

Uhhhh….. I feel like I’ve had the worst hangover ever while falling off a 20 story building. This was the first thought Radel had as he began to regain consciousness four days after his near death experience in the crash of Ender’s Blessing.

As he slowly came to, he opened his eyes to see that his right one was obstructed; in response he brought a hand to it. What he felt was a soft gauze pad with some bandaging to hold it in place. What happened to me…?

He began to look around and noticed that he was in what appeared to be a hospital bedroom. So was that all just a dream? Did I never partake in that mission and just imagine it while I was out?

Suddenly he heard the door to his room open and the curtain around his bed was pushed aside; what he saw made his jaw touch the floor….

“Oh! You’re finally awake! It’s good to see since you’ve been out for four days, my name’s Nurse Redheart and I’m your nurse for the duration of your recovery.” The strange...pony…. said as it began to check on his IV and other medical instruments that were connected to him. By the sound of her voice, it was a female. She had a white coat, pink mane and tail, and a..... red cross on her flanks? Why does it have matching tattoos there?

Radel just sat there staring at the pony in bewilderment. So it seems I was not dreaming and ended up on another planet with life on it after all, however strange the life is… He was just not expecting to see something so similar to an animal found on earth. What Radel was expecting to see was something more alien like the martians or other movie depictions over the decades of mankind.

“Are you alright?” Nurse Redheart asked him, beginning to worry as he just sat there and stared at her.

“Y-yes, sorry, where am I exactly?” And it speaks the same language as me! How lucky can a man be?

“You are in the Ponyville Hospital. You were brought here by Princess Celestia and Princess Luna after they found you in critical condition within that strange object.” As the nurse said this, she finished her final task and became more focused on the human. “Speaking of the princesses, Princess Twilight will want to be informed that you are now awake.” As she said this she began to make her way out.

“Wait! Who are these princesses you speak of?” Radel asked this, hoping to get a better idea of the people of this new world and who lead them.

Nurse Redheart turned only to look at him and make a simple reply. “They are the ones who lead our great nation, Equestria. Now excuse me, I must go inform her highness, she’ll happily answer any questions you have.” With that said she exited the room, leaving Radel to his own thoughts.

Well if I survived a crash on the planets surface, then that means my ship is in better condition than I thought it’d be. As he continued to think about the condition of his ship, Radel also began to examine the condition of his injuries. Thanks to the biotic implants he had, his body had healed almost entirely. The only injury he could still feel was in his left leg, he assumed it must have been broken badly. Even with implants, bones in the body were still the hardest to heal. His right eye stun a little; probably just some scarring that is still breaking up.

Radel just sat there, stretching and left to his own thoughts for an hour or two when another six ponies entered his room. They were all various colors and only two had wings, one had a horn, and one of them had both while also wearing a crown upon her head. So this must be Princess Twilight, and an alicorn as well...

As the six ponies approached his bed, one with pink fur, tail, and mane, as well as a tattoo of balloons on her flanks, hopped over to his side, full of energy. “OH MY GOSH, YOU’RE FINALLY AWAKE!!! I’m so glad you are, we were all so worried when we found you in that strange giant metal thingy! I mean, it’s not every day that you s-.” The pony’s apparent speech was cut short by a hoof being placed in its mouth.

“Calm down Pinkie darling, the last thing it needs is one of your hyperactive moments!” The one the hoof belonged to was the pony with white fur and purple mane and tail; she was the only one that was a unicorn, and strangely, the tattoos on her flanks were diamonds.

“Sorry, Rarity! Anyways, I’ll have to throw you a party sometime for getting all better!” The energetic mare then bounced a little ways away, allowing the one I could only assume was this 'Princess Twilight' to step closer to me.

“Hello, I’m Princess Twilight Sparkle, and you are?” The purple alicorn gestured towards me with a hoof.

“I’m Commodore Radel Endorian.” Radel managed to reply, though his voice sounded a little nervous. How can I be nervous now when I was able to talk to that nurse just fine earlier?!

“Well, Commodore. It’s good to see you looking better, and in record time I might add! Normally with the injuries you suffered, a pony would be in the hospital for months if alive at all!” Twilight then went on to an expression filled with more concern and worry. “How do you feel?”

Didn’t I just think about this not long ago...? ”Well, pretty good considering what just happened. You say I was out for four days?” Radel wasn’t going to tell her how he felt when he first woke up. But honestly he felt fine, just a little stiff which was most likely due to being out for four days. By the next day he should have little to no signs of his injuries.

The princess looked at him, still with worry on her face. “Yes, when we first found you in that object you were quite beaten. Multiple cuts and lacerations, not to mention how many different bone fractures and cracks you had.”

“Well I can thank both you and my biotic implants for the speedy recovery from that.” As he said this he began to sit up and try to get off the bed. But before he could try to get on his own legs and get a good stretch, one of the ponies, a pegasus, stopped him.

“Oh no no no no, there’s no need to get up right now. Just lay down and relax for a little longer.” She said this all in a motherly tone and tried to gently push him back onto the bed. The mare had yellow fur, with a pink mane and tail, and a tattoo of three butterflies on her flanks. Are these tattoos part of their culture or something?

“Don’t worry, I’m fine now, I just need to stretch a little.” As he said this he gently pushed the caring mare away and stood on his own two legs. Once he did that he began to stretch out various parts of his body. “Ahhhh much better.” He said this after giving his back one last satisfying pop.

“So, Commodore, what were you doing in that thing, and what exactly is it AND you? I’ve never seen or heard of anything like you or that object before.” Twilight gave him a quizzical look as she waited for an answer.

Radel carefully thought about how he was gonna answer her question, he didn’t want to say anything to complicated or simple to the mare. “Well to start it off, I’m what my species call a human. And that thing I crashed in, that was my ship that I used to get here..... well, actually, I'm not even sure I’m where I planned to go at all.” Radel began to rub the back of his head as he tried to remember whether Athene had stated if they were to arrive at the right destination.

After hearing this, Twilight still seemed somewhat confused. “Well you're in Equestria; where were you headed and from where did you come from?” She failed to understand that Radel did not come from anywhere on their planet, which he noticed himself.

“No, you see...I’m not from this planet. Not even this solar system. My home is light years upon light years away from here.” As he said this he immediately wish he hadn't, he felt like he only just confused them more. Good going genius, you probably made the situation more awkward…

While Radel thought he had made things worse, the blue pegasus with a rainbow mane, tail, and with her own special tattoo, lit up and rushed to him. “Wait just one second. You're saying you're from outer space?! It’s just like that one Daring Doo book!” As she said this she began to fly around in a excited state.

Sooo… I guess they aren't as confused as I thought they'd be… “Anyways, how is my ship. It must be in a somewhat good condition if I am standing here right now.” While saying this, Radel brought up his right wrist up towards his face and activated the holo bracelet he was wearing, thankfully still intact.

Twilight, who unlike most of her friends, didn't notice the strange device now appearing on Radel’s wrist. Instead, she spoke as she watched Rainbow fly around. “It looked pretty badly damaged, but you probably should see for your...self……” As she finished speaking, she saw what the rest of her friends were mesmerized by. “What is that?” She said, switching her focus to the alien device on the Commodore's wrist, while getting closer to further inspect it.

As Radel finished using his holo bracelet to run a diagnostics check of his implants, he saw how enthralled everyone was with it, especially Princess Twilight. “Oh! This? It’s just a small holo computer within the bracelet on my wrist that helps me see how my implants and body are doing.” To emphasize the point, he brought the screen to a diagnostics of his recently injured leg which showed that though it was mostly healed, the bone itself was still a little weak and would take about another day to fully heal and strengthen. “It can also be used for a lot of other things, but we can talk about that later. I can see that you have a lot of questions.” Radel then closed the holoscreen back into the bracelet and returned his attention to the ponies in front of him.

“I’m definitely having some in depth discussions with you later, Commodore. I’d love to know how that gadget of yours works and learn more about yourself.” Twilight seemed to be studying what she could of the device on his wrist while she said this. “But for now, it’s time we went to Princess Celestia and Princess Luna. They’ll want to meet with you now that you are back on your own two legs.” She then turned as well as the rest of her friends, beginning to lead the way.

As they made their way out, Radel made sure he had all belongings he could possibly have had removed off of him when brought here. There was nothing of his however, so he then began to follow the group of mares. This is gonna be quite the interesting adventure I’m about to have…. As Radel finished this thought he walked through the door and shut it behind him, following these strange new beings that were ponies, as they led him to more leaders of their nation.

Author's Note

Big thanks to Enigmatic Otaku for the help he's given me.