I seriously couldn't believe my eyes. Now, I've seen some shit in my time. Titans getting stomped on by a monolith of a beast at an airfield being one of em. I've seen impossible space battles too. I've even seen Rebecca in the nude that one time..... Laugh all you want, ha ha ha, it was a slipup in the shower rooms during a space battle. We got ambushed by two IMC Destroyers and a Megacarrier. Oh right.... that was the impossible space battle.....

In any case, when we saw the aliens before us, we froze. One looked like a deer from Earth which was absolutely crazy, yet that one had expressive eyes and facial features like all the others. There was a fucking MINOTAUR which was incredible in and of itself. There was a Gryphon too, which was a little less shocking but still pretty surprising. There was a small, pastel colored horse, a zebra, and then the two beings in front of us that looked like crosses between a Pegasus and a Unicorn.

We sat there, two pilots and a group of mythological, impossible sentient creatures staring at each other.

One stepped forward then, large, white, multicolored and seemingly ethereal mane and tail, sun mark on its ass. We noticed what looked like a scroll floating beside it, encased in a gold aura that matched the aura around its horn. We took that a little more in stride but it still shocked us both. Telekinesis? What else could they do?

We jumped when it spoke.

"Greetings," she said. "I am Princess Celestia. On behalf of the races of Equis, we welcome you to our world, and to my home nation of Equestria."

It took us a moment to respond since we were still wrapping our heads around this CRAZY occurrence.

I finally wised up and took one step forward. The guards nearby tensed up, making me notice them. I took no further steps. I didn't want to provoke a potential ally. I decided a bow would be ideal. The big horse seemed to smile at the good manners. I stood straight and at attention.

"Hello Princess Celestia," I replied, "It's good to finally meet you. I am Commander Anthony Dubias of the Frontier Militia Carrier Fyrebyrd."

She offered a hoof, which surprised me. I reached out and grabbed it for a second and we shook.

"A pleasure Commander. Who is that behind you? Is this your friend Rebecca that you mentioned?"

I nodded in response.

"Hi there," Rebecca finally chirped. "Okay I gotta say it, you guys look AWESOME!"

I had to resist the urge to facepalm, but when Celestia and the darker one giggled in response, it became exponentially easier to keep my cool. They took it in stride, as a compliment even if the smiles were anything to go by.

"Thank you Rebecca," the darker one said. "Forgive me. We didn't exactly meet face to face till now. I am Princess Luna, sister to Celestia, and co ruler of Equestria."

I nodded respectfully. "A pleasure ma'am."

"Please don't call me 'ma'am' it makes me feel old," Luna smirked.

The Minotaur snickered. "There's some irony...."

"Oh hush Iron Hoof, you know what I mean. I may be a few thousand years old but I am still young by Alicorn standards," Luna snarked with a grin.

Rebecca and I blanched at this.

"A few thousand.... years....?" I hesitated. This didn't sound very real or possible. I found myself wondering if she was just pulling our leg.

"Yes," Celestia replied. "My sister and I have ruled and protected this nation for many thousands of years. We've experienced much."

I looked at her in absolute shock. "I uh.... ahem.... wow. Humans only live to be around one hundred years old on average....."

"As do most ponies and other beings on this planet you should know," Luna said.

"Are dragons on the list of multi millennial beings?" Rebecca asked.

Luna nodded, rather surprised. "You already know of the dragons?"

"We saw one in flight from orbit!" the Lieutenant Commander yelled. "It was too cool! I may be awesome but WOW that was WICKED!"

Celestia raised an eyebrow and giggled. "You remind me of another pony I know."

I managed a smile. "Princess, if it's okay, could we have our pilot land our ship a little further in?"

Celestia nodded. I waved over to the pilot who was looking at us through the cockpit canopy, barely visible through the partially polarized, bulletproof and vacuum sealed glass. The ship lifted up and carefully angled itself further into the dock until the pilot found a spot to put her down. The landing gear deployed and the vessel lowered itself gently till it touched down with a light thump sound. The engines began to power down.

"Fascinating," the Deer said, "Your species seems to have practically mastered VTOL flight."

I looked over at the Deer and smiled. "A few centuries of research and development will do that. Forgive me but I don't exactly know your name."

"AH," the Deer seemed to blush through her coat a bit. I judged it was a she based on voice. "I apologize," she said. "I'm Valiance, representative of the Deer Provinces."

"A pleasure. May I know the names of the others?" I asked.

The Minotaur stepped up. "Iron Hoof of the Minotaur Tribes at your service."

The Gryphon approached. "Ambassador Red Wing of.... what is left of the Gryphon Empire."

"A loyalist?" I tilted my head.

"I am loyal to our true king, not to the rabble that seeks to harm our citizens, so yes, a loyalist." Red Wing nodded.

I smiled and nodded out of respect.

The Zebra was next. "I am Shaman Terrana of the Zebra Nomads," she said.

The normal horse approached. "High Wind of Saddle Arabia at your service sir," he greeted.

"A pleasure to meet you all," I said amicably.

They all nodded respectfully.

Celestia smiled and approached. "Shall we take this inside?"

"Sure. We'll have our pilot stay with the ship," I looked to Rebecca, who smiled and went to the ship to let her know.

When Rebecca returned, Celestia gestured for the entire group to follow, and we entered the castle proper.

"I will have to take care of something before the meeting commences, if that is okay with you Commander," Celestia said.

"I have no objections," I replied.

"Very well. I have a letter to send. Lead them on Luna. I will be there shortly." Celestia continued down another hall to her study for a minute.

Meanwhile, in Ponyville.....

Twilight was pacing back and forth nervously. Since seeing the object, she and Spike had sent a letter to Celestia, gathered the others, and waited. Quite frankly, she was scared. When she explained what she saw to the others, they grew nervous as well, though by varying degrees.

Applejack stepped up. "Twi, it's gonna be just fine. The Princesses are probably just takin' care of things right now."

"Yeah, maybe it's just friendly aliens who wanna make new friends!" Pinkie blurted out.

The other mares and dragon in the room looked at her with varying expressions of concern, disbelief, and skepticism. Her suggestion seemed VERY unlikely. Though her well known and inherent ability to "break the fourth wall" left that disbelief and skepticism slightly diminished.

"What?" She said.

"I highly doubt aliens are involved my dear," Rarity answered uncertainly. "Perhaps it is just a new vehicle from the Deer."

"I saw markings on the craft," Twilight rebuffed. "I couldn't exactly make them out fully but I can definitely say that it was NOT the Deer."

"Could it be those insurrectionists in Gryphonia?" Rainbow Dash asked.

"They are fond of stealing technology to supplement their own...." Twilight contemplated... but then she shook her head, "But the markings didn't look like anything the Gryphons would use. The colors were way off too. The parts that were pronounced by the moonlight were olive drab or, more uncommonly, bright orange. The Gryphons prefer reds, browns, and blacks for their armor and vehicles. Not to mention the known markings of the Insurrection are more reminiscent of winged serpents. The parts of the markings I could see clearly, even for a second, had what I thought was some kind of skull. I couldn't see much else, even with the telescope. Not a Gryphon craft."

"Then who in Equestria or in the entire world fer that matter, could it even be?" Applejack asked skeptically.

"A rogue faction perhaps...?" Rarity suggested uncertainly.

Twilight sighed and sat down. "I don't know..... truly. I'm as confused as all of you."

Spike frowned. "Well maybe..." He was interrupted though, appearing to become mildly sick for just a moment, before he belched smoke and green flame, a scroll appearing in its midst. He then caught that scroll and sighed. "How in Equestria did I ever get used to that....?"

"I have no clue. Dragonfire has strange properties," Twilight giggled lightly, "So who is it from?"

"Princess Celestia," he answered and opened it up. He read through it for less than five seconds and his eyes were already bugging out of his head. He immediately gave the scroll to Twilight.

She began reading aloud.

"To my faithful student Twilight Sparkle,

You need not fear this object my faithful student, at least not yet. It landed in the royal docks per our request to the owners of the craft. They seem polite and friendly enough and I have yet to sense any deception from these aliens. Yes, I said aliens. Luna does detect traces of sorrow and anger though, leading us to believe that their past is not a clean one. Regardless, they are here with friendly intentions for now. Our otherworldly guests are now here in Canterlot Castle. They did come with some of their own armaments and equipment, giving the impression that they are actually soldiers. One had the manners and discipline of a soldier attending a formal event. He would be the one named Anthony Dubias. His second in command and close friend is one named Rebecca Thorne. While Rebecca was less disciplined, she was still extraordinarily good natured. She even went as far as to remind my sister and I of Rainbow Dash with her behavior, and I find myself giggling a bit as I write this part. Their behavior is eccentric, but friendly, and never once did they bring their military equipment to any state of readiness. I would like to request that you and your friends make your way to Canterlot, as soon as it is convenient, to meet them. Perhaps more insight may be gleaned from this extraordinary event. We must all be careful yes, but we must be as welcoming and passive as possible. Perhaps we may gain a new ally and friend in the coming days and weeks.

Sincerely,

Princess Celestia"

Twilight looked up in shock and surprised silence prevailed for a few moments.... moments that felt like very tense hours

"OTHERWORLDLY FRIENDS!?" Pinkie Pie suddenly blurted out. "I WAS RIGHT! ALIENS! WE SHOULD TOTALLY THROW THEM A PARTY!!!"

A few of the other girls giggled and smiled at their bubbly friend's enthusiasm, but Twilight was still hesitant. "Wait. She said they're soldiers. Why would soldiers from another world be here?"

Applejack shrugged. "Ah don't rightly know Twi. Maybe they stumbled on our world. Still rather shocked that Pinkie was right bout the alien thing. Either way, if the Princesses see them as passive and friendly for now, maybe the risk is worth the reward."

Rainbow Dash was grinning and now hovering with her wings above her chair. "I wonder what they're like. Celestia said one of the aliens reminded them of me. I wanna meet this "Rebecca" if that's true."

Fluttershy nodded as well, "Soldiers or not, they are still living beings. We should give them a chance at friendship as we have always done. We don't know what came before their arrival. For all we know, they're lost and stuck here."

Rarity nodded in agreement with the soft spoken Pegasus, "You make a very astute observation Fluttershy. It is not safe to assume that they mean harm right from the beginning. They have yet to even display any hostility if the letter the Princess sent is anything to go by. Their descriptions place these guests as amicable, friendly, polite, and a safe level of eccentric in one case. The Princess even made note of how they never once even laid a hoof on any of their more dangerous equipment. It may be crafty deception sure, but they may still be here with good intentions. I say we give them a chance. Besides, it would be nice to see what their attire may look like. I wonder if it is flashy or maybe a darker and less noticeable uniform attire. I suppose I'll have to find out."

Twilight looked at each of the girls and smiled. "And this is why I never make a decision without first hearing you girls out. Alright. We'll give em a chance."

Spike smiled at Twilight. "I'd say that's a great idea. Though lets not forget to be careful. We shouldn't make em mad yaknow?"

"You make a good point as always my number one assistant. We'll be careful," Twilight giggled and nuzzled her adopted little brother. She looked to the rest of the group. "Off to Canterlot then."

Cheers were heard all around.

Author's Note

Barfed this out at the end of a rather lenient class period soooo here ya go. So Twi and friends are now at least partly in the loop. And why is Pinkie Pie ALWAYS RIGHT!? Seriously that mare breaks the laws of reality in so many ways....

In any case, like, comment, and SUBSCRIIIIIIBE!!! XD

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