I wander this world, this strange land, alone.

Enlightenment- Unedited

The first thing I noticed was how cold the cavernous building was. low sixty's if I were to guess. The building itself was as if no pony had ever stepped hoof inside. Not a scuff on the marble floor or streak of dust on the walls could be seen. The reason why was shown to me shortly. Little bots, about the size of hoofs, flying overhead sentinel like in their movements. Should a piece of fur or clump of dirt fall onto the pristine floor the nearest one would lock on and attack the offending substance, scrubbing with a multitude of brushes and cleaning detergents until the floor was once again spotless.

This fact became apparent to me when I sneezed, causing a good sized cloud of dust to float off my coat and to the floor and about three of them descended, scrubbing for a few moments before lifting off again.

I observed the carefully synchronized dance in my usual silence before continuing on my journey to briefing room five. The way there wasn't as hard to navigate as I had thought, since it was kind of hard to miss the giant sign hanging above the hallway that read "Briefing rooms 1-10"

Shortly I came upon my destination, knocking loudly on the door in hopes of dispelling the mighty silence that surrounded me, save the hum of the cleaning bots.

The door opend and inside stood... not much actually.  A projector stood in the center of the room, a few chairs surrounding it with faded paper on the backs of each, with a name on each respectively.

I walked behind them, reading each name out loud as I went down the line

"Sergeant Major Thunderwing, Staff Sergeant Omega, Command Sergeant Major Gatling, Sergeant First class..." I had to squint to read mine, as it was seemingly the oldest out of all of them.

"Bri... Brigadier? Isn't that a navy term?"

"Well yes. But it is also your last name"

My eyes went wide and I let out an undignified yelp as I spun around to find who had spoken.

"Hello Sergeant! I have been waiting for you and the other key sergeants to show for awhile now. I was beginning to think you would never show!"

I stood for a moment in silence, appraising the most ridiculous robot I had seen yet.

It was bulbous, three eye stocks coming out of the top of it, below there was a single thruster somehow managing to keep it aloft without anything stabilizing it and three arms. Each having a single apparatus. with a gripper, a buzz saw and a laser.

My eye just twitched in bewilderment as it continued on, in a strangely British clip.

"Well, better late then never I always say!"

"So. before we get started, are you the only one coming?"

My confused expression remained.

"Yes?"

"Okay!" It started "Please sit in your designated seat and we can begin!"

I obediently sat in my seat, facing the wall the projector was pointed at. as the bot slowly made it's way to the same wall, hovering in front of it.

"Sergeants! You have been called here today for one specific purpose! You all have abilities and clearance needed to restore our great nation. Each of you has a specific location to visit and a specific goal for that location. After you have completed your mission you are to report directly to Her Majesty, Princess Luna. Your objectives as well as anything else you may need are awaiting in your staterooms. Now. Any questions?"

I sheepishly raised my hoof

"Where is my room...?