The New Era

I woke up, the sun shining apon my face making me cover it. I looked around my surroundings to see my men, sleeping on the grass covering by only their blanket and as I got up, I notice one of my private's hanging on a tree branch eating a apple, a thought came to me.

"Private how did you get that apple?" I asked him as I walked over to the tree, which he was sitting on.

He looked at me quiet startle by my voice, which made him fall than getting up saluting. I withdraw him, "Uh I found a orchard full of apples sir." The private quickly said, without hesitation.

I walk over to to the other Private's "Morning, you maggots, time to wake up!" I shouted,  kicking the nearest one."HEY get up, or trust me you wont be able to get back to sleep ever again!"

The private's slowly started to get up one by one, moaning as they get of the cold hard ground. I walked over to the private, who told the rest of the teammates about he's recent visit, the Private started to speak about a near by orchard just south of our location, so I suggested that we stock up on food at the orchard, we don't die by starvation or that no one would complain about lack of food.

We packed things up and started to head towards the orchard, with the private leading the way. I don't know how many hours it took us to reach the orchard, but finally we made it and I'm sure as hell hungry. The Private's started to enjoy themselves, laughing, joking and eventually playfully punching each other. We grabbed quite a handful of apple's and then something caught my eye, movement to tree to tree it was quick I couldn't tell whether I was imagining or real

" Positions." I said, making the others startled, grabbing their guns and getting into positions. " We're not alone boys."

I notice a small yellow thing, behind a tree and by the looks of it, it's scared like it seen a monster. We withdraw our weapons and I got a clear view of the creature, it was a pony, a pony that had a red bow on top of it's head, why would someone put a red bow on top a pony's head. That's when a thought came to me, if someone put a red bow on this little pony's head that means their's got to be intelligent life on this planet.

It started to freak out, kicking the air like it might scare us off, but no it didn't. It eventually got tired of fighting and just started to cry, but not like a animal cry, but like a human child cry, crying for their mama. I was truly astounded by this, I don't really know zoology but I know a pony couldn't be able to cry like that.

"Hey...hey don't cry" I said softly, tried calming it down, but didn't work it just cried more but this time more loud. I eventually had to cover my ear so I couldn't hear it's relentless ear deafening cry.

I told scout to handle this, because she used to be a care taker back home and you know what it did, it stopped crying after she showed it a funny face, can you believe that. she quiet it so fast that you could barely say "Mother." yeah she's so damn fast.

I step right back at it's line of sight and I gasp to find the pony snuggled on scout's legs and by god it was so adorable.

She looked at me "Sir umm what should I do now?" She said, slightly moving her legs, getting into a comfortable position

That when it spoke " Uhh excuse me?" It said, looking at me, It took me some time to process the words that it said. I was about to freak out then I remember what I said, "That there might be intelligent life on the planet." and looks like there is. I told my men to go with scout to set up camp while I convinced the pony to take me to her parents, but to find out that she doesn't have no parents, but her sister and brother take care of her.

" Mah sister's farm is this way." The southern-accent pony pointed at a distanced house. "So uh what's your name?"

I looked at her, smiling kneeling down holding out my hand, she quickly shook it. " I'm John...John Williams nice to meet you." I introduced myself before getting up " What's your name?"

She was about to answer than out of the blue, an voice call out for her "Applebloom!" said a female southern voice in the distance and before I could turn to the voice that called, I was kick, a couple feet away from the so call Applebloom. The kick was so suddenly I swear that could hear a slight shock-wave, but I don't know, It was to fast to hear it.

"Ugh, what happen?" I said as I got to my feet, seeing an orange pony an by the looks of Applebloom, she's arguing with her.

"What do you mean he, it's a strange ape." said the orange pony

"Just look at him, he's wearing clothes...." Applebloom said, before looking seeing that I've been watching them argue about me, the orange pony got into a fighting stance in front of Applebloom.

"Stay behind me." she said waiting for me to attack or something, I completely understand why she's acting like this, protecting your love one's, don't want to anything to happen to the. I used to have a family, but their gone now, now all I have is my career, I guess my family is my career, and I'll do anything to protect it.

" Whoa there, I'm not to harm you or your sister." I said cautiously, showing my hands as I raise it to my head. I don't want to provoke her, because I don't want to get another kick by her, her kick is very strong, I'm surprise.

She looked at me, surprised but also confused "Wait, you can talk?" she said, She looked at me, surprised but also confused, sounding a little bit skeptic.

We had a little talk, about how I got here, I told my name and she told her's, she was pretty friendly. After awhile It got dark, I went back to base camp, telling about the experience I had, I went to bed after I told them, drifting into slumber.