The Factions of Equestria

In Luke's new room...

When Luke woke up, it was morning. Was I just dreaming? Oh well, it was as unrealistic as every other dream I had. He then rose up, only to notice he was wearing the blue dress shirt. Oh man. He thought to himself as the realization kicked in: This is real. I'm in Equestria.

Luke got up from his bed, slipped his vest on, and stuck his 1911 pistol in his holster. He then entered the bathroom in his living quarters to freshen up and brush his teeth. When he finished, he exited his dorm and entered the courtyard. Not too long after, he was stopped by Michael.

"Yo! Luke!" Michael yelled while waving.

"Michael!" Luke yelled back.

"I see you slept well."

"I feel more rested than I ever have...but I think I only slept for an hour...it's still morning."

"Hour?! Ha! Dude, you went to sleep yesterday morning."

"Holy crap! I slept that long?"

"Yeah, but don't worry too much about it. Some people have been asleep for three days!"

"Fuck, man."

"I know...but in a world full of magical talking ponies, that's the least strange thing."

"I gue-"

"Say that to my face!" A third voice interrupted their conversation from afar.

At the cafeteria, a crowd gathered around two men. They seemed to be verbally assaulting each other, and things were getting tense.

"Oh shit, a fight's gonna start." Michael said as he and Luke ran to the situation.

When they approached, it was too late. They already started swinging fists, and no mercy was shown. One of the men were larger than the other, and he pinned the smaller man against the wall and began beating him. Luke wasted no time on what he did next. He grabbed the larger guy from behind and threw him to the side. He got up and pulled out a knife, but he found himself staring down the barrel of Luke's pistol.

"Drop it." Luke said in a commanding tone.

The larger man obeyed and dropped the knife, letting nearby constables restrain him. Suddenly, people around Luke started clapping. What the hell? Luke was confused at this, until Jack himself came out and shook Luke's hand.

"Congrats, Luke!" He said, excitedly.

"Huh? What did I do?" Luke asked, confused.

"You did what you were assigned to do: stop conflict. You passed this test. I knew that you could!"

"Huh? You mean, this was staged?"

The man who was getting beaten nodded, and so did the cuffed guy.

"Yep!" Jack said.

"So...what does this mean?" Luke asked.

"It means that I made a good decision in making you the constable. You are a guy who gets shit DONE. That means that I think I can trust you."

"Trust me with what?"

"You see, Princess Twilight is coming here tomorrow to make peace negotiations. She can help the ponies of Equestria see that us humans are not evil. Can I count on you to help make sure nothing bad happens? I know that we all want peace with ponies, but it's just a formality."

Luke's heart begins to throb at the mention of Twilight, "S-sure! Absolutely!"

"Great! Make sure to do a little training when you can. Maybe sharpen your shooting a little."

"Will do!"

Jack leaves and Luke begins heading to his room quickly. He is then approached by Michael.

` "Why are you in such a hurry?" Michael asked.

"I might meet the princess of friendship tomorrow, I need to find a decent shirt!" Luke said excitedly.