Where No Man Has Gone Before

Xavior had just gotten finished with explaining the war on the frontier and telling the tales of Jason and Xavior, but since him and Jason are stuck here, the war cant effect them in the slightest. Celestia was disgusted by the IMC and their atrocities and Cadance was just horrified about what the pilot has gone through since the age of 18! 18! She silently vowed to make sure that this 'human' would be as comfortable here as possible. After that, the Princesses canceled day court and after the day went out, they went to bed. Except that Cadance came back to the now powered down titan and waited for this human to leave his chamber.

"ugh...What the hell happened?" You said as you grabbed your smart pistol and G2A4 battle rifle.

"Welcome back, Pilot Jason." Xavior greets.

"What happened, Xavior?" You ask, still drousy from your unconcious state.

1 explanation later

"Well...sure as hell beats being dead" You say plainly after Xavior explains the situation. Actually, your not really put off by this. You just got sucked into a blackhole, saved all your comrades from possible death, and survived. So yeah, you arent really fazed about being on a different plane of existence, though being on a planet of ponies is off-putting. Hell, you should be dead. Your not complaining.

"I suggest to get ready for your meeting with Princess Cadance because she is waiting outside." You take a moment to steel yourself before continuing.

"Fuck it, lets do this." You say before the hatch opens up, revealing a snoozing pink anthropomorphic pony with lilac, gold, and purple mane and tail and has a pair of wings along with a horn. She was also wearing pink PJ's with blue hearts on them, which you thought was actually kinda cute. It fit her form perfectly, showing off her excellent curves and her hourglass shape with her D-cup breasts. You feel like an absolute pervert staring at her 'assets', but daaaaaamn. "Ahem!" You clear your throat loudly to get her attention. She jumps up from the floor with a 'EEP!' and stays in the air for a little bit by flapping her large pink wings. You decided you shouldn't terrify the already scared girl in front of you any more than you already have, so you spoke in a low, gentle voice.

"You have been waiting for me?" She nodded. "Are you Cadance?" She nods again. "Well hello then, im Major Jason Queer, at your service." You say with a deep bow. Cadance blushes a deep crimson and floats back down in front of you to introduce herself.

"I am Princess Cadance, the Princess of love. And you dont need to worry about regulations and formalities around me, Jason." She says with a curtsy and a giggle. That was a really cute giggle.

"Very well then, how much of our universe has Xavior told you?" You ask, hoping he hasnt told her about them. You feel a ping of sadness thinking about them.

"He told us about your war and some of the battles you two have done. Honestly, I cant believe they allowed you to join at 18!" She yells frustratedly.

"Normaly they wouldn't...." You say under your breath. "Yeah I know but I survived and I climbed the ranks quickly." You answer, sounding uncomfortable talking about the subject of how you joined up. It is....still a sensitive topic. "So, where is this 'Celestia' at? I was told she was talking with Xavior." You ask, trying to divert the subject.

Cadance gives a radiant smile. "Oh, she is sleeping right now and nothing is going to wake her up." She flashes a micheveous smile "That is, no-one ALIVE will be able to wake her up." She giggles into her hand at the last part. Looks like your gonna have to wait. "Come with me and ill show you to the guest rooms." She offers, but you will be staying with your titan, thank you very much. They act like I havent watched Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, and im not gonna make the same mistake.

"Sorry, but ill be staying with Xavior. Thank you nonetheless." She deflated just a bit, but was still chipper like she always is.

"Ok. Ill be back in the morning. And dont worry about the guards, we relieved them of their throne room guard duties. Ta-ta~" She muses before disappearing in a flash, startling you in the process. *sigh* This is gonna take some getting used to. You walk back to your titan and climb in for some nice sleep....

You woke up with a start, hearing an earpiercing scream from outside the titan. You immediatley power up your titan and pull out the chaingun, ready to kill. Except that there wasnt anyone else in the room except am alabaster unicorn with a gold mane and tail wearing a white two piece suit with a red bowtie. The fact was that HE was male, not a female.

"Monster! Assassin! Thief! HELP!!" He wailed.

"What are you doing here? You are not allowed in this throne room." You say through the robotic voice. But before you could carry on, several guards ran into the room and tried to surround you. They were unsuccessful as you grab them one by one and throw them into each other. You slam your metal arms into a group of guards, sending them flying into the opposite wall.

"AUNTY!!" The stallion cried again. Instead of a crackpot old woman, an alabaster alicorn with a multicolored mane and tail, both flowing in the wind, appeared. She looked pissed. She looked at the brat, then to the guards, then to you. She went from pissed to even more pissed.

"WHAT ARE YOU DOING XAVIOR?!!" She yelled at unimaginable volume. Before I could respond however, Xavior interjects.

"Protocol 3: Protect the pilot. I am protecting my pilot from a high probability of harm." Her gaze softened a bit, but then got even angrier when she turned to face the prick who started this.

"YOU WERE TOLD NOT TO COME IN HERE BY ME AND CADANCE!!! DO YOU THINK YOURSELF HIGHER AUTHORITY THAN I, PRINCESS CELESTIA??!!!" She screams at the now quivering and sobbing mess of fur on the ground.

"n-n-n-no?"

"LIES!! I WILL DEAL WITH YOU LATER!" She yells before slamming her foot(hoof?) on the ground, teleporting the unknown stallion to god knows where (Id like to imagine him suffering in tartarus, but we all know that can't happen). Celestia sits on her throne, massaging her temples as her horn lights up and all the injured guards disappeared. "That was Equestrias finest, y'know. You are causing me more headaches than I thought you would, Xavior." She groans.

"Join the club, sweetheart." She looks at you puzzled. "Greetings, oh so powerful Celestia, I am Major Jason Queer." Her eyes widen and her mouth forms an 'O' shape.

"Well then, greetings and sorry for the rude wake up, that was my nephew, Blueblood." Her lip curled at the name "He has been a headache since he was born." She groaned into her hand. You chuckle at the poor girls' suffering.

"Well if it makes you feel better, I know how you feel. There were a lot of whiners in the Militia, and there still are.....or was." Celestia looked at the titan with sympathy and worry.

"Can I meet you face to face? I dont like that your using Xavior as a barrier." You sigh and open the hatch. As you step out, she looked at you in wonder and awe.

"What are you wearing?" She asks curiously.

"This is my combat gear and my helmet is what links me to my titan. None of my normal uniform can be changed, or else I will lose all combat efficiency. I can take it off when im off duty, but I will still keep a weapon on me at all times." You explained to her. She continues to ask you questions about you and your titan until there are several bangs on the door. You assume the worst and bring your battle rifle to eye level and pointed it at the door.

"Princess! Are you alright in there?! I was just told about the monster and were coming in!" A masculine voice says from the other side. Before Celestia could protest, the door burst open and dozens upon dozens of guards spilled in. Xavior took action and picked you up and shoved you into the cockpit, ready for round 2. A guard with a two-toned blue mane and tail wearing purple armor steps forward from the guards.

"Surrender, monster! Or be destroyed!" Xaviors only response is a battle stance. You were not going to let these assholes get their greedy goddamn hands on your titan! But before you can absolutely obliterate them, Celestia uses her magic and freezes them all and tries to freeze you in the process, except that your titans shield stopped it, but it made the titan stumble to one knee. All the guards stare with shock and hurt at the princess.

"You will all stand down at once! This is a guest from another world and a completely different species! You will respect them and you WILL listen to them! Am I understood, Captain Shining Armor?!" Celestia declares, her eyes completely white.

"Yes, your highness." He says meekly. After he said that, Celestia calmed down and sat back down onto her throne while sending the guards out. You check the scanners to see if theres still a threat, then get out and continue talking to Celestia.

"Anyways, im going to need a job and a place to stay if im going to live here, and the only job im willing to apply for is a military job or contract. So how about it?" You ask her as she puts a finger on her chin to think for a moment.

"I dont have anything for you and Xavior off the top of my head, but ill gladly look into it if thats okay with you."

"Sure. Not like were going anywhere." You say, bored at the concept of waiting. A solid minute of awkward silence goes by and you decide to stop it.

"So, wheres Cadance?" You ask her. You kinda miss the chipper and loving feeling she brings when shes around, she must be the life of the party.

"I think shes in her room, pacing like she always does when theres something stressful going on." She replies with a sigh, obviously meaning she can be a handful sometimes.

"Would it be okay if I go talk to her? She seems to be quite the friendly gal." You and Celestia share a chuckle, then she points down the hall.

"Her quarters will be down the hall and to the left, good luck." She said as she winked at me. You didnt know what she meant by that, but you carry on unfazed. When you are walking down the halls, you can see the beautiful art lining the walls. You've always been a sucker for art, but that might be because you have been across the galaxy. When you finally came to the giant pink and gold doors you hear sobbing from inside.

Fearing the worst, you pull out your smart pistol and program it to target non-lethal areas of the body. You slowly open the door with your smart pistol in a sideways position and move through the room. As you come to a corner, you silently peer around the corner and see Cadance on her bed sobbing into her arm. Seeing no threats in the room, you put your weapon away and go over to Cadance. She doesnt notice you until you wrap an arm around her shoulders and pull her into a hug.

She continues to sob into your shoulder for a little while until she brings her tear stained face up to see the outside of your helmet. "W-w-why are y-you here?" She asks in a trembling voice. You start gently patting her back.

"I came here to talk with you about what im gonna do, though now im here to help you with whatever has happened. So tell me, what has happened?" She looked into my face and steadied herself.

"T-the n-nobles have been nothing but aweful with me since I stepped up in helping my auntie with ruling!" You glance over to her nightstand and see several open letters. Reading the top one, it was saying things like 'you are a complete failure and a disgrace to equestria' and 'you are a harlot of a princess!'. You honestly would burn those letters with your eyes if you could, but sadly tis not to be. You soothe the sobbing Cadance in your arms until she spoke up again. "A-and then B-Blueblood said that m-my parents would never have wanted me!" She wails before going back to sobbing into your shoulder. You probably would have scared her with the thoughts that are swimming in your head right now, like the best way to kill Blueballs. You dont have parents, so finding out about someone else being abused because of having no parents sets your blood on fire.

"Sssshhhh, its okay. Im here. Im here." You soothe her as she lets out her woes into your chest. After awhile, she calms down enough to talk and you reach up to expose your pale white skin and your stunning blue eyes. "Y'know I lost my parents a long time ago." As soon as you say this she lifts her head up and stares into your eyes.

"Really?" She says sadly.

"Yah. Let me tell you the story." You wanted to get this off your chest, it was recommended by several medics that you just needed to talk about it to get rid of the grief.

"You dont have to if you dont want to." She sniffs as you stare into her loving, compasionate lilac eyes.

"No, I've bottled up my emotions for too long." You take a moment to ready yourself for the onslaught of emotions. "It all started 7 years ago-"

"That was when you were 18!" She points out.

"Yes, this is also how I joined up. So back to what I was saying, it was 7 years ago. There was an attack on my home world, Harmony, and the IMC were dropping from the skies as I ran back to my house." You remember the drop pod full of spectres go through the roof of an apartment complex, where they through the residents over the balconys and shot everyone inside. One spectre actually ripped open a civilian with its own hands when the civilian jumped it. You can still feel the scar of seeing the entrails strewn on the ground in your mind. "I remember seeing a drop pod crash through a roof and the spectres inside killing all the civilians." Cadance gave a sharp gasp. You then remeber the feeling of helplessness when you saw that. "But they were beyond my help, I had to get to my family before they ended up like them, so I ran back towards my house. When I turned the next corner, there were two older modeled titans, an Ogre and an Atlas, that were brawling in the square where my house was." You remember seeing the Militia Atlas throw punches at the Ogre until they went into an all out brawl of giants. The Ogre was going to shoot the Atlas until the latter brought its fist up and collided with the barrel sending the shot at your house. You take a deep breathe for the blow. "When I ran towards the square, a stray 40mm shell collided with my house and it imploded." You can visualy see the house collapse as you stood there, watching as your entire went up in a plume of fire. You felt the sting of tears in your eyes. "I was beyond horrified when I ran over to my burning wreckage of a house. But before I could run into the wreckage to save my family, I was held back by a couple Militia riflemen who were trying to stop me from killing myself in the fire. I can still hear my little sisters screams in the fire. I remember struggling against the riflemen who were dragging me into a gunship." You tried desperatly to seperate yourself from the rifleman carrying you as you see the silhouette of your sister being consumed by fire, her skin melting away by its touch. Tears were falling freely from your eyes. "I-I remember the guilt and depression I felt from it. As soon as I got to the Militia headquarters, I damn near beat the recruiter into letting me join to kill those bastards that killed my family." Indeed, when you got to the Militia headquarters, you held the recruiter against the wall until he approved you. You think he did it to pity you, but you know he did it to get another soldier for the army, thats his job. As you cry, Cadance holds you as you now cry into her shoulder while her own tears flow.

"Im so sorry." Cadance whispers into your ear.

"Ive bottled it up for so long. I can finally leave this grief in the past. Thank you for listening." you whisper as you feel another pair of arms wrap around you as you cried.

"Let it all out, let it all out now. You will never experience something like that in Equestria ever again. I will make sure of it." You hear Celestis say as you felt her own tears splash on your head. After a couple of minutes of crying, you regain composure and look back at Celestia.

"How long have you been here?" You ask with a steady voice.

"I heard everything, but don't worry. Everything is safe with me. I have also come to a conclusion to what your job will be." She says business-like.

"And?"

"You and your titan will be Princess Mi Amora Cadenza's bodyguards." I stare at her in disbelief, then it turns into a wide smile. "With the nobles acting like this, she will need protection. Not only that, but she will also need friends to help her along the way. Do you accept?"

"I accept, your highness." I turn back to the now beaming Cadance. "I will see you later, right now I have to work some things out with Xavior." She nods and I make for the door, but was stopped by Celestia.

"There is also a house in a very secluded part of Canterlot where you can stay, it needs some TLC though." She giggles. You just roll your eyes and go to Xavior to work out food and ammunition.

TO BE CONTINUED....