Bradford was sitting in the medical wing of the castle, nurses and doctors were tending to multiple patients. The castle hospital allowed anyone who was ailing medically in, he looked down at the Commander. Her orange skin glowed as fiery red and yellow hair surrounded her face, her right eyes had a huge scar across it. She was wearing a fresh black shirt and blue jeans

The commander groaned as she opened her eyes “How long have I been out?” She then looked around “Where am I?”

Bradford frowned “We are in Canterlot Castle, the capital of the new Starfree Kingdom. The High Princesses Sunset and Pinkie saved us from the Aliens and formed a new nation.”

The Commander slumped “So I’m home after all this time I’ve been running. Throwing myself into my work because I never wanted to return here. The war is over and I am home.”

Bradford placed a hand on her shoulder “Commander, it is not good to run from your past. You are young woman with a bright future ahead of her, as you said the war is over. It’s time to put the gun down.”

The Commander smiled “Thanks Bradford. You always new how to get me to focus, I’ll be back soon.” She got out of the bed, put on some boots and walked out of the room, Swarmlings were patrolling the corridors in groups of ten.

The Commander walked throughout the corridors, she bowed as she saw Princess Sunset walking down the hallways. She bowed “Princess, I must thank you for saving me.”

Sunset shook her head “Commander, you are my counterpart in this world. There is not need for formalities, I know it would be strange but I would be happy for you to assume your old job. You could work for me.”

The Commander smiled “I would like that Sunset but for now I need to meet up with my mother.”

Sunset smiled “I’m sure Principal Celestia would like to meet you to” she then frowned “Why are you carrying a handgun?”

The Commander shrugged “I always carry a handgun, I’m a Commander. I need to be able to defend myself.” she then frowned “Still do you mind if I take a ride to get to Canterlot High?”

Sunset laughed “I already had a vehicle a prepared, wish you luck.” The Commander smiled as she headed out of the building. A car was awaiting her, it a small blue buggy. The Commander got in the front and drove away from the castle noticing that buildings were being built closer to the castle. She hummed to herself as she drove along until she arrived at Canterlot High.

The Commander parked and got out of the care taking deep breath as she breathed in the fresh air around her. She walked towards the school, students looked at her in confusion. She reminded them of Sunset Shimmer, but she was older and had a much sharper face. She walked past ignoring the looks, she looked around the clean halls of the school “Mum, it seems you have done well for yourself.”

The Commander walked to Principal’s office and opened the door, Pr Celestia’s eyes widened “Sunny!” Pr Celestia wrapped the Commander in a hug tears flowing form her eyes “I’m so sorry Sunny, I should have listened to you!

The Commander shook her head, her own tears trailing down her face “Mum, you know that back then there was nothing that you could have changed. I was horrible brat.”

Pr Celestia began drying her tears “It’s all forgiven” she then smiled “so after you left for the military what were you doing.”

The Commander shrugged “I was quite a competent strategist and with those skills I advanced quickly through the rank until the X-COM project was brought into action. I given command of X-COM despite my youth.”

Pr Luna frowned “That can’t have been easy, soldiers can be pretty hard to command. Especially when they are older than you, many think they are better than you.”

VPr Celestia nodded “During our time in the military we were often disrespected by those in our squads. Even when were promoted there was no respect.”

The Commander chuckled “Bradford opposed me quite strongly when we first met he was older but I was by no means inexperienced. I always took on the hardest missions without hesitation and it showed when I challenged him to a one on one fight. Bradford respected me after I beat him and he quickly got the rest to follow suit.”

VPr Luna frowned “The question is what are you going to do now?”

The Commander nodded “I would like to continue my old job under Sunset’s command.” She then chuckled “It is weird to say that, when I took on the job to fight against aliens I never thought I would work for a former pony who is a Princess and my counterpart from another dimension.”

VPr Celestia raised an eyebrow “Did anyone mention that she also rules the multiverse we are part of?”

The Commander raised an eyebrow “No-one told me that. Why she would need soldiers at all?”

Pr Luna shook her head “Because her powers would cause catastrophic damage to the world if she tried to intervene. As such she needs others to handle the smaller problems while she handles the political matters and universal level threats.”

Pr Celestia nodded “Pinkie has about the same power as Sunset, messing with her would be a truly foolish endeavour.”

The Commander smiled “I’ll be in touch with again soon but I have work to do.” The four waved as the Commander left a smile on her face.

Author's Note

There is still one more Twilight and Sunset out there.