Canterlot train station
December
1445

The walk to the station could have been better Woods was never the best with the high class snobs. One instance of this was when a noble stallion bad mouthed him and the sgt went off on him having to be held back by applejack and rainbow while the stallion ran off. The train faired no better due to him getting stared at by everyone on the train though it wasnt all bad he still had his phone and surprisingly enough it still worked with only a small crack in it while he was playing angry birds a young filly came up to woods wondering what he was, and what he was doing, he had talked to her for a few mins explaining what he was and how his phone worked and let her play angry birds on it until her mother found her and took her back to their seat.

"That was very nice of you Sargent, but might i ask what It is you were letting her play with?" Asks Twilight.

"Max is fine princess, and what she was playing with is called a smartphone you can listen to music, watch videos, take pictures, and play video games as well as a bunch of other things that won't really work anymore due to being on a different world."

"Really you can do all that on such a small device, and you can just call me twilight."

"Yea the way it works is beyond my knowledge so dont ask me how it does."

"Could you show me some of the music from your world? I would like to see how different it is compared to ours."

"Yea I don't mind, do you think the rest of the girls would like to listen in as well."

"Good idea. Hey girls Max is gonna show us some music from his world."

"Oh oh i wanna listen!" Cheers Pinkie Pie

"Now that you mention it i wanna see this." States Applejack.

"That sounds like a marvelous idea." Rarity says throwing in her two cents

"Oh yea alien music count me in!" Rainbow says pumping her fist in the air

"Um that sounds nice." Fluttershy says from behind her mane.

"Alright circle around and ill find some thing to show you all." After the girls surrounds Max he scrolls through his music app finding a good song for the group.
Finding the song he was looking for he hits play and let's the girls listen to it.
Yelawolf~best freind ft eminem.

As the song plays Max looks around the group seeing various reactions to the music
Rarity seems indifferent to the song but is nodding her head as it goes along.
Twilight is smiling, pinkie pie and rainbow dash are getting into the song bobbing their heads and attempting to mouth the words.
Applejack doesn't seem amused to it and flutershy is hiding behind her mane still but max notices a small smile coming from her.
As the song ends the girls all look to Max.

"That was super fun Maxie can you play another one."
"That song was pretty good." Says rainbow

"Well that certainly was something else darling but I'm not sure it fits my taste."

"I'm non to sure about that song seems like it has to much bass for my likein but I did enjoy the lyrics." States applejack

"It was nice." Say fluttershy

"I loved the lyrics how it was talking about his best friend." Twilight says smiling.

"That song was more about his reaction ship with a higher power and how he made it through everything he has due to that relationship even though he never showed it the way most people did at least thats how I see it." Max say explaining his thoughts about the meaning.

"At least he can express it in some way could you play another song?"

"Yea i don't mind." Scrolling through he finds another song for the group.
Florida Georgia line~ simple.
Letting the song play Max notices all the girls are nodding their heads to the beat and have their eyes closed all except rainbow dash. As the song ends everyone opens their eyes.

"Well ill be that song was pretty good."

"I have to agree with Applejack on this one darling that was a beautiful song."

Max what kind of message did that song try to pass."

"Well twilight id have to say it was saying that even though the world is a complex places the one thing that doesn't have to be but is made over complicated is love cause as long as your happy it shouldn't matter what you do together."

"That's a very nice message Max." Twilight says with the rest of the girls agreeing.

"Well I think it could have been cooler you got anything cool to listen to?"

"I do but I'm not to sure the rest of the girls other than maybe Pinkie Pie would enjoy it."

"Oh come on one song."

"Ok one more song I'm cause I'm tired and wanna get some rest before we arrive."

"YES!" Exclaims rainbow dash.
Looking for another song Max smirks when he comes across one in particular.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y88LVU7MAe4

"THAT. WAS. AWSOME!" Yelled Rainbow dash.

"Well I'm not to keen on that type of music but it fits rd there dead on." Applejack states.

"She's right rainbow darling that song was practically made for you." Says Rarity.

"What was that song called." Asks Twilight?

" Its called what's up danger."

" I didn't know music could portray one person so much" Twilight says staring at his phone.

" Yea I don't know how much it is the same here but you can find something to relate to any all music where I'm from."

" For the most part its the same here there music like what Vinyl Scratch makes that's just for partying and having a good time."

"Well that's good to hear at least it won't be to different and ill hear some new music."

The group continued to talk for a bit longer until Max nodded off for a power nap. The girls were still talking but at more if a whisper compared to how they were talking.
"So girls, I really don't want to be the one to ask this but can we trust him?" Asks Rarity.

"Why wouldn't we he has been nothing but kind to us and he was injured when he came here." States Twilight.
"Ah have ta agree with rarity on this one twi. For all we know he could be hiding something, the princess's did say he was covered in blood, an large wounds when he appeared."
"Yea aj is right you heard him he has killed others even children if what he said is anything to go by!" States Rainbow dash

"I know i know, but girls aj can tell if some one is lying as if she saw into their memories to see the story play out as if she was there if he was lying wouldn't she have said something about it?"

Twi I understand what cha mean but you heard him he was trained to be able to pick up on small things to get a base line of a situation if he was trained to do that what if he was trained to be a really good liar to the point where no one and nothing could even figure out if its the truth." Says Applejack.

"She is right darling we can't trust him or at least completely we need to keep an eye on him." Says Rarity.

"Come on girls he was super nice we should at least give him a chance to open up more if he wasn't a good guy he wouldn't have been that nice, and he would have attacked rainbow when she tackled him, but he didn't." Says pinkie pie.

The mentioned Pegasus turns away with a tint of red to her cheeks grumbling to her self.

"Even so we need to be wary and proceed with caution if what he says is true and he has seen what he has seen then he could be a time bomb waiting to go off, he could have that um what's it called when something traumatic happens and certain things set it off?" Asks Rarity.

"That would be PTSD some of the guards that have seen combat get it but its not really common here." Says twilight.

"But he isn't from here... what... what if its more common to happen where he is from?."
Says fluttershy.

"That's a good point Fluttershy, then its settled we keep an eye on him in case he has been lying or incase he has an attack." Say twilight. Unbeknownst to the group Max was having a slight attack in his sleep, but his fidgeting wasn't enough to tip off the girls.
A few hours later Max awakens to the sound of the train horn signaling that they had reached ponyville. looking around the train car max spots the girls sitting around a table talking, not wanting to interrupt he just continues to lay there and listen in.

"So when we get back to the castle what shall we do with him?" Asks rarity.

"well i have plenty of room in the castle and it does get lonely with just spike and starlight there." states twilight.

"That works besides i don't think granny would take to kindly to me just bringing in another mouth to feed." says applejack.

"And i have to much to do around the boutique, that and sweetie bell being there, there just not enough space for another." says Rarity.

"The cakes don't have anymore room with the twins taking up the last two rooms." says pinkie.

"He could stay with me but I dont know how angel will take to him." Says fluttershy

"Then its settled hell stay at the castle for now." Says twilight
"We should wake him up its time to get off the train." Max closes his eyes to seem like he hadn't been listening in on their conversation.

"Max... max its time to get up."

"Hmm are we here?"

"Yes we are but before we get off I do have to say you may get some stares and mixed emotions but don't take it to heart alright."

"Thats fine nothing im not used to back home when I was on patrols while overseas we would get various looks from happy to disgust from the locals, as long as someone doesn't try anything I won't retaliate." Says max.

"Well we shouldn't have to worry to much about that ponyville is a welcoming place." States rarity.

"Well ill never know sitting on this train lets go shall we?" with that the group makes their way off the train and onto the platform, walking off the platform into the snowy road max looks around taking in a deep breath taking in the crisp winter air.

" you look relaxed." says twilight walking up to his side.

"that noticeable huh, yea I'm just realizing how much cleaner the air is here, its... nice."

"Sooo it's like a... breath.. of fresh air? haahaha!" Pinkie says with a luagh while bouncing away.

"I don't think I've cringed that hard since joining the military." Max says to no one particular.

"What do you mean by that?" Asks rarity

"When your in long enough you see things you wouldn't see out side of it for the most part unless it was with close friends or behind closed doors."

"Like what?" rainbow asks with a raised eyebrow.

"Well have you ever seen two guys in only under ware run up on a guy laying down out in the open mind you and proceed to lay on him and hump him, or two guys tape two mattress to another guy then proceed to throw him off a roof, maybe even seen a guy jump into another guys bed for no reason and whisper into his ear while he is trying to sleep."

after saying that Max faces the group with a neutral expression waiting for their response.

"the getting thrown off the roof bit ive seen but it was at a party and everyone was really drunk but what is wrong with you guys doing all that other stuff?" asks pinkie pie

"My branch has a little saying among enlisted not everyone I've met say it but a lot that i have met say it we are the gayiest straight guys you'll ever meet, now i don't know how it is with other branches but that's what I know for mine." Max states while putting in a lip.

"I... I don't know how to feel about that." Twilight says shocked by what she was hearing.

"Well you get bored and you make the best of it and when Alcohol's involved it gets weird and really funny if not extremely stupid." With that they make their way into town with Max in the center of their little group, all the while the residents give Max looks of fear and curiosity, some even running into building to get away from th unknown creature. As they continue into the town Max pulls out his thing of dip and puts in a pinch spittimg occasionally as they walk. Looking over to rarity he finds she's giving him a look as if to say thats gross but he just shruges his shoulders and continues to walk.

After a few more minutes of walking the group come up to a castle made of crystal. Following the group up the stairs two guards open the doors allowing the girls inside, but as Max makes his way through the guards put their spears in the way blocking his path with the blades coming fairly close to his neck.

"Ok you two im in no condition to fight but if you put steel to my neck again ill break you in half" Max says with a slight growl and as much venom to his words as possible. The two guards look at each other with hesitation in their eyes.

"Its ok you two hes with me, and get used to him youll be seeing the good sergent here alot more from here on out." Says twilight making the two go wide eyed at the sergent comment.

"Sorry sir we had no idea you were an nco." Say the guard on the right, with that one comment Maxs iner di comes out.

"Bitch! Do I have fucking shiny on this collar!"

"NO SERGENT!"
"Then why the hell are you calling me sir!"

"No excuses Sergent!"
Before Max could continue he sees the rest of the girls looking at him with slight fear. Taking a breath Max calms down and looks at the guard.

"Sorry about that soldier, I'm not part of your military, but next time just use my rank if you have to."

"Yes sergent."

Qith that Max walks past the guards and into the castle, looking up to the girls they all looknuneasy from what just happened.

"Max why did you do that?" Asks Twilight

*sigh* "Sorry about that inhad to deal with a lot of jr enlisted before and the tened to mess up rank alot while in a stressful environment, and pain usually fixes it you just lucky I stopped there or you'd be seeing your guard running laps and doing push-ups till I felt tired."
Why would you do that to your juniors?" Asks Rarity.

"You retain through pain simple as that."

"But thats barbaric!" Exclaims Rarity

"And that dosent sound very fun." Says Pinkie Pie.

"Military life isn't fun or nice sometimes you got be taught the hard way or the same mistakes happen, besides I've never treated a junior as bad as how I got it when I was a junior marine, they work out I got my ass beat or exercised until I either threw up or dropped from exhaustion."

"Max why would they do that to you." Asks Twilight

"Its just how it is ask your guards im sure they went through something similar just not as extreme who knows maybe they did get it as bad as me, but thats why I make it a point not to be that bad, so far noone has ever pushed me to that point." Max states.

The girls look at each other for a moment before Twilight clears her throat.

"Anyway... how about we show you your room so you can get some rest im sure your still pretty tired after everything."

"Yea that sounds good."

The girls stay in the main room while Twilight leads Max to his new room. While they walk Max couldnt help but look around at the crystal walls the light shining off in certain areas casting the area in an aurora of colors, as they continue to walk max begins to think about what he's gonna do while he's here since he basically died in his world and won't be able to go back, what can a human with his skills do for a mostly peacefull world, as he thinks this over he is suddenly snapped from his thoughts from twilight giggling softly when he comes out of it he realizes he had been staring at twilights back side.

"Sorry about that got lost on thought for a moment there."

"Thats alright it happens to the best of us, I know i tend to do that quite a bit as well. Anyway here's your room and if you need anything do hesitate to ask."

"Thank you twilight means alot you'd take me in like this."

"Its no problem at all Max, goodnight."

"Night."

With that Max heads into his room leaving Twilight in the hall way.

"Hey Twilight." Twilights startled by the sudden voice turning she finds her freind starlight with spike walking beside her.

"What you doing?"

"Oh i was just showing our new guest to his room, oh spike if you wouldn't mind could you keep an ear on his room just incase you hear anything weird?"

"Umm yea I can do that but why."

"He... well he's a soldier from where he's from and he's seen some pretty bad stuff so just listen to see if he's having any kind of panic attack and if he is come get me or one of the girls."

"Yea o can do that."

"Thanks spike, come on starlight I think I need to explain some stuff to you about our guest."

"Alright twi..."

After watching the girls walk off spike sits in a chair next to the door and listens for anything out of the ordinary.

Inside the room Max had laid down on the bed with out a shirt not even bothering to take off his pants. As he stares up at the ceiling he thinks back to his last op, wo during if there was something else he could have done something he missed, but as he thinks on it there was no way around what happened, soon after he slips into sleep the dark void wrapping around him with flames and smoke coming to view.

:Throne room:

"Ok girls hes in his room and should be trying to get some sleep, and I have spike keeping an ear on the door for us in case something happens." Twilight says as she and starlight walk in.

"Well thats good after everything he went through before coming here he deserves a good rest." Says Rarity.

"Um Twilight not to sound pushy but could you explain to me whats going on." Asks starlight.
"Oh right thank you for reminding me.. ok heres what happened after we got to canterlot...."

10 mins later....

"So your telling me your guest is a traumatized soldier who's seen more blood shed then the oldest royal guard and you left his room unguarded!?" Asks starlight.

"Well yes so to speak but he has yet to do anything to make us think we would have to put guards on him."

"... ok so what do we do now?"

Twilight looks around the room for any indication as to if the rest of the girls have any ideas.

" For now let's ju..." Twilight was cut off as spike comes running into the room.

"TWILIGHT! Hurry its your guest!"

Author's Note

I'm back... kinda can't say where cant say when I'm done but I'm in the feild all my military brothers and sisters will know when I say the feild sucks... alot no im not overseas all yall really gotta know is I hate everything right now and some of you might understand that