The Uncharted Federation: The Discovery

POV Celestia

I take a deep breath, everything about this situation was stressful, but this also provided a golden opportunity. I look at the stallion and say with as much calm as I could "Very well then let's talk, would you like a seat?"

The alien smiles to me and responds with "Yes, that would be lovely, preferable with a cushion on it for my blisters, but I'm not to picky."

In this moment I just ignore everyone else, instead my eyes are focused squarely on this alien, I need to know what I am dealing with. While he may be a alien he was in a ponies body and I have mastered over the years to read the slightest of gestures on someone to see their thoughts. I notice that my former student goes to get up to give this alien her seat but I simply just summon a chair for him. The Alien looks at the chair with a critical eye, as if he was searching for something, what is it he could be looking for I wonder? Seemingly satisfied with whatever he was looking for her sits down in the chair and lets out a content sigh.

Luna suddenly speaks up "What is your name?"

The Alien lets a grin grace his lips and says "I have many names, as I have been a operative almost all my life but you may call me by my pony name Thunder Wave."

Twilight speaks up with a quizzical look "How does one become a Operative amongst your people? What kind of training involved?"

Thunder says a bit smugly "That little princesses, is classified information."

I glance over at Cadence noticing that she is looking at Thunder with a frown, I was aware she could somewhat sense others emotions, was she detecting something worrying about Thunder? Or was it that she can't detect anything from him. I clear my throat gaining everyone's attention and say "What is it you want Thunder."

The heavily scarred stallion grins and says "I want my freedom, a simple inconsequential thing really, that's all I want."

I frown at this, I honestly suspected more, then again he was a Alien and he could do a lot with that freedom. Whats more he seemed genuine with this desire and I could not detect any malicious intent, perhaps he had none or I was just not detecting anything cause he is just that good of a liar. I briefly consider my words then reply "What is it you offer in return?"

Twilight frowns at me, I could tell she didn't like the idea of us keeping any creature in the hands of these ponies, but in this moment I couldn't take any risks. My sister seemed to agree with this line of thinking what with how relaxed she seemed to get when I had asked for what he would give in return. Cadence oddly gave nothing away, I would need to talk to her after this.

The Stallion seemed ready for my question though "Simple you don't know what your up against, I do but I am not allowed to give away much. However, other races have been coming to this planet for many many years, and have left behind lots of goodies. So what I offer is that in return for my freedom I tell you where these sights are and you all go their to get those goodies, which honestly is mostly information. We all win in the end, you get information I get freedom."

I frown at this and look to my sister, it looked like she was having the same line of thought as I was. I say "Me and the others will discuss on this, I shall put a barrier around you so you can't hear what we have to say, just incase you try to influence our decision."

Thunder frowns a bit but says "Please make the dome spacious I hate small spaces."

I nod and create the barrier, being sure to give him a decent amount of space, despite this he still seemed uncomfortable in it. I then look over to my fellow Princesses and say firmly "I would like to hear your thoughts on this."

Twilight spoke up first "It seems like as good as a deal were going to get from him, and I personally don't like the idea of him going back to where ever they came from" gestures to the Thestrals, the leader of whom was still present and keeping silent, just watching Thunder.

I took Twilights words into consideration and in truth had plans that even if she couldn't negotiate a better deal to not let Thunder go back to whatever Tartarus awaited him with the Guardians of the stars. I then turn my attention to Cadence and say "What about you Cadence."

Cadence replied with a simple "We can't let him go back, I can sense his desperation to get away from them, his entire body aches and he is currently afraid while in that dome aunty."

I nod at that moment my sister speaks up "While I agree we shouldn't let him go back we need to at least negotiate better deal for ourselves. After all this is potentially the decision that will decide the entire fate of our planet and it's inhabitants."

I need and after briefly thinking of everything I look to Twilight and say "Would you and your be able to accompany him to these locations?"

Twilight scrunches up her eyebrows in thought then says "It is possible, I will have to ask them first and get some things set up first but I do believe It can be done."

I nod and say "Unless their are any objections to this I will be dropping the barrier."

After briefly looking around I see no objections, I lower the barrier not missing how relieved Thunder seemed with it now gone. I clear my throat a little to get his attention and says "We have a counter proposal, in return for you accompanying our ponies to these sights, to act as security and guide, you shall be given your freedom."

Thunder frowns a bit but says "Doesn't seem like I got much of a choice, but under two conditions."

Luna says in a annoyed tone "And those are?"

Thunder "No chains, manacles, anything that shows subservience for one, and for two I want compensation for this beyond just simple freedom."

After a brief moment of thought I say "This seems fair, for now I will leave you in the care of my servants to clean you up while Twilight and her friends get their affairs in order."

Thunder frowns, looks to Twilight and says "Really? You got to be joking, no offense but I expected certified scientists and soldiers not a prissy royal and her friends."

Twilight puffs up at this and says "While I understand your hesitance me and my friends are quite capable of handling what is thrown at us, after all we have handled lots of things in the past and saved Equestria too."

"Things from this world that is." Thunder counters.

Luna "That is why you are going with them, to make sure they can handle what is thrown at them.'

Thunder sighs and says "Where all gonna die, all well get me out of these damn chains and into a shower.'