Human Nature and Friendship

1.Chapter 2: Lost Dragon Tracks [This chapter contains original lyrics; music enthusiasts are encouraged to compose music～]
They walked slowly towards the setting sun. Twilight Sparkle felt a bit better, but her eyes were still filled with melancholy.
"Dear, is there something you want to say?" Rarity asked beside her. She turned her head, the gravity on her face lessened slightly, revealing the clarity in her eyes.
After a while, she looked at the setting sun again, its radiance casting a fiery red glow across the clouds.
"I do not know where the future lies,
It feels as if my heart is empty,
How should I face it?
How should I go?
In search of the best direction,
I do not know where peace leads,
Nor do I know where the world is headed,
But I cannot let myself be carried away,
Let obsession soar."
Her friends approached, a faint smile appearing on their faces. The setting sun cast their faces like exquisite Ukiyo-e paintings.
Chorus:
"Ideals
Encouragement
We will not leave each other behind
This experience will conclude with elegance
Our friendship will last forever"
Rainbow Dash: "Spread your wings
Like thunder across the sky
Causing ripples on the lake's surface"
Rarity: "Put on your dancing shoes
Dance the graceful waltz
Raising a breeze on the lawn"
Applejack: "Pull the hay
Throw out the distance of dreams
Under the fruit tree, shoulder the heavy burden of responsibility"
Pinkie Pie: "Pick up the cupcake
Bite off the most ideal piece in your heart
Coating your tongue with cinnamon frosting"
Fluttershy: "Get close to nature
Embrace all the beauty in the world
Feel every moment of touch"
Chorus: "We will not be depressed
We will not give up
We will spread the flowers of friendship to every corner of the world
We will spread the elements of harmony into the long river of history
Spread into the long river of history!"
They sang and laughed, walking slowly towards Ponyville.
3014 Fleet Main Government Hall —
"Where is the ambassador?" Zheng Lin asked.
"Gone, with his attitude, do you miss him? Don't forget, there's still a lot of mess to clean up in the colony." Major Zheng replied irritably.
"Oh, alright... Hey, brother, what do you really think about these little ponies here?" He became curious, after all, Zheng Guofei has never told him his true thoughts about this fertile land.
"Just... quite good, feels there's no problem at all, at least much better than those in the movies."
"Alright, don't be perfunctory, what are you thinking inside? Don't you think I know?"
"Ah..." Major Zheng sighed, turned to Zheng Lin, and looked straight at him, "Young man, maybe you really don't know. Ha."
Zheng Lin felt very depressed after hearing this, but when he saw his face turn away again, he suddenly became excited: "Brother."
"What?"
"Can I go over there to take a look?"
"Where? Be more specific."
"Over there..." He pointed in the direction of Ponyville.
"Oh? Just there? It's not even a village in our place. Besides, wouldn't the local residents panic when they see you?"
"It's okay, I'll disguise myself, those horses who just had a meeting must have gone back to the capital, right?"
"Well, I guess so." Major Zheng zipped up his backpack.
"I knew you wanted to go and have a look." A bright smile appeared on his face, "I told Vesta, the first part of the Throne Agreement, Article 5: Ponies and humans should gradually get along well during this period of immigration, if their ruler has promulgated this decree, it's not a big deal for you to go."
"Alright!" Zheng Lin was very happy, picked up his backpack and put it on. "Don't panic, take this." Major Zheng handed him a black regular octahedron, the surface was flawless, exuding a strong metallic texture, "This is the United Nations No. 8, it was left to me by my good friend Dr. Z during the Titan Battle, ask him if you encounter any difficulties." Zheng Lin put it into his backpack and then ran excitedly towards the main court door.
At this time, Major Zheng's heart: Alas, he is really a child, old Z! Your child is quite difficult to manage, and you didn't even see him when he was born on the battlefield, and when you saw him, you had to say that I adopted him. Alas, if you hadn't left early...
Ponyville, Crystal Castle —
"Feathered Dragon? Are you home?" Twilight walked into the castle, and the only response was the echoing sound, "Feathered Dragon?" She walked into the library, which was also empty. Then her heart began to panic, and the whole afternoon, she had been searching the entire castle and asking about Feathered Dragon's whereabouts in Ponyville. The six horses were gathered together, and none of them knew where Feathered Dragon had gone.
"Hey, right, Twilight." Rainbow Dash suddenly asked, "Didn't Feathered Dragon just start out with you?" "Oh, yes, but before leaving the Endless Forest, I asked him to come back and tidy up the castle, when you guys hadn't caught up yet."
"Oh, where on earth has Feathered Dragon cutie gone..." Rarity lay on the map of friendship, helplessly grinding her hooves.
"I have to say, something must have happened in the castle while we were away, right?" Fluttershy said softly on the side.
"That's right, Fluttershy, I think so too..."
"Ah!!!" Pinkie Pie popped out from behind Rainbow Dash, which scared her, "Hey! I said Pinkie Pie..." "Have you ever thought that some evil thing might have taken our dragon baby away? Right! Maybe those biscuits in my oven have become spirits, after all, when I went to see, they all disappeared too." She said with a puzzled head tilted.
"Yes, who exactly is it... Anyway, we have to find Feathered Dragon back, we can't be without him..." Twilight turned around and took a slow breath, her eyes seemed to become moist, "I... can't do without him either..."
1.Chapter 2: [II] Under the Pact, Debates Still Necessary
Zheng Lin followed the scent of flowers to Ponyville. He didn't expect such harmony in a place under the rule of a feudal monarchy. Of course, as a soldier from Earth, he still had the basic military literacy. In this small town, he acted very seriously, holding paper and pen in his hand, recording what he saw. According to his current observations, the abnormal electromagnetic waves of this planet are very important to the habits of these little horses, because he found that each horse can not only emit laser beams but also use the light emitted from their horns to lift any object to do what they want to do. However, after walking around the town center, no horse looked at him with unusual eyes, which also made him feel very comfortable. He thought that the ruler here issued the decree quite timely.
"Hello, visitor from afar?" A pony wearing a black hat and a black jacket approached him. Zheng Lin felt that his voice seemed to be squeezed out from his throat after being lowered a lot, "Are you new here?" "What? Do you want to get to know me?" Zheng Lin immediately became vigilant. He knew that the horses here have been emotionally volatile since the tragic incident involving 15 people, and they might do anything. "Don't panic, I'm just a wanderer who has been lurking in Ponyville for more than ten years, and today I finally met a newcomer..." Zheng Lin knew he was fake as soon as he heard this, after all, with his insight, he could still distinguish this, "Okay, stop pretending, show me your true identity, I believe Major Zheng will be very interested in your conversation with me."
The horse heard Major Zheng and suddenly raised his head, but Zheng Lin couldn't see his whole face because he was wearing a mask. His eyes were also covered with a pair of sunglasses. But the black hat still couldn't cover her huge bow.
"Enough, let me see the true face under your hypocritical surface." Suddenly, Zheng Lin pulled out a dagger from his backpack and slashed at the rope of his leather jacket. The action was so neat and neat that not a single fiber from the rope fell in the air. The horse staggered back a few steps, and the leather jacket slowly slid off her body. Then Zheng Lin's eyes widened - this so-called "wanderer" turned out to be three little mares in disguise. The little red-haired mare with a huge bow stood on the other two horses, one with white skin and one with dark brown skin. "Well, three cheats, I caught you on the spot, and the local public security organs will definitely be very interested in you."
After saying that, he pretended to take notes. "Don't! We're still just kids!" The leading red-haired mare jumped down from the other two horses: "We're just curious about you, don't get me wrong." She took off the sunglasses and the huge hat on her head. "Ha, kids." After saying that, Zheng Lin turned around and left.
"Hey, don't rush to go." The three little mares caught up again and blocked her in front, "What's the matter? Do you want to rob? I don't have any money on me." Zheng Lin said with a smile, not taking the three horses seriously at all, "Hey, stranger! If you continue to ignore us or be rude to us, I will call our sister, and they will definitely deal with you!" This sentence made him not only curious about them,
"So you say your sister has a lot of power?"
"What power?" They looked at each other.
"In your society, the monarch rewards those who have made contributions to the people and ministers by giving them unique powers."
"Oh, how could it be?" The pure white horse said, "They have made contributions, but I haven't heard of any special privileges given to them by Princess Celestia."
Zheng Lin became alert when he heard the word Princess Celestia. Now he began to have some doubts about the sisters of these three guys, "Oh, as far as I know, Princess Celestia is the one you often talk about, right."
The three little mares became excited again: "Of course, she is the supreme being in Equestria." This sentence completely aroused Zheng Lin's interest, "Oh, how to say it?"
The three little mares smiled at each other, and the little mare with the bow came forward and sat down, "We have three alicorn princesses in Equestria, they are Princess Luna, Princess Cadence, and Princess Celestia..."
Zheng Lin picked up his notebook and started to take notes crazily. He knew that what he was holding now was the first-hand information about this race, which must be rare for the entire fleet and even the United Nations.
As the little mare was telling the story, Zheng Lin also asked many questions, all about the political system and military strength. Obviously, this kind of little mare did not know the seriousness of revealing these sensitive topics to the outside world, and she introduced in detail to Zheng Lin, which also made Zheng Lin more understand the level of science and culture of this race. For him, this trip was undoubtedly very fruitful.
And in Twilight's Crystal Castle, a secret rescue plan was being formulated...
"First, we need to deduce where in the castle Sui Long disappeared. From the outside, there is no sign of him passing by." Rarity analyzed carefully.
"What if it was done by humans?" Applejack looked at Twilight suspiciously.
"Maybe, maybe, according to their nature, they may not be good at this kind of thing. I have read a few fragments about human history and found that some of them do love peace, but some of them often have wars, and among them, the profession of assassins is inevitably produced." Twilight held a book in her hand and made records quickly.
"You say assassins?!" Fluttershy exclaimed softly, which made all the horses present gasp. "No, I believe they have not reached this point." Although the stone in her heart had already fallen half, she was still worried.
"I have an idea. If Sui Long was taken away by someone, he would definitely resist and spit out fire, and it is very likely that he would burn the assassin. Especially humans, they should not know Sui Long's way of fighting back and some physiological information, leaving some clues at the scene is inevitable." Rarity analyzed carefully, observing every corner of the castle hall, afraid to miss any useful clues."
"Hey, everyone, look what I found!" Pinkie Pie bounced out of the corridor, "Pinkie Pie, why are you so idle? Don't you see that we are all looking for ways to get Sui Long back?" Rainbow Dash said with a tone of blame. "I say, Sui Long was sleeping at the time, and suddenly a dark shadow came in from the window, and he had no time to dodge and was caught by that dark shadow, still holding his dearest toy bear in his arms, look, it's all torn."
After saying that, Pinkie Pie took out the torn toy bear from her hair. The other five horses immediately moved over when they heard the news, and Twilight used magic to take the toy bear and observed the tear in the toy bear carefully, "It seems that Sui Long has experienced a fierce struggle..." Suddenly, a black shiny memory card fell out of the plush inside the toy bear.
"What is this?" The horses gathered around. The memory card fell to the ground, and then a three-dimensional projection was released from the inside of the card, slowly outlining a familiar trace...
"It's the ambassador!" The other five horses exclaimed, but Twilight Sparkle looked at him silently, her eyes full of depression. The ambassador in the projection began to speak:
"Hello, leader of the opposite empire, first of all, I am very sorry for my actions, but this is also forced. My son Childe was one of the two people who died in the 15-person tragedy, but I am not angry about your actions. What I feel more is regret for his experience. Today, if you have seen this projection, and if you want to find back this relative who may be very important to you, then please meet me privately at the first flag-raising ceremony of our country on January 26th, and we have our own issues to resolve separately. Remember, only you come."
The video ended, and the horses fell into silence. They didn't expect the humans to do this, but they had to accept this fact. Twilight turned over the human era table with a heavy face, which read: January 26, 2300...
"It's our tomorrow..."

"Twilight, I think this kind of thing should be left to an experienced pony to handle; after all, we are not human," Applejack said worriedly beside her. She didn't say this only because Twilight's emotions were unstable, but also because ever since the humans arrived in Equestria, she hadn't seen Twilight smile again. "Applejack's right, perhaps you should do that," Rarity added, seeing Twilight's hesitation. She didn't want Twilight to get hurt anymore. "Alright, girls, it seems we have no choice but to trouble her."

Twilight walked up to the map of friendship and opened the diary with a red and yellow sun imprinted on it. She wrote:

"Dear Sunset Shimmer, Equestria has encountered some difficulties, and my friends and I need your help. You..." Twilight paused, frowning as she pondered for a while, seemingly making a significant decision. She continued writing:
"You can bring your friends along, and don't forget the Elements of Harmony. Make sure to explain when you leave with Princess Celestia." Just as she finished writing, a golden stream of text gathered below the sentence: "Oh, alright, then when would it be convenient for me to come?" Twilight was delighted; she thought she would have to wait for a long time, "Right now, immediately, be quick."

"Okay, Sunset has agreed," Twilight turned around and looked at her friends, "Now let's go to the basement to bring her up, oh no, it's them." The other five ponies looked puzzled at each other, then followed Twilight to the basement. They arrived in front of the mirror and waited quietly, with Twilight looking at the magic mirror and the other five ponies looking at Twilight.

About seven minutes later, the surface of the magic mirror began to surge, and gradually, a yellow pony came out of the mirror. Her red and yellow mane was faintly glowing under the chandelier.
Then, one by one, the other ponies followed. The five ponies present were astonished to see the ponies coming out of the magic mirror, with Pinkie Pie being particularly excited.
She immediately ran towards another version of herself, and the other four also took an interest, greeting their other selves one by one. The human Twilight walked up to Twilight and joined Sunset Shimmer. "Alright, Twilight, we're here. What's the urgent matter?"

"Well, I have to say that this matter is a bit complicated." Twilight then spent 15 minutes recounting to Sunset Shimmer the entire story of the humans arriving in Equestria. Sunset Shimmer was very surprised after hearing this, "You mean... humans came here on a starship?"

"Yes, their weapons seem fancy, but we haven't seen them use them yet."

"But in my world, humans are not like this, unless these humans originally belong here."

"No, when I observed the disc in the sky, I detected temporal fluctuations. They might have migrated from a different timeline."

"Oh, alright, that's not important. What's important is how you will deal with that United Nations ambassador tomorrow. Hey, do you know why they are raising the flag tomorrow?"

"No, I don't know, but maybe I can show you that video." Twilight then handed the 3D projection memory card to Sunset Shimmer, and as soon as Sunset Shimmer took it, the video started playing again...

"From my preliminary judgment, he should be a local from our place."

"That's great! I just need an assistant to help me with this issue."

"Hold on... Take a closer look at the document in front of him..." Sunset Shimmer put the memory card on the ground, and Twilight came forward to observe carefully. She saw clearly that the document was exquisitely printed with a few small gold characters: United Nations Flag-Lowering Mourning Procedure Book

"What does this mean?" Twilight knew what mourning was, but she didn't know the specific nature and meaning of this document.

"Twilight, in the human world, there is a world peace political organization composed of more than 140 countries. We call it the United Nations, which has five permanent members: China, the United States, France, the United Kingdom, and Russia. These five countries are the pillars of handling world peace affairs.
Now, the United Nations, after a vote by the five permanent members, will lower their flag, which symbolizes the United Nations, by half to mourn for the two people you killed. If you and Princess Celestia do not attend tomorrow, the Throne Agreement you signed may also be scrapped. In my opinion, humans will not only turn their faces but may also stab you in the back."

Twilight's hair stood on end when she heard this: humans... how terrifying this creature is... The other ten horses gathered around Twilight when they heard her muttering something.
Seeing the horses around her, she didn't think as much as before. Since humans want to do this, she will also come to the dark side. She doesn't plan to tell her friends about the plan, except for Sunset Shimmer.

In the evening, Twilight and Sunset Shimmer formulated a meticulous plan in the hall. The goal is very simple: to capture the ambassador alive. At first, Sunset Shimmer was quite opposed to this plan because it is not a beneficial decision for both parties. However, in front of the United Nations, the ponies must have their own bargaining chips. A battle for sovereignty is about to begin...

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10. Chapter 2: [IV] Torch Action: Encounter and Melancholy
"Are they here yet?"

"Not yet, sir." A tall figure sat on a rattan chair, tapping his thigh with his left hand.

"No problem, the people from the United Nations haven't arrived yet. Can everything be guaranteed to proceed as planned?"

"Maybe, sir, but the scientists said..." The old voice suddenly became angry: "I don't care if they can calculate it or not. This matter is small for my interests, and big for human interests. We have always had sovereignty in the world. When we came to this planet, I not only lost my son but also had to share half of human sovereignty with them?"

"Alright, you go back first. When they get into the warship, there will be a good show to watch," he said, getting up and heading towards the landing boat.

Ponyville Center —

"So this is the general situation here?" Zheng Lin was already satisfied, with a notebook full of notes. "Yes, that's right, more or less."

Then Zheng Lin put away the notebook and put it in his backpack. "Hey, what are your names?" The three little mares looked at each other, then looked at Zheng Lin with innocent big eyes. "I'm Apple Lily, this is Sweet Baby and Eye-catching Lulu. The three of us are members of the Cute Army." Zheng Lin couldn't help but laugh when he heard this, "What's so funny?"

"Ah, no, nothing, I just think you're all very good. Speaking of which, where is your sister now?" The three little ones thought for a while, then they became lively again, "She should be in the Crystal Castle. Would you like me to take you to see her?" Although Zheng Lin's psychological defense line had not completely withdrawn, he thought about it carefully and followed them to the Crystal Castle.

On the way, he took out his notebook again and carefully reviewed his previous notes. He was surprised that there was actually something called magic in this universe. Perhaps in the professional terms of the current warship science and technology department, scientists call this magic controllable mixed electromagnetic waves, but they have not yet found specific evidence to prove the specific use of this electromagnetic wave and the basis needed for the experiment. In short, humans dare not act rashly now. When he arrived at the edge of Ponyville, a huge crystal castle appeared in front of them. Zheng Lin wanted to laugh again because the castle really looked a bit like a certain international friendly gesture, but he finally held back out of respect for the owner of the castle.

He pushed the door open, and the scene inside was even more astonishing to Zheng Lin. It was all made of crystal. The owner of the castle seemed to be like the Pharaoh of Egypt, with three powers in one body. Then, he followed the three little mares in. After not long, there was a bustling discussion coming from the meeting room on one side of the corridor.

"Shh - the sisters are having a meeting," Apple Lily whispered, then pressed against the door and listened carefully. But her face became uglier and uglier, "What's wrong, Apple Lily, what did you hear?" Eye-catching Lulu asked, "No, I feel like I heard the voices of many horses, and some voices are the same as our sisters." Zheng Lin suddenly became interested, "Why not push the door and take a look, knock on the door." The other three horses hesitated for a while, and soon they nodded to each other and knocked on the door three times.

"Who is it?"

"It's us! The Cute Army!" Then the people and horses outside heard a commotion of hooves coming from the room, and soon it became silent. Then the door opened...

The one who opened the door was Applejack. When she saw the Cute Army, she was relieved, but she immediately noticed the figure standing behind the three little mares, and she was very frightened and shouted, "It's a human...!" Zheng Lin saw that it was this horse and his eyes immediately became sharp. He pulled a cloth from his backpack and quickly stuffed it into her mouth. The Cute Army, seeing his violent reaction, was scared. Then, Twilight Sparkle rushed over upon hearing the noise. When she saw it was the person from the meeting, she couldn't help but get excited, "What are you doing here?! Human!" The other six horses hiding in the cabinet also came out one after another, seeing this man in a black and gray combat uniform with a special backpack on his shoulder. They also couldn't help frowning. Seeing the situation seemed unfavorable to him, Zheng Lin didn't hesitate at all, pulled out his sidearm, and hugged Applejack to his chest. He raised his left hand and pressed the gun firmly against Applejack's temple. All the horses held their breath at this moment, fearing any accidents. Applejack struggled in Zheng Lin's arms, and vaguely mumbled a few words: Run!
Sunset Shimmer slowly approached Zheng Lin. She was very cautious now. She knew that if there was any inappropriate action now, he would let her good friend die. "Listen, sir," she probed the eyes of this warrior, seemingly more relaxed than before, "We don't mean to harm you. Please put down the gun, let's talk, okay?" Zheng Lin heard this and thought this horse was interesting, completely different from the other horses, not so impulsive. But when he pushed the door open, he saw ten pairs of identical horses inside, and he became alert again. "Don't panic, put down the gun in your hand first, let's talk slowly." Zheng Lin pondered for a while, released his right arm, and put down the gun. Applejack suddenly fell to the ground from the suffocating embrace, and the people of the evening saw it, and they and their friends gathered around, finally knowing she was unconscious and breathed a sigh of relief.
Zheng Lin put the gun on the table and crossed his legs, "Let me ask you first, how do you know this thing is a gun?" Sunset Shimmer hesitated for a moment, then told him about her own origin and the experiences of those horses that looked the same as the six horses.
Zheng Lin's brows tightened after hearing this, but in his heart, he had already made plans.

1.Chapter 2: [V] Torch Action: Inside Stories "So you should have a good understanding of human society." Zheng Lin then looked at Sunset Shimmer in front of him with interest, "What are you discussing here?" Sunset Shimmer took a deep breath, but she was still very nervous because she didn't know what this human would think after hearing their plan? If he wanted to, he could report all the horses here to the human government department, and then they wouldn't even have a chance to explain, but she had to be honest, otherwise they might not even wait to finish speaking, and it would be another negotiation, and then humans would have 100% reason to send troops, "Your ambassador sent someone to take Sui Long." "What is Sui Long?" Sunset Shimmer was embarrassed for a moment, "Well, it's... Princess Twilight's brother."
"So what does he want to do?"
"We don't know for now, but according to what we know now, he is using Sui Long to threaten us to meet with him privately at the flag-lowering ceremony, and he specifically pointed out that only Princess Twilight can go."
"Why not go, you should trust our people."
"But they took away Sui Long, more importantly, one of the two soldiers who died in the 15-person tragedy is his son."
Zheng Lin fell silent, knowing that the words of the Chinese representative at the meeting undoubtedly pointed out this point. More importantly, he was moved.
"What are you going to do?"
"Set an ambush." At this time, Sunset Shimmer looked worriedly at Twilight, and Twilight was pressing her eyebrows, looking out of the window.
Zheng Lin didn't want to make plans for them; it was a personal grudge between the ruling class here and a person, and he didn't need to get involved, but his heart always couldn't help it. He stood up and walked towards the magic mirror.
"Wait, what are you going to do..." Sunset Shimmer tried to stop Zheng Lin, but he still walked forward, "You said that behind this mirror is another world, but I don't know if it's true. If you come from the human world, then we can definitely go back in this way."
"It's not like that!" Sunset Shimmer was anxious, and she didn't expect Zheng Lin to make such a move, but she didn't have a bottom in her heart, because humans in this time and space and humans in that time and space are two completely different stages of development.
Zheng Lin walked in, a golden light emanated from where he touched, and then he disappeared in the mirror.
The conference room was silent, Apple Lily walked to Twilight Sparkle, hung her head, and sat next to Twilight Sparkle, "I'm sorry, Princess Twilight, we shouldn't have brought him here..." Twilight sighed deeply, she had already accepted her fate, the harmonious and beautiful life in the past may be gone forever, "It's okay, they will always come..."
At this time, a golden red light emerged from the mirror, and several horses were all surprised to look at that direction, a red and yellow hoof stretched out from the mirror, and slowly his whole body was transmitted from there.
The creature that came out of the mirror was covered in golden scales, the hooves showed a red and yellow flame, and the hair on his head was orange and yellow, followed by a cry: "What the hell is this?" At this time, Sunset Shimmer didn't know what to do, and at this time, Twilight Sparkle excitedly called out, and another Twilight also immediately took an interest, "I have seen the information of this creature in the school library, it is an ancient mythical beast, but it is not indigenous to our place, it is a group in Chinese mythology." Horse twilight looked at him, the military uniform on his body disappeared, and was replaced by a layer of glittering golden scales. Of course, because Zheng Lin had already felt it, he was seen by these ladies without wearing clothes, and he couldn't help blushing. "What are you looking around for? Do you know it's impolite?"
Horse twilight immediately became unhappy: "What are you talking about? It's like this everywhere here, only on important occasions do we wear clothes. Now you're not looking at us the same way." Then, she looked at the friends from the human world, somehow, they blushed after hearing what horse twilight said.
"Well, okay, I should have told you in advance." Sunset Shimmer came over, and there seemed to be a blush on her face, "Humans are very sensitive about this aspect, and I suggest you don't mention it now."
"Okay," Twilight then turned her gaze to Zheng Lin, "So now that you have become a Qilin, which is an indigenous race here, I don't know if there will be any opinions from your side?"
Zheng Lin was silent, because he knew that if he went back, his brother would definitely investigate this matter thoroughly and find a way to turn him back into a human at all costs. But he felt troubled in his heart now.
"Okay, is there any way to go back?" he asked helplessly.
"We don't know, you are the first case, and it should be studied specifically," Twilight replied seriously.
Now Zheng Lin felt in his heart that he would definitely cause a lot of trouble when he went back, and he felt that it was not a big problem to follow this team, and it was not bad to eliminate corrupt officials, and then deal with it when the matter was resolved.
"Well... is it worth doing this?" The horses were surprised to look at him, and Cloudy asked, "What? Do you want to join?"
"This seems to be the best choice at the moment," Twilight Sparkle heard this and felt uneasy in her heart. She was afraid, even though she knew that this human was about the same age as herself, and the character was not unfathomable, but she still showed a grateful smile to Zheng Lin.
"Well, since that's the case, you are one of us now, can you provide some information about your warship?" The human Cloudy asked with great interest. "I can be responsible for guiding the way, but information, if you want to pick it from me, it's impossible." His attitude was very tough, which made Cloudy step back a few steps.
"Well, that's good too, the passage of the warship is very complicated, and it won't cause us to get lost inside." Sunset Shimmer analyzed, "Now there is not much time left for the flag-lowering ceremony, we have to hurry over." The horses nodded to each other, and then Twilight teleported them all outdoors, running towards the direction of the landing boat...
Warship Science and Research Department —
"Where did this little dragon come from?" The director looked at this purple and green little dragon through the fire-resistant glass, carefully examining it, "Well... it was just casually caught from the plains outside." The secretary said cautiously, even though he was a very rigorous person, he couldn't resist the temptation of tens of millions.
"Well, when will the blood extraction start?" The director picked up a syringe and squeezed the liquid out in front of his eyes. The syringe emitted a desolate cold light under the white light of the operating table. The fire dragon looked at the people on the other side of the glass with a frightened look, for the first time in his life being tormented like this by humans.
"Director, it's after the flag is lowered, waiting for the notice from the ambassador."
"Wait for his notice for what? Just do the surgery, this is the first experimental sample we've caught on this planet." The director was a bit impatient, his eyes exuding a domineering aura that enveloped the whole body of Sui Long.
"Don't forget, the results of the surgery still need to be reported to the organization as soon as possible. Our technology has been developing slowly within the resources of Earth for many years."
"But the ambassador said that we must..."
"What ambassador? I have the final say here. At 3:30 in the afternoon, start the surgery on time!" But at this time, the secretary's breathing became heavier and heavier. He was unwilling to miss the tens of millions that were easily obtained. His heart was already tempted by money. He grabbed a scalpel and suddenly put it on the director's neck. The director felt his body jerk back, his neck was tightly held, and his heart suddenly rose to his throat, "Mr. Kobayashi, if you want to live, you must do what I say, what the ambassador said!" The director suddenly came to his senses and trembled in agreement: "Okay... Okay... You say when to do it..."
"After the flag is lowered, wait for the ambassador's news..."
Area 1 Plain Landing Boat Area --
"This kid hasn't come back yet? It's been several hours." Zheng Guofei looked at the stopwatch in his hand, sitting on the sofa counting like this, "Zheng Guofei, what are you doing? The flag-lowering ceremony starts in five minutes!" Although he was very worried, he quickly stood up, shouted to Yong'an at the door, "I know, I know! I'm coming!" Then he picked up his briefcase and walked outside.
Rescue Team Side --
"Dusk... Dusk, how much further? I can't run anymore..." Two Raritys leaned on each other, dragging their bodies forward, "Girls, it's almost there, hold on a little longer!"
Zheng Lin rolled his eyes and then looked at Sunset Shimmer. Sunset Shimmer felt very uncomfortable when he saw her like this, "Hey, what are you thinking about?" She asked casually,
"Nothing, seeing you reminds me of someone."
"Who?"
"My sister, she does things as calmly as you do, and her character is very similar to yours, but it's a pity that I didn't make it to the infirmary to see her on the battlefield that day..."
A wave of sympathy welled up in Sunset Shimmer's heart, and she couldn't help but think of her own past. Although these two things are not related, they are not entirely unrelated. Later, the important people in her life are appearing one by one, but in his life, the important people are leaving one by one...

1.Chapter 2: [VI] Torch Action: The Dusk is Long, and the Heart is Penetrating On the landing hall camp, there are eight neatly aligned squares, and what surprised the horses was that they were all formed by individuals.
"Wow! How did they do that? I guess even the Royal Guard might find it difficult." Fluttershy exclaimed softly. Zheng Lin sneered in his heart: Of course, the hardships of their usual training are much more intense than the "security guards" here.
He asked, "Have you not experienced war?" The horses looked puzzled at him, and Sunset Shimmer said earnestly, "That's for sure, but it's been a long time since we've used a large-scale army."
They slowly walked down the slope, and several men in black suits came towards them. Zheng Lin was very vigilant because he had not seen these people in the few days since he came here, "Zheng Lin! Hide quickly!" The voice came from a large rock nearby, and he quickly hid in it. He understood that if those people found out that there were other horses besides Twilight, it would definitely disrupt the plan.
"Hello, Princess Twilight, Mr. Jerlock is waiting for you."
"Okay."
Twilight Sparkle followed those people towards the direction of the warship. Zheng Lin and the others followed behind her.
Unbeknownst to them, a pair of eyes were staring closely at them, approaching step by step.
Those people led Twilight to the door of the warship and stopped, "Princess Twilight, turn right when you enter the door, and the ambassador will come to meet you." After saying that, they stood at the door. Twilight looked back worriedly, but there was no movement, which made her heart even heavier, but she still turned her head and walked inside.
"Hey! Twilight went in!" Rainbow Dash whispered loudly, "Now we need to think of a way to distract the people in front of the door..." Everyone nodded to each other and sat together behind the rock. Zheng Lin watched them and didn't want to squeeze in; this rock didn't seem to be able to accommodate more than a dozen horses.
"Come on, tell us your thoughts, your opinions are very important to us." Sunset Shimmer had somehow appeared behind him and startled him, "Ah... nothing to say, I know very little about this warship, I'm one of the first batch of this fleet, and I only know the control room and the dormitory, but this should be of no help to you, no one without the authorization of the major can enter these two places." He sighed and looked into the distance at the setting sun, the orange glow painted on his face. Sunset Shimmer felt an inexplicable feeling that seemed to be soaking her whole body, she first stood, and then slowly walked to his side and sat down, looking into the distance.
"Can you sing?" Sunset Shimmer asked, her hair matching the sunset, the intersection a superposition of wind and light, depicting her soft outline clearly.
"A little bit, not much."
"Can you sing for me?"
"Aren't you on a mission now, and still singing?"
Zheng Lin looked at her in doubt and found that Sunset Shimmer was also looking at him.
The two horses looked at each other, and Zheng Lin knew that as long as the opposite sex calmly looks at each other for 14 seconds, they will have a good impression of each other, but he didn't have it at all, just felt that he was looking at a talking big-eyed horse. But Sunset Shimmer was different, her face was already blushing, after all, she was still in high school, and her psychological quality was not as strong as Zheng Lin's. Zheng Lin, who was in his twenties, had also received special training, and he could suppress any signs of emotion immediately with his self-control, but he still valued his body's privacy rights very much [for example, when he came out of the magic mirror].
"Zheng Lin! Shimmer! Come over quickly!" Rainbow Dash whispered loudly.
They quickly moved over, and Zheng Lin thought it was better to stay away from Sunset Shimmer, estimating that she might be the calmest in the team besides himself.
"What's next?" Zheng Lin asked, glancing at Rainbow Dash.
"I and he will distract them, and you guys will slip in." Rainbow Dash pointed to the version of himself who had come back from the human world, and they both nodded confidently.
Zheng Lin looked at Sunset Shimmer doubtfully, who was fiddling with her glasses and didn't seem to be listening to their conversation.
"Okay, this lady and I will cover the rear." He pulled Sunset Shimmer, who was startled by him,
"What? Me?"
"Yes, this is also a good opportunity to get to know each other better, right? Well, you two go and distract them." Zheng Lin's expression became serious.
"Okay! Let's go!"
ARF Secret Office —
A white rope was dyed red, and the lightbulb was covered with red spots, enveloping the entire room in a blood-red fear.
Twilight Sparkle was just hanging there, barely breathing, with barely noticeable undulations in her chest; her cutie mark already had a bloody gash, and her body was covered with such scars, from her wings along her legs, and from her flesh, a stream of blood condensed into gems and smashed onto the ground, splashing a dazzling red flower; her horn seemed to have cracks, looming in the red and white light.
The man held a small knife, which was thinly covered with a brown film of coagulated blood, and his suit was lightly dyed like ink and water, with a red and yellow gradient, looking so elegant.
He gently slid the knife across Twilight's neck, sliding down her back, and got stuck on her wings.
"You said my son was burned by you at the time, right?" He gently rubbed the knife against her wings
"Do you remember how my son's wings were scorched, don't you?" He gently scraped the blade against her wings, the friction causing Twilight's breathing to become more and more labored with each passing moment, "Spike..." she murmured deliriously. The old man slowly lifted the knife from her back and with a sudden swing, he brutally chopped downwards at Twilight's wing feathers. "Ahhhh!" Twilight screamed in unbearable agony, her neck stretching out in instinctive response, her eyes filled with bloodshot terror, and in exchange, feathers fell gracefully to the ground.
The old man opened the window, peering into the white corridor where only a few horses were visible. He moved closer to inspect the dark figure... Now alert, he quickly opened another window and initiated a secure line communication:
"Ambrosio!"
"Yes, sir, what are your orders?"
"Gather the agents and lock down the entire ship. Don't let anyone or any horse leave!"
"But the Throne Protocol—"
"To hell with the protocol! I'm in charge here! And that dragon, tell them to move it!" he said furiously.
"Oh, very well, as you wish."
The window closed, and the old man gasped for breath, his eyes wide open, staring at the iron door. He sensed more than a dozen footsteps approaching, clenching his fists, the hydraulic system of his mechanical exoskeleton cranked up to the maximum, waiting for that moment to come...
In the corridor, Zheng Guofei followed closely, his gun already drawn, his guard up. He knew that following these horses would never lead to anything good.
They arrived at an iron door, and Rainbow Dash slammed into it with force, "Boom—" The door didn't budge, but her shoulder throbbed in pain. Zheng Lin inspected the door frame for any switches but found none. He gently knocked on the frame, searching for clues.
Suddenly, a large hand reached over, blocking his ladder, and then the iron door suddenly bulged with a violent impact from within.
The horses stepped back in fear, their pupils contracting. Zheng Lin's breathing quickened, and Yu Hui hid behind him, still feeling a bit lightheaded from the restored oxygen, leaning on Zheng Lin.
The door shook violently, and a blade suddenly pierced through, gleaming with a purplish-red light...
Zheng Guofei recognized the blade, furrowing his brows. He knew the material was nano and obsidian, made with energy displacement, very rare, something only the executives of the Solar System Alliance Foundation would have. Could it be...
The hydraulic system beside the door was gradually damaged, hissing with escaping air.
The door was smashed open.
Then, Zheng Lin saw his neck being viciously grabbed, and he was thrown against the wall by that creature.
Yu Hui rushed forward to see what the creature was.
It approached them step by step, Yu Hui leaped up and kicked hard at the dark figure, but her hind legs were suddenly gripped by a powerful force, and she was thrown to the ground, letting out a heavy gasp.
"Hello there."
The dark figure emerged from the white room, the fog gradually dissipating behind him. He stepped over the fallen Yu Hui, casting a contemptuous glance.
Yu Hui gritted her teeth against the sharp pain in her stomach, her brow furrowed, sweat dripping to the ground. As his foot lifted from her stomach, Rainbow Dash immediately rushed forward and pulled Yu Hui back.
Zheng Guofei had already chambered a round, scrutinizing the figure before him. He wasn't sure if the UN was aware of this, but he knew very well that the horse that creature had just thrown was his brother.
"Major Zheng, long time no see. Our last meeting was in that foolish protocol's hall, wasn't it?" followed by a mechanical grinding sound, slowly approaching them.
"You, yes you." Zheng Guofei pointed at Xiao Die from the human world, "Take them back, to the other end of the corridor."
Xiao Die was in a panic, but hearing Zheng Guofei's command, she was also awestruck by his incredible authority, "O-Okay, everyone follow me..." she said, leading the group back.
Yu Hui tried to pull Zheng Lin, but was noticed by Jerlock, who then lifted his leg and viciously stomped on Yu Hui's hoof that was trying to grab Zheng Lin.
A sharp pain pierced Yu Hui's heart, tears falling like crystal droplets, shattering into countless ice flowers on the ground.
Zheng Guofei gritted his teeth and charged forward, knowing full well the consequences of his actions, that flesh could not withstand the collision of mechanical exoskeletons. He drew his gun, eyes fixedly staring ahead. Jerlock swung his hand, two blades extending from his mechanical arms, mercilessly stabbing towards Zheng Guofei. Major Zheng knew he couldn't dodge, so he side-stepped and pressed the gun against the hydraulic machine of the mechanical skeleton and pulled the trigger, "Bang—" only a muffled sound was heard as the bullet weakly bounced off the armor.
Ze洛克 became even more rampant. In his heart, he no longer thought about his dead son; his burning heart was now filled with only one word—revenge.
He grabbed Zheng Guofei's back with one hand, the other hand's mechanical dagger stretching longer under the drive of the hydraulic machine, gradually aiming at Zheng Guofei's lower back. As he was about to carry out this cruel act, a golden flash of scales swooped down onto Zheng Guofei's back, the sharp blade piercing into the creature's spine.
"Zheng Lin!!!" Yu Hui shouted. At this moment, a half-meter-long steel rod was stuck in Zheng Lin's chest, red liquid pouring down uncontrollably.
He began to pant roughly, the sound gradually weakening, until it solidified in the air.
The orange alarm flashed, under the meaningless light, one person, one horse, gazed at the lifeless body, their hearts already silent.
Suddenly, an electromagnetic surge came from within Zheng Lin, Zheng Guofei could clearly feel the power; Yu Hui also felt it, a force unlike any magic she had ever seen. Then, Zheng Lin's appearance began to glow white...
Zheng Guofei, because he was knocked down by Zheng Lin, rolled to the ground, holding his breath and staring at the Qilin in front of him, confirming in his heart that this was his brother, the person he had risked his life to save for his friends. He watched as the golden light on Zheng Lin's back became more and more flickering, Jerlock looked at him, the madness in his eyes gradually dissipating.
At this moment, Zheng Lin's horn began to condense an orange-red energy, he opened his eyes, his pupils turned bloodshot, then he spoke,
"By what right do you call this home?"
Everyone present covered their ears, this terrifying sound echoed throughout the corridor, Jerlock still wanted to continue attacking, but his old hand seemed unable to move the mechanical arm now, convinced that this guy couldn't use magic.
"How is this possible..." Jerlock exerted all his strength to straighten up, slowly aiming the dagger at Zheng Lin, but there seemed to be a barrier around him, unable to move, unable to break through the white light in front of Zheng Lin.
"As a representative of the human race, why have you provoked war!" Zheng Lin slowly raised his hooves, when they were about to come together, it seemed to squeeze something,Jerlock began to breathe difficult, clutching his chest and kneeling on the ground, his eyes bloodshot, mumbling indistinctly
"No... Andyo..."
The hooves gradually came together, and with a "pop" sound, a mass of flesh and blood burst open on Ze洛克's chest, and he fell to the ground, surrounded by his liquid interwoven with hatred and anger.
At this time, the light on Zheng Lin's body began to dissipate, Zheng Guofei frowned, came forward and pulled Zheng Lin, he was surprised to find that the scar on his chest was gone, intact.
Yu Hui stumbled over, her eyes met with Zheng Guofei's, although still full of vigilance, but Major Zheng nodded to Yu Hui, put the boy in front of her, he seemed to understand the truth, because at this time, he had already seen the red and purple unicorn hanging in the middle of the room, half of her wings feathers had been scraped almost bare, blood was pouring down.
He opened the walkie-talkie and informed the team of an emergency. Then he turned his gaze to Yu Hui and Zheng Lin again, only this time, Yu Hui noticed care and warmth in his eyes.
Then, there was a rush of footsteps, 11 horses ran over from the other end of the corridor, the two Cloudy Shadows at the forefront shouted: "He's out again! Run." Chasing them was the disgusting black slime, it kept surging forward, gradually approaching the end of the corridor.
"Quick! We need magic!" Yu Hui asked Zheng Lin.
"We need magic to control it!" Zheng Guofei glanced at the puddle of black mud and entered the command to release the electromagnetic wave into the Menz Amplifier on the experiment table. Suddenly, a powerful energy radiated from the office, and all the horses felt a surge of vitality. The horns of both Sunset and Twilight began to glow with different colors, and two powerful laser beams struck the Apollo 11 biological sample. Under its dark exterior, a raging fire suddenly ignited, and an indescribable sound came from the creature.
"I... No, we can feel that he is in pain..." Two Fluttershys behind Sunset whispered, their voices tinged with worry, "Yes, but we have no choice."
Sunset said sympathetically.
"Quick! Applejack! Pinkie Pie! Come and untie Twilight! She's barely holding on!" One of the Rainbow Dash noticed that Twilight's breathing was becoming weaker and weaker, her nostrils flaring less frequently. All the horses wiped their sweat and decided, no matter what! Save Twilight first! A dozen horses rushed forward, and the blood ropes gradually fell. When Twilight's feet touched the ground, Sunset gently lowered Twilight's body to the floor with magic.
"Thank you, everyone. Now I'm going to try to heal the external wounds first and stop the bleeding." Sunset, despite the pain in her hooves, walked forward step by step, then closed her eyes. Her orange-yellow horn began to emit a green light, and the gaps in her purple fur began to stitch up...
Everyone watched Twilight's miserable condition in silence, quietly waiting for their best friend, who bore the heavy responsibility and was pierced by the spear of the mission, to open her eyes...
Operating Room -
"Little guy, you're still trying to fight me, right?" The director held a syringe in his hand and said disdainfully to the secretary who was barely alive on the ground. "Winning the Karate Championship in Hokkaido for four consecutive terms is not just talk." At this moment, he was wearing a white coat, standing in front of the operating table. It only took him two minutes to subdue the secretary, and Spike Dragon witnessed the whole process, and his heart was already half-desperate. If he had to fight this human alone, there would definitely be no good outcome.
The anesthetic in the syringe was gradually taking effect, and his vision began to blur...
"Stop!" A sonorous and powerful footstep, along with a shout, came from outside the experimental department. The director glanced over, and his heart was almost completely cold - it was Major Zheng's fleet peacekeeping force.
They rushed forward to snatch the syringe. At this time, the director still wanted to use his four-time Karate Championship skills to deal with these soldiers, but it was obviously an egg hitting a stone. Along with his secretary, he was taken to the landing boat square. The belt on Spike Dragon was untied, and he seemed to see several people in blue military clothes carrying him on their shoulders and leaving the laboratory. The breath that had been hanging in his heart was finally let out.