•Chapter 6•

On the road again I can't wait to get on the road again my real love is making music with my friends, and I can't wait to get on the road again.
-Willie Nelson.

The bubble shield started to fade away showing the fears in most of there eyes but there was something else i noticed something that didn't quite catch my attention at first. So I did what I thought was best spoke out about it.

"You ponies are freaking short."

There was no reaction to my sentence only the sound of silence that befell the ponies in front of us.

"Well I guess nobody wants to talk oh well." i turned to my brother who was to my right. "Hay Roger give me some morphine and patch my face up." I turned back to the ponies raised my brow and asked them a question. "I'm not gonna get aids from this am I?" I said pointing where the changeling attacked me.

Nope not even a chuckle.

"I can understand why there not talking." Roger spoke up while retrieving the med kit.

"Yeah it's not everyday you see things die but it would be pretty nice for these ponies to say SOMETHING, I mean hell we just saved Ponyville from who knows what those damn bugs would have done."

With what Ben said Twilights eye started to twitch and her face getting red with anger.

"saved ponyville!,SAVED PONYVILLE! YOU KILLED ALL THOSE CHANGELINGS WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT? WHAT HAVE THEY EVER DONE TO YOU?" Twilight was furious with us I don't think she knew what the changeling attack meant.

"Twilight my student please calm down there is no need to be upset." Celestia was trying to calm down her student but it would be of no use.

"No princess! These two MONSTERS massacred all those changelings for no reason and they showed no mercy to them. They don't belong here, there nothing but heartless evil, MONSTERS they 'need' to be banished from Equestria!"

Her words did not hurt me not one bit. She is a fool knowing not what she speaks she knows nothing of what the changelings could have done to this town, all those changelings against the few ponies that can fight they wouldn't have stood a chance against them.

"Twilight?"

"No Celestia." I spoke in a stern voice "Let me speak to her." I interrupted Celestia for a reason Twilights needs to know why we did this.

I knelt down on one knee I placed my face right in front of the purple unicorn 'she is going to realize what the hell happened and why.'

"Tell me Twilight why do you think the attacking changelings came here? What was there purpose for coming to Ponyville?"

Twilight gave me a death glare while trying to think of an answer. Inevitably her glare began to softened she hung her head in defeat when she could not find an answer. "I-I don't know why they attacked." she looked up to me and looked into my eyes. "I have never heard of a changeling before I have never seen one till today."

"When my brother and I we're fighting did Celestia tell you anything about the changelings? What their abilities are?"
Twilight gave a sad nod in return. "Yes she said that changelings are creatures from the badlands and that they feed off of love... And after you killed the one that took the form of Applebloom she said that they can also transform in to ponies to disguise themselves."

"I want to give you a scenario Twilight. What would have happened if my brother and i were not here when the changelings attacked? What would have happened to Ponyville when they arrived?"

Twilight closed her eyes to think about Benjamin's question. 'What would have happened? All of the changelings attacking Ponyville. I know Rainbow Dash and Applejack would have fought them along with Rarity and maybe Pinkie pie I would fight too, Big Mac would help, and Fluttershy would have been to scared.

'Out of all the ponies in town only a few would do anything to help in protecting it. We, we wouldn't have had a chance in protecting Ponyville.

Twilight kept her head down she was shaking in fear of what could have been until she broke down and started to cry into her hooves.

'She understands now how truly screwed they we're without us.'

I brought my right hand and placed it on Twilights head stroking her mane to calm her down. I kept petting her for a few minutes with no words being said by both parties. Until the lavender mare spoke up.

"I understand." she said in a weak tone. "I understand now why you...killed all those changelings *sob* if it... If it wasn't for you the both of you, Ponyville... We wouldn't have stood a chance in the attack."

Twilight picked herself back up but kept her head down tears still falling from muzzle. I stopped stroking her mane and placed my hand under her chin and lift her face up so she can see me.

"You understand now Twilight why what we did was necessary." she gave me nod in understanding. "Part of what we do is to protect the innocent we will do so even if it cost us our own lives." I gave her a happy smile and scratched under her chin to brighten her mood a little, she smiled back and her face turned from a lavender to a little pink blush.

As I began to stand back up to my full height Twilight kept her eyes on mine till there was a faint *cough* next to us. We turned our heads and there was Celestia with questionable look on her face.

"You have a question Tia?" I asked her raising my brow.

"Yes Benjamin first I want to thank you and you're brother for protecting my little ponies. And I want to apologize for having my guards attack the both of you earlier I acted out of fear that is no way for a princess to act."

'Funny speaking of her guards she hasn't even checked on them once since they went down.'

I shrugged my shoulders saying there was no need to apologize. "But there is something I would like to ask?" I walked by her to attend to her guards to check on them while I spoke back to her.

"I know what you are going to ask Celestia. You are probably wondering how I knew about the changelings or that these 6 here are the 'elements of harmony.' I happen to know a few things about this world but..." I paused for dramatic effect. "It would be best if we go to canterlot to speak of this matter, also I think Luna would like to know of this as well ."

Celestia was shocked of my proposal especially when it included her sister. "How much do you know about my sister... About us?" Celestia asked if it was of great importance. I started to remove the helmets of the guards when I spoke up again.

"Quite a bit princess of the sun. But right now is not the time. Twilight can you come here it seems you're brother is beginning to wake up."

"SHINING?!" Twilight yelled when racing to her brother. "Shining are you okay speak to me?" she sat next to her brother holding his head trying to help him wake up I stepped away from the two siblings and stood next to Roger.

"T-Twily" Shining said while opening his eyes. "T-Twily is that you ow! my head w-what happened?" Twilight wrapped her forelegs around Shining neck and hugged him tight. "Bbbff you're okay."

"I'm fine now Twily, but what in Equestria happened?" twilight let go of her brother letting him look around he spotted his fellow guards lying next to him unconscious. "What happened to my guards?!"

"Oh um." Twilight looked away stalling in answering Shinings question. She didn't have to wait long till someone got Shinings attention.

While we watched Twilight hug her brother Roger leaned in next to my ear to ask the question. "Bbbff?" "Big brother best friend forever." "Really?" "Eeyup." I held up my hand to my lips to stifle my own laughter.

Roger caught on to it. "What's so funny?" "Maybe *Snicker* maybe I should call you my 'Bbbff'."

I started laughing out loud. From my own comment which caught the ears of a certain 'Captain of the guards'.
Shining Armor away from his guards to find the one pony that was laughing it did not take long for him to find one of the creatures he tried to fight against laughing.

"CREATURES STAND AWAY FROM THE PRINCESS AT ONCE!" I looked to where I last saw Twilight and Shining Armor. When I looked I saw Shining Glaring at us while trying to stand back up on his hooves, with every second that passed I laughed at him as he tried to get off the ground.

"I SAID STAY AWAY FROM THE PRINCESS!" Oh he was so pissed. So I did the best thing I could think of I stepped away from my brother and made a Beeline straight to Celestia as I stood next to her I placed my arm around her neck and hugged her close.

As I stared straight to Shining Armor with a smug look on my face next to me was Celestia whom stood still from my touch.

"Shinning shinning shinning take a look around you what do think happened here when you we're defeated by US. Do you think even now you would have chance to do anything, hell we defeated you and you're guards in a matter of seconds. As a matter a fact." I took my pistol out of my holster and aimed straight to him. "I can kill you right now!"

A collection of gasped was heard from everypony present. "It will take only a second Shining Armor." I paused to let my words sink in into his thick skull. "But." I placed my pistol back in my holster. "I'm not here to kill ponies."

It took Shining Armor a few seconds to recover from my death threat when he finally got the balls to ask me a question. "If you are not here to hurt us then why are you here?"

"It's one of life's great mysteries, isn't it? Why are we here? I mean, are we the product of some... cosmic coincidence? Or is there really a God, watching everything, you know, with a plan for us and stuff. I don't know man, but it keeps me up at night."

•??????• •Pov Fate•

A lone being stood tall watching the events at the equestrian farm take place.

"I really hope he is quoting Red V.S. Blue!"

•Back at the farm•

I stood there looking at sky waiting, the ponies around just stood there dumbfounded by me words.

"WHAT!?!?!" The ponies screamed in unison.

I looked down unto them looking at there expressions... They were priceless.
I exploded In laughter Roger doing the same, in my laughter Celestia snuck away from to stand by her subjects, it took my brother a good minute or two to cease our laughter.

"By God that was funny you're. *Snicker* you're faces they were priceless hahaha alright *snicker* alright I'm done no more screwing around ...perhaps some time later. Now... what was the question again?"

"My question was why are you here in Ponyville?"

"Yes I too would like to know you're reason as well?"

"AND WE WOULD LIKE TO KNOW AS WELL CREATURE!?!?"

Flying to us was the midnight blue alicorn in her royal regalia her mane flowed like a river with reflection of the stars hanging onto it. 'I wondered when she would get here oh well better late then never.'

"GUARDS SURROUND THEM!" she roared in a matter of seconds guards a good two dozen surrounded the both of us, Roger brought his m4 up and I took out my colt 45. We stood back to back waiting incase some pony decided to make a move.

"GUARDS STAND DOWN!" Celestia ordered back to her guards. They were apprehensive about their princesses order but one by one the guards retreated back to stand by their princesses but still held caution against us. "Luna what in Faust name are you doing?"

"My sister thou said to bring royal guards to Ponyville thou said of a changeling attack?" Luna looked around to the surrounding area, on the dirt ground of the apple farm many changeling bodies her face grew a sour look she turned away from the carnage and to also stifle her growing sadness.

"Guards." the new guards that came looked upon the area seeing the dead changelings a few left to another area to vomit others stood stoic from the dead bodies surrounding them. "Guards!" the yell broke the guards from there gaze there attention shot back to there princess.

"Good I have you're attention. I want you to split off into groups I want one group to take the unconscious guards to the Ponyville hospital, the other groups I want you to gather anything you can find of the changelings and place them in the everfree."

Her guards started murmuring to each other deciding who will do what job until a lone guard walked up the her. "Princess?"

"Yes my little pony?" the guard to a look towards Roger and myself till he looked back at Celestia. "What of those two what will you do with them?" this caught the attention of the remaining guards and the night princess.

"They will accompany us back to canterlot there will be much for us to discuss." Luna looked apprehensive about this decision she didn't think that, that would be a wise choice.

"Sister are you sure we can trust them we don't know anything about them?"

"You know we can hear you right Lu-Lu?" Luna froze staring at her sister when I spoke again of another pet name.

"How? How do you know of that name?" she asked while slowly looking back into our direction.

I chuckled at her wariness "It is part of the many things that we will discuss on our way to canterlot, but may I suggest we start heading out, this place is starting to bum me out."

"Yes." Celestia said gathering the attention of her sister, Shining Armor and the mane six. "Let us head back to canterlot there is much for us to discuss."

"After you Celestia." I gestured to the sun princess to start our journey. One by one we all fell into sync and started to head to the small town of Ponyville.

As we trekked our way out of sweet apple acres he only sounds made where that of the ponies hooves giving a clip clop on the dirt path, silence befell us a no one was willing to start a conversation. 'Well I guess it's up to me.'

"You know." I started "I did promise to explain a few things about us."

"That you did Benjamin, you also said you would explain how you knew about the changelings and the elements of harmony."

"And how does thou know of thy name only my sister ever used?" I thought of their questions and I knew that would have to tell hell they need to know but of course I will not do it here where others can over hear our conversation.

"The question of how I know of Equestria, the elements and many other things will have to wait, it would be best if we conversed about that in private i wouldn't want that information to go out to public."

"That is a wise choice Benjamin, we can speak about that when we reach the royal carriage. But i would like to know of who you and where you come from?"

"Yes that i can explain, well let me introduce my self you Shining and Luna only know of my first name yes?" The Two alicorns and single royal guard nodded their answer. "I am Sgt Benjamin Emilio York part of the United States Navy Seals. And over there standing next to Luna is my brother."

Luna turned her head to the right to look at Roger she couldn't see much his gear covering his back and chest with military equipment his sleeves rolled up to his elbow showed the dark skin that covered his arms, she couldn't see much of his face with his military cap on sunglasses covering is eyes, the only thing she could make of him was that he had a dark complexion.

"Yes and my name is Lt. Roger Blake York also part of the United States Navy Seals... So which one of you will be the first to ask a question?"

"Yes i shall begin." Celestia said "You both stated United States is that the name of you're World?"

"Not at all the United States as I mentioned or the full name the United States of America is the name of the country we come from, our planet is known as earth."

"That tis interesting what of this Navy Seal? Is that the name of you're royal guard?"

"I'll answer that." Roger began to answer as we walked over another hill showing Ponyville only to be a 5 minute walk. "The Navy is a branch of our countries military we have the Army, Marines, Navy and Air Force. We were trained under the Navy to an elite group of soldiers known as Seals."

In the back of the group there was a low mumbling coming from certain royal guard. "Elite my flank! They just got lucky back there."

"If I were you Shining Armor." I spoke back to him. "You shouldn't talk shit behind my back."

Everyone looked to me then to Shining trying to figure out what just happened. " How did you hear what I said?" he asked skeptically.

I chuckled in response. "I didn't, usually when someone mumbles or talk below their breath so no one can hear them means there talking about the other behind their back." I finished off leaving him to lower his ears. "So ... What did you say?"

"Like I'm going to tell you!" Shining said in anger and furrowed brows.

"Captain!" Celestia looked back to view her Guard. "I am ordering you to speak of what you said!" hesitation grew in Shining he knew he couldn't hold what said in forever, with heavy sigh he furrowed his brow again and spoke.

"I said Elite my flank, you just got lucky back at the farm!" he said with much malice and venom he could use.

I halted in my tracks causing a pony to slam in to my legs, anger started to slowly grow inside of me, I started to clench my fist in anger my teeth closed tight I was fuming mad.

Roger saw is brother clench his fist he knew Ben was angry from such a comment they both worked hard, harder then allot of men would ever try to become what they are. Roger walked over to Ben and placed his hand on his shoulder to try and calm him down.

The ponies didn't understand why Ben stopped or the reason he was clenching his fists they just didn't know.

I felt Roger grabbing onto my shoulder that alone told me enough to calm myself, I took a deep inhale of oxygen and while I held it in the anger inside started to dissipate into what it should be nothing.

When I finally calmed my self I spoke up not turning back to acknowledge any pony their. "You couldn't fathom the hell we go through as Seals, the training alone will break can brake you. We are contracted to do special operation missions, small tactic unit fighting, hostage rescue, demolition, assassinations the list goes on and on, we do things that not even you would dare try. So don't give me that we just got lucky bullshit!" I turned around looking straight at Shining Armor. "I have helped rescue countless number hostages, and in the four years, four years! I have spent as a Seal i have killed over 600 of my own species' actually you can bump up that number since yesterday."

"Y-You're a monster what's the point killing you're species is it some sort of sick pleasure you have!?"

"SHINING!" Twilight raised her voice at her brother.

"You have no clue of the enemies we have faced back on our world or the atrocities they commit, you think you had it bad when Discord was released a few months ago trust me you ain't seen shit."

The ponies grew worried looks about things worse then Discord, Shining still had an apprehensive look upon his face 'Asshole!'

"Our last mission which was yesterday. At the beginning everything went great, we were sent to another country to eliminate a high value target, his name was Asaad Naul Aidid this man was a target for crimes not only against our country but for others as well, he used woman and children or what you would say mare's and fillies as sex slaves."

*Gasps* came from the ponies Luna roared in her royal canterlot voice "What!? WHY!?!?" WHY WOULD A STALLION DO SUCH A THING TO MARE'S AND FILLIES!?!?" I could understand her anger sick basterd deserved death.

All the ponies began to cry Applejack and Rarity began to cry to think of somepony wanting to hurt there little sisters and Rainbow silently sobbed thinking of her number fan being treated in such a way Fluttershy and Twilight held each other for comfort, Shining Cried thinking of his sister the two alicorns sobbed to think of such cruel things happening to such young fillies.

"I'm not done."I pointed out to them to listen to the rest of what I was to say. "He also sent his own people out to kill innocent civilians all over north America and Europe in all of this, he has had thousands killed for his own cause and amusement"

The ponies continued to cry to these atrocities. "You can understand why he needed to die."

The ponies slowly nodded their heads while they brushed their tears away. "We fought hard that day Roger and I, after our team killed Asaad we lost contact with them and in the end of it, it was just the two of us, fighting for our Lives we killed over a 100 hundred enemy insurgents while we fled back to the evac zone." *Sigh* my tone grew somber with the reflection of yesterdays event crossing my arms and putting my focus away from the ponies and on to the ground. "But in the end we couldn't make it we were K.I.A."

"K.I.A.? What does thou mean?" Luna asked through her teary eyes.

"K.I.A. Is and abbreviation meaning Killed in action." I look back to the ponies there eyes with fresh tears streaming down their muzzles with looks of horror in some of their faces.

"Honestly it was inevitable." Roger pointed out. "We were heavily out numbered, injured and running low on ammo. Even though we lost our lives we still did our job and that's all that counts."

Crying it's what they do alot here even for a princess whom has been alive for over a thousand years will shed tears over this sorrow.

"You know what I believe what the worst part of that day was?" the ponies looked to Roger while he himself looked to his brother, Ben picked up on his brothers gaze and figured what he was going to say.

"Roger don't!" I said through gritted teeth.

"The fact that It was his birthday."

"Fuck!" i said under my breath.

It was silent at the time the wind in the air was the only sound coming through, Ben held his gaze in the air watching the clouds go by he didn't want the ponies to figure out what was said just yet.

The eyes of everyone that was there looked to Ben they didn't want to believe it. Death is one thing but to be killed on a such a certain day it is just horrid. No pony there moved an inch silent tears fled from there eyes.

But one lone pony slowly trotted up to the Seal never breaking her gaze away from him she stopped right at his feet she sat on her rump and with one big push from her hind legs she jumped right into his chest wrapping her hooves around his neck silently crying into the man's chest.

'Damn you Roger' I thought to myself, I looked down to spot pinkie crying on my chest her dark pink mane straight as a ruler covered her entire head front and back, i brought my hand up and started to stroke her mane "shhh, shhh it's okay, pinkie it's okay, I'm... Okay."

Celestia tried to talk but kept silent as her mouth opened and closed repeatedly until she could find her words.

"Benjamin may I ask how ol.-"

"24." I said cutting her off.

The number i used made pinkie squeeze me tighter as if i was going to blow away like dust in the wind.

"So young to lose one's life." Celestia said as she looked to me then to Roger.

As i kept stroking pinkies mane i looked upon the other ponies, it's a sob fest with Fluttershy rolled up into a ball, i took a glance at Shining when i met his gaze he quickly looked away in shame.

I looked back into the direction of Ponyville the small buildings that flooded the town, the giant tree standing right in the middle, I couldn't see any ponies trotting around but I didn't pay it any mind. With out speaking a single word I made my way inside Ponyville while I held a crying pink mare in my arms.

The others fell behind me giving pinkie and I some distance between them it was silent once again and as I started to pass the first few houses that bordered Ponyville I looked to my pink passenger still crying in my chest with little hiccups every once in a while.

Pinkie shouldn't like this, this is not her, am I sad that I died especially on that day, nah I really don't give a shit, she shouldn't be sad on my part none of them should, I'm gonna have to fix this.

'And i know exactly what's going to fix it.' i thought bringing a devilish smile to my lips while I looked to the pink pony.

And here we go!

"~My name is Pinkie Pie

And I am here to say

I'm gonna make you smile

And I will brighten up your day~

As I walked through Ponyville singing pinkies song she herself began to stir from her position on my chest.

"~It doesn't matter now

If you are sad or blue

Cuz cheering up my friends

Is just what Pinkie's here to do!

Cuz I love to make you smile, smile smile!

Yes I do!

It fills my heart with sunshine all the while!

Yes it does!

Cuz all I really need's a smile, smile, smile

From these happy friends of mine!~"

Pinkie looked up away from Ben's chest and into his eyes, she could see no sadness In them as if the conversation they all had a few minutes ago never happened.

"~I'd like to see you grin.

I'd love to see you beam.

The corners of your mouth turned up

is always Pinkie's dream.

But if you're kind of worried,

And your face has made a frown,

I'll work real hard and do my best

To turn that sad frown upside down!~"

I started to lift Pinkie up into the palms of my hands to make her Eye level with me, she noticed this but didn't care, I stared into her eyes as I continued the song.

"~Cuz I love to make you grin, grin, grin!

Yes I do!~"

I brought her nose to nose with me and wiggled around kinda of like an Eskimo kiss, this got her frown to quiver, her lips began to move in the opposite direction, the darkened color of her mane began to recede the curls in her mane were slowly beginning to morph.

"~Bust it out from ear to ear!

Let it begin!

Just give me a joyful grin, grin, grin!

And ya feel me with good cheer!

It's true some days are dark and lonely.

And maybe you feel sad?

But Pinkie will be there to,

Show you that it isn't that bad!

There is one thing that makes me happy,

And makes my whole life worth while!

And that's when I talk to my friends and get them to smile!~"

I began to tickle her ribs making her smile more noticeable her mane was very close to being bright pink again and most of her mane was curled up into usually poofy style that it was.

"~I really am so happy

Your smile fills me with glee.

I give a smile, I get a smile

And that's so special to me.

Cuz I love to see you beam, beam, beam!

Yes I do!

Tell me what more can I say to make you see,

That I do!?

It makes me happy when you beam, beam, beam!

Yes it always makes my day!~"

Pinkie began to sing with me her mane and tail to their usual poofyness her smile was on full force instead of me holding her in front me she decided to climb onto my back wrapping her hooves around my neck again as we continued on.

"~()Come on everypony

Smile, smile, smile!

Fill my heart up with sunshine,
Sunshine!

All I really need's a smile, smile, smile!

From these happy friends of mine!

It's the perfect gift for me!

It's a smile as wide as a mile!

To make me happy as can be!

Smile!

Smile!

Smile!

Smile!

Smile!

Come on and Smile!

Come on and Smile!~"

Author's Note

I Am so freaking sorry for me making awesome people wait man I'm an asshole I promise no pinkie promise that I will stop being lazy and right MOAR!!!!!!!!!