Chapter 8 Revealing The Truth

•Revealing The Truth•

The train rounded the side of the mountain as it made it's way to canterlot. The 11 beings inside were relaxing comfortable as the train went. Ben had taken off most of his gear he placed his rifle and pistol magazine's inside his backpack and was now beginning to remove his Kevlar vest but noticed an unbearable stench coming from his body.
*Sniff* *Sniff*

"Dear god I smell!" that exclamation caught the attention everyone else on board as they looked at Ben whom trying not to vomit as he removed his Kevlar vest. 'I have been through a lot of shit in my time but seriously this shit stinks' "Ugh! I really need a shower. Their wouldn't happened to be one I can use on this train is their?"

Celestia shook her head to me. "I'm afraid not Benjamin."

"Damn well how long till we reach Canterlot?"

"Oh only about five hours." Twilight answered.

I pinched the bridge of my nose as I tried not to breath in my stink. "I smell like blood and sweat, does any unicorn or alicorn here know of a spell that can de-funk me? Oh and my brother as well?" I asked. The three unicorns and two alicorns look towards one another wandering if any of them knew of such a spell. With a look of disappointment on all of their faces I knew that they didn't. Rarity seemed to perk up a bit as she made her way to me.

"I'm sorry darling it seems that we do not know of any spell such as that but if you will let me I could remove those stains with a bit of my magic." she was enthusiastic about the hole thing and I had no complaints about it so what the hell.

"Sure just give me a minute." Rarity gave me a nod. I turned around my back facing the others as I began to remove the rest of my gear I had already placed my magazines and grenades inside my back pack and my Kevlar vest was already off so all I had to do was remove my jacket and shirt and everything will be ready for Rarity.

I was almost finished when Rarity call out to me. "Benjamin dear what is that on your back is that a cutie mark?" my back? What could be on my Oh! Right.

"It's not a cutie mark miss Rarity what I have on my back is known by my species as a tattoo."

"Um if you don't mind me asking Benjamin what is a tattoo?"

"I don't mind Rarity. A tattoo is an artificial image or word that is surgically imprinted on to the body meaning I paid someone to use a needle on me to write a word on my back."

"D-did it h-hurt?" a shy voice asked me

"Indeed it did Fluttershy but it's worth it if you know what to have tattooed on you."

"Hmm I've seen language like that before but I can't place where." Twilight mused.

"You have the Latin language here?" Roger asked her

"What? Latin is that what that word is written in?"

"Yes this word is written in the Latin Language it reads Veritas meaning Truth. Roger has one too his reads Aequitas meaning Justice."

"I think we watched to much Boondock Saints growing up that's why we have these."

"Boondock what now?" Applejack asked confused.

"Nevermind that. Rarity I've finished."

I placed the last of my blood soaked gear on the bed as it was noticeable that I had no item of clothing covering the upper half of my body, I turned signaling that was finished but as soon as I turned three loud *POMFS* resonated from inside the caboose.
*POMF*
*POMF*
*POMF*

My eyes made contact with ponies on the other side of the room, in my view I could see three certain ponies two of them being The Princesses sporting what I knew would be from reading a few certain fics, (WINGBONERS) that alone brought a smile to my face. I could see that Celestia and Rainbow Dash had a certain amount of crimson flushing there cheeks as they looked to me both of their mouths agape.

Luna on the other hand I could barely detect any flushing of the cheeks at all her midnight blue coat made it really hard to find. The others I haven't forgotten about them, as I looked to the others Rarity was swooning a bit as she placed a hoof over her muzzle as her coat turned pink. Applejack took her Stetson and place it over her muzzle as she smiled and blushed like a mad mare. Pinkie the hyper party pony wasn't bouncing like she usually would hell she wasn't even smiling she sat their on her rump eyes the size of platter plates, mouth agape at the sight of me, there was a possibility of drool coming out the side of her mouth but that could be my imagination.

Twilight I couldn't see much of her. She looked down to the floor as her mane covered her eyes she moved just a bit just enough for me to catch a smile on her muzzle as the train hit a slight bump on the tracks. The last two ponies being Fluttershy and Shining Armor well I'm really glad Shining isn't looking at me like the others were he had more of a look of envy on him as I looked to him he hurriedly looked away and place his left hoof behind his neck trying to shy away from the awkwardness', last but not least was Fluttershy out of all the mare's she is the only pony that doesn't seem flustered as much as the others her mane blocked my view of seeing her eye's but i just chalked it up to her being shy.

I looked to my brother i gave him a knowing grin. "I knew i look sexy but damn!" If these mares keep staring their gonna start bleeding out their nose and as much as I would like to see that. It's gotta stop. *sigh* "Roger you got an extra Bdu?"

"Here hurry up a put it on before one of those ponies faints!" He tossed over his extra shirt which I went ahead and put it on.

Although I had put on the shirt the mare's kept staring at me I looked to the back where Celestia Luna and Rainbow Dash were their wings were still stretched out their full lengths and might I add Celestia wing span is really impressive I squint my eyes trying to look closer I swear I can see their wings throb like a heartbeat.

*Throb - Throb - Throb - Throb*

Yeah I'm going to have to break this up right now. "HAY!!!" I yelled while I loudly clapped my hands together.

This seemed to shake the ponies from their hypnosis maybe? I dont know. I all I know is that they broke their gaze away from me and hurriedly look to the floor the Alicorns and Rainbow Dash still had their wings out. And it wasn't my imagination. Their really was a puddle of drool right next to Pinkie Pie. It was quite a while for one of them to begin speaking and to begin it with Rarity.

"Oh my I did not know you human's were so defined in you're body structure." Rarity mentioned still with her coat still pink in color but slowly fading back to her marshmallow white coat "Do all you humans look..." she paused her coat slowly turning pink again. "Like that?"

I chuckled a bit while I shook my head "Nope sorry to say but I'm one of a kind." I said to her while i crossed my arms.

Applejack looked to Ben while he crossed his arms their she noticed something on them she squinted her eye's looking to get a better view. Her eyes snapped open when she found what the image was. It was of.
Her.

"WHAT THE HAY IS ON YER ARM!?" Applejack yelled pointing her hoof at Ben's arm. The shout itself caught the attention of everyone on board, Ben himself un crossed his arms to look at what she was yelling about.

And their he saw it the image of Applejack herself crossing her forelegs while her eye's gave a half lidded look. "Holy Hell I still have these!?" Ben exclaimed loudly their on his arms were the mane six tattooed on his arms like they were never cut off by those Al-Qaeda assholes.

Everyone looked to Ben and noticed he was looking at his arms the ponies in the caboose look to what Ben was looking at noticed the images on his arms their were loud gasps coming from six mares in the room.

*Gasps*

A growl came from Shining Armor when he saw an image of his sister (I honestly wanted to tattoo Twilight doing her ladybug dance of course that may have been a bit much so I decided against it seriously having twilight sticking her flank in the air kinda much don't you think?)

"What is the meaning of this!?" Celestia asked to me her voice was mixture of confusion and suspicion. "First you say that you know of me and my subjects and now we see these." She then uses her hoof to point to my tattoos of the mane six on my arms. "I want the truth now!" she emphasized by slamming her hoof on the floor.

"You want the truth?" I asked her with a raised brow.

"Yes!" she narrowed her eyes back to me.

I stepped forward from where i stood pointing my finger straight to her. "YOU CAN'T HANDLE THE TRUTH!"

The ponies jumped back in fright from my outburst. Shining Armor charged his horn for an attack. Celestia and Luna eyes grew wide with worry of what I might do.

In a matter of seconds the room that was filled with nothing but silence exploded in laughter from the soldier sitting on the bed. The ponies looked to one another dumbfounded with what happened. Shining Armor slowly let the spell he held fade away as the laughter continued.

"Hahaha oh Jesus tap dancing Christ, I always wanted to say that line hahaha. Ah! That was hilarious."

"What in Faust's name was that for!?" Celestia yelled at me. I could see Roger snickering to himself from what happened and I just kept a smile on my face.

"Thou nearly frightened us to death!"

"Look. Look I'm sorry I had to do that. The tension in the room was getting to high. Plus I always wanted to say that line."

"I would still like to know why you have cutie marks of my sister and her friends!?"

Everything went silent again in the caboose. All the ponies looked to me with raised brows waiting for an answer. "Well this is gonna be awkward." Roger said aloud breaking the silence.

"Alright fine I'll start explaining a few things. If you have a question raise you're hoof. Got it?" The ponies nodded the head vigorously. "Also what I say will not leave this room."

"Ok let me start by asking a question. Does anypony here know of a theory called the multi-verse?" All the ponies looked straight to Twilight for an answer. She herself didn't know of any theory such a that. She slowly shook her head giving everyone the opposite of what they where hoping for. "Ok then let me put it this way. Their are an infinite number of universes out there. Some where. Some are the similar to one another and some are vastly different. But it's the little things that make each universe their own. Example there would be a universe where Twilight never became Celestia's student." The lavender mare's eyes grew wide over that concept. "Or how about a universe where Nightmare Moon was never banished." The ponies gasped at such a thing. To think a their is a universe where the land was covered in eternal darkness. Luna face grew a sad look when I reminded her the monster she used to be.

"Now you're probably wandering how this theory works in our universe. Well here's the thing. You." I pointed to them. "All of you exist there. But not in a way you would think." The ponies stayed silent as I turned around and looked through my back pack searching for my laptop. "Tell me do you have movies here in Equestria?"

My back was still turned as Twilight answered my question. "Well yes we do. It has only been available for the past few years and the quality is ok not as good as what we have for our music industry. But to simply answer your question yes we do have movies here in Equestria."

"Excellent." I said as I turned back around my laptop in my arm.

"What in the hay is that?" Rainbow questioned.

"Oh this? This is my laptop." The pony's gave me a certain look saying they wanted more details. "Ok like I said this thing is a laptop. With this device I can watch movies, listen to music, play video games ECT, ECT. The reason I brought it out was that their is something you all should see." I sat back down onto the bed and opened my laptop hitting the power button so we could get this event started.

"Now I'm going to show you all. A movie if you will. But before I do let me ask. What was the last major event to happen in Ponyville?" The six young mares looked to one another before they huddled together to collaborate on which event to choose from the many things that happened in Ponyville.

"So what ya girls thinkin? I say we go with the hole Flim Flam Brothers thing that happened at ma farm."

"Oh! Oh! What about Mr. Cranky Doodle Donkey? He was fun."

"I'm thinking more about the time Rainbow Dash broke into the hospital to steal the Daring Do book."

"Twilight!" Rainbows face gave a scowl to the purple unicorn. "No! I do not one these stallions to think I'm an egghead." Twilight rolled her eyes on response. "I say we go with Aj's story." The others all gave a nod to each other as they broke the huddle.

Damn my laptop only has 40% percent battery life left. I hope they have electrical plug-ins here. I looked up from the computer screen to see the others looking at me ready to speak their minds.

"Well I gotta say the last big event ta happen their in Ponyville was those gosh darn Flim Flam Brothers. Tried ta take ma farm away from ma family." Well I'll go with that. Of course I still need to know if anything else has happened I need to know where the show stands at the moment. Back in Ponyville I saw that Cranky Doodle Donkey guy so it's passed that point and I know that the changelings haven't attack yet so right now the story is right in between those two points of time.

"Well I have to say that explains a lot. Now back to the matter at hand." I opened my Zune program and entered the My Little Pony folder. I knew which episode I was going to play for them. And it is going to be embarrassing to one lavender colored pony.

I grabbed the table that sat at the side of the bed and placed my laptop on top of it. I placed my laptop in front of me as I prepared the video for the ponies standing in front me. "Ok you all are going to watch a video on my laptop don't bother asking any questions until the video is finished. I know what your about to see may seem strange and I'll answer all of you're questions when it is done." I turned the laptop over to the screen facing to the ponies and pressed play. "Welcome to 'Lesson Zero.'

"My Little Pony, My Little Pony, Ah Aah Aah Aah, My Little Pony."

Minutes passed and the show had started coming to an end. As the credits started to roll I slowly closed my laptop and began putting it back in side my pack back.

"What? What did we just watch?" I turned around looking at the ponies, they had backed away to the other side of the caboose in fright. Their eyes were wide and the had looks a fear in them. It was opposite of what I thought it would be. 'Dammit how could I have been so stupid! Of course they would freak out to something like this.'

I sat back down on the bed. I placed my elbows on my knees and intertwined my hands together. I started to tap my thumbs on my cheeks as I went through what I would tell them in my head. 'I just better be blunt about this.'

"What you just saw was a television show from our universe, known as 'My Little Pony.' The cartoon is centered on you six the Elements of Harmony and goes into detail of your adventures together. It all first started with the defeat of Nightmare Moon." there eyes grew even wider as I mentioned her name. "Later on in went to many more adventures, like the Sonic Rainboom at the Best Young Flyers Competition. Not to mention how you six defeated Discord the lord of chaos. And there is more. Alot more."

People say that. 'The tension in the room is so thick one could almost cut it with a knife.' yeah that's exactly what's happening now. I don't know for how long we all stayed silent. There was no talking, no whispering, yelling or any form of speech just the clanking sounds of the trains wheels.

More time passed as both groups stared at each other. Celestia walked forward from her group. She wanted to know how much more the human knew. "Tell me Benjamin how? How is this possible? Can your magic let you see into our world?"

"Magic? Humans do not have magic." Celestia wanted to speak again but I did not let her. "You ask to know how we know you?" Celestia gave me a nod. "It's simple... We created you."

Those last words I spoke drove the once silent ponies into anger. Most yelled at me for saying such lies. Twilight's eyes started to twitch. Rainbow and Rarity gave scowls of hate for saying such things. "Tis a lie. Tis not possible to create those whom have lived for over a thousand years or to create a world filled with many different species'. Your claims are false human!"

They kept with their arguing and yelling against me. No matter how much they yelled it did not phase me. I knew this would happen. They wanted to know truth and that's what I gave them well giving them. There is still more to tell about. I raised up my right and trying to calm them down little by little the yelling began to dwindle till the minute passed and they were silent again.

"I know what I said seemed illogical." Luna huffed at me saying 'Clearly' but I let it pass. "What I meant by we created you. I mean we created your adventures. From Twilight moving to Ponyville all the way to Pinkie befriending Cranky Doodle Donkey. Plus more. But that's what's weird about the multi-verse. Everything is created with a single thought. A universe where Rainbow Dash is captain of the Wonderbolts. A universe where Applejack never left Manehattan. It goes on an on an on. Hell a universe where you ponies create adventures for us humans. This situation right here right now could be the doing of someone's thoughts. And that in itself created it's own universe. I'm not saying we are the reason you exist. How could that be possible that would mean we would have to create every single detail about everything in this world. All we did was create your adventures. What happens before or even in between them is not our doing."

I finished my long speech at which the ponies just stood there with open jaws. It's revelation to them but seriously the multi-verse is one fucked place or places. Anywho. I can tell some of them were thinking about what I said while the others had blank expressions adorning their faces. I looked back to Roger. Out of everything that was happening. All he did through out the argument was clean his rifle. What. An. ASS!

"So." I heard one pony say. "How awesome are we?" I turned back around to see Rainbow Dash looking at me with big grin crossing her face.

Only she would ever be the one to ask such a question. Well might as well humor her or them. "What if I said their were thousands upon thousands of humans of both sexes from different age groups that love to watch your show?" Rainbow replied back to me with what I would believe to be the biggest shit eating grin I have ever seen.

"Hoowee that's alot a pony's." I didn't think Aj would be upbeat about this.

"U-um Mr. Ben?" I could barely hear her. Her voice was almost lower than a whisper.

"Yes Fluttershy?" I looked her straight in the eye. She gave an audible screech before she hurriedly covered her face with her mane. She turned to Rarity and spoke into her ear. The Alabaster mare gave a few short nods before turning to me.

"Darling. Fluttershy asks why you have us. Um tattooed was it? Yes why you have us tattooed onto your arms?"

"Okay let me point out that you all are famous where were from. Well their are people out there in our world that have done different things to show how much they love the show. Some created plush toys, some created their own art and stories. (No way in hell I'm telling them about the x-rated things about there show.) And then there's me. I kinda just a had all six of you tattooed on me."

"Why?" Came from Rainbow.

"I'll keep this short. I was bored I was on leave from the Navy. Plus I had money to spend so I said why not."

"So. Uh you just decided to permanently scar your body with pictures of us?"

"In a nutshell yes."

"Well I'm cool with it. So what more can you tell us about how awesome we are."

"Well where to begin?" I began to explain many different things to them. I told them it all started a few years ago it was meant to be a show for young girls. But the story was so good and the development of the characters was so amazing many older humans began to watch. Then i mentioned about the bronies of course I told them that I am one as well showing them my tattoos again. That bronies were older males aged from 14 to 30 that watched to show that made their own art stories hell even music. (still not mentioning any nsfw.) As the time passed and I explained many things to them. I was in the middle of explaining the brony conventions. Which I never went to because well you know. Anywho I was in the middle of explaining when Twilight violently interrupted me.

"WAIT JUST A SECOND!!! Twilight surprised everyone with her outburst. She sent Fluttershy in the air with her yelling. "Ben earlier you said 'Plus more' after referring to Pinkie befriending Cranky Doodle Donkey. What. Exactly did you mean?"

I was actually hoping no one picked up on that. Now this is going to be a tough one because I know about their later adventures. Fluttershy meeting Ironwill, Shining Armors wedding, the rise of the Crystal Empire, Fluttershy reforming Discord. 'To which I am hoping to meet that Draconquess bastard. Seriously i would totally want to be that guys friend. So much chaos spread.' And then Twilight's coronation to becoming an Alicorn. There going to want to know what's going to happen in the future. But I can't tell them any of that. If I did then what lesson would they have learned none that's right.

"You want me to explain what I mean by plus more?" She gave a nod back to me as I sighed. "Damn well. What I mean is that I know of your future adventures. Most of them."

The ponies just stared at me again before Twilight screamed. "WHAT!?!?" I can already see the hell I'm about to put up with. "YOU KNOW WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN IN THE FUTURE ARE YOU SERIOUS!?!?"

"Yes. Now please calm down alright?" Twilight breaths went from hyperventilating to a calming Rhythm. "Better?" I asked her. She gave me a nod. She was about to speak up again but I intervened before she could speak. "Don't bother asking me about what the future holds I can not tell you."

"WHAT!!! WHY!?!?" Was Twilight's response. I could see her eye starting to twitch. Hell with information about the future I would want to know what in the hell it holds too. "Why can't you tell us. What if something bad happens and the only way to fix it is if we fix it before it happens!?!?"

"See there's a problem in that. If I where to tell you about the things that happen for you girls in the future then what about the lessons you learn? Lessons you learn in friendship or the new things you learn about yourselves? It would pointless of the adventure you go in the future if i told you what they were. All I'm gonna say is dont try asking I'm not gonna say a thing about it."

They looked at me as if I slapped Celestia across the face. "But, but what if ponies get hurt what if we can stop a natural disaster. Please there's got to be some thing you can tell us." Her eyes dear god her eyes. I swear if I was a lesser being my head would explode.

I contemplated what I could tell them. Nothing big mind you just a small matter. "Mmm. Well the only thing I'm gonna say is that Fluttershy is going to rock Ponyville like a hurricane some time later on."

I swear every time I talk these ponies always give me dumbfounded. "Wait. Fluttershy really? But h-" Rainbow's voice was cut off as the trains speakers came to life. (Not actual but you get the meaning.)

"Attention passengers we are making our way into the Canterlot train station. Please remove all personal items from cabins before leaving the train. It is now 6:47 here in Canterlot. Princess Luna's moon should be making it's over the horizon in a few minutes. I want to say thank you for choosing the Friendship express and hope all you ponies have a wonderful."

I stood by the windows as the train made it's way into Canterlot. "Well I believe we arrived at out destination." I walked back over to the bed and just realized. Rarity never cleaned my gear. Dammit! "Hay Rarity?"

She looked up to me from where she stood. "Yes dear."

hmm dear not gonna dwell on it... For now. "Yes we will be leaving soon I wanted to ask how fast that cleaning spell you have will take it?" I think she forget about the spell a while ago because the face she is giving me looks confused. So I motioned her to my blood covered gear so she could get the jest of what I was talking about.

"Oh dear! I'm sorry Benjamin I'll have these clean right away! Just give a minute or so." She said as she wrapped her blue aura around my blood covered gear.

"Thank you Rarity. Alright." I said to turning back to the others. "Does everyone have what they need?" The ponies just looked at me AGAIN. Seriously starting to creep me out. And I'm used too seeing some crazy shit. But this getting weird.

Roger picked himself off the ground as he picked up his back pack off the floor. "Side from the fact that my ass hurts from sitting for five hours and that I'm hungry? I'm pretty much good at this point."

"Noted." I looked to Celestia and I just realized something. "Hey Celestia I just realized something... Where did your armor go?" She looked me straight and just said.

"I had it teleported to my room at the castle of course." I gave a what the hell look to her as I just thought of something else.

"Ok... Ok. Let me get this straight. You teleported your armor to your room at the castle but decided to let us ride the train all the way here to canterlot?"

"Yes. Is there a problem."

I pinched the bridge of my nose to keep myself from yelling at her. "Actually yes couldn't you have also teleported us to the castle as well?"

"Well no I couldn't. I thought about doing so but I dont know how your bodies would react to our magic. It is a possibility for you to even be immune.

"Hmm. Interesting we can dwell on this later when we are not to walk about in a city filled with thousands of residents."

"Finished~" Rarity sung from her place by the bed. "Here you go Benjamin your clothes are back to their original color." I turned back around to see that yes Rarity has finished. My clothes are the exact same when I left the U.S. Base in Israel.

"Thank you very much Rarity looks like new." I bent down and placed a kiss on the spot next to her horn. I could see her face turn a bit pink from what I did. I started to place my gear back on as Rarity made her way to the other end of the caboose.

The ponies watched as Ben placed a kiss on Rarity's forehead leaving her a bit pink. Rarity began walking to them and they noticed how flushed she was from the contact. "Looks like somepony here as a crush." Rainbow spoke as Rarity walked over.

"Well look at ya Rarity gettin all flustered over a kiss." Rarity's body began to heat up and turn pink itself as Applejack spoke.

"Rarity I didn't think you would like the human. He is a bit of brute dont you think?" Rarity didn't say anything she was trying hard not to think of the kiss Ben gave her not one minute ago.

The train began slow and grind to a halt as it entered the station. The speakers began to crackle as the voice spoke out of them.

".

As the conductor finished his speech the doors to the train began to open letting a certain marshmallow colored pony to run out of the caboose.

"Wow I've never seen Rarity run so fast before." The others replied to Twilight with yeah's and what not.

Ben had finished strapping on all his gear placing his pistol and rifle magazine back in their respected pouches. Grenades, semtex, flares and others back where they belong. "Well that's everything everyone ready to g-" He stopped mid sentence when realized there was one pony missing. One marshmallow coated pony. "Can anyone tell me where Rarity is?"

There was a few snickers coming from the mares before Rainbow spoke up. "Oh she just ran out the door when it opened."

"Can I ask why?" Ben said as he lifted his brow. The girls looked at each other before they all shook their heads. "Well let's go find her so we can head to the castle." Ben picked up Tavi which was still placed on the bed and tossed it over his shoulder.

The ponies already started walking out of the caboose and on to the streets of Canterlot. Celestia and Luna were the last of them to step off as the Ben and Roger both made there way to the door.

Celestia and Luna turned to face them as the two brothers took there first step out. "Welcome Benjamin and Roger." Celestia spun around now facing the city. "To Canterlot."

Author's Note

You know what I find funny. This is the first fic I worked on and yet I have another that only has 2 chapter and its about to reach a thousand views and with all my fics combined I just hit over 2,000 today.

You know what I just dont know anymore.

Sigh I must be insane to work on four different fics at the same time. Oh well.