Guardian

"Remember when you used to tell me truth?"

I returned to my feet to gaze upon the framing of my new "peace keeping" vessel I'd been working, in some fashion, since I had arrived here about a year ago.

Here she was, a hyper-sonic, hyper-lethal, intercontinental airship. The first of its kind, forged with what would become technology of neither my world, nor Equestria.

"Humans, I bet you are always building things."

I turned to find a familiar face, "Flash Sentry...It hasn't been long enough." I ended with but a pinch of sarcasm, and my friend saw past my lazy ruse, smiled and began trotting down the natural ramps of the Canterlot Crystal Caves, into my lair

"Same to you, Shane. Come on, Twilight wants to see you in the castle, she has a surprise for you."

His devilish grin gave me slight pause, only to return his expression and to reply, "I'll be right up Flash, this cage has enough patience for us all".