A Faraway Land.

Chapter 10

Awaiting the Arrival

I opened my eyes to find myself once again back in a room. This room was familiar. It seemed like I was back in an office in the Pentagon. I made my way to the main entrance as I remembered. I walked out the doors and look up into the sky. I find the moon and a feeling of comfort filled my body.

"Luna! Are you here!?" I shouted while looking in the sky.

"I am here human." Luna said while appearing out of a dark corner.

"Please stop calling me human. James is fine." I gave Luna a smile.

"As you wish James." Luna smiled back towards me.

"So... Why am I here again?"

"It is obvious to me. This place has some significance to you coming to Equestria. The dark magic you have. Seems to be bridging our worlds, but something is wrong this time. It looks like you have acquired another magical force inside you." Luna backs away slowly.

"What are you talking about?"

"It doesn't seem to be harming you. I would not worry about it." Luna relaxed and walked closer to me. "Do you know where to go from here?"

"I don't." I said while scratching my head.

Suddenly the surrounding changed. Luna and I were in a room. It had a table in the center. I approached the table to find a hologram of the United States on it. As I walked closer to it. Luna was closely following me.

"It's a map. It looks like it has all of the fleets marked on it." I continued to look over the map.

"Is this the moment you came to Equestria?" Luna asked.

"I don't think so..." I pointed to the north of the map. "It looks like my carrier is up by New York." I pointed back at the Bermuda Triangle. I tapped on a blue dot and a screen popped up. Luna jumped back startled. "It's okay. It's just a screen." She came closer as I reviewed the information. "It looked like a Destroyer is stationed where I was."

"That sounds dangerous." Luna said with confidence.

"It looks like the Destroyer is the USS Dewey. It's a guided Missile Destroyer." I continued to look over the information. "I can't seem to find out why it is there."

"How did you..." Luna suddenly stopped. I looked at her as her face had a worried look.

"Are you okay Luna? It looks like you saw a ghost." I laughed.

"Something is coming." Luna said while backing away from me.

"What are you talking about?" I asked.

Suddenly; Alarms all over the room sounded. I looked at Luna, as she looked like she was getting ready to attack. I looked back at the map while the alarm continued. A small red blob on the map started to envelop the blue dot. I continued to watch. Shortly after Luna yelled at me.

"Get back! The mist is not safe!" Luna yelled in a deafening tone as I jumped back.

The mist took the form of humans once again. They stood around the table. It looked like they were studying the red blob on the map. As Luna and I watched the mist. We heard whispering.

"Are we ready to launch?" The whispers asked.

"No sir. The payload is being prepped now. We are 5 minutes away from launch."

"Hurry. We only have a 7 minute window, before the vortex closes. The sooner we get a better signal. The more we can open it."

"Understood." The mist started to vanish.

"What are they talking about James. What is a payload?" Luna asked.

"Let's find out." I pointed to the screen that was still up. "That might help us find out what is it." As Luna and I approached the screen. She kept a small distance from the object she has never seen before.

I continued to scan over the information. I skimmed over the manifest and found nothing out of the ordinary. As I got to the equipment load outs. I found something strange. I continued to read on, as Luna looked on at me with a worried look.

"It looks like the ship just got a new radar overhaul. They have sensors for Ion readings, gravitational sensor and what looks to be some kind of light sensor." I scratched my head. Not knowing what to think.

"What does all of that mean?" Luna asked

"I'm sorry, but I can't tell you... I don't even know half of the stuff on this list." I continued to scan over the information.

Suddenly the room vanished. Both Luna and I where plunged into darkness. Shortly after we found ourselves on the deck of a ship.

"Where are we now?" Luna asked.

"If I had only one guess..." I looked around and found we were on the ocean. I look up to find dark clouds and the occasional lightning. Off in the distance was the mysterious fog. "It looks like we are on the Dewey." I was interrupted by the megaphone.

"Launch will commence in two minutes. Clear the decks."

"What does that mean James?" Luna looked bewildered.

"It means we better move, or we are going to get cooked." I laughed.

"So should we move?"

"Naa... We will be fine. Just watch." I pointed to the middle of the ship.

We waited and watched. Soon after we could hear warning alarms ring all over the ship. I looked on at Luna. She looked like a kid in a candy shop. I turned to watch. Soon after a hatch opened and high pressure smoke billowed out. Soon after; we both jumped to a large explosion inside the smoke. We watched as a tube quickly arose from the smoke.

"What in Equestria is that James!?" Luna continued to watch the object fly higher and higher.

"I don't know... It looks like a missile." I squinched my eyes to try and get a better look. "I have never seen anything like it before." As the object vanished into the clouds. I looked at Luna. "What's wrong Luna?" I asked while she stood at attention looking up in the sky.

"Something is coming. I must go!" Luna spreads her wings and flew off into the night skies.

"Luna wait!" I yelled, but it was too late. She vanished in the clouds.

I was awoken from a loud crack outside. I sat up in the bed and looked out the window. It seemed a thunder storm was the crack that woke me. I got off of the bed and made my way down the stairs. I walked over to the table and grabbed a candle. I lit the candle and walked over to the window. As I looked at the clouds. I heard a noise upstairs. I turned to look as I heard the steps going down the stairs.

"I'm sorry Twilight. Did I wake you?"

"No I just got up to get a drink. What are you doing by the window?" Twilight started to walk towards me.

"I think I am watching how I came to Ponyville." I pointed out the window and into a swirling light vortex in the clouds.

"Wow... What is that? It's so beautiful." Twilight continued to look on in amazement.

"I don't know Twilight... I don't know." I continued to think about yesterday. "You know Twilight... In the rush to get back here. I forgot all about my gun. It's out in the forest and I have to get it."

"Why is it so important to you?" Twilight asked confused.

"Well I told you yesterday that it was a gift from my father. What I didn't tell you was the darker side of that gun. I was 14 when my father died. Late at night a man broke into my house. It was easy to hear him. My father rushed in my room and told me to hide. So I did. He rushed out of my room. It only took about 30 seconds before I heard gun shots. It didn't take long before I heard screaming and yelling. Soon after the police got to the house. They found me and took me to the station for questioning. I found out then. The last shot my father fired. In a freak accident. The round ripped through the man and hit my mother behind the wall. Both the robber and my mother died that night. The depression was too much for my father and he turned the gun on himself. I won't get into details, but that gun is the only thing that is connecting me to him." I looked at Twilight, as she had a fearful expression.

"I'm sorry... I didn't know. I shouldn't have asked." Twilight came closer to me.

"Don't worry. It is the past and I got over it a long time ago." I smiled at Twilight and made my way up the stairs. "I am going to go out and get my gun back. Besides, we might be getting company." I finished tying my boots and made my way back down the stairs.

"What do you mean company?" Twilight asked with a sad look.

"I had another strange dream. It's hard to explain." I make my way back to the window. "Let's watch and you will see what I was talking about."

Soon after; A loud banging noise shook the windows of Twilight house. Twilight and I observed an object falling from the sky. We watched it and on occasion it spat fire out of one side.

"What is that James?" Twilight stared at me.

"That's what I am going to find out." I make my way to the door.

"I'm coming too!" Twilight said firmly.

"I'm not going to try to stop you." I turned and looked in her eyes. "Trust me when I say this. You should not be coming with me. It is too dangerous. I also highly recommend you stay where you are safest."

"I understand. I am coming with you." Twilight continued to follow me out the door.