The following takes place between 7:00pm and 8:00pm

A long period of silence. The world of Equestria stood still. Jack killed an equestrian. They all remained in shock. The ESCT ponies arrived, one of them examined Mu's body.

"He's dead," he spoke in a grim voice.

Twilight Sparkle, Applejack, Pinkie Pie, Rainbow Dash, Rarity and Fluttershy were speechless. All of the other ponies froze with their eyes widened and mouths opened.

Brave Lance took a glimpse at Celestia. He rarely met a ruler in years. He trotted slowly, he gasped for air. He can see how shocking for her to see Mu die in front of her. He tried to remain as sensitive as possible. "Princess Celestia? My deepest apologies."

"Who are you?" Celestia nearly struck him with her horn after turning her head.

"Brave Lance, member of the Equestrian Security and Counter Terror. We uncovered a plot to take your life by an organisation called Sect. With help from this human."

Celestia saw Jack putting his gun back in his holster. She also saw Twilight and her friends motionless. Jack walked to her carriage. "I think it's best if they explain."

Brave had to tell them. They have gone deep in the conspiracy. He escorted Jack, Celestia and Mane 6 to Canterlot. The ESCT placed Mu's corpse in a body bag. Before they left, an ESCT unicorn zapped a light from his horn, erasing all of Ponyville's citizens' memories. He had to make certain that Celestia and the rest weren't in range of the flash.

After gathering in a group, the unicorn used his magic to teleport out of the area. They didn't know the left Jack behind. He wanted to know more about ESCT than anybody else.

"What now?" Jack asked to himself.

In the outskirts of Ponyville, Beta watched the entire assassination attempt. He wasn't expecting a human to foil it. He left without being spotted.

7:08pm

Beta caught up with Alpha inside the castle. He felt his lungs burn every time he inhaled. Alpha didn't expect him to arrive. "How did you pass the guards?"

"I told them Princess Celestia survived an assassination attempt. Couldn't believe they took their ruler seriously."

Alpha didn't think every pony of Equestria would care for Celestia. He felt they shouldn't take her for granted. He knew her sister will take her place once Ceslestia's disposed. He wasn't planning to have Luna as their ruler.

"Won't be long until her sister hears the news," said Alpha.

"She would have to raise both moon and sun. That would put a lot of pressure on her," informed Beta.

"You know we're not trying to make Princess Luna the rightful ruler. We have to make this plan go forward."

Beta didn't hesitate to tell Alpha grave news. "Mu died at the clutches of a creature not from Equestria."

Alpha leaned closer to listen. "Continue."

"He came to Ponyville and killed Mu just as he was about to strike Princess Celestia."

"He's expendable."

Beta couldn't understand what Alpha said. He thought Sect relied on every participant of the organisation. If one goes, Sect will crumble.

"What do you mean?" Beta asked.

"He should have put more thought in his plan."

"Weren't you the one who gave the job to Mu? I could have finished the job flawlessly."

"I can't risk you gambling your life, you're my essential assistant. Whatever or whoever caused this scuffle, will see the rise of a renewed domain. The first phase has already gone accordingly. Even if everyone in Sect dies, it will go with no interruption."

Beta became sceptic on the plan. Being an assistant doesn't bother him. He didn't want to underestimate Jack Bauer. "Unless that human gets ahead of us."

7:18pm

A ball of light exploded, the ponies appeared in a building. It had numerous architecture from different places in Equestria. It's like the whole world brought together in one spot. Each room monitored an area of Equestria. ESCT ponies monitored with orbs. They allowed them to see towns and places for oncoming threats.

"This place is huge," Twilight spoke in amazement.

"Makes you wonder why they hide from the public," said Applejack.

"Have you gone completely demented? Bringing ponies, unicorns and pegasi in our secret location goes against…" Dark Spear stopped talking once his eyes gazed at Celestia. He removed his helmet to show his respect. "Your majesty. It's wonderful to see you in pony."

Celestia felt shaken from but managed to smile and reply back. "Pleasure."

Twilight felt bad for Celestia. She can see she's traumatised after Jack killed Mu. Fluttershy and the others knew it will take her a while to recover, yet they don't know how long.

Brave Lance explained why he brought them to ESCT headquarters. "Those ponies know about Sect. They tried to stop Mu from assassinating Princess Celestia. Thankfully a human named Jack Bauer stopped him."

Dark Spear couldn't believe a human resides in Equestria and one of its rulers nearly got killed. He watched the body bag being carried away.

"What are they going to do with that pony?" Twilight addressed Mu's corpse.

"We couldn't have a dead pony lying in Ponyville. We're keeping it hidden until further notice," Dark Spear explained.

"Can I ask something?" Rainbow Dash asked.

"Certainly."

Rainbow Dash zapped to Dark Spear. She wasn't going to ask politely. "What's the deal with taking over Wonderbolt Academy?!"

Her voice nearly deafened his ears. "What do you mean taking over Wonderbolt Academy?"

"Have you forgotten? Your colts took over the one place that will achieve my dream."

Dark Spear noticed something's awry. "We didn't authorise that."

"I remember from hearing from a pegasus, we used the academy as a prison," replied Brave Lance.

Dark Spear and Brave Lance immediately alerted the other ESCT ponies. After returning Dark Spear explained. "We think we're compromised."

"Compromised?" asked Celestia.

"A member of Sect impersonated one of us. He might be inside the building."

Alarms blared the ponies' ears. They weren't loud to hurt their eardrums though. Dark Spear and Brave Lance brought them into an archive room. They didn't want them getting distracted by the rush of ESCT going on high alert.

They slammed the door behind them, drowning the noise.

"And I thought I overreact," thought Rarity.

The room they're in was circular. A round table with a floating orb stood in the centre. Brave Lance explained. "It's best if you learn everything."

He pressed a button, causing the orb to illuminate. The table displayed images and files. Everywhere displayed a piece of history, from the beginning of time to present day. "We come from a different species of equines. Many of us are capable of creating new technology. Our species are ahead of your time. We couldn't risk exposing our skills to every pony. We fear they'll alienate us and turn on us. Creating Equestrian Surveillance and Counter Terror helped prevent attacks while keeping us secretive."

It's Dark Spear turn to explain. "Sect was our first ongoing threat. The members got their names from an alphabet in a different language. We confirmed that it's not an Equestrian language; it's a language from a different world."

Fluttershy looked at Celestia, she tried to cheer her up. "Are you doing alright princess?"

"I'm fine." Celestia didn't confess, she bottled up her feelings.

"It's OK, you can tell me."

It took a while for Celestia to smile. She knew Fluttershy was being kind and helpful. "I did get scared."

Fluttershy hugged Celestia.

"How did you remain hidden for all these years?" Twilight asked to Brave Lance.

"We live regular lives as any equine," he answered.

Brave Lance used the orb to show them footage of jail cells in the building, including where Mu, Nu, Tau and Omicron reside.

"If you're so advanced, how come that changeling tricked you and escaped?" Applejack didn't forget the siege.

Dark Spear gave a confession, which he rarely does. "The truth is… we let him escape on purpose. After hearing of a human who had similar capabilities as us, we took advantage and use him as a ploy to foil the assassination attempt."

Pinkie examined each member of Sect's names. "Jack can help what those names mean."

"You're right, he's from another world and there's a chance he might know," agreed Celestia.

"So where is Jack?" wondered Rarity.

"We must have left him back in Ponyville," said Brave Lance.

7:59pm

Jack wondered near a grassy hill. Dusk slowly became night behind his back. He wondered how fast could the sun set and become night in an instant. It took a short while for the stars to appear. A full moon lit up. He checked his watch, a second ticked. He realised the time in Equestria is different from Earth.

A shadowy figure floated from the sky. Wings flapped as it descends. White eyes lit like street lamps. Jack hesitated to point his gun. He waited for inevitable instead. Just as it landed, it spoke in a loud, powerful voice. "Are you the one named Jack Bauer?"