There was instant silence when that being stepped out of the forest and addressed them. Anakin stared at her. She was a odd creature, with a stark fuchsia coat and striped purple and lavender hair. She also had a horn sticking out of her head and a pair of wings on her back. Seconds later, another being came out of the forest, this one blue with rainbow hair. This one was lacking the horn, but had a pair of wings.

Obi-wan was the first to speak, living up to his nickname of "the Negotiator". "Thank you, friend. You said that we are in a place called Equestria?"

The purple being nodded. "Yes. I am Twilight Sparkle"-the rainbow-haired one elbowed her- "Princess Twilight Sparkle. And this is Rainbow Dash."

Obi-wan gave her a bow. "Obi-wan Kenobi, Princess. And these are my companions; Anakin Skywalker, Tiegan Drake, Ahsoka Tano, and Captain Rex."

"What is that?" The one named Rainbow Dash asked, almost rudely.

"That is our ship." Ahsoka said, narrowing her eyes at Rainbow Dash's disrespectful tone. Ahsoka hated it when people failed to treat her with due respect.

Rainbow Dash started to flap over to the ship, but she was suddenly halted by a unknown force. Anakin stared in surprise as she was dragged back to Twilight Sparkle's side. The princess's horn appeared to be the cause of the mysterious force.

Obi-wan broke the silence. "Do you know where we can get help? We have wounded, and we need a way off this planet."

"Planet?" Rainbow Dash snorted. "You make it sound as if there are other planets out there."

Tiegan spoke for the first time. "Yes, there are many star systems in the galaxy," Her voice sounded as if she was quoting a textbook. "All of them unique and beautiful in their own way." She gestured to the massive downed cruiser. "We use cruisers like this one to travel from planet to planet."

"That thing can fly?" Twilight Sparkle said, shocked. "But how? It has no wings to flap or hot air to make it rise."

Obi-wan changed the subject. "We can explain later. We really do need help."

"Right." Twilight Sparkle said. "I can take you to Princess Celestia in Canterlot. She is the one who sent me here."

"Very well," Obi-wan nodded. "Take us to her."

Humans. There were humans in Equestria.

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Princess Celestia was going to faint. Okay, maybe she wouldn't faint, but she would certainly be surprised.
Twilight watched as two of the humans re-entered the "ship" and disappeared for about five minutes. When the humans returned they, the humans, Rainbow, and Twilight, headed towards Canterlot.

Only about a minute into the walk, the man named Anakin said, "If we take one of the gunships this trip would be quicker."

"Yes, but we don't want to scare the locals," Obi-wan said. "We need to make a good first impression."

"I guess." Anakin lowered his voice, but Twilight could still hear him. Apparently he didn't yet know that Equestrians had superb hearing. "What do you make of the beings here?"

Oooo. This conversation was getting interesting.

Obi-wan quieted down as well. "They seem highly intelligent. The princess's mind moves at an incredible rate."

My MIND? He can't read my mind…can he? Twilight risked shooting him a glance. She couldn't pick up any hint that he had heard her thoughts, but she'd have to keep an eye on him.

"Agreed." Anakin said. "But there's something else that intrigued me. The princess used some kind of force to hold Rainbow Dash in place. Some kind of magic, perhaps?"

"Hmph." Obi-wan said with an amused tone in his voice. "Maybe. But of all the magic I've encountered, very little has been used for good."

Very little used for good…she'd show him.