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The Elements of Liberty

by Unknown Factor

Chapter 6: Chapter 6: A tour with an unexpected guest

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Chapter 6: A tour with an unexpected guest

Me and Everypony were having our own conversations on our way to Celestia's room. Mostly still about how curious they were about where I came from. Twilight acted as a consultant for my world, seeing how see had visited the human parallel universe in the Equestria girls movie, if only they knew the true world. Rainbow and I were talking about our own race's groups of special fliers. It being one about the military of course I'd love to do nothing more at the time.

"So your Blue Angels also do air shows to?" Rainbow was fairly interested in hearing about a group of similar status.

"Yeah I can't remember when, but I think I got to see them once and it was freaky!"

"Why?"

"Because of the stunts they were pulling. It always looked like they were goanna crash into each other or the ground!"

"Ha, yeah that's how I felt when I first Wonderbolts too."

"So what inspired you to join the military Rainbow?"

"Well when I saw the Wonderbolts for the first time I thought it was pretty cool how they flew with all their tricks and stunts, everypony really seemed to love them and I did to. Over time I thought about it more and more so I finally decided I wanted to join and be awesome, loved and famous like them."

"Well your already awesome and loved. I'm sure your well on your way to fame with no problems."

"Aww thanks! A small blush came back to her cheeks, this time instead of those pink ovals, her cheeks themselves turn a red shade. So what about you then, why do you want to join the SEALs or Rangers?"

"Well at first when I was young, I was a young boy whom had no idea what was going on in the world around me. I had no interest. But as I grew older I started to realize what was going on with politics, I'm not a big fan but I started hearing news of the troops over seas. Fighting a war halfway across the world. We were winning, but men and woman were still dying for it. I started to take interest with what was going on with the troops. The thought of people in the masses giving their lives for their family and country just tugged at my heartstrings. Then I found out that I had some past military service members in the family, like my uncle Don. Who was an 82nd airborne paratrooper in operation Desert Storm. Which was a war going on back in the day. We ultimately won it along side allied forces. But over the years the enemy slowly returned to their former military power. Which brings us to what sparked todays conflict. So now they got an Army and their cocky.  So they decide their going to attack every country that helped liberate the country that they were ravaging because they were having a financial crisis for some reason! So they hijack a few of our plains and crash them into our twin towers at the world trade center and pentagon, killing hundreds if not thousands! Then they follow that up with doing something to the mail with a biological or chemical weapon hell I don't remember which! So we go back over and kick their asses a second time with the cost of more lives!  When we defeat them a second time, we occupy the country! But oh no, it can't just end there! Now they start to make gorilla groups of insurgents! The Taliban, ISIS and such, controlling their members by saying. Oh, Allah A.K.A God, says he wants every one in the world to believe what we believe, and we're to tell everyone to convert or die! Anyone who doesn't accept our religion and way of life is going to be killed...!

I hadn't realized how deep I was getting into my rant. I had stopped when I caught all the others staring at me, they had been listening to me go on about my own worlds conflicts. Concerned looks adorned their faces.

Sorry ladies I got carried away. So what I was try to say with all of that Rainbow was I want to stop bad crazy people and give back the service of those who came before with my own." I quickly say, a little embarrassed.

"Right then, well then, here are now." Celestia says.

The guard sentries at her door open it with their magical power and allow us entry. We enter her room which had luxuries that I've never seen anyone have! She had a golden bed frame with a purple blanket that had her cutie mark on it. A big golden telescope at a huge window at the other end of the room. Shiny marble flooring with a personal library, next to a big desk. I scan the room with my eyes until I spot my ulacks on a large work desk off the side against the wall, they were next to an assortment of books.

Celestia, still in the lead. Walks up to her work desk and levitates my ulacks toward me.

"Here you are." She passes them to me.

"Thanks." I give a simple reply.

I noticed that there was no blood on them, she probably cleaned them for me. Giving them a quick look over and finding nothing wrong, I put them back through my ACU's belt loops on my sides.

"I had tried to study them for cultural origins, but with no luck in our history books, perhaps you could share what your are reasons for their design."

"Their fantasy blades."

"Fantasy blades?"

"Yeah fantasy blades."

"I do not understand?"

"As do we." Luna speaks for herself and everypony else behind her.

"Yeah how can you weapons be classified as...fantasy?" Shining Armor questions.

"It means that their based off of a fake made up weapon, usually from a movie or TV show."

"From what?" Twilight asks confused as ever.

"Right, you don't have the same technology as us. Alright how to best explain this...."

"Oh I know!" Pinkie Pie suddenly jumps up. Thosearethingsthatshowupinbigandsmallboxthingsthatshowaseriesofpicturesthatreplaylikememoriesthatyoucanwatchforentertanment!" She says with lightning speed.

Everypony looked at Pinkie Pie with shock including me. Doing the pony shrug meme I say.

"Well that was pretty spot on!"

"Um, pardon me darling?"

Turning my attention to Rarity, I raise an eyebrow with a audible "hm?"

"From what I was able to make out of what Pinkie Pie had said, the 'box things' sound similar to description of that rectangular device you had pulled from your pocket earlier.

"Well your right, they are. I reach into my right pocket again and pull my phone out. I face the screen towards the girls and guys, pressing the button on top to bring up the screen with my wallpaper on it. This little device..."

"Um, what's that!" Rainbow says pointing a hoof at my phone.

I turn my head to look at the screen, only to find the stupidest thing I could have shown them. It was a picture of a pony stallion...wearing an ACU jacket and a helmet with a pair of goggles strapped around it. The American flag as his cutie mark.

"Um...I needed to come up with an excuse for this picture fast! Looking down at my phone I look a the picture pretending to look confused. Then and idea hit me. That wasn't like that before!"

"What was it before?" Luna asks with a quizzical look.

"It was a human male before I came to Equestria."

"Oh oh, maybe it changed because your on a different world and the magic of Equestria turned the human on that rectangle thing into pony!" Pinkie Pie suggested.

I shrugged my shoulders playing dumb. "Could be the reason, heck I don't know all that works with human technology?"

"Well I'm not so sure either, but lets not get a headache over it."

"Alright, so we can just say it is what it is?" I ask hoping for a good response.

"Meh, I can role with that." Rainbow said completely brushing it off. The others slowly nodded their heads accepting the logic presented. I just lucked out big time!

"Your love for the military is unwavering we see, care to elaborate?" Luna asks.

Feeling myself going into deep thought over the history of America's wars, I didn't answer until Applejack broke my trance.

"You alright there sugar cube?"

"Because of what they do for their people and country. I start. The men and woman that leave their homes to travel half way around the world to fight those that would do harm to others. Men that...live to make everyone else live in fear. Our guardians of freedom that lose their mental health, limbs, minds and even their vary lives, to protect their friends, families and homes from evil. Same price some of your guard have paid."

There faces now with a look of sadness I try to change the subject again.

"But enough of all the darkness, I don't wanna have to tickle those smiles back on to those mussels?"

They perk up a little but they still have a look of dread slightly.

"Eagle. Celestia begins. I know you are thinking about my little ponies mental well being and I thank you for being so considerate, but if you feel the need to talk about it, me and my sister Luna are willing to listen."

Looking down I shake my head.

"No its not your problem, I sorry for putting those thoughts in your heads."

"Hey dude Its fine, no need to beat yourself up for venting."

I look up to see Rainbow, her hoof on my shoulder. I bring my hand up and grab her fore hoof and give it a little shake of appreciation.

"Thanks." I say with a smile

"Well then Eagle Shall we take this tour to the city now that your items have been returned?" Celestia asks.

"Sure just as soon as I deliver on a promise I made earlier."

"What mite that be?"

"Gather round folks I'm gonna show yawl some human camouflage!"

Rarity practically teleports to my side, somehow getting that close to me with out seeing her move from the girls side. I jumped a little when I noticed but didn't say anything about it. every pony else stood in front of me, waiting patently for me to present my phone as I power on the internet. I use the Bing search engine took look for all the camo patterns known to me that I like.

(Woodland)

(Marpat Woodland 'Marines'/AOR2 'Navy')

(Marpat Desert 'Marines')

(AOR1 'Navy')

(3-Color Desert)

(6-Color Desert)

(Multicam)

(ACU 'Army Combat Uniform'/ UCP 'Universal Camouflage Pattern)

(Cadpat)

(Tiger Stipe)

(Desert Tiger Stripe)

"Wow, some of these patterns are awesome!"

"And quite exotic to darling!"

"Yeah, sucks because I had some of these patterns on my uniforms back on my world. Plus these are my only cloths and I have yet to clean myself up."

"Oh darling, you must let me remake the close you have lost. Its the least I can do to accommodate you for being taken from your world without notice!"

"Really!"

"Oh certainly! Besides I can't turn down the challenge that comes with the making those fancy patterns. With the additional challenge of creating cloths for a complete other race of beings!"

"Aw I'm starting to like you more and more!"

"Now, if that is all, follow us to the main gate so we may tour you of our lovely city!" Celestia chimes in.

"Alright, lead the way my friends!"

With that being said we continue back down from whence we came, on our way out of the palace. This time however Rarity had been asking me for what kind of clothing I would want, I simply said that a couple remakes of my currant uniform would be good enough for now. Along with some tactical combat shirts. I said I would show her what patterns I wanted for each, with my phone for some odd reason having a undying electric charge I pull it out and ask if they wanted to know more about it. They give  Going to my music player I ask what brand of music they like.

"So anypony like rap, rock or country music?"

They shake their heads and say that they never heard of such music, and that they only had classical or dubstep to listen to.

"Then allow me to give yawl a taste of something new!" I reply with a little excitement.

(Colt Ford-Answer to no one) [youtube=http://i1.ytimg.com/vi/esnSbBuf9f4/default.jpg]

(Just listen or continue to read if you don't want to wait, it won't be as fitting for the next setting though.)

Turning the song on and up to as high as my phones speakers would go, I sang with it as we walked/trotted towards our destination.

as we got further in, Applejack and Rainbow Dash started to bob their heads to the tune. Celestia and Luna were intrigued by the sounds of the instruments and lyrics, while the other girls weren't getting into it. As the song ended we exited at the main entrance to the royal palace.

"Woo-we partner, I never such a fine sounding tune and lyrics to ma ears!"

"Yeah that was awesome!" AJ and RD were getting pumped up from the new music they had heard.

"That was only the tip of the iceberg. But lets stop for now there will be plenty of time to jam out when we're done." I say putting the phone away.

"Aw, come on dude!"

"Sorry Dash we in public now."

Without a word more, Rainbow Dash drops to the ground from hovering with her wings. crossing her fore-hooves and makes a pouting face. I personally thought it was too cute of her. I knell down to be at eye contact.

"Oh you are so cute!" I say scratching under her chin with my right pointer finger.

She smiles again and bats my hand away.

"Hey quit it!"

"Princess Celestia, princess Luna, princess Twilight! A royal guard rushed up to our group and bowed.

Your graces we spotted another Human enter the city with a Unicorn, wearing a purple hat and cape with stars!

"What!?" We all exclaim in unison.

"Another Human, how many of you were there summoned!" Spike exclaims

"We must see who he or she is!"  Luna ordered.

"Yes princess this way, follow me!"

I quickly pull out my mask from my right cargo pocket and put it on, tucking the bottom of my zipped up combat shirt's collar and all bolt down the street, dodging the pedestrians as the trot by. We go though a series of turns and alleys until we come out to what looked to be a marketing area of town. Looking both ways I spot a figure on to legs that looked to be my height.

"Over there!" I announce to the group."

"Good eye Eagle. Celestia compliments me. We need know to find out who we are dealing with." She takes a trot forward but I cut her off with my arm.

"No let me go ahead, he'll be more comfortable with me approaching first."

"Vary well Eagle, we will stay behind you."

Nodding, we start to walk slowly up to who ever is at the market stall. I noticed that the stall had an assortment of knives and stabbing weapons, and that the pony he was with was...Trixie? Now curious, I quicken my pace a little, as I get closer I can see ponies glancing back and forth between me and the other person. The person currently unknown to me was wearing a blue hoodie with the hood up, dark grey jeans and a red shirt slightly visible from . What really caught my attention was the fact that one of his legs were bandaged, and he looked just as dirty and beat up as I was from the fight a day ago.

I saw that he and Trixie had a good sum of bits on the blacksmith's table. The person had bought a bow and quiver of arrows, and a large knife with a curved blade, along with a smaller 6 inch dagger.

Only about ten feet behind them I hear Trixie talking to him.

"Thank you again for saving the great and powerful Trixie once again Bowen! I I'm most grateful!"

At the mention of his name I stopped dead in my tracks and repeated his name.

"Bowen!?"

The person whips around while taking his hood off, and standing before me was my battle bud!

"Gage!?"

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