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Number 793: Reawakening in Process.

The voice of the Awakener said as the capsule began to thaw. Nerogas filled the champer, revitalizing the body within and reawakening the concious. From outside, several doctors watched, keeping track of vitals and other statistics of the body within. Another sat at a computer and brought up the files of the person within.

"Number 793, Jacob Durren. Age 24, height six foot eight. Eye color green, hair color black. Very few files on this guy. Might have been destroyed during the war, or lost from the crash." One of the doctors said as he looked through what data they did have.

"I wouldn't be surprised. We didn't really have time to take a full background check on everyone we took, it was just rampant chaos to get on the ship." Another doctor said as he shook his head, remembering the Evacuation.

"Well what do we have about him?" Another asked.

"Well, aside from what was already stated, nothing at all really. We do have a record that says he has minor psychonautic abilities, but that is all really." The doctor said with a shrug.

The other doctors sighed and facepalmed, it was always difficult with these unknowns.

"Well," One of the doctors said, "we will have to do what we always do with other unknowns."

One of the doctors nodded and typed somethings into the computer, "I'll get a tracer cell ready."

All the other docs nodded, a tracer cell would help keep track of this mans actions as he was intergrated into Equestrian society. Though it was an invasion of privacy, it was necessry in order to avoid releasing any dangerous people to the outside world. It wouldn't do to have a sociopath out there, though so far they had not found any; still never hurt to becareful.

"His heart beat is increasing." One of the doctors called as he looked at a screen.

"Alright, lets get this finished and to the rejuvinator." Another doctor said.

All the personel got to work, within the pod, the man's concious began to stir. A single thought drifted through his mind.

'Damn I have to go to the bathroom.'

Once the Awakening sequence was done, the door to the pod was opened cables and other pieces of technology detatched from the occupants body. A large mechanical hand lowered and slowly and gently lifted the slowly stirring body out.

The arm lifted the man over to single white latrine and held it near the facility. Slowly but surely the bodies functions began and the half concious man finally releived himself, before being moved on and placed on a table in another room. From a door several doctors entered and began moving equipment, and machines in.

A large machine was brought over and from the multitude of arms on it slowly lowered themselves over the mans body, before slowly sliding the tips of thousands of thin needle like apendeges into the mans skin at every angle, almost litterally covering his body.

"Alright, lets begin the rejuvination." A doctor said, and soon every doctor got to work.

Hours seemed to pass before the man finally regained full conciousness. He tried to open his eyes, but immediatly closed them.

"Where am I?" He asked.

"Ah mister Jacob. I am glad to see you are awake." One of the doctors said, as he continued the procedure.

"Who are you?" Jacob asked.

"I am doctor Howard, me and my team are rejuvinating your muscles; they cryosleep..."

"Yes, yes. I know what long term cryosleep does to ones muscles," Jacob said, "I'm guessing since I am awake we landed finally?"

Doctor Howard nodded, "You would be right. Though it was more of a crash then a proper landing." Howard chuckled, as did some of the other doctors.

"Where exactly are we?" Jacob asked, as he slowly opened his eyes, getting use to the light again.

"We do not know the exact solar system we are in. Though we can assume we are very very far from ours, due to the fact that it has been almost seven hundred years since we left, even when traveling at light speed." Doctor Howard said as he finished off a few more bits of muscle rejuvination.

"Seven hundred years," Jacob said in awe, "damn. What kind of planet is it?"

"Well you will learn all you need to know later, but it is alot like earth....if a few minor different details."

Jacob lifted an eyebrow, "What kind of details? The sky purple or something?"

Doctor Howard chuckled, "No....you'll find out. Okay I think that is everything. We'll do one more scan and if everything seems okay you can get up. I hope you know that the rejuvination process does not fully restore your original muscle strength before freezing, only makes them healthy once again."

"Yeah, I know. If I what my six pack abs again I have to get them the good old fashioned way again." Jacob said with a roll of his eyes.

Doctor Howard chuckled, "Yes. Now just hold still a moment.....okay everything seems okay. Try and stand up."

The needles slowly lifted from Jacob's body and he shivered a bit as he felt air blow against all the hundreds of little holes. He slowly lifted himself up and got off the table. He kept his hand on the table till he felt confident enough to stand without support.

Doctor Howard nodded, "Okay good, now take a few steps to me." He stepped around the table and held his arms out.

Jacob took a few baby steps before walking smoothly over to the doctor. Doctor Howard nodded and gave a smile.

"Good. If you will follow nurse Amber, she will take you somewhere to get some proper clothes, then to the briefing room where you will get all the answers you need. And welcome home mister Jacob." Howard said with a nod.

Jacob nodded, "Yeah thanks doc. See ya around I guess." With that Jacob waved by as he followed the nurse down a hall.

As they walked he glanced around ideally. Windows viewing into other rooms, where other people were being reawoke or going under the rejuvination process. And others were empty or not in use.

"In here you can aquire some clothes. I'll be out here when you are done." Nurse Amber said with a smile as she motioned to a door.

"Thanks babe." Jacob said and walked in. He closed the door and walked over to a computer and scanned through the choices of clothes he had available.

"Of course, the downsides of being a late waker.....all the good clothes are taken." He muttered to himself before finally pickin a simple pair boxers,tan khaki pants and a white short sleeved oxford shirt. He walked over to the dispenser and removed the clothes and swiftly switched from his hospital gown into his new clothes.

Once he left the room, he followed the nurse one more down a series of halls till they reached another door. The nurse bowed and gave a pleasant smile. If not for the wedding ring on her finger, Jacob would consider asking her out....once he had money and a place again.

"Well here is the briefing room. I hope that your new life is both a pleasant and enjoyable one." Nurse Amber said.

"Yeah, here is hoping. I just hope this place has a bar. Could use a drink." Jacob said as he walked in and waved by to the nurse.

Jacob found himself in a room with a window. Several other people sat in chairs, talking amongst themselves or looking outside. Jacob walked over to the window immediatly and gaped in awe at what he saw before him outside.

Green grass, a bright golden sun. Clear blue skies, it was beautiful. It reminded him so much of earth.

'Before the damn war came and fucked everything up." Jacob thought.

The sound of an opening door, drew all the peoples attention as another doctor walked in.

"Hello. My name is Doctor Brown. I'm in charge in making sure all reawakeners are properly educated on the aspects of our new home and what they should expect here. Now if you will all take a seat, and we will begin." Doctor brown said as he waited for the people to do as instructed.

Jacob sat down and rested his head on his fist. Felt like highschool all over again, except without a sexy young female teacher.

"Now, to begin we are on the planet of Equestria. The planet is earth like in every detail when it was still young and uncontaminated by early human pollution, it has the same percentage of water and land. The same everything for the most part. There are just a few minor details that need to be adressed, before you are allowed to leave the ship." Doctor brown began to explain the workings of Equestria.

Jacob listened intently, though he was not one for school, he felt that since this new piece of rock was going to be his new home he should learn all he can. And boy....was there lots to know.

"So wait....you mean to say that this plant is populated by talking horses?" One man said in surprise.

"Actually they are ponies, and there also lives zebras, griffons, unicorns and pegasi along with other strange creatures. All capable of advanced communication on a human level." Doctor Brown said.

"Unicorns? Dragons? Pegasi?" One woman said in shock.

Doctor Brown nodded, "Yes. I know it seems strange, but Equestria seems to have evolved on a completly differnt scale then our plant did. You will find that a good deal of the creatures we considered myths actually do exist here. In fact it has caused a few arguements among some of our scientists and philosophers."

Jacob raised his hand, "Do these....ponies and....whatever that live here speak english?"

Doctor brown shook his head, "No. They speak a language of their own. But don't worry we will imprint the knowledge of the language into your brains before you leave. It will take some getting use to, but eventually you will be speaking it alot mroe then our Earthen tongue."

Jacob groaned, as did everyone else. Imprinting of new knowledge to the brain hurt like hell. Was worse then a hangover.

"Now, we will move, Equestria is ruled by a two equal ruling monarchs. Princess Celestia and Princess Luna. An interesting note is that these two equines have both a unicorns horn and pegasus wings and are, so the populous say responsible for the setting and rising of the sun and moon."

"That's ridiculous." One man, a graying man of maybe fifty scoffed.

"Well...not entirely. While we doubt they actually rise and set the sun, we do know that...at least the unicorns and the princesses are capable of magic."

"Magic!?!" One woman said in disbelief, "That is just ridiculous."

Doctor Brown sighed, "Perhaps magic is not the best word for it. Perhaps a form of psychonautics is more apporpriate, but the natives call it magic. Still, whatever it is called, you will sure to see it if you are in the pressence of a unicorn eventually."

Some of the people muttered, others just nodded accepting the more rational explanation. After all psychonautics made more sense.

"Now, if there are no other questions we will move on." Doctor Brown said and began the rest of the lecture.

Jacob cracked his neck as he walked with the rest of the other reawakeners from his...class. After all the information, language imprintment, and the thousands of questions, some from him, he was finally getting any of his previous belongings back before he got frozen.

'Or at least the ones that were deemed safe. Doubt I'll be getting my Desert Eagle back. I can understand why they would recycle all of our military technology and rework them into other things....But that thing costed me half my savings!' Jacob thought with annoyance, and he had only had the gun for a year.

Entering the main hall, he followed his group to where they would retrieve their possessions. Jacob found himself and empty monitor and headed over.

"Arlight....Jacob...." Jacob said as he typed in his name and searched through the list that showed up on the screen till he found his name and pressed it. He turned to the retrieval basin and watched as a short burst of light appeared and before his eyes was a basket filled with his possessions before entering cryosleep; or well....most of them.

In the basket he found a pair of black sunglasses, always important. He quickly put them on. His wallet, no money of course but had his i.d. when he looked in one of the pockets a reciept from.....Nightingals.

'Uh....I hope no one saw this.' Jacob thought as he quickly tore the piece of paper up. No use in keeping a record of his old life, or at least what he did with his free time...or did....whatever. He put the wallet in his pocket and looked more.

"Is it here...please God let it be...Oh thank goodness." Jacob said as he snatched a simple gold necklace. The chain was connected to a locket. He quickly put it on and sighed in relief, he was glad that this had survived and remained with his possessions.

"Thats everything really now." Jacob said to himself as he tossed the now empty basket back intot he retrieval unit, which caused it to disappaer in another flash of light.

Jacob sighed, wishing he could at least have kept his leather jacket. But...oh well. He turned and headed away from the retrieval units and headed towards a door, where others from his group were taking. This door would lead to the main lobby of the ship, where they would learn of where they were assigned for the Homestay program, and await their transport.

'Might also see some of these ponies.' Jacob thought as he walked. He was still not use to the idea that the council was allowing small group tours of certain areas of the ship, but...what did he care he was never stepping back inside this place if he could avoid it.

Passing through the door, Jacob looked around. The lobby looked more like an airport lobby, or maybe a hotels. He saw other groups of rewakeners and groups of doctors and other personel walking this way and that. But what caught his attention the most was the entrance and exit leading outside. In just a few moments he would be walking in fresh air, with the grass between his feet. The bright sun shining down and warming his skin.

"But first....find out where I'm staying." Jacob said to himself as he walked over with his group to the assignment table. He was lucky to get fourth place in line so he did not have to wait long before he was finally up at the desk.

"Name." The woman behind the desk asked.

"Jacob Durren." Jacob said.

The Assigner nodded and looked through a series of files before handing him one, "Here you are sir. Everything you need to know is in that file. Feel free to look at it in your own time. Someone will be here in awhile to take you to where you will be staying."

"Thanks babe." Jacob said, earning a glare from the Assigner. Jacob got out of there fast, chuckling.

Once safely away Jacob looked down at his file. Should he read it now, or on the way? While he thought of the choices he noticed a sign saying: Vending Machines.

'You know what...I'll decide once I get a drink. I hope they got Pepsi.' Jacob thought as he walked over.

Of course, turning the cornor he was met with a big surprise. About five feet, eight if he counted the horn, of white, pinkish fur and a strange sort of pink, green and blue translucent mane and tail. It was a pony, but this one had a horn and wings, and a sun tattoo on her flank.

'No wait, they called those cutie marks...and don't remember any sort of pony species that had both horn and wings....then again I did fall asleep through most of the class.' Jacob thought.

The pony looked towards him and gave a smile, "Oh hello. Am I in your way, I'm sorry." She, it was obvious by the voice, moved aside freeing the soda machine.

Jacob blinked, time to use that language now, he cleared his throat, "Uh...no you weren't in the way....I guess I was just....surprised....did I say that right?"

The pony giggled, "Well you used the wrong adjactive for weren't and drew out the surprise part a bit. But other then that you did well, I guess you must be one of the....what do you call it?"

"Reawakeners." Jacob said.

The pony nodded, "Yeah that was it. I guess you are then right?"

Jacob nodded, "Yep. Just waiting for my ride to wherever I'm staying for that Homestay program. Just thought I'd grab a drink."

The winged unicorn nodded with a smile, "I had the same idea," She frowned and her ears flattened a bit, "But....I....don't really know how to make this thing work."

Jacob chuckled, "Well no big deal. it's relativly easy. What you want?" Jacob walked over and held his finger over the numpad of the machine.

The pony looked at the side bar that had the various drinks offered, "Umm...a...vanilla coke sounds interesting."

Jacob nodded, "It's pretty good." Jacob typed in the number and the machine dispensed the bottle, still icy cold. Jacob took it out and offered it to the pony.

The pony smiled and her horn glowed a light gold, as did the bottle. Jacob let go and looked at the bottle with surprise, the pony giggled and said, "Sorry. Never seen magic before?"

Jacob nodded, "Yeah...if thats what you call it. Just a bit surprised is all. I'm sure to get lots of others no doubt."

The pony chuckled and smiled, Jacob had to admit....it was....kinda....cute.

'Whoa where that come from?' Jacob thought, then shook his it away as he got his own drink. He opened the bottle and drank deeply of the cold beverage. God it was refreshing.

"Ah...that's the stuff." Jacob said as he wiped his mouth.

The pony hicuped and covered her mouth with a slight blush, "That is interesting."

Jacob chuckled, "That's soda for ya. Try not to drink it to fast, the carbonation can make ya..

The pony gave a small burp after another drink, she blushed even more, "Oh dear.."

Jacob laughed, "Oh don't worry about."

The two were silent for a moment, during which Jacob looked around ideally, sipping his drink or looking at the Pony next to him. She was tall, taller then what he had been told of pony height, then again there were humans that were eight feet high, so he guessed it was a genetic thing. Her eyes were pretty, a light grayish magneta in color.

'For some reason I feel as if I should know her...but why?' He thought.

"Something wrong?" The pony asked.

Jacob blinked, "Huh..oh uh...hey....what do you think about us...humans I mean. About us living here?" Jacob hoped to change the subject away from his staring.

The pony blinked, then smiled gently, "I think that you humans have alot to offer us and we to you in turn. You might not be from our planet, but I think you have as much right to call it home as we do."

Jacob snorted, "Yeah, you wouldn't say that if you knew mroe about us." He took another sip from his soda.

"Oh," The pony said as she tilted her head, "Why?"

Jacob looked to the pony, "Well first off, humanity has a history of fucking everything it does up. We're the most arrogant and stupid of any species that has or might exist."

The pony frowned, "Such a negative outlook on ones own race. Why?"

Jacob sighed, "Humanities history is a dark and disgusting one. In the past we had ethnocentric violence, supposed racial violence and religious violence. Pretty much we used every sort of excuse we could make up just to kill each other. And trust me it didn't take much of an excuse to do that, if we had cutie marks it would probably be a skill in our own self destruction."

The pony frowned more, Jacob continued, "We nearly destroyed our home planet Earth once...way back thousands of years ago. It was only after millions died from a sudden water crisis and food crisis caused by our own hands, then a large massive change in the enviroment before we came off our soap box as the pinnicale of creation as we liked to think ourselves of."

The pony frowned more and looked at Jacob with pity, "Such a horrible past...."

"Tell me about it. Then that so called enlightenment only lasted for a few dozen centuries before we got right back to how we were before, with few lording over the many simply because they had more money. That is sort of how we ended up here, after hundreds of years Karl Marx's class conflict came about. Only this conflict ended up wiping out almost all of our species and all the planets we colonized." Jacob gripped his soda bottle tight, memories coming back to him.

"But..." The pony began, but was cut off.

"Beleive me...I think the universe would be better off if we had all just died out. Humanity has no redemption for it. Just damnation." Jacob drank his soda again.

"You're wrong," the pony said, when Jacob looked over he felt his heart stop when he saw the fire in her eyes, "you might have given up on your race....but I think that you have a chance to change yourselves...I know you do."

Jacob looked at the pony, whose eyes now took on a softer tone and smiled at him, "You just have to have faith....I do, and I know that one day you will see that despite the past...you have the ability to become free of your history. Everyone can....I know from experience." The ponies eyes seemd to become distant for a moment.

Jacob blinked, "...maybe....."

The pony simply smiled and placed a hoof on Jacob's shoulder. Jacob looked up and smirked a bit, "By the way, names Jacob." He held his hand out.

"Celestia." The pony said as she placed her hoof in his hand and let Jacob shake it.

"Celestia." Jacob said, then his eyes widened as it all pieced together.

Celestia. Winged unicorn, Alicorn. Princess....

"Princess Celestia." Jacob said in shock as he stood up. He was blushing madly as he realized that he had been talking to the ruler of Equestria, and he had been acting like a complete jerk.

Celestia giggled, "Surprised? It's not that big of a deal."

"Bu...but....wha...wha....you...I.." Jacob tried to think of a sentence, which only made the sun princess giggle more.

"I am really sorry if I did anything offensive or upset you in any way." Jacob said.

'Crap! Crap! Crap! What do I do!?! Do I bow? I don't want to, but should I!?! Crap!' He thought as he tried to think of his next course of action.

Celestia giggled, "Oh calm down Jacob," she smiled, "theres no need to worry about it. And please don't bow I really don't like all the formalities really."

Jacob gulped and sat down and sipped his soda again, really wishing it was whisky or something strong.

"I'm...I'm sorry, I didn't realize it was you....princess Celestia." Jacob said, sweating a bit.

"Just Celestia, but you will have to say princess if we ever talk in public. But since it's just the two of us it is okay." Celestia said with a smile.

Jacob nodded, "Right....hey wait how come there isn't a big gathering with you or something?"

Celestia scratched at the floor with her hoof a bit, blushing slightly, "Well...I wanted to see the next group of reawakeners, maybe talk to some of them. But I didn't really want all the fuss of being the princess so I...sort of came here on my own without the crown and such."

Jacob blinked, "Really? Damn...I mean shit. I mean...gah!" Jacob just covered his mouth.

Celestia just laughed, "Really. though I'm sure to have caused a commotion with the royal guards. I should probably head back to the castle now." Celestia levitated her empty drink to the deconstructor and watched with awe and surprise as the plasting was teleported away to be recycled into a fresh bottle for drink or some other use.

Celestia looked to Jacob with a smile, "It was really nice talking with you Jacob."

Jacob nodded, "Yeah...was real nice talking to ya as well...Celestia," Jacob tried to think of a compliment, "You know even though your a thousand years old you still look hot."

Celestia blinked, and Jacob went red in the face and sweated more.

'SHIT! Damn it, I'm dead. What was I thinking, you never make a comment about a womans age. I'm dead.' Jacob thought, but when he looked at the sun princess he blinked in surprise to see her face red, looking at her hoof as it circled the floor a bit.

"Oh...dear...um..thank you." Celestia said with a smile, "I should go now. Bye Jacob." With that Celestia turned and walked off, leaving her drink on a table near the vending machines.

Jacob waited till she was gone before sighing in relief, leaning against the wall with a hand over his heart.

"Sweet christ, I think my heart stopped beating through that whole conversation," He said, "I was talking to the princess of Equestria and I didn't even know it. Oh God....I need a smoke."

Finishing his drink he tossed the empty bottle, along with Celestias empty bottle into the recycler unit and walked back into the lobby with his file and sat down to wait for his ride, and to clear his head.

After what seemed like an hour of waiting, Jacob was taking a strategic nap on the bench, his file kept safe under his body. Of course his sleep was soon disturbed by a voice.

"Hey Jacob, welcome back to the land of the waking. Now get up!" Someone said before flipping Jacob off the bench causing him to fall.

Jacob growled as he got up, "Alright whose the dead man!?"

Jacob looked up at his pusher, ready to break his legs but his eyes widened and his jaw dropped at who he saw. The man was tall, about Jacob's height. He had blond colored hair and brown eyes, with a moon shaped scar running down his left eye.

"Max." Jacob said.

The man smirked and held up two fingers in the peace sign, "What up Jacob. Long time no see."

"Max!" Jacob laughed and gave his friend a bear hug.

Max laughed and returned the sign of affection. After a moment the two broke the hug and smirked at each other.

"Damn man, you look old." Jacob said.

"Pfft, up yours. I'm three years younger then you still. maybe two since I was unfrozen a year before you."

Jacob laughed, "Whatever bitch. What are you doing here?"

Max smirked, "I'm your ride jackass."

Jacob smirked and picked up his file, "Ah, still how did ya know I was unfrozen today?"

"I have a few friends in with the doctors. Since you were not in the groups last year, i figured you would be in the ones this year so I kept a look at the lists. Saw your name and figured I'd help get ya to your homestay host and catch up on old times." Max said as he lead Jacob outside.

"Thanks man. Good to know someone I can tolerate is here on this piece of rock." Jacob said, following his friend.

When they got outside, Jacob stopped and looked in awe of the outside world. It felt different standing outside then looking out from a window.

Max stood beside his friend and placed a hand on his shoulder, "Beautiful ain't it."

Jacob nodded, "Yeah....funny how that is."

The two stood there for a moment, looking up at the sky. Finally though they kept on walking, till they reached an improvised docking area for air cruisers.

"Over here, this ones mine." Max said as he walked towards a powder blue cruiser.

Jacob whistled, "Nice. Who you have to sleep with it get it?"

"Your mama. Now get in." Max laughed.

Jacob smirked and hopped into the passengers seat. Max activated the cruiser and they lifted up into the air.

"So where you need to be?" Max asked as he put some sunglasses on.

Jacob looked through his file, putting on a pair as well given to him by Max.

"Lets see...uh....a place called....Ponyville." Jacob said.

"Oh that's easy. Now hang on tight man cause we are gonna burn air!" Max shouted and gunned the engine.

The two shouted witn excitement as they raced off into the distance. All the way the sun shune high and bright in the sky, the promise of a new life held in its golden rays.

There ya go. First chapter, I'm looking for an editor for this fic if any are willing to help. Hope you enjoy it.