Equestria, Unknown space
Midnight
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Twilight Sparkle was tired. Very tired. Ever since the Tirek incident, and the resulting fallout, she had less and less time to devote to her preferred purposes, and more and more time was being devoted to Government duties and paperwork. Even as she sat at her desk, at midnight, a mountain of work still sat on the desktop in front of her.

"Darn." she said, looking out her window at the star-lit sky. "I wonder if I can sleep now, and work on them….No. Celestia needs all alicorns on deck at the moment, and I can't waste time when I have all...this!"

Twilight flopped backwards, and looked out the window again. Then, she saw it. A faint, but clearly visible flash from behind the moon's eastern edge. Then, a yellow light appeared. It grew bigger and bigger as it descended. Twilight's mind immediately recognized what it was.

Meteor

Twilight grabbed a scroll and wrote a message.

Dear Celestia,

A meteor is approaching the Everfree. Before that, there was a blue flash from behind the moon. Did Luna arrange this?

Twilight.

She sent the message, and received an immediate reply.

Dearest Twilight,

No, My sister has not scheduled any lunar events for tonight, or for the next week, for that matter. I would advise caution…

Twilight's reading was cut off as the bright light slammed into the ground, skidding before resting on a mountainside. Twilight's mind drew a blank as she recognized what it was. And it wasn't a meteor. It was oblong and impossibly large, with two large prongs near the end. It was painted gray, orange, and black, and there were words on the side, written in fluent Equish.

MCS BARON

Twilight drew a shaking hoof to her mouth as she wrote.

Dear Celestia.

It's not a meteor. It's some kind of spacecraft. There's writing on the side, MCS Baron. Can you get a platoon of guards here as soon as possible?

Twilight.

As soon as she sent it, she got a reply.

Twilight,

If what you're saying is true, which it most likely is, as you have no reason to lie to me, I believe we'll need more than a platoon. I'll round up the Whole Guard Corps to Ponyville, and My sister and I will be there soon. In the meantime, STAY AWAY FROM IT. This goes for all the citizenry as well. Until the guards arrive, NOPONY is to go anywhere near that crash, UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES. If any of the beings aboard the ship initiate contact, be as diplomatic as possible until we arrive.

Be careful, Twilight.

Celestia.

Twilight sighed as she looked over to the crash site, and as she looked at it through a telescope, she saw lights flickering along its length. Meaning one thing, that there were survivors.

And survivors most likely meant aliens.

Twilight growled as she roused Spike and prepared to head to Town Hall.

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Three Days Earlier, in Frontier space.

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Daniel was bored. Very bored. Even though life in the Frontier Militia was hard, and even though tinged with suffering, it certainly didn't say it would be exciting on the job application, if there was one. Even as he lay on his bunk in the Pilot's Dorms, on-board the MCS Baron, browsing his digital collection of books, he growled. He had been a Militia pilot for over a year now, and even though he liked the perks it came with, off duty time wasn't his favorite part of the day by far.

"Read it already...same...same...ditto….too many times...ugh." he said, browsing his library and slapping the side of his bunk each time he spoke. "I really need some new shit to do."

Swinging out of his bunk, he grabbed his helmet and walked out of the dorms. As he headed towards the bridge, he smiled at the sight of the empty hallways, empty except for the occasional Utility frame walking past. As he entered the bridge, he smiled at the sight of his real source of entertainment, James Ellis, Captain of the Baron.

"Evening, Captain." Daniel said.

"Evening." Ellis replied, not looking away from the stars passing by.

"Know anything I can do? I'm bored as hell." Daniel said. Ellis smiled and looked at the Pilot.

"You really like excitement, don't you, Daniel?" Ellis said, his gray stubble and weary face grinning.

"I guess." Daniel replied. "Since we pulled out of Typhon, it has been nothing but off-duty time. I can't stand it."

Ellis sighed and smiled. Daniel knew his was in for what was known on the ship fondly as "Ellis's Advice."

"You should learn to appreciate the quiet, Pilot. You don't know the next time it'll be peaceful. Maybe it'll be your last living moment."

Daniel shrugged, nodded and walked over, standing next to the Captain.

"Well, if you are bored, check on your Titan." Ellis suggested.

Daniel smiled and gave him a thumbs-up before walking out. Ellis chuckled and looked out the bridge viewport to the endless space around the Baron.

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As Daniel walked into the hangar, he looked over at the Titans in their repair cranes, all sleeping. Except one. Daniel's titan, IN-2632 was awake, and his core looked over to the approaching pilot.

"Hello, Pilot." IN said, "How are you?"

"I'm good, Indy." Daniel replied, "You?"

"Systems are at peak capacity." IN replied. "Want a lift?"

Daniel said yes, so IN detached his arm from the mount and placed it palm up on the ground. Daniel stepped on it, and IN lifted him up onto the top of the Titan's hull chassis. Daniel smiled and chuckled.

"What is humorous?" IN replied.

"Eh, nothing." Daniel said.

"Nothing is not funny, by my registry." IN replied.

Daniel laughed.

"What is humorous about our situation?" IN asked.

"The fact you took me literally saying Nothing as a object was funny, when I meant to say was nothing at all was funny." Daniel said.

"Understood." IN said. "I advise getting an adequate amount of sleep. It is necessary for clear cerebellar functioning in combat."

Daniel nodded, said goodbye to his Titan, and walked back to the dorms. Climbing into his bunk, he placed his helmet on his nightstand and soon fell asleep.

Author's Notes:

My attempt at a Titanfall crossover.

Here is Daniel's loadout. (His pilot's gear is similar to Jack Cooper's, only Daniel has a scarf and a yellow shirt.
R201 Carbine, with HCOG sight.
Mastiff shotgun.
RE-45 Autopistol
Grappling Hook
Frag Grenades and Climbing Axe

i]IN-2632
Model-Vanguard (BT-7274's model)
Core-Various, changed as per mission requirements or Pilot Specification
Primary Weapon-X019 Chaingun or 40MM tracker Cannon
Primary ability-Vortex Shield
Secondary Ability-Cluster Missile
Electric Smoke Cartridge
Notes-IN is one of the few Vanguard Titans onboard the Baron. He is courteous and clsoe with his Pilot. Often, they can be seem with each other in the repair bay.
Color-Grey and Orange.
Nose Art- A lightning bolt.