The Captain of the United American Federations First Space Fleet's flagship, the U.S.S. Hope, viewed out from the bridges large viewport, watching as thousands upon thousands of stars shot by them. After getting used to looking at this sight, it was honestly one of the most beautiful things that the Captain had ever seen.

More beautiful than the wife and children he lost in the war. More beautiful than the sunny beaches of California that were now probably nothing more than charred earth and dust. And certainly more beautiful than the Earths one single moon, that he always watched rise high into the sky each evening to keep himself going.

"Captain Harrison." someone said, shaking the Captain out of his thoughts.

"Hmm?" the Captain responded, turning to the ships on board first generation artificial intelligence's avatar staring right back at him. "What is it, Eevee?"

"Our scans have shown that we are nearing a planet that may possibly be suited for colonization. I recommend we drop out of lightspeed and take a look." the AI recommended.

"Might as well." the Captain grunted, "pass on word to the other ships. Now tell me, how much longer till we arrive?"

"Just under half an hour. You may want to announce that we are about to jump out of lightspeed. I don't believe either of us want a repeat of the last time."

"Very funny, Eevee." he stated sarcastically, not amused in the slightest.

Ms. Evans watched over her large class of fifth graders as they rushed to finish their assignment. Even though they were in the middle of space, people on board the colony ships attempted to make life as normal as possible. People had jobs, people traded, and children learned in crowded classrooms like this one. Ms. Evans found it sad that the majority of her students probably didn't even remember Earth, and the ones that did didn't have the pleasant memories she had. The memories she had from before the war, from when she was a teenager in High School without a care in the world. Truly, those were her golden days.

"Alright class, are you all finished with your work?" Ms. Evans asked the class.

"Yes Miss Evans." the vast majority of the class responded. Ms. Evans smiled and pressed a small button on her datapad's touchscreen, instantly retrieving all of her students classwork. She pressed another button, which sent the classwork to her computer, where she would grade it before her sleeping period.

"Alright class, today we will be studying the Cuban Revolution of 2025. Now, does anyone in this class know anything about this revolution?" Ms. Evans asked the class. Of course, no one raised a hand, not even the smartest of the bunch looked like they had any idea of what she was talking about.

"Eevee, bring up the Cuban Revolution of 2025 on their holodesks. Twenty First century history, page eight two." Ms. Evans ordered.

"Of course, Ms. Evans, right away." Eevee's voice responded, emanating from the speakers scattered throughout the room, "Ms. Evans, just to give you a heads up, the Captain is going to make an announcement in a few minutes. I suggest you make it quick. Oh, and Mr. Robert from the U.S.S. Freedom is requesting a meeting via holocam."

"Tell him I will contact him after class." Ms. Evans stated, before turning to her class, who were all busy scanning the literature being projected onto their desk through an advanced holographic device. This brought a large smile to her face; Never in her years of teaching has any class been so involved in the learning. They were actually legitimately interested in their history.

"Alright class, so we're just going to make this quick. I'll get more into the Revolution in the next learning cycle." Ms. Evans promised, before opening up a holobook labelled '21st Century History' and flipping to page 82. "So, as we learned in the last chapter, the Soviet Union had just took over the Middle East and most of Africa. Even though back then the country of Cuba was a communistic country, a lot of government officials, as well as the majority of the public, did not like the way the Soviet Union was running things, and actually labelled the Soviet Union a threat. However, the leader of Cuba, a dictator named Pablo Sardina, announced he wished to join the Soviet Union. This caused a major uproar, and a few of his adjacent's tried to change his mind."

"Enraged, Pablo had these men arrested, tortured, and then beheaded in public and on national TV. These chain of events sparked the Cuban Rebellion of 2025, where-"

"If I may have everyone's attention, I would like to make an announcement." Captain Harrison's voice boomed over the classrooms speaker system, "our scans have discovered an Earth like planet in our vicinity. We will be dropping out of lightspeed in ten minutes so we may examine the planet and determine if it we will be able to make it our new home. Everyone must immediately secure themselves and their belongings to eliminate the risk of injury or damage to property."

As soon the silence returned to the classroom, Ms. Evans turned her attention back to her class. "Alright class, you heard the Captain. Everyone must secure themselves in their harnesses and stay in your seats until we exit lightspeed. Are we clear?"

"Yes Miss Evans." the class responded, before they started to secure themselves in their harnesses. Ms. Evans did a quick walk though to make sure no one was struggling with their harnesses before returning to her desk and placing her own harness over her chest.

Meanwhile, Princess Luna and Princess Celestia stood together in an empty field, looking up at the night sky above. Behind them sat Shining Armor and a battalion of unicorn infantry, waiting for the Princesses to tell them why they have been summoned. The two Princesses just stood there, their eyes not moving away from the sky. They didn't even blink.

The last part managed to unnerve even the most battle hardened soldiers standing there.

Finally, Princess Celestia showed that she was still alive by blinking and turning back to the soldiers. Her younger sister quickly followed her lead and faced the battalion. The assorted stallions and mares immediately bowed before their leaders in respect.

"Rise, royal subjects. We have no time for such formalities." Princess Luna urged.

"My little ponies, you are likely wondering why I gathered you here today. And I apologize for both me and my sister for making you stand here for hours on end with nothing to do. However, we had to confirm something. Something we have feared for years." Princess Celestia stated, looking over the crowd with unusually serious eyes.

After a long moment of silence, Luna spoke. "There is no way to say this that isn't difficult. So, we shall just be straight forward... last night, when the moon was at its highest point in the sky, we sensed something heading towards our planet. More than one thing, to be honest.These things are certainly nothing that we have created, and we know that it's not natural. But we didn't know exactly what it was until now."

"Our planet is about to be visited, my little ponies," Princess Celestia stated, "visited by beings never before encountered. We do not know of their intentions, but something tells me that we should be prepared to defend our nation and this world. When these creatures land, I want you to approach with caution. Be prepared to strike at a moments notice and without hesitation."

"Princess Celestia, are you serious? Or is this another one of your infamous pranks?" Shining Armor inquired. The glare that he received from Celestia was enough to get him to shut his mouth.

"Ready your forces, Shining Armor. They will arrive here soon." Princess Luna stated. Shining Armor bowed and turned to his troops, signalling them to follow him, before he marched past the two Princesses, with the rest of the battalion in tow.