We all had a good time. We walked, talked a bit, and we stopped at the Sugar Cube Corner for a small snack of sweets. I heard the ponies talking about something in the other room, but I really couldn't put my finger on what they were conversing about.

"So? What were you all talking about?"

"Oh, nothing really Ben."

I smiled.

"Alright, are we going to see Sweet Apple Acres?"

"Of course partner'!"

We headed out and I suddenly noticed that Pinkie Pie was missing from the group. I surveyed the area, but I found no trace of the rather bubbly-personalised mare. I just shrugged and kept walking. I got more secure and bright glances from the surrounding citizens this time. I really felt better knowing that ponies wouldn't think I would kill them all. We continued the walk for a little while, and from what I guessed to be about half way there, Rainbow Dash started another conversation.

"Anyways Ben, did you know that the Nightmare Moon Festival is coming in about a week?"

"Nightmare Moon Festival?"

"It's when little fillies go around door-to-door and get candy from everypony. But, we go to the carnival and play all sorts of games, listen to Zecora's scary stories, and I go around pranking everypony. I really hope you enjoy pranking!"

"Heh, I've been known to pull a few tricks on some Marines in my service, and about the Nightmare Moon Festival, it sounds a lot like a holiday that us humans celebrate back on Earth."

Twilight now gained interest, along with the other ponies.

"What's that holiday?"

"It's called Halloween, it's when little children go around trick-or-treating and get a ton of free candy. Sometimes, other events are held. I remember a time when I snuck out of my house when my dad was asleep and me and a couple of kids started a paintball war right in the streets. It was such a mess afterwards. And, we all got away scot free."

"So do you want to go with me?", Rainbow Dash asked.

"Huh?"

"To the Nightmare Moon Festival of course!"

"Huh? Oh, yeah! Of course! Why wouldn't I?"

Rainbow Dash blushed a bit.

Suddenly, the other ponies looked at me a little funny. I thought they must have gotten the right idea from Dashie's face. She suddenly stopped and she started exclaiming.

"What? No! I don't like him in that way! We're just friends!"

I just gave myself a facepalm. Wow Rainbow Dash.

"Girls, let's leave them alone.", Rarity said.

I smiled, and Rainbow Dash continued to look unamused. Eventually, I saw a massive orchard of apple trees with all sorts of apples on them. I stared out into the endless green and red-dotted sea of trees as I turned to Applejack.

"Is this Sweet Apple Acres?"

"Well, of course. Did ya' tell by the apple trees here and there?"

"Heh, I guess it always sounds stupid when I ask these things."

Everypony laughed a bit, and I found myself snickering as well. We spent a few minutes smiling, laughing, and trying to breath as we eventually recovered and headed out towards the trees. We stopped by one tree and Applejack gestured for me to take an apple. I took one off a branch and I inspected it, as it was a nervous habit of mine. I bit into it and my mouth flowed with flavor. I smiled as I had probably tasted the best apple in the world-er-two worlds.

"Wow, this apple is so delicious! I never had anything like this back on Earth! Man, if you sold these things where I came from, you would be famous!"

Applejack smiled at the complement.

"Why thank you Ben'. I really poured my heart into this orchard. Oh, and the rest of the Apple Family really did pour every bit of their effort to this land."

I looked around the landscape one more time and I turned back to Applejack.

"I can only imagine you did."

Applejack smiled and we headed down towards the orchard. I noticed a red barn and a dog sleeping on one of the many fences everywhere. I began to walk towards the barn, but Rainbow Dash quickly tugged on my leg. I looked down and she began to speak up.

"Ben, what's that little black thing on your waist?"

I looked down at my M9 Handgun.

"Rainbow Dash, remember what I said about guns?"

"Uh, yeah...?"

She started to look a bit more concerned.

"What's a gun?"

I heard Rarity coming our way, and sure enough, the rest of the mares followed. They seemed to be looking at me with great anticipation and at the little black device at my leg. I sighed. I knew this moment would have to come at one point.

"This is a weapon."

Suddenly, all the mares except for Rainbow Dash backed away.

"A weapon? You're not going to hurt us...or anypony...are you?", Fluttershy whimpered.

"No, of course not. But I was a soldier from where I came from, and we always carried these things."

"Wait Ben, that is a gun to? I thought that bigger thing was a gun. Why is this one so small?"

"The reason is because it is a different type of firearm. What you saw was an M4A1 Assualt Rifle. This is an M9 Handgun. It is smaller, but it designed to be used when you have run out of bullets in your other gun."

"Okay, wait, what is a gun, how could that little thing be a weapon, and what in the name of Equestria are you two talking about."

We both looked at Twilight, who was flashing her eyes left and right at us wondering who would talk first.

"I gun is a weapon that fires out a metal slab about this big in most models."

I stretched my fingers to about the width of an AK-47 bullet.

"It doesn't seem like it could hurt much.", Applejack commented.

"Ah yes, but it shoots it faster that two times the speed of sound. If you are struck by a bullet, and you are unprotected, it will impact directly into your skin. It will slice through your internals and if it has enough power, exit out the back end and cause a bigger hole to appear out of your back. And believe me, I was shot a few times."

The mares appeared in shock at my explanation of weaponry.

"And these are only the basic weapons that humans have created. Tanks, aircraft, artillery, bombs, and all sorts of other things."

"Why would you need at of those things to hurt anypony?", I heard Fluttershy ask. I looked down, then back up.

"There is another bad thing about my world Earth, and it may be the worst of all."

"What's that?", all the mares asked in unison.

"War. Constant war."

They all grew wide-eyed faces full of dread and shock. Apparently, they were not familiar by the art and pain of war.

"War? But, why?"

"You see, Twilight, there are many reasons for war. Sometimes, it has to do with religion differences. Other times, it has to do with one country being heavily against another country's way of thinking or governing. There are countless reasons, some that may be ridiculous."

"Are you fighting a war right now?"

"Actually, yes. I was stationed in a country called Afghanistan, where it was suspected to be a training country for terrorists."

"What's a terrorist?"

"Okay, this may sound confusing and disturbing, but it is all very true. Terrorism is a kind of warfare that involves fear and insecurity around a certain political base. It is a network of people ranging from a couple of cronies, to a whole network filled with more than a thousand people. What they do to get their way is unbelievable. Okay, war in general is to fight the enemies army and force them to surrender by winning battles that both armies fight? Is that correct?"

"Uh, I think so.", Twilight replied.

"Okay, terrorism is much different. It involves propaganda and fear towards a certain group or country. Acts of terrorism are violent, brutal, and always cause an outspark in the media when they take place."

"What do they do so bad?", Rarity asked.

"Common tactics are they smuggle bombs into civilian properties a detonate them, killing many in the vicinity or the blast area. Others even go to extreme lengths and hide bombs on themselves, walk into a crowded area, and blow themselves up, catching many people around them and killing them."

"But, that would kill them to!", Rainbow Dash cried.

"I know, but they believed they were fighting for the right cause by killing innocents. Then, they go into hiding like it never happened, and they plot their next attack."

All the mares seemed to be ready to faint at any moment, except or Rarity, who was passed out already.

"That's awful!", Applejack cried out.

"I know, but thankfully, many countries oppose terrorists. Right now, America is fighting a war against terrorism as we speak. And so far, we have prevented at least countless attacks against other countries and our own."

"Uh, Ben, I hate to ask this, but can we please stop? This is a little sensitive."

I looked at Fluttershy who looked like she could pass out from any second now.

"Alright, let's stop. It's a little sensitive topic for me to, as I am a soldier myself."

The mares nodded and rarity recovered.

"Ben, I still would like to see what that M9-er-thingy does. If that's okay with you.", Applejack asked.

"Alright."

I walked over to the fence and shooed away the dog. I began to look around for any sign of life. After looking in every direction ten times and viewed an area where nopony can stray on the range randomly. I began to pick up a few apples that were really bruised and were already on the ground. I put them on top of the fence and shouted out.

"Range is hot! No one is allowed to go past me unless I say so!"

I loaded in a clip and clicked off the safety. I looked back at the mares, who were hiding behind a rock. I carefully lines up the sights with the first apple and slowed my breathing. I took a few more second waiting for the sights to aim up just right and...

BANG!

The shot echoed throughout Sweet Apple Acres and caused the apple to explode into a million pieces.

"I still got it."

I lined up for another shot. Again, I slowed my breathing, and...

BANG!

The heard the familiar sound of a bullet shell hitting a small rock next to me on the ground.

I lined up for the last shot in the last apple. Steady...steady...steady......

BANG!

The last apple exploded into yet another million pieces. I then decided to show off and I emptied the whole clip into the ground behind the fence. Dust scattered as the rounds impacted. I dropped out the clip, turned on the safety, and tuned around while holstering the pistol.

"And that is only the small gun."

The mares seemed quite shaken up at the loud noise of the M9. They looked with a little horror at the exploded apples around the fence.

"Wow, that was...loud.", Rainbow Dash said.

"Oh man, you should have heard the other guns I used back in my service."

God, I wonder if that M134 Minigun still has reduced my hearing a little.

"Well, you wanna check out the barn?", Applejack asked with a little anticipation.

"What's there to see in the barn?"

"Oh, you'l find out.", Twilight said. I found it a little suspicious. Anyways, I turned towards the barn and put a grip on the barn door. I slid the door open, and found the barn to be completely dark.

"Hello?"

"SURPRISE!"

I jumped back at the sudden explosion of light, ponies, and a pink pony hopping up and down in front of me. I never had been scared in my whole life. And I had been scared quite a few times. (Don't remember the flashbang incident. Don't remember the helicopter incident. Please don't make me remember, brain.)

"Were you surprised, or were you REALLY surprised?!", Pinkie Pie said while constantly hopping up and down.

"Oh god, don't ever do that to me again."

"Well, I always throw a party for new ponies...er...humans!"

"Wait, party?"

"Of course!"

I looked around and I saw ponies of all colors and shapes everywhere. Some were by a table that seemed to be loaded with sweets, some were drinking from some cheap plastic cups, and others were still setting up a few decorations.

"Oh, and sorry all the decorations weren't set up. You came a little too early! So...Ima use my party cannon!"

"Party what?"

Pinkie Pie pulled out what was a medieval artillery piece and aimed it directly at me. I think I didn't register what was happening fast enough, because my wings suddenly registered this as a threat and made me take to the air. I heard a loud bang and a pink blast sailed under my feet. I gathered that the "party cannon" was some sort of device that shoots decorations to set up a party really fast. Before I could apologize to Pinkie, MG Wing Zero Gundam's Buster Rifle appeared in my hands (Yes, that was what the giant laser gun was called). I noticed light forming around the barrel indicating it was charging for a blast. Pinkie Pie seemed unaware of the terrible danger she was in, since she was just gawking at my wings. I began some fast thinking and turned myself around and pointed the Buster Rifle into the evening sky. More and more light gathered around the barrel as my targeting eyepiece said: Fully charged. Firing.

A massive blast of pure white light exited the Buster Rifle and lit up the sky as the beam traveled into the sky. I was blown into the ground from the massive kickback from the fired weapon.(Now I understand why MG Wing Zero Gundam's arm was blown off after firing this thing in rapid succession) I sailed downwards and I crashed into the barn floor, which was thankfully covered with hay. I still felt a blunt pain in my back after connecting with the hard soil underneath. All the air was expelled out of me as everypony began to gather around my crash site.

"Ben! What was that all about!", Rainbow Dash yelled angrily, yet she was still concerned at my condition.

"Ugh..."

"Ben? Are you okay?"

I opened my mouth for a reply.

"Fucking wings..."

"Whew! Thank Celestia you're okay! Anyways, what was that all about?!"

I regained my composure and I stood among the other ponies.

"I HATE it when my wings to that. You guys really have to remember not to startle me. If I didn't think fast enough, you would have all been vaporized."

Everypony was just looking at me at me with confusion, when the beam detonated after reaching its maximum range in the sky. All of the ponies forgot about the fact that they could have been turned into a crater and looked up amazed at the evening sky where the beam had exploded. The evening sky began to take on a flash of white as multiple explosion riddled it. Suddenly, the shockwave expanded and blew a gust of air all around the barn, blowing off a few tiles of the roof, sending some tables and ponies toppling over, and causing Rarity to scream at her slightly ruffled mane. I looked around at the destruction and I just smiled.

"Opps?"

--

Well, the party began to kick up after turning over the tables and Pinkie bringing more treats from...somewhere...(Seriously, that pink pony freaks me out). I began observing where the party was going, and I saw the tables have been completely restocked with sweets. I walked over to the table, and I found Rainbow Dash at my side once again following me. I got to the table and observed the goods. So far, at least 75% of the food had enough frosting to give a sloth a hyper-sonic sugar rush, and the other half had so much I would conceder it to be inedible from sugar overload. I looked nervously at the sweets and I saw Rainbow Dash take one and plop it into her mouth. She then looked in a few directions and took two more sweets and hid them under her wings. She then looked up at me, realizing that I had been watching the whole time. She smiled sheepishly and blushed a bit.

"Didn't Pinkie Pie say to take one so far?", I asked with an evil smile on my face.

"Uh...no?", Rainbow Dash lied.

"Don't worry, I wont tell anypony."

"Oh, thank you! Ya know, Pinkie Pie's treats are really the best in Equestria. You should have some!"

I took a nervous look at the ridiculously over frosted cupcakes and I turned back to Rainbow Dash.

"Oh god, that's way to much frosting for me."

"Oh lighten up and eat it you wimp."

"I'll pa-MPH!"

I was about to say "I'll pass", when Rainbow Dash quickly took some random sweet from the table and shoved it into my mouth. I began to choke a bit, but I managed to swallow it down in small bits and pieces. I shuddered at the sweetness level which was probably over nine thousand. (See what I did there?) Right as the last piece of the...cupcake I think? Meh, what ever Rainbow Dash nearly made me choke to death on. Anyways, as I swallowed the last piece of it, I felt my brain go into super-overdrive and I think I know know what it feels like to activate slow motion inside a game. I began to shake a bit and I think my wings were trying to force themselves out of my back. I tried to cancel the effect of what would have been a catastrophe, and I succeeded barely. I feel to the ground and looked very pissed off at Rainbow Dash.

"Ya know, there is a reason why humans can't consume that much sugar in three seconds."

Rainbow Dash looked a little hurt at my comment.

"Oh, I'm sorry Ben. Did I hurt you?"

I rose to my feet and shook off the rest of the effects and the world seemed to be speeding up to normal time. I shook my head one more time.

"Naw, I've been through much worse."

Rainbow Dash seemed relieved as it seemed like my head was going to explode from the massive sugar rush.

"Sorry I did that to you..."

"Like I said before, It's fine."

She smiled at me as Pinkie Pie then made an announcement.

"Alright everypony! How about some music!"

Everypony cheered as Pinkie Pie headed over to a...phonograph? Oh, god no.

Pinkie Pie began to crank the handle and placed a record on the phonograph. What came out of the machine was just awful for human party standards. My ears seemed like they would melt from the classical mixed with funk music. I noticed that everypony seemed to be dancing anyways to it, so I decided to not interfere. Heck, ponies should have their own music to listen to. They outnumber me here anyways.

(Five Minutes Later)

Oh god, I can't take anymore of this. I marched down to the phonograph, stopped it, and removed the record. Immediately, everypony stopped and looked around until they found me holding the record. The looked a little confused at me until I began to speak up.

"Alright, the music is good and all, but I just can't stand it after a while. Another good thing about Earth is that they always come out with incredibly good music. I think I should give this party a little boost with some songs that are my personal favorites."

I turned around and walked towards a corner where my duffle bag laid. I opened it and found my laptop in there, along with too booster speakers for it. I hooked up mu ipod touch with the laptop, turned on the speakers and began cycling through the playlist. Everypony was gawking at the laptop over my shoulder, so I had to explain that this was an example of technology at its finest. I cycled down and I came to the song Dynamite. Meh, Iv'e heard this song about a million times, yet I still can't stop repeating it in my head. It was a pretty decent song, and I wondered about the ponies reactions to the song. It was pretty decent with parties, so I guess this was the right time to play it Screw it. Ima play it.

"Alright, now this is what we humans call music.", I said as I hit the play button and cranked up the volume to "Aw Shit Yeah"

The song started up pretty well, and the ponies started to look a little confused at the style of the song. I saw some loosing interest immediately. Suddenly, Rainbow Dash flew into the air, and she spoke a bit to the ponies.

"Everypony, I heard one of these human songs before, and they are really good! Just give Ben a chance!"

Everypony now looked with interest, and the lyrics rolled in. I began to bob my head and I sung out the lyrics in perfect synch.

"I throw my hands up in the air sometimes! Saying ayyyo, gotta let go!"

In a spit second, I saw Rainbow Dash in the air bobbing her head to the beat, causing a few other ponies to nod their heads lightly.

"I wanna celebrate and live my life! Saying ayyyo, baby let's go!"

"I came to dance, dance, dance, dance...I hit the floor cause that's my plans, plans, plans, plans. I'm wearing all my favorite brands, brands, brands, brands. Give me space for my hands, hands, hands, hands."

The ponies were getting a little more confused at the repeating lyrics. I saw Pinkie Pie really shaking her head to the beat, even though the song hadn't picked up yet.

"You, you. Cause it goes on, and on, and on..."

I began to sway my body to the lyrics, and sure enough, Rainbow Dash was next to me doing the same. I guess our swaying was hypnotic, because a ton of ponies were now swaying with us. The others that were swaying were now forced out of outnumbering, so they started swaying, and I think they found it quite pleasant.

"And it goes on, and on, and on...I throw my hands up in the air sometimes, saying ayyyo, gotta let go."

"I wanna celebrate and live my life, saying ayyyo! Baby let's go!"

Now the awesome part came in.

"Cause we gon' rock this club, we gon' go all night, we gon' light it up, like it's dynamite! Cause I told you once, now I told you twice, we gon' light this up, like it's dynamite!"

Now everypony pony was now dancing on their hooves and shaking their heads to the beat. As the song progressed, Rainbow Dash got used to the lyrics, so she began singing with me at the "dynamite" part of the song. Now, all of the ponies were now dancing to the song and some began to sing even though they had heard the song once. Heh, I guess Equestrians catch on fast to songs. After a few more minutes, the song faded out and I heard a very familiar intro to a rather popular song that I was so-so with listening to. I looked back at my laptop, and it was set on shuffle. I was about to change the song to something better, but everypony was looking at me like they wanted to hear this song, so I just went along.

"Alright everypony, let's get ready for Poker Face!"

The song started to pick up, and everypony was bopping their head to the fast beat of the song. I smiled as I began to sing the lyrics as they came forth.

"I wanna hold them like they do in Texas please. Fold them, let them hit me, raise it baby, stay with me. Luck and intuition play the cards with spades to start. And after he's been hooked I'll play the one that's on his heart."

Ponies were cheering and Rainbow Dash and her friends were dancing behind me, and I had to admit, for creatures that walk on four hooves, they were pretty good.

"Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, I'll get him shot show him what I've got. Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, I'll get him shot show him what I've got."

Heh, hope they like this part.

"Can't read my, can't read my, no he can't read my poker faaaace. Can't read my, can't read my, no he can't read my poker faaaace. "

Heh, I've really made myself the life of the party just by showing these ponies what "music" is.

"P-p-p-poker face p-p-poker face. I want to roll with him a hard pair we will be..."

The rest of the song went along and everypony was on the dance floor. I was getting a little tired from the constant dancing, so I looked outside. It was night. Funny how the sky changes so fast here. I snuck outside, and I saw Rainbow Dash leaning against the barn on the outside. I turned back and saw that the computer was still on shuffle. I guess that means the computer can take over the party. Heh, I wonder what else machinery will take over. HUMANITY?! Naw...

Anyways, I walked outside and I plopped myself down next to Rainbow Dash, who was gazing into the sky.

"Hey Dashie."

Rainbow Dash suddenly turned around.

"Woah! You scared they hay out of me Ben!"

I laughed a bit, and make Rainbow Dash giggle. She smiled at me and I smiled at her.

"So, what are you doing out here?"

"Eh, I knid of get sick of parties after a while, so I decided to take a break."

She continued to gaze off into the sky and I found myself doing the same.

"Wow, back in Afghanistan, me and the other Marines would lay out inside the base and look up into the sky at night. It was beautiful seeing all of the stars in the night sky. We really couldn't do it for long, and eventually, we had to stop."

Rainbow Dash turned to me.

"Why?"

"Well, the commanding officer said that there was sniper danger out in these deserts of the Middle East. So, to prevent anyone of us loosing out heads, we just stayed in out quarters with noting to do but sleep."

"What's a sniper?"

"A sniper is an enemy that hides somewhere very far away and uses a very long gun to pick off people one person at a time. They were considered very dangerous at these times as they were very hard to find. Believe me, I was shot by a sniper."

"Really?! How did you survive?"

"Oh, I got shot in the side when I was rushing across a street."

I pulled up my shirt, and there was the same scar that the Dragonov SVD had left on me. Rainbow Dash gasped at the sight and looked up to me with a little bit of a worried glance in her eyes.

"Wow, that must have hurt."

"Oh yeah, that stung like a fucker."

Rainbow Dash cringed at my curse, and I apologized. I pulled my shirt down, and I continued to look up. I looked up into the sky once more, and so did Rainbow Dash.

"SHOOTING STAR!", Rainbow Dash screamed. I was scared shitless and thankfully, my wings didn't emerge and activate a nuclear bomb this time.

"Oh god! What did I say about scaring me?!"

Rainbow Dash smiled at me.

"Oh, sorry Ben."

"Ya saw a shooting star?"

"Yeah. Of course I did."

"So...what did you wish for?"

Rainbow Dash began to look a little sheepish.

"I'm not telling you!"

"What's there not to tell me?"

"Twilight said that if you tell anypony, it won't come true!"

"Well, I guess I will have to interrogate you."

Suddenly, Rainbow Dash's smile turned into a hybrid look of confusion, concern, and suspicion.

"What does that mean?"

Suddenly, I outstretched my fingers and raised my arms. I brought them down suddenly and began to tickle Rainbow Dash under her armpits and stomach. She suddenly burst out laughing and began to roll around in hopes to escape my extreme methods of getting information.

"Stop! Stop!", Rainbow Dash pleaded while smiling.

"MOAR?", I raised my arms for a second attack.

"No! BWAHAHAHA!"

I started again and she began to pound her hooves on the ground out of agony. I continued and she began getting tears in her eyes from the constant laughter. I noticed that she was dying for air, so I stopped and she began to calm down, taking short breaths in the middle of every giggle. She stopped laughing and recovered.

"Don't do that! I'm ticklish!"

I raised my arms again.

"O R U?"

Suddenly, I felt something tackle me to the ground like a million freight trains all packed into one engine. Rainbow Dash screamed as I was sent tumbling down a hill. I opened my eyes and I saw a scaled colt with sharp teeth baring down into may face. I squirmed from his grip and he then rose a hoof up to punch me. Right as it got to its maximum height, I blurted out.

"What are you doing?!"

The scaled colt spat out the words with his needle like teeth.

"You corrupted my sister you sick fuck."

OMFG THE OC IZ HERE! The next chapter will be a short background story of the OC. READ IT!

Quote: "If you go into war without believing your country has the right, commit suicide. You will not last a day."-Anonymous

Do note that an image here is not present anymore. That is due to the fact that i used a Deviantart user's image without premission or credit. I deeply apologise to this. The image belonged to RonToday2012.(On Fimfiction)