>You and Shining Armor pass by a group of new recruits being pep talked by an officer. But from the looks of it she ain't doing a fine job with all the recruits being slack. >"Hey lieutenant up for a little test?" He gives you a chuckle and points you the recruits "I'll see what I can do sir" You say as you eye the ponies. >"Lieutenant Spanner what do we have here?" Shining says as the two of you walk closer. >"The recruits are being a bit uncooperative sir" The mare says apologetically. >"Lieutenant Anon, show Lieutenant Spanner here how it's done back at your world", he says and nods you off. "Yes sir", you turn at the recruits and shout " Stand at attention!". >The recruits stop talking to themselves and they finally quiet down. You walk in front of them eyeing each one. Something catches you eye. You glance at the recruit chewing something. Target spotted. "You recruit." >The pony freezes up and breaks a cold sweat. "Spit that out" and he complies. The pony beside him tries to stifle a chuckle. You glare and turn your attention to him. "You mocking me recruit? Do you find me amusing?" His eyes get wide and shakes his head no. "SPEAK UP PRIVATE I CAN'T HEAR YOU!" You bellow out. >"SIR NO SIR!" the blue stallion says as he shifts uneasily. "Bullshit you maggots giggle like mares! You two hit the deck and give me twenty pushups NOW!" The two comply too terrified to talk.   "You maggots think this is some kind of a sissy camping trip do you? THINK AGAIN!" you shout while eyeballing the recruits. Not one is moving now. Excellent. "You are here to prove yourselves worthy of being with the finest fighting force in Equestria. The bad news is that you have to prove that to ME!" The recruit in front of you cringes at that. "For the next coming months I will be your father, your mother, and the devil himself. I am a simple man with simple rules. I expect you maggots to abide by that!" "Three rules you fillies!  Rule 1: Always ask for permission.  Rule 2: Always follow Rule 1.  Rule 3 : If you don't follow Rule 2 I will fuck you fillies up so hard that your own mothers would disown you!" "If you need to do something then you would ask for my permission! You do not take a shit without informing me first! YOU DO NOT BREATHE WITHOUT TELLING ME FIRST!" You can tell that the new pony in front of you is holding his breath. "Breathe out private no use killing yourself on the first day", you say as you smile at him. >"Thanks sir", says the yellow colored stallion, looking very relieved. "Bullshit what was that private?!" Your eyes pop out. >"SIR THANK YOU SIR!" He's real terrified now. "And when you're in the battlefield and you got your guts spilling out, remember my three golden rules! If you don't comply I will personally go to hell and tear you a new asshole! You are not allowed to die without informing me first!" >Silence. Nopony is even moving. "Do I make myself clear you maggots?!" >"SIR YES SIR!" They all shout in unison "Outstanding! Now you get your butts over at the barracks and wait for further instructions. ON THE DOUBLE LADIES!" The recruits scamper away in a jiffy. You turn around to see a smiling Princess Celestia standing behind you. You also see that you have managed to attract quite a crowd.     "Princess I...", you stammer out. >"I think you should go easy on the recruits a little Anon" she raises an eyebrow and giggles " But you have the markings of a very fine officer". "C-certainly Princess Celestia!". You sure hope you ain't blushing after that. "Nice one Lieutenant. You get a B on that one" Spitfire smiles as she goes near you "Thanks captain". Damn you feel very proud of your handiwork >"Not bad Lieutenant" Shining armor pipes in. " Looks like we know where to put you up "Looks like it sir" You chuckle at that. >"I bet you're thirsty with all that hollerin'. You wanna hit the lounge for some drinks?"     >"Wow Anon I never knew you can be very..forceful" Twilight says while she trots along beside you. "Ah well hehe..it's my angry DI side you know" You give her a smile while rubbing your hair. >Your group arrives by the lounge again and everypony goes in. Shining Armor however puts a hoof in front of Twilight. >"Sorry sis you know the rules. Officers only allowed" >"Fine I don't want to be in your stinking club anyways" You can see her ears go down after that "Hey now Twi cheer up. I'm pretty sure you'll just get bored anyways", you add while scratching her mane. >"B-but..", she stammers. "You still have to deliver something right?" And you raise an eyebrow on her. >Her eyes go wide when she remembers about it " Omigosh I forgot--thanks Anon!", and she zips out.     >"You certainly got a way with my sister you know" Shining says as he eyes you "Heh that comes with livin' with her for more than a year now sir", you say apologetically. >"What?", he asks suddenly. > Oh shit he might be having the wrong idea. >His eyes narrow at you while he scratches his chin. He looks as if he's deep in thought >"I guess you're an okay companion for my sister..anyways you up for a celebratory drink?", he says as he breaks into a wide grin. You're not even sure what is going on already. "Er..sure thing sir" >"Party hardy yeah!" You see that one of the stallions has a bottle of Applejack Daniels already out. >"Maybe later Swiftsure. Just a glass per pony for now. We can't afford to have every officer drunk in the middle of the afternoon you know" Shining adds in.     >The little welcome party for you goes smoothly. A little chat from other ponies and stuff. Then you notice a mare sitting at the farthest stool. She has been stealing glances toward you every now and then. You try to remember her name. Was it..Daisy? Spanish?..oh yeah now you remember! >You slowly walk towards her and sits at the stool beside her. Her eyes get big a little and her mouth opens a bit as if she wants to talk but she doesn't. "So Lieutenant Spanner,right? I'm Anon by the way..sorry about that little trouble I did a few moments ago", you say sheepishly. >"Oh no no! I should be thanking you for covering my back on that. I'm not really cut out for a job like that you see", she says apologetically. "So what branch were you from originally?", you ask while nursing your mug. >"Used to be in the Researh and Development department. Captain Shining asked me to cover the new recruits instead but I think you do better than I do" she adds while laughing a bit "Nah I used to watch drill instructors mangle up new recruits so I sorta kinda picked up a few things. I used to be on the aircraft maintenance wing really", you say truthfully. >"Aircraft?" She looks at you quizzically "You know, flying machines and stuff since we can't really fly on our own. Unless we start sprouting wings. Do I have a pair already?" You try to feel if you already have one in your back >"No Anon not yet. I'll tell you if you do" she giggles. >The two of you proceed to have a small chat. She was real interested about the world you came from and you eagerly filled her in. You were a bit truthful this time though.     >"Alright I think we all had enough fun" Shining tells you guys as he finishes his mug. >"The other ponies groan about that but he made it clear that anypony still in the lounge after ten seconds would be in latrine duty for a week. All of you scamper out but Spanner and you were still having a chat. The two of you pass by the barracks and you notice the recruits looking at the two of you with big eyes. "WHAT ARE YOU MARES LOOKING AT?! IS THIS THE FIRST TIME YOU SAW A PRETTY PONY?! IF YOU MAGGOTS GET PAST THIS TRAINING THEN YOU MIGHT FIND YOURSELF A PRETTY MARE TOO!" you holler at them. You didn't notice how red Spanner's face was though. >After a few more steps you hear her mutter "Something wrong Spanner?", you ask worryingly. >"Do you really mean it?", she says as she stops to look at you. "Mean what?", you ask quizzically. >"You know..me being a pretty pony.." She looks at you expectantly. "You? Oh no I was talking about me" Then you try to mimic that pose Rarity always does " I'm fabulous!" >She just stares at you for a moment. Then she bursts out laughing and rolls to the ground. >"pfft hahahaha! You're really funny Anon!" She says in between giggles. brain: Ey yo boss flirting with multiple ponies is bad. pipe down brain I got this covered   >The day ends and you accompany Twilight at the train station. You can tell that she isn't happy about the idea of you staying at Canterlot so soon. "Aw c'mon Twi..Nothing I can do now since I already said yes for the job", you say as you ruffle her mane. >"I know", she says as she takes your hand away from her mane. "Twi please don't give me that treatment.", you say sadly as you jab her ribs playfully. >"Look Anon, I'm really happy that you're doing what you love now. It's just that you know..I'm a bit disappointed on how sudden your decision was." "I'd still visit you at Ponyville once in awhile anyways..plus you can visit me here too!" You really try to cheer her up. > ... > ... >"Last call for passengers bound for Ponyville!" The conductor hollers out over the hiss of the engine. >"I guess this is goodbye then?" She says while she paws the floor "Hey now Twi we'd still see each other soon. Stop sounding all cheesy and stuff! You're making me blush" >She then looks at you and gives you a playful jab at your arm >"Alright fine. I'll just have your stuff delivered tomorrow", she says as she levitates her bag. "Thanks Twi. You ought to get aboard now or you'll miss your train" you hold out your hand for a handshake. She hesitates first but goes for it and then hugs you. "Have a good trip Twi. and oh, say hi to the girls for me okay?"