Your Princess is in another Body
It started off like any other day, but one where life was boring. I was a young with dreams though no clear passage to let my creativity blossom as I wanted. I had a lot of free time on my hands since living with my folks helped. They were busy with other activities, though mostly paying bills, searching for great deals at pawn stores, and so many things I could talk about them for days. Though I usually played on my consoles for hours till the light of day already turn to night in a blink of an eye, but with those many hours of gaming I always found my daily routine becoming mundane to the point where doing anything was but a chore in my frame of mind, but one thing kept me going. That one spark in my life that got me up in the morning was none other than My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic.
True, it was a show for little girls, but something compelled me to watch it over and over again. My favorite character in the show was none other than Princess Celestia, her beautiful flowing mane of light colors always made me envious of how she had everything and she ruled not with an iron hoof, but with her kind words and grace. How could such a benevolent ruler exist in such a world where chaos was an actual being with many different limbs? I usually made sure to record those episodes and watch them over and over again. How could I have such a wonderful life like her?
Once I realized I was day dreaming again, I had to come to the conclusion my life was nothing compared to a children’s show which was pretty sad. That same day, I had to walk down to the convenient store to pick up a case of drinks I forgot to buy the other day. I continued to walk towards the store when I had another day dream of a world inhabited by small horses when what felt like a small car hit me was an elderly woman carrying a bag of assorted flowers and treats flew into the sky.
“Oh no, I’m so sorry, I wasn’t watching were I was going,” as I quickly picked up the old woman’s items off the floor,
“You sure weren’t youngster, but thank you for picking up an old lady’s things,” as she carried them once more in her hands
“Look, to make things up, I’ll buy something from you,” looking into my wallet to find the only a five dollar bill and a credit card,
“That would be nice, what would you like?” as she presented three decorative boxes,
Each of them were of a different color with a fashioned ribbon on top of them, I looked hard for a few minutes then I chose the middle box,
“That will be five dollars, youngster," she put the other boxes away in her bag as I grudgingly gave her my five dollars.
She gave me the middle box, which was a green tinted wrapping with a red ribbon holding it together, as I looked up she was already on her way in the opposite direction I went, probably heading towards the upper district of town. As I finished my errand, I put away my drinks in the fridge as I stared at the green little box with the red ribbon. Of all the things that could have happen, I had to pay for this little thing; I bet it’s just a rock hidden inside. As I untied the bow, the green tinted box glittered in the light of my lamp, as I slowly opened the box to find in my astonishment, a piece of chocolate. It looked pretty normal from my perspective, but I was cautious because this could easily be something unmentionable to put in my mouth. I continued to stare at it, five whole dollars for a measly piece of stupid chocolate was a waste of good money.
I picked it up and examined the chocolate, but my stomach distracted me as my hunger overcame my better judgment. I took half a bite of the chocolate as the sensation of the flavor overwhelmed me as I began to feel faint; my mind began to spin and my vision blurred. I slowly walked up to my room as a fever-like sensation took over. I could not feel my hands anymore, I closed my eyes waiting for the moment I would cease to live. Through the night, I twist and turned, believing this was it; this was the last time I would be able to see the living world…my world…
Everything was dark…
Only the distant sounds of birds chirping awoke my sleeping form as I laid in bed I thought about trying to find that old woman and telling her off about how her junk food almost killed me. As I slowly began to move my arms…It felt as if my hands were stiff, I probably should not have slept on them so they would not feel as numb, but the more I moved them, the more they felt…unusual. I was not sure, but I did not want to open my eyes for the fear of my hands not working as I quickly jolted my right arm and saw only a hoof in its place…this sudden rush of fear burst out of my mouth as I screamed to the top of my lungs as the doors to the room was open,
“Princess Celestia, What’s wrong!?” spoke a figure in the shadows
“Princess Celestia, what are you talking about?” was what came out of my mouth as I turned around and looked into a nearby mirror…
I looked at the figure in the mirror, was it….No it could not be….can it…? The figure within the mirror was not me, but of Princess Celestia. Her beautiful white coat, glorious wings which encompassed her elegant figure and those eyes…those eyes were of a cherry blossom hue. I moved my hoof from one side to the other as did the figure within the mirror…
“Princess Celestia, are you ok?” said the armored solider who came into view of the mirror
“Yes, everything is fine, I…had a nightmare," quickly finding the words to say to reassure him
“Oh, well sorry for disrupting you your Highness, but it is almost time to bring the sun up.” As the guard bowed and shut the door behind him.
As my attention turned back to the figure in the mirror I began to ponder…What was I doing this whole time...was this all…a dream…?
