The SwordMage. Lost in Equestria.

"The future has a way of arriving unannounced."

- George Will

I, am Ona T'kel Deathscales, Crimson Dragon of the Mind . . . And King, of the Plane of Burning Ice. And I am about to have an experience I will not soon forget.

    Let us say 'tis another story for another time, why this is happening to me, and nobody else. Perhaps 'tis the fact that I am the single true king and an heir to the Dragon Throne has yet to arrive.... Or perhaps that I have not been fulfilling my duties in keeping evil at bay in my existence ... But whatever the cause.... Matters not now. I roll to the side as a fireball passes me by, and I stand, returning one to the sender, a man, well . . . dragon, my age, wearing ebony colored armor, imbedded with the symbol of the soul.

    "Thal'Tek," I say, "We hath already managed to turn each other into forms of humanity, must our battle not end?" I ask, growing tired of this conflict. The man opposite me only laughs.

    "Ona, you do not understand. The everlasting goal of the Ebony Dragons of the Soul is to erase you, so we may simply rule the Plane of Burning Ice, our battle will end, for none of thine friends is aware of your situation." Says he. Soon enough four of the large Ebony Dragons land near Thal'Tek. I stagger backwards.

"No, you cannot do this, I am your king!" I utter aloud, shocking one with a lightning spell, it falls limp a moment before shaking the pain, and roaring,

    "You forget, Ona, I am a king as well... And I shall be King of the entire Plane!" He yells out, laughing. I notice the portal to the Plane of Many Lands open behind me, the home existence of humanity. I have a plan to get out of this mess... I extend my mind, calling upon my second in command, my mate, my seer, anyone who can come quickly. And I get a resounding response, which lifts my spirits. But something goes awry as Thal'Tek shouts a word in ancient elvish that I do not catch, and the portal swirls, turning a menacing purple, and he launches a fireball upon me.

  "No, no, no no no no, noooooooo!" I exclaim as I attempt to dodge the fireball, and fly backwards from the blast, the sword which had appeared when I had become human spinning near, unbeknownst to me, i fall to the Plane of Equestria, a different existence entirely. The flames follow me in as the portal slowly begins to close, and I slowly fall unconscious as I see a swirling cloud dissipating above me.... I was shot through a sky portal? Oh..... No....

...Meanwhile, in the Equine side of the portal...

    Twilight Sparkle wanders down the stairs of Golden Oaks Library, only to see her assistant, Spike, up early dusting off the shelves.

    "Good morning, Spike" she says happily, trotting towards the door.

    "Hey Twilight, where are you going?" He responds without taking his eyes off of his work.

    "Rainbow Dash is going to show us an aerial routine she has been working on with Fluttershy this morning." She says, leaving without another word. As Twilight trots along to the meeting place at the edge of town, Applejack joins her.

    "Howdy Twilight" she says, tipping her hat as they continue at identical speeds.

    "Hello, Applejack" Twilight responds with a smile. Upon reaching the meeting place, the two ponies catch up upon what had happen upon the yester-night, and sit quietly the rest of the time, waiting upon the others. Soon, Rarity arrives, coming up with a high and mighty air as usual,

    "Good morning you two!" She greets, to which Applejack and Twilight respond in the like. Pinky Pie hops up soon afterward, a small plate of cupcakes upon her head, and another stuffed in her mouth.

    "Mmmph-mmmm!" She says, setting the tray down. The others smile, thanking her and taking one each. After another minute of waiting, Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy appear over the rooftops. Fluttershy spins around with her wings extended in the air as Rainbow Dash loops and weaves gracefully around her, leaving a rainbow trail in her path. That, however, was only to begin their performance. Although the joy within the display is short lived, as Applejack points out,

    "Does anypony else find sumthin' mighty strange with those clouds up there?" As she indicates the clouds in question with a point of her hoof. Rainbow Dash ceases her tricks and looks up.

    "Huh, there wasn't a storm scheduled for today, and those don't look like normal Pegasus made clouds...." She says, questioningly. Suddenly, thunder crashes and lightning flashes as the cloud begins to spin faster, and faster, creating what seems to be a portal in the epicenter, through the portal blows a cold wind and snow, but that is not the worst of it...

    "What in the name of Celestia!!!!" Utters Twilight. Suddenly the sky around the center of the swirling mass of cloud erupts in flames, and a dark figure is cast down from the swirling mass. rapidly descending towards the ground, a shiny metallic object flailing helplessly alongside it.

   "What in tarnation?" Exclaims Applejack, speaking for the group. Without a moment to lose, Rainbow Dash zips into the sky, faster than you might think, and she attempts to catch the falling figure, but the velocity of my body is too great, and it begins to force her towards the ground as well... Fluttershy also flies up, attempting to air-brake my figure... They do not succeed and end up letting go. And I fall, with less force than what had accumulated, and I hit the ground, making an impact crater where I land, my armor protecting me from the majority of damage, and a second later, the sword whistles in, sticking into the ground only inches from me... Creating a resounding twang followed by a wobbly wave sound.

  The dust clears, and the six approach my unconscious body.

    "A human?" Gasps Twilight, in complete shock.