Slow Descent

Chapter 1: Oh dear god

It's black. Every single thing around you is a mess of black without any coherent structure. You search the area around you to try and find something recognizable, but all you can see is black. You can hear a faint ticking and you try to locate the source of the sound. You realize it's behind you and you turn to face the sound, but what you find is not a clock; but another person holding a pocket watch. The man is slightly into his forties, not yet very old, but old enough for his age to show on his face. He's wearing clothing unlike anything you've seen and sporting a set of wings and horns, each different from each other. He looks at you and smiles making it plainly obvious that he's missing a tooth.

"Hello there boy." the man says.

"Who are you?"

"Who am I?" He asks in a mocking tone. "Well, I guess you could say I'm something akin to a god from your point of view."

"A god? Not part of my imagination?"

"No, my boy, a god." He says with a smile

You feel a hand on your shoulder and turn to face the person, but standing behind you is the strange man. "Whoa! What the hell?"

"Don't worry. I'm only here to give you some advice."

"What kind of advice could a god have for a guy like me?"

"Oh, just a few quick tips. First, be wary of the princesses."

"What princesses?"

"Oh, you'll meet them soon enough. Next, the pink one you meet is like you, make friends with her for she can help you."

"What are you talking about?"

"Boy keep quiet and listen." The last part of his sentence coming out so forcefully causing you to shiver in fear. "Third, do not tell anyone of this conversation or any parts of it." You keep your mouth shut and nod. "And lastly is-" A very loud ringing cuts the man off. "Oh, it looks like we've run out of time for now. I guess I'll tell you the rest later, have a good day, Michael." He smiles and starts to walk away.

"Wait! Who are you?" You yell before he gets to far away.

"Oh me?" He turns around still smiling "I'm Discord." He says as he disappears into thin air.

"What the-"

-0-

It's bright again. You can never get used to waking up even if you've been doing it everyday for the past twenty-three years. Speaking of which you had a birthday coming up in a few weeks in September, but enough of that you just wonder about that really strange dream you had. You really don't think you were visited by a god in your dreams but your mind is telling you otherwise.

"Yo, Mike, you up now?" Says the voice beside you.

"Yeah, G. I'm up. I just had a really weird dream though."

"Weird how?"

"It's nothing so don't worry about it."

"Alright then. Oh, also they'll be coming back around in a few minutes to check on you."

"Wait, who is?"

"You know, the technicolor horses that caused you to flip out?" You open your eyes and look around as he says that. Looking around confirms that you are indeed not at home and in some sort of library.

"Oh dear god. So that wasn't some fucked up delusion?" You ask worriedly.

"Nope, but seriously let's try not to do it again. Just try to keep calm and maybe we can figure out what's going on."

"Yeah. Got it. Keep calm and ask questions."

"Good cause looks like one of them is here." You listen and can make out the sound of movement in the hallway . You turn your head to the right to watch as the door slowly opens and in walks a lavender unicorn.

"Oh hello there. Sorry to disturb you, I thought you were still asleep." She says sheepishly.

"No it's fine I mean it's not like I was planning on going anywhere soon." You say motioning to the straps on your wrists and ankles.

"Oh, sorry about that. I needed to make sure you weren't dangerous or anything."

"Understandable, I guess, but could you get rid of them cause they kinda hurt." You say wiggling around to find some comfort.

"Of course, just one moment." She says as her horn begins to glow with a glow similar to her coat's color. You watch in stunned silence as the straps are coated in the same glow as her horn and are slowly undone.

'What the, how did, was that..." You can't seem to find the right words and fail to make any kind of sentence.

"That was magic. Haven't you seen it before?" She asks tilting her head to the side. All you can do is shake your head as you sit up. "That's odd." She says with a confused look on her face. "Well would you mind if I ask you some questions?" You collect your thoughts for a second to get your brain back on track.

"No, go right ahead."

"Okay then. First question, what are you?"

"Well, I'm a human, or Homo Sapien as my people are sometimes called."

"All right, well where are you from?"

"I'm from a small town in a state called Georgia, which is part of the United States, on the planet Earth."

"That's weird I haven't heard of anyplace called the United States."

"Don't you mean Earth?" You ask completely confused.

"No, that's the planet we're on right now."

"Wait, what? How is that even possible?"

"I'm not sure, but I'm going to have to research this." You sit in shocked silence. You never would have thought you could be on your own planet of all places, especially if you're seeing things you could only see in legends. "But, anyway who are you?"

You sit silent for a moment and answer. "I'm Michael, Michael Evers."

"Well then, hello, Michael I'm Twilight Sparkle." She reaches out a hoof for what you assume is to shake, which you gladly accept.

"Well then, hello, Twilight." You two shake hand and hoof as she smiles up at you. From your point of view her smile makes her look adorable in the way a small puppy is adorable, causing you to smile back at her.

"Since introductions are finally out of the way, do you mind me asking who this G. person is that you referred to earlier? Because i didn't notice anyone else nearby."

"Oh." You say looking down away from her. "Well about that. G. is me, so to say."

"He's you?" The confusion evident on her face.

"Yeah and by that I mean he's the voice in my head or In my case the voice outside my head that only I can hear."

"What do you mean?"

"Well G. is I guess you could say an alternate me to help me deal with certain situations. Like right now, if it wasn't for him I would probably be freaking out."

"I guess it's a good thing you have him then."

"Without him I probably wouldn't be here to this day."

"Would you care to explain?"

"Umm..., how about at another time?" you ask trying to change the subject from an increasingly dark path it's moving towards.

"Oh, I'm sorry I didn't mean to pry..." She looks down dejectedly. Even though she's not a human it still pains your heart to see someone sad.

"Don't worry about it. I just don't really want to talk about it right now. Okay?"

"Okay." She says with a bit of sadness still in her voice.

"Seriously, don't worry about it I'll tell you about it later." She looks up at you and nods. "So do you have anymore questions?"

"Well I have one more. Do you know how you got here?"

"Actually I don't. I was hoping you might have some clue as to that, because I can't even remember what happened before I got here. All I know is that I was apparently drinking."

"That's odd. Well maybe we can find out something around town."

"I guess so but before that do you mind if I ask a question?"

"Go right ahead."

"Did I have anything with me when I got here, because I seem to be missing my shirt and I'm pretty sure I had some stuff with me."

"Oh, did you mean this thing?" She says as a duffel bag floats from across the room. It lands in your lap and you unzip it to find your phone, a pair of jeans, boxers, a grey t-shirt, iPod and headphones, keys, wallet, knife, and a charger for your phone and iPod.

"Oh thank goodness for extra clothes. Do you mind if i change into these really quick?"

"No, go right ahead."

You stand up and start taking off your pants when you realize she's still sitting there. "Umm... not that this wouldn't be the first time you've seen me like this, but do you mind if I do this in private?" feeling a little uncomfortable with her sitting there watching you.

"Oh. Oh my! I'm so sorry!" She blushes and quickly exits the room.

"Well ain't that something, Mike." Says G., chuckling as she leaves.

"Definitely something." You continue to remove your clothing once she's gone.

"Haven't seen someone feel that awkward since our first job."

"Thank goodness it wasn't anything like that though." You say putting on the spare clothes

"Yeah, but I definitely can't see anything like that happening while we're here. You know seeing as we now have no job and I'm sure you don't plan on using your experience for that here."

"I know, I know."

You finish putting on the clothes and look down at yourself. You're remember that your 5' 11", making the ponies somewhat short of 4 feet, and compared to most people you're age you're pretty slim, although you do have a bit of muscle, you definitely can't say that you're buff. You pull out your phone and see that you still have about three quarters of a battery left, so you open up the camera to get a better look at yourself. Your face still lacks any kind of facial hair that most men your age seem to sport, and your hair is somewhat long and curly which complements your light brown skin really well, and your eyes are dark brown, so dark you could almost say that they were black. You put the phone back up, satisfied that you don't look like a mess. "Hey, Twilight I'm done in here now, so you can come back in." You say hoping that she heard you. After a few seconds she sticks her head in the faintest trace of a blush still on her face.

"Sorry about watching you. I didn't mean to stare." She says looking towards the ground.

"It's fine I'm just not used to having people watch me undress. Not that I really care of course but this is kind of a different story."

"Okay then." she says still hanging her head.

"Seriously it's fine, don't worry. Now, how about we head into town and see what we can find out."

"All right then." She says looking back up at you with a small smile, that makes you just want to hug her. Before you two can leave though you hear the growling of your stomach. She turns to you at the sound of it. "Well, before we go would you like something to eat?"

"If it's not too much trouble." You say feeling a little embarrassed at the sound of your stomach.

"It's no trouble at all, so just follow me." She assures you and heads through another door as you follow her. You exit into a room that appears to be a kitchen of sorts. "I hope you don't mind salad." She says as she levitates ingredients left and right.

"Nope, salad is perfectly fine by me." You say as you stand and watch her work her magic. After a few minutes she finishes and levitates two bowls to a small table with pillows instead of chairs. You both sit down at the table and begin eating. Taking your first bite you realize that it is the best salad you've ever had, and decide to voice it. "Twilight, I have to say this is definitely the best salad I've ever had."

"Oh, why thank you Mike, but really it's not that special, it's just a simple salad that's all." she says as she smiles.

"Even if it's a simple salad, it's still the best salad I've ever had."

"Well, thank you, I'm glad you think so." She says and you two resume eating. After a few minutes, and a full stomach you two finish eating. "Let me just put these up really quick." She says levitating the two bowls towards a sink.

"Well while you do that could you tell where the bathroom is?"

"Oh, that's upstairs on the left."

"Thanks." You say and head out of the kitchen, up the stairs and into the bathroom to do your business. Upon entering the bathroom you see a sink a shower and a what you assume is a toilet. It's almost the same as a urinal accept that its on the floor and very long and there is a string hanging from the ceiling for what you assume is to flush it. You quickly do your business, wash, and head back down stairs.

"All right, now that your done, ready to head out?" She says levitating a saddle with pockets onto herself.

"Yep. Into town we go." You say as both of you walk outside into the blinding midday sun.