Waking up in Equestria

Harry grunted angrily as his senses began to wake with him.

He always hated mornings. He hated how the sun would shine through his window and slap him in the face with a blast of bright light. Mornings also meant he would be harassed by his obnoxious alarm as it pestered him to wake up. Starting the day meant Harry would have to go to school and deal with people and complete idiots. But, that was typical high school population, and no one can control that.

Grunting again, Harry realized his annoying alarm wasn't shrieking at him. "Shit! I overslept!". In one fluid motion, he twisted his upper body up in attempt to look at the green neon numbers. Instead of numbers however, a gnarled tree root greeted his sight. "What the..." he thought. Sitting up and looking around, Harry saw he was in a forest, not his bedroom. A small stream flowed peacefully nearby, filling the air with the sounds of gentle water tricking. Looking around more, his heart began to pick up, beating quickly now. Then, a thought occurred.

This was simply a prank, pulled by his friends.

Laughing, Harry spoke up.

"Alright guys, nice prank. You really got me this time!" he said to the wilderness. However, no people responded, only the chirping of birds and the buzzing of insects replied. "Come on guys, I'm serious.Get out here and take me home." He said as he looked around. A deep growl sounded nearby, and Harry spun his head around, sending his glasses flying. Panicking, Harry proceeded to reach a hand out, and stopped.

Instead of his pasty whiteness, due to being indoors all the time, Harry saw that his skin was now a toffee color. Another thing he realized is that he was slightly warmer than usual. Picking up his glasses and putting them on, his hand came in contact with his nose a lot sooner than it should. Feeling it, Harry went cross eyes to see that he now had a muzzle. Looking back to his hand, he saw that there was a light layering of fur on him. A twig snapped nearby and Harry felt his ears swivel around.

Wait.

Reaching up, his hands confirmed that he had a new pair of ears now.

A set of pony ears.

Laughter began to come from Harry again as he fell to his side and looked at his feet. Instead of human feet however, they were replaced with hooves, and his knees were bent backwards, much like that of a equine. Luckily, his pajama pants had managed to adjust to his new leg forms and stay on. "Alright guys! This was very well done! Now can you come out AND MAKE ME HUMAN AGAIN!?" he yelled now, his temper rising. He had enough of this prank and wanted to punch whoever came up with this. Fluttering sounded from behind him now, and Harry spun around to see a flash of silver pass him. He twisted the other way and saw it again. With another twist, the sounds of gears and servos could be heard.

Wait. Again.

Reaching back, Harry could feel cold metal on his back. The smooth metal plating ran under his fingers as he traced the span of the metal. Slowly, the metal extended, gears and hydraulics hissing and clicking as the metal extended. The feeling of metal tips grazed Harry's lower back and he shivered a bit at the feeling. Crawling over to the small stream quickly, Harry looked at his reflection to see that there were a pair of metallic wings extending from either side of him. He simply sat there and looked up, staring at a tree nearby, and his eye began to twitch as a deranged smile tugged at one corner of his mouth.

"I'm...half pegasai...?" He said quietly. The smile twitched with his eye, and in one fell swoop, Harry collapsed onto his side and burst into hysterics.

"THIS CAN'T BE HAPPENING! THIS SIMPLY CANNOT BE HAPPENING!" he gasped through the laughter. As he laughed, he began to roll around on the grass, beginning to sing a deranged tune as he rolled.

"I'm a pretty pooony~ I'm a pretty pooony~" he called, finally stopping his hysterics. His face slowly returned to normal and he stared at the clear blue sky. "How did this happen...?"

*     *     *

Thirty minutes prior, in the Golden Oaks Library

Twilight Sparkle sat peacefully on her reading cushion as she sipped on some herbal tea. Before her, a book on teleporting spells sat opened, spilling its' information to her. With a simple flare of her horn, Twilight turned the page and continued reading. About half way down the page, something caught Twilight's eye. She put down her tea and brought the book closer to inspect the description.

"Trans-Universal Teleportation...said that with enough magic, a single pony can travel to another universe. But the magic required to cast such a spell hasn't been done since Star Swirl's time. In theory, the spell is still in its' experimental stages, but Star Swirl had managed to teleport a small mouse into a different universe. For a low level unicorn, attempting the spell can result in instant death due to the strain the spell does to the ponys' mind..." Twilight read aloud. With a giggle, she gently closed the book and stood from her  cushion. "Spiiiike!" she called.

From the kitchen, a small dragon poked his head in, a look of slight irritation of his features. "What is it Twilight? I'm baking my gem cake here!" he complained.

"Get the equipment ready, we're testing today!" Twilight said eagerly as she walked to the basement door and entered it, going down the stairs. Spike sighed and threw his chefs' hat down on the wooden floor with the apron he was wearing and jogged after the mare.

*     *     *

After ten minutes of setting up, Twilight stared at Spike as he stood at the data recorder as it spewed paper with jagged red markings on it.

"Are you sure about this Twilight...?" Spike asked cautiously.

"Of course I am, Spike! Just imagine, setting hoof in a totally new dimension from ours! Anything is possible! For all we know, the inhabitants of another dimension could defy all reality!" she said smiling. Spike simply rolled his eyes.

"But you know the dangers! I don't think I could deal with you never coming back, or ending up dead!" he said, his tone going to one of worry. Twilight approached the dragon and took him into a hug.

"Don't worry Spike. I'm going to be perfectly fine. At the first sign of trouble, I'll stop the spell, okay?" she asked. Spike nodded and stepped back as Twilight returned to the center of the room. Taking a calming breath, Twilight hardened her features. "Ready?" she asked. Spike nodded and dove behind a makeshift bunker, popping up with an army helmet on. Twilight took another calming breath and her horn began to glow. Slowly, the floor began to glow purple, forming into three rotating spell circles around Twilight. Increasing the power, the aura within the circles began to dance like purple fire. Small objects like pens and pencils began to levitate on their own and spin in place. Another surge of power forced the purple flames higher around Twilight as the spell circles began to spin rapidly.

Then, in a gasp of pain, the spell exploded and Twilight was sent flying against the wall, leaving an impression of her spread eagle form on the wood. The mare collapsed to the floor and groaned as she shakily stood up.

"D-did it work...?" she asked tiredly. Spike stood up from his small fort and removed the helmet, shaking his head. He then gasped in shock and pointed at Twilight. The mare tilted her head to the side a bit and felt a warmness running down her face. She raised a hoof to the warmness and pulled it back to see her own blood coating the hoof. "S-Spike..." she said before collapsing.

"Twilight!" Spike yelled as he ran to her side. He fell to his knees and began to panic. "W-what do I do!? WHAT DO I DO!?" he yelled trying to think of something. Then, an idea went off in his head. "Stay here Twilight! I'll get one of my friends to help take you to the hospital!" he said running up the stairs. He looked back at her in worry, then proceeded to run out of the library.

*     *     *

Present time.

Harry was currently walking through the forest, taking in the sights and sounds of the place. This forest was a lot nicer than the one that his home was near. It looked brighter and more cheerful.

It almost freaked him out at how happy the forest seemed.

As he walked, the forest began to thin up a tad bit, obviously coming to its' edge. Standing at the boundary between the forest and the rest of the world, Harry looked at the wayward horizon. On the horizon, a rather large mountain sat, with an odd looking peak jutting from the side of it.

For the third time, wait.

Squinting his eyes, Harry gazed at the odd peak, and slowly his mind began to fall apart again. The spires, the towers, the waterfall rushing beneath it. It all was too familiar looking.

Laughing to himself once again, Harry closed his eyes, shook his head a bit, then looked back at the odd peak. "It can't be..." he said.

But alas, it was. There sat Canterlot, glimmering in the daytime sun as it sat with its' mountain companion.

"That could only mean..." Harry muttered as his gaze went down the mountain and to the west. In a small valley, there sat a large town, its' layout all to familiar to Harry as well.

"...Ponyville..."

*     *     *

Ponyville Hospital

Twilight laid on the gurney, sleeping, her head wrapped up in medical bandages. A moderately large red splotch occupied the upper corner of her wrappings. Around her, the concerned faces of her friends looked at her as she laid there.

"You said she was trying, what, again?" Rarity asked.

"She was trying a new, powerful teleporting spell. It backfired and, well..." Spike said as he sat in a nearby chair, his tiny knees curled up to his chin. "I hope she gets better soon..." At this, Fluttershy put a reassuring wing on the baby dragon and gave him a caring smile.

"She'll get better, don't you worry Spike." she said in a calm tone. Spike sighed hopefully and looked at his caretaker.

"I can only hope..."

Suddenly, a large mass of angry voices and rushing hooves was heard outside.

*     *     *

Yells and the occasional swear word were chasing after Harry as he ran for his life. Sweat poured down his face as he sprinted from the angry mob of townsponies. Pitchforks arced through the air, then landed nearby with vicious intent as Harry ran. As the crowd ran past the Hospital, one of the second floor windows opened up and a white unicorn stuck her head out, watching with curiosity. An eyebrow hiked up on her face as she saw the odd looking, toffee colored stallion running away.

"Leave me alone!" he yelled back at the crowd. His response came in the form of a rock that came flying faster than a bullet and smashed against Harry's head, causing a dull thud to be heard as it impacted. Harry began to stumble as he ran, blood trickling down his scared features. Finally, with a slow collapse, Harry fell to his knees and fell face first into the path. His wings flinched slightly as they slowly lost power and collapsed themselves.

In mere seconds, the mob was on Harry's unconscious body, getting ready to tear him to pieces.

Then, with a blue flash, Rarity appeared over the body, a scowl on her face. "Everypony, STOP!" she yelled. Immediately, the crowd backed up and looked at her, snarls and sneers on their faces. "Is that anyway to treat a new pony?" Rarity scolded, having abandoned her sophisticated tone.

"It's a freak of nature! Look at its' forelegs! And did you see how it ran? ON ITS' HINDLEGS!" Berry Punch yelled pointing at the body below Rarity. The unicorn looked down and stepped aside, looking it over. It had to be at least six feet tall, from top to hoof. The wings on his back were gorgeously crafted, smooth and elegant, with small detailing on the top feathers.

"Nevertheless, this is not how Ponyville welcomes a new guest, even if they are abnormal!" Rarity chided. Some of the townsponies flinched at this statement, and nodded, realizing how right she was. "Now, if you all would go home, my friends and I will take care of this." Rarity ordered, her tone returning to normal. Almost immediately, Spike and the others came running from the Hospital and to Rarity.

"Ya'll okay?" Applejack asked. Rarity simply nodded and sighed.

"They were chasing this poor stallion." she said gesturing a hoof to the body on the ground.

"Well I'll be! He's a bigun'!" Applejack said giving a whistle.

"He's bigger than Roid Rage!" Spike said.

"He's not dead, is he? I need to throw a party if he's new to town!" Pinkie Pie said poking the body with her hoof. Rarity gently slapped Pinkies' hoof, shaking her head.

"No, he's not dead. Simply knocked out." she said.

"There's an awful lot of blood on the ground." Rainbow Dash said, pointing to the crimson puddle that had formed under the stallions' head.

"We should get him to the Hospital then..." Fluttershy said, taking one of Harrys' legs and trying to get him to the Hospital. "He is big!" she said realizing that she had not moved a single inch.

"Here, Rarity, use yer' magic to toss him onta' mah back. Ah'll carry him on in." she said. Rarity nodded and her horn flared with magic. A gentle blue aura began to envelope the stallion as he began to levitate, Rarity grunting with effort as she carried him over and onto Applejacks' back. The farm pony grunted and fixed her stance as the body suddenly landed on her. With a nod of confirmation, the five ponies and baby dragon took the unconscious stallion into the Hospital.

*     *     *

Screams.

Blood.

Crazed laughter, piercing the dark skies above.

Pleads of mercy came from sobbing throats.

Only to be silenced with a single slash, the owners' blood pouring out and combining into the crimson lake that had formed.

And at the center of this lake, a lone figure stood, six feet tall, with its' wings bloodied. Lightning flashed briefly, illuminating the torn crazed face, one of the irises being a shattered splotch of red in a black abyss, adding to the grimness of the exposed cheek and jaw bone.

"More..." said the figure, giving a hungry, curled smile, its' exposed teeth literally stretching into a tight coil of bone.

*     *     *

Harry woke suddenly, screaming. Sweat poured form his forehead as he looked about the darkened room. As he looked, his mind began to think that he was back in his own bed. Then, he realized that this wasn't his, but rather a Hospital one.

Suddenly, the door opened and the lights flicked on, briefly blinding Harry. He opened his eyes and looked to the door, seeing a unicorn stallion in a lab coat, wearing a stethoscope around his neck.

"Are you alright? We heard you scream from the employees' lounge on the first floor!" the stallion said.

Harry was at a loss of words, his jaw simply opening and closing as his rattled mind tried to make a coherent sentence.

"W-what happened...?" he asked quietly.

"You were knocked out after a stone was thrown at you. Only major thing that it did was make a large gash on your temple. It's amazing you didn't drop dead." The doctor said. Harry reached a hand up and felt some wrapping around his head, covering the area he had bled from. "And that's another thing, we've never seen a pony like you before. I mean, you have the features of a pony, but you're different. Care explaining that?" asked the doctor as he pulled out a clipboard and pencil.

"I couldn't tell you, even if I tried." Harry said.

"Well, let's start with the basics. What is your name?" asked the doctor.

"My name is Harrison." replied Harry. "My nickname being Harry." he added.

"Harry, eh? Odd name for a pony. How old are you?"

"Seventeen." Harry said. The doctor nodded and continued.

"Do you remember anything before being knocked out?" he asked.

"I just remember waking in the forest nearby and finding my way to town, where I may have startled the residents to a point where they became a mob and chased me." Harry told the doctor. The doctor simply nodded and put away his clipboard and pencil.

"Alright then Harry. Get your rest, and let us know if you need anything else, okay?" he asked. Once Harry nodded, the doctor turned off the lights and closed the door. As Harry laid there, one thing was on his mind.

"How am I in Equestria...?"