Memories that Curse Us

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“Blake wake up,” said a familiar voice. Blake groaned and opened his eyes to see Twilight.

“Twilight, what in the world are you doing here?” Asked Blake. Blake rubbed his eyes some more and sat on his bed.

“Well we're here to interview you some more,” said Twilight.

"We?” Asked Blake. With this, Blake paid more attention to the ponies in his room to see Princess Celestia and Princess Luna. Blake immediately got up from his bed and bowed to the Princesses.

“Hello Blake, no need for formalities,” said Princess Celestia.

“Indeed. You may rise,” said Princess Luna. Blake rose up.

"So first things first, how did you guys get in my house?" Asked Blake.

"Well we knocked for a while but you didn't answer, so I just thought I would teleport us in here," said Twilight. Blake put on a good poker face.

“Fair enough. So you‘re going to interview me?” Blake asked Twilight. Twilight nodded.

“But I thought we already did an interview," said Blake.

“We are aware that Twilight Sparkle interviewed you before. However, we interviewed you about your species, not about you specifically,” said Luna. This was true. Twilight had only interviewed Blake about the humans as a whole, never asking much about Blake himself.

“So you’re going to interview me, about me?” Asked Blake. Twilight and the Princesses nodded their heads in unison. “Alright then. Come with me and we can talk in the living room.”

The group entered the living room and sat. The three turned their heads towards Blake.

“So tell us about yourself,” said Twilight.

“There isn’t much to say about me. I’m a 17 year old guy that lives in New York. Nothing special about that,” said Blake. The Princesses and Twilight looked at each other in confusion, but then quickly switched their gaze back at Blake.

“Well can you go more in depth?” Asked Luna.

“You sure you wanna hear this? This is going to be kind of pointless and short," Blake said. The three nodded in response. Blake sighed and continued. "Well for starters, my full name is Blake Connors. I live in a place called the United States of America. More specifically, New York, the  Big Apple. Don't ask me how New York got that nickname though, because I don't know. Anyways I was raised by only my mom until she remarried when I was 12. Uh, I've been pretty much a nerd my entire life. I'll skip the bullying part yada yada yada. Now I'm in this world."

The three mares looked at each others, as if they were expecting something more.

"What? You were expecting something more? I'm not that interesting," said Blake. The only reason Blake made his bio so boring was to hide things. Blake intended to keep his past a secret.

"Well I guess you could say something like that," said Celestia.

"Well my past wasn't that interesting," said Blake. Silence filled the room for what seemed like hours, but in actuality was a couple of minutes.

"So I now have two pieces of information for you," said Celestia.

"What is it?" Asked Blake. Celestia turned to Luna, who stepped forward.

"First off, we are close to having something done in order to send you back home," said Luna. Blake blinked in astonishment. Do I really want to go home? I-I mean I know I don't belong here but...I don't know.

"That's...great," said Blake with a gloomy tone.

"Is something wrong?" Asked Celestia.

"N-no everything's fine. What is the second piece of information?" Blake lied.

"The second part is that we have managed to find something to help you fit in more while you are in Equestria," said Luna. Blake turned his head in confusion.

"What she means is that we have found a spell to allow you to transform into a pony. This will not eliminate your human form but give you the ability to have a second you, if you will. It's complicated," said Twilight. Blake dropped his jaw. A pony? I can turn into one of them?! W-wow, this is going to be weird.

"I'll do it. I have one question though," said Blake.

"What is it?" Asked Celestia.

"Do I get to choose what kind of pony I can be?" Asked Blake.

"Unfortunately, no. The spell allows you to become a pony, but your personality defines what kind," said Luna.

"Okay then, let's do this," said Blake. Blake watched as Celestia and Luna's horns were enveloped in their personal auroras. In a matter of seconds, a triangle was formed by a gray aurora connecting from Luna's horn to Celestia's horn to Blake's head. Soon after, Blake's body was shrouded by the gray aurora. From there, the gray aurora turned into a dark and sinister red and covered Blake's body in a circle. Twilight simply watched and stood, as the aurora blinded everypony's vision.

What happened next shocked all. A loud screeching sound grew louder until an explosion occurred, causing Blake to pass out and the rest to be knocked backwards into the walls. Blake's world was shrouded in darkness soon after.

"Oh good. You're waking up!" Said a voice. Opening his eyes, Blake saw himself in a hospital bed. In front of him was Twilight.

"Oh hey Twilight. What happened? How did I get here?" Blake asked. He was trying to remember what happened.

"You passed out after the transformation spell exploded," replied Twilight.

"So did it work?" Asked Blake.

"Why don't you take a look at yourself?" Asked Twilight. Blake switched his eyes from Twilight to his hands, or better yet, his hooves. His hands were replaced by hooves. From the looks of it, he had a light blue coat. Unfortunately, he would need a mirror to see anything else.

He got off from his bed and stood on his hooves.

"This feels strange," said Blake. Twilight giggled as Blake tried his hardest to walk forward. To her, it looked as if Blake were a foal.

"Wait a minute I forgot one thing!" Said Blake. Blake touched the front of his head to check if he was a unicorn or not. When he reached for his head, he didn't feel anything. So I'm not a unicorn. Blake checked his sides and found that he wasn't a unicorn, but a pegasus. Oh cool I have wings.

"Nice I'm a pegasus," said Blake. Twilight stared at Blake as he was flapping his wings, making an attempt to fly.

"I can't seem to get this right," said Blake.

"Maybe Rainbow Dash or Fluttershy can teach you to fly," replied Twilight.

"Oh you're right. Anyways, do the others know about my little transformation?" Asked Blake.

"No. I was thinking that once you're checked out we can go meet up with the others and show them," said Twilight.

"When can I leave?"

"Actually, the doctor said you can leave as soon as you woke up. So let's go," said Twilight. Twilight went out the door, leaving Blake to walk terribly on his own. Twilight noticed that Blake wasn't behind her, so she checked back at Blake.

"Aren't you coming?" Asked Twilight.

"I'm trying to walk here. Uh...can you lend a hand–I mean hoof?" Asked Blake. Twilight nodded and went over to Blake.

"Here, put this hoof around me so it'll be easier to walk. Celestia, you have the walking skill of a foal," said Twilight.

"Yeah-yeah-yeah laugh it up there Sparkle," said Blake.

"Sparkle?"

"I don't know. Don't ask," said Blake. Blake put a hoof around Twilight. It did make things a lot easier when it came to walking.

Twilight and Blake went through Ponyville in search of Applejack, considering she had a little stand where she sold apples that was relatively close to the hospital.

It took a while considering Blake's inability to walk properly, to reach Applejack's stand. They made it though, in about 10 minutes.

"Hey Applejack," said Twilight and Blake in unison. Applejack turned her head to Twilight and Blake, not recognizing that the stallion was Blake.

"Hey Twilight and whose your coltfriend? He sure does look handsome," Applejack said. Blake immediately took his hoof off of Twilight and blushed.

"I'm not her coltfriend, she was just helping me walk," said Blake. Blake's deep voice was very distinguishable.

"Blake? Is that you?" Asked Applejack. She gazed at Blake.

"Yeah it's me. By the way thanks for calling me handsome," said Blake, who chuckled. Applejack blushed and gave a friendly punch to Blake. Blake laughed.

"Yeah-yeah laugh it up there ya varmit. So how did you manage to become a pony?" Asked Applejack.

"Well Princess Celestia and Princess Luna came to me today in the morning, along with Twi here to interview me some more. The Princesses gave me the chance to be able to turn into a pony, while still keeping my human form," said Blake. Blake demonstrated by turning from pony to human and back. Applejack's jaw dropped.

"Well I'll be...that's amazing!" Said Applejack. Twilight and Blake nodded.

"Yeah. Well it was nice seeing you again and all but I've been meaning to see the rest of the girls to show them my pony form," said Blake. Applejack nodded and Twilight and Blake waved goodbye.

"Blake, do you think you can walk now?" Asked Twilight.

"Well I think I can handle it," said Blake. Blake, without any help, walked on all four hooves. He smiled at his achievement and followed Twilight to Sugarcube Corner.

Blake and Twilight entered Sugarcube Corner, where they found Pinkie at the counter.

"Hey Pinkie!" Twilight and Blake said in unison. Pinkie smiled and waved her hoof at the two.

"Hey Twilight, hey Blake!" Said Pinkie. Blake and Twilight looked at each other in confusion.

"How'd you know it was me?" Asked Blake.

"Well how would I not know silly? Midnight Blink re-wrote this chapter like 3 times!" Said Pinkie Pie. Blake turned his head in confusion.

Pinkie Pie shush!

"What?" Asked Twilight and Blake at the same time.

"Well I have to go check up on the cupcakes! Bye Blake and Twilight," said Pinkie Pie. She happily bounced away, leaving Blake and Twilight to gaze at each other in confusion. Both of them shrugged and left. They made their way to Rarity's Boutique.

At this point, Blake and Twilight had reached Rarity's place. Knocking the door, they waited a couple of seconds before getting a response.

"Just a second, I'll be there," said what sounded like Rarity. It took a while for her to open up.

"Okay I'm here. Oh Twilight who is this?" Asked Rarity.

"Hi Rarity, its Blake," said Blake. Rarity stepped back in shock.

"What? How can that be you? You were a human before," said Rarity.

"Oh well Princess Celestia and Princess Luna put a spell on me that lets me become a pony while keeping my human form," said Blake. Blake demonstrated by turning from human to pony and back.

"Well now I can design clothes easier for you," said Rarity.

"Alright then I guess I–" Blake was interrupted by a crashing sound. Following it was the sound of a cat.

"Oh my, I must go see what happened. I'll talk with you two another time, bye!" Said Rarity. She closed the door. However, it did not conceal the sounds of a cat screeching and Rarity screaming and more things crashing.

"Okay then...that just happened," said Blake.

"Well all that's left is Rainbow Dash and–" Now it was Twilight's turn to be interrupted.

"Look out below!" Said a voice. Following it was the sound of Blake and Rainbow Dash crashing into each other at a high speed. The two crashed into a nearby tree.

"Oh my! Blake and Rainbow, are you two okay?!" Said Twilight.

"I'm good Twilight. Wait, did you just say Blake? I could have sworn I crashed into a pony," said Rainbow Dash. Blake, underneath Rainbow Dash, pushed her off.

"Well it's nice to know you can recognize where and who you crash into before you crash," said Blake while getting up on his hooves.

"Oh, wait a minute. Blake is that you?" Asked Rainbow Dash.

Blake got up and said, "Yeah, it's me."

"No way! Lemme guess the Princesses used their magic to turn you from human to pony?" Asked Rainbow Dash.

"Thank you for being the first one I don't have to explain that too," said Blake.

"And better yet, you're a pegasus! This is so cool! I could train you to be at least half as good as me," Rainbow Dash gloated.

"So this means you'll teach me to fly?" Asked Blake.

"Yeah!" Said Rainbow Dash. She stuck her hoof out towards Blake. 'A brohoof?' Blake bumped hooves with Rainbow Dash, and with that, she flew off into the distance.

"So I guess we gotta go to Fluttershy now," said Twilight.

Arriving at Fluttershy's cottage, Twilight and Blake saw Fluttershy at the front. She was feeding some animals.

"Fluttershy?" Asked Twilight. Fluttershy gasped in fright.

"Oh Twilight, you startled me. So what are you-eep!" Fluttershy said as she saw Blake. She buried her face in her mane.

"Fluttershy it's okay it's me Blake," said Blake.

"Blake? W-what happened?" Asked Fluttershy. She was obviously shocked at Blake's transformation, as were the others.

"The Princesses used a spell to let me become a pony while keeping my human form," said Blake.

"Now you can fit in better," said Fluttershy.

"Exactly," said Blake.

"So how's everything Fluttershy?" Asked Twilight. Finally she says something.

"I-I'm fine. I was just taking care of this cute bird here," said Fluttershy. The bird chirped in agreement. "But Twilight, can I ask you for some help? I-If that's okay..."

"Of course I'll help, Fluttershy. Blake, if you want, you can leave," said Twilight. Blake simply nodded.

"Alright then. Flutters and Twi, I'll be seeing you sometime," said Blake. Blake waved to the two mares as he walked away.

Blake walked home slowly. He decided to savor the walk. Something about walking in Ponyville felt different. It was more natural. Had Blake been walking in New York, he would have not been able to take in the beauty of nature. The cars and streetlights of New York made sure of that. However, here in Ponyville, everything was natural. Just for the feeling, Blake decided to turn from pony to human.

It took a while, but instead of going directly home, Blake decided to lay on top of a nearby hill. He remained there for at least an hour until somepony confronted him.

"Ah the human, Blake. How nice to meet you," said a voice behind Blake. He turned to see a dark colored unicorn. His cutie mark was extremely steampunk and hard to describe. His mane consisted of a dark blue stripe in the center of a black mane. He seemed very mysterious.

"Oh...hi there guy I've never met," said Blake. The stallion merely grinned.

"Call me, Haze," said Haze. "So how is Ponyville treating you?"

"Oh it's been good thank you," said Blake.

"Tell me something here. Isn't this life better than your life back in New York?" Asked Haze. What? How could he know about that?!

"How did you–" Blake was cut off.

"Don't ask how I know. All I have to say for now is...enjoy your new life while it lasts, Blake," said Haze. "For now, I must go. Farewell."

"Wait but I want–" Blake was interrupted yet again by the sound of Haze teleporting away, leaving Blake to ponder his thoughts.

"What the fuck was that?" Asked Blake. He scratched his head, thinking for a while about what just happened. I think it's too early to say this but, I think shit just got real...