The Story of The Unknown Power

Well, here i am. Sitting here in my room thinking about what to do next. Anything i ever do in life just doesn't seem to get me anywhere. I help anyone that ever needed me around the are. Living in a tight neighborhood has it's cool sides when you have the ability to do alot of odd jobs with not much trouble, and not being too big on being paid back. The word spread, and as i went along, people demanded me somewhat or expected me to do the things i do almost for free. After a while, nobody seemed to care, and i ended up getting about 5% of what i would get when i started, thanks to my pityful generousity and my fear of complaining. I thought to myself, if i can't be respected by actually helping out alot, all over the place, then screw it! I have the heart of a saint, but i'm treated like a guy who doesnt even do the jobs. Most days they just leave the payment outside the door, or put it in my mailbox, whenever they seem to remember. I don't see anybody anymore. What happened?

I honestly have no idea. People just started acting like jerks. It was like a wave of hate had invaded my neighborhood. Nobody wanted contact with anybody. Not that i had that with many people from the start, so i don't really have that much to be sad about. But still.

I had started to take a liking to the internet. A lot of attention has been made to a show called 'My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic'. Now, as i've grown up, all i ever thought about when the name 'My Little Pony' came to mind, was girly toys of horses with hair you can brush and fool around with. But this particular 'rebirth' to the show really made it's way to the spotlight of the internet community.

About a week or so later, i decided to take a look at this show as the whole week i had spent on finishing my remaining jobs that i had promised to do. It was finally summer! And i had all the time in the world to do whatever the hell i wanted. I was now done with school, and until i decided to get a real job, i wasn't going anywhere. But im getting off the point. The first thing i did was plant myself firmly in my chair and fired up my browser and searched up the show.

Episode after episode. I. Just. Could. Not. Stop. Seriously, you just couldn't stop. You just HAD to see what happened next. Every episode made me feel even more special for whatever character was involved. I didn't work anymore. Nobody ever appreciated my help anyways, so why would i? I mean, whats the point in working if nobody ever appreciates it? Kill me if im being so overly dramatic about it.

As of where i am with friends or family.. nah. It wasn't good. It never was. I didn't even live with both my parents. I lived with my father who only seemed to care about his 'girlfriend' down in Thailand. He goes there ALOT, and leaves me home alone. Much to my enjoyment, as i now have a habit of staying inside, wanting to be left alone to do more procrastination. My mother was dead. She died a few years ago of cancer.. and i really hate thinking back to the event. That night was the worst night in my life, and it will remain as that. I was the only one with her when she passed. I watched her pass away.. damn. I always tear up thinking about it. She was the only one who cared about me, and now she is gone. Forever.

My dad didn't seem to mind as much as i did about my mom's passing, as he only spent a day and a half or so to mourn over her, as i spent a week. That, and that he about one month later took his first trip to Thailand and came back with lots of 'good memories' with his new lover.

But im sure you've had enough of my boring backstory. Time to illuminate the present.

"Alright. Here we go!" I said talking to myself as i played episode one of season one.. for the 5th time probably. I just can't get enough. Equestria.. just makes me feel so warm. It makes me feel so.. left out. After all i've done in my life, helping everybody with everything, and always being a well behaved and helpful person, i deserve something like Equestria to make my life better. Ofcourse, that won't ever happen. Never.

I had been home alone for 3 weeks now since my dad left again. I didn't have any other family than him, exept for my aunt, who lives in another country anyways. God, this world is just so boring. My world. The world that isn't Equestria.. Ever since my mom died i've basically been alone. The few friends i ever had either ditched me because i wasn't 'cool' enough, or i just wasn't fun to hang out with. I did my best though, despite my slight shyness.

Things were just average to me in this period of time i spent home alone. I woke up, had some food, and spent the rest of the day on the computer. I sometimes went outside to go for a walk in the park to have a chat with the homeless guy i somewhat got to know by the amount of times i go to the park on my own. Don't misjudge, the guy was actually a pretty decent person. We usually just share stories, sometimes i even bring with me my lunch to offer him some. Seriously, how can i not be considered a nice guy? I havent really done anything but give it my best in life. That was my usual day to day cycle. Well, that was until that happened.

I was taking my time in walking home from the store, as i actually enjoyed the fresh air. I walked by the public school, and looked at the playground that the kids were playing in. Damn, i had done a fine job with that. It's not more than 2 months since i built that and it looks very used already. I didn't exactly build it, but i did most of the work. I am really good when it comes to handywork. Any kind. I sort of feel like i miss doing helpful things to the society.. even though it never got me anywhere.. God i feel so useless. What am i even alive for if i have no use? I feel like im starting to enter some sort of depression, but i would like to avoid that.

When i got home i didn't start making my dinner right away like i always do. I sat down on the couch. I was thinking alot about the fact that i had no friends, no family, nobody to talk to. I was actually all alone. The thought never really hit me before, as right now i felt a tear starting to fall from my eye. Why did i suddenly start thinking about this? Probably becase i've been thinking about colorful ponies for the past months.. that were loyal, friendly, kind, honest.. you know the drill. I guess i just wanted friends just like that.

I went up to my computer to get lost in watching the only show that made me smile. I started up my computer and got ready to watch my slow Windows Vista start up with it's usual starting noices. Something didn't seem right however. My computer didn't start up as it usually should have. It made a noise that i could only say sounded like the squee from the show.

"Wierd.." I said quietly to myself scratching my chin.

i was afraid the pc was going to give me trouble again, and would make me risk having to take it apart and hopefully put it back together in on piece. I've done that several times now, each time it gets closer to it's point of death. I just sat there watching the screen, confused and prepared to see something pop up, like a warning or something.

Suddenly text filled my screen. Letters i did not understand, wierd shapes and patterns. I watched in confusion as i felt like i was in some sort of trance. I was watching the monitor getting filled with strange letters, as i suddenly realized the letters and shapes escaped the screen and spread out across the room. I was still staring directly into the computer screen. Suddenly i felt something dragging me, like i was being vaccum cleaned or something.

My mouth hung open as my whole vision suddenly got blinded by a shining white light as i suddenly felt my body not touching any surface anymore. I felt weightless. I couldnt see anything, as all i saw was a bright white light.

After the feeling of being tossed around into a white limbo watching multicolored shapes and patterns all around me, i could see the sun, and i finally felt a surface. I was now lying down, as i saw my arms were spread out on the ground. As the white light slowly faded, i noticed i wasn't in my room anymore. I wasn't INSIDE anymore. I was outside, lying on a dirt road. I looked up at the skies, being blinded by a bright sun.

"Where am i..?" I said with a crack in my voice, looking around me.

I was surrounded by trees. The trees around me were so close together that i could not see further than about 2 or 3 trees behind it before it was all dark. The sun had just enough space to get in to where i was with a little opening above me, splitting the treetops apart from each side of the dirt road.

"Is anyone there?" I managed to raise my voice.

I looked at the trees surrounding me hoping they would answer me. They didn't, much to my dissapointment. What the hell? Where am i? Why am i suddenly on a forrest road? I thought to myself.

I lifted myself off the ground as i looked around for.. something else than the woods surrounding me. I had a pounding headache and i took a hand to my head as i started to walk slowly along the dirt road to the brightest end of the road. I figured i was probably in a dream, so i just went along with it.

"Hello? Anyone out here!?" I shouted as i scouted around for answers or movement. Nothing.

I followed the dirt road, abit scared of the scenery. Things didn't look friendly in these woods. When i say friendly i mean i didn't hear ANY birds or signs of life except for maybe a cricket. I saw light ahead of me and i started to jog, and paced up until i was running. I was relieved as i reached the end of the bright clearing as i had found an exit from the woodland.  What i saw was beautiful. I saw a huge plain of pure green grass. The dirt road just kept going along to the side of the plain. It sure was wierd, seeing how it made a clear border from being woods to being beautiful grass.

I walked along the dirt road and followed it until i got to what seemed like an orchid. An orchid of appletrees, and a field or corns. I walked along the fields, that were closed off by a very straight and very new looking white fence. I noticed a big red barn as i walked closer to the center of the orchid. As i got closer to it, i found it difficult to take my eyes off it, as something seemed familiar. The barn just looked.. familiar. While i was staring away, i didn't notice the rock in my path. As expected, i tripped and laned with my face first.

"OW!" i yelled as the initial shock hit me.

That was when i noticed this could NOT be a dream. Since when did dreams simulate real pain with real blood as your leg slid across the sharp end of a slightly big rock? This was the first for me. The rock looked like it was made to cut you up. It literally looked like a big knife sticking up from the ground lying down with it's sharp side up.

I grabbed my foot and i inhaled with gritted teeth as the pain started to flow. In my pain, i could'nt hear that something was coming up behind me. Before i could get myself together, i heard the voice from behind me.

"What in tarnation are Y'all supposed to be?" A southern belle said with a slight bit of confusion.