Eddie In Equestria

Sarah and I had been a relationship for one year. It was Christmas again, but there was a slight difference compared to last year. I had a job, a motorbike, a girlfriend, and most importantly, a home. Sarah and I had moved out of the apartment we first lived in, and moved to a newer building down a couple of blocks from where we met. I got myself a job at the museum as a curator. The pay wasn’t good, but it was enough to get by.

Sarah seemed happy, so I was happy. And I decided to something special for her this Christmas, I was going to propose to her. I had thought about it thoroughly and it seemed like a good idea. I rode my bike to my bank, and asked to be taken to my depository box. I was taken to a small room, and my box was on the counter. I opened the box to be greeted by all my medals, a few tokens from previous wars, and an old wooden box. I carefully removed the box, and open it to make sure it’s contents was still there. And they were. In all its glory, lay my beloved wife’s wedding ring. Sure it was a little beaten up from years of being hauled about the globe. But it was still gold, and had a large pearl in the centre, which I had found many moons before her when I was a fisherman. I placed the box carefully into my pocket, and locked my depository box up as I doubt I would need any of its contents any time soon.

I walked out of the bank and began to make my way back to the old bike. When I suddenly got a pain in my side, and began to wince in pain. I slowly made my way into an alleyway, and dropped. I lifted myself of the ground as best as I could, and dragged my aching body to the side of the dumpster, and slowly put myself upright. The pain began to become unbearable, and I let out a loud groan of pain. Passersby just looked at me as if I was some kind of crazed fool.

The pain became more intense by the minute and slowly, I began to drift off. I closed my eyes trying to cope with the ordeal. I slowly drift off, when I begin to feel some kind of warm heavenly light. I open my eyes and look up to the source only to find it is coming from the sky.

A voice begins to bellow from the light as it slowly lowers down from the heavens to settle a few feet above the ground.

“Don’t fear my child. You are not dying. My name is Celestia. I am in dire need of help. I have selected you to come to assist me, my nation, and my world.”

I look at the sphere of light and attempt to say “No,” but my voice seems to be gone, along with my legs. WAIT, WHAT!!!!! My arms are disappearing too!! Oh God. This can’t happen to me!!! Everything begins to slowly fade to black as my body parts slowly vanish.

Everything is black, and I feel as if I am floating, unable to move, just float. As I slowly accept the black abyss, everything turns white, and I suddenly feel as if I am falling. I fall faster and faster and as I fall, a small opening begins to form in front of me gradually getting bigger. The opening shows nothing but a marble surface. I fall faster and faster, and then everything goes black again.

I wake up in a huge and strangely soft bed. I sit up, and everything is black.  I begin to panic slightly and shout, “Oh God! I’m blind!” I hear something rustle and the voice from earlier begins to say, “No my child, I have simply turned off the lights, would you like them back on?” I give a “Yes,” in reply the suddenly. Everything becomes clear. I check myself to see if I have been mugged, and find everything in its respectful place. My phone, wallet, ring, and keys all still where I left them. I begin to look around the room; it seems spacious, big window that opens up to a small city, then the… countryside?? The voice begins to say, “The view is spectacular, is it not?” And to my surprise, there at the window stands a large horse with an oddly coloured mane, a horn, and wings. The horse- beast turns to me, smiles and says, “Hello, I am Princess Celestia. Ruler of all Equestria. What is your name if I may ask?” I sit on the bed in horror. My mouth is agape, and all I feel is the horror setting in that I am in some foreign country, and I will never be able to see my Sarah- Jane ever again.

Celestia seems to have moved closer to me as I was lost in thought. She moves her head into my field of vision and asks, “What troubles you?” She has a look of genuine curiosity cast upon her long, regal face. I look up to her as my eyes begin to water, and reply, “Why am I here in… er… Equestria?” Celestia looked to me and answered in a monotone, “I require some assistance in a personal matter. As to you are one of the most outstanding humans on earth, I brought you here to Equestria to assist me.” I look at her with worry and ask,

“What am I supposedly here to assist you with?”

Celestia let out a chuckle and replied, “It is not I that you shall be helping, it is him.” And gestured toward a tall man with a long white beard while wearing robes. The man waved a friendly hello and walked over to me. By now I had gotten up from the bed and was now standing. The man was about my height with a similar build. He gave a smile and said, “I believe you have met my son, Jesus. So I think introductions are not required, as I know who you are Icarus.” My jaw drops as I have not muttered that name in millennia. He continues, “I have had Celestia bring you here, as I require something from you. I would like you to prove to me that earth deserves my helping hand once again, by proving that humans still follow the basic values that I had given thee.”

I gather my thoughts and reply, “Eddie. May you please address me as Eddie? I decided to try change things up by choosing a name I thought was unique. Now what exactly do you want me to do to prove that humans deserve your guidance once more?”

God chuckled and said, “May you finish this off Celestia?” Celestia bowed slightly and replied, “Thank you. Now for you to prove the human race in the eyes of God, he and I are requiring you to befriend the inhabitants of this realm and perform one good deed that is genuinely from the heart. If you do not comply with our wishes, then you shall be required to stay in Equestria for the rest of your life.”