A Man in Equestria

A Man in Equestria

Prologue

I’m Charlie Hazel, your average grown man walking down the street on a warm summer morning. I don't like My Little Pony: Friendship is magic, nor bronies. I guess they scare me a tiny bit. Anyways, I'm happy, good job, a girlfriend... I could honestly say I wish it was like this forever, but I know all good things don't last. Not just good things either.

My hair is a brownish colour, a trait from my dad, and my eyes are glass green, a trait from my mum. When it's not a rainy day or a work day, I'll go out with my girlfriend, Holly, and I'll wear my old red shirt and some blueish jeans.

So, I'm roughly twenty-one and a half years of age, average height, average intelligence, all that stuff you'd expect in a man as average as me. So, getting a little off topic here. Let's just get to the story. Here we go...

This has been one of those not-so-good days. I guess I just don't feel too well today. After a long day of work, I unlock and open the door. I yell up the stairs, "Sugar, I'm home!" then take off my boots and coat. I walk over to the tiny computer room and nudge the door open with my hand. Sitting on the comfy office chair, I hold my hands to the top of my head and twirl around on the chair for a bit. Then I turn the computer on.

I stretch my back out on the computer chair. Logging into my deviantART account, nasty messages pop up on my page. What have I done this time...

All of them have one thing in common. They are all talking about this new My Little Pony show, and how I dislike it. All I did was state my opinion and I get nasty hate messages thrown at me? The internet is a dangerous place for people who don't like this or that.

And the new show is talking about loving and tolerating, and here these overreacting bronies seem to be doing the exact opposite. I don't mind bronies, it's just this kind of brony that freak me out. I dismiss them all and block those irritating users. Scrolling and clicking with my mouse, I notice one comment that makes me laugh out loud. Not just giggle, but bellow and howl and screech in laughter. I feel much better.

i hope that if u get trnsportd to equstria celstia kills u!!!

This has made my day, I reply.

A message instantly pops up on my message centre. wut??

I love this website. It's the best. I stretch out on my computer chair once again, then I log out. I surf the web for a bit, clicking on whatever I find. Then I see something even funnier than the last funny thing I saw.

MAN CLAIMS TO HAVE BEEN IN MY LITTLE PONY: FRIENDSHIP IS MAGIC'S EQUESTRIA

I click on it instantly. There is a picture of a man's head. He's smiling, and he looks sorta crazy. I guess that's the man who claims to be transported to pony land then.

I scroll down and look at the comments.

This is a hoax!

Not true bro!

Maybe he's telling the truth??

My eyes widen and I giggle.

"Who's stupid enough to believe that?" I think out loud.

I start going into it more and I begin reading the article. None of it seems possible to me, and I'm not surprised. Apparently he has "met the ponies" and has "seen it all now". He hasn't seen it all now. I've seen it all now. I keep on reading; it is a rather long article. I have nothing better to do anyways.

After that, I switch the oldish computer off. I glance around me for no reason whatsoever. Then, I get off of my chair and walk to the door. I glance back at the computer before walking away. Maybe that man isn't crazy... no. He is crazy. But it might be true... it's not, get your act together Charlie! It can't be true!

Okay, so I walk around for a bit and eat a cookie out of the cupboard. I sit on the sofa, then my girlfriend joins me. I press the on button on the television remote and we begin watching a science documentary. It's about how alternate universes could exist and how people have claimed to be transported to them! Won't god just leave me alone for hell's sake?

First the comment (plus death threat), then the crazy article, now this documentary? Argh! I can't switch the program to another; Holly is enjoying it and I don't have the kind of heart to stop her.

I bury my face in my hands and block out all the noise around me. I need some time to think.

"Hun? You alright?" Holly asks, gently nudging my arm.

No reply from me Holly, I've blocked out the world.

"Charlie? What has gotten into you?" she demands, shaking me.

I snap out of my trance and say, "Oh, it's nothing. I guess I should go for a walk."

"Okay Hun, be back before dark so I don't worry myself." she says in a pleading manner..

"Sure." I reply.

I get my coat and shoes on, then begin walking. I walk down a long road with busy and take a left into a quiet, empty park. It is autumn anyways. Leaves fall of of trees, birds tweet and I smile. All is good.

Suddenly I feel a sharp pain shoot through me, then I see something bright blind me for a brief moment.

Then black.

I open my eyes. Realizing I'm not at the park, I jump up to my feet. I look around me.

Surely not... I'm dreaming!

But as I pinch myself I realize I'm not dreaming, but I have a sense of impending doom.

Yes, this is Equestria... and I'm officially dead.