(Please note that this is my first story that I have wrote and that this is more of a practice story to improve on my writing for future stores. If you find any errors please tell me so that I can fix them.)

I walk down the cold dark street. I am heading home from my brother’s friend’s house. This is the usual scenario when I hang out with my bro and his friends. It usually goes ok until they break out the weed and beer; that’s my cue to leave. I don’t smoke or do drugs and I’ll only drink on special occasions. They always try to convince or peer presser me in to it but they’ll get the same answer every time. Then came the names and insults but I ignore them. I usually don’t mind walking home it gives me some time to think, but this time is different. This particular friend lives on the south side of town where all gangs and drug dealers live; or for a lack of better words the hood.

The severing wind gently kicks up, my black leather jacket protects me from the unforgiving wind, it has a blue and white strip going horizontally along the upper back and ran vertically down the sleeves. Under it I wore a dark blue long sleeved t-shirt. My upper body is nice and warm but I can’t say the same thing for my lower; my black jeans helps but they aren't wind prof like my jacket. My black and blue shoes are a bit muddy; I guess that’s what I get for walking home on a cold wet night. I have my satchel with me or one of those book bags that look like one. I can’t remember what they are called. However it doesn't matter right now, in stead of thinking like I usually do when walking home. I constantly observing my surroundings making sure there’s no gangs or thugs hiding about whiting for anyone to walk past so they can jump or mug them.

I quickly came to a stop as my ears catch the sound of a trash can falling to the ground. My body quickly tenses up; I slowly look to my right. A cat’s head pokes out of the trash can, I exhale as my body relaxes.
“Stupid cat”
I turn away from the cat and continue my walk home. About 15 min. later of nothing happening

“I’m almost out of south side only a block or two until I’m home free”

But of course fate likes being a bitch tonight

“Where do you think your go en cracker?”

“Cracker? Yup this guy is defiantly African American”

I stop and look to my right to see 3 black dudes making their way towards me. They wore the typical gang member getup.

“Well I was head en to your mother’s house”

The two behind the one in front make “ooo” sounds as they look at each other. The one in front looks a bit irritated at my response.

“You think you’re so funny don’t you bitch!” he said as he got up in my face.

Now I don’t enjoy picking fights however, I do like being a smart ass

“I hope so but when it comes to funny your face outmatches me in every way”

I hear one of the ones in the back say something like “Oh no he didn’t” the one in front’s face goes from being irritated to piss off. Before I can react; he throws his left fist in to my face sending me to the ground.

“Not so funny now are you bitch!”

Ok these guys aren't playing around. I slowly get up from the ground.

“If that’s all you've got then I’m really disappointed”

Getting tired of my smart ass ways he throws a right hook.

"Begin commencing operation tiger flee”

“Operation commencing”

I quickly block his hook with my left arm then quickly knee him in his nads while yelling “Tiger Knee!” then I quickly turn and ran.

“Oh shit get’em!”

The two that aren't not on the ground groaning in pain ran after me. I glance over my shoulder to see them slowly getting closer.

“You can’t out run us we’re black!”

“Stereotypical assholes!”

I pick up the pace. There’s no moon out tonight so It’s somewhat hard to see in an ally way. Time to use this to my advantage; I start doing sharp turns around corners using the shadows to help me lose them. I knock down trash cans in the middle of the ally in an attempt to slow to them down. I quickly do a sharp left turn then hop over a wooden fence in to someone’s back yard. I ran to the right side of the yard and hop the fence in to another yard. I jump from yard to yard until I landed in the fifth yard. My ears catch the sound of a dog growling I look to my left to see a very big and very angry looking dog.

“You got to be fucking kidding me”

“Run dumb ass run!”

I dash for the other side of the yard. The dog ran after me; luckily I manage to jump to the fence to another yard before the dog could get to me.

“Let’s hope that dog will buy me some time.”

“Let’s worry more about getting the hell out of here before another dog pops out of nowhere.”

I hear barking on the other side of the fence behind me. The barking is followed by some girly screams; guess I found my answer. I jump the next fence to see a grassy field with a small group of about 20 trees a good 25 meters away. Guess I reached the edge of town.

“He went this way come on!”

“Shit no time to think; guess those trees will make as good as a hiding spot as any"

“NO SHIT!”

“Now is not the time sub conscience.”

I quickly make my way to the trees and hide in them. I focus on controlling my breathing and to being as quite as possible. I hear footsteps in the distances

“Where the fuck did he go?!”

“How the fuck am’ I posts to know; Come on let’s try this way”

I hear the footsteps slowly get quieter as they got further away from me; I relax.

“That was close…best to stay here for a bit longer”

“Good Idea”

I notice a small pond a few feet away from me

“How the hell did I not notice that earlier?”

"Maybe because you were too busy hiding dumb ass”

“Oh gee thank you caption obvious”

“Butt munch”

“Ass wipe”

“Butt dumpling”

“Ass munch”

“Dill weed”

“Pecker wood”

“Bung hole”

“Fart knocker”

“Dumb ass”

“Pecker bu-“

A faint light glows in the pond. I slowly make my way to the pond as time passes the light got brighter. As I reach the edge of the pond I look down at the water’s surface right at the light. The light is……..colorful it has an arrays of multiple colors almost like a rainbow and it seems to be in a sphere like shape the colors swirling separately in the center.

“What the fuck?”

“Look at the pretty colors!”

“What?”

“………..”

“Yo dude you still with me?”

“Um what Sorry I got lost for a sec there”

“I wonder why?”

“Just shut up and investigate”

“Fine…I wonder what it is.”

I reach down in to the water to touch the swirling light as if rejecting my hand it explodes in a shock wave of multi-colors sending me high in air. The bright light blinds me as gravity starts to bring me back to the ground. I felt my body hit the ground as I lost consciousness.

I slowly regain consciousness to the sound of trees dancing in the gentle wind. I groan in pain, I felt like I fell down a ten story building. I slowly open my eyes only for a light to blind me, I quickly close my eyes in response. It took a few minutes for my eyes to adjust to the light, I stare up at a forest canopy, very few rays of sunlight have broken through giving the forest an eerie lighting. I continue staring up at the canopy until I notice something the trees are a little too bright and colorful even with the eerie lighting.

“Status report”

“Your body feels like it’s been mauled by a pack bears but; nothings broken”

“Well that’s a relief”

I carefully got up so I wouldn't worsen my body’s condition after a few minutes of feeling like an old person I finally manage to stand on my two legs, only to fall on to my back again. Pain courses through my body hindering my movements I lay there still, once again looking back up at the canopy above me; I wait for the pain to subside.

“Why did you fall over dumb ass?”

“I don’t know…..I lost my balance somehow”

I carefully lift my arms up to my face instead of hands I see hooves.

*Restring*

*Restring*

*Restring*

My eyes grow to the size of diner plates as I felt my heart start to race.

“Dude just take long deep breaths and try not to panic”

Taking my sub conscience’s advice I focus on my breathing and try to calm my mind. I carefully got up again this time standing up on all fours. My ears catch the sound of water, I look to my left to see a small pound like the one the night before. I slowly make my way to it nearly tripping a couple of times, I’ll have to teach myself to walk on all fours. Once I reach the pond I look down at the water’s surface to see the reflection of a miniature horse or something like it. The horse’s fur is white as snow with a black shaggy mane & tail with white tips. A white horn protrudes from its head, its hazel eyes stair back at me.

(art work done by me)

“Dude you’re a freaking mini horse…unicorn thing”

“Again thank you caption obvious”

“Duseba-“

“Please don’t start that right now...my head is still hurts for all that going on”

“All right….so any ideas on how this happened or what’s going on?”

“No fucking idea”

“Could be a lucid dream”

“Let’s test that theory”

I lift my right fore hoof up to my face I begen to imagine the hoof turning in to a hand. After thirty seconds I stop and sigh

“This isn't a lucid dream”

“Could be one of those rare lucid dreams where you can’t do shit”

“If this was a lucid dream then wouldn't you be here standing next to me?”

“Damn your right”

“Well this isn't a dream so that leaves two questions where am I and how did I get here?”

“Oh shit dude I think that lake brought you here”

“Maybe but there was also a strange light in the lake remember and it doesn't look like it’s there anymore”

I place my right hand-err hoof in the water just to make sure after about 30 sec. I take my hoof out of the water with a sigh of disappointment.

“Oh of course your only way back has suddenly disappeared in to thin air”

“*sigh*I guess fate really liked being a bitch last night”

“No kidding”

“So that’s one of the questions down… So that leaves just one more where the hell am I?”

“I have no fucking clue”

“Well I guess I’ll have to find civilization somehow if there is any….but first I need to learn how to walk properly”

After about 15 min. of face planting the dirt and lots of cursing, I eventually re-mastered walking. I felt the wind’s gentle breeze until I realize something.

“I feel…….more free for some reason”

“Is it your new form or something?”

I look at myself for a sec. then look between my fore legs to see the answer.

“Oh that’s why…..I’m not wearing any pants”

“FREEDOM!!!!!”

“Well I’m glad you’re happy about this”

“No longer will you be trapped by the lower body fabric of modesty known as pants!”

“Now I have a new question where the hell is my pants?”

“I don’t have a clue but when you find it throw it in to the bonfire of freedom and dance in celebration!”

“Well you’re no help at all”

I scan the area for ether my pants or something useful. My eyes widen a bit to see my bag next to a tree.

“I could have sworn I still had my bag on me”

I make my way over to my bag and inspect it, it’s not damaged that a good thing, now to see if anything inside of it is damaged. After failing to open my bag with my hooves a few times I manage to open it.

“Inventory Check”

“Art equipment”

“Check”

“Ocarina”

“Check”

“Eleven inch survival knife”

“Check”

“Well that’s everything”

“Reminded me why you carry a knife around with you?”

“For situations like this; it may come in handy later”

With that out of the way I throw on my bag and look at my surroundings, to the left of me the forest seemed to get darker the further as you go in. To my right I can see the edge of the forest with bright sun light breaking through trees. Weighing my options I decide to head to the tree line of the forest. Once I reach the tree line a light once again blinds me. After my eyes adjust to the lighting, I take in the site of an endless hilly plan.

I take my eyes off of the landscape and look to my right to see a wooden sign next to a dirt road. I quickly make my way over to it, the sign looks like its been there a while the wood is rotting and there is a lot of cracks in the sign. There's some writing on the sign.

“Warning

Everfree forest

is home to Manticores, timber wolves, hydras

and many other nightmares

please turn back if you know what’s good for you”

“Well I guess this is our first sign of civilization…..pun intended”

“I never heard of Everfree forest and is there really manticores and hydras beasts of fiction exist here…..and what the hell is a timber wolf is some kind of what wolf made out of timber.”

“Giving the current situation I bet that is highly possible”

“And given the last 30 min that has past I think it’s safe to say that we’re defiantly not in Kansas anymore”

“……….”

“What?”

“You just had to say it didn't you”

“I was born and raised in Kansas I’m allowed to say it”

“Whatever…now do we do the smart thing and follow the road or do we tempt fate yet again and do the incredibly stupid thing and head back in to the forest”

“Hmmmmmmm…. That is a very tough decision”

A loud high pitch scream coming from within the forest interrupts my thoughts, the scream is followed by an ear shattering roar.

“Sounds like the basic D.I.D”

“Incredibly stupid decision it is then!”

I bolt in to the dark forest following only the high pitch screams of horror.

Author's Note

Ok so I've hopefully fixed most of the problems. some tense errors, spelling , wrong words ect.

Sorry if you guys face palmed or something at my terrible writing skills. I 'm not used to writing in present tense as you all have seen. But I will improve over time.

Anyways its almost 01:00 am. so I'm heading to bed because I'm tired as hell.

Thanks for reading!