Chapters Ponyfications..What a bother.
***From Dusk Til... Ponies?
Chapter 1:***
Ponyfications...What a bother
---Day 3---
BEEP BEEP BEEP!
I opened my eyes begrudgingly to look at the clock.
5:30a.m.
I groaned. Figures. It was an hour early again.
Since I have school I felt I should just stay up but then, after pulling the blanket off my head, I realized I was upside down with my legs in the air above my bed.
“Oh come on! Again?”
I finally managed to pull myself out of the crack and looked around the room. It was just as messy as usual. A couple books here and there, some dirty laundry that was not mine since I share with our washer and dryer, my TV, and a couple other things including my closet with My Little Pony stickers on it. I had also drawn a couple other things on there but what came to my mind was my art project.
Oh crap! I forgot to finish it!
Well no wonder. You were up until two again.
*Sigh* I’m going to fail.
Not if we get it done.
I should probably explain this conversation with myself. I talk to myself as if I were someone else. This leads to some weird situations but that’s not important.
I scrambled up and jumped to my closet and instead of landing a foot away from my bed, like I planned, I crashed into my closet. I groaned and sat up.
“Maybe I should just stand next time.”
Wait a minute. Whose voice was that? I looked around.
“Who’s there?”
After hearing the voice echo me there were only two options. 1) It was me. 2) My sister had dared to enter my room to screw with me and was using a different voice. Last time she had done this I had my MP3 waiting with the line “Who dares disturb my slumber?” full volume. As soon as she tried to wake me I pressed play. If you have ever seen someone jump during the movie then you can imagine my 11-year-old sister’s reaction. Anyways…
Sure! She came into the * LOCKED** room and is waiting for you.*
It’s happened before!
Ya but this is a different lock.
True…
I got up and lifted my arms to the door knob to unlock and open it. I fell so I tried leaning on the door and brought my arms up. Gods of Olympus this felt weird. When I did I found my arms were a weird purple color and had what looked like hooves at the end.
What?
Don’t worry about that we have to get into the bathroom. Our bladder is dying here.
Right!
Opening the door with my teeth was hard I’ll admit but I still did it. I got to the front bathroom and shut the door. Using the toilet I climbed up onto to the sink. As soon as I saw my reflection I froze. For a minute or so I did nothing except look at the mirror in disbelief. I was a purple color, had a teal colored mane, and was a pegasus. As I stood there a pain hit me. Right, the bathroom.
“Buck!”
Clambering down I looked at the toilet and thought about how I would use it. This is hard when you still don’t know how to walk.
“Wait… Isn’t this pony a mare?”
I think so why don’t you check?
So I checked. Don’t ask. It’s not something I wish to relive.
“Whatever…”
I have always taken the girl comments quite well.
“The shower or outside?”
We should leave the house after we pack…
Right. I climbed into the shower and did a number 1. Very awkward. Let’s just skip this part it’s a little too embarrassing. After I rinsed the shower I did my best to get to my room. Once there I pulled out a bag and grabbed my one or two best drawings, computer and charger, and then packed a couple of my favorite books.
After that I dragged out my jackets. I can’t go anywhere without wearing my jackets. They helped represent who I was. I got them on and realized that the sleeves were too long so I did my best to pin them up with hair ties. I also packed my jean style bear, Bo. People who say that teenagers with stuffed animals are wimps can shut it. I love that bear and I would search everywhere if I lost it.
After that I snagged a bag of apples form the pantry. Thank the gods for these things with their close proximity to the ground. After I felt I had packed enough I checked the clock. It was 6:30. An hour was lost and I still had to figure out how to walk.
After writing a quick note to the family I left.
The note said-
Family, I have gone to visit relatives and will not be back for a while. Please do not worry. All I ask is that you explain my absence to the school. –Josh
I also sent a message to my friend Fullmetal Heart through Quotev.
Don’t blame me for us not being able to walk!
I didn’t!
I did my best to open our carport door. After that I looked down.
Hera’s underwear.
Don’t use that kind of language!
Sorry.
The stairs though short would be hell. I decided to just crawl down a little. After I managed to do that and shut the door, I fell.
After picking myself up from the ground I crawled out to the yard. It was time to try walking. I decided to imitate a dog. This I strongly recommend against. If you do this you will face plant. A LOT.
I finally decided to close my eyes and try. After three steps I opened my eyes, gasped, and then splat. I fell again.
“Oh come on!”
After probably three thousand tries I gave up and pulled out my computer and using a pencil in my teeth looked up an episode of My Little Pony. I did my best to study how they walked. After trying this about three times I finally succeeded. Whooping in joy I did a loop-d-loop. Then realizing what I had done I gasped.
Aphrodite’s Bra.
I sighed. Of course it requires instinct. Of all the things I didn’t think of! Finally I closed the computer but, as I did so, I noticed something. One video showed Celestia and Luna in a sort of news room or whatever it was.
No comment on that last one?
Goddess of Love. Ya. Kind of not really a curse considering you know…
Ok ya I get it.
I watched the video.
Scene-
Celestia walked onto the stage and my thoughts were Figures, creator gets one of the princesses with no sarcasm. "I-I…" she said as she shook slightly.” I know you must all be, uh, shocked about this. Believe me, I am too. But please don't doubt me when I say that I am really Lauren Faust, and she,” she said as pointed a hoof to Luna "is really Tara Strong."
The reason I called this conference today is not to tell the world about what happened to us. As you can see, it's obvious," she said statically. "I called for this because this is the only way to assure that I am heard by my target audience. You see… *Ahem* There is one other out there who is like us. I don't know who, or where, but somewhere there is a person just like us. Changed. Into a pony."
"But this will not be the case for very long, every day, someone else is affected, and this will continue until–"she stopped and then proceeded. "Yet, the most important thing I have to say yet is this, to those that find themselves changed." She looked off to another camera. "If any of you find yourself to be an Element of Harmony, I need your help. You need to come to New York" She turned. "No further comment." She proceeded to leave the room along with the others up there with her.
Scene cut.
Thank you YouTube. Especially Brohoofing-newsEquestria.
Element of Harmony? Yup definitely not me, but I still needed to leave. My family is not the most accepting and traveling sounded fun. I decided to head for Nashville and got on Google Maps. After figuring out my course I noted it down. As I stood a light came on in the living room.
“Oh Hades!”
I ran or galloped, which was it? Whatever it was I went as fast as I could.
Then an idea crossed my mind.
“Jacob….”
I turned and headed for Justin’s.
I rapped on the door with my hoof.
“Hello?”
“Hello Kathy may I speak with Justin?”
She stood there stunned for a minute probably pondering the fact that a pony was at her door before she called for Justin. “Justin
someone wants to see you!”
“Ok Mom!” She backed up and he replaced her.
“Yes?” he asked.
“Hi Justin!” I replied.
“A pony?” he said.
“So?” I asked.
“The news stuff?” he questioned.
“Yup!” I said.
“Whatever. What do you want?” he said.
“Do you know where Jacob Hilton is?” I asked.
“Ya, why?”
“Can you take me there?”
“Ya, why?”
“I need help.”
"Ya, why?"
"Ummm hello? Pony?"
“Give me a second. MOM!”
She returned. “Yes?”
“Can I take the pony to Jacob’s?” he asked.
“I guess as long as it doesn’t make a mess in the car.”
“Alright.” He stepped out the door and headed for the car.
I followed.
And so as my story begins I hope yours is going well. And if it hasn’t started yet it will. Let us hope we may meet one day but until then Arrivederci e buona fortuna! –Of Italian Language meaning- Goodbye and Good Fortune.
***From Dusk Til...Ponies?
Chapter 2:***
An Envious Meeting
-----Day 3 (Continued)-----
Justin and I got into the car. Or at least he did. I had to climb in through the window.
“You ready?” Justin asked.
“No, I can’t get buckled,” I said as I fiddled with the buckle.
“Here,” he said as he buckled my seatbelt.
“Thanks,” I said.
“Let’s go,” he replied.
“Ande!” I said.
We set off for C of O. As it was the drive was like 30 minutes long so we had plenty of time to discuss. Justin just ended up accepting the fact I was a pony. After I explained the fact that Tara Strong and Lauren Faust had become Luna and Celestia, respectively. I ended up showing him the video. His response was something along the lines of “Mother f***ing Christ.”
We pulled up to the C of O office and went up to the secretary.
“Excuse me. We’re looking for Jacob Hilton. Can you please direct us to his room?” I asked.
“Go to the area for the high school and ask the R.A,” she replied.
“Thank you.”
We immediately hunted down the high school on the school map. After accomplishing that, with a bit of effort, we headed over. I entered the dorm building and was subjected to many stares.
“Um. Can I speak to the R.A?” I asked.
“That’s me,” a brunette girl wearing a sundress said.
` “Can you take us to Jacob Hilton?” I asked.
“Of course follow me,” she said.
She led us down a short hallway to a set of stairs. We climbed 3 stories and finally arrived at his door. It was room 3-G. She rapped on the door.
“Jacob! You have visitors,” she called.
“Give me a minute!” He yelled. He opened the door. “Yeah who is it Ra-“
He stopped. His eyes went the size of dinner-plates.
“No. F***ing. Way.” He gasped. “I finally get to meet one of you.”
He bent down and held out his hand. “I’m Jacob.”
I brought up my hoof. “I’m Dusk Showers. Or Josh. Whichever you prefer. And besides I already knew you before I was ponyfied.”
“You did?”
“I said my name was Josh right?”
“Um yeah. Wait… Josh Daymude?”
“Mhm.”
“You are one lucky S.O.B.”
“Uh huh. Let’s go inside.”
“What? Oh right.” He led inside his rather messy room. It was just cluttered with stuff. It ranged from MLP to Halo. “So what are you doing here?”
“Dude. I’m a pony. You are the most obsessed Brony I know. And I don’t know if this one,” I said gesturing towards Justin, “Is brave enough to go to New York.”
“Hey!” Justin said.
“New York? Hell yeah!” He replied suddenly wearing sunglasses.
“How did you? Oh never mind,” I said.
“Let me call my mom,” Justin muttered.
As soon as he finished that sentence he collapsed.
“Justin? Oi! Justin?” I nudged him.
“The hell?” Jacob yelped.
“Guys? What happened?” Justin asked.
“The hell?” I said.
Justin was pony now too. He was a purple colored unicorn with a green-ish colored mane. He also had a cutie mark of two green apples.
“Hey guys? Why am I so short?” he asked.
I facehoofed. “Dude, you have been ponyfied. Looks like it was Apple Stars who you got.”
“I have? Wait… I’m a girl?” He said quite loudly with a tag of disbelief.
“A mare to be exact. Just deal with it. I am,” I deadpanned.
“I’m a guy though!” He exclaimed.
“I was a guy too dipshit,” I said.
He dropped to the ground and started to whine. I turned back to Jacob who was staring at Justin in disbelief. I clapped my hooves. “Hey! We got bigger problems!”
“What? Oh yeah,” he said.
“Mhm. Now pay attention. We have to get to New York. Got it?” I questioned.
“Ya. But you aren’t an Element so why are you going?” he asked.
‘Because it’s there,” I replied.
“Um. Okay. When do you wanna go?” he asked.
“Tomorrow. Let’s just go get the stuff we need,” I said.
“What about Justin?” he asked.
“We’ll be coming back but I suggest you lock the door,” I deadpanned.
“Alright,” he said. He locked the door and we headed outside for his car. I hoped in through the window. He climbed in and we set off for the nearby Country Mart. We entered and one of the employees greeted us. “Good Morning, Welcome to Country Mart. Oh and ponies are quite welcome,” he said. Of course. A produce store won’t ban paying customers. Hell if a cockatrice came in they would probably let it stay as long as it had money.
“Thank you,” I said.
“No problem M’am,” he replied.
We entered the decently sized store. There were quite a few rows for many things. I proceeded to the fruits and vegetables isle. I grabbed apples, bananas, kiwi, carrots, and some other things. I proceeded to the soda isle. Even if I was a pony I wasn’t going to give up on soda. I grabbed a couple two liters and went to find Jacob. In his cart he had the hygiene products and some clothing that was strangely pony sized. Wow leave it to the companies to figure out ways to get more money. I asked him to put all the stuff from my basket into his cart and left the basket on the shelf. I then proceeded to jump into the cart. I sat there as Jacob grabbed some more things and we went to the cashier up front.
“Why hello! Did you find everything you needed?” the female cashier asked.
“Mhm,” I answered as Jacob piled everything onto the belt. She scanned everything and bagged it up for us. Jacob and I headed out side to the car. On our way out I heard a squeal.
“Mommy! It’s a pony! Can we go look at it?” the girl begged.
“I don’t see why not,” her mother replied.
The girl ran up and squeezed me. Or, to put in less harmful terms, hugged. I smiled at the girl.
“Hi. I’m Josh,” I said.
“I’m Olivia!” the little girl replied. While Jacob loaded everything into the car I played with the little girl. Of course the mom asked if she could take some pictures.
“Excuse me? But per chance could you send some of those to my phone?” I asked.
“Oh of course,” she said.
I gave her my number and she sent me some pictures.
“I plan on starting a Facebook to contact others like this, when I do is it okay if I friend you?” I asked.
“Oh sure,” she said, “I’ll send you a link to my account.”
“Thank you,” I yelled, “Bye Olivia!” I waved my hoof to the little girl.
“Bye!” she shouted to me as I clambered into the car.
“Make some friends?” Jacob asked.
“Yup,” I replied. We got started and headed back to the dorms. We entered the room to find Justin staring at the TV.
“Oi! You! We’re back,” I said.
“What? Oh yeah, hi...” he said as he continued to watch the TV. What was up with him? Jacob headed into his kitchen and grabbed the cooler and started stuffing the groceries inside it. I meanwhile went over and pulled out my computer. After I logged into Quotev I got a message from Fullmetal Heart.
-Fullmetal Heart: So where you going?
-Heathcliff: New York.
-Fullmetal Heart: Really?
-Heathcliff: Yup.
-Fullmetal Heart: Can I come along?
-Heathcliff: Let me ask Jacob.
“Hey Jacob. Can a friend of mine join us?” I asked.
“Ya whatever. We have room,” he said.
-Heathcliff: Ya he said it’s okay.
-Fullmetal Heart: Cool. Where should I meet you guys?
-Heathcliff: How about the McDonald’s near C of O in about an hour?
-Fullmetal Heart: I’ll be there.
Fullmetal Heart has gone offline.
I logged off and looked over at Justin. He was now talking to Jacob. It seemed that he had figured out how to walk while we were gone.
“So Jacob, do you know how my magic should work?” he asked.
“From what I know you should just imagine it happening...” he said.
So Justin tried. His horn glowed a blue color before he stopped.
“It’s not working,” he said.
“Keep trying, I’ll be back in about an hour,” I said. I headed out the door, with help of course. I climbed down the steps to the lounge. Rachel opened the door for me.
“Thanks,” I said as I stepped out. I walked to the front gates and passed the main office and proceeded to the Hollister Town Plaza. I headed for the McDonald’s and opened the door to some truckers.
“Can I get a water please?” I asked the cashier.
“Sure,” he replied not looking up. He passed the cup and then looked up. “Um where are you?”
“Down here,” I said. He peered over the counter.
“Oh um I can’t help you at the moment sorry,” he said.
“I can,” a nearby trucker called.
“Thank you sir,” I replied.
“No problem I love your show and so does my daughter,” he said, “I’m Andrew, that’s Drew,” he said pointing at a large trucker with glee on his face, “that’s Miles,” he pointed at another trucker who looked pleasantly surprised, “and this,” he pointed at an 11 year old girl, “is my daughter Alexis.”
“Oh, I’m Josh,” I replied.
“Oh my gosh,” Alexis said, “Yer one of them MLP ponies!”
Oh. An accent. Slight but definitely there.
“It would appear so,” I deadpanned.
“Oh my god. I’ve wanted to give one of you a hug,” she said, “May I?”
“Yeah sure,” I said.
She squealed and grabbed me. I did my best to hug back.
“So watcha doin’ here?” she asked as she set me down, “I thought the ponies needed to go to New York.”
“Yeah. The Elements of Harmony need to but I’m going too,” I said.
“Cool! We’ll be in New York in about two weeks or should I say 14 days... Stupid calendar,” she said.
“Cool! Maybe I’ll see you there,” I replied.
“Ya! Here in case just let me give you my number,” she said.
“My phone’s in my bag,” I told her.
“K...” she said. She grabbed my phone and I went back to talking with the truckers.
“So you guys are all bronies?” I asked.
“Yeah,” said Drew.
“Ok Josh I got it put in,” Alexis called out.
“Oh hey while you are using it would you mind making me a Facebook? I already got my email in earlier,” I asked.
“Yeah sure. What do you want your name to be?” she asked.
Wait what was the pony whose body I had’s name?”
Dusk Showers...
Huh? What was that? I don’t usually sound like that in my head…
“Go with Josh DuskShowers,” I said.
“M’k...” she said.
“Anyway… When did you guys become bronies?” I asked.
“Around the middle of season one when Alexis showed me an episode and I showed these two,” said Andrew.
“I saw the first episode and loved it,” I said.
“Hey Josh?” asked Alexis.
“Yeah?” I asked.
“Which image do you want as your profile picture?” she said.
“Go with one of the ones of me and the little girl,” I said.
“Okay... I’m done,” she said a minute later, “Password is IcyRain12#.”
“Okay thanks,” I said as she placed the phone in my bag.
That was when I saw Envy open the door.
“Gotta go guys. Just saw my friend,” I said.
“Bye!” They all said in unison. Kind of creepy actually.
“Envy!” I shouted as I ran up to sea.
“Josh?” sea asked.
“Yup.” I replied to sea.
***From Dusk Til...Ponies?
Chapter 3:***
A Day in Green
“You’re a-a pony!?” sea asked.
“Ya for now.”
“But how?”
“I have no idea.”
“Couldn’t you have told me through chat?”
“Try typing with hooves.”
“Right, sorry.”
“Mhm. So, are you sure you want to come to New York?”
“Yes. It’s a chance to get away from the ‘rentals.”
Sea is about 5’5” with chin length brown hair, rather thin, and blue-green eyes.
“Cool. You remember Jacob right?”
“Yes, why?”
“He’s the one driving. Justin Oswald is coming too. For obvious reasons.”
“Anyway. So how long will it be until we leave?”
“Tomorrow. We bought everything already.”
“I brought my computer if that helps.”
“I did too. I still need to get on Tynon and explain why I’ll be gone at times. I hope Erin doesn’t kick me from the guild.”
“So off we go then?”
“Yup.”
Sea and I stepped out of McDonalds and headed for C of O. I led Envy to Jacob’s room and knocked on the door. A second or so later Jacob opened the door.
“Oh hey. Come in.”
“Hi Jacob. It’s me. Envy.”
“Oh yeah. Nice to see you again.”
--*8:30p.m---Several Hours of Gaming Later---
I had logged into Tynon and just in the past couple of hours boosted my power by 230,000 or so. I turned off Tynon and looked at Envy, Jacob, and Justin.
“Ha! I took out your partner!” said Envy.
“Again? yelped Justin. He was just sitting by them, watching. Can’t use a hand-held controller very well with hooves no can you? Jacob turned to Envy.
“I still have myself!” he shouted. I sighed and headed for the kitchen. I lifted myself to where I could see where the apples were. I pulled myself up onto the counter using cabinet handles as hoof-holds and grabbed the apple bag with my teeth. After that I turned to the edge of the counter and unfurled my wings.
“I hof vis wors,” I said through the bag. I jumped. I glided for a second and bang! I flipped over a chair and crashed into the cabinet knocking out several pots and pans. I clambered out from underneath it all. I walked into the living room.
“Hey can I get some help?” I said.
“Huh? With what?” asked Jacob.
“This,” I pointed my hooves at the pans all over me.
“Oh. Yeah. Just. Um. Give me a minute,” said Jacob.
“Nevermind. Justin?” I turned to him.
“I really shouldn't. I haven’t really used magic yet. At least not good.”
“Just try. Imagine the pans lifting off me.”
“I guess I can try.” He focused and his face turned blue.
“Not so hard. I don’t want to clean up pony plastered on the walls.”
After some dozen tries he succeeded..
“See?” I said to him.
“Never. Ever. Do that again.”
“Um. okay?”
I turned to the clock. 10:30 pm. That’s just ridiculous.
“Hey guys?”
“Hmm?” said Jacob.
“I’m gonna hit the hay.” Pardon the pun.
I turned and headed for the beds that had been laid out while I was gone. They were more air mattresses than anything. I laid down and just before I fell asleep I thought “What could have brought upon this ponification?” But then before I could think any further I felt myself relax into sleep.
I looked around the strange place I found myself in. It was filled with swirls of purple, blue, and black. All of those mixing to form a very interesting color which covered the “walls” and “floor” of the space.
“You know ever since I got in here your mind hasn’t changed.” came a female voice.
“What?” I turned around. “You’re me? Or the body I’m in. Or something like that.”
“In a way I am you. But I am not you,” she said.
“Why a riddle?”
“Ask yourself that.”
“Oh right. My mind and all.”
“Not entirely.”
“What?”
“Again. I came here. Don’t know why but I did.”
“So you’re a figment of my imagination? I mean it could be but they never come out like this.”
“You mean the other people you create?”
“Well. Yes.”
“I’m not one of them.”
“But you’re in my mind.”
“So?”
“Whatever. What are you doing here?”
“Before this conversation I was waiting to talk to you.”
“Oh. What for?”
“Who are you?”
“What?”
“Your mind is too weird for me to do anything. Like seriously.”
“I know. It’s on purpose. You just need to know the keys.”
I waved my hand in front of one of the walls and a walkway appeared. I started to walk down it and turned to the pony.
“You coming?”
“Um yeah.”
“You hesitated.”
“No I didn’t.”
“Yes you did. Tell me why.”
“It was kinda hard to see you earlier. Now that I can see you, you look like a cat with wings.”
“A cat. With wings?”
“Ya. A large black cat.”
“Ok. We don’t need to do this right now.”
“Yeah. Right.”
We turned back to walking down the hall. The hall itself was different. It had elegant white pillars with marble arches and beautiful chandeliers. Every fourth pillar there lay a door. It usually had a gold edging with white wood. After a time of walking we came to an abnormality. It was a door unlike the rest in the fact it had a dark blue edging with a slightly lighter blue wood to it. After we opened the door we found a glowing orb. I picked it up and fiddle around with it but nothing seemed to happen. After it failed to do anything for me I lay it in front of the pony. She nudged it.
“It’s a dud.” she said.
After that the orb suddenly flashed and rolled out the door. Both the pony and I ran after it. We managed to corner it and pick it up.
“What is it?”
“I haven’t a clue.”
“Excuse me! I am right here you know,” came a voice from the orb.
“Huh!?” We jumped.
“Me. The sphere right here. The name’s Thith.”
“Thith?” I asked, confused.
“What?”
“Um. Do you remember me?”
“Of course. You are my creator after all.”
“What do you mean?”
“I hold all your textbook knowledge.”
“Oh right. Thith. Now I remember.”
“Lord?”
“Yes Thith?”
“You are going to wake up soon.”
“Rea-”
---7:00 am--- Day Four ----
I opened my eyes. Very spot on. I looked around to find Justin. He was on the floor with a pillow in his mouth. I kicked him.
“Gif up,” I said to the best of my abilities.
Wait. My voice. I lifted my hooves up to my mouth and felt a pillow which I proceeded to yank out. As soon as it came out there was a loud pop that resonated throughout the room. I then looked down and realized I had popped the air mattress which ,of course, not being mine, I would likely have to pay for. What a way to start the day.
“Ugh,” moaned Justin.
“DUDE. GET YOUR FAT FLANK UP!”
“Fine,” he grumbled.
“Good. Now I’m going to go get Jacob and Envy up.”
I walked to Jacob’s door and slammed my hoof on the door.
“I’M UP!” came Jacob’s voice.
“Alright.”
I turned around and heard the shower turn on.
“Envy?”
“I’m in here!” came seas voice from the bathroom.
“Alright!”
I walked into kitchen and found Justin asleep on the floor. I turned on the faucet, grabbed the sprayer with my mouth and aimed it him.
“I warned you.” I proceeded to spray Justin all over with the ice-cold water.
Justin yelped and shot up.
“Dude. Seriously?”
“I told you. Now come on. We’re leaving at 9.”
“Ugh. What time is it?”
“It’s 7:14 am.”
“So we have time for breakfast?”
“Yes.”
He climbed onto the counter and pulled down the bowl of fruit. Then I heard a door open and out walked Jacob.
“So what’s for breakfast?”
“Depends. Justin and I are having fruit.”
“Ah. I’ll have an orange for now.”
He grabbed an orange from the bowl. I turned to eat an apple when a scream pierced my ears. I turned around.
“Did you guys do that?”
“Nope,” they said in unison.
“Then- Envy,” I gasped.
I galloped to the bathroom and rapped on the door.
“Envy?” I called out.
“Yes,” squeaked out a voice from behind the door.
“Are you okay in there?”
“Yes. Fine.”
“Can I come in?”
“I’d let you in but I can’t really do that at the moment.”
“Well is the door unlocked?”
“I think so,” she said.
I proceeded to have Jacob open the door and walked in.
“Envy?” I called out.
“Over here,” came seas voice from behind the shower curtain.
“You okay?”
“Yup. Fine.”
“Are you sure?”
“Ya.”
“You wanna come out?”
“No.”
“Then I’m coming in.”
“Wait. Don’t-” I opened the shower curtain.
“You-You-I-I,” sea stuttered..
I’m not a perv. Honest. Actually if I hadn’t already suspected what had happened I wouldn’t have entered. See when I entered the bathroom I knew instantly that she had changed due to the fact that her silhouette wasn’t entirely visible. Envy had not only been turned into a pony but she had been turned into a little earth filly. And not just any filly judging from Icy’s reaction. This filly actually turned out to be Icy’s daughter. After I saw the little filly Icy took control and wrapped our hooves around her sobbing.
“Oh honey. I’m so sorry. I didn’t mean for you to be left behind.”
“Eh? What do you mean Josh?”
I felt Icy snap back.
“Don’t. Ask.”
“What?”
“Really awkward.”
I turned and went into the kitchen and sat down.
---*8:57am---Day Four---
So I turned and headed out the door to the car. A moment later Jacob came out lugging all the bags and such. I poked my head out the window.
“Hurry up!”
“I am!”
I turned back around and Envy sat in my lap. I looked down.
“Hey. What cha’ doing?”
“I wanna be able to see the road.”
“Oh. Ok.”
Justin sat in the front and Jacob was going to drive. I heard the trunk shut and jacob clambered into the front seat.
“We ready to go?”
“Ya,” I replied.
We set off. Ready to join the people on their way to New York as well.
From Dusk Til...Ponies?
Chapter 4:
Onward and Upward?
----The Next Day
I dodged the nerf darts being fired at me. In hindsight suggesting a nerf battle with Jacob probably wasn't a good idea. Everytime I thought I saw him would just up and vanish. I mean how unfair is that? I swear he got insane logic defying abilties during this type of thing. At least I had the advantage of wings. Justin had already been taken out and was covered in nerf darts and branches. I glided slightly above the trees when suddenly I was nailed in the forehead by a dart.
"I win!"
I groaned. "Again?"
I turned to Envy and Justin would had finally managed to get himself cleaned. Envy, meanwhile, was still pecking at the keyboard. I had tried to mention that hooves would make typing hard but instead I was ignored by my daughter. Er, friend. I think Icy's bleeding through.
"Envy. Use a pencil for Faust's sake."
"No. It's demeaning."
Demeaning? Are you serious? Justin and had been turned into female ponies alright? I think I know what's demeaning.
"Fine. Good luck fixing all those typos."
I should probably mention that I had found a program that would type what you said to it, but, due to an incident the day before, I neglected to mention it. Either way those typos would eventually cause a rage quit. I turned to Justin.
"Feeling better?" I said, grinning. I didn't say who took Justin out, did I?
"Yes, just don' shoot me while I'm in a tree next time, ok?"
"Of course."
I believe that was when we were greeted by a group of small children. The children flocked to me as I was the biggest of us, Justin was a few inches smaller and Envy, well, Envy was more of petting size. I smiled.
"Hey there kiddos! I'm Icy Rain! Can anyone of you kiddies guess what I am?"
"A pony!" came the shout of a little kid.
"Can we get rides?" came another.
"Sure," I said, "just ask the mummies and daddies of yours!"
The kids ran off and I turned to Jacob. "One word of this and I will make sure I'm personally responsible for the end of your life."
"Alright, alright."
The kids ran back, "I can!"
"Me too!"
"My mommy said it was okay."
There came at least a dozen other shouts from different kids.
"Ok, ok, line up!"
----Some Time Later
I finished giving the kids rides and the parents were chatting up Jacob. Envy had returned to the car and was still tapping away while Justin had "maliciously tortured" by the kids. I honestly would have used those words for his situation seeing as though the kids who had gotten rides had ran over to him and were hugging and squeezing him. I swear when the kids finally left Justin's coat had turned a deep blue.
Jacob came back over after a few more moments and motioned for my attention. Curious, I trotted over.
"Hey Josh, the parents said that some sort of anti-pony grouped formed here."
"Seriously?" I honestly wasn't surprised. It was a very likely action considering how the human race had a tendency to hate the unknown.
"Ya. They gave us some money for food but suggested we leave soon," he answered. I nodded. Better to be safe than sorry.
I hoped into the car along with Jacob and Justin and we headed off towards the nearby Wendy's. We entered and ordered but we took far longer than anticipated. By the time we were leaving Envy had fallen asleep and Justin was nodding off as well so Jacob carried Justin and I grabbed Envy. We jumped back in the car and went to the closest hotel to sleep for a time. It took me a bit but quite soon after Jacob was out so was I.
The Next Morning
I woke up and groaned. It felt like I had been hit by a bus or something. I opened my eyes and saw a metal bolted door. What the hell, where am I? I looked around the plain room. It was comprised of a bed, woolen blanket, and a very dirty pillow. it was pretty homely. I continued to look before the door opened and a man stepped in.
"So... It would seem that you're trapped wouldn't it," he said holding up 3 fingers and counting down as the door shut.
As soon as it shut I grinned.
"Nice work Jacob," I said.
He grinned back, "They're pretty stupid, when they came in and I had you slung over my shoulder they didn't even check the room for anyone else. That and they sound proofed the room with no cameras. So they think I'm in here interrogating you."
I laughed. "You're kidding?"
"Nope."
"Wow." I whistled.
"So, time to go?"
"You bet," I responded.
He banged on the door and they opened it.
"You get the Info?" asked the fat one.
"Course," Jacob said.
"What'd it say?" asked the pimply one.
"She was heading North-east to meet up with some other ponies," he responded.
"More ponies to grab, sweet." They grabbed me and hung me over the fat one's shoulder. Ew. Crusty food covered his back. They opened the door and made for the car. I kicked the fat one.
"Fatone, what are you doing?" asked the pimply one after Fatone dropped me. I giggled, not a good moment for it, but hey, his name really was fat one. Jacob grabbed the pimply one while I grabbed some fog and yelled out "Cloud Gatling Gun!" as I launched mini-thunderclouds at them. This is why I wasn't mad about being a Pegasus. I can make a bucking Cloud Gatling Gun. Why? Because pegasi magic. Even though I can only launch 4 or 5 mini-clouds. Meh. Jacob dropped the pimply one and we ran off.
I grinned. "Told ya it'd be fun."
From Dusk Til... Ponies?
Chapter 5
On The Heels Of Clouds
You know how sometimes you get the feeling that Oh I'm fine but you're not. Well, hehe, screw that. I had feeling, and a bad one, that today was screwed and boy, oh boy, was I right. I had an absolutely awful feeling. First of all, we made it too the middle of Tennessee around mid-day. Stopping at McDonald's I motioned for Jacob to switch me seats.
"MacDonald's, what can I get for you today?"
"Sure. Got anything pony friendly?"
"Of course. Have to cater to all our customers don't we?"
"Sweet. We'll take that. Whatever it is."
"Alright. Go ahead to the window."
I had Jacob pull us forward and I lay my hoof on the wheel. The guy who took our order opened the window and gaped at me.
"Yo."
"A pony. Driving a car. This is almost as weird as the gryphon on a unicycle."
I raised my eyebrow.
"Anyway. Here's your food. That'll be $18.95."
I hoofed over the money, doing my best to pull out. Switching with Jacob again I hoofed out everyone's food and we stopped at the outside seats. Hopping out I turned to Jacob.
"I'm gonna check how traffic is."
Flapping my wings I flew up to the lower hanging clouds and looked down. None of the traffic looked too bad. Gliding back down, I heard the sound of a gun shot and felt something punch through my wing causing me fly down, crash onto a roof, and had to dodge a few more shots. Diving onto the stair well I raced down and heard the shots stop. Looking out I could see some people wearing shirts that said PAPA. Yup. My feeling was right. Hiding in the nearby cupboard and doing my best to make it seem locked I waited for them to finish checking the area. Within moments they left and I pulled myself out.
"Psst. Over here," came a voice from a crack in a door. I looked over to see a guy motioning to his room.
Don't trust strangers.
Where the hell have you been?
Does it matter?
To Tartarus with it. I'll yell at you later.
I quickly scrambled over and into the guys room. Sitting on his couch I looked up at him.
"They were on their way back. I figured you'd luck out better here."
"Oh," I said, "Anyway PAPA?"
"People Against Ponies Association."
"Oh right. That lot."
"Yup," he said. Suddenly I felt extremely light headed. trying to gain my balance I ended up falling onto the couch.
"Oh hell, your wing," he said, his voice seemed to quiet.
"Oh huh, forgot about that," I said as it all faded to black.
Opening my eyes I found myself in the room where I had conversed with Dusk the first time. It still looked like a infinite void of swirling purples and black. Looking around I found the pony I was looking for. She was lying on the "floor" seemingly asleep. I walked over to her and she looked up. It was then that I noticed she had started to look different. She stood and said, "You look different."
"So do you."
I whipped out a mirror, thank you imagination, and looked at myself. I had started to look more like Dusk. Unconcerned I looked back to Dusk.
"You see everything?"
"Yup."
Thith, the weird orb thing with all my textbook knowledge, flew up to me. "Master, do you wish me to search for any memories of how to free someone?"
"No," I said and suddenly Dusk joined in, "I know what I need to do."
This time when I opened my eyes I found myself looking at the guy who had rescued me. His scraggly face was filled with worry and, was it, concern? I had no idea. He had donned a medical mask and was looking at me.
"Oh good, you're awake. I bandaged up your wing," he said.
Looking back at my wing I was stunned to find it expertly bandaged and splinted. I looked back at the guy.
"Wow. How did you know to do that?"
"I'm a vet in a nearby clinic. They brought me to the hospital to help with ponies."
"Oh. I need to go. My friends were grabbed," I made for the door.
"Wait, I never got your name," he called out.
Stopping I pondered for a moment. I now had the memories of Josh and Dusk Showers. I had to decide on my name then and there.
"Dusk. I'm Dusk," I said as I raced off. Running past the other doors I sprinted outside. Using my speed to lauch me into the air I zoomed back towards the McDonald's. Flying up I tucked my wings inward and dove downward at the van that was speeding off. It turned left and I landed on the top as quietly as possible. The van raced towards a storehouse and I jumped off. Flying up I landed on top of the building and watched silently as the dragged the bound and gagged Jacob with the caged Justin/Apple Stars and Envy/Aura inside. Looking for the air vent opening on the top I climbed inside and made my way downward. Finally I found the room I was looking for.
"What do you think the boss is going to do with them?"
"They told me they had someone who was going to dissect them, to see if they really are like the ponies from this world."
"Wow. What about the rest?"
"Once they catch them other one they're going to sell them to one of the farms in South America or something. Either that or use them to study them further. Hopefully they'll find their little weaknesses."
I glared through the vent. Great. Now I'd have to blow the freaking store house up or something. I'd probably go with or something. I didn't have the skills to blow it up. Climbing out of the vent I dropped down out of the vent silently and snuck towards the two thugs. Kicking one in the head I aimed a blow at the other's tender spot. He dropped and I heard him say,
"Mr. Silence will stop you freaks," and he dropped unconscious from pain.
I turned back to the others.
"Am I late or something?"
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