Silent Memories

It was a warm summer evening with cooling breezes grasping at Erik's cheeks. He had decided to go for a little walk before sitting down and watching TV with his parents. He really needed to clear his head. All this past week, news reporters had been going on about something that happened in space and it was somehow going to effect our way of life.

Everyone, of course, shrugged this off. They figured nothing would happen and they could go on living with their happy lives. Erik and his family (his mom, dad, twin sister, and two little brother) were no exception to the ignorance of the so called "End Times".

Suddenly, the streetlight Erik was walking under went out, along with the rest going up and down the street he was on. Within minutes, the whole neighborhood seemed to be out of power. He quickly ran back home to see if everyone was alright. They were just fine, but were all gathered ouside to watch as the city in the backgroud shut down and the sound of car crashes were heard. They all secretly prayed no one had gotten hurt.

A few more minutes went by without anything happening. All was quiet, making the silence louder than their own breathiig. They all waited for something to happen, anything to break the silence. Then, they got their wish. The town lunatic began running around and screaming, "The end is here! The end is here! There is a one thousand mile meteor heading for Earth and we'll all parish! The end is here!"

Everyone within the area visably shiver, hoping and praying that it wasn't true, but to their dismay, darkness decended upon them. They all looked up to see something huge block the full moon. They all gasped and began saying their goodbyes. At least it was a swift death. There would be no pain and suffering, just instant death.

The meteor came closer and closer, quickly engulfing the entire city in darkness. As vision became impared, so did the minds and souls of the victims. Within seconds, the entire planet was struck be the meteor with an inaudible sound of billions of lives being lost within seconds. There were no more humans in the universe now, all except one.

Erik woke up immediately and looked around. All he could see for miles around was white. He looked in all the directions, only to find the same bright color. After a few moments, he spoke to break the loud silence, "Hello? Is there anyone there?" No answer came. he sat there until another wuestion formed in his head. "Am I dead?" As if on que, an unfamiliar voice sounded.

"Yes. I'm afraid you are dead." Erik looked around frantically, trying to find the source of the strange voice. "Do not be afraid. I am not going to harm you." Erik nodded as memories returned of the final moments of life with hi family. Tears began to flow freely down his face from the sorrow of the billions of lives lost.

"Please, do not dispair for the lives that were lost. You are here, safe and sound. All the lives that were lost were taken to Heaven or Hell, whichever they belonged in." Erik nodded and sniffled while wiping his nose and eyes.

"Why am I here then? Why was I taken here instead of the other two?" Erik asked, his voice cracking a bit.

"It is because you are needed in another world. The same event that just destroyed your world is about to destroy another. You know the signs of the catastrophe, so you are essential in saing the world." The voice was sincere and bold. It must not be kidding.

"Okay then. What world is it? Have I heard of it before?" Erik asked as he stood up, now completely interested in this new development for his destiny.

"You have heard about it. It is the magical world of Equestria." Erik gasped from shock. Was he seriously about to be sent to a world full of color talking ponies? It seemed so. "You will be given time to adjust to the lifestyle, but in three years time, the signs will begin to appear and you will have to take action."

"So, let me get this straight. You're sending me to a world full of colorful, magical, flying ponies and you expect me to save them from the disaster that destroyed my world?" Erik asked, confused for the moment.

"Precisely." The voice said.

Erik thought this over for a moment. He had to admit, it was a ncer and more colorful world then the last one and if he saves it, he'll get to live there until he dies and goes to heaven. "Alright. I accept." Erik said as a smile found its way across his lips.

"Excellent. Now, you will not be able to choose your appearence and yoou will not have your cutie mark. You will arrive in the world with your current age and you cannot choose where you will arrive. Is that alright?" It was more of a statement than a question.

"Yes. I understand. I'm just happy I get another chance at living." Erik said with enthusiiasm.

"Indeed. Now, close your eyes and you wihen you open them, you will be in Equestria." Erik nodded and did as he was told. When he opened his eyes, he foulnd the whole world to be spinning. He could immediately tell that he had arrived becaue of the now cascading pastel colors that blurred in his vision.

Erik tried to stand, but only fell over again. He thougt, when he fell, that he would've hit the ground already, but he just kept falling. A few seconds passed before he hit the ground hard, bounced and fell, and hit the gorund again, only to do that same action a few more times before finally hitting the ground for the last time.

The world spun even worse now, especially after all of that hitting and falling. Erik looked around again as his vision finally cleared. he didn't recognize this place from the few episodes he'd seen of the show, but he figured he'd be able to-

Everything suddenly went black as something very hard and tough hit the back of his head. Before his hearing left him, Erik could hardly make out a vioce saying something and the squelching of hooves in mud. He barely felt the rain on his body as he was lifted up and everything blacked out.