Chapters "Hey ! Wake up faggot"
I opened my eyes and braced myself for the inevitable. Every morning my brother, Chris, bursts into his room, wakes me with the same brilliant insult, and punches hard into my kidney. There was no stopping it, all I could do is prepare for the blow. Just like clockwork, the familiar painful shock rushed through my body as Chris' hammer of a fist came barreling downward into my body.
"Ugh!" I cried, as all of the air in my lungs was forced outward.
"About time you got up, bitch!" Exclaimed Chris, as he gave his usual cocky 'I'm better than you' grin, and proceeded to walk out the door towards his own room. I gave a pained sigh as I picked myself up off of my bed to begin another day.
I stood in front of the mirror for a while, just looking at my bruised and broken body. My long dark hair is a complete mess, my nose at an odd angle (as always), and my eyes are just as miss-matched as ever. I always hated his eyes. One a dark mahogany brown, the other a light icy blue. My body looks more like four twigs jutting out from a slightly larger twig. I am absolutely scrawny. Everywhere I go people point and laugh at me.
"Mama what's wrong with that man's eyes?" A little girl would ask. Only to be dragged away by her mother, with a deep look of disgust on her face.
" Hey Husky! Want a bone?" Others would call out, insinuating that my appearance is akin to that of a dog. There was no end to the constant torment on just my appearance alone. The only thing I could do (short of surgery) is to wash up as best as he can to look halfway presentable, and not like I am living on the 47th floor of Hell.
I cleaned myself up and splashed my face with cold water to wake myself up, and to make sure I'm not in another nightmare.
"Fuck." I sighed, realizing that this is, in fact, reality.I quickly got dressed and grabbed my backpack, keys, and cellphone (not sure why, nobody ever wants to call me anyway). Hoping to avoid another run-in with Chris, I waited until I could hear him step into the shower before leaving the 'safety' of my room. As soon as I could hear my brother's tone def voice singing the lyrics to "Party Rock Anthem", I knew I was in the clear. I dashed out of my room and bounded down the stairs two at a time. Walking into the kitchen, I saw my mother reading the local news on her blackberry, and simultaneously speaking with a client of hers on her Bluetooth headset. She's always working and never acknowledged my presence. Nevertheless, I walked over, gave her a kiss on the cheek, and walked out the door. Even though she never shows it, I know that she is the only person in the world that cares about me.
It's another cold morning in the small town of Freeland, Michigan. I, once again, found my home at the back of the school bus. Away from the 'cookie cutter cheerleaders' discussing the newest Ke$ha album. Away from the jocks reliving last night's football game. Here at the back of the bus, I feel at home with nothing to bother me, I am free to enjoy the one good thing in my life. Pulling out my phone, I put in my headphones and loaded up the newest episode of "My Little Pony. Friendship is Magic" As the familiar tune opens up revealing the magical world of Equestria, a slight smile brushed across my face. Knowing that for the next 20 minutes I won't have to worry about bullies, or my own personal problems. I can relax, and dream of a place where I too, can have friends.
I was completely lost in the show. Blown away by the extravagance of the Grand Galloping Gala, I didn't realize the pair of eyes staring me down. Just as Fluttershy broke down the door in a loveless rage, a ham-like hand reached down and grabbed my phone. Raising the phone high into the air, I heard a deep voice yell out.
"Hey Everyone, look at what dogboy is watching!" said Craig Matherson, My own personal bully since the 3rd grade. "It's a show about talking ponies!" The entire bus exploded with laughter, My secret was out. I attempted to jump up and retrieve my stolen phone, but my adversary was far too tall for me to reach. Through the laughter I could see a few of the cheerleaders giggling and furiously texting on their phones. No doubt they were telling all of their friends about what a freak I am. Once word got out that I watch MLP, my life will be worse than ever. Craig threw my phone back down at me and leaned in close to whisper.
Arriving at school, I realized that everyone knew about the bus fiasco. Everywhere I go people would harass me, calling me everything from "gay-boy" to "pony bitch". There was no end to the torment. At every class I was pelted with spitwads, chewed up erasers, and at one point something that resembled a massive raisin, but had the density of a rock. Even some of the more rude teachers joined in on the abuse. At lunch people would walk past and spit in my food, or just slap the tray out of my hands. Unable to take it anymore, I rushed to the bathroom and locked myself inside a stall. I curled my legs to my chest and positioned myself on the toilet so that nobody from outside can see where I was hiding. Between sobs I found myself vomiting from the sheer emotions running wild throughout my body. I wanted nothing more than to leave this place and never return. I knew that this would be my life from now on. Everyday people would laugh and harass me without end. Being as scrawny as I am, there is a snowball's chance in Hell that I could fight back. And even if I did, who would side with me? If I started a fight, nobody would support me. I was simply all out of options. Fearing what would come of me if I left the sanctity of the bathroom, I stayed curled up in the stall until the final bell rang to dismiss the students. This was the most beautiful sound I have heard all day.
I decided to wait one more hour before leaving, to make sure that everyone was out of the school. Feeling cooped up, I knew that I had to get out of the bathroom. It was now or never. I would leave the school, go home to my mother and try to convince her to transfer me to another school. Hopefully, if I put on a decent show for her, she would do me a favor and agree. I stood up and reached for the door handle. I slid the bolt off of the lock and swung open the door. I immediately wished I hadn't. Standing directly outside the bathroom stall, was Craig Matherson and the rest of his football buddies. I swear, the entire defensive line must have crammed themselves into the bathroom. I stood there for a moment not sure what to say, a look of terror burned into my eyes. Craig decided he would be the first to speak.
"Well about time you got out of there, I thought you were dead Andy. That wouldn't be very fun. After all, if you were already dead, what would be left for us to do?" Craig inquired as an evil sneer crept across his face.
"Grab him" Craig said with a cold emotionless tone. I was immediately seized by two of these hulking dim-witted jocktards. Keeping me still, Craig threw punch after punch directly into my gut. Each blow made Chris' morning routine seem like a water balloon. With every punch, the hatred in Craig's eyes grew until I was sure he took on the form of Satan himself. But I convinced myself that I was seeing things . The room began to spin as I slowly lost consciousness. I don't know what stopped first, the hitting or my consciousness. The room was almost completely black when I felt a massive rush of water wake me up. Craig was holding my head in the toilet! I fought back against his hammer of a hand but all that got me was a wad of hair ripped out, and a mouthful of water in my lungs. After what seemed like an hour, (but must have been only about a minute) he released me. As I lay coughing up water onto the bathroom floor, a new batch of tears rushed out of me. With one final kick, Craig and his friends left the bathroom. But I didn't. . . I lay there sobbing through the night, wishing I was dead.
I was found the next morning by the school janitor, who immediately called the nurse over. Apparently I looked a lot worse than I felt, but that could have been due to fact that my entire left half was numb. The nurse insisted that she call an ambulance, but I refused, stating that I was fine and just wanted to go home. She then asked who had done this to me.
The entire car ride back home, my mother was screaming at me.
"DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA HOW IMPORTANT THAT CALL YOU INTERRUPTED WAS TO ME?" she yelled.
"Mom, I'm sorry, but I didn't know who else to call." I tried to explain.
"YOU COULD HAVE FUCKING WALKED! WE ONLY LIVE 4 MILES AWAY!" she rebutted. I tried to bring up the fact that I had to be carried to the nurse because both my legs were completely numb.
"AND HOW IS THAT MY PROBLEM, ANDY?" It was obvious that there was no reasoning with her. She cared so much about her job, that it came before her own son. Why does everyone hate me? I remained silent the rest of the way home, looking out the window to hide the tears streaming down my face. I knew that asking her for a transfer was 100% out of the question, I was completely out of options. My mind jut kept turning to those pills the school nurse gave me. If these pills were supposed to be capable of replacing a trip to the hospital, which in retrospect I badly needed, then they have to be pretty strong. I wasn't completely sure what I was planning on doing, but I knew one thing. I was not going back to that school.
We arrived back home and I ran straight for the front door. I wasn't about to let my mother speak one more word to me. I flew up the stairs, and threw the door to my room open in a rage.
"Where does she get off, treating her own son like a fucking chore? That BITCH!" I yelled through my teeth. I was seething in anger.
"And Chris, What did I ever do to make him despise me like this. Why do I deserve to be treated like his personal punching bag?" At this point I was furious.
"Let's not forget Craig, and all those people at school. Why can't they just accept me? Not everyone is the same. Just because I don't listen to you'r type of music, or dress the way you do, you think you have the right to piss all over me?"
"I wish I could have friends like those"
And suddenly everything was black. Some people say when you're dying, you can smell lemons. Well I smelled something, but it wasn't lemons. It was almost a sweet smell, like walking past an apple orchard. It put me at ease. Not only that, but I couldn't feel the pain or numbness anymore. I simply felt, alive. Well not so much alive, I mean, I'm dead right? This is death. I took the pills, and now I should be dead.
'Wait," I thought,"If I'm dead, then why am I still thinking? And why can I still smell anything Unless maybe. . ." I attempted to open my eyes. They felt heavy, like I was waking up from a century long nap. I slowly forced them open and saw a welcoming set of green eyes staring down at me. The shock of this encounter sent a rush of adrenaline through my body and I threw my eyes completely open and heard a familiar voice say to me.
"Well howdy partner, that was quite a nasty spill you had back there!". .
Author's Note
Hopefully you guys enjoyed chapter one of my story. If you did enjoy it, let me know. Also, constructive criticism would be much appreciated. I'm looking forward to making this a fun journey for everyone who reads it.
"AAAAAAAHHHHHHH!" I screamed.
"AAAAAAAHHHHHHH!" the figure screamed
"AAAAAAAHHHHHHH!" I continued, while shooting my body upwards. I guess I sat up a little to quickly, because my face intercepted with whoever was staring over me at what feels like 1000 mph. The result? I'm unconscious again. . .
The next thing I knew, I woke up in a hospital with a splitting headache. I tried to sit up when a felt someone gently push me back onto my pillow.
"Now you just hold on a minute fella, don't go gettin scared on me again." came an oddly familiar voice. I attempted to open my eyes, but something crusty was keeping them shut. It took me a while to realize it was my own blood.
"Can somebody please get me a towel?" I asked in a coarse voice. Jesus, how long was I unconscious? I feel like I haven't spoken in days. I heard the sound of hurried footsteps all around me, but they sounded strange. I'm not sure how, but they just didn't sound like footsteps.
"Oooh goodie, he's waking up!" came a squeaky high energy voice.
"Why is that voice familiar" I wondered.
"Ugh, the poor thing looks dreadful, there mus be something we can do." came a soft, but a little snooty voice that, once again, was incredibly familiar.
"Wh-wh-what if he's here to hurt us?" asked the sweetest most un-mistakable voice that I have ever heard. I began to get an idea as to what's going on.
"Ok, ok. Joke's over, how'd I get to an MLP Panel? While I appreciate the thought, I really didn't consent to this." I called out while attempting to regain my voice.
"He sounds like a monster." exclaimed that sweet voice once again.
"Wow, great Fluttershy impression. A for effort, now help me clean my face off!" I yelled out, getting angry that nobody was trying to help me.
"EEEEEPPPP!" yelled/squealed the voice again. Well, that definitely is Fluttershy. "How does he know my name Twilight?"
"I don't know, but we should help him. He obviously has some knowledge that we don't." chimed in the absolutely beautiful and unmistakable voice of the one and only Twilight Sparkle. This is getting really weird, really fast.
I felt a warm towel slowly placed over my head. Oh God, this is how I die!
"Get the Hell away from me! " I screamed. I felt the hands (or hooves. . whatever) holding the towel flinch for a moment, but they slowly rubbed the towel across my face gently removing the dirt and blood out of my eyes.
"It's ok, I'm not going to hurt you. You're safe here." the Twilight-like voice assured me. Something about her voice made me believe her. Even after all the events of the past two days, being attacked, and taken to a strange place without my consent, I actually felt relaxed and safe. I don't know how she did it, but I was completely calm. That is, until I opened my eyes.
With the blood now gone, I could see clearly. Sitting directly across the room from me were a bunch of ponies. Now, I don't mean the ponies you can see at a petting zoo, or ride when you're a kid. I mean, the ponies. The mane six! I began to freak out again when an orange hoof was gently placed above my mouth silencing my scream.
"Now slow down fella, we don't need you gettin' all worked up again." said Applejack.
"You. . you.. you're. . you're. . . "I began to stutter.
"The name's Applejack." she said with an 'as-a-matter-o'-fact' tone. "And that there's Rarity, Pinkiepie, Rainbow Dash, and Spike. The one hiding behind that plant over there is Fluttershy." I looked to where she pointed and saw a tiny pink tail poke out from behind a fern in the corner.
"Hi," said the fern "I'm Fluttershy." How adorable is that? I began to turn my attention back towards Applejack when a pair of purple hooves grabbed my by the cheeks and forced my head to look in the opposite direction.
"Hi, my name is Twilight Sparkle. Who are you? Where are you from? What's your favorite food? How did you get here? Did Princess Celestia send you? What's wrong with your hooves? What's wrong with your face? What are you exactly? " said the overly excited purple pony.
"Woah, slow down there Twilight, let the poor feller rest. He's been through a lot." said Applejack sweetly but sternly. I was beginning to feel dizzy again. How is it possible to be in Equestria. This place is fictional, it shouldn't exist, and yet here I am. The ponies aren't even scared of me. Have they seen a human before? Am I not the first person to travel to Equestria? I have to be dreaming, I just gotta wake myself up, that's all. I looked around the room for anything to put my body into shock and wake up. I couldn't find anything. "Damn children's show!" I thought to myself. Why can't there be any dangerous tools I could use to snap out of this. I mean, come on, It's a hospital and I cant even find a measly scalpel. That's when I got the idea.
"Hey Rarity." I called out.
"Yes Darling? What would you like?" she asked ever so sweetly. The fact that she was so nice made what I was about to do all the more difficult because I knew it would hurt her. . and me.
"OOOOOOOWWWWWW!!!!" I yelled, I'm definitely not dreaming. "I'm sorry Rarity, I just had to test something. You're outfit really is lovely." All the kind words in the world couldn't help what just happened though. I could feel my eye begin to swell up like a beach ball. I haven't been awake in Equestria for more than five minutes and already I have wound up in the hospital and attacked by one of the more docile ponies. At this rate, I'll be dead by nightfall.
"Well looks like someone is finally awake." said one of the nurses cheerfully as she walked into the room. "Terribly sorry about the bed size, however we've never had anyone quite as large as you come through here." she said with a slight giggle. It was then that I noticed that both my arms and both my legs were dangling off the sides of the bed almost to the floor. I probably looked absolutely ridiculous.
"The good news is you have no permanent damage and your vitals are fantastic." the nurse continued "The bad news is, we ran all out of lollipops. I'm sorry, I know how much all our patients look forward to a nice treat after a visit to the doctors."
"Its no problem really, thank you." I said, however what I was thinking is more along the lines of "Are you fucking serious? That's considered bad news to you? Do you have any idea the Hell that I live through everyday, and your pissed about a missing lollipop? Fuck You!" Of course I felt ashamed for thinking such things, but it's truly the way I felt.
"Anyway," exclaimed the nurse "you are free to go whenever you would like."
"This can't be right, I felt the pain when I hit my head, I had to have fractured my skull. There is no way that I healed this quickly." I tried to explain to the nurse, but she was already out the door.
"What are you talking about?" asked Rainbow Dash "You took way longer than expected to heal. We've been here for almost two hours. It's been soooo borring."
"Two hours? I guess it makes sense, nobody in the show stays injured for long. Maybe the healing process is accelerated here." I thought to myself. "Any way, time for some answers."
"Let's get going!" I called out to the girls. I was focused on finding out how the hell I got here. Standing up off the bed, I felt a nice comfortable breeze in the room. It felt amazing.
Is this what the weather in Ponyville is like all the time?" I wondered "Good job Rainbow Dash!" It never dawned on me why I felt so free and unrestricted until I heard the fern exclaim once agin.
"That's a strange place for his horn to be."
Author's Note
Looks like Andy's in Equestria. Honestly, I'm writing plot as I go along. I'm looking forward to seeing how this story plays out.
Author's Note
After some revision, All of Andy's thoughts from here on out will be italicized. I'm also going to try using font color to distinguish between Andy's dialogue and each of the ponies, but I need you'r feedback to see if it is a good idea or not. I hope you all enjoy this next installment of 'This is Where I Belong'.
Ummm. . . Rainbow Dash?
"Oh God, I'm Naked!" I could feel everyponie's eyes staring me down. "Fuck, why won't they look away? Don't they know this is embarrassing?!? I looked everywhere around the room for something to cover myself with and decided on using a nearby basked of apples. (a gift from applejack I assume.)
?OOoooh lookie. He's more red than those apples!" squealed PinkiePie as she tried to stifle her giggles.
"Now what're you goin' and gettin' all embarrassed for?"
"I'm Naked! " I shot back."I can't walk around ponyville like this! " Each of the ponies looked at me as if I was some type of alien, (well, I guess I am an alien to them. But this was for a different reason entirely.)
"Why not darling? We don't have any social events to attend. You're perfectly fine without a suit. beamed Rarity.
"Oh yeah! I remembered Ponies don't usually wear any clothing unless they're going somewhere important. However, there is no way I will walk around ponyville with 'Mr Johnson and the Juice Crew' flopping everywhere. I will need some clothes.
" Besides, I think I like the way you look.Ya wouldn't want to cover all that up with stupid old clothes." came a voice from a midst the sea of confused ponies. "Oh no, not. . "
"Hi, the name's Rainbow Dash. I like the way you're put together." she said in a voice I can best describe as a 'The Most Interesting Man in the Universe' Impression. (yes everyone. RD will forever be trying to get it with Andy. It's horrifying, and I'm scared to write it, but I flipped a coin and that's the way I'm taking this story.) " What do ya say we go hangout at my house?" as she spoke I could see her wings get visibly erect, and with each word she leaned in close to me and gave a brief definition of what she was really after "We can watch some T.V (let's buck), we could race (buck me on the table), hang out with some friends (buck me while Gilda watches, or we could go visit Scootaloo (visit Scootaloo)" (What? I'm not a monster, she's just a philly) As much as I was terrified of the idea, this was the first time in my life and female (regardless of species) ever showed any attraction to me, I couldn't help what happened next.
As Rainbow Dash continued her long list of various ways we could buck, the pile of apples I was currently holding at my crotch simultaneously toppled over, (as if something had pushed them. . . get it?. . get it? ya you get it.)
"Oooh, are you about to cast a spell?" twilight beamed, oblivious to the activities Rainbow Dash is suggesting. I looked down and noticed what had just happened.
"Aaaaahhhh! " I screamed. I searched desperately around the room for something more solid to cover myself with. As my eyes darted across the room, I noticed that nothing was near. It's as if somepony purposely moved everything out of the way. There was only one thing I could use to cover myself up with.
"Sorry about this RD." I said through clenched teeth as I grabbed the pony by the sides and placed her directly in front of my problem.
"Oh. . I don't mind one bit." she said quietly in my direction.
"Oh no, how did I let myself get excited like that? I barely even know them in person." My thoughts went instantly to my latest issue of 'HoofBeat' magazine under my bed at home. Of course as soon as I did, I felt him wake up even more.
"Eeep" RD let out with a happy squeal.Sideways against his groin. There is in no way any form of penetration. . . yet.) I had to think of something fast, before this pony gets any more ideas.
"Hey Applejack, tell me more about your family." I said, very careful not to address the specific name of who I wanted to hear about. Sure enough though, she started perfectly.
"They're all fine mostly. Granny Smith's bunions are flarin' up again. And she's got these sores as big as apples. . . " she continued. Sure enough, the thought of Granny Smith soothed my problem almost instantly. "Thank God!" I thought.
"Damnit AppleJack. You always ruin the fun". RD mumbled under her breath as she walked away. I bent over and retrieved the basket of apples that had fallen and used it to cover up my (less noticeable) businiess.
"Do any of you girls happen to know where I could get a hospital gown?"
Fluttershy shot upright almost instantly "I'll get it!" she yelled as she evacuated the room. Poor thing, she must have been extremely uncomfortable during that situation. I took this awkward moment to try and get some questions answered.
"Um, excuse me, girls? Sorry to have to ask this, but where am I?" I knew the answer, I just needed to hear it from someone else to be 100% sure that I'm not completely crazy.
"You're in Ponyville Hospital silly." Twilight began "You're lucky we got you here when we did, you could have been really injured if Apple Jack hadn't found you." There you go, I'm definitely not crazy. I am in Equestria talking to the mane six.
"Alright, now why aren't any of you afraid of me?" (besides Fluttershy of course) "I mean, none of you seem scared at all."
"Should we be scared? You don't look very scary. You actually seem kind of nice. You're definitely bigger than anypony I've ever seen, but I wouldn't say you're scary. Just. . different." Twilight said with the sweetest and most understanding voice I have ever heard. I almost felt like crying. All those years of being ridiculed for being myself by people who don't even know me, and here I am surrounded by six complete strangers who are the nicest people (ponies) I've ever known. Maybe I actually am in Heaven. Did those pills really work? With that thought, all of those emotions that I was feeling before I came to this strange land came flooding back. In a wave of tears I laid back down onto the bed and began sobbing uncontrollably.
"Oh no. please don't cry. yelled out Pinkie Pie, "You're going to make me start crying too." I could hear her voice start to shake as she said that last sentence. Her eyes began to quiver as I looked to all the other ponies. What I saw made me heart break even more than it already was.
Each and everyone of the ponies were crying uncontrollably. This didn't make any sense, were they mocking me? Maybe these ponies were just trying to mess with me.
"Why are you all crying?" I asked between tears.
"You're our friend, and you're sad. That makes us feel bad." Twilight explained.
Is this possible? Can someone be such a true friend that seeing another friend in pain causes them to feel bad as well? Seeing this display of affection in front of me warmed my heart enough to allow me to stop crying. It took the girls a couple more minutes to calm down, so I waited patiently for the tears to stop. Once they did, the girls had their own questions for me.
"Why were you crying dear? asked Rarity with a genuine look of concern on her face. I looked to all of the sweet faces before me and realized that each one of these ponies had such a pure innocence that I would hate to introduce so much pain into this world by describing why I'm such a wreck.
"I'm sorry, but I can't talk about it right now." I said with an emotionless tone. I was afraid that they would pry further into the question and demand details, but they did the exact opposite. They simply sat there with the same concerned look on their face in complete silence. We sat that way for a good five minutes before Apple Jack decided to speak up.
"Well I sure am glad you're alright now. Don't you worry, we won't let nothin' bad happen to ya."
"Here you go, they're kind of small so I got as many as I could." she said while panting from the obvious strain of carrying the massive ball of gowns.
"Thank you Fluttershy, that was very kind of you." I said with a smile. "I think I'm ready to leave now."
I stood up and began tying the wad of gowns into a makeshift toga. It wasn't pretty, but it was functional.
"Oh Goodness, what on Equestria is that you made?!? cried out Rarity at the obvious atrocity I had assembled. "No no no, this simply won't do." As she spoke, her horn began to glow and the gowns covering my body began to change shape. I could feel certain areas tighten around my body as the fabric was stretched and pulled. After about 30 seconds of this, the fabric stopped moving. I definitely felt more covered, but I still had no idea what Rarity had done.
"Hey. . let's go race."
"There you are Darling, much better. Don't you think?" beamed Rarity, obviously proud of the work she had done. Each one of the ponies standing before me were staring at me like I just grew a second head or something, it was making me kind of uncomfortable. Then there's Rainbow Dash, she was making me really uncomfortable. Her eyes were open incredibly wide, her tongue was hanging out like a dog in the sun, and her wings. . oh God, her wings. Her wings were sticking out more than a used tampon in a snow storm. I think I finally understand what women mean when they say men look at them like a piece of meat. To be honest, I kind of enjoyed it, but that's probably because I've been starved for attention my entire life. It felt good to be desired, even if it is in some creepy, bestiality, perverted way.
I still had no idea what the big deal was, sure humans aren't necessarily common in Equestria, but there is no way in Hell Rarity could have made me look good enough to gawk over.
"Come on girls, what's the big deal? Is there something wrong with my face?" I asked jokingly. I received no response. Just the same blank dumbfounded stare. At this point I actually got a little bit scared.
"Oh no! Rarity what did you do? I wondered I bet I look hideous. This is probably her revenge for when I insulted her earlier. I'm a monster! Just then a soft voice chirped up.
"Here you go. said Fluttershy sheepishly as she handed me a small pocket mirror. As I reached for it I noticed she flinched a little bit, like when you go to pick up a rabbit. It was kind of cute, but it also made me a little sad. I wasn't trying to scare her, honest. I slowly picked up the mirror from her outstretched hooves. As soon as the mirror left her possession she immediately retreated to hide behind her friends. With a gulp I raised the mirror to assess the damage, what I saw made my jaw hit the floor.
I looked good ! Not just good, but damn good! My hair had a healthy glow to it as it lay perfectly flat across my now flawless face. My nose straightened itself out giving me a nice chiseled look. And my eyes, my eyes that I have always despised, they were normal. I had two ordinary dark brown eyes! I looked absolutely fantastic. My attention then turned to what I was wearing. Rarity had somehow transformed the ordinary bleak hospital gowns into an amazing white suit that fit around my body perfectly. What I found strange though, was that it looked massive, and yet felt tight against my chest. Not uncomfortably tight, just enough to know that It wasn't too large. But then why does it look so huge? I slowly unbuttoned the first few buttons of the jacket and noticed some features that had not existed on me up until this point. There was a strange line going down the center of my chest.
"Is this a scar? I wondered "I don't remember hurting my body, just my head. And I've never had a scar here before." As I unbuttoned more of the jacket I was greeted with my answer, and it was absolutely marvelous.
That was no scar, that was a small valley on my chest. A valley that ran between two Massive Fucking Pecs! I quickly but carefully removed the rest of the shirt.
"Oh sweet Celestia!" I heard Rainbow Dash say lightly. It was obvious she didn't want the other ponies to know of her schoolgirl crush. So I made no point to mention it. Hey, I cant blame her though. Looking at my new body even turned me on a bit. I looked absolutely sexy compared to earth standards. My chest was bulging and defined, my abs look as if someone chiseled them out of diamond, and my arms looked as if someone had stuffed softballs under my skin. Don't even let me get started on my ass. I could bounce a quarter off dat bitch."But how did this happen. Eh, doesn't matter. I look SEXY!" I could stare at myself in the mirror all day, but one thought kept on creeping into my mind. I was hungry. It never occurred to me that the last time I ate was over 2 days ago before I left for school.
"Hey girls?" I addressed to the six ponies "What do you say we go get something to eat and we'll get some questions answered?" All six nodded their heads 'Yes' in unison. As much as it pained me (and Rainbow Dash) to do so, I peeled my eyes away from the mirror and put my jacket back on.
"Alright girls," I called out "Let's go." I left the hospital with the six ponies in tow , ready to see the rest of what Equestria had to offer.
I knew exactly where I wanted to go, every bronie's dream is to stuff their face with delicious cakes from Sugarcube Corner, but I really didn't want to jeopardize this glorious body that the gods have bestowed upon me."Ugh, why doesn't the show advertise any restaurants besides Sugarcube Corner." I wondered. At this point, I didn't even care enough to worry about it. All I knew is that I was hungry. Very. . very. . hungry.Oh Fuck, I really messed up. How am I going to explain this?" I was in a panic. My brain went racing trying to find an excuse for my knowledge of their names and town. Lucky for me, these ponies always look for the worst in people. They'd believe the most ridiculous story before ever thinking a friend would lie to them. As much as it killed me to lie to them, there was no way I could tell them that I've been watching their every move from a separate universe on my phone. So I simply said the first thing that popped into my head.
"I'm psychic." I stated plainly. I decided to leave it at that. I could see that this information was confusing the girls, so I gave them a moment to let it sink in. Hopefully they believe it without too much of a fuss. Sure enough, after a few moments of quizzical looks, they began to acknowledge the idea that maybe I was, in fact, psychic. Rarity was the first to speak up.
"Well if you are truly psychic, then do tell me what I am thinking of right now. she said playfully.
"Oh no, I wasn't expecting questions. How am I supposed to know this? Looks like I'm screwed. That's when I remembered, I know more about theses ponies than any of their friends. This'll be a piece of cake.
"That's easy, Rarity, You are thinking that you should have put more gems on my suit." I answered with confidence "Next question please?"
"Wow, you are good.".exclaimed Rarity as a large smile came across her face.
"Ooooh Ooooh me MEEEE!" yelled Pinkie Pie. She look as if she was about to jump out of her skin. Seriously guys, the show does not even come close the the amount of energy this little pony has bottled up inside.
"You really want to party." I responded happily grinning at this little firecracker of a pony bouncing and laughing around me.
"OK, now me. What am I thinking about? asked Rainbow Dash."Let's see you try and get this one right." She spoke as if she were issuing a challenge. But little did she know, that she is the easiest of the ponies to figure out.
"That's easy, you're thinking about the Wonderbolts." a said with a large smile on my face. That smile disappeared almost instantly as I felt a body rub up against my leg. I looked down to see Rainbow Dash playfully slap my ass with one of her wings.
"Ooooh!" I let out a small quiet yelp of shock. She is definitely throwing herself out there, isn't she?
"lucky guess" she teased "Now what am I thinking about?
"OK." I said nervously as I stepped slightly away from Rainbow Dash "I think that's enough questions for today. Let's go eat!" I tried to playfully laugh off what just happened, but I'm pretty sure that just made Rainbow Dash even more excited. Everyone knows that Rainbow Dash loves a challenge.
Walking down the streets of Ponyville, everyone stopped what they were doing and stared at this strange creature just walking around with this strange assortment of ponies. They were neither scared nor happy to see me. They were just in shock. You know that face you make when you're in mid jump above a swimming pool and realize that your phone is still in your pocket? That was the exact face that every pony had. Sure, it wasn't the most welcoming thing to see, but it's better than people looking at me like I am nothing like they do back home. I tried to be friendly and wave at as many people as I could. Some waved back, others just kept on staring like a deer in a pair of headlights. It didn't bother me.
"Alright now Sugarcube, Sugarcube Corner is just up ahead" called out Apple Jack.
Thank God, I'm starving." I could smell the freshly baked pies and various sweets. I could hear the sound of the oven's fires crackling. My mouth began watering like a Diamond Dog at a Jewelry store. All of my focus was on getting my hands on a giant pie, and diving right into it. I don't give a damn how fat I get, I'm eating until I am ready to burst. Just as I could see Sugarcube Corner a few meters away, I heard a scream that made the hairs on the back of my neck stand up. I turned around to see Cherilee running down the main street screaming.
"Somepony please help me." She screamed between gasps of air. She looked towards me and the girls. Though the moment she saw me, she didn't display the same shocked expression all the other ponies had. She istead, looked almost relieved. She dashed over to me as quickly as she could. When she got close enough to me for me to see her face, I wish I could have avoided staring at her. What I saw was an image that I will never, in my entire life, ever forget. In Cheerilee's eyes, I saw the most cold, terrifying, dreadful look. It is the look I imagine someone would have after watching their entire family butchered in front of them. I wanted to hug her so badly, she looked as if she needed it. But before I could ask what was wrong, she said the one thing that made me feel worse than how her eyes made me feel.
Children. . trapped. . . school. . fire. . FIRE!!
"Please. You have to help me!" pleaded Cheerilee I was giving the fillies a reading lesson when this strange black colt asked to speak with me. I was only gone a moment. Please Help, there are still some fillies trapped in there!" I had no idea what I should do. Every fiber of my being was telling me to go get someone more qualified for the task, but looking around, everyone looked just as terrified as me. Luckily Twilight spoke up before I had a chance to create an excuse, otherwise I would have just stood around doing nothing, and those ponies fillies would be doomed.
"Come on girls! Let's go save some fillies!" she cried out as the six of them sprinted back in the direction of the schoolhouse. I wasn't sure what to do, but I knew that I should be with the girls to make sure nothing bad happens. I took off after the six brave ponies. I was surprised, they weren't that hard to catch up to. Even on 4 legs they were probably only moving at around 12 mph, and with my height I was able to stride easily past them as I was determined to get to the school as quickly as possible. I could hear the girls behind me gasp in shock, did they actually expect me to sit this out and let them risk their lives?I was clueless on what I should do when I actually got to the school. How big is the fire? How many fillies are in the building? Are the fillies even still alive? I forced that last question out of my mind. There is no way I am letting anyone die on my watch. I don't care if I have to run directly into an ocean of flames, I will get every pony out of that school safely.
I arrived at the school house in about a minute, I hoped I wasn't too late. Luckily the fire didn't look all that big. From the outside the school looked perfectly fine. There were a large crowd of ponies huddled around in a tight group, each one of them crying or staring in horror at the school. When they saw me however, a few of the fillies' eyes grew wide, but not in fear, they almost looked hopeful.
"Please mister, our friends are trapped!" Cried one of the ponies.
"Hurry, they're still in there!" called out another. I had to get my ass in gear.
"Come on Andy, time to nut up or shut up! I ran towards the door, confident that I could grab the two or three fillies and get everyone out safely, however as I got closer to the school, I heard the most horrible thing. Multiple screams called out from inside the building. I couldn't make out how many different voices I heard, but there were definitely more than five of them. But I didn't care, I would save as many of them as I can. I braced myself on my left leg, as I slammed my right foot into the door. The door snapped easily under the weight of my foot, almost too easily. I shrugged the thought off and blamed it on the fire weakening the door's integrity. It was hard to see anything in the school, the smoke was too thick, but what I could see sent shivers down my spine. The walls were entirely engulfed in flames. I could hear the crackling of wood as it began to splinter and crack. The ash burned at the back of my throat every time I breathed. I ripped off my jacket with ease and placed it over my mouth as sort of a makeshift air filter. My eyes began to sting from the heat causing tears to flood my vision, luckily, the school was built as a one room school house so it wasn't too difficult to navigate. I wafted at the air trying to thin out the smoke, it helped, but not much. I could see light coming from the roof, as if part of the roof was missing. I dashed further into the room focused on finding the trapped ponies.
"Hello? Where are you?" I called out into the smoke "I'm here to help you!"
"Please help, we can't get up!" came a weak but recognizable voice. I couldn't quite recall who the voice belonged to, but that wasn't important at the moment. The voice came from directly underneath the light in the ceiling. As I ran for the center of the room, I could see that one of the rafters had fallen on top of a few of the desks, creating almost an igloo of burning wood. The fillies must be huddled under the desks away from the fire.At least they aren't burning. I thought with a sigh of relief How long will those desks hold though? And it's gotta be incredibly hot in there.
"Don't panic! I'm going to get you out! I yelled towards the mass of burning rafter. I looked around the room for anything I could use to douse the flame covered planks of wood. In the corner of the room I could make out the faint shape of a bucket resting on a stool.
"Please be what I think you are, PLEASE! I wished as I ran over towards the bucket. I looked inside and gave a silent cry of joy. Water! Thank God I found water. I hurried back to the pile of wood trapping the ponies and threw the entire bucket of water onto the pile. With a loud hiss, a blast of steam erupted from the wood.
"AAAHH" came the collective screams from the fillies inside, alerted by the sound.
"Don't worry, it's just water. Everyone stay under the desk and remain calm!" I instructed as I reached for the first plank of wood. Holy Fuck it was hot, but at least it wasn't on fire anymore. The pain shot a metric fuck ton of adrenaline through my body, and suddenly I didn't even notice the heat from the wood. I began relentless tearing into the pile, throwing piece after piece of wood off to the side until I made a large enough hole that I could crawl through. I dropped to my knees and began carefully sliding under the pile of wood, that was almost dried off and would set ablaze again any moment. I had to act fast. As I made it to the small space the ponies made under the desks I could see 3 ponies were still conscious, Scootaloo (the faint voice I could hear from inside the school), Silver Spoon, and Apple Bloom. I couldn't make out who the other 4 ponies were, as they were knocked out and turned away from me. The three conscious ponies screamed as soon as they saw me.
"Please stop screaming, I know I may look scary, but I'm here to help you. In order to do so, I need you to listen carefully and do as I say. First off, can any of you walk?" All three ponies raised their hooves.
"Good, then I need all three of you to run out of here as fast as you can!" I told them as I scooted to the side, pressing my bare back against a wall of hot wood and embers.
"Ahhh " I screamed through clenched teeth, scaring the three ponies now directly next to my face.
"No, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to scare you. Just keep moving, I'll save your friends." I apologized as the three brave fillies ran out of the school house. I turned my attention back to the 4 unconscious ponies still trapped. I shifted my body forward inch by inch until I could move my arms again. With one fluid motion I swept up the 4 ponies and and wrapped them up carefully in my jacket. Just as I was turning to exit through my makeshift tunnel, another rafter came smashing down in the school with a resounding 'THUD '
"Please don't block the tunnel. " I prayed as I turned to access the damage. Looking through the tunnel, I could still see light from the door I had kicked open. The rafter must have fallen down further into the school than I was. I thanked my lucky stars, and continued to shift my body through the tunnel, making sure to keep the 4 ponies in my jacket safe underneath me. In order to keep the fillies under my chest, I had to crawl out of the tunnel on my hands and knees, causing my back to continuously scrape and cut on the burning wood, now completely re-engulfed in flame. After what seemed like hours, I was finally out of the tunnel and back in the classroom. It was only a short distance between me and fresh air. All I had to do was run forward, it was that simple. Holding the fillies tight to my chest, I made a beeline for the door, and that's when it all went to Hell.
The sound that I had heard earlier, wasn't another rafter hitting the floor of the school, it was the sound of the roof's supports snapping. With an earsplitting 'CRACK', an entire section of roof came thundering down on top of me. I dove headfirst in attempt to escape the massive burning heap, and landed only two meters away from the open door. Almost immediately after I had landed, the roof caved in directly on top of me. From the outside, the three fillies had made it back to their friends, along with twilight, rainbow dash, and the rest of the girls. Everyone looked on in horror, knowing that their friends were still trapped inside.
"SWEETIE BELL!" screamed AppleBloom, putting Rarity into immediate shock. With a loud cry, Rarity and AppleBloom made a mad dash for the school. It took all five girls to hold them down.
"Get the Hell off of me, That's my sister in there! Screamed out Rarity through a burst of tears. Her friends were all in shock from the language she had just used,(As you all know, hearing Rarity scream "Get the Hell off of me" would probably make you rethink you're entire life and probably go a little crazy) but they continued to hold her down determined to keep her safe. From the bottom of the dogpile (ponypile) though, Applebloom had managed to wiggle her way out and dashed towards the school. She was already at the door before anypony knew she had gone.
"AppleBloom, you get back here right this instant! demanded Apple Jack. AppleBloom simply stopped, turned towards her sister, and cried out.
"No AppleJack! My friend is in trouble and needs my help. So no matter what you say, I'm going in after her! When I was trapped inside the school, something came in to rescue me, now he didn't know who I was or if I deserved to be rescued. But he saved me just the same. Now him and four of my friends are in trouble, and you all expect me to sit around and do nothing. Well no-siree. I am going in that school, I am saving my friends, and I am getting that nice man out because I am a Cutie mark Crusader, and a Cutie mark Crusader doesn't fear anything, a Cutie mark Crusader knows what to do next, and a Cutie mark Crusader Always looks out for her friends! " With that last statement, she ran headfirst directly into the schoolhouse.
It was easier for AppleBloom to see in the school due to how small she was, all of the smoke stayed above here head.
"Hello?" she called out "Mister Hero? Where are you?" All she could see was fire and wood everywhere she looked. A large pile of wood and shingles lay in front of her. There was no way she could see past that."I'm going to have to climb over it to find my friends." she decided. As she began to climb the pile of debris, she noticed one of the shingles beginning to move.
"Hold on, I'm Coming!" she called over as she began to shamble her way towards the moving debris. It took some time, but she eventually found the shingle. Leaning down, she bit into in and threw it aside. Underneath she found a hand (or what she viewed as a deformed hoof) holding a white sack.
"Take it!" I screamed from inside the pile. I don't know if she heard me, but I felt the jacket leave my hands.
"Now RUN! Don't worry about me!" I yelled out.
"But mister, I don't even know your name" AppleBloom said through her teeth (I guess she's dragging the bag by her teeth.)
"It's Andy, but that's not important right now. Look AppleBloom, you were very brave for coming to save your friends. But you have a very important job to do. You'r friends are asleep inside that sack, and I need you to get them out. Do you think you are strong enough to do that?" I asked.
"Yes sir" replied AppleBloom with a renewed sense of seriousness in her voice. I was confident that she would save these poor defenseless fillies. Now it was my turn to find the strength to make it out of here.
The roof was extremely heavy and with every push, a new piece of burning wood would be introduced to my flesh. I'm telling you, this was the worst feeling I have ever felt in my life. I would gladly take one million beatings from Craig Matherson and his friends than be in my current situation. As my thoughts turned to Craig, I started to feel this hatred inside of me begin to grow. As this feeling grew, so did my will to live. The weight being pressed against my body almost seemed to lift itself off of me, and before you know it, I was standing again. Looking above me, I saw something that absolutely blew my mind. The roof didn't lift itself off of me . . . I lifted it off of me. Somehow I was able to lift this massive weight. It had to be at least 600 pounds. It's as if all of the terrible feelings I had, somehow transferred themselves into strength, because as soon as my mind shifted from Craig and onto this extraordinary feat I had just accomplished, I began to feel the weight of the roof again. Quickly jumping forward, I let the roof crash back downward onto the pre existing pile of rubble. Bad Move. Apparently the shock of the pile coming back down was enough to cause the rest of the burning school to begin to fall.I hope AppleBloom made it out, I can't see her through all this smoke. " Being this high up in the air, all of the smoke from the building was directly in my face, and I no longer had the jacket to cover my mouth. My pants were almost entirely singed off, so I couldn't use those to cover my face. I just had to book it for the door. I carefully, but quickly, ran down the pile of debris. My thoughts went back to when I would sprint down the stairs of my house in order to avoid Chris, this was almost the same. Except instead of Chris chasing me, it was a torrential downpour or flames and embers. The air stung at my eyes and singed my throat to the point where I began wheezing. I closed my eyes and held my breath as I made one final push for the door. I was about ready to pass out from smoke inhalation. I couldn't even tell how far from the door I was. All I knew were my feet were still moving. As long as my feet keep moving, I'll be fine. "Left foot. . Right foot. . . . Left foot. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Right foot. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Left foot." I was slowing down. I wasn't going to make it. Just as my right foot came down for what I assumed would be the final time, I noticed something strange. My foot felt different, It no longer felt like it was being filleted with a hot knife. I could have sworn I felt grass. I opened my eyes and looked down at the ground, and sure enough I was standing on grass.
"Did I die in the school? Was I actually dead this time?" I bent over and ran my fingers through the sweet, cool, green blades of grass and saw that my fingers were still badly burned and cut. Raising my head, I saw a HUGE crowd of ponies in front of me. I swear, the entire town of Ponyville must have been there, and they were all staring at me. They all had that same blank look on their faces that they had when they all first saw me. I could see AppleBloom standing in the front of the crowd. Jumping up and down smiling.
"That's Him, that's the man who saved us!" She cried out gleefully. No sooner had she finished her sentence, a massive roar of applause and cheers erupted from the crowd. The sea of ponies all rushed me at once and began to hoist me up on their backs. It was both an amazing, and overwhelming moment. I could hear the joy and laughter from the ponies below me. I could feel the warmth of the sun on my bare chest. I could feel the cool breeze against my hair. Suddenly, just like turning off a light, everything was black again.
Author's Note
Well guys. . what do you think of THAT? I love making cliffhangers, they're just too much fun. Anyway, I'm going to try and push out one chapter a day from here on out and just see how far I can take Andy's story. Thank you all for reading, and I hope to see you all in the next chapter.
I awoke back in Ponyville hospital to see all of my friends surrounding me. Once again, the hospital bed was much too small. Each and every one of the ponies near me all were staring down with a look of gratitude. I couldn't remember much of what had happened back at the school. I recalled getting AppleBloom, Silver Spoon, and Scootaloo out of the school, along with the other 4 unconscious ponies. Though anything after that was all a blank spot in my mind. Every inch of my body was incredibly sore, I couldn't understand why I was in so much pain. Last time I was here, I had a pretty severe head injury, but I was all fine in a couple of hours. " Why do I still feel like that roof is pressing down on me? " I wondered as a new rush of pain swept through my body while shifting my position on the bed.
"Oh good, you're awake! said Fluttershy both quietly and with excitement. Something was different about her, she didn't seem as afraid of me as she usually did. Maybe saving those fillies showed her that I really wasn't a monster.
""Well it's about time Andy, we were beginin' to think you were gonna keep on sleepin'." called out AppleJack with her usual southern drawl. Well anyways, up and at em'. You've got visitors." The girls all parted in the middle of their formation as Cheerilee's entire class came bounding into the room. Each little filly holding a piece of paper in their mouths. When they got closer to my bed, I noticed that each piece of paper was actually a hand written card.
"Did they do all of this for me? I wondered, as my heart began to melt. I watched as every filly, one at a time, climbed up onto the end of my bed and placed their card at my feet. Most gave a grateful "Thank you for saving my friends" others would try and give me a hug. Moving hurt me, but I didn't let them know it. I gratefully hugged them back with a heartfelt "You're Welcome. I'm just glad that you are all safe." It was without a doubt the most touching moment of my entire life.
This went on for about 5 minutes until 4 very special fillies came up all together. As they approached the bed I was able to recognize them as Sweetie Belle, Featherweight, Apple Crumble, and Diamond Tiara.I wasn't entirely sure what was going on. These fillies weren't holding any cards, they didn't try to hug me, and they didn't look happy to see me. They almost looked sad. As they approached the bed I was able to recognize them as Sweetie Belle, Featherweight, Apple Crumble, and Diamond Tiara.
"We're sorry that we hurt you." they said sadly in unison.
"What do you mean hurt me?" I asked sincerely. At this point I was extremely confused. Why would theses little ponies think that they were responsible for my injuries. It was ridiculous to think that any of these 4 were the reason I was in here. Then it dawned on me. The four unconscious fillies back at the school were all standing by me safe and awake. Tears began to fill my eyes as a leaned forward towards the small fillies.
"No no no, please don't be mad. We're sorry! cried out Sweetie Belle, backing away slowly. I just kept leaning forward until I had my arms wrapped tightly around them and began to weep quietly.
"I was so worried about you four." I whispered to the fillies. "You don't need to apologize for anything. I am just so happy that all of you are safe." The tense ponies loosened up with those words and began to hug me in return. We sat that way for a couple of minutes before I was able to regain my composure and stop crying.
"What happened to you four in the school?" I asked curiously. "Why were you four the only ones hurt?" It didn't make any sense to me, all of the other ponies made it out safely, and even the other ponies trapped under the desks were still conscious when I got to them.
"It was all my fault" started Diamond Tiara "I was the one who broke formation." I was surprised, it's very unlike Diamond Tiara to own up to her own mistakes, but I was still incredibly confused.
"What do you mean break formation?" I asked.
"Every month we have a fire drill to know what to do in case the situation arises where we need to escape the building quickly." explained featherweight "We all stay in a tight group until everypony is safely out the door."
"Right" Diamond Tiara said "Only, I got scared and began running as fast as I could towards the door. All I ended up doing was tripping over a loose plank and hitting my head on the floor." she said with her head hung in shame.
"When I looked back and saw her lying on the floor, I ran back in to help." continued SweetieBelle "So did AppleBloom, Silver Spoon, Scootaloo, and Apple Crumble. But once we got back inside, the building began to fall." SweetieBelle finished with a small crack of sadness in her voice.
"We all huddled under our desks for protection" explained Apple Crumble " That's when the rafter fell on top of us and trapped us in the school. After that the three of us must've breathed in too much smoke and passed out. I guess that's when you came in and saved us. Thank you so much!" she said as she hugged me once more. With a few final goodbyes, the class left the hospital room, leaving me with just the girls.
"That was such a brave thing you did" began Twilight, quickly followed by a hoof across the face Why the buck wouldn't you wait and let us help you?
"I knew that by the time you got there, it may be too late. Besides, I'm not going to let you girls throw yourselves in danger just to make sure I'm safe!" I responded. Obviously only pissing her off even more. I've never seen Twilight get this made before, and she definitely would never strike one of her friends. Maybe it's only because she doesn't really know me all that well to consider me one of her friends. Weirder still, none of the other ponies reacted to Twilight's new found aggression.
"Do you want people to think you're some hero? Do you wan't people to call on you whenever they have a potentially dangerous problem? What if something like this happens again, are you just going to jump right in and save the day? She was furious now. She spoke daggers, and every word stabbed directly into my heart. It was killing me to see me make my friend this angry. However, as if someone flipped a switch in her brain, she was instantly calm. It was like seeing a hurricane completely ravage your town, and all of a sudden it up and vanishes. I was just waiting for the 'eye of the storm' to be over with and prepare for the beating of a lifetime. But the beating didn't come, instead I thought I heard a slight chuckle.
"Um. . Twilight? Are you ok?" I asked cautiously. I heard her chuckle again, this time a little louder than the first.
"Twilight?" I asked hesitantly once more.
"Next time. . she began speaking again, however something was off about her voice. It sounded cold and almost soul-less. "Next time, I will make sure that I finish my job. She said with an evil grin.
"What are you talking about? Come on Twilight, cut it out." I pleaded. She still kept laughing and smiling at me. Soon the other girls joined in on the freaky horror display. "What the FUCK is going on?
"Come on Andy. . think, even a dimwit like you can figure this out.teased Rainbow Dash.
"Why is Rainbow Dash insulting me? She would never do that? I wondered.
"I dunno, you might have to explain it to him. . he seems kind of slow" said Apple Jack.
"I don't get it, what has gotten into you girls? Snap out of it! Why are you all saying this?" I yelled back at the wall of laughing ponies. All of a sudden, like a freight train hitting a chipmunk, it dawned on me. The ponies standing in front of me, are not the ponies I knew. That's why Fluttershy didn't seem afraid of me when I first woke up here, and that's why Diamond Tiara took responsibility for her own mistake make at the school. It's barbecue none of theses ponies are themselves.
"Who are you! I yelled out in a voice so heavy, my lungs burned.
"By George, I think he's got it. chimed Rarity in an extremely happy voice. I looked around at the ponies all drawing closer and closer to my bed with a twisted smile stretched across each one of their faces.
"Stay Back! Get Away from Me! I yelled, but each of the ponies grabbed a hold of my arms and legs to keep me still.
"Oh, but then we'll miss all the fun". pouted Twilight in a mock sad voice.
"What the hell are you talking about?" I asked through clenched teeth. "Who are you?"
"Oh you'll get your answer soon enough. But for now, just enjoy this next moment. I know I will." The way that last line was delivered sent shivers down my spine. I had no idea what this monster had in store for me, but every fiber of my being was telling me that it would be absolutely horrible.
"Oh Sweetie Belle, come in here honey. Andy want's to say hello. yelled Twilight into the other room.
"What does this thing want with Sweetie Belle? I wondered while still trying to fight my way out of the grasp of the five ponies holding me down onto the bed. I could here (hoof)steps begin walking towards the door to my room.
"That must be Sweetie Belle" I thought as I turned my head to face the doorway. "Maybe if she sees me she can go get help!" I tried to call out to her, but PinkiePie slammed her hoof down hard against my mouth, silencing me completely.
"Don't start yelling silly, you're going to scare her! Pinkie said with a smile. I kept my eyes on the door as the hoofsteps got closer and closer. I could see the shadow of a small pony begin to enter the room. A couple seconds later, Sweetie Belle entered. Once I saw her, my eyes grew wide in terror and I began shaking violently against the ponies, but they were strong and kept me down onto the bed tight.
Sweetie Belle was no longer the cute pony that I had just seen enter the room with her class. The thing standing in the doorway to my room was some horrible monster with Sweetie Belles features. It had to be. Her face looked absolutely disgusting. As she approached my bed, I had a sudden realization that was much worse than I had initially predicted. This wasn't a monster with Sweetie Belle's features. This WAS Sweetie Belle, only her face was disfigured and covered in second and third degree burns. It was agonizing to watch as she climbed her way onto my bed and looked me directly in my face with her two black holes where her eyes had once been. Little bits of cooked flesh dripped off of her top jaw and onto me as she walked up my body and came to rest on my chest. In a light raspy voice she asked me.
"Why wouldn't you save me? I called out for help. . but you never came. Why did you let me die? the monster questioned me this way over and over, repeating the same questions until I began screaming in terror.
"Why did you let me die? Why did you let me die? Why did you let me die? she repeated constantly. Soon the rest of the ponies joined in.
"Why did you let her die?"
"Why did you let her die?"
"Now why did you go an' let her die like that?"
"Why did you let her die?"
"Why did you let her die?"
"Why did you let her die?"
Are they gone? I wondered. I decided to open my eyes just a little bit, scared of what I would see. 'Nothing'.
I guess they are gone. I thought with a sigh of relief. Opening my eyes up I attempted to sit back up, however doing so I accidentally knocked my pillow off of my bed. (Stupid me) I reached down and grabbed the pillow, and when I leaned back over to place it back behind me Sweetie Belles deformed face stared right back at me inches from my face.
"wake up it said in a whisper.
I shot upright in a cold sweat out of bed back in Ponyville hospital, the pain was all still there but the terror I was feeling completely masked over it. I listened for anything, but could only hear silence. Nobody was in the room with me, I was all alone in complete silence. Laying there for another five minutes, I realized that nobody was coming, so I carefully rolled onto my side and placed my feet on the floor. The cold tile felt good against my charred feet, almost therapeutic. However, each step still brought severe pain to every part of my body. I wandered the halls of the hospital aimlessly for a while but couldn't find anyone. No nurses, no doctors, no patients, not even any visitors. Everyone was just . . gone. That's when I heard it, a slow but steady beeping noise. I followed the sound as the beeping became louder and louder, never increasing pace, only getting louder. I kept moving until I came across a closed room from which I could hear a series of faint whispers and quiet crying.
"Finally I found somebody" I sighed in relief as I slowly opened the door.
Well, I found where everypony was. Almost the entire hospital was in this one room all grouped tightly around one of the hospital beds. I looked to the side of the room and saw that the beeping was coming from a heart rate monitor connected to an unseen pony. From different points in the crowd I could hear crying, from other points I heard whispering. However no matter what I heard, the overall tone for this room was incredibly depressing. I carefully nudged my way through the sea of ponies, until I reached the edge of the crowd near the hospital bed, and what I saw made my heart sink.
Poor little Sweetie Belle was laying down on the bed, her face covered in bandages, with her big sis standing by her side. I stayed back and ducked down a little so nobody would notice that I was in the room as I observed possibly the saddest moment I will ever witness.
""Rarity. . . I'm cold" came Sweetie Belle's faint and raspy voice.
I know Darling, it will be ok. I'm here for you. responded Rarity trying to hold back tears.
"Sis, I can't see you." Sweetie Belle called out quietly. She had bandages covering the majority of her face, so it was understandable that she couldn't see through those, but I knew what was under the bandages. Nothing, her eyes had completely burned out of her skull.
"I'm here Sweetie Belle. . I'm here." said Rarity, obviously struggling to be strong for her little sister.
""Rarity. . . . . would you sing me a lullaby? asked Sweetie Belle. It was obvious that this little pony was fading fast, and I think she knew it.
"Of course Sweetie Belle." whispered Rarity. Rarity looked to her friends for support as all six of the ponies began to sing softly,
"Hush now, quiet now
With one final breath, Sweetie Belle reached out for her big sis and held her hoof, leaned in close and told her
Author's Note
Soooooo. . . . how do ya like them feels?
