Out of place; inspired by the colab ponyfall

I did my best to relax but the thought of the dreams kept wracking my mind. "Your not crazy, you are not crazy. Liquor just fucks with you. Yeah, that's it." I hoped. I looked back to Twilight. "Why is it that everything started going tits up for me when you showed up?" I asked rhetorically. She stirred a bit and sighed. I started rubbing my temples. "Don't let this stupid shit get to you, take reign, show who's boss." I sighed and laid my head back down. "Well I'm fucked."

I closed my eyes and tried to think of something calm, peaceful, happy. I fell back asleep and hoped to just blow through to the next day. A minute seemed to pass and I eased open my eyes. It was dark and hazy. I felt warm and sticky, it was hard to breath. I tried to move, but only found a deep quake of strain and agony. I let out long groan and started to see clearer. Whatever it was was standing over me again.

"What the fuck?! I'm still here!"

"This is gonna hurt...a lot." He gave a toothy grin and pressed his hand to my forehead.

A feeling worse than any migraine shot through and my mind warped and ached from the stinging pain. I could feel things move back into place and the same feeling you get from ripping off a bandage spread over my body. I pushed my self up from the ground. I staggered to my feet and felt heavy.

"No no no, this just wont do. Give me your arm." It demanded.

I hesitated and looking down at my clothes to see the gaping tear in the suit. The cold air send a chill to my open midriff.

"Give it hear. You want her back or what?"

I stuck out my arm and it grabbed it with its thin fingers. The hand hovered up my arm, all the way to my shoulder and gripped onto the fabric. With one quick tug the sleeve of the suit ripped off and it eyed my arm hungrily.

"Very nice." It nodded. "Keep fit, do ya?"

I shrugged, uncertain what it was going to do.

It dug it's claws into the skin and the length of it burned. I grit my teeth and tried to hold out. The burning grew stronger and stronger and stronger. I pulled away and stumbled backwards to the wall. My arm twitched and spasmed as the burning continued. I shut my eyes at the pain. "What the fffuck!"

The skin singing pain stung at my nerves. It started to let up and I opened my eyes. all along the arm were marks and symbols, all glowing red. The skin seemed darker. I looked back to the creature with shock and confusion.

"What the hell!" I exclaimed.

"What in hell." It corrected. "Let me explain your situation: it seems a big figure from deep down took a liking to that girl of yours. With that, Oh ho ho, you can cause some damage and get some payback." It laughed. "Have a go on that can." it said pointed at some garbage.

I looked at it and raised my arm. The marking glowed brighter and some started to float off my arm and move toward my hand. "Where do I come up with this shit?" I asked myself. They gathered and formed something resembling a pistol. I gripped it, but there was no trigger. I looked back to the creature. "What am I sup-"

"Just imagine it shot the can." It cut me off.

I looked back at the garbage and aimed it. A bolt of red shot from it and hit the can. Pieces of metal scattered and whatever it was started clapping.

"Well done. Now see that bike." It said looking past me.

I looked back to see a sports bike parked next to a dumpster.

"Touch it."

The pistol dissipated and the symbols came back to my arm. I walked toward the bike. I placed my hand on the handle and the marking moved to the bike. They surrounded it and the light to the bike turned on. The engine revved and it beckoned me to get on. The creature jumped up onto my back.

"For the record, name's Marrow." It stated. "Now hop on it and lets get going."

I lifted my leg over over the seat and held onto the handlebars. I revved the gas handle and sped out the ally to the open street. It was all different, it wasn't just a road, well, it was just a road.

"Highway to the underworld." Marrow explained. "Stretches on forever."

"Wait, then how the fuck do I get there?"

"The gate to the underworld lies just beyond the sound barrier. C'mon, chop chop. If you want her back your going to have to do it."

It really started to piss me off with all the fucked up moments I've been having in my sleep. "When I'm done with this bullshit, I'm seeing a therapist. I'm tired of this load of piss."

"Whatever you say monkey." Marrow chuckled.

"Don't start shit with me." I said flatly. "I could kill you too."

"Yeah, and then what? Trudge around hell forever trying to find her? You need me. Your lucky I was around when I was. Now hop to it."

I revved the gas again and sped off down the endless road. I felt water drip down as it rained. I leaned forward and felt the air whip past me as I sped up. I went faster and faster and the air felt like it was cutting into me. My eyes began to sting as the wind blew into them. I squinted and everything lessened in focus. It all grayed and I woke.

I looked around. Twilight, roof, bottle, all there. I closed my eyes and rubbed my hand along my face. I opened them to see my arm was covered in the red marks and my eyes widened.

"How's it going monkey?" Marrow cackled.

My eyes shot open. "Nyeagh!" I shot up from my spot to be sitting on the roof.

Twilight jumped from her sleep and looked up to me frightened. "What? Whats happening?!"

I breathed heavily as I looked back to my arm. It was normal and I calmed. "Um, nothing, go back to sleep."

She lied back down. I still sat there holding my head in my hands. "Okay, fuck sleeping then." I let out a irritated sigh. "I really need to get my shit together before Freddy shows up."