Winding up in Equestria

Clip..clop...clip...clop..

The sound of hooves slowly stirs me out of my slumber.. wait.. hooves!?

I stood straight up in my bed only to fall back down because of the pain that shot out of my knee.

"Argh fuck!" I moan as I reach down to my knee.

"Well, I guess that means you're awake now" A feminine voice mentions from the end of my bed.

Looking down, I see a tall, white pony standing there. A wave of Déjà vu flows over me, and I remember her from yesterday before I pass out.

"Y-your Celestia, aren't you?" I ask.

"Yes I am, Bradley. I've just come to see how you are. You are very lucky to have survived that crash." Celestia replied.

A moment of silence filled the room. Then something clicked in my head.. I'm talking to a pony!

"I'm dreaming.. or I'm in a coma.." I mutter to myself. "You're not real. You cant be real! You're a talking pony!"

"I can assure you that I am real." She said.

"Ha! A talking pony! Wow I'm going insane!" I laughed.

Celestia huffed, "I thought that you were going to say something like that, so I brought you this." Her horn lit up and a box appeared in front of me.

"Huh, what is it? Fairy dust?" I joked as I opened it up. My heart sank as I saw the contents. It was a charred picture of my entire family together. My Mum, Dad, Wife and Son all sitting on the beach smiling.

"W-why?" I chocked.

"I found it in the wreckage of the.. contraption that you crashed." Celestia explained. "I thought you might like it, along with this." Her horn lit up again and my Colt M1911 fell onto me. I picked it up and ran my fingers across 2 engravings on the barrel: Daisy and Tom.  My wife and son.

The world seemed to slow down. Have they been told that my helicopter crashed? Is Mum and Dad OK? What about Daisy and Tom? How will they all cope with the news?

My mind was battling over two scenarios: Right now I'm living in a coma, or this is real. And if this is real life life and I'm stuck in this weird place.. How do I get back?

"Wait- where am I if this is all real?" I questioned.

"You're in Canterlot, Equestria." She answered.

"Isn't Equestria something to do with horses?" I say dumbfound.

"Uh.. well, not here, but from your planet most likely by the sound of things. I've been meaning to ask- What are you? And where are you from?"

"What am I?" I ask, cocking my head sideways.

"Like.. how do I put this? Species?" She chuckled.

"Well.. I'm a Human from Earth." I stated.

Celestia's ears perked up when I mentioned 'Human'.

"You're a Human? Twilight is going to be so happy once she finds out that we've.. 'found' a Human!" Celestia chimed.

"Uh, who's 'Twilight'? I ask.

"Twilight is my beloved student. She has recently started doing research on the projects that Starswirl the bearded did not complete. She has recently told me that Starswirl discovered a 'Human' on Equestria." Celestia explained, "Twilight has been up for weeks trying to find out where Humans come from."

"Okaay...  Just wondering, how long have I been here?" I ask

"Three days." She said bluntly.

"What! Three days!" I shouted.

"Yes. You've been unconscious for a while." Celestia said.

"Fine. If this is all real, how did I get here." I spat.

"Well, that's what we've been trying to figure out. Our best answer is a wormhole opened up and dragged you through the universe to our planet."

"Pfft! Do you have any evidence?" I retorted.

"Well, on the day that you arrived, there was a massive magical disturbance throughout the land." Celestia mentioned.

"Magical disturbance? It's like I'm out of a cartoon!" I spat, "Magic isn't real!"

"Ha, shows how much you've been paying attention.." Celestia retorted, "How'd I give you that picture? How'd I give you your weapon?"

I stared at her for a while, then looked down at the photo and pistol laying on my lap.

"Well shit.." I muttered, "Fine! Use your 'magic' to give me something, anything you like!"

"Sure." Celestia's horn lit up once more and a plate full of food landed on top of my photo and pistol.

"You must be hungry. You haven't eaten in three days. Eat up." Celestia ordered.

The mention of food made my stomach rumble.

"Heh.. I guess I am hungry.." I said as I picked up a.. piece of hay?! "What the fuck is this?"

Celestia's tone darkened, "Enough of your potty mouth! I have tried to put up with your cussing and I just can't stand it! I will not have you swearing in my kingdom!" But then, as if nothing happened, her tone lightened up, "But that is hay.. Ah, I take it you don't eat hay from where your from? No worries!" Her horn lit up and the plate disappeared then reappeared. "Is that any better? A burger and chips?"

"That'll do." I said as I dove straight into the burger and chips, devouring it within seconds. "Wow, I guess I really was hungry.."

Celestia, for the first time that I've seen, smiled. "Well, how about you stand up and try to walk? You need to practice walking again. You're lucky, you know? If twilight hadn't been reading those books about humans, there would've been know way that I would've been able to sew your leg back together."

"I'll try standing." I said through gritted teeth as I swung my bad leg around. Pain flared up the moment I moved it. "Argh fu-" I stopped myself before I swore. Glancing over at Celestia, she had a smile on her face.

"Can I have some crutches or something? There is no way I can support myself." I asked.

"Yeah, I didn't think that you'd need them but here you go." And with that, I had crutches held in a magical golden aura hovering in front of me. I reached out and grabbed them, and noticed that my right hand had a zagged scar in it. Grabbing the crutches, I pulled myself up onto one leg, and slowly put my foot on the ground, ignoring the blazing pain spreading throughout my leg. Fighting back tears, I put weight on it. And I wish I didn't.

"Arghhh!" I screamed through clenched teeth. The world seemed to fade around me and I start to fall to the ground, but I get stopped half-fall by Celestia.

"You all right?" Celestia asks.

"Does it look like I'm all right?" I mock.

"Well.. no" She replies.

"Just put my down on the bed. I'll rest up some more.." I say, fighting back tears from the ongoing pain. She levitates me back to my bed and sets me down.

"I'll get you some ice, that might help" Celestia spawns some ice and puts it on my knee. "I'll leave you to rest. Just call the nurse if you need anything." She said as she starts to walk out the room.

"Wait! If this is real.. How do I get back to Earth..?" I ask.

"Well.. I'm not actually to sure.." Celestia though hard about it. "I'll try and find a solution overnight, and I will tell you what I think tomorrow." And with that she walks out the room, leaving me to my thoughts.

"Maybe I'm not in a coma.. maybe this is real. How do I get back home? Will I ever get back home?" I question myself. "This is going to be one hell of an adventure if it isn't a coma.." I say as I close my eyes and drift off to dream about home.

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I'm looking down onto Daisy ironing clothes with Tom sitting in front of the TV.

Daisy looks over to tom, "Tom, don't sit too close to the TV, you'll get square eyes."

"Really?!" Tom said shocked and scuttled away from the TV as fast as he could.

Daisy looked at him with a smile. "Yeah, really! That's why I do my ironing over here, so I don't get square eyes when I'm looking at th-"

Knock Knock Knock

"Oh, who's that? I'll be right back Tom. Don't touch the iron, OK? It's hot!" Daisy warned as she went into the hallway. She got to the door and twisted the door knob and pulled the door open. Standing in front of her, was a tall guy in army uniform.

"Ma'am.. I'm sorry... But your Husband is missing in action. His helicopter has been reported to have crashed, yet there are no bodies. I'm sorry." The soldier said as Daisy broke down in and cried on his shoulder.

"H-how..?" Daisy spoke through sobs.

"Helicopter malfunction." The soldier replied.

"Mum! Mum! Come here!" Tom calls from the front room.

Daisy looked back into the house and her stomach turned to water. "H-how do I t-tell him..?"

"Calmly.." The soldier said looking down at the floor.

"Th-thank you.." Daisy turned around and walked inside, closing the door quietly. She walked into the room and saw Tom playing with some toys.

"T-Tom, darling.. Can you please come here..?" Daisy asked, trying not to break down in tears.

Tom rushed up and leaped onto the sofa, "What is it Mum?"

"W-well I just had a chat w-with a nice gentleman.. a-and he said t-that Dad is.. m-missing in action.." She looked at Tom who had tears welling in his eyes. "Do y-you know what t-that means..?" And for her response was Tom bursting in tears and clutching Daisy as tight as he could. Daisy couldn't hold her tears back and started crying as well.

"Daisy.." I whispered. "Why? Why did the sandstorm have to come then!?" I raised my voice. "I've left Tom. He's going to be fatherless!" I look down onto Tom, but the scene has changed. We're at a funeral. My funeral. The coffin is closed and I can see Daisy holding Tom tightly. He is crying.

"Why..." I moan. The crying gets louder, and louder. Soon it echoes around me, haunting me.

"Daddy! Why did you have to leave me! Why!" Toms voice booms around me. "Why did you have to go and DIE!

Fire erupts around me and Toms face appears in front of me, his eyes a pale white. Daisy's face appears next to his.

"Why did you have to make Tom grow up fatherless? He's going to grow up without you! Without a father!" Daisy roars, "That's it! I'm getting a divorce! We're OVER!"

"NO! DAISY! PLEASE DON'T LEAVE ME!" I scream and fall to my knees, tears streaming down my face, "IT WASN'T MY FAULT!"

"Lies! You only done it so you could get away from me and To-" A blue beam shoots from behind me and hits Daisy in between the eyes, making her disappear. Another beam comes hurtling from behind me and hits Tom in the face. The flames subdue and I'm left in a black room.

"You're safe now." A voice calls from behind. I turn around and see a blue pony walking up to me.

"Don't worry, they won't hurt you now." The pony told me. "It was just a nightmare, Bradley."

"How'd you k-know my name?" I ask.

"My sister, Celestia, told my about you. My name is Luna." Luna smiled.

"W-where am I?" I say, trembling.

"You were in a nightmare, but now you're in a dream." Luna explains.

"So you're just part of my nightmare/dream?" I say, puzzled.

"No. I am Princess of the night, and it is my duty to roam the land of dreams and free ponies from nightmares, hence why I am here." Luna replied.

"So, I'm still dreaming?" I ask.

"Right now, yes this is a dream, but you can do whatever you like in this dream. Your mind is still asleep. Your body is still asleep. But your consciousness is what is awake, making you what you are now, a.. fragment of your dream. Think about something, anything you like and it will appear." Luna explained.

"How do I wake up? Because right now, I feel perfectly awake." I questioned.

"Just wait for nature to wake you up." Luna smiled as a door appeared in front of her. Using her magic, she opened it up and a blinding white light shone out of it. She walked through and the door closed behind her and vanished.

"'Think about anything and it will appear, eh? This might be interesting.. if it is true" I talk to myself. I close my eyes and think about something. When I open them, a Pagani Zonda R is in front of me, keys in the ignition and the engine purring.

"Holy. Shit. Best dream ever!" I run towards the car, but as soon as I open the door, I wake up.