Ryan was sitting still not moving much, having gotten his thoughts together and coming to terms with everything he had learned. He had rotated from walking to sitting, letting his thoughts try to straighten themselves out. Had he been asked to describe it, he would have compared it to advanced tetris. He went through so many ideas and took apart so many thoughts he began to feel as though he was in a maze. After he was sure he had most of what he had been told thought out he had sat down and tried to relax. Once again it was a matter of waiting, though this time he was more relaxed and felt more comfortable knowing what and who he was waiting for.

"I wonder what they're thinking of doing to try and help me. I hope it's something I can be asleep for. Nothing that can save me from certain death could be painless. Maybe they're going to try and turn me into a magic cyborg with crystals and stone instead of wires and metal. That might be cool, but then again I might just die in the process. Luna said that it was basically a gambit of an idea."

He was torn from his thoughts of magic lasers by a familiar sound. He looked to his right and found Luna once again forming from nothing. He stood and made his way to greet her . It seemed like she was done faster than before.

("Maybe it gets easier each time.")

She was fully formed and smiling at him.

"Greetings Ryan! It is seems that you are doing well since last we spoke."

" 'Ello, and yeah, I definitely feel better. I got everything sorted out and am ready to talk."

Luna sat down and invited Ryan to do the same.

"Very good. Before we start though it might interest you to know that from what I have told my sister about you that she has come to the same conclusions as I have about you."
Ryan gave her a nervous glance as he seated himself across from her.

"Rea..Really now? And what did you two conclude?"

"That you are a very gentle soul and most certainly worth saving."

Ryan laughed as his body lost its tension.

"Again with the compliments. You haven't seen me in the morning yet."

"I am sure it could not hold a candle's flame even to my sister in the morn."

"Oh really? Well I'll take that as another compliment. Thank you."

"You are quite welcome. So what have YOU concluded from everything I had told the of yesterday?"

Ryan took a deep breath, wanting to get it all out in one take.

"I understand whats happened to me and have made my peace with it. My mom was always able to take care of herself and will be fine after she has had some time to mourn. Andy's a good kid and will do some big things in his life, I know it. I might be in a new world with a completely different species, but I'm sure that if everyone in it is like you then it will be a good time. I have my personal problems to deal with still but I can worry about them later. All in all I've got everything together. Nothing I will regret, nothing to lose, nothing to stop me. All that's left is to hear about this dangerous thing that could kill me faster or save my life."

He let out a sigh and waited for Luna to talk.

"I see. First I thank you for the compliment. Second, have you really made peace so easily?"

"Huh?"

"I am asking if you have really made your peace. I would think you would have many more doubts concerning your life and what is to become of it. I can hardly believe that you have so readily accepted this and are willing to move on."

Ryan was more or less waiting for this.

"I guess you wouldn't believe it. I should explain. It all comes down to one question: Should I just die?"

Luna was taken back by this. Ryan pressed on.

"Unless I say "Yes" there's nothing else I can do about it. I've got two real choices about it and I prefer the one that let's me keep on going. A lot is going to change and it's all going to hit me hard and fast, but I would rather walk forward and get to the end then just sit there and take it. So I have made my peace with everything I'm having to leave behind and braced myself for whatever I'm gonna be hit with next."

He sat still and let Luna look him over critically, looking for any indication of lying. With none found she went on.

"You are telling the truth. I can see it. Then since you have prepared yourself I will explain what we are proposing to do."

She adjusted herself and looked Ryan straight in the eyes.

"As you've been hearing we have a way of saving you with a extremely slim chance of success."

Ryan nodded. "Right"

"After we had assured you well being for the immediate future and during your respite to think my sister Princess Celestia, our doctors, and my self talked of this solution. We wanted to be sure that nothing was left to chance and that every other possibility was looked at before having you agree to such a risky idea."

He nodded again. "Mmhm"

"We even have my sisters ounce student Twilight Sparkle pouring through vast amounts of written knowledge to try and find a safer way, but as you are now time is of the essence and we must act fast."

Another nod.

("Whats this leading up to...?")

"Ryan, as of right now the only viable way of saving you from certain death is by transforming you into a pony."

With this finely having been made know to Ryan a deep and powerful silence followed. Luna waited for him to respond, allowing him to soak it in. He was lost in his mental world grasping for something to say.

("A pony....They want to turn me into a pony. A pony that in their world can talk, hold conversation, and can create a functioning society. A pony that could fly or do magic. A creature that back home would be used by children to learn how to ride horseback. A MAGICAL TALKING CREATURE FROM ANOTHER WORLD.")

Ryan looked at Luna for any sign of joking or lying. She only raised her eyebrow in confusion.

("She could be lying about it all. All I've done is trust her, or she could just be part of some kind of head trauma from the crash..........I want to trust her but....I never have seen anything outside this place. I need to ask her to wake me up if she can.")

He took a great breath of air before speaking.

"Luna, you have been nothing but nice, welcoming, and helpful. I don't mean in the slightest way any kind of offense when I say this, but I don't fully trust you yet."

Luna recoiled, completely unprepared for this. Ryan was quick to talk again fearing the worse.

"IREALLYAMSORRYBUTANDIDON'TWANTTOMAKEYOUMADPLEASELISTENTOMEFIRST!!!!!"

Luna recoiled even more from the blunt statement, now simply trying to unravel the mess of words he had spat out. Ryan went on without waiting, afraid that she will be angry unless he finishes.

"You haven't done anything that makes me suspicious or distrust you, but all I have had to go on was your words and nothing else. I like to believe in what others won't, but I also know when to check all the details. All I want to do before we go on about turning me....into a pony is this: Wake me up long enough to see you and your sister in the real world. That's all I need to be sure that I'm not crazy or that your telling the truth. I hate to say this but I can't be sure about what you say until I see it for myself."

He wanted nothing more than to say that he trusted her, she has been only ever nice to him, but he needed to know that his condition was really as bad as she said and that everything she has said about her world was true, especially with such a big change as the solution.

Luna did not move, her now needing a moment herself to collect her thoughts. She had her eyes closed and was thinking deeply before opening them.

"I understand Ryan, here in this void with nothing but my word for what has happened to you, and now I tell that changing your very being is the only salvation. It is a great tale to swallow. What you have asked is only fair. My only apprehension is that without any proper medicine that can be used on you that you will feel the full force of the agony that you have gone through."

Ryan sighed in defeat and from the fact that Luna was not upset with him.

"I thought maybe so, but all I need is to see you and your sister and then you can put me back under. I just want to know that you're really real. I can handle some pain for a little while."

Luna's stare was weary as she contemplated the idea.

"....I shall go and inform my sister of your request. Be prepared for what awaits you in your real body, I can only imagine what it will feel like."

"Thank you Luna. I am REALLY sorry that I making you do this but....I have to be sure that it's not all a facade or that I'm going out of mind. I really am sorry Luna."

Luna shook her head as she readied herself to leave.

"Do not fret Ryan, I am not offended at all. It is quit understandable that you would have your doubts."

Luna was enveloped in blue light.

"I will see you in the real world as promised alongside my sister."

and then she was gone in a flash.

"...More waiting. A pony huh? If this is for real then I wonder what I'll look like. I never gave her a chance to explain the details. They seem pretty adamant that it's the only way. I KNOW something like that's gotta hurt."

He sat unmoving as he swam through an ocean of thoughts.

"It probably wouldn't be all that bad. Hell I might even look cute. I like cute. Or if not cute then at least I might be thin.....If it's not real then I'm just wasting my time with either a luny or a figment of my imagination. Most likely my imagination considering all the effects it would take to make this all happen."

It was not to long after that he could see a small white light in the distance.

"I think that's my ride."

The light began to spread out, swiftly growing bigger.

"Or my death. My real death."

The light was rapidly engulfing the blackness as it came upon him.

"Why do I always go to the worst possible place?"

The light consumed him.

Conscious thought faded away.

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("SWEET HOLY MOTHER OF DEATH IT"S LIKE THE SUN HAS EMBEDDED ITSELF IN MY VERY SKIN!!!!!")

This all came out has a quiet groan. This served to only agitate his problems as he found breathing to be a considerably harder job. None the less he still proclaimed once again his discomfort in the only way he could.

"Arrgh..."

"He is waking Celestia!"

"I can see Luna, but be patient. He is for the first time feeling all of the suffering his body has gone through."

While one voice would have been familiar and the other new to Ryan normally, right now they both served to make his head feel as though it's imploding.

"Ugghhh..."

"Let's keep our voices down, he will be sensitive."

"Oh, yes that would be right. So sorry Sir Ryan."

"hm..."

From there the voices remained quiet as he struggled to think.

("Everything hurts and it's not getting better. My neck feels like its been replaced with a straw and my lugs with paper sacks. The only thing that doesn't hurt is my legs, because PART OF MY SPINAL CORD WAS CUT WITH A SHARD OF METAL!!! Calm down, calm down. Just get your eyes open and then you can go back to sleep. Ohhh it feels like a team of mini men are digging holes in my body.")

He tried to open his eyes fast to get it over with as quickly as possible but was painfully forced to close them again.

"Gah." Even in his surprised pain he was quiet.

("THE SUN HAS MOVED FROM MY SKIN TO MY EYES OH GOD IT BURNS!!!!!!)

He felt something move to his ear.

"Try and go slowly, you're much more sensitive right now and simple things are going to be a great task."

It was the new voice whispering in his ear. He knew very well to heed it's advice. As slowly as his body could muster at the moment he once again began to open his eyes. Letting his eyes adjust each time the light began to hurt he fully opened one eye, the other likely bruised as he couldn't fully open it. The first thing he saw was a white ceiling. It rose high above where he laid and was smooth stone from what he could see. It was hard to tell without his glasses, only a third of his vision, and the great amounts of pain he was in. He couldn't see himself as he was laying straight on his back. He was not going to dare try moving his head yet.

"Hello Ryan, it is a pleasure to finally meet you. Luna as told me about you from her visits."

Ryan heard this come from his right and in due course saw two heads come into eyesight from that side. One was Luna, happy but worried looking as she looked at him. The other was a slightly taller pony, with a white coat and a multicolored ethereal mane smiling down at him. Presumably Princess Celestia.

("Sorry but no time for hellos. I've got what I wanted and am ready to go NOW.")

He spared Celestia a look for politeness sake before shifting his attention to Luna and doing his best with his eyes to beg to be put back to sleep.

"You are ready to return to your dreams?" Luna asked.

Ryan's eyes lite up as much as they could being in the state he was. Celestia nodded.

"Go ahead, he has been through enough has it is."

Luna nodded as well as she prepared the spell. She touched the tip of her blue lit horn to Ryan's head. He felt pain slip away along with his mind as the spell worked its self on him.

The world faded back to black.

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Blinking Ryan let the feeling of uneasiness pass him.

"God damn.....I really am dying."

He sat on his rump.

"At least I can trust Luna I guess."

He watched as Luna slowly appeared directly in front of him this time.

"But still, becoming a pony....?"

Luna was done and peered at the sitting teen.

"Ryan? Are you okay? I hope that what you have seen has not upset you."

"Huh? No no, I was just thinking. I was more than willing to accept it. I just needed to be sure it was real."

"Really? Then perhaps was it...The matter of turning you into a pony?"

Luna had seated herself across from him.

"Well first was that your sister was pretty tall."

"Oh that. Nothing more than magic and age, but surely that was not what was of biggest concern in your mind."

Ryan smiled.

"Bigger than you think but you're right......Luna, I didn't give you a chance to fully explain how changing me into a pony would save me. Sorry about that by the way."

"I take no offense. And as for the transformation.....As you know you are resistant to magic to a degree. As me entering and leaving your dreams more easily can contest, one can practice to perform magic on you, but I have not felt any give from you. This means by using a great deal of magic by trained magicians it could be possible to alter your body to that of our species, a pony. Even now as you are there is more than enough mass in you to equal to a fully grown pony."

"Mass?"

"Yes. Magic is not a cure all for only limited by the users skill. While skill is most certainly important, there is just as much a science to magic as there is to anything else you can think of. If you had been of smaller stature it would impossible to save you. It is required for the spell to work that the mass of the object being transformed be of equal or very close mass and genetic makeup. You meet both of these requirements."

"Okay, I can understand that."

"Now, as you know this does not guarantee your safety. If any of us make a mistake you could come out deformed or even......"

Luna seemed unable to go on, ever so slightly shaking.

"Luna? What's wrong?"

"...You could explode from rapid cell reproduction."

"Oh..."

"...."

Both looked away from the other for a few minutes. Ryan coughed.

"...Nothing can be wholly safe right? Let's go on okay?"

"Let us."

They looked at each other again and readjusted themselves to be more comfortable.

"Hem-hm..Right, as I was saying the process is very dangerous, but you will have not only our best doctors, but me and my sister to help cast the spell to give you the best chance of success."

"Wow."

"Quit. Now something you must know is that not all ponies are alicorns. There are unicorns, pegasus, and earth ponies. Unicorns are able to use magic as they will, pegasus can manipulate the weather and fly , and earth ponies hold a strong connection to the earth and can grow nearly anything anywhere as well as being rather strong. I tell you this now because from what we can tell you will be a earth pony. You don't seem to have a connection to magic as unicorns and it is unlikely that your body has enough of a similar make up needed for a pegasus, so that leaves earth pony left. Do you have anything to say to this?"

"Would I HAVE to grow something?"

"Um..well no, but you might feel the urge to. Many earth ponies tend to at least have some plants around to tend to."

"Okay that's fine. I just wanted to know."

"Very...well. Anyway, besides you more than likely being an earth pony there is really nothing we could tell you about what you will be. The spell basically changes you based on a lot of factors that we are not fully aware of. We can only hope everything goes right and that everything goes where it needs to be."

"Alright, I have to hope for a good draw then. Not the worst thing ever. Anything else?"

"There is. You will have to be awake for the spell."

Ryan's eyes widened.

"Really? I can't be asleep while it happens?"

"I am afraid so. Like I have just said it uses many things to determine how you will change and one that we know of is your personality. With such a complex spell we can not simply cut out one part and hope the rest works. You need to be awake for it to work."

"Ugh...Alright, I understand. No way of getting around it."

"I am sorry. We will try our best to make it as painless as we are able."

He sighed.

"It's fine. I know that nothing is perfect. It'll just be another thing I'll have to deal with for a while."

Ryan laid back on his arms and looked up. Luna stared at him curiously.

"Ryan?"

He looked back down at her.

"Yeah?"

"I was wondering, from the way you have been talking it sounds like you have chosen to go through with the procedure."

He looked at her a second longer before looking up again.

"It sounds like that because I have. If it's really the only way then that's it. I don't want to die, and hey, being a pony doesn't sound bad. One question though. Do ponies eat hey?"

Luna blinked.

"Yes we do, but we also eat other things such as confectioneries, fruits, and vegetables."

"I can live with that. That's all I have to say, anything else I should know?"

"No there is not. I must admit Sir Ryan that I am quite surprised that you have made such a quick decision. I would have thought that you would have liked time to consider it."

"Well, I already had time to think. There's really nothing making me NOT want to be a pony and like I said if it's the only way to save me then why not. I will miss being human, but it's not worth dying over. I have no major objections and don't want to waste more time than needed because, well you know."

"Are you sure beyond a doubt that you will not come to regret this Ryan. That you are ready for this?"

"As ready I can be for something like this."

"Right, if you have really chosen to go through with this then I shall begin the preparations with my sister. The next time I come to you it will be time to start. It will also be the last time that we will need to speak like this."

"Alright, I've learned to be patient in this place so I can wait. I'm ready when ever you are."

Luna stood and began the spell to leave.

"I promise I won't take more time than is necessary Ryan, please be ready when I return."

As Luna was enveloped in light she let out one last assurance.

"I promise to be at my best Ryan, you will not perish."

She blinked out of existence.

"Creepiest way of saying "I won't fuck it up" EVER. At least she put in the effort."

Ryan did not move from his seat.

"So it's really going to happen. I'm going to be a pony by about tomorrow. Too bad I can't be a unicorn, casting spells could have been cool. Even being able to just fly would've been cool."

Ryan laid on his back.

"Ah well, beggars can't be choosers."

Author's Note

I know that this chapter was a lot shorter than the last two but I know that me describing the same empty black void over and over is getting boring, and I want to dedicate a whole chapter to the change. I am happy to say that now I can start getting some new chapters done and start getting this story back into circulation again. As always thank you for reading and rate fairly and freely.