“No I can’t be trapped,” I said as the thugs closed in “this can’t be it.”
”You ran out of time little man, now it is time to pay.” The leader said with a mocking tone and a demonic grin.
“Please give me one more day I can pay you” I pleaded trying to save my life.
“You had your chance. GET HIM!” The leader commanded. They beat me till I couldn’t even breath. Then they took my money and ran hoping the police wouldn’t find them. I watched as they ran away and it was the last I would ever see of this world.
“Your time has not come dear Hunter.” An angelic voice said out of the blackness of the void.
“Who’s there? What do you mean my time hasn’t come and how do you know my name?” I asked still shocked that i had died.
“You will be brought to a kinder world to finish your days with a new name. Enjoy Shadow Flame.” So with that I was brought back to life in a place I have never seen before.
“Where am I?”
“You are in Equestria silly.” The cheerful voice came from behind me. So I turned to look and right in my face was a pink fuzz.
“What the-”
“Hi there my name is Pinkie Pie and I have never seen you before and since I have never seen you before that means you must be new and if you are new then that means you must not have any friends so that means I am your first friend here in Ponyville and (Gasp) I am throwing you a welcome to Ponyville party later today. See you then” She then bounced along as I stood there first confused then smiling and then laughing.
“My first friend and she happens to be a pink pony named Pinkie Pie. Damn she spoke fast.” I start walking to Ponyville when I bump into a dark red winged stallion with a red and white flame surrounded by what seem to be shadows as a mark on his flank.
“Oh hi there sorry I bumped into you.”
“Watch it buddy,” upon looking at me his look of annoyance was replaced with one of confusion on his face “wait you’re new aren’t you?”
“Sorry and yes I am new I just arrived here and I have no idea how.” I said in a frightened tone.
“Umm how do you arrive somewhere without knowing how?” He asked, his voice becoming slightly suspicious.
“I don’t know one minute I was dying as a human then an angelic voice told me my time isn’t over then I wake up here.” I explained to the best of my knowledge.
“Why don’t we walk and talk, I don’t know if you can feel it but I give off a sense of dread and don’t like being in this village.” He tells me before beginning to walk past me.
“I can tell you WOAH.” (Thump) “Sorry still not used to walking on all fours.” I tell him while trying to get up and not fall again.
“Need some help with movement there ya klutz?” He says while walking back with his top right bracer glowing faintly.
“Sure. Wait, what is happening to your bracer?” I asked with a worried tone.
“Oh this? It’s nothing just thought I would help ya be more normal and also you shouldn’t tell everypony you’re not a pony, they might think you’re a changeling.” After he finishes explaining I could feel myself standing up slightly.
“A change-what?”
“Changeling, they can become anypony they want and feed on love. Tell somepony you ain’t a pony will make them assume, just be glad I don’t assume.”
“Oh. Well I wont tell anybody.” I test my legs by walking in a circle then jumping a bit. “Thank you for fixing my legs. By the way how did you do that?”
“Oh you know it’s just a trick you learn through travelling.” He explains while holding a laugh back.
“What’s so funny? Did I do somthing?” I question him.
“Two things, one is you might wanna start speaking right or everypony will begin questioning you and two is something you wouldn’t believe and that I don’t tell.” After explaining he began to walk towards what looked to be a creepy looking forest.
“Oh right. Also you say changelings feed off of love. I guess I am lucky because I have never felt love. Where I came from there was only hate.” I speak in a sorrowful tone and begin to follow him with an eerie feeling.
“Love is just their most favoured emotion, they can feed off of any emotion as each has a different taste and also love is everywhere, two friends share a special type of it for being concerned about each other, family’s have it as well. Each emotion also affects them differently, like myself they refuse to feed off of me because of the emotion they would receive,”He lectured to me “also are you sure you want to follow me into this forest?” His voice became much more dark while all his bracers began to faintly glow. “It will be very dangerous and if you’re not up for the dangers leave.”
“I think I will go back to town and try to find a place to stay. Also do you know anypony named Pinkie Pie?” I ask but the look on his face at the mention of her name basically said it all.
“I refuse to speak with her as she is the exact opposite of me.” With that he walked into the forest disappearing behind some bushes which resulted in my balance becoming slightly wobbly.
“Ok then. Darn it I should have asked him his name. Oh well.” I began to walk to town hoping for a good party and to meet that interesting pony again. I start humming a random tune when I hear a huge boom and turn around in surprise. What I see shocks me, there is a huge pillar of white and red flames shooting out of the forest. I do my best to continue on to the town so I can finish my day without dying again.
