Chapter 1: Descending into a New World
By: Luna977
Chapter One
Descending into a New World
Tomorrow was the day. I was going to finally get out of school. I read the clock across my room. It was 11:06… Ugh, I need to figure out what to do with my life, I thought to myself. I sat on my bed with my head resting in my hands. I just sat there thinking for a while in my room. Then I paused and gave a quick glance around the dimly lit room. It was full of stuff, but it oddly seemed completely empty to me. It consisted of tan walls with a deep red carpet. The carpet was almost the shade of red that a typical recording studio would have. It is also compiled with many albums and music equipment such as guitars, drums, recording equipment, etc.. I seemed to be always playing music when I wasn't on the computer or going to check on friends. But, then again, I had very few friends and many fake friends. Where there wasn't a lot of music stuff, there was a bunch of random odds and ends. My room was a mess. I had no hobbies and wasn't the most popular kid in school.
A thought crossed my mind; well, at least school will be over tomorrow. I mumbled to myself, "Well I might as well just go to bed I guess. After all, morning won't come any faster or make it any easier." With that, I laid in my bed. As I looked up I realized my body wouldn't let me rest till I itch my brain of all the thoughts that are stored there. So, I quickly decided that I should just lay there, still and complacent while thinking as I stared at the rough white ceiling. As I rested on my back, I thought about myself, and what I should be doing with my life. I thought maybe I should try recording again. Nah, that's always frustrating said a part of my brain. The other side replied well isn't this what you are expected to do? I guess, said the contradicting side. I sighed and closed my eyes.
Why did I have to be good at something that is odd? Why couldn't I be normal? With that thought, I turned to my side and pulled the covers over myself as I felt a breeze come in through the window. Was I really this out of place? Like I shouldn't be here, or was it something different I thought. Well, in either case, it can wait until tomorrow. I turned off the lamp next to my bed leaving the room dark.
I tossed and turned all night. I dreamt about a strange universe. It was very blurred and unfamiliar. It was even hard to concentrate but, strangely here is where I felt as if I was safe and warm. But, then again I guess I wouldn't dream of something that wasn't nice, so I just shrugged it off. Then as time passed things began to grow really weird. Then suddenly I felt something touch my hand. I tried to wake up to see who was standing in front of me, but I couldn't. It was as if I was locked in my dream unable to escape.
I heard that voice again, it sounded familiar, some girl I must have known. Now it was becoming really weird as I turned around in my dream and found a blurred purple figure standing in front of me that reached out and tried grabbed my hand. Then as I asked her where I was as. She told me "Come find me."
This has got to be the weirdest dream I have ever had. I woke up suddenly, almost jumping out of bed. I was covered in sweat. "What the hell was that?"I said, then I thought back to my dream with the purple figure. I wondered, why couldn't I see straight? Most of my dreams are perfectly clear so why wasn’t that one? "Well, I wonder what tim-" And before I could finish my sentence my alarm clock went off next to my bed.
It was just a dream I thought to myself. I looked over at my alarm clock next to my bed on my nightstand. It read 7:15AM. "Well, just great might as well get up then." I reached out to turn off my alarm clock, and as I did, I got up and put my feet on the ground to stretch out for a second, but My foot never touched the ground. In fact, I just fell off my bed for what seemed like 10 seconds. As I fell I didn't say anything I just fell, as if I was lifeless. I didn't react to falling or was it I couldn't? I wasn’t able to tell, but when I finally stopped falling I seemed to forget almost everything about myself. Then I hit the ground. It was strange though because it didn't hurt when I hit the ground.
Then I woke up from my almost hypnotically trance. I thought to myself still dazed from the fall, was that a dream I thought? No this has to be real cause I know I woke up just a second ago.
(In case there is any confusion he went to sleep, then woke up and fell into Equestria. Now It does say that he woke up but not as if he woke up from a dream. More like if you get lost in thought and “Wake up” from it.)
I felt a bright light against my eyes. "Ugh, not today," I said half understanding what was happening to me. I covered my eyes and got up. I was hungry and thirsty with the sun beating down on me. As I looked around I saw that I was in a forest alone.
(In case there is any confusion he went to bed, then woke up and fell into Equestria. Now It does say that he woke up but not as if he woke up from a dream. More like if you get lost in thought and “Wake up” from it.)
Wait! I'm in a What!!! I got up frantically and started to panic looking around like a crazy pony. I said to myself that I need to calm down. "Ok, so what happened? First I went to bed and woke up. Then when I reached for the alarm clock I fell. But how did I fall, and where to? But what’s even stranger is that I can't remember beyond last night at, at, AT… Was it 10pm or 11pm? Why can't I remember?" I said as I stomped a hoof on the ground.
"Well, I might as well find a way out of this forest," I said as I looked around eyeing up my surroundings. Well, it certainly was dense all around with trees, bushes, flowers, and tall grass. The grass was all the way up to my knee. There, behind me was a clearing that looked like a stone path. "Hmm, there probably isn't anyone out here to help me... But, I can follow it out to a city and find someone to help me.”
I got up and ran over to the clearing through some trees to find a pond. I then decided to run over and get some water, but as I began to run it seemed weird like I couldn't keep my balance. Almost like I have never walked before. Anyways, I needed some water right now. As I approached the water I got down on all fours. Huh, I thought, why is my head still up so far up when my back is horizontal. Then I saw a reflection in the water.
"Ahhhh!" I said as I jumped back in terror. Then I glanced around and saw no one around me. A thought shot through my head, did I just see a horse? I went up to the waters edge more hesitantly, and I looked down and saw a light green horse looking back at me.Did I have wings as well? I felt confused so, I moved my head closer to the pond so I could see my reflection. I was a horse. I turned around quickly as I heard something in the distance. I couldn't see anything moving so I just shrugged it off. As soon as I had thought the presence left I looked down at my legs. "Thank god." I'm still a guy. It would be pretty awkward for me if I wasn’t. I went back up to the water to take a drink. After I was satisfied and not thirsty anymore I looked at my reflection. I had grass green hair with a bit of black in it. My mane seemed to be straight and almost spikey by nature.Well, I could have looked worse I guess.
Soon after I started to walk the path out of the forest, I began to remember basic stuff about myself. Then all of a sudden I realized I'm not where I should be. As I got closer to the end of the forest I saw an opening, I decided that this was my new start and a better one at that.
I started my long journey on the path till I found a place to stay, hopefully a nice hotel if there are any around here. I was walking on the dirt path, and I started to observe the sides of the path as I walked at my pace. The trees were all filled with the yellow and light red leaves. I walked for what seemed like an hour. With all this time I decided to admire the land around me. The grass seemed to grow freely like everything else. Where was I? I don’t remember smooth trees in Minnesota. The grass wasn’t as green either. It was also Summer back on Earth. It seemed as if this area was designed to be perfect. Like maybe a little to perfect. Then over the next small hill I began to see more trees. This area seemed like a mini forest. It was pretty weird, I mean there were so many next to each other that they almost seemed as if they were in rows.
"Wait a second!" I galloped over to one of the trees. They are in rows. I smacked myself in the head with my hoof lightly. Man I feel dumb. Just then an apple fell landing on my head. “Huh, I must be at the edge of an orchard.” Maybe if I find someone they will be able to help me, and figure out why I’ve become a pony. I began walking down the path again, it looked to be about 7pm or so judging by the sun starting to set above the trees to my left. The sun started to touch the edges of the leaves on the trees. "Man it's starting to get dark out here, I really need to find a place to stay for the night," I said. Then I ran onto the path again. This time I knew if I galloped fast enough, I could actually find a place to stay. After a bit of galloping down the path toward the final hill. The sun had fully set now leaving the sky a dark blue color allowing the moon to be the new center of the sky. I slowed down and began to wonder if I was going the wrong way. I couldn’t see the farm anywhere. Then I hung my head down. Ugh I'm getting so tired I'm about to collapse I thought, as I slowed down to a slow walk.
Then as I sighed I lifted my head enough to see a large family farm. “There it is.” I said while shaking my head to wake myself up. Galloping the rest of the way was exhausting but, it will pay off.
As I approached the barn I looked past to see a nice old house that seemed to be built from nature, for nature. “Man these guys are way too into living with nature. Anyways I was way too tired to go find someone, and explaining my situation would be very tiring. I'll just leave it for tomorrow I thought. With that thought I walked into their vacant barn.
Inside I could see the pale full moon creeping out of an opening on the other side of the barn on the second floor. I found a soft hay bale in the barn's loft to lie on. I climbed the stairs with heavy hooves to the loft. As I grew closer to the top of the stairs I grew more and more tired. I sighed and took one last look around and found the closest hay bale. I got on top and fell asleep instantly.
That night I realized many things about myself in some of the random dreams I had. I learned that some of the pieces of my mind now fit snug, but others still seem like they are shattered into pieces. I remember most of my past dreams where I was fishing, hiking, biking, driving, and even playing guitar. Something seemed odd though, as if I was trying to tell me something. Then the rusty gear in my brain began to turn.
This place that I’m in right now is too perfect. From the grass being a perfect jade green, and perfectly trimmed in most places, to the trees all being straight until about 9ft up when the branches all separate. The ground was even a solid brown with little texture. Sure if you didn’t pay attention it wouldn’t even matter, but there was no clay, sand, or even a rock to discolor the soil.
All of these things were now clear to the emerald colored stallion. But, just where in the hell am I he wondered. That is when the final dream came to tear open the mask covering the truth that he was searching his mind for. However it wasn’t exactly from his mind that the dream came from.
Then the last dream I had was like my earlier dream in my universe. It was clearer now. Not as blurred as last time. I could feel everything around me, and I could hear her clear voice say my name as my eyes were held shut. "Michael, Michael, where are you? Are you close?" the mysterious voice said calmly. Then I felt the ground under my feet and stood up opening my eyes in what seemed like the most real dream I had ever had. I was at the top of a castle tower. I felt the cold stone under my hooves. I went closer to the edge to see that I was still in Equestria. In fact I was so high up I could see for miles and miles, over all the hills out past the city that I was in. It was still Fall as the leaves of the trees were ready to drop off the tree’s. It was breath taking and, seemed all too surreal.
Then as I looked out as far as I could, and I saw the orchard and the the forest that I came out of. I started to feel like something- “Isn’t adding up?” A strangely friendly sounding voice said. Startled I searched my brain for who’s that voice was. I drew a blank, but then out of the blue, I remembered the voice from when I had my dream on Earth. It was the exact voice. The presence grew closer as I was turning to see what has been talking to me in my dreams. As I looked to see the person in front of me; or rather a pony that was in front of me I was shocked to see that I could actually see her in great detail unlike the last time. She was a lot taller than me by about 6 inches, and instead of having a green pale coat, she had a purple coat that seemed to be as dark as night but it was light enough to see the pure color as the moon’s light reflected off her. It almost seemed to radiate off of her. She had bigger wings than me and also had a long horn on the top of her head. Her mane was a transparent blue with what seemed to almost look like stars in her mane. Were there other ponies in this world I thought for a second. Ok, this is weird, the same dream again. What did this mean? Who is she, and did she bring me here?
"Yes, I did." The voice said as if she had read my mind. She then stepped out farther till she was two feet in front of me. After a few seconds I understood she was either waiting for a reply or she was identifying me.
"Who are you?" I asked in more of a commanding voice. “Where am I?” I said as if to be in control of my dream. Then she walked closer until her mouth was up to my ear.
"That's for me to know and you to find out." She said with a smirk. The mare then decided to give me a hint. “You’ll soon find out who I am. Please do not come out with it in public for I fear my sister shall have a fit if she was too find out about you. As you can probably tell you are not from here. This new land has many new concepts for you, and I trust you will understand them with time. One of these new concepts is one in which you are participating in right now.” The purple mare started to pace in thought for a few moments. “How shall I explain this?” Then after another couple steps she paused looking at the moon. “Do any of these dreams you have about me seem too real to you?”
I looked at the moon as well. A few seconds pass as I recall the last dream with her back on Earth. I looked down to see her staring at me smiling.I started to look down to the ground and say,”Yea they do seem real.”
“Well that’s because I’m in your dream controlling it. It’s easier for me this way because I’m so far away. Please make sure to befriend a purple mare named Twilight and ask to go to Canterlot. I would like to see you in person and she is one of a handful of ponies who could bring you if you can’t find your way. If you are having problems just tell her that you have never been to Canterlot before.”
“Umm ok?” I replied, then as I saw her turn and start to leave I started to panic for a second. “Please don’t leave me” I said nervously. As soon as I said that I bit my lip knowing I shouldn’t have said it.
“You won’t be alone for long, just remember to trust few and fly high.” She said as she vanished into the midnight sky. I sat there just wondering if I could make friends. I haven’t really been the best at doing that on Earth. I started to feel the pain of the past start to creep up on me.
I snapped out of it looking up at the moon. It was a perfect full moon sitting almost closer than usual. I've never looked at the moon the way I did tonight. It was bright, clear, and Amazing.I stood there another few seconds just staring at it until suddenly I heard a creaking door.
I woke up with a start. Was that the barn door I thought? I was answered with a "Hello? Anypony in here?" I must have been another pony I thought. She definitely seemed to be from the Orchard because, she had a strong country accent. Then it got quiet. Is she still there? I should probably check first. No, I could easily be seen from where I'm sitting. Ugh, I have to make sure she's gone. "I know somepony is in here. I didn’t leave this here door open last night. Don't make me get Pinkie Pie or Big Mac." Oh no, I thought. Well, there are really two things I can do. Either run away or, I can face her. If I run she still might see me, plus being on the second floor doesn't help my case. If I turn myself in though, I will either be punished or, I might gain information about where I am, and where Twilight is. Well, now that I think about it there was really only one option.
To Be Continued
