Chapter 1 – This Strange New World

In my mind, I felt like I was in cryogenic sleep for many years but in reality it was about 30 minutes. I tried moving my body only I felt weak and tired for some odd reason. Whatever happened to me at least I know that I’m ok.

"Wait a minute." I thought to myself.

Last thing I remembered was that I was fighting with Jason and that I was finally going to get rid of him, only for Vincent to be in the way and that something blinded me and knock me out.

"God everything hurts so badly. " I complained in my head.

I get up and got on my knees while my body was still shaking after whatever event happed to me. I know that I should have just stayed down but I still had some unfinished business to take care of. With all my might I finally stand on my two legs. I check my entire body to see if I had any injuries when I was knocked out for God knows how long.

When I realized that I was fine, I didn’t notice where I was and when I looked around, my eyes must have deceived me or playing tricks on me. I was standing in the middle of a grass plain that highly resembled a country side unlike where I was previously. In front of me I see a tree, behind it was more grass and a mountain with a castle?

That’s when I realized to myself that I wasn’t in a hospital or in fact this place looks nothing like where I was at the time. No tall buildings, no noise of cars and no people. To be honest I was glad there weren’t any people around or that this place doesn’t look like a crap hole.

This place looks like industry hasn’t touch this for years. All of what I’m seeing is hard to believe. What I see in this place, it somehow calms me down like all the anger inside me just started to dissipate. In fact, the air was clean that I almost forgot to breathe in. When I inhaled the air, it was clean and that the winds were calm and moderate. Hell the temperature of this place is a lot warmer.

In the back of my mind I know that this was a place where I didn’t belong or I might have been unconscious and made this place up but the other half of me was saying …

“This place is amazing.” I said while I spread my arms and let the suns embrace warm me.

For once in my life, I was in peace with everything that was surrounding me. The birds chirping, the cool wind in my hair it was all soothing every negative thought in my head had been gone with just the mere sight and smell of this place.
I believed that I didn’t want this dream or what I believe it is to end, but I sighed and told myself that all good things had or must come to an end at some point.

"Always have always will be in my life. " I complained.

So I stopped my enjoyment and look around to my surroundings. As I was looking around, all that was bothering me was that castle in the mountains. Why it was bothering me was that I never seen a castle before just in fairy tales or books about other countries.

"I swear I’ve seen this place before, I just can’t remember." I look around some more to see if there was anybody or maybe even some civilization I can talk to. Sure enough, behind me was a town that looked somewhat friendly. But then again, “somewhat” is going to get me into some trouble or have me arrested.

I talk to myself that there might be some positives and negatives to what might happen to me if I got anywhere close to the town. After some hard critical thinking, I mustered up the courage to go in this town so I can ask the people where I am.

I manage to get to this town and I have to say it’s a little too… colorful. I mean I wasn’t complaining that this whole world’s beauty, but this place looks like it came from a girl’s imagination. Now I really am starting to have doubts about this place but what other options did I have?

I looked around this place to see if there was anyone I can talk to. Unfortunately, not a single person I see in sight. I even knock on the doors of houses even businesses’ to see if anybody was there but nope just nothing.
Jesus, I never thought a town this colorful would feel like a ghost town.

“I feel like I’m in silent hill right now.” I joked to myself.

I still keep a look out to see if there’s ANY living life form. Hell, I’ll talk to an animal like a dog or a cat at this point so they can take me or point to where there masters are.

I have been walking for about a few minutes and now I’m starting to get creeped out. I found a cart that was filled with apples. At first, I didn’t want to eat them because someone must have been selling them and I didn’t want to steal from them.

But my appetite got the best of me and my stomach began to rumble.

"Fine I’ll buy two, you little bitch. " I insulted myself.

I dig to my back pocket and found my wallet. I check it to make sure that the contents in my wallet haven’t been stolen. Thankfully, all my money was still intact.

“Let’s see now how much are these? “I look around to try and find what the price was and I found nothing. All I see was a sign that has gold coins that reads…

“hmmm?” In fact it was just gibberish. I couldn’t decipher what it read all it showed was a picture of three gold coins.

“What the hell?!”

Whatever this place is, it must be out of the country or something because I never heard of a place that uses gold coins before. Nor any of these letters spell out anything.

Oh man how long was I out?" I was worrying in my head. If this place wasn’t the US, then… no this has to be some sort of prank or I might be unconscious. All I need is to find one person and make them tell me this is some sort of practical joke even if I have to beat the truth because this isn’t funny.

And until then, I’m taking these two apples for the road. I take one bite out of one of them and my taste buds must have exploded because something this good couldn’t be this sweet.

"Wow, these tastes amazing." I thought to myself.

The crunch sound was perfect which means it’s ripe and crisp. The taste was out of this world. It tasted sweet like candy.

“What’s the brands name?” I check the side to see if there was some sort of label to show where these apples came from. I found it and it reads…oh right forgot that I can’t read these. I am such a dumbass. I guess these were so good I forgot.

"Holy crap these taste delicious I need to know who sells these they sell a lot if they were well know. They’re awesome." I then proceed to keep on walking but not before taking a few more to enjoy these so called “apples of Eden”. I take a small picture of the label before I left. These apples need to be shared with the world.

After walking for another few minutes, I then see a building that looks like some kind of boutique. I never go to boutiques because the first time I ever been in one was with my aunt, little sis, and mom and guess who had to hold all the bags that where done. To add salt to the injury, IT WAS BORING. That’s when I made a reminder that I will never go to a boutique ever again. Until now.

I knock to see if there was somebody in there and thank God it was open. For once and this will be the last I’ll say this but

“Thank God for boutiques.” I said to no one.

As I go inside, all I can see was mannequins but there was something … different about them. They were in the shape of horses. Maybe this one boutique catered to only show horses. Weird but hey not my store, then I heard a voice somewhere.

“Hello. Is some pony coming in. Sorry we’re closed for the day for an event. ” Said the mysterious voice.

“It’s okay I’m just passing by but all I really need is some directions or in fact where I am?”

"So that’s why everyone wasn’t answering their doors. There off to some event. Must be why it’s so… What a minute did she say “some pony”?"

Maybe it’s just my imagination that’s all. When I licked my lips and I felt kind of dehydrated even if the apples I ate weren’t enough.

“But if you don’t mind the trouble, do you have some water I can drink. I’m kind of thirsty from…” I stop to try and think of an excuse so she doesn’t think I’m crazy or call the hospital.

“Hiking.” I face palm myself because she’s never going to believe that.

"Really that’s the best I can come up with."

“Oh then why didn’t you say so darling? And about that water and where you are yes it be most generous of me to help”. Say’s the mystery women in another room.

“Thanks “was all I can say.

I can’t believe she fell for that “hiking” bit. How gullible is she. I look around the store to see what kind of clothes she has other then what I saw in those mannequins or whatever she calls these things because I don’t care anymore at this point.

I have to say these outfits aren’t that bad. Shame these designs were made for a horse because if they were fit for a humans then she would be rich and have her own clothes line.

"Real shame" I thought to myself.

I then cross over to a chest that looked like it was holding or keeping something safe. I go to it and tried to lift the lid to see if it was open. Sure enough it was.

What surprised me next was that the damn thing was holding a chest filled with sapphires. It was a sight only a thief can bestow. Oh right forgot to mention this but I sort of delved in a few petty thefts, I got off with warnings, and such but I never had a record thanks to a certain family of mine.

I didn’t have much money on me and where I am might be far away from home, so I took a few handfuls just to be on the safe side.

Don’t judge me! The chest screamed take me and Sapphires are my birthstone. Sue me for all I care. And besides I might not see this woman again although at the time I didn’t know that and later on it’s going to bite me back.

I then hear her voice again “Where your visiting is none other than Ponyville and what you’re in is Carousal boutique “where everything is chic and Mani fique. “

I was wide-eyed at what my ears were hearing then I started to laugh.

“Seriously I need to know where I am. I’m in a bit of a rush here. My family might be worried where I am.” Really, I made a fool out of this chick; I’m not going to be out-punked by her. I knew I was being punked. Maybe she’s the hostess of this prank.

Then I start hearing footsteps but later they sounded like hooves. Then I hear a door opening.
“I’m serious this town is called…” I turn around to the sound of the door before she spoke. What happened next was that time slowed down when we first met.

What I saw was a small horse with a white coat and that her mane was a dark purple or a dark indigo. Not only was that, but a glass of water was floating right next to that thing. What was really strange was that the glass was surrounded by a light blue aura. What was also glowing was that horn on its forehead. I knew that her species was a unicorn because I read a few books and that I always wanted to see one in real life, but this is one of those moments that just hit you unexpectedly.

Then after a few seconds of staring, I let out a huge scream of terror and so did it. I rammed the front door and ran out of that boutique as fast as I could. I think I broke the hinges or something because when I looked back, the top looked cracked. I run to any sort of house to find sanctuary, but as I figure all the doors were closed.
I was really in desperate need of some sort of help because what I saw wasn’t real or was it? No I didn’t have time for whatever I saw, what I really wanted was to have some distance away from that thing and never come back ever again.

I find a tree that was big enough to be a house maybe even more. Hell I wouldn’t be surprised if this was the home of the Keebler elves. Without hesitation, I climbed the tree so that thing doesn’t chase and kill me. As I climbed to what I believe was a safe and good hide out, I had a strong grip on the branch so that I can catch my balance on it and catch my breath. I needed to take a few small short breaths to make any sort of process of what just happened.

“Ok … ok let’s recap of what happened... I go to school, see Vincent kiss the hottest girl, punched Jason, challenged him then I was…” I stopped at the end when I realized that all these events don’t make sense. Why does everything always happen to me? Why me? am I just something the universe likes to make fun of or does do it for shits and giggles?

"What the hell is going on here? " I asked myself trying to come up with an answer.

“Wait a minute.” I dig into my pockets to see if everything I own was still in it, sure enough it was all there and accounted for. “My phone, my DS, chewing gum? And YES my knife”. Everything except the other two was at least enough to get me out of here. I took my phone and called my home phone, but then on the other side of the line it was nothing it said there was no signal anywhere here.

“Hold on, didn’t that unicorn say this place was called Ponyville.”

That’s when I made the connection that this place wasn’t California. In fact, this place looks way to happy and perfect. Sure Earth is beautiful and all, but it wasn’t anywhere as near nice enough as this. Hell I never heard of this place but for some strange reason unknown, I do I just can’t remember. The answer was at the tip of my tongue.

I couldn’t take this whole thinking thing anymore it was way too much to process and I felt fatigued since this morning. I need to sleep this through. So I decided to take a nap on the branch because when I wake up this whole plate of messes will just be a good dream gone badly. I close my eyes hoping that it’s just a dream… just a dream… a dream …. dream…dream.

Sometime later…

I start to hear sounds outside my mind then I heard a knock under me then it got closer, and another and another and anot…

"Clonk"

As soon as something hard hit me on my head, I lost balance and I was surprised I’m still sitting on a branch.

“SHHHHHHIIIIIIIIT!! “ I landed on other branches before I hit the ground. I landed on the first on my left arm, the other was on my stomach and to cause even more pain, I land the last one between my legs. When I hit the ground, I landed on my back. Pretty sure I heard a bone crack or two.

My field of vision stated to blur out as my world started to disappear. As I look at the night sky which was so beautiful, I see two dark silhouettes looking at me and one other. That’s when I thought

"Is this how I’m going to die? Never be recognize as anything? No, I was but to one person that he can recognize me as. An asshole." With my last words I whispered “I regret everything.” Just as I was about to fall into unconsciousness, my whole life began to flash before my eyes up to the beginning of this morning.

End of Chapter 1

Author's Note

Ghost Writer here and I would like to say hi to any reader/ follower that's reading this chapter. Thank you for putting the time for reading this story because I had this for a while after reading a few HIE stories. Most of the humans that go to Equestria are a bit of Mary sues or are way too forgiving to the characters if they made the humans life bad for them on accident. So I thought to myself, do you like where the humans can forgive even if most incidence are there fault or should they deserve a piece of the humans mind. Until next time, Ghost out.