Today I saw the edges of the universe, the exact size of time, the answer to questions that I still cannot comprehend and for this knowledge, what did I have to do? Well, I had to become a paralyzed pony of course. I guess I should start from the beginning. My name was Chris and I was a pretty normal British, 19 year old with a love for cartoons, video games, anime, you know, nerd stuff.
My friends and I had decided to go to the London Anime and Gaming Convention together and we thought it would be cool to all cosplayed. The only problem there was deciding of a theme for our cosplay. We game up with different designs for coplays involving One Piece, Pokemon, World of Warcraft, etc. We eventually decided on going as the cast of the internet cartoon Bravest Warriors, Luke going as Danny, Jonathon as Chris, Scott went as Wallow, my girlfriend Becky went as Beth and I, of course, went as the paralyzed horse with the crazy psychic powers, mostly because I didn't have the money to make giant gloves and I already had a rubber horse head from the previous going.
The trip there wasn't anything spectacular, we got the train the day before, we stayed at a hotel a few streets away from the convention centre and got take-out the same night. The first day was quiet a lot of fun with everything going to plan. We stayed together as a group and took part in the cosplay contest, which we came 2nd place behind a group of Warhammer 40K cosplayers, we posed for a few pictures, we got some sweet con swag and had dinner at Frankie and Benny's. The next day was when everything went south for me.
We went back to the con early in the morning with our costumes still on and we had decided to split up for the day. Luke wanted to check out the card game corner to see if he could get his hands on some special rare cards for his new decks, Jonathon and Scott headed to the Smash Bros tournament in the next building over and Becky and I wanted to listen to the voice actor’s panel for Cartoon Network.
About 30 minutes before the panel we decided to check out the merchants tables to see what might be leftover from yesterday. Becky as some point went to the toilets and had agreed to meet up at the panel. That was the last time I saw her because shortly afterwards I had decided to get her something as a surprise gift. I should probably mention that Becky is a massive Brony/Pegasister. There isn't a day that goes by when I'm with her and she doesn't had something My Little Pony related, either it's her Rainbow Dash t-shirt or her Fluttershy sweeter or her Spike the Dragon plushie she likes to carry around. I don't dislike this at all, most of the time I don't even notice it and others I find it very cute. She's showed me the show many times and I have liked some episodes, especially the ones with Discord, but it's just not for me.
I came across a MLP themed booth with plushies, posters, books and even the card game which Becky and Luke play for fun. I looked around to see anything of particulate interest but it all seemed very standard stuff. I inquired the merchant about it and after leaving for about a minute he came back with a small wooden box. Inside the box was what looked like an Element of Harmony but with a very different design, where the ones from the show were golden necklaces with each of the Mane 6's cutie marks, this one had a design that I've never seen before. The thing seemed normal enough but I should of been more careful since when I asked him about the item all he told me was that it was one of a kind and that I was destined to buy it, whatever he meant by that. So with low on both time and options I decided to buy the thing, £20 wasn't a bad price at all, considering the detail of the design and the quality of the craftsmanship. After the transaction I walked 2 steps and everything went blue, then dark, then dark green since I woke up in the middle of a dense forest as a pony.
One would think that I would of been freaking out at this point, and you would be right if I wasn't too busy trying to contemplate the gigantic amount of information being streamed into my mind. I saw images at random of the cosmos, places of nothing and places that had everything and more. I could hear the voices of trillions of beings across time and space, not one making a lick of sense. I was like this for hours, just staring endlessly into the void and reality of everywhere. I finally came back to my present reality at the sunrise of the next day, what would be the final day of the con. Everyone's probably worried sick about me, especially Becky, she worries about me when I don't brush my teeth before going to bed. Although, if she knew where I was and what I was doing, she would probably be more jealous and would probably want to swap places.
The next few hours weren't anything more than me trying to move my new paralyzed pony body but apparently I didn't get the psychic powers with the transformation, or I just don't know how to use them yet. Although by mid-day I had some company and my first clue to where I had ended up. Of course it couldn't have been anything friendly that would have found me first, it had to be a pack of Timberwolves looking for a quick meal. My knowledge on Timberwolves wasn't the best, they had only appeared in the show once or twice and it wasn't like I watched the show religiously so I only knew 2 things: first, they come from the Everfree Forest, gives me another clue to where I am and second, Spike defeated them with a pebble. Well since I couldn't move my body that option was out the window and pretty much any chance I had of fighting these things.
Luckily I didn't have to. Just before a Timberwolf could get too close to my neck a voice came from the forest, followed by a sudden flash of light. The next thing I knew, the area was covered with light blue smoke and the Timberwolves were running in every direction away from the area. After they were long gone, a clocked figure appeared from behind me and gave me a quick look over. The figure had also tried to get a response from me but sadly, I was still paralyzed but the figure did happen to figure out that I was alive from checking my pulse and listening to my heart.
Nice to know that it was still working, I can't feel anything below my head.
After a while he, or she, had decided that I was worth saving and had lifted me onto his, or her, back and walked off into the forest. Throughout the trip, the cloaked figure continued to get a response from me, asking me question after question, all in rhymes for some reason. There was something very familiar about it but at the time I couldn't quite put my finger ... hoof (?) ... on it.
After a bit of traveling we arrived at a small hut that was apparently made out of an old tree of sorts. Inside was a variety of oddities from weird shaped glass containers, like bottles and cups, to giant wooden masks that decorated the walls. At the centre of the hut there was a large black cauldron with what appeared to be some sort of brew, probably dinner for later. The figure lied me down on the bed next to one of the windows and then left me by heading into one of the other rooms after making sure I was placed correctly. After several minutes of silence the figure came back, this time without the cloak and to my surprise is was Zecora.
At this point I was ready to kick myself in the side of the head for not realizing soon. I mean, I recognized the Timberwolves at first glance and I had only seen them once, Zecora's appeared way more times in the show then those mutts.
She had returned with a small vial in her mouth. My guess was that it was some kind of potion to help me with being paralyzed.
I was right. Unfortunately Zecora stated that the potion probably won't kick in until I fall asleep so with nothing to do and nothing I could do, I lay there and allowed my mind to fall into the darkness of sleep.
PPl Day 3
Paralyzed Ponies Log: Day 3
Today, I realized that if I’m going to regain control oven my body, that I was going to have to figure it out for myself.
I woke up early in the morning as the sunrises from the horizon. I learned that with this new body that I’m unable to close my eyes, so I ended up sleeping with them open and they ache, a lot. This little bit of discovery had also faced me with the fact that the potion that Zecora gave me hadn't helped me regain control over my new form. So,there I lay, waiting for Zecora to awaken from her sleep in the other room and to decide what to do next with me. Fortunately I didn't have to wait too long, for she awoke some time later and checked me over. She wasn't pleased with the result, however, to my gratitude she continued to try and help me with my condition.
Zecora left the hut with her cloak rapped over her and told me that she will return shortly, in another rhyme mind you. I should make a note to thank her first when I gain some way of communication, hopefully that wouldn't take too long.
As I was left again to myself, with the wind whistling through the trees, the small, woodland creatures rustling in the tall grass and a particularly annoying fly buzzing around the room, my thoughts wandered to my friends, to what they might be doing after I disappeared. Taken from them by some souvenir I got from a merchant selling plushies and pony posters.
I don't see myself as anyone significant in general but I have enough self-worth to know that people will care that I've disappeared from the face of the earth. Although, that being said, I don't hold much hope that they will find a way to bring me back. Unless they can find the merchant, somehow, and convince him to return me to my world, I think I’ll have to find a way home.
Speaking of which, where is that 'Element of Misfortune' anyway? As far as I can tell, I don't have it with me anymore, not that I could check my body to see if I was wearing it but I'm sure if I was, Zecora would have made a comment about it by now.
The more I think about the situation, the more questions seem to go unanswered. Why was there someone selling magical interdimensional necklaces at an Anime and Gaming Convention? What's his plan? Why did he say that I was meant to buy it? Do I have a purpose for being here? All questions that can't be answered right now.
Other, less important question also come to mind, like why am I a pony when my costume was of a full sized horse? It isn't really a pressing issue since if I was a full sized horse, then that would mean that I would be much bigger than the other ponies and that might course some complications.
At first I thought that I because a horse because it was what I was cosplaying at the time, at least that would also explain why I gained access to all this knowledge about the universe, but I've been thinking. What if I became a pony because of the world I ended up it, because it was the world of My Little Pony. If that was true then that just raises more questions like, why a pony? Why not a dragon like Spike, or a zebra like Zecora, or even a Minotaur like Iron Will? It might have been because of the choice of cosplay but I don't see a connection besides it all being some kind of joke.
Anyway, true to her word, Zecora returned after a few hours and she had brought company. It was Fluttershy and Twilight Sparkle, or should I say 'Princess' Twilight Sparkle. I still remember the day that Becky and I sat down to watch the season 3 final together and the reaction she had when Twilight ascended to princesshood. I swear, she must have gone on about it for days, switching between being horrified at the chance that the show might be jumping the shark to being proud of Twilight for reaching so far. I guess I can't tease her for being proud of a fictional character anymore.
After Zecore introduced the pair to me, with concerned faces mind you, they decided to check me over themselves. Fluttershy was giving me a physical examination, looking for signs of cause that Zecora might have missed since she wasn't as experienced as Fluttershy in examining animal’s bodies for damage.
After a few minutes Fluttershy couldn't find anything to explain my condition so she gave Twilight the reins, so to speak. Twilight, doing what she does best, was using magic to scan my body to see if there was any hidden causes that the other two couldn't detect.
Did she find something, yes.
Could she properly explain it, no.
According to Twilight's little magic trick, she was able to determine the reason for my current state.... the palatalization, not the pony part. It had appeared that most of the nerves connected to my brain had been damaged but she wasn't quite sure in what way they were damaged or how damaged they really are, for that she would need better equipment. It was to the Ponyville hospital then.
After deciding that teleportation was too risky for me in my condition, Twilight carried me, with Zecora and Fluttershy as company, through the Everfree Forest. The trip wasn't very long and we didn't run into any trouble like any dangerous animal or weird flowers. I don't need a Twilight to develop a floppy horn while she's carrying me via levitation spell. Once we had reached the edge of the forest, Zecora said her goodbyes to us all and left me in the ponies care.
We then travelled through Ponyville, heading to the hospital, while a variety of ponies were staring at us. Well me but Twilight also since she was carrying me. We had also ran into the rest of the main characters, Pinkie Pie, Applejack, Rarity, Rainbow Dash and Spike. Apparently they all wanted to have lunch together, Pinkie was even carrying a basket of cupcakes she had make in each of her friends colours. I wonder how much colouring Pinkie used to make Rainbow's cupcakes?
Twilight, however, explained the situation to her friends and told them that she would feel better if she continued to try and help me. The group agreed with her and had even decided to tag along to see if they might be of so help. With that we continued our trip to the hospital with no further distractions.
Once we had reached the hospital, Twilight took me to the front desk to inform the staff of my current condition. To say that the staff was willing to help would have been an understatement because as soon as Twilight was finished explaining, several nurses and a doctor suddenly exploded through a pair of double doors and snatched me from Twilight's magical grasp. Said doctor then proceeded to transport me through several door and into the examination room where several pieced of equipment were present like an X-ray machine, several monitors and a heart monitor. Before I could take anymore notes on the room, I was drugged by the doctor and suddenly felt my consciousness fading from me.
After several hours of being drugged, I awoke in a bright while room in a new bed, where I currently am. I was connected to a heart monitor and to several other tubes, containing various different liquids. There was also a large window that took up most of the right hand side wall that showed, at the time, the sun nearly setting. There was also a mirror standing in one corner of the room but it wasn't in the right position for me to see my reflection, typical.
Shortly after I awoke the doctor came in the room with Twilight and her friends following. They all greeted me and asked how I was feeling, to no response sadly but the thought was comforting. Doctor Horse (no seriously, his name is Doctor Horse of all things) explained to the seven of them that, according to the examination, all of my bodies motor functions have been completely disabled due to an unknown but extremely powerful spike in neural brain activity.
Geez mister, I sure do wonder what could of caused that to happen.
He continued to explain that, surprisingly, no other connections to my brain had been severed, which was the reason for my heart not stopping. He also explained that I was most likely seeing and hearing everything that was being done in this room. What followed was Pinkie trying to see if she could get a reaction out of me by pulling some very 'unique' faces. It didn't work.
Dr Horse continues stating that without any idea on what caused my current paralyzed state, he didn't want to try and preform any kind of surgery on me. He also inquired Twilight about my identity because they haven't found any details about who I was, where I came from or even what I name was. Twilight simply shook her head and told him about Zecora finding me in the Everfree. With visiting hours over, the group of ponies said their goodbyes and had left me for the night.
So, what happens now? What's the next step to finding a way home? If what Dr Horse said was true then this Hospital won't make an attempt to help me until they know what the cause for my condition was and I highly doubt that they will in anytime soon, so it's up to be to move this body. The only problem is how.
The only solution that comes to mind is to gain those psychic abilities that 'Horse' had in the show but I'm not sure if they will work in Equestria. If I remember correctly, 'Horse' could only use those powers after entering the See-Through Zone and the last time I checked, this wasn't the See-Through Zone.
But Equestria has magic so, can that be used as a substitute for whatever allowed 'Horse' to use his powers? Time will tell I suppose.
