Shadows, All That They Seem?

"Wh-Where am I?" Said Vincent. He tried opening his eyes, but there was a bright light, so he close them and rubbed them. "What the hell?" Said Vincent. When his eyes finally adjusted, he opened them and looked around. What he saw almost made him faint. "I'm dead, aren't I?" Said Vincent.

"Far from it, actually!" Said a voice. Vincent looked in the direction of the voice, and well, he fainted.

About an hour or so later...

"What the hell just happened?" Asked Vincent. He opened his eyes, and saw that he wasn't imagining anything. Standing in front of him was THE PRINCESS MOTHERFUCKING CELESTIA! He almost fainted again, but pushed through it this time. "Are you who I think you are?" Said Vincent.

"Who is it that you think I am?" Said Celestia. She wondered who and what this creature is.

"Y-You're Princess Celestia, ruler of Equestria, sister of Princess Luna." Said Vincent. Celestia's eyes widened, mostly out of surprise.

"Impressive. Now how do you know my sister?" Asked Celestia. Vincent looked over to the 6 other ponies in the room.

"Uh... Can you ask them to leave?" Said Vincent. Celestia looked to Twilight and nodded, and Twilight nodded back. Twilight and her friends left the room.

"Now, tell me how you know of me and my sister." Said Celestia. She had a hint of concern in her voice, along with worry and wonder.

"Uh... I'm not sure how to explain it." Said Vincent. He wasn't sure if telling them that they were a TV show was the smartest idea.

"Ok, have it your way." Said Celestia. "Let's play a game, shall we?" Asked Celestia. This confused and worried Vincent, but he played along.

"Fine, how do we play?" Said Vincent.

"The rules are simple. Each person gets to ask one question. The other person must answer with complete honesty. When the person is done answering the question, they get to ask a question." Said Celestia. Vincent deemed it fair enough. And with that, they started.

"You can start, seeing as you are a guest." Said Celestia. Vincent nodded.

"Ok, um. Oh! How old are you?" Asked Vincent. This surprised Celestia. She thought he would ask something far less personal, but rules are rules.

"Hm, i am not entirely sure. I lost count after 10,000." Said Celestia. All Vincent could manage was a simple 'Woah.' "My turn." Said Celestia. "What are you?" Asked Celestia.

"I am a human." Said Vincent. This time Celestia showed no emotion. "My turn." Said Vincent. "Uh. How were you proclaimed royalty? Born, or appointed?" Asked Vincent.

"I was born into it, and i have ruled over my little ponies since then." Said Celestia. "Now then, are you here for good or evil intentions? Said Celestia. Vincent looked surprised that she was uncertain of his placement here.

"I thought you would know why I was here. Last I knew, I had been in my world, dead."  Said Vincent. Celestia was confused as to how he could be alive now if he was dead before.

"I thought something like this might happen, so I had made a plan. If you were not a threat, then I would have to turn you into a pony." Said Celestia. Vincent was excited about this. He could finally live his dream of being a pony in Equestria. "Speaking of which, What race do you want to be? I cannot make you into and alicorn, as that would be out of my jurisdiction, and would go against all rules of magic." Said Celestia. Vincent already knew what he wanted to be.

"I would like to be a pegasus. If you could, can i get a black mane, spiked back, and black fur. As black as the night itself." Said Vincent.

"You seem to have thought this out before." Said Celestia. Then she closed her eyes, and her horn glowed. Moments later, Vincent was in great pain. A bright light appeared around him. A few minutes later the light cleared. On the ground lay a jet black pegasus. Vincent woke up, but ad trouble standing up. Celestia gave him room to walk around and get used to his new body. After he was used to it, Celestia spoke. "You have a new body, now you need a new name. What shall be your name?" Asked Celestia.

Vincent didn't have to think long. He had a name in his head for a while. "Shadow Leaper." Said Vin- er, Shadow Leaper.

"Shadow Leaper it is. Would you like to meet the one who will take care and study you?" Asked Celestia. Study him? Shadow was confused. He was more confused when the Princess whistled. A minute later, the 6 other ponies walked in. "Twilight, I would like you to meet Shadow Leaper. He will be your temporary roommate and you will study him." Said Celestia. Twilight was confused for a second, but nodded. "That is all, you may all leave now. A carriage is waiting for you at the gates. Have a safe trip." Said Celestia. "Oh, Twilight, if you could stay for a moment." Said Celestia. Twilight stayed, and Shadow followed the others. Minutes later, Twilight caught back up, and they started the flight to Ponyville.

"Psst, hey." Said the blue one. She had a rainbow mane and tail. Rainbow Dash was her name. "I'm Rainbow Dash, but you can call me either Rainbow, RD, or Dash. When you get to Ponyville, how about i show you how to use those things." Said Dash, pointing to Shadow's wings. Shadow just nodded and faced forward. Shadow was looking forward to his new life. A second chance.

End of Chapter 2. Starting next chapter, these will not be here to signify the end of a chapter, and it will be in first person, er, pony point of view. This is Shadow, signing out. (But staying logged in working on the next chapter) /)/)/) (Brohoof)