Chapters Chapter 1: A pony, of all things!!!
Day 1, Experiment: Inter-Universal Transport
I pulled the lever in anticipation, this was the day I'd been waiting for for the past year. All that work, sweat, and blood, poured into this single, secretive project. Today, I will change the world, forever. That was how it was supposed to go, but... well, it didn't go like that. Basically, what went wrong was that the second I pulled the lever to transport a random object through to this universe, Twilight, who I will introduce later, had just pulled a teleportation spell. Unfortunately, due to how the machine interacts with multiversal mechanics, it intercepted her teleport, instead sending her here.
Now, about this "Twilight". When I pulled the lever, I had all of my equipment out to study the few minute atoms that the machine most likely pulled from multiple separate universes, but instead of that, the first thing I see start to materialize in the machine's center bay was not a collection of nearly indistinguishable dust, but a PONY
After I let her pass out on an old couch nearby in my basement (or lab, if you want to call it that), she woke up, and said "Uh... what the BUCK happened?!" I jumped back at the sight of a pastel-colored horse with butt-marks speak to me in perfect English, besides the fact that she just replaced a questionable word with what seemed like her best alternative.
I walked up to her, and said calmly, "Hi, my name's Sammy Gearings. Sorry if I might've just pulled you out of your universe."
She sat there, blinking at me, until I took a deep breath, and asked for her name. "Twilight. Twilight Sparkle, princess of friendship. but seriously, of all things, why ME?! All of Equestria is going to freak out without me, not to mention the utter chaos that'll ensue without my presence!"
I stepped back, and looked her head to toe. She was about the size of a large dog, but still retained the obvious features of a pony. The odd things about her were that she had two things that DEFINITELY didn't belong; her horn, and her wings. She watched me carefully as I continued staring her over, to the point of which I'm pretty sure I might've creeped her out.
Finally, she spoke again. "What? is there something wrong with me? Is my fur burnt or something? Wait, you're human. AM I NOT WEARING CLOTHES?!" I mentally giggled at her sudden outburst of shock from the sight of me being a human.
Suddenly, I realized, "Wait, you've met humans?"
She nodded, and looked at one of her hooves. "Well, it's just that back where I come from, there's this portal leading directly to an alternate dimension where all of the ponies are human, and whenever I go through the portal, I become human, too. I was just thinking that since you're human, I should've also become human when you brought me here. I just don't really understand how, or why." She looked clearly puzzled, and with what she just said, so was I.
I came up with a theory. "Maybe, it's because this machine somehow didn't just take you from your universe, but it actually took you and a PIECE of your universe with you! Or maybe... huh, my head hurts."
Twilight rolled her eyes at the sight of my confusion. "You might be right, but that theory doesn't exactly sound very logical, but at the same time, it does seem plausible..." She began to wander off in her own thoughts, while I went upstairs to get a drink.
A few minutes later, I came back down with a nice, cold glass of chocolate milk. The second I opened the door to the basement, I saw Twilight suddenly disappear form the couch and reappear right in front of me, nearly causing me to trip. "IS THAT CHOCOLATE MILK ?!" she exclaimed happily, seeming to literally bounce in a circle around me. "I love chocolate milk, I've liked it since I was a filly! Can I have some?"
I raised the cup out of her reach, but I looked back down and saw her eyes. Her big, lavender, overwhelmingly cute eyes. I sighed and set the cup on the floor for her. Just before I turned around to fetch a bowl and another cup of chocolate milk for myself, I saw Twilight's horn begin to glow. The cup I set on the floor was surrounded by what I could only call and "aura" of the same color.
To my surprise, the cup began to lift from the ground, and Twilight pretty much just chugged it down. I stood dumbfounded, when she set the cup down and looked back up at me, and said, "What? Do you have a problem with watching magical spells being performed? Wait... oh..." I was a little confused by what she just said, but at the same time, I kinda understood what she meant. Magic, according to many sources, is just a name for unexplained phenomenons, and levitation without special devices is definitely one of them. After she began to talk seemingly endlessly about how magic "works" I sat down, and took out a blank journal. She was explaining straight-up facts, not the sort of mumbo-jumbo that magicians here talk about. She actually EXPLAINED HOW IT WORKED. The only thing she wasn't able to explain was how living beings such as her and I could possible pull it of without any sign of possible self-destruction.
At her mention of that, I froze. If the way it's somehow mulled off would normally lead to self-destruction, then it would be practically impossible for non-quantum computers to do anything more than maybe control some basic levitation mechanics. And even then, the current quantum technology is definitely insufficient to really even simulate any of that. The machine that I accidentally pulled Twilight through was powered by the single, most powerful object I've ever found, but the sheer strain on it practically made it useless after one transport.
I need to lay down.
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Chapter 2: Friendship is... uh... Friends...
Day 2, Subject: "Twilight Sparkle", Gender: female
Twilight was messing with my stuff again today. After I finished recording in my logbook yesterday, she some managed to lockpick my diary, and read the entire thing . There's just something about that mare that makes me want to both shut her away from my stuff, and allow her to go past my front door, into the rest of the world. She's pretty picky about my organization, too. Earlier today, I was upstairs reading a book, when I noticed that Twilight's horn was glowing in the same color it was the day before. I looked over at my bookshelf, and had to duck to avoid a large stack of books fly out. In a few seconds, my bookshelf was completely alphabetized by the last name of the author. I really think Twilight might have OCD now...
Twilight just complained to me "I'm hungry", but I don't really know exactly what to feed her. I know that since she's a pony, she'd most likely eat hay or something, so I guess I'll be visiting a local farm store until I figure out what else she likes to eat. Speaking of which, I can tell she REALLY likes chocolate milk. I had to go out and buy about two more cartons for her, and there's only about a quarter of a carton left.
Anyways, we both agreed that even though we were different species, her ideas about "magic", and mine about science seem to actually fit rather nicely with each other. I'll be calling my friends over shortly to introduce Twilight to them. Then, we can do some REAL work.
A few hours after I sent a group email, Zoey, Caleb, and Brodie arrived. The first thing Zoey said when I opened the door to let them in was "OH. MY. GOD. IS THAT A PONY?! I LOVE PONIES! PONYPONYPONYPONYPONY!!!".
I kinda expected that, considering she's almost ALWAYS the most upbeat and positive one in the group. Brodie just sat down and began to pet Twilight. Even though she didn't seem to like being treated like a cat, she did seem to like the actual stroking of her mane. I should get a brush for her or something. Caleb immediately made a beeline for the game room, even though I specifically told him in the email to stay in the same room as everyone else. After I called him back down, Caleb just stood at the bottom step, staring at Twilight. "Is... that... a... PONY?! AHAHAAHAAHA! I didn't know you were into those!" At first, I didn't really know what he was talking about, until he held up his phone, which had the MLP wiki page loaded.
I seriously felt stupid at that exact moment. I was just thinking of Twilight as a sentient life form that I accidentally pulled through the portal, but to think that I somehow pulled her out of a SHOW?! It was already hilarious to think about it, but I did note the fact that starting from yesterday, no mentions of Twilight being in the show were ever mentioned again, which meant that not only did I somehow "erase" her from the minds of the show producers, but I managed to actually rid her of existence from the show COMPLETELY. I looked a\back at Twilight, who was laying on her back now, while Brodie and Zoey were giving her belly rubs. Apparently, though she's a pony, her behavior is actually somewhat comparable to that of a dog, or an amazingly calm cat. Suddenly, the door slammed open, and Zoey immediately turned around and ran towards the figure in the doorway. "Hey, sis! Sammy! Do you mind if I let Lisa pet Twilight?"
I looked down at Twilight, who simply looked over at Zoey and her younger sister, Lisa. Besides their height, clothing, and age, the two looked nearly the same. She got back up, and said, "Fine, but don't mess my mane up more than it already has been." It was amusing to think that Twilight suddenly went from what seemed like a playful toddler to an annoyed teenager in a matter of seconds. Anyways, now that I've introduced everyone, it's time for science ...y stuff...
I just can't help but wonder how I managed to pull Twilight from a SHOW, 'cause, y'know, wouldn't that technically not count as a universe? Or is it really true that every idea, imagined or real, every story, every thought that anyone could possibly have would create an entirely new universe ? It seems puzzling, but I seriously don't really have any idea.
Now, back to explosion physics with the team.
Log 3: Subject: Entering the realm of the mind
Twilight and I were just watching some National Geographic shows on TV today, when their "Brain Games" series came up. The mention of that seemed to practically force her ears to perk up. She turned to me and said, "Hey, what if, we could ENTER somepo-- er, one's mind to SEE this stuff actually happening as they think about it?
Quite an intriguing question, now that I had the time to think about it. "Yes, that's actually a pretty great idea! Do you want to just try it with me, or should I get the group together again to do it together? Wait, actually, we DO need someone... uh, nevermind. Sorry for the blabbering..."
Twilight giggled. "Yeah, that happens to me, too. It's kinda nice to know someone who acts so much like you do."
I nodded, and replied, "Yep. Y'know, what if, we are actually taking place as mere characters in the mind of a higher being, who's actually dictating our very thoughts and actions through the use of words?" Coincidentally, (or not) I felt a slight "pinch" in my mind, as if something heard me say that, and wanted me to keep down or something. "Well, uh... so do you want the group to go with us?"
This time, Twilight nodded. "Sure, the more the merrier. It's a lot like how it is back home, with me usually doing things with my friends as a group, even if those "things" are often related to saving Equestria from certain doom.
We proceeded with my plans, and I opened a temporary portal into my own imagination. The second we stepped in, I knew that anything that possible happened in there was all up to me, and BOY , was it a fun time. Twilight made a beeline straight for my "library of thoughts", and began to study immediately, while the rest of the group stuck with me, until I began to have a few stray thoughts of boredom.
The second that I got struck by boredom, I practically began to think of random things one after another, until suddenly, Twilight, the group, and I were suddenly standing on a cobblestone path, staring into a distant village.
Suddenly, a large arrow flew past Twilight's face, and I quickly turned around to find a clan of trolls, the exact thing I was thinking about at the moment. The thing was, they weren't the normal "troll under a bridge" type, they were internet trolls. All of a sudden, we were caught in a burn war between rival internet factions, trapped in an argument over some obscure thought that never really made it out clearly. It was kinda funny, 'cause Twilight began to take notes on what each side was saying, when the argument simply vanished from view.
I winced as I thought about what that could've ended up as, forgetting for a moment that we were in my own imagination. We flashed back into the worst part of the argument for a very quick moment, and then, we were back on the path, with no trolls to be seen.
Until I spiced things up with an explosion.
We were sent flying through the air, but we landed perfectly inside a flying upside-down giraffe-helicopter pod thingy, and while Brodie was screaming for his life, the rest of us watched the view below through the windows, which were the spots on the "giraffe".
About ten minutes later, we landed at the step of a giant door, which Twilight tried to open. After several unsuccessful attempts, she said, "Hey Sammy, can you open this?! I know you're just keeping it shut on purpose. We can all hear your narration, you know."
Uh... sorry, Twilight. I opened the doors.
As we stepped inside, Twilight looked up in awe at the massive arc of stars over the ceiling. We all looked around as I continued narrating their every move and action, as they were all currently figments of my imagination. I leaned over and pushed a button on the wall, and suddenly, the stars on the ceiling vanished, replaced by a view of what I inferred was the place Twilight called "Equestria" (I only knew what it looked like because I secretly visited the place after Twilight told me about it).
Five other ponies began to surround Twilight, who seemed very happy at the moment. She was smiling, and excitedly exclaimed, "Sammy! I didn't know you knew my friends!" Yeah, sure. I knew them from visiting the place.
The building suddenly began shaking, and since I was feeling bored again, I decided to make it come crashing down, while teleporting everyone out at the same time. Once we were all out, looking at the smoking wreckage, I imagined a bang, and I fell to the ground.
A dark figure rose over me, holding a smoking gun. He held me at gunpoint, and said, "Well well, if it isn't Sammy Gearings. I've been looking for you... yes... you will be a fine addition for my already massive collection... you thought that you would win, Sammy. Where is your god now?"
I quickly healed myself, and rose up in the air. A brilliant, white light shone from me in every direction, blinding everyone temporarily. I opened my mouth and spoke in a ground-shaking voice, "WHERE IS MY GOD? IT IS ME. I AM YOUR GOD NOW.
It was then when I ejected everyone, including myself, from the portal, my skin still pulsing in a soft blue hue. Did I enjoy it? You bet I did. The others? Maybe not. Twilight? I still have no idea. She's been staring at the orb-machine thingy intently for the mast few hours, murmuring, "One day..."
Subject: I don't even care anymore. What's the point of these topic headers again???
Early this morning, after my parents left for work, I heard a slight rustling noise cone from my door. I immediately shot up, and quietly said, "W-who's there?" Luckily, it was just Twilight, who I only allow out of hiding when my parents are gone. I don't need any mass panic about any "aliens" right now.
Twilight groaned as she stepped through the doorway, nearly stumbling into my bookshelf next to my bed. I caught her just as she was about to fall over onto the floor, and began stroking her mane. "What's wrong, Twilight?" I asked her. She only groaned in response, but I could definitely tel something was wrong, mainly from her facial expression, and the fact that some sort of lavender "aura" or whatever it's called was also freely flowing from her horn, as if it was leaking out of her. I watched for a moment to see where it went, but it only floated a few feet away, and then faded out, like as if it was never there. I pulled out my phone, and dialed Zoey's number.
I waited for her to reply. A brief moment later, I was answered by a groggy "Hello?" from Zoey. Immediately after she recognized that it was me calling her, she immediately sprang to life. "Yeah, Hi, Sammy! What do you want to tell me? Oh and by the way, why were you going full godmode yesterday in your imagination? And also, have you ever dreamed of getting eye surgery?"
I wrinkled my nose at her last question. Why would I ever dream about that? Sure, I might've been partially blinded in my left eye from a soccer match way back whenever, but I still saw perfectly fine, and until she mentioned it, I've never even thought about that. "Uhh... So remember Twilight? She seems pretty sick all of a sudden, and..." I winced at using such an un-scientific term, "well, it seems like her magic is kinda... leaking out of her?" I continued, "Also, with your second question, I only went godmode because I always feel like the only place I can be truly free with what I do is in my own imagination. With your third question, why in the WORLD would I ever dream of that???
Zoey stopped talking for a moment, but quickly replied, "I don't know, I was only asking". That girl, always asking the hypothetical and weird stuff about everything. I felt a sharp pain in my left eye, typical for me whenever I don't get enough sleep. Come to think of it, I've barely slept at all, with all the thoughts I've been having on what to do next with an all-powerful orb that I don't even know half about.
~~~Later that morning...~~~
I quickly dressed for school, grabbing a pop-tart and stuffing it in my mouth. With the looks of Twilight's "condition", I knew I shouldn't leave her alone at home, so I tried my best to get her hidden in my backpack the best I could. The thing is, my backpack definitely was to small to even fit more than maybe a two inch binder and some textbooks, so I quickly ran to the closet and grabbed a duffel bag.
After I tossed everything out of the bag and spraying it a few times with some air freshener, I slowly lowered Twilight into the bag, being careful not to zip it all the way so that she could breathe. I then slowly carried the duffel bag out the door with me, and then walked to the bus stop.
When I arrived, Zoey sprang up next to me as if she teleported there, throwing me off guard and nearly throwing the duffel bag into the road, with Twilight still in it. I turned around at Zoey, and pointed at Twilight, who was barely visible through the hole in the zipper. "SHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" I quieted Zoey, who quit her babbling about her breakfast after she saw Twilight.
"What's wrong with her?" She asked. I thought about it for a moment, remembering that the orb, though with unlimited power, still seemed to require a "cooldown" or whatever, and because of the multiple interdimensional jumps, even though they took less energy because they were already closely connected with reality, they still drained the energy of the orb pretty quickly. And trust me, you do NOT pretty hard to find.
After I thought it through some more, the bus arrived. As we climbed into the bus, I finally answered Zoey's question, "Well, I think it might be because her so-called magic is somehow leaking from her into this universe, and after reaching past the universal boundaries for Twilight's protective "bubble universe", it just seems to... disappear. But still, I think it might be because the boundaries for Twilight's bubble are starting to weaken, and that means that eventually, Twilight will also change form into the equivalent of her species, which I guess means she'll turn human.
I'll write more when I get to school. I have to feed Twilight with a bottle now. She's so weak...
Chapter 5: Chaos at School
Subject: Blah.
Ok, so as of the exact second that I'm writing this, Twilight's... just seems to be worsening. I'm just hoping that she can stay strong throughout school.
I was sitting in my math class today, sleeping as usual. Not that I'm a bad student, it's just that I'm allowed to sleep through the rest of class since I've finished all of my classwork, notes AND homework all within about half an hour. I felt a slight nudge on my leg, and I looked under the table to find Twilight groggily poking me for attention. I looked around to make sure noone was looking and quietly whispered, "Twilight, I'm at school right now! Can you try to keep quiet? I don't want anything to happen to you, especially with you in such a bad shape. Just... sleep for now, maybe you can regain some energy..." As I spoke I watched as a bit more of Twilight's "magic" drifted off of her, dissipating before it became visible to anyone else.
Luckily, Twilight followed what I told her, so I've got one class down, but I'm not exactly sure about how I'll get through the rest, especially gym... I'm not entirely sure yet, but I guess I could maybe leave the duffel bag in a place where it would blend in, but considering the fact that noone in gym uses a duffel bag, its still gonna look out of place no matter where. I only barely was able to keep the duffel bag under my desk in math, and because I usually bring in random objects, noone really cared, anyways. With gym, since there will obviously be people who don't know my habits, there's definitely going to be some poking around in there. I guess only time will tell now, I somehow managed to walk to gym without ever bumping into anything.
The first thing that happened when I arrived in the gym was that I was immediately crowded by people asking questions such as, "Hey Sammy! What's in there?" and "Why are you using a duffel bag? Everyone's backpacks are already big enough to hold their gym clothes with everything else." They were true about the backpacks, but I refused to let anyone see what was in the duffel bag. After I got dressed, I left the duffel bag behind my backpack and jacket, which were stacked in a way so it would be harder to tell that it was even there. Unfortunately, after a few rounds of floor hockey, our current unit, someone got into my stuff, and yelled, "HEY EVERYONE! SAMMY'S GOT A UNICORN IN HIS DUFFE-- A WINGED UNICORN IN HIS DUFFEL BAG!" I facepalmed, and ran through the crowd and grabbed Twilight from the duffel bag. She groaned from the sudden exposure to the light, and flipped over in my arms.
I looked up at my classmates, quietly spoke, "She's hurt, and she needs my care. Now GET OUT OF HER FACE, SHEEPLE! " I grabbed my stuff and ran out of the gym, possibly the most daring thing I've ever done at school. I heard later on that the gym teacher did nothing to stop me, as he knew that something bad was happening from my facial expression. Meanwhile, the rest of the class began to stampede after me, chasing me through the halls until I pulled out the orb from my backpack after turning a corner, and teleported.
I really should use the orb less, but it was the only way I could escape from the crowd. I was now sitting inside an empty bus in the parking lot, feeding Twilight using a bottle meant for infants. As she quietly nourished herself, I sighed and looked out the window. I mumbled to myself, "Heh, just half a week, and my entire world's turned upside-down..." I looked back down at Twilight, who was weakly levitating the bottle back into the duffel bag. I gently took the bottle from her grasp, and set it down in the bag. It's a pretty good thing that I managed to find my old bottles, even if I never expected them to be used this way. Twilight stopped using her magic, and with that, yet another stream of it gently blew away into obscurity. She looked up at me, and whispered, very weakly, "Thank you, Sammy..." right after that, she passed out.
Chapter 6: The Beginning of the Change
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