The Courageous Knight

Slowly, Zeus began to wake up noticing he had trouble breathing, as he opened his eyes, he had found himself under water and low on oxygen. In a panic, he quickly swam up to the surface as fast as he can before his lung collapsed. Bursting out of the water, he began to swim to shore. Once he arrvied to shore, he laid on the wet sand, gathering as much air as possible.

''What just happened back there? How did I end up in the lake.''

He said as he sat up rubbing the back of his head head. He began to look around to see where he could be, when he noticed something strange about the area around him.

''Wha...where am I? Why is everything bright a..and colorful and...cartoony looking?''

He said, as he slowly spun around looking at the animation around him. He started to rub he's knuckles against his eyes to see if his vision would clear up, but no luck.

''Wow, could I have fallen into anothe damination, was that vortex a portal from my world to this strange place?''

As he began to think and pace, he felt that he was dragging something long behind him. He turned around and notice a scaly blue tail attached to his rear.

''Aagh!!!''

He yelled as he started to spin to see how the serpent tail was attached to him; like a dog chasing his tail.

''Wh...WHAT IS THIS BLUE THINKG!''

He pulled and yanked, hoping to remove the tail, when he notice that his hands where no longer human, but blue and scaly with claws.

'WHATS GOING ON WITH MY BODY!''

He screamed as he quickly headed toward the water to see his reflection.

'Wha...?''

As he peered into the water, he no longer looked like a human, instead, his skin was all blue and scaly, his mouth was long, small horns from his head down to his neck and possibly his back like a gator, and sharp teeth.

''I...I...I'm a cartoon dragon?''

He uttered under his breath as he begins to look at all of his facial angles.

''Ok, let me get something straight, I decided to take a new path, went through a strange door way, fell into a hole that led to a spinning vortex, and woke up to a cartoon world as a blue dragon? I must be going mad.''

He said while pacing front and back.

''Ok, it dosen't seem that the portal to my world is no longer formed in the lake, and who knows how long it will take for it to start up again. I just cant stand here and do nothing.''

He said as he walked up to the forest and noticed a path.

''Maybe if I follow this here path, I might be able to find a street or maybe someone else who might be able to explain to me what might be going on here?''

He then followed the path, leaving the lake behind searching, hoping to find some answers.

''Man...how bazar, heh...I always wanted to be a cartoon, and the dragon part is a bonus!''

He said as he examen his hands and arms, looking under and over.

''I'm not sure what kind of dragon am I, I dont have any wings on my back, cant be a water dragon due to my little episode back at the lake, plus no fins or gills, maybe im just a boring land dragon with people clothes heh heh. strange though, my body has changed but not my clothes, I still got on my short kaki jogger pants and black T, but my running are a bit torn due to my sharp toes, I better lose them and go on bear foot.''

As he sat down and removed both shoes one at a time, he heard a noise behind a bush beyond ahead.

''what the hay could that be?''

He said as he removed he's shoes and began to approach the sounds being made behind the bush. As he split the bush apart, he noticed a blue berry shrub, and facing that shrub was a brown donkey with odd blond hair, which was carrying two saddle bags filled with berrys, and it appears to be(from where he is standing)eating some of the berrys on the shrub.

''Hhm, what could he or she be doing out here? wait its carrying saddle bags filled with berrys, could its owner be around here somewhere. Yes finally some answers, but maybe the donkey got lose and the owner is looking for him as I speak? Maybe if I were to help the donkey find its owner, the owner could do me a solid and help me out, possibly find my way home. Yup sounds like a plan."

He slowly began to aproach the animal from behind, hoping not to scare it away due to him being a dragon and all. As he aproaches he began to talk in a soothing voice.

''Hey little guy r girl, hows it hanging? I see your enjoying those blue berrys there.''

As soon as finished, the donkey quickly turned around while saying:

''WHO THE HECK YOU CALLING LITTLE YOU VARM-''

The both of them now facing each other, face to face, sharing the same surrprised/shocked expreshion on their faces. As seconds went by, not a sound was made, only the sound of the wind flowing through the trees and bushes.

........

''AGGH DRAGON!!!''

"AGGH TALKING DONKEY!!!''

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!

After minutes of screaming, both Zeus and donkeys scream stareted to fade, as they both where running out of air.

''P..P..Please good Mr.Dragon sir, please dont eat me.''

The donkey  plead.

''I've got a wife to get back to, I dont want her to become a widow, besides you wouldnt like the taste of me, Im all old , boney and wrinkly, please I beg ya, dont eat me!''

As the donkey layed to the grown, with his hooves over his head and trembling in fear, Zeus quickley raised his hands and started to shake both his hands and head.

''No No No, i'm sorry good sir, I didnt mean to scare you and i'm not going to eat you, I just came here looking for some help, is your master or any other people around here?''

In confusion, the donkey raised his head up and gave Zeus a confused look.

''You know people,humans, tall walks on two legs, have thumbs?''

''Humans?''

The donkey said as he raised his left eye brow.

''Sorry stranger, dont know what your talking about, i've never seen or heard of a human before.''

He said as he stood up from the ground.

''Wait wait wait wait, are you telling me their are new humans in this world?''

Said Zeus in confusion.

''And not only that, where am I, what is this place, am I still on Earth, am I still in the U.S.?''

''I dont know whatcha mean kid, this here is the Everfree forrest, part of the land of Equestria.''

''E..Equestria?''

''Thats right, Equestria, land of the ponies.''

''Ponies, are you telling me that this world is only occupied by talking ponies?''

''Well, we dont only have earth ponies, we've got unicorns, pegauses, and all sorts of mythical creaters out here, we also have four alicon princesses that rule different parts of Equestria.''

''You are ruled by alicorns, what is this alicorn''

''Yes alicorns, they are a mixture of pegauses and unicorn with great magical powers beyond the avarge unicorn, pfff jeez kid if I didnt know any better, I say your not the brights dragon wherever you came from.''

He rudely said.

''Well excuse me, im not from around here, I dont even no where here is? I..I just want to go home, return to my family.''

He sighed.

''Look kid, I couldnt help you even If I wanted to, I've got other things to worry about besides your problems.''

''Well, do you think you can point me to the direction to somebody who can assist me in my dire time of need?''

''Um..I dont know who this ''somebody'' is, but I do know somepony who can help you, she lives in a town not to far from here called Ponyville, her name is Princess Twilight Sparkle, she's the brightest of the four alicorns''

''Whai...''somepony''?...Twilight Sparkle?''

He murmred.

''Thats right, just keep heading North from here and you'll find ponyville. Now if you excuse me, I've got a wife to get back to, she's expecting me to bring her these here blue berrys.''

As he said as he turned around and made his way to the oppiste direction.

''Wait!''

''What!''

He turned.

''Sorry its just.. I didnt catch your name, i'd like to know the name who helped me.''

He said shyley

''Huh, the names Cranky Doodle."

''I'm Zeus and thank you for your help, it mean a lot to me.''

Cranky gave him a nod and a small smile as he turned and carried on home to his wife, as Zeus headed out North toward Ponyville, hoping that the princess would be able to send him back to his home.