Chapters Destination Unknown
Sounds of equipment rustling and people moving fill the room as I look down and examine my gear. My black and navy blue suit is in perfect condition. As always my patch that says 'McCallum' was there.
"Mac", I look back and see my comrade standing behind me " you ready?"
"As ready as I'll ever be", I say, sounds of rustling stops as an all too familiar alarm fills the room. A flash of light emits from the circular ring in front of us "squad move out."
Just as I step through 'the gate' I look at my friend again. "Hey John", he looks up,
The room vanishes as I'm pulled through, G-forces would tear any living being apart, if not for the fact that our atoms break down and reform on the other side. Then ....blackness.'Why was I unconscious' I thought to myself. I will myself to get up, but I find myself not able to push my body up. Curious I look at my hands.....only they're not hands....their hooves.
"HOLY SHIT! ", as I yelled this, I fell into pure panic as I also wonder where I'm even at. " John, a-are you there", no response. I decided to examine my han- hooves again. They were a charcoal grayish color, and so was the rest of my body.
While fascinated by my hooves I notice a tail, particularly my tail. I admire its charcoal gray and light gray color and and I can only assume my hair is the same color as my tail. With this recent finding I get up and decide to look for any signs of life.
It took a few hours to get used to my new Equine physique, but I managed. Soon I got the hang of it and, walked (trotted) a bit faster. I observe my surroundings and conclude that I'm in some sort of forest. The creepy scenery doesn't bother me much, I've seen much worse after all. Much, much worse...'hmm I wonder.....John and the rest of the squad or probably searching for me....either that or they have presumed I'm dead, no matter right now. I need to press onward towards my current situation, finding help.'
I finally get out of this seemingly forsaken forest and look around and see fields. Its also night out, which I would have appreciated more if I wasn't confused as hell. I take at my surroundings again and notice a cottage, "finally....life", and I hastily make my way to it.
Hesitantly I knock on the door, knock knock knock. I start to think 'what if they find it weird because I'm a talking pony' . The door opens and my mind shuts down. Standing at the door is a cool light yellow pegasus with a long pink mane that covers half her face.
" Eeep", and with that she shuts the door in my face before I can say anything. 'Did I do something wrong? I hope I didn't'
"Uhh miss ....can you help me I uhhh have no idea where I am and how I got here"
The door opens slightly, "you're not a burglar are you?", her face pops out.
" Of course not", as I show a genuine smile, "but I need a little help... I seem to have gotten lost, and I have nowhere to stay now that I think about it"
The door opens all the way as I see her face a little less timid than before. "Well then you can stay here, please come inside" , she steps out of the way and motions me inside. As I walk in a small rabbit walks in front of me, I pick him up and pet him a little.
" Aww..I think Angel likes you", I set him down. "Oh where are my manners, my name is Fluttershy." With that said she extends a hoof which I awkwardly shake. "And might I ask what your name is."
'Crap I didn't think of my name before, then again I didn't think the ponies would have strange names. Or that they could TALK for that matter', "uhhh, my name is.....Blackstreak"
"Well Blackstreak, make yourself at home", then my stomach growled. "Are you hungry, if so I can get you something." I nod my head, " okay wait here I'll be right back with a nice salad"
I wait there and admire the scenery, Angel hops up to me looking curious. I pick him up and pet him again before I lightly set him back down. Just then Fluttershy comes back in with just as promised, a salad.
'Hmmm, no meat, well should I have expected more? If I'm going to be here long I'm going to need to adjust to this new diet.'
"Here you go, enjoy", I smile and thank her. I eagerly start eating my 'dinner'. When I am done she shows me the guest room. " I hope you don't mind, but this is where you'll be sleeping tonight", she said timidly.
"Not at all, thank you for your hospitality Fluttershy, can I maybe help you with the dishes maybe?"
"Oh no no no, not at all, you just make yourself comfortable and get some rest okay?"
She smiles and leaves me to my thoughts. I then decide its time to go to bed, I turn off the light and climb under the covers. As I let sleep take its course, I think to myself 'well this is definitely going to be interesting'.
Author's Note
This is my first story, feel free to proof read and message me if you're willing.
The only sound that can be heard is my hoofsteps on icy floor, which echoes off of the icy cavern like glacier that surrounds me. Strangely I'm not cold even though I know I should be. How I knew this I didn't know since it was dark as the blasted void.
Suddenly I felt something unnatural.....but strangely familiar. All too familiar, it tugged at my emotions, but still sent chills down my equine spine. As I look around I felt I wasn't alone, then I see it. What I see makes me freeze in place.
I see two reptilian like eyes, green with red irises, and a purple haze emiting from both of them. The eyes circle me and I hear laughter, then I hear the voice that accompanies the laugh and the pair of eyes. "mhmhmhahahah .....its been a long time.......My Son."
I wake up abruptly, sweat matting my fur, and most of the covers were on the floor. Apparently Fluttershy had heard my distress and was already in the room checking on me. She had a worried look on her face as she felt my head to see if I was sick.
"Are you okay", as she said this I nodded and spoke. "Just a dream Fluttershy, I'm fine."
I looked outside to see it was already daytime. I got up and took a shower seeing as how I was so sweaty. The shower was smaller, but with my smaller physic I slipped in no problem with room to spare. While in the shower I tried to recall on the dream, though I couldn't remember much, only bits and pieces, but the ominous feeling and the chills still arose when I thought about the dream.
I could remember the tone in which the strange voice had spoken. I have never had a dream like that before, but I continue to think about it, despite the dream being almost a nightmare. The voice was obviously male, but despite the menacing eyes, his voice was soft...kind-of, but surprisingly full of......love. The voice comforted me so, and when I had awoken a single tear had escaped my eyes. 'Did he call me his son?'
"Blackstreak, are you okay in there? You've been in there for an awful long time." I had completely lost track of time in my moment of intense thought. "I'll be right out Fluttershy."
I turned off the water and stepped out. Grabbed a nearby towel, that Fluttershy had provided, and proceeded to dry myself off. I shook my head and looked over my body. 'Gosh, I'm going to have to get used to not wearing clothes.' Next I got my toothbrush and brushed my teeth, reciting a poem in my head which took about two minutes until I finished.
Walking out of the bathroom, Fluttershy came up to me and told me to come down for breakfast. I followed her down the steps and into the kitchen, slightly blushing as she had been unintentionally swaying her hips a bit. The smell of eggs and hay pancakes filled my nostrils, and made my mouth water. I was famished, and couldn't wait to eat. We both sat down, and I thanked her for the meal, and chowed down. My eyes widened at the flavor. "Fluttershy! These are amazing!" She blushed a bit at my compliment and hid behind her mane slightly "Oh-oh..th-thank you"
As I finished I put my dishes in the sink, and Fluttershy wasn't far behind.
Satisfied and ready, we made our way to the door. On the other side was civilization, life, and most importantly help. Since I had no way of knowing where I was and how the wormhole veered off course, I was stuck here. So I was going to have to settle and adjust to a new life.
I nodded to myself and opened the door for her. The bright light shone in as I did so. She smiled and stepped outside, me following suit. Daytime, as well as beautiful scenery, out there, a new day. A new life.
Dawn of a new day and life
The blinding light mellows out, and I see a splendor of colors. Luscious greens, and magnificent arrays of colors flood my eyesight. 'This is so beautiful', I thought to myself. Fluttershy beckoned me forward with her hoof.
"Come on Blackstreak, I'll show you around the town, where you'll also meet some other ponies that'll help you adjust here to your new life."
"I can't thank you enough Fluttershy", with that we walked down the path to Ponyville, which was the town she had mentioned to me earlier. During the lengthy walk, I trotted right beside her. I couldn't help but admire her luscious light pink mane, the way it hung over her face, the small curl at the end. I found myself trailing down her figure...I stopped abruptly and looked ahead blushing. Thankfully she didn't notice my reason for blushing, but she was still concerned.
" What's wrong Blackstreak", I continued to blush. "N-nothing Fluttershy, nothing at all."
'What am I doing? I can't believe I was looking at her....in that way! She's a pony...I'm glad I stopped myself! Sigh...I'll just act like it never happened, I got to-'
I was interrupted from my thoughts by Fluttershy's voice. "We're here", I looked up to see Ponyville, a little town, but busy with activity. " Here we'll meet the my friends I was talking about earlier this morning."
She showed me around Ponyville, and showed me some of the shops before a pink pony with a frizzy, poofy mane hops up to us. As soon as she sees me, Fluttershy stops her from running away after she gasps.
"Pinkie no, I want you to meet Blackstreak", I extend a hoof while she introduces me. She ignores it and proceeds to hug me. I tense up, obviously not expecting this.
"Oh my gosh somepony new", she gasps, "I can't wait to throw you your own welcome party, I'll invite everypony to come and meet our new friend Blackstreak. There'll be balloons and streamers, and cake! OH DON'T FORGET THE MUSIC!!", she gasps "OOOO you'll love it!!!!"
"Not now Pinkie", as Fluttershy said this, Pinkie looked a little sad. " I've got to show him around the rest of Ponyville, so he can meet everypony."
"Oh OK, later then", her spirits lifted as she laughed and skipped away. I smiled as I thought, 'My party will definitely be interesting if she is planning it.'
Next we made our way to Rarity's boutique, the next pony she was taking me to. Apparently she was taking me to meet all of her bestest friends, first we saw Pinkie Pie, now we were in front of a shop which looking like some sort of carousel.
Fluttershy knocks, the door opens. Standing in the door way is a pony with white fur and a perfectly styled, curled dark purple mane. She has three diamonds on her flank. I hadn't noticed this before because I stopped myself from continuing, I look on Fluttershy's flank and saw she had three butterflies on hers.
Blushing a little, even though it was their cutie marks, if I recall what Fluttershy told me before. However, to me I was still looking at their butts.'maybe it's not as frowned upon here to do that, regardless they're ponies!'
" Welcome to the carousel boutique, where everything is chic-", she stopped abruptly as soon as she saw me. "Who....is....this", her eyes were not of disgust, but of something else.
I smiled sheepishly as she looked like she had a.....gulp....crush! Not really knowing what to do, since well......I've never had anyone have a crush on me before...or anypony for that matter.
"This is Blackstreak, he's very new in town and I'm showing him around." Fluttershy smiled and Rarity ushered us inside quickly before closing the behind. But she didn't use her hooves, Rarity was a Unicorn and had used her magic to close them. Rarity looked at me for a bit and then at Fluttershy.
Rarity cleared her throat and then spoke, "So Blackstreak", she fiddled with her mane a bit. "How is Ponyville so far? Where do you come from?"
"Th-that...is a long story....maybe later I can tell you where I come from. But so far I really like it, the architecture, It's new to me." I looked around the shop a bit, admiring all the dresses. I smile and then look up at Rarity again and brandish an even softer and warmer smile. "These dresses are fantastic."
"Rarity is basically the town fashionista, if you need a suit or other dress attire Rarity is your mare." Fluttershy said, electing a blush from the white unicorn. Rarity looked at me again, to which I blushed slightly. We talked a little more until Fluttershy mentioned we had to get going.
"If you do ever need something, don't be afraid to ask darling." She smiled at me as Fluttershy made her way towards the door. Fluttershy waved a hoof at me and I walked over to her.
"Thank you Rarity, I will." With a wave goodbye we left to meet the others of Fluttershy's friends.
"Come back soon", Rarity waves as me and Fluttershy trot away. 'Thank god we had been busy at the moment. I am pretty sure she has a crush on me now.......who would have known that I would be noticed more in my pony form, than my human one?'
Soon after we run into a cyan blue pegasus, with a rainbow colored mane and tail. Or rather, she ran into me, literally. "Oops, sorry, he he didn't see you there", she laughed and helped me up. " Hey I've never seen you around before."
"He's new here, and is planning on settling down." Fluttershy said for me.
"Oh I always like meeting new ponies", she extends a hoof. "My name's Rainbow dash." "Best flier in all of Ponyville, and a Wonderbolts reserve," she said proudly
I gladly take her hoof and shake. "I'm Blackstreak, nice to meet you ma'am."
She blushes, "please don't call me ma'am, it makes me feel....old." "Anyway, it was nice to meet you Blackstreak, I'll catch you later. I have some important stunts to do." She flies off fast and disappears into the clouds above us.
I soon realized I had blushing, I had seen her cutie mark. It was a cloud with a bolt of lightning made out of the three primary colors. Red, blue, and yellow. But something was getting to me, I thought they were all.....how to put it.....sexy. 'Even though I'm a pony now, I'm still gonna have to get used to this, attraction to them....it will pass. They'll be my friends. But don't the most intimate relationships sometimes sprout from friendship?' "Or maybe you'll crash into me later, hope that didn't leave any bruises." I chuckle.
We had been walking for a little bit until two ponies appeared before us. One was a lavender purple alicorn, with a purple mane with a light purple streak in the middle, her cutie mark was a six pointed purple star, with six smaller identical white stars.
The other was a orange mare with a butter yellow mane and tail that were bound at the ends. She wore a cowgirl hat and her cutie mark bore three red apples.
"Hi, I'm Twilight Sparkle", the purple one said as she shook my hoof. " I've heard a lot about you from Pinkie, Blackstreak, how are you enjoying Ponyville?
I smile, "I'm enjoying everything so far, this town seems great." I turn the orange mare.
"And Ah'm Applejack, nice ta meet you.", the orange one said as she shook my other hoof vigorously. "So I hear your bunkin' down with Flutters for the time being."
"Yep, I am and she's been so kind and hospitable to me." Fluttershy blushed at the compliment a bit.
"Well just watch your back while your there, nothing serious, just a certain known trickster lives there as well." I tilt my head to side, "you'll find out soon enough, take care." With that Twilight and Applejack trotted off to do, whatever they needed to do.
"Oh my dear Fluttershy I've missed you so.", a weird looking figure called a draconequus, something Fluttershy told me about, had picked her up and twirled her around. "Who is this Fluttershy?"
"Oh this is Blackstreak, Discord." , Fluttershy's eyes turned to worry as she saw me.
I stumbled backwards which grabbing at my head, the throbbing pain increased. "Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
"Blackstreak!!!!!!!!!"
