The Conversion Bureau: Force of Will

This story is set in a sci-fi version of The Conversion Bureau: Ten Rounds Universe created by Defoloce.

Everything grew sharp in contrast, colors were intense and beautiful. Corners looked sharper, and everything was brighter. The mare that had shot him standed before his eyes in front of the closed door, she had a look of worry on her face.

"Are you ok? Do you feel well?" She asked in an honest concerned voice.

"Y...yes, im fine." Andrew said. His vision slowly went back to normal, everything looked the same as when he was human.

"Are you sure? I saw you began to tear up a few moments ago, what happened?" She asked, still worried.

Did it really work? Did I...change? I don't feel like it. Ok, just act as if it did so she suspects nothing.

Andrew stood up on 4. He was freaking out at his conversion, but now was not the time for that.

"Oh yes, im very sure. I was just sad because I realized what a horrible species Humans are, and how they are resisting their own salvation...We have to help them!" Andrew said in a fake concerned voice, that had tricked the mare.

She put a calm smile.

"Now you see, I told you you would. You will make a great pony, you are free to join my squad if you wish. We could really use another pair of eyes on the sky."

Pair of eyes on the sky? Wait a second... Thought Andrew, as he turned his head to his back. He was a gray pegasus with a black, short tail. The exciting thought of flying crossed his mind, but it's not the time for that he remembered.

"You can count on me, where do we start?" Andrew said in a fake enthusiast voice.

"Let me just wake up our friends and we'll give you your very own shock device for your nose. Welcome to the herd!" She was excited.

"Also, what will be your new name? I doubt you want to stay with whatever weird human name you have."

Equestrian names were strange, it combined real words. So Andrew just made up a random name, he would always be Andrew.

"I want to be called Dashing Light, but you can just call me Dash"

She responded with a nod.

"Well, im Emerald Snow. Nice to have a new friend."

We began to trot calmly towards the 3rd floor, where Andrew had shocked 3 ponies unconscious. Two brown stallion Earth ponies nocked out on the entrance of his room and a green pegasus mare nocked out in the intersection between the hall and the stairs.

Think quick, you could get her unconscious by strangulation or you could just get out while she wakes up his friends! Wait...when she wakes up she will know for sure something went wrong with the conversion. They might look for me or upgrade the Potion more than it is. Just...go.

"I'll wait for you outside, this place gives me bad memories." Andrew said.

"It's ok, I understand completely. Just give us a shout if you hear or see anything and need our help."

"Thanks."

We reached the 3rd floor and split up, she stayed there to wake them up and I carefully went down stairs to not slip with the previously shot gel. I finally reached the entrance of the building, then, I began to trot behind the building towards the streets. When I was 2 blocks away, I began to trot at medium speed just to not exhaust myself if I needed to run again.

Silence was everywhere with only the sound of the wind and the eco of my hooves trotting. Stores with broken windows and some with vines covering them. The street was in bad condition with cracks and a few remains of trash. A few abandoned cars on the streets. Completely alone and with the most uncertain future.

Andrew was looking around his environment while trotting, talking to himself.

"Ok, you kept your humanity. I have never heard a converted opposing to Celestia, and I have clearly done just that. God this is weird, how can walking on 4 feel...comfortable?" He gave a sigh.

"They will wonder where you went, but by the time she wakes them all up I will be far gone. I should really find a car...thats right! The car!" Andrew remembered. He looked around him for a second to make sure no one had heard him.

A few months back he had spotted with his binoculars a working car left out by two humans. They had been scavenging inside a car repair station with their car, just beside the sidewalk. Then Andrew had seen how a pegasus squad spotted them. Gun shots were heard with shouting, then silence. Two unicorns came out along with the pegasus squad and left. The car was not far away, it was just a few blocks from there, he remembered the way.

"Ok, the block with the two fallen traffic lights. It's on the next block corner on my...left." He said as he began trotting towards his new direction. His heart was pounding and just prayed that the previous squad did not notice he was gone yet. He became relieved when he saw the car repair station with the car parked next to the sidewalk.

I made it! Just look for the keys inside!

He went towards the unlocked car and opened the door with his mouth.

"Where are the keys? Come one...Aha!" He had found the keys in the glove box.

He was ready to insert the keys with his mouth, but he noticed it was getting late. The sky was getting dark, it was almost nighttime. He placed the keys inside the glove box and closed it.

"They will see the car headlights, just wait until tomorrow"

By then they will already be searching for you. Damn.

"-ello?! -ing Light?! -ere are y-?!" A faint voice was heard.

He felt his ears drop.

"Shit." Andrew said, as he went inside the small car repair station to hide.

The place was all a mess, there were dry remains of Potion on the floor and walls. Windows were broken, small piles of wheels and paper and some used shotgun shells on the floor. As he looked closer, se noticed shots fired towards the ceiling and near the windows, but no blood. Those two survivors had failed every shot. There was a shotgun in seemingly good condition laying on the wide puddle of now dry Potion, along with some clothes.

Poor men, they never saw it coming. He said in a slightly sad voice. But now was no time for remorse, he had to hide.

"-ello?!" It was them.

Lets' see here...a trash can! The metallic trash can was wide enough to fit in, he just had to empty it from some tiers and got in, closing it.

Not comfy, but it doesn't matter. Now just hold still. He thought as his vision was pitch dark.

A minute had passed, then four. Had 15 minutes gone by? Or was it now 30?

Hooves huh? He thought.

Strange, it doesn't feel that b-

"Dash?! You here?!" the sudden loud voice startled him, but he froze, not making a sound against the metallic walls of the container.

"Are you here?! Make any noise and we will help you!" It was a male voice, most likely one of the Earth ponies.

"Those darn humans messing with my friends...Humans, give up and give us our friend back! You too shall be enlightened!"

Ok, they suspect nothing of you. They think you got captured, good.

He then heard the sound of hooves getting inside the building.

Andrew hold his breath.

"Wow...it looks they got them good haha." The voice spoke as he chuckled in the end. Andrew heard the sound of something being taken, something large.

"And this is going back to base, too dangerous to be left out here."

"Brown! We need to get back to base, it's getting too dark. We'll look for him tomorrow, hopefully he is still alive and well." Said a familiar female voice. It was the one from that green pegasus from earlier.

"You're right, let's go." Said the stallion as he trotted away. The trotting slowly faded away, leaving everything dark and in silence.

Andrew spent the rest of the night in the trash can, falling asleep.

He woke up to be met by the darkness of the trash can. His back slightly hurt as he had to bend a little to fit in and had fallen asleep.

"Ow..." He opened the trashcan and saw it was early due to how illuminated the sky was by the windows. It was between 6:00 or 7:00 A.M he guessed. The shotgun was gone, but it was not like he could use it anyway.

He got out and rested over the now dry puddle of Potion, as it covered great part of the floor. He gave a long sigh.

Now what? If I meet another human they will think im one of them and will try to kill me. If I give in to the Equestrians, I could still keep my humanity in my mind, but I would live with the enemy for the rest of my life in Equestria.

It was tempting. Equestria was truly paradise and he could now go there without losing his human part, he would live a long perfect life. That however would make him a traitor, he would not be able to call himself human again.

What should I do? I want to help my kind, but how? ... He gave another long sigh.

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"I won't join them, I never will" He said to himself decisively, standing up. Now advancing out of the small building to the car. He opened the door with his mouth, then the glove box and took the key with his mouth.

It was kind of hard, but he managed to get the key in and spun it a few times. The engine refused to respond the first few tries, until the fourth try. The car's dashboard lit up with life and the gas meter went up to 3/4. The engine had turned on and he now sat on the driver seat. He put his seatbelt on. It was extremely uncomfortable to sit, but not imposible. He looked behind him as the rear mirror was broken, he went reverse and got in the middle of the street. He now accelerated at a moderated speed forwards, he was going to leave the town. Now driving forwards the nearly empty street, with the abandoned town he once called home.

Andrew now looked what laid ahead, leaving his home possibly forever.