The Rise of Black Crossby Black CrossChapters1. The Beginning2. Lost in Another World3. Staying at a stranger's homePrologue1. The Beginning I got up from my bed. I was shaking with sweat coming out from my body. I felt very sick to my stomach. It was the worse nightmare I have had. But to me, it seems so real. What the hell was that? I thought to myself. I must be gaming way too much. I need to stop doing these all nighters. "Hey, Kaine get up. Your going to be late for class if you don't hurry up getting dressed." I looked to see my mom was at my doorway, looking at me with her annoyed look. "Yeah I'm up so relax alright?" I replied. "Don't give me that. You should be the one waking yourself up not me." "Okay I'm up." I tiredly got up from my bed and stretched myself. "I'm going to take your brothers and sister to school, so get dressed and eat your breakfast. Your too skinny as it is." "Alright fine. I got it. Don't worry about me." My mom shook her head and sighed saying, "You know, I really wish you just stop fooling around and get your life together." My mom then left. Yeah? What life?, I grimly thought to myself as I was getting dressed. My name is Kaine Garcia. I live in a city called Chicago in this "great" nation of United States of America for most of my 21 years of living. I'm the eldest son with two younger brothers and youngest sister. Me and my family live in a rented house with everything a lot of people don't have such as good food, a bed to sleep in, a bath to clean yourself and more. You may think that a guy like me is happy of what he got. Well... I'm not actually. These days I just been living my life day to day with no real plans of the future. Me and my family are at odds at each other since I look at the world one way and them the other. They say I'm too pessimistic and should be more positive but... how can I when I see so much wrong with me and everyone in the world? Anyways, right now I'm in college and trying to find a part time job but its difficult for me to get one these days. So I'm 21 year old who is the eldest son who has no job and been living with my family. Which is not good in my book. What I really want is something different in life like I don't know... like something amazing happens everyday. But the only thing amazing stuff happens for me is through the shows I watched and the games I play. And I really wish I can step into their worlds but I can't. I tell myself these days, "I really wished that I just leave this world." After my time from college, I was going back home when so much wind and rain bombarding me all over. Shit. Why is it still raining after all this time? I'm going to get sick if I don't hurry. These pass few weeks, there was abnormal weather going on the news. I didn't think about it at first because it wasn't as severe and wasn't affecting the city much, but these days there are more storms coming in to the point that people are thinking a big tornado or hurricane is building up and will come into the city. But I think its just global warming at work or Mother Nature is pissed off for some reason. Finally, I got to my house. I unlocked two doors and went inside feeling the warmth I really needed. I took off my boots and went straight to my room. I put my backpack down and sighed. I take off my jacket off, put on my dresser and started to take out my laptop. I always look at videos and play PC games in my laptop so I can past time. I never really study hard for college even though I should for myself. But I didn't care and just study in the last minute usually. I go through watching either Youtubers playing videogames or seeing them react to TV shows. In the laptop, I looked up a show in YouTube that a lot of guys don't want to be caught with. My Little Pony or MLP for short. Its animation show about this 6 colorful ponies in a magical world learning the value of friendship and other stuff. Normal guys wouldn't even be watching this in my opinion but I can't help being drawn to it. I guess its because I can relate to some of the characters or that I wish I can live in that world because comparing to mine, its shitty and boring here while everyday in theirs is something new. But whatever the reason, I just can't help but feel that's the life I want despite that the show is a bit girly to me. "Kaine! Dinner!" It was my mom yelling from the kitchen. I grumbled because I don't like to be interrupted. I went downstairs with my family already started eating. I got my fork, my plate of rice beans and chicken, and sat down quietly starting to eat. My family was talking about their normal day of work and school while I just eat in silence. "So how's college Kaine?" My mom asked. "Nothing much." I said. "Really? Did you learn something at least?" "Just some political stuff and words in Spanish." "Kaine. Please don't be like this." Her tone was turning annoyed and frustrated. "Its like that every time I go to class." I replied in annoyance. " You should be more concern about your classes. You don't want to fail like before." "I know mom." "I know, I know and yet you still failed." "I'm doing my best, okay?" "Your 'best' hasn't helped you for the past three years." "But I'm trying." "Then try harder!" "I AM!" I yelled at her while stabbing my food with my fork hard. My family went silent. I stared at my mom and she did the same. "Don't you dare raise your voice at me." She whispered angrily. "You are lucky that you are still here. I would have kicked you out but I didn't because I don't want you to be out in the streets doing God knows what. You should appreciate what you have." "I am!" "No you don't! You don't even have a job at your age. You need to be responsible and do your part of the house." "I'm trying mo-" "Enough of 'I'm trying' and start doing!" I got up with my half finished plate, put it in the sink almost breaking it and went to my room. My mom followed me trying to stop me. I went to my room and just when I was closing the door, my mom's hand block the way. "Look Kaine, I don't know what's wrong with you but I'm telling you for your sake not mine." She said to me in her stern attitude. "You need to get out of this whatever your going through and be a man." "Well maybe I don't want to be a man!" I yelled loudly. She looked at me dumbfounded. "I'm tired of hearing your shit everyday of being responsible and a man. I'll admit, I should be responsible and get a job but if I did, I will be living the same routine over and over. I don't want that okay?!" "Well maybe you should leave then! You'll see how hard it is out there and you'll wished you never left. If you keep being like this, you'll end up like your real father." That moment I snapped. "Fuck you then! I maybe like him in some ways but I won't leave for some gang. I don't care if he end up dead in the street, he chose his gang that exploits and kills people over his own family. If I leave, it would be something very important like helping people or something." "And how would you survive out there with no money huh?" "By picking off a dead corpse if I have to!" My mom was shocked at that sentence. Even I was taken aback of what I said. "Kaine," mom said sadly, "you better find out what you want. And know this: I try so hard for you to get yourself up and become a good person. I'll I want is what is best for you. You have it easy and I guess its my fault for that because I worked hard when I was sixteen with you and didn't want that for you. But now when I push you, you don't do much of anything besides school. What happen to you Kaine? Me and your dad who has been with you since your a child has always loved you. People at your school talked about you and said good things about you. You have a great future ahead of you and yet you keep messing up like if its on purpose or something. Just what exactly you want Kaine?" I looked down from her. These days, all I do is going to college and hopelessly looking for a job that no one has given me. I never looked much into the future for me and just wished I left and set out with no plan in my mind. But I was afraid of leaving because I don't want to leave my family like my real dad and was afraid of losing all my comforts of life. So I just said many times before to her: "I don't know." We stand there which felt like hours to me. Mom then said "You better decide quickly. Because I don't know how long I can take it. You always been loved, you just lost realizing that." She finally let go of the door. When I closed it, rage and sadness filled me. I started punching the wall to let all of my inner stress out. I started to throw my books around and almost broke my lamp. I finally flop to my bed with a pillow on my face. I felt tears coming out and was making my pillow wet. She doesn't understand me. She'll never understand., I thought to myself. I was tired of fighting my family, tired of hearing how good I am, tired of going through the same shit I don't want to do. I just... don't know what to do anymore. What I really want is something amazing happen to me, something that could make me feel.. I don't know special I guess. I just want to leave this damn world filled with so many assholes that I don't want to deal with. I just want to fucking leave this god damned world. I hear the wind outside blowing hard outside in the dark rainy night. It was knocking on my windows hard. I'm going to sleep. Tired of this shit. I got up and saw my Bible on the floor. I never read it for months because I got sick of the moral lessons from God that doesn't work. I picked it up and toss it on the table. I kept it because one of my teachers gave it to me as a gift and never had the cold heart to throw it away. I then undress, put on my pajamas, turn off my lamp and went to bed. While trying to sleep, I thought of what my mom said to me: " You always been loved." For who I am or what you want me to be? I thought. Then slowly I drift to sleep. I woke up suddenly. I don't know why and thought my time clock in my head just messed up again. I looked at my phone by my bed and it shows 3:32 in the morning. I decided to get some water and go back to bed. I got up and went down to the kitchen quietly without turning on the lights. I hear the storm outside and couldn't help that it was stronger than before. The wind was loud and I can hear rain pounding outside. I better get back to sleep or this storm will keep me awake. I got to the kitchen and got myself a small cup. I turn the faucet on the sink and when I was about to fill my cup with water, I heard a voice say my name. Kaine. I looked around and saw no one. I thought it was my tired mind tricking me. My cup was filled and started drinking when I heard the voice again. Kaine. I then felt nervous and grabbed a knife where we kept clean utensils. I looked around again and search all over the first floor of the house. It was a small house so it would be hard for someone to hide. I then went back to the kitchen again and finish my cup. I left it in the sink but when I was leaving I heard it again. Kaine. Outside. I was freaking out. I am hearing this voice from somewhere but to me it sounds like the voice is speaking to me directly to my mind. And it wants me to go outside? In this storm? I was hesitant, but I don't want to risk having whoever is here and could hurt my family. I kept my knife tightly in my hand and speed walk back to my room. I put my jacket and boots on quickly to make sure no one is outside. As I was getting dressed, I heard it again, Kaine, go outside. The voice is definitely wants me to go outside. I got myself ready and went down back to the kitchen quietly. The voice said then, Back, in the back. It wants me to go the backyard. I went to the door that lead to the backyard. I see through the window and saw the rain pouring outside but I see a weird light in the center of the yard. It was small but not small enough to be a lightening bug. I got my knife ready but I was shaking. Could the voice be coming from that light? A smart person would not go alone to whatever it is but I have a feeling I should do this by myself. I slowly open the door and step outside. The wind and rain push me back a bit by its ferocity but I went on forward. I stared at the light and it was moving around but not leaving as I draw closer. I am ready with my battle stance with the knife and draw closer. I don't know what I was doing, ready to cut or stab this light that mostly likely can't even get hurt by a kitchen knife. I got close enough that it was almost directly over my head. I kept looking at it afraid what would happen if I look away. I then try to talk to this light, "Who or what are you?" It didn't say anything. I asked again. "Who or what are you?!" The light again didn't say anything. I changed my question then, "What do you want?" As before it didn't say anything but it went up to the air and started to spinning around. I looked at the light puzzled and scared as I don't know what's it going to do. It was spinning faster and faster that it was making a vortex. The wind was so hard and fast that I have difficulty to move. I try to look at the light but the wind and rain was blocking my vision. The vortex the light is making is changing into brighter and then my body was being pulled up in the air. I was trying to get back to the ground but it was impossible with the spinning air lifting me up. I then start spinning around and drop my knife in the process. I then feel scared for my life, I started thinking I was going to die from this thing I foolishly followed. I started to think of my family and time wasted for doing nothing for them. I then grabbed my necklace my mom gave me as I started to feel lighter and spin faster. The necklace is inscribed with Saint Michael that was blessed when Jesus, Son of God has rise from the dead. It was special to me not because of that but my mom gave this to me. I hang on to it and pray hard in my head, Mom, everyone I'm sorry. I wish I've been a better son, a better man. God please protect them. The vortex then gets brighter that it almost blinds me. I look up to the light that was creating this spinning funnel. Finally, I was pulled up and saw a flash. Then I fell. 2. Lost in Another World My head is pounding. I feel my body feeling numb all over and my vision is blurry. I couldn't get up from whatever just happen to me. As I feel less and less distorted I try to stand up. I fell on my back. I put my hand on my head to get myself together. But when I touch it, I feel no fingers on my hand. I then look at my hand their was no hand but a hoof. I started to freak out and then check my rest of my body. I don't have hands and feet anymore, my arms and legs have no elbows and knees and when I look down I saw a tail. A tail. My mind was riddled with questions and fear of what happened to me. Then I looked around of where I am. It was a forest but I feel something different about it. The environment got more color everywhere and it feels more energetic. I look up and saw sunlight in the sky but it was red and dim meaning its dusk now. I check myself again try to evaluate what happen to my body. Then it hit me. I'm a pony. At least I think so. I try to get up but fell again. Damn it. I can't stand on two legs so I decide to go on four. I balance myself on my four legs with difficulty. Okay. That's better. With my mind and vision clear, I check on my body and definitely see I turn into a pony. Then it hit me again. Am I... Am I really... I thought of the show that always make me feel better, seeing the colorful animate - like environment and seeing my body had been "ponyified" and realize. I'm in the MLP world. I feel excitement over me thinking of that idea. But then it quickly turns back to fear and uncertainty. Why am I here? How did I get here? Then I remember. That light that came to the backyard where I lived. It brought me here. I try to figure out what is going on but I hear noises that sounds like animals are coming out. I switched to survival mode and need to find shelter. Okay I need to find somewhere to hide until its morning. I need to get out of here. So then I look at the sky to see the direction of the sunlight is. The sun always set West so maybe that's where should I go, I started to walk in this new body and I was struggle for me. Every couple of steps I take, I stumble and almost fall again. How do these ponies ever walk like this. This is torture. As I walk, I got better but then the sunlight was disappearing as I walking towards it. I wanted to run to it but I wasn't used to this body and was afraid to trip onto my face again. As the dusk finally turns to night I stumbled upon a clear calm river at the edge of the forest. I wanted to see my face so bad after checking all over my body. I step towards the water and look down, I saw a reflection of a pony with large brown eyes, a muzzle, and long black straight hair. As a human, I already have brown eyes and black hair but it looks way better when I'm a pony. My skin is white but has some color like me before I was turned into a pony. It's like all of me has turned to a pony but kept some of my physical traits from my human body. I'll admit... I look good. I look away from my reflection to see where to go next when I heard a snap of a twig behind me and froze. I feel like someone is behind me and was too nervous to look. I look slowly behind me and saw two yellow bright eyes in the darkness of the forest. Without thinking, I bolted towards back into the forest. I stumbled a few times since I still getting used to the body and the fear is making me it worse for me. I ran and ran while avoiding all the trees and rocks in the way. I never ran so fast in my life but never thought it to be like this. I'm lost in a dark forest as a pony with nothing that help me protect myself and someone or something is following. While running, I looked back and saw a cloaked figure with those yellow eyes. I then remember that dream about the demon that stabbed me in the chest. Could it be? I turn my head forward again but then a branch cuts me in the left side of my face hard. I was bleeding fast but still kept running from the figure. I turn right and hide under a big tree with its roots shaped like a small cave. I press myself against it and heard footsteps close to me. I didn't risk peeking to see whoever is following me. I hear panting and a voice saying, "He must be close." The voice has a thick feminine African accent and it reminds me of something. Then I hear footsteps away from me and wait for a little bit till I hear nothing. I got out under the tree and ran hard. I ran with pain coming my cut from my face but I bear with it to make sure I don't get caught with whoever was following me. After it felt like forever, I saw another edge of the forest and run towards it to get out of this death trap. Finally I got out and start to catch my breath. I fell down from exhaustion from all that running. I put my hand or... hoof on my face to stop the bleeding on my face. I turn back to the forest thinking I got away from her. I lost that whoever. I sighed in relieve and turn my head down to breath. I then look up and saw a little tree like cottage in ahead of me. 3. Staying at a stranger's home I looked at the cottage is familiar in my head. But I right now I am hoping that someone will be home. But what would I say to them? Please help me, I may look like pony but I'm some alien from another world and someone is following me in a dark cloak? As I was thinking, I started to walk towards the cottage door. I feel nervous of who is living in this house but I needed a place to stay and figure out my next step. I then knock with my hoof on the red door. No response. I knocked again, harder this time and saying, "Hello?" I waited a few minutes for a response but again nothing. I was about to knock one more time till I saw the door slightly open. I look at the crack of the door and see a little white bunny opening the door. A bunny? The bunny then looked up at me with a questioningly look on its face. To me, the bunny like asking me Who are you and what do you want? "Um, is your owner or someone here I can talk to you?" The bunny gave me a serious look at first but then saw my cut on my face and then close the door on me. I got worried of what just happen and thought I just got rejected. But then I just realize I talked to a bunny like if it was a normal person. I didn't know how to feel about that but right now I just got denied by a bunny to stay over. I then felt sadness of what to do and just when I was about to leave, I heard the door opens again. "H-Hello." A low and timid voice was coming out from the door and I look back. I see a yellow pony with wings coming out from the cottage. She got light pink hair and light blue eyes. I recognize this pony., I thought to myself excitedly. "Are you okay there?" She says in a concern voice. "W-Well..." I didn't know what to say. "I s-see that your hurt. Mister bunny told m-me that somepony was outside and wanted a place to stay. A-At first I-I didn't want to, but when he told me your hurt I couldn't help but to see if your okay. A-Are you okay?" I didn't know what to say at first but I calm myself and said, "A little bit. I just cut myself on my face here. I just really need a place to stay at least for-" "Oh dear. I-I'll help you fix that. You can come in okay?" "Are you sure though? I mean I'm just some random perso-er pony and you just let me in like that?" She hid her face halfway with the door and said with out looking at me, "W-Well... you don't look like a bad pony. And you look like you really need help s-so... I want to help you. I just never r-really talk w-with a c-c-colt much before." Colt? Then I realize that colt is male form of a pony. In my mind, I think to myself that she is very shy around guys and doesn't know how to interact with them. I can see the timid pony shaking a little behind the door and I was wondering what's going through her mind. I then told her calmly, "Don't worry, I just wanted to stay at least for one night then I'll leave. I promise." I give her a reassuring smile and see her stop shaking. "O-Okay. Come in then.", she said a little nervously. I then went inside into her cottage where I feel warmth when I stepped in. I looked around the living room and see it has a homey environment to it. I see candles for the lighting in the room. I also see a lot of bird feeders, mice holes with cheese in front of each one and a small bed with a carrot on top of it. "I'l-l get something for that cut. Do you w-want something to drink as well?" "I guess some water would be nice." "Okay. Stay here with mister bunny and I'll be right back. Y-you can sit down on the couch there." "Thank you." She then left to another room. I then walk and sat down on the couch waiting for the girl pony to come back. I sat here nervously and looked to the white bunny. It or he was looking at me like he doesn't trust me. I can understand that because I'm a total stranger in his home and is worried about what would I do with him and his owner. After waiting a few minutes, the winged pony comes back with a tray with a bandage and a cup of water in her mouth. She set the tray on top of the table in front of be and grabbed the bandage with her hoof and starting to fix my cut. Wait. She grabbed it with a hoof? How can she do that without fing- She then put the bandage on my face and felt a strong sting that it made me grunt a little. "Oh I'm sorry. Does it hurt a lot?" She says in a kind tone. "Not a lot but I can handle it." I smirk a little. "Well... alright. Here its done." She was done putting the bandage on my face and the bleeding and pain has stopped. "Thanks." She blushes a little. "Oh its n-nothing." I then try to grab the cup of water and to my amazement despite having no hands that have fingers to grab objects, the cup sticks to my hoof like it feels like I'm grabbing it even though it looks like its not. I drink the cold water and felt refreshed after all that running in the forest. Then an awkward silence between me, the winged colorful pony and a white intelligent bunny started. I don't know what to say and it looks like she was waiting for me of why I was outside at night and was asking why I need a place to stay. So I spoke up to break this silence. "Well thanks for taking me in and fixing my cut. I know that you must be wondering I need a place to stay." "I-Its no trouble. You needed help and I didn't want you to be out there in the scary dark." "Yeah. And sorry, I forgot to ask you your name. Um, what is your name?" She looked down nervously, hiding her face with her long pink hair. "W-W-Well, I-I'm F-F-Fluttershy." That name hit me. That moment I was getting so excited that my heart feels like its going to burst. I'm IN the MLP world. I then control my excitement to continue the conversation. "Well, my is Kaine. Kaine Garcia." "Kaine... Garcia..? That's an odd name for a pony." She looked questioningly. "Well that is my name. Heh." I got really nervous here. I didn't want to tell her I'm not actually a pony but some alien or else she WILL kick me out. "Just call me Kaine. It starts with a K and has an I in the middle so you won't be confuse by it." "Okay... it starts with a K and has the I in the middle." She muttered to herself, trying to get my name in her head. "I know its asking much but I really need a place to stay if that's okay with you." "Um... its like I don't want to but why do you want to stay here? Are you lost?" "Well... yeah. Its difficult to explain." "Are you in some kind of trouble?" "Like I said, its difficult to explain." I shift side to side nervously trying to explain what's going on. "Well..." Fluttershy says, "what about your family? Maybe we can contact them and tell them where you are." "They live far. REALLY far. And its impossible." "Why?" "I can't tell you that." "So... you have no home?" I sat their in silence. I looked down thinking what I should do when morning comes. Even I know I'm living in the MLP world, I don't know how to actually SURVIVE in it. And I know the pony that is talking to me is Fluttershy but she doesn't know that I know her more because I watched her through a TV show. Even though it seems like a dream come true, it doesn't work out the way I wanted. So I just answer, "No." Silence again fill the room. Fluttershy has a very concern look on her face. She looked away thinking for a while which seems like hours to me. Then she turn to me with convinced voice saying, "Well then. You can stay here. As long as you like." I looked to her in shock. Even the bunny was stunned of her decision. The bunny then was making noises and body movements to Fluttershy and I can tell that it wasn't happy about it. She then said to the bunny, "But mister bunny, he doesn't have a home to go to. It's very late, and its dangerous at night. He has nowhere to go. Right? She turned to me with that question. "Well... yeah but..." "But what?" "How can you trust me so easily? I mean I appreciate me for letting me stay but for as long as I want? To a stranger? I mean I could be a criminal or worse and yet you risk yourself to a per- um pony like me? Why?" "Well..." She looks at me with her bright eyes and feeling a bit flustered by her. I stare at her for her answer she said, "I can tell your not a bad pony. I don't know why but... I believe I can trust you a lot. I think your a very nice colt that is lost and needs help and it makes me sad for seeing anypony to be lost and scared so I want to help them. And I don't know why but... I'm not as nervous being around you than most strangers so I believe your a very nice pony to me." Now I feel flustered and happy that I can feel turning red. She put a lot of trust in me even though I'm a stranger here which would never happen in my own world. Then I said, "T-thank you!" I felt so happy that I didn't stop myself from hugging Fluttershy. She yelped a little that it surprised me and realize that I was a little too overjoyed. I stopped hugging her immediately and could see her face growing red all over her yellow face. "I-I'm sorry, I didn't mean to do that its just... I'm so glad you give me a chance so..." "I-I-I-It wa-a-as n-n-nothing-g-g." She is blushing hot red and looking down, shaking. "W-Well maybe we should just sleep now. Its really late right now. I'll tell you my... situation in the morning. How's that sounds?" "O-O-Okay." "So do you have an extra blanket or something? She then snaps back together. "Uh yes. I got one upstairs in my room. Wait here okay?" She then run up the staircase to her room. I was thinking she was really embarrassed of me hugging her. Especially I'm a guy or colt. I still need to remember these choice of words in the future here. I waited a minute and she came back down with a blue blanket. "Here. It should keep you warm. W-Well so your going to sleep on the couch or something?" "The couch is fine." "If it makes you comfortable I can find something else to-" "It's okay. I'm good with a couch. You don't need to worry about me that much, okay? "O-Okay. W-Well... I hope you sleep well tonight and we can talk about your problem in the morning. Maybe my friends can help you, they most likely more helpful than me." "But you did help me a lot. You let me into your home, you bandage my cut on my face and you would let me stay here as long as you want even though I wanted to stay only for a day. Your the kindest gir- mare I have ever met." She blushes red again and bows her head down again from me. I barely hear her reply, "T-T-Thank you." "Well... I'm going to sleep now. See you in the morning." I then took the blanket from her and lay on the couch to get ready for bed. I pull the blanket over me and started to feel comfortable. I look over to see Fluttershy going back to her room and said to her, "Goodnight Fluttershy and thank you for letting me stay. I'll find a way to repay you for this chance." "I-It was nothing. Well... goodnight Kaine. Tomorrow, me and my friends will help you. If their is any problem can be solve its us. I know you will be happy to meet them. See you in the morning. Oh and say goodnight to mister bunny okay? Night mister bunny!" I look over to see the white bunny in his little bed getting ready to sleep too. He looks at me though and gives me an a stern glare saying to me "Do anything and you'll regret it" look. "Uh yeah, goodnight mister bunny." The bunny then just turn away from me trying to sleep. Rude. Fluttershy blow the candles outs in the living room and went to her room. I cuddle in bed thinking of what just happened in the past hours. I was transported to this world, turn into a pony, got lost in a forest with someone chasing me and found one of the main MLP characters letting me stay over. I feel like all of this is a dream but its not. I feel like I'm actually here and my cut would've waken me up. But then I realize if its not a dream and actually in a different world, I left my family behind. I think in the dark of how is my family doing without me. They all must be worried about me since I disappeared on them. But it wasn't like on purpose. Right now, I feel tired and hope that in the morning I can figure out all of this confusion and how to survive being a pony for a while. Even though I'm excited of being in this world, I feel like I need to get back to my world to return to my family. I hope Fluttershy's friends will help me in all of this. I then started to drift to sleep, still thinking about my family that I was taken away from. Prologue My body is broken. I feel the pain all over me. My blood is coming out of my right lower rib. I kept my hand press against my wound but its not enough. I was in old ancient ruin with walls riddled in ancient markings. I looked at the monster whom I was fighting against. A humaniod figure covered in a hood with hoofs for feet and claw for hands. Its bright yellow eyes is staring at me but it feels like it stares into my very being. I tried to reach for my blade from the ground but fear has paralyzed me. I was alone, afraid, powerless... I didn't know what to do. The figure took a step forward, then all of a sudden I was grabbed by the neck. Its hands were cold, disgusting... I saw its eyes up close to my face. I never seen so much evil in its eyes. It then smiled and with its free hand it pierced my wound with its single finger and started to wiggle it around with its long nail. The pain was too much for me to bear. No. I can't die like this., I thought. After it was done toying with me, it said " Do you truly believe that you could defeat me? LOOK AT YOU!!! Weak.. frail.. all alone with none of your so called friends to save you. Not even their favorite 'Shining Star' can stop me with her pathetic magic and light!!! And you... who think you can stop me with all that power you so earned can destroy me and send me back home." In the corner of my eye, I saw that he manifested a dark rusted dagger from its hand and poke where my heart is. It whispered darkly to my ear, "But now, you have failed to protect their people and yours, all good of all existence shall die and you will be with me for all eternity. It looked at me smiling evilly and thrusted his dark blade into my heart. Then I have woken up.
1. The Beginning I got up from my bed. I was shaking with sweat coming out from my body. I felt very sick to my stomach. It was the worse nightmare I have had. But to me, it seems so real. What the hell was that? I thought to myself. I must be gaming way too much. I need to stop doing these all nighters. "Hey, Kaine get up. Your going to be late for class if you don't hurry up getting dressed." I looked to see my mom was at my doorway, looking at me with her annoyed look. "Yeah I'm up so relax alright?" I replied. "Don't give me that. You should be the one waking yourself up not me." "Okay I'm up." I tiredly got up from my bed and stretched myself. "I'm going to take your brothers and sister to school, so get dressed and eat your breakfast. Your too skinny as it is." "Alright fine. I got it. Don't worry about me." My mom shook her head and sighed saying, "You know, I really wish you just stop fooling around and get your life together." My mom then left. Yeah? What life?, I grimly thought to myself as I was getting dressed. My name is Kaine Garcia. I live in a city called Chicago in this "great" nation of United States of America for most of my 21 years of living. I'm the eldest son with two younger brothers and youngest sister. Me and my family live in a rented house with everything a lot of people don't have such as good food, a bed to sleep in, a bath to clean yourself and more. You may think that a guy like me is happy of what he got. Well... I'm not actually. These days I just been living my life day to day with no real plans of the future. Me and my family are at odds at each other since I look at the world one way and them the other. They say I'm too pessimistic and should be more positive but... how can I when I see so much wrong with me and everyone in the world? Anyways, right now I'm in college and trying to find a part time job but its difficult for me to get one these days. So I'm 21 year old who is the eldest son who has no job and been living with my family. Which is not good in my book. What I really want is something different in life like I don't know... like something amazing happens everyday. But the only thing amazing stuff happens for me is through the shows I watched and the games I play. And I really wish I can step into their worlds but I can't. I tell myself these days, "I really wished that I just leave this world." After my time from college, I was going back home when so much wind and rain bombarding me all over. Shit. Why is it still raining after all this time? I'm going to get sick if I don't hurry. These pass few weeks, there was abnormal weather going on the news. I didn't think about it at first because it wasn't as severe and wasn't affecting the city much, but these days there are more storms coming in to the point that people are thinking a big tornado or hurricane is building up and will come into the city. But I think its just global warming at work or Mother Nature is pissed off for some reason. Finally, I got to my house. I unlocked two doors and went inside feeling the warmth I really needed. I took off my boots and went straight to my room. I put my backpack down and sighed. I take off my jacket off, put on my dresser and started to take out my laptop. I always look at videos and play PC games in my laptop so I can past time. I never really study hard for college even though I should for myself. But I didn't care and just study in the last minute usually. I go through watching either Youtubers playing videogames or seeing them react to TV shows. In the laptop, I looked up a show in YouTube that a lot of guys don't want to be caught with. My Little Pony or MLP for short. Its animation show about this 6 colorful ponies in a magical world learning the value of friendship and other stuff. Normal guys wouldn't even be watching this in my opinion but I can't help being drawn to it. I guess its because I can relate to some of the characters or that I wish I can live in that world because comparing to mine, its shitty and boring here while everyday in theirs is something new. But whatever the reason, I just can't help but feel that's the life I want despite that the show is a bit girly to me. "Kaine! Dinner!" It was my mom yelling from the kitchen. I grumbled because I don't like to be interrupted. I went downstairs with my family already started eating. I got my fork, my plate of rice beans and chicken, and sat down quietly starting to eat. My family was talking about their normal day of work and school while I just eat in silence. "So how's college Kaine?" My mom asked. "Nothing much." I said. "Really? Did you learn something at least?" "Just some political stuff and words in Spanish." "Kaine. Please don't be like this." Her tone was turning annoyed and frustrated. "Its like that every time I go to class." I replied in annoyance. " You should be more concern about your classes. You don't want to fail like before." "I know mom." "I know, I know and yet you still failed." "I'm doing my best, okay?" "Your 'best' hasn't helped you for the past three years." "But I'm trying." "Then try harder!" "I AM!" I yelled at her while stabbing my food with my fork hard. My family went silent. I stared at my mom and she did the same. "Don't you dare raise your voice at me." She whispered angrily. "You are lucky that you are still here. I would have kicked you out but I didn't because I don't want you to be out in the streets doing God knows what. You should appreciate what you have." "I am!" "No you don't! You don't even have a job at your age. You need to be responsible and do your part of the house." "I'm trying mo-" "Enough of 'I'm trying' and start doing!" I got up with my half finished plate, put it in the sink almost breaking it and went to my room. My mom followed me trying to stop me. I went to my room and just when I was closing the door, my mom's hand block the way. "Look Kaine, I don't know what's wrong with you but I'm telling you for your sake not mine." She said to me in her stern attitude. "You need to get out of this whatever your going through and be a man." "Well maybe I don't want to be a man!" I yelled loudly. She looked at me dumbfounded. "I'm tired of hearing your shit everyday of being responsible and a man. I'll admit, I should be responsible and get a job but if I did, I will be living the same routine over and over. I don't want that okay?!" "Well maybe you should leave then! You'll see how hard it is out there and you'll wished you never left. If you keep being like this, you'll end up like your real father." That moment I snapped. "Fuck you then! I maybe like him in some ways but I won't leave for some gang. I don't care if he end up dead in the street, he chose his gang that exploits and kills people over his own family. If I leave, it would be something very important like helping people or something." "And how would you survive out there with no money huh?" "By picking off a dead corpse if I have to!" My mom was shocked at that sentence. Even I was taken aback of what I said. "Kaine," mom said sadly, "you better find out what you want. And know this: I try so hard for you to get yourself up and become a good person. I'll I want is what is best for you. You have it easy and I guess its my fault for that because I worked hard when I was sixteen with you and didn't want that for you. But now when I push you, you don't do much of anything besides school. What happen to you Kaine? Me and your dad who has been with you since your a child has always loved you. People at your school talked about you and said good things about you. You have a great future ahead of you and yet you keep messing up like if its on purpose or something. Just what exactly you want Kaine?" I looked down from her. These days, all I do is going to college and hopelessly looking for a job that no one has given me. I never looked much into the future for me and just wished I left and set out with no plan in my mind. But I was afraid of leaving because I don't want to leave my family like my real dad and was afraid of losing all my comforts of life. So I just said many times before to her: "I don't know." We stand there which felt like hours to me. Mom then said "You better decide quickly. Because I don't know how long I can take it. You always been loved, you just lost realizing that." She finally let go of the door. When I closed it, rage and sadness filled me. I started punching the wall to let all of my inner stress out. I started to throw my books around and almost broke my lamp. I finally flop to my bed with a pillow on my face. I felt tears coming out and was making my pillow wet. She doesn't understand me. She'll never understand., I thought to myself. I was tired of fighting my family, tired of hearing how good I am, tired of going through the same shit I don't want to do. I just... don't know what to do anymore. What I really want is something amazing happen to me, something that could make me feel.. I don't know special I guess. I just want to leave this damn world filled with so many assholes that I don't want to deal with. I just want to fucking leave this god damned world. I hear the wind outside blowing hard outside in the dark rainy night. It was knocking on my windows hard. I'm going to sleep. Tired of this shit. I got up and saw my Bible on the floor. I never read it for months because I got sick of the moral lessons from God that doesn't work. I picked it up and toss it on the table. I kept it because one of my teachers gave it to me as a gift and never had the cold heart to throw it away. I then undress, put on my pajamas, turn off my lamp and went to bed. While trying to sleep, I thought of what my mom said to me: " You always been loved." For who I am or what you want me to be? I thought. Then slowly I drift to sleep. I woke up suddenly. I don't know why and thought my time clock in my head just messed up again. I looked at my phone by my bed and it shows 3:32 in the morning. I decided to get some water and go back to bed. I got up and went down to the kitchen quietly without turning on the lights. I hear the storm outside and couldn't help that it was stronger than before. The wind was loud and I can hear rain pounding outside. I better get back to sleep or this storm will keep me awake. I got to the kitchen and got myself a small cup. I turn the faucet on the sink and when I was about to fill my cup with water, I heard a voice say my name. Kaine. I looked around and saw no one. I thought it was my tired mind tricking me. My cup was filled and started drinking when I heard the voice again. Kaine. I then felt nervous and grabbed a knife where we kept clean utensils. I looked around again and search all over the first floor of the house. It was a small house so it would be hard for someone to hide. I then went back to the kitchen again and finish my cup. I left it in the sink but when I was leaving I heard it again. Kaine. Outside. I was freaking out. I am hearing this voice from somewhere but to me it sounds like the voice is speaking to me directly to my mind. And it wants me to go outside? In this storm? I was hesitant, but I don't want to risk having whoever is here and could hurt my family. I kept my knife tightly in my hand and speed walk back to my room. I put my jacket and boots on quickly to make sure no one is outside. As I was getting dressed, I heard it again, Kaine, go outside. The voice is definitely wants me to go outside. I got myself ready and went down back to the kitchen quietly. The voice said then, Back, in the back. It wants me to go the backyard. I went to the door that lead to the backyard. I see through the window and saw the rain pouring outside but I see a weird light in the center of the yard. It was small but not small enough to be a lightening bug. I got my knife ready but I was shaking. Could the voice be coming from that light? A smart person would not go alone to whatever it is but I have a feeling I should do this by myself. I slowly open the door and step outside. The wind and rain push me back a bit by its ferocity but I went on forward. I stared at the light and it was moving around but not leaving as I draw closer. I am ready with my battle stance with the knife and draw closer. I don't know what I was doing, ready to cut or stab this light that mostly likely can't even get hurt by a kitchen knife. I got close enough that it was almost directly over my head. I kept looking at it afraid what would happen if I look away. I then try to talk to this light, "Who or what are you?" It didn't say anything. I asked again. "Who or what are you?!" The light again didn't say anything. I changed my question then, "What do you want?" As before it didn't say anything but it went up to the air and started to spinning around. I looked at the light puzzled and scared as I don't know what's it going to do. It was spinning faster and faster that it was making a vortex. The wind was so hard and fast that I have difficulty to move. I try to look at the light but the wind and rain was blocking my vision. The vortex the light is making is changing into brighter and then my body was being pulled up in the air. I was trying to get back to the ground but it was impossible with the spinning air lifting me up. I then start spinning around and drop my knife in the process. I then feel scared for my life, I started thinking I was going to die from this thing I foolishly followed. I started to think of my family and time wasted for doing nothing for them. I then grabbed my necklace my mom gave me as I started to feel lighter and spin faster. The necklace is inscribed with Saint Michael that was blessed when Jesus, Son of God has rise from the dead. It was special to me not because of that but my mom gave this to me. I hang on to it and pray hard in my head, Mom, everyone I'm sorry. I wish I've been a better son, a better man. God please protect them. The vortex then gets brighter that it almost blinds me. I look up to the light that was creating this spinning funnel. Finally, I was pulled up and saw a flash. Then I fell.
2. Lost in Another World My head is pounding. I feel my body feeling numb all over and my vision is blurry. I couldn't get up from whatever just happen to me. As I feel less and less distorted I try to stand up. I fell on my back. I put my hand on my head to get myself together. But when I touch it, I feel no fingers on my hand. I then look at my hand their was no hand but a hoof. I started to freak out and then check my rest of my body. I don't have hands and feet anymore, my arms and legs have no elbows and knees and when I look down I saw a tail. A tail. My mind was riddled with questions and fear of what happened to me. Then I looked around of where I am. It was a forest but I feel something different about it. The environment got more color everywhere and it feels more energetic. I look up and saw sunlight in the sky but it was red and dim meaning its dusk now. I check myself again try to evaluate what happen to my body. Then it hit me. I'm a pony. At least I think so. I try to get up but fell again. Damn it. I can't stand on two legs so I decide to go on four. I balance myself on my four legs with difficulty. Okay. That's better. With my mind and vision clear, I check on my body and definitely see I turn into a pony. Then it hit me again. Am I... Am I really... I thought of the show that always make me feel better, seeing the colorful animate - like environment and seeing my body had been "ponyified" and realize. I'm in the MLP world. I feel excitement over me thinking of that idea. But then it quickly turns back to fear and uncertainty. Why am I here? How did I get here? Then I remember. That light that came to the backyard where I lived. It brought me here. I try to figure out what is going on but I hear noises that sounds like animals are coming out. I switched to survival mode and need to find shelter. Okay I need to find somewhere to hide until its morning. I need to get out of here. So then I look at the sky to see the direction of the sunlight is. The sun always set West so maybe that's where should I go, I started to walk in this new body and I was struggle for me. Every couple of steps I take, I stumble and almost fall again. How do these ponies ever walk like this. This is torture. As I walk, I got better but then the sunlight was disappearing as I walking towards it. I wanted to run to it but I wasn't used to this body and was afraid to trip onto my face again. As the dusk finally turns to night I stumbled upon a clear calm river at the edge of the forest. I wanted to see my face so bad after checking all over my body. I step towards the water and look down, I saw a reflection of a pony with large brown eyes, a muzzle, and long black straight hair. As a human, I already have brown eyes and black hair but it looks way better when I'm a pony. My skin is white but has some color like me before I was turned into a pony. It's like all of me has turned to a pony but kept some of my physical traits from my human body. I'll admit... I look good. I look away from my reflection to see where to go next when I heard a snap of a twig behind me and froze. I feel like someone is behind me and was too nervous to look. I look slowly behind me and saw two yellow bright eyes in the darkness of the forest. Without thinking, I bolted towards back into the forest. I stumbled a few times since I still getting used to the body and the fear is making me it worse for me. I ran and ran while avoiding all the trees and rocks in the way. I never ran so fast in my life but never thought it to be like this. I'm lost in a dark forest as a pony with nothing that help me protect myself and someone or something is following. While running, I looked back and saw a cloaked figure with those yellow eyes. I then remember that dream about the demon that stabbed me in the chest. Could it be? I turn my head forward again but then a branch cuts me in the left side of my face hard. I was bleeding fast but still kept running from the figure. I turn right and hide under a big tree with its roots shaped like a small cave. I press myself against it and heard footsteps close to me. I didn't risk peeking to see whoever is following me. I hear panting and a voice saying, "He must be close." The voice has a thick feminine African accent and it reminds me of something. Then I hear footsteps away from me and wait for a little bit till I hear nothing. I got out under the tree and ran hard. I ran with pain coming my cut from my face but I bear with it to make sure I don't get caught with whoever was following me. After it felt like forever, I saw another edge of the forest and run towards it to get out of this death trap. Finally I got out and start to catch my breath. I fell down from exhaustion from all that running. I put my hand or... hoof on my face to stop the bleeding on my face. I turn back to the forest thinking I got away from her. I lost that whoever. I sighed in relieve and turn my head down to breath. I then look up and saw a little tree like cottage in ahead of me.
3. Staying at a stranger's home I looked at the cottage is familiar in my head. But I right now I am hoping that someone will be home. But what would I say to them? Please help me, I may look like pony but I'm some alien from another world and someone is following me in a dark cloak? As I was thinking, I started to walk towards the cottage door. I feel nervous of who is living in this house but I needed a place to stay and figure out my next step. I then knock with my hoof on the red door. No response. I knocked again, harder this time and saying, "Hello?" I waited a few minutes for a response but again nothing. I was about to knock one more time till I saw the door slightly open. I look at the crack of the door and see a little white bunny opening the door. A bunny? The bunny then looked up at me with a questioningly look on its face. To me, the bunny like asking me Who are you and what do you want? "Um, is your owner or someone here I can talk to you?" The bunny gave me a serious look at first but then saw my cut on my face and then close the door on me. I got worried of what just happen and thought I just got rejected. But then I just realize I talked to a bunny like if it was a normal person. I didn't know how to feel about that but right now I just got denied by a bunny to stay over. I then felt sadness of what to do and just when I was about to leave, I heard the door opens again. "H-Hello." A low and timid voice was coming out from the door and I look back. I see a yellow pony with wings coming out from the cottage. She got light pink hair and light blue eyes. I recognize this pony., I thought to myself excitedly. "Are you okay there?" She says in a concern voice. "W-Well..." I didn't know what to say. "I s-see that your hurt. Mister bunny told m-me that somepony was outside and wanted a place to stay. A-At first I-I didn't want to, but when he told me your hurt I couldn't help but to see if your okay. A-Are you okay?" I didn't know what to say at first but I calm myself and said, "A little bit. I just cut myself on my face here. I just really need a place to stay at least for-" "Oh dear. I-I'll help you fix that. You can come in okay?" "Are you sure though? I mean I'm just some random perso-er pony and you just let me in like that?" She hid her face halfway with the door and said with out looking at me, "W-Well... you don't look like a bad pony. And you look like you really need help s-so... I want to help you. I just never r-really talk w-with a c-c-colt much before." Colt? Then I realize that colt is male form of a pony. In my mind, I think to myself that she is very shy around guys and doesn't know how to interact with them. I can see the timid pony shaking a little behind the door and I was wondering what's going through her mind. I then told her calmly, "Don't worry, I just wanted to stay at least for one night then I'll leave. I promise." I give her a reassuring smile and see her stop shaking. "O-Okay. Come in then.", she said a little nervously. I then went inside into her cottage where I feel warmth when I stepped in. I looked around the living room and see it has a homey environment to it. I see candles for the lighting in the room. I also see a lot of bird feeders, mice holes with cheese in front of each one and a small bed with a carrot on top of it. "I'l-l get something for that cut. Do you w-want something to drink as well?" "I guess some water would be nice." "Okay. Stay here with mister bunny and I'll be right back. Y-you can sit down on the couch there." "Thank you." She then left to another room. I then walk and sat down on the couch waiting for the girl pony to come back. I sat here nervously and looked to the white bunny. It or he was looking at me like he doesn't trust me. I can understand that because I'm a total stranger in his home and is worried about what would I do with him and his owner. After waiting a few minutes, the winged pony comes back with a tray with a bandage and a cup of water in her mouth. She set the tray on top of the table in front of be and grabbed the bandage with her hoof and starting to fix my cut. Wait. She grabbed it with a hoof? How can she do that without fing- She then put the bandage on my face and felt a strong sting that it made me grunt a little. "Oh I'm sorry. Does it hurt a lot?" She says in a kind tone. "Not a lot but I can handle it." I smirk a little. "Well... alright. Here its done." She was done putting the bandage on my face and the bleeding and pain has stopped. "Thanks." She blushes a little. "Oh its n-nothing." I then try to grab the cup of water and to my amazement despite having no hands that have fingers to grab objects, the cup sticks to my hoof like it feels like I'm grabbing it even though it looks like its not. I drink the cold water and felt refreshed after all that running in the forest. Then an awkward silence between me, the winged colorful pony and a white intelligent bunny started. I don't know what to say and it looks like she was waiting for me of why I was outside at night and was asking why I need a place to stay. So I spoke up to break this silence. "Well thanks for taking me in and fixing my cut. I know that you must be wondering I need a place to stay." "I-Its no trouble. You needed help and I didn't want you to be out there in the scary dark." "Yeah. And sorry, I forgot to ask you your name. Um, what is your name?" She looked down nervously, hiding her face with her long pink hair. "W-W-Well, I-I'm F-F-Fluttershy." That name hit me. That moment I was getting so excited that my heart feels like its going to burst. I'm IN the MLP world. I then control my excitement to continue the conversation. "Well, my is Kaine. Kaine Garcia." "Kaine... Garcia..? That's an odd name for a pony." She looked questioningly. "Well that is my name. Heh." I got really nervous here. I didn't want to tell her I'm not actually a pony but some alien or else she WILL kick me out. "Just call me Kaine. It starts with a K and has an I in the middle so you won't be confuse by it." "Okay... it starts with a K and has the I in the middle." She muttered to herself, trying to get my name in her head. "I know its asking much but I really need a place to stay if that's okay with you." "Um... its like I don't want to but why do you want to stay here? Are you lost?" "Well... yeah. Its difficult to explain." "Are you in some kind of trouble?" "Like I said, its difficult to explain." I shift side to side nervously trying to explain what's going on. "Well..." Fluttershy says, "what about your family? Maybe we can contact them and tell them where you are." "They live far. REALLY far. And its impossible." "Why?" "I can't tell you that." "So... you have no home?" I sat their in silence. I looked down thinking what I should do when morning comes. Even I know I'm living in the MLP world, I don't know how to actually SURVIVE in it. And I know the pony that is talking to me is Fluttershy but she doesn't know that I know her more because I watched her through a TV show. Even though it seems like a dream come true, it doesn't work out the way I wanted. So I just answer, "No." Silence again fill the room. Fluttershy has a very concern look on her face. She looked away thinking for a while which seems like hours to me. Then she turn to me with convinced voice saying, "Well then. You can stay here. As long as you like." I looked to her in shock. Even the bunny was stunned of her decision. The bunny then was making noises and body movements to Fluttershy and I can tell that it wasn't happy about it. She then said to the bunny, "But mister bunny, he doesn't have a home to go to. It's very late, and its dangerous at night. He has nowhere to go. Right? She turned to me with that question. "Well... yeah but..." "But what?" "How can you trust me so easily? I mean I appreciate me for letting me stay but for as long as I want? To a stranger? I mean I could be a criminal or worse and yet you risk yourself to a per- um pony like me? Why?" "Well..." She looks at me with her bright eyes and feeling a bit flustered by her. I stare at her for her answer she said, "I can tell your not a bad pony. I don't know why but... I believe I can trust you a lot. I think your a very nice colt that is lost and needs help and it makes me sad for seeing anypony to be lost and scared so I want to help them. And I don't know why but... I'm not as nervous being around you than most strangers so I believe your a very nice pony to me." Now I feel flustered and happy that I can feel turning red. She put a lot of trust in me even though I'm a stranger here which would never happen in my own world. Then I said, "T-thank you!" I felt so happy that I didn't stop myself from hugging Fluttershy. She yelped a little that it surprised me and realize that I was a little too overjoyed. I stopped hugging her immediately and could see her face growing red all over her yellow face. "I-I'm sorry, I didn't mean to do that its just... I'm so glad you give me a chance so..." "I-I-I-It wa-a-as n-n-nothing-g-g." She is blushing hot red and looking down, shaking. "W-Well maybe we should just sleep now. Its really late right now. I'll tell you my... situation in the morning. How's that sounds?" "O-O-Okay." "So do you have an extra blanket or something? She then snaps back together. "Uh yes. I got one upstairs in my room. Wait here okay?" She then run up the staircase to her room. I was thinking she was really embarrassed of me hugging her. Especially I'm a guy or colt. I still need to remember these choice of words in the future here. I waited a minute and she came back down with a blue blanket. "Here. It should keep you warm. W-Well so your going to sleep on the couch or something?" "The couch is fine." "If it makes you comfortable I can find something else to-" "It's okay. I'm good with a couch. You don't need to worry about me that much, okay? "O-Okay. W-Well... I hope you sleep well tonight and we can talk about your problem in the morning. Maybe my friends can help you, they most likely more helpful than me." "But you did help me a lot. You let me into your home, you bandage my cut on my face and you would let me stay here as long as you want even though I wanted to stay only for a day. Your the kindest gir- mare I have ever met." She blushes red again and bows her head down again from me. I barely hear her reply, "T-T-Thank you." "Well... I'm going to sleep now. See you in the morning." I then took the blanket from her and lay on the couch to get ready for bed. I pull the blanket over me and started to feel comfortable. I look over to see Fluttershy going back to her room and said to her, "Goodnight Fluttershy and thank you for letting me stay. I'll find a way to repay you for this chance." "I-It was nothing. Well... goodnight Kaine. Tomorrow, me and my friends will help you. If their is any problem can be solve its us. I know you will be happy to meet them. See you in the morning. Oh and say goodnight to mister bunny okay? Night mister bunny!" I look over to see the white bunny in his little bed getting ready to sleep too. He looks at me though and gives me an a stern glare saying to me "Do anything and you'll regret it" look. "Uh yeah, goodnight mister bunny." The bunny then just turn away from me trying to sleep. Rude. Fluttershy blow the candles outs in the living room and went to her room. I cuddle in bed thinking of what just happened in the past hours. I was transported to this world, turn into a pony, got lost in a forest with someone chasing me and found one of the main MLP characters letting me stay over. I feel like all of this is a dream but its not. I feel like I'm actually here and my cut would've waken me up. But then I realize if its not a dream and actually in a different world, I left my family behind. I think in the dark of how is my family doing without me. They all must be worried about me since I disappeared on them. But it wasn't like on purpose. Right now, I feel tired and hope that in the morning I can figure out all of this confusion and how to survive being a pony for a while. Even though I'm excited of being in this world, I feel like I need to get back to my world to return to my family. I hope Fluttershy's friends will help me in all of this. I then started to drift to sleep, still thinking about my family that I was taken away from.
Prologue My body is broken. I feel the pain all over me. My blood is coming out of my right lower rib. I kept my hand press against my wound but its not enough. I was in old ancient ruin with walls riddled in ancient markings. I looked at the monster whom I was fighting against. A humaniod figure covered in a hood with hoofs for feet and claw for hands. Its bright yellow eyes is staring at me but it feels like it stares into my very being. I tried to reach for my blade from the ground but fear has paralyzed me. I was alone, afraid, powerless... I didn't know what to do. The figure took a step forward, then all of a sudden I was grabbed by the neck. Its hands were cold, disgusting... I saw its eyes up close to my face. I never seen so much evil in its eyes. It then smiled and with its free hand it pierced my wound with its single finger and started to wiggle it around with its long nail. The pain was too much for me to bear. No. I can't die like this., I thought. After it was done toying with me, it said " Do you truly believe that you could defeat me? LOOK AT YOU!!! Weak.. frail.. all alone with none of your so called friends to save you. Not even their favorite 'Shining Star' can stop me with her pathetic magic and light!!! And you... who think you can stop me with all that power you so earned can destroy me and send me back home." In the corner of my eye, I saw that he manifested a dark rusted dagger from its hand and poke where my heart is. It whispered darkly to my ear, "But now, you have failed to protect their people and yours, all good of all existence shall die and you will be with me for all eternity. It looked at me smiling evilly and thrusted his dark blade into my heart. Then I have woken up.
