The Pursuit Of Happiness

I awoke one day to the sound of my dad’s voice. This was how it was nearly every day for my whole life. I never had an alarm clock, my father always woke me up in the mornings.

“Wake up Jordan, time for school!” I sighed and slowly woke up. I was not in summer school as punishment, it was an optional program to gain extra credits and keep me occupied.

I loved the Aerospace program I was in, but I dreaded the long bus rides I had to take to and from home every day. Not to mention it was one of the hottest summers on record in his city and it has been over 95 degrees 7 days in a row, unprecedented for a city so far north.

I did have a privileged life in many ways. I had a roof over my head, a good education, caring parents, a loving girlfriend, the works. But I was missing so much. Friendship, confidence, work experience, etc. Things I needed and wanted. I was to turn 18 in a few short months, and I felt I was not prepared at all.

I also had so many problems. I had an alcoholic mother I had to deal with, constant health problems, constant depression, the list goes on. After a while, no matter how many good things in life you have, the bad just get to you.

I did have a safe haven though. That safe haven you ask?

My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic. I love MLP. I live, eat, sleep, breathe MLP. I create fan art of the show, I watch the episodes, I have the merchandise, everything. I’ve had dreams about living in Equestria. Sweet, vivid, happy dreams.

Dreams that involve becoming friends with the Mane six, following them in their adventures, falling in love. But, dreams are a cruel thing, thanks to a harsh mistress named reality. Reality loves to beat you when you’re down. It entices you with hopes and dreams for the future, then spits in your face and knocks you back down to hell, just when you were about to reach the gates to heaven.

“I hope my life takes a happier turn” I say to myself on my 18th birthday, as I was blowing out the candles on my cake. Now, truly inside, I wished to live in the world of MLP. But I knew it was impossible, so I went with the realistic wish.

After we had the cake, I slipped into my room and turned my laptop on, turning on my favorite episode, “Magical Mystery Cure” in season three, the finale. This episode was amazing.

I loved everything about it. The songs, especially Celestia’s Ballad, how Twilight saves the mane six, and how she becomes a princess. Everything was masterfully written.

I sighed when the episode was over and went to bed. I had a long day in store tomorrow. The day after my birthday is hell.

-Next Friday-

I sighed as I walked from the bus stop to my house/apartment. It was a half mile, which sucks in such heat. The weird part about living here is it’s known as “Motel Town”, because there’s a motel 6 and an econolodge across the street from each other.

Walking by them always makes me scared, they’re shady places. Walking by the motel 6, I saw a strange object in the grass. Against my better judgement, I went to it. It was a small hourglass encased in two prisms at each end. It resembled the portkey from Harry Potter. I gasped.

“This is one heck of a toy. I should give it to my niece!” Then, as I tried picking it up, I suddenly felt cold, stopped in my tracks, and weightless. I was traveling through the air, breathless and flying like a ragdoll. I tried to scream, but only a weak puff of air came out. CRASH, BOOM. Then, darkness.

-HOURS LATER-

I slowly awoke in a hospital bed. I looked around to survey the situation. Everything seemed normal. I was in scrubs, hooked up to a heart monitor and the place reeked of rubbing alcohol. Yep, definitely a normal hospital.

But then, as I turn onto my side to get more comfortable, I felt something odd. My body….. it tingled and felt weird. I quickly tossed my sheets to the side and gasped loudly at what I saw. I WAS A FRIGGIN PONY. Not just any pony, a Unicorn!

A unicorn with a mix of red and orange fur, with a deep blue and white mixed mane, like Shining Armor’s. I had to admit, I looked awesome.

“WHAT IN THE….. no….. I’m dreaming. C’mon Jordan, wake up. Wake up, NOW! NOW!” I pinched myself. No result but pain. “What….but…. how!” After about an hour of self-conflict, denial, and shock at the situation, I quickly got up and opened the curtains on the window. I saw nothing but vast rolling desert plains, with tumbleweeds everywhere.

A sign that read “Apploosa” caught my attention. I gasped. I was in the rodeo capital of Equestria! Maybe Applejack would be here. I then jumped into bed and made I look like I never got up as I waited for the doctor.

He came in a few hours later. “Hello….sir. How you feeling?”

“Fine, thank you. So, what happened to me?”

“We’re not sure, but you had a bad concussion and several road rashes when you were brought in a few days ago. Now, I asked every doctor I have a connection to in all of Equestria and even contacted Princess Celestia, but there’s no records of you….. anywhere. So, I need you to fill this sheet out, ok?”

I took the sheet and filled it out. Basic information. Name, unicorn, description of physical features, etc. My heart stopped when I got to occupation. How did I explain this? I quickly came up with a lie. Fired unexpectedly. I handed the finished form to the doctor and he smiled.

“You’re good to leave now Mr. Jordan. However, might I suggest you take the train somewhere? Appleoosa isn’t exactly a place to settle down. Head to Ponyville, or Canterlot.”

“Ok, I will Doc, thank you!” I slowly got up and walked out the door, leaving the hospital. As soon as I did, I decided to walk around and discover things. This would be fun!

Author's Note

Hello Fimfiction. I hope you enjoyed chapter one. I'm going to be doing some editing of the chapters of my story compared to the original on FanFiction, because looking back, i see just how terrible my writing was, way back when. You people here on Fimfiction deserve only my best, and i'm going to give it to you as much as i can.