Evan! You're Fired!

Late in the night Evan was fast asleep and in the midst of his REM sleep, a dream was brewing from the depths of his human-now-turned-equine mind. He was back at his house in his world. He hadn't realized how fast it had all been; now that he saw it, he realized just how quick it was. One moment all was quiet and tranquil, and in the next moment the silence was ripped by the sound of a window smashing and a headache inducing explosion as propane gas met with flaming wick of a candle. The silence had been replaced with the laughter of flames. Crackling at the life of an innocent young man who could have potentially lived a prosperous life as a human. It was all so vivid like any moment he could reach out and....

" I wouldn't touch the flames, " said a voice in Evan's head. He spun around and noticed a beam of light originating from the moon to which descended a lovely winged unicorn sporting a midnight blue pelt and had a flowing mane of darkness and stars.

Without even knowing why, he bowed to the lunar figure which earned him a small chuckle that raised the hairs on the back of his equine neck.

" You may rise. " He took this as his cue to stand and face the mysterious mare from the moon. He thought of something to say but yielded zero results, fortunately the mare had something to say. " I am Princess Luna and I am truly sorry for what has happened to you. It is unfair to see such potential consumed by the flames bought forth by ignorance and I couldn't bear to let that be the end of you. "

" What do you mean you couldn't let that happen? What did you do? "

The Lunar Princess cleared her throat before continuing, " As Princess of the Night it is my task to guard over the dreams of my subjects. When I have done my task and there is time to spare, I will use the moon to peer into other worlds and realms. Of course I don't interfere with the dreams of the other-worldly as that would cause discord. It was on this night I peered upon you from my looking glass and saw the injustice caused by your actions. I had to save you. "

" But why, " was all Evan could think to ask. The one question he probably shouldn't have asked.

The mare smirked and chuckled, " It is rather embarrassing to die by a bowl of....Ramon Noodles, " she said emphasis on the food part, " wouldn't you say. "

Evan felt like a real moron, " Touche. "

" Seeing you lying there, staring up at me, was like a blow to my heart. I felt so bad seeing what had happened and, " her voice faltered, " couldn't bear to see you die. " There were tears in her eyes and Evan didn't know what to do to help her. Things were different here in horsey land and he didn't know if hugging the mare would have been the right thing to do at the time, however she quickly pushed her emotions down and continued speaking. " Outside this realm my powers are almost useless, but seeing you there gave me enough strength to reach out into your world and grab your soul. When a human dies, there soul leaves their body and remains in the world but for a few seconds, compared to that of a pony whose will instantly shatter upon death. I grabbed your soul before it too would shatter and in the heat of the moment, forgive my unintentional humor, had to find something to hold it together. Of course you weren't ready to die and your soul was aflame with the burning desire to live so I grabbed the flames from the fire and used it to hold your soul together. Your body refused to take your soul back, it's time was over and I bought you here where I created a body that could withstand your fiery soul. "

Evan couldn't believe what he was hearing, he was only alive because this mare had welded his soul together and bought it here? He didn't know what to say and stumbled when he found himself saying, " Thank you. Thank you Princess. Thank you for your mercy. I should be dead spirit-wise just like my body, but I'm living and that is a true gift. The best thing I could ever want..... "

She cut his words short by interrupting him. " There is a price to pay for this mercy. This new body is still not enough to contain your soul. Your soul is like a nova, a field of unstable magical energy to which there is no comparison. Your body may not accept the soul, but you must hold together. The pain will be unbearable and you will feel what you would have felt had you stayed in that burning house. Alas our time has run out, the night is dying and a new day is being born, I must leave. Fear not Evan, for I will be watching you. " With that, the mare was absorbed into her moonlight elevator and disappeared.

Evan watched as the light from the moon grew brighter and brighter until he awoke to find himself in the same room he had fallen asleep in. The window's shades were open allowing the hazy afternoon light to come shining through landing directly on his bed. He sat up and stretched, the words of the Lunar Princess embedded in his head. He was aware of a burning sensation deep from withing his heart and looked down to see a fiery glow that faded away as well as the burning sensation. He got out of bed and headed down the stairs. When he got to the kitchen he was surprised to see, in addition to Applejack, five other mares staring at him and he felt out of place.

" Well speak o' the devil, " retorted Applejack, there he is now. Evan these are ma friends Twilight Sparkle, " a purple winged unicorn similar to the Princess smiled and waved, " Pinkie Pie, " a rather adorable pink pony with a fluffy cotton candy like mane waved excitedly, " Rarity, " the white unicorn with a glamorous purple mane waved slightly, " Rainbow Dash, " a blue pegasus with a rainbow mane nodded curtly, " and Fluttershy, " a yellow pegasus with a pink mane and tail was standing behind the blue pegasus quivering. What she said next chilled Evan to his bones, " They are all so very exited to meet you, but first... "

Without warning, a blast of party horns sounded and confetti hit him in the face followed by the pink mare named Pinkie shouting " WELCOME TO PONYVILLE, " so loudly he assumed all of the city had heard it. Boy was he in for a doozy.