New World, New Life

Keith awoke.
He felt groggy, his vision blurred. He tries to roll onto his side. He can barely move.
He can hear voices from across the room. They sounded... Familiar...
He feels a hoof press against his cheek.
“The poor thing... He’d look dazzling if it weren’t for all this blood...” says a voice.
Keith uses all his willpower to make himself rise. A purple hoof tries to push him down, but he pushes back and raises himself into a slouch.

“Whoa, you really are made of tougher stuff...” says the mare with the purple hooves.
Keith looks up.

“Twi-Twi-Twi....TWILIGHT?!” says Keith.

Twilight gives him an odd look. “Have we met?” She says.
She tries to put her hoof on his shoulder, but he pulls away.
“Why am I here?!” he says.
Twilight seems a little frightened. “We brought you here...”
Keith pauses. He tries to think. Fluttershy walks up to him. “What happened to you, how did you fall from the SKY?” She says.

Keith begins to retell his tale, the void, the transformation, and the light, all of it.

The 6 stay silent, they all stare at Keith.

After an uncomfortable 5 minutes, Twilight was the first to speak up. “How did you “transform” into a colt?”

He didn’t know.

“How do you explain the light?”

He couldn’t.

“Is there anything you can offer that we may be able to use to help you?”

Keith laughs.”A place to stay?”|
Twilight gives him a warm smile. “I don’t have any problem with that.”
She pats him on the shoulder. “You’re free to stay as long as you like.”
Keith gives her a cheesy grin. “Thanks!” he says.
He spies a bag on the table he was lying on.
“Oh yeah, we found that with you in the crater.” She says, Handing him the bag.
He takes the bag and pulls it open; it contained his phone, a bag of Doritos and a Dr.Pepper.
He pulls off the cap and lets the smell wash over him. Twilight stared at the bottle in curiosity. “What is that?” She says.

“It’s just a beverage we have in my home land...
Would you like some?” he says, offering her the bottle. She reluctantly takes a sip.
She blushes deeply. “My, my... This is... FIZZY.” She says, taking yet another sip.
“Do you not like it?” Keith says.
Twilight shakes her head. “This is delicious!” She says.

In one quick movement, she had the bottle drained.
Keith decided to hang onto the Doritos...

He hears a beep from his phone. He had received a text. He opens the text and reads it aloud.
“This is but the beginning to your adventure...”
Everyone stares at him again. Still, so many questions had been asked, with so many remaining.

Some shuffling is heard from the other side of the room.
Spikes head pokes up from his blanket.
“Wha... What’d I miss...?”

Keith lay in his bed. Twilight had given him the spare room.
He lay in bed, thinking over the day’s events.
He had been given questions and answered them truthfully.
He told them about his world, his bronyism, all of it.

Twilight had told him something about cameras...
Floating around the town...

Truthfully, It was an insane concept. Who was behind all that?
To be perfectly honest, Keith didn’t care, He closed his eyes, knowing that the full effect of today’s events would be unveiled tomorrow.

KNOCK, KNOCK, KNOCK

Keith wearily raises his head, it was swimming. He gives his head a shake and his vision returns to normal.

He sighs. “Still nothing” He says, surprised that he managed to remain calm...
Maybe he just needed some coffee.

Twilight opens the door. “I hope I’m not disturbing you...” She says.
“Not at all” Keith says.
It was something about this place... It... Felt like he was home...

Keith got up out of the bed, trotting towards the door, he and Twilight trot down the stairs to the library/living room thing.

Keith observes his surroundings carefully, It was as if he had walked straight onto the set, knowing completely there was not a “set” since it was an animated show...

Or, at least... He THOUGHT it had been an animated show...

Keith had no idea what to believe anymore. He just let this change in life wash over him, cleansing him of his dark past.
Twilight opens the libraries front door. Keith trots out in the morning sun; He could see Rainbow Dash in the sky, moving the clouds...
It’s funny... All of the stuff about weather that he had learned in school...

It meant nothing in Equestria.

He spied all the happy ponies, trotting around, doing regular Equestrian things...

It was strange...

Normally, He expected to be completely lost... But, he knew just where everything was.
The library, The farm, The bakery...

Where to go first?

The Bakery... He was hungry.

He trotted down the street, his hooves crunching against the ground, it was a pleasant feel.
He felt so alien, one human, masqueraded with some sort of magic...
He wondered what other kinds of magic he could cast...
Twilight trots up behind him, eyeing him with a hint of suspicion in her eyes.
She didn’t find his story too convincing...
She’d need some proof sooner or later...

Keith pushed open the door to Sugarcube Corner, the smell of the many baked goods washing over him, it was mesmerizing, the aroma of the many batters, sugars and... stuff.
He slowly trots up to the counter “H-Hello?” he says.
Suddenly, A Pink mare explodes from behind the counter “HIHIHIHIHIHIHIHI!!” She shouts, seeming totally ecstatic. Her pink mane flying around furiously as she bounced around the counter top. After a few minutes of bouncing, the mare seemed to stop, and she stared deeply into my eyes. “So, you’re Keith, right?” she says, a manic, but still comforting smile spread across her face.
Keith being a bit intimidated, gives a quick nod. “Uh... Y-yeah...” he stutters.
She tilts her head a little. “Is something wrong?”
Keith blushes a little. “Wha? N-Nothin’... Could I get some cupcakes?” he says, blushing furiously.
Pinkie hands him a box of multi-color cupcakes from behind the counter. “Here! These are on the house!” she says, rubbing his mane.
“T-thanks, Pinkie!” He says, before quickly trotting outside.

Why was he so nervous around women?
He really needed to work on that...

Twilight had gone back to the library, her mind racing with possibilities...
Where had he come from?
How is he not dead?
Why is he HERE?
She slams her hooves against a table in frustration. She has no idea why this was eating away at her... All kinds of crazy magic was possible these days...
But, Transformation? Teleportation was possible... But from different WORLDS?

That was just Bat-shit crazy.

“BEEPBEEPBEEP”

Twilight turns her head. It was coming from the bag. She knocks it open, a small light eminating from the bottom of the bag. She rummages around and pulls out Keith’s phone, a notice on the screen saying “1 New Text” She presses her hoof against buttons until she found the one to open the Text.

“You’ll realise your mission soon.”

Twilight sets down the phone, her heart racing.

Keith had wondered around Ponyville, the many Pegasi, Earth ponies and Unicorns had long gone home. He was getting tired... and cold. He turn, looking back at the way he came.
He saw the library, the lights were on. It wasn’t that far, maybe a 20 minute walk...
He slowly trots back towards the library.

“Spike, Spike, Wake up!” Says Twilight, shaking Spike furiously.
He swings his claw at her. “I’m sleeping... Come back later...” he says.
Twilight pulls him out of bed. “I need you to take a note!” she says.
Spike sighs. “Fine...” he says.
He grabs a Quill and some parchment off a nearby table, “What do you want me to write?”
Twilight grabs the parchment off him and tears it into 5 pieces, writing a name on each of them. She throws them back and says “Quick! Just say to meet at the library as soon as you can!”

Spike quickly scribbles down the message on each piece of parchment, He then opens his mouth and breathes his magical dragon fire on them, they disappear in a flash of light.
“Can I go back to sleep now?” He says.
Twilight breathes a sigh of relief. “Yes, yes you can.”
She trots downstairs and sits on the floor. Soon enough, all secrets would be spilled.

Keith was still trotting back towards the library, taking it at a slow pace, so he can take in all the scenery. He found the architecture of these buildings fascinating.
“Huh... Never would have even thought stuff like this was possible back home.” He says to himself.
He feels something brush against his shoulder, He whirls around...

But nothing was there.

He turns cautiously and quickly trots towards the library.
He feels something else brush against him.
He whirls around again, only to fall.
“WHO’S THERE!?” He shouts into the night.

No response.

“IF SOMEONES OUT THERE, COME ON OUT AND FIGHT ME! I’M NOT AFRAID!”

Still nothing.

Keith quickly scrambles to his hooves and starts to gallop towards the library, fear beginning to seep into him.
SWISH.

Something pulls his legs out from underneath him. He tumbles multiple times, scraping his entire body along the hard gravel.

“GET AWAY FROM ME!” He screams, more angry then scared.

Suddenly, Tendrils of darkness emerge from the night, like giant snakes.

Keith bolts up and gallops towards the library.
“Almost there” He thinks.
He spots the door opening, and Twilight sticking her head out, looking around.
She spots him dashing towards her. “Keith?!” she says.
“MOVE OUTTA MY WAY!” he shouts.
Twilight ducks as he takes a dive, flying over head through the door.
He slams the door with his hoof in mid-air, narrowly missing Twilight.
He crashes to the floor, covered in blood and little bits of stone.
He jumps up and looks out the window.

The tendrils were gone.

He stares out the window, he did NOT think those tendrils up...

Twilight puts her hoof on his shoulder “Keith, are you okay?” she says.
Keith stands up and wipes the blood from his scrapes, he takes a deep breath, his adrenaline leaving him. “Something was after me” he says.
Twilight takes a worried look out the window.
“Keith, I didn’t see anything, all I saw was you running.”