There you are, enjoying a relaxing evening. Sure, you still don't have that 'special' sort of friend, but forget that. Now's not the time to be worrying about that. You decide that a good game will serve somewhat as a substitute. You wiggle your mouse and pull up the latest diversion you picked up from the big sale that had gone on a few weeks ago.

You succeed in wasting a few hours before leaning back in your chair. There has to be more to life than this. Work. Play. Sleep. None of it feels like... enough. You deserve better than that!

Deserving or not, it's bedtime and you're tired. You flick off the monitor and get to the evening rituals of teeth cleansing and excretions that marks the end of another mediocre day.

You settle in bed, pull the string that turns off the lamp, and wait for dreams to take you away.

"Hello." A dark blue/purple horse is looking down at you, a smile on her lips. Luna? "Ah, you seem to recognize us, good. That makes this easier."

You try to sit up, but your muscles don't want to obey you.

"Be at ease, human. Tonight is your lucky night."

Lucky?

"Why yes. You fit our profile quite nicely. Correct us if we are in error. You wish for more. Your attachment to this world is frail. If I offer you a chance to visit the ponies you've dreamed of, you will not turn me down." None of her statements were questions, simply facts she was reciting. "If I am wrong, say, or think, so and I will go away. You will awaken in your bed, convince yourself it was all a dream, and that will be that."

(If you would not have agreed, well, that's kind of the end of the story, grats on reaching an ending!)

A chance to visit Equestria? That sounded kind of amazing. Why not?

"Excellent." She reared up, her horn glowing brightly and casting shadows across your room. "Let us begin." She brought her hooves together in a mighty clop as a tendril of light reached down and brushed over your head.

You were falling! It was a tunnel of streaks and splotches of light that raced past you. Were you literally falling between worlds? Was this, itself, a dream?

The wind was fierce, almost swallowing any noise you might have tried to make. It brushes against you like a stiff pad and your clothes tear. As if thinking, the wind strips you free of them without harming you, leaving you to plummet with only your birthday suit on to protect you from the world.

Then it's over. You are laying on your belly on the ground. It feels smooth and cold against your flesh.

You hear the soft clopping of a hoof approaching and roll over to face it even as you try to scramble to your bare feet.

Celestia is there, smiling at you in her equine way, though she was no mere horse. The expression on her face was undeniable. She had humanity, even if it was.,. different. "Welcome to Equestria." She dipped her head lightly. "I hope my sister did not impose. I know she--"

"Sister." Luna approached from across the yard of the garden you all seemed to be in. "Don't assume I've made this more awkward before we even begin."

Celestia leaned over and nuzzled her sister. "My apologies. What is your name?"

You give it to her, and she nods. "Human names are curious things. Does it have a meaning?" She turned away to the side. "Let us get to the heart of things. I'm sure part of you is wondering why you're here."

Part of you was just excited to be there at all, but since she asked, that seemed like a good question. So you go ahead and ask why you're there.

"Equestria is dying." She turned back towards you. "Not by plague or war, no. It was my fault, really."

Dying? How?

"I thought to make the nation one of eternal peace. I..."

Her hesitation was enough for Luna to step in the way. "She modified the very makeup of ponies. It made them peaceful and happy, but affected stallions quite negatively."

You jerked a bit in surprise. Did they all become neuters?

Celestia shook her head. "Not precisely. They are equipped with what makes a stallion a stallion, but they cannot quicken a mare. They are sterile. With that, the nation is doomed." She raised a hoof to point at you. "That is where you come in. You will help us get past this. You can, and must, breed."

Woah woah woah! Seriously? You're a human. She's a magic pony. How would that even work?

She smiled gently and leaned in towards you. "You've just answered your own question. Magic. What we need is your masculinity. We will provide the equinity."

Wait... Did that mean you'd be a horse?

She raised a brow. "At the least, your genitals must be that of a pony. We do not seek to create hybrids. If you would prefer it, we will transfigure you entirely, for the duration of the act, into a pony. That would make the mares you couple with more at ease with the process. They know the situation, or they will not be allowed to be with you. That doesn't mean they're eager to... couple with an alien. So, if you are willing, that would be ideal, but we will work with what we have."

What if you didn't want to do that? Like, at all.

Luna brushed past Celestia. "You're already here. It's too late to back out now. Besides, you want it, do you not? You do, or I would not have found you."

There had to be more than that. Were you really the first human they found?

Celestia looked impressed. "Sharp. Good, we want good genes. No, you are not the first."

You ask where the others are then? Are they gathering them up?

Luna shook her head. "It is not so. That masculinity we desire, it is not a renewable resource. Every foal you produce will diminish it, until it is gone."

Celestia heaved a heavy sigh. "And then the process begins anew. We are working towards a more long-term solution, but here we are."

Your junk was going to fall off?!

Luna laughed at your worry. "Destiny forfend, no. You will remain intact, physically. You will simply be another sterile stallion."

Celestia gave Luna a withering look. "We will not abandon you. You are performing a service for us, and we will not forget it. When your energy is expended, you will have choices. We could make you a pony, for instance. Male or female. As a stallion, your expended energy will still be expended, unfortunately. As a mare, you will be fruitful, should you wish. Let us not think too heavily on that. Don't you want to meet the first mare you will share time with?"

With a golden glow, she conjured up a sizable list of mares with their portrait beside them. You weren't hurting for options. Most of them were background ponies or others you never heard of before.

But one jumped up at you, near the top of the list and quite recognizable. "Applejack?"

Luna arced a brow. "One of our higher profile participants. She claims to want to continue the Apple Family on her farm and desires a foal to do so with. Being a national hero, she has been completely briefed on the situation and is ready to accept any compatible suitor, two or four legged."

Celestia reached, putting a hoof on one of your shoulders. "I understand this must be overwhelming. You will be cared for and rewarded for your service. Thank you." She dipped her head and Luna followed suit.

They were both waiting for you to pick a mare.

Author's Note

Welcome to the adventure! Let's begin the choices:

1) Applejack, honestly the best choice.
2) Why is Derpy on this list?
3) Why are you looking at this list? Run!
4) Forget the list. You want Celestia.
5) Or maybe Luna?
6) You're a smart cookie. How about you work to fix the problem instead?