This is a story about me,Ava. I grew up not far from ponyville, in a small farm. I wasnt anything special or anything. Although i did have a rough childhood. When i was 7 years old, I had lost my parents....
I dont know what happen to them, or if they are still alive. But I never wanted to go to an orphanage, since I didn’t want to live with other ponies being my ‘’parents’’.
So without telling anyone about this, I was living alone in my house. I would always say my parents are either on vacation, or at work or something.
And so i lived like this for years, until i was old enough to have my own house. At that moment I just said that my parents moved out, and that they left the house to me. Anyway enough about my childhood...
So lets get on whats really happening. So now im 20 years old. It was the summer sale in ponyville, and I was shopping for some fruits and vegetables, and stuff that interests me. Walking around and shopping for some stuff i saw a nice hat. It was a straw hat, I really wanted it since it reminded me of my past.
So I walked up to the seller.
‘’Hello’’
’’Oh hiya! Does something interest you?’’ She asked nicely.
‘’Ah yes, how much does that straw hat cost?’’
‘’Hmm this hat?’’ She points at the straw hat.
‘’Mhm’’ I replied and smiled a bit.
‘’ That’ll be 10 bits please. ’’ I noded and handed her the 10 bits.
‘’Thank you,hope you like it!’’ I walked away waving and smiling at her.
As i was done shopping, I stumbled upon a stallion named Dwayne. He was light orange coated, with a long,red mane.
He seemed pretty nice. We were talking about some simple things like the weather and such. We just kept talking and talking, that I didnt realise where we were going.
I started to realize that it’s getting dark. As we were talking, I started realize that it’s getting darker and darker. I look around to see what’s the deal. And realized we went into an alleyway.
‘’I’m sorry for this’’ I heard him say from behind. Before I got to turn around I felt a strong hit against the back of my head. I fell unconscious and blacked out.
After finally getting to my senses, i was lying somewhere, cold. Slowly opening my eyes, I wasn’t paying attention to where I was, since I was wondering if im fine.
I touch the back of my head, to see how hard he hit me. Still hurts alot. After getting up and brushing off,I look up to survey my surroundings.
Is this the everfree forest?
I have never been here or seen it. As a child, my friends would always say these rumours, and dared each other to even get close to the forest. I’ve never been to the forest, or seen it. I was always afraid of it, since i didn’t really like big forests in general.
Hoping it was some normal forest, I couldn’t help the fact that it’s so dark and cold even though it’s summer.
'' Wait, where did my stuff go?''
‘’Did that fool take it?!’’ I was mad, but then realized that I’m stuck here.
‘’What am I doing here?’’ I say to myself
‘’And why did he knock me out?’
’ ‘’Have I done something, and he’s getting revenge?’’ I sat down, confused to what’s happening. Trying to make sense from all of this.
‘’Why me?’’ I say with tears forming from my eyes. As I look around to hopefully find something to help me, I find nothing of use.
‘’Whatever,’’ I say to myself,’’I wont get out of here anyway.’’
Quietly sobbing, I lay down and close my eyes. As I almost fell asleep, I heard kind of a roar from not afar. Waking up I realize it’s very close to me. So without giving much thought, I jumped in the bush to hide from whatever’s out there.
After listening to the sounds more, It all sounded alot like wolves. But after peeking a bit, I realized it that isn’t any normal wolf. Saying as quietly as I could :
‘’So the timber wolves are real?’’ The Timber Wolves quickly turned their heads to the direction of the bush I was hiding. My heart is racing.
If I don’t do something soon, they will find me. They were only coming from one direction, so I tried to sneak away through the opposite way.
But I couldn’t sneak away, they heard me. I started galloping as fast as I could. Growls coming from behind, kept me running even faster and longer.
‘’Leave me alone!’’ I shouted.
After 5 minutes of galloping like I never galloped in my life, I was exhausted to my limit. I fell to the ground, sobbing, thinking this is it for me.
After a good minute of hopelessness, I realized that the timber wolves were gone.
Taking a deep breath I look around one last time, before I would think on what to do now.
I decided to take a nap, since ive depleted all of my energy from all that galloping. Thankfully, there’s a large enough bush nearby to sleep, and hide at the same time just incase. So I just layed down in the bush and quickly went to sleep.
I'm standing in my house.
‘’Were off to work sweetie!’’ My mom told me as she, and my dad were leaving the house.
I went to the window to watch them walk to work. Smiling and waving to them until i couldn’t see them anymore. On my way to the kitchen I blinked, and suddently I’m in my bed, and it’s midnight outside.
‘’What?’’ As I try to go to sleep by closing my eyes, I open them up again to see me sitting in the middle of the living room, looking at a picture of my mom and dad. I have tears all over my face. Suddently,I heard knocking from the front door, and as I look up at it.
I wake up to sounds of somepony, or something talking not far away from me.
Am i saved?
I didn’t want to trust it just yet, so I went to investigate it. Just peeking from a tree from my right side, I saw something unbelievable.
Those weren’t ponies, those were two changelings, discussing about some kind of evil plan!
I was trying to slowly back off, trying to get away quietly.
Sadly, leaving a bush without any noise is near to impossible. So the changelings heard the leaves of the bush move suspiciously fast. So I stopped since it was pointless to make more noise.
‘’No, they will spot me anyway and remember me. I have to do something’’ I thought.
So without caring anymore, I took a nearby sturdy and long stick in my mouth. And I waited patiently for the changeling to get up close.
As soon as the changeling got really close, I smacked him as hard as I could in the head with the stick. I managed to knock the changeling out.
The other changeling ran away, as soon as I knocked the other one out.
Taking a deep breath, I was worried about the other changeling that got away. Even if he, she, or it is a changeling, I felt bad for the changeling i knocked out.
But something caught my eye.
The camp that the changelinges had, the tent was for some reason glowing with something. So I went to check the tent.
I found a strange glowing orb. Feeling something from the orb, I decided to take it with me. I wanted to discover what this is, that the changelings had. And I will discover it.
So here I am. Walking around the everfree forest,with a mysterious glowing orb. Not something that everypony does.
Anyway, I didn't have anything planned. Of course I wanted to get out of here alive and well, but that's no easy task. You would think I can just walk around aimlessly until I find an exit, and just try and avoid dangerous situations. But sadly I needed atleast something to eat and drink. So I usually just chewed on tree bark, until I could find some normal food source or water.
From what felt like weeks, I have walked a full day nonstop.
I decided to stop at a nearby tree. As I was about to get ready to take a nap, I observed the orb one more time. I'm pretty sure when I found the orb it was purple, but now it's blue. That's strange. Is it linked with the changelings, since it ''changed'' colors. Maybe not, after all changelings change into different ponies, living beings, or objects. Well the things they change into obviously are the colors of the thing they change to.
''Hmph, that'll be for another day.''
While napping, I kept waking up for some reason. Something was wrong, I felt like something or someone kept waking me up. But who or what could it be?
After waking up again for the 6th time, I took the time to realize it was the orb. The orb's ''power'' kept kinda pulling me onto it. Am I being crazy or is this real?
''Whatever, ill just keep on walking, hopefully getting out of this nightmare.''
During my walking,the orb kept changing color over, and over again. But the weirdest of all, I thought I heard whispers and voices coming from it. Saying stuff like ''absorb,'' and ''you can't resist.''
''Can you just shut it!'' I shouted quietly at the orb.
''No...'' It responded.
Creeped out from this, I wanted to just leave the orb, I really did. But I couldn't. What if this thing is something rare and special? Maybe the fact that I took it from the changelings, I prevented an evil attack? Probably not. I'm just an ordinary pony. Why would anypony care?
''I'm hopeless, why do I even exist here?'' Whispering to myself, ''Maybe that's why Dwayne left me here, because I'm useless in this world.''
''Why wont you change then?'' The orb said.
''How? I dont even have a cutiemark. It proves I have no meaning.''
''I can help...''
''Well go on then, I will still be worthless anyway.'' I said as my eyes water up.
''Absorb me, use me, trust me.'' It said in a more happier tone.
''And what's exactly gonna happen?''
''You'll have a meaning, you will be unique. You will have something special, that nopony would ever have.''
''Then just tell me what it is!''
''I can't. You'll just have to figure it out yourself.''
''Just tell me already!''
After waiting for a whole minute, the orb didn't reply.
''Answer me!'' Shouting louder than previously.
Just silence.
I put down the orb, and lay down beside it. Crying I say: ''I just want to live a normal life, like everypony else does.''
I had no other choice. I take a deep breath and look at the orb. ''What do I have to do?''
It glows brighter and glides above the ground. ''So you agree?''
Looking up at it, I nod.
''Well then you already know what to do.'' It replies.
So I reached for the orb with my both hooves. Pulling it down towards me I take a look at it one more time. No turning back now. I didn't knew exactly what to do. I placed it on the ground. And I just went with what I thought I should do. I raise my hoof above the orb, and I smash it.
A huge black mist raises out from the now broken orb. As it surrounds me, without warning I black out.
Reappearing in what felt mere seconds, the orb was gone. No mist, no changes.
''What was the point of all that? Am I evil or something now?'' I say to myself, while I check myself and surroundings.
''Oh whatever, less things to worry about.''
While walking, this one thought keeps coming to my mind. What if I did get something from it? But what is it exactly. While the thought of having powers as an earth pony seemed dumb and unbelievable, the whole talking orb thing did happen.
Well it must be associated with the changelings,right? I mean, why did they have it in the first place then.
So I stopped to think for a bit. The changelings can change into other living beings, or objects. So what if I can change into something myself?
As a thought about my childhood came, I decided to try to change into a younger version of myself. But it most likely is impossible, it's like age switching.
I take a deep breath: ''Here goes nothing.''
I close my eyes as tight as I could, and I thought about it as hard as I could.
I felt like I became smaller, but maybe my mind is playing tricks on me.
''Did it work?'' I said in a higher pitched voice.
I opened my eyes, only to gasp from shock. As I actully did change into a younger version of myself.
