A Different World

I had no idea how tense I was until the princesses and their guests led me to a massage table. Two, actually. They had to lay down two large table for me to properly lay down upon. A couple of pretty mares were then called to set about giving me a deep tissue massage.

It... Felt... Great.

I don't know if it was a great massage, as I've never had a massage before. I hated being touched by people. But, after being alone for so long, I was definitely rethinking my old stance on physical contact. Also, I'm not even embarrassed to say that I was giving out the most pornographic moaning sounds ever.

"Oh my, poor dear," one of the attendants cooed as she kneaded my shoulders. "I've never felt such tight knots in my life. Must be from too much hard work and not enough play, huh, big guy?"

Eye closed in ecstasy, I chuckled. "I guess you could say that. I haven't had a day of in over five years."

She patted me on the head. "Oh. A big brave stallion like you needs a great big herd of mares to help him relax."

It was nice being treated like this. I'm was really beginning to hope I didn't wake up. Wow, that was dark of me to say. Bad Selfen. Shame on you. Get with the program. I still had to find a way wake up and get back on with my life. Now, if only I could remember where I was before appearing in this world. That might help me snap out of it. Can't help but think I'm missing something.

A giggle prompted me to open my eyes. Two pleasant pink orbs were laying on the table in front of me. Blinking to clear the fog from my eyes, I found that, just above the orbs was a big smile, two blue eyes and an incredibly poofy mane.

"Can I help you, Ms. Pie?" I asked, taking a quick peek at her plump breasts before looking her in the eye.

"As long as I can return the favor," she bounced her brow suggestively. She giggled again. "But, more to the point... I heard that you think that this is all a dream. Is that true, Mr. Surt?"

Screw it, I'm looking at her chest. "Yeah. What of it?"

She inched her bosoms closer to my face. "I'm just wondering, you know. You seem to be enjoying your massage."

I chuckled. "Yeah. It's pretty great. Never had one before. Wouldn't have imagined it'd feel this good."

Looking around, I noticed the princesses and the others seemed to have disappeared. "Where'd everybody go?"

"Oh, your massage was taking so long, and you really seemed to be enjoying it, and they didn't want to disturb you, so they went to the hot tub to talk while you finished up here." My word, she had a pair of lungs.

"Talk about what?" I inquired as I watched her inch even closer.

"How to prove to you that this isn't a dream, silly," she chuckled whilst booping my nose with a finger. "What else would we be trying to do?"

I rolled my eyes. "Great. My subconscious is attempting to keep me locked inside a fairytale for all eternity."

"I know, isn't it awesome?" the pink one cried out cheerfully. I couldn't help but smile at her enthusiasm. Her boobs were practically touching my face now. Not quite, but almost. C'mon, babies, you can do it, just a little further. I don't care if their not real, I just want to touch them.

What's that? Think I'm a lecherous pervert? Let's see you go five years with zero sexual stimulation and see how well you fair. I'm just lucky my "friend" hasn't made an appearance yet.

After all, I am a gentleman. Kind of. When it suits me. Almost never. Ugh, moving on.

Well, I never got the chance anyway. The mare just stood back up, taking away those lovely boobs of hers and kissed my nose.

"Not yet, big guy," she giggled as she turned and swished her tail in my face. "Come and join us once you're done your massage."

Well, no matter how eager I was, they were going to have to wait a while. My masseuses still had a ways to go, and I was all too willing to let them finish. I think I may have even dozed off for a bit. Nah, screw that. They loosened a certain muscle and I was out like a light. What muscle? I don't know, but I hope they remember when I wake up.

Well, I guess it's time for another dream within a dream.

Well, Luna was there again. As well as her sister Celestia, and the other six ponies they had introduced me to. Yeah, and in case you were wondering, yes, they told me who they were, the elements of harmony, who have saved Equestrian on multiple occasions. Cool. We'd get along fine, I was sure.

"Hello," I greeted them, back in my human form. Celestia and the other six gave me odd looks. Well, Fluttershy was looking at me in wonder, and Pinkie was hopping about like giddy lamb.

You know, I think she might annoy some people. But, not me. It's nice to see happy people.

"Selfen?" Celestia asked, striding up to me. Unlike Luna, her chest was above my head. Still a nice view. "Is that really you?"

I nodded, removing my helmet. "Yep. In the flesh and bone."

"Oh my, so filthy," Rarity cooed, walking up to me and wiping my face with her hands. I pushed her hands away and shook my head. "Is something matter, darling?"

"You wouldn't like what's under all the dirt," I explained as I turned around to get a look of the place. "Huh. This... doesn't look like anything."

We appeared to be standing in a void. I didn't see a floor, but I wasn't going to argue. "Well. This is different."

"I wanted to keep you free of distractions, Selfen," Luna spoke up, giving me a kind smile. Distractions? The fact they were all naked was very distracting. But I was not going to tell her that. "We want help you understand that we are quite real."

"Uh-huh," I nodded slowly. "How are you going to do that?"

"By showing you how you arrived here." I asked her to explain. "We believe something horribly traumatizing must have happened to you. That is why you refuse to accept our world."

"Perhaps if we went back through your memories until before you... arrived," Twilight suggested. I figured it was more just so she could see another world, rather than any sympathy she may have had for me.

Also, it kind of seemed as though a few weren't convinced.

"What could it hurt?" I shrugged. "Let's review what happened. Shall we?"

"That was the plan," Twilight stated, giving me an odd look. "Didn't I just say that?"

I rolled my eyes. "Just get on with it."

The void around us shifted and I found myself in a familiar situation. Trapped in that filthy suit of armor back in my equine form, in that alley I had... woken up in... I think. Boy. Maybe I really did need this.

"Um, you might need to go a little further back," Celestia mentioned as I observed their reactions. The other six hadn't seen me when I was trapped in that suit, and their reactions were rather...

"Oh, you poor dear," Rarity gasped.

Fluttershy covered her mouth and whimpered with her eyes wide open. Even Rainbow Dash seemed rather taken aback. Applejack looked like she was on the verge of hunting down and lynching someone. And Pinkie's mane seemed to have deflated as tears brimmed in her eyes.

Gee. Suddenly I was feeling very self conscious. I'm really not used to all this compassion I've been getting lately. Wow, that's really depressing when I think about it.

"Who did this to you?" Applejack suddenly demanded, halting Twilight from sending us any further back in time. "What kind of mare stuffs a stallion inna such a suit in the middle of summer?"

I would have teased: "So it's okay the rest of the year?" if it weren't for my mouth being confined in that stupid helmet. Again. Strange how this dream within a dream was acting so... physical. This has been the most fun I've ever had in a dream.

"Supposedly, he stuffed himself in it." Luna explained. "In his own world, that is. The transformation apparently made it irremovable, due to his physiology."

I grunted loudly to let them know I was rather uncomfortable in my present appearance.

"Moving on," Luna cleared her throat and lit up her horn. "Let's go back a bit more."

Well, this I was back in my human form. That was much better. But it didn't seem to lighten their mood any. The bodies piled up everywhere seemed to disturb them to no end. Typical.

Fluttershy couldn't handle it and, with a few desperate pleas to Luna. She vanished. Yeah. Just like that. Curious.

"What is this?" Celestia asked in horror at the bloodbath.

"I'm thinking, hold your horses," I told them as I tried to recall what had happened hear. They remaining five mares, giantesses not included, gasped. Oh yeah, I forgot, horse means whore to them. Whatever, they'll get over it. Right now the familiarity of this is just nagging at me.

"Well, I'm totally lost," I conceded, tossing up my arms in defeat. For the life of me, it was going to take a bombshell for me to remember.

"Well, what about that?" Twilight asked, pointing at something above me. I looked up.

Talk about a bombshell. The giant cone of steel just inches from my face. Ah, yes. Now I remember. I was striking an epic pose whilst my enemies ran off in every other direction. Useless, but understandable.

"Oh, that's an intercontinental nuclear missile," I explained, noticing now that everything seemed to be frozen in time. Convenient. "Oh. Now I remember. This was supposed to be my final battle against those backstabbing worms who I once called friends. I wanted to go out in style, so, as their two million man army descended upon me, I called it in to drop right atop of my head."

"What's an intercontinental nuclear missile?" Twilight asked. I was impressed at how she had so quickly learned to pronounce it. Then again, this was just a dream.

"It's a giant bomb that can be launched from one of the world to the other with pinpoint accuracy and explode with the force of an erupting volcano," I explained to her I would a child. Dear heavens above. Was she drooling? "Needless to say. That army was no match for me once this thing hit the ground. A flaw in its design. It's supposed to exploded a half mile above ground so as to cause maximum cataclysmic damage."

I shrugged. "But, when you're on the run, you can't be too picky with your weapons of mass destruction."

My goodness. There was that nagging feeing again. Was I missing something? Hmm.

I also noticed that everyone was silent and staring at the bomb hanging above my head in awestruck amazement. Well, Twilight looked like she wanted to mate with it. Hehe. The literal nuclear family.

"How are you even alive?" Rainbow Dash demanded of me, finally snapping out of her stupor. Funny, she sounded rather concerned for me. A far cry from earlier. What's with the sudden change of heart?

I opened my mouth to answer, but no words came out as I suddenly came to a very startling discovery. Needless to say, I curled up into the fetal position and cried like a baby.

"Great Caesar's ghost, you're all real."