Author's Note

About a year ago, I had this silly little fantasy, and I always had the idea of making it into a story, similar to what I did with Regret, but wasn't sure how it'd be received if I were to add an OC. I originally made it so that it was first person and the MC was not named, but I figured that would make his importance... less important.

I enjoy writing. Maybe this'll become popular, maybe it won't. Either way, I'm excited to see where this goes and how you think of it.

Started this story on January 21st. Wanted to put this here before I ended up forgetting. :P

Quick edit 10/1/19: I decided to use an OC in the story because people initially called it a self insert. This is not a self insert. I'll be removing the OC name from the chapters, but this is no self insert. Okie dokie.

Edit 1/20/22: I just remembered how pointless this storyline was. Good concept, bad execution. I'd love to make another story focusing on this, because it just has no weight in the rest of the story. Sorry.

When It All Went Wrong

If you had asked me the question, "How did it all go wrong?" soon after it all 'went wrong,' it would be...strange to answer the question. Magic was such a complicated wonder to work with, whether you were a unicorn or not. But it was also dangerous if even the slightest mistake happened.

Luckily...or, rather, unluckily, fate had it all go completely right for me.

The day everything went right was also the day it all went wrong.

The sun shone high over Ponyville, soaring past noon. The townsfolk were busy on their tasks at hoof, smiling and talking to one another. It was a perfect unison that truly made the town sparkle and stand out.

Speaking of Sparkle...I was on my own way to do my own task at hoof. Twilight Sparkle, a friend of mine, invited me over to her home, to help her with a little project she had been working on for the past few months. Well, rather, it was more or less a test, which - in its own way - was helping her out. The project was behind closed doors. In that sense, only she knew what it was. Not even Spike knew what she was 'cooking up', which made it all the more interesting as soon as the rest of the Elements of Harmony caught wind of it.

Today was the day we were all going to see it out for the first time - see just what this was going to be.

And I was going to be the guinea pig. I wasn't sure if that was a good thing or a bad thing.

Eventually, the large, crystallic structure that was the Castle of Friendship appeared from behind the stoic homes that made up the town. The library stuck out, literally, like a sore paw, a tree that literally sprung up from the ground, and became the perfect center for the folks of the town to take one of the many books and read to their heart's desire.

It was a while back that Twilight's former home had been destroyed, and...well, it's still strange.

I walked up to the front door and knocked on it three times. At first, there was nothing to hear from inside the house, but after a few seconds, I could hear the faint noise of, "Just a second!" coming from above. I could immediately recognize the voice as Spike's own. The seconds ticked by slowly before the door swung open, and the familiar smile of the drake peered back at me.

"Hey!" he exclaimed, "you're here!"

"Sorry I'm late," I apologized as I walked into the house. "Breakfast took a bit longer than usual to make."

The coffee machine needed to be replaced.

"No sweat. I don't think Twilight'll mind that you're late.... or notice. She hasn't really come up from the basement all day."

"Really?" I looked towards the doorway that led down to the basement, but didn't venture towards it. "What's she been doing all day?"

"I don't remember," he said. "I think she wanted to do some final preparations, you know, just to make sure it's safe."

"Did she ever say if it was a machine or a spell or...?"

"I think she said it was a spell?"

My ears drooped back not in sadness, but in a bit of uncertain, faint irritation.

"And she's going to test it on me, right?" I asked, and Spike was quick to answer. "I mean, it's nice to help Twilight out with this, but to be honest...I'd really like to not be at risk of being vaporized in case it all goes wrong."

"Twilight's smart," he said to me. "She'll make sure that doesn't happen."

I smiled. "I know. I always have faith in her. Well...almost always."

Spike laughed a bit. "She should be out in a few minutes. You still hungry or-"

"No, I'm fine for now. Maybe in an hour, after we're done with this whole test thing."

"It might be more than an hour."

"Seriously?"

He nodded.

"Well...heck, why not? What do you have?"

The baby dragon proceeded to the kitchen fridge, where he told me everything that was available to eat. Be in mind that I only had a couple of pieces of break and half a cup of coffee, so practically anything he told me sounded delectable. Hay bacon strips, hay burgers, pancakes, grilled cheese, the list went on.

"Hmm...what about-"

Before I could answer, the door to the basement creaked open, and a feminine voice called out.

"Spike? Is he here yet?"

"He's in here, Twilight!"

I heard her call my name, and I responded back with the same thing. There was a moment of silence, only silenced by the clip-clopping of hooves on the hardwood floors, getting louder and clearer as they got closer. After a few more seconds, there she was, standing in the doorway of the kitchen, looking at me with the most tired, but proudest smile she could make.

Twilight Sparkle wasn't a heavy sleeper, nor was she an average sleeper. Far from it, actually. Instead, she would fall asleep at midnight, wake up at six in the morning, and work or do what she usually does until midnight to repeat the process the next day.

But whatever she was doing was making her grow bags under her eyes. And yet, even with the obvious tired look taking over her body, it didn't stop her from feeling alive and awake when she saw me standing near her.

"You made it!" she exclaimed, walking over to give me a hug. "I missed you so much, it's been forever!"

I looked over at Spike, who snickered.

"Uh...Twi, we hung out yesterday?"

Even when I couldn't see her face, I was still able to hear her eyes open from surprise and embarrassment.

"Has it really only been that long?" she asked, pulling away from the hug. "I'm sorry. It just feels like it's been longer."

"Maybe it's because you haven't been getting much sleep?" I asked her, gently bonking her on the snout. She recoiled, but not that much, like it hardly bothered her at all.

"Hey! I'll have you know, I got a good five hours of sleep last night! That's-..."

She stopped dead in her tracks.

"Oh. You're right." Twilight blushed in embarrassment. "Heh heh...whoops?"

I shook my head, a smile faint on my face.

"But I've been practicing the spell! With Starlight, a lot, just to get this all right! We just need to wait for the others to get here and then we can start!"

"Speaking of Starlight, where's she?" I asked her.

"Down here!" Starlight yelled from the basement. "Hi, by the way!"

"Hey," I shouted back, somewhat quiet. WIth a turn to Twilight, I asked her what exactly is it they were working on. "A spell, a piece of equipment?"

"Spell," she quickly remarked. "I don't wanna spoil any of the work the two of us have been working on, but...let's just say it could potentially revolutionize the world if we get it right. Wouldn't that be great?"

"Potentially?"

She tilted her head to her right, giving a grimace-like expression. "Well...that's why we've been working non-stop to get it right! I mean, we ran some tests on some things like apples and chairs and-"

"That's the thing, Twilight," I interrupted her. "I'm not a fruit or a piece of furniture. I'm a pony. I know that's the whole point of today, but...what if it goes wrong? What if it all goes bad and something happens and I...you know?"

"But you won't," she tried to reassure me, "I've run countless tests, day and night, to make sure everything works properly, and you become a helping hoof in making history! I mean, I don't wanna brag, heh...but you've got one of the smartest minds in the world working on this. It'll be a snap!" She proclaimed, a cheery grin on her face, even through her tired reality.

Spike scoffed with a little smirk on his face and his arms crossed. "I can see Rainbow Dash's bravado is starting to rub off on you."

The alicorn turned away with a blush forming on her face, but she quickly turned back to me with that caring look she always held. "Don't you trust me?"

I stared at her with my own smile, whether it was truthful or simply out of guilt, and rested my hooves on her shoulders. "Of course I trust you. I've always trusted you. I guess I'm just nervous after all this time. I know everything'll be fine, but...just in case - please make sure I'll be okay before we do this?"

Her smile came back, never forming a grin, but showing her personality thoroughly. "Of course I will."

"Thank you. I trust you, Twilight. Really."

Adjusting my stance, I stood up and kissed her gently on the forehead, just beside her horn, and I held it there for just a second longer. Maybe it was the nervousness of it all. Not just from this test, but...

I removed my lips and stood back down on all fours, working to clear the blush from my face, hoping neither party would notice. "So," I began, "when are the others supposed to get here?"

"They should be here in a few minutes," she answered. "Rainbow's finishing up weather duty early today, and Pinkie's wrapping up a couple more deliveries. After that, once they're all here, we're set."

"Cool. ... Um, quick question: If...I'm going to be the guinea pig for this, why exactly are they coming here?"

"They're our friends. It'd be wrong not to bring them along to see potential history in the making. Plus...I kind of like having an audience."

"And Trixie, it seems," Spike mentioned, adding to his comment from before, and earning a brief glare from Twilight, followed by a roll of her eyes.

"It'll be fine. And with them all here to watch, it'll be even better."

I smiled at her. I didn't want to say anything else simply out of nervousness of worrying her further and risking messing it up on my hooves. If she said everything would go right, then it would. I could trust her on that.

...Right? Ha?

The basement door was simply pushed aside as Starlight Glimmer came walking into the kitchen to fix herself a quick drink of water.

"Whew," she exclaimed, "I'm kinda...exhausted. ... That's a first."

I raised an eyebrow at her and asked, "Like, first time being exhausted or-" and she simply nodded her head back at me.

"I mean, sure, I can conjure up spells in the blink of an eye, teleport anywhere I want without breaking a sweat, turn books into teacups, create shields powerful enough to knock down every book in the library..." She went on for a couple more moments about all the things she could do and had done, before finally adding, "and yet doing something as complex as-"

"Ap ap ap ap!" Twilight stopped her from finishing her sentence in that manner, a smile on her face as she moved her hoof in a 'zip your lips' manner.

Starlight rolled her eyes with her own smile and continued with Twilight's notions in mind. "Doing something like this can really take a lot out of you. I mean, it's fun to do this whole thing, knowing it could change everything...probably...but it's just...soul-draining."

With one of my hooves raised from the floor, I told her, "I'm not sure if I should be more glad to be the guinea pig now." But the pink unicorn looked up at you and laughed with a caring hold to it.

"So you're the pony Twilight chose to test it on?"

"Is you laughing supposed to comfort me or worry me?"

"Heeheehee," she giggled to herself. "Don't worry. Everything's going to be fine. Twilight and I have been making-" She was unable to finish.

"Preparations for the past several blah blah blah," Spike 'finished' for her with an irritated moan. "I mean, not to be rude or anything, Starlight, but I've heard that sentence over twenty times in the past day! Can't you guys replace it with something that sounds more, I don't know...bearable?"

"Hmm...what about, 'The cookies are almost done'?"

"I said bearable, not mouth watering!"

Starlight giggled again before turning back to me. "It'll be okay. If you can trust Twilight when she says that, you can trust me when I say it. Right?"

"Of course I trust you," I told her with a smile. It wasn't a lie. If she asked me that immediately after the whole 'Rainboom Fiasco' last year, I would've pushed her away and said no, constantly checking behind my back to see if she wasn't planning my doom. Maybe it had been my paranoia, but I chose to listen to Twilight and trust her - and I still do trust her...even with this.

She's come far.

I fixed myself my own glass of water and the four of us drank together, waiting for the rest to arrive. The first to come in were Applejack and Rarity, having come back from a recent friendship problem in Canterlot; both seem content with life as it seemed, as if pampered with leisure and care. Then again, Rarity was with AJ.

Fluttershy came in a few minutes later, apologizing for being late - mentioning a trapped animal in a well outside of town - but Twilight promised the timid mare it was no trouble at all. Rainbow Dash came in ten minutes after, looking like she had just gotten out of bed, but being drenched in what looked like the rain from storm clouds, it was very likely she wasn't sleeping in bed.

Then finally, after a few more minutes of waiting and refilling my cup, Pinkie Pie waltzed on in, a smile on her face and some little smidgens of dough leftover in her hair; a baking sale done right, it seemed, and it didn't even seem to bother her that the dried up dough was just...there.

Hopefully she wouldn't eat it.

"I'm glad you were all able to make it!" Twilight exclaimed to the group as she stood in front of them.

"Wouldn't miss it for the world, darling," said Rarity with a kind smile on her face. But the smile faded soon after. "Um...what, exactly, are we here for again?"

The alicorn's head tilted for just a moment before realizing. "Ah, right. So, I've gathered you all here today for something very special that Starlight and I have been working on for the past five weeks." She started her way towards the door that led to the basement. "Follow me, please," she answered, reminding me a lot of the voice on the intercoms that you'd hear in train stations...in a weird sort of way.

The group all followed Twilight down into the basement, whereas Spike, Starlight, and I lingered behind, walking at a slower pace than the rest.

"So," Spike started, "you still nervous?"

I shrugged. "A little...but maybe the rest of them being around might not be so bad."

"That's the spirit! ... I think. But, just don't focus on it and everything'll work out great," he exclaimed louder to me, a confident but equally nervous smiles appearing on his face.

"Now you're starting to sound like Twilight," I told him.

"Heh...is that bad?"

"Depends on how you think of it, I guess."

Starlight joined in between the two of us, intent on adding her own bit of info.

"Look," she started, "how about, after this is all done and over with, we can...I don't know, grab a bite somewhere? To calm your nerves, kind of ground you down?"

I looked at Starlight intently with an expression of flattery, and simply joked, "Why, Starlight...are you asking me out on a date?"

As expected, the unicorn began to turn red and stammer her words. "N-No! Of course not! I-"

"Relax," I calmed her with a laugh, "I'm just kidding." But her face didn't simply go back to normal, but I could tell it was turning to the kind of 'embarrased-and-don't-want-anypony-to-know' red.

"Pfft, y-yeah, I knew that! I was just playing along, you know? Ha ha ha!"

I simply stared at her with my own smirk. "You're a terrible liar."

"...I know."

"But hey, I'm feeling a little better, at least."

Even through her awkward quarrel, Starlight smiled back. "That's nice."

The rest of the somewhat long walk down the spiral stairway was in silence, with Spike trudging along faster than us.

As soon as he was far enough away, I told Starlight, "I'd still like to grab that bite, though, after this. If that's alright, I mean."

Her face was more content, the red now faded and gone. "Okay. Maybe we can-"

Suddenly, the familiar voice of Rainbow Dash shouted to us from below, "Pick up the pace, lovebirds!"

Even I turned red. Not that they'd know.

After another minute of walking - why is this stairway so long? - we reached the basement level of the castle. I had to admit, I'd never really seen the basement until now. The place seemed to be filled with all types of trinkets and equipment that was more than for the likes of Twilight. And Starlight, of course.

It wasn't long after we arrived that Rainbow had decided to fly on over to us and ask, "What took you guys so long?"

"I was just trying to help him relax," Starlight answered. "That's all."

"Oh, I think I understand just fine," Rainbow remarked, proceeding to mimic kissing with her hooves.

The unicorn rolled her eyes, but couldn't hide the blush as she walked over to Twilight, leaving Rainbow alone with me.

"Careful now, buddy," the pegasus whispered to me, "I think you're gonna make Twi jealous."

I raised an eyebrow at her. "What's there to be jealous about?" I asked. "Starlight and I are just friends, that's all."

"Are you suuuure-hey!" Her cheeky question was interrupted as Applejack marched over and pulled Rainbow away by her tail.

And even though I didn't verbally answer, I did so mentally. Of course Starlight and I were just friends. If she was truly making a move or trying to 'be with me', I'm pretty sure I would've noticed.

Besides, I had my heart set out for Twilight. ... I think. I didn't think of getting optimistic with my chances, but even that was enough-

"Hey!" Twilight hollered, calling my name. "Can you come over here so I can explain?"

Realizing I was standing on my own, with the others looking at me, I also realized I probably looked a bit...weird.

"Right. Sorry, Twilight!" I apologized, walking over to the group and standing in between AJ and Rarity. I could hear Rainbow snicker to herself before being elbowed by Applejack, an audible 'ow' being heard a second later. Twilight then finally gave her speech.

"So," she started, "we all know that unicorns have the capabilities to travel through time, right? We've all seen it: Starswirl The Bearded, Ponybius, even me!" A moment later, she recoiled, adding, "Not that I'm on the same scale as those two...of course," giving a sheepish grin before continuing.

"Anyway, we all know that unicorns can travel back in time, as proven by both me and Starli-"

"L-let's not bring me up into this, ha ha ha....heehee...ohmmn," Starlight answered, the shame from what happened last year coming back to haunt and embarrass her for a moment. Twilight rested a hoof on her shoulder and gave an apologetic look.

"Anyway," she said again, "we know unicorns possess the power to travel back in time, as proven in the past...no pun intended. BUT...what if there was a way for a unicorn to time travel...into the FUTURE?"

Instantly, the room was silent, and at the same time, filled with the sounds of perplexity, interest, and disbelief.

"Wait," Rainbow spoke up, "are you saying...?"

"Yep," Twilight and Starlight said simultaneously. Starlight then proceeded to unveil a small scrolled up parchment of paper. A grin was plastered on her face as she looked at each and every one of us.

"We give you..." The unicorn then unwrapped the scroll, revealing a series of symbols and combined words. "...Futurus Incarnis!"

Her eyes beamed at the rest of us, who 'ooo'd' at the parchment. It was likely that half the group was genuinely impressed and amazed, while the rest...

"Fu-what?" Rainbow asked, setting her own example.

"Name's a work in progress," Starlight answered with a sheepish grin. It grew into an equally 'cute' expression. "But the spell is all there, bold and all! I've been working extra hard to make sure everything was working exactly as intended!"

"And you did a great job," Twilight told her with a smile, obvious that she was proud of her student showing off her talent.

"So you're saying with this," Rarity piped up, "a unicorn would be able to travel forward in time?" The pair nodded, leading Rarity to ask, "How far?"

"So far, the furthest we've planned is up to six months," Starlight began to explain, "that way, we don't accidentally fling somepony a million years into the future, for example."

"So this thing works, then?"

"Yep!" Twilight said proudly, then paused and remembered. "Well, yes and no."

Starlight added, "There's just one problem."

Then it was my turn to speak up and answer for them. "You haven't found a way to test it out without testing it on somepony, so you need a guinea pig."

"Exactly."

It wasn't that I was as nervous as before; the idea of being part of a time travel experiment was, in every sense of the Prench language, bucking amazing!

At the same time, that's exactly what was needed to keep my fear instilled. Experimenting on a time travel spell that's still in the works, not to mention with a variant that's never been used in the history of ponykind? That was bounds for all kinds of going wrong in the worst ways. Sure, Starlight said the maximum time of going forward is six months, but even then-Wait a second, time and length first.

"Right," I began, "so where, or should I say when, will I be going..." It garnered an awkward, but humored laugh from Starlight. "...and how long am I gonna be there?"

"Good thing I planned this beforehoof," Starlight added. "Right now, this test is going to send you an hour into the future. You'll only be there for about twenty seconds before being sent back to the present. You'll appear back right where we zapped you at the right time to accommodate the seconds spent. That way, you won't lose any seconds! ... Technically."

That was nice. But...one more question couldn't hurt, right?

"How can I convince you that it worked when I arrive?" I asked, "Is there some kind of codeword or something?"

Twilight said, "Well, you'll just appear from thin air, so we...kinda figured that would be enough...maybe."

I raised an eyebrow at the 'maybe' part, but Starlight remarked, "Don't worry. We'll know if it worked, especially once you come back a few seconds after it's casted. So we don't necessarily need to wait an hour."

"Right." I chose to end it there, not wanting them to go all...scientific with the explanation. It wasn't that I couldn't understand...it would just take too long.

"So," Twilight began, "are you ready to start?"

"You know, you can still always say no," Starlight added.

The girls - and Spike - looked at me, not intently, but I could tell they were all waiting for my answer. The two geniuses stared at me with similar looks, but there was the hint of sympathy. They understood if I was scared.

But I wasn't scared, just nervous. And if I wasn't scared, I wasn't backing down.

"Yeah," I answered, "let's do this."

"Great!" Twilight exclaimed. "Step right over there and let us handle the rest." She then pointed over to an empty space of the basement, away from everything. It was definitely meant to be a 'testing ground,' if the circles were any indication.

I walked over to the space and stood firmly in the center circle. With a deep breath, I kept calm. The nervousness lingered, trying to grab a hold of me. But as soon as I remembered whose hooves my life was in, it shrank back into the shadows.

Probably should add that they're metaphorical shadows, by the way.

I could hear the sound of hooves clip-clopping on the crystal floor, and before I knew it, Starlight was standing in front of me a few steps away, and Twilight presumably behind me.

Twirling her hoof subtly on the floor, Starlight asked if I was still nervous.

"Definitely." And so I took it upon myself to fix that problem my own way. "But I trust you."

She smiled.

"Ready?" Twilight asked Starlight, who nodded in response. She then asked me the same question, and I responded the same way.

I looked to my side and saw the others all standing there, watching the scene intently. I never knew why, but it just felt awkward; maybe it was because nothing had happened yet. But as soon as I felt the calm, gentle volts of magic coursing through my body, it became less awkward and more of a spectacle.

Twilight and Starlight's horns lit up with their respective colors, and in an instant, I was enveloped in a combined field of lavender and purple. It tickled every inch of my body, and I couldn't help but let out a little giggle. I could see Starlight give me a puzzled look, but smiled as soon as she understood.

I could hear and feel the sensation of the magic beginning to build up as the spell started to take its form for the first time. The spell started a current - loose papers scattered about, manes and tails blew in the wind. The magic in my body made me feel weightless, like I was as light as those same pieces of paper.

This was...it felt amazing.

And then suddenly, Starlight let out a pained scream and fell to the ground, and a blast of her magic shot me. I was barely able to say her name before the darkness took hold in an instant.

* * * * *

To be honest, I think it was the first time I was ever knocked unconscious.

I could feel my body and mind start to stir themselves awake, and I let out a moan that wasn't entirely pained, but I could tell I wasn't feeling pleasant. My face was grimaced, even if I couldn't see that it was. It took a whole minute or so for me to open my eyes and get a good feel for where I was.

Which was...

Where am I?

Getting slowly up on all fours and looking around, I seemed to find myself in a library of sorts. There were shelves stacked with books upon books upon books. No doubt, this was likely a place of Twilight's choosing. Maybe even Starlight's choosing too. I was never too sure.

As I got closer to the books, enough to see the covers, I started to read the titles. Not a single book had the name of an author, and every book's title was...well, I've never heard of them before. But it was less of 'novels' and more of 'textbooks,' if textbooks looked like novels.

"Hmm...what the heck, let's pick this one," I said, grabbing one of the random books from the head-height shelf and looked at the front cover. "Let's see...Earth: The History of the Cretaceous-Paleogene Era. Earth? Where's that? Better yet, what is that?"

I knew there were Earth ponies, but this was just plainly saying 'Earth,' as if it was its own thing. I decided to open the book and read a random page aloud - not like anyone was here to mind. "Upon the impact of the massive comet, the force of the explosive yield was equal to 100 trillion tons of TNT. Jeez. What kind of book is this?"

Looking around the book for any explanation, I eventually found this little slab of paper on the very last page of the book. ""This account of the end of the Cretaceous-Paleogene Era resulted in the extinction of all life on Planet Earth. The surface is barren and dirty with bedrock and the remains of the creatures that perished. The planet never recov-" Okay, so this is apparently another...planet? Hold on, what's this..."

At the very bottom of the page were a set of coordinates. The sheer amount of coordinates in place were baffling, and I was confused, though intrigued. Unfortunately, I didn't have the time to mess around; I had to figure out exactly where I-

Wait a second...

"You'll only be there for about twenty seconds before being sent back to the present."

If that was the case...why wasn't I back yet?

Starlight...

Starlight! She screamed! Is she okay? Was she fine? What happened to her? I had to find out, somehow. I needed to get home. Why didn't I teleport back yet?!

I closed my eyes and took a deep breath, hoping I could calm myself down. There was no point in panicking, at least not right now. First, I needed to figure out where I was. Obviously, it was some sort of library, but where? And what kind of library? I've never...seen...this place...before...

Looking up to the ceiling, I discovered...well, there is no ceiling. What should've been the ceiling was in fact stars, clusters of stars, planets, moons, galaxies, comets, asteroids, gas giants...

It was space. Was I in space?

No. That's impossible, there's no way I was in space. This was probably just some sort of visual effect, some kind of illusion.

Right?

I shook my head. "Okay," I said. "I need to find the way out. Maybe this way?" I chose a random direction and started walking down.

Twenty minutes later, I was still walking down the hallway. My legs started to feel a pinch of soreness, whether it was walking on what felt like a marble floor, or just walking for a long period of time. Occasionally, I looked upward, to the 'ceiling.' Usual illusions would see the stars not following you, staying in place but still trying to make it look realistic. Here, they were following me. It was nothing like you would see in a mountain range - then again, space is bigger than a mountain range.

The whole time, I was a mix of confused, concerned, and nervous. Confused at the ceiling, nervous of my surroundings...and concerned for Starlight. I just hoped she was okay. She put so much effort into comforting me, but was she even taking care of herself?

I had to find her. I just had to.

After what felt like an eternity of wandering forwards, I saw something shimmer ahead of me. It looked like...

"An exit!" I exclaimed. "Finally!"

Running towards the doors, I prepared to push them open. Instead, what happened was a full-on smack.

In other words, I ran into 'pull' doors.

As I got up from the floor and tended my bruised bashing arm, I said to myself, "Note to self - check every door."

Once I was recuperated, I grabbed the door's handle and gave it a strong pull. With very little resistance, the large wooden door opened up, and the light behind it blinded me quickly, forcing me to shut my eyes tightly. Whatever was behind here was brighter than anything I've ever seen. But suddenly, as quickly as it came, the brightness seemed to dim down, and I found myself no longer having to cover my eyes.

"What was that, a sun?" I joked poorly. But as soon as I opened my eyes to adjust to the setting...

Oh. It was an actual sun. Well, rather, star. It was a star.

It was an actual star. A blue one!

I was able to stare at it with ease, its light no longer bright enough to blind me. I tilted my head, scratching it with my uninjured hoof.

"I don't understand..." Turning my body around, I took a look at where I just was, and whatever else was around me. And I still didn't understand. "Where am I?"

It didn't take long to get a feel of my surroundings, but it took longer than usual for me to realize that I was standing on...grass?

The outer rim of this...dome, it seemed, was covered with grass and a couple of small trees. They didn't blow about, as there was no wind for them to catch. And the inner rim was where I just...came...

Wait a second...!

I ran back over to the doors that I came out from and peaked inside. The interior was massive, filled with books and shelves full of them, and the hallway went off into the darkness, like it went on forever. And yet, outside, as I stared, it was...small! In fact, I could circle the entire piece in a matter of moments. It was that small! I opened one of the other doors on the other sides and peered in, and just like the first door, it showed a hallway that went on seemingly infinitely.

But the outside was small.

I wasn't sure what to be confused about more: the building that was bigger on the inside, or the fact that it looked like I was in the far reaches of space? Nothing looked familiar, I couldn't make out a single constellation or planet that even resembled my own. For all I knew, I was in a whole other star system!

No...it had to be a trick, a joke. No way this place, whatever it is, is real.

It can't be.

"Where am I?"

No answer. Instead, a massive comet flew right through the dome. Instead of shattering it to pieces and killing me in the process, it actually 'opened up.' Meaning, I could see every crack, every hole, every nook and cranny that made up the comet. I heard a great rumble of noise, and the entire place shook as the massive rock disappeared behind...something.

I ran around the dome to follow the comet, to see what would happen after it came out the other side. But when it did, the rumbling stopped, the shaking ceased, and the comet - without a single scratch or notice of our presence - continued to fly through space on whatever path destiny set it out for.

Normally, in any case, I should've been fascinated, impressed, excited. But right now, I was speechless.

"Starlight...where did I go?"