David is a young adult getting ready to study history at the university. It was still summer vacation so he had all the time in the world to prepare himself. One day David was riding his horse Shade through the woods. Shade was a impressive black stallion. His great muscles reflected light from the sun from its sweat. There was no fat at him not surprising since he used to be a champion horse. Sadly one misplaced hoof changed all that and he broke his knee. Shade and David had a special connection. Ever since he saved the racing horse from the glue factory the two have become inseparable. David has dedicated a lot of time and effort to rehabilitate the horse he was going to be sad to leave his friend for university but people grow up. Besides Shade will be well taken care of and they had all the summer left to spend time together. Shade began to slow his pacing.
"Is it beginning to hurt again? Let me see. " David asked worried.
They stopped. David lifted himself out off the saddle and got off. He sat on his knees and examined the horse's leg. The swelling was luckily not that big.
"Seems like it's not to bad Shade. I hardly see the swelling impressive considering how far we ran. You'll be back on the track in no time."
Shade gently pushed his head against that of David.
"Yeah yeah I love you to buddy."David laughingly said.
David stood up and looked around his hand still tight around Shade's muzzle.
"Let's take a break so we don't ruin your progress."
David led Shade to a tree and tied his muzzle to it. He went and sat on a log. He reached in his pocket and got out his Iphone. He opened some files concerning Greek history. While he was on a break why not take a moment to refresh his knowledge on it. Shade was peacefully grazing and David was studying. Suddenly Shade became restless.
"Shade what's the matter did something scare you?"
The black stallion became violent. He tried to pull himself loose. David ran to him trying to calm him but it was to late. The rope snapped and Shade ran off.
"Shade come back!" David yelled.
What has that horse's mind gotten into this time David thought to himself. David started walking in the direction Shade ran trying to find him.
"If he breaks his knee again because of this I'm personally going to bring him to the glue factory." He complained.
He didn't mean it though. Shade was like a brother to him. It was weird they understood each other perfectly. David knew exactly when Shade reached his limits even if the horse didn't know it. And whenever David had trouble with girls Shade always comforted him in his own way. This wasn't Shade. He would never ran off. Something was up but what? "Neeeeigh!" That was Shade! David knew so he was yelling to come get him. David went to the direction of the horse's sound. There he stood in an open spot.
"Shade what is the matter with you?" David asked angrily.
The horse responded by tapping his hoof to the ground. David got curious."What do you got there Shade?" David went and stood next to him. There was something on the ground. It was a medallion. David crouched picked it up and stood back up. Shade carefully followed him with his head. The medallion was dirty David cleaned it a bit. He let the medallion slip through his fingers and held on to it by its chain to look at it. "This is old Shade, very very old." David whispered to his horse. Shade pressed his nose at the medallion. Suddenly a blinding light came off of it. Shade stood on his behind legs in panic and David fell. The light consumed them and they both passed out.
They were both unconscious lying next to a river in an open grass spot. Shade started to wake up. He shook his head trying to shake away the pain.
"I feel worse than that time I broke open David's dad wine cellar. Aaah fun times fun times." Shade said with a smile."Wait I can talk? That's weird when did I learn how to do that?" Shade wondered.
Shade suddenly noticed David unconscious. He walked towards him and started pushing him with his front leg.
"Wakey wakey Davey. You still live don't you?"Shade lowered his head to hear David's breath."Well you seem to be breathing. Shade looked up and around him. Suddenly he saw the river and a smile came on his face. He bit into David shirt and started dragging him across the grass to the river. When he was at the river he let go of David's shirt and David's head fell in the water. David instantly woke up waving his arms and legs madly. Shade just started laughing.
"Thahaha."
"Damnit, Shade was that really necessary!" David yelled.
"No but it was fun tho, and it woke you up!" Shade said trying to suppress his laughter.
"Ah man, my head hurts. What happened where are we?"David asked.
"I don't know you tell me." Shade said almost under control of his laughter. Suddenly something began to dawn into David's head. Something was not right here. What was it. Ooh yeah.
"Shade! You can talk! But how? You never did that before."
"Well took you long enough to figure out." Shade said."I don't know how but that medallion you are holding might have something to do with it."
The medallion. David looked at it. It was still in his hand. What did this thing do to them and where are they? Suddenly an idea came to David's mind. He reached in his pocket and got out his Iphone.
"Really David, now is not the time to make those sort of calls." Shade jokingly said.
"I'm using my GPS to find out where we are. But it isn't working." David said." Agh forget it. We'll just follow the river till we come across a town."
David stepped towards Shade and was preparing to lift himself up the horse. Shade took a step back and shook his head.
"Nonono, David now that I can talk things will be a bit different." Shade said.
"How do you mean Shade? I thought you liked it when I rode on your back."David asked.
"Sure I do ,I just don't like the saddle and the muzzle. Get them off of me please." Shade asked.
"If that's what you want." Shade lowered his head and allowed David to take off his muzzle. David walked around the horse and took off his saddle. David noticed something on Shade something quite unusual.
"Aaah that bitch itched glad it's off. "
"Euhm Shade?"
"Yeah David."
"Did you always have a tattoo on your flank?"
"Haha very funny hop on David let's go."
"I'm not kidding there really is a tattoo on your flank."
"Wait what?"
Shade looked around to look what his friend was talking about. He suddenly saw the drawing of a lightning bolt on his flank. His eyes widened in surprise and he yelled.
"WHAT THE HELL DID WE DO LAST NIGHT!"
"Oh man, dad is going to kill me If he finds out about this." David said worried.
"Oh boohoo your dad is going to be mad. I'm the one with a sluttattoo on his flank and you are worried about your dad!" Shade yelled in panic.
"Calm down Shade calm down I'll fix this when we get home. Besides, it sort of fits you in a way."
"You sure it doesn't look weird?" Shade asked.
"No it really suits you." David said with a smile.
"Fine then. Hop on the faster we get to a village the faster we can go home and fix this." Shade said.
David hopped on. It wasn't as easy as with the saddle but he got on. They started walking downstream hoping they'd reach a village. Amazon riding took some getting used to but David got into it fast since he and Shade rode together a lot and they know each other's movements. David looked at the medallion in his hand. He decided it might be best to keep it so he hung it around his neck.
"Good thing you are keeping it. Girls looove the bling." Shade said.
"Thah, sorry to disappoint you Shade but I don't got a girl at the moment."
"Whatever happened to that blond girl from last month what was her name Lia?" Shade asked.
"It's Lisa and we broke up and decided we wanted to be friends."David silently said.
"Damnit Dave, you got to step up your game. You are to nice to the lady's. Bitches don't dig nice" Shade said.
"I thought they did? That you needed to be yourself and then everything would be alright." David said.
"Who told you that bullshit? Listen to the stud here. Bitches want to be treated as dirt. I know it sounds weird but well bitches be crazy. If you want something in life you can't be nice. Remember when you're cousin kept whipping me? He wouldn't stop until I bucked him in the stomach."
"Thah, he spend a month in the hospital. I had to beg dad an entire week not to put you to sleep. He deserved it though I asked him to stop like twenty times." David said.
"And look what it got you. Nothing. See being nice doesn't get you anything." Shade said.
Shade stopped walking. And looked at David.
"Don't let people treat you like dirt David. I don't like it."
"You are right thanks man." David said.
"Anytime man."
Shade started walking again. They reached a road and a sign. Ponyville 2 miles away.
"Shade how is your knee?"
"Not feeling a thing. Why? Are you feeling the need?"
"I sure am. The need for speed."
"Fuck yeah!" Said Shade as he darted off. They were both smiling. The sun was shining brightly. The road was free of passengers and the wind was just right. It was just perfect just the way to end the adventure together that bonded them even closer to eachother. They saw the village. They ran over the bridge right in the town square. They abruptly stopped out off shock. David almost fell off. He couldn't believe his eyes. Pony's everywhere they were all looking at them like they never saw a human before. David looked around to his amazement there were pony's flying. And he saw a unicorn with a flowing piece of paper behind her.
"Shade are you seeing this?" David whispered to Shade.
"I sure am."Shade said with a smile on his face."Almost all of them are mares."
"What? nooo. This is unbelievable. Where are we. How did we get here." David asked.
"Don't worry David. Let the prize stallion do the talking. Get off my back though you are messing up my mane."Shade said.
David slid off. And both of them started walking towards a group of mares sitting at a table.
"Laaaadiiies. How are you girls doing. No more need to feel lonely this stallion got enough to take care of all of you. The name is Shade."
The mares looked in shock at Shade And then they looked at David.
"Oh this here?This is my buddy David. Say hi David." Shade said.
"Hi." David worriedly said.
Suddenly the mares screamed.
"It talks!It's ugly and big! It's gonna eat our foals and fillies. Hide them!"
Suddenly everypony started to troop together.
"Nonono, we are just aski-" David tried to say.
"Kill it, kill it with fire!"
The pony's randomly got torches.
"Ladieees calm down." Shade said.
"And kill that freakishly large pony to!" A pony yelled.
"Hey, who are you calling a pony!" Shade said offended.
"Shade lets bolt."David said in panic.
"Right hop on." David did just such he grabbed Shade's mane and swinged himself as fast as he could on his back. Shade let out a cry off pain.
"Fuck man. not the mane.""Sorry."
Shade ran off as fast as he could everypony was running behind them. Shade was to fast for the crowd though. "We're losing them" David happily said. Shade turned his head quickly to smile at David but when he did he saw a pegasus pony with the colors of the rainbow crashing into David knocking him off Shade.
"You're not going anywhere!" The Pegasus pony shouted. David tried to push the Pegasus pony away but she was outragesly strong. Shade turned around and charged at the Pegasus pony. He head butted her making her fly across the grass. She was shaken David could see it. "C'mon David we haven't got all day." Shade nervously said.
David pulled himself back up and climbed back on Shade's back."Ouch again with the mane!" David didn't respond though. Shade once again ran off. there we're two pony's right behind them. A purple unicorn and one orange pony with a hat and a rope in her mouth. He could hear the unicorn yelling "Make it count!" The pony's fast enough. David saw how the rope in the pony's mouth turned out to be a lasso. She swung it in the air with her mouth and launched it at Shade. It encircled Shade making him fall and David from his back. David recovered. He went to help his friend who was getting wheeled in. He was fumbling at the rope when suddenly a force made him fall to the ground and wheeled him aswell. David saw the purple unicorn's horn lit up. He looked at his friend in panic.
"Did they bust your knee?"
"Nah, I didn't fall on it. I think we got bigger problems though." Shade responded.
"This is it. The end for us." David said.
"I'm glad it's with you Dave."Shade said.
David grabbed his friend leg and they let themselves be dragged into their doom. When they reached the end the unicorn and pony were hanging above them. Shade and David looked at them with fear. The unicorn smiled at them and said. "Hi Bellerophon you are late we were waiting for you."