SCALES
By AuthorKnight90
PROLOGUE
"UGH" I groaned as the peek of the sunlight invaded the shade of the windows , Light shines on my face to signal the morning. Day has come at last after a rough night of sleeping.
I try to ignore the intruding light, the thing about me is when you wake me It very differcult for me to get back to sleep. Like I don't have enough trouble despairly getting some shut eye at night. So here I am getting my lazy butt out of bed, carrying myself to the bathroom to brush my teeth. Getting into some decent clothes for college and combing my shaggy shoulder long hair. Since I didn't have to go class until 9:43 and it was 8:32. I figure I can fix myself some breakfest. An take a quick peek at videos on youtube of the new show from the My Little Pony series.
I have to admit I was well aware of the My Little Pony back in the 90s when I was 4 years old. I wasn't into the show(Big Surprise). As the series got to 2003 I had a somewhat of a hate for most of it. Not only it was to girly for my taste, it seem like they were talking dumb to their audience. Although I hadn't watch that version of the show, and never plan too. But that on another subject. I'm a guy who more into movies like Godzilla or horror-comedy like Army of Darkness, likewise cartoons when they are good. I came across MLP:FIM when on the internet. One that I notice alot of image of the new my little pony. I just didn't get why this was so popular. After few week of pressure of images, I decided to watch one episode to see what was up. The episode I watched was the episode I am watching at this very moment. The episode entitled "dragonshy".
For the most part I actually enjoy the episode. I haven't watch the first episode, But I plan to in the future. Just when I was almost done with the episode I hear a voice calling down the stairs.
"Hey! Eric! You're going to be late!"
I heard my grandmother who I lived with calling me. I look at the clock on side my computer screen it was 9:21 A.M. I stop the video, minimize the window and close the labtop.
"I'm coming down, give me a second!" I yelled down so she can hear me. I grab my backpack looking in it to see If I had everything(I kind like to make sure I didn't miss anything). I grab both my cell phone and my wallet. I put it in my jacket's pocket as I ran down the stairs."Alright let go."
My grandmother finally got me to college. I got out of the car as my grandmother tells me she'll pick me up after class. I thank her as I head towards my classes. I will skip some of the boring details and say classes were boring. As the professor finished remaining us to bring our essay on wednesday. I groaned because It means I have to pull an all nighter to get the essay done on time. As I walk around the campus I can't help but think how boring my life is at this time. I don't have that many friends, I'm very antisocial in nature. I rarely had friends in my life. Usually I make friends in my classes in my past lives, But none that I usually hang around with on my day off. I think to myself I really need to get active and find friends, Yet my inner consicous keep me form getting close to people. I don't want to get hurt by them or hurt them in return. Thus I have inner hatred for anyone that try to get near me.
"This is going to suck." I grimace as I remember what the professor remained me about my essay."What am I going to write about on my essay. I just don't have a clue or thought in my head." I continue to walk on the campus while waiting for me to be pick up." What can I come up with that can be a good lesson on my topic? This is going to drive me crazy to even think about."I scratch my hair, think on my assignment."Man, this so boring I wish something interesting can happened at this moment."
Just then I noticed something wrong with my surrounding. As I lift my head I look around to see no one was there. Usually this part of the campus is populated with students and staff.
"What going on here? Was I missing something? Was there an event they announce that I'm not aware of. I really need to checked the blackboard."
I had this weird feeling going on inside. Something doesn't feel right, But my paranoia get me wrong at time. So before I jump to conclusion and assumed the worse case scenario I ran around the campus to find anyone that is still around. After running I found someone in the distance. I walk up to the person to see what's going on?
"Hello sir. Can you tell me wha--?"I stop in mid-sentence as I saw the man in my eye view is frozen in motion. He didn't look at me when I ask him. I slowly approached the man that was frozen in a walk stance. I try to ask him again as I hope to get a responds this time.
"Uhm sir, can you hear me? Sir? SIR?!" I exclaimed at the last part trying to get a shocked response out of him. Nothing.Not a raised of eyebrow. Not even a flinch. Nothing, But an emotionless frozen in place guy.
"Oooook. Well this is starting to freak me out a bit. I better call granny and see if she'll pick me up early." I nervously talk to myself. I put my hand in my pocket struggling to pull my cellphone out."You're fine everything going t-" I stop as I pull my cellphone, and glance at the clock it was 11:00 a.m. That can't be right? It should be 11:32 at most." But the phone was not functioning.
"Is my phone broken or what?"I ask myself. When I put back to the main homepage the clock still read 11:00.Could it be.... that time some how....stopped? No, thats a crazy thought, to even think of such thing. I mean that the kind of thing that happens in science fiction, not in real life. I don't know what's going on here, But I know one thing. I got to find a phone."Ugh thats it. I'll go and see if the office have a phone I can use". As I made my way to the office I heard a eerie sort of sound ringing in my ears. I look around to see where it coming from? There nothing around I can make of. Before I had the chance to turn around it start to intensify. That gave me a spliting headache. I follow the sound as I glance up. I saw a big white orb in the skies that seem to be a heatwave illuming around it.
I stand look at the gigantic orb in the sky. Paralyze in the fear as now my paranoia plague my mind. What's going on? Is it an alien invasion? Is it the rapture? Is it a huge fireball coming to crash into earth?
These were the many thought enter my mind as I watch unknowning what is the mysterious object that invaded the blue sky. As I stare at the orb my body start to shake in suspense as I try to move. My body refuse to listen to my function. Then the orb in the sky turned red. I am literally terrified at the sight. The orb start to spin faster as it shoots a beam and it look like it's coming to ME! To my reaction my body starts to listen as I ran for my life. I was still exhausted from the last run, however that doesn't matter I need to get away from whatever that thing is? I look back just to see it getting really close to me. I need to get to somewhere away to hide, but where?
Unfortunately for me I ended up tripping on my foot. As I fell on my chest I almost hit my face on the concreate sidewalk. I turned around to see the red beam about to consume me. I look at it as if its the last thing I'll see.
"Oh please Jesus, don't let me go to hell." I prayed as hoping my pray will be answer. The red beam of light finally cover me as the light take hold of me. It felt like I was being pulled into something or somewhere that not on earth. Down I go into the swirling vortex that threatend my very existence.
"PLEASE WHAT GOING ON? SOMEONE PLEASE HELP ME." I scream as I descended into the swirling vortex. "OW! MY ARM." I glance at my arm it was glowing light green, pain shot through it. Like being stabbed by thousands of needles all at once. "WHAT'S GOING ON WITH MY ARMS?" Then all of a sudden my legs starts to feel like sledge hammer hitting on them. My glance follow down as I witness the same glowing shade of green was on my other arm. I'm in great pain through I would never imaged to take part in. It continued all the way until my whole body was cover in green glow. The pain continued. my skin go really hot. I felt my body burn up inside. Just then it feels like every part of my body is being pulled apart inch by inch.
"AAAAAAAAH! THE PAIN! MAKE IT STOP! HELP ME! SOMEBODY HEL-." My yelling was cut off as my throat swell up making me unable to speak. My spinal cord felt like it's being pulled out of my body. My face and ears is being pulled out by an invisible force. I can't take it anymore I'm not sure how long I can stand these painful urges. I just want to scream out all the pain, But the swelling in my throat kept me from doing just that. Then I watch my hand as my pinkie finger fuses with the finger next to it, forming into a one digit finger. The pain continue as my bones start to twist in an unknown position and I still can't bring myself to scream. I ache as I seem to be in a transformation, The swelling in my throat start to go down a bit as the vortex is slowly disappearing. Seem to be a opening to the other side of vortex. My pain takes hold of me. What seem like an hour at the most the vortex finally disappear around me, The problem was now I'm two stories from the ground.
"OOOOH SH-." I yell, I was getting closer to the ground.
BOOM!
I hit the ground as every inch of me felt the impact. I felt soft dirt catch the fall, BUT THAT STILL HURT!
"Ugh, That could have gone well." I groan as my vision started to blur. I start to fall unconscious. In the distance I heard something approaching me. It almost sounds like horses cloppings. Let just hope their someone friendly riding the horses. That when I can hear their voices.
"It works!Now we can start planning our next step."A Male voice said.
"That took alot out of me. I'll need to recover. Let's go." The female voice said.
"What about the human-creature? We can't ju--."The male voice was cut off.
"We can. No pony will suspect us."The female voice said.
"They'll see him as another dangerous creature nothing more than that." The female voice continue." By the time I recoverd It'll be to late to have stop us. Afterall they always find out too late." The female voice started to chuckled at the last word she said.
What are these two talking about? Does this have anything to do with me? My mind running again, But whatever these two were planning it doesn't seem so good. I don't know where I am or who these people are talking about? But one thing for sure I got to get away from them. My body remained still as every inch of it is acking as I slowly fall into unconsciousness.
SCALES
Chapter 1: Where am I?
By AuthorKnight90
Pain only feel my mind. As headache comes over me like a hangover from drinking too much wine at a bar. I don't drink wine. I hate alcohol taste. I haven't drank much in my life and I keep away from bars. I don't know how long I was out , But somethings telling me I should stay out.
I groaned as my eyelid slowly started to left open. The bird sing in the distance as my eyes open to the view in front of me.
A forest with the sunshine high in the sky as the trees around me like a circle. Casting a deadly ray of light that disturbed my sleep. I lift my head , but sharp pain hit the back of my head.
"Owch!" I said. "What did I do to my head to make it hurt like that?" I stop and look at my surrounding. "And a matter of fact, Where am I ?"
I look around at the trees, but something was wrong about them. They seem to be like cartoonish. At the same time all too familiar look. I would have thought better if my head didn't hurt so much. I slowly lift off the ground to stand on my legs.Yet something felt off. I suddenly met the ground.
"What the -" I look up again to see my leg-, It wasn't my leg. It couldn't possibly be. They were hindlegs with reptilian scales. I'm starting to freak out when I saw my hand, It was a four digit claw and...it's hard to tell, but is that....an outline. It is! Great! Not only am I some type of repitle, I'm some kind of cartoon reptile. I would continue to freak out if I was so desperate to get off the ground.
"Ugh" I groaned as I fell," This is going to take a while."
I was right, I spent the next half an hour trying to stand up on these hindlegs. I still don't believe that THESE are my legs."Gah! I can't believe this is happening to me. What is going on!" I exclaimed aloud hoping for a answer, unfortunately there was no answer to recieve back. Suddenly my throat start to feel dry. Time to quench my thrist. Slowly as I take baby steps trying not to fall flat on my face again. Strolling along the forest I convey my surrounding of the forest wondering if I'm still in college or lost in the middle of a forest mountain, left to die perhaps? Maybe I'm the result of some strange government experiment?.......What am I? A two-demensional charater? Well the sooner I get water, The better I can think. I listen to hear something close, it's a faint sound of splashing and running water. I follow the sound as it grew louder. Every step the sound of rushing water tickle my ear, until finally I came to a small stream river.
"Finally! Sweet, sweet nector. Thank you Lord in heaven!" I ran to the stream, I tripped falling head first in the river. I pull my head out of the water fresh and cool down."Ah man! I'd never felt so good to dunk my head in fresh water." I wipe the water from my eyes. Cuping my hands....Claws to the water looking to see the water is crystal clear as I take a drink. "That hit the spot. Now all I need is get some-." Something catch my eye, I see something in the river. An image I can make out.
It has long, but short brown hair. Golden brown scales,with brown spikes and dark brown color eyes. It also wears a black jacket and staring intensly at me. I look behind me nothing there, then I look back at the river. It was still there. I held out my claws, It held out it's claw. I touch my face and it's touches it face.
I realize too late what it was "It's... me." I bump my head." It's my reflection! So that must mean..........I'm a dragon! Is that all it is?!" I smiled. Stood up for a moment to take in the gravity of my situation.
Five.
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I slam my claws to my head and scream.
I ran frantically back and forth. " OH MY CELESTIA! I'M A DRAGON! WHAT THE HAY IS GOING ON?! WHAT HAPPENED TO ME?!Is this a dream? Is this real? It can't be! It just can't be h-" My though interupt me when I stop."Wait a minute." I thought "Why did I say 'what the hay' and did I say 'oh my celestia'? No.nononononono. It can't be. No way I can be there! There just no way I can be-" My thought was interupt by a voice I heard.
"Hey!"
I look around to find where did I heard the voice.
"Hey! Help!" the voice said. I look to the direction where the voice was calling."Is somepony there! Help me!" I jogged toward the direction, until I stop at a well.
"Hello! I'm here! Where are you?!" I called out.
"Down here!" The voice came from the well.
I went to the well and look down to see. It was too dark to tell who was down there."Hello. How did you get down there?" I asked.
"I was trying to pour the water into the well, I slip fell into the bucket and fell halfway down. Please sir help me. I'm scared."
"Don't worry." I responded looking at the rope in the well. " I'm going to lower the rope down and you grab the bucket!"
"Hurry, it's getting cold." The voice said.
I grab the rope that laid beside the well and started to lower it as best I could get it down."Can you reach it now?!" I asked again.
"It's still a little high to reach!" The voice responded.
I start to get worried on how to get this person out of the well. Just then I notice I have a tail with an arrow head. I quickly tied the end of the rope around my tail."Hold on! I'll have you out in know time!" As I finish tighting the rope around my tail.
"Please. I want to see my mommy again!" The small voice pleaded.
It's a child? I got to get this done fast. I walk backward so my tail can stretch out with the rope. It was painful to say the least. I can fill the weight of the person from the rope as it pull my tail.
"Got it.'' The child called out.
"Hold on!" I called back. I walk forward drag my hindlegs by the sheer weight of the person. It not that heavy, yet it not to light either. I continue to pull, a pain shoots to my tail to my back. The sensation is like being kick in......well, you know where. Anyway back to the situation at hand. I kept on pulling. I start to hear something that startled me. I look back to see the rope is starting to tear. I pull harder trying get the child out before the rope breaks. Just when I'm on the break to collapse, I fell feeling the rope is loose.
I got up to look at what happened. I see a bucket and hopefully the child by the well. "Are you o.k.? Are you hurting or anything?"I ask in a calm voice not to frighten the child as I walk towards him/her. As I got close I saw the person was.....not person persay more of a pony. It has eyelashes so it's female. It's a filly, her coat is light purple with turquoise and light green mane.
"Yeah, I'm o.k." the filly said looking down."Thank you mister...You really helped me out of there." She told me while panting for breath.
I'm a little shock at what I see, but I recompose myself. "It's nothing,really. just glad you're safe." Doing my best not to brag.
The filly breathing return to normal."No really, thank you very much sir. Anyway what youuuuuuurrr-" She turn to see me. Her eyes wided as her blue pupils shrinks. Her body Start to shiver. She was terrified at the sight that stand before her.
I look at her confused at what she is frightened of? "What is it." I asked with concern.
"AH! DRAGON!" The filly scream!
"What dragon? Where?" I question looking around me.
"Help! The dragon going to eat me!" The filly scream as she gallop away from me.
"Wait!" I call back. Running after her, I trip over the rope that was still tied to my tail. I suddenly understand what she was screaming about. As I turn to untied the rope, I start to get angry with my myself. "How can I be so stupid! How can I completely forgot that I am a dragon." I stop and think about "Why do I care so much?". Well now, I can get my baring on where I am. There no doubt about it anymore. This place, where I am. This is Equestria. Either, this is a dream or I went crazy and I'm hallucinating all this.
Just then I look towards the sky and heard a sound as I saw a cyan with rainbow streak past by the forest. I saw that as a warning an took cover in brushes."If thats who I think it is, I'm screw." I look back to my jacket and got an idea. "Maybe it time to fly."I said grinning. I took off my jacket holding it in my arm. I look at my bare back, I see three godzilla like spike in the middle, yet no wings to fly away. My grin fade to a frown. In the words of Cynthia Martinez as Lina Inverse in Slayers Glorious.
"Oh.That. Just! GREAT!"
TO BE CONTINUE?
