Nottingham, England. Clouds covered the sky as rain washed the english city. Cars drove around while people tried not to get their clothes soaked because of all the water pouring down. A few dogs barked from inside their homes, feeling nervous as their owners tried to make themselves comfortable.
Not even the impressive Robin Hood statue was safe from the rain.
Tom stepped on a small puddle as he kept running across the streets, a few shopping bags held within his hands.
"I swear it: this is the last time I go outside without taking an umbrella!" He exclaimed, angry at himself.
Earlier, he was doing some shopping around the city, but that was until the sudden change of weather took him by surprise. Unfortunately, that wasn't the first time it happened. Yeah, there were more people who also forgot to take their umbrellas, but Tom didn't care about it.
After running across a few streets, Tom finally arrived at the door leading to his home. Fumbling a bit with the keys, he found the right one, opening the door and entering.
Going to the kitchen, he took every kind of food out of the shopping bags and stored it inside the cabinets.
"Oh, just look at me. I need a shower." He mumbled.
A while later, Tom got himself dry after the shower. The clothes he was wearing earlier needed some good cleaning, so he put them inside the washing machine. Then, he changed into his pajamas and put a robe on, covering his body and giving some warmth.
"Ah, this feels much better. Hope it doesn't stay for too long." Tom said, looking through the window.
Outside, it was still raining, and a few flashes could be seen on the distance, telling that the rain would soon evolve into a storm.
"Well, that shouldn't prevent me from having some good time." Tom said as he headed to his room for getting his laptop ready.
With his laptop resting on a table at the living room, Tom connected the heater and closed the door, so the room would be warm enough for him to feel comfortable.
A ding coming from the kitchen told him the popcorn was ready, so he went to retrieve them, putting them in a big bowl before carrying them to the living room.
While the heater was successfully doing its job, Tom accomodated himself on the couch, putting the popcorn bowl beside him.
"Ok, everything is ready. Or... wait, I have to check..." Tom thought, exploring the files he had in his laptop. A few months ago, he had downloaded some episodes from My Little Pony for watching them, and that night he would do a Pony Marathon, as he liked to say. He already saw a lot of episodes, but he sometimes liked to see the same episode two or three more times before moving to the next episodes.
He specially enjoyed every episode which included at least one mention of his favourite character: Babs Seed. Since she first appeared on One Bad Apple, she turned into a popular character for a lot of fans of the show.
With that, Tom felt that it would be nice to see her again in, at least, one or two more episodes.
"I miss her so much..." Tom sighed, as he scrolled through the list of episodes he had. He found some of the ones that we're more interesting for him.
"Ok, now I have everything ready! It's Pony Marathon time!" He said happily as he clicked on one episode.
And, after a nice song, The Cutie Remark ended. When Starlight appeared for the first time, Tom was doubting she would be a good character. However, her villain side only lasted for one season, as Twilight and Spike were able to reform her.
"Well, at least she's not a villain anymore. That's cool." Tom said, smiling as he ate some popcorn.
He also rewatched One Bad Apple. Everytime he watched that episode, he felt even better after seeing Babs stand against Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon.
"That's right! Give them a leason!" He exclaimed.
At certain moment, he couldn't resist and a few tears leaked from his eyes as he watched The Perfect Pear.
"For the love of God, they would be such a nice family right now!" He said between sobs, having a bit of a problem when eating the popcorn.
Within some time, he watched a few more episodes, including two or three about Babs Seed and having a mix of feelings, like anger for villains, sadness for every emotive moment, or a good dose of laughter everytime Pinkie Pie did something funny.
"I still would like to know what made Pinkie start messing with the fourth wall. Although that doesn't mean it's not great!" Tom said.
A while later, Tom looked at the windows again. The storm was still on, but it was nighttime, so he would just stay inside home, and it wouldn't be long before the bed reclaimed his presence.
"My eyes are feeling tired... I should get ready for sleeping." He said, standing up. The popcorn bowl was already empty, and the laptop deserved to have some rest, like its owner.
He moved the heater to his bedroom, got the laptop on his table once again (which was still connected) and closed the room's door.
"Ok, it's still a bit early. I'm gonna get something for dinner." He said.
Half an hour later, he left the things he used for dinner in the kitchen, and brushed his teeth. When he got back to his room, it was already warm thanks to the heater. Between that and the comfy bed, Tom would sure sleep well.
"Well, time to sleep!" He said.
Before that, he disconnected his laptop and closed it. But, a few seconds later, a noise was heard as the laptop opened again and some sort of shining orb emerged from it.
"Huh? What's this?"
Tom's curiosity moved him to inspect the orb. As soon as he touched it, everything began shaking like there was an earthquake, while the orb was shining more and more...
"Oh, God!!"
A flash of light engulfed the entire room for a second. And then, everything looked the same.
But there was no sign of Tom...
The portal opened and Tom finally landed on the ground. Opening his eyes, he saw he was in the middle of a forest. The ground surrounding him was full of grass and leaves, which made the landing softer.
The most curious thing was the weather: the sky had no clouds, and the sun was giving its warmth.
"Well, at least it's not rainin' anymore." Tom said. His eyes fully opened after realizing something.
"Wait, what did Ah say?" He covered his mouth with his hands, which looked different, like they were painted in brown. While checking his hands, he also noticed the clothes he was currently wearing: a striped T-shirt and a pair of green jeans with two suspenders. He was even wearing a pair of shoes.
"How can this be possible?" Tom said, noting that his voice sounded different. It was more like a feminine voice. After thinking about what he could do, there was the most important thing for him.
"Ah have ta see mah whole body. Just ta make sure who Ah turned into."
And he walked through the forest, determined to find answers.
After passing by plants and trees, Tom finally got out of the forest, seeing a city in the distance.
"Well, maybe the people from there can help me." He said. However, after taking one step forward, he stopped.
"And then? What should I say? I don't think they would believe me. I mean, a guy who travels to another world thanks to a portal? And he even turns into a girl? Would they really think it's true? Either way, I still have to ask them."
Shaking his head to get rid of those thoughts, he stared at the city as he continued walking towards it.
Arriving there, he saw it looked like any normal city, and he walked on one side of a street.
"It would be easier if I had a map or something..." He thought, looking around.
He became surprised when he started seeing people. No, not surprised to see people. Surprised by their appearance.
"Uuuh... Everyone looks... so colorful!"
Three kids passed by him, laughing as they played. On the other side of the street, he saw two guys talking to each other. He also noticed an old woman sweeping the door of her house. Those were included among other people.
The surprising thing was that the colors were different for every single person, whether it was a man, woman, elder or kids.
"So colorful!" Tom thought, marveled by the sight.
He then decided to see his reflection on one of the parked cars. Looking at one of its windows, he confirmed the change after seeing a girl.
"AH!!" He yelled, before covering his mouth instantly. He frantically looked around, feeling nervous, but everything seemed normal.
"Huh... At least nobody has heard me..."
"What do you mean, Babs? I clearly heard you yelling, although I'm probably the only one who heard you. Is everyone getting deaf or something? Because that's not nice!" Tom looked at his left, seeing Pinkie Pie.
"Oh, it's you, Pinkie." Tom said.
"That's my name! And yeah, I was spending some time around the city. I'll be with my friends later, by the way!" Pinkie told him, with a big smile on her face.
That made Tom chuckle. "Oh, Pinkie, never change. Anyways, what-"
A sound interrupted him, and it was coming from his belly.
"Ooooooh! Someone is hungry! Come with me!" Pinkie exclaimed.
Before Tom could react, Pinkie grabbed him by his right arm, dragging him along.
"Woah! Pinkie! Calm down!" He managed to say.
