Author's Note

despite being completely nervous about this, I've decided to just go ahead and publish the first chapter. *sigh* sorry for bad writing skills on my part but, i just couldn't sleep knowing I'm taking way to long to get anything done for this site. So here i am in a hospital bed getting this out to the rest of you. At first the chapter would've included details of what i did before i ended up in equestria but i just had way to many negative comments about it so i scrapped it and made it into the story's summary. Maybe my own expectations are way too high, maybe not. All i know is, my editor said they couldn't keep their interest in the story with what i originally had.

This chapter will be very very short, due to the fact i want to at least get something published so i can finally fall asleep without feeling guilty for taking so long despite being an inexperienced writer. The anxiety is just totally getting to me right now, and i can't take it. This will also not be looked at by my editor before it is published.

With all that said here you go. My promise to all of you that i am in fact trying my hardest to do this, despite everything that has been happening to me.

If I'll die, I'm going down being stubborn about it

As I force myself to lift my body onto one knee after regaining my consciousness, I try and force myself to ignore the throbbing pain within my head by aggressively shaking it left and right. Sadly, that proved to be a very bad idea as the headache seemed to have gotten worse. Gripping my head with one hand, I finally managed to get my eyes to open and what I saw made time feel like it just stopped for a moment. "Where did I.....how did i get here!?!" I mentally shouted as about thirty two hundred meters out was what looked to be some kinda of bright sunny kingdom right in the middle of this frozen wasteland. Once I was able to stand albeit a bit wobbly, I start to drag my legs through the snow toward said kingdom in the distance.

[roughly about an hour or so later at the edge of the Crystal Empire]

A lone guard was quietly minding his own business, silently hoping his shift would end soon. It's not that he himself found the job to be bad, but with a majority of the Crystal Empire's threats either taken care of or dealt with there wasn't much to actually be on the lookout for passed its own borders.

"Hey Meta! The captain sent me around to check up on things. how does it look out there? Anything suspicious?"

After the initial shock of suddenly getting pulled back into reality from his mind wondering about, he pulled out his binoculars and began to slowly look out into the distance. "Well as far as i can tell there really is-", but his current statement was instantly halted when he found a silhouette of a living being out in the distance of the snow.

"Hello? Equestria to Meta Blade? What's happening out there?"

"Wait, th-there's somepony out there! Go get a medical unit out here, they just collapsed out there. I'm going to get em."

"Oh my celestia! Why would anyone just be walking about out there? Be careful Meta, don't let your guard down out there."

"Don't worry, I'm not going alone." Meta Blade replied as he climbed down his small watch tower and ran off to a pair of his fellow Crystal pony guards stationed about eighty feet away. "Guys I need some back up. Somepony just collapsed out there in the snow. I'm going to make sure they are ok."

"What in equestria!?! L-Lead the way!" Within a matter of seconds, the small search party began to make a mad dash out into the snow.

[back to my own pov]

"S-s-stupid b-body limit-t-tations." I knew my body was definitely weakened, cold temperature aside, but my irritation only seemed to rise once i fell over onto the snow. "Oh wh-who am I k-k-kidding? I'm g-good as d-dead anyw-ways." Following that final statement I began to close my eyes as i begin to allow the cold to overcome my body. Then after what felt like minutes, I once again lose my consciousness curled up in the snow expecting to freeze to death. The only sounds I was able to hear before completely blacking out was the sound of a small group people approaching me trying to yell something that was unable to be hear by my fleeting senses.

[Crystal Palace Balcony Platform]

"It can't be all that bad could it Princess Cadence?" Barb asked as she slightly bent forward to lean her forearms onto the balcony railing overlooking the Crystal Empire

"Oh you don't even know the half of it Barb, I know i'm a princess and all, but it just seems so repetitive to hold meeting within the palace throne room just to go over the same exact results of how the city is handling its renovations to catch up with what most of Equestrian society has created." Cadance explained as she decides to sit on the railing close by to where Barb chose to stay. "I dunno how my aunt Celestia handles it, but I'mm just so annoyed with boredom having to hear constant reports on how everything like the local spa is doing great with how the crystal ponies managed to integrate it within the empire. Its been a month already ever since it was finished being constructed. I don't need to have a constant update of everything there is running fine."

"Yikes, they still bring that up after so long? Man that's almost as bad as having to listen to Rainbow and Applejack argue about some kind of competition they are having on a daily. At least their arguments have varying subjects."

"That reminds me, how is Twilight holding up lately? Last I've heard anything about here was when Equestria lost all its magic two weeks ago."

"Things are actually going ok. Other than running the school of friendship, she and the girls are doing pretty good. In fact, she should be here sometime tomorrow after she finishes grading the last of the current years finals since the school will be closed for summer break."

"So that's what she meant when she said she would be too busy to arrive here with you at noon."

"Yea, it'll be great once she gets here tomorrow so we all can spend some family time together." Barb ended just before the sound of the palace staff could be heard approaching frantically.

"My most sincerest apology for interrupting your majesty," The female lime colored crystal pony bows upon arriving in front of Barb and Princess Cadence "and to you as well Lady Barb. A messenger from the guard barracks gave me this note stating it was to get to you urgently." Upon having received the letter from her the crystal pony took her leave to allow the princess to read the letter in private. Upon opening the letter, Cadance and Barb learned that a small portion of the guards stationed along the border of the empire found something that seemed to barely be alive out in the snow in the distance. currently as of right now, no one knows who or let alone what it may be and that their presence along with Shinning Armor's is required immediately at the barracks' medical building.

"What do you think this could be?" Barb asked, her tone filled with concern. "Do you think the empire might be in danger again?"

"I'm not sure, but what ever it may be, it would be best if we head over to see for ourselves. Once i get a message over to sunburst to help keep an eye on Flurry, we can head on over with Shinning Armor to see whats going on."

"Right behind you Princess." Barb stated allowing Cadence to lead them back into the palace.