My friends and I where at a comic convention in Denver when it happened. Wait, maybe I shouldn't start there. I need to start with my name. That's how most of these stories start. You already know what happened, went to con, bought stuff, and got sent to Equestria. My story differs a little, but not by that much. I'm getting off topic, lets start again.

My name is Cameron Ruff. I am a human male, born January 15, 1999, and sadly, at the time I had been displaced, I was still helping my mom around the house, like a live in nanny. She had a nurse that would come by everyday and help her out, and I was helping her do foster care. We had just finished up with our last batch of foster kids, a group of 5, and my moms health had been deteriorating slowly over the course of taking care of them. My mom was 73, however. And the Alzheimer's didn't help either.

Now, I will answer the question of how I am 20 and my mom is 73 now, as to avoid confusion. My Grandmother, on my Mothers side, Adopted me. So, my Grandmother, is now my Mom. If you don't understand, later on in the story I will come back to it.

Before I had went to the con, me and my mom had been fighting, and with the memory reduction caused by Alzheimer's, she sometimes didn't recognize me when I went to see her. So my friends, who I hadn't had a hell of a lot of contact with, decided to help ME out, and told me to start getting a costume ready to go to the comic convention that was going to be hosted in Denver. I thought, and thought, and thought, and finally decided to go as a Howler, from a comic called Ghosts Among the Wild Flowers. The comic was great, and I really liked the idea the author had with the Howler.

A Howler is a person who, with laughter, can turn into a giant, glowing Hyena, that cackles with maniacal laughter. They have natural two tone hair, fangs, eyes and mouths that glow in the dark, and in my opinion are awesome. But anyways, lets get to the story.

I had decided to go as a howler, one I had thought up a long time ago when I had first read the comic. My hair colors where a hot pink and electric blue. Don't get me started on how I got my mouth to glow hot pink, and it was easy to order a pair of contacts in hot pink. About a month before the convention, I went to my dentist and got some dull extensions put on my teeth, to simulate the fangs that howlers have in human form, and it was so that I wouldn't speak like an idiot when at the convention.

The day of the convention, my friend Hunter had gone to the convention early, and me and my other friend Ross where to meet him later. Me and Ross got to the convention fine, and went in and gasped at how amazing the place looked. Wall to wall booths and presentations. Ross called Hunter to tell him we made it, and he told us where to find him. We waded through crowds of people, past booths with comics, games, dice, and replica weapons. I had about four grand, so I knew I couldn't buy everything, but that didn't stop me from wanting to.

Finally, we caught up to Hunter. When we meet him, we talked for a bit, but then I told my friends that I wanted to look around, and we set up a meeting place and time. As I headed into the convention, I looked for anything that I would want to buy. Nothing in the immediate vicinity caught my attention, but as I went further and further into the convention, I was something that threw me for a loop. I had read some stories about people going to conventions, and disappearing after buying something from a booth, with a guy dressed as the merchant from Resident Evil 4. And what do I see, but a man dressed as the merchant from Resident Evil 4. I slowly approach, and asked.

"Um, hey, are you the merchant that send people to different realms?" The guy gave a sigh, and said to me.

"No, and yes I know exactly what you mean. I hate how nobody is coming to buy from me, because of it either. My wares are just simple things that look good for the people. You buy something, you don't get sent anywhere. Promise."

With that, I nodded and looked at his stuff. He had some pretty cool things, and had some wicked looking statues. There was dragons, golems, and dinosaurs. I saw one that looked to be a Utahraptor, the large raptors that you see in Jurassic Park, not Velociraptor, which are as small as cats.

The raptor was poised as if it was attacking, mid-leap as it was to latch on to it's prey. It looked cool, red stripes on the grey-cream skin. I decided to buy it. I asked him how much, and he sold it to me for a hundred. I was hauling around a duffel bag with me so that I could carry whatever merchandise I bought. I had a feeling that by the end of the day, I would be needing it.

Twenty minutes later, and looking around at various different stalls with nothing of interest. I saw her. The Shaman. The mysterious figure from the comic. I was worried, slash excited, as I walked over to her booth.

"Hello, Shaman. I thought you would be back in Fallen Star? Why are you at this market?" She laughed at the joking reference.

The laugh was amazing. I have heard many a laugh, I can replicate many of them, but this one I had never heard before. It was melodious, and I have no better way to describe it.

"Well young Howler, I thought to sell some of my wares to a different crowd. As you can see, I have a selection. and for a Howler such as me, I will give you a discount on what you buy."

"Thank you, ma'am. I just need a moment to look then." She gave a sweep of her hand at the arrangement, and I took a look.

On the table was many a thing. I saw guns, knives, axes, arm gauntlets, and I think I saw a crystal prosthesis. I saw something that caught my eye. It was a holy blade. Revered in the tales of King Arthur. I decided to get it. I put it aside and continued looking. After another minute, I got the crystal prosthesis, another sword that looked to be the Great Sword of Artorias from "Dark Souls, and proceeded to look through the rest of the wares.

"Do you have anything else? Nothing seams to speak to me."

"Of course. Come back here, and I will show you the rest of my wares."

As we entered the tent area behind the booth, I saw it. The Leviathan axe from the new God of War. I walked over and picked it up.

"How much for all of this?"

"That will be three thousand." I stare at her.

"Are you sure? Because that seems unreasonably low, for how high quality most of these things are, they should be more."

"Yes, I am sure. The reason being, is that I have a job offering as well for you." And with a snap of her fingers, I heard a Howl of laughter, and the next thing, my face is trying to peel itself off. I grab at it, pulling it back, and then decide to stay upright as the world stops moving.

It didn't work. I fell on my ass.

"AH, fuck. What the hell happened?"

"I have brought you to the Nexus. This is where I will send you off, after I give you your powers and instructions."

I looked around the "Nexus" and saw that it looked like the train station in The Matrix.

"Huh, at least it's in good taste. Also, what do you mean, powers and instructions?"

"I mean, you will not be able to go to your new job with the way you currently are. I have one thing to say first though. I cannot give you the power to be a Howler as they appear in the comic. I can give you a beast form, however, and it will be most like a werewolf transformation. You will be a bipedal Howler, so to speak. You don't have to laugh to transform, but you must concentrate, at least for know. The colors of your beast form will be your electric blue, hot pink, and a third color, snow white. I have taken the liberty of adjusting your weapons to your fighting style and size, as well as replacing your pre-existing prosthesis. Yes, I know about that fake arm of yours."

This shocked me. I never really mention it much, but a boating accident can change many things for a kid. It was a Boy Scout trip, and my right arm got caught in the propellers of the boat. It had to be amputated. I looked at my arm, and saw that it now had an electric blue crystal shard prosthesis. I flexed, and was surprised to see it move. I looked at her, disbelief evident on my face.

"Yes, it works. Think of it like automail, from Fullmetal Alchemist, though it doesn't change much. It is made of crystals, as you can see, which can either be shaped into a large hook, sword, or whatever else you think, as long as it is melee related. The holy blade you bought works and acts just like the blade Saber wields in the Fate anime's. The scabbard will heal most any injury short of fatal, loss of limb, and poison. The Great Sword of Artorias, is the same as in the game. A giant blade that can be wielded one or two handed. The Leviathan axe works like the one in the game. Throw it, and it will come back on command, through any material. i have given you a small pouch with the full set of light and heavy runic attacks for the axe. I have also given you a hammerspace, to hold all of your armor and weapons. The hammerspace is set with an unlimited amount of room, but I recommend not filling it with everything."

"Okay, I think I got everything you said. I have a new arm that can be formed into almost any melee weapon. I have the holy sword of Arthur, I have the great sword of an undead warrior and wolf, I have the Leviathan axe with all the power ups and I hope a good handle, and a hammerspace to hold armor and weapons, or whatever I might need. Is that all?"

"No. The Utahraptor statue you bought, you know have as a pet. You can use it as an alternate mode of transportation, or just keep it as a companion. Your choice. For now, it will stay as a statue until you place it and activate it. After that, you cannot return it to it's statue state. Also, I have a book for you. It goes into detail on your powers. Read it when you can."

"Yes ma'am. Anything else? You said you had a job for me?"

"Yes. In addition to everything else, i did give you some money. The job however, is this. In a month and a half, the world I have created will be invaded by demons. I want you to hunt them down, and send them back to Tarturus, or end them entirely, depending on what you see fit. You have the weapons now to do so. Make sure my ponies do not come to harm."

And with that note, she takes off her mask. Her hair changes from black yellow and blue, to a red, auburn hair, coming to the small of her back, a tale growing from the base of her spine. Her face turns into a muzzle. Her skin grows a white cream colored fur all over her body. Her feet change into hooves, but she stands on two feet, like a satyr with more grace. She gets a horn on her head, and wings on her back. An ethereal glow started to suffuse the air, making the whole area brighten up, colors coming sharper. I immediately felt at ease, my worry about all that was happening fading away, and she spoke again.

"Take this, you will need this to gain favor from my daughters."

As she says this, she starts to shed a single tear. It falls into her hand and glows. In moments, the tear has turned into a chunk of amber, with a milky white bottom of the teardrop shape, fading to the red-auburn of her hair. The picture on it was a quill and inkwell. She hands me the object, and leads me to the train that has just pulled in.

"Here is the book and my tear. You should settle down in Ponyville. It's the most interesting place in my world. Don't forget to make friends, and tell my daughters I said hello." With that, she pushed me backwards, making me stumble slightly into the train car.

"Good luck, Cameron Ruff."

And the train pulls out of the station.

Author's Note

This is the new story. I know that most of you liked the last one, and I am sorry I had to cancel it. I felt that I needed to take a better approach, with a character that I can relate to much faster, to write him easier. It is not a full self insert character, as not all of what I said is true, no fake limb in real life, and my mother isn't 73 and dying. Think about 7 years younger and you will have it right. I will be making this character like me in a lot of ways, but more serious and sane. Also here's some cool videos about the weapons.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPqj6WaTFOE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vcVmGb_ff4&t=126s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cy3H3QVuKh8

Have a Jivin day!