A Traumatic Path

by ShirtMechanic

Chapter 1

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Chapter 1

It felt like I was walking for an hour when I found a path next to the forest edge. I eventually figured the name out when I walked past a rotten sign, I barely made out the words, "Beware Of The Everfree Forest". The people here call it the Everfree Forest, and I can sorta understand why it's a forest that seems to go on forever.

I was taking in the colorful surroundings rather well, I felt like I was in a dream I would never want to wake up from, but I couldn't help but have a feeling like I knew the forest and area around me. It felt so familiar, but I couldn't figure it out. I knew it was at the tip of my tongue, but I let it go for me to figure out later on.

The path seemed to go on forever as I traversed it but I did see a little house from the distance. At first, it looked tiny but as I got closer, I had a better look at it. It seemed to be built for a small family but it looked like a medieval house. I began to think when I walked out of the forest's edge. 'It's possible that I possibly traveled back in time.'

But it wouldn't explain why everything looks like a cartoon. I took a look at the plushie I was holding, feeling a sense of familiarity from it, seeming like I forgot who it was. I decided to keep the small toy with me as some protection, seemingly the only thing I brought with me.

I made it to the small cottage to see the door almost my height. I knocked on the small door expecting a response from it, but I got none. "It seems like nobody is home..." I said to myself.

I was about to head back down on the path to civilization, I hope. But I stopped as I heard a muffled sound. I kept looking around till I heard the direction my damaged ears could lock onto. It was the most beautiful melody I've ever heard, full of happiness and courage. I was pulled towards its through the bushes.

I pushed through the bushes to find the people, excited to find someone for help. I got out of the bushes and saw... ponies?

'I'm hallucinating, right?' I questioned myself. I pinched myself to make sure I wasn't dreaming, nothing happened.

Crapbaskets...

Specifically, I was looking at a yellow pegasus with a long-curly pink mane and tail, and with the most wonderful cyan eyes I've ever seen... well seen since I lost my memory.

Dammit...

I saw the pegasus hovering in the air while humming to the song the birds were singing but one bird sounded off. It seemed like the pegasus heard as well as she... spoke to the bird in... ENGLISH!?!

"oh my... um... stop please, everyone." the pegasus said as she slowly flew up to a blue jay, "um excuse me, sir... I mean no offense but your rhythm is just a teeny bit off. Now follow me please, a one, a two, a one two three."

"um... hello?" I said nervously coming out of the bushes. I heard a gasp from the pegasus with the birds flying away. I stood there with the last of my energy. I was tired, hungry, thirst, and most of all, I need to go to the bathroom. She gasps at my dirty appearance and is curious at my structure.

"I'm sorry for scaring your birds away, I'm um... just lost." why the hell am I nervous all a sudden, I know I'm talking a colorful pegasus cartoon-like pony but still, I shouldn't be nervous.

"Oh my... are you ok?" she said to me as she looked at my appearance with worry.

"No... no, I'm not ok..." I said deadpanned. I lost my memory, I'm stuck in a cartoon world full of ponies and I'm sure there are no other humans around. So no, I'm not alright.

I started to feel wobbly all a sudden, my tiredness and all the other things that are making me feel like crap had started to catch up to me as I fell forwards onto the... something soft and fuzzy. This doesn't seem right, I've should've hit the dirt and grass that was below me. I slowly look up and see I landed on the pegasus's back, she looked at me with a motherly smile and hummed a soothing song.

(or you could read it...)

Hush now, quiet now

it's time to lay your sleepyhead

Hush now, quiet now

it's time to go to bed

Drifting off to sleep

Exciting day behind you

Drifting off to sleep

Let the joy of dreamland find you

Hush now, quiet now

it's time to lay your sleepyhead

Hush now, quiet now

it's time to go to bed

Drifting off to sleep

Exciting day behind you

Drifting off to sleep

Let the joy of dreamland find you

And I fell almost fell asleep while snuggling with the pony plushy against the pegasus. I felt nice against the pegasus's fur, but I still need to ask a simple question.

"What's your name?" I asked sleepily, my eyes feeling heavier by the second. The pegasus gave me a motherly smile and answered.

"My name is Fluttershy." She said calmly. Now I knew, snuggling closer to Fluttershy and she draped a wing over me to keep me warm till I fell asleep. I let out a big yawn, falling into a peaceful sleep, I felt safe.

This pegasus ain't so bad.


The song still played in my mind as I was floating in a dark void but that didnt scare me. The warm touch kept me safe until it started to get cold.

The fuck?

The scenery started to change, I was no longer floating endlessly through a void, I was now standing on an endless plain of grey dust with the pony plushie in hand. I looked into the sky above me to find it filled with stars I couldn't see from the earth... wait...

I look around and to my amazement, the bloody earth was above me...

Holy shit! I'm on the damn moon!

I held my breath and pinched my nose with my free hand and started to run around in a panic, looking hopefully for some pocket of air but I was pointless. I then tripped on a rock I didn't see ahead of me and face planted hard onto the dusty moon surface, it's when I realized... I could breathe.

"oh my god, I can breathe on the moon!" I said to myself, quickly finding out there was sound in a none atmosphere environment.

"Because you're dreaming creature..." said a chilling voice behind me...

I turn around a see a misty fog full of small twinkling stars. I was caught in its wonderment that I didn't see it take form until I noticed it's slitted eyes appear in the dark mist. It took a form of a tall and very dark pegasus with a horn. It's long physics-defying mane and tail moving in a wind like motion in the... non-atmosphere moon. But it's characteristics that scared me was its slitted cyan eyes and wicked fanged smile.

"Hello creature, what's your name?" She said while slowly trotting to me.

I took a step back in fear and held the plushie closer to me, hoping It would have some sort of protection. All it did was catch the attention of the dark pony. I then noticed the plushie was enveloped in a dark blue form of energy as it was pulled from my grasp.

"N... no! Give it back!" I shouted as I rushed towards it, but was held back the same energy the unicorn was emitting. She gave me a wicked smile and looked back at the plushie with a quizzical look.

"How do you have a plushie version of me, creature?" She asked me with a hint of venom in her voice.

"She looks nothing like you, now give it back!" I continued to struggle, sweat started to run down my face. The plushie was the only item I had and I didn't want to lose it, and I think the unicorn or pegasus got the idea.

"Oh but I am this plushie, I'm just in a different form currently." She explained. This just confused me...

Form, the hell does she mean?

"If you won't tell me your name, I guess I'll have to invade your mind for answers," she said as she brought me closer to her with her energy.

'I NEED AN ADULT!!' I screamed in my head as I now tried to run the other direction, but it was pointless. I was eventually faced to muzzle with the pony and I swallowed a large lump in my throat as I looked onto the ponies slitted eyes.

"Don't be so scared, it won't hurt." She said in a menacing tone, "Much"

She tilted her horn and placed it on my head and emitted a surge of energy into my brain. I thrashed around as my head started to feel like it was splitting open like a popped tire. Then my surroundings changed as the pain seized. I was now standing in what seems like a hallway of doors that went to go on forever.

"Where am I?" I questioned aloud, but it seemed like no one heard.

"Well we're in your memories, Michael..." I heard the dark ponies voice again and it sent chills down my spine.

"Wha... how did you?!" I looked around frantically but she was nowhere in sight.

"I'm currently in your mind human, but it seems your memories are locked away?" She said confused. I then saw the mist arrive in front of me and took the form of the pony again, but she seemed more frustrated. “Now tell me why!”

I fell backwards as she shout with frustration. “I... I don’t know miss, I just arrived here. I don’t even know how I got here!” As I was on the verg of tears. All the confusion and lonely ness finally caught up to me as I started to sob on the ground.

“Doesn’t matter, I can simply force my way through the doors. Then I’ll know what to do with you when the time comes.” She explained as she spotted a door that had been locked away and from its condition, It’s brand new.

She lit her horn and the lock’s seemly broke apart. This sent a sense of pain through my head as the pony walked in, and bring me along.


Author's Note

The timeline of the story has changed and will stay this way, next chapter will be with nightmare moon and Michael going through his memories. I hope you enjoy this new rewritten chapter. Catch you later!

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