A void, that is all I could describe in my situation, a bleak, black, and infinite void. Why was I conscious of this? I could not tell you, I feel like this place was the transition piece to a dream or the waking realm, a sort of purgatory? No, purgatory would be more of a place to become better, it's more like limbo, an endless state of no real evil but no real happiness, at least that would make more sense for why I'm here. I don't remember how I would've died though, it feels like I'm in a dream state, where nothing is truly real or physical-

"AH!" I was pulled into a surreal feeling of being swapped into reality and as of course, as a normal person would after feeling like their reality was shattered, woke up and immediately sat straight up with fear still stinging in my body. But the only thing that greeted me was a bright light, I covered my eyes with my right hoof, trying to adjust my eyes to the light while also feeling the effects of immediately sitting up which let me remind myself, to never do.

Why was there a light? Was this what death was like? I squinted my eyes and got enough time to truly understand where I was, I was in a bed? A blanket was covering me, silk, soft, smooth with no real signs of wrinkles or stains, strange. I looked around while still holding my original position while still groggy but found that the room was for the lack of a better term, empty, it had a dresser, a bed (I obviously am on), a flower vase filled with two purple flowers, and two doors. I, I don't think I got laid and this certainly wasn't my apartment, I don't remember anything, this is gonna annoy the hell out of me.

I should explore at least, if this was some saw shit someone would already have informed me, I paused for a moment.

Why? Last night as much as I can recall I was just out drinking again and I wasn't much in the mood to live so, alternatively, I could just sit here and wait out the storm, eventually someone would come for me and It would sort itself out later.

I sighed, obviously, I need answers before I step into something more troubling and, with my past record I wouldn't count myself so lucky. I took more into my surroundings and found it was actually quite, pleasant, the scene placed in front of me was warm sunlight glowing beyond the drapes and a sliver of sunlight escaping through the thin veils of the window curtains, the scene was actually very calming and somewhat put me at ease. The smell was quite pleasant, I assume from the flowers, was rather a nice aroma, it was hard to describe, it had some smell of orange but also blue raspberries although slightly different, it was odd and there was definitely more to call out but it was calming.

I should feel worried or scared but this scenery, this place, this room, felt so normal, so comforting, and just downright worth more than I was, when I see something like this, I get a little homesick back to when I was younger where everything was done so neatly, where my parents were- no, I shake my head to get these thoughts away, I shut my eyes and refocus, no matter how nice or longing this place is like to me I have to find out why I woke up here, a random girl in a bar would definitely not bring someone like me to her fancy-schmancy way of life.

I move my torso to the left to step out of the bed, damn I miss the warmth of it already, I'm about to take my first step when I realize what I was actually putting out, a short horse limb, a pony, but really I saw no difference, but for some reason seeing it just there, my body really moving and it reacting with it at the same time.it seems so unreal yet so stable, I sometimes feel like my mind will give way and when I sleep...I'll flatline, that somehow these past two weeks would be all a fever dream, a sort of moment where my mind makes some kind of place before I die out before my body leaves the real world I so long, for now, I want to cry, I've wanted to cry for so long, to yell, to scream! But I keep moving, I have to, I can't stop yet... But then, what's the point?

I hate that nagging feeling, those whispers of my voice gnawing at my anxiety and fears to some greater unknown, "Goddamnit" I sighed again after I spoke, this shit is not getting any easier, got to keep it up just for a bit longer. I take that one step, then another, and now I'm walking on all fours, strange to be in this sorta style of ~~walking~~ trotting but then I'd be the one who looks strange huh? I feel so out of place here walking around on both my legs and feet, really weird also how does hygiene work over here? I stopped my questioning to realize I only had two options, open the door in front of me where the dresser and the vase were nearby or take a left and find out what door number two had.

I was visibly a little teensy bit nervous I mean who wouldn't! I just got drunk last night and wake up to a nice bed and room (which isn't mine) and have two fates outside of two doors in a magical world that could possibly teleport me to otherworldly horrors' which could still be SAW related! I sighed for the millionth time, I rubbed my forehead with the frog of my hoof which was the only nice soft part of my unorthodox limbs, well hooves. I'm distracting myself again, I mentally noted to keep that on the minimum next time I may be in a SAW game.

I moved my hoof back on the ground and realized something, there were window curtains, right? I turned to the right side of the room to realize there was that a stray beam of light that was still warming the sheets now; that means there should be a view of the area right?

I hesitate before I make my next steps towards the window, it seemed so, odd, a nice warm place with a comfortable space completely contrasting from my lifestyle, all while picking ME of all people to take, I mean I'm not rude but still, much better options to take home, or you know, to kill, could still be a possibility but more so jokingly. I look around before I move then keep a slow walking pace to feel out the area, nothing seemed off or wrong but I still kept my clopping to a minimum, I moved my head sideways to grab the thin opening with my teeth to pour out more light to move for a full view of the world outside all in a smooth motion.

What I saw amazed me, first I was blinded by the sun's radiance which I knew because after my eyes slowly adjusted to the light I could see it was where the sun should be, but secondly, there was a whole city underneath me, shops, homes, restaurants, businesses, it was all surreal. Sure I saw ponies passing by and working but this was completely different, the sample I had was 10 percent of this sight, hundreds, thousands, millions of ponies moving by and working in motion, ponies were moving in and out, a donut shop was nearby having a rush hour while a restaurant was getting slow traction of movement, carriages being driven by ponies for other ponies flaunting their luxury and riches all while keeping their heads high. It was, strange, I mean sure ponies seemed to act like humans but to see it in effect this much, however far I was from Creek Ville was just, bizarre.

I need to recollect my thoughts, I rubbed the sides of my head next to my ears with my hoofs, so I traveled all the way over here in a horse body that has his hair and tail like a sugar cane strip add to the fact it's body is pure snow white with bags under its eyes, which makes me look like an addict just waiting to happen, in a weird horse world where I drank last night from Creek Ville and now in a- wait a minute.

I look to the bed, then to the vase, the dresser, then to the window. I look over the window once more and look out to see the city underneath me, I look at the border of the window, inside is wood with a nice light color maybe oak due to the sunshine, the exterior of the window was quartz I think, I look out and to the left, I saw the rest of the quartz, why would someone put this much effort-the building that I could see..it was a castle, it was a fucking castle.

"Oh fuck" I said out loud, like really, fuck...WHAT? OK OKAY calm down breathe take deep breaths, I slowly tried to calm my nerves and steady my breathing, so to recap, last night I drank so much I was probably completely wasted and now woke up to a nice bed that is now confirmed to be the property of someone royal, important, or a God, and while that last is a little ridiculous, at this point literally I'd believe anything at this point.

Fuck, no really, I fucked up.

WHAT THE HELL DID I DO THIS TIME?! THERE ARE WAY TOO MANY THINGS THAT I COULD'VE DONE HORRIBLY WRONG. Calm down Eric, calm down, okay. So the least I could've done was either fuck a princess or go so drunk they felt pity for me while the worst I could've done is spilling the fact THAT I'M AN ALIEN! AGH okay okay Eric you need to keep it together, maybe they haven't found out, or maybe they're going to run experiments on you GODDAMNIT WHAT DID I JUST SAY, ugh I need to think to clear my head a bit.

Just then I heard a few footsteps, clop steps? Goddamnit Eric this is no time for joking, I looked around to anywhere I could hide, I hear the sound coming closer to the door near the vase and dresser but I don't wanna test my luck on the other door especially with how bad it's been, fuck, I could jump out the window and risk fracturing or breaking my bones-

The doorknob began to move with the latch bolt letting go, fuck it, going underneath the bed, I slid down with my hooves out and my stomach on the ground, the friction didn't feel great but better to hide from possible doctors wanting to dissect me.

The door opened and all I saw were hooves but I hard clanking with the movement so I'm assuming they are wearing armor.

"Wake up Eri- what?" I saw the horse with white fur move with the voice looking around a bit but another voice chirped up, most definitely coming from his companion of black fur.

"Maybe he's in the bathroom" black fur moved to the left doorway to knock with his hoof, "Eric, Princess Celestia has requested to meet with you as well as Princess Luna" shit, okay see a castle with princesses means double down on bad shit. The white fur came over to speak his piece.

"..I don't hear a response, do you think he's out?" He pushed his hoof to the door and it opened effortlessly, black fur voice spoke back "Buck, I knew we should've had one of our guards here, go inform the others to search the place! We can't fail the princesses otherwise they'll have my head" white hooves galloped at pretty surprising speeds but black hooves stayed, for a second I was wondering why he was staying until a beam of cyan light shined onto the floor showing hoof prints, now due to my limited experience of watching forensic shows at 11 pm this means I'm fucked, he while still spewing out the light show onto the ground tracing my steps. Fuckfuckfuck, I only got two choices, run like hell or get caught by the worst possible enforcement in this world where I'd get hanged most likely, fuck.

I kept a few seconds to weigh my options but didn't realize until too late that black fur over here already caught onto my hoof prints and looking to my right where I dove under was the black unicorn, face to face, I scream and booked it with scampering out under the bed and galloped, but low and behold up ahead was a couple more guards coming by so I quickly stomped my feet onto the ground to lose traction creating some friction on the carpet and fucking booked it backwards but again black hooves was there, luckily there was a third option, the right hallway, and thus ran for my life, I ran through corridors and corners and doors all a blur to me as I ran for my life but I soon noticed my speed was slowly burning out my energy and that fucking black fur guard was slowly catching up to me, I tried to gain more speed but I was completely out of my league, the guy was a well trained guard being in a horse body for who knows how many years trained under the law of protecting two princesses while I, a human that just got barely the hang of properly learning how to drink without looking like a dog licking his bowl, was barely at this whole fucking pony thing.

I was reaching two big double doors when I was tackled by some guard and assuming all the black around me I could guess it was coal hooves, we tumbled out of the doors all the way rolling like a ball of limbs inside the room and me being pinned down to the marble floor, I knew this because my face was having a very intimate relationship with the floor currently while the big naughty gift from Santa was pushing me towards the said ground.

"You gave us one Tartarus of a run, Eric, not many ponies can outrun a guard for that long." He pushed me further, fuck it, if I may go down might as well quip.

"I'm more interested that you could run in the first place, your friends couldn't seem to catch the second wind through all those doors" He smirked and I, of course, was more than happy to give him a shit-eating grin.

"General Brisk, I believe we have informed you that we would like our new guest treated with the utmost kindness you could muster, did we not?"

"Y-your majesties!" He switched his tone from satisfaction to worry immediately and he swiftly took a few steps back, changed his pose to all fours, and bowed towards the voice. I actually was able to move up to look up who just saved my ass and damn did it just keep getting weirder. In front of me was a long table covered with a white cloth, decorated with purple outlines but that wasn't the weird part, the weird part was the tall horse with white fur looking oh so fluffy with rainbow ethereal flowing mane seated in a rather tall chair while at the end of the table, another purple tall horse with fluff (but not as much) with a purple flowing mane. I could not make this shit up even if I wanted to.

General Brisk had risen from his bowing stance, "Well y-yes but well, you see there was quite the commotion over at his guest room" he was stiff, everything of his body language told me he was speaking to his direct superiors and I was his audience.

"Hmm," the white horse clicked her tongue, "I assume this mess will be explained quite thoroughly on your report, correct?"

"O-of course your majesty" he bowed again.

"You may leave, tell the other guards we would like some more privacy of this room and to bring the chefs" The purple horse spoke up from the end of the table.

"Of course Princesses!" General Brisk once again bowed, I don't know how his back could handle it but he managed to trot backward and close the door with his hooves while leaving, I heard some other footsteps but they soon stopped, probably his squad catching up.

I was kind of shocked, okay shocked would be an understatement, I think I just messed with royalty and now they require a private meeting with ME, I'm actually freaking out inside now, WHY AM I IN A CASTLE?! WHY DO THEY WANT TO TALK TO ME SPECIFICALLY? WHAT DO THEY WANT?

While screaming inside I stopped as soon as I heard someone clearing their throat and turned to see the tallest white horse I've seen ever in my life.

"So, you're the Eric I've heard so much about?"

I kept staring at her, I mean it's basically a giraffe that had a baby with a horse and somehow survived getting birthed along with magical powers of big wings and a horn.

"I-I uh, you're a tall horse" I was completely enamored by the sight of her creation, I mean it's like all the pony types I've seen fused into one and decided to fuck nature and give her long neck for shits and giggles.

"Excuse me?" She looked shocked and slightly angry, shit I guess that's like a racist slur or something offensive over here.

"I-i uh mean you're a pony," I looked to her face but kept looking at her neck and to the body back and forth, "a really big pony, you're like a plush toy made to life" I reached out with my hoof to feel her fluff but before I could I was wrapped completely around a magic yellow aura.

"Hooves off, I know you may not be completely accustomed to our customs or society but that is an egregious action to take, especially when you're just meeting a pony" she looked rather sympathetic but still overall displeased, wait egregious?

My eyes widen, "O-oh shit, was that an indecent sort of thing?"

She slowly placed me back on the ground and spoke with a smile and stifled a laugh, "not quite, but still, rather something kept merely to close connections"

"O-oh uh I'm sorry, wait what do you mean 'not be completely accustomed'?" I immediately had my suspicions high, if this goes where I think it's going I might be screwed.

"This might be better discussed over breakfast, besides lulu hasn't really been eating healthy recently"

"Pah, I've been eating bananas Tia" Dark purple horse began to bite back with that passing comment, she seemed tired.

"Peels Luna, peels" Tia had a raised eyebrow and a non-impressed look.

"W-well it's not my fault that they taste better" Luna half-assed a rebuttal back to her sister.

Tia laughed, while I would've found this rather comedic but I was still in shock of seeing royalty that specifically wanted me, I slowly began to step back, "Well uh, you guys seem fine without me so I'll take my leave" I turned towards the door but before I could take a step that familiar yellow glow of warmth came to surround my body.

"Nonsense, we have much to talk about, Eric" Tia's horn glowed with the yellow hue and smiled with a pleasant smile but all I could think was what was behind that smile, she levitated me to a spot over at the table and picked a chair from out of my view and sat me in it, "besides, I'm sure you have many questions yourself" she spoke oh so pleasant with soft and kindness but it felt off to me, waking up to a castle from a previous night of binge drinking had red flags all over even if she was just drinking tea.

I was really out of my element and I decided to just go for it, throw all caution out the window, "Okay, let's cut to the chase, did I fuck either of you? Or promise to wed one of you?" Tia actually spit out the tea she was drinking and the Luna tried to stifle her laugh but inevitably failed and let it all out, laughing heartily. She went from laughing to cackling to wheezing while the white horse is still recoiling from my question and I was just extremely worried I had said something that would get me hanged.

For a while neither of us said anything while Luna was dying of laughter, mostly because Tia was still in the shock phase due to my own stupidity and me, being afraid of death as punishment.

It took a while before Luna was able to actually contain her laughter and a few more seconds to give the first word out of the table, "T-thank you for that, Sire" she kept trying to keep her composure but it was a losing battle and not one she very much cared for at this point by her body language, "Phew, Tis was a treat to have laughed that hard in a millennium, Tia was always one to have, what do they use the analogy, ah, 'a stick in the mud'" Luna actually tapped her hoof onto her chin while taking a jab at her sister.

Tia was finally able to fully comprehend what was going on and refocused on the situation if her shaking her head was any indication. She looked surprised though, she actually looked at me with a bit of shock for a second before moving her attention to Luna, "Luna, you're doing it again" Tia spoke with a smile and warmth behind it.

Luna actually blushed which was a first but, kind of cute, "Oh, Our-my apologies" she started to look down at the table, fiddling with her hooves.

It was a full second before Tia went back onto the main concern I spoke of but she seemed, much more calmed and slightly, Happy? "I'm sorry if my earlier reaction, I haven't had somepony spoke to me with such forwardness before and as to answer your earlier question no, you did not 'wed' either of us nor anypony for that matter, and your first question has the same answer"

"Ah" I responded with acknowledgment and couldn't put out more of a response, I was more so shocked at how she recovered so well to my question, I for sure thought I was screwed but she seemed to have responded with such warmth and kindness I couldn't imagine she heard me before.

"Well then, I think it's time we start ordering something for food before the morning is gone, don't you think?"

I was stunned by the change of mood and pacing, at first I thought they were going to hang me but now? Now they were treating me as a guest, they were laughing, enjoying each other's flaws, why?

Luna's bashful expression slowly left as she regained her composure "Of course, Petunia!"

A pony, maybe a girl judging by the long eyelashes, with gray fur and yellow eyes with a chef hat and a chef's attire slowly opened the doors and peeked then came through, "Yes, Princess Luna?"

"Did you bring the kitchen staff?"

"Well I would've but," she began to move to a few feet then seemed to shrink a bit under the princesses "most left due to the recent news of an...alien creature"

I cringed a bit at that, now everything was clear, they know, I looked to Luna expecting some kind of a shock to a ruse being destroyed but when I saw her eyes she seemed, displeased? Sad?

"Ah..I, see, well, I will attend this matter myself" She began to scoot back her seat to stand on her forelegs but Tia actually moved from her seat and Petunia shrank a bit more from the movement,

"Luna, while I am also disappointed by this I think it's better we order food before making a move, don't you?" She looked into Luna's eyes but Luna held firm.

"I can not, in good conscious let this slide sister,"

But Celestia held her ground even more, "Luna, I know how much this is important to you, please just eat, for now, I will take care of everything afterward but we have a guest I'm sure you've been waiting to greet him."

Luna opened her mouth for a second and seemed conflicted like she wanted to say something but kept it in, she seemed to accept the defeat and sit back. Tia actually looked happy that her sister followed her advice but she turned to Petunia with disappointment in her eyes.

"Petunia"

Petunia was shaking, "y-yes Princess?"

"Would you be able to fill our orders before we get to this problem in the castle?" Tia spoke with the same amount of stone face I'd expect from a political figure, clearly being royalty came with its perks, you know, besides being rich and having staff and kingdom.

"Of course!" Petunia immediately straightened up and trotted over to the table taking out a notepad from god knows where "what would you request your majesties?"

"Hmm" Tia started to tap her chin before deciding, "I think pancakes should suffice, what about you Luna?"

Luna seemed still sour on the earlier subject but gave a response nonetheless but not without a sigh first "I will have waffles"

Petunia wrote her orders and began to move but Tia raised one of her hooves, "I think you forgot somepony very important Petunia"

"I don't understa-" Before Petunia could speak any further Tia used the same yellow aura before to shut her mouth.

Tia moved her direction of focus onto me next, "And what about you, Eric?" She spoke with interest and curiosity in her eyes and when I looked at Luna she seemed to have held the same feelings in her eyes,

"I uh" I sunk into the chair and let my candy cane hair fill a bit of my vision, "maybe, some hay fries?"

Author's Note

Originally was going to be much longer but I wanted to get a start on another story which could be released soonish, I'll be making chapters on this story often though so don't worry