Chapters Normal day, Intriguing Afternoon
A boy woke up one day, like it was any other, boring, bland, and sorta lonely feeling. He gruelingly got up, and went to brush his teeth. Nothing exciting at all, nothing with the brightness his favorite show has.
He brushed his hair. After that, he got dressed, and walked outside, enjoying the brisk breeze in the early morning, careful not to wake the others who remained asleep in doors. It wasn't a school day, so he got a little freedom there.
As he walked down the road, feeling strangely nastalgic for some reason, he came upon a box. A large cardboard box. And it was moving slightly, with a voice being heard as one of the voices of a character he felt more closely to as a whole, even though he loved the entire cast.
I'm probably just day dreaming, aren't I? Well no harm in at least looking, is there ? The boy contemplated, before getting down on his knees, and he opened the box. He was surprised, seeing a full grown Rainbow Dash look up, just as her hoof hit him in the head, making him stumble back in disbelief, not really noticing the pain. He wasn't hallucinating. Maybe he was, but it felt real.
"And who do you think you are boxing me up- Where am I? Who are you?", Asked the mare as she took in the sight of the boy, feeling that she wasn't in Equestria anymore.
The boy just blanched at the mare for a second, innerly fan-boying about his favorite pony. He quickly calmed down, and got down to his knee in front of her, which made the Mare go a bit red for a second, which made her feel a bit weird, but at the same time cheered her up, and she wasn't hostile anymore.
"Well, Rainbow Dash, you aren't in Equestria anymore. At least not now. How should I put this...", The boy thought again, realizing they were the same age, so he tried to relax more. This won't have any backlashes. Yeah right. Heard that before. Gonna have to tone it down a bit on the realism here, even if Equestria is as real as Earth, it's a work of fiction here. "You're now on Earth. A boring, bland, dangerous planet that produced many great things. And horrible things. But, in regards to Equestria, it's not...... Real here. As much as I wish it was.", The boy began, and Rainbow interrupted him.
"Not real? I'm as real as you are, whoever you are. And if you don't believe me, I can prove it!", Rainbow yelled in confidence, but the boy quickly put a finger to her lips.
"I know you are real now, you don't have to prove it, but please be quiet, I don't want people to call the police or something cuz of you being here. Uhm... Here follow me", said the boy, and he got up, heading towards the woods, and Rainbow was quick to glide behind him.
They arrived in a clearing where there weren't any people or animals, and so the boy found a place to sit, and Rainbow being a picky pony in terms of where to rest, sat directly in his lap.
"Okay, so you're real. Which means every other pony is real in the show. How did you end up here, if I can ask?", The boy asked, and Rainbow then looked embarrassed.
"Somepony closed up that box around me when I fell asleep. I don't know who, but I have a suspicion on who.", Rainbow said, and the boy was quick to answer.
"You think it's Discord. While I have speculations that could prove that, what if it was somepony else?", The boy asked, and Rainbow was intrigued on his knowledge on her world, even though it was just a show here.
"I don't know, it just seems the kind of thing he'd do, even though he's a good creature, he wouldn't be able to resist pranking me or something since I got him good the other day.", The pegasus said with a huff.
"Well. If there's one thing something taught me, Celestia and Twilight should find a way to get you, even through our universe differences.", The boy said, as he subconsciously pet the mare, which, while she found it quite soothing, it was one of the most embarrassing things anypony's ever done with her, but the boy didn't know that.
It was a few hours into the cold day, somehow turning colder the later it got, the boy shivering in the cold as he waited with Rainbow Dash. He knew there could also be time differences, but he was sure something would be different this time. He looked down at the mare in his lap, who was sleeping soundly, under the jacket he took off for her.
Maybe he would die of frostbite before anything happened, all he did know was that he was gone for a lot longer than he should have been, but suddenly, a spark happened in the air in front of him. Two more sparks. And then an opening the size of Celestia appeared before him and the sleeping mare.
Three beings stepped out, and saw the boy, shivering in the cold. The boy didn't mind though, if the rainbow maned mare was alright. All three of the beings were Alicorns, and he knew them all.
"C... C... Celeste..tia! L..L... Luna! A... And T... T... Twilight Sparkle. F... Finally here eh?", Asked boy with a small grin. All three Alicorn's couldn't help but wince at the voice that sounded like it scraped against something painfully.
Twilight Sparkle, the one Alicorn who knew of humans in her universe, couldn't help but smile when she saw the pegasus in the boys lap, and went to thank the boy, only to flinch back from the snow surrounding them.
"Cold! That feels way colder than our snow! How do you not have frostbite right now??? Princess Celestia, we must do something for him, since he took care of Rainbow for us, and waited.", Asked the mare as she looked up to her mentor and her sister. Both Alicorn's seemed to agree on something.
"Bring him with us, we can help him get warm on our way back to Ponyville.", The white Alicorn said, and held her hoof out to the boy, who shakily grabbed it, as he gingerly picked Rainbow up.
There was a bright flash, and then nothing was there, except the indentation of a person. The air turned more bitter than it was the day before, and the snow started falling from the sky again.First Person ~
I woke up with a groan, that sounded strangely feminine, and went to rub my eyes, only realizing two things here. I had hooves. And my eyes were pretty large. I opened them, and was greeted with the sight of Canterlot.
I held back a wave of fangirling- wait Fangirling? I attempted to speak, but wince at the feeling of pain in my throat. I looked down, and noticed my new appendages, which replaced my old ones. I looked even further, and yelped as I saw a mare's body. Covered in scars. Which felt pretty painful I must add. And I saw a cutie mark as I looked behind my new appendages on my back. It was a brown book with a yellow pentagram in the center.
I looked down again, and noticed a small fountain. I approached, unsteadily I might add, and I froze at the sight before me. A cyan pegasus mare. With small freckles dotting her cheeks and above her muzzle. With glowing ethereal blue eyes.
"I'm dr- Ow! I'm dreaming aren't I?", I asked, wincing again at the pain, more pain than I've ever felt, but not physically. I had memories. Of things that were supposed to be just for her past. It felt so real, that I didn't hear a cough behind me.
"Might I ask who you are, my little filly?", Celestia asked, which caused me to feel strange, and as I went to speak, Luna spoke up.
"Where is the boy?", She asked, and that caused me to look up, now realizing this was in fact not a dream. Or if it was, it was a very good one, and I couldn't help but show a bit of my fangirl side, as I went to speak.
"He he, uhm, this may sound weird but that boy, is- or was me.", I said nervously as the other Alicorn, Twilight was looking me up and down. I suddenly felt a bit of strain in my eyes, and I noticed Rainbow Dash was still asleep, enveloped in. .. my magic. And that caused every one to start freaking out, Twilight mainly.
"How is that possible, you're only a pegasus, how are you doing this, who are you, wait, if you're the boy, then why aren't you a stallion-", Twilight's constant questions were muffled as I used my new magic to float up something that was around, which happened to be a book. Twilight ceased her questions and appeared intrigued by the book, which was the only possession I had aside from my clothes, back in the human world.
"My apologies, Twilight- er, Princess Twilight. All I know is that I appear to be someone that I wrote up many years ago, and have been working on her since as long as I've been in love with the show. I'm not the boy anymore, I'm just myself, Inner self that is. Or someone who I became close with even if she was only a work of fiction up until a month ago. I don't know how this is possible in the first place, but I'm gonna roll with it since it's something I've longed to be apart of...", I said a little sadly at the end, but brightened my features as best as one could do when trying to cheer oneself up.
I took a quick glance at Luna, and it was almost as if I could sense the two beings within her, one super weak since the first two episodes ended, but still there, and I felt strangely content. Not so strange when I thought about the past I had written for my character. I felt suddenly upset, with how much pain I made her go through. And suddenly I heard another voice that sounded identical to my own, now that I am her.
Ya know... It's kinda nice being able to actually talk to you now, ever since that one day you found out about Tulpas, and everything. And that was where I saw an identical pony mare in front of me. It was the real her. And I was in her body. Now that doesn't sound wrong at all. Or right depending on how you look at it. I could sense the teasing in her voice, but I still felt guilty, and couldn't manage to smile at the thought.
That was when I flinched back, as another cyan pony was talking to me. Rainbow Dash had woken up, and was looking directly at me, like she's been trying to get my attention for a few minutes. She probably was.
"Finally! Well, as I was trying to say, you certainly are..... Different looking. What's with the amount of clothes, you don't really need them now that you're a pony, right?", Rainbow asked. While it would be a sensible question for others, I felt self conscious about my body. Now I was really starting to sound like a mare. Girl. Whatever, doesn't matter, I should probably listen more attentively. Maybe Speda can help me with that..
I can hear you, and of course I'll help. We are sharing the same body from now on after all. Oh, by the way, nice thoughts about Dashie, oh Pinkie too! I'm gonna have so much fun teasing you later. And that was when my face lit up in a bright red, making my freckles clearly visible, and confusing the mares around me.
After a few hours of explaining things, I had to introduce myself properly. It's a normal thing. Only it didn't feel normal, and I felt strangely anxious.
"My name is Speda Hooves. I'm seventeen. Will be eighteen on Nightmare Night.", I began, and that's where Luna stepped in with a question.
"Why can we feel the gentle warmth of the night around you.", Luna asked, and I sighed, awaiting this question.
"Well....... You were more like my surogate mom? And I think I have an affinity with the stars, which was how I wrote my past before all this. It's super weird trying to explain things after you become something you are explaining about..", I said, and Speda spoke up at that.
Tell me about it! Good thing you are the one explaining things. When we are alone, we need to talk by the way okay? I felt this day couldn't get any weirder. Or cooler. Soon enough, I would find out it would ten fold, when I saw a single strand of pink hair land on my muzzle. And I braced for impact.
Author's Note
Okay so this is my attempt at a story about being ones own Oc, in a different way.
I was glad I braced for impact, as five seconds later, I was barreled into by the pink menace. Not really, but it's a funny thought, as I rubbed my side.
"Geez Pinkie, I knew you were a hugger, but I didn't expect it to hurt that bad.", I mumbled, and chuckled, before she could do her 'Welcome to Ponyville' party she does for everypony who moves here. I looked up, and she had a bright smile.
"Welcome, welcome welcome welcome! Hey what's up with all the clothes, are you a spy? I've always wanted to be a spy-", I had my mouth dropped open, cuz she said the exact words I wrote in one of my stories. That's a bit freaky. "-your eyes are so pretty! Why are they glowing, hey who's using magic to carry that book, cuz that's not Twilight's color, I should know since I get picked up by that everyday, ooh hey just like now, hi Twilight, Princess Celestia, Princess Luna, Rainbow Dash-", she was silenced after she bowed slightly toward Princess Luna and Celestia, when Twilight stuffed a flower in her mouth.
"Hey Pinkie. This is Speda Hooves, and she will be living with M-", Twilight was interupted by a slightly annoyed Rainbow Dash.
"And why can't she stay with me, again?", Rainbow asked, and as Twilight was going to slightly angered answer her, I spoke up instead.
"Cause she feels I'm untrustworthy right now? Granted I don't blame her, but hey she doesn't want you fraternizing with me until she's absolutely sure, and I guess she's wary because I said I was technically Nightmare Moon's, and in turn Princess Luna's, Daughter. Adopted of course, but It just doesn't ring true, and even though I know that, I have all these feelings swirling inside me....", I said letting out some of the things I thought Pinkie should know, along with Dashie- er Rainbow Dash know. Cause I felt closer to them, I guess.
Twilight looked a bit shocked that I read her like an open book. Pfft, now that analogy sounds like a Twilight thing. Nerd~ Speda herself answered a little affectionately that time, causing me to smile a bit, brightening my mood. Thank you Speda. It's not a problem, Love.
"Ah... Heheheh, well, I guess I was pretty easy to read. I'm sorry, but until we know more about you, I need you to stay at my castle.", Twilight said, and I nodded my head slightly, before shaking it.
"Can I try finding a place to earn some cas- er Bits? I don't want to be lazy. What about the Apple Farm, with the Apple Family? I'd be under Applejack's gaze so I wouldn't be far.", I said, and Twilight thought it over, before nodding slightly.
"Only if Granny Smith approves of it, but I'll see what I can do. The rest of your time should be spent either answering my questions, telling me as much as you can about yourself, and occasionally, I might let Rainbow Dash in to see you-", Twilight was interupted again, this time by two ponies.
"Yes!", Rainbow Dash exclaimed, and then Pinkie spoke up, a little upset at not being included with the time given.
"Aww, but Twilight, what about her party? And what about time that I can get to know her to be my friend too!", Pinkie pouted.
"- that is IF Rainbow behaves, Speda is good, AND Rainbow doesn't crash through my window again. And for you Pinkie, I'm sorry, it will have to be either put on hold til sometime next week, or you have to stay at the Castle more often. I don't know if you'll be able to though since you have Sugarcube Corner to look after, as well as the twins in the afternoon.", Twilight said, and both Rainbow and Pinkie started pouting again, Pinkie a little more so than usual.
"It's okay, Pinkie, I don't mind waiting, I'm sure I'll love the party! I'll see you in a week then.", I said, smiling at the pink mare, who was starting to brighten up again.
"In that case, I'll just have to work on making it one of- no, THE best party you've ever had! I just need to figure out what you like best-", Pinkie was about to guess, but I interupted, gladly sharing my favorite meal, as a pegasus at least.
"I love bacon wrapped chocolate chip muffins, with a maple glazed top, Orange Chicken, and Honey Walnut Shrimp. You don't have to bother with the last two, but those are my biggest favorite meals!", I answered, and Pinkie eyes widened. I thought, did this world of My Little Pony even do meat in meals? I mean, the origional show did have ham, and stuff like that.
"Is it good?", Was all Pinkie asked, wonder in her eyes. I wondered which she asked about, but I just settled on answering about the first one.
"Oh, absolutely, you haven't lived until you've had some of those. In fact, I would love to give you the full recipe! You will just have to wait until we meet again okay?", I smiled, and Pinkie smiled back in turn.
Already getting close with our girlfriend's, from our book at least? You work surprisingly fast considering you are super shy about things like this. I feel left out. Speda audibly pouted, and I chuckled a little nervously, surprised myself, maybe it was just instinctual for someone who I cared for. I promise I won't leave you out Speda, you're just as, if not, closer to me than anypony here, and that means alot. . . . . Why are you so smooth? I could practically feel her blush. Hehe, that's cute Speda~.
I moved in the direction of the castle, as I could see the top of it in the distance, but I was surprised by how many houses there were in Ponyville, there were a whole lot more than there was in the show. It seemed a little difficult to traverse the way, until Twilight stepped up, walking straight for a bit, then taking many turns, which all of us followed, including the Princesses.
The reactions of the towns ponies were quite comical, including Ditzy Doo's gasps, and rotating flying while bowing in mid air at the Princesses, causing both me and Speda to crack up inside. Classic Derpy.
We finally arrived at the Castle, and to everyponies surprise, Rainbow Dash hugged me. Then Pinkie, which wasn't that surprising, but it made me glad all the same. I hugged back with as much strength as my scarred forelegs could muster, and then we waved goodbye, as I followed Twilight and the Princesses into the castle.
It wasn't much longer until I saw two certain individuals together. Spike and Starlight Glimmer, then upon looking further into the room ahead, I saw Discord, Trixie, Thorax, Maud, Ember, Smolder, and Zecora surprisingly enough. They seemed to be rather into a game of- yep you've guessed it, Ogres and Oubliettes, Starlight casting a Buff Intelligence spell on Spike, who used that to upgrade his chances at using an advanced draconic flame spell. It seemed like a super fun game from my perspective, and I was confused as to why people stopped playing Dungeons and Dragons in the human world that much.
"Spike! Starlight! We have a new pony who will be living with us, so I would like to introduce you to Speda. She is a unique anomaly, that I'm going to study with the Princesses, so I'll see you when you all are done with your game. Oh, hi Maud, didn't know you liked to play this game. Your sister is at Sugarcube Corner as always. It's good to see you", Twilight said, waving a hoof at the rock loving mare, who waved back, and glanced at Speda. She sensed that Speda knew alot about rocks, so she would like to meet her personally too.
Spike seemed very much grown, compared to his show counterpart, and instead of the usual buffness you'd think he'd have, he was thin, lanky, and lean, like a regular teenaged boy. Starlight seemed almost the same, aside from her clothes, that suggested she was a witch. Neat.
"Hello Miss Speda, I'm-", Starlight began, but I interupted with a small friendly grin, and put a hoof on her shoulder.
"Starlight Glimmer, a reformed villainess, who just had a sad past, committed some things you'd rather not talk about, and you've been working on proving your worth as a good friend. No, I'm not Psychic. Hiya Discord, you're a good sight for sore eyes. Maud Pie, Smolder, Ember, Thorax, Trixie, and Zecora, it's nice to see you all too, even though you all never got your own screen time later on in the show. Ah well. I'm Speda Hooves, it's nice to officially meet you all, I hope we can be good friends.", I said, smiling at them, and held my hoof out, and they all seemed too shocked I already knew them, they almost didn't see my eyes, but Discord saw it and gasped in actual shock.
"H... How-", Starlight began, a bit shaken up, but all I did was pat her head and smile at her, making it clear I meant no harm.
"I don't resent you for what happened back then, like some ponies do, so you'll have no problems with being friends with me. As for how I know, you will find out. You're a good pony, so don't let any other future creatures tell you otherwise, Starlight Glimmer. Bye for now!", I said, and walked back toward Twilight and the Princesses, and they led me towards the back of the castle, and to a large room. Seemed that it was Twilight's, as she began walking to a desk with a stack of paper and books.
"All right, Princesses, Speda, can you all sit down? Speda, I'm going to need you to tell me about where you come from, how your eyes are glowing like that, how you are even capable of magic without being an Alicorn, everything. Okay?", Twilight asked, or told us, and so I began.
~End Chapter 2~
Author's Note
Alright, chapter 2 is done, Getting started on chapter 3
"Starting off, I want to know where you came from.", Twilight said, and pointed at me to give her an answer. This will be a doozy to explain.
"Well, where I'm from, is Earth, filled with no magical life whatsoever. Before you object and say you've seen humans, they are just counterparts to you in the human form, that does not mean they are actual humans. Actual Humans are less colorful in a sense, as there is only a few colors to a select section of the races on Earth. No colors of the rainbow at all, though we may dye our hair sometimes, so that works out.", I said for the first part. There was more, and I could already tell from Twilight's confused facial expression she wasn't going to like this one bit.
"More on Earth, us Humans are a violent species to say the least. We fight over resources cause everything is finite. Our resources are dwindling, and our wars against each other caused them to dwindle even quicker, not even to say about money situations, as that's a big problem on it's own.", I still wasn't done, But Speda advised me to add some good things in to not frighten them so much, and so I continued.
"But recently, there has been an unstable peace between our nations for the past century or so. Things have been turning out okay so far. Good things came about through that peace. The creation of a show promoting friendship as it's main focus, is one, and it was kinda girly, but what do you expect of a show like that in the beginning, anyways, those few males of us that actually appreciated the show for everything it entails, and loved it in general, came about a group called Bronies, or Pegasisters for the female side, which I guess I am now. Which is only one of many things that happened. Mainly for my generation, from when I was Nine, to my age now. Also, yes, you are one of the main characters of said show from where I'm from.", I said, trying to leave out the bad bits about the shows fan base.
"We feel ye hast relented only a portion of the information regarding our... Existence, in this show of yours. And the 'fan base' as ye have called it. What are the negatives?", Luna asked, who looked like she didn't know why she felt the need to ask a question like that. Maybe motherly instincts kicking in? I don't think so, but a possibility. I sighed, as did Speda with me.
"Well.... There is a.... 'bad' side of the fan base? I may have some knowledge on a fair bit of that, I don't know why I read some of them, but the rest of the stories some people made were really interesting despite the ... Risque situations. I'm a bit like you Twilight when it comes to a good book, no matter what it entails in it."
"Some of those stories inspired me to write, myself, along with my practical sister, or brother I guess, even though we aren't related. And from the start, this has been my go to pony, my Original Character. I wish there were a better name for that, it sounds super cringey- oh well, whatever, aside from that, this 'character' of mine, isn't just a character anymore, and I'm not talking about the fact I'm living in her body. She has been with me ever since I began my writing, and she's like my best friend. No, definitely more than a best friend, we've been through too much together to be anything less.", I said, and Speda seemed to agree with me, as I felt her smile.
Twilight was really interested in this concept, but she kept giving me curious looks, like she thought I was crazy, but when she saw I was serious she quickly asked me who Speda is, and who she is to me in complete concepts.
"She was just a thought at first. Something, no Someone I made up back when I was ten. Through the years as I grew up, she changed, not just in design, or personality. She gained sentience, and I cared for her greatly, and I still do. She helped me when I was depressed, along with the show itself. She cried with me when.... When family was lost. She's always been there for me. So I never felt the need to change her anymore than she already had been, so she made the changes she thought was more her personality herself, but most of the time, she didn't need to make any changes. If there was a better word to say we are lovers in a sense, that would be it, but that isn't all of it, not even close. Understand Twilight?", I asked her, and she had a confused expression, as well as a stunned look adorning her face.
From the looks on Princess Celestia's and Princess Luna's faces, this was really shocking for them. Mo- Luna was the first to recover.
"Can we see this... actual Speda Hooves? We want to meet her for ourselves.", She asked. I smiled a bit, and shook my head.
"No, I'm afraid not. At least not until I find a spell to make a spirit corporeal for the rest of you, and that's something me and Speda have already been wanting to do so we can actually feel each other's touch. Cuz who knows how many times we went to hug, and it just didn't work...", I said a bit sadly, but smiled again, knowing we actually have a chance to do so in the very near future.
"Okay. Onto my next question. What is the state of your world presently, and who are your rulers?", Twilight asked. Ah. Now that's a question I was expecting.
"Our world doesn't have rulers like you, Celestia, Luna, or Cadence. They are voted in, and most of the time, they are mistakes. The state of the world itself, it's not in very good shape like I said before. The moon revolves around the world by itself because of Gravity, and the Earth revolves the Sun, along with eight other planets, although one is barely considered a planet to scientists.", I explained as best as I could.
All the Princesses were shocked at that, even as Luna and Twilight immediately tried to rebuke my response, as that didn't make sense to them.
"There's no way, your leaders, who was the last lady then? Who's the new lady in charge?", She asked, and both me and Speda winced.
"On Earth..... Where I live at least, there has only ever been one 'major' lady to attempt at being in charge of government, and she nearly destroyed us with the help of people across a giant ocean. The person going against her was a man, and he was the greatest pick. That same man, lost against a..... A bad guy this year. And less than half of our population in our country really care about that mistake. Our leaders, or Presidents have always been male. A country across that same ocean from before, but higher has the only female leader present as of now, and she's the Queen of England.", I said, and all the Princesses jaws, or muzzles, were dropped in disbelief.
"The Queen of England is an elder lady who's been alive for who knows how long. People like to make memes about her, saying that she has been alive since like say before the dinosaurs, and even though it's not true, people truly respect her, as do I, even though I am not from England. Aside from that, there are other good things that came about. Books. Yes Twilight, I saw you practically drool there, Books. There are at least a couple trillion books on our world as of right now. Maybe more. And before you say that is impossible, there are nearly eight billion people on Earth, and that number will expand more as time goes on. But I think that is enough info for now, alright? Maybe next time you can ask me questions, but right now, I want to go see Dashie and Pinkie. Can I Twilight, please?", I ask her, and I tried to channel the CMC's cuteness. Which worked. Surprisingly, I am not shocked, but I am amused.
Speda and I walk through the corridors towards the exit, when I bump into Starlight again, who jumped a bit, but relaxed, seeming like she's much more comfortable around us. Yay!
"Hey Starlight! You wanna hang out with me? I'm gonna go get Dashie and Pinkie.", I asked her, and she smiled genuinely.
"Thank you for the offer, I would love to, Mis-", I Interrupted her there, placing our hoof on her muzzle, unintentionally booping her.
"Just Speda is fine, 'Glimmy'", I grinned in amusement, remembering when I called her that before in the past.
"O... Oh, already with the nicknames? Hehehe, alright Speda. How 'bout I call you 'Hoofsie' and we call it even", she asked with a smirk, and Speda bursted out laughing in my head. Starlight gained a confused expression. "Do you hear any giggling?", She asked, and both Speda and I stopped there, and stared at her. "... W.. what?"
"Can you hear her?", I asked, and before she spoke to respond, Speda floated next to her, leaned down, and whispered in her ear.
"Can you hear me?", Speda asked, and Starlight jumped at the opposite direction, and both me and Speda smiled.
She can hear her.
Author's Note
Okay, so, long time since last post. Very nearly the entire month ago. But, hey, I'm back. Speda's back. We are here together, as we will always be forever.
Tell me what y'all think down in the comments, and I'll see you all next chapter.
Speda Hooves, and Anonymous signing off
(Not THE Anonymous, but A Anonymous)