A whole new world; a long way down

After untangling myself from my saviour branch, thankfully the lowest one on the tree I realised my next mistake.

The landing seemed a little bit of an informality managing to cushion my landing with my head.

Wincing as I moved my hands to my newly forming bump, my mind again joining up the dots to inform me that I really did have hooves.

Pain.

That was something that you are not supposed to experience in dreams, which meant that impossibly, I wasn't asleep.

All of my sense's were now confirming this new epiphany, with everything from the mouthful of leaves my screaming decent had ensnared, to the alien sensation of hooves.

It was undeniable, for the unforeseeable future I was a pony.

A phantom ache lower down my, well I guess I have to call them my flank, had decided it was its turn to make its presence known to me, the ache from my battered frame subsiding enough to draw my notice.

Turning my head to see what the ache was, I was unable to stop a grin from spreading across my face.

Wings!

I had a bona fide pair of wings folded flat against my dark blue flanks, I tried moving them, willing it in my mind to take off and fly just like I had seen effortlessly done so many times by so many pegasi in MLP-FIM.

They didn't even twitch, I guess trying to move a whole new pair of limbs you have never had before would be somewhat of a problem.

I was so focused on my new appendages that I didn't notice Rainbow Dash land in front of me, I also didn't notice her concerned question as to weather I was injured, in fact it wasn't until she poked my unicorn like lump on my head that I realised I was no longer by myself.

"look uhm, I'm sorry about the whole lightning thing" Rainbow Dash said awkwardly scratching her mane, clearly regretting the prank.

"I wasn't going to do it again, shock you I mean, I was just, you know, joking around"

I could see she meant it, gratefully hooking my hoof around her extended one as she helped me off my backside.

So many questions were bouncing round my mind I settled for grinning like an idiot, praying that the awkward heat rising up my face wasn't showing on the surface.

Sitting back on my uh haunches I grinned nervously rubbing my aching forehead, seeing my favourite pony in the flesh was really awesome but I started to worry, I didn't know how i got here or why I was no longer a human but I had always had an unusual imagination and it seemed to be doing a sterling job of helping me deal with this insane situation.

Standing up came easier this time, I guess maybe my body knew how to do it I just needed my mind to stop fighting to make me rear up on my hind legs and assume a more natural posture, at least for a human any way.

"So who are you anyway, I never seen you before?" asked Rainbow Dash as she hopped into the hair floating there her wings flapping slowly clearly unable to be remain grounded for too long.

My jaw dropped, who was I?

I mean I knew who I was, but that me was a human and somehow I knew that the me then and myself now were no longer deserving of the same name.

Panicking I tried looking around for a hint or anything to help, looking up to the sky I saw the cloud I fell from so recently

"Cloud ... dropper?" my mouth forming the words even before I realised I was thinking them.

"Cloud dropper huh?" Rainbow Dash asked looking up and seeing my namesake floating above us clearly coming to the conclusion my name was clearly a fabrication.

What had I just done?

Where had that come from?!

I clamped my hooves across my mouth, staring daggers down my nose at where I assumed my guilty mouth was, making sure no more damning words would slip out, I was in enough trouble without lying to the only per - uh pony who could help me out of this sweet and sour situation.

With out another word Rainbow Dash blasted skywards leaving me sitting sore and confused beneath a tree in the middle of a field in the middle of nowhere.

Thankfully before I was able to resume panicking and freaking out a cloud, correction my cloud drifted below the tree line in front of me, the cerulean pony's vibrant mane visible behind it.

I guess the confusion on my features when she looked at me finally made her ask the question I was dreading.

Because I had no answer.

"You cant fly"

That was statement I already knew and so did she.

"If you cant fly then what the hay was you doing falling from so high up, especially around here where nopony lives?" the accusing blue hoof again leveled in my direction.

I shrank, I felt myself slump down in defeat, I had no idea about anything before the past ten minutes.

everything was vague, an addled blur of human existence being neither worthy of mention or being anything past existing.

My life before this point had been so incredibly dull and uneventful I struggled to grasp any single memorable moment.

I sighed opening my eyes and looking up, everything seemed to be wobbling like it was a mirage.

I was crying, I never cry!

I always tried to hold it in.

But here and now I was freaking crying in front of a pony and I couldn't stop!

"OKAY!" I yelled my voice hoarse knowing that my state was making my self control slip.

"I cant fly, I don't know where I am, I don't even know my own name!"

I was a mess.

Correction, I am a mess.

A soft unusual yet familiar object bumps me stirring me from my misery, wiping my eyes clear of my tears I open them to a face full of cloud, my cloud.

"Okay so you cant fly I'm sure I can help you with that"  Rainbow dash smiled down at me resting now on my cloud.

"And for who you are, you are Cloud Dropper." a grin showing on her face as she made my name official.

"its not bad, pretty cool actually"

Sniffing, I couldn't help but smile a bit if Rainbow Dash approved then how could I not be happy with it.

"Uhm, thanks I guess I'm just a bit overwhelmed at the moment" the smile coming easier to my face this time.

"But why do you have my, uh I mean that cloud?" pointing my hoof up at the fluffy mass supporting Rainbow Dash.

"How else do you think we are getting you to Ponyville before dark?" she replied kicking off from the cloud and hovering behind it.

"You cant fly and I don't do walking, so you sit on this, uh your cloud and I push" I could tell that she knew I was growing attached to the cloud, it was about the only object that I had touched I could call my own.

Besides I had hit too many branches to feel anything but annoyance for the tree even if it had saved my life.

Climbing onto the cloud was easier than I expected, the softness of its surface yielding only slightly as I half hopped-dragged myself onto it, sitting back sighing happily as I sat down on my cloud appreciating just how comfortable it was compared to the dirty and root riddled floor I had occupied moments before at the base of the tree.

"Alright Cloud Dropper lets do this!" Rainbow Dash's voice cracking the enthusiasm clearly showing.

I snapped out of my fluffy cloud daze turning around barely able to mouth more than a few syllables, "lets do what?!"

Everything was blurry again my eyes watering, not from tears of sadness but from the eyeball tearing blasts as I was shunted backwards into my cloud as we hit hit top speed and then in turn the air hit me.

This was amazing, the speed was insane every sensation felt right, natural even as though my pegasus body knew that speeding through the air was its natural state of being and to be honest I kinda liked it too.

Watching the scenery blast by in a watery blur was amazing but I began feeling funny every thing was getting distorted and strangely discoloured, I groaned recognising the feeling of loosing consciousness.

This was happening far too often for my liking.

I turned to Rainbow Dash who was behind me pushing the cloud the joy of speed obvious from the look on her face, I tried telling her I didn't feel good but I guess the motion of turning my head was too much and the darkness took me away again into sweet oblivion of unconsciousness.

Funny the last thought passing through my mind as I fell was that I was really living up to my name already.

I tumbled off the cloud at speed, flashing past Rainbow Dash as I fell.

I know I didn't land softly either.

*This chapter is dedicated to my most supportive and first follower / fan / awesome person, so here's to you RainbowdashEpicness thanks for being awesome /)^o^(*