An Otherworldly Adventure

The sense of pain was starting to become a prominent sensation in Adam’s life. From feeling sore and aching from when he woke up in that strange stone hedge location, and then having to trek over some difficult terrain, and then having to find some place to sleep. And each spot was far from comfortable, or could even pass as a sleeping spot, as every time he woke up his body was roughed up and tendered, with knots forming in his back. sleep wasn’t the only issue that Adam has to deal with, food was also an issue, as he had nothing in his pack to snack on. As for scavenging for food, Adam wasn’t going to risk eating anything that could upset his stomach.

But those aches and pains from sleeping on hard surface, and stomach aches and cramps, were nothing compared to the following day, from when he entered a dark and dank forest, and had to literally run for his life when he came across rabid monsters!

From a crocodile made out of rock. Giant dragonflies that actually spewed out fire! And the kicker was a chase from pack of wooden wolves, which seem to just pop out of the thick foliage all around him. even with the help of his shen gong wu, those wooden wolves were such a pain to deal with, not impossible, just, greatly annoying. But the icing on the cake to Adam’s terrible luck came when he exited out of the forest. upon exiting the forest, after narrowing escaping from the latest attempt on his life from the pack of wooden wolves, when he came across something that nearly made him faint. Not from exhaustion of the chase, or from horrible terror, just something so ridiculous that Adam couldn’t process that it nearly made him go brain dead. And that was seeing a bright blue tiny horse, with a mane with a rainbow pattern, glaring at him, or at least it looked like it was, but Adam couldn’t take it seriously.

In fact the moment he saw the pegasus, the young man hung his head, and muttered ‘You cannot be serious!’ under his breath as he tries to re-boot his brain.

But as he was in the process of re-booting his brain, that’s when the horse charged at him, showing that it was a pegasus, instead of a normal horse. Then again being so small, cutely rounded, and brightly colored, this horse was far from normal. But as the pegasus was charging straight at him, Adam was able to use his Shard of Lightning to travel at light speed. Easily dodging the attack and just strolling past the horse.

However after the effects of the Shard of Lightning had subsided, Adam was knocked to the ground as the pegasus tried to choke hold him, luckily the horse’s limbs—which seemed to bend like a humans instead of a normal equines—were too small to fully take hold of him. and because of this, Adam tried everything to squirm out of this horses hold, but it was surprisingly strong, and at the moment Adam didn’t had a chance to use any of shen gong wu. But he didn’t have to, as he managed to get free after slamming the back of his head into the horses face, allowing him to finally get free and make a break for the town he saw before the flying horse attacked him. however the damn winged equine didn’t give up! it once again charged at Adam, and instead of tackling him, it instead kicked him on the side of his head! it stung like a bitch for sure, as it felt like getting punched by a pretty adept boxer, thankfully Adam has had a good five years of self-defense classes to withstand the pain.

However since he was already feeling greatly irritated, and a little bit angered about his current situation, as well as being attack by a small blue colored winged equine, Adam spun around and just let his frustration take hold of him. which resulted in him tackling the small horse, and tried to choke it, again not trying to kill it, but knock it out. Except there was a slight mis-calculation in his attack, and that was that this small horse was able to lift him off the ground. now Adam wasn’t exactly paying attention how far off the ground he was, or even that the pegasus was taking him away from the fields, all he was concerned with was knocking this horse out. But since it wasn’t doing so with his choke hold, Adam resorted to a more, harsher method, and that was using the Denshi Bunny to shock it till it passed out.

Which may have worked a little too well.

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Adam started to grumble and groan as he starts to stir from his state of unconsciousness, his mind starting register the pain his body was in. but it wasn’t the simple aches and pains he already had, no, now he was feeling like his limbs were broken, his back snapped in half.

Every inch of his body was just wracked with pain, that Adam’s little groans and moans started to turn into more painful grunts and guttural growls. Managing to open his eyes Adam was assaulted with the blinding brightness of the world, didn’t help that the place he found himself in was such a sterile white color. once his eyes were no longer stinging from the immense brightness, which has lessened so that he doesn’t have to squint, Adam started to turn his head around, which only made him grunt in pain more as the joints felt like a vice was clasping onto them. but he managed to at least see enough, to tell himself that he was in hospital, and that he was mostly covered in bandages. So at least he knows that is in good hands, and maybe able to finally get some help.

Just then Adam’s ears heard a nearby door open up, which was followed by various voices and bodies shuffling around, before the door closed again and only hearing a few people shuffling about in the room now. That’s when he heard whoever was in the room speak, but they weren’t speaking any language he knows off. in fact, whoever was in the room wasn’t even speaking any dialect whatsoever, instead what Adam was hearing was what sounded like gentle sounding grunts, whinnies, and snorts with some faint breathing. Then there was the sound of something hard tapping the ground, not in a hard fashion, but enough to make a soft clop sound.

‘Just what the hell is going on here? Who the hell is in here with me?!’

Adam mentally questioned as his mouth felt too stiff to even move to speak. But that’s when his brain just had a sudden thought about who, or exactly what was in the room with him. and when he saw the two figures come into his field of view, his mind and body snapped to attention as he saw what was in the room with him.

The two figures were again horse, one being of the same stature as the pegasus, but had a white coat, a pink mane and tail, and wearing a little nurse cap. The other figure was tall, probably around his height—maybe a foot taller—and looked to be a winged unicorn with an aurora borealis for both a mane and tail, and was wearing golden accessories from a crown, collar, and from the sound of metal tapping onto the ground was probably golden hoof shoes as well.

‘Oh for fucks sake’s there’s more of them!’

Adam gasped internally as his eyes widen as much as they could, and stared directly at the pair. The tall one mostly, as Adam couldn’t really lower his head enough to fully see the smaller horse. Or pony would be the proper term, considering the winged unicorn was as tall as a normal horse. Speaking of said winged unicorn, its singular eye that wasn’t covered by its mane noticed that Adam was looking at it, and showed a startled expression on its small, rounded face. the winged unicorn then looked down to the pony, and snorted then clicked its tongue, which made the pony look up at the taller equine with a slightly confused look but then left the room. after the pony trotted off, opened the door, and left the room, the winged unicorn then turned its attention towards Adam, where its horn started to emit a golden light. All of which caused Adam to squirm in place, but his body only coursed with pain causing him to cry out in pain.

But through his growls and grunts, Adam heard something else…and that was a soft female voice…coming from the winged equine in the room.

“Please don’t move, you’ll only cause yourself more pain.” Adam immediately stopped his struggling and just looked up to the winged equine as it, she, gave him a peaceful and gentle smile. And spoke in a fairly rough common English dialect.

“I know that you are probably having a hard time comprehending the situation you’re in right now, but you have to trust me, you are in good hands.”

“I’m going to pour some magic into your body, it will then start to heal you, repairing any damage that you have sustained from your crash. You might feel some discomfort, but if you don’t want me to do so, blink once. But if you want me to help, blink twice.” The equine, or mare actually, said as she slowly lowers her head till her horn was a foot or so from Adam’s forehead while she looked into his eyes with a reassuring look.

Adam only laid there, unable to do anything, as a strange, winged unicorn talks to him. and is offering to heal him right up. already Adam’s mind was rushing to that, whatever this mare is, she was up to something. But whether it was her peaceful expression, or soothing tone, or that friendly look in her eyes Adam felt a sense of peace wash over him. so probably against his better judgment of the situation he’s in, Adam blinked once, signaling to the mare to proceed with her, treatment. The winged equine then gently placed the very tip of her horn onto Adam’s forehead, and the moment she did Adam felt a strange sense of warmth wash over him, like he was being eased into a tub of nice hot water and his body started to feel so, at ease. His muscles and bones started to slowly feel less stressed, less in pain as if being twisted, and started feel to loosen up and being messaged with a gentle warmth. Even his neck and back started to feel better, less pain spiking every time he took a breath, which was easier to make now that his jaw wasn’t so tensed up, and felt like it was in a brace.

“How do you feel right now?” the equine asked as she lifted her head.

Adam very carefully, as to make sure he was indeed healed, and not just given a pleasurable sensation, moved his head and neck about. Allowing him to fully see his surroundings with no sense of pain. He then raises his right hand and started to clutch and open it a few times, before looking at the equine and speaking.

“I feel, great. what…what did you do to me?” he asked, still a bit skeptical about who this strange equine was, but she just gave him a small grin before answering.

“Just some healing magic. you’re lucky that I’m well acquainted with the human body to do this, otherwise you’d be stuck in bed for months, if not years till your able to move again.” The very not amused look on Adam’s face showed the equine that he was not exactly, ecstatic to hear such a thing. but his expression showed that he was still unsure about, her, overall.

“I know you have questions, so allow me to get the obvious ones out of the way.” The equine said before taking in a deep breath.

“My name is Celestia, and I am a alicorn not a winged unicorn. And I’m a pony, not a horse, and yes there is a difference. And you are currently in a hospital in a country called Equestria, and yes the equine puns are unavoidable. And you are most defiantly not hallucinating.” Adam was actually surprised that this mare, pony, named Celestia has answered some of his questions without even saying anything.

“And before you asked, no, I can’t read minds. Mental magic on that caliber and subject, are forbidden.”

“…your good.” Was all Adam could say. After all, he’s not wrong.

“I think I should be. I have been dealing with humans over the past, thousand or so years of my life.” Celestia commented, before quickly bounding into another response. “And yes, I am that old. Just one of the traits for being an alicorn.”

“Okay now your just making it weird.” Adam remarked as having his questions, even ones he hadn’t even thought of yet answered before they even left his mouth.

“Sorry. It’s just, after you hear the same line of questions repeatedly, you tend to predict them and answer them before things get out of hand.”

“…that’s…fair. I think.” Adam said as he slowly drags his body up to a sitting position, still making sure that his aches, pains, and everything else didn’t pulse with pain. “So if you have all the answers to whatever it is I’ll probably ask, maybe you can explain a few things. Or at least help clarify.”

“I’d love to, but first you’d must be hungry.” The mare said as she looked at a corner of the room, which where Adam looked over and saw his clothes, and shen gong wu laying neatly on a table. “Given the condition of your clothes, you seemed to had it rough for some time.” Adam just nodded his head.

“I’ve been wandering around aimlessly for the past few days, and most of that time was finding a place to sleep, rest, and not dying from rabid monsters.”

“I see.” Celestia said as she ignited her horn.

“In that case, give me about, five or so minutes, and I’ll be right back with some food. And no, not grass, hay, or oats.” The mare said with a cheeky smile.

“Okay now your just being a show off.”

The mare didn’t say anything except for giving the young man a chortle, before lighting her horn up in light again. And then just, popping, out of existence. Adam didn’t question, as everything within the past few days just boggled him so much that he’s forgo questioning anything. So until Celestia came back, Adam just laid back into the bed he was laying in and just waited.

As promised five minutes, or so, later and Celestia reappeared in the room with a plate held in the same golden light. The mare then levitated the plate over to the young man, where he found what is unmistakably a classic, two fully loaded BLT sandwiches! with a generous helping of actual potato cut fries on the side, cooked to a nice golden crisp brown! Again, Adam didn’t really question why a plant eating creature, made a sandwich with meat in it and brought to him. the only thing that concerned him right there and then, was just grab the plate, and scarf the food down. Which he did with no hesitation. And as for the alicorn who brought the food, she was just standing off to the side of the bed, and just watched as the young man was eating his food.

“It’s been awhile since I’ve cooked any human food, this was all the meat I had in stasis storage. Did I cook it, and made the fries alright?”

“Yeah!” Adam said after swallowing the latest bite of sandwich. “the bacon is a little on the crispy side, but other than that, you did great.” the mare smiled as her tail—

‘Wait, is her tail actually wagging?!’

“I’m glad to hear that I haven’t lost my touch.” Celestia says in a cheerful manner. “Tell me, what is your name?”

“Since you went through the trouble of not just feeding me, but also go through all the effort to patch me up, I owe my time.” Adam stated as he finishes the last bit of his sandwich, and fries. “Names Adam Johnson.”

“It’s a pleasure to meet you Adam.” Celestia says as pulled a stool over to her and sat down next to the bed. “So Adam, do you have any questions for me, I promise to not predict them and then answer.”

“I only have one, or at least one main question.” Adam said as he places the plate on the nearby nightstand, before looking at Celestia with very curious look, yet also concerned look. “How do you know what I am, and why are you so calm around me?” the mare gives a very small sigh as she looks up to Adam.

“That’s a long story to tell Adam, and I have something that will help tell that story, but I want to save it till your well enough to actually walk around. And used to being in my world.” Celestia says in a calm and motherly tone.

“But to give you something to work with, the reason why I know your race is that over the past thousand years, I’ve meet twelve other humans. and its by those humans that I know of your race, a lot of your social mannerisms, and habits.” Adam fixes a somewhat suspicious glare onto Celestia, who in turn didn’t flinch, or even look like she was faltering under the scrutinizing gaze.

“I know your suspicious about my response, but trust me Adam you are safe here. And as long as your under my protection, nothing and no one will even try to harm you. and none of my subjects will enter this room, unless I permit it.”

“Wait. Subjects? Are you…”

“Oh! right i haven't explained that part about me yet." the alicorn said as she started to gently tap the side of her head with a hoof.

"Way to go Celestia, that’s the third time you forgot to mention this to a human.” the alicorn said more to herself than Adam, who just gave the mare a quirked brow. “Your hunch is correct Adam, I am royalty. A princess to be exact.”

“…pony royalty…well that’s defiantly a new concept for me.” Adam said as he runs a hand through his hair.

“Well in any case I guess I’ll just have to trust your word, princess, and wait till I’m better to see this explanation in its fullest.”

“Trust me Adam, a picture and a complementing story, is worth more than a thousand words.”

“I don’t think that’s how that saying goes.”

“I know. it’s a modified one from one of the other humans who proceeded you.” Celestia replied while a smile comes across her muzzle. “But trust me Adam, it’ll be worth the wait.”

Adam decided to take Celestia at her word, as she seemed trustworthy and appears to be genuinely concerned for him. the two continued to talk with one another for a bit longer, mostly asking some non-personal questions, mostly just Adam asking the princess the specifics on where he is, and what her subjects are like.

afterwards the princess excused herself as she had to get back to her duties, but assured Adam that she’ll return tomorrow at the same time to continue with his treatment, and just ensuring that he is doing okay. When she left Adam was just completely stun-locked by everything that has happened to him, and the prospect of learning why a princess of an alien planet knows about humans, was just mind boggling. It was so intriguing that Adam was actually, considering delaying his return home, so he could study this world and figure out why other humans were brought to this place. But until then, he’ll just have to rest up, and get better. Hopefully, he’ll be fully healed soon, so he can start finding the answers to the questions that are piling up within the recesses of his mind.