My Life in Equestria

~Narrator's POV~

What a great way to start the day. A few weeks ago, my younger sister and I won two VIP tickets to the BronyCon in Calgary. Which was an opportunity of a lifetime. I'm already giddy with excitement!

My younger sister, Sam, and I have been Pegasisters since we were very young... Well, I was more of a Pegasister than Sam was. She just liked some of the characters more than the series itself. We used to have three VHS tapes of My Little Pony Tales and watched the reruns of the first My Little Pony series. With Fizzy, Surprise, Firefly, Posey, Applejack, Twinkle, and all the other characters. It was a rush of nostalgia when My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic came in 2010 two years ago. I'll admit, I was a little bit skeptical, but once I gave the show a chance, it reignited a spark in my heart that made me love My Little Pony all over again.

What made this BronyCon different from the other BronyCons? Well, according to the website, the CEO and Chairman of Hasbro, Brian Goldner, would be there to present a special surprise during the convention. It has everyone excited about it. Forums on the Brony Community have been buzzing about what they think it's gonna be. Whatever the surprise it, I just hope it's nothing bad.

So far, the BronyCon was jam-packed with bronies, Pegasisters, and cosplayers alike. It was tricky to get around, but there was so much to see and so much to do that it was crazy.

Suddenly, a voice spoke from the intercoms, "Attention. It is time for the grand revealing. If anyone is interested, please line up outside of the Saddledome and have your passes ready for entry. Thank you."

With that, most of the crowd made their way out of the buildings and toward the Saddledome without time to waste. Sam and I made it to the line-up, and some of the participants were rejected. Probably because their passes weren't golden or VIP. After a few moments of waiting and moving up the line, it was mine and Sam's turn.

The security scanned the passes around our necks and lightly nodded, "Okay. Go on in and enjoy the show."

Sam and I walked in and picked our seats at the front of the stage. Resting in the center of the stage, hidden behind a large cloth, was a large, round object. Something didn't set right in my stomach. It made me feel uneasy. As I stared at the clothed object, I began to hear voices. Voices of familiar characters.

I recognized the voices I could hear. Twilight Sparkle. Pinkie Pie. Rainbow Dash. Rarity. Applejack and... Fluttershy? But that made no sense. The voice actors for the Mane 6 were elsewhere. How is this possible?

"Ellie? Is everything alright?" My sister asked me, snapping me back to reality.

I looked at Sam, then nodded with an assuring smile, "Yeah. Everything is fine. I just thought I heard something."

Sam smiled and rolled her eyes, "Silly Ellie. Always claims to hear or see the supernatural."

I let out a lighthearted giggle, then returned my attention to the object on the stage. I can still hear the voices conversing with each other.

After about fifteen minutes of waiting, the seats in the Saddledome were filled, and it was time for the reveal. The lights dimmed, and stage lights shined upon the stage. Emerging from the stage was a middle-aged man in a black business suit. It was Brian Goldner.

He grabbed a microphone and spoke to the crowd, "Ladies and Gentlemen. Thank you all for coming. How are you enjoying the convention so far?" The crowd shouted and cheered all around the stadium. Goldner smiled, "I thought so. Well, today, it's going to get a whole lot better."

He gestured to the clothed object to his right, "As you know, we've been thinking about ways to make every BronyCon better than the last one. Voice actors answering questions. Meeting stars in person and getting photos with them. But then, an idea came to me. How would you like to live in Equestria for a day?"

The crowd shouted once again. Goldner nodded, "I know. I know. It sounds impossible, but that's why we've been working for the past two years to perfect. Best scientists and astrophysicists have worked together to create a link between dimensions in time and space. And now, we have reached a breakthrough."

Goldner reached for the cloth, grabbed it, and pulled it off the object. The object revealed to be some kind of portal that you see from the sci-fi tv series. The crowd gasps in awe of the machine. It was elegantly built. A thing of beauty indeed. Goldner switched the portal on, and a beautiful, multi-colored vortex appeared in the center of the machine. It was like magic.

"With this machine, we can cross the barrier between fantasy and reality and meet dimensions that we never knew existed." Goldner announced, "Meet the people we want to meet. Live in worlds we never thought possible." He started pressing buttons on the control panel, "Now, just to warn you, we are only allowing five at a time. So, those with VIP passes, please step forward and prepare for a trip of a lifetime!"

Suddenly, I heard a chuckle in my mind, and the machine started sparking and subtly changing colors. Not in a good way.

I looked around, seeing if there was anyone who could have chuckled, but there was no one looking suspicious or out of place. The chuckle sounded lightly dark and mischievous. Almost like...

No, that can't be possible. He couldn't have done this. But he is the Spirit of Chaos and Disharmony. He's capable of manipulating reality itself.

Goldner turned to the machine and frowned in concern, "Oh, it's not supposed to do that..."

Then the machine started glitching, and the vortex turned a magenta-purple.

Goldner turned to the crowd and assured, "Please remain calm. I have this under control."

However, the truth was that he didn't have it under control. The machine started malfunctioning and growing larger in size.

Everyone screamed and took cover. Some were running out of the stadium. The machine's vortex changed from magenta to a night sky, and dark cyan mist started leaking out of the vortex. The ground shook violently, and the Saddledome ceiling was beginning to cave in on itself.

The vortex engulfed the machine and grew larger. From the sky, stormy dark clouds gathered around the Saddledome and began to rain with loud thunder and rainbow-colored lightning.

A powerful force of wind began pulling the remaining guests and participants toward the vortex. Some of the participants were not fast enough to grab onto something. They got caught in the force of wind and flew into the vortex. The vortex sparked with every entry.

The wind got stronger, forcing everyone else into the air. I noticed Sam's grip slipped from her chair. I quickly grabbed her hand before the vortex could suck her in, but my grip was slipping due to sweat and my strength failing me.

I tried to hold on as much as my arm could muster, but after a couple of minutes, my arm gave up and let go of my chair. My sister and I flew into the vortex. The colors and energy within the vortex made everything disoriented and confusing, but I saw something within the vortex; a pair of glowing blue eyes looking at me. The eyes of the moon...

I looked deep into the eyes, trying to reach for them, but a bolt of lightning struck me, and then everything around me went white.