As the strange being opened his eyes he saw a multitude of trees growing all around his current location in a clearing. As he attempted to stand he tumbled over. As he hit the ground he looked at his hooves… “WAIT what the hell. Since when have I had hooves?!” he thought.
Seeing as he now lacked his hands he looked at his body apprehensively and found that he was now had a light yellow green mane and tail and light brown coat with a mark on his ass of a dark tear shape next to a white tear shape and a pair of wings that looked too small to sustain flight.Trying not to freak out the strange stallion began to look around the clearing while muttering “Calm down this is just a dream; I can’t really be a horse."
Eventually he found one of his favorite items his morph gun lying beside him and began cycling through all of its modes. Pleased to find that he had all of his red, yellow, blue, and dark modes. After assuring himself that his weapon was fine he slung it on his back. Now the strange stallion began to figure out how to walk on four legs and on two so that he could use his gun while moving. He had just gotten both styles down when he hit his hoof on a hidden rock. He silently cursed to himself, that had really hurt… wait it HURT you can’t get hurt in dreams which means that whatever is happening is real. And so began a slight mental breakdown. Just as his mind was about to snap he hears a cry for help coming from nearby and naturally he rushed toward the noise.
As the stallion came to the source of the noise he sees three tiny horses being surrounded by a pack of wolves that were made of what appeared to be wood...this fact honestly didn't phase him, he had seen much weirder things in haven and the wasteland. As the stallion charged toward the wolves he took out his guns blaster mode and shot two of the wolves before the pack realized that they were under attack. After the pack recognized this new threat they began to charge at the stallion who switched to his Scattershot and shot at any wolves who got too close. Realizing that the rush was ineffective the remaining wolves began circling and were preparing to attack from random locations to overwhelm this new aggressor. Surprisingly the stallion just smirked and pulled out his Wave Concussor. Normally he didn't use this mod but in this instance it would work perfectly. He then charged and subsequently released a fully charged blast hitting nearly all of the wolves. Seeing his pack was being decimated the largest wolf stepped out to face the challenger. The stallion realized that this was probably the alpha and knew that if he went down the rest would probably flee. He then pulled out his fastest firing gun, the Vulcan Fury, and readied for battle. Soon the Alpha made the first move and made a fast charge at the stallion who jumped out of the way. The stallion kept dodging until he had enough time to spin up his gun. Finally the wolf had tired to such a degree that the stallion unleashed the Vulcan Fury upon the wolf. As the small blue bullets ripped their leader to shreds the other wolves began their panicked retreat.
Finally after all of the wolves were dealt with the stallion approached the horses finally taking the time to see them in detail. Most shockingly they looked like children and they all were female. Don't ask how he knew they just had that vibe about them. The left most horse had a scruff of purple mane and a purple tail with an orange coat and a pair of wings. The horse on the right had a mane of light purple and pink with a horn on her forehead and a white coat. The middle horse had a red mane with a pink bow in it and a cream like coat. As he began approaching the horses began to shy away in fear. The stallion then realized that his gun was still out and slung it on his back again. The strange stallion then said in his most calming voice"I won't hurt you and I am sorry if I scared you. I only want to help you but if you tell me to leave then I will. But can i ask you your names?"
The three girls then quickly huddled and quickly talked with the occasional glance at the strange stallion. Suddenly the huddle broke and the red maned one said "M-mah names Applebloom and we are awful thankful for yer help mister and we would like to get out of the forest." The white coated one went next and said "My names Sweetie Belle" Finally the orange one spoke up "My names Scootaloo. And that was awesome. Whats your name?"
The stallion replied "Call me Jak."
Slowly the ottsel began to open his eyes. He saw that he was on a couch in a large room filled with many different animals. He saw that he had some bandages around his stomach and felt his iconic goggles were resting on his head. As his hands reached down to scratch at a itch that had appeared on his leg he cried out "NOOOOOOOO" because realized with wide eyes that he no longer had his pants. Damn it those pants were comfy and were made by magic freakin magic. As the ottsel was loudly lamenting the loss of his pants he noticed a small white rabbit staring at him with crossed arms and an angry look in his eyes. The ottsel said "What are you looking at bub." The rabbit jumped up to the couch and began to attack the ottsel for waking him up from his serene nap.
Failed Spells and Unsent Letters
Tears began to fall from the lavender mare's eyes as she stepped away from the painstakingly drawn circle. The circle was surrounded by arcane runes and conduits to direct magical energy. This had been the last chance for Ponyville's own resident librarian, Twilight Sparkle. This circle was a summoning circle. One that would bring a being from one reality to another, a being that held all of the traits the runes called for.
Twilight began to shudder with uncontrollable sobs as she curled up on the floor while stroking her tail in an attempt to console herself. This had been her last shot at getting help. Her last conceivable plan of action. Ever since casting those dark spells in the crystal kingdom she had been remembering issues long forgotten. She remembered the way Rainbow Dash had always teased her. And most of all she remember how all of her friends, her brother and even her teacher had abandoned her when she had accused her old foalsitter, Cadance, of being evil.
All of these events had been kindling the darkness had been the spark that ignited it. Now all that Twilight could feel was rage toward all of her friends, toward her brother, toward her assistant Spike, and toward her teacher Princess Celestia. This is why she had made the summoning attempt. She needed a being that had been where she is right now, one that had dealt with its inner darkness and had overcome it.
But this mattered little as she had failed. Slowly Twilight approached her desk, took out a quill and began to write eight identical letter differing only in the recipients. One for Shining Armour, one for Celestia, and one for each of her five friends, and one for spike. Each told of how she felt abused, used and abandoned by each of them and how the darkness inside of her caused all of these feelings to grow exponentially. She went on to say that she would be leaving Equestria to find answers, and not to look for her as they would not find her. She signed her name,
Regretfully Yours,
Twilight Sparkle
Twilight sealed the letters and cast a spell that would cause the letters to appear to their intended recipients in twenty-four hours leaving plenty of time to get away before Rainbow Dash inevitably began to search for her. She opened her door and began to walk to the train station to buy a one-way ticket. That is, until she heard a scream.
The ottsel and the rabbit were causing an epic battle in the animal filled cottage. Punching, kicking, biting, nothing was off-limits to the two combatants. Mr. Bear who was watching through the window began to place odds on the outcome (almost 50/50). The intense clash would have ended in mutually assured destruction, if not for the timely entrance of a timid light yellow pegasus with pink hair who had come to check up on her newest, little critter.
