Destiny of a Lover

"My, my. What do we have here?"

There was a soft, feminine voice speaking, and the sound of rushing water. To Cynthia's ears, it was like being next to a water jet, for all its ferocity.

Cynthia's perspective

As I slowly broke through the ethereal wall between sleep and wake, I became aware of the voice, the warm breathing over me, the rushing water. I was about to get up, but I realized it was all probably my latest harebrained dream that I would never make sense of. I'm still at rest inside; that's all that counts, right? I slowly groped around for my blanket; I was getting chilled. Then I realised that the sound of the water was real. The voice must've been real too, then. WHAT!?! I slowly opened my eyes, my body grumbling under the pressure of being asked to do anything besides sleep. My eyes feel heavy, I thought to myself. That wasn't all. My eyes... moved differently?!? Well, let's see if I can at least still see...

I opened my eyes slowly, not knowing what to expect. There was a creature with large eyes in front of me, with canary yellow fur... AND A PINK MANE!?!?! It stood on four... appendages of some sort... Then it spoke.

"I haven't seen you before. Hi there; I'm Fluttershy..." It said, cowering under my gaze.

WHAT. THE ACTUAL. FUCK. It spoke... something I understood. Okay, so this is different. Without moving my head(which felt different, but I'll think about that later), I surveyed my surroundings. I was in a verdant forest. Dark and gloomy in its depths, it gave way to the clearing I was in. At one end of the clearing, there was a small waterfall; complete with a rainbow hue along its height, seemingly mocking my surprise at my new surroundings. There was indeed rushing water, and there was abundant fern and moss growth, dwarfed by birch and poplar trees.

Back to my head. It felt elongated. My neck turned differently. As I slowly turned my head, I looked down where my body should be. A(miniature) HORSE!?! Oh, no. No, no. No fucking way. Turning what seemed to be my head towards the audience to my confusion again, I realized who I was looking at. Fluttershy. My mouth(I have a mouth, still?) and heart breathed it, like I could never have forgotten, had I had the presence of mind to think about it. She cowered further back upon hearing my recognition of her. Of course, you dumb girl. She's SHY.

"Uh, do I know you?" She asked. Her expression was inquisitive, and confused. Holding her ground, she said, "I'm sorry; I meet so many ponies... What's your name again? I'm very sorry I forgot it." That's right, I look like a pony... I guess I'll have to gather as much information on this as I can. I knew I was having a dream. I had to be. There was simply no way I was in Equestria. Just, no. Until I figure out what it is I'm supposed to learn about myself this time, I'll stay here and... figure things out. I looked down at my body again. I had the same legs I expected to see on one of the ponies. But no wings. I guess I'm not a pegasus, then. I slowly scanned my flank for a cutiemark, remembering that some(like Derpy's) weren't a colour that clashed with the rest of the coat. No cutiemark. Huh. Well, I don't know what I'm supposed to do, then. I extended my consciousness throughout my body, feeling every nook and cranny of my new muscles. Oh, hello. A horn. I guess I'm a unicorn, then! Magic... hrmmm, this will be a difficult dream.

All this time, poor Fluttershy had not moved. "Excuse me... what is your name? I, um, don't think I know you..." Her voice trailed off as her gaze found the soil beneath us. Her pet bunny, Angel, scampered out a bush, happily carrying some freshly dug-up root. He stopped dead when he saw me, a low growl starting to form in his throat.

I now had an idea of my body's capabilities. I felt brave enough to try to form words now. "Cynthia." She shrank back down, looking back up at me. So I look down on most things here too then, huh? "Wha... what was that?" Her big blue eyes were still curious, but were now a little more evaluative. "You asked me for my name, and if we'd ever met. Cynthia is my name, and I'm sorry to say we never met before. I'm sorry I took you off guard." Angel's growl ceased, but there was still a brave look plastered on his face. I smiled down at him, thinking of how silly he had been in the series back home. Back home. I'm here for something... I wonder if it's to do with Fluttershy... ?

*SNAP*

I looked over to my other side. There was a trio of unicorns there, dressed in some sort of armour, like Princess Celestia's guard, but... darker, more aggressive. "You there! Identify yourself!" The one in the centre said. "I'm Cynthia." Stated calmly. Like a real lady! "We are under orders to bring you to see the King; will you comply?" King? That could only be... Midnight Flame... 'Will you comply?" He repeated, as the other two approached. "Yes. I will come willingly." No sense in starting a fight with an equine, is there? Pondering it, I decided quickly that I'd only do that with a firearm, and at a distance. "Very well; you will come with us!" He turned to the other two. "Ready?" "Ready!" They responded.

I looked over my shoulder at Fluttershy once more before they teleported me away. She was cowering, looking at me. Angel was still scowling at me, doing his best to shield Fluttershy with his tiny body. She doesn't trust me...

*SNAP*