Abrupt Ending, New Beginning

Alex watched as a helicopter dropped an object into the ocean and started to fly away. He looked down and noticed he was standing on the water not too far away. A bright light and explosion blinded Alex as the shock wave knocked him into the water. He resurfaced but found himself in front of a hive. When he looked around he saw he was surrounded by water and a thick red mist. No buildings could be seen but the hive in front of him. Unwillingly his body approached the hive doors. He couldn’t control his own actions; only watch like it was a movie.

Inside was completely empty and dark. A single beam of light shined through the ceiling, landing in the middle of the room. Alex could see someone standing in the light. As his body approached, he saw it was Elizabeth. She pointed to the far left of the building; he followed her finger to where she was pointing. He saw Dana attached to the wall by some red slime struggling to get free. Alex tried to move, to scream, to morph a weapon to slay Elizabeth, but nothing was working.

Elizabeth walked over to where Dana was held against the wall. She looked back at Alex and smiled, then looked back at Dana. She called a hunter over to her. Alex’s heartbeat picked up rapidly. She commanded the hunter to stab Dana repeatedly, and it did till she went limp. Alex was mentally screaming and thrashing but his body refused to move. He kept screaming Dana! Dana! But still nothing came out of his mouth. Elizabeth started laughing at Alex, and then snapped her fingers. Hunters came pouring in from the windows surrounding Alex. A supreme hunter stepped through the horde of hunters and brought his claws up. Alex felt the restrictions on his body disappear, he screamed as the claws came down on him…..

~

“Dana”! Alex woke up sweating. He quickly realized it was all a dream, but it felt so real. He then remembered Dana. He never got to say goodbye. Alex frowned, and slowly rose to his feet. The sun was just starting to rise in the sky. He gave his circumstances more thought. Wait, why is there a castle at all? Where are the buildings? Alex decided he needed to find a way to move quicker so he could find someone to answer his questions. With more strength back from his sleep, he could try jumping from tree to tree.

“There’s got to be civilization around here somewhere.” Alex jumped on top of a tree and used his speed to quickly jump from one to another till he was sprinting across them.

After several minutes of this, he thought he saw a field. “Finally, I can get some answers to where I am.” As he neared the field, Alex miss-stepped and fell down, hitting branches as he fell and eventually hitting the ground on his back.

“Fuck! That hurt.” Alex rose up in a sitting position. Alex healed the several cuts and gashes he had gotten from the fall and decided to walk the rest of the way to avoid more injuries. The closer he got, the more he noticed the trees started to have apples growing on them. He also noticed he was approaching what seemed to be a tree house. I wonder if anyone is in there.

Alex walked up the ramp leading into the tree house. He pushed open the door and saw the strangest sight; it was a brightly colored horse sleeping in a blanket. What the fuck! This can’t be. Why is there a baby orange horse in here? Wait are those wings? His mind was asking too many questions at once. He couldn’t take his eyes off this horse.

Suddenly, its eyes fluttered open and it yawned. Alex froze, not making a sound and not moving a muscle. The orange horse stretched its legs and wings before looking around the tree house. When it looked towards the entrance and saw Alex standing there, covered in blood, the horse’s face took the look of fear and it slowly backed into a corner.

Shit, what do I do? “Hey it’s alright; I’m not going to harm you.” Yeah that sounds reassuring.

“You’re… you’re not?” questioned the little orange horse still fearing her life.

“Wait a second, did… did you just speak?”

“Uh, y.. yeah?”

What the fuck! ”I must be crazy, horses don’t talk! Am I dreaming?”

“No you’re not dreaming. I’m… I’m Scootaloo.”

“Scootaloo?” So wait, this horse is talking to me, has orange fur, has a purple tale and hair, has wings, has crazy massive eyes, and has a name?

“Who are you?”

“I’m…. Alex. Alex Mercer.”

“Hi Alex, um what are you? You’re definitely not a pony. So are you like some kind of alien?”

Pony? “Um, I’m a human. You’re saying you’ve never seen a human before?”

“No, I’ve never seen a uh, human before.”

“Where the fuck am I!” Alex raised his voice; frightening the “pony” and making her raise a leg to defend herself as if Alex was going to harm her. Great, now she’s scared. How am I supposed to get through to her? Wait, why am I talking to a fucking horse!

“Please don’t hur.. hurt me. I’m s.. sorry.”

“Look, I’m sorry I yelled. It’s just; this is a lot to take in. I’ve never even seen a horse…."

“Pony.”

“PONY even remotely like you. Where I’m from ponies don’t talk, don’t have wings, and definitely didn’t have fur your color.”

“Well your ponies sound awfully boring.”

“Yeah, I guess so.” Okay sooooooooo what the fuck do I do now?

“So um, Scootaloo?”

“Uh, yeah.”

“Where exactly am I?”

“You’re in Ponyville of course!”

“Ponyville?”

“Yeah! In Equestria!”

“Equestria?”

“Yeah…. Hey uh how did you um… get that blood all over you? You didn’t hurt anypony did you?”

Fear in Scootaloo’s eyes returned, not knowing what this stranger would say.

“No. I was in the woods for a night and I had to fight some wolves made of wood. They didn’t stand a chance.”

“Wait, you fought timberwolves and kicked their flank?”

Flank? “Uh, yeah I guess. They were just wolves, not that hard to kill.”

“Wow! You sound just like Rainbow Dash! You’re fearless just like her!”

“Who’s Rainbow Dash?”

“Only the best flier in all of Equestria! And she’s super cool! I should go get her!”

What! “No way! Are you crazy! You want to show me to more of your pony friends! I’m not even supposed to be here!”

Scootaloo shrunk back a little. She wasn’t sure why he wouldn’t want to meet her friends.

“Well you are here, and I’m sure I know a certain unicorn who could have some of the answers you’re looking for.”

“Wait, you know someone that can tell me how I got here?”

“She might know yes, she’s good with all that science-y stuff.”

Good, now I can get some answers.

~

“Scootaloo, I’m not sure it’s a good idea to just walk in plain sight in this town. There are a lot of ponies here and I’m covered in blood.”

“Yeah I guess it isn’t a very good idea, we’ll just avoid the center of town and stick to the alleys.”

Scootaloo brought Alex from Sweet Apple Acres to Ponyville during the early hours of the day. Not too many ponies were out but it was still enough for him to draw unwanted attention. Together they stuck to the shadows of the alleys, and eventually reached Twilight’s library.

“So this is it?”

“Yeah, this is her library.”

A library inside a tree, hmm.

Scootaloo knocked on the wooden door. Several seconds later, hoofsteps were heard approaching the door.

“Hey Scoo….”

Twilight stopped mid-sentence and gasped when she looked up at Alex. She saw him as an evil looking alien covered in blood. Her eyes were wide open and she had a strong sense of fear. She was about to scream when Scootaloo put her hoof in Twilight's mouth.

“Twilight calm down, I know this looks… strange but he’s a nice alien, and won’t harm you.”

Scootaloo removed her hoof from Twilight's mouth. She slowly backed inside her tree house and held her hoof out.

“C.. come on in.”

Okay okay, this shouldn’t be too hard. Just a uh pony with a horn. Alex had to duck to enter the house.

“So uh Scootaloo, who’s your new friend? Heh heh.”

“This is my new friend Alex! He’s some alien that came here but doesn’t know how. I figured you might be able to help him.”

“Oh, well um Alex, where are you from?”

“Well, I’m from a planet called Earth.”

“Interesting, I’ve never really believed in aliens but, this just proves it! I have so many questions!”

“Twilight, maybe we should save them for later and try to get Alex cleaned up. All that timberwolf blood doesn’t really make him look too friendly.”

“Yeah I guess you’re right. I’ll call over the others and in the meantime Alex, you should go clean yourself up and wash those cloths. The bathroom is over there to your right.”

Wait, she wants me to shower? I haven’t showered since… the accident. And wash my clothes? I have no spare to put on after. Twilight and Scootaloo stared at Alex. He seemed deep in thought.

“Um, Alex? You okay?” Scootaloo wasn’t sure why he was just standing there.

“Well, I uh….” Should I tell them? I mean, should they know? “I don’t have any spare cloths to put on if I go in the shower. I’m pretty sure you don’t want to see a cloth less alien walking around.” [That ought to work.[i/]

“Oh well uh, I guess uh, you can just hand me the clothes and I can wash them while you’re in the shower, then I’ll hand them to you when you’re done.”

Twilight didn’t think about Alex’s specie difference, it made her feel embarrassed. Scootaloo wasn’t sure how to react so she looked at something random to avoid eye contact.

“I guess that could work.” Alex headed toward the bathroom and once again, had to duck to enter. He noticed how the shower was much too small for him. Designed for ponies, right. He closed the door and undressed. It feels strange. I never really thought about having to clean the blood off me, I figured it was pointless since I’d just get more on me soon after .I guess eating is the same. Since I’m not human or even alive, I don’t have to eat. Wonder how I’ll explain that one.

Alex slightly opened the door and dropped the blood soaked cloths on the floor and closed the door. He heard Twilight take the clothes and walk away. Alex sighed and entered the shower. He had to basically squat to fit. May be small but I guess it could get the job done. He turned on the water and was relieved from the warm water flowing onto him. At least showering still feels normal, even if I’m not.