The Dark Journey

by BlindPinkieGuardianPie

Rating: teen
Tags: Comedy, Cutie Mark Crusaders, Romance, Tragedy, Adventure, Princess Celestia, Human, Main 6, Princess Luna, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, Dark
Length: 1313

A fairly large fan of the Power Metal band Blind Guardian wakes up to be in Equestria, as a Manticore!?

Max, the normal teenage boy, lives a normal life, except for the fact he is bullied for being a brony. Of course, he has friends and himself to stand up to it, and it works, it's just that he is as well a fan of Blind Guardian. And he researches mythological creatures. At the night of December 5, 2012, he falls asleep with terrible nightmares, and wakes up to be in a familiar forest, and to find out he is a Manticore! What is he going to do when he tries to find shelter?

Published 2013-01-04 23:30:02 UTC
Last updated 2013-01-04 23:30:02 UTC

Chapt 1: The Beginning.

"Finally, home..." I said, walking into my home, and placing my backpack under the bench in the foyer. I was wearing a black shirt with the logo: BLIND GUARDIAN MEMORIES OF A TIME TO COME with the usual cover photo below it. I was also wearing usual carpenter jeans with the pockets filled with a pencil, my phone, my Ipod, and air. Sweet, sweet air, finally down to my Swiss Gear sneakers, orange outline with grey insides. "Mom! I'm home!" I yelled.

"Welcome home, how was school?" My sweet mother replied as I was walking up the stairs to meet her. She had long, red hair, I assume it was as soft as silk, as it looked like it was. She was a very kind mother, and I love her very much. She was wearing a Green Day shirt, my family was filled with rockers, and I loved it that way, she wore loose jeans, and comfortable looking flip flops.

"It was good, nothing new, just tests.." I said to her, yawning. I was concealing a truth behind what really did happen.

"Oh.. Really..? My mother asked, raising a brow. She was very talented at detecting a lie, especially since I was a terrible liar.

"The usual, bullied, stood up for.. But it's fine, I promise! Love you mom!" I ran down the stairs as she waved good-bye. I walked into my room and hopped on the bed, turning on my computer, placing my earbuds in my ears, and blasting Blind Guardian on, while also putting up Ponysquare, and chatting with friends, then also multipe pages filled with information about Chimeras, Manticores, and other mythological creatures and legends. I was good at that, and decided for college, to be a historian for that kind of stuff.

Finally, dinner came. I ran up the stairs into the kitchen to see what my dad was cooking, he was wearing a white shirt, and gray sweatpants with wool socks. Our dog, Dexter, was jumping around in the other room while my mom played with him. "What's for dinner, dad?" I asked.

"Lasagna and salad, with sausages." He replied, he was bearing a nice beard, and glasses as well.

"Sounds, and smells good!" I said, smiling widely. After about a half an hour, everyone gathered at the table to eat. Dad placed out the plates and silverware, mom was calming Dexter down, and I was getting readying the food. We never really talked while eating, and it was a very delicious, but quick, meal. After I finished, I gave a hug to both my mom and dad and walked downstairs, kissing Dexter's head, and walking into my room to do what I do best, listen to music, chat with friends, and research stuff.

After about an hour, I decided I had enough to do, and said goodbye to my friends, close my laptop, and curl up under my sheets, and quickly fell asleep. Rest assured, this will most likely be the best sleep I have for a very, very long time.

When I woke up, I felt no sheets, no pillow, and no mattress. "A dream.. It must be.." I thought to myself, but realized, that I couldn't lucid dream at all, and I couldn't change my envirnment, which was a large forest, filled with darkness, and the eerie creek of creatures I have never heard before. I decided to get up, and start the story where it should start, if I could even stand up right..

Author's Note

This is my first fanfiction, and the chapters will be much longer from this one because I will have more time on my hands. Any constructive critisism or negative will help me a lot, and no, I will not take requests for editors. If this turns out to be a terrible story, I have a way not to write another one if I feel up to it. Thanks!
- BlindPinkieGuardianPie.

Chapt 2: The Confrontation.

''Ugh.. This.. This is painful..." I said, as my aching body would barely move. After a few moments, I started to gain control, and place my hand on my- "AH!" I looked at what touched my face, and saw it was no hand, it was a paw! I tried to stand up, but it was like riding a bike with a broken wheel, I instantly lost balance and fell to my side.

"What.. The hell.. Is.. HAPPENING!?" I yelled out, and I instantly felt something.. It was like I was in a fixed bend position. I came to the conclusion I had become some sort of lion. I was horribly wrong. I shakily looked up, and saw that I had huge bat wings, spread out for whatever reason. "A lion with bat wings!?.. I think I've heard of this..." His fur softly danced in the gentle breeze, and I felt as if I was realizing what I was. As an.. Unexpected confirmation, I rose my behind in the air, and heard the horrible hissing of a snake. I jumped off the ground and clung to a tree. I'm terrified of snakes, did you know that? I shakily looked down to see that the snake was... Attached to me..? God, that sounds so wrong, but I gasped in shock, and jumped down, instantly falling.. Again..

"I-I'm.. A Manticore!" I yelled, and I smiled, first a light chuckling, then turning into extreme laughter. "Wow! I'm a Manticore! This is awesome!" I jumped up, unbalanced, but on his paws, and let out a loud roar, and heard the birds rustle out of the forest. I returned to my laughter on the ground. "I can't believe I'm a Persion mythological creature, this is purely amaz-...Wait.. Manticores.. Don't exist on Earth.." I looked around, and saw I was fairly close to a familiar setting in his favorite show My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic. It was the Froggy Bottom Bogg. "That's.. That's where the hydras lives... I'm in.. I'm in Equestria!"

Despite all the backdraws to this, I flew up in the air, VERY shakily, and cheered out loud. "I'm in Equestria!!" Seconds later, I felt that I was falling, and I felt that my wings gave out, and folded to my sides. "Oooh crap.." I started to rocket towards the ground. "OOOH CRAP!" I instinctively shielded my face, and crashed onto the ground, unconscious.

-HOURS LATER-

When my hearing returned to me, all I could hear was silent whispering and mumbling, which got me confused. I couldn't speak, it was like my mouth did not want to say it. When my eyes adjusted, all I could see was white tile ceiling with the occasional light, which got me to assume I was in a hospital. I could barely speak, but I was able to mutter out: "Was.. It a dream...?"

"No, sweetheart.. This is real.. Quite real.." A feminine voice replied. She sounded familiar, and against weakness, my body jump started and hugged whoever spoke. "Mom!" I exclaimed.

"E-excuse me?.." The voice replied,confusedly returning the hug. "Sir.. I am not your mother.." I looked up at the woman to see she was right.. The.. girl.. so to speak, was familiar to me.. She had no legs, she had forearms, and back legs.. and I looked at her face, and it scared the living hell out of me. She was a unicorn! A white-furred unicorn! I fell back, and hit my head on the bed, groaning. "Where am I? Who are you?"

"My name is Nurse Redheart, sweety, and you're in the Ponyville Hospital."

"I knew this day was getting better." I said, chuckling.

Author's Note

Okay, I lied. The chapters are going to have to stay fairly short, for interest of time. I have so much to do, damn school.. Well, i hope you guys understand. Thanks.
-BlindPinkieGuardianPie.