I told you to go right

by Okhlahoma Beat-Down

.Why are we discussing this?

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The flash dissipated very quickly this time, vanishing within a split second of its beginning. Meanwhile, my trust in Luna was very high, and I was kind of wanting to 'thank' her for not throwing me off the cliff, if you know what I mean. Pushing the thoughts of giving her flowers aside, I spent a couple of seconds allowing my eyes to readjust to my new surroundings. I'd been sent on top of a cliff, overlooking the Buffalo camp directly. Below, I could easily see the hulking brown animals stomping about their campsite; a few were literally butting heads over space. I lay onto the sand overlook, nestling my saddle bags beside me, pulling out the binoculars, and I began to observe. A few things seemed normal, however the rest was not. Most were sharpening their horns, putting on paint, or some other religious crap that they did. I grumbled to myself on the sight of their preparations.
"Some shonkin' buisness right there..." I muttered. "Bloody prancin' show-ponies..." My mumblings were cut short by another flash behind me. Confused, I rolled over and peered at the object that had arrived.
More accurately, who had arrived.
"Hey, Thunder." Twilight groaned. Her eyes dizzily span in their sockets as she staggered slightly. "Thought you could use some company."
"Ok, two things." I replied sharply, picking the binoculars back up I-don't-fucking-know-how. "One, you scared the shit out of me. Two, no, I don't need company. I've got the three mind-invaders to look after me, so..."
"Three?" Twilight asked, crawling up beside me as we both looked over the camp.
"Luna, Celestia, and Mi Amore Cadenza." I replied.
"Who-never mind." she groaned. "Well, just checking up on you. Can't have anypony being killed by you."
"Thanks, mate. How the hell did you even find me? Luna teleported me up here."
"We watched you walk out of town, then you disappeared. Another flash told us you'd been teleported a few miles away, onto this cliff."
"Right." I groaned, face hoofing. "And anyway, look at them down there. What a bunch o' bloody big'eads."
"Hm, yes. I've been wondering, why do you boys keep changing your accents? Is it some kind of in-joke?" she asked.
"Yeah. Basically, back home there were very few things to do on rainy days besides masturbating, watching BBC news to find out which rich prick had died, or playing video games. Usually, but not always, we'd do the latter. Team Fortress 2 was a favourite; 9 classes, ridiculous weapons, and madcap gamemodes. So pretty much the moment I saw this hat in the shop I thought, 'Hey, you know what this reminds me of? Sniper's hat.' Thus, I began to use his accent. That's also the reason your boyfriend keeps speaking with a southern accent and doing line-dancing."
"Ohhhh...so it was kind of a way to hold onto your old lives?"
"Basically, yes. Team Fortress 2 wasn't the only favourite: Borderlands 2 contained Terramorphous the Invincible, Halo's online multiplayer gave us insults to use, and Far Cry 3 pretty much told the others how to deal with my insanity... So that's brilliant observation on your part."
"Thank you. And anyway, what do you think they're planning down there?"
"No clue. Murder? Mass assault? Eating everything because they're all fat assholes? I can't really say for certain."
"Hm." Silence reigned after that for a good 10 minutes, the lavender unicorn not daring to start conversation and neither was I. Finally, she sighed.
"Right, conversation starter: Inferno's insanely good at anal." she laughed.
"Oh my GOD, shut up." I growled, facehoofing.
"He gets it right in there."
"AAAAAHH THE MENTAL IMAGE STOP PLEASE NOW I'LL GO BLIND"
"Ok, ok." she giggled.
"Are you not even embarassed by what you just declared out loud?!"
"No, because it's true."
"Right...conversation starter, Equestria was actually on a TV show in our world."
"What?"
"Pull a chair up, kid, this is quite a story. Once upon a time, in the magical land of Equestria, the show's pilot episode said, narrated by none other than Princess Celestia. The show, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, pretty much detailed how a certain anti-social unicorn came to make friends with the fashionista, racer, farmer, party animal, and veterinarian. Later episodes detailed your lives, and how you defeated great villains like Nightmare Moon. Originally, it was designed for young girls by a company so they could advertise their shit, but then a few references to the show were made on a popular forum. Soon, millions of men watched it; they knew your names, cutie marks, lifestyles, personalities, friends, and even made their own canon. You know Ditzy Doo?"
"You mean Derpy?"
"Yep. Her name was given to her by fans, 'bronies', they were called, and soon implemented into the show. However, as with all fandoms, there's the...creeps."
"I'm worried, but go on..."
"They drew...porn. Of you girls being lesbians. Of the Princesses being lesbian sisters. Of FOALS being raped. Of Braeburn and Big Macintosh. One guy wrote a ridiculously creepy story of Pinkie Pie slowly killing Rainbow, before turning her into a cupcake...creepy bastards."
"What...? Did they happen to do one of my mentor and I?"
"You bet your ass they did. Disgusting, if you ask me. But anyway, some stories written were pretty frickin' good, like The Great Brony Migration. Bronies are hunted, go to Equestria, and bad things happen. Greatest story ever, if you ask me. Fuck Twilight."
"What?! Fuck ME?!"
"Nononononoooo...there was a story franchise that wasn't brony related, and it killed the mental image of vampires by making them sexy teenagers rather than bloodthirsty sons-of-bitches."
"Right...ok. That was creepy. But how did your kind...humans?"
"Yep."
"Yeah, 'humans'. How did you know about Equestria?"
"We didn't. That's what makes it creepy that my friends and I are here: in our world, you're fictional. The princesses are fictional. Everything here is fictional. But..." I leaned forward and knocked my hoof on her shoulder. "...you seem real enough to me." Twilight seemed shocked at this revelation. She was fictional? Slowly, she stood up.
"Have you told anypony else?" she asked quietly.
"No. None whatsoever. It won't affect them, but it'll be creepy knowing there's another world where they're all fictional. Just try keeping it to yourself, alright?" Twilight paused, before nodding and beginning to trot away.
"Oh, and Twilight?" I called out. She turned at my voice. I grinned. "For the record, you were one of my favourite characters on the show." Twilight smiled back, before charging her horn and disappearing. I turned back to the camp, now alone.

And for the first time in a few months, it felt like I had no burdens.

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