Fluttersaiyan

                                                               Chapter 1: Arrival

My story begins June 23, 2012, on a Saturday. It was summer break and I was mostly bored to tears every single day of every single week except for Saturdays. It’s almost ironic how I’m so tough and strong and whatnot, yet I watch a show that seems quite the opposite. You see, on every Saturday a new episode of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic airs on the hub. In case you haven’t been kept up to speed, this makes me a “Brony”. Unfortunately, it was summer, and the latest season had already ended. So there would be no new episodes until, at least, fall. When school is back in. It just doesn’t seem fair sometimes.

So anyway, it’s summer break, and I’m hangin’ out with a couple of my friends. They live in the suburbs while I live in the city, so I’m visiting in a way. It’s a nice place, mixed ethnicity, like a mini America or something. I’m supposed to be spending the night, so before we headed in for the night we were just walking around a couple of blocks and it was getting dark, it was about, 8:30-ish. We wanted to head back in earlier, because it was supposed to rain a lot soon, we could see the clouds coming earlier accompanied by lighting and distant thunder, and my friends were scared to get wet like a couple of cats. But as luck would have it, we got caught in the sudden downpour. As we say in Texas, “When it rains, it pours” and boy did it.

I feel I should have mentioned this part a little earlier. I’m not human. Coincidentally I am a saiyan, like from Dragon ball Z. True story. It’s the weirdest thing ever, but it really is true. I found out one day when I was a kid after watching an episode of Dragon ball Z. Now go ahead and admit it, at some point when you were a kid you too tried doing the Kamehame-ha at some point in time or another. Well, when I tried it, it well, worked. I may have destroyed some unlucky person’s car but, what can you do. Later, I also learned how to do the Kaioken, which was pretty fun. And I will always remember the day I learned how to fly, that was badass. So my friends were scared of the rain, right? So I thought it’d be a good idea to start flying around dodging lightning bolts and stuff. The wind sure did start to pick up, and it was getting hard to keep control. The lightning began intensifying and I’m pretty sure I saw a tornado dropping. I thought I was screwed, but then I realized I might be able to use the Kaioken. I used it but it did nothing. I could feel myself being pulled higher and higher into the sky, the rain and wind were blowing at hurricane strength. It was hard to keep my eyes open, and the rain stung against my face. This really was some kind of tornado, and I could feel it’s vacuum pulling the air out of my lungs, and eventually I passed out.

I don’t know what in the hell happened, but this was like something out of the Wizard of Oz. I wasn’t in Texas anymore, now I was in some other strange place. When I could breathe again and my brain could get oxygen I woke up. I was soaking wet, and on someone’s couch, in someone’s house. For the moment I had hoped I fell out of the tornado unharmed and that somebody had taken me in from the rain. I don’t think my friends got hurt, I’m pretty sure the tornado never hit the ground, and I was it’s only victim, at least I hope so. Although, I still wasn’t sure if I was in the same state still, I’ve heard stories of how an entire house can be destroyed and a china cabinet can be picked up and set down counties away undisturbed. I hoped this wasn’t the case. But still, I wouldn’t be missed too much, except in school. I lived in a foster home, and should’ve been there that night, but against their rules I decided I would hang with my friends instead. But no, I had to get carried away by a tornado.

So, I’m no longer in Texas. When I woke up, I slowly sat up to gather my surroundings. I saw a bunch of pet food, for animals such as birds, rodents, and other small creatures. I also saw a bunch of bird cages everywhere, and playscapes for what I figured were for ferrets or something. ‘Great’, I thought, ‘I’m stuck in some crazy cat lady’s house.’ I got up and walked around. I began to wonder just exactly where I was. I looked out the window. It was pitch black outside and the rain was coming down in buckets. All I could hear was the hurricane force wind and rain, and the biblical thunder outside. In flashes of lightning that that lit up the entire area as bright as day for split seconds, the surrounding area began to take shape. In one direction, vast rolling hills covered in grass. In the other, a forest that seemed to expand into oblivion. With any luck, I may have been picked up from Austin, and simply dropped into Bastrop county. What I found strange was the lack of television, and the absence of a car outside. Whoever brought me here must’ve left, but why would they be out in this mess? Maybe they didn’t own a car. And because of my location, maybe T.V. wasn’t a real necessity. Sure, lots of rural residents don’t have T.V. I was still confused. Should I explore some strange person’s house? Or stay put and try to go back to sleep? I couldn’t help but snoop around.

If I thought no television and no car was strange, then this was just scary. I was looking around and stumbled upon a food pantry. Inside, nothing but food suitable for a vegetarian, which I unfortunately was not. Later back in the living room I found a bunch of pictures of ponies in a photo album. I saw the “Mane Six” and others, like Scootaloo, Sweetie Belle, Applebloom, Big Macintosh, and Angel Bunny, etc. I can understand if you’re a Brony, or a fan of the show, but this was just a little creepy, and the pictures looked so real. I took a second look around at my surroundings, and suddenly everything hit me like a bullet train. I was in Fluttershy’s cottage! My eyes widened involuntarily, and I didn’t know whether to run or play along. And I didn’t dare venture upstairs. What would she do if she saw me in her room? What if she was already there? Would she think I would try to hurt her, like a scared strange wild animal, suddenly in a house which was not its natural habitat? Fuck it, curiosity killed the cat. I slowly walked up stairs, trying to make as little noise as possible, but it wasn’t easy since every step creaked under my weight. I decided to just hover up the stairs. When I got to the top I slowly opened the door. I peered in and found no one inside. I felt like I was in some strange dream. What if she was outside, she has animals outside that would need tending to. I decided I wouldn’t be hurt if I got wet some more.

When I got outside it was starting to let up a little, but it was still pretty windy. If I wanted to find her I would have to take to the skies. When I flew around back I saw that all the animals were safely under cover in small shelters. I began to follow a trail that led from the animal pen into the forest. It was a thin dirt path that didn’t seem to be used often. It made sense, since the Everfree Forest was supposed to be dangerous and scary. But hey, I’m a saiyan, I can handle anything in there. After flying for about a mile I began to wonder if I should turn back. But soon I saw the end of the trail. There was a creek washing over the trail, but it looked like a raging river due to the rain. I’m sure there was a small bridge of some sort, but it had to have been under water now. Then I heard the scream for help. A few yards to my right, I could see someone hanging on to a fallen tree. I quickly flew over to find Fluttershy holding onto a badger. She was soaked, cold, and tired, who knows how long she had been hanging on, and how much longer she could hold if I hadn’t gotten there when I did. I was just about three feet from her when she slipped and was pulled in with the current. Her head went under, she had no strength left to keep her head above the surface. I dove in.

It was dark, the water was murky, and was rushing at an unbelievable speed. I found her near the bottom still going with the current, and still holding the badger. I used all my strength to swim after her and grab her. I looked up towards the surface, and shot out like a rocket. I headed straight for her cottage. Luckily she held her breath long enough so she didn’t get water in her lungs. I could see her breathing heavily, exhausted. I opened the door and rushed inside and set her on the couch. The badger was alright but freaked out. Fluttershy was out cold but alright. I decided to leave her there on the couch for the night. The whole time she was hanging on, and when I rescued her, her eyes were closed. She’ll be just as surprised to be in her cottage when she wakes up as I was. I saw a clock and saw it said something like 10:47. I didn’t know where else I could sleep, so I just lay on the floor in front of her. I was tired from fighting the tornado earlier, and tired from the recent rescue, so I fell asleep within two minutes. I don’t know what I’ll do tomorrow, or what I’ll say. “Hi, as you may know I’m not from this world, but I’m not dangerous either, nice to meet you.” I will explain who, and what I am, as well as where I’m from. But the how and why will be little more difficult. At least for now we’re both okay.