"I once woke up with a magical crystal sword buried in my chest, and that's not even the strangest thing about that day!"

An old man comes bearing promises of grand adventure and travel to Equestria. All he asks in return is for somebody to play the hero. Only, being impaled on a sword wasn't part of the plan.

Can Christian—video store employee nonpareil—become the hero he's agreed to be? It will take all of his willpower, skill, and the year's time he's been given to prepare for his quest. Maybe he can even have a good time with some new friends…

"Wait, why am I a mare?"

(The cover art is a sketch that I commissioned from FauxSquared and then was vectored by Seven Fates. You can find Faux's Deviant Art page Here and Seven Fates here (SilverAlchemistPony) . Seven Fates even has a FimFiction Page . I recommend checking their stuff. Seven Fates is also responsible for the much improved descriptions and has helped me overall on the fic, so really, go read his stuff.)