Transformation

STOP LOOKING UP HERE

I finally did it.  I was now to assemble the portal.  We put the obsidian 5" by 4", in meters.  And lit the inside with the flint and steel.  A purplish vortex appeared, but it didn't distort gravity as it did earlier.

"Are you sure this is a portal to the human universe?"  Whooves asked.

"No, but it's worth a try." I replied.  I walked in, so did the others.  We went in and beheld a sight of lava, and red stuff.

"Um," The Doc said.  "I think you made a portal to Hell."

"Whoops..."I muttered.  Then I remembered where I knew that from.  "No, this is the Nether!" I was a little excited until I heard a whimpering which sounded like a little baby.  "Oh crap..." I said.  We saw something white come up from the hill of nether-rack, as I had now remembered.  It was large, crying, and had its eyes shut.  Then it opened it's eyes.  They were read, the first sign of it being hostile.  Then the second, it shot a fireball at us.  It was inaccurate and blew a large gap in the nether-rack.  We ran away, and like a flock of sheep, in different directions.  Fluttershy and I ran over to a side, but not before the Ghast could shoot at us again and cause Fluttershy's injury to worsen.  She started to whimper.  I grabbed a fragment of nether-rack and drug Fluttershy to shelter.  I was going to consider this more dangerous than Slender Mane, but I couldn't go like this.  I had to kill it.  "I'll be right back." I said.

"No...Please...Don't go..." She cried.  She wrapped her arms around me and started to cry.

"I'm not going to die." I said.   I looked around the corner.  I saw an advantage point.  I ran as fast as I could and jumped.  Lava beneath me, the Ghast in front of me, and Fluttershy behind me.  I swung the fragment back and threw it forward, jabbing the Ghast.  The Ghast screamed, it started falling.  I had to jump, it was physically impossible.  I knew it was jump or burn.  So I ran, and jumped.  I knew I was going to miss it.  So I accepted my fate and fell.  Just as all hope was lost, I felt a hoof grab me.  It was Fluttershy.  She brought me up.  The others came.

The others agreed.  As we walked back to the portal, we heard a snort and a groan.  I knew what it was.

"RUN!" I shouted.  Without hesitation, they sped ahead.

When we got back, we destroyed the portal.

"Oh well, back to the old drawing board..." I said in displease.

"Before doing anymore, we must sleep." Whooves said.

"Doc, that's the best thing I've heard you say today." I said.  I went back to the house with Fluttershy and noticed my friend was gone.  I grew slightly concerned, but I didn't think he had gone anywhere bad.

As I entered the cottage, Fluttershy brought up the Nether and the Ghast.  "That was very heroic of you to do something like that." She said.

"Thanks," I said.  "I would have died if it weren't for you, and even if I had, it would be worth having you safe."  She blushed a little, and gave me a warm hug.

"What was your name again?" She asked, still having her arms wrapped around me.

"I don't know."  I said.  "The Dimensional travel almost cleared my mind."

She was saddened by this.  She gave me a kiss on the cheek.  "We should go to sleep now." She said.

"I'm not taking the bed." I said.

"Please?" She said.

"I don't want to have a nightmare about it." I said again.

"You've been having nightmares?" She said.

"Yes, but you were in it, you looked mutilated, all I could do was shift the dream"  I replied. "Then there was Luna who was surprised after I said I was human."

She stared at me for a second.  "That wasn't a good idea..." She said.

"Why?" I asked.

"It poses a threat to Equestria." She said.

"What the fudge is Equestia?" I asked.

"It's the entire area we live in." She responded.

"Whoops." I said.

"Just go to sleep." She demanded.

"Ok." I replied as I got situated to go to sleep.

I had another nightmare, except different.  I woke up in the cottage, but instead of thirsty, I was hungry.  I got up and ate a cookie and I heard crying from far away.  I knew it was going to be bad, but I decided to see what would happen.  I walked outside and ventured to the town.  It was a wasteland, it resembled a ghost town.  The crying got louder.  "Hello?" I shouted.  No reply.  I walked into a building and saw a mare lying in a pool of blood.  I realized it was Fluttershy, but why?  I keep having these dreams.  I get paranoia fast, maybe it was the Slender Mane, or just the simple fact that some of my mind was transformed with the rest of my body before entering Ponyville.  I walked up to see multiple scars on her.  Then I looked up.  It was the Slender Mane.  Then the door shut.  I found myself surrounded by mirrors with Slender Mane's reflections.  The real Slender was taller than all the others, and slowly floated towards me.  "How did this happen?" I asked.  "Why am I having nightmares about this?"  It gave no answer, but held out its hoof.  I hesitated at first, then I touched it.  I was knocked back and my ears started ringing loudly.  Then, I saw the images.  My brain, in the transformation, was being shaped differently, some memories were deleted.  Also a premonition.  Rotting corpses on the streets, Ponyville in flames, some things I can't go into detail about.  I just knew, that I had no reason to get angry.  The Slender Mane wasn't evil.  It wanted to help me.  I can't assume that for everyone, but once it saw me, it stopped.  Maybe it have the same powers as Luna, to go into others dreams.  But he could have done without the mirrors!  "Thank you." I said.  I woke up.

"Fluttershy?" I said.

"Yessss?" She muttered.

"We need to talk..."  I said again.