Tipping the Scales

Location: Unknown Time: Unknown

I awake in shock taking in as much air as my lungs can hold. I open my eyes which dart in every direction trying to see where I am, but I see… nothing. Darkness surrounds me, shrouds me. I slowly begin to calm down taking shorter, softer breaths. Taking one last lung full of air I exhale and look down. I decide to try and stand up, and luckily my body complies. When I stand and search around, I feel as if I am floating. No reference point to go by just… nothingness.

“Am…am I dead?” My heart sinks at the idea. Both arms slouch at their sides as my eyes once again drift downward. I remain like this for several moments before picking back up. “So… if I am dead. What is this place? Definitely no heaven, maybe hell, but I have never done anything as bad as to get stuck there. Wait, is this limbo? Well if it is I guess that means I have to wait here… or something.”  I sigh as I continue to wander around the mysterious new realm.

“You…” I freeze. It was him, the same voice I heard before… before… Anger begins to overwhelm me as I clench and grind my teeth. Both eyes narrow, a look of pure hate consuming them. The voice chuckles, this puts me over the edge.

“WHO THE FUCK, ARE YOU!” I yell as loud and menacing as I can still fuming with anger. “WHAT THE FUCK DO YOU WANT, WHY AM I HERE!” I yell once more. My feud is interrupted as I catch a small glint out of the corner of my eye. Turning, I am now face to face with some… thing. Floating there right in front of me is some sort of glowing orb. The orb is bright white, almost too bright to look at. My hate is now completely replaced by curiosity, and I do possibly the most stupid thing. I touch the orb. The bright white that once shone is now a sinister blood red. I back up in shock, but it is too late. The red orb begins to expand dramatically, consuming everything in its path. I stare shocked for a few moments before coming back to reality. “OH SHIT!” I turn tail and run as fast as I can in the opposite direction. Looking back I see the orb easily catching up. The light intensifies as it nears, blinding me. I grab my eyes as I turn back slowing me down. That’s when I felt it. It was like I was on fire, except I received no burns… just the pain. Once again I find myself screaming for my life to no avail as the world around me breaks down. The pain still courses as I am pulled into the red light. Vision fading… I drift off into a pain induced sleep.

Location: Canterlot Mountain, Crash Site Time: 8:45

“Ugh…god…dammit where the fuck am I now!” I yell in anger as I slowly awake to my new surroundings. I find I am lying down in what seems like some form of cave. I try to get up, but everything in my body suddenly aches.

“Jesus… I feel like I was run through a wall,” I say through clenched teeth. Remaining in my prone position I bob my head back to be greeted by a stone surface behind me. At the end of the ‘cave’ in the center was en embedded outline of a figure, a figure that looked much like… “Maybe… I’m not that far off. This isn’t a cave… it’s a fucking crater.” The pain almost completely dispelled I begin to stand up. I shake my head side to side only to see large piles of dust fall from my hair. “Damn… I need a shower.” Looking over myself I see I am a complete mess of dirt and rubble. That's when I come to a realization. “SHIT MY PHONE!” I quickly reach into my pocket and feel around for the device. As my hand was met with the familiar rectangular form I swiftly pull it out. There was not a single scratch.  “Damn, I knew these things were supposed to be tough but… damn.” Putting the phone back into my pocket I take a deep breath and move my neck sharply over to the right emitting a loud series of pops from the bones. “Ahhh… that is much better.” I then move my head in a circular motion emitting several other small pops before returning my skull to its natural position. After a brief roll of my shoulders I clap my hands together. “Alright... now to find out where the hell I am,” I declare. Slowly walking forward I am halted by the sound of hushed voices coming from the outside.

“Hey, did you hear that,” One questioning voice whispers.

“Yea, it sounded like… talking,” Another responded.

“You think something’s up there captain,” The voice from prior asks.

“Well if there is somepony in there it has a lot to explain,” A gruff voice answered. At this point only one thought was going through my mind.

HOLY FUCK, PEOPLE! I bolt for the exit, a feeling of happiness slowly forming. Finally I can find out what the fuck is going on, I can go home, take a shower, and oh my WHAT THE FUCK IS THAT THING! I stop dead in my tracks as the alien form pops over the edge. It looks like a… horse, what the fuck. Propped over the edge of the cave was what looked like some kind of white horse, thing. It was completely dressed from head to…hoof, in gilded armor with a small turquoise plume branching from its helmet. On both its sides is had two wings fully extended and in motion causing the creature to hover in place. HOLY SHIT IS THAT A PEGASUS. Okay… talking horse Pegasus thing, my mind is officially fucked. I stare shocked at the being before me as it does the same. When the pegasus locked eyes with me they went as large as saucers. He continued to hover in place too shocked to move.

“Private! What the hell are you doing, get inside before I make you,” The same gruff voice from before snaps the Private back into reality.

“Captain there is something in here,” The private yells still wide eyed.

“Move out of the way I'm going in!” Another set of hooves pop up over the lip as the Private drifts lazily over to the side going back to staring at me. The new form continues to pull itself up and tumbles inside. Before me was a buff grey pony wearing similar armor to the soldier but with a clear blue stripe painted along the outline of the chest piece. The stallion slowly picks itself up still having its eyes closed.

“Alright, now private, what in Tartarus was it you were rambling on about-” The captain cuts himself short as he looks directly at me. Instead of an expression of shock like the previous guard this one forms a look of anger and determination on his face. Before I can say anything he yells in a booming voice.“You are hereby under arrest for attacking the Equestrian capitol of Canterlot. If you refuse to comply, we are authorized to use force!”

Well I'm boned…