Not a wish

My name is Bridget, and my friend is named Jay. We had an idea about how we got here, but not why. All we remember was a weird circle of fire surrounding us. It was green and it didn't burn, but it hurt us from the inside.

The night it happened, we were in a video skype chat and Jay was singing.

“Send away for a priceless gift

One not subtle, one not on the list

One not simply, so absurd

In these times of doing what you’re told

Keep these feelings, no one knows

Whatever happened to the young man’s heart”

It happened not long after I got back from the kitchen with oreos. When I came back to my seat, we started talking about our OC ponies, how both of them where unicorns, but I couldn't think of a name for mine.  He said to name her Loving Heart, but that didn't sound good to me. So, we kept thinking, and thats when the fire came. I didn't notice it until it got on my hand, it didn't even tingle, it just snaked up my body. I only noticed it after I saw Jay had the fire on his arm, and he told me that I was on fire.

I should let him tell you the rest, because I don't remember and he does.

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Bridget does remember, but she is afraid to admit that she was screaming about the fire, her pride wouldn't allow her that. Shes too stubborn to admit anything really, even the fact that she is a girl... Or well kinda a girl. Not that I can't see it, she has all the curves and all that, but its just the way she behaves. She acts like she’s a guy... And always gets angry at the ‘girly girls’ around her.

Another thing with her, is that she is one terrible cook... I mean, I’m pretty sure you can die from food poisoning just by eating her food.

And another thing is, she trusts me vary much for some reason... I’m not exactly the brightest guy sometimes... But I’m sure that this means nothing. I sure hope its nothing, I don’t want to ruin a great friendship.

Anyhow, how this all happened...Bridget was going insane about the green fire all over her body and rolling on the floor trying to get rid of it, I was as well, but she acted like it might burn her if she didn't get it off in the next three seconds, if it was going to burn her, it would have done so already.

Meanwhile, I was just chilling because I wasn't seeing any problem with looking cool and flaming at the same time. And Bridget was all panickishy... Whatever you want to call it. Did I also mention that I like the color green? But not as much as I like blue. Bridget had stopped panicking and was going through the floor, the flames surrounding her, unconscious.

Now that, was something completely different, since I just thought this was the myth of spontaneous self combustion, apparently not... Since I also somehow was sinking through the floor, for god knows what reason.

This Bridget does not know... But I was internally panicking all the time. I just acted as cool as possible, and was smooth about it. While sinking into the ground, I fell unconscious as well, the last thing I saw was the fading face of a changeling laughing.

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I slowly started to wake up when light shone into my face, I opened my eyes and saw I was in a dark alleyway between two buildings. I was worried that I was kidnapped out of my home and taken to an ally to be raped by some guy, I moved my right leg and felt something soft and fluffy, I kicked it a second time and heard a moan, it sounded like Jay.

“Stop with the infernal kicking!” A voice groaned out.

“We are in an alleyway, get up, this is a good reason to kick you, why are you fuzzy and why am I able to feel it? I have socks” I muttered back to him

“Okay, first... Have you been doing drugs? Last time I checked I was not fuzzy, second... The ground is ever so comfy.” Jay groaned.

“I am not old enough to drug myself! If I did my dad would probably ground me forever, now stop trying to sleep!” I yelled frustrated.

“Oh come on Bridget, I’m really tired! I don’t want to get up...” Jay whined as he squirmed around on the ground.

I kicked him again.

“Ow... What was that for?” Jay muttered angrily at me. “Also, why is your foot like a steel tipped... Boot... Or maybe hoof?”

“...What.” I say a little confused “How would I know? maybe my sock is not very fuzzy?”

“As much as I want to believe that... Just... Feel this.” Jay said as something connected with my leg, which was incredibly hard, almost like metal. “Ya feel this? Or are you numb too?”

“I can feel it just fine.” I said irritably  as I tried standing up but fall back down a few inches from where I was before, with a perfect view of my arm, it was silver and ended with a hoof.

“Why is my arm silver and why do I have a hoof?” I said as I crawled to look behind me, seeing a  gray unicorn pony with a short black mane, his orange eyes easily seen in the darkness.

“Maybe I am drugged...” I confessed

“Oh goodie, that means I can finally use you... Of course you are drugged, Christ what else... What am I talking about? Just don’t faint or something.” Jay muttered out.

“Why are you a pony?” I demanded at Jay

“I’m a what now?” Jay said glancing at me.

“Your a gray unicorn pony that looks like your OC” I deadpanned.

“What? That can’t be... Ya... Wait. ” Jay said as he brought his arm up to his face. “What in the holy hell is this?”

“Obviously you have a paper hoof attached to your arm” I said sarcastically as I brought my hoof up to my head to see if I was my unicorn OC as well, but I didn't have a horn.

“Awww, I’m not a unicorn, I’m an earth pony, that sucks, they are like humans, their magic is the ability to grow food, we can grow food just fine as humans! Earth ponies, the humans of equestria...” I said a little disappointed

“You have wings.” Jay said as he glared at me, he then shook his head and kept glaring at me. “Fucking wings, why can’t I have wings?”

I looked at my back and noticed the wings at my sides, the same color as my arm. “How would I know? your OC was a unicorn and so was mine, I don't know why I didn't get changed into my OC as well”  I sat up and looked at him still lying on the ground.

“Are you going to lie there forever?

“Duh, obviously.” Jay said rolling his eyes, he then looked around. “Wonder if anything got transported here with us.”

“I don't think anything else caught on green fire besides us.” I stated

“Hey look my office chair!” Jay said happily and pointed at a dark corner.

“I guess if you were sitting on something, it would follow you”

“So does that mean my guitar went with me?” Jay asked hoping that I would know.

“You weren't holding it where you?”  I asked

“I dunno, I was playing it before we started skyping though...” Jay said sitting up somewhat, before resuming his looking around.

“If you were holding it you bought it, if not then its gone, stop wondering if you bought stuff that isn't important. Now we have to learn to walk before we leave the alley”  I say standing up shakily on my hooves.

“But why do we have to moooove?” Jay whined.

“I WANT TO GET OUT OF THIS ALLEYWAY!” I yelled, making me fall so I had to stand back up again.

“Ha, you look ridiculous when you fall like that!” Jay said as he burst into laughter.

“I would like to see you not fall when you learn how to walk on hooves. Get. Up.” I said slowly, getting angry.

“No need to get pissy.” Jay muttered as he slowly got up and stood still. “Hey I can stand still! Thats progress!”

“Yes it is, considering all you were doing for the past four minutes was lie down, I wonder if wings help you stand...” I looked back at my wings and open them wide.

“Well, that’s cheating on a enormous scale.” Jay said looking at me. “But It kinda makes you look hot.”

“It isn't cheating if you use what you have, and this isn't a contest, don't call me hot again please.” I said as I slowly started to walk while keeping my wings out to help.

“Why not? I mean you look kinda cute too.” Jay said, trying my patience.

“Just stop already and try walking, that will be a greater accomplishment than standing! Standing is amazing isn't it?” I said sarcastically as I started to walk faster and put my wings closer to my body as it gets easier for me to walk.

Jay just wobbled around a bit before stumbling and almost falling face first, but thanks to his all ever so graceful sense of balance, even though he bumped into the wall and got dazed a bit, he also stepped on something.

“Ow son of a-...” Jay said but his words quickly died in his throat before he looked on the ground as if he had stepped on a bug. “Oh hey! My Electric guitar! Oh wait.... Thats a ukulele...”

“Who would throw a ukulele into an alley? and who would own one in the first place?” I said as I walked over to Jay.

“I don’t know.... Someone?” Jay said, sarcastically.

“I bet not many people, or ponies own one. Have fun learning to walk.” I said as I started walking away.

Jay just awkwardly wobbled behind me for a few seconds before stumbling forward, accidentally bumping his head right into my flank. Jay just sheepishly smiled at me.

“You are an idiot.” I said as I pushed him away, Looking at my flank and seeing a silver dust cloud for a cutie mark.

“You love me!” Jay said as he scampered back to his hooves.

“I really don't.” I sighed as I turned to look at him again, waiting for him to start walking again.

“From the way you're looking at me, I’d say you love me, but then you’d be all pissy.” Jay said as he started walking, -albeit a bit awkwardly-, forward.

“I’m looking at you the way a bee looks at a human when the human disturbed his hive.” I said matter of factly.

“All pissy.” Jay repeated himself as he walked past me, his head slightly leaning, for reasons unknown. I noticed as he walked in front of me that his cutie mark was the face of a wolf.

“Your cutie mark goes well with your OC name, I guess since my cutie mark is a silver dust cloud and all of the ponies names say what their cutie marks will be, I'll be named Silver Dust.” I said as I walked out of the alley and into the street.

Jay just quickly caught up with me and asked. “Really, my cutie mark is a wolf? Won’t it be suspicious?”

“What do you want me to do? I can’t change it, and you're the one who came up with your OC, not me”

“But I couldn't decide if I wanted a alpha wolf as a cutie mark... or electricity...” Jay whined.

“Well then, like with me, this world decided what the hell your cutie mark was, you don't see me complaining about being a pegasus, even if unicorns are better.” I muttered as a pony walked by us and gave us suspicious looks as to why we were in a dark alley.

“Still, this shit is weird... Also lets get a move on... I’m bored.” Jay said stifling a yawn.

“If you're bored, then learn how to use magic, that won't bore you.”  I stated

“Or... I can just hang around you.” Jay said as he clung to one of my wings.

“You know I have feeling in those? that hurts, a lot.” I said as I tried to get my wing out of his hooves.

“But its all so soft and stuff!” Jay said with a smile.

I sighed and looked at my long gold mane, then looked back at him “You are going to make my feathers fall out.”

“What'cha gonna do about it girl?” Jay asked playfully.

I smiled and kicked him in the gut with my right back leg. “That’s what I’m going to do about it” I said as he let go of my wing and I put it back to the side of my body.

“Ouch, why are you so mean?” Jay asked as he got up and sat down.

“Because you touched my wing and wouldn't let go when I told you to.” I said angrily and I  looked around, seeing ponies around us walking around with gowns and tuxedos on. “I think we are in Canterlot.”

“What gave that away? the shining roof tops made of gold?” Jay said looking up. “Or the fact that we are almost looking at the castle?”

“The snooty ponies with hats on.” I stated pointing my hoof at all of the ponies wearing hats.

“Not polite to point.” Jay said slapping my hoof away.

“Also not polite to hold onto someone’s wing and refuse to let go, but you did it.” I reminded Jay happily.

Jay just smiled and rolled his eyes. “If you say so you little cry baby.”

“I heard that if you flick a unicorn's horn, it hurts like hell because its super sensitive.” I said, smiling mischievously as I walked over to Jay.

Jay just quickly scooted away. “Now you are creeping me out. Look I know I’m hot but really, calm down.”

“I just want to see if the rumor is true.” I said honestly, walking closer to Jay.

“I’ll only let you if you give me.... a hug? Kiss whatever?” Jay asked himself and me.

“Not a chance of that.” I said as I stopped walking towards him and looked at the ponies walking around talking. “Lets just go and look for a place to stay here.”

“Sure... Whatevs you say junior.” Jay said as he walked up to me.

I sighed and started walking down the street, looking for a building to go into “I think we might need bits, and use our pony names here.”

“No-.... Okay maybe...” Jay said hesitantly as he walked after me.