//------------------------------// // It got Worse // Story: The Conversion Bureau: Reality Break // by Fullmetal Pony //------------------------------// I hate being sick. On the offset of a cold I always tell myself, “Whatever, I can handle this, it’s not that bad.” Then my cold gets worse and I just want to crawl into my bed and sleep until the end of time. But I can’t sleep because I’m sick. So I just have to deal with it, I’m too sick to go to class and I’m too sick to sleep. Maybe I take some meds to knock myself out. That’s the state I found myself in currently. My trashcan was filled with a mountain of tissues and I’d imposed a self-quarantine on myself for the past few days. I’d go out and chat with my friends at dinner, but that was about it as far as social interaction went. Other than that, when I couldn’t sleep, I’d just surf the internet, watching funny videos and frequenting Equestria Daily to see if there was a good fanfic to read. Yeah, I watched Friendship is Magic, but then again so did all my friends. In fact, they’d been the ones to get me into it. Plus, it was a good way to kill time and let my brain shift to auto-pilot while I read whatever tale someone had put up about Twilight Sparkle and her friends. A few days into my cold and I got a fever. I wasn’t too concerned though, either because I thought I could take care of myself or my mind was too addled to make proper decisions. After hours of tossing and turning one night, I finally managed to fall asleep. I really shouldn’t have fallen asleep. I always feel worse when I fall asleep sick. So when I woke up, I knew I was in trouble. I felt hot, way too hot and my stomach seemed to agree with me as its contents wanted out. I rushed to my bathroom and barely made it to the toilet. My only solace in this was that hopefully throwing up would help me feel better. After my visit to the toilet I decided it was time to get some medicated sleep. I stumbled over to where I kept my medical supplies, groped my hand around for what I assumed was the cold medicine bottle and measured out what I thought was the right amount. I downed the cup and didn’t even bother putting the lid back on. “Ugh, I hate that stupid fake cherry taste,” I complained before I sprawled myself on my bed. I was out instantly. ~~~ Be-be-beep! Be-be-beep! Be-be-be- I slammed on the alarm clock. I swear one of these days I’m just gonna chuck that thing out the window. I was by definitely not a morning person. Ugh, what a weird dream, two brothers talking about something, very strange. I sank out of my bed. My whole body felt sore. I had only one goal in mind. Shower, showers make everything better. Forget about caffeine or energy drinks, hot water was where the real wake up call was. I slumped a hand against the bathroom door and pulled it open. My hand felt weird too, but I just thought it was the cold making me feel weird. I got into the shower stall and let the hot water flow. Can I just stay here for the rest of the day? It’d make life so much easier. I reached for the soap, but it fell out of my hand. “Damn it,” I stopped reaching for the soap. My voice sounded off, but my throat didn’t feel sore. In fact, it felt better than it had for the past few days. “What the he-” I brought a hoof up to my face in shock, only to be more shocked that I had a hoof. “AHH!” I screamed as I tripped out of the shower. “What the hell is going on?! Why do I have hooves and why do I sound like a gi-” My heart missed a beat as I looked into the mirror. There was a pegasus in the mirror, a pegasus with long brown hair, a brown coat, and green eyes. “W-what?” the pony’s muzzle moved when I spoke. “Oh...oh god, I’m having a nightmare, this has got to be some horrible nightmare!” “It is no nightmare child, trust me, I know them well.” I turned around to see my bathroom evaporate into a large green field. Standing behind me was a large stallion with a dark blue coat and hair that seemed to have a mind of its own. “W-who are you?” I nervously asked. “Artemis, co-ruler of Equestria, why you humans portrayed us as female is beyond me. We have summoned you for we are in dire need of your assistance.” “‘We?’” But who else i- “My brother and I,” came a deep booming voice, a pure white stallion appeared behind me, his mane was deep red and, oddly enough, he had quite the beard, “greetings, I am Solaris, prince of Equestria, you know me as Celestia.” “What?!” I was completely overloaded now, “But I...I...” “It is ok child, I know we have put you through a lot, but we are willing to compensate you. You will live like royalty with us, dine on the finest food, and be hailed as a heroine throughout all the land.” “But I’m not a heroine, I’m a guy!” “No, you are a mare. Do not worry, we will accommodate you as best as possible, there is but one catch.” “Catch?” There was something ominous in that word. “You see, our world lacks a high number of females, especially those with high morals. Thus, we have summoned you here to bear the foals of the Elements.” “WHAT!?! But...but I...I... I’m a GUY!!” “Oh, um, sorry miss,” came a small voice. Its source was a yellow pegasus in the sky. He had a short pink mane and three small butterflies on his flank, “Oh, I’m, uh, Butterscotch by they way... I promise we’ll be good parents.” “But...but...” my head was spinning. “Don’t worry mademoiselle,” came a voice that dripped with extravagance. A white unicorn trotted over and gave me a courteous bow, “Elusive, the pleasure is all mine.” “I, uh...” “Hey, quit stalling around!” A boisterous voice yelled out. Suddenly, a blue stallion crashed down in front of us. He got right into my face, “Name’s Blitz, Rainbow Blitz! The Prince said we had to work fast, so I’m the stallion for the job!” “Cool yer jets there Blitz,” came a southern drawl. An orange Earth Pony trotted over and pulled Blitz away from me. “Ah apologize, ain’t proper manners to get in a mare’s face on the first date. Don’t worry, Ah promise we’ll go at whatever pace ya want.” “But I...” A pink pony popped out of nowhere and interrupted me. “Can’t we just have one big party and get it over with? We could have food and drinks, lots of drinks, and have a bunch of fun!” The pink stallion now looked at me, “Oh yeah!” He grabbed and vigorously shook my hoof, “I’m Berry Bubble, oh this is gonna be so much fun!” “Berry!” came a scholarly voice. “There is a proper way to handle all of this.” A purple unicorn trotted up and stood in front of me. “Hello,” he held out a hoof, “I am Dusk Shine, student of Prince Solaris and your personal guide.” “Please!” I begged, “Can’t there be some other way to do this?!” “Don’t worry, I’ve done my research, if we take turns at thirty minute intervals, you should be fine. All right guys, let’s get started!” The stallions slowly advanced on me. “No! Nooo! NOOOO!!!!!!!” ~~~ I woke up in a cold sweat. I ran my hands through my hair and thanked god it had just been a horrible dream. “I need to stop reading so much fan fiction.” “I’ll say.” Celestia was lying in my bed next to me. “AHHHHHH!!!!!!!” ~~~ I woke up and hit Summer right in the head. “Oww! John, are you ok?” “Yeah,” I brought a hoof to my head as I tried to steady my breathing, “I think.” “Another nightmare about being human again?” “I wish, I swear I’m never touching anything cherry flavored ever again!” “Why?” “Trust me, you don’t want to know.” *Took place on Wednesday night in-story* Moral of the story: Make sure you get get enough sleep every night and cherry medicine was designed by the devil.