Twilight felt herself wince as the warm light was replaced with cold winds. She gasped as she looked around her. Underneath her hooves was a rough concrete that seemed to be the material of the buildings around her. Everything was grey and melancholy. The street was empty for a moment before a strange creature casually walked through the street. She dodged behind a trash bin, her heart beating rapidly.
It was tall and stood on two feet, with pointy hooves beneath it and long, spider-like hooves in its pockets. The creature slouched to the side, continuing to walk away. Twilight held her breath as panic spread through her. Two more began crossing where she hid.
She desperately ran down the alley behind her, praying that no one would see her. They looked dangerous and cruel. Nothing like the cheerful ponies at home. The unicorn gasped as she realized that she wasn't alone. Another one of the beings was smoking a cigarette in the alley. She froze, but the creature didn't even acknowledge her. It did, however, begin to walk right in front of her.
"Oh! Excuse me! I just need to-" Twilight nervously began. Her voice died off as it walked through her body-not even blinking. She coughed as she inhaled the noxious smoke. "Who would even use... those." She whispered, not sure what really had caused the smoke. She tilted her head toward the creature, who tossed his disgusting device to the side.
"Nicotine." She mumbled, reading the words printed into the paper cigarette. "I wonder if it makes you transparent." Twilight nervously bit her lip- how did he walk through her? "He hadn't even seen me!" She grumbled. The unicorn sat down on the dirty alley street, thinking quietly to herself.
So far no one had seen her or even acknowledged her existence. It was like she wasn't even there! She froze as a chilling thought came to her.
"What if... I don't exist?" She croaked, sitting up again. Her hooves shook as she walked to the cigarette. Her horn sparked slightly, a magical aura enfolding the object.
Nothing happened.
Twilight released the levitation spell. She reached out with her hooves, trying to lift the nicotine roll into her palm.
Her hooves passed right through.
Twilight's eyes widened as her theory was proven correct. She did not truly exist. This was a world of smelly, moody monsters- and she was no more than a ghost. There was not a single thing she could do to get anyone to pay attention to her.
The unicorn galloped into the crowded streets, her fear growing. She walked through the walls and people, not anything opaque. "There HAS to be an explanation." She gasped, continuing to run.
She frantically looked around her. No one could see or hear her- she was alone. Twilight watched in amazement as a large metal carriage zoomed right through her. She coughed on instinct at the gas spewing out from it. There were a lot of these machines, inside were the monstrous people. Her body shuddered as more walked out unto the streets. A deep feeling of disgust boiled within her.
"I guess I can't complain." She muttered angrily."I asked for this." She rested upon some stairs, watching the passing creatures. "So I guess this is the rest of eternity, isn't it?" She slouched onto the porch. "At least my friends are okay... I hope."
Twilight let her mind wander, thinking of small memories of her friends. Little memories distracted her from the awkwardness of being walked through. She sighed. "I'm going to miss AJ's cider."
A single tear rolled down her face. She shook her head. "No." She said defiantly. "I'm not going to break down like I did in the limbo." Her voice wavered as she spoke. Twilight swallowed, shivering as one of the beasts walked by.
"These animals are HIDEOUS." She exclaimed. They almost looked like monkeys, but larger and with a little less hair. A few passed, crunching on some food.
"Ugh, at LEAST chew with your mouth closed." She shuddered, unable to suppress her disgust.
"Hmm." Twilight mused. "So far I've seen them be nothing but rude and disgusting, yet they all wear clothing." She watched as a man took off a coat."Only fine Canterlot equines wear this many outfits!" The curious mare instinctively reached for a quill and notebook- but quickly remembered.
She began trotting down the street, looking around her for clues. As a habit Twilight dodged the animals around her. She also did it because they seriously creeped her out. Eventually she stopped at a sign.
"Man does not live on bread alone... Drink B+ ?" The mare raised an eyebrow. The picture was of a female wearing thin clothing, dressed to allure. It looked like the others, and seemed to be called 'man.'
"So these are man." She stated, looking around her. "I think there was a stallion that used to say that word, he usually hung out at the bowling place." She uneasily stroked her mane." I guess I'll have to get used to them." She sighed. "They won't know me though, I'm just a ghost.
The streets here were empty, pieces of trash blowing in the wind. Twilight layed down,curling into a ball. "I... I guess it's not the worst thing... Being alone." With a hoof she traced the lines in the concretes cracks, trying to let her mind wander. Eventually 'mans' wandered into the area, but this time she didn't move away. It wasn't like they could see her. She closed her eyes, listening to the sounds of one of them near her.
"Excuse me, are you okay? "