Fever Dream
Characters (Human): Satsuma, Starlight, Razzly, Pumpkin and Pound Cake, Shaun, Freya, Del, Rei
Characters (Pony): Satsuma, Rei, Starlight, Applejack, Del, Freya
Original Start Date: June 30, 2013 (SCS launch day!)
Satsuma moans as he sits up in bed. He holds his pounding head and winces from the pain. He rubs his eyes and notices something amiss. He slowly opens his eyes and shouts in surprise. Instead of hooves, he has weird fleshy appendages with five smaller protrusions each.
‘Okay. What the hell?’ Satsuma panics, studying the appendages. ‘Th-these sort of look like...’ He takes a deep breath. ‘I probably just read too many of Lyra’s or Featherweight’s stories. Maybe it is because I was researching primates so much.’ He takes another breath. ‘This is just a dream.’
Satsuma tests his fingers then pinches his arm. He yelps in pain.
‘Okay...’ He lines up a slap and hits himself in the face. ‘Son of a..! So this isn’t a dream...’ He closes his eyes and thinks. ‘Okay. I’ll ask Starlight what is going on. Maybe he’ll know.’
The young man gets out of bed. He is a little shaky on his feet, but he soon gets the hang of standing on two legs. He looks around and finds his glasses where he usually leaves them, sitting on the book he was reading before bed. He looks around and gasps.
Satsuma stares at himself in a full-length mirror. Though he does not know much about human anatomy or appearances, he is certain he is much older, like seven or eight years older, than when he was a pony. His human body is very muscular. He must help out on the farm a lot. Satsuma spends a couple minutes examining his new body. He notices his lower half is clothed. Curiosity gets ahold of him and he takes a peek. If he were looking in the mirror, he would have seen his face turn the color he normally would see.
There is a knock on his door. ‘Satsuma, are ya up ye-... Oh, dear Celestia!’ Applejack snaps. ‘Knock that off!’
Satsuma shouts and falls back on his bed. ‘BWAH! Sorry, mom! I didn’t mean... I mean I was just... I mean...’
His mother closes her eyes and fights back her embarrassment. ‘Listen, Ah know yer at the age when yer body starts changin’, but ya can at least wait ‘til ya have a moment o’ privacy t’ mess ‘round with ya.’
‘S-sorry! I...’
Applejack shakes her head. ‘It’s okay. We’ll talk later. Ah might have t’ call yer dad too...’
‘I’m really sorry, mom.’
‘Jus’ get yerself ready fer school. Ya don’ wanna be late.’
Applejack rolls her eyes as she leaves her son to get dressed. Satsuma groans and gets up again.
Satsuma runs to town. According to a tag in his backpack, Satsuma is in high school, confirming his theory that he is older. He dressed and ate quickly so he can stop by the schoolhouse before his first class. The young man slows as he nears the building. A number of kids he does not recognize run around the yard. Satsuma scans the playground. He sees Del watching the kids. She smiles and starts to come over. While Satsuma looking for his brother, he is hit with two small bumps.
‘Satsuma!’ a pair of girls cheer, hugging the young man. One has puffy, emerald hair. The other has flat, fuchsia hair.
Satsuma laughs nervously and pats them on the head. Del chuckles as she arrives.
‘Your sisters are always happy to see you,’ the woman notes.
‘R-right! My sisters.’ The young man smiles. ‘Always nice.’
‘I take it you’re not here to see them.’ Del smiles seductively. ‘Are you here for me?’
Satsuma gulps and tries not to look at his older sister. ‘I, uh, well, Starlight...’
The woman huffs and looks away. ‘He won’t be here for a bit. You know he likes spending time with his wife in the morning.’
‘Oh, uh, Apple Bloom... Right. Can you tell him I want to see him?’
‘Can do, little bro! Now hurry before you’re late too.’ She leans down and kisses Satsuma on the cheek. ‘Don’t break too many hearts, you handsome devil.’
For what feels like the second or third time that day, Satsuma regains his pony colors. He nods, unlatches himself from the girls and hurries away.
At lunch, Satsuma sits with his friends. He is still upset, some of his friends look worried and others look confused. Fortunately, they all look close enough to their pony counterparts for Satsuma to recognize them. An athletic girl with wild orange hair crosses her arms and looks away.
‘That is just silly,’ Pumpkin snorts. ‘This isn’t a dream. Your weird pony fantasy is the dream.’
‘I don’t know,’ a tall boy replies in an English accent. ‘I like the part where I am a griffin. Such noble creatures befit my heritage.’
‘Whatever, Shaun.’
‘Personally, I loved the tale,’ a slender girl with magenta and silver hair comments. Razzly flips a lock over her shoulder. ‘Not only am I clever and spectacular in real life, but I am the filly of everypony’s dreams too.’ She looks at Satsuma. ‘I am using the words correctly, right?’
‘He never said that about you!’ Pumpkin argues. ‘Just because you were there doesn’t make it true.’
Shaun nods. ‘True. By that token, Pound can be seen as the stallion of his dreams.’
A boy with styled brown hair laughs nervously. ‘Don’t word it like that. We were all in the dream.’
‘It wasn’t a dream!’ Satsuma moans. ‘This is the dream!’
The other teens roll their eyes. A girl with long purple-pink hair looks at the group. Satsuma spots her. She squeaks and turns back to the plush rabbit on her desk. The young man sighs and rejoins his friends as they debate what they think is a dream.
‘Satsuma, dear. Can you tell us why this is the dream and your equine adventures are not?’ Razzly asks.
‘You mean besides the fact that I went to sleep as a pony and woke up as a human?’
Pumpkin rolls her eyes. ‘That would be a great start.’
‘I think it would be fun to be a pegasus,’ Pound says, smiling. ‘It would be fun to fly everywhere.’
‘Listen, we all agree that it would be really cool to live in Satsuma’s dream, but it is just that, a dream!’ Pumpkin argues.
Pound snorts and slumps back. ‘And here I am supposed to be the scientific one of us.’
‘Isn’t it possible both could be a dream and reality?’ Shaun suggests. ‘We still don’t really know how the mind works, and Satsuma’s conscious reality and unconscious reality could be getting him confused.’
The others stare at the young man.
Pound turns to his sister. ‘Okay. I’m on your side now. That made no sense.’
Satsuma leans back, grumbling, while his friends keep debating. He looks again at Freya and smiles. The young girl catches him looking and balls up. He laughs and waits for class to start again.
After school, Satsuma is pressed against a locker as Razzly traps him in a kiss. The young man does not know how to react, especially when the girl puts his hands on her hips and moves close. When Razzly lets him free, Satsuma stares at her and pants.
‘I bet you don’t get kissed like that in your wildest dreams,’ the girl coos.
‘Razzly, that was...’
She pecks his lips. ‘Way better than usual. You’re amazing.’ Razzly cuddles against Satsuma’s chest. ‘Are you going to be working on the the farm later or can we sneak off to your clubhouse?’
‘Uh, well, there were some things I wanted to look into after school...’
‘Hmpf. Well, if this is a dream,’ -- she places his hands on her breasts -- ‘we should make it one to remember.’
Satsuma gulps and slams into the locker again as he tries to back away. Razzly smirks and gives him another kiss before leaving. The young man tries catching his breath as he heads in the opposite direction. He fails to notice a white plush rabbit watching him.
…
Pumpkin traps Satsuma under her as she leans down and kisses him. Satsuma struggles to reciprocate with the young woman sitting on his chest. She lets up and smiles down at her victim.
‘So, real enough for you?’ the young woman asks.
‘Pumpkin, I...’
‘Am the best kisser ever? Yeah. That is true. You’re the best.’
‘No, that’s not what I was going to say,’ Satsuma pants.
‘Finally going to admit I’m better than that tramp?’
‘Huh? No? I was going to...’
‘Hmpf! What is it! I’m better than she is. I’m taller, more athletic and smarter than she is.’ Pumpkin sits back, getting a grunt from the boy under her. ‘Just because she has bigger breasts and her hair doesn’t explode with the slightest hint of moisture...’
‘Can’t breathe...’ Satsuma rasps.
‘Oh! Sorry!’
Pumpkin moves back. She smiles as Satsuma sits up and catches his breath.
‘What is going on?’ the young man wonders.
‘What do you mean?’
‘You and Razzly. Why are you..?’
Pumpkin frowns. ‘We’ve been fighting over you since grade school.’ She pokes the bridge of his glasses. ‘You’re the one too stubborn to pick one of us.’
‘You have? I’ve never...’
‘Is this your stupid dream thing again?’ the girl snorts. ‘Give it a break! This is the real world!’
‘Pumpkin, I know you think that, but I have to find out the truth for myself.’
Pumpkin growls and gets up. ‘Whatever. When you want to accept reality, I’ll be helping at my parent’s bakery.’
The young woman storms away. Satsuma scrambles after her, but she is faster than he is. He sees a hand sticking around a corner and grabs it.
‘Hey, wait!’ A sharp squeak greets him in return. Satsuma jumps at the sound. ‘I’m sorry! … Freya?’
The girl blushes and looks away, her long hair covering her face.
‘Sorry for scaring you, Freya. I was going after Pumpkin, and we were fighting about...’ He shakes his head and smiles at the shy girl. ‘Hey, want to go for a walk?’
Satsuma holds out a hand. Freya looks at the hand then up to Satsuma’s smiling face. She smiles, shifts Angel to under her arm and slowly takes the offered hand. She smiles as they walk off together. Down the hall, Pumpkin and Razzly watch them and growl jealously.
Having spent the afternoon talking to Freya, Satsuma finally relaxes. Freya’s silent nature allowed the young man to work out his thoughts on his situation. His companion listens to everything he says, happy to spend some time with the boy she likes.
The two teenagers sit in the park. Freya still holds Satsuma’s hand as he talks.
‘... And I guess that is it,’ the boy sighs. ‘I don’t know if this is real or not. I just want to go back to the way things were... Back to what I know... I wish I were a pony...’
Freya looks at Satsuma, down at their hands, then back up. She gives his hand a gentle squeeze.
Satsuma laughs. ‘Thanks. You’re the best.’
The girl blushes and looks away.
‘Hey. I am going to see Starlight. Want to come?’
Freya shakes her head. She finally lets go of Satsuma’s hand when he gets up.
‘Seriously. Thank you for all your help.’
Satsuma leans down and gives Freya a small kiss on the cheek. The girl lets out a loud squeak and balls up, her hair covering her. She cradles Angel under her.
‘Freya! Are you..? Freya...’
The girl squeaks and shakes her head.
Satsuma sighs. ‘Sorry. Thank you for all your help today.’
The boy turns to leave, but his hand is caught.
‘Rei.’
Satsuma looks back. ‘What?’
‘See Rei.’ Freya whispers. ‘She will help you. She’s the best big sister.’
Satsuma smiles and nods. ‘Thanks. You really are the best.’
Freya’s grip loosens and slips away as Satsuma leaves. The girl smiles under her cocoon. ‘I love you...’
At Japanese Imports, Satsuma explains the situation to Rei. Scootaloo stands behind her boss, giggling at the story. Rei nods understandingly.
‘I knew your uncle was into that kiddie stuff,’ Scootaloo snickers, ‘but I never thought you were into ponies too.’
‘When you stop reading their fiction, I’ll take you seriously,’ Satsuma snarls.
Before Scootaloo can argue, Rei raises a hand. ‘I have the solution!’ She frowns at her brother. ‘This might hurt a bit. Clear!’
Rei taps Satsuma’s chest. A burst of electricity pulses through the young man. He collapses on the counter. He looks up at his sister. She taps him again.
Satsuma screams as he bolts upright. He is caught in his mother’s hooves. He pants and looks around. Rei, Starlight and Del are sitting next to him. All his friends are gathered around, with Pound, Kain, Shaun, Summer Rain and the other pegasi flying overhead.
‘What happened?’ Satsuma rasps.
‘Ah told ya not t’ go t’ school,’ Applejack sobs. ‘Ah told ya, ya were too sick.’
Starlight pats his little brother’s back. ‘You weren’t in the best of shape when you got to school today. When we broke for recess, you were barely out the door when you passed out. Nurse Redheart is still on her way to check on you.’
‘But just now...’ the colt stammers.
Rei blows a cloud of electricity from her hoof. ‘Saving my little brother. All in a day’s work.’
Applejack wipes her tears and lifts her son to her back. ‘Let’s get ya home. Ah’ll keep ya in bed ‘til yer better.’
The colt moans in protest, but he does not have the energy to try to escape. He looks at his friends as he is carried away. They breathe sighs of relief to see their friend awake. Razzly and Pumpkin wave as Satsuma is carried past. As Applejack passes a large tree, Satsuma sees Freya balled up, crying, with Angel in front of her.
Satsuma tries getting up. ‘Freya...’
The colt collapses but keeps looking back at his friend.
Applejack sits with her son as Nurse Redheart checks her medical scan of the colt.
‘A few days of bed rest and he’ll be fine,’ the nurse prescribes. ‘But knowing it is him, I recommend strapping him down.’
Satsuma groans and flops back into his pillow.
‘It’ll do ya good,’ Applejack agrees. She looks at the nurse. ‘It’s gettin’ late. Ya can stay fer dinner if ya want.’
Redheart shakes her head. ‘I have to get back to Pearl. I know I’ll be hearing all about this from his perspective.’
The nurse trots to the door. There is a squeak.
‘Sorry,’ Fluttershy apologizes. ‘Applejack invited us over, and Big Macintosh let us in...’
‘It is okay. I was just leaving.’ Redheart turns back to the sick colt. ‘Stay. In. Bed.’
Satsuma grumbles. He looks over at the door. Applejack and Fluttershy are chatting. He can see Freya behind her mother. Applejack returns to the bed.
‘Ah invited yer friend over since ya seemed concerned ‘bout her. We’ll leave ya alone.’
Fluttershy waves to the sick colt and nudges Freya into the room. The two mares leave their kids to talk. Freya nervously trots to the bed. Satsuma smiles at his friend and invites her up. The bat pony flies up. She tries hiding behind Angel, but keeps glancing at Satsuma.
‘Thanks for coming,’ Satsuma rasps.
Freya nods.
‘Uh, well... When I passed out, at school,’ -- Freya squeaks and ducks -- ‘I had this dream... It was a weird dream. Everypony was there. But, uh, in the dream...’ He shakes his head. ‘Nopony believed me that it was a dream. In the dream, you were the only one that really helped me. I mean, I know it wasn’t the real you, but still...’ He smiles at his friend. ‘Thank you.’
Freya blushes. She keeps glancing from Satsuma to the bed.
‘Um, well, that was all I wanted to say. Tha-’
Satsuma is cut off as Freya kisses him. She knocks Angel off the bed as she hugs the colt. Satsuma stares in shock when she lets him up
‘Don’t ever do that again!’ Freya whispers, crying. ‘You scared me! You idiot! You’re sick! You should be in bed!’
‘Fr-Freya?’
‘You big dummy!’
Freya hugs Satsuma again, crying into his chest. The colt smiles and pats her on the back.
‘Uh, Freya... Would you like to stay for dinner? If it is okay with your mom, of course.’
The filly smiles and nods. ‘That would be great.’
A muffled snicker is heard outside of the room. Satsuma rolls his eyes.
‘Satsuma...’
‘You have the prettiest voice,’ the colt sighs as he leans back. ‘You should talk more often.’
Freya sighs and leans forward as Satsuma falls asleep. ‘I love you, Satsuma.’
Satsuma smiles. ‘I wub... -reya...’
Freya giggles, kisses the sleeping colt’s nose and cuddles up on his chest. Outside of the room, Applejack and Fluttershy smile at their foals and go to get their dinner.
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and i was hoping for some psychic pollen that got energized and latched onto Satsuma's unconscious.
Dreams for the Dream Lord, Birdsong For the Sleepyhead!
as for this particular take on the humanized story, it was decent. i liked it, although that may have had somthing to do with recently watching Amy's Choice(dream lord episode) .
so, satsuma and freya hey? although what was with this chapter and freya "Ballsing Up". the term is odd, even if accurate.
What if it wasn't a dream. What if the near-death experience actually transplanted his soul in a world where they were all human temporarily?
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Whether or not it was a dream is all up to the reader
Glad to see another interpretation on the story 
My face is beaming with happiness