> My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic - Hand In Hoof > by Blaze Chaser > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > 1 -The Two Worlds > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic Hand In Hoof Keys: - (-----) = A change in scene or narrative perspective - (Italic) = My thinking at the time or my general thoughts of the story -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chapter 1 - The Two Worlds The sharpening glare of the sun lit up the sky in a swirl of red and orange, that would symbolize the great day ahead. As the sun rose by Princess Celestia a new day has begun with the awakening of the young princess Twilight Sparkle with birds singing outside her window in a happy chirps that would make Fluttershy sing too. Twilight felt so bliss as she arose from her slumber with a happy yawn and stretched her hooves, with the click of her neck she relaxed and sighed in happiness. Twilight analysed her environment, reminding herself how far she came from Canterlot to were she is now. The princess looked at Spike's bed and noticed it isn't occupied, she called out to her humble assistant "Spike!". Twilight waited for a response, but no answer. She climbed out of bed and used her magic to adjust the covers and fluff the pillow. Royalty wasn't Twilight's ambition, she liked doing things herself. She believes that having a crown on her head doesn't really make her a good leader or own a kingdom. Spike always thought it would be cool but Twilight didn't see it...yet. Twilight walked down the stairs to the library when she called Spike again "Spike?" she said loudly but with less volume in her voice, then found him fast asleep on the library floor. The place looked clean and spotless as the reflective glare of the sun bounced off the polished floor. Spike was found with the cleaning ornaments still compressed to his body as he is curled up for warmth, fast asleep and snoring. "Awww Spike," Twilight said with a smile. She used her magic to carefully lift up her loyal assistant off the floor and gently place him on his bed and pulled the cover over him with her mouth. "Sleep well my number one assistant" Twilight whispered. As Spike snuggled for comfort, he let out a relaxing sigh. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Up in the clouds there was a floating house that maintained it's presence as of the previous days. The orange sunlight climbed through the cloud palace window which brought the bedroom of the cyan pegasus to life. Rainbow Dash got up to stretch her wings as they expanded wider with her feathers straining to the tips until they would show signs of restraint, a click of her neck and she rushed out the door. Dash trotted towards the edge of her palace and can see the earth below. The rainbow-maned flier expanded her wings and closed her eyes to let the cooling air brush through her mane and tail. With a deep breath she stood up on two hooves and opened her wings. For when only until the force of the wind could not keep her up anymore Dash gradually started to tilt forward. Letting the sky take her. She was falling very fast as she increased in velocity with her wings folded to her sides, decreasing air resistance. While the ground got closer and closer every second, her eyes were still shut from the prevailing winds that pushed her up. From about 70 feet above the ground, as by reflex, her eyes opened suddenly with the pupils dilating to the natural light, her adrenaline kicked in and swooped up from the ground. Dash missed the ground by inches and yelled out a loud and exciting "yeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaahhhhh!" that was a wake up call for her. Who needs coffee when you are free falling 30 feet per second? As the blue pegasus started to climb higher and higher, fighting against gravity, she started to slow down. Rainbow Dash landed on the nearest cloud and looked over Equestria like a hawk looking for it's pray as she prepared herself for her favourite trick. "Here. we. go," Rainbow Dash said with determination. Everything fell silent, she leaped of a cloud to bounce on another one below. Only to ricochet from the upper cloud and use it like a catapult. She took off at tremendous speed. The cloud vaporised behind her from the sheer force of launch as she flew down towards Ponyville. Rainbow Dash went faster and faster as her heart started to beat more every second. Down and down she went as the thin air started to build in front of her. She started shedding tears as the speed was too great. The thin layer of air started to compress into a white cone, straining her body. It got to the point where the thin air surrounded her like water and sure enough... her body stretched as she broke the sound barrier and the legendary sonic rainboom was created. The trial of spectra shone upon Ponyville, but disturbed the current tranquility with the loud crack of the broken sound barrier. AppleJack woke up "what in tarnation?" she blurted out upon hearing the sudden sound. AppleJack looked out the window to see Rainbow Dash's trial of colours streching across Ponyville. The apple-bucking pony gave a smirk to Dash's still brilliant move as she gazed upon the shining village of Ponyville, basking in the morning sun. It reminded her of when she got her cutie mark. That made Applejack smile even more, if it weren't for that beautiful stream of spectra she wouldn't be here today. AppleJack turned back and pulled out a suitcase from under her bed for her quick journey she had planned to go to Appleloosa. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Twilight and Rainbow Dash met up at the local cafe for their early morning pick me up. A unicorn waiter walked over with a note pad and pen and said "Good Morning your majesty, what can I get you for today?" and gave a cheerful smile on his face. "Oh there is no need to call me your majesty, just call me Twilight," said the happy princess. "Yes your majes- I mean Miss Sparkle!" the cafe waiter said nervously. "What can I get you?". "I will have some tea please," said Twilight. "Really Twilight?" said Dash cutting in. "Have some coffee! Jeez!" the cyan pegasus complained. The alicorn answered "Coffee isn't my thing, it raises your hear-" Rainbow Dash interrupted again "Wait..." she held up a hoof "Don't do the sciency stuff on me Twilight" Twilight gave an aggravating stare at her friend. "What?" Rainbow Dash asked while looking confused. The bookworm chose to withdraw her state of mind. Then Dash ordered "I'll have an espresso," she demanded. This is her general drink when she is either tired or hasn't really have much energy or adrenaline. "Yes miss," the waiter written it down on his notepad with his magic and walked back into the building. Rainbow Dash looked around and saw many couples together and sighed. Twilight could read her like a book. "What's wrong Rainbow?" asked Twilight. "Nothing, nothing is wrong" Dash said with quick thinking but it became obvious to Twilight that there was clearly something wrong with her loyal friend. "It's ok Rainbow Dash you can tell me I am your friend." The rainbow-maned mare looked up at Twilight to find her smiling. With that smile the cyan pegasus can see trust, honesty and friendship in her purple eyes. Dash gave up, she knew the bookworm wouldn't shut up until Twilight had an answer. "Ok, but keep it a secret?" Dash said. "Have you ever been in a relationship Twilight?" asked Rainbow, looking up with her sad magenta eyes and her right hoof resting on the table. "Oh, well, no... not really. I mean I have been caught up with my studies. I don't really plan of having a relationship at the moment but I did have some stallions ask me out but I rejected them, again relationships are not my priority. Maybe after I settle down," Twilight said with a wave of her hoof, justifying herself. "Have you?" she asked "No," loneliness crept into Dash's train of thought. "I haven't really found the right somepony yet", it became a fantasy of hers that she would picture her special 'somepony'. "I want him to be like me adventurous, daring, awesome, kind and... well loyal!" Rainbow Dash explained. "Wow the great Rainbow Dash wants to meet a stallion!" Twilight said poking fun "Yeah, but this doesn't mean I'm going all sappy!" Rainbow exclaimed. "Ok, ok I understand," Twilight replied gently. "Thanks... Twi." "No problem," the princess said with a smile. The faint aroma of coffee met both Twilight and Rainbow Dash's nose as the waiter who had been here earlier was hovering some drinks with his magic and gently placed them in front of them. "Tea..." he said looking at Twilight's side of the table. "aaaand Coffee, there you go enjoy your drinks ladies," he said smiling and walked off to get on with his business. The alicorn thanked him for the orders and turned her attention to Dash, her friend was sulking with her head resting on a hoof and stirred her coffee slowly. Twilight gave a look of concern and started to sip the tea. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- After that brief conversation with Twilight, Rainbow Dash sulked all day. It was more of a relaxing day for all of them as there wasn't anything to do. The day ended with the domain being given to Luna, the ruler of the night and protector of dreams. Everypony returned home to go to sleep, preparing for the next day. Although Rainbow wasn't, she just lay there on her bed looking out here window and at the stars. But there was one star that shone brighter than all the stars, the northern star. It was Twilight's favourite one to look at because of it's intense brightness. Depression had caught up with Rainbow Dash as it trailed through her mind. Will she met somepony? What will her future be? "Why am I so alone?" Rainbow Dash said. a pool of liquid started to build in her eyes. She was crying. "How come no pony is interested in me!" Dash waved both her hooves out "Me! The awesome Rainbow Dash! I'm fast, strong and awesome!" Her thoughts became darker with every objection to her own motivation. "I'm probably destined to be on my own," she said as she fell onto her bed in disappointment. She couldn't sleep in her bed, for once Rainbow Dash was feeling lonely. The sight of having an empty house just made her more and more depressed and felt cold inside that even the warmth of her cosy cloud bed couldn't heat her. Dash climbed out of bed and fluttered off, the fastest pegasus in Equestria would only flap her wings in small rhythmic movements. For once in her life the fastest pegasus in Equestria wouldn't speed her way out the door... She took her time and acted as if her time wasn't really worth anything. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Twilight and Spike were asleep in their beds. The dragon was curled up in his nest. Probably dreaming about gem stones again since he keeps trying to eat his pillow, with saliva covering the young dragons bed as he dreamt away. Twilight however wasn't asleep yet again. She was reading her books on her desk. Minutes would go by with book after book being put back to the original place on the shelf after Twilight has successfully analysing every book in her pile into that large cranium of hers. The silence reseeded by a knock on the door. Wandering who it could be, she walked towards the library door and opened it, her sight was caught by a cyan pegasus standing in the doorway with a glint of sadness in her magenta eyes. "Hey Twi...can I sleep here tonight? I am feeling kinda lonely..." said Rainbow Dash with the break in her voice that was encouraged by her loneliness and sorrow filled state of mind. "Yeah, sure come in," Twilight answered back. Dash walked in through the library door with a small smile on her face as if it was a relief that her friend accepted the request. "I have a spare bed next to mine. I already had it laid out for you," said Twilight. She had a spare bed out for AppleJack and Rarity's sleepover but Twilight had to cancel because they had other plans. AppleJack went to Appleloosa and Rarity went to canterlot for a fashion event. Rainbow Dash walked in and followed the purple alicorn upstairs. They both got into bed and settled. "Goodnight Twilight," said Dash. "Goodnight Rainbow," Twilight replied. Rainbow Dash started to think again, about that special somepony. What if that somepony is not out there, am I really all alone? A tear built up and trickled down her soft, cyan plush cheek. She held her breath to not let Twilight hear her sobbing and moment of weakness. As the tear reached it's journey's end, her pupils shrunk to the size of a bead, as if something was unexpected. Her heart failed her as it suddenly stopped functioning but jumped back up again. The rainbow-maned pegasus felt the unbearable pain hit her heart faster than her sonic rainboom. Twilight suddenly arose to the sudden screaming of the pegasus. "RAINBOW!" shouted Twilight as she quickly rushed to her friend. Rainbow Dash had her hooves over her heart. "What is happening to you?!" Twilight panicked, she cast a spell to scan Rainbow Dash's body for the source of the pain with a purple aurora wrapping the cyan pegasus. The effect made an x-ray effect, showing her inner body. The effect faded away as Twilight stopped her magic. "I don't know whats wrong." said Twilight, she gave a expression that shared lack of knowledge, the bookworm should knowingly find the answer as she always does, but not this time. For a brief second Dash's pain increased and then... nothing. At that point a crackling sound came from outside. Twilight ran to the window and opened it to get a clear view, she discovered a bright object falling out of the sky. From Rainbow Dash's perspective she can see it too. The object hit the ground with a loud thump that would make a wagon jump. "Is that a comet?" Dash said with her voice weakened from the experience she just endured. Twilight hurried over to aid her helpless friend and said "No that isn't a comet, the structure is all wrong" explained Twilight. "Are you okay?" she asked Dash. "Yeah i'll be alright, what just happened to me?" Rainbow Dash replied with a confused face. "I don't know but we have to find out." "Wait, where's Spike?" Dash asked. They both looked around to find the dragon still asleep and eating his pillow. Twilight gave a confused stare at her young assistant. Rainbow Dash scratched the back of her head, joining Twilight's confusion. "We should get going," said Dash finally breaking the silence. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The concerned citizens of Ponyville were gathering at the town hall where the major is standing on the podium. "Calm down everypony! I am sure we are looking into what is going on," said The Major with stress in her voice as she struggles to gain control. The concerned voices were disrupted by Twilight "STOP!!". The villagers heads all turned to the direction of the purple alicorn standing behind the crowd facing the Town Hall. "We don't know what this is but me and Rainbow Dash will go to investigate what it is, everypony go back to your homes and get some sleep," explained Twilight. With everypony confused they slowly made their way back to they're houses leaving questioning chatter in the freezing air. The sound of closing doors silenced Ponyville for only the calm air can now be heard. "Wait where are the others?" asked Rainbow Dash. "The others are away. AppleJack has gone to Appleloosa to visit her cousin Braeburn. Rarity has gone to Canterlot for some fashion event that I don't know of. Fluttershy has gone to stay with the woodland critters to help keep they're homes warm. And Pinkie Pie... I have no idea." explained Twilight. "Well that sucks... they'll miss the fun." Rainbow Dash claimed while walking over to Twilights side. Twilight smirked and rolled her eyes before setting off to discover the crash. "It looks like it crashed outside the Everfree forest." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The sound of the Ponies running echoed through the night. Their hoof stomps ricocheting along the hills, that broke the peaceful silence. "We should be approaching the site now..." panted Twilight. The purple mare and the cyan pegasus came to an all of a sudden halt to not believe they're eyes. The trees outside the forest were destroyed from the crash landing. The trail of destruction lead to the massive crater with the cause of it in the center. They look upon the crater and slowly make their way towards the centre when something caught they're eyes. A pony's body lay in front of them, covered in burns and scuff marks. Looking in bad shape. The two ponies looked over the body when Twilight gasped in shock to find who it is, breaking the silence. "R-Rainbow Dash that pony looks like you!" Twilight said in shock. The eyes of the unconscious stallion opened slightly to see the two figures looking over him and finally closed to become unconscious again. "We have to get him to the hospital at once" said Twilight Dash placed the unconscious body on her back and started to run towards the hospital. Twilight followed suite. After they finally made it to the hospital, the front doors burst open, "This pony needs attention now!" Twilight shouted. The receptionist called the Doctor in for the body to be carried to a ward. Stallions came out of the double doors with a portable bed. Rainbow Dash placed the injured pony onto the bed and was carried off to be examined. An hour had passed as the ponies were sitting in the waiting area for them to be called in by the Doctor. He opened the doors and said "Miss Princess Sparkle and Miss Dash please come with me." The two ponies followed the Doctor to the ward were the injured pony lay on a bed. "He has a broken wing," said The Doctor as he entered the ward with them "It shouldn't be a problem to repair it." "Wait how is he a stallion?" asked the confused pegasus. "He is conscious and was talking in his sleep and has a stallions voice," explained The Doctor. Twilight put a hoof to her chin in curiosity "Where did he come from?" she asked herself. > 2 - The Other Side > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- "In nature it is out purpose in life to find our soul mates, and being human doesn't mean you won't. Take a deep breath, and look forward for a brighter future." Silver Octave 18th March 2013... 17 Hours before the crash. Earth -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chapter 2 - The Other Side "Argh!" I grunted as the sudden sound of the morning wake call of my alarm rang and pierced through my ears. My eyes opened to the burning sunlight peering through my blind covered window. Having my room lit up gave me hope for a great day ahead of me. I reached over to my alarm and shut it up, rubbed my face and got out of bed. Another day the same, every day is the exact same routine. Wake up, go to college, come home and sleep again. What is wrong with me? I don't have any difference in the next day than the previous! Life seems to drag rather than 'flow' with me. "Another day, another drag," I said to myself as I walked downstairs to my kitchen. I ate my breakfast and got my bag to walk out the door. As I journeyed to the door something caught my eye, my Rainbow Dash 1 inch figure sitting on the table. It got me thinking. "Why couldn't this world be more like Equestria?" I said out loud. It's true isn't it? Our world is gone to crap because of our 'human nature'. Anyway, I'm not going to go on ranting about it. I'll get back to the story. I walked out the door and the sun light radiated my skin leaving me in a moment of ecstasy. I inhaled the morning fresh air, refreshing every part of my being and felt awake for the day. I locked the door and ventured towards the bus stop to take me to college. After waiting for 10 minutes it finally arrived and I got on. As I stepped onto the bus, my heart sank. All the seat were taken but two free seats. I sat down in time before the driver sped off and got myself comfortable. Couples were sitting together while I was all alone with my thoughts and my music. Who needs them?! You have a seat that is all to your own! my conscience said. I obeyed my negative mind and accepted the fact that I don't need anybody. The journey ended with the halt of the bus on the college grounds. I stepped off the bus steps and made my way to the campus, the sunshine made the reflective campus glow like a star in the night sky. People were rushing to get to their class , it made me struggle to go to my destination. But I succeeded to get through. As I went upstairs to the I.T Block I bumped into my friend Andrzej. We sat down to do some work for our assignments. Time went by slowly and it was agonising to wait for our break. As I sat there doing my work I wasn't so happy and can he see that. "You ok?" Andrzej asked "Yeah, course I am!" I said in an unnerving voice, "why wouldn't I be?." That was enough to make him question me, he knew something was wrong. "You sure?" he asked again. If you are not going to answer him, he won't stop questioning you I thought. "Ok... but don't tell the others," My voice went lower but the classroom chatter already drowned out the conversation. "Yeah ok," he said in a casual tone. "Have you ever been in a relationship before?" I asked. Damn it I shouldn't have ask it. I'm regretting this already. I felt embarrassed asking it but I needed it out of my head. "Well I have had a friends with benefits with once but that was a while ago. We eventually stopped so no I haven't," Andrzej said. I predicted the next question which was painful to answer. "Have you?". "No... I want someone who I can wake up the next morning to. See her lay beside me, smiling at me. I want her to be kind pretty, cool and... loyal." I replied. "Like Rainbow Dash?" he said. "Yeah, right a fictional character. Good suggestion," I said sarcastically. "Don't worry you'll find her some day. For sure." he replied. He is a very good friend to me and has taken me seriously most of the time. Right now he is the only person I trust. "Thanks man. This doesn't mean I'm getting all sappy!" I said jokingly. We shared a few good laughs and eventually got back to work. That thought stuck with me for the rest of the day, I tried to mask my emotion with a casual smile that would fool an average person. But Andrzej can see behind the mask and know what is wrong with me. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The time has come for me to walk the journey home. We finish early that day so I decided to walk home through the countryside rather than take a cramped bus. As I walked through the small stretch roads and past the vast green countryside fields, I felt alive. The clean air invigorated my body in a moment of ecstasy. As I came across a large opening, I stopped and turned towards it. The sunlight pierced through clouds to reveal the big open fields and cascaded around the one hill in a bandolier of light. This is the beauty of the world and makes me ponder on how valuable life and nature is. It makes me think of the theory of how we came to be. My daydream stopped however, as a speeding car drove passed me and blocked my gaze. I started to walk again, but this time I did not stop until I reached my journey's end. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I entered the house once again and dropped my keys on the coffee table. I collapsed on the sofa and took in the silence, the sound of clock ticking echoed through my head. I started to stare at it, day dreaming, the ticking got louder and louder and louder. "STOP!" I shouted. This is strange, I never felt this angry before since I was in school. Back then I had anger issues which I learned to control now. In the past when I got angry, I became... violent. Now I just learnt to relax... and thanks to the brony fandom I helped to control that. I got up to get some water to try and calm me down. I still felt angry. So I tried a different technique, I just ignored what I did and erased the anger, sort of like a short term memory wipe. It worked, my heart rate dropped to the average. "Phew!" I said relieved. Night eventually came and I felt exhausted so I went upstairs to get ready for bed. I said goodnight to my mum and shut my door. But I couldn't sleep, the thought of loneliness swallowed me as so did the dark. But the light came in from a hopeful source, the moon. It was a full moon and at it's brightest. The cool ambient light filled my room with hope and protection from the darkness and gave me promise for another peaceful night. I started to think again, about that special someone. What if that girl is not out there, am I really all alone? I thought. A tear built up and trickled down my cheek. As the tear reached it's journey's end, my eyes went open in shock and my pupils shrunk, something felt wrong... very wrong. My heart failed as it suddenly stopped functioning but suddenly started back up again. I felt the unbearable pain hit my heart as fast as a bullet. I tried not to scream, as I didn't want to wake up my mum next door so I muted myself. My chest felt unimaginable pain, my hand covered my heart and clenched the skin as tight as I can to re-direct to a controllable pain. But it eventually came to halt and I was normalised "What was that?" I said to myself. Suddenly there was light seeping under my door, this was a strange phenomenon since... there is no window on the other side of that door, it was the hallway. I got out of my bed slowly carefully not to wake my mum, she was a heavy sleeper anyway. I opened the door and right next to me was the source of the light, it was my mirror. "What?! This is impossible!" I shouted in a whisper. I cover my mouth in disbelief. There was no reflection of the light from anywhere or anything it was just there! I couldn't believe my eyes. "I wonder..." I thought out loud. My curious mind force me to stick my hand through it... and it went through. In reaction I retracted my arm to my body. Don't go through! You don't know what's behind that... thing! my conscience told me. But something made me change my mind. I have just discovered something scientifically impossible and who knows what's on the other side! So, without question I stepped through the mirror. I fell into this tunnel of multicoloured spectrum that twisted and turn in a randomly fashion. It was the most frightening and amazing thing I have ever seen. My amazement was short however. My limbs started to take a different form, my molecular structure twisted and bend into shape, taking on a new form that was not relevant to our reality. It started to hurt as my DNA was writing a new code. The pain was too much for me to bear which forced me to eventually fall unconscious... > 3 - Crash Landing > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chapter 3 - Crash Landing I woke up unaware of my surroundings with blurry vision, when my eyes focus I realised that I was drifting towards a large planet. It wasn't Earth that's for sure, the colours looked more vibrant than an ordinary planet. As I got closer and closer, the force of the gravitational pull increased, pulling me with out any feeling. "Wait... shouldn't I be suffocating right now?" I said out loud. Then suddenly I started to choke. "I...spoke...to soon" I said desperately gasping for air that wasn't there. As I passed the planet's atmosphere, oxygen returned and I could breathe again. "Yes! thank Celestia for that!-" my eyes grew wider and my pupils shrunk "-Wait what did I just say?" then suddenly, I realised that I had to deal with another problem... the ground. I looked down, my acrophobia kicked in and I started to panic but I couldn't do anything so I just accepted that there is nothing I can do and braced myself for impact. After passing the atmosphere I started to catch fire but I felt no burning sensations on my skin. The ground got close now and I could tell it was night time because it was a full moon, "That moon looks strange" I said out loud but my thinking was interrupted from the impact of hitting the tress, I must gone through a forest because the amount of objects I hit was a lot. Pain shooting through my body as I was being hit by trees every second like being the punchbag in a gym. Soon I hit the ground with a tremendous thump that can be heard for miles, the pain was too great for me to bare. I tried to scream but my lungs failed to deliver any air for a single note in my voice. Their was nothing I could do, the darkness swallowed me into the abyss. *** Sight returned eventually as I started to wake up, but barely conscious. I looked around with blurry vision and found that I was in a crater. Losing the strength to investigate the surroundings, my head collapsed to the floor with a thump which made a thick cloud of dust hang in the air. I closed my eyes for a brief second, but my vision was still blurry and heard two distinct voices in the distance. I rolled onto my back with a large grunt, but something was wrong. A sharp impulse of pain shot through my back from something that shouldn't be there. Something was on my back and I did not know what it was, too weak to find out I lay there lifeless and in pain. I started to lose consciousness again but was able to pick out two figures above me. Before I zoned out the last thing I heard was "We have to get him to the hospital". Then I was swallowed by darkness again. *** I woke up again but in a different location. Lights were shining in my eyes but wasn't natural, my vision was still blurry but the pain was gone now and felt something wrapped around my back probably a band aid. I heard constant bleep noises come from a machine that I couldn't see, there was chattering beside me and could have sworn I heard a male voice saying I had a broken wing, but tiredness took over me and I surrendered to the darkness once again. *** I woke up again but this time no alarm was ringing in my ears. "Damn that alarm" I mumbled with annoyance. I kept my eyes shut until I heard a voice, "Hello?" I froze, there shouldn't be anyone in my house I thought. "Can you hear me?," the voice said again, Why does that voice sound familiar. I slowly opened my eyelids, finding the source of the voice. I went to a state of shock, my pupils shrunk down to the size of a bead to find who was hovering right in front of me. It was Rainbow Dash. She was an inch close to my face and eyes squinting, to my reaction I scurried back and slammed my back against the headboard and we both screamed in unison. "What the heck?!" I shouted. I felt scared but at the same time relieved, it's better than being transported to an alien ship and have big green man looking over you. "Wait a sec... Rainbow Dash? And Princess Twilight?" I said nervously. "Twilight is just fine, how do you know our names?" asked alicorn looking at me with confusion. "Yeah! Are you a spy?!" Dash shouted. She grabbed me by what seems to be a hospital robe, so that answers where I am. She squinted her eyes in suspicion. I felt a bit fearful but wanted her to let go, "No, can you let go of me?" I said calmly. "Rainbow..." Twilight said. Rainbow Dash looked over her shoulder to Twilight waiting for an answer, "Let him go." Rainbow Dash slowly released me but gave me a look of distrust. I couldn't figure out why. "Where am I?" I asked. "You are at Ponyville hospital," Twilight replied, "You're not from around here are you?" "No I'm not." "Are you from Trottingham? Because you sound you are from there" Twilight asked. "No, not from their either," I replied, "this is impossible, you two can't be real!" "Oh I think we are pal," said Rainbow Dash, "You haven't answered Twilights question. How do you know our names?!" "You won't believe me if I told you," I said. "Try us... we have had strange things happen here" said Dash. "I come from a different universe. Try that" I said in an even tone. "Another Universe? That's impossible. It would require a lot of magic and power to do that," Twilight explained as she rubbed her chin with thought. "And besides why do you look like Rainbow Dash?" "What are you talking about? I'm not a pony," I said with confusion spread across my mind Twilight used her magic to levitate a portable mirror to me and I grabbed it, I saw my hoof. Then I looked directly into the my reflection and it was true, I somehow became a pony. My mane was orange and yellow, my body was covered in dark blue plush fur and my eyes were red. I threw the mirror onto the solid hospital floor in shock to what I have become. the glass broke into shards with a loud smash that echoed around the room. "You used magic on that mirror!" I shouted "No I didn't, this is you," Twilight said calmly. "You look like me, but you look...different" said Rainbow Dash with her daggered eyes. "Wait a second if i'm a pony then that means..." I looked at my cutie mark to see my special talent and it looked a lot like Rainbow Dash's only it was fiery. "What the hell?, how have I got your cutie mark?" I asked "You are" Rainbow Dash looked at me with one eye open "a spy! Or a changeling!" "He isn't a changeling Dash," Twilight explained "He's just unexpected." "You've got that right!" I exclaimed in a humorous manner. "I can prove it," Twilight generated a purple aurora from her horn and it connected to my body. The sensation of the spell tickled me and made my laughter too much to control. "Please... stop! Ha ha ha!" I shouted under my voice. The tickling stopped and I took a moment to catch my breath. "See," Twilight said proving her point to the pegasus, "he's telling the truth." Rainbow Dash looked at me with an untrusted expression "Can you give us a sec..." "Yeah, sure" I replied. Rainbow Dash put a hoof on Twilight's shoulder and walked to the corner of the room to make their voices unheard. "Look I don't trust this guy Twi," whispered Rainbow Dash. "I know but he seems to be telling the truth I mean what possible explanation could there be for him falling out of the sky?" explained Twilight. "Ok, ok fine I see what you mean, what do we do?" asked Dash. "We find out where he comes from and how he got here." Twilight turned to face me, breaking the huddle and placing a smile on her face. "So we have to find out how you got here, but in the mean time-" she then turned to face Dash on her right "-Rainbow Dash give uh... sorry I didn't catch your name," Twilight said rubbing her chin with her hoof in curiosity. "James" I replied "James? Isn't that kind of a weird name?" said Rainbow Dash. "Well it's what I'm called back at home. Besides... I think your name is weird," I didn't mean it I just needed a come back at the time but it didn't work out... Rainbow Dash's face tensed in anger as she flew up to me. "Oh yeah tough guy?" My heart started to race as my adrenaline kicked in as I got angry "Yeah!". Twilight quickly ran between me and the blue pegasus "Break it up you two!" she shouted to gain control of the tense situation being built up. "Now, we need to find out who you are and where you come from, and it would help if you two would stop bickering!" Twilight inhaled with a hoof pulling into her chest and then out with an exhale."-Rainbow Dash can you give James a tour around Ponyville?" Dash frowned and folded her arms in a pout. "Behave!" Twilight grinned as she started to walk out of the door. "Oh and one more thing" Twilight stated. My eyes drew to her attention. "What happened?" she asked. "I...I don't know" I replied. Twilight left the room with a puzzled look on her face as she was coming up with theories on the recent event. Just after Twilight left the doctor entered the room with a clipboard being levitated by his magic. "You are free to go, just be careful of your wing it's still a bit tender," said the Doctor. "Thanks Doctor" I replied. The thought of being outside gave a flush of relief as being in a hospital for a long period of time can be suffocating, like being locked away. "At least I get to see the outside again." My scientific mind curiously pondered the fact of is the air different here? Is the dart different here? Is the Sun any different here? "Yeah I guess it beats being stuck inside all the time," said Dash. "The fresh air always feels good nowadays," I replied. The silence crept in and made the environment awkward. "Anyway, you can go if you want Rainbow, you don't have to show me around," I finally said looking away from the pegasus in shyness and the occasional awkward feeling. "Twilight said I should stay with you, so I'll stay," said Dash. I always admired her loyalty throughout the show, Maybe I can learn more about her and the rest of the mane 6! I thought in excitement. My happy thought soon turned to realisation "Hang on... I remember this room" I said while looking around. "You do?" said Dash with confusion. "Yeah the time when you came here from your injuries... this is where you started to read!" I said with excitement. I am in a room from the actual show! Dash turned in surprisement, her eyes wide open and said "How did you know?" "I told you, I'm from a different universe," I replied with a smile. I guess I was quite calm about being here and that my mind didn't implode with the thought of how I got transport here and how this is even possible. "Yeah but that still doesn't explain how you know about us" she said placing her hooves not he sides of her head "My brain hurts." I let out a chuckle and said "I'll explain, later." > 4 - That's One Small Step For Man... Pony > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chapter 4 - That's One Small Step For Man... Pony Eager to get off the bed and having permission to leave the building, I decided to go. The first step was to get off the bed. That was the easy part, the hard part was standing up. My hooves tied together and I felt my whole body topple over but was lucky to have support from Dash. I caught her eye which made her hurry to my assistance. "Woah careful!" shouted Dash. She caught me and I looked at her. The ceiling light wrapped around her head and made her glorious mane shimmer in a laminated fashion. I quickly turned my head away from Dash to not let her see me. A flush of heat trickled down my face in embarrassment. I tried to think of something to say to break the awkward silence that dominated the room. "Uh...Thanks Rainbow Dash" I said quickly. "No sweat" she replied. I gradually got back on my fe... I mean hooves and started to walk... trot. Being in another world and in another body I thought that my trotting would take some practice, as a matter of fact I didn't need to. It felt so natural to do so. The way to describe it, it's as if you would crawl on your hands and knees but the arms and legs are the same length. Slowly but surely, we trotted out of the room with Dash wrapping her wing around me for leverage so I won't fall over again. I could feel her pulse beating and the intense heat coming from the tightness of her wing. We waved goodbye to the reception pony and trotted out the door. As I passed through the automatic doors the first sight of the sun shone into my eyes that made them sting as they adjusted to the new contrast of the outside world. When my eyes focused I could see the golden hay thatched houses that glistened in the hot sun. We walked though the town centre where ponies greeted me as they haven't seen me before. I wave back at them with a smile. Looking around, it looked like paradise to me and it was not believable This has got to be a dream, I thought out loud. My short sight seeing was interrupted by a violent knock to my right hoof. I suddenly jumped away from Dash and escaped her grasp. I looked at her and found out that she was the one who punched me. She looked back at me and started to laugh, eventually she laughed so hard Dash fell on the floor and started to hold her sides. I stood there with an typical 'he we go' expression. I practice Kung Fu back at home so I am trained with reflexes that are annoying when someone wants to punch me for jokes. They end up being the joke then. Dash stopped laughing and cleared a tear from her eye. "No, you're not dreamin" she said with a smirk. "You're funny, it's priceless!" "What kind of funny? Laughing funny or stupid funny?" I said jokingly "Both!" Dash said while smiling at me "Oh thanks" I said with a smirk on my face. We then carried on walking down the village without caring where the path would take us. "So...you like flying?" asked Dash breaking the silence between us. "I never flown before" I replied "What!? But... you have wings?" Dash shook her head in shock. "Yeah, well I am from a different universe remember?" "Uh yeah I knew that" Dash said feeling stupid for mentioning the topic. "We have got to give you a name" "I've already got a name, though" I said in confusion. "Yeah but it's lame. I can't keep calling you James all the time, so let me look at you" Dash said. She started analysing me and looked at my cutie mark. "I'm not sure what to call ya" she said finally. "Let's go to the bookworm and see what she thinks." Of course this is Rainbow Dash, she would fly there. Dash crouched down into ready position, leaped into the air and made a rainbow trail behind her, the sudden movement caused a short blast of wind to my face. I watched her go up and come back down. I looked at her with a sarcastic face. "Oh yeah, heh...sorry about that" she said apologetically while scratching her head. "Don't worry about it, I'll just stroll in the sun, you can go ahead. I know you don't like being slow" I said. To be honest I know Rainbow Dash all to well, she would get agitated if she were to slow down rather than speed up. "Nah I'll walk with you" Dash said while landing on the ground. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- We finally reached Twilight's library and knocked on the old wooden door. It opened revealing the purple pony standing in the doorway. "Oh! Hey you two" she said with a smile. "Twilight can you help us?" Dash said "I'm already doing that, Rainbow" Twilight responded "No, I meant his name" "Sorry Twilight, she really doesn't like my name" I said jokingly "It's ok, James I'm used to it" Twilight said with a sense of accomplishment in her voice "See! We can't call him that!" Dash exclaimed "Rainbow Dash, I'm not a pet." I said "Well, I don't like the name, it needs to be about 20% cooler" she said I exploded with excitement when she said that, mind was officially blown at that point. I got her to say it... sweet. "Oh my sweet Celestia you said it!". I shouted "Said what?" Dash said in confusion "20% Cooler! Oh come on that isn't the first time you said it." "Oh yeah when did I say it last?" Dash asked "Remember the fashion show? When Rarity was making you a dress?" I asked "Yeah..." Dash said "Yeah... then" I said. Twilight giggled and said "How do you know that?". I took a deep breath and exhaled slowly. "I come from a universe where it is not like this, It is of an entirely new reality different to this one. We stand on two legs, have fingers much like claws but not sharp to the touch and we have no magic." I said "No magic?" Twilight questioned in disbelief "Yes, we don't believe in magic on our world, we have no wings but we build machines to do that for us. Like as if you build a train to get where you are to Canterlot." Twilight leaned forward in fascination "- Because of our nature our planet is being polluted by these machines and we try our best to conserve it and some on't for greed. Thats our human nature. We have a specific machine that views pictures on to a screen called a TV. Which view entertainment that is either live or created by creationists called 'animators'. And sometimes on this TV, we watch you" "Us?" Twilight questioned again. "Why us?" "You show us that value of friendship that can change us and form us into better beings" I explained further "Really!" Twilight said with eyes growing wide and a smile on her face. "Yeah some of us have our lives changed because of you" "That's so awesome! You guys think I'm awesome?" "Yeah we do. We like all of you because your personalities are almost a like to ours." "Fascinating, so that's where you are from? A different Universe?" asked Twilight "Yeah so anyway one night I went to bed and I saw this light appear from my mirror and I stepped through it and next thing know I wake up on the ground in pain and from then on hear I am. I have know idea how I got here, maybe I came through a wormhole?" I said "A what?" said Dash with confusion spread across her face. "It's like teleporting but through space and time" I explained "Oh cool... anyway Twilight can you think of a name for him?" asked Dash with calm in her voice. Twilight stood up and inspected me to see my features. "Hmm..." she said rubbing her chin. "Well his mane and eyes add up to one thing he represents and so does his cutie mark it's like your Rainbow Dash but fiery" "Why's that?" I said "I'm not sure, but I may have a suggestion." said Twilight. "Oh yeah? What do you have in mind?" I asked. Twilight thought really hard about the name but I wasn't really bothered about the name, as long as it isn't anything sounding stupid. Twilight pacing back and forth thinking of a name that puzzled her, until she asked me. "Do you like heat?" asked Twilight. "Well, yes I prefer it to being cold, if it helps I like being in the sun a lot" I mentioned "And do you like being active or fast?" "Yeah I run a lot but don't involve in any events I'm active by nature" I said "Like me!" shouted Rainbow Dash. "Oh yeah!" I said in realisation "So the name needs to be some reference to fire and speed" Twilight explained pacing back and forth thinking of the words that are relevant to these two words. I watched from the other side of the library as she was putting some thought into it. After what seemed like a minute she slammed a hoof in realisation. "Got It!" exclaimed Twilight. "Yeah?" I asked "Blaze Chaser" Twilight said with a smile of accomplishment. "Blaze Chaser... hmm I like it" I said while rubbing my muzzle... chin. "Thats a pretty sweet name considering you have a fiery mane and fiery cutie mark!" said Dash "Awesome" I said with a smirk. Now this is how you pick a name... > 5 - Dash's teaching's > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- After what seemed like a minute of silence, Dash decided to neglect it. "So... what now?" she said "Well I don't know... I will get back to working on how you got here in the first place." Twilight answered as she pointed at me. "Is it possible to meet your friends?" I asked. "They are away for commitments but they will be back later on today" Twilight replied "Can't wait to see them!" I said excitedly. "They'll be happy to see you" Twilight said as she shut her eyes and grew a cheesy white grin. "So what can I do now?" I asked again with hooves held in question. "You can hang out with me!" Dash said with confidence in her voice, posing in a heroic manner. What I never understood about Dash was her being too overconfident. How does a pony do that? She isn't afraid of being let down and doesn't think about the negatives. Maybe I need to be taught to be more confident in myself. I felt as though I needed to impress her, like Scootaloo does but not that much. Just looking at her and that smile... it showed that Dash had so much confidence in her ability to go through life. And that allowed me to know the difference through the looking glass. "Yeah sure that'd be cool" I replied while maintaining a chilled attitude, making me look casual. "Ok well if I need any questions I'll call you" Twilight said with a smile. "Call me?" I asked. How can she call me? "You know... the traditional shout! Hello!" Twilight replied with hooves up to her muzzle for emphasis on the shouting action. "Oh ok, heh heh" I said with a hoof scratching my back. "Oh Princess, one more thing! Since I have these wings and you have just got yours. Does it feel different?" "You can call me by name don't worry, it's just I don't mind locals calling me princess but... not my friends it doesn't really feel right. Just call me Twilight or Twi" she replied. "Thanks that saves me time saying your name, anyway so now that you have wings is it different?" I asked again with a comfortable smile. "Well... you could say that..." Twilight replied. "How come?" "I have trouble sleeping..." she stated "Why what's wrong?" "They keep opening up all the time! Every time I get into bed my wings just expand!" "Ah I see, won't Rainbow Dash teach you?" I asked but with assurance of even having the thought of Dash teaching somepony. "I will, I just got some stuff planned thats all" Dash said interrupting our conversation. "With what? What can you possibly be filling your schedule with?" said I, confusion spread across a new expression. "All you do is sleep and clear the skies- oh yeah I forgot heh you are a weather pony" I said with a small embarrassing laugh. "See! I am busy" Dash replied, folding her arms for emphasis. "Listen you two I'm going to Canterlot to see Princess Celestia so I can figure out what is going on-" Twilight explained as she walked towards the door and opened it with her telekinesis "-so if you two would excuse me I've got to get ready." Me and Dash walked out of Twilights cottage with the sound of the door slamming against the wooden frame. The sound frightened me as I leapt into the air leaving me hovering in mid air, but slowly fell down as I tried to control my balance. My hooves touched the ground but not with ewase I wobbled into balance again. "Oh Yeah, you're ready" said Dash "For what?" I asked "To fly" Dash said with excitement which came with a voice break. "But I don't know how to" I said "I'll teach ya" "You're not really a good teacher". Without much contradiction she said "Course I am". Now you fellow readers may want to know what it feels like to have wings, well it feels like two bones are attached to each side of your back. Try sticking your two thumbs in your back on both sides... yeah its like that only a lot thicker. "Wow this feels weird" I said with amazement as I expanded my wings till it strained. "I can get used to this!" I made a smirk of determination I couldn't wait to get started. "That's the spirit! Now just think of flapping your wings" Dash said "No kidding" I said in a sarcastic tone. I eventually started to flap one wing but not the other. "Ok good so far", I started to flap the other wing as well and before you know it I gently lifted off the ground. "Oh my dear sweet Celestia this is amazing!" I said as I took off. But having a new body means adjusting, unable to control the hovering I slanted to my right and fell into marketing stall full of vegetables. "Hey watch where your going!" the stall manager shouted in frustration. "I do apologise sir" I said with a little shyness in my voice. I walked away when Rainbow Dash cut my path. "You are terrible!" said Dash. She couldn't contain herself as she laughed with her hooves cover her mouth as she smiled. Dash is cute when she smiles. "Maybe we need to be out in the fields for this exercise" Dash said as she started to slowly fly in the opposite direction and I followed, not flying of course. *** We stopped by a clearing were there is fresh grass everywhere and I can actually feel it in my hooves. The bristles brushed against my coat and made me feel as though I'm not dreaming... am I? Am I dreaming? I can't be dreaming everything seems so real, but it isn't. My train of thought was interrupted by Dash flying in front of me. "Right, because you're new here and you don't know about being a pegasus i'll leave ya some rules". She was hovering with a referee outfit on. How on earth or in equestria did she get the time to get those on? When did she even do that? Well I am in a dimension where our laws of physics do not apply "Rules?" I asked "Yeah it is important to know about these things..." Dash said "O-kay" I said. I don't know if Dash is even capable of teaching somepony. Well she did do well that time when they did that twister that would carry the water up to clouds dale episode, what was it again? Oh yes Hurricane Fluttershy. And that she is best flyer in ponyville... or even Equestria! "First rule about being a pegasus is that... we hate walking" Dash said with a straight face. "Second rule be as awesome as you can be... almost like yours truly" she said pointing a hoof at her self and turning a grin. "Oh wow I forgot how much you are of a show off" I said with a smirk. Dash didn't take it as a joke though. "Hey, I'm awesome I am the fastest pegasus around!" she said with pointing a hoof to herself once more to justify herself. "Of course, but we all know that you don't have to boast. I mean you don't want to be Trixie do you?" "Well, No... " Dash replied showing confusion on how to make a comeback. "Cool, now what was it you were saying about the rules of being a pegasi?" I continued. I really wanted to know more about pegasi, it was intriguing to gain some knowledge. "Third is that we like being fast, me no like slow" Dash said while shaking her hoof. I nodded in understanding "I hate being slow anyway" I said. "Oh, cool well that ticks one off the list, and then the last one..." she said with a break in her voice at the last word. I love that break it's very cute. Anyway, she let out a small blush. "Yes..." I said with confusion spread across my face. I rotated my hoof to lead her into finishing what Dash had to say. "The wings..." "What about them?" Dash zoomed over to me and started to whisper in my ear. She told me something very... I'd rather not say. My eyes widened and my wings suddenly expanded. It would have been the most embarrassing thing ever if someone were to see me. I blushed as red as Big Mac's coat. "Yeah, that..." she said while scratching the back of her head. "Why couldn't you tell me that instead of saying those things!" Dash blushed and said "heh...sorry" "It's ok don't worry about it Rainbow Dash" The sky turned an absent orange as the sun finally started to set, the mark of the end of the day drew in as night fell onto Ponyville. It's was truly beautiful to see sun sets with clouds in the sky and the sun's rays reflecting off the surface of the clouds. It made the place look tranquil and peaceful, this is one of the reasons that I would love to stay here for. "I think's it's time to get some sleep" Dash finally said. "You can sleep at my place if you want." "Yeah sure that would be cool" I said with a casual tone. "Luckily I have a spare bed" "Oh right... sweet." thank celestia she had a spare Dash suddenly went flying up to the air with the sound of the earth shattering velocity trailed behind her. "I'll see ya up there!" Dash shouted as she took off. "Great... I have to fly now." I said with sigh. I careful flapped my wings and started to hover up but was at first as I tried to keep my balance. *** Dash opened the door and entered. Excitement filled her as she said "Sweet, some company! Wait Dash, be cool... you don't wanna look desperate." *** I finally made it up and landed on the giant cloud that is the cloud palace. I looked down to see the field below, the mailbox of her house was like a dot from up there. Luna's moon soon started to rise behind Dash's house as I entered through the double doors and looked around, the whole place was a mixture of grey and blue, with two white pillars by the door but didn't quite reach the top. Behind both doors were two statues of a wonderbolt, no pony in particular. Above me was a single balcony that followed the shape of the building. Stairs were on the far right to go up to the second level. Lights hung underneath the balcony which brightened the room up in gloomy times. "This is a pretty awesome place you've got" I finally said to break the silence. "Thanks!" she said with a smile "If only I could live on clouds, that'd cool" I said as I walked further into the building. "Why not?" "Well our clouds are not like you're clouds, they're just water vapours or 'steam'. So it isn't solid" I explained. "That's terrible!" Dash said with a outrage and a break in her voice. "I know..." a wave of disappointment disguised me. "Well you can experience that anyway because the beds are made of clouds" she said to cheer me up. My face lit up as I actually get to sit on a cloud. How comfortable would I be? I mean think about it, it would be the most softest thing in the world! Better than memory foam I imagined! "Do you want a drink?" Dash offered. "Yeah ok, what have you got?" "Apple Juice and Rainbow shot" she said. The last name provoked my confusion. "What's Rainbow Shot?" I asked. "It's basically Spectrum but with a bit of 'magic' in a shot glass, nah it's too strong for you." she explained "Wait, you drink?" I said surprisingly. Dash giggled and said "Yeah, course we do but only on Cider Season". "So last Cider Season, you and you friends..." "Got drunk? Yeah, especially Pinkie Pie" she said with a grin. "Wow, how is she when she is drunk?" I asked. "No different than normal..." "How so?" "She tries to keep partying" Dash explained. "Oh my gosh we have to have a party sometime!" I exclaimed with a smile. How fun would it be? I mean I would be the only one in my Universe who would get this chance. "Yeah we should totally get the gang together and just, get, wasted" she said with a look of determination. "We should, that'd be awesome! Anyway, I think we should hit the hay, considering the day I've had" I said with tired eyes. They felt like they were being pulled down by weights. "Yeah, you're probably right" she said scratching the back of her head. I went upstairs and found Dash's room, this room had blue walls with dark blue pillars and a bed which was on a platform of some sort that was a dark shade of purple and a lighter shade on top. The bed had a cloud headboard and footboard. The bed was made which puzzled me as I don't recall Rainbow Dash to be the typical mare to be 'making her bed'. But I did not question it and walked upstairs. My room was the average guest room that I would expect, double bed and a bed side table. Nice I thought to myself. "Now how is this a cloud?" I said looking at the bed, it just looked like any normal bed. I stared at it with confusion, "Might as well try it." I lifted up the sheets and stepped in and as I rested my back. My body turned into a liquid of ecstasy and pleasure as the mattress caressed my back and my wings. "Oh yes..." I said as I melted down into the sheets to make myself comfortable. I closed my eyes, silence filled the room as so the darkness. Something was amiss, something didn't feel right. All of a sudden the bed cover flew off the bed as my wings expanded. "I see what Twilight meant..." I groaned to myself. I tucked my wings back into my sides and relaxed again . "That's better..." I sighed. Suddenly my wings flicked out again. "Oh for Celestia's sake!" I shouted as the bed cover fell on my head. I heard I small giggle from downstairs, it was Dash. Rainbow Dash got into bed and settled, with her eyes closed. "Good night Rainbow Dash!" I shouted. Dash opened her eyes...she suddenly realised that she wasn't alone any more and with a smile she shouted back "Good night Blaze!". Dash closed her eyes and surrendered to the consuming darkness... > 6 - The Rising Dawn > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- I woke up in a dark place, nothing could be seen in all directions. "Hello?!" I shouted. My voice echoed through nothing, no walls, no ceilings, just complete darkness. It frightened me slightly. I looked around and behind me I noticed was a mirror. I walked up to it with curiosity, wondering why a lonely mirror was sitting there in the middle of this empty place. As I walk up to it I start to see myself. I looked around and no one was here, so I started checking myself out because I never got a proper look at myself. I do look like Rainbow Dash, I look awesome! But there was something amiss, like this isn't how I should look like. I looked at my face and started pulling faces, seeing what I look like with different faces. I laughed at the last face I pulled, I made a very wide smile and crossed my eyes. Then I looked again, a chill ran down my spine, my face froze. The reflection did not change it just looked at me with a very wide smile. My breathing fell heavy and I could feel my own heart thump in my chest. I stepped back a little. The smile grew wider, it's sclera's glowed green and a purple aurora seeped from it's eyes. I seen it before, where was it? That's when I realised... Dark Magic. It started walking towards me and spoke for the first time. "I will soon be free and all will fall before me!" it said in my voice, but with a lower tone. Every feature of it's appearance was darkened and lifeless. It stopped a couple of inches in front of me and touched it's hoof on my head. Images of Ponyville burning, the fall of the mane six in an ancient ruin, all this suffering ran though my mind. I couldn't take it anymore, it was unbearable. A final evil laugh, was ringing in the background. Pressure built up in my head. Suddenly I sat up from my bed, breathing rapidly, heat flushes through my body and scared. I took a deep breath and exhaled slowly. I realised I was not in my room, the walls were different and my bed usually is not this comfortable. I'm still here I thought. I was still in Equestria and still in Dash's house. Okay so this place wasn't a dream . I looked to my left and could see a head in the gaps of the banister, guess who it was. I must have woken Dash up. She realised I noticed her. Dash started hovering up the stairs. "Are you okay?" She asked. Dash stood on the top of the stairs, in front of me. I didn't want her to worry so I lied. "Yeah, I'm ok." "Are you sure? You were talking in your sleep... nightmare's huh?" she said. "Yeah just a stupid nightmare." I said with reassuring smile. "Feeling a little home sick?" Dash asked. Still feeling tired I wanted to end our conversation, again I lied. "Yeah..." "You'll be fine" she said, waving her hoof for emphasis. Then everything fell silent, awkwardness filled the room in heat and humidity. I was still under my sheets and Dash didn't take a step from the staircase. I decided to break the silence. "Well, sorry for waking you" I said while scratching the back of my head. "Meh, it's alright just get some rest," Dash said as she started hover down the stairs back to her room. "Yeah, I will." I pulled the covers over once more and turned my head to shout "Rainbow Dash!" "Yeah!" she shouted. "Thank You!" I shouted back. Rainbow Dash smiled and replied "No Problem!" It was nice to have her looking out for me, even though I only met her for a day. I felt reassured that time that I had sometime to keep an eye on me. *** The sun rose again and I was still in bed, considering that I was laying in the most comfortable bed I have ever slept on, why would I get up? But I had to. I couldn't just stay in all day, I need to find answers to why I was there in the first place. My eyes opened to find the room was lit by it's natural light. I got up and made my way downstairs. As I went passed Dash's room I noticed she wasn't in bed. She must have gone outside I thought to myself. I continued walking down the stairs and went towards the door. I reached for the handle on one of the doors while calling out "Da-" I stopped. My vision blurred, ears ringing, struggled to breath and felt my heart slowing down. I started to lose my balance and collapsed to the floor. I suddenly see Dash opening the door. She was shouting something. I couldn't hear. Slowly darkness settled upon my vision. *** As I reached the bottom I could not see Dash in bed so I carried on downstairs to find the cyan mare in the kitchen making breakfast. "Hey you're up! How was your sleep?" Dash said as I walked in through the doorway to enter the kitchen. "Yeah, that is the most comfortable thing I have ever slept on" I said rubbing my eyes. "Told ya, you would like it" she said with a smirk on her face that said 'told you so'. "What'cha making?" I said with curiosity. "Eggs" "Huh, you know what? I have never seen you cook" I said. "Really?" Dash said while making her way over with two plates that was only populated by eggs and bread and placed them on the kitchen table. "Yeah, never at one time" "Well, there is more to me than ya think" she said with a smile on her face. "Oh... you shouldn't have made these for me!" I said. "Why not?" "I don't want you to wasting food for me" I said out of generosity. "Pfft, meh it's only food right? Don't worry about it" she replied with a wave of her hoof. I looked down at the plate and noticed something off. No cutlery, how am I?. Dash saw me lost with me looking down at my meal. "Is something wrong?" she asked. Dash thought that there was something worng with the cooking. "No, no it isn't the food it's just... what do I eat with? I have no hands!" I exclaimed. "What are hands?" "Oh uhhh never mind" I replied with a smile. Dash craned her neck and started to eat with her muzzle. Oh right, duh. I immediately mirrored her actions. Silence filled the room with only the sound of the chewing of the food. "I'm thinking of getting the kitchen renewed" Dash said to break the silence. "How come?" I questioned. "It pheeds thoo be more awthome" she said with her mouth full but I understood what she said. "Fair enough" I said with no argument against her judgement. I finished my meal and took the plate and placed it in her sink and felt weak. My hooves gave way and forced me to collapse on the floor. "Whoa are you ok?" Dash immediately got up and came to my side to assist me for the second time and helped me up. "Yeah I... just need some fresh air" I said against my strain. "Ok let's just get you outside..." Dash said. She provided me a counter weight to help my balance. I just wanted to get outside and breath in the fresh air that would be provided everyday. We stepped outside and caught the glimpse of the sun. The moment the suns rays connected my body I felt a rush of energy surge and circulate around my body. The sensation was incredible. With confidence I stood up on my own and closed my eyes, embracing the energy that I am given and the fresh air in the morning sky. Suddenly a channel of red energy flowed from my limbs to my torso. I felt more lively than before. All of my adrenaline kicked in so what did I do? I jumped off. Dash watched me as I was free falling to the near ground, feeling the raw adrenaline bypass the mental state of my attempting stunt. The ground got close, really close. Dash closed her eyes as she cannot look at the next prospect of what should happen. I opened my wings giving a smirk I swooped into the air leaving a fire trail behind me. The feeling was incredible, soaring through the sky at top speed. I couldn't get enough of it. The screeching wind blocked the muffled sound of cheering coming from the cyan pegasus. "Yes! You did it!" Dash said excitedly as she did a backwards flip in the air. I noticed this and landed in front of her, giving a little bounce from the fluffy cloud. "How did you do that already?" Dash said. "What do you mean?" "It takes time to fly at your level!" "Of course but I'm awesome" I said with a smirk on my face "That was totally awesome!" she said excitingly "To be honest I don't even know myself" I said with confusion diluting my mind. "What happened though one minute you were on the floor and now you are as active as a Pinkie Pie is on cupcakes!" she said. Looking at me with thought of what just happened to be out of the ordinary. "I felt as though I've been renewed, like a rush of excitement has woken me up" I said. "Well thats cool. Any way enough chit chat I'll go and finish my breakfast. An athlete such as myself cannot fly with an empty stomach" Dash said as she walked back inside her palace leaving me out in the warm and fresh air that flowed through my mane and tail. Taking a deep breath and holding it as long as I could and finally exhaling to relax as I am now in paradise. [/hr] Rainbow Dash was finishing her meal while I was outside watching the mysterious sunrise dominating the day with it's glow of hope and symbolise the great day ahead. Dash placed her dish in the sink for later and turned to head out the door. She joined me and disturbed the peaceful mind I was in but I didn't mind. "So... You wanna fly with me?" Dash said immediately after trotting up beside me. I look at her with determination and watched the wind whip her mane. "Let's do this". This is so awesome, flying with Rainbow Dash. Now I know how Scootaloo feels. I was afraid of heights, always was. Maybe that I am afraid of death? I don't know but when Dash is by my side I didn't feel the wall of fear blocking my ability to do the inevitable. "Right, first we'll get some height" Dash said "Ok cool". With that we gradually lifted ourselves off the ground and made our way to the next cloud above us which is I think 50 feet. We are really high now. Dash and I stopped on the designated cloud and Dash broke the silence. "Ok now lets do something easy first" She said "Yeah and what would that be?" "Ever done a leap of faith before?" Dash said with a smirk on her face and eyes daggering at me for an answer. "What?! Oh no, no, no I can't do that. I can't!" I shouted in attempt to do this suicidal routine. "Why not? What's wrong?" "I'm..afr..." "What was that?" "I'm afr... of..." "I can't hear you!" Dash said holding a hoof to her ear for a clearer line of sound. "I'm afraid of heights!" I snapped. I know I over reacted but I don't like mentioning my weaknesses. "What?! No that can't be true..." she walked over to me to become face to face "Your pegasi, you can't be afraid!". "Well I am! I can't do it" I said shying away from her. Phobias... The fear of mind, takes time to over come. I had time to overcome it but laziness held me back. "Sure you can..." Dash said with a smile, "Trust me. I've done this so many times it hurts". I looked up to find her smiling at me. That smile, god damn it I can't get enough of it. It was cute enough to my my stomach turn. With a deep breath I said "Ok I trust you". I trotted over to Dash who was over the edge of the cloud. Every step I take it felt like a bouncy castle; soft and elegant. We were side by side on the edge of the abyss. "Now open your wings" she instructed. I did so. "Stand on two hooves". I did that as well, it really wasn't that difficult obviously because I normally walk on two's anyway. I looked down and felt dizzy looking at the ground that would hold the small buildings of ponyville. My vision split as vertigo took my mind from me. "Look at me..."said the pegasus to my right. I looked at her. I looked into those wide eyes and her smile. "You can do it, trust me" she said. That combination of expression and convincing lit a spark of trust that moment. "Ok..." I said accompanied by a long exhale. I closed my eye and she did so too. Dash started to count "1, 2, 3!". On the third we let leaned over for a dive and let ourselves free fall. Wind was screeching through my ears, eyes narrowed to block the natural force of my falling. "Angle your wings!" she shouted by me. "What?!" I shouted back of the sound of whipping air. "Angle your wings so you won't... you know... crash!". Ok I can do this, just open your wings and angle them against the ground. Slowly my wings obeyed me as the started to expand. The ground came closer I had to act. My wings were at they're full length. Now tilt them. Falling fast now but slowing down at the same time as I met air resistance. Oh look there's the gro-the ground!!. My pupils shrunk to a pea size as I realised that my time is almost up. My mind cleared and decided my next move... pull up. I started to arch my body like pulling a handle on an airplane in a nose dive. My eyes started to water with tears as the strain of the shear force of the wind hitting my eyes. That's it keep going! Pull up, pull up!. Soon enough I did. Swooping into the air almost inches from the ground. It was the most exhilarating feeling I have ever...well... felt! "That was awesome! But not as awesome as me obviously" Dash said pointing a hoof to her chest, claiming she's the better flier... Well she is! Isn't she? To prove her self she started to fly up into the sky as far as she could. I started to hover and watch her go up. Now I can see a faint blue dot in the sky. What is she doing?. Dash faced down, eyes on me. Dash dove of her nearest cloud and started to plummet. Oh my gosh, is she? No. I knew what will happen next, this was like a front row seat! She was performing a Sonic Rainboom. Dash went down and down, accelerating every second. A white cone appeared to capsulate the cyan mare, tears streaking as the strain was at it's peak but her confidence and determination took hold of her. Before you know it... there it was, the large ring expanded for a miles. Filling the sky with multi-spectrum colours. It was amazing and beautiful to look at with my own eyes. A rainbow trail left the multicoloured disc and headed towards me until Dash came to a halt. "That was amazing! I never thought to actually see one up close!" I exploded in excitement. "Yeah, cool wasn't it I thought you deserved a treat" she said. There she goes again typical Dash trying not to ruin her reputation. "Why don't you try it?". I immediately froze, thinking about how that would play out. A Sonic Rainboom? how am I supposed to withstand that?. "How do I do that?" I asked in concern. "Get some height and fall while flapping your wings! It's easy!" Dash said. But why tell me this? It's her routine!. "Ok I guess I can try it" I said with a little whimper in under my breath as I am afraid what will go wrong. I started to fly up high enough for the distance I got until I reach the ground. I sat on the nearest cloud. Seeing Dash watch me I felt nervous but immediately got a hold of my self. "Ok Rainbow Dash is watching you and is interested to see what happens, why else would she ask me to do this?" I asked my self. "Hey, what's going on up there?!" Dash shouted. "Just stretching my wings! He he" I said sheepishly. Ok stand up on two hooves. Good, now just embrace the air, close your eyes and go for it!. "Oh geese". I closed my eyes and let go. My stomach started to turn again and again as I fell from the sky. My heart was racing, the adrenaline felt incredible, who needs caffeine right? Faster and faster, feet by feet I dropped. Start flapping your wings!. I did so as they rapidly started to beat pushing me down and down. The air started to compress around me, I could feel the white cone forming around my body like a cocoon. The air started to squeeze me, making my eyes water. The speed became intense. I can just make out a blue blur in the distance. She was watching me. Tighter and tighter, almost there! Then I leaped through the sound barrier and BOOM! A large ring expanded, but wasn't a Rainboom, it was a fire ring. It was the same size as Dash's Rainboom. You should have seen her face when I did that. Her jaw literally dropped in shock. She froze like that until I arrived. "You seem surprised" I said with a smile on my face. I looked back on my... whatever to call it. I looked back to see Dash have her back against me, she was upset. "Hey, what's wrong?". That's when it hit me. I new why she wanted me to do it. Dash didn't want me to succeed because she wanted to be the fastest. As soon as I made my first attempt she didn't want me to be good to make her look good, she was jealous. "D-did you want me to fail?" I asked. She looked back at me, on the verge of tears and had anger in her eyes.