Today started off as a normal day. As always, it started of with that annoying alarm clock of mine. It wasn't the new ones that had the electronic buzzing noise to it. No, it was the old school blow-your-fucking-ears-out kind. And as my luck would have it, I was right by it as it went off. I jumped and fell off the bed. I said the usual morning swears that I always do when this happens. After I finish that, I turn on my radio and start up some music. Next, I'd take a shower, then make that very risky run from the bathroom to my room while naked, and then pick out my clothes for the day. So, after getting dressed I'd go downstairs and say good morning to my mom, who was currently fixing breakfast.
"Morning mom, what's for breakfast?" I asked while taking a seat at the table. She looked back from the stove and smiled.
"Bacon, pancakes, and sausage. Hows that?" My mouth started watering at the mention of bacon and sausage. If there's one thing I love more than anything on this earth, it's those two things. I don't know what'd I'd ever do if I had to go vegetarian.
"Sounds good to me. Wait a minute, what kind of pancakes?" My mom laughed a little.
"Double chocolate chip of course. Your favorite." My mouth began to water even more.
"Mom, I love you." She laughed again.
"I love you too son, now here you go." My mom looked at my neck for a minute as she sat the food on the table. "Where's your necklace at?" I felt around my neck, and I got that usual split second panic attack before I remembered I took it off before I took a shower.
"Oh, it's probably in the bathroom. Lemme go get it, be right back." I said as I sprung up from my chair and ran up the stairs. About this time, my Dad was walking out of the room yawning while scratching his stubble on his chin. "Morning Dad." I said while going into the bathroom.
"Morning son." He drowsily said while going into the other bathroom to shave and wash his face. I closed the door, for privacy purposes, and looked around.
"Now, where could it be?" I looked all around for it, but as I was getting ready to go check my room, I looked behind my moms bottle of lotion. "Ah, there you are. Sometimes I forget you because I wear you so much." I looked up into the mirror to get a final look at myself. "Black hair? Check. Hazel eyes? Check. Gold necklace? Check. Rounded out chin? Check. Smoothly shaved?" I ran my hand across my chin. "Check. Okay, that's everything. I'm good to go." I opened the door and made my way down the stairs again. Today was a good day, mostly because it was raining. There's one thing I love, and that's rain. It's so calming and relaxing to just stand under it and feel it hit your face.
I quickly sat back down and ate breakfast, then left the house to go to school.
I pulled up into the parking lot of my school, let the song I was listening to over my speakers finish, and got out of the car.
"One Trick Pony. Not a bad song." Said Tyler as he leaned up against his car.
"I know, it's one of my favorites. Alongside Stuck In Time and the whole Baloon Party album." Tyler laughed.
"Hey, a whole album doesn't count as a song." Tyler said as I began to get out of my car.
"Yes it does, to me anyways." I looked over to him. He was wearing his Rainbow Dash shirt, and had a badge of her on his jacket.
"Anyways, school is starting in a bit. Come on, we can talk about Saturdays episode once we get inside." He started walking off. I quickly grabbed my backpack from the back seat and jogged back up beside him.
"Man, I can't believe season 2 is already over. Still, the finale was crazy. I didn't expect...uh...what was her name?" I said as I caught up to Tyler.
"You mean Cadence?" He looked over to me.
"No, the other one...come on...what was it...Chrysalis! That was it! I didn't expect that. I thought Cadence just turned into a douche, but I guess I was wrong." Tyler laughed.
"Well, my cousin and I thought it was an evil clone or something along that line." Now it was my turn to laugh.
"Seriously?" Tyler nodded, I laughed more.
"Anyways, lets go see what everyone else thought about it." I said as we entered the school.
Okay, I'm a brony. Sue me. I like the show My Little Pony, alongside with 3 or 4 of my friends. We listen to the music, watch the show, and some obsess over it. They constantly talk about going to want to go to Equestria, which is a constant subject at the lunch table. I went through my first two classes pretty easily. It was nearing the end of school, and it was beginning to wind down. It was now lunch time, and as I walked through the lunch line I noticed the guys were already sitting down at the table in their usual spots. I got my food and took a seat between Tyler and Carter.
"So, Max, what would you do in Equestria." Tyler said as he looked over to me. I sighed.
"Come on guys. You all know I don't really want to go there. It's nice watching the show and all, but I mean yea, I'd like to meet the mane 6 alongside Celestia and Luna bu-"
"It's Woona" Carter interjected.
"It's obviously Luna, you can hear the 'L' in the beginning of her name very clearly. It's just fun to call her Woona. Anyways, I have a good life here, I have you guys, I have everything I need. So, I'm fine where I am." I smiled at them and went back to eat. As they continued about the subject, which eventually got to R34, I began to think of what would happen if I got teleported to Equestria. Would I be a human, a pony, or what? Would I be able to find a way home? If I couldn't, could I deal with the stress of missing my family and friends? Okay, dropping it there. I don't want to think about it. Besides, it's impossible that Equestria is real. It's just a show made by Lauren Faust, not an actual place.
"Hey Max, did you get that R34 game I sent you of-" Carter looked over to me.
"Yes, yes I did." I wanted to end this as fast as possible.
"Did you actually wa-"
"No, No I didn't...you know why? Because I don't do that kind of stuff. It's not right." I really think its wrong to look at that kind of stuff. I admit, curiosity got the better of me, and I looked. Some of the stuff was actually good, I didn't do anything, but some was just...awful, and I'll leave it at that.
"Alright man, but we will get you to eventually, we swear it." Carter and Tyler laughed. Soon lunch came to an end, thank god. Nothing interesting happened the rest of the day, and as the last bell rang I quickly ran out and got in my car and headed home.
Somewhere in Equestria
A lone unicorn stallion sat in his workshop, finally fitting the last piece into his lives work. It was magnificent, unlike anything ponykind had created. It was said to be impossible, but he proved them all wrong. He took off his goggles and stared at the mixture between a titanium and steam golem.
"I-It's beautiful." A tear flowed down his cheek. "All my life, they said it was impossible. They said I was insane, but no, I showed them. I showed them ALL." He started to laugh. It started out very small, but eventually it turned evil and dark. "Haha, this machine, The Colossus, is a miracle in itself. I somehow managed to combine steam powered gears, pulley systems, pipes that cool it constantly with the flow of never ending water, and a power output that can easily outdo twenty stallions. Just combine that with a thick titanium outer layer, and combine it with a regenerative spell. The spell is kind of slow, but now you have the most indestructible thing ever, unless blown up or something. Still, there's slight cracks between the joints due to steam release valves. Now, where did I put that book." The stallion went over across from the towering monstrosity he made. "Ah, here it is. A book made to put someponies soul into something. If anything, it will be mine, and then I shall get revenge on all who made fun or doubted me." He let out another laugh. "However, black magic is risky. It's also been banned from use, as it has dire consequences to the user." He brought a hoof up to his chin and pondered for a second. "Oh well, you only live once." He said as he sat the book down, opened it, and began to say something in an entirely different language. His horn began to glow, and he began to grimace at the strain of the spell.
Back on Earth
I pulled into the driveway and turned off my car. I walked into the house to the smell of chicken, mashed potatoes, green beans, and other good foods. I sat my backpack down beside the door and walked into the kitchen. I saw mom and dad at the table, waiting for me to come and sit down and eat.
"Sorry to keep you waiting." They just nodded and started eating. I laughed. "And here I though I was hungry. Oh well, time to dig i-" I was interrupted by an intense pain shooting throughout my body. I grabbed onto my chest. It felt like something was being ripped out of me. My parents panicked, and began to ask me if I was ok. I just screamed out in agony, confirming that I wasn't. Then as they got up to call an ambulance, I just sat straight up, had a blank face, and sat my arms to my side. My parents stopped and walked over to me.
"Hey, Max, are you ok-"
*SPLAT*
I face planted my mashed potatoes, and I was gone.
I awoke in some kind of void. I was surrounded by darkness, just floating there in space. I saw something white float around me.
"So, you are the one that was chosen." Said an obviously female voice.
"Chosen? Chosen for what?" I said while flailing around, trying to get a sense of if I was standing upright or not.
"You will see Maximillion. Your long adventure awaits. Now go, and do my will." The darkness began to crack, and the feeling of falling came over me. I screamed, and fell for I don't know how long.
The unicorn who was casting the spell suddenly flew towards the nearest wall and dropped to the floor. His spell backfired, and he didn't know what would happen next. He stood up from the floor, rubbing his head. He hurt all over, but what he saw next made him forget everything. He looked at the golem as it started to stand up. Its eyes glowing a golden yellow, showing that it was active. As the golem stood up, it hit the roof of his workshop.
"Buck, miscalculated on the height. I guess being 8 feet tall isn't a good thing." He watched as it flexed its hands, then it looked slowly to him. It stopped, and emitted a cloud of steam from its joints. Then came the steady release of steam, almost as if it was a breathing being. Then, the golems eyes turned blue as it began to look around, and finally red. He meant to do this, that way it would show the inner feelings of the golem. He didn't know why, but when you have a mad golem, its good to stay away. He tried to leave, but the golem literally walked through the wall of his house and into the forest. As the pony tried to escape the collapsing house, a support beam fell on the pony. He cried out in agony as his spine was crushed, as well as his ribs. He sat there, watching the golem march into the forest. He coughed up a bit of blood, and saw something walk into view. It was a creature that stood on two legs, and quite a bit shorter than the golem.
"Now you see the consequences of black magic." The stallion coughed up more blood. "You just ripped a poor soul from his own body and put it in that abomination of a thing you call a golem." The creature turned around. It had blonde hair about halfway down its back, and had sapphire blue eyes. "Now, it's my turn to rip a soul from someone." It got a sadistic smile on its face as it began to touch the stallions forehead. He tried to scream, but all that came out was a gurgling sound as he couched up more blood. Finally, he stopped moving. "There, the deed is done. A soul for a soul. Good deal if I do say so myself." The thing laughed as it disappeared into the night.
I finally stopped falling, and it felt like I was sitting down. I tried to stand up, but something felt different as I began to stand up. My vision was the same, but everything was much....smaller. It looked like I was in a small cabin, and once I finished standing up, I felt myself hit something.
"Buck, miscalculated on the height. I guess being 8 feet tall isn't a good thing." I heard a voice say to my right. So, I moved and looked to my right. What I saw I couldn't believe. It was a pony, kind of like the ones from MLP. However, this one looked like he had been hard at work. His brown mane was messed up, tail as well, and he had bags under his eyes. He was a blue unicorn stallion that had a tan cog for his cutie mark. I just stood there, starting at him.
"You see that pony, he's the one that ripped you from your world and put you in this thing." I saw something appear on my shoulder. It appeared to be a small girl of some sort. However, she looked much older, and the unicorn didn't seem to notice her. I began to think. He's the one that took me from my world. He's the one that took me away from my loving family, my caring friends, my good life. Now, all I'm left with is...nothing. Also, I need to find a way to get home. I looked back to the small human on my shoulder. She smiled, but it wasn't normal. It was...twisted. It made me feel cold deep inside, kind of like she was staring straight into my soul.
"Kill him." She said. "Kill the one who took you away from your precious life. Finish the deed that he started, a soul for a soul right?" I began to think. This pony, he meant good intentions. All of the ponies were good in Equestria. So, he must have done this for some good cause. Maybe he's an inventor for the Royal Family? Either way, the only thing this pony has done is take me from my world. I mean, it can't be that hard right? I looked down, and the woman on my shoulder was getting impatient.
"What are you doing? KILL HIM, FINISH THE CONTRACT!" I looked to her, her eyes went from the sapphire blue, to red as blood. I got this sense of rage inside me. It felt like I was being controlled. I looked at the pony as my eyes went red. However, I said I would not harm this pony, and I meant it. I screamed on the inside, and ran out of the house.
"NO YOU FOOL! GET BACK HERE AND FINISH THIS!" I ignored her and the rage that I was feeling. I just ran, and ran. My body seemed to emit a little bit of steam every time a joint would move. Eventually, I came to a stop and sat down against a tree. I heard the sound of a stream nearby, so now I can finally see what I look like. I stood up, emitting more steam from my joints, I can already tell that's going to get annoying, and began to follow the sounds. I started walking down a little path, hardly big enough for me to walk down, but I still fit. The sounds of the river started getting louder and louder, and eventually I walked into a clearing that had a lake in the middle, and a stream running to it. I walked alongside the river, noticing the glow I was giving off due to the moonlight. Finally I got to the lake and got down on my knees, and what I saw intrigued me, yet scared me. I had a face of an old school knight helmet. The usual space in the helmet used for the eyes, nose, and mouth, was covered up by a metal place that extended, and once I breathed in, I emitted a thin cloud of steam from it. I saw two yellow gems for eyes, no wonder I could see so well at night. They actually put off quite a bit of light. I stood back up, and looked the rest of me over. My armor was just like a knight, but had no weapon or shield. However, instead of being human, I was all machine. For now, I had just been silently thinking to myself, except for that one moment where that woman read my thoughts, so I decided to speak.
"H-Hello?" I experimented. "Hey, I sound kind of cool. Oh well, I'm going to keep up the silent treatment." I had the coolest voice ever. I sounded like a transformer. However, it was a bit less robotic. I still had that low voice I always had, but now it had a very slight robotic tone to it.
"Well, I'm guessing I'll just stay here for the-" I heard a growling noise, then a howl. "What was that?" I looked around, then saw at least 20 yellow eyes looking at me.
"Okay, whoever you are, come on out." I walked away from the lake, the moonlight giving me a soft glow as I walked towards the woods. I walked closer and closer, but whatever is was disappeared.
"What. Was. That." I heard a growl come from behind me. "What the- Oh crap!" I saw at least 10 wolves in front of me. However, one was a lot bigger than the others, and it was the one in front. It let out a howl, and all the others howled as well. "Alright, It looks like I'm made of metal, so what could you wolves possibly do?" I taunted. The leader jumped forward and bit my arm. Okay, apparently metal has feeling, because that bite hurt! "Wait a minute, the scratches, they're healing?" Sure enough, the damage from the bite healed up, good as new. "Alright! Let's do this!" I waved for the wolves to come at me, and one from the right ran at me. It jumped in the air as I pulled my arm back. I waited till the right moment, the wolf was about to latch onto my face, and I swung. All I saw was the scattering of wood and sap all over my face.
"Ahhh, ewww, gross. It's so sticky...I don't like it. Also, wood is stuck to me now. Well, looks like I'm jumping in the lake after this." I sighed, and went back to killing. Now three ran at me, and I charged as well. One wolf tried to go for my leg, and before it bit I lifted my leg up and crushed its head. Sap and splinters scattered on the ground, and more wolves charged. The other two that charged were quickly disposed of. One jumped in the air, I grabbed it and slammed it onto the other one. I heard two big snaps as their bodies broke in half. I saw 3 running at me, and I waited. "Haha, wolves made out of wood versus a man made of self regenerating metal. Ohh man, this is too goo- OW! What the fuck!" One wolf sneaked up on me and bit my neck, tearing into one of the revealed pipes. The wolf was quickly thrown off by me into the nearest tree. It hit the tree, and shattered. The charging wolves backed off as the leader came back in. I was currently grabbing onto the pipe that was leaking water. Eventually, the healing spell closed it up, but not before the leader jumped on me. I was knocked down to the ground, the leaders maw opening over my face. I reached up with both of my arms and grabbed a jaw in each. The wolf, who was now slobbering all over me, began to whine as I slowly pulled his jaws apart. Eventually, I heard a satisfying snap as his lower jaw got ripped of by me, and his top jaw was crushed by my sheer power. He backed off, and whined. The others backed off and ran, along with the pack leader, who left a trail of sap behind him. I sat down and began to laugh.
"HAHA, that's what you get when you mess with the....the...what am I?" I looked down to my chest, and through all the sap and wood I could make out the word 'Colossus' embedded into the right side of my chest. I mentally smiled. "Colossus, I like that. Now, time to wash off all this sap, wood, and whatever stuff I have on me." I walked back over to the lake, and started to walk into it. I just waded in the shallow part of the lake, only my head poking out. Even though I was made completely out of metal, I could still feel the coldness of the water in the lake, and it felt good. I finished getting all the gunk off and walked out of the lake. Emitting steam as my body emerged, I looked around. I saw nothing. No wolves, no other kind of enemies, nothing.
"Finally, I can get some rest. Wait a minute, can I actually sleep?" I am made of metal, however I feel tired. "Oh well, worth a try." I walked back over to a tree and laid back up against it. I acted like I closed my eyes, and I watched as the world slowly faded to black.
Author here. As you all can guess, this takes place in Rust's version of Equestria. So, who knows, maybe a crossover will happen with one of the other stories? Only time will tell.