Okay, well, I really need to wrap my head around what just happened. So let's start from the beginning, or at least what I assume is the beginning: I was in my house, working on a costume for Bronycon. I had wanted to go for a while now, and I was lucky enough to finally get my chance. Since my job is fixing and even sometimes sewing costumes, I decided I would cosplay as Mare Do Well. So here I was, making the finishing touches to the hat, when I suddenly felt something. It was that feeling you get when you think something bad is about to happen, like there's a pit in your stomach. I took the obvious course of action and looked around my room, confused as to why I was so on edge.
I gently put the hat down on my table, and stood up from the chair I was in. At that moment, I felt compelled to go to the living room for some reason. Not thinking much of it, like a goddamn idiot, I decided I would investigate. Past me figured that my stomach may have just been leading me to get food, but present me questions that choice immensely. As I reached the living room, I felt a sharp pain in my head and fell to my knees, clutching the sides of my skull. I groaned in agony, feeling the urge to yell out from how much my head felt like it was being crushed. Eventually, I must have passed out, as I don't really remember anything from that point.
I awoke with a start, glancing at my surroundings in slight fear. I found myself in a damp cave that was unsurprisingly unfamiliar to me. My head still stung with a tinge of pain, but it wasn't nearly as bad as it was previously. In front of me was a large computer-like machine, which only served to confuse me more. I tried getting to my feet, but that only ended up with me falling onto my side. I looked down to my feet and hands, and practically screamed at what I saw. My limbs were now replaced with hooves!
To say the least, I was in panic mode pretty much immediately. I was somehow in a new place I'd never seen before, I appeared to be a pony, and I had no idea how or why. It took me a good minute to calm down to a point where I could think logically. I looked at the computer again and thought it best to try turning it on, just in case it could give me any information. I slowly and wobbly stood up onto all fours, then took careful steps so I wouldn't fall over. When I reached the computer, I stared at what seemed to be a keyboard for a few seconds to see if I could find an on button.
Eventually, I saw a familiar looking M on the top middle part of the keyboard. Curiosity got the better of me, and I decided to press the button. Because nothing ever goes wrong when you press random buttons! The computer screen flashed on with a bright, white light, and made a low humming sound as it came to life. I shut my eyes and looked away so I wouldn't be blinded, then opened them to examine the screen. It looked like a normal computer, which felt out of place since I seemed to resemble a pony from MLP. With that logic, I wondered if I might have been dreaming, but remembering that my eyes stung from the sudden light of the computer screen quickly denied that theory. I entertained the thought that I was hallucinating since this all felt so surreal, but I quickly shot that idea down too because I don't do drugs, and I've been sleeping perfectly fine recently.
In any case, I figured I should try discovering where I was before anything else. I was about to start typing on the keyboard to see if I could search for information, but then the computer suddenly spoke. "Hello, ma'am. Welcome." It said, which startled me onto my haunches... Still getting use to *that* thought.
"Uh, hello?" I asked, not sure if I was hearing things or not. That's also around the time where I noticed that my voice sounded extremely different from what I'm use to. The vibrations in my throat, which I don't typically pay attention too, also felt softer.
"Again, hello. Are you okay, ma'am?" It asked. It's voice sounded feminine, but still robotically stiff.
"Y-yeah, I'm fine." I somewhat lied. Sure, I was physically fine, but mentally, I felt like my head was swimming for its life! "Uh, if I may ask, where a-am I?"
"You are in the mountain beneath Canterlot. Are you sure you're alright?" It responded, confirming my suspicion.
"I-i'm sure." Now that was definitely a lie! Not only was I freaking out over how I got here, but I had also just discovered that I may be a girl! "D-do you, possibly have a picture of myself you could show me?" I asked, hoping I could figure out what I looked like. I wanted to check if I was correct, but I certainly didn't want to look down there! After a few moments of admittedly awkward silence, a flash blinded my sight once again and I wiped my eyes of the burning sensation that was left over. When I was able to see clearly again, I saw a pony on screen, presumingly me.
I discovered that I have a bright blue coat, a dark blue mane that's short, and green eyes. Another thing that I found intriguing was my Cutiemark: It's a sea star inside a flask filled with water. I also noticed that I'm a Unicorn, which was admittedly pretty cool. The last thing I was forced to admit to myself, was that I was indeed female. I couldn't stop myself from looking on in bewilderment.
"You're acting quite strange ma'am. Actually, I just realized I don't seem to have a database on you. What is your name again?" The computer chimed in with an interesting question.
I quickly thought of a name on the the spot based on my Cutiemark. "Seastar! My name's Seastar." I blurted out.
"Affirmative. Thank you, and sorry for the inconvenience."
I sighed quietly. I felt like I was being overwhelmed with all this being thrown at me so suddenly. This also brings my thoughts up to speed, so now it's time to try and figure out what to do from here. "Computer? What is this place and why am I here?" I asked, a bit worried that would make me sound like I have amnesia.
"You are currently in The Well, and you're here because you are the Mysterious Mare Do Well." It answered, which only brings up more questions.
"What is The Well?" I asked first as I figured the other questions to ask weren't as immediately important.
"It is your 'home base' so to speak. You can come here to restock on gear, or just to rest." So basically the batcave. The part about me being Mare Do Well however is really... Strange. I don't really know what to think. Should I be scared, worried in any way? I really need some time to mull this over in my head.
"Is there a bedroom here? I think I should rest a bit."
"Yes, down five yards behind you and to the left."
"Thanks." I said as I turned and slowly walked in the direction told to me. All this is really hard to take in. What in the world does this all mean? Why am I here? Why is all this stuff here for me...?
I need some sleep. I'm too tired to continue thinking too hard about all this. I can try and work things out tomorrow.
To be continued...