//------------------------------// // A New Life, and A Terrible Start // Story: When someone goes to Equestria somewhat prepared... // by icebreath8686 //------------------------------// "So this is the after life, huh?" I was standing in what seemed to be nothing, surrounded by an endless void of white. There were no shades, no spots, no imperfections. Nothing but a blank canvas. "This is very cliche." If I'm dead than why do I feel so shitty? "That's because your not dead." "I know that voice..." "What's with that puzzled expression? Don't you know who I am?" While he slowly blinked, I took in the spectacle in front of me. He looked a little befuddled, wearing a pink polka-dotted shower cap and holding a brush. With a snap of his talons he made himself presentable, by removing his shower 'clothes'. "Well. You came earlier then expected. Although it does add a little chaos to the subject. The subject being me of course." He said with a toothy grin. "You were waiting for me? Why?" The chaos god spluttered for a moment before pulling a cat off of his tongue. "Of course I was waiting for you! I couldn't wait to give you your present! What should I give you? " Discord scratched his chin and smoke came out of his ears. Mini firefighter trucks appeared and attempted to put out the smoke, then they were gone. "Your Cutie-mark!" "huh?" "I'll let you chose your own cutie-mark!" This is going to be fun." "I'm going to Equestria?" "Of course you are! Why else would I be here? I'm not your god." "I want my special talent to be time." "One pony coming up!" Discord pulled a TM from out of nowhere and aimed it at me. "Have a fun trip!" There was a bright light and I felt a sense of falling. Opening my eyes, I found that I was skydiving towards Ponyville. This town never gets a break. "Sorry about this!" I started my landing by crashing into somepony's house and since the houses were neatly lined up, I got to smash a couple more before I finally stopped. "That's gonna leave a mark." looking back, I can now see the destruction I had caused when I landed. "I guess it already left a mark." Way to go, give yourself a pat on the back, you just destroyed your future friends homes! I briefly wondered how I had survived falling from such a height. "It's not like it could get any-" NO! no. nope. I paused, and waited for Murphy's Law to take effect. After several moments I decided that the disaster was avoided. *sigh* "Thank goodness." I stood up to begin walking in the direction of town hall and fell flat on my face. "Oooooow?" Why did I fall? I didn't even take a single step! I looked at my legs and prepared to scold them before I realized that they weren't MY legs. "I should have expected that." The legs in front of me were constantly changing colors. It was very hard to look at and gave me a headache. It seemed that my body couldn't decide on a color so it just chose all of them. Rainbow leg aside, I was a pony. An earth pony. Not my favorite option but who said that I had an option? I smiled, happy for the peace and new beginning in a place that I'm familiar with. My smile quickly disappeared when I remembered that I had certain "qualities" that I would rather keep. After checking to make sure that the family jewels were secure, I decided to attempt walking again. After successfully taking two steps, I ended up on my side once again. I looked at my body so I could diagnose my problem. Apparently, when Discord sent me to Equestria, he forgot to heal me. Blood once again started to pool from my open wounds as I started to cry. "Where is everyone?" Taking in my surroundings, I noticed that I was in Ponyville but it was strangely empty. This is cruel. Giving me false hope. Putting my dream just out of my grasp. I looked at town hall as a flash of black smoke surrounded the building. It's the tallest building by far and led to the center of town. NightmareMoon. The door opened with a groan as, what seemed to be the entirety of Ponyville, ran out in panic. I just won the easiest game of hide-&-seek ever. All of the ponies were screaming about the end of the world. What is with peo-*Ahem*ponies and their clustering? Remembering this scene from episode one, I hoped that someone would notice me in the crowd of panic soon to come. I waited in the rubble and thought of ways I could catch somepony's attention. Screaming wouldn't work. Too many are already doing that. Just as I finsished that thought, a purple dragon with a green spine came within shouting distance. I gathered what little strength I had left and shouted his name. "SPIKE!" The baby dragon looked around with confusion, glancing over in my direction. "SPIKE!" His iris eyes landed on my broken body and he ran away. Spike will have gone to get help. I can rest now...*SLAP* OR NOT! "Stay with us! Whatever you do, don't go to sleep! Now hold still. I need to scan you for any internal injuries. This might sting a little bit." My blurry vision was filled with a white glow as a pulse webbed throughout my new body. For once, it didn't hurt. "Spike! I need you to get a blue flower with red thorns. He has pieces of metal and wood inside him. I can't heal him properly until those are removed." The voice was slurred, so I couldn't tell who it was. "Got it!" "Okay. Now this is going to hurt a lot. Hang in there." I felt an oily substance on one of my wounds. Before I could question him/her, there was a painful stabby feeling in my back leg. I writhed in pure agony as somepony said something in a panicky voice. After a couple of convulsions, My breathing went back to normal and Spike returned with a blue flower with red thorns. "Thanks Spike. Could you help me with the stallion until he is stable? I need to take him to the hospital. His condition is far worse than I thought..." "Ah-alright..." Spike was shaking from head to toe. I guess the sight of blood unnerved him. He walked up to me and lifted a large portion of my body onto the another pony. It was only slightly uncomfortable, but that was due to my broken everything. After several moments of bouncing on somepony's back, I was placed onto a bed. With the smell of bleach and other sterilizers, I could safely assume that I was in a hospital. The amount of ponies near me suddenly increased. "Oh my Faust! What the buck happened to this stallion!?" "Spike found him in the remains of a collapsed house. He's not dead yet, but if we wait any longer he might be. Prepare the O.R. and send our fastest Pegasus to fetch Fluttershy. This stallion doesn't react well to magic and without her knowledge in anatomy, we might not be able to save his life." "Yes mam!" "Whha do aayyyeee doo?" My vision had become blurry and focusing became increasingly difficult. "Your going to be okay. We'll fix you up real quick. He's an earth pony, increase the dosage." NONONONONONOnonoonononono.........annnnnnddd black again.