7 Days to Lie

by GeodesicDragon


Day Two - Twilight Sparkle

Morning soon comes, and with it comes the realisation that you're still in your blanket burrito in a room in a castle with more sparkles than teenage vampires, in a town populated entirely by ponies. In other words, your situation sucks harder than a vacuum cleaner, and you simply cannot comprehend the fact that you might very well be stuck in this land of friendly, multi-coloured equines.

You readjust your blankets, wrapping them tighter around you; whether you are attempting to block out the world or cut off the circulation to your brain remains to be seen. You don't even notice when the door opens and somepony walks in, though you do hear Twilight when she clears her throat and addresses you.

"Good morning, Anon!" she says cheerfully. "How are you feeling?"

"Like crap," you mutter. "I haven't quite woken up yet."

"Is your head all right?" Twilight asks. "Do you need a doctor?"

You sigh. "My head is fine, Twilight," you reply. "I thought everything I'd seen thus far was a hallucination brought on by blunt force trauma to the skull; the fact I'm still here and talking to you can only mean that this is all really happening... and I hate it!"

Twilight's pupils shrink to pinpricks and her ears flatten against her head, a clear sign she has been taken aback by your outburst.

"W-why do you hate it?" she asks.

"Why do you think?!" you snap back. "I've been taken away from everything and everyone I've known and loved; I don't even know if I'll see my home again, my family will miss me terribly, and I have to spend the rest of my life in a place where I am literally the only one of my kind, meaning I'll never see another human again!"

Twilight takes a moment to think, as well as regain her composure, before she replies. "I can't imagine what that must feel like, Anon," she says. "But who knows; maybe there is a way to get you home? I can't guarantee that it'll be quick – or easy – but it could happen. And even if we can't send you back, then you have my friends, myself and the ponies of Equestria to help you adjust."

You stifle a laugh at the mention of 'Equestria,' instead choosing to turn it into a dismissive grunt. "Whichever way you word it, Twilight, I am still stuck here; I'm stuck until you find a way back for me, which – as you said – could take anywhere from today to never, and I'm stuck if you don't find a way back." You turn your back on her. "Just... leave me alone, will you?"

"But... I was hoping to run some tests," Twilight replies. "And maybe ask you a few questions about where you come from?"

"Oh, you want to run some tests?" you say. "Well, you can start by testing the endurance of humans... by getting the hell out and leaving me to stay in bed for as long as physically possible."

Twilight lets out a small whimper at this, but the sound of her hoofsteps, followed by the door opening and closing, tells you that she has complied with your wishes... at least for now.

With nothing else to do, you decide to go back to sleep.