It was a normal day, my birds were singing, my flowers watered. Until a package was delivered at my door.
I was playing on my computer when the doorbell rang. I got out of my chair, slightly annoyed that my game had been interrupted. I walked down the stairs to the front door. Opening it I found a lone package sitting there.
The box was around the size of a computer, except maybe a bit wider and taller. I took it inside without a second thought, thinking someone must have doorbell ditched me.
As I pondered who it could be, my phone rang and I answered it. “Come on Nicky! Are we gonna continue this game?” My friend said hurriedly. “Yeah, yeah I’m coming.” I replied. I put the package on my table and went upstairs to finish my game.
I went to sleep that night, thinking nothing of the package. Unknowing of the consequences that it will have in store for me.
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When my alarm woke me up in the morning at 7:00 AM, I slowly got up and started my morning routine. After I took a shower and got dressed I went downstairs to go get some breakfast. I saw the package on my table recalling how it got there and why it exists. I thought, “I should open that after I get ready for the day.” I got my breakfast and poured it into a bowl, getting a glass of milk to go along with it.
After my breakfast I put it off no longer. I took the package upstairs into my room to open it. When I cut off the tape to open it, I noticed that it had gotten really quiet. As if the universe quieted down to hear this important moment. “My birds are usually noisy around the morning. I wonder why they’re being quiet.” I silently said to myself. I opened the package, astonished at what it contained. It seemed to contain some kind of portal!
I dropped the package in surprise, immediately wondering how and why it was there. When it hit the floor something popped out of it. It was a large pennant with a symbol on it. I immediately recognized it as Twilight Sparkle’s Cutie Mark. While I was distracted questioning why something like this would pop out through a portal; I was not paying attention, for the pennant fell back into the portal before I could react.
While I just stood there flabbergasted, the package closed itself, possibly to stop more items from popping out. When my brain finally processed what happened I freaked out and ran to where I thought my bed was. Only to run into a wall and bonk my head against it. I fell over and laid on the floor, wincing in pain. When the pain subsided I got up and put the package on my desk, deciding to resolve it after a game.
After playing a game with my friend I realized that it was getting late. I closed my laptop and got in bed. I looked at the box on my desk and thought about the events prior to my game. “What even happened? Why is it here? How does it work?” I thought out loud. I was tired and wanted to sleep but I couldn’t resist. I need to know what happened.
I sat at my desk looking around the sides, trying to find something to tell me why it was a portal. Maybe there was a label or a manufacturer. I looked for a few minutes only to come up empty. Then I opened the box once more, scared as what could come out. After a minute of waiting nothing happened. Nothing came out of the portal and there was nothing it seemed to be doing besides a continuous hum.
“I wonder what will happen if i drop something in?” I picked up a pencil from my desk and dropped it in. When I did nothing seemed to happen. There was no sound coming back through and I couldn’t see through the portal either. “Hello?” I whispered into the portal. No response.
After dropping a few more pencils in I kept getting the same result, nothing. I wondered what was on the other side. Something dangerous and silent? Or maybe nothing at all? After pondering for a moment I decided to stick my hand in. When I did it felt, cold. I pulled my hand back out only to notice a little layer of frost covering my hand. “Strange, what could’ve caused this?” I said to myself silently.
Eventually I had enough with my testing for now as my brain said I was tired and needed to go to bed. I got into bed begrudgingly, deciding to experiment a little more in the morning. As I drifted off into unconsciousness I wondered, “What was on the other side?”
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In the morning I did my normal daily routine, this time checking on my birds and tending to their needs, refilling food/water, changing tray, etc. After breakfast I went upstairs to my room, determined to find out what was in that box.
After putting my hand in there I realized that it was no longer cold. It was room temperature and I wondered how it was different from yesterday. I prepared myself and stuck my head through the portal. What was on the other side was astounding! I was in a cave on the moon! I could see outside of it looking down at Earth. After closer inspection the continents and oceans did not look the same as usual. Putting off that discovery for now I pulled my head back out of the portal with new information running through my head.
After processing that information for a while I decided to step fully into the portal. To explore the contents of this moon cave. I took a flashlight and tied a rope around myself and tied it to my desk. I wanted to take safety precautions so I could make sure I didn’t get stuck there or lost somehow.
I stepped into the portal sinking through to the other side. When I got through the portal I turned on my flashlight and looked around. What I saw was amazing! It was like a moon base built into a natural cave! I could see through the window of the airlock back at this ‘Earth’ pondering why it was different. I looked around more and found a light switch on the wall. I headed over to it turning the lights on.
When the lights were turned on I could see the room in its entirety. The was a center table and near the airlock were four space suits. I was ecstatic! There seemed to be doors that lead to other rooms but for now I kept observing the room with fascination. There was a small kitchenette with a mini fridge, a microwave, a few cupboards, and an oven. It looked like one of those small kitchens you would get at a hotel. I kept exploring finding little else to excite me. There was normal things for a house. Bathroom, bedroom, laundry room, and a downstairs with a navigation table on it.
This piqued my interest, it was a holographic map of the ‘Earth’ outside. There also seemed to be two panels in the back corners of the room. Upon closer inspection of the map I realized that it was map of Equuis. The planet that housed Equestria from MLP. Although it looked a bit different. There seemed to be modern buildings and many more places on the globe.
As I thought back to Twilight’s pennant I wondered if this was the Equestria Girls world. It seemed logical as it was different, more modern, and they had this advanced technology. I don’t remember them having this though.
After inspecting the map for a while I wanted to inspect the panels at the back of the room but the rope tied around my waist stopped. “I guess I ran out of rope.” I said to myself. I decided to head back, as I was starting to get hungry anyway. After leaving through the portal the box closed itself and I thought nothing of it at the time. I headed downstairs to get myself some lunch. Thinking of what I would do next.