//------------------------------// // Chapter 1 A normal day for 2 worlds, until its not // Story: Retirement In Equestria // by Movingtarget Productions //------------------------------// It was 9 AM when Thomas Matthew emerged from his room in eastern Wood County, Ohio and he had just retired from being a CEO for 5 years and was enjoying life. "Wonder what's on the news, and the coffee is needed," he said as he turned the TV and Keurig on and made coffee, "Ugh same old shit every morning, accidents, shootings, the St. Jude Dream Home Giveaway, god I need to stop watching the news for a while" he then changed over to Netflix and quened the first episode of MLP FIM and watched till about 11:00 AM, "I wish my entire home was transported to Equestria so I could live with the ponies and hopefully have a better life than here." What Thomas didn't realize was that dream was about to come true within a short bit… --------------- Lucky Sparks woke up in her cloud mansion 1 mile SW from Cloudsdale where she lived with her twin sister Ebony Sparks. As she trotted happily downstairs, she was greeted by Ebony. "Good morning Lucky, I hoped you slept well?" Ebony said after sitting down at the kitchen table. "Yes, I did Ebony!" Lucky said while wolfing down a Cesar Salad, "I'm heading out now!" "Wait, BE CAREFUL, cause last time-" Ebony tried warning her sister. "I know, I'll be EXTRA CAREFUL.  I promise." Lucky then flew out the door and into the air. "I can only hope so, dear sister" Ebony sighed as she got out her favorite tea. Neither one was expecting what was going to make the day one they will never forget. ---------------- Winterbow and Weather Pressure were trotting along the road leading to Sweet Apple Acers and were just being friends when they saw a random paved road colored black leading into a thicket of trees, “Should we go investigate, Winterbow?” Weather asked curiously, “Let’s go back and get our things then we’ll go in. Ok?” Winterbow said while turning around, “Alright, Winter…” Weather said a bit uneasily. The duo galloped, well sort of, back to Ponyville to grab their weapons just in case. ----------------- Thomas was lounging on the couch and was pondering what to do, Should I go paintballing? Nah, too much of a drive time, and it is a weekday. Sit here and game? No, I’m not feeling lazy. Work on the new Forester I own? Yep, I know what I’m gonna do today. After changing into some work clothes, Thomas walked outside to his 2nd garage, where he keeps his 1974 Ford Bronco 4x4 and his 2018 Subaru Forester, and opened the door, the started to work before falling asleep, under a Forester chassis. ----------- Lucky was flying around Ponyville then saw a good-sized house that was bigger than the others, “THAT’S something you don’t see every day.” She then saw Winterbow and Weather Pressure approaching a black paved road and landed behind the duo, “Hi guys, what’s that weird-looking road doing here? And those trees, I’ve never seen trees there before.” “We were about to investigate, want to come?” Winterbow asked, “Sure!” Lucky said with excitement and the trio walked along the road towards the mysterious home. --------- Thomas woke up and banged his head on the chassis, “OW SHIT! THAT FUCKING HURT!” he yelled in pain. He then got up and started drumming on the rolling toolbox to a song by Montgomery Gentry. He then saw 3 figures in the Bronco’s rearview mirror but kept drumming and changed the rhythm to match All American Girl by Carrie Underwood, and then stopped drumming and started cleaning up, when the 3 figures, that were ponies, two with wings, one had a horn, then what got the ball rolling is when the middle one with icy green makeup stepped forward and spoke,  “Hello, what are you and what is your name?” “WHOA WHAT?!” Thomas was shocked and he fell over and ran into a storage rack and a gas can fell on his head with a loud thud and it fell on the floor. “OW MOTHER FUCKING GOD! IS IT EVERYONE’S GOAL TODAY IS TO INJURE ME?!” He then sighed, “Sorry, I’ve never heard a PONY talk before, so Intros, I’m Thomas and you all are?” He asked while getting up, “Oh it’s fine as long as you aren’t hurt, anyway, I’m Winterbow and these are my friends, the pegasus mare is Lucky Sparks, and the pegasus stallion is Weather Pressure.” “Pleased to meet yall. Now, where am I?” Thomas asked worryingly, he knew this was like those HiE fanfics he read on FimFiction.net. “You are in Equestria and what are these 2 contraptions if I may ask? Weather asked while staring at the white Bronco in awe. “Oh they are a 1974 Ford Bronco and a 2018 Subaru Forester, wait, I’m in Equestria?” Thomas stated and then fainted in shock, this was no dream and this was real. And he could never go back home.