Twilight snorted awake. Her head ached for a moment, before fading. Her mouth felt dry, and her fur felt moist and dirty. She was lying on her side currently, her head resting on something firm, but more mailable than the concrete or even the mattresses she'd been sleeping on.
Slowly, her eyes opened. Her vision was blurry for a few seconds, before finally focusing. The room was dim, the light above taking a orange tint. The air was noticeably warmer, and much more humid. Parts of her body ached, her horn especially.
It clicked in her mind. She sighed to herself. She'd over exerted herself magically. No wonder she felt like this. When she lifted that machine and healed him, she'd exhausted herself to where she...
She quickly lifted her head, looking towards the person, who thankfully looked to be resting. Her face heated up a bit. She'd fallen asleep on his lap! Quickly, she withdrew herself from the creature, who shifted in place and groaned, before again going silent.
She stood up, taking a moment to stretch her back, before turning and walking towards the pond. She quickly dipped her snout in the water, taking big gulps of the water. The splashing caused another groan to sound out behind her.
She gradually slowed her drinking, before lifting her head from the liquid. She sighed happily, closing her eyes and just focusing on her breathing for a moment as the warm light shone on her.
A groan, followed by a string of words unknown to the pony, came from behind her. Turning around, she saw the person shift as his eyes fluttered open. They scanned the room, freezing when they met Twilight’s.
They stared at each other for about a minute, Twilight growing steadily more nervous as the silence persisted.
“Can you understand me?” She finally said, wincing at how rough it sounded.
She noticed how the creature shifted uncomfortably, looking a little more fearful at her. The pony sighed and sat down on her haunches. She scratched her chin as she racked her brain for a solution.
Felix’s fear faded to confusion when he saw the animal sit down, looking like it was deep in thought somehow.
He continued to stare when it started scratching its chin, before its eyes lit up. It stood again, and began to approach him slowly. He felt fearful for a moment, which the creature seemingly picked up on. It stopped a short distant from his legs, before sitting down again. It started scratching something across the concrete floor with its claws, leaving gouges in the stone.
“That’s not unnerving…” He mumbled. He felt a bit of sweat drip from his brow when the creature looked up at him. It quickly went back to work, and Felix sighed inwardly in relief. His eyes followed along with the things claw as it scrawled out… letters?
A sentence! Felix’s eyes widened at the realization. When it finished, it scooted back a bit before looking up at him.
Can you understand me? It wrote. It took a second for the German to decipher the meaning, but he quickly responded. “Ja… Yes I do.” He stuttered out in English. While German was his first language, he could speak English fine.
The creature made an odd noise, akin to an excited child, while its tail began to wag. It quickly moved left of the original message, again scrawling out another sentence.
Can you help me? Felix raised an eyebrow, looking back up at the creature, who looked at him with big eyes.
“What do you need help with?” He asked slowly, his accent causing the creature to tilt its head to the side. It shook its head and went back to writing.
I need help to leave this place. Felix looked unsure for a moment.
“Why do you need to leave?” He asked slowly, raising an eyebrow towards the creature. The creature scratched out a longer message this time.
I’ve been stuck down her for 4 days. I’ve been transformed into this. There’s no food down here, and the magic is weak. I've been trying to find a way out, and when I found you, I thought you could help. Felix winced slightly, but responded.
“4 days?” The purple creature nodded, “Have you eaten anything? Also what do you eat?”
I ate that sandwich you threw. It gave a head tilt, continuing, Why’d you do that? Also I’m a herbivore.
“Well… I thought you were going to… eat me?” Watching the creatures eyes widen, it began shaking its head rapidly. He continued, “So, I threw my sandwich as a distraction so I could get away. And when you started chasing me... well you saw how it ended.”
The creature, looking a little alarmed, quickly wrote. I am so sorry. If I’d known that you were scared, I wouldn’t have ran after you, and broken the door, and-
“It’s fine.” The man interrupted, offering the creature a smile, “I was acting rash. You announced yourself to me, and I ran.” The creature smiled a little. “Also, you were transformed? What were you before?”
I was, but I don’t know how exactly. I am a pony, a alicorn to be specific. Felix blinked, raising an eyebrow at the creature.
“A pony?” A nod. “Like the miniature horses?” The creature paused, before again nodding. “And you were a… Alicorn?” A final nod. “Alright, I won’t question it right now.” He paused for a moment before snapping his fingers, “Do you have a name?”
My name is Twilight Sparkle.
“Not what I was expecting…” He muttered, which caused the creature- Twilight, to raise an eyebrow. The human quickly shook his head, “No matter. It’s nice to meet you Twilight Sparkle. My name’s Felix Beckert, I’m a human.” He held out a hand, but hesitated for a moment, unsure of the gesture.
It was quickly remedied when the ‘pony’ gripped his hand with her own claw. The pad felt quite soft against his hand, the sensation being odd for the German. He’d owned many dogs growing up, and their pads had been a far cry in terms of smoothness. After giving it a shake, they released each other.
“Well... I suppose we should find the exit.” He pointed towards the 'pony', and narrowed his eyes, "I'm trusting your story, but if you try something, just know I was fencing champion in school." The 'pony' quickly nodded, and so the man slowly stood. He came up unsteadily, his left leg seeming like it could barely hold his weight. He tried to take a step, but nearly fell forward. Reacting quickly, Twilight moved beside the human, who steadied himself with a arm.
Twilight scratched out another message. Felix read the message quickly, balancing on just his right leg. I could carry you. You’re leg still needs to heal fully. My magic only healed the severe damage.
Felix read the message, before looking up at the pony, who had twisted her head to look at him. She probably could carry him. His head reached to about her snout, and she easily dwarfed him in sheer size. But the man didn’t want to be a burden to his new companion… and he wasn’t sure if he fully trusted her yet.
“I’ll be fine. I’ll be careful.” He released his grip and again tried to walk, but only toppled forward when he tried to stand on it. “Scheiße!”
He suddenly stopped before hitting the ground as his vision became tinted purple and his skin began to tingle. “What is…” He started but trailed off when he looked towards Twilight, her horn alight with a purple aura. He was lifted higher into the air, coming to a stop above the large former pony. "W-Wait I don't-" Despite the protest, he was quickly set belly down on Twilight's back. He wrapped his arms around her barrel as best he could, before looking up in annoyance. "I was alright. You don't-"
Twilight just turned her head and gave him a deadpan look. The human's mouth quickly clicked shut, a small redness forming on his face. The former pony gave a small snort and smiled.
“So… can you find the way out? I wasn’t really paying attention where I was going when… you know.” Felix spoke from behind her.
Twilight nodded, lifting a paw to her snout and giving it a few taps.
“Well… onward we go then.” Felix said sitting up, Twilight giving a small eye roll. Together, the duo set off into the darkness, beginning an adventure like no other…
“Shit… I forgot my phone.”