//------------------------------// // Trapped and Lonely // Story: This Isn't a Game! // by Zap-The-Pegasus //------------------------------// *Somewhere else, many miles from Ponyville* "Let me go!!" I yell, unsure if anyone can hear me or not. "Let me out of here!!" I'm trapped, there not much else I can say. Locked up by, who I think, was Herobrine. Surrounded by obsidian, netherrack below me. The ground is warm, and its starting to burn my feet. Or should I say, hooves. Yes, hooves. Somehow or another, I've been turned into a pony. I don't know how or by whom. But it would be nice to find out. My hind-legs are aching from kicking the wall, trying to break the rock that's imprisoning me. But no matter what I try, I can't escape. I even tried hitting the wall with magical bursts, once I'd worked out how, but even that didn't do anything. Didn't even leave a dent. "You just don't give up do you?" I hear a voice coming from outside the cage, but I can't see who it is. "Who are you! What do you want!" I snap. Not really thinking before I speak. "Livid Coffee, you really need to calm down." They say, I can tell there smiling, just by the way there speaking. "That's not my name." I say. Which is only partly true, Livid Coffee is my Minecraft name, not my real name. But I suppose, whoever this is, only knows me by that name. "Oh sorry. But your real name wouldn't really work in this world. You do know where you are now, don't you?" They ask. I don't know exactly know where I am. But I have a pretty good idea. I don't reply though. "You don't know, surly you've heard of Equestria before?" They say. I still can't work out who they are, but at least I know I was right about where I am.. "Coarse I've heard about it." I say, but now I'm confused, Equestria is a mythical country, that exists in a children's cartoon. Unless I'm still dreaming, I can't see how it's physically possible for me too actually be there. "Look, you never answered my questions, who are you? And what do you want?" I ask again, my voice slightly calmer this time. My captor didn't talk to me, they just grabbed me and chucked me in here, before I even had a chance to work out what had happened. So whether it was the same person or not, I don't know.. "Surly you know who I am." They say. I don't reply, 'cos I don't know, so I wait for them to continue. "I, am Israphel." There voice suddenly drops, sounding very dark and mysterious. I take a step back, my ears drop, and that name begins to echo though my head. "No--no--there's no way--how--I don't---" I stutter, unable to finish a sentence, my body tenses at the thought of the Dark Lord standing in front of me, even if there is an obsidian wall between us. I close my eyes and try to make sense of what's happening. There's no way that Israphel could be the one who's keeping me here, he's a character from a video game for goodness sake! How could he be able to do anything too me? This isn't making any sense.. "I could kill you now if I wanted to." He say's. His voice emotionless. Which doesn't help my nerves either. I can feel my heart pounding in my chest, I can't focus on anything anymore, his words are flowing though my mind, If he can kill me, then why doesn't he, might as well get it over and done with.. "But I need you alive if I am to find Honeydew and Xephos." He continues. He's looking for my friends, if only I could tell them... I hope there ok... *Meanwhile, back in town* I'll admit, I was kind of expecting the streets to be a little more crowded, there's literally no one here. Except me. All the houses are locked shut, windows closed, curtains drawn. Some things not right. I don't see anything that looks odd. The weathers not great, but it's not raining, so why's everybody hiding inside their homes? But all that aside, I'm trying to find my friends. They'll know what's going on...hopefully. I recognize this place. It seems familiar. Not sure why though. The buildings all look pretty much the same, which doesn't help, since I can't properly tell if I'm walking in circles or if I'm actually going anywhere... "Hello?!" I say to no one in particular, thinking that maybe someone will hear me. But there's no response. I look up at the sky, the suns just set, and its starting to get dark. Which might be why there's no one here. I see something fly past overhead, but don't think much of it. Probably just a bird. I think. A big, blue bird.. I'm starting to feel lonely. All on my own. No one to talk too. I take the helmet of my head and look at my reflection in the shining metal. I look so different, allot like my Minecraft skin. I can't get over how odd I look, it's so strange. I'm not..human anymore. Pony, would be more accurate now. But why? And how? I wish I knew. As I keep walking, I see, what looks like a tree, that's been converted into a large house. I think for a moment, I know this place, but where from? If I remember correctly, then its a library, and maybe the person who lives here can help me. I walk over to the door and tap it a few times with my hoof. No response. I try again, slightly louder this time. "Go away! We're closed!" I hear someone yell from inside, the voice is familiar. They sound frantic, almost scared. At first I think about just walking away. But I was starting to get a little frightened about being out in the dark, especially since I don't know what may lurk in the shadows, so I decide to try to talk to her. "Please let me in. I'm lost and confused, I don't want to be out in the dark on my own." I say, trying to sound calm. At first, there's no response, all I can here is footsteps that seem to be getting closer. The door opens slowly, and I see a rather familiar face, long purple hair and lilac coat. Twilight.. I think. At first she seems confused about why I'm here. But it doesn't take long for her to say something to me. "What do you want?" She asks. I think for a moment, trying to work out what to say. "Just a place to stay the night." I say, taking my helmet off again and holding it against my chest. I smile slightly. But she doesn't seem convinced. "Sorry, but this is library, not a hotel." She says. She's about to close the door, when someone else appears in the door-way and looks at his friend. "You can't be serious Twilight!" They say. Sounding slightly annoyed. "You can't just leave him out in the dark on his own, its dangerous." "But Spike, I can't trust anyone at the moment, you know what's going on." She says. Looking at the dragon. "But Twilight. He doesn't look like he's gonna do us any harm. Come on, stop being so mean." He says. "I won't be any hassle." I smile. She sighs before she responds. "I guess you can stay the night then. Just, don't make a mess of anything." She says, as she moves away from the door. I place my helmet back on my head and walk in slowly, looking around at all the half empty shelves, and books that are all neatly stacked around the room. Spike closes the door behind me and wonders over, a smile on his face. "Thank you." I say, I'm glad that he talked with Twilight to let me stay. I don't really want to be out on my own. "Its nothing. I'm surprised Twilight didn't let you stay straight away though, she knows about the monsters that come out at night. Anyway, I'm Spike." He says joyfully, holding out his hand. "I'm Honeydew." I smile, holding out my hoof and shaking his hand. "Nice to meet you Spike." "Nice to meet you too." He says as he sits down on the floor in front of me. He looks different to what I remember, he's allot taller, and he has wings. Not much of a baby dragon anymore I guess. "So, what brings you to Ponyville?" He asks. "Not sure, I never meant to come here, not sure how I got here to be honest. All I want to do is find my friends. But I don't know where they are." I say as I sit down in front of him. What I say is true, I'm completely lost. And I don't know where my friends are. I hope I can find them. Spike's about to reply before we hear someone yelling from upstairs. "This day couldn't get any better could it?! First a spacecolt, now a dwarf! Mum, you're going crazy! Dwarf ponies don't exist anymore! And nopony, or at least not unicorns, have been into space!" I don't know this voice, yet they seem angry whoever they are. But when I realize that they called Twilight 'Mum', I become very confused. Twilight has kids....? Spike stands up and walks over to the stairs. He's pushed out the way by a Pegasus stallion who stops right in front of me, his blood-red eyes almost seem to be staring into my soul. "Umm...Hi.." I mumble. Rather startled. "Who are you?" He asks sternly. "Umm, my name is...H-Honeydew." I say, slightly louder, trying not to sound scared, but failing miserably.. He takes a step back, but his gaze is still fixed on me. I'm not sure what he wants, but he seems to be pretty annoyed with me. He mentioned something about a 'spacecolt' when he was upstairs, or at least that's what I heard. And there's only one person I can think of who would fit that description, and that someone is Lewis, and if he's been here, than maybe they know where he went..maybe..