//------------------------------// // All Part of Waking Up // Story: Dream Walker // by Rocktavius Dashylight //------------------------------// Dreams. What a wonderful thing. You just can't wait to get to sleep, just so you can escape to dreamland. It's such a perfect world. Everything is just how you want it to be. Or is it? For the past few nights, you've been dreaming about My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic. Ever since you got into that show, your mind has been craving it. Sometimes you just wish you were in Ponyville, everypony there to great. It would be amazing. If only that wish could come true. Like they always say, be careful what you wish for. You find conscienceness. Ugh. Why do you have to wake up from your perfect dreams and face the real world? Why didn't your alarm go off? You open your eyes to look at the time. Your vision is still blurred, so it takes a few blinks to see clearly. You weren't in your bed! You take a gander to find out where you are. You stand up to get a better viewpoint, leaning against the wall behind you. A squishy wall. Before you can check it out, a jerk sends you into the wall and then onto the floor. "Who wants cupcakes?" That voice. It sounds familiar. It's as if Pinkie Pie just spoke, but that's impossible unless you're still dreaming. The ground continues to shake. Maybe you should climb this wall to see what's going on. Making footholds in the wall was no difficult task. The squishiness was very reluctant to your kicks and grabs. You get to the top, and the sight confuses you. A huge tower of thick icing-like substance sat on the top. You look around to see exactly where you are. The way the place is decorated, it seems to be some sort of celebration. Then what was this thing you were standing on? "Those look delicious, Pinkie Pie." That was not your imagination. The voice was clearly Twilight's who clearly said Pinkie's name. What you saw became a blur if motion that almost knocked you off of your balance. When the movement stopped, the only thing you saw was purple. "I'll take...this one." your ground moves upward. It's as if you're on a cupcake, which is absolutely poposterous. You looked forward to see a giant face of Twilight Sparkle, drool strings falling from her chin. Uh oh. She opened her mouth and shot her head forward in your direction. You closed your eyes tight as you awaited your peril. But it never came. You opened your eyes to see Twilight chewing, a huge crater sitting right next to you. You have to escape. You look down; too high. You look back up at Twilight as she lifts her head and swallows, a small ball sliding down her neck. If you don't do something quick, that'll be your same fate. "TWILIGHT!" you yell as her mouth opens again exposing two giant rows of teeth, the gullet, and the thin slivers of saliva stringing vertically across the agape jaw. You're about to get killed by something you love and adore. You are surprised when the teeth clamp together on nothing but air and the lips seal. You look up into the two beaming eyes of the purple unicorn. "A human!" she had yelled. You couldn't tell if it was excitement or trouble. "No, silly, that's a cupcake, not a hugh mahn," Pinkie Pie responded to the outburst. "What's a human?" Rainbow Dash asked, ignoring Pinkie. You sort of zone out staring at the Mane6's faces as Twilight explains your race. It's so awesome to see your heroines in person. You come back in when you hear Twilight say, " Well, I guess they aren't mythical at all." The cupcake moves before you could say a word. Twilight carried the cupcake with her magic out of the door. "Sorry girls, I have to put this little guy somewhere safe." She took you to her library. You were not at all thrilled when the unicorn took you out of the cupcake, washed you off in the sink, and then threw you into a jar, sealing the hole-punched lid. So this is how it felt to be a captured bug. "Let's see...Human, humanhumanhumanhuman...awe! Humans." you sat down and watched the pony book worm dig her nose in her book. It seemed like forever before she finally closed the book. You thought youse be relieved, but the way she looked at you, you were terrified.  "According to part of your history, YOU have enslaved horses on Earth so they are just mere animals to you. They had to carry YOU, pull YOUR carriages, do YOUR work. It says YOU enslaved them for so long, their mental abilities decreased greatly. Also, YOU killed off the unicorns! What was your world not enough? Did you cone here in hopes you could enslave thus world too?" "Twilight...I-" The jar was thrown to the ground. It bruised you badly, but luckily didn't break any bones. "Who do you think you are?" she asked, staring down at you. "Why are you here?" "I have no idea. I woke up not 10 minutes ago in-" "HA! And I'm supposed to believe you?!" She picked the jar up with her magic, unscrewed the lid, and dumped you out on the table. "Take this!" She slams her hoove down in you're bruised body. Luckily, the bottom if her hoof wasn't hard, but a little soft, so I didn't kill you. She kept slamming her hooves down on you trying to crush your small body. When it didn't work, she picked you up with her magic. "You know, I wish I never got you off of that cupcake and left you there to get -" She looked over to the cupcake and then smirked. She opened her mouth again and held you dangling in the air above it, staring down at the maw. You didn't want to die like this. A voice came from the doorway. "Hey, Twilight, I just wanted to know if... TWILIGHT! WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO THAT POOR CREATURE?!" Twilight snapped her mouth shut and threw you on the table. "Uh, nothing" "Oh, you poor wittle thing," Fluttershy cooed, "What was Twilight trying to do to you?" "Fluttershy, back away from it! It's dangerous!" "What, this little defenseless creature? Oh, Twilight, you have such an imagination," Fluttershy responded.  "But-" "I THINK I'VE DESERVE THE RIGHT TO SPEAK!" you break in. "What other lies are you going to deceive us with?" Twilight accused, glaring at you from above. "Twilight, if you don't mind, please let the poor thing speak." Fluttershy calmly said. "But..." One look from Fluttershy told her that she wasn't afraid to use the stare. "Now speak, little one" Fluttershy looked at you with fascination. "For one, Twilight, I did nothing in my entire life to hurt a single pony." "But-" "Eh-eh-eh, I'm not done. Just because my ancestors did that doesn't mean I would do the same. You were accused about being a spy when the Mare in the Moon appeared, how do you think I feel about being accused of killing unicorns and enslaving ponies. All that I know is I woke up bug sized at Pinkie Pie's party and I needed to get attention. I accidentally end up on a cupcake and next thing I know I'm a test subject getting blamed for things I had no part in. I was thinking you would help the most because you know a lot, but almost turned out to be my murderer." Twilight hung her head as she saw how, again, she let her imagination get the best of her. Then she shot back up and looked at you. "Wait, how did you know about the Mare in the Moon and our names? You said you just appeared hear, but you know all of this." Oops. "Well, you see, you guys are, um, part of a TV show and what you do is broadcasted...in our world." Fluttershy and Twilight had never heard of such things. "By the way, what party was that?" "Shouldn't you know?" Twilight remarked.  "Geez, Twilight, calm down," Fluttershy gracefully spoke, "It was Gummy's birthday party." Uh oh. "Um, would you believe me if I told you I know that something bad is going to happen?" "Oh, look at this, another Pinkie Pie that can predict the future." Twilight said, obviously not believing. "Actually, it does have something to do with Pinkie." "Don't want to hear it, maybe later," Twilight interrupted, "So tell me, do you want to stay with me after what I've done to you, or stay with Fluttershy?" Her attitude suddenly changed, but you still don't know if you can trust her. But she might be able to help your condition. "I'm sorry Fluttershy, but I think Twilight can still help me." "Oh, that's quite alright," Fluttershy responds as she leaves. "I don't get you," Twilight began, "You still trust me after what I did to you." "I know you Twilight Sparkle. I know you overreacted, but you were worried about your friends safety. You also make mistakes, as does everyone. Which reminds me, you guys are having a surprise birthday party for Pinkie Pie right?" "Why yes. And I would ask how you know, but I have a hunch," Twilight responded. A foul smell filled the air as the giant, purple pony yawned. "Well, time to go to sleep." "But I need to tell you about-" "Tomorrow, please. Here, come with me." Despite the offer, she picked you up with her magic, as if you had any say about it. "You can sleep here." She placed you on one side of her pillow. You tried your best to maintain balance as she climbed in her bed. She yawned again and the foul breath washed over you. "Night"