What It's Like on the Other Side

by Dimitri_Domovoi


The Other Side; Part 1

I woke but did not open my eyes, I was waiting for a voice to tell me whether or not I had rights in this new world or not; the second I woke the first time I was in a prison cell with bars apparently made of mythril. Obviously I was deemed dangerous by Celestia, and put in a special holding cell.

"Bro we know you are awake, you, PK and I were changed physically; PK and I turned into some kind of pony Satyrs, but you turned into a Draconic version or yourself, and apparently they don't have adult dragons in your size and humanoid shape."

I opened my eyes "Damn, so, I am a dragon now. . . What has Fluttershy said about it?"

"Nothing, Celestia sent her to a medical facility when she saw her leg, she thought you did it."

I stood and knocked the bars loose, barley "BULLSHIT, I WOULD NEVER DO ANY-"

"Calm yourself, beast." Celestia stated as she walked into the room "Now tell me why you have hurt my subject, and friend."

"I WOULD NEVER HURT HER, LET ME SEE HER!" I howled slamming my fists into the bar. my metal replacement shattering after the third hit "DAMN YOU, LET ME FREE, OR I SWEAR I'LL-"

"Or you'll what?!" she snapped "Your not getting out of that cell, it's mythril, that means it's almost indestructible!"

I slammed my remaining arm into the cell harder; making my comrades back away, and the bars get looser "I'LL END YOU! RAAAGH!" I roared as the bars flew from their housing, bent at 45 degree angles. I sprinted from the cell, Celestia moving back, knocking her thrown over, I grabbed her by the throat and slammed her into the wall, making her cough and choke.

"STOP, DIMITRI!!" Fluttershy's voice shattered the noise and everything went silent. After hearing her voice, I put Celestia down, picked her throan off the floor and went back to my cell, pulling the bars back into place.

"I apologize, I don't know what came over me. Please forgive me?"

Fluttershy then flew to the cage "Why were you doing that, and why are you in a cell?"

"She deemed me dangerous when she saw your leg, thinking that I did it."

"And you don't call what you just did dangerous?!? You destroyed the Mythril cell bars, and slammed me into the wall!!" she then looked at Fluttershy "And how did you stop him?!?"

I looked at her "I tried to tell you; I would never do anything to hurt, or upset her." I said as the bars fell out of their housing again.

"So, your saying that you would never disobey her?"

"That is correct. And could I get a good amount of mythril, whatever tool you use to shape it, a couple other things?"

"Why?"

I lifted my arm showing the remaining parts that still hung from my elbow "To repair my replacement."

"Granted, but you must live in Ponyville with Fluttershy, until we can get you a home built."

"Wait, so you are letting me go?"

"Well seeing as you are of no threat to anypony when she is near, and there is apparently no known material that can hold you, yes." she answered

I sprinted up to her and went to one knee, "Thank you, and again I am truly sorry."

She leaned back "It is no problem."


I woke in a strangely familiar location; small bird cages lined the walls, a single reddish rug in the center of the room, it looked like a pet store and a home crammed together. I looked towards my feet, noticing many small creatures on my chest, staring at me, waiting.

"Good morning, how did you sleep?"

Her voice caught me off guard "Um, how did you get me here, the last thing I remember I was thanking the princess."

She obviously was not talking to me, but to a rabbit sitting in on the rug. surprised she squeaked, and turning to look at me, blushing "S-sorry... D-did I wake you?"

I started laughing, and fell onto the floor, and sat up "No, no you didn't, but seriously, what happened to me last knight?"

"Um... Ok... A guard came into the room and saw you next to the princess, and... well... he levitated the bars to your cell and bashed you over the head, a few times."

This made me laugh harder, confusing her "That is hilarious, here I thought that the royal guard would go the more peaceful route." Noticing she wasn't laughing "So, what's the problem of biblical proportions?"

"Well, the dragon's have declared war on Equestria, and Luna is living here as well as you, so no dragons can find her. She teleported us here."

I took on a serous face "Do you know how perfect this is?"

"WHAT?!? DOTH THOU KNOW HOW MANY OF MY GUARDS HAVE BEEN SACRIFICED TO THIS WAR?!?" the regal alicorn yelled, walking into the room

"No, but me and my brothers need jobs that suit us perfectly, and fighting for your country would be an honor."

"And, who are your brothers?"

"The two new satyrs in Ponyville."

"But, you are a Half-Dragon, and they are satyrs. Explain, Now."


When I got about half way through the explanation Echo had dropped by "-then twilight opened the portal, and here we are, does that explain it?"

"Yes, but when you said `Fighting for your country would be an honor` did you mean that you wished to join the ranks of the royal guard?"

"Affirmative." Echo and I answered in unison, making us look at each other. We began to laugh hysterically, leaving the two pones confused.

"Anyway, why did thou require the mythril, and tools?"

"Oh, that's right! Echo I need your help building an underground workshop!"

"you could use my basement."

I stared at Fluttershy for a second making her shrink behind her mane "Uh... you have a basement?"

"Um... yea... it's bigger than this room, but the hatch has a round door knob, never thought I'd have use for something I couldn't open so I put my rug on the hatch." I turned to look at the medium sized rug. I removed the rug, reveling a wooden door. I looked at the edge, there was an indent a little wider than the knob, making it seem as though there was no door when the rug was there.

"Yo, Echo, lets check this out." I opened the door and jumped in, landing I noticed there was no stairs to serve for more space "Echo, toss down a flashlight."

He dropped a stick into the hole "Dude, try to breath fire."

I picked the stick off the floor, and took in a gulp of air, a second later I felt a heating sensation in my throat, unleashing it as a massive bar of fire I lit the stick and stopped the fire coming from my mouth.

"Woah, It's roomier than I thought. Echo get down here and bring some more torches, we've got some work to do, hay Flutters, do you know anyone that could repair our combat uniforms and make it stronger?"