//------------------------------// // Chapter 1: Waking Up // Story: Stuck in An Unknown World // by Necroesphere //------------------------------// Chapter 1: Waking Up Two hours ago Twilight and the rest of the girls had left, leaving Fluttershy to take care of feeding the animals and watching the strange creature on the table. When it grew dark she knew the creature wouldn't wake up until morning so she finished feeding the animals and went to bed. What she didn’t know was that Angel bunny was going to throw a carrot at the creatures head 5 minutes after she went to bed and fell asleep. ***** I wake up to a carrot thrown at my head, never a good way to wake up, “Ow, what was that?” I look around and see a fluffy snow white bunny with an angry expression on its face, and notice I'm on a table. ‘What am I doing on a table?’ Someone must have found me after I hit my head and dumped me on the table until I woke up. A little crude. I look back at the bunny and see a lot more animals ranging from rabbits to an...eagle? This person must be an animal hoarder I jump off of the table and walk over to the couch and lie down on it. The bunny follows me and glares with those big angry eyes of his. He throws another carrot at my head and then hops away. I look out the window, and see that its night. I give a small yawn before shutting my eyes, falling to sleep quickly. ***** When Fluttershy woke up the next morning, she came down and saw the creature asleep on her couch. She panicked and counted all of her animal friends and was relieved to see that her animals remained uneaten. She saw the creature move in its sleep, then one of the creatures eyes opened, the dark brown orb looked at Fluttershy for a second, then closed. A minute later, the creature was asleep again. She ran out of her cottage and went to get her friends before the creature woke up. ***** I was half awake when I saw that the animal hoarder also had a pony, and had dyed it yellow. I decided not to question it and sleep, but I woke up to the sound of a door opening and closing. The person who lived here must have left for the day and woken me up in the process. I looked around the room in the light of the morning, but didn't see the pony that the person had. I assumed that the person must have taken it riding, or even to get the pony branded to know it was the hoarders, or something. I went back to sleep before the hoarder came back home with the pony. ***** Fluttershy had run all around Ponyville to find her friends, she went to Rainbow's cloud home, to Sugarcube Corner, to Golden Oaks Library, to Sweet Apple Acres, and Carousel Boutique. After she talked to her friends, they all agreed to go to Fluttershy's house later. ***** I felt something soft on my arm and opened one eye. It was the animal hoarders yellow pony. How it got in without its owner to open the door, I will never know. I closed my eye, and the pony started to nuzzle me, trying to get me up. When it opened its mouth, I nearly jumped off the couch in the idea that it was going to bite me. It was then that I noticed the large wings standing erect on it’s back. The animal hoarder had a mythological creature for a pet and didn't give it up as proof that mythology is real. Just then the door suddenly opened to reveal 5 other ponies, apparently the hoarder had a lot of ponies it had dyed and branded with different symbols. There was another pegasus, yay, two normal ponies, dyed pink and orange, and, oh look for mythology creatures, 2 unicorns. Just what I need first thing when I wake up, more mythology creatures that were not handed over for science to study. I nearly had a heart attack when the purple unicorn decided to speak, in perfect english, “What is she? Do you know what I’m saying. If you do, say something.” I decided to assume I was still sleeping so I was just going to milk this a bit. I answered with a moo, and the next few times any animal I decided was the most fun. ***** The six were about to give up on whether or not on if the creature could speak Equin, but Fluttershy tried one more time, "Speak Equin". The creature started to laugh. “Your language is called Equin!” Then it ran to the door and ran outside, into the forest. ***** Stupid rainbow maned pony. It caught me easily and dragged me back to the little cottage, and the cowpony tied my hands and feet together so I couldn't leave. With a tone of happy curiosity, the purple unicorn asked, “What are you?” “I’m a human. Nice to meet you.” I replied, my voice dripping in sarcasm. It seemed to not notice my tone, or maybe it just ignored it. “Nice to meet you too. Now, where are you from?” “I am from Earth.” I say with a big smile on my face. "What's 'Earth'? Is it the name of your country? Your home?" She’s kidding right? We are on earth right now, aren't we? “This isn't Earth? Looks a lot like it to me...” I trail off as I remember that flying ponies and unicorns aren't in the real world, “...Anyway Earth is my home, but there are names for the countries and stuff on Earth.” I finish while trying to reach my hands to chew on the rope around my arms but failing miserably. “Why are you the only one asking the questions?” “I am asking the questions because I am most fitted to ask them and my friends are here to back me up if you try to attack.” Like I can attack with my hands and feet bound together, did she forget about that? HELLO!! “What is the social structure of Earth like?" “I honestly don't know.” “Come now. How could a pony possibly not know the social structure of the world they live in. Even foals know about the Princesses and the three tribes. A creature as tall as you must be an adult." It pauses for breath for a moment, then her eyes narrow a little, "Unless you're an alien spy and don't want to tell us." “Ok first...WHAT?!? I am not from here, and really I could be a lot taller, I am only a kid, i'm 14. I won't be an adult until im 18. I am an alien, yes, but I didn't try to come here so I can't exactly be called a spy. I don't know the social structure of the world I live on because I'm not well informed and I don't care about about it. That's grown ups have to worry about, not kids. I don't think a lot of grown ups even care about it, where I come from.” I look up at her, my anger changing to fear, “This rope is starting to hurt, could you untie me? Please? I won't run away. We all know I'm not fast enough to outrun Miss Rainbow mane over there.” I jerk my head over to the maned pony as I say this. She had been giving me a little frown, but then when I commented on her speed. She gave me a cocky smirk. She just looked at me, examining and evaluating. I now knew what a specimen under a microscope felt like. "Alright, I'll untie you, but don't run.” Her horn engulfs itself in purple magic and I feel a ticklish sensation as the rope around my arms and legs unties itself and falls to the floor. I sit up and rub my wrists, trying to bring the circulation back to them. “What is your name?” the purple pony asks as she tilts her head to the side. “My name is Bridget, and I can guess a couple of your friends names just by there mane and coat colors, I am guessing the rainbow maned pony is called Rainbow, the pony that is all pink is named Pinkie, The white one is named...Diamond, the orange one is Goldy, and the yellow one is Sunflower, and I am guessing your name is... Lavender?” The purple pony looks surprised, but she recovers and looks at me with a smile. "That guess is correct for only two of them, I am Twilight Sparkle. This is Fluttershy, Rarity, and Applejack. The other two you got correct.” Twilight points her hoof to each pony as she says their names, each pony in turn greet me in different ways. Fluttershy hides behind her mane “Oh, uh hello there.” Rarity looks me up and down before giving a small pout “Is that really fashionable?” Applejack tips her hat to me in greeting “Howdy there, Bridget.” Pinkie bounces up to me, grabbing my hand and shaking it violently. “Oh what fun is this! I’m going to throw you an amazing welcome to Ponyville party! I do it for every pony!” Rainbow Dash swooshed around the room before landing in front of me. “Fastest flier in Equestria, though you already knew that.” Twilight loses her smile and it is replaced with a determined frown, and she says "Would you mind if we got back to my questions now?" “Sure.” I sigh, rocking back and forth on my heels, feeling like I’m under the lamp in some black and white detective movie. “Excellent, now what did you bring in your saddlebag?” She turns around and walks to a corner of the cottage and trots back with my backpack in her magical grip. “My backpack? I have a laptop and an ipod in there. And that is mine, can I have it back?” “What is a ‘laptop’ and ‘Ipod’?” Oh I was hoping I wouldn't have to explain technology to the ponies, I was hoping that they were at least in the 19th century!! Twilight levitated the bag over to me, a sheepish smile on her face. “It is yours, sorry for taking it. Everything is still in there.” “It is...basic technology that my race uses. We search and listen to music on them...and we learn stuff using them, I am not a good person to ask, I can't explain this stuff very well.” I stand up and suddenly notice the size of the ponies. They were like large plush toys that you’d buy a baby, or win at a carnival. “Wow.” “What?” she gives me a puzzled frown and looks up at me. “Nothing...nothing.” I gave my limbs a finally stretch and looked down to the somewhat small pony. “Is that all the questions you want to ask me?” Twilight looks at me, “I guess we are done for now. I'll ask more questions later though, now you need a place to live, so you can live with me.” “Why do I have to go with you?” I ask the lavender pony. I crossed my arms, feeling as though this was going to be a bad idea. “I mean, I’ve been here in this cottage with... uh... Flutterguy here.” Twilight looks at me with determination, “Because you are my responsibility, and I intend to take full responsibility for you. And FlutterSHY only looked after you because we wanted to make sure you weren’t hurt and weren’t going to be dangerous.” “Ooookkkk then...” I say uncertainly. For a pony so small, I had never felt so intimidated by an animal before. “We can't have you going outside and scaring the other ponies until we can make them trust you, so we have to teleport to my house. You can't sit on me because you probably are too heavy. So hold my mane while I teleport us to my house.” I grab her mane and in a flash of purple light I'm in a different room. I felt warmer than I had been at the cottage and I smelled smoke. Glancing down for a quick second, it didn't take me long to realize why. I was on fire! “Owowowowow, burning!!!” I yell and run around the room, and I see Twilight's horn take on a purple glow as water splashes around me. “Well...now I'm soaked and burned. And I don’t have anymore clothes.” “Oooppss,” Twilight giggled, blushing slightly. This was not looking well, least of all for me.