Running...Running I have to get away from here and fast. I see a light about 100yds away, signaling that it's my only chance of escaping from this dark world. 50yds to go, I'm almost there. I look behind me to see if I'm still being chased, that's when I hear a scream I recognize. I watch the love of my life being dragged away by the same creature that was chasing me and all I could do was yell, "Rainbow Dash!!!" Frozen with fear, I blacked out.
I wake up to my alarm going off, I'm in a cold sweat and out of breath. Thank God that was just a dream. I climb out of bed and walk over to the dresser to grab my running clothes and to change. "If it was just a dream, then why did it seem so real? Also who was this Rainbow Dash and why did she look so familiar?" I just couldn't shake this dream off. I check the time *5:30A.M.* perfect time to do my morning run and think this over, I'll have to be extra careful because of the curfew here.
The names AJ, that's short for Adam James, I've recently turned 18. I've also graduated from High School and now live in what used to be the peaceful town of Spring River, South Carolina. It's a small town with good people, but then the government came in and changed everything. After the Second Civil War or what I call the "War of Natural Rights". There was a group of people who went up against our government, when they started stripping our Natural Rights away. Those people started off with damaging, and tearing down symbols of their power. The group of Rebels started getting the government's attention and started fighting back, by tightening the control over the people. The government started putting the National Guard in major places all over the country and putting our local police force on guard 24/7. Then the Rebellion grew bigger and they started taking Senators and Representatives as hostages, but it didn't stop the government. The government grew angrier and started killing off people who were believed to be acquainted with the Rebellious group. After seven years of war with the government, the rebels lost the war. A lot of the Rebels were either captured or killed on the spot. Most of them were sent to heavily guarded prisons, but I believe that the rebels won't stop and will make a comeback. The Rebels may have lost the war, but they still live on.
After the war, the government stepped in and stationed "The Honorary Peace Keeping Force" all over the country. I call them the Anti-Freedom Force aka "Anti-frees." This is why I go running in the mornings while it's still dark outside. The curfew I was talking about earlier is anyone out before 7:30 A.M. and after 10:00 P.M. is sent to an unknown location. I've been running for about 10 min. when I noticed a Anti-free chasing after someone and heading this way. I quickly dive behind a trash can in a dark alley, so I'm not seen. About a minute later, I hear footsteps run past my hiding spot. I wait a second before I step out of my hiding spot and check to see if they're gone.
After I make sure I'm in the clear, I get back to my run. "That was a close one, but who was that person he was chasing, she looked familiar," I ask myself. I had to find out, so I changed directions and follow them. When I finally got close behind them, I notice the girl turn down an alley way and I know that's a dead end. I get up by the alley way and look around the corner, " I got you now little girl," the Anti-free said with a snicker. "You sure about that old man? I may have a few more tricks up my sleeve. Want to see?" I watched the Anti-free walk towards her and all of a sudden a flash of bright light appeared and she was gone. The Anti-free fell over from shock and hit his head on the pavement. I came out from behind the wall to check to see what just happened. The Anti-free must have gotten knocked out from the impact, because he wasn't moving. Where did that girl go? She couldn't have disappeared like that, it's not even humanly possible?
After this unusual experience, I quickly ran back home. When I got up to the door of the house, I reached into my pocket for keys, but noticed a light was on inside. That got me a little suspicious, because I knew for sure I shut-off all the lights before I left this morning. I unlocked the door and stepped quietly inside the house. I reached for the baseball bat that I keep by the front door and slowly walked to my bedroom where I saw the light was on at.
When I got to my bedroom, I noticed my door was open slightly. "I know your in there, whoever you are. Come out so I can see you!" I hear something fall and saw movement on the other side, then the door opened the rest of the way. I stumble backwards and fall down, "It's you..the girl in the alley!! What are you doing in my house?!" The girl walked over to me to help me to my feet and said, "Don't you recognize me AJ? It's me, Twilight, your friend. We worked together for the rebellion against the Princesses." I could only guess what my face looked like, because I had no idea what she was talking about. "Don't you remember anything? After all this time I spent searching for you, you don't remember. We need you, Rainbow Dash needs you." At the mention of that name I remember something.
I was in an open field with the sun high in the sky. There were birds flying around and the wind was blowing gently. I turned around and noticed this beautiful girl. She had rainbow hair and was wearing what looked like a cyan blue jacket used for track. On the jacket it had a rainbow lightning bolt, and the girl was staring at me and smiling. I noticed that she had wings on her back the same color as her jacket, then she took off into the sky. I was still on the ground, watching her do aerial tricks and I have to admit. They were awesome. Then there was an explosion, the sky turned black with the dust and debris. Behind us, there was what looked like a legion of soldiers coming out of the smoke, and behind them an army of creatures from the Everfree forest. The two people leading this massive army were the two Princesses. The girl grabbed me by the hand and we took off towards a town to warn the citizens, but....
It was already to late.
"AJ you alright? You kind of zoned out for a second," Twilight said. I slowly came to again and looked around the room. I noticed Twilight looking at me like I was crazy," What? Why you looking at me like that?" Twilight sighed, "Didn't you hear me I said you zoned out on me. Were you remembering something?" I tried to remember what I saw, but nothing just an open field, a face of some girl, and an explosion. I told Twilight what bits and pieces of what I saw and she just nodded. "That was Rainbow Dash before the war on Ponyville happened. You must have been out in the meadow with her when the Princesses attacked." I was seriously confused with all this. Ponyville, Princesses, and a girl who I saw in the dream last night? Twilight noticed my confusion and said, "You must be slowly getting your memories back aren't you? I may not know how you got here on Earth and this specific time period, but how bout I take you back to your home world in Equestria. That might help you get your memories back."
Twilight grabbed my hand and faced the doorway to my room. I noticed her free hand was glowing a bright purplish color and she was mumbling some words. I looked towards the door and noticed my room and bed was gone and what looked like a portal of some kind in its place. Twilight looked at me and said, "Ready to go back home?" I just slowly nodded my head and thought, "If this place she is from is my home, then does that mean my life here on Earth was a lie?" Then we walked through the portal to whatever lay on the other side.