//------------------------------// // Chapter 11: Strange Dreams // Story: Macintosh and Dolphin - The Switch // by Electuroo //------------------------------// Macintosh and Dolphin – The Switch Chapter 11: Strange Dreams... The silence between the red stallion and the human seem to last for a life time with them staring at each other with endless thoughts being thrown around seeing each even with the gowns on through the eyes they was in was very strange feeling, it was as if they was staring at a mirror of themselves when there was no mirror. “Y'all know what this is stupid, we staring at each other like pair of little colts...” Wayne finally broke the silence “Yep” Wayne trots around him “So we finally meet huh? Strange... hearing mah own voice from ya” “Same with you Wayne... I never thought we meet unless you count that message you left me” Big Macintosh replied. “It good to hear my name again... been unable to say it since been in y'all body Big Macintosh” a smile appeared on the human face. Big Mac noticed a table that seem to appear out of no where “I was thinking about a chair to sit on and that appears... strange” Wayne shook his head lightly “This is some sort of dream plain... it means we must be asleep or counting being knocked out again as asleep” rubbing the back of his head with a hoof “Ah acted on impose and throw Applebloom to safety she ya sister and had to do what ah'm had to” “Same, there was a explosion and raging fire at your workplace, I throw your sister to safety just as the whole place exploded...” “Eeyup...” then a pause with shocked eyes “The place mah work at is gone!? Ya not pulling mah hoof are ya Big Mac!” “Nope it gone, the whole place if I saw right just exploded just as I got out, what about the farm?” Big Mac was concerned “Nnope no damage, unless ya count the old shack that got blown to pieces by something from mah world... other then that normal as it gets” Wayne sat on the otherside of the table on top of a large stall that looked like a mushroom reminding him of the café in ponyville. Big Mac took a seat with a sigh “So what do we do? We both talking about only about things that happened” “True so true” Wayne tapping the hoof on the table thinking about it. “But ah'm don't really want to live the rest of mah life acting like ya y'all know...” “Same...” both sighed heavily “How about we got out of these things?” Wayne suggested and with a thought the gown was gone replaced by the work collar “Eeyup, that better” Big Mac did the same seeing he was wearing a black t-shirt and blue jeans with trainers. “Yep that is” they both laughed and felt a little bit more relaxed. “How Applejack and the others doing?” “They doing well Big Mac, ah'm doing my complete best to help out at Sweet Apple Acres as being ya, it strange but ah'm been kind of enjoying the experience after things settled, even doing drawings and stories again in some of mah free time” “You are? Wow I am kind of been doing a bit of gardening in your garden and even got a apple tree planted after removing that poor dead tree, what exactly happened to it?” Big Mac was wondering about the dead tree “Big storm massive lightning hitting bursting to flames... ah'm guess a bit of us is in both worlds now” they smiled “Ah'm do like to know how mah family is” He nods “They fine and seem to be happy with how things working out of me, they very supportive and understanding under the difficulties they been put through, but your brother seem to be not around as much” “Oh that because he either working from eight in the evening to about 5 in the morning, it his job, so he sleeps mostly during the day to cope” Wayne explained “It nothing really it the same old thing with Nigel, y'all just have to put up with his attitude” “Noted” Big Mac replied “Hope mah sister AJ hasn't caused any problems” “Nnope she not but she almost figured me out there but one thing ah'm made sure that Twilight don't use that memory spell on me, whomever did this to us could harm them and rather not risk it...” Wayne words was true as he spoke them with Big Mac's voice. Big Macintosh was finding it hard to hear his own voice with those words but he knew the same with Wayne was felt. “You sister Hazel is very sharp... she almost figured me out a few days ago, I am sure she put the pieces together and saw right through me but lucky things happened and I think she questioning it” “Knowing her she is but be on y'all guard she will put them together again one way or the other, she is a very cleaver mare... ah'm mean human... gah!” he put his hooves over his head resting the head against the table. “Mah words always changing when ah speak it rather annoying” “Same here, but luckily I can still say 'eeyup' but it just doesn't same right” Wayne raise his stallion head up glancing at Big Mac “Still glad to meet you Wayne even under this weird event...” he put the hand out “Eeyup” placing the hoof in his hand they shook with a fellow greeting “Ya do know this strange event kind of making the bond of family stronger, me and y'all sharing each other bodies and unable to do much it kind of making us like brothers” “I been thinking the same thing” Big Mac replied looking to the hands “I've done things that never so easy unless your a Unicorn” “Eeyup” Wayne looked to the hooves “Ah'm know the feeling missing mah hands quite the challenge but what y'all lose ya gain, but we better figure out what did this to us or why” Big Mac looking around now and was a little concerned “Wayne if we talking together in a dream how is that possible?” Wayne saw what he meant and glancing around “Ok y'all scaring me... ah'm didn't even notice...” They had looking around very concerned now with them back to back with Wayne on his hind legs pressing to Big Mac they now got their guard up “I only know one being that could do this... Applejack told me so” “And ah'm know as well ah saw the episode” “Same” “Do y'all think its...” They heard laughter and turn their heads in the direction of it both of them had the biggest look of shock ever... “PRINCESS LUNA!” The night princess smiled see two figured it out “It took you boys long enough to figure this out” she walking up to them circling around them as they stood in the positions they was turning and watching her with shock still in their eyes. “Thou this is something I know was coming but had to happen at the right time so no pony knows that I am doing this” “Wh-wh...” Wayne couldn't get anywords out of his mouth seeing the princess of the night was one of his wildest dreams, he always like the night seeing the stars and imagination travelling through them even most of it was sci-fi... the day was one thing but the night was another he couldn't believe it. “Darn it ah do not have mah autograph book...” Big Mac looked at him oddly “What?” “Am I to believe young human you are a fan of mine?” looking at the red stallion. “Yes I know your in Big Macintosh's body and he in yours I known from the first day this happened” Wayne couldn't get his head around it “What? Y'all knew!? But couldn't ya do anything about it from day one? Like put us back into our own minds without all this pretence of being somepony we not” “I see you speak through Big Macintosh's words Wayne and no I couldn't my magic isn't strong enough to counter the spell on you two” she stood before them as they stood on their own four hooves/two feet before her. “Come I have answers you sneak...” they followed her as she walks. “It is strange peering into your mind within the body of a pony, you are not for the alternate world we know of and Twilight has visited, yours so different your dreams are of strange and wondrous things that I have never witness” “It is ma'am but ah'm just a no po... ya know what ah mean” “Indeed I do, you are of nothing important yet for some reason you two have switch minds through powers I can not even imagine.” she turn to Big Mac “How do you find the world you are living in Big Macintosh's is the world Wayne is from different to ours?” “It is strange, there seem to be so many different type of humans of belief, rights, laws and other things I can not get my head around but in the small corner I lived in, the family that is Wayne's just get by on a weekly bases... I want to do something for them” Wayne gave him a funny look when Big Mac said it “I do not know what caused this but when we return to our bodies I want to make sure he has a happy life with his family” “Thanks Big Mac” he smiled to the pony trapped in his body. “Curious indeed but this is why we here” they stood before what seem to be a swirling mass of colour “This is the magic Twilight Sparkle discovered before they stopped her from finding it, I had been watching had saw what happened, I haven't spoke to Tia of this and will not, it best that none of this gets out, you two will have to continue to pretend being each other till the time comes or they find out, I will keep my word not to say a word.” Luna said with some serious advice. “Ah have to agree they been doing this for 700 years” Wayne said and they looked at him “Twilight found out, last ones was 256 years ago, a personal friend of Celestia's went nutty and called her a demon horse” “You don't say” Luna was trying to suppress her laughter “I can do some checking on my side... maybe Wayne's sister could help, I am not too good with your technology” Big Mac admited Wayne nods “Eeyup” “This has been a interesting experience to say the least but you two we will meet in another time, I do not know when or how but we will, be safe my little ponies and I will be watching and Wayne Nightmare Night is coming soon, I hope you enjoy it and we will meet in pony” she turns with ripples of energy flowing around. Wayne turn to Big Macintosh “it been a pleasure meeting yer Big Mac, say howdy to mah family” “Same to mine Wayne” they clapped hand and hoof “Take care” The ripples came faster and soon the dream came to a end with the window of talk now closed...