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// Our Heroes awake 
// Story: Equestrian Gods 
// by Popzix 
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Introduction
This story takes place after Calypso, where he has been ambushed by Poseidon.
Basically the story plot is that Poseidon had completely knocked him out of the universe that he was in. Odysseus now finds himself in the Equestrian version of the Dark Forest, known as Everfree Forest. 

Narrator
After dreaming of drifting on the sea after Poseidon had bashed him and his “ship” around and knocked him out, Odysseus wakes up. 

Odysseus   
“Where in Hades am I?” I said to myself.
I probably should get up I thought and as I was going about the motions my head hits the top of a branch.
“THE HELL!?!” I exclaimed.
It seems Poseidon knocked me straight out of the sea and into this thick dark forest. I got up, knowing that in such a forest there are bound to be creeps with nefarious intentions, perhaps even a few dark gods. Looking about brought me no comfort though; there was nothing but a dark forest all around. I wasn’t really worried about the creatures, I had fought way worse in the past. I was worried that in this state, I may not be able to put up much of a fight. I’ve grown quite lazy from being at Calypso’s Island, not maintaining my shape. There wasn’t much different about the island than regular towns and such ,but she spoke in a different kind of dialect than I had been used to. She looked at me funny all the time when I was there, and I guess I picked it up, because she stopped doing as so. Well, unless I want to continue staring at trees for the rest of my life, I should just pick a direction and hope to find a way to a town, perhaps Ithaca (I had also learned the art of: Sarcasm).

As I took a step forward, I kept looking for any break in the trees. Staring straight up like a dingus I  landed myself in quicksand (well actually it seemed more like mud but the term still applies).
“Great, just great. Now not only am I lost; I’m stuck. Add another problem to my list”
Scurrying my mind for any good plans for getting myself out of this puddle, I continue to sink.
“There’s gotta be something around here…”
I look around for something to lift me up out of the puddle, furious now, and getting kind of panicky.
“Poseidon” I screamed out “You can’t kill me off now, I’m one of the two main characters of this story. You’ve gotta give me something.”
Poseidon: I Saw Odysseus, Struggling To Stay Above The Surface Of A Puddle. I Chuckled To Myself, The Little Bastard Was Getting What He Deserved. I didn’t intentionally put that puddle there. But hell if I was going to help this guy. He deserved whatever fate he gets.
“HEY ARE YOU OK?”
Who the hell dares to interfere with my fun with dear Odysseus?
I heard someone calling my name, I looked up and saw a zebra with a mohawk trying to get my attention.


...WAIT WHAT?






Enkidu


Is this what dying feels like? Because if this is what dying feels like, it feels a little like…
Well.. not death.

Narrator
Enkidu Wakes up in the middle of the Equestrian Royal Throne Room, on the ground, on his back

Enkidu
Where am I?
“ Equestria, in the midst of a royal meeting.”
I turn to my right and see a tall white Unicorn, her mane long and flowing with various light colors. Wait , she had wings as well. Does that make her a Unicorn Pegasus? UniPeg?
“ I believe you mean Alicorn”
Alicorn, right.. Wait did she just..?
“ Yes, I just did”
Startled, you get up and stare at this weird creature. You’ve seen unicorns back when you were living in the forest, and once you saw a pegasus and even fed it. But what in the gods decided to have a mixture of the two? And to have it talk as well. Fascinating. Well, instead of staring at it like an idiot, I guess it’s time to start talking.
“ Indeed”
“ How did I get here?”
“ Your guess is as good as mine, creature.”
“ Enkidu “
“ Alright then, Enkidu. If you would be so kind as to wait  until we finish thy royal meeting, then we can see about dealing with your situation.”

Looking around you see 6 different techni-colored ponies gathered around the thrones. As well as there was 2 thrones, and in the second being another one of these “Alicorns”. She was dark blue, her mane was as dark as night, stars seemingly embedded into her hair. Both Alicorns had crowns in their manes, and thick necklaces with differentiating colors. It seemed that these ponies were princesses. I recognized their authority in the situation and immediately bowed. I didn’t want to have my head chopped off before I figured out why I was even here.
“Right, I’ll just step out.”
Walking toward the end of the room, I found a door guarded by two “soldiers”. They let me pass without even looking at me and continued with their duty. They must not be surprised to see a human, so I assumed that there were more humans here. But then again, where is “here” exactly? She, I’m going to guess it was a she from her tone of voice, told me I was in Equestria. What strange new land have I come to find myself in? Also how did I come about in her throne room, the last time I checked I was…

I stopped walking, Doing a quick 360 I found myself in the middle of a garden, It was a truly wonderful sight indeed, there were flowers of red and blue and yellow and beautiful butterflies of all sorts. That’s not to say there not more animals that creeped about, there were all sorts of docile animals. Bunnies, Rabbits, Deer, and the bees. Behind me sat a granite bench, perfect for admiring the garden and relaxing. I decided that’s just what I do. But sitting there, my train of thought caught back up to me, and I broke down and started to cry.





I had realized how much I’ve lost.

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