I groaned.
What happened?
I opened my eyes to see a ceiling.
Strange, I thought I was in a match. Am I in the Institute?
I sat up and looked around.
Shelves. Books. I was in a library.
Am I in the Institutes library?
The room was much larger than what the Institute's room looked like. Perhaps they renovated it? I got up and looked around. My halberd was near my side. I picked it up.
Strange.
I looked behind me to see a large window reaching near the ceiling, covered by a curtain. I walked towards it, and opened the curtain slowly, letting a thin beam of light into the dimly lit room.
Oh?
A vast town stretched far. Many of the houses were pristine enough to be fit for a noble. The architecture underneath the colorful blue sky was something I’ve never seen before. Figures walked about on the clean streets. I could not make out what the figures looked like, but it almost looked like they were walking on all fours. I quickly closed the curtain.
Where am I? I know this is not a land familiar to Runeterra. I have read no such things like this in the towns of Valoran. I need information.
I thought.
Ah yes, I am in a library.
I walked towards the nearby shelf.
Now if this strange place follows the Dewey Decimal System, the Encyclopedia section would be...here!
Walking towards the shelf full of encyclopedias, I searched for the most useful one.
Let us see...ah! Encyclopedia of the World. How simple of a title.
I reached for the heavy tome and opened it.
Our world is called Equestria. Two sisters...
Twilight Sparkle stood in front of the doors of the Royal Canterlot Library. She could hardly contain her excitement.
"Oh this is just so fantastic! I've been waiting all week for this moment since Princess Celestia sent me a letter about the huge arrival of new books. Isn't this so fantastic, Spike?"
She turned towards where her assistant would've been and realized she might've been so excited that she raced ahead, knocking Spike off her back. Feeling a little bit guilty but determined to read, she knew that Spike knew where to go. Twilight headed inside though the large doors. She loves entering the library. With all the books just waiting to be read, it brought joy to her heart. She grabbed a nearby cart with her magic and trailed along the shelves, picking up the latest books on new discoveries in Equestria. By the end of a mere three minutes, her cart was full.
"Maybe one more book wouldn't hurt." She happily said.
She walked with the cart towards the last shelf in the corner of the library near the windows. Rounding the corner, she saw an encyclopedia tome that interested her and placed it in her cart. She looked down the aisle and back to her cart. Then she froze.
What was that?
She slowly turned around and saw it. At first she thought it was a minotaur that was a special guest in the castle but looking closer, the creature had glowing blue eyes. Rays of light struck its strangely patterned golden armor covered with marks of conflict. His face resembled what looked like a dog. What frightened Twilight the most was how large it was. It was maybe three times as large as her. She also spotted an even larger halberd next to it, leaning against the shelf. But what made her curious was how intently it was reading the book it was holding.
Maybe he is friendly? He could just be a weird looking minotaur after all.
Before Twilight could think of anything else, the creature turned towards her. The piercing blue eyes locked onto hers. Twilight froze in fear as she stared. The creature then spoke in a deep, baritone, and almost unworldly voice.
"Hello. How do you do?"