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// Chapter 1: Where am I? 
// Story: Balance of the Mind and Body 
// by Swift Blaze 
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	Bob heard a click, then everything went white.
 
Seconds past as he expected to feel some sort of pain from being shot. He looked himself over and found no bullet wound. Bob then noticed that he was in a vast void of white.
 
Is this purgatory, or is this heaven? I would have expected to see some color Bob thought to himself.
 
"That can be arranged." A mysterious voice said out of nowhere.
 
“WHO SAID THAT?!” Bob looked around to find the source.
 
"Oh, come now. You were thinking of purgatory and heaven. Do you need any more hints?"
 
Bob's mind started to quickly think of an answer, but what he just went through back on Earth was having an effect on coming up with something. He shook his head quickly for his response.
 
"I'm the Alpha and Omega. Creator of the Earth and everything on it."

A single word started to form in his mind, but struggled to say it. It's like it is on the tip of his tongue and doesn't want to leave his mouth.
 
"Would you mind opening your mouth? I think I saw something in there."
 
Bob slowly did so. He soon felt something put some pressure on his tongue. What ever it is, the thing jumped out of his mouth. It landed a few feet away. His eyes went as big and wide as possible when he saw it.
 
It was a grasshopper carrying a scroll on its back. If Bob wasn't in shock from being shot at, this would definitely do it.
 
The grasshopper pulled the scroll from its back and opened it on the pure white floor. Only three letters were on it in big characters.
 
GOD
 
Once Bob reads this, his mind went into overdrive, Holy shit! I'm chatting with God. THE God! What do I do? What should I ask him? Shit! Shit! Shit!
 
"First off, mind cutting the swearing down? Then, take a deep breath and calm yourself. Once that is done, I think you know what you want to ask."
 
"Sorry, God. Wait, were you just reading my mind?"
 
"No. I didn't hear you say 'Holy shit' in your head."
 
Not wanting to drag this weird discussion out further, Bob followed the God’s suggestion to get his nerves under control. With his heart rate back to a normal beat, he said into the vast void, "Before we start chatting again, would you mind taking a physical form so I can see who I'm chatting with? Speaking to myself would make others think I'm crazy."
 
"Not a problem. I can't reveal my true form as your mind isn't capable of handling it. Hmm, let's see. . . Ah! This one will do for the setting we are currently in. You may turn around so we can talk."
 
Bob did so and saw a familiar setting. Before him were two high back cushion chairs. In one of them sat a man he recognized, Morpheus. "Yeah, I would say that would fit to where ever I'm at this time." He said as he walked up to the other chair and sat down. "Well, guess my first question is what happened to the Earth?"
 
"Ahh. That Mayan date was a test to see how the human race's reaction if chaos went wild over the planet. Would they embrace it, or try to stop it by any means necessary. Sadly, chaos was the victor."
 
"Then why am I here?"
 
"There are those who didn't go the violent route. For those people, I'm giving them the choice to go to any world of any dimension they wish that is within my powers. You, my good lad, are one of those."
 
Bob didn't know what to feel after hearing this. Should he be happy, excited, or sad about the events that occurred on his planet. He needed more answers. "What will happen to those who failed?"
 
"To them, today's events never took place. They will continue to live their lives out in that timeline you came from."
 
"Won't people question why thousands of people disappeared in one night?"
 
"Yes, they would, if I wasn't going to leave a clone of yourself there if you choose to decide to go somewhere else and live out your dreams." Morpheus leaned forward in the chair. "Isn't there someplace you have always wished you could go to? Maybe to the place of where those fan fictions you read are talking about. Hmm?"
 
It didn’t take a second for Bob to realize where God was going. “You mean, if I choose to, I can go to Equestria?” He said with a surprised look on his face.
 
”If that is what you wish. That is certainly within my power to do so, in any story or timeline you choose.”’
 
He couldn’t  believe it! This is a Brony’s dream come true. All the fan fiction stories he had read popped into his head of how they entered and lived in the world. Something in the back of his head was telling him he needed something to help him in this world.
 
“Um, God, would it be possible to. . . get some . . . abilities? To help me there?”
 
God was thinking for a moment. Then said, ”I don’t see why not. I have done even stranger requests. So what would you like?”
 
“There are two other shows I like that are on par with My Little Pony. They are Dragonball Z and Naruto. Would it be possible to have those?”
 
God leaned back in his chair and had his finger tips touch each other. After some thinking, he said, “I don’t see why not. I’ll give you the basic knowledge of how to use them right now. Any more advanced skill, you will have to learn yourself. I will tell you how later. For now, let's get that knowledge into you.”
 
God stood up from his chair. He reached into his jacket with his right hand and pulled out a silver cylinder. He pushed a button and it extended in length.
 
"Wait!" Bob stood up quickly and backed away a couple feet. "Isn't that a de-neuralyzer? I thought you were going to give me some knowledge? Not erase my memories!"
 
God started to laugh. "I'm sorry, my attempt at some humor. No, this isn't that. Let's just call it, an in-neuralyzer. It will implant the info into your head. Although, we could . . ." A spike from The Matrix appeared in his left hand. "We could go with the direct approach."
 
Bob quickly said, "Uh, no to the spike. I like my skull like it is."
 
The spike disappeared. God extended his right arm out with the device. "Now then, I'm going to also put in some barriers in your head. They are to prevent these ponies from looking at any memories you have about the show and of myself. I think you can tell when someone is looking into your mind without permission. Now, hold still."
 
A yellow light flashed from the device. Bob’s brain started to throb as it processed the new knowledge. He was breathing hard against the restrain. Once the throbbing died down, Bob said between breaths, “Next time, warn me about the pain.”
 
”Sorry, it slipped my mind.” God said with a smile. ”So would you like anything else before I send you to Equestria?”
 
“Yes, please. I would like to stay human there. Also can you change my clothes to a red gi with black trim and the Japanese symbol on the back for balance?”
 
“Your wish is my command.”
 
Another yellow flash and his clothes have changed to what he has requested. Bob looked himself over, liking how it looks.
 
”Have a safe journey and adventure. Watch that first step.”

“What?”