//------------------------------// // HB_DS2013 // Story: "But... I Made You!" // by GeodesicDragon //------------------------------// Friday mornings are the best, but this one seemed better. The sun wasn't shining, the room was as quiet as a mouse and it felt like a good day to have some breakfast... if there was any. I looked in all the cupboards, eventually coming to the conclusion that there wasn't any breakfast. Sighing, I sat at the table and looked at the various objects which were strewn across it: my laptop, a keyboard, my Nintendo 2DS, my wallet and my stupid phone. I checked the clock on my phone, noting with some dismay that it was seven forty-five in the morning. As I sat there in silence, the bathroom and part of the hallway suddenly filled with an aquamarine light and caused me to almost jump out of my skin. "That's not right," I said, getting up from the table. I slowly twisted the doorknob and opened the bedroom door, walking towards the bathroom with my fists raised. I pushed the bathroom door open forcefully, peered inside... and blinked. Nothing, I grumbled internally. Guess it was just my imagination. Shrugging, I walked back into the dining room, noting that my forehead and my left eye both felt wet for some reason, only to freeze in my tracks at the sight which stood before me. A dark blue mass stood tall, and it had a shoulder-length teal mane with a single aquamarine streak above the right eye and covering the left. It had a broad body, but it didn't have wings. I shuddered at the glowing red eyes and gulped. "So, are you gonna keep looking at me or what?" A gruff, masculine voice broke the silence. "Uh... what?" I looked around. "I can't see you." "What do mean 'you can't see me?' I'm right in front of you!" I shook my head. Time to get my glasses. Walking back to the table in my bedroom, I looked at my glasses and smiled as I rubbed the glass with my shirt. I put them on and returned to the blue mass, grabbing my phone as I passed it. My vision cleared to reveal a dark blue pony with a teal mane and an aquamarine streak above his left eye. He also had a horn. A freaking horn. I wanted to scream, but I couldn't do so out of fear of waking up the others. I rubbed my half-lidded and bloodshot eyes and started to walk back to the bedroom, when my body was engulfed in an aquamarine flash. I found myself back at the pony and tried to walk back to the room, uninterested in the unusual sight before me. This repeated two more times until I pinched my cheeks to make sure it was real. I gave up and grumbled once more as I sauntered onto the dining room and sat down, crossing my arms and yawning once more. The pony fell on his haunches and turned to me. "Are you sure you’re not a filly?" He frowned. Great, I thought. I didn’t expect a pony of all things to visit me. It’s a wonder how I'm still sane. "No," I replied. "I’m twenty-one." "You look like a filly to me." the stallion shrugged. "Well, what about you?" I retorted. "You look like a girl." "Just because my mane is shoulder length, that doesn't mean I'm a mare." He raised his hooves and sighed. "Your universe just happened to be the closest to the mirror universe." 'My universe?' 'Mirror universe?' What the heck is he talking about? "What’s your name?" I asked. "My name is Sardonyx, and I’m twenty-seven," he replied. "My counterparts are a teacher named Gilbert Schultz and a colt named Leaf Bracer. I’m also a crystal unicorn with a passion for cooking." "My name is Faye and I’m a twenty-one year old female human college student," I said. "I don’t know if other versions of myself exist and I love food and writing." I paused. "Is it all right if I call you 'Sardon,' instead of 'Sardonyx?'" "Sardon?" Sardonyx looked at me quizzically. "'Sardonyx' is a bit lengthy, don’t you think?" I shook my head as something he said came to mind. "Wait... a crystal unicorn? What can you tell me about the versions of yourself you've met?" "Think of shiny unicorns," he explained. "I crossed the mirror portal and Brace is a younger me from an alternate universe and is also my predecessor... I think. Gilbert's a slightly older me from the mirror universe. Do you understand so far?" Mirror universe? Does he mean the mirror Equestria? "I find it scary that you know two different versions of yourself, though. It really doesn’t help that I just finished playing Chrono Cross and Final Fantasy V." I frowned. "I need a drink." "What’s wrong with meeting different versions of yourself?" Sardonyx asked. I shook my head and watched as Sardonyx’s horn flared, and a dark blue mug of water floated to the table. "Also... what are 'Chrono Cross' and 'Final Fantasy V?'" "You’ve never heard of video games?" I queried, looking at him in disbelief. "How long have you been out?" "According to Princess Cadence, I was released seventeen years earlier than the rest of the Empire. Everypony there is the same age they were when the curse took hold, but me? I’m really ten years older than I look." Sardonyx answered. "Thanks, I haven’t had anything to drink since I woke up." I blinked and downed the water in one big gulp. "Hangover?" Sardonyx grinned. "Nope, just thirsty. I always wake up thirsty," I said. "I have some cream bailey in the fridge that you can drink, if you want." I pointed at the fridge. "So... is Princess Cadence is your boss?" "I haven’t had a chance to return to the Empire, so not yet," Sardonyx commented. "Cream bailey?" "I've never tried the stuff, but it's probably something I thought you would like." I shrugged. "I had some tequila the other day, but those were for my aunt." "Oh, I see. Do you cook?" "Not often." I shook my head. "Why not?" "I’m not supposed to cook alone, even though I can." I sighed. I don't get visitors often, but when I do, they're often surprising. And so far, none of these visitors have ever befriended me on their first try. He reminds me of Robert, except without the computer and gaming skills... "What else do you have, Faye?" I was broken out my trance from a thirsty Sardonyx, who was waving a bottle of cream bailey. "I don't have anymore alcoholic drinks, but I do have orange juice, cranberry juice, soy milk and water if you're interested." Sardonyx blanched. "Cranberry juice? Soy milk?" he shuddered in disgust. "Who drinks that stuff?!" "You're not the only one who doesn’t like cranberry juice." I grinned. "I take it soybeans don't exist in Equestria?" "They don’t exist in my universe. I wish they did though." I watched as Sardonyx took a large swig of bailey, licking his lips at the taste. "Hey, this isn’t too bad. Wanna try some?" "I'll have to pass," I replied. "Water's fine with me." The bottle of cream bailey was encompassed in a dark blue aura, at which point Sardonyx drank it all in one gulp. I forgot that horses and ponies have a higher alcohol tolerance. Guess watching the show DOES have its advantages... "Say, when can I get home?" Sardonyx remarked. "I don't suppose you know anything that might help me?" "I’m not Twilight freakin' Sparkle." I snapped, just as I heard a distant sneeze. Must be my imagination, I guess. Or my friends Rob and Campy. "Heck, I don’t have any of these powers and you're asking me for help!" "You're the one who created me..." The stallion mumbled in a soft voice. I created him? Since when? Maybe I would have done better in life if I didn’t act stupid all the time... "I... created you?" I asked slowly. "What do you mean by that?" "Crap! I didn’t mean—" "So you're not the only one..." I murmured. "Huh?" Sardonyx blinked in confusion. "You're not the only OC I created. Cookie, Flint, Ox, you and Leaf Bracer... or was it Leaf Blade? I created you and all of your friends and I'm responsible for making your lives!” My vision started to blur, but I didn’t pay attention to Sardonyx's voice as I felt the darkness claim me. My back felt like mush as I tried to fight the feelings. The last thing I saw for a while was the dark blue aura emanating from Sardonyx's horn, and then everything turning black. When I woke up, all I saw was a white room and a dark blue mass. My vision cleared to see that the room wasn’t in a hospital, but my room. I turned to my right — and there he was, sitting beside my bed. The last time I fainted like that was during the summer when I fainted from dehydration and excitement from the hot weather. "Thank Luna you're alright." Sardonyx gave a relieved sigh. "How did you get into my room?" I mumbled. "Your bedroom door is open." The stallion shrugged. "Since when?" "It's been open for a while now, Faye." I sat up and faced the stallion with a blank stare. "What about you going home?" I asked. "I'm not leaving until I know you're all right." Sardonyx shook his head. "You were out for half an hour, I think." "Half an hour? HALF AN HOUR?!" I gasped. An awkward silence soon followed came, but it was quickly broken by a fanfare coming from my stupid, purple phone. Sardonyx passed it to me with his magic and I glared at it. "Hi. Wait, who is this?" I covered the phone and turned to the stallion. "It’s for you." I flatly announced. "How do you—" "Just hold it next to your ear and talk." I sighed. "All right then." Sardonyx gulped. "Here goes." The next thing I knew, my phone started to glow and I had to cover my eyes for fear of being blinded. When I looked around, Sardonyx was gone and my phone had a new text message. There was no name, but all it contained was two simple words. Thank you.