//------------------------------// // Flying so high, like a bird in the sky // Story: What the frick?! // by Cool writer //------------------------------// We hug for what seems like a millennia, embracing our little reunion with soft hearts. When she finally lets me go, she smiles for a short time, and places a hand on my cheek. "I've missed you so much, Emma." She simply says. "I missed you too, mom." "So, this is how you're gonna be from now on?" I knew what she meant by that. If I'm truly going to be what I am for the rest of my life. A Pegasus. "Yeah." She sighs heavily, hugging me again. "At least you're home now." "You still see me as your daughter, right, mom?" "Of course dear. Never would have thought my daughter would somehow turn into a humanoid Pegasus pony, and be stuck like that." She said, sarcastically, chuckling to her self a little. "It is strange. But we'll manage, right?" Mom lets go again. "Hopefully. I guess I'll have to pull you out of school now. And put you in online classes." "No, mom, I still wanna go to school. I'll get a better education like that than online classes. I know people will look at me differently, but I don't care what they think." I shake my head at her Statement. "Are you sure about that, hun? Aren't you worried about being bullied?" She asks, looking at me with a worried expression. "Mom, if anypony tries to, I'll just punch them in the face." "Did you just say...anypony?" She tilts her head to the left a little, crossing her arms across her chest. "Yeah, this whole being pony thing has me thinking the way they do in the show." I shrug my shoulders, which causes my wings to ruffle a little. "Oh, okay. Are you hungry? A pony's gotta eat you know." She jokes, playing with my cheek. But not for long because she touched one of the blue lighting bolts. "Ow! What was that?!" She shakes her hand in an attempt to ease the pain. "Yeah, don't touch these." I point at the marks on my cheeks. "Wait. Stay there for a second!" She holds a finger out to me, then runs upstairs. When she comes back down, she has her IPad in hand, along with the cord. She plugs it into her ipad. I think I'm starting to know what she's doing. She takes the 12 watt service port, and touches the prongs to the blue bolt on my left cheek. With the other hand, she presses the button to turn on her iPad. "Oh my gosh it's working!" She chirps. "Wait...you're using me to charge your iPad?" "Yeah, and it works great it's already gone up two percent!" "Really?" "Yeah, look!" She holds her iPad so I can see it. I watch as the number steadily goes up one percent per second. It's gone from fourty three percent all the way to sixty six in seconds! "Wow, these are that powerful?" "We're gonna save so much money like this! You were right this DOES have its advantages!" That's quite amazing. I completely charged her iPad in just one minute. But what causes these things to do that? Don't know, don't care because it's awesome! "Emma?" I hear a soft voice say from behind me. I turn around to see a drowsy Lyra, standing there on the porch. "Oh, sorry, I forgot you were there! What's up?" "I'm sleepy, sis. I haven't slept for at least a day now." "You can go sleep in my room then." "Okay." Her horn glows a little, and with a flash and a popping sound, she's gone. Too lazy to walk eh? "Who was that, dear?" "Lyra." "Where is she?" She looks out onto the porch, but finds nopony there. "In my room." "But she never came inside." "Mom, this may take a while to explain." Ten minutes later... "So, that whole show is an actual thing, and your friend was really one of the characters the whole time?" mom asks, sounding very intrigued. "Yeah, and she's why this all happened. But to me it was a good thing. I mean, look my boobs are bigger!" I take my two breasts in my hands. "And I have these!" I extend my wings out. Then I finally realize, I'm wearing my hoodie still, but never made slits in them for my wings. Lyra probably did when they brought me to that place. Thanks Lyra! "I have to say those wings do look kind of cool. And normally, I'd be storming up those stairs and probably beat the heck out of Lyra, but since you're happy with this, I guess I can't be mad." "Yeah, being a pony ain't half bad. It's actually very interesting." "You don't say. " She leans forward, From the couch she's sitting on. "I'm also one of those people who wonder what it might be like to be another creature for a change, now look at me!" "I guess. So what is the really good thing about this? Like, what do you like best about it?" "My wings. Like I said on the phone I wanna see if I can actually fly, you know?" "I bet. Who doesn't wish to fly at least once in their life?" "That's what I asked myself all the time!" "Well, maybe we can look up how wings function, and stuff and maybe you can learn how to. You seem really happy about it. Like you feel you just wanna give one good flap of those wings, and be three stories high." "Exactly! And I was wondering if we could take this conversation to the backyard, and maybe I can start." "Sure." She smiles, and gets up from the couch, holding her hand out to me. I take her hand in mine, and rise to my hooves. We get to the back door, and she opens it for me. "Ponies first." She guestures her hand to the backyard. "Yeah whatever mom." I say sarcastically, with a roll of my eyes. I step out into the back yard, and am welcomed with a gentle breeze, and a warm, sunny, early afternoon sky. Our backyard is really, really big. Fifty ish feet long, and sixty five ish feet wide. No shed, or trees are out here, just the green grass, and a flower bed along the fence on the opposite side of the yard. "So, are you just gonna stand there enjoying the view down here, or try and enjoy it up there?" Mom asks, pointing towards the sky, "I'm...I'm a little nervous." I blush furiously, because I never really admit I'm nervous about something. I'm usually the confident type of pony, but now that I'm out here, it's a different story. "Just give it a go, already!" She slaps a hand on my back, between my wings. "Okay, okay!" I walk out to the center of the yard, and gaze upwards. I take in a deep breath. Slowly extending my wings out, I flap once, but get nowhere. I flap a few more times, feeling my hooves rise off the ground a little. I continue flapping my large wings, feeling more and more confident. My heart explodes. I'm doing it! Well, at least until a gust of wind comes through, and tosses me to the left, and falling down on my side. So much for a first try. I sit up, brushing the dirt and grass out of my fur, and mane. "Emma, are you okay!?" Mom hurridly walks over to me, and helps me up. "Yeah, I'm fine, but I can tell I won't be flying by tomorrow. It's a lot harder than I thought it was." "You'll get the hang of it. These things take time. Now how about round two?" "Sure. You sound more confident than me right now heh heh." "I dunno." "Okay. Round two." I head back out to where I was, and get situated. Once again, I didn't get far. The wind just doesn't seem to want me to fly. But I try again. And again. And again. And again. I've been out here for so long, that It's getting dark out, and both Lyra, and mom are sitting on the porch, by the door, watching in awe. I'm finally getting somewhere, as I'm Up higher than the house now, and the gusts of wind are no match for me. Now to actually try and fly around. I thrust myself forwards...and downwards. Too much thrust. But, I'm able to recover before hitting the ground. I try again, angling my body to be horizontal, I'm actually moving forward!! "Yeah, way to go, Emma!" I hear both of them shout from below me. Next is to try and angle my wings to turn. My first attempt gets me flying upside down, which causes me to fall down. This time, I couldn't recover in time. I hit the ground hard. But I was able to turn myself to land on my side, rather than turning my wings into pancakes. Mom, and Lyra run out to me. And like I had said, on the phone that I'm built to take impacts like these, it felt like I just tripped over something. Plus the growing grass, and my fur help cushion the blow, and before they get to me, Im standing again. "Okay, I think that's enough for today, it's dark I don't want you crashing into the house or anything." Mom says, laying a hand on my shoulder. "Plus it's time for me to make dinner. So come inside." "Awe, but come on, mom! I'm already flying it's so much fun! Just one more try, pleaaaase?" I make the best pointing face, going down on my knees and putting my hands together. I flatten my ears as well, trying to look as adorable as possible. "Fine, one more try." "Yes!" I stand up, and do a fist pump, and hug mom afterward. "But only if you take out the trash tonight." Oh, damn, I hate taking out the trash, but this time will be worth it. "Deal!" I open my wings and with one good flap I'm in the air again. This time I do it right. I'm flying in circles above the house, flawlessly. Out of pure happiness, I even pull off a barrel roll! Then I get the idea of attempting a loop de loop. I smirk confidently, Ascending into the air, my arms at my sides, my wings our straight. I reach the peak of the loop, where I retract my wings, causing my descend, and halfway back down, I open the, back up, coming in for almost a smooth landing. a bit too fast, causing me to stumble. But I'm able to keep my hoofing. I'm shaking now out of pure happiness that I can FLY!! Mom comes running up to me, and hugs me tight. "You did it, Emma!" "Yeah, yeah I did." I'm so happy right now, I feel tears rolling down my cheeks. "Are you crying, Emma?" She removes herself, stares me in the eye. "I did it ma." I hug her again. "I'm so proud of you, now let's head inside, Time to fill our bellies!! Mom heads of into the house, leaving me and Lyra. Lyra approaches me smiling. "I haven't seen anypony fly like that except Rainbow Dash. Yeah you weren't going very fast but still." "Thanks, sis." I smile, Petting her head. She giggles a little. "Well I'm gonna go in and help your mom with supper." "Okay. I'll just be sitting out here for a moment." "Okay, hotshot." She chuckles to herself, and trots inside. I turn around, and stare up into the night sky, not a cloud in the air. I see all the stars. and wonder how many there are. I hear that each star is a sun to its own solar system. I smile, just thinking, whatever it was that made this all happen, has made my life so much better. I'm able to do what I've always dreamed of. I can fly. I find myself swishing my tail, eager to get into the air again. But I've had enough for today. I've finally found myself. I like who I am, what I am, and can't wait to see what I'll be in the future. So if this is the real me, then I guess that means I'm a Pegasus that was trapped in the body of a human without knowing it. But I'm out now, and so far this has been the best day of my life. I turn around, and head inside, and I guess I wa out there for longer than I thought because mom had a pot full of spaghetti made. I notice she made it with meatless sauce since me and Lyra are ponies. I actually like saying I'm a pony. It's who I am. Well an Anthro pony. "Hey, Emma, grab yourself some spaghetti." Mom says When she notices me. "She hands me a bowl from the counter, and head into the dinning room with her own bowl of noodles and sauce. I grab the tongs from the pot, grabbing some noodles with it, and placing them in my bowl. I grab a fork from a nearby drawer and head to the table. "What we're you thinking about?" mom asks as I sit in my chair next to Lyra. "I dunno." I shrug. "Just stuff." "What kind of stuff?" Lyra speaks up, probing my side with a hoof. "I'm happy that I have the greatest friend and family anypony could ask for." Mom breaks out in laughter. "What's so funny mom?" "You said anypony again! I don't know why, it's just funny when you say it." "Anypony anypony anypony!" Lyra chirps. "Oh, shut up, or I'll be eating YOU for desert!" Mom threatens, pointing her fork at Lyra. "Try me, mom!" She snaps. "Did you..,just...call me......mom?" "What, did I say mom?" "Yeah, you did, Lyra." I poke her shoulder. "Well...it's just...I kind of think of her as a mom cause...mine wasn't really there for me." She looks down, sadly. Mom gets up, and kneels down by Lyra. "Hey, it's okay if you call me mom, I don't mind. But something I tell Emma is to not dwell on the past or it'll eat you up. I'm sorry she wasn't reall there for you. You're such a nice person I don't know why she wasn't around for you." Mom pulls Lyra into a hug, stroking her mane. "Thanks...mom." Lyra hugs her back. "My kids are ponies, would you look at that." "Funny, mom." Lyra says. "Okay, now, let's finish our supper." Mom gets up and walks back over to her spot and resumes eating. The rest of supper went without saying, and afterward I had to take out the trash. Out at the front curb, I toss the bag into the large trash can. I'm about to walk back inside when a car comes but, and suddenly screeches to a halt. Two teenage boys exit the car, staring at...me. I back up a couple steps. I look closer, and I recognize the one who came out of the passenger side as one of my classmates. And I notice that he's the one who took that video of me. How does he know where I live?! Why is he here? He slowly walks up to me. I forget what his name is. "How did you know I live here?" I ask sternly. "I didn't. Me and my friend were heading to my place, when I saw you. You look...different." "So you saw me, and decided to stop and say hi, I assume? And about the whole looking different thing, is a long story." "Well, when I saw you changing in class, I wanted to know what caused...this." He says gesturing a hand to all of me. "And I saw you, I just had to ask." "Have you heard of the show My Little Pony?" "I was asking what caused this, not the shows you like." he deadpans. "No, I'm not a fan of the show. But I guess everything in it is real, and one of the characters came here from there, and had this potion with her that would change a human into a pony, like me. She was caught by the government, and they decided to test it on a few people, I obviously was one of them, as you can see." "Are you fucking with me?" "No, I'm telling the truth. See for yourself. LYRA CAN YOU OME OUT HERE FOR A MINUTE?!" I yell into the house. "Coming!" I barely hear her say. A few seconds later shes trotting out to me. "Tell these nice boys I'm not lying about what's been happening." I smirk at the boy, who's mouth has dropped to the ground. Or at least it would be. "Okay, this is quite the mind rape, so I'm gonna go now. See you in school tomorrow, Emma." he backs off to the car. "See you then!" I smile, waving at him, After he gets into the car, I see the window roll down. "Nice tits by the way!" He says as his friend gets back in the car and they drive off. "Boys. As long as a chicks got nice tits, like me, and a cute round butt, like me, they'll go for her even if she's an Anthromorphic pony, like me." "Mmmm." Lyra agrees, with a nod of her head. "Now let's get back inside." "Who was that?" mom asks as I enter the house. "Just a guy I go to school with." "What did he want?" "Just wanted an explanation for me being me." "Oh, okay." "He said I have nice tits." "He's attracted to you." Lyra teases. "He's not the only one." I groan, rme Bering that creep from school who seemed desperate to get with me, He's probably a clopper. I know what brony terms are. "Well, it's late and we should be getting to bed." Mom yawned. "I agree. I'm quite tired." Lyra agrees. "Me three." I say with a yawn. Mom gives me and Lyra a hug goodnight as we head upstairs to my room. "So where do I sleep?" Lyra asks. "We have an extra be room, but it gets really hot in there, and having fur won't help, unless you like being hot." I joke about the last part. "I don't." "Then I guess we're gonna have to share my bed then." "That's fine with me." Lyra says with a smile. "Alright then." I shut off my light, and crawl into bed, getting comfortable under the covers. Lyra gets in and cuddles up next to me. "Goodnight big sis." She says softly. "Goodnight Lyra." I can't help but daw in her adorableness. I reach an arm over her, and my other arm under her head. I nuzzle her cheek, being careful not to shock her. This isn't wrong is it? We're not kissing or anything, we have no choice anyway. I fall asleep with a wide grin on my face. Who wouldn't be happy when they have the best family you could ask for? I'm surely very happy. I actually can't wait to go to school tomorrow. I'm sure that I'm going to be successful in life, especially at flying. Who would have thought, turning into an Anthromorphic Pegasus would make me so happy? I didn't think of it. But I know I'm happy as can be.