One thought kept rolling around in my head. One singular thought. It was all I could think about while everything else was going on around me.
WHAT THE HECK IS GOING ON?!?
I wasn’t in any kind of state to do anything further on this though. I was still in the white figure’s arms and the room was quite loud with the chatter of doctors and the figures from earlier. Lacking anything else to do, I decided to have a look around at my new surroundings. The first thought that struck me was that my wish for a world with more colour had finally come true. Even the hospital room I was in had more colour in it than most places I had seen in my previous world.
Hospitals in my old world were very dull looking places; all very clean, sterile, and ironically, lifeless. This one however was much different. While it did have the same colour scheme as the hospitals in the previous world: uniform white with dark blue stripes along the wall; the room had a much more inviting feeling to it. It almost seemed to have a personality to it, more vibrancy with a weird undefinable charm to it that almost made it not like a hospital room at all.
Looking out of the window gave me a similar feeling. I could see rolling green hills dotted with trees. Flowers of bright colours were planted everywhere. Even the sky was a perfect light blue color with a few white fluffy clouds floating through.
I wonder what clouds are really like? I thought. Maybe I can eat one? Would it taste like candy? Or maybe I can jump on one!
I froze, that had been a weird thought coming from me. It sounded like something a toddler would say, which is why I found it very disturbing floating around in my head. Mentally putting that aside for later, I continued to look outside.
All in all, it was a much brighter and more beautiful world than my previous one. A world that almost seemed to encourage exploration and I loved looking at it. Another thing that caught my attention was the sun. Normally, looking at the sun was very bad idea, but something about it interested me. I reached out, wanting to touch it.
“Awwww, how cute!” the dark blue figure said, standing behind me, “Look at him, Celestia. I think the little prince of the sun wants to touch and move the sun!”
Celestia?? I thought That’s an unusual name, but at least I have a name I can work with. But what was that other thing? Move the sun?? How would I do that?? And what do they mean by ‘prince of the sun’??
Celestia chuckled. “I think he’s a little young to be trying that, Luna. However, if my little Mythic Light wants to learn when he’s older, I can’t think of a reason why he shouldn’t.”
There’s that name again. Mythic Light? Does everybody in the world have a pretentious name? Where am I? WHAT IS GOING ON???
I needed some time to think, some time away from all the attention. Then, as though responding to my thoughts, I let out a loud yawn.
“Aww, I think my little one needs some rest,” said Celestia, before giving a yawn herself.
“You both need rest, sister,” Luna replied, “It’s been a tiring day for both of you.You two rest and we will see that you are not disturbed.”
With that, everyone left the room except for Celestia and myself. I couldn’t help but notice that as the doctors left the room, they all bowed with mutterings of “Your Majesty”.
Wait, Celestia is Royalty? I thought. So that makes me a prince! That’s cool! I always wanted to be royalty!!
I noticed a changing of movement as one of the nurses stayed behind to help Celestia move me into a crib set up at the end of Celestia’s hospital bed. She quickly tucked me in, bowed, and left the room. I felt something warm and soft, I assumed it was Celestia’s hand, gently rub my back.
“Sweet dreams, my little Mythic Light,” said Celestia, before gently kissing me and lying back on her own bed and quickly falling to sleep.
Once I was sure everything was quiet, I opened my eyes, which I had shut after the nurse had tucked me in, and began to think.
OK I thought I am not going to panic. I am going to take stock of what happened, but most importantly, I am going to stay calm. I died. Oh well. Could have happened to anyone. Everyone, in fact. Now I have been completely reborn, thanks to that deity lady, so it’s not like I can complain now. I’m in a hospital, that’s where babies are born. It makes sense. I have white skin, that makes sense. The lady who was holding me was white. It seems that I have kept my ginger hair from the previous world. That’s cool.
I looked up at my hair and saw that there was something different about it.
I now also have blonde hair? A little odd, but hey, it’s a nice touch. I don’t know what my eye colour is yet. I haven’t seen a mirror, but that can wait.
I felt movement near my butt, so I turned my head and saw...
I also have a tail now. I thought, before freezing and turning again, more slowly this time. I also have a tail..... Ok! Now that’s odd. But hey, maybe it’s a costume that they put me in during that bit on table when I couldn’t see. Feels real though. Kinda like these wings.... on.... my..... back.
I tried to reach out for the wings, hoping it would prove my theory that this was a costume until I stopped and looked at my hand.
Why do I not have fingers!!! I thought, looking again at my hand. My hand... No it’s not a hand! It’s a hoof!
My eyes widened. I started swaying around trying to keep myself calm and, in my swaying, I slammed my head into the side of the cot.
Owowowowow! I thought searching with my hooves to find the bump, then as my hooves crossed my head forehead I felt something. Man I must have hit my head harder than I thought. This lump is huge! Wait a sec... It doesn’t feel like a bump. Its too pointed. Almost like a horn... AHHHH!
My thoughts escaped through my mouth as I screamed. The foal side of me took over and I started crying again. I felt myself being lifted and found myself back in Celestia’s arms
“It’s ok sweetie,” Celstia said, gently rocking me in her arms, “It was just a bad dream. Mummy’s here now.”
I started to calm down, thanks to her gentle rocking. She then started nuzzling me, which made me giggle and nuzzle her back. Looking at Celestia, my new mother, everything I had heard or seen since waking up lined up in my head and my body inspection had knocked them over like a set of dominoes. I wasn’t human anymore. I was a pony. The deity had said that a change was need, but I didn’t expect to change species. Then again, I was the one who dreamed of a new world with a sense of purpose, so, once again, I had no right to complain.
Suddenly, a nurse burst into the room with a worried expression.
“Forgive me, your majesty, but I heard screaming. Are you and your foal ok?”
“It’s ok,” said Celestia soothingly, “My foal just had a little nightmare. Both Mythic Light and myself are fine.”
Then there was a rumbling sound. Both Celestia and the nurse looked at me and I looked away, embarrassed. Celestia chuckled.
“It seems that my little one is hungry. I will have to fix that.”
The nurse nodded. “Very well. I will give you your privacy. If your majesty should need anything, please call for us.”
As she left the room, Celestia put me down beside her on the soft bed. Lifting her rear leg, she revealed two teats. My eyes widened in surprise, to which Celestia giggled.
“Come on, sweetie. Let’s get you feed,” she said, her horn glowing with a golden light. I was wondering what she was getting at until I saw that same golden aura around me. As it lifted me towards her, I gasped in surprise at exactly the wrong moment as her nipple entered my mouth. I tried to get my mouth off, but then I felt a squirt of liquid enter my mouth.
And you know what else...It was probably the sweetest thing I have ever tasted in my life! (Well, second life, but you know what I mean.) It tasted like ice cream, strawberries, and white chocolate all mixed together. After that initial taste, I continued to nurse from Celestia until I was full.
Upon finishing, Celestia picked me up and gently tapped my back with her hoof. After three or four good pats, I let a small burp.
“There now Mythic, feeling better now?” she asked in a motherly tone, gently nuzzling me and causing me to giggle again.
I smiled back at her because it was true. I was feeling better. Even with my initial confusion on my new life, this new world had already made me happy and being near my new mother felt really good. It was clear that she loved me and wanted to protect me, so I decided that I would not struggle against her. I was still confused about how she did that levitating trick earlier, because magic in my old world could only be performed by actors.
I guess magic is real in this new world, I thought. I wonder if I am able to do it to?
Just then I felt something itch at my nose and I let loose a large sneeze. A burst of golden energy came out of my horn, bouncing across the room for a while until my mother brought in under control.
“Wow!” she said in a hushed tone, “You have very strong magic, little one.”
THAT WAS ME!?! I thought, suddenly getting panicked again. However, my body, deciding that it has had enough excitement for one day, let out a loud yawn.
“Awwww!” Celestia cooed, “I’m guessing that we are both still in need of rest. Let’s get you back in your crib.”
With that, she lit up her horn again and levitated me back into the crib. After tucking me in, she then leaned over and kissed my forehead.
“Sweet dreams, my little Mythic Light,” she whispered, gently caressing my face. I fell asleep under her gaze, safe in the knowledge that she would be there to protect me.
As I drifted to the realm of the unconscious, I caught a glimpse of the Deity watching me.
“As one life dies, a new one is born,” she said cryptically, “Welcome to our world, little prince.”