I sat on my couch, working on the Princess Luna cosplay a customer had asked me to do. Sewing the dress had taken me hours upon hours, but I had finally completed it. The dress was slim, sexy, and dark, just like her. It was all blue, black on the bottom. I was now working on the crown, sewing in the black fabric. I sewed in the last touches, the small crown now having a fabric cover.
"Pinkie, she's not Nightmare Moon. And she's definitely not going to gobble you up!"
I looked up from my sewing machine, seeing Twilight covering Pinkie's mouth on the TV screen. It was one of my favorite episodes of My Little Pony, Luna Eclipsed. I liked this scene the most because of how Pinkie Pie was dressed. She was a chicken! Shouldn't Scootaloo be in that?
I put the crown by the dress, and grabbed the pendant. I still had to iron on the crescent moon. I picked up the shape, and ironed it on to the pendant. I put it with the other parts of the costumes, and sat back in my chair, putting my feet up on the coffee table. I picked up my TV remote, and turned up the volume.
"Oh, it is the ringleader of the frightened children."
I laughed. Princess Luna, in my opinion, was hilarious in this episode. I wish she got more episodes.
For the rest of the day, I re-watched my favorite episodes, relaxing for all the time I had until my next costume request.
****
I was getting ready for bed, brushing my long black hair. I set my brush down, looking into the mirror, my hazel eyes staring back at me. Was this really all I was going to do? Wake up, see if I have any costumes to make, do something with it, and go to bed? I love my job, but I want something more in my life. I just didn't know what it was.
I got into my bed, pulling the blankets to my chin. I lay awake, staring at the white ceiling of my New York apartment, thinking of what I'm missing in my life. After a while, I slowly drifted off to sleep....
****
I woke up, my head feeling groggy. For some reason, I had a dream where I was taken into the galaxy, flying at the speed of light. I kept going until I was in Equestria! Why would I have that dream? Looking around, I saw my room looked different. The room was made out of crystals, It looking like a cheap toy made out of acrylic. Like Twilight's castle... I thought for a moment. I must have been dreaming. Or hallucinating. Right?
I reached to touch my head, only to feel soft fur on my forehead instead of skin. Was I wearing gloves? I put my hand down, only to see a purple hoof.
"OH MY GOD!" I screamed. I shook my hoof, trying to get it off, but it didn't work. I [tried] to run to where the mirror was, and saw something extraordinary. I was a pony. I was Twilight Sparkle. The horn, the wings, the cutie mark. I was my favorite pony.
"Twilight?!?" Someone screamed. It was high-pitched, almost like a girl's. But it had a male sound to it.
A small claw opened the door, to reveal a small purple dragon with a green belly. Spike.
"Twilight, I heard you scream. Are you alright? I know you're not yourself since you got up at 12:00, but-"
"It's 12:00!!" I yelled. I started running around the room, falling so much I got a bruise on my cheek. I usually sleep in, since I work at home, but I usually got up at 10:00. But 12:00? This was unheard of! Spike put a claw on my hoof, telling me to stop running. He smiled up at me, giving a tug at my heart. Rarity was right, he was adorable.
"You'll have plenty of time to get ready. Don't worry, he won't be coming over until 4:00!" He pulled away, looking at me. A look was on his face, as if he was confused.
"Are you okay?" He asked.
I swallowed, gathering up a smile. Whatever was happening, I was going to figure it out. I'll do it calmly, like how Twilight did in Equestria Girls."I lost my train of thought, Spike. Who is it that I'm meeting with?"
He laughed, throwing his head back. "Rarity was right, you are nervous! It's Flash Sentry, that guy you won't admit you have a crush on! You finally had the guts to ask him to a date!" He started laughing again. "I remember you pulling out books on how to ask a stallion out. Ha! I think I got a picture of that!"
I breathed in, trying not to scream. Flash Sentry? The guy every MLP fan hates, including me. If I had to go on a date with him, I would probably barf. I breathed out, stifling a laugh. "Oh, Spike, you've been mentioning Rarity a lot. Would you like me to call her over?"
A shocked look crossed his face, along with a blush as red as a cherry. It looked like it spread to his neck!
"Twilight, she's in the main room!" He whispered. The bedroom must've been close to the room with the thrones.
I thought for a moment. Why would Rarity be here? "Why?" I asked.
A frown appeared on his face. "Twilight, you can stop acting like you don't know about anything. I mean, I know you like him a lot, and you hate admitting your feelings, but it's getting old!" He tilted his head, telling me to follow him. While walking in a wide hallway, he continued.
"She's here to help you get ready! She offered, and you accepted, remember? We were at the Hayburger, I think. She said she would help you with everything from your mane to your manners."
Before I could respond, we were in what I called the throne room. You know, the room with the map-table thing? All of the chairs were empty except for Rarity's. She looked the same as in the show, except she had a saddle bag attached to her. She turned, and beamed her iconic smile. "Twilight!"
She ran over and hugged me. "So, are you nervous?" She asked. She guided me over to the thrones, me sitting on mine and she was sitting on hers. I looked up to see the roots of the Golden Oak Library, with the gem memories hanging from it. I smiled. This was the only part of the castle I liked!
Rarity pulled out 3 forks, one longer than the rest. She set them down on the table map, and asked me, "Which one is a salad fork?"
I sighed. This was going to be a long 4 hours.
****
I stood by the entrance of the castle with Rarity and Spike, waiting for Flash to arrive. I sighed. Why was I going through with this? I don't want to date a pony like all those weird fanfictions! I know technically I was now a pony, but I was born a human, so I think like a human. This was so wrong!
Rarity used her magic to levitate the silk yellow necklace with a magenta jewel in the center. I believe it's the one Twilight wore to the coronation. She put it on my neck, making it straight.
"There she said. looking me up and down. "Flash Sentry is going to pass out when he sees you!"
I forced a smile, making sure they don't know I'm barfing inside. We waited a while, me watching the clock while thinking. What was I going to do? I don't know what I'm going to do to get back home in New York. I thought about telling someone, like Flash. It may get me out of here. The clock hit 4:02, him being 2 minutes late. I understood, of course, but Rarity looked like she may scream.
The doorbell rang. Nervousness overwhelmed me. He was here! Rarity and Spike smiled, exchanging looks. Spike opened the door, revealing everyone's favorite stallion.
He looked like he usually did, put he didn't have on the guard armor. He looked nervous, resembling my face.
"Hi." I said. stepping out of the castle.
He gulped. "Hi."
Rarity saw how nervous we were, so she said, "Well, you two have fun!" and closed the door. Wow.
Silence crept over us while we were walking to..... somewhere. I decided to break the silence.
"Where are we going?" I asked.
He stopped, looking at me. "I thought you would know." He said.
I was looking at him. too. How does he not know where we're going?
"Ummmmm," I said, thinking. I had to decide, so I did the only thing I could think of. "Let's go to Canterlot."
He smiled, probably liking the idea. "To the train station!"
****
I finally managed to find the train station, telling Flash that I had it moved [I can't believe he believed me]. On the train, the ponies around us kept looking at us, whispering, "Is that Princess Twilight Sparkle?" or "Who is that stallion next to her?" I tried my best to ignore the eyes on us, but it was kind of hard. I looked over at Flash, seeing he had the same problem. I whispered to him, "This follows me all day."
I wanted to get into character.
He smiled, nodding.
We got off the train, watching it head to God [Celestia] knows where.
"So." Flash spoke. "Where are you taking me?"
"It's a surprise!" I walked around, trying to find the castle. I really wanted to see the Archives, to find something that could help me. I may even tell him, if I decide.
I found it, the guards letting me in without flinching. I wanted to make sure to not run into Celestia or Luna, or something bad may happen. Of all ponies, Celestia would be able to figure me out.
"Okay," I whispered. "I don't want to run into the princesses. Can you help me make sure we don't?"
A confused look appeared on his face, but he agreed. It took me a while to find the Archives, but we managed to get inside without running into the princesses.
Flash decided to ask, "The Archives? Why here?"
I thought for a moment. This may be the only time to tell someone. I decided I was. "I need to tell you something."
His eyebrows raised, curious. I breathe in, butterflies in my stomach. "I-I... I'm not Twilight Sparkle."
He looked even more confused. "What do you mean?"
"I'm a....... human. I just woke up here, and-"
He put a hoof on my mouth, smiling. "Thank God!" He said, the hoof still on my mouth.
I lowered his hoof, allowing me to say, "What do you mean?"
"I'm a human, also."