//------------------------------// // Chapter 1 - Today I Learn About Wings // Story: Void Hopper // by hollowsbest //------------------------------// After deciding there was no use standing around and waiting to be found, I stood up; albeit unsteadily. My sense of balance felt off and I fell backwards, thumping into the ground. I immediately sat up again as I fell on something the caused immense pain, I turned around to try and spot what I fell on; but here were no sharp rocks or branches that could've hurt me. I slowly stood up again, I adjusted my sense of balance and tried to work out what had made me fall over. Something ruffled behind me and I felt some odd sensations, I turned my head and stared as I looked at the large purple wings on my back. "Well, at least I know what I felt when I fell backwards." I said nervously, reaching up a hand to touch the feathers. A shiver went up my spine as I did so, I stroked where I thought the muscles could be and gently pulled out my right wing. I felt it being pulled out and let go, I gently unfolded it without the use of my hand and stretched my right wing as far as it could go. It was about one and a half meters long. I pulled out my left wing and did the same as I did for my right, I stretched it out and it was the same length. I deducted that my wingspan was three meters long, perhaps larger. After stretching my new-found limbs I folded them neatly and walked over to the path, I glanced up and down it; one way there seemed to be a large red building one way and just more fields the other. Don't take this the wrong way, I was majorly freaking out; but I needed to be calm and collected the find my way to civilization and safety before I could started my freak out session. I wasn't one to freak out, I was normally the calm and collected kid; time to live up to that reputation. I turned and started walking towards the building, as I approached; I realised it was a barn, trees started closing in as I walked. I eventually lost sight of the barn, the trees blocked the view. Eventually I left what I assumed was an orchard and made my way toward the barn, I heard some voices as I made my way over; I froze, wondering if meeting the people I heard was a good idea. It was too late now, I took a deep breath and walked forward; no time like the present! Two horses walked my way, one was orange and the other was a blue pegasus. "Wha-what the hell! This is definitely not Earth, not with talking horses and what looks to be a pegasus. JUST WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON?!" I yelled in my head, my wings twitching in anxiety. "I said I was sorry Applejack! I'll make sure to sleep in the already bucked trees, alright!" "Ah, think it'd be best it ya didn't sleep in my apple trees at all Rainbow; that way we can both avoid this here argument in the future." The one identified as Rainbow noticed me and alerted the orange one- Applejack, to my presence. She then looked like she was getting ready to attack me, her wings flared out and she pawed at the ground. I started to back away away slowly. "What the hay is that?!" Applejack exclaimed. "Excuse you! Just because I'm different to you does not deserve an exclamation of rudeness such as that!" I replied tersely, my hot headedness bubbling to the top. "You can talk?" Rainbow asked, her wings drooping slightly and her posture changing. "Yes I can talk." I replied, a glare came her way. "Uh, sorry for that. If ya don't mind me askin', what are you?" Applejack asked. "I- I- think I'm human," I replied. "What sort of pony doesn't know their own species?" Rainbow replied. "For your information, I'm not a pony. And I don't know because I just woke up like this!" "You woke up as a hairless ape thing?" "No! I woke up with wings! And this isn't even my home, seeing as I'm talking to a talking pegasus and horse." "Have you tested them out?!" Rainbow asked excitedly. "We're ponies, not horses. Horses live in Saddle Arabia." "Uh, what?" "Have you flown with your wings yet!" "No I-" "Go on then!" "What." "You heard me, go on, fly!" "I've never had wings before in my life, how am I supposed to fly?" I deadpanned, I crossed my arms in annoyance. You meet a candy coloured hors- pony pegasus and then they started bossing you around; great start in Horseland. "You flap your wings, duh!" I facepalmed, that comment didn't even deserve an answer.