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// Part 1: Chapter 1 
// Story: The Conversion Bureau - The Last Human 
// by Maxis122 
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~The Conversion Bureau - The Last Human Chapter 1~
~By Maxis122~

The rifle recoiled and pushed me a few centimeters back as the bullet flew down the street. I took my eye away from the scope and looked to see where it landed. I was still aiming a bit too low so the bullet wasn’t going where I wanted it to go.

So after pulling back the lever I aimed again, this time I pointed it a little bit more in the upwards direction. After seeing that everything was in line I pulled the trigger and the gun recoiled while throwing the bullet down the street.

This time it hit where I wanted it to and a feeling of appreciation consumed me as I had done it once again. I then put the rifle to one side and stood up from my laying down position. After brushing myself down I looked around the city from where I was standing.

Everything was still, there was now silence. So far there had been no pegasi scouting, but after firing a couple of fifty caliber rounds they might come and search for me. Thing is though I have no idea what they would do if they were to find me.

They might tackle me to the ground and then drag me away to one of the last Conversion Bureau's. Or maybe they would just look at me then fly away. Either way there is little possibility that any of them would want to talk to me. Not after what that big figure Twilight Sparkle said about left over humans.

So then I picked up my rifle and began to walk down the street. A few birds would rustle the trees and make the bushes move but I have gotten used to it all now. The only things that make me run and hide are the pegasi. Because of the great thing ,fear of the unknown.

Soon I came to a vending machine that I had dragged out of one of the office buildings and I pressed a few buttons on it so it would dispense some of the food that it had. After collecting these things I continued to walk down the street and look around the overgrown buildings.

In my hands was the M16 rifle that I have had since this all began. I have never needed to use it and I hope it won’t come to me using it one something. But if they try to take my freedom then I will have no other choice.

Freedom is another thing I have here, the streets that I walk down used to have cars and busses traveling at no more than ten miles and hour at a time. Everything was so slow here, but now its just me walking down these roads.

If I were here a few years ago then this street would still have many people living in it. I wouldn’t be able to walk down the middle of the road because i would get hit by a car, or a bicycle. But the point still stands that this place is nothing but a ghost town now, and I don’t see any ghosts.

I still wonder what life has got in store for me, if it wants me to do something great or if it wants me to give it all up. I suppose the easy way of getting out of all of this is just to stand in the middle of a part and fire a couple of rounds in the air. Then they would come for me, after that I have no idea.

I was almost home now, there was only another few hundred meters to go. But I had this feeling that someone, or something was following me. I stopped and listened for a few seconds to see if I could hear anything out of the normal. But there was silence, nothing was to be heard.

So I continued to walk and then I got that feeling again, so I turned around and looked at the two giant buildings to my left and right. It just felt like there was something looking over me and watching my every move, just waiting for the right moment to strike when I am off guard.

I turned back to the direction that I was walking and I continued. Then I heard a brick smash on the ground. I shot round and brought my gun up to  my eye. I began to scan the building that the brick had come from for something, anything. Now this was just getting uncomfortable beyond belief.

The human part of me was just telling me to run, run back home because home is safe. I began to move back and then after I was ready I broke into a sprint. Now everything had sped up as I ran down the city streets and every now and again I looked back to see what was there.

Still there was nothing there but my fear of the unknown kept me running because I thought there was something there. There might not be anything there at all, but I am a human - and thats how I react.

My home was coming in sight, it was a underground bunker of some kind with only one way in and out. This was just what I needed as I don't like having to check both doors when running from something. I was just meters away from safety and then I tripped.

The thing I wished that wouldn’t happen when being chased is to trip over. Now I was completely exposed and anything could just pin me down and knock me out. I quickly got onto my back and saw something that I didn’t expect to see.

A dragon had somehow come all the way to London and now I was right in the way of its destruction run. I was frozen in place and I couldn’t move. The mass fear of this gigantic beast was keeping me from running. Then the adrenaline kicked in and I ran over to the side of the street.

For now I had some protection but if the dragon found me then it would be all over. The dragon scanned the buildings and was looking for me. I kept still, looking at it with plenty of camouflage to protect me.

It then turned around and looked the other way thinking that I had outsmarted it. Then a trash can fell over and the dragon suddenly lashed out at it. This gave me an idea, so I got out my sling shot and picked up a pebble. Then I aimed it down one of the streets and let go. The pebble hit a window and made it smash.

The dragon the turned down that street and walked down it, then it breathed fire into that building. Damn, it was now time to move or next time I would be the target. So I sprinted towards my home and ran down the stairs. Then I opened the bolt locked door and got inside. After that I closed the door and locked it with its massive bolt lock.

Safe at last, I turned around and slid down the door until I was sitting on the ground. I made it, I could finally breath. The next one of my minutes was spent just sitting there and regaining my breath. Within that minute my pulse dropped back to normal and I relaxed.

I stood up and flipped the light switch, I still had some power due to the solar cells outside. But apart from that there was no other power sources around that were still making power. The room that I had been living in was simple. There was a single bed to the right and a desk with my laptop on it.

Through the time that I have been alone I needed some way to let out my words and express myself. So I made video logs to talk about what I had done each day, in hope that maybe other humans might come one day and see what I have worked on.

So it came to the time where I had to make today's log. I turned on the laptop and sat back in the seat, there was no real prep that I needed to do for these things so I just waited for the laptop to fully start. Then I pressed the record button and began.


[/Video Log Begin]
[Date: Unknown]
[Known Human Population: 1]


Hello, it’s me again. It’s been awhile since I did a log but I have been busy. Really busy... Anyway I have still not had any contact with the Equestrians since the last encounter and I think its better to keep it that way.

If I were to get spotted then... what would happen. Even today I have to ask this question to myself, what would they do if they knew of my existence. Would they try and convert me?

No, I should avoid talking about speculation. Apart from that there has been some development in the spread of Equestrian wildlife. Today I encountered a dragon, the problem is that I would have expected the dragons to be in Romania.

The ponies put them there after the mass conversion because it was the best place for them. The question is - why is a dragon in this environment. Furthermore how did it get here? If I find out what caused this dragon to be here then I will say. 

Apart from that there is nothing much to say than my normal goodbye.

This is Max - I am the last human.

I am still alive.


[/End Video Log]
[Data Saved]


I then turned the laptop off and turned my chair around so I could see the entire room. The dragon was still searching outside as I could hear it breathe fire and tear building parts down. There was only one thing that I could do now, and that was to wait for all of this to blow over.

So I grabbed my IPod and set it on the track Gortoz A Ran. Then I lied back on my bed and listened to the music as it cured me of my fear. My eyes dropped as I fell into a silent sleep, wishing that all of this would go back to normal. But inside I knew that this would never end.