The Conversion Bureau: The Land Downunder
By Da Bunnana King
Chapter Fifteen: Dreaming
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Darkness. It was pure black darkness that engulfed me. It gave me the feeling of floating in and endless abyss. Floating in the blackness with no form, I felt like I was just a tiny speck of dust in the endless plane.
I felt scared, alone, and sad. Was this some kind of hell or was I trapped in purgatory for the rest of eternity?
“Well at least I have you, Rose.” I said laughing, waiting for a witty response from her. “Rose, are you there?”
Nothing, just the cold abyss and me. So I was alone, forever, nothing to look at, no one to talk to, nothing but the endless black that I couldn’t move in.
“Great, now I can descend more into my insanity.”
I saw a faint light in the distance; it was like a little beacon of hope in the endless abyss of black. I began to move towards it, and a green field began to form around me and a large endless blue sky above me with large white fluffy clouds. I felt like all my troubles had melted away and I was free again. No longer felt burdened by the men who hunted me like a caged rat or the knowledge that I could die any minute. Was this the afterlife or was this the dream that they spoke of that all newfoal’s had.
I began to gallop on the grassy field, but I didn’t notice that I was being joined by a herd of earth ponies. They were all different shapes and colors but we all ran as one. I could feel the wind rushing past my ears and running through my mane, I felt welcomed. I felt like the herd had welcomed me as one of their own and not as a stranger, but something else in my eye caught my attention.
It was like a crystal snake made out of purple. I flew through the air slowly, inciting me closer to it. It ducked and weaved through the air, like it was a puppet being controlled by a puppet master. I followed it closer into a small cave within an ever expanding mountain.
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The cave was pitch black, no natural light entered it. The only light that guided my path came from the crystal snake that led me through the darkness. The walls of the cave were solid grey but small mineral and stalactites dotted the path.
‘Where are you leading me?’ I wondered, as curiosity had drawn me here away from the rest of the herd.
I followed it deep into the mountains and the cave around me began to change, as more different crystals formed and the path began to open up. I lost sight of the serpent because of the size of the cave and how enormous it was.
The cave was enormous in size and had an endless pit in the middle, it also had strange carvings in the wall that gave a slight glow of purple, in contrast to the dark grey of the sides of the cave. I could almost feel the magic emanating from them, but it was not like the magic I had encountered in back on Earth. This magic felt warm and inviting, it almost feels like it could be controlled. The carvings almost called out to me wanting the ancient carvings to be used again.
One carving caught my attention, it felt like I had lost all control of mind and the carving had taken full control over me. I didn’t fight it though because I wanted to know what secrets it held.
I stood infront of it, watching it glow. I reached out my hoof to touch it. I could feel the magic pulsing through me, it was warm, inviting, but it felt raw and unrefined. I put my hoof on it and I could feel its full power enter me, but I was blinded by a great white light.
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My eyes readjusted themselves after being blinded by the light. I wasn’t standing in the dark cave anymore but, in a large renaissance styled courtroom with massive marble columns supporting the extremely high roof.
I looked around the room, it had stained glass windows depicting a fight between six mares to take down an demonic looking pony, and the next one was the same six mares taking down what looked like to be a smorgasbord of creatures shoved together as one.
I continued to stare at them wondering if Equestria was still a peaceful nation, or if the media had lied to us and that Equestria was just like Earth but only replacing the human and guns with ponies and magic.
“Do not fear my little pony. Equestria is a still and always shall be a peaceful nation.” said a regal voice from behind me.
“What, who's that?” I questioned the voice. I turned around to see her, the ruler of Equestria standing in front of. Her mane had four colors that glistened in the sun and moved in an invisible breeze that seems like she created around her. She had the purest white of coats and gold jewelry that seemed ancient but were as shiny as the day that they were made.
“I am Prin-”
“Princess Celestia, the ruler of Equestria.” Said another voice that was all too familiar to me. In through a large pair of oak doors was a unicorn mare with an mute electric blue mane and rose colored tips, but her coat was a very pale navy blue which contrasted her crimson eyes.
“This is new,” the Princess said.
“I’m with you there princess.” I said, in shock that I was actually meeting the current ruler of Equestria, but also the voice in my head.
“Sorry for interrupting your majesty but I am Rose and that there is Alex.” she said, pointing a hoof at me.
“...” I responded, “Oh sorry but this is far too confusing, I mean how is Rose here?”
“Well it seems you two are linked. Like as you humans would say, Yin and Yang.”
“I find that hard to believe princess. I think Rose is the part of me that is common sense or at least a stabilizing factor in my insanity.” I stated,
“I see then, but there is still another problem... both of you can’t be converted, sadly on of you must stay behind.”
“So does that mean we fight to the death or do we see who has the most luck and play Russian Roulette?” I jokingly asked only to be met with cold stare from them both, “Well it was a suggestion.”
“Princess I think I should stay back otherwise it would be extremely awkward for a stallion painting their hooves pink.”
“Are you sure my little pony?”
“I am very sure princess.” she replied as a tiny tear began to form in her eye.
“Princess, couldn’t Rose just hop back into my head... I don’t mind having her in my head... infact I think we make a really good team.” I begged the princess,
“I’m sorry but if there was any other way I would tell you, but sadly there is no other way.” she responded,
“God-mother fucking dammit.” I swore and as I stomped my hoof against the ground, “There has to be another way! You can’t just let her die!”
“Well she could become the next generation of ponies but there is a very low chance that you will ever meet her let alone her remember you.”
“Can you really do that princess?” Rose asked,
“I can my little pony, now please go into the light.” She said, as the large oak doors flung open with a blinding white light emanating from it.
“I guess I’ll see you around, Rose.” I said as I could feel a tear beginning to form.
“I’ll miss you Alex, and maybe one day we will meet.” She said as she stood right outside the door.
“I’ll miss ya too Rose.” I said as I fought back the tears.
“Good luck my little pony, for your new life waits on the other side.” Celestia said as Rose wandered into the light slowly disappearing within its glow.
I couldn’t control myself anymore, I burst into tears and collapsed to the ground crying like a little foal.
But I stopped as a felt a warm presents around my new long neck, it felt warm and pleasant... like one of mum’s hugs.
“Don’t cry my little pony, she is in safe hooves now with a new family.” Celestia said as she hugged me, “You have had a rough year, I think it’s time if you got on with a better life.”
“Yeah... thats one way to put it.” I said as I wiped the tears from my face uncoordinatedly with my hoof.
“Goodbye my little pony, I wish you good luck in your new life.” she said as I could feel cold air rushing around me and into my lungs.
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Authors Notes: Sadly Alex didn’t wake up because he was turned into a pony burger by the HLF and Midnight Shadow for having no understanding of grammar, unlike these people who helped me and they are Wasteland Gunner and Midnight Shadow.