I have come a long way. Much of my life’s path has been very dark, with nary even a firefly to light my way. I’ve been beaten, bruised and battered. I’ve been made to feel worthless by many, told I would never be: Never a father, officer or upstanding citizen. I had become self-destructive, and turned my back on all that was good, becoming a reclusive hermit, shutting myself inside my own head.
I was pushed to a breaking point, and ultimately, through a power I now know as lucid dreaming, came to foresee an evil that threatened to consume me, unless I took action. I left an abusive stepfather in a single night, leaving nothing behind. He chased me to where I am now, along with the beast I had seen before.
However, there has been a light to help guide me: A certain group of people, many lost and broken like myself. We all found joy in a certain place where the power of bonds stronger than steel reign supreme.
These people not only lifted me up, but ultimately led me to a power to combat the aforementioned evil. I am here to tell of both sides, and how I believe this power has chosen me as its vessel.
NOTE: The events of this story are completely written from experiences I have had involving "lucid dreaming". They were hyper-realistic, with my senses amplified beyond a primal state.
A warning: I am expecting controversy, and I FULLY expect it to be a CIVIL DISCUSSION, regardless of conflicting beliefs.
Understand that respectfully, I will not be shaken from what I believe happened to me. However, I will respect your opinions so long as they are not vulgar or harassing.
Also, the cover image is not of my ownership; I found it on Facebook. If I find out where it came from (odds are DA) I will give credit. Also, thanks to Indiron for his version of Human Fluttershy, whose image is now burned into my mind thanks to this little roller coaster ride.
If you go to Google Image Search, there is a little camera icon in the search blank. Click on that, and you can do a reverse image search on your cover image. It should come up with the DA. Then just grab a link to the correct DA page and put it into the Source blank on your Edit Story page.
3777410 Much appreciated. I do hope you enjoy my story.
3951439 I am glad you enjoyed it!
That was a very inspirational story! It kinda sounds like a premise for a good movie! I loved the peacewalkers and Fluttershy scenes especially.
I never realized just how much Fluttershy could change someone so much. Very inspirational.
Speaking of lucid dreaming, I've gotten much better at it now, and I have a feeling I'm much closer to actually meeting Fluttershy as well.
I see this story as more of an experience than a fanfiction, you know? Though it certainly is heartwarming.
Keep on writing, my friend!~ You're excellent at it!
4191783 Well, that's basically what it is.
Where's that link you were talking about?
4819198 What link now? o.O
Just.....Wow. This is an amazing story, and it's quite interesting how I've noticed similar stories from other Bronies how MLP:FiM completely changed their life like this; this show has even changed my life similarly..... I found MLP when I was at the darkest point in my life, and it somehow lifted me up, and inspired me in ways I'd never been.......It's probably about as long a story as you've got here, and I probably will, now, write it down somewhere later, and post it as you have :)
So much positive energy just radiates from MLP:FIM......