• Published 1st Jun 2015
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Four Hooves - destinedjagold



A human was transported to Equestria and transformed into a pony. Unfortunately, he needs to get back home, and Equestria doesn't look the same as in the show.

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I have so many questions right now.

First, why is Twilight still alive?

Don't get the wrong idea. I'm glad she's alive and well, but did Reykan lie to us when he told us that she was dead? If so, then why? Or did he think Twilight died during the chaos with the unicorns?

Second, how did I not die when that dragon's large jaw was about to eat me? Was it not able to chomp me into pieces? And did Xana and the others find and carry me all the way from there to here?

Third, why is Sienna still here? She would have already fled during the chaos back at Twilight's tree if she really didn't want anything to do with us anymore.

And while I'm sure there are still quite a lot of small questions floating in my head, I'm not bothering with those and the big three at the moment.

Because hooooooooly shiet!

There are stars everywhere! And galaxies! And space dust! And other cosmic stuff!

Okay, okay... Deep breaths. Calm down.

Inhale...

Exhale...

Phew...

Okay...

To put it simply, we are standing on sturdy pieces of floating ... stuff. They're semi-transparent bluish steps, arranged in a stair-like fashion leading up, up, waaaay up to the cosmos. No railings either. What is weird is that there is still gravity of some sort that is preventing any of us from floating into space. What is weirder is we can still breathe.

An illusion spell, as Twilight said earlier today, but holy shiet, this is amazing!

I look back and—oh wow! Is that what a comet looks like up close? Why is it moving so slow though?

“Stop pushing me!”

I blink and return my attention to the large group of weirdos a few steps ahead of me.

Seri is crying and has put Twilight into a death-hug.

Reykan is sitting beside me and licking a paw.

Moon Gaze and Xana are looking gleefully at the larger panther, who is shakily crouching against the step he's on, glaring at Sienna who's pushing him over the edge.

“I'll kill you!” the large panther threatens with a roar and a whimper.

“Ha!” Sienna laughs. “You can't even stand right now!”

As the scene continues, I look at the smaller panther beside me.

Reykan notices and shrugs. “Syroc's afraid of heights.”

I blink. “...But aren't you guys usually being lazy on a tree?”

“Very, very high heights.”

“...But they should have crossed that rope bridge to get here.”

“Very very very very very very very very—”

I roll my eyes. “Alright, I get it.” I look at the scene in front of me. “He must hate mountains then.”

“There are no mountains close by, except for that unicorn place,” Reykan replies.

I blink at him. “Then how—?”

Twilight gasps for breath, finally free of the feathery hug. She coughs. “R-remind me not to tell you when I die.”

Seri suddenly grabs the mare's face and pulls it towards hers, bumping their foreheads into each other. Tearful glare on nervous stare. “Why?” Seri asks quietly yet angrily. “Why did Reykan said you were dead?”

Twilight squirms. “I'll ... explain.”

“Yes, please,” Moon Gaze squeaks from Xana's head as Seri let's go of Twilight.

I nod my head in time for Twilight to look at us.

“Before that, love,” Xana says, holding a hand up. She looks around, blinking at the many stars. “Where in Equestria are we?”

“They look pretty,” Seri chirps, smiling.

Twilight takes a breath and sighs. “We're ... in a pocket dimension.”

“A pocket what now?” Moon Gaze asks.

Reykan pokes my hoof. “What's a paket? And dim...” he trails off.

Twilight shakes her head. “Think of it like a pasture, except it's very, very hidden.”

Blinking eyes.

Nodding heads, except for Rey's, who tilts his head slightly.

“...I don't get it,” the cub says.

The mare shakes her head. And then the mare frowns. “And as to why I told Reykan to tell you I was dead...” She looks at me. “It's because of Jay.”

I blink, most eyes now on me. “Wait, what?” My ears droop. “What did I do?”

Twilight shakes her head. “It's not about what you did.” She sighs as she turns around. “I'll explain as we move onward.” She starts walking ‘up’ the cosmic stairs, Seri following close behind.

“I-I'm not going anywhere!” Syroc cries, shaking.

Sienna rolls her eyes and starts walking up.

“What did you do?” Moon Gaze asks me as Xana leans down.

“Gah—!” the large panther gasps in surprise as the kangaroo grabs him and lifts his flailing form up.

“I don't ... I didn't?” I stutter. Like what the heck, Twilight?

The rat shakes his head.

“I swear I'll throw you if you scratch me, love,” the kangaroo says, glaring at the panther.

Syroc whimpers as he goes limp, allowing the kangaroo to carry him on her shoulder. “Pl-please don't drop me.”

Reykan chuckles as he follows after them with...

I blink at him. “You're hurt?”

The cub sighs. “I'll be fine. Sheesh.” He looks away. “It's just a paw. I'll be okay.”

Green light.

I look ahead and see Sienna glaring at the approaching cub, her two stubs glowing.

Reykan returns her glare with his own. “I said I'll be fine!” he growls. “Stop bothering me about it already!”

Sienna rolls her eyes, her stubs dimming. “If you say so, tough guy.” She briefly glares at me before resuming her climb.

I take a breath, sigh and follow after them as Moon Gaze asks Twilight to explain.

Huh, the steps glow a bit each time we step on them. Cool.

“Right,” Twilight says, looking straight ahead. “I've done a lot of thinking after our little field trip through time.” She pauses. “Basically, Jay being here doesn't make sense.” She shakes her head. “At least, at first it didn't. Anyway, before that, the book stopped the discovery of fire, halting this world's age of progress, civilization, and discovery.

“This is probably because of instinct, but creatures have stayed within their own kind or race. I say this loosely, of course, but the vast majority don't trust other races.

“But the Windigos, while deadly, would have been the reason the different races would start working together and understand the meaning of friendship. But the book stopped that from ever happening by removing the Windigos entirely.

“Out of all the three changes that happened, only those two were the greatest changes that altered the entire timeline of this world.”

Cosmic silence.

“I understood nothing of what you just said,” Moon Gaze squeaks.

Seri smiles at him, which is a very welcome returning feature of hers. “Just smile and—”

“Shut it, birdo.”

Seri sticks her tongue out at him.

“Sooo...” Sienna says. “...what's the third change?”

Twilight answers immediately: “Jay being here in this world.” She looks back at the doe. “He's neither from this version of Equestria nor mine.” She looks ahead. “He's from a completely different world, so I wondered why he's here.”

“Why are you here, though?” Moon Gaze asks. “I mean, I'm not complaining, but...”

“I was an accident.” Twilight shakes her head. “I was not supposed to be here, but here I am. In that tiny fraction of a second, before the changes got me, I cast a protective spell on me.”

Moon Gaze sighs.

“Magical freaks,” Syroc mumbles quietly, to which Xana chuckles.

“Sooo...” Sienna starts, looking back at me. “...why is he here?”

And Twilight answers: “I wondered why he was sent here. I have wondered and wondered, but I couldn't find an answer.” She shakes her head. “But when I decided to think on the changer's horseshoes is when I start getting ideas of why he should be here.

“And I think the reason that he is here ... is to set things in motion. Think about it: no one in this world will ever wonder why things are like what they are in this Equestria. They will just continue on living their lives the way they know how.”

“Except for you?” Sienna asks.

Twilight shakes her head. “I don't believe I was part of the changer's plan, so no, they didn't think of me. But ... Jay was sent here—and judging from what I found out, he indeed knows a lot about the real Equestria—Jay will wonder why things are like this here, he will search for answers, and will discover and locate this very place and he will confront whatever or whoever is responsible.”

...That's a lot of ‘and’.

She looks back at me and frowns.

I raise a hoof up. “To be fair, I really didn't care why Equestria was like this when I first woke up here.” I return my hoof down, mainly because it's easier to walk on all four hooves rather than with just three. “Well, maybe I wondered a little bit, but I just wanted to get home, and that is all.”

Twilight shrugs. “It was just a theory anyway.” She returns her attention ahead. “In any case, whatever or whoever is responsible must have grown bored of their own ‘creation’, and is merely looking for a little excitement.

“Jay is a desperate creature not from this world, who would look for a way back home. And the one responsible is watching him.” She shakes her head. “It wouldn't make sense if whatever or whoever was responsible wouldn't watch him. As to why I told Reykan to tell you I was dead, is of me hoping to throw the changer off their game, if only a little bit, because if my theory is correct, then they will prevent me from ever reaching this place.”

“...or they decided to add you into their little excitement,” I say quietly.

“Possible,” Twilight says, nodding her head. “They are already powerful enough to change the course of history, so what was stopping them from getting rid of me if I was a threat to them?” She shakes her head. “If they indeed decided to add me in their little ‘game’, then I must have been an important piece to drive you here, Jay.” She shakes her head once more. “But one thing's for sure, we are all here now, about to confront them, and we will restore Equestria back to normal.”

Hm... If what Twilight says is true, then I wonder how in the freaking hell would I even decide to check the Everfree Forest. But then again, the forest would probably be high on my list of locations to check.

“I didn't really come here for that but,” Moon Gaze squeaks and shrugs. “Sure, I guess. We don't have much of a choice now, anyway.”

Xana chuckles. “I honestly have no idea what she just blabbed, but I'm bored and I'm coming with.”

Seri smiles at the kangaroo. “Just smile and nod is what I always say.”

Moon Gaze groans.

Sienna sighs. “Yey...”

The swan chuckles. “I'm just happy Twilight's okay and this journey's ending soon.” She pauses. “Well, I hope it's ending soon anyway...” She looks back, smiling at the small cub. “Rey has a tree, right? Maybe Twilight and I can stay there?”

“No,” Reykan replies with a frown. “Find your own tree.”

“I just want to get out of here,” Syroc whispers shakily.

Sienna glares at him. “Well, too bad for you. Now you feel how I feel about this whole thing—GAH!”

What the—?! “Oof!”

I stumble. We all did.

“Ow ow ow ow ow my paw—!” Reykan hisses.

“What just happened?” I hear Moon Gaze squeak.

Twilight!!!” Four sets of voices shouting her name as I push myself up on all four hooves. And they all sound so familiar.

I blink.

A sound of a flipping page breaks the heavy silence as the others stand back up.

I blink once more, staring at the awkward smiles of four young souls caged inside a glowy birdcage-like ... cage.

“Um...” a young purple drake is smiling awkwardly at me. “...s-sorry.”

“What he said,” a yellow filly said.

An orange filly grabs the bars of her cage, slightly poking her face through the bars. “We're sorry!” she cries. “We didn't mean for all of this to happen!”

A white filly inside her own cage nods her head, her ears drooping. “Please believe us!”

“Who are those?” Seri asks no one in particular.

Reykan blinks. “Hey. Is that a baby lizard?”

The caged lizard in question crosses his claws on his chest and glares at the panther cub. “I'm a baby dragon, not a lizard. I don't do that tongue thing.”

“S-Spike?” Twilight finally says after slightly recovering from surprise. She then looks at the other caged fillies. “Apple Bloom? Scootaloo? And Sweetie Belle?” A pause. “What are you—I mean, a-are you really you? I mean, why are you—but—what—you said—did you—?”

A chuckle from above.

I look up and see another filly, seated on some sort of glowing magical throne, a glowing book floating in front of her. A page flips to another.

“Is she always like that?” the filly asks in amusement, not removing her gaze from the book.

“...I have no idea what's going on anymore,” Moon Gaze squeaks.

Sienna snorts.

I just now am noticing that we're on a large, flat, floating ‘floor’, with tall, translucent walls which are ‘showing’ us, right now, like a flat-screen television broadcasting a live scene.

No audio though.

How did we get here all so suddenly? We were still walking up the ‘stairs’ and this flat plane wasn't even on sight.

A sound of a book closing.

I look back up and see the pinkish filly above extends her large wings, floats down, her magical floating chair disappearing, and lands between us and the caged youngsters. She floats the book to her side and smiles at us ... at Twilight.

“Hello ... auntie.”

Author's Note:

Written on December 21 & 22, 2017.

Edited on January 8 & 17, 2018.