Chapter Two - Unstable
Call it anxiety, but that night I could not get my body to cooperate with me. I told it to sleep and it just kicked a whole bunch of electrolytes into my system. It was like I just drank two energy drinks in the span of twenty seconds. You know what that does to a person? Well, I guess you can figure it out seeing as I am now desperately trying to find a way out of this padded room.
Yet, no matter how hard I looked at where the door was supposed to be, I could not find any grooves or sign that it was ever here. At this point, I wondered if I had just imagined the whole conversation with Celestia. Then I remembered that she had confirmed the existences of magic right in front of me. That realization hit me harder than any other before.
Sure, it could have been a couple of mirrors placed in the right spot with some smoke and lights, but something like that would warrant many hours if not days of planning. Something that my unexpected visit had not given her.
You could say that she could have planned it; if she had other visitors before me. But the way she looked at me with awe sparkling in her eyes seemed to push that idea further and further away from realities light. So, it all just comes back to the exact same statement I claimed in the beginning. Magic, though I really hate to admit it, exists.
Letting a small sigh escape my lips, I slid down the wall. It really didn’t matter where I sat seeing as the whole room was like one giant pillow. That being said however, the material they used was not the most comfortable either. I guess you have to sacrifice a bit of comfort for security, wouldn’t want a mad man escaping now, would we?
Am I insane? Do I really belong here? I finally asked myself. This whole time it seemed like I was attempting to distract myself from that very question. It was one that sent shivers down my spine as I thought about it. While I knew that I was quite the opposite and possessed a stable frame of mind; I couldn’t help but wonder if I was on the path to becoming insane. After all, they did throw me into this place.
It was then that my mind moved onto the second question. Do I really belong here? What a question that was, let me tell you that. How could one such as myself possibly come to terms with the hand I was dealt. Some would chalk it up to destiny, while others would cast it off as a mere coincidence, but which one did I fall under?
I certainly did not think that I was destined to be here, nor did I think that it just happened out of fluke. Something was in play here and the more I sat here looking at these plush walls the more I started to get anxious.
My fingers were the first ones to start drumming, then my legs joined in. Soon I found myself forcing my body to stay still. It was as if it had its own mind, something that I’m sure a real insane person would experience.
There I go again thinking that I’m insane! I bantered myself. This self-conversation was cut short thankfully by the sound of wind chimes. Well except it wasn’t from any wind chimes, it was a lone pony standing in a new doorway.
By the looks of it, this one had no wings, but it did adorn a nice horn upon its forehead. Before I could get any ideas of escaping the door shut closed behind the assumed to be a stallion. With the situation progressively getting more awkward, I made the first move.
“Come to check on me?” I asked. I knew that there was a good chance that this pony knew nothing of my language, but one never truly knows until they ask. Might as well attempt to communicate, that way it knows that I’m somewhat sentient. Hell, maybe if the stars align just right, he will know English as well.
Sadly, that was not the case. Just like the two ponies before, this one fired up its horn and aimed it right at me. Knowing that any hostile spells would just melt right off I didn’t bat an eye when he fired a bolt at me.
Like it did before the bolt impacted my body and sizzled away. Knowing that the spell would no longer harm me I went to go stand up. This, however, proved difficult as when I stood up my right leg gave way. As soon as it did, a new wave of fatigue hit me. It was almost as if my body was getting ready for a good night’s sleep.
Of course! Fall asleep the one time I need you! I yelled mentally as my eyelids started to grow heavy. The cogs in my head were long stopped by the lack of energy I found myself having. The last thing I remember thinking before passing out on the padded floor was, fuck magic.
It seemed that this was a new habit of mine. I would pass out and find myself in an entirely different room with different clothes on, or none at all like in the lab. Nevertheless, this place had a promising look to it. I was on one side of a glass wall with the clothes I came here with. Which in case you forgot was my swimming trunks...
“Good morning Mr. Kenneth” A familiar voice rang out.
Looking around the room I noticed that the white pony known none other than Celestia was sitting on a cushion by the glass wall. Again, I started to understand where I was. It was one of those rooms where you put a convict so that he can chat with family and friends without hurting anyone.
“Still as cautious as ever I see…” I started trailing off as I gestured to the five-inch-thick glass wall.
“Well, as I like to think, you can never be too safe,” Celestia replied with a fake tone. No doubt attempting to mask her true thoughts. Her smile, however, was genuine.
Walking on over to the glass wall I sat down and continued the conversation. “Then why didn’t you do this during our first encounter?” I questioned.
“Well… before we dragged you out of the lab, we did put some heavy sedatives into your system. That way you wouldn’t be able to harm us.” Celestia commented avoiding eye contact. “Nonetheless, we were still surprised to see that you were able to get up and dodge our spells.”
“I guess that’s what happens when you shoot a non-to-friendly bolt of energy at me,” I stated rolling my eyes. “So, what’s the scoop, Celestia? You going to let me out or are you going to continue to keep me locked up?” I asked.
Celestia sat there thinking about her response for a while but thankfully came up with it pretty quickly. “It’s too early to tell, but if things go according to plan then you should be out of there within a couple of days.”
“A couple days!” I yelled back. I myself was surprised at my actions, once again my body was doing stuff without telling my mind about it. It seemed Celestia was just as surprised as she jumped out of her seat a little. “I don’t know if I can last sitting in a padded room for a couple days. I’ll go insane, hell I’m pretty sure I’m half way there.”
“Don’t worry Mr. Kenneth you won’t be sitting there twiddling your hoov… han… thumbs?” She asked more than stated. With a nod from my end, she continued. “You have to understand that in order for me to let you out to roam free, we have to be one hundred percent sure you won’t cause harm to any of the ponies out here.”
“Am I really a threat when you can just launch a rock at me with your magic?” I retorted.
It was Celestia’s turn now to roll her eyes, “Anyway this is not only for us ponies, it’s also for you. Seeing your reaction when we first met, I find it wise that we take your integration into pony society slowly.”
Mulling those thoughts in my mind I replied. “Okay, I can see where you’re going with this, but what does this ‘integration’ process entail?”
“I will personally teach you how Equestria works, the do's and don'ts if you will. At the same time, I would like to understand a bit more about you humans as a whole. After we get the basics done, we will slowly introduce you to the world. As of now only a hoof-full of ponies know about your existence and trust me when I say: ‘keeping those mouths shut costs a pretty bit’. If everypony knew, there would be worldwide panic.” Celestia lectured.
“Or you know… there could not.” I simply stated.
“When you rule a country, you start to take extra precautions. Anyway, this is the smoothest way we can introduce you to the public.” Celestia replied.
“So why you?” I asked. “don’t you have like a country to run? Aren’t there hundreds of other ponies out there that are well equipped to take on this task? I mean there’s no sense in making it hard on yourself.”
“As I said before, only a handful of ponies know of your existence. None of which can even speak your language. The only one that does know how to speak to you and can guide you through this process is Luna.” Celestia stated a small smirk forming on her face. “There is nothing holding me back from switching who runs this program.”
“For the safety of your country, I suggest that you keep me and Luna as far away from each other as possible,” I stated with a look of pure seriousness on my face.
“As I thought,” Celestia stated. “So, if you have no more questions about the program, I would see to it that we start right away.”
“I have some, but I’m pretty sure I’ll find out the answer while going through. So, where and when do we begin?” I asked.
Celestia smiled once again and levitated a scroll through the glass. I’m not joking either, she fuckin’ levitated a piece of paper through a five-inch-thick wall. Completely mind blown I reached my hand out to touch the wall, and sure enough, it was solid. “One day I’m going to get used to all this magic bullshit.”
“I’m sure you will. That is one of the purposes of this integration process. Now if you wouldn’t mind signing that document, we’ll be able to start right away.” Celestia urged as she levitated a quill and ink this time though the glass wall.
“What’s this even about?” I asked as I unfurled the scroll.
“Oh, you know, just the basic’s,” Celestia stated tapping her chin with her white hoof.
“It says here that I agree to be incinerated if I show signs of aggression,” I claimed, looking up at her with a 'what the fuck' expression. “How is this the basics. Why not just stun me like you did when I was in that padded room?”
“Like I said, you can never be too safe.” She stated with a smile.
Shaking my head, I continued to read on. The rest of the document was just as obscure as the first part. In fact, I’m pretty sure I saw a line within the document stating that I had to follow her every command till the end of the integration process or face the full wrath of a hydra.
Wanting to just get on with this as fast as possible, I signed the bottom of the paper and re-rolled it.
“Done?” Celestia asked once she saw me put the quill back into the inkwell.
“Yup, don’t really like some of those terms, but I’ll agree to them for now,” I stated as I watched the scroll pop out of existence as well as the glass wall start to fade away.
“Great then let’s get started!” Celestia replied as she summoned up a table with two chairs. “first order of business is similarities. Tell me a bit about humans as well as your story so far. This will at least give me a hoof hold on a place to start.”
“I can say with utmost certainty that walls fading out of existence are not a similarity,” I commented as my right eye twitched.
She, however, was right. I did need some time to be slowly integrated into this world. Letting a large sigh escape my lips I continued on as I took a seat. I made sure to examine it thoroughly before sitting down. “A pony princess wanting to learn about my life? I should be flattered.”
Celestia let out a quiet little giggle before raising one of her eyebrows, “And you are not?”
“Don’t get ahead of yourself princess, as you said before, respect is earned not given,” I claim crossing my arms. While I was accepting of her terms for integration, I was not going to be seen as someone that can be easily manipulated.
Her expression seemed to drop at my statement. “Celestia is fine, no need for formalities here.”
Seeing as how she missed the point I rolled my eyes and continued the conversation. “So, similarities?” I asked bringing back the main topic.
It was then that the true conversation started, despite the little conflict we both held towards one and another. Everything from ethics to political affairs was talked about. So, it came to no shocker that by the time we were finished with the conversation that it was already late into the evening.
The time, however, was not what stopped the conversation. What stopped us from continuing onto other topics was an observation upon Celestia’s part.
“You say that humans don’t have magic yet you can do this?” Celestia questions with a confused expression. Her front hoof pointing directly at me.
“What are you tal-” I claimed only for my eyes to see what she was gesturing towards. At first, nothing seemed off until I brought my hand up to my eyes. I could see straight through it! “Holy shit! We can’t do this! What the hell’s happening to me?” I questioned looking up towards Celestia. She had a worried look on her face.
A couple seconds passed and the transparency slider for my body kept increasing, “I have never seen anything quite like this,” She finally stated.
“You’re saying that out of all the spells you know, none of them turn someone transparent?” I question getting up in my seat. Seeing me start to panic Celestia quickly got up after me. “What’s going to happen to me?”
“Just stay calm Ken, panic will not help your situation. I want you to stand completely still while I cast a scan spell. Hopefully, we can find the cause,” Celestia lectured as she walked right in front of me. It was too late however, by the time she was in front of me, my vision faded to black and the sensation like I was being pulled reawaken.
Curling up in a little ball I felt the wind whip by me. It almost felt like I was floating for a second before I was thrown against another hard surface. Pain surged through my back, my cries of pain left unheard as my breath was completely taken from me. It was freezing, my body felt like it was on ice.
My curiousness finally caught up to me as I started to slowly unfurl myself. All my muscles protested, but I was in control. Before long my eyes greeted the afternoon sun, my body laying down in a thick layer of snow.
“Snow?” I wheezed out turning my head to the right.
Out in the distance, I could see my cottage on the hill. Its windows blacked out and no smoke billowed from its chimney. Nobody was home, and that meant that nobody would be around for a couple kilometers even if I was lucky. It was up to me to get myself out of this situation before I freeze myself to death.
Rolling myself over I slowly lift myself up to my knees. My head pounded as the pain once again erupted in my back. I crouched there my head started to spin, the feeling of something coming up my throat. Before I could process what it was, I vomited onto the snow.
“This isn’t good,” I stated to myself as I forced my body up onto its two legs.
With all the energy, I could muster up I started my way towards the cottage. Each step I made my head pounded, I could hear my own heartbeat pumping my body with blood. I had to make it to the cottage, my life could very well hang in the balance if I didn’t.
I seemed to be in the middle of the lake, thankfully it was frozen over. One step after the other I continued my march forwards. The beating in my head getting louder and louder each step I take towards the cottage. The wind that whipped freely over the level lake slapped against my skin sending shivers down my spine.
“Need to keep moving,” I said to keep my mind working.
It seemed to work as the pain in my back and legs started to fade ever so slowly. This, however, was only replaced by my head feeling relatively light. A feeling that I would take over the former any day of the year. By the time, I reached the shore my body was completely numb, I was working entirely on autopilot.
If I didn’t know this place like the back of my hand I wouldn’t have known the shore was here. The thick layer of snow made the transition seamless. My tracks being covered up by the relentless wind. If I died here nobody would find me until the summer.
With that in mind, I pushed on, my headache getting to levels that I never thought possible. My whole vision seemed to pulse with each pound in my head. Taking another step my foot catches a rock causing me to tumble in the snow. Was this it? Would I have enough energy to continue walking? I asked myself as I laid there face down in the snow.
It felt so nice to just stay still here and catch my breath. Yet I knew every second I stay here is a second I lose inside the nice and warm cottage. My body may be numb but I still knew what would happen if I stayed out here with close to nothing on.
Putting my hands down once again I slowly lift myself up. The snow beneath me was compressed from my fall, but that wasn’t what caused me to panic. What caused me to enter overdrive was the fact that the snow near my head was red. Reaching up I placed my hand on top of my hair, bringing it back I could see the red liquid run down it.
“Shit,” I all but stumbled out.
This situation was getting worse and worse. I could have a potential concussion. Pushing myself back to my knees I looked at my cottage. It wasn’t but fifty feet from me, yet it felt like it was on the other side of the world. A task I would have to complete no matter the consequences.
My legs were shaking as I started to stand up. It was almost as if the weight of my own body could bring me down. Taking the first step I was once again greeted by a headache. My mind instantly started to spin around me as I walked forwards. The sound of the wind whistling the only sound I could hear.
The distance between me and the cottage soon disappeared and I found myself turning the doorknob. It, however, didn’t open, it was locked. Cursing under my breath I fell to my knees and started digging in the snow. We always left a spare key under the mat, if I could get it I was golden.
For the first time, I looked as my hands dug through the snow. They were shaking uncontrollably as they pushed the snow to the sides. My actions were rewarded when my hands brushed up against the doormat. Grabbing one of the sides I tossed the mat to the side revealing the key beneath. Taking the key in my hands I looked up at the door.
Grunting in pain I leaned myself against the frame in order to support me as I slowly got back to my feet. Once I was standing tall again I pushed the key into the lock and spun it till the beautiful click resonated throughout my mind. It's sound a breath of fresh air compared to my pounding head.
Turning the doorknob again I stumbled through the door leaving the key in the lock. It wasn’t warm, but it wasn’t cold either. Slamming the door shut behind me I knew my mission was not over. The temperature in here would still kill me given enough time.
Pushing myself off the door I brought my hand to the wall in order to stabilize myself. The whole room was spinning around me. The wind hitting the wooden walls made the whole place creak and crack. I, however, was only after my own survival.
A couple steps more and I came to the first decision I would have to make. If I go right in the hall I would end up in the living room that had a fireplace. Or I could turn left and get some blankets from the linen closet.
Desiring instant heat over the other I turned right, the living room and all its glory stood before me. The fireplace lay barren, yet the logs and tinder were laying right next to it. My body didn’t care for the pain at this moment, I walked up to the fireplace and started chucking the logs into it. Once I had three good pieces of wood in there I tossed in the tinder before reaching for the box of matches. Taking one out I struck it across the strip. Sadly, with my shaking hands, it snapped the match in half.
“Oh, for fuck sakes come on!” I yelled as I took another match.
Carefully I once again struck the match against the strip. The match failed to catch fire, my anger was starting to boil up. Why wasn’t anything working for me when I needed it the most. Finally, like a neon sign, the match lit up. My anger washed away as soon as it started. I carefully placed the match on the newspapers and watched as the whole things slowly started to catch on fire.
A wave of heat soon reached me, it felt like I was sucker punched in the stomach. All the wind left me as I fell down to the floor. I looked up to the ceiling praying to whatever divines existed that I would survive. I was too young to die, I had so many things to look forwards to.
My eyes started to water as the pain started to show itself again, my adrenaline fading away. My head still pounded as my eyes started to get heavy. This was it, my life held on the fire beside me. If it somehow gets snuffed out I would freeze.
I tried my hardest, but my body required rest and it was going to get it one way or another. Before long my eye lids shut closed. The beautiful feeling of resting felt so good I found myself out like a lamp within seconds.
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Honestly, this story is really good, kudos to you!
Whats will the period be between updates? Looking forward to it.
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Thanks man, I'm already done half of the third chapter. It's all about when I finish them and how much polish I want. I plan to do at the very least a chapter a week, but I myself am hoping to to bring that time down. Probably more realistically a chapter every three days. As you can see I finished chapter two one day after chapter one.
8075457
Thats great to hear! I have many questions regarding this story but that would just be spoilers if answered. So ill just ask 1 question: will this be a human turned pony, just human or human with magic story? Beacause the fading hand did not seem like his magic, but rather some sort of error from the teleportation between worlds.
8075483
As of right now, I have no plans on making the human a pony.
8075514
Grammar errors notwithstanding (they were fewer and fewer in each chapter), this has the makings of a great story if you manage to pull it off.
Which, in all honesty, seems like you will.
Are you improvising and writing the chapters as you go, or do you have a structure which you follow?
Either way, definitely looking forward to reading more!
8075872
I like to write novels with a bit of both. I have a set plot (path) which I'm going to take with this story. While on the other hand, I also use improve for the actual creation of the chapters. So thing actually connect through out the story.
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featured WOooooooOOOo
Thank you all for not only reading my horse words,
but for liking them
8075953 having a baseline (however loose) is a sign of even better things to come, as it means that there is a very low probability of you getting lost in your own story and then having to figure everything out later
8076025
I really couldn't help myself with that one.
8076034
Yeah, that's exactly what I was thinking when I made it. Plus what is your avatar? Looks like jell-o or something with a pony face slapped onto it lol.
8076041 ever heard of puddi? It' a few years old, I just decided to slap a dash face on it after a rare bout of inspiration (and/or idiocy)
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Never heard of it. A quick Google search later and know I see where it's from lol.
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Gotta have that snuggie in there.
You misspelled "existence" and also you don't ever put an apostrophe before the 's' you use to make the word plural. If you do, it's an error.
Not sure what word you're trying to use here. Possibly Adrenaline? (Adrenaline (also adrenalin): noun. A hormone secreted by the adrenal glands that increases rates of blood circulation, breathing, and carbohydrate metabolism and prepares muscles for exertion. For example: ‘performing live really gets your adrenaline going’ Adrenaline , also called epinephrine. Electrolytes: Physiology. The ionized or ionizable constituents of a living cell, blood, or other organic matter. For example: ‘Proud to know how to handle oliguria in a baby, I checked his blood pressure and electrolytes.’ ‘Her electrolytes and blood counts were normal.’ Electrolytes)
Or, perhaps, you meant SUGAR or caffeine! As those are major ingredients to many energy drinks.
Huh. Did I just read what I think I did?