"Alright, Tom, there are a few things. It sounds gross, but you have teeth. You can pick leaves and sticks to make a crude lean-to. Try and find somewhere high, and rocky to keep out of mud and lowland flooding. Also, check if you have a horn."
-Nyronus
"I never said you couldn't at least wait out the rain at the mouth of the cave. Dragons are intelligent in this world, so you could probably convince one that that's what you're doing. But yeah, checking for a horn is a good idea. It'll give us an idea of what you have at your disposal. And if you don't have one, that doesn't necessarily mean you're out of luck, though your capabilities are a bit more nebulous in that case."
-Fan of Most Everything
Tom nodded to himself.
Okay, build stuff with teeth, try to make sure I'm not in a flood-zone, check for a horn. Simple.
... Check for a HORN? What the @#$@?
Tom proceeded to wave a woof over his head and violently smack his own horn, giving himself one killer headache.
AGH I HAVE SOMETHING STICKING OUT OF MY HEAD
WHY WOULD THIS BE A GOOD THING?!
IT'S NOT EVEN SHARP!
"Hi, Tom. I will be giving a single piece of information and a riddle each chapter. Both are helpful, but you may need to think a bit.
Unicorns have telekinesis.
All creatures eat, and I eat. All creatures breathe, and I breathe. All creatures drink, yet if I drink, I die. What am I?"
-Eevee
Tele... I can move stuff with my mind?!
WELL WHY DIDN'T YOU SAY SO?! Awesome!
Tom quickly hunted around the area for a decent spot to set up his lean-to and found some sturdy wood to make a shelter out of. Then he closed his eyes, and concentrated. Energy began to run through his horn.
And blasted his wood to cinders.
OH COME ON!
Tom dejectedly began collecting his materials together with this teeth.
There's GOT to be a better way to do this. How do the earth ponies manage it?!
"sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install lib-drv-fire.make | lib-fauna | lib-flora
linux.org makes drivers for these situations.
Git gud, scrub.
PS: lib-equus-somatic"
-Tourquilian
Tom just stood there confused for a second.
Huh? I'm not a golem or somesuch, you know!
"Tom you should climb a tree and find civilization but watch for the lightning ^-^."
TearingNose24
"You should climb a tree to view your surroundings to get your bearings on where you are
Also probably find some food before you start starving and not thinking straight"
-Kodor
"Tom, climb a tree and scream as loud as you can,
A pegasus is bound to hear you. Either that or
Timberwolves"
-syberion24
"Ok tom, attempt to climb a tree to get a layout of the land around you... and watch out for the Timberwolves"
-Zapper Frost
TIMBER WOLVES. That sounds GREAT.
I think I'll just climb a tree and be VERY VERY QUIET.
Tom, still getting soaked by the rain, and now shivering violently, climbed the tallest tree nearby and looked out.
Unfortunately, sheets of rain blocked his view more than a few hundred meters in any direction.
Damn. Going to have to wait for the storm to subside before that idea's any good.
"quick find a fairy type with moon blast"
-Viper Pit
I don't think right now is a good time to try to pick up hot guys, Viper Pit.
"Hello, we are...oddly conected to you right now. We are receiving a text description of your events filtered sightly by your perspective.
We can speak back to you as well.
To be frank, drying of exposure is your greatest danger right now.
First take assessment of your new body. Do a full check. Assume nothing.
Then assess your belongings.
Then find a means out of the rain, look and oberve. We have access to huge databases on survival here so we can help, but we must know your environment.
Remember, we only know of your situation what YOU oberve."
-Mr Stargazer
Oh, so I'm not just going crazy! They actively want to help, but their access to me is limited. Okay!
Lean-to first!
Tom set back about building his lean-to with renewed vim, though the entirety of the process was disgusting, and saw him spitting out mud and moss repeatedly. Regardless, he eventually got enough large chunks of wood and leaves leaned up against the tall tree to hide under and block out the rain. As he sat there shivering, he found himself thinking back.
Didn't that eevee guy give me a riddle? Creatures eat, I eat, creatures breathe, I breathe, creatures drink, if I drink, I die? Is that it?
Uhh... well, let's see. Clearly the subject of the riddle isn't a creature. Every living thing drinks as far as I know, and the riddle is careful to refer to creatures separately from the subject.
So it's some kind of physical object or phenomenon that dies if it 'drinks'. Drink could mean a few things, but the most obvious – goddamnit it's fire. Expose it to water, it dies, needs oxygen and 'consumes' whatever it touches.
YOU COULDN'T HAVE JUST TOLD ME TO BUILD A FIRE?!
Eager to dry off, and with no reasonable alternative, Tom fetched some wood, dragged it into his lean-to, and tried lighting the soggy twigs with blasts from his horn.
It worked after a few attempts, giving him a small and cozy fire to not die from exposure next to.
Okay. What was it Stargazer said? Full body check? Coming up!
Let's see. Four hooves, horn, two wings, all of my teeth (no cavities), hooves look recently manicured, fetlocks are properly shorn, reproductive parts are where they need to be, tail seems a bit long for a guy but who's judging, both eyes and ears seem to be in good shape.
Anything else you need?
Not receiving an immediate answer, Tom dejectedly nestled himself in by the fire to wait out the thunderstorm.
At least solving the riddle gave me something to do.
Hmm...
"Hey, 'Eevee'. I've got one for you."
'All heralds announce the arrival of their lords
/With booming voice and ringing chords
/Yet heralds call to others their lord anticipate
/And I always arrive just a tad too late
Tom snickered. "What am I?"
okay you have two wings and a worn right? you are a pegacorn or a winged unicorn. but they are often get confused with alicorns which are better looking, mostly taller and have plot based strength and ability power
Okay, so, Tom, you are apparently what's called an Alicorn. They have traits of all three ponies, which means you get some kind of vaguely defined flora competencies, and also maybe super strength, the ability to fly, the ability to manipulate clouds and the weather, and access to magic. The full package. If there isn't lightning, you can try flying up above the clouds and just sleep there. They are supposedly soft. If there IS lightning, stay grounded. It won't kill you, but it will suck and you may fall to your death. Also, magic is based on emotions, and I don't have any other specifics. I'll try to do some research for you in a little bit.
Huh. Haven't heard that one. Was thinking time, or maybe death, but that's probably not it.
So, Tom, once the storm's over, you'll want to start looking around. There's a friend nearby, but the map cannot be trusted.
Riddle: I am always here, but you cannot see me. I try to take the shortest path, no matter the consequences. Earth is my enemy.
-Eevee
ok tom you forgot to climb a tree but oh well, make sure to find a food and water source.
The answer to your riddle you gave the other guy is an echo.
Hello again.
Thank you for the check. Others have said this but what you are is an alicorn.
We have some knowledge of the area you are in though its not specific. Thats not important now though.
I'd advice you to not try to fly as the task is likely beyond you now. However, I would advice you to attempt to hover. Those of your new species with wings seem to have an ability to hover while moving said wings very slowly. Like impossibly slowly.
Do not let yourself get distracted by this for long however as there is a second task we need you to do.
Try to create a magical blast from your horn good enough to blow apart a pile of wood. There are creatures you may have to fight out there.
Then you are going to want to find a place to look from. Try to get to high ground or find a river. If you find high ground then get up on it and look over the trees. If you find a river then follow it to civilization.
Remember, civilizations are on rivers. I suspect the forest you are in has a river and in fact it runs through a town of ponies. The species you are now.
Good luck my friend.
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Thanks for playing!
It's thunder I believe.
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You got it! Good job!
Tom... Rarity should be pranked later from him It was destiny ones you had named him TOM BEST FRIENDS FOREVERRR
Maybe we are not 4 wall folks but Changeling hive connection from the future... Magical explosions have the most funny reaction/ outcomes.
Riddels... I forsee a future Sphinx with Changeling origins