Beggars and Choosers

It's a tale that's been told hundreds of times, isn't it? The average Joe lives a boring, mundane life, wishing for something greater. Then, one day, something happens that sends him to a foreign world, giving him a fresh start and a new perspective on life.

You've always wished that would happen to you. There's a show with talking ponies you like quite a bit that would be just perfect for it, too.

Be careful what you wish for.

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OP Omni God-Emperor Doom

OP Omni God-Emperor Doom #1 · Jul 24th, 2023 · 2 · ·

The sound of an alarm suddenly forces you to open your eyes. With a groan, you slap your alarm clock, which reads 9:35. You're late for work.
With a yawn, you stretch out your arms and crawl out of bed. As you slowly make your way to the closet to get dressed and begin another mindless day, a thought briefly passes through your mind.
"It would be pretty cool to be able to live in Equestria instead of having to do this every day."
As you finish tying your shoes, you shake your head. That sort of thing doesn't happen in real life, after all.
Besides, even in Equestria... you suppose your life could be worse than this.
Author's Note:
To those of you who were wondering what happened to the Anon that didn't get isekai'd in Error 503... this is it.

I don't get it? Is this the same Anon that woke up from a nightmare but didn't quite remember? Or is this a different version that is ignorant or naive that he should be careful what he wish for?

RunicTreetops

RunicTreetops #2 · Jul 24th, 2023 · 2 · ·

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Up to interpretation.

joElecTeen

joElecTeen #3 · Jul 24th, 2023 · 5 · ·

Speaking of dreams, you thought you had reached your breaking point after awakening that morning. You had a strange dream that night, a dream where you met dozens of other versions of "you." They looked like you, they talked like you, and they all had the same name as you. However, there were two key traits that separated you from them. First, each of them claimed to be living the very life you wanted for yourself. Every single one was, in some form or another, living their life in Equestria after a freak accident landed them there one evening. After that point, many of them took varying life paths. Some found love in the various characters you know from that show. Others became grand adventurers, explorers, researchers, and everything in-between. But what set you off the most was not the realization that you were the only version of yourself not living in Equestria. No, you found the end of your patience when you recognized the second trait that separated you from them.

Continuity

joElecTeen

joElecTeen #4 · Jul 24th, 2023 · 2 · ·

Congrats on having 600 followers.

NaviNautical

NaviNautical #5 · Jul 24th, 2023 · 2 · ·

Wow. At first I thought this was a form of cynical realism, an art style that was made to show something terrible in something that looks happy. Something a person would write who got sick and tired of every HiE fic on this site, reminding themselves we will never get that opportunity. Now that I finished it, I’m not sure. This is a very different style than what you usually write, but I absolutely like it. Excellent job!