Hope ;By dashie4747
"Don't cry because it's over, Smile because it happened"- Dr.Seuss
There are some days where your life seems to fit perfectly in place. There are also days I could just curl up into a ball and scream. Sometimes the hardest challenge in life is not to perform the everyday tasks in life but to cope with the stress that comes with them; I wish I knew that earlier. I wish I knew earlier that all that was needed to cheer up your day was that one thing in life that can make you smile. When your life is as dark and dull as it can get then all there is to do is wait in the darkness for that one thing that brightens your life. I am a changed guy since it happened to me and I will never forget what I was told and taught. What you might ask? Well, this is my story when one event changed my entire life forever.
Day by day I wait for my wishes to come true. I never expect them to because they aren't possible. Only in my dreams and in my mind can I truly allow them to come to life, but not anymore. Longing has become a habit of mine resonantly, that longing to belong. I wish I belonged. The rain had been pouring down in almost waves of water but I was used to the rain. The rain almost always mirrors my emotions another thing that made life so bland and dull was the fact that nothing out of the ordinary seemed to happen. I only wish It did. Just like in my little pony friendship is magic. How I long to be there so much I would almost break down in tears. It sounds strange but this is how emotionally connected to my little pony I am. So much laughter and warmth that it warms my heart to the point I want to just hug the person closest to me. My little pony has been the one thing In my life that has kept me sane. I am only seventeen years old yet life continued to spin in the same pattern it has always done. Nothing seems to change. Yet change is often what I am most afraid off.
Every day starts the same. It seems to repeat itself over and over boring me to the point I feel like a tape recorder replaying the same movie over and over. I really didn't think it was possible for my life to be lit up in some interesting way or form. I know now I was so wrong.
My story begins on a wet, cold and miserable Monday afternoon. Nothing abnormal seemed to stand out to begin with apart from the large amounts of rain forecasted on the news. I wake up wishing that the day would magically fast forward and I could get back to the think I loved most. My little pony never stops giving me joy. It is the one cartoon that has changed my life so much for the better and I will always be great full for that. There are many downsides being a bronie such as having to hide pictures of rainbow dash I might have drawn or keep the sound low so my step dad doesn't hear when I'm watching an episode. All those down sides are worth it for the moments of joy I spend watching my little pony.
This Monday was particularly rainy for some reason but it didn't faze me at all. I could hear the wind blowing against my windows and it made me feel warm. Just before I went to school I remember walking past my living room where my step dad was sat and on the news I could hear the news reporter talking about some kind of electrical interference form the storm and around my area. I thought nothing of this and left the house promptly after that.
I am not going to mention how my day was at school due to the fact it is all the same boring retinue. Maybe that's why I like my little pony so much, because it gives me that little colour in my life. Every day I want to tell my friends so badly that I am a brony but just can't because I am afraid they will all tease me and It would never stop. Another thing I hate about school is rumours travel like wild fire in a forest. For now I will have to keep myself to myself.
School had gone particularly slow that day. Exams clouded my mind with worry and dread which fills me with torment. I finally reach home lazily trying to fit my keys into the door with half eyes closed. The sluggishly walk through the door with my step dad making the remark, “look it’s the walking dead". I ignore his sarcasm as usual. I was too tired for shit like that. I walk upstairs to my room but something made me pause. My door was open which is unusual for me because nobody ever goes in my room. So I continue to walk expecting my mum to have put away some of my cloths.
I walk into my room dropping my bag behind me and closing my door. I instantly sit down at my desk and turn on my laptop. I say hi to a picture of rainbow dash above my laptop. Every time i look at that picture a smile is instantly brought to my face. The genius that is my little pony friendship is magic.
I immediately log on to my fan fiction account to check my stories. I knew I was never the best writer but someday I hope to be. As I trolled down the page looking at some story comments that had popped up and suddenly hear a knock at my door. I turn my head to look at the door then shouted "what do you want mum"? I always presumed it was my mother because she was almost always checking on me. That was another thing that annoyed me. The fact I had to turn the volume right down on my laptop just to watch one episode of my favourite show in the world. There was no answer from the opposite end of the door.
Before I got up I minimized the tab I was on. I swung open my door and looked around. Nothing as the silenced ringed vigorously in my ears. I retreated to the comforts of my room when the knock once again rattled my door. I ran to the door this time swinging it open quickly but found nothing once more. Anger raged through me like a fire on fuel.
I slammed the door and turned quickly back to my little pony. I look up to see that in my chair sat the most astonishing sight I will ever see. She was bright pink with a darker pink colour hair .Her eyes sparkled as dark blue as the ocean from space. Her hear or main seemed to spiral and curl in almost all directions and she wore the biggest smile I had ever seen in my life. My heart stopped and my head exploded at the pony that sat in front of me. My heart had now begun to pound faster and faster as the world around me seemed to fall and crumble. After what seemed like years of falling I finally hit the ground being surrounded by darkness. Only the memories still recorded itself over and over in my head. The situation seemed to dawn on me faster than a tonne of bricks coming crashing down on me. Was that pinkie pie sat in my seat?
"That had to be the strangest dream I have ever had" I thought to myself as I slowly begin to stir from my unexpected slumber. As I opened my eye's the light shone down brightly as I slowly began to stagger to my feet. I rub my eyes replying the dream I had that night. I look at the clock and it was only 7:04 PM. I stare at the time confused as I rub the back of my head. I had the worst head ache you could Imagine and all I felt like doing was going back to sleep. I turn my head to look around the room. As I begin to walk towards my door I hear a load girly voice coming from my bed. I stop in my tracks as the supposed dream last night turned out not be a dream at all. I turn around to see Pinkie pie smiling happily stretched out across my bed. She was facing the end of my bed and had the same expression she had when I first saw her. Her eyes glistened as the sunshine sparkled in her eyes. There was a friendly presence about her which made me smile with her.
"Hay your awake! It's about time I've been waiting for ages!" She suddenly sprang to her hooves and began to jump around my room. She must have been quite light because my step dad or mum didn't come up to see what the heck was happening. I stare at her bewildered. The shire brilliance that was Pinkie pie, was in my room!
I watched as she pounced towards me and then to the door. Words wanted to come out of my mouth but I was stopped by some unknown force. I was nervous and exited at the same time being a shy person. Pinkie pie looked at me confused then asked, “Hello, Anyone in there?” I snapped out of my fixated trance on the brightly coloured pink pony sat in the centre of my room.
Finally words came out of my mouth gradually. "How...where...why is there?" I began still not knowing what to say as Pinkie pie, from my all-time Favourite show was sat staring at me with the same grinned she always has in the show itself. Pinkie pies smile grinned and began to explain where she was from, who she was and about her past adventures with her friends although half the stuff she told me I already knew .
"Well, I'm Pinkie pie and I come from Equestria". I watched her in fascination as she exclaimed her origins and signalled her to continue. "So I come from Ponyville where I work in a bakery!" She seemed intent of telling me every detail about her and I couldn't stop listening. I was surprised at how she was so comfortable with sharing her life story with a different species, In fact she wasn't even from this world yet she seemed to trust me instantly. She looked exactly how she did in the show but strangely enough she didn't look 3D as such although I presumed she was otherwise I would have a flat picture of pinkie pie talking to me. Finally she finished explaining practically her whole life story to me she finally asked, “So what about you?" I looked at her for a moment and then looked down to the floor again.
My mind had gone blank once again. A look of worry crossed pinkies face. "Please don't faint again" she said worriedly. Her expression was so adorable it caused me smile and I was brought me back to reality within a split second. "No Pinkie I'm not going to faint again" I said reassuringly. And that was all it took to bring Pinkie pie back into her random chatty self again. I was fascinated by the fact she would act normally in a world she didn't know or recognize, although that's what I presumed anyway. She couldn't have been here for long or someone would notice her and it would surely be all over the news. I imagined it then, animated pink pony found prancing down road . There would be scientists all over her trying to understand where she came from. Yet the thought of some of the things they might do to her in the name of science made me shiver. No , I thought to myself, I wouldn't let that happen.
I noticed I had just gone into another trance again which had begun to creep her out. This time I stood up making sure I don't daydream anymore. I began to pace up and down my room thinking what to do next or how to keep her a secret if she was to stay where she was. Pinkie pie was still waiting for an answer so I finally told her. "My names Sam and this is my house" I said blankly, I couldn't think of anything else to tell her yet I was still anxious encase my mum decided to walk into the room suddenly. Pinkie pie started to giggle making a snorting noise when she did. It was a classic moment from one of the episodes and I still couldn't believe she was really in my room. "I already knew that silly, I mean like where is this place?” It was as if pinkie pie had dropped into another world, found her way into my house and began to ask questions about where she was yet she still kept a smile on her face all the way. For all I knew that's exactly what happened?
"Urm... you’re in England" I said unsure if she would have any clue where that was or not. Pinkie pie rolled her eyes and looked at me blankly. "No, no I mean what world is this?" she asked. I looked at her for a moment and then proceed to answer. "Earth" I said to her, I was so tempted to ask how life was in Equestria and about her friends but she hadn't told me about them yet. Pinkie pie let out a sigh followed by an "Oh". Suddenly her ears pricked up and she stared blankly into nowhere.She quickly looked at me with a smile and said "Sorry for bothering you, Its been nice meeting you". With that she looked around and headed for the door. This took me completely of guard so I ran after her. Fear came back to haunt me of the thought of my mum and dad ever seeing her. What would happen then? Would they take her away? I didn't know but I couldn't just let Pinkie pie just jump round the streets all day.
"Wait!" I helped just as she managed to prize the door open with her hooves and begin to head towards the flight of stairs. "Where will you go? Why did you come here?" To many questions wanted to fly out of my mouth at that moment but I could only allow the most important ones to be said. Pinkie pie turned to look at me with a simple "I'm going back home". She then pranced down my stairs and before I knew it she was at the back door. I was thank full that my mum and dad where working so they were oblivious to the bright pinkie prancing pony trotting casually to my back door. I followed her to my back door where she managed to open my back door as well. She might have been giddy and hyper but she sure was fast and clever. I ran out after her not bothering to put my shoes on for the pure reason Pinkie was going way to fast.
I continued to follow her as she went through my back garden and towards a small ally way that connected to my garden. It connected all the neighbouring houses together by this one passage. She headed through there vanishing into the passage. I reached the entrance of the passage but when I looked up my eyes were dazzled by one of the most brilliant sights I had ever saw. Sure enough in the passage stood Pinkie pie but she stood in front of a glowing purple orb. It spiralled inwards in a whirlpool of colours and energy. The dim light that only just passed through the clouds over head seemed to be attracted to this wonderful spectacle. It was almost like I could feel the energy hitting me in the face like a warm fire but that wasn't the only force that seemed to be in play. Some force unknown to this earth seemed to be radiated from the spiralling hurricane of energy. It seemed to hold it open yet with an aspect of control, as if someone was holding it open.
It soon became apparent that the spiralling vortex that Pinkie was heading for appeared to be some kind of portal. Suddenly multiple thoughts seemed to rush into my head. It had all happened to fast and my judgment was clouded by the visual feast that played out in front of me. Pinkie pie turned her head to look at me and then waved. She then proceeded to the portal in front of her. She did so in a hurry however due to the fact the portal seemed to be getting smaller. Suddenly without thinking I ran towards Pinkie as fast as I could. I didn't know why I was running towards her but something inside me was telling me to do it. Something Inside me didn't want her to go.
My mind was racing as I approached Pinkie pie. I could feel the energy of the portal gradually getting weaker even as I approached it. Just as I reached Pinkie I grabbed her not knowing why or what for but I did. As if she was an infant about to cross the street on their own. As I grabbed her I clung onto her pulling her back as she turned to see what was going on. I flung my body in front of her and the portal as if it was about to explode into flames. Pinkie pie was to bewildered to react as I made a barricade in front of her and the portal. Suddenly there was a flash behind me and a gust of wind hit me suddenly. I turned my head to look at the portal only to find that it had vanished and the passage way was plunged into silence. Not even the birds where singing as even they seemed to watch the events play out below them.
Suddenly the reality of what I had done hit me in the face like a freight train. Pinkie pie stood still in complete shock. Wave of thought and consequence's hit me one by one as I stared at the place the portal had been and then at Pinkie. I could only think of one thing as I replayed the events that only just happened moments ago. Ow no I kept thinking to myself, What have I done?
