> A World of Choices > by MinybjuMC > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Chapter 1 > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chapter One: Where am I? The air is moist and humid and there are birds chirping. You wake up on the uneven ground, and you sit up to take a look around. "where am I?" you ask, which was a good question, where are you? You see that you are in a small clearance in a forest, but not big enough for light to enter through the thick canopy. There was light emitting from beside you, and the source was a flashlight. You recognised the flashlight, it is the one your parents bought you a few years back, which you keep beside your bed in case you wake up in the middle of the night. You pick up the flashlight, and stand up. "How did I get in this forest?" you ask no one in particular. You start walking forward to the edge of the clearing. That was when you noticed that the trees looked slightly different, sort of cartoonish. The grass and the flowers looked that way too. The forest was sort of familiar, but you couldn't put your finger on the source. After walking around the clearance, you notice a small path leading into the forest. You shrug, "All paths must lead somewhere" you thought, before walking along the path, being guided by the light in front of you. The path winded a bit, as it cut through the trees, and past rocks It felt like you had walked for hours, before reaching another clearing. This clearing had sunlight pouring through the canopy, and according to the sun, it looked like it was around 3pm. Inside the clearing there seemed to be a obelisk of some kind, which was red and yellow. You run over to it, and run your hand over it. It felt like....fur, and it was breathing. The obelisk unfolded to reveal a large beast, with the head of a lion, wings of a dragon, and a scorpion tail. It was a Manticore. You recognised it immediately, it was the one from the television show, "My Little Pony-Friendship is Magic". Your thought process was interrupted when the manticore swung his paw at your head, claws unfurled. You duck just in time, before running away from the beast. You didn't decide to take the path, instead you went straight through the trees. After what you thought was 10 minutes of running, you arrive at another pathway. You could hear the manticore running behind you, but you couldn't see it. "Which way to go?" you thought, both ways looked identical. You turn your head again to see the manticore in the distance. "Quick, I need to decide" You say. To go left, Switch to chapter 2 To go right, Switch to chapter 3 > Chapter 2 > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chapter 2: To the Left! You chose to go left. You start running as fast as your legs could carry you, through the trees of which you were positive was the Everfree forest. This got you thinking, "How did I get in Equestria? I fell asleep on the couch, and I woke up in a forest" You were confused, this only happened in fan fictions, not in real life, Equestria is supposed to be made-up fiction. There was a boulder in the way of the road, which had heavy growth of weeds and moss on it. It stood about 10 feet tall, and looked nearly impossible to climb, but you had to do it to avoid those hungry teeth of the rapidly approaching manticore. You grab one of the weeds, and pull yourself up, then the next weed. You climb quicker just before the manticore bites your feet. You reach the top and jump down, and tumbling to recover from the shock of the fall. You get up and laugh, "Try and get me now" you exclaim, which was short lived as you see the manticore fly over the boulder with its wings. You curse yourself, then continue running along the path. As you ran, the trees were slowly getting thicker. You were running deeper into the forest. The trees were to close together to squeeze through. Your sides felt like they were on fire from running so long and your legs were like jelly. The path ended, with no way else to go. You turn around, to see the manticore slowly walking towards you, while licking its lips. THE END > Chapter 3 > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chapter 3: To The Right! You chose to go right, and you run in that direction. You turn your head to see behind you just as the manticore slides around the corner, before continuing to run at you, tail in stinging position. The trees were getting thinner, which let the sunlight through the canopy. After 5 minutes of running away from certain death, you arrive at a cliff face, that had a river flowing slowly below. You turn around to see the manticore walking towards you, panting slightly, but with hunger in his eyes. You take a step back, which brought rocks cascading into the river. You were always scared of heights, but it was time to swallow up that fear. You turn around and jump off the cliff, and land in the warm water of the river. After coming to the surface, you swim to the bank of the river, and rest on your back. You look downstream, seeing a small town on the riverside. "That must be Ponyville" you say to yourself, before getting up onto your feet and running there. As you run, the trees got thinner and thinner, with more paths leading into the forest occurring. You don't look where you are going, and you trip over a tree root, straight into a pile of mud. "Great, how am i going to get this out" you say, before moving at a slower pace towards Ponyville. You leave the forest at what you thought was 5 O'clock, and make your way down to the small town. You pass a couple of ponies along the way, which you recognize by the fandom as Bon Bon and Lyra. You stop to see Fluttershy's cottage on its hillside. Fluttershy walks around into view with Angel Bunny and a pair of squirrels. Fluttershy's cottage would probably have food, but you could also go into Ponyville and find somepony else. To go to Fluttershy's cottage, Skip to chapter 4 To go into Ponyville, Skip to Chapter 5 > Chapter 4 > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chapter 4: Fluttershy's Cottage You decide to go to Fluttershy's Cottage, who wouldn't? As you make it up the slope to the door, she sees you, and immediately stops what she is doing, followed by her face looking extremely worried. "Oh my!" she exclaims, before flying over to you swiftly. "Are you ok, you look hurt, oh my, come inside quickly" she says, before pushing you towards her door, which she opens, and rolls you onto the couch. "Oh you poor creature, you look hungry, I will get you some food" she says before rushing into the kitchen. You think to yourself 'well, I was right about the food, wait, she thinks I am an animal, like the ones she looks after, should I tell her?' you ponder this before she returns, carrying a bowl of steamy tomato soup in her hooves, and gives it to you. "Quick, drink this" she says. She didn't give you a spoon, so you shrug and pour the contents down your throat, instantly feeling the relief of the warm liquid soothing you, and making you less hungry by the second. You finish the soup, and place it on the bench. "Now, what kind of creature are you?" she says, examining you from head to toe. "You look like a large monkey, except with out most of the hair" she says, "I am a human" you blurt out before covering your mouth with your hands. She jumps "You can talk? Oh my, this is so amazing I…" she stops in her sentence, having her shyness overcome her, and she flies upstairs, slamming the door. Angel looks at you funny, "Was it something I said?" you say to him. He just looks at you, then points to you, then to the roof. "You want me to go to her, don't you?" you say. He nods. You look around the cottage, which is just like the show, then you see the door. You think 'Maybe I should leave, so I don't get to over my head in trouble, or I could talk to Fluttershy, maybe I can reason with her, and tell her that I am safe to be around. Hmm, what to choose' To go up to Fluttershy, trot to Chapter 6 To Leave the cottage, flee to Chapter 7 > Chapter 5 > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chapter 5: Behold the glorious Ponyville You decide to enter Ponyville, leaving Fluttershy to whatever things she was doing. As you walk through the town, you see ponies scuttling around, before locking themselves inside their houses and shops. You remember them doing this whenever Zecora came to town, and now they think you are a monster, and rightfully so, they probably haven't seen a Human before. You decide that your best method of being safe would be to go to Sugar Cube Corner, since there is lots of food there, and you can get Pinkie Pie on your side so the other ponies can be nice around you, and not run at the sight of you. You make your way to the sugary sweet shop, and bang on the door, followed by a voice that is very loud. "GO AWAY, YOU ARE NOT WELCOME HERE!" this sudden voice makes you fall on your back. You get up and bang again, saying "Please, I am in need of help." You here voices inside, arguing, one saying "Pinkie, just let it in." Pinkie opens the door, holding a stick "You won't try and kill us?" she asks. "Of course not" You say, then she opens the bottom half, and lets you inside. "What are you?" she says, "I am a human, my name is-" you are cut off by her saying "What is a human, are you some kind of monkey?" She asks, 'Monkey? Who is she calling a monkey?' you think, before saying "Sort of, but I am intelligent, please believe me, do, do you have any food?" you ask, before she realises how desperate you are. She pulls out a cake out of thin air "here, eat this". 'This will not go well with my figure' you say, before shovelling the food down your throat. When you finish, she says "Ok, how about I introduce you to my friends, so you can have more friends." "Sounds good to me" you say, before she walks (trots?) you out of the bakery. "Now, do you want to meet Applejack first, she is a work pony who works on a farm, real honest type, or you can meet Twilight, she is a brainy pony that works at the library." 'Hmm, thats a good question' you think Go to Sweet Apple Acres on Chapter 8 Go to Golden Oaks Library on Chapter 9 > Chapter 6 > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chapter 6: The comforting type 'How can I leave? I owe it to Fluttershy, because she fed me, and welcomed me into her house, I am going up there' You think, before getting up and walking up the stairs, with Angel following you. You knock on the door, before entering, "Excuse me Flut…I mean, excuse me miss?" you say, realising that she hasn't said her name, and knowing it would be very suspicious. Fluttershy is sitting on her bed, shaking. You walk over to her, and put a hand on her back, which makes her jump, and say "Eep", "I won't hurt you, I promise, I just wanted to say thank you for the soup." She looks up at you, "um…ok, um…I…er…am sorry, I am a bit shy…" which she says in a very quiet voice, similar to the one she spoke with when she met Twilight. "It's ok, um, can you tell me your name?" you say, thinking that it will solve the problem of already knowing her name. "um…its Fluttershy" she says even quieter. "That is a pretty name, It is nice to meet you Fluttershy" you say, "You understood me?" she says in a regular voice, "um…yes" you reply, before you are startled by her giving you a hug. 'Well, she must trust me' you think. You are both startled by a loud bang, which frightens Fluttershy. You look to the sound, which was the window, long enough to see a blue shape slide down the glass, 'And that must be Rainbow Dash' you think, before going over to the window, and opening it. Rainbow Dash flies through it, knocking you over. "Hey Fluttershy, what's up?" she says with her usual enthusiasm. Fluttershy looks up at Dash "oh, its you Rainbow, um, I have been helping a guest" she says, before pointing at you. Rainbow Dash looks at you, because by then you have stood up, with a pounding headache. "Quick Fluttershy, run, I will defend you, put 'em up monster, come on" she says, in a boxers stance, punching the air and hoping around. "Rainbow Dash, this "human" is kind, and is my friend, don't fight" she says, defending you. "Oh, if you say so" she calms down "Any friend of yours is a friend of mine, the names Dash, Rainbow Dash, fastest flyer in Equestria" she extends a hoof, which you shake. "I have to go, I am meeting Rarity at the spa, would you both like to come?" Fluttershy asks, "Nah, I am about to practise my moves, also I don't really like the spa, with ponies touching my hooves. Would you like to watch me?" Rainbow asks you. Go with Fluttershy to the Spa on Chapter 10 Go watch Dash on Chapter 11 > Chapter 7 > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chapter 7: Make a Brake You decide to leave Fluttershy alone, and scuttle out the door. You run as far as you can before you become tired, resting against a lone tree in a field, which you lay against. You sleep for quite some time, before waking, finding Angel on your chest. He glares at you menacingly, holding an envelope. You open it, reading the contents Nopony abandons Fluttershy Sincerely, Angel the destroyer. You look up long enough to see him pull out a knife and stab you in the throat. He smiles evilly, as you slowly bleed to death. 'Well, that teaches me' you think, before closing your eyes and passing away. Nopony abandons Fluttershy. Angel drags your corpse into the Everfree Forest, spits and kicks it, then pushes it down the hill. "Nopony abandons Fluttershy" he says in a deep voice, before bouncing back to Fluttershy, bringing back his cute face, which she will not suspect. THE END > Chapter 8 > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chapter 8: mmm, Apples. "Applejack sounds nice, lets meet her" You answer, "Okie Dokie Lokie" Pinkie says, and guides you along the road. "So, where did you come from? I have never seen you before, have you always been here, or did you come some other way?" she says, switching from question to question, which makes your head spin. "I woke up in the forest, I don't know how I got here" you explain. "ooo, mysterious" she replies. You arrive at the apple farm, where you can see Big Mac and Applejack bucking (not like that…) the trees to remove the apples. Pinkie bounces over to them "Hey Applejack, Hey Big Mac" she says, "Well Howdy Sugercube, didn't expect you aroun' these areas at this time, Big Mac and I will just finish off this part, and we will be able to talk, right Mac?" she says "Eeyup" replies Big Mac. Pinkie bounces back to you "Lets wait over near those comfy haystacks, until the work ponies finish their job, okay?" she asks. "Sounds good to me" you reply, before following Pinkie, and sitting down. After 5 minutes of talking about yourself, AJ and Mac come over, "phewwy, I am nackered." AJ says, "Eeyup, so am I" Mac replies. "Who is your friend Pinkie?" AJ asks, which you decide to reply, "I am a Human, my name is-" you were interrupted when Mac blurts out "A human?" "Yes, a human." you answer. AJ looks at you over, then says "You look hungry, wanna an apple?" she says, pulling an apple from a basket. "Yes please" you answer, accepting the apple, and sinking your teeth into its flesh. It must be the juiciest apple you have ever tasted, so fresh, so great. "This is amazing" You say, smiling "Thank ya kindly sugar cube" she replies, giving a big grin. You look around, its exactly like the show, same barn, same orchid, same everything. The sun slowly sets, meaning it must be around 8. "You two better head off, it's getting late, unless you want to join us for dinner, seeing as you're Pinkie Pie's friend, that means you are a friend of ours." Applejack says. "Yeah, you should stay here, I am about to go and look after little Pound and Pumpkin, I could use help, but you know, I can't stop somepony, or some-human in this case" she says, which makes you feel bad. 'Should I have dinner with the Apple's, or help Pinkie?' You think Dinner with the Apples is on Chapter 12 Help foal sitting on Chapter 13