Liam laid on his bed staring up at the ceiling, they curtains blocking out most of the light from entering the room. His eyes were welling up with tears and so many thoughts and emotions coursed through his head.

Just 30 minutes earlier, he was told that his father was killed in an accident involving a drunk driver. The news shattered his world and left him stunned and upset at the world. He kept trying to think of what he could have done to have prevented the death, but nothing came to mind, there was nothing he could have done.

Liam was a typical Junior in college. He was 21, with platinum blonde hair, blue eyes, and was handsome enough to have had several girlfriends, all of whom Liam broke up with due to arguments. He was majoring in Business, he got good grades, and he had a lot of talent. He was a terrific musician. He could play the guitar, drums, bass, clarinet, and flute. Him and a few of his friends were even considering forming a band after graduation. But after the news Liam had heard today, he was too depressed to think of anything else.

After hearing the news, he packed his things and went straight home to his family home in the suburbs. When he got there he was greeted by his Aunt Dorothy, his dad's little sister, who was also devastated by the news.

However, if there was one person who's sadness over the loss of their dad was greater than Liam's, it was Liam's little brother Arron. Arron was 18, he had spiky, jet black hair and Brown eyes. He was only half a year from graduating from high school, and he already got plenty of sports scholarships. Arron was an athlete, and he was proud of it. Even though his grades suffered for it though.

The news of his dad's death made him feel even more guilt. Shortly after he was born, his mother passed away, and Arron always thought that it was his fault, even though his dad and brother tried to convince him otherwise. Arron was now having to deal with the fact that his dad wouldn't be around for his graduation, or when he became a sports celebrity, and it made Arron even more depressed as he thought of the rest of his life without his dad.

Liam was pulled out of his trance by the sound of footsteps outside in the hall, followed by a knock on his door. "Liam..? Can I come in?" Liam recognized the somber tone of his brother's voice, "come in." Liam spoke loud enough for Arron to hear, and so the door opened and Arron slowly entered, closing the door behind him.

Arron moved over to the bed and sat down on the edge of it. Liam sat up and put his arm around his little brother's shoulder. Most siblings weren't usually as close as Liam and Arron were, but they were like best friends.

Liam looked over at his brother's face, it was stained with tears. "It's going to be okay Arron, we'll get through this." Liam said, trying to cheer him up.

Arron looked back at his brother, and hugged him, then he pulled back and let out what he wanted to do. "I can't handle this Liam! I need to get out of here!" Arron said in a quiet but frantic voice. Liam looked back at him puzzled, "What do you mean?: he asked.

"I want you to come with me, I just packed my bag and gathered my savings together, I'm gonna get on a bus to New York." Arron explained quietly, hoping that their aunt was still asleep, just then, Liam finally realized that it was already night. "I...uh...what?" Liam stammered confused.

"I need to get out of here, but not forever, I was only thinking a month or so, I just can't be here, thinking of him." Arron explained as more tears flowed out of his eyes. Liam took a minute to think it over, in a way, he also wanted to leave, he wanted to travel, he always wanted to see New York, just like his dad. Liam simply nodded to his brother, "I'll start packing, and I'll grab any extra cash I have, but only a month! I don't want to risk getting a super low attendance." Liam explained as he got up and grabbed his backpack from under the bed. Arron stood up and smiled, "Thanks bro." he said before walking back to his room.

At 10:30 pm the boys met on the back porch of the house after silently exiting the sliding glass door. The two decided to take a shortcut that Liam knew would lead them to a major road, from there they would walk to the bus station, since neither of them had a car. Liam packed his pack full of clothes, deodorant, his cell phone, and finally his acoustic guitar, in case they needed to make some extra money. Arron packed similarly to Liam, but also packed an (American) football and a map of New York state. The two finally started off on the path through the woods.

"When we get to New York, where are we gonna stay?" Liam asked as they walked. "Probably just in some shady hotel or motel." Arron responded. Liam was unsure about this, since Arron was only 18, and wouldn't be able to do some of the stuff he wanted to do. Arron spoke up again, "Also, could you get me beer if I paid you?" Arron asked in a bit of a pleading voice.

Liam rolled his eyes, "Uh, no, I'm definitely not getting arrested while I'm on the run with you." Liam said in a slighlty angry. Arron was amused by Liam's response, the first time feeling a little happy since he heard the news.

The two continued forward, but something caught Arron's eye, making him wander off the path. Liam saw this and followed him, towards a small clearing with a bright light. "Arron! Wait!" Liam called as they both got to the clearing. Arron turned back to face his brother with a confused look on his face. "What is that?" Arron asked as Liam walked up next to him and he looked in awe.

In the center of the clearing was a circle of light. The center was a dark color, but the edges glowed brightly. The 2 stepped closer and closer, Arron held out his hand and when his hand hit the weird circle and it pulled his hand in.

Liam snapped out of the trance the weird circle put on him and realized that Arron was being pulled into it. "Liam, help!" Arron called as his forearm went in. Liam grabbed his leg and pulled with all his might, but Arron didn't budge. Eventually, Arron slipped from his grasp and Liam fell onto his back and Arron disappeared through the circle.

Liam was awe struck for a moment, but then immediately realized that Arron was just sucked through a portal. But he had no time to question anything now, he had to help his brother somehow, so, after hesitating for just a second, Liam ran and jumped into the portal.

The portal remained for just a few more seconds, before vanishing, leaving the clearing empty and dark once again in the night.

...

Liam's head was spinning, he remembered jumping through the weird portal of light, then a blinding light, then nothing. But he could feel grass under him, and he could feel a cold breeze. His eyes slowly opened, and when his vision came to, he was shocked. He was laying on some grass, surrounded by trees, and it looked, "animated" like he was in a cartoon or something. "What the hell?" Liam said quietly as he sat up, trying to wrap his head around his surroundings.

He then heard a groan from behind him, and he turned to what he expected to be his brother, but was taken aback when he looked. Laying next to him was a horse, well, a cartoon horse. It was red, with jet black hair, and it had a backpack. It also had wings on it's sides. Liam was so shocked that he couldn't move, he just stared as the red horse slowly rose like he did.

Arron slowly lifted his head up, trying to figure out if he was dreaming, he looked over slightly and yelped in surprise. Sitting next to him was a Navy blue colored cartoon horse. It had blonde hair, and a...horn? "What the fuck!?" Arron shouted, finally making Liam snap out of it.

"ssshhhh" Liam tried to silence Arron, "It's me, Liam!" he tried to explain, while trying to get up, only to fall face first. Arron tried to get up as well, but fell over. Eventually, both brothers sat up and faced each other, trying to think of things to say.

LIam observed the world around him for a moment, it was night, and the trees around them had apples on them, and upon looking past Arron, he saw a few buildings, it looked like a farm.

Arron was the first to speak. "Are we somehow already tripping? I didn't even take anything yet." Arron asked, "Uh, I don't think we're high dude." Liam responded with a raised eyebrow.

"Oh, I forgot to tell you, I packed weed for some fun." Arron said, wiggling his eyebrows. Liam rolled his eyes at Arron's childishness. "I know for a fact we didn't smoke anything, what's the last thing you remember?" Liam asked, getting serious again.

"Um...I remember that weird circle of light, I remember being sucked into it, and then I remember waking up, and now I'm talking to my brother who is a horse!" Arron explained, becoming more frantic. "Okay, just calm down, your a horse too." Liam explained.

Arron looked down at his hands and saw 2 red hooves. Arron looked back up at his brother with a scared look on his face. "You don't think that circe was like...an inter dimensional portal, do you?" Arron asked, thinking he was sounding crazy.

Liam thought for a moment, this was a cartoon world, and they were ponies, and this felt too real, but to be sure, he quickly slapped Arron with his right hoof. Arron winced in pain, "What was that for?" Arron asked angrily. "To make sure this isn't a dream." Liam responded.

Arron rubbed his cheek with his hoof, and waited a moment. "Is it?" Arron asked. Liam sighed, "No, it probably isn't, and this is an interesting dimension if I've ever seen one." Liam said, Arron raised an eyebrow, "But, you've never seen another dimension." Liam groaned, "you know what I mean."

Liam then attempted to stand on the four legs he now had, and was successful, he then helped up Arron and the 2 stood there, trying to think of a plan. "What do we do now?" Arron asked. Liam was about to respond, when he saw something on Arron's body. "What's that?" he asked, pointing a hoof to Arron's backside, Arron turned and saw a picture of a (American) football, a soccer ball, and a baseball on his butt.

"Is that a butt tattoo of sports ball?" Arron asked looking at it. Liam then thought for a second and turned to see if he had one to, and sure enough, he saw one, except his was a guitar. "I've gotta guitar on my butt." Liam said before looking back at Arron.

"What do you think those mean?" Arron asked Liam, now more confused. "They probably symbolize something close to us, like my guitar skills, and your athleticism." Liam explained. Arron thought it over, and was surprised at the conclusion Liam drew. "Wow, that actually sounds plausible for a cartoon horse world."

Liam then decided to attempt walking, and started slowly, but after about a minute, he was walking his circles easily on four legs, eventually, Arron attempted walking too, though he fell over a few times, Liam helped him, and now they were pros at pony walking.

"So, what's our plan now?" Arron asked walking next to Liam, Liam looked over at the farm he saw earlier. "We head over there and see if anypony can help us." Liam explained, then Arron raised an eyebrow, "Did...did you just say "anypony"?" Arron asked, Liam then blushed, and realized he said it on impulse without even realizing it.

"I...I guess I did." Liam responded, Arron thought about this for a moment, but stopped when he heard footsteps approach. Both of the brothers turned to see a light approaching them, partially blinding them, eventually, the light dimmed and the one holding the lantern put it down.

Both of the brothers were shocked, standing in front of them was a pony, just like they were, though this one was less bulky and a bit slimmer, so it was clear it was female. She had an orange coat, green eyes, blonde hair, and a cowboy hat, with 3 apples as the symbol on her flank. "Can I help you 2" she asked in an accent that both brothers recognized as southern united states.

"Well?"the pony asked again, after getting nothing but blank stares from the 2 ponies. Liam finally got the courage and stepped forward. "Um, hi, we have some questions, uh, miss..." Liam stammered out. "Applejack." The pony responded, "The name's Applejack, now, what is your business here?"

"well.." Liam began, "We aren't really from here, it's kind of a long story..." Liam began, he then recounted the entire story of how they were in their world one minute, and now in this world, with Arron occasionally jumping in to explain some things. "-and that's when you showed up." Liam finished.

Applejack had her jaw dropped, she had a hard time believing them, but he knew that crazy magic existed, but she had never heard of another world or about things called "humans." "Okay, so, what are your names?" Applejack asked. Liam responded. "My name is Liam Grey, and this is my brother Arron Grey." Liam then extended his hoof for a shake, and Applejack shook it, it felt weird. "So, do you know anypony who could help us?" Arron asked, realizing a little too late that he had also said anypony instead of anybody.

"Well, I do know a few ponies who could possibly help you, and one of them could possibly be me, but in the meantime, you two look exhausted, please follow me back to the farmhouse, and he can sort this out in the morning." Applejack explained, getting 2 nods in response. Applejack then picked up the lantern with her mouth and turned to lead the boys to the house.

"You think she can help us?" Arron whispered to Liam, Liam thought for a moment, they had just met her, but she was the ONLY other pony they'd met thus far. "Let's just follow her now, we'll see how everything turns out tomorrow." Liam whispered back. Arron looked back towards the ground, he was still unsure of what was happening.