Hi! This story here is, like said in the summary, my first story, and book one in the My Little Pony : The End of Harmony trilogy. I hope you will enjoy it, and have a nice reading.
By the way, even if I started writing this story after season four premiered, Twilight will not be an alicorn.
Notice : I have redone this chapter after someone pointed me something. I hope you will like it more.
Disclaimer : My Little Pony is owned by Hasbro (the logo on the cover is included). I own the story and my OC.
All my life, I was alone. I had no friends, and my family didn't care about me. At school, I was bullied. Each and every night, I looked to the night sky, wishing I was elsewhere. I tried to be unaffected by all of that, but I wasn't. Actually, I was about to fall apart. That is, until I discovered a TV show called My Little Pony. Even though it was for girls, it still managed to keep me from snapping.
Even with all the bullying, I still managed to have high marks. That, and because I wore glasses, inspired the bullies in giving me a stupid nickname. Nerd... Not having any friend didn't help me. In fact, it made me even more of a target to them. Which I hated.
At home, I had a hard time being alone. My parents kept arguing and fighting about my father's exessive drinking. Each day, he went to the pub at 8:00 PM, and came back home at around 3:00 AM, with the smell of alcohol in his breath and on his clothing. Often, he even had three or four bruises, meaning he had a fight. When he was really pissed of either by me or by my mother, he went to the pub, but not at his usual hours. And most of the time when he came back, his other big problem was apparent : his extreme violence. When he was drunk, he would give me a royal beating only because I had been bullied during the day. And most of the time, I would try to run away from him, but he would tell me to face it like a man, and that I should do the same at school. But sometimes, he would start beating me even when he was sober. Which was creeping me since he did it concsiously.
One day, I was hiding in the attic to watch the newest episode of My Little Pony, when I heard my parents argue... Again. I raised the volume of the small TV set enough that I was no longer hearing my parents argue, but not to the extent that they would hear it. Then, something strange happened. I heard a voice, and that voice was... Calming. I then muted the TV set. I realised, but too late, that my parents were no longer yelling. Then, I heard my father call out my name. I started to panic since my dad would probably beat me for watching that show.
But what I didn't see was that the action in the show stopped, except for one pink pony gesturing at me. I got closer to the TV, which was a really bad idea now that I think of it. As I got closer and closer, I could hear my father's angry steps below... And Pinkie Pie's voice telling me to jump in the TV set. "I am getting crazy. I cannot believe I am actually hearing this" I tought to myself. At that moment, I heard my father's voice through the floor, and I could tell by his tone that he was tired of chasing me.
What happened next, I am not so sure if it really happened. As I heard my father ran to the door that led to the attic, I heard the voice again, but this time, I understood what the voice was saying. However, I also heard my father ram through the door. Leaving me with two choices. I could either face the punishment my father would give me, or I could follow Pinkie Pie, who was now gesturing like crazy. Without even thinking about it, I jumped into the TV set, preparing for a loud bang that never came. Instead, I felt at peace. At peace, and... Floating ?
It was the strangest feeling I ever had. Then, I started feeling odd. I felt two things growing on my back, and my arms and legs started changing. But before I could look at what was happening, I blacked out. Only to wake up in the middle of nowhere, with a monstrous headache.
"Where am I?" I asked myself, still groggy after... After what exactly? The only thing I clearly remembered was that I was in the attic at home and that I jumped in the TV set. Then, remembering more, I tried to get up... Only to trip and fall to the ground. "Why can't I get up?!" I yelled, a little annoyed. I then looked around. I was in the middle of a small clearing, surrounded by... "Apple trees?" I asked no one in particular.
All of that was really strange. Not only my surroundings, but my body itself. I was no longer human, I was sure of that. I had an onyx black coat, dark-colored hair and tail, and I had a blue flame on my sides, near my rear end. "Wait!" I said to myself. "Four legs, tail, strange tattoo on my sides near my..." I didn't even finish my sentence. I knew what I had turned into. I became... "A pony?" I said in disbelief.
"I cannot be a pony! I cannot be..." I stopped myself to think about what had happened in the attic. "I was watching My Little Pony, I heard my parents argue, my father was coming to beat me, I jumped in the TV." I summarized. Then it made sense. Somehow. "Oh great. I jump only one time in the TV while watching it and somehow, I end up in a place really similar to the one in the show." I lowered my head, exasperated. But by doing so, I felt something move on my sides, near the middle of me. Looking at what it was, I was speechless. I had wings! Thinking quickly about them, I tried to figure how to make them work. " OK... If they go up when I move my shoulders up, then it means that if I move my shoulders down, they will go down." I said thoughtful. Not letting myself anytime to think more, I moved my shoulders down, only to find myself... "Flying? I'm... Flying?! Woo hoo!" However, I forgot to keep my shoulders moving, making me crash in a tree. "OH, COME ON!" I yelled at the top of my lungs, completely angry about myself.
As I rose to my fee... Hooves, I suddenly realised that I was not seeing really well. I lifted a hoof to my face only to see my glasses, unharmed, beside my. Right after putting them back on, I heard noises coming my way. Trying to stay calm, I tried jumping behind the tree in which I crashed, but I instead fell to the ground... Again. "Oh great." I whispered to myself. Then an orange Earth pony with a cowboy hat and freckles came in view.
"Is everythin' OK?" she asked with a Southern American accent. "I think so." I answered to her. "Where am I?" "Well, yer in Sweet Apple Acres. You sure yer OK?" She answered with a worried look. "Yes, I am." I answered, rubbing my head. "Stupid tree branch." I mumbled. Even though I probably already knew the answer, I thought of something to make sure I was right about me being in Equestria. "What is your name?" I asked her. "Name's Applejack. What's yers?" I was taken short with her answer. "M-M-M-My name, heh?" I said, a little confused. "That's what I asked ya." Applejack replied. Trying to come up with a good name, I said the first thing that came to my mind. "Shadow." What now? Was a bleu hedgehog coming to beat me? "Shadow? Usually, ponies have more than one name." she said, a little confused. "Well, I prefer to just be called Shadow, since my full name is quite contradictory." I answered. "Contradict-what? What yer talkin' 'bout." She was definitely lost. "You see, my full name is Flaming Shadow." I said. "Well, welcome ta Sweet Apple Acres, Flamin' Shadow." She said with joy. "Applejack, could you help me get out of the orchard?" "Sure. Come along" she answered.
We were almost to the Apple family's barn when, out of nowhere, a blue Pegasus with a rainbow-colored mane and tail came toward us at high speed. Unfortunately, she was going WAY too fast to stop, and crashed on me. "OW! Watch where you are landing next time." I said angrily. "Oops... Sorry." she apologized. "What yer doin' here, Rainbow?" Applejack asked. "I was practicing a new trick, but it failed." the blue mare answered. "Hey! What's your name?" she asked me. "My name is Flaming Shadow." "Nice to meet you. I'm Rainbow Dash, Fastest Flyer in Equestria!" she told me, bragging. Then, I heard a faint sound. Coming closer. It was the sound of hooves hitting the ground again and again, as if someo-somepony was jumping. Then, I saw a pink Earth pony with a pink frizzy mane and tail, mane that was bitten by a baby alligator. The pink pony saw me and gasped. A really big gasp, as if she had seen a ghost. She then started to run toward the town. "Don't worry about her, she always acts like that when there is a new somepony in town" Rainbow Dash told me, giggling a little. "Hey, I got an idea. Why don't we show him around Ponyville." "Why not? Since I am moving here, it would be a great thing for me to be able to go around the town without getting lost!" I answered. " Good. Follow me." Rainbow Dash told me while taking off.
"Why ain't ya followin' her?" Applejack asked me. "Well, it would be nice if I had a guide that does not always have the head in the clouds, literally." I answered. "Let's go, then!"Applejack said, starting to gallop after Rainbow Dash. I then took a deep breath and moved my shoulders, this time remembering to keep them moving if I was to fly properly. I quickly managed to catch up to them, officially starting my tour of Ponyville.
"OK. We will start by going to Fluttershy's Cottage." Rainbow told me. "Who is Fluttershy?" I asked, faking ignorance. "She's one a our friends" Applejack told me. When we arrived, I noticed something. Being fan of the series, I knew Fluttershy was the one who took care of the animals. But what I saw before my eyes was astonishing. All over the place, one could see birds, bunnies, insects, mice and even more. Applejack then went to the door to knock on it, signaling me to land beside her. I landed and Applejack knocked. The door opened and a yellow Pegasus with a long pale pink mane and tail answered. "Oh, um... Hi Applejack. What are you doing her?" she said quietly. "Fluttershy, I'ma here ta introduce ya ta Flamin' Shadow." Applejack answered. "Hi." I simply said. "Oh, um... Hi." she said, even quieter than before. "Flaming Shadow here is moving to Ponyville." Rainbow Dash said with a little too much joy, and a little snicker. Fluttershy then slammed the door shut, surprising me. "Next stop, Rarity." Rainbow Dash said, hurrying too much. Applejack and I then followed her, Applejack galloping, me flying.
After a few minutes, we arrived at Rarity's Boutique. "A dress shop?" I said, refraining from laughing. "What is wrong with it?" a refined voice asked from behind me. "Sorry, but... I am a stallion, not a mare." I said with seriousness. " I can see that." she answered me. "Rarity, this stallion laughing at your Boutique is Flaming Shadow, a new Ponyville resident." Rainbow Dash said. "Sorry if I insulted your Boutique." I apologized, turning toward her. She was a white unicorn with a purple mane and tail, both of which were curled. "You're the new pony Pink..." She stopped, realizing she almost said something she was not supposed to say at all. "Sorry if I may seem a little brutal, but I have many things to do. You see, I am a very occupied mare." She said, hurrying inside of her Boutique. "Well..." I said, confused. "Let's get going. Now, to Sugarcube Corner." Rainbow said.
After another few minutes, we arrived in front of a building looking like a gingerbread house. "This here is Sugarcube Corner. It is tha bakery an' sweet shop, an' where our friend Pinkie Pie lives." Applejack told me. "What are we waiting for to go inside?" I asked nopony in particular. As I landed and started to make my way inside, Rainbow Dash swooped in front of me to stop me. "What are you doing?" I asked with an annoyed look. " Well, we still got to go to Twilight's." she answered. "And where does she live?" I asked, even more annoyed. "At the library." she said. "And what exactly are you waiting to get me there?" I replied, unnerved. "Let's go, then!" she said as she flew away, Applejack and I following her.