Chapter 1:First memories
The morning light awakens me as my eyes flutter open. I stretch in bed allowing myself to see the digital clock on my night stand. It is only 8:30 in the morning.
"Great I can sleep in" I tell myself as I lie in bed. "It looks like I have another hour of sleep."
It is a Saturday morning meaning that it is Shabbat and I usually have my chauffer take me to synagogue. Not today though. This is the day that I am finally going to catch up with Liza Bosko, the closest thing that I have to a sister, one on one.
Most of my other friends have gone away. Now countless stories would be all about friends going separate directions based on marriage, going away to college, getting married, or even having a baby. This isn't the case though. It's been something completely the opposite of that. In fact, it is something that has been freakish and completely alien.
I sit up in bed remembering the first time that I noticed the phenomena.
At first I could only imagine that I was seeing things. So I brushed it off thinking that I might need to seek some professional help about my issue. However, I noted three other patrons looked at the little yellow mare and run another way.
"Don't be afraid" she said.
"I am here on behalf of Equestria and the four princesses of the land. We in Canterlot came up with a potion that would give humans a better life. We prefer to call it 'Conversion' or 'Ponification."
At that moment a crowd of us began to laugh at the little yellow mare in wondering if the dense pollution in the air had been getting to us. We also wondered if this was some kind of new joke that the city was putting on as society had been so grim lately as a result of all the wars, famine and strange weather patterns all around the world.
"Here let me show you" the yellow mare insisted. Who wants to be a volunteer in this demo" she continued as her yellow horn began to light up.
'A….unicorn' I thought upon observing her levitate a glass cruet and a shot glass with a purple liquid inside.
"Impossible" one lady exclaimed as she dropped her cup of coffee from a nearby coffee shop.
"It's a witch and an illusion of the devil himself" another cried out.
"Awesome dude," a young teenage boy aforementioned.
"Alfred get away from that thing she is dangerous" a heavy set dark haired woman warned.
"No mom I just want to get a closer look at what she is doing," he acknowledged to his mother.
"Hello there Alfred" the pony said "My name is Golden Opportunity would you care to try a sample my young earthling?"
"What is this stuff?" the adolescent replied taking the three ounce cup with the deep purple liquid.
"ALPHRED JAMES DON'T YOU DARE!" His mother scolded walking over and grabbing the cup out of his hand. "I will not allow
my son to drink something that could be drugged or poisoned. So I don't want you taking something that your mother may or may not approve of."
"Mom you are no fun. You never let me try anything new," Alfred moaned.
"Alfred please do not take that sass with me," she returned upon smelling the liquid in the 3 ounce cup. "It does not smell too bad. I am going to taste this stuff," she proceeded and quickly downed the drink. " The taste isn't threatening either. Are you just a hologram trying to sell kids the latest energy drink," she began to yawn. "If you are…wow why I am so sleepy all of a sudden?" Alfred dear I am afraid we are going to have to cut this mother-son afternoon visit short. It looks like we might need to head back to the hotel. We will have to do this….,"
before she could finished his mother was out like a light.
I knew for sure that this was not ordinary hallucination or holographic that the latest technologies had put out. All of us gathered around then sleeping woman while others dialed 911.
"Help there is a dangerous creature here in Atlantic Station," someone cried over the phone. "Just get here as fast as you can. She may have been poi…..," they started when someone else started screaming in horror.
"Wha….what is happening to her body?" The second screaming man commanded.
"Don't worry sir she is good hooves," Golden assured him. "She is only becoming what Princess Celestia wanted her to be," pointing to the sleeping woman whose body had turned white.
"What the frack?" Alfred replied as was starting to freak out while others went into a full frenzy. "Who says in good hooves?"
"She is being ponified."
"Say what?" Alfred cried out in utter confusion.
"It means that she is transforming into a pony like me. Note that this is only just the beginning of what is to come."
"So what is happening? I don't quite understand and I am asking this to some talking horse." I chimed in.
"I will get to that. Right now she is about to have a dream that the two sisters foretold us of while full preparations were in progressback home in equestria.
"EQUESTRIA?!" The crowd cried.
Before I could say another word out of my mouth, Golden held a hoof to it and shushed me. That is when we all heard it.
"Hello….where am I?" the morphling muttered as we witnessed her body changing shape, size, and color. "Who…are you?"
"Who is she talking to?" Alfred whispered terrified while also trying to get a better understanding of what was happening to his mother.
Golden nodded. "The two sisters, Princess Celestia and Princess Luna. "Would you care to become a pony like your mother? When she wakes up I am pretty sure that she will have a better understanding as to why we are doing this.
"Nnnn….I don't know," he replied with tears running down his cheeks. "You have some pretty freaky stuff going down. Are
you sure that I am not really tripping on acid or in passed out from the city's concentrated heat and strayed into a dream?"
"Shhhh" Golden shushed him as she heard Alfred's mother speak again.
"So you are telling me that you are here to stop all the wars and rumors of wars, famines, hate, world hunger," the sleeping woman muttered in her sleep as her body was re-molded into the shape of a small bald pony. At this point she has turned a beautiful shade of magenta.
As we continued to watch the unfolding events, things became so intense that it was too much for me to take in all at once. Besides I was sure this situation would be witnessed on national news. This was next to the fact that I had been a well-known and famous talk show host for several years and I did not want any media making a bigger deal out of my situation that needed to be. So I left the scene covering my face and proceeding to run to the nearest bathroom on site to vomit before heading straight home to shake off what had happened by getting some rest and possibly look at seeing a shrink.
I sit up in bed and shake the bad memory out of my mind. Even though it has been four years since that traumatic experience, it still haunts me. None the less other relating memories pass through my mind now. Not long after Alfred's mother had been ponified, the four princesses made several appearances across the globe to various leaders to negotiate a peace treaty for a new and better world where people could live. These events were followed by conversion bureaus popping up across the nation and around the world where truckloads of the purple serum were delivered.
Others were shipped to regular hospitals where people were dying from injuries and illness would be first to receive treatment. Meanwhile a giant bubble had appeared in the middle of the Pacific Ocean which grew at an alarming rate within one week at a time. Although I was scared of the changes at first, I had accepted them by having various guests from Equestria on my talk show. Fans fell in love like crazy which led to very high tv ratings and I had grown fond of the attention. Meanwhile not everyone on planet earth took to the new changes so kindly.
It was around that time that the HLF movement had been introduced. Unlike my views, a strong hate rose up that sparked war around the world. Many bureaus were looted, burned, and several ponies from both Equestria and Earth perished during the events. It was in the beginning that I gathered at the home of Liza and Cody Bosko who have been my friends for many years. While I had taken a shine to the new situation, both my friend and her husband alike shared a strong distaste on ponification.
"Summer how can you just sit there and eat this kind of garbage" Cody inquired. "These ponies are full of crap. They are truly anti human," he would often nag about.
"Are you saying that you are part of the HLF yourself?" I grilled back.
"No not at all" Liza chimed in. "Those ponies are pretty to look at huh?" She added sarcastically. "
I looked at them both and rolled my eyes at their attitudes and reminded myself time and time again not to talk to them about anything revolving ponification or Equestria colliding with Earth. Instead I have had to act like nothing of the sort has existed and that everyone is still human. This has always made me feel uncomfortable though. I had wanted to share this compassion with Liza.
I make the bed as neatly as I can, brush my teeth, and head down the stairs to the lower level of my loft making my way to the kitchen.
"Good morning miss Roberts. How are you?"
"Oh fine fine," I acknowledge drawing open the grass green linen curtains in my home revealing the Atlantan skyline. I gaze out the window at the gray polluted sky seeing Pegasus flying about as if to clear up the sky. I then look down on the ground to see earth ponies and pegasus alike walking along the sidewalks with a few remaining humans. They are getting ready to shop or eat out in the local area which is better known as Atlantic Station. As I gaze at the beautiful ponies I begin to wonder how much longer can I go before I myself have to complete the process myself. How much long will it be until Georgia becomes a part of the beautiful equestrian world? Will I have to face the fears of hiding from the HLF? I am already on their black list as it is due to my embracing ponies on my show. Countless hate letters have been sent from them in threats that they will come to ransack my home, take me away and dispose of me.
"Are you just going to stand there all day or are you going to eat what I have prepared for you?" my chef asks.
"Oh sorry Logan," I return. "I was just admiring those ponies out there like I always do."
"Pretty aren't they?" Logan adds with interest. "Anyway what is on your agenda today ma'am?" He asks me warmly.
"I am going to meet Liza for lunch today and then we are going to Fernbank to spend the afternoon. We have not associated one on one in a while," I light up. "I have not quite figured out the place to meet yet."
"You really do care about her. I hope you ladies have a wonderful time." he smiles while having a look in his eyes indicating that he has something that he would like to tell me.
"Are you alright?" I inquest. "Something seems to be on your mind."
"No nothing," Logan answers back shaking the situation off. "Now who is hungry? I made your favorite this morning. "Waffles, fresh fruit, mock sausages, and grape fruit juice."
"Perfect," I say in a heavenly voice.
"Also did you hear the most recent news?" Logan adds walking into my kitchen and picking up my food and then walking out with it again.
"No I am afraid that I have not. Why what is going on?"
"According to local and national news Equestria has finally made land fall all along the west coast," Logan informs.
"Are you making this stuff up? I certainly have not heard anything about it. You know that I am the first one to hear of these things," I say in utter disbelief.
"See for yourself," Logan says showing me the paper. "It is in the headlines ma'am."
I glance at the newspaper that Logan is holding and notice a large article about Equestria's latests news with headlines stating in bold "Stretching from Alaska to Antarctica, it is finally here." I then read every detail stating that landfall was made late last night while I had been figuring out what I would wear when I meet Liza. This is also just as impossible as it was when poor Alfred's mother became the famous 'Morning Glory.'
"Yoo hoo is anyone home?" Logan Flatters me. "Your food is going to get cold.
"I am sorry but all of this is very new to me. How come no one bothered to call me about this latest news?"
Logan talks around my question"So have you thought about going through with it yet?"
"Through with what Logan," I pretend.
"I am talking about the whole conversion process. I am looking at doing it myself and especially since Equestria is only a little
over 2,000 miles away now I think it is time. What do you say?"
"No not at the present time. Besides I am happy just embracing the last years of my human-hood. I will go when am ready though. Plus I am enjoying my life style next to not want to leave my family behind."
"I just feel that it is time for you to go on and meet some new friends," Logan hints. "Besides Liza is married now and has her own life and career. I also hear that you can take yours into Equestria with you. In case you don't know I am your friend ma'dam."
" Listen I know that you are trying to help. I just don't think that I am ready for a big change like that. If the media found out well you know how they are. Even if I cut all my hair off they would jump like a predator to its prey. There is enough of that to deal with as it is. Anyway proving your point, I think it is time to eat before my food gets cold."
Logan looks at me with concern on his face while I am frozen in hearing the words that we are friends. It is funny I have never actually thought if it like that before.