Chapter 1: The Stone of Cold Fire

Hey everyone! Gusto here! And this is a self insertion and an AU fanfic. This is one of two, and the other also is an Anthro fic. You can read either one if you want to, but if you're on this one, then I hope you enjoy it.

My day started off like any other. I woke up, ate breakfast, and played a video game. Like I normally do, I was just staying at home playing video games all day, because I had nothing better to do. Until of course, around midnight, there was a large crash in my backyard.

Searching outside, I found a large stone, which I could only assume was a meteorite. But it seemed different to me from any meteorite I had ever seen before. It was a dark pale bluish shade, and when I put my hand on its surface to feel it (for whatever reason), it was cool to the touch. I myself would have assumed it was nothing, but there was something almost... alluring about it.

Feeling my sense of adventure take over, I tried to get a closer look. I was out in the cold, mosquitos were biting me, and I desperately wanted to get some sleep, but at the same time I wanted to know all I could about the rock.

Once again putting my hand to the mysterious stone, I felt a sudden urge to make a wish. It felt as though I was in the presence of a shooting star...

Remembering that there was nothing left for me to do today, I realized I was bored. My life had nothing genuinely exciting happen in a long while. As a kid, I dreamed of adventuring, and even now, those dreams would appear ALL the time.

As sleep was taking me over, I unknowingly said what I was thinking:

"Man, I wish I could just leave this place. Go on an adventure or something."

As soon as that sentence was uttered, the stone started glowing a brighter blue. As soon as that happened, I was very worried, but it didn't scare me. Almost certain it was just an illusion, I went back into my house, and went back to sleep. The next morning, I got a call from a friend.

"Hey dude," he said, "Come to my place. I got something awesome to show you!"

Only a few minutes later, I came over to his place, and saw the most beautiful sight I'd seen in a long time. I saw an amazing stash of fireworks, which was perfect, considering 4th of July was tonight. Handing me a Roman Candle, he asked "Wanna light some off right now?"

To which I immediately replied "Count me in!"

In only ten minutes, he and I had the most fun I'd had in a while. Many of the best fireworks were saved for later, but we did manage to get a few good explosions from them. A few minutes into it, I was going over to get a soda. I got the soda, but once I was back, I tripped, and landed in the last place I wanted to be.

Right on top of a lit pack of firecrackers.

The world around me just seemed to be gone. I was surrounded by darkness basically. There seemed to be nothing in all directions of this place. The only thing that I could be certain of was that I was dead.

And it was my own fault. To be honest, I was a naturally clumsy person, but the fact that I landed right as the firecrackers went 'ka-boom' was the most horrible case of bad luck in existence. Now I was stuck in the blackness that is oblivion, and there was nothing around me.

Until I noticed an inviting light in the distance.

There was nothing to it. The light just appeared out of absolutely nowhere. However, since it was literally the only thing I could see in this blackness, my instinct was to go to it. I didn't even care what the hell it lead to. I just wanted to leave this freaky place, and in my mind, anywhere was better than remaining here.

It was only a few minutes until the light was reached, but it felt like hours to me. But in the end, it was all worth it. Once I reached it, the bright orb revealed to me a world which had many amazing sights.

Not hesitating to enter it, I got the chance to look at the world, and realized something:

I was in a world that was not my own.

Scanning my surroundings to see what was there, I saw many many different types of dinosaurs. The closest to my current location were a bunch of Triceratops that were looking at me in an incredibly shocked way. But considering that I likely just appeared out of nowhere, it was understandable. And then I looked in my hand, and noticed the steel spear in it (which was strange, considering that I don't own a spear(I know how to use one, though).

As one of the Triceratops then charged at me I began to run. Somehow, I was able to outrun the great beast, but only until we were away from the rest of the herd. At that point, there was nothing left for me to do but fight.

I was able to hold the dino back, but it eventually overpowered me. And there was nothing that I could do to counter it, and as a last ditch effort to save myself, I put my spear out in front of me, closed my eyes, and hoped for the best.

Just a warning: the first couple of chapters might be a bit dark (as far as you've seen. First chapter and I already died). See, this storyline takes place during the drought from the first movie. And I will be going through it on my own journey to you-know-where.

There's also going to be some magic involved. I won't say how, but I will say that the magic will be very 'Brother Bear'-esque. And if you've seen the movie in like, ever, you'll know what I mean.