(Au Story with some elements of plot. Its mainly a slice of life story. But Hey guys I'm not dead still. But I've decided sorta revise my old story Of Wubs and Rainbows, sorry to say but that story has been cancelled for years now. But I've gotten this idea for something that reminded me of the second part Of Wubs and Rainbows. So I'm being lazy and reusing some elements and adding some new ideas. Hope you guys enjoy-AJ)
The Fakeicorn
Chapter 1
Ponies, Ponies, and more Ponies!
"Yeah, just laying in the creek out behind my house! I know right! Like some gypsy lady just dropped it while on the run!" I chuckle and examine the strange object sitting on my living room table. Its a small pillar with a small orb laying on top. The orb is a very cool sky blue color and seems like it would glow in the dark, while the pillar is white like a cloud. The pillar is carved in the style of a Greek pillar. I have no idea what it is. During a small trip into the forest behind my house I found this laying on its side in the shallow creek. So like the cheap curious schmuck I am, I picked it up and brought it home. Cleaning it up caused it to seem to radiate some strange energy but I can only feeling it.
"So Alex are you free this weekend? No? Aww that's a shame dude. But anyway, huh? Yeah work's going good. Finally putting my college degree to good use. Yeah working down at the hospital. No idiot I'm not a nurse! I'm a BMET, ugh, a Biomedical Equipment Technician, you're stupid you know that?" I groan and pinch the bridge of my nose. My friend Alex can be right fucking moron sometimes, considering we celebrated my new job 6 months ago! Ugh, wait...what's that noise? Aww shit my tea!"Alex! Alex! I gotta go, I'll call you later, bye!" I quickly hang up and throw my phone onto the sofa and rush into my kitchen.
My kitchen isn't very big and isn't very fancy either. In all honesty my entire house isn't very fancy either, pretty bland and boring on the outside. Really it's everything on the inside that counts. I rush over to the stove and take the steaming tea pot off the burner and turn the burner off. I grab a mug from the cabinet and pour myself a cup of piping hot green tea. Not much of a tea drinker usually but once in a while its a good alternative to sodas and coffee. I take a few sips and go back into my living room. I sit down on my sofa and continue admiring the strange device. I figure a quick Google search could solve my curiosity but I already did that with little to no results. I let out a sigh and turn on the TV and try to relax a bit. Honestly thinking back on it, I can't think on a reason why I went out back in the first place. I do sometimes take walks out there but it rained last night and so everything is muddy, which is why that device was so dirty.
"I wonder if you'd fetch a good price?" I ask myself while rubbing my chin. I could always use more money. I'm still paying off my student debts and the loan I took out so I could renovate and actually live in this house. I'm amazed I can even afford my wifi, phone, utilities, my Netflix subscription, ectrea ectrea. I'm still kicking financially! Now I just need to pay off my debts and stay out of trouble and I'll be good for the most of my life. I take another few sips of my tea and sigh. I start looking over the device some more. At the rounded base I find a small slot, and opening it up exposes an electrical cord, wow. Really an electrical cord? What does this have a power cord? Ok time to see what this things does.
I grab the cord and it extends out with about 10 feet of cord. I go to the nearest outlet and plug it in. I hear a loud rumble and look back and see the round orb floating about six inches off the pillar. This...this in unreal. I go back and sit back down and admire the floating blue ball. Wonder if it's like those electric balls that makes your hair stand on end. I reach out and with both hands I caress the orb and the strange energy flows through my hands and up my arms. Its a very comforting yet strange."What is this?" I mutter and I press down on the orb and I let go and watch it pop back up like I pushed it underwater. However it floats higher than I can reach it and the orb is bigger. Uhh why is it bigger? It was barely the size of a softball but now its the size of a watermelon. Suddenly the whole house starts shaking like crazy, shaking enough to knock the pictures off the wall!
Blue energy starts to stream from the orb and electricity starts sparking off. The TV cuts out and my light-bulb explode, thankfully no shards of glass hit me. I'm freaking out and my heart is beating a mile a minute and lightning nearly strikes the lamp near me. I can't move from my spot due to the lightning shooting out everywhere. I realize that I'll probably get fried if I tried to move. I pick up my tea and down the rest. I can only laugh at the face of my 'shocking' demise."I've only got regret, I never got all the merch I wanted from BD..." As soon as I finish that sentence a bolt of lightning arcs out and strikes me straight in the chest. I can't even scream, it hurts, it burns, I feel like my body is melting away. Just fucking finish me already! With one final burst blackness consumes me.
-In Dreamscape-
My eyes shoot open suddenly and I'm lying on the floor, well a floor made of nothingness. I suck in one jagged breath after enough, feeling my lungs burn for oxygen. I try to stand up but only to collapse on one knee. Where am I? All I see is darkness, is this what death is like? Well it sucks! I let out a sigh and sit down on nothing. I don't seem to be floating on anything but I feel odd, besides the searing pain everywhere on my body I feel that same strange energy coursing through me. What kind of blue apocalypse did I unleash? I didn't hear any trumpets though so I don't think I started Judgement Day so good luck everyone else. I feel like I should lay down but I don't think sleeping for eternity would be any fun.
"It would seem that we have finally found you," That voice...that voice..."Seems like your memories show some...rather interesting topics." I turn around not 2 feet away from me, in all her glory, Princess Luna. Yeah that show caught me too. The dark blue alicorn stares at me but I'm pretty sure my memories are just manifesting themselves in odd ways. I let out a sigh."My memories are just playing with me. You're not real." I don't even make eye contact.
"We can assure you that we are just as real as you. But we have many questions. You already know who we are, yes?" I nod and turn around so I'm facing her."Yes I do. You're Princess Luna. I'd say its an honor to meet you but I know I'm dead, and your just a figment of my imagination. Honestly I have no clue how death works." I shrug and she just kinda stares at me.
"We see denial is part one of grief then. We understand that your mental state isn't in the best shape. We are here to help." I stop her right there."Then what's your purpose here then? I can't tell through all of this on what's real and what's fake. I'm pretty sure I'm dead because my last memory is getting violently electrocuted and blacking out. That shit hurt...and actually still hurts. Look am I dead and going to hell or what?"
"You're very much alive. But with...some changes biologically. More will be explained when you wake up."
"Then where am I at then? And why is the Princess of the Night telling me that I'm alive. Ugh...my head hurts...even in purgatory." I groan and rub my temples with my palms. Luna walks over to me and places a hoof on my shoulder."You are in a great deal of stress and pain. But I ask for you to be strong, everypony is worried that you'll die."
"So I'm actually still alive...AGH!" My head erupts into a mind splitting headache."My magic is having advert effects to you, we must leave. We will explain in due time!" Her body starts to dissipate into nothingness. I go to say something but my vision starts to blur again as my head feels like its splitting in two. I collapse on my back and darkness fills my vision again. I hate this.
-Unknown Time-
"He's coming to!"
Light actually hits my eyes for the first time. Bright florescent lights, hospital lights. I feel stiff as a board and I can't feel anything, fingers, legs, toes, nothing. But I can feel my face a bit and in the bottom of my eyes I can see an oxygen mask. How did my life get to this point? To be struck by indoor lightning and paralyzed? I can feel very lightly, my mouth feels like sandpaper and my eyes are dry and itchy but I can't scratch them at all. But my vision are still semi-blurred but something fills my vision, a figure, a pony shaped figure. I can't see clearly, my eyes are still dry."Eyes are dry and bloodshot. Gonna have to give him some eye drops." With that I get something dripped into my eyes and instinctively I blink a few times. After the third time or four time I blink my vision starts to clear up and there's a pony dressed as a doctor looming over my like a hawk, half his face is covered by a medical mask."Eyes are still bloodshot. Sir can you hear me? Nod your head if you can." He asks and I slowly nod, he then takes the oxygen mask off me before he retreats back now where I can't see him at all. I still can't move my head anymore than that little nod.
I can hear a few more voices. But one I can clearly make out is Luna's voice. Her figure looms over me now, but with a slight smile."Welcome back to the land of the living." I can't help but crack a smile smile in return.
"So you do admit I was dead." My voice is scratchy and dry as all hell and it was barely audible, but I'm trying to keep myself from either laughing or crying, I'm confused on which. Luna looks back at someone."Doctor can you raise the bed please?" I feel the bed moving up with the familiar sounds of the hospital bed raising slowly. I can see very familiar faces. I wasn't extremely into the show but I did pick up on names and faces, and I did read a few fanfics. I'm a nerd like that. But anyway back to the Irl ponies staring at me. Of course the Mane Six are here, then there's Princess Luna and Celestia, and Spike, but the last one is kinda new to me. It was Starsomething, oh yeah Starlight Glimmer. The guards and doctors, I have no clue who they are. Wait someone was talking, I think Twilight.
"Hello? You there?" She questions me."Doctor is he slipping back into comatose?" She looks over at the doctor pony. He shakes his head no."No he should be stable for now. Uhh sir can you hear us? Can you speak?" Three simple things come to mind right now.
"Can't move, throat dry, need water." Not as quiet as before but still really faint compared to my regular voice. A small glass of water is levitated in front of my face, thankfully with a straw in it. I take two long sucks from the straw, nearly drinking all of the water in just two drags. The drink gets sat down on a near by table. I just realized it was Celestia who gave me the water."Better?" She asks, giving me a very calming smile. I nod slightly."Yes, thank you." I cough a bit, my throat less dry now but still feels like I'm swallowing wood chips."Where am I exactly?"
"You are in the Canterlot Royal Infirmary." The Doctor says walking past Celestia and the others."You were brought her after some terrible accident. You were covered in burn marks and suffered internal bleeding. However that was just the start of your problems." He looks up at Celestia. She clears her throat and takes a few steps forward.
"You are a human correct?"
"I am, yes. Also why can't I move at all? I can't feel anything below my neck." I hate having to asking more questions. Celestia nods."You were put into a medically induced paralysis. To keep you from moving and feeling what happened. Do not fret however, as its only temporary." Well that's at least nice of them."However there is no easy way to say this but you went under a major metamorphoses. Tell us, what is your name young one?" What? Wait what?
"Kyra...just call me Kyra. But what do you mean, metamorphoses? What happened to me? Why am I here?" My voice raises a bit and my throat immediately hurts. They all look at each other before looking back at me. Twilight floats a mirror up to me and what stares back at me is not human at all. What stares back at me is a unicorn pony, a stallion thankfully, with a dark blue coat and black mane. I'm covered in bandages, even on my horn. At least my I kept my hair color and eyes. My eyes are bright green abet bloodshot. I let out a sigh and the mirror floats away."I'm sure this is very troubling for you." Celestia says with some sympathy.
"You can say that..." I groan."How did this happen exactly?"
"Well we could could ask you the same thing. How did you arrive here?" Twilight gives me skeptical look."Trans-dimensional magic is very hard to come by let alone control."
"Some kind of pillar with a small orb on top." I watch Twilight write down stuff on a clipboard."Okay and how big was this orb?"
"About the size of a softball. The pillar was about a foot tall. The orb was a light blue while the pillar was a cloud white. In the bottom was an electrical cord. When I plugged it in to a power outlet the orb levitated about 6 inches above the pillar. When I pushed down on it it levitated to my ceiling and started shooting out lightning. Last thing I remember was being struck by a lightning bolt. That's all I can remember..." I suck in a slightly jagged breath."Wait how do you know what a human is?"
"It's...a bit more complicated." Luna speaks up."But we'll explain later. Are you feeling alright?" I'm at least glad Luna is concerned about my well being."But we would like to know how you know about us?" Great already rolling out that question. Oh the awkwardness this will bring, but I'm going to pull out the same to my last question.
"I'm in pain. But for your second question, I'll explain later, when I can talk and feel more." Celestia goes to say something but there's a sound of a camera going off and everyone, including myself, look over to see Pinkie Pie holding a smartphone in her hoof. She giggles and rush over to my bedside."Oohooh! Next lets get a selfie with you!" I'm honestly speechless and everyone is kinda taken back by her acting like this."Pinkie-" Twilight steps up but Applejack stops her.
"Ah got this Twi. Pinkie come here." She bites Pinkie's tail and drags her back."Dammit girl what's wrong with ya? Can't ya see this young feller is tired, hurt, and scared of the situation he's been drug into." Well that was sudden. Pinkie looks sad and devastated."I...I...I'm sorry." Her bottom lip quivers. I should stop this before it gets out of hand. but one of the guards steps up. A mare with a yellow mane and a pure white coat white enough to put Rarity's coat to shame.
"And if I may say something," She pauses and looks right at me."Your house nearly crushed me!" Fuck me. Celestia glares at the guard."Angelic Shield this is not the time."
"Why not? His stuff nearly killed me and my partner. He should be charged with endangerment and riuning half the Royal Gardens!" She points an accusing hoof at me. This turns into an argument. Twilight and the others are dealing with Applejack yelling at Pinkie Pie while both Princesses are arguing with the mare guard. I blink slowly as I can feel the very fine underlining anger consuming my thoughts. My already pounding head is going to burst, fuck it, I'm already on the gurney.
"EVERYONE SHUT UP!" Okay throat immediately burns again, not smart but it got everyone's attention. I'm breathing heavily through my nose."Listen, I'm in a lot of pain right now, I'm confused, and I have a migraine. I want answers but not now. All I want is some sleep...and the feeling back in my legs. I'm sorry for yelling but I'm not dealing with no bullshit right now." I let out sigh. Everyone is quiet and I'm surprised the guard didn't just jump over and onto my bed to kill me or something. Twilight breaks the silence."He's right everypony. We shouldn't argue right now. He's tired and confused. We shouldn't pester him right now."
"Thank You." I nod slowly at her and she smiles back. Luna puts a hoof on my chest, though I can barely feel it."Get some sleep Kyra. We shall disscuss everything tomorrow." My bed is lowered back down so I'm facing the ceiling again. The doctor puts the oxygen mask back on me. I don't know what they gave me but my eyes start to feel heavy and I drift back into darkness once again.
-The Next Day-
My eyes open again and I'm greeted with the same bright florescent lights. But hey, I can feel again! But everything is stiff as a board so I still can't move much. I can't hear anyone is in here with me so I'm alone. Fuck me I can't believe this is happening to me, me of all people! Now I'm a fucking pony strapped to a hospital bed and I still hurt. I let out an audible groan and try to move my arms. They move up slightly and can't help but smile that at least I can now move and feel. I move my head around more and I can see more of the hospital room. It's basic with the most you'd find in more expensive hospitals. Heart monitors, Iv stand and tubes, you get the point. I noticed that I'm covered with a blanket, eh probably to keep me warm.
But hey I can see my now nonexistent hand turned hoof! It looks slightly like the cartoon but 3D and actually real. Ugh I'm gonna have a fun time trying to walk again. I go to sit up but my back pops loudly and pain shoots up my back."Agh fuck!" I shout out loud. I fall onto my back, which was smart, and pain shoots up more again. Welp, this is my life now, I'll be in constaint pain for the rest of my life, and probably not be able to walk again, yay. I jump as there's a knock at the door."Are you decent?" Is that?
"I'm awake, that's all. Come in though." The door opens and the doctor from yesterday and Princess Celestia. Great, private time so she can arrest me or something."Good morning dear Kyra. How are you feeling today?"
"I hurt. I can feel myself again but pain is everywhere." I groan and try to sit up again but this time both the doctor and Celestia actually help me sit up. My back pops and I let out a yelp. I've hurt myself before but no one is completely used to pain."Thanks." I groan. My back feels off, hmm must have wires attached to my back then.
"I apologize for such an early morning raising but we did not finish our discussion last night." While she starts to talk the doctor starts to unhook the IVs on my right arm and the monitor pads off my fuzzy blue chest."But first I must explain something to you-"
"I'm under arrest, I saw this coming. Not my first rodeo with the law, though this is the first time I'm being arrested in the hospital." Celestia chuckles.
"No you're not under arrest. Why would you think that? But I need explain the kind of magic you were exposed to. After we left last night I had Twilight Sparkle search through our archives and we ended up finding something related to what you described last night. It's old and ancient magic, even predating my sister and sister. We're still trying to figure out how that magic works. But I do know this, you're not a unicorn Kyra."
What?
"You're an Alicorn."
Awww fuck me.
(Hope you guys enjoyed it so far. Its still rough in some aspects and I hope you guys understand that. There will be timeskips and this story is more just out there and batshit crazy. And before you complain about the main character being an Alicorn I have to stress, he isn't powerful or godlike in any way. Consider it a magical fuck up. But I'll writing when I can and most likely pumping out chapters as fast as I can. I'll see you guys in the next chapter and I hope you guys enjoyed it so far-AJ)