Author's Note: Hey guys, sorry for taking so long. I've been busy with work and school. I've decided to keep this a weekly thing, as to give myself time to write, and give some time for you guys to suffer! HAHAHA-but nah, mostly me writing, sorry.
Not only that but I'm also continuing to brainstorm new ideas for my story. I think I've gotten everything, but we'll see how it turns out.
Zack didn't know where he was. He didn't know why he was there, or what he was supposed to do. It was dark, black, and empty. He could feel he was not alone, however, and sensed another presence along with him in the darkness. Not fully understanding why, Zack began a conversation.
"I'm dead." He said.
"No you're not, you just blacked out." The voice replied.
"Oh really? Well that's nice, but why does this keep happening to me?"
"Because. You're special."
"Special? Ha! I'm nothing special. I'm just a normal guy, with an...abnormal life."
"Abnormal? Everything happens for a reason, you know." The voice's tone sounded just like a mother would sound to her child.
"A reason? Alright look, I don't know who you are or what you want, but right now you're making absolutley no sense!" He shouted.
"You have much to learn about your own worth, young one. But worry not, the time will come when your worth will be put to the test." The voice replied; it sounded like it was fading away.
"What the fuck are you talking about? I don't even know why I'm stuck in this mess!" Zack cried, trying to move his body. He found he was unable to move. He body was gone; darkness was all around him; an infernal black abyss, surrounding him, absorbing him, becoming him...
"Zack!" A voice cried out from the distance. The voice was familiar...he had heard it before somewhere...
"Zack!" Twilight's voice called to him again through the darkness.
"Twilight?" He asked, he looked around, but saw nothing.
Suddenly, a bright flash of light broke through the darkness, blinding him. He heard shouting and screaming, like someone was under attack. The sound began to surround him, engulfing his entire being. He heard the whinny of a horse, the roar of a monster, and then...
...
Zack could see light shining through his closed eyelids. His ears began to pick up multiple voice surrounding him. He felt something soft cushioning his head, like a pillow.
"So...is he going to be ok?" Said a very unfamiliar voice.
"Yes...is he, you know...?" Another, much quieter person spoke up.
"He's fine." Twilight's voice could be clearly heard. Zack's heart jumped at the sound of it.
"Well at least I know I'm safe, if Twilight's here..." He thought, and continued to listen.
"Ya'll give him some room, now, he's been through a lot, frum the sound o' things!" Applejack said from somewhere across the room.
"I swear! Isn't he just the most adorable thing!" Rarity's haughty voice peirced his ears.
"Wow, everypony I met is here...wait." Zack stopped thinking.
"I CANNOT believe this happened!" Pinkie Pie's piped up out of nowhere. "And at one my parties! I mean its like, bad enough we know he's not really a pony now, but SERIOUSLY! Did he have to scare off all the ponies? I was just starting to get my party on! And then there was the princesses, and the guard and the-"
"PINKIE!" A vast amount of voices shouted in unison.
"Heh, she's here too..." Zack thought. "And from the sound of things whatever happened to me at the party caused...quite...the..." Zacks brain suddenly began to regester what he had just heard.
He tried to move his hooves, but found that his fingers were back. He slowly flexed them, trying to make as little movement as he could, less he attract attention. He felt for his toes, and slowly moved them as well.
"Back to normal, huh?" He thought to himself. "Well that's a relief. Strange, it must of had something to do with that feeling I had at the party..." Before he could continue his thoughts, the sound of a door and someone bursting in the room was heard.
"By order of their royal magesties, you are under...whoa, what the hay is that thing?" A male voice said, coming closer to where Zack was laying.
"I think that's my cue." Zack thought and opened his eyes.
Light flooded in, blinding him, but his vision quickly returned. He could just make out the shape of a head looking down at him, but who's he couldn't tell. Allowing his eyes to adjust more, he saw that the head belonged to a white stallion, decked in golden armor. He looked to be rather young, and was giving Zack a very puzzled look. When he saw that Zack had awoken, the young guard pony jumped back in fright and quickly backed away, out of sight.
Zack groaned and lifted his head, gently, off the pillow. Getting himself in an upright position, he looked around his enviroment.
He was in a hospital as far as he could tell, due to the large red cross placed on a sign that hung above the door to the room his was in. The room in question was large, covered with pictures of flowers and blue wall paint. He looked to his right and saw a small nightstand next to the bed, with a book on it that read "Daring Do and the Golden Goblet."
Looking back forward, Zack noticed the large amount of ponies that were surronding him. Some he knew, like Twilight, Applejack, Rarity and of course Pinkie Pie, but there were a few others he had never seen before. One was a tough, blue pony with a rainbow colored mane. She was giving him a curious look, like that of a cat to a mouse. She seemed unsure what to do or say now that he was awake. The other pony, standing to the right of the rainbow one, was yellow with a long flowing pink mane. She looked slightly afraid of Zack, and was slowly backing away from him with a look of worry in her eyes. Behind them he spotted the young gaurd pony looking at him with shock in a corner.
Before he could say anything, Twilight rushed up to him and gave him a big hug. The feeling of her soft, warm fur and the soft touch of her hooves on his back gave him goosebumps. It seemed his transformation back into human had neither changed his thoughts or feelings about her. She released him, took a step back from his bed and said, "Zack! I'm so happy you're ok! ...You're ok, right?"
He gave her a weak smile.
"Yea I'm fine Twilight, just a bit shaken up." He looked around at all the ponies around him. "What happened to me? Why am I in this bed? And why do I have a strange craving for hay and cupcakes?"
"Yes I do believe we would ALL like to know this story, Twilight." Rarity said, giving Twi a suspicious look. "Last I checked, COUSIN Zack here was a handsome young stallion and NOT a...what did you call him, darling?"
Twilight took a deep breath. "He's a HUMAN, everypony. Look, it all started..."
Twilight took the next half hour explaining to the other ponies about Zacks appearence, his transformation, and why they lied. She also explained to Zack what had transpired at the party.
"After the bright light faded from you're body, you were passed out on the floor, human again." She said to him. "Seeing this, everypony in the party assumed you were some sort of horrible creature, having been persuaded by a certain SOME-pony..." She paused and stared at Pinkie Pie, who smiled sheepishly. "...And panic insued. Everypony ran, aside from Applejack, who was too drunk to care, Rainbow Dash, and Fluttershy, who was too frightened to move." She looked around at her friends. "During the commotion, something not even I could predict happened: The Princesses appeared." Her eyes grew with each passing sentence.
"Princesses?" Zack asked.
"Yea, ya'll know, the rulers of Equestria? Celestia and Luna. Fancy pants alicorns like ya'll used to look like?" Applejack responded, waving a hoof at him. Zack shook his head.
"Oh I do so love how they look!" Rarity piped in. "Their flowing manes, their beautiful fur, oh the magesty!"
"Pssh, a bunch of prissy ponies if you ask me..." Muttered Rainbow Dash, roughing up her mane. It looked like it had been brushed before, but now Zack couldn't tell.
"YES, THANK YOU." Twilight interjected, clearly annoyed that she had been interrupted. She coughed and continued.
"The princesses teleported in the middle of all the madness, along with some of the royal guard." When she said this, the white guard pony shifted nervously. "Without saying a word, Princess Celestia used some sort of magic to teleport all of us outside of Ponyville. When we were away from all the commotion, she looked at you, and then she touched you with her horn, like this-" Twilight tapped Zacks head with her horn. He felt a strange sensation run throught his body as she did.
"After doing so, she told all of us that we needed to get you to the hospital. She told us not to ask questions, but that we should obey her orders. She stationed Luna and the gaurds to wait outside and make sure nopony but us or herself could come and see you. That was about 4 hours ago. You've been out for awhile." When she finished, a few tears could be visably seen forming in her eyes.
"I'm so sorry I had to lie to all of you, I was just so worried that everypone would of freaked out and something bad might of happened to Zack." She looked at him tenderly.
Zack started to say something, but fell silent. He knew how Twilight felt about him, and he to herself. Seeing her get emotional started to stir up his own emotions, but he thought it better if he let her continue.
"So let me get this straight..." Started Rainbow Dash. Zack had learned all of their names during the conversation. She looked at Zack. "You're NOT a super hot stallion? And that means I got all GIRLYED up for nothing?" Walking straight up to Zack's she poked a hoof dangerously close to his face. He blinked.
"You're just lucky your a cute human, or else I'd be showing you how NON-girly I really am, punk!" She said, clearly displeased. Behind her, Fluttershy wimpered and backed away from Rainbow Dash, slowly. Obviously, the meek pony was afraid of her, or at least when she was angry.
Zack saw Twilight make a movement, but before she could, Pinkie Pie popped in between Rainbow Dash and Zack.
"Hey, comon' Dashie! That's no way to treat the new guy! I for one still think he's cute enough to get all pretty witty for! Besides, we all know you'd never hurt him. You've got a soft spot-" She poked Rainbow on the nose playfully. "-for cute guys."
Rainbow Dash made a face, but then backed away from Pinkie, silent and clearly beaten. She huffed and sat down in a chair a few feet away from the bed. Pinkie giggled and hopped away from Zack. Twilight, not quite sure what had just transpired, looked confused at Zack. He shook his head. Suddenly, there was a knocking at the door and a loud voice was heard.
"Twilight Sparkle, has the human awoken? We are getting tired of waiting!" Came a loud, female voice. Twilight looked at the door and smiled.
"Yes, Luna, he's up." She said, walking torwards the door. Applejack hopped off the chair she was in and looked at Zack. She gave him a wink and turned to follow Twilight. Rarity beamed and took a place to Zack's right. She then began to look him over, as if measuring his size. Rainbow Dash remained sitting, and Fluttershy flew herself over to Zack's left, although she was clearly hesitant, and left a few feet a room between them. The guard, however, stood directly up, and remained frozen in place, a serious look etched upon his face. Twilight, hoof on the doorknob, looked at Zack and smiled.
"Zack," She said. "I'd like you to meet Princess Luna."
She opened the door.
Sorry for leaving everypony hanging, but I promise the next part will be longer. Oh, and the clop scene is coming up, for those of you that care.
