The sky was night the minute I opened my eyes. There were millions of unknown things shining bright, filling the nightly sky. The sound of rushing water filled my ears. I lifted my head some, tearing my gaze from the night sky. All around me was nothing but grass and water. It was peaceful too, just as peaceful as my forest.
I sat up, taking a better look at where I was. The area was beautiful, what with the untouched grass that swayed gently in the cool breeze blowing. The water was traveling down in one direction. I turned my head to the sound of rushing water and stared at the water falling down the side of a cliff. For once, I felt happy, like I was back home.
My stomach growled hungrily. I looked around, wondering where to find some food when I found a pile of red things in a small bunch next to a bunch of berries. I walked over to the food and picked one of the red things up. I sniffed it, trying to get a clue how it smelled. No odor came off it.
The food was hard and shiny. I opened my mouth and tried swallowing it, but the food was a bit too large for my mouth. I scratched my head, trying to figure out how to eat it. I tilted my head to one side and tried eating it sideways. I bit down and my teeth immediately sunk into the hard food.
The taste was juicy. I began slowly bringing my mouth out of it, the piece of food along with it until it was in my mouth. I began chewing. The taste was not only juicy, but had a sweet flavor to it. I swallowed after chewing and bit into it again, the yellow part much easier to bite off.
I hurriedly ate the new food and soon all that was left was a skinny middle while the top and bottom were untouched. Both sides were harder to eat, so I gave up on that, throwing the now eaten food away as I dug into a second one.
It wasn't until my fourth one did I stop eating. My belly was full and I went for some of the berries I was familiar with. Once I had enough of them, I walked over to the river, being more careful as to not to slip in like I did. I cupped my paws and dipped them in the water. I brought them out and gulped down the fresh, cold water, causing a shiver to go down my back. I backed away from the river some and sat again, looking around the clearing.
"Wait," I thought, realizing something I hadn't. "How did I get here?"
Memories came back all in one rush. I remembered Priss asking me to retrieve an item for her in a different city. I remembered how I tried getting something to eat and being thrown aside by a mean human. Then I remembered traveling outside the city and walking up to a river. I even remembered losing my footing and taking a tumble into the river and being swept away by the current before everything went black.
I looked at the direction the water was going in which it was going in the same direction as it had been earlier. I came to the realization that I was at the beginning of where the river began. How I got here was beyond me.
The sound of a small plop suddenly got my attention. It came directly from the water. I knew this because I saw the water rippling. Something was down there. I backed up slowly, not knowing what to expect. From behind me, I heard rustling. I turned around, standing quite still. My body trembled, afraid of what might come out.
Sounds were suddenly starting to make itself known as rustling and rippling water filled the quietness. I felt fear coming, building up inside. My lower lip quivered, wanting to let out a whimper, showing that I was afraid.
The sounds stopped suddenly as they began. I slowly moved towards the red foods, grabbing two apples in each paw, ready to throw it at anything that may come out. My body tensed, hearing a faint whisper go around. Then, I felt something wet connect with my back.
The attack took me by surprise that I could do nothing but yelp in fright, even as I landed on the ground, the red foods now gone from my paws. I couldn't stop the tears from pouring down my face. The shock of the attack scared me, plus I was wet and now very cold.
I got up, slowly, and sat down, trying to stop the tears, but the truth of the matter was: I was petrified and had no clue what was going on. My ears picked up the faintest sounds of snickering from what I could tell. I couldn't see a thing thanks to all these tears pouring out of my eyes.
My back was to the red foods. So, turning around, I grabbed one of them and threw it in a random direction, upset, embarrassed, and still shocked into fright. The food disappeared into the forest beyond me, but it must have made contact with something because there was a thunk, followed by a loud, "Ow!"
I heard hushing, but it was no use. I got up and hollered, "Come on out! I know you're there!"
Another voice whispered, one in irritation, before the rustling began again. From behind me, I heard the water sloshing. My paw slowly went for another red food, preparing to strike at whatever was coming out.
However, the food in my paw was shot out, leaving me defenseless. I could see the outline of figures slowly walking out from the forest. They seemed rather short, but not as short as me. Then again, my eyes could be playing tricks on me. I was too afraid to turn around and to afraid to move. So I did what I could and shut my eyes, hoping that when I opened them, everything would be still and quiet.
Apparently it worked, because seconds later, the noise stopped. I wanted to open my eyes, but fear prevented me from doing so. But if I never opened up my eyes, I would never be able to know where I walked.
Slowly I began opening them, my vision coming in clear. I must have had my head down because when my eyes were fully opened, I was staring at the ground. I took a deep breath and slowly began lifting my head.
As I raised my head, I noticed that there were a bunch of feet standing in front of me. Still raising my head, the feet went up to a body, and then the face. My eyes widened at the sight before me and I gasped, for standing before were nothing but a bunch of...