Chapter 7 Cartoon World

Holy Hell everything hurts! I roll over and try to stand up only to fall flat on my face again. I shake my head trying to clear my blurry vision only to realize that something is off I pause to do inventory two eyes, two ears, a mouth, four hooves… FOUR HOOVES! I have hooves what the fuck! I start to hyperventilate, I am a pony for fucks sake! I hold up my hoof and stare at it thinking how it should be a hand, and much to my surprise it shifts back to my normal hand with a bright green aura around it. What is more odd is the pulling sensation I have, it feels like something in my chest is being sucked out almost like a vacuum, but it is also a strain, like holding a bench right in-between the up position and the down position, and it is slowly growing. As I check the rest of my body I notice that I am back to my human self, hmm I guess it is all or nothing with this fancy transformation mojo-crap.

With that I break my focus and with a flash I turn back to the weird cartoon like pony shape that I guess is now my normal form. Once shifted, I unceremoniously fall on my face… great this is going to take some getting used to. So in way to distract myself from my current struggle with reality my thoughts turn to Izzi where did she go? I look around to find a dark pink (Almost a red) filly with a purple mane and she has… wings? I turn and look at my back and notice that I have no wings, how did she get them when I didn't? I crawl over to her (most likely looking like an idiot) and poke her with a hoof "Hey get up you're a pretty pink pony now." This makes her snort "Very funny." She says before she opens her eyes, the silence is shattered by her squeal of terror when she notices that I am a miniature horse. "Oh my god! What is up with the Zebra Unicorn!?" she screeches, I raise an eyebrow "Zebra Unicorn? Are you talking to me?" she gasps "It can talk!" I grin this is way more fun than I thought it would be.

"Izzi calm down it's just me." I say with some resignation her eyes get even wider "It ate Jay!" she yells looking like she is going to run away in terror. I sigh "No, I didn't, I am Jay Ding-a-ling!" I say she doesn't look convinced so I continued "You know, had to deal with you since you were a baby, taught you how to ride a bike, and got you an Xbox? That one." This time she believed me "OK fine, but you are still a Zebra Unicorn you know that right?" I sigh yes it appears to be that way, but I decide to try something else I focus again 'I want a mirror' I think and sure enough a mirror appears shrouded in a green aura. Izzi's eyes bug out and I focus on turning it toward her before saying "Look who's talking Mrs. Pretty pink Pegasus." This catches her attention "What!?" she looks in the mirror and then down at herself down "How!?" I can see her brain overloading, right before her eyes roll up and her head smacks back on the ground passed out.

I immediately start laughing and rolling on the ground where I still haven't managed to stand on my four un-cooperating fee…hooves. I finish laughing only to look over to Iz who is still laying there out like a light… only to dissolve into a fit of giggles, this continues till I'm finally laughed out and gasping for air. Finally I manage to fend off the laughing attack but am still smiling like an idiot "Oh god my sides" I groan, then I turn to the mystical mirror that I summoned and take a look at myself.

I appear to be, in the elegant way Iz put it, a Zebra Unicorn. I appear to be a black pony with a short snout but by far my most striking feature are the lime green stripes that run sideways across my barrel until they taper to a point in the middle of my sides, and thinner stripes wrap around my legs. My mane rises just above my ears and it is slightly wild as if I had just been in a strong wind, it runs over my head to slightly cover the base of my horn. It runs about half-way down my neck before just stopping, it is mostly black but has a jagged stripe of green running through the middle. What is most striking is my eyes, they retained their bright blue color but they seem to be a lot bigger. My muzzle is the same green of my stripes and runs half way up my snout till it returns to its black color and about an inch after that three more stripes run across the underside and taper to a point about mid-cheek. Last but not least my tail, it runs three quarters of the way down my hind-legs and follows the same color scheme as the rest of my, with it being black with a green accent running through it.

I make the mirror disappear and look around a little wondering what to do next but it seems the world has different plans for me, because as I look a loud *FWOOSH* catches my attention and I look up just in time to see a scroll sealed with a golden "C" materialize in a burst of flame before coming down and landing with *fwap* on my snout before falling to the ground and rolling away. I struggle to stand trying to get over to where it went, I managed to make it to my feet albeit being wobbly but when I take a step I slip and with a grunt fall right on my face "Well this might take a while." I groan.

Some Time and a Lot of Face Plants Later…

I am finally walking but I am shaky as a 107 year old drunk. I hope this shakiness passes quickly because falling on my face is rather annoying and yet Izzi has managed to sleep through the smacks and expletives I've yelled trying to get a hang of walking quadruped style. I walk over to where the scroll fell and try to pick it up, it isn't easy but I manage to grasp it in the joint at the end of my leg. I poke at the seal and break it open to find an interesting new way of writing, it appears to be in Russian but also has my similarities to cursive in the English language. But this is where things get even weirder, I understand it. I can read it but if you asked me to write it I doubt I could reproduce it. So with the new language out of the way I guess I should move to what the letter says.

Dear Jay,

I hope this finds you in good health but otherwise Welcome! We have transported you to our homeland Equestria. The dominate species here is the pony, yes this will sound strange but you will have to experience that for yourself. We took the liberty of turning you and your sister into one of our subjects, this will help you fit in better and will also allow you to mingle with the rest of our subjects without causing a panic.

While in your pony form you will be fully capable of surviving on plants. While it may seem weird to eat some of the thing that you are now capable of eating, please give it a try as it will help you adjust. Our land is run with a combination of magic and a small portion of electricity for everyday living…

Ha! Magic of course! Why not make it even stranger!?

and our food comes from various farms spread throughout the land.

I hope this answers a few of your questions because I must return to my royal duties, to the west is Ponyville a friendly small town made up of mostly mares where I think it would be the easiest to acclimate to the new dimension and the ponies living here. Once there please locate my student Twilight Sparkle, she will help you with understanding the way that this world works.

I have not told her anything about where you came from or what you really are, I will leave divulging that information up to you. She knows to look for two ponies that are out of place that will show up today, so please do not keep her waiting.

I wish you luck,

Princess Celestia

P.S. Ponyville is west from where you are now.

Well great, I am in a world filled with (judging from me and Iz) colorful ponies. Wonderful.

After I think for a while I decide to wake Izzi up, I trot over to her and poke her "Hey enough sleeping let's go already!" she opens her eyes "You would not believe the dream I have had… aaannnd you're still a unicorn zebra…" then she thumps her head back on the ground. I just smile and nod "Yep, at least we haven't seen people dancing around rainbows and singing Kumbaya." She just groans so I nudge her "Hey you still have to figure out how to walk let's go already." She just groans some more before rolling and unsteadily getting to her feet (Wow way to make me look bad) she then takes a few wobbly steps before starting to trot and finally running circles around me. "It's certainly different but I kind of like it!" she yells her hooves clopping on the ground as she runs around "Well good for you but we still need to figure out where we are hmm?" I reply smartly before turning and starting to walk towards the setting sun, she starts to walk after me "Where are we going then?" she questions I turn my head and say "That way."

We walk for a while before Izzi asks "What was up with the green mirror earlier?" I walk for a bit before giving her an answer "Magic." She gives me a weird look "What?" I say "You know it isn't the weirdest thing we've seen today…" she just giggles "Well when you put it that way, we are currently two talking ponies!" I just laugh roughly. Then she holds her giggles for a second "What does it feel like?"

I look at her "Well it isn't really something that I can describe, but the closest you can come to it is warm water flowing through you, except it feels kind of tingly too."

We walk on for a little while longer before she asks "Can you do anything else?"

I nod "It is kind of strange it does what I want, but at the same time it is massively tiring to hold it for a while."

Satisfied for now she falls silent and we walk for a while longer and I think… Ponies, why the hell not? I guess there are worse things that can inhabit a nearby dimension… I'm shaken out of my thoughts when Izzi says "Hey look!" and points, I look up to see a small town on the horizon, and it has some old timey architecture while having a slightly modern look to it. I see small four-legged forms walking between the buildings "Well let's go greet the locals then." I tell her before taking the lead and continuing on.

When we hit the outskirts of town I become aware of a gentle flapping noise behind me, I turn to find Izzi hovering unsteadily in the air. When she sees me watching she puts on a big grin "Pretty cool eh?" I just shake my head "You are just going make a bunch more trouble now." I say before giving a smile to let her know that I am joking. She just lands and walks next to me with a new spring in her step.

About twenty minutes later we are about in the middle of "Ponyville". Continuing on we pass through a park where we meet the occasional pony who stops to stare at us, but we just keep walking. The strangest thing that's happened so far was when we paused on a sidewalk to look around and suddenly we heard *GAAASP* I start looking for the source of the noise only to find a dust cloud and nothing else. Well, that is one way to meet a new person (pony?) so I look to Iz who looks just as confused as I did she just looks at me confusion written all over her face, I just shrug and we keep going.

When I turn a corner the next corner a multi-colored streak barrels into me at the speed of a car going down the interstate, sending me head over hooves down the dusty street.

When I come to I stop I try to sit up and gain my bearings, but instead of moving I become aware of a cyan Pegasus laying on top of me. I try to talk but have to pause to spit out a clod of dirt, once said dirt is out of my mouth I continue "The hell what was that for!?" I shout pissed off at this pony. She sits on her haunches right in the middle of my chest and gets defensive instantly "Well why did you get in my way you idiot!?" she replies is a scratchy voice. I raise my eyebrows (At least tried) this is the first time in a while someone had returned my shit, but I wasn't going to let her know that "Well I was walking like a normal pony, but then I got bowled over by a certain somepony, but it doesn't end there! Then that same pony proceeded to sit on my chest!" I retaliate (oh lord I used somepony in a sentence). She looks down before getting sheepish "Oops sorry, I didn't notice," she stands up allowing me to stand up, I quickly do so and I notice something "What's up with your mane?" she instantly gets all full of herself and with her head held high she says "What you've never seen something as awesome as this?"

I chuckle a little she has a rainbow mane, not like dyed or something, she literally has a rainbow mane. I look at her "I wouldn't say awesome but it is up there." I smoothly retort, she gives me a coy look "This coming from a black and green Zebra Unicorn hmm?" she says waggling her eyebrows. This makes me let out a massive sigh "Well you got me there." She promptly does a back flip in midair victorious.

I finally get a good look at her, she is about four and a half feet tall and her coat is a slightly pale cyan along with her wings. Her mane is sectioned into rainbow colors and is wildly unkempt, her tail mirrors this almost exactly. I then notice what appears to be a tattoo on her flank, I blush slightly guessing it is most likely a tramp stamp, but that's beside the point. The tattoo is a cloud with a rainbow lightning bolt coming down from it, physical features aside I get back to the matter at hand.

Shaking my head I remember why I was here "By any chance do you know a Twilight Sparkle?" I ask, she lands back on the ground and says "Of course, she's one of my best friends, why?" I look at her evenly hardly believing my luck "I need to meet with her, Princess Celestia said that she would know what to do with me." her mouth drops "The Princess sent you!?" she says her voice getting an octave higher "Yeah." I say not seeing what is so exciting "Wow! Who are you then!?" I frown not liking how she phrased that. "That is for me to know, and you to find out." I say she brushes this off "My name's Rainbow Dash I run the weather team in Ponyville AND, I'm the fastest flier in Equestria!" she proudly states fluttering her wings. I look at her "Hmm, well can you tell me where Ms. Sparkle is O' great one?" I say sarcastically, this puts her out a bit, it doesn't look like she is used to being brushed off. She droops a little "Sure follow me then." And starts to clip-clop off.

"IZZI! LET'S GO!" I yell out and sure enough she flies around the corner of a nearby building "Ok, coming!" she replies I raise an eyebrow, knowing her she was off getting into trouble and know her if she comes quickly she is in need of a getaway "Do I want to know what you were doing?" I ask, she shakes her head no, with a shit eating grin.

Her interrogation is interrupted by a tumultuous crashing and banging and a cloud of dust and smoke rising from around the corner that she came from. I sigh and shake my head "When did you even have the time to do that?" she just continues to smile and cheerfully replies "You don't want to know!" before flapping over to Rainbow Dash and smiling up at her "Sup?" Rainbow Dash just looks at her strangely before shaking her head "Whatever let's just go already." She says no doubt giving up on trying to figure out the two strange ponies that had just shown up in her town.

She starts to fly off leading us towards this "Twilight".

Hey! Did you miss me!? I have good news, I am done with football so now I have much more time to work on my various writings! I'm sorry it took so long to get this one out but I had it sitting in a folder for a while and wanted to send it out early but I came back and re-read it and decided that I didn't like the way it sounded so I changed it and adjusted the story a little but there you go. Anyways, I hope you enjoyed it and I will see you next chapter.

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