- >Your head feels like its been split six-ways from Sunday.
- >You try and stretch groggily only to find that you’re in a rather small cage.
- >You also find that your arms and legs are bound, and you’ve been gagged.
- >Simply wonderful.
- >Just 24 hours ago, the worst thing you thought that could happen would be being late for work.
- >Now your being held prisoner by alien horses, and being taken to their leader.
- >That would almost be funny if you weren’t absolutely terrified.
- >You still had your magic of course, but without being able to recite the incantations, you were in a bit of a pickle.
- >That, and you don't want to show that you can do anything special just yet.
- >You don’t even know the full ramifications of magic on this place either.
- >The slow-fall spell you tried earlier seemed rather weak.
- >Maybe there aren’t any Lines here?
- >Or maybe you were too far away from one to get any potency out of it?
- >Regardless, you have more important things to worry about right now.
- >Like where the hell are they taking you?
- >You notice that there is a window beside you and look outside.
- >It would appear that you are on a train.
- >A train?
- >Note to self: Creatures have SOME technology.
- >Now you have even more reason to be cautious.
- >The train car is empty save for you, but you can see there are shadows outside the exit door.
- >To try and escape now would be foolhardy, considering how fast the where able to track you the first time.
- >Judging by the position of the gigantic sun in the sky, you assume it must be around mid-day.
- >No point in struggling to do anything bro
- >”Yeah I gathered Brain, how you doing by the way?”
- >Still trying to comprehend everything that’s going on. Oh, and I'm going to black you out again, I need some more rest after your spectacular getaway attempt.
- >”Goddamit you je-“
- >And like that you’re out cold again.
- >You wake up again.
- >The first thing you notice is that the train has stopped moving.
- >The second thing is that your legs are no longer bound and there is a horse in armor standing in front of you.
- >”No funny business now. Your coming with us.”
- >You would say something snarky in response, but now is not the best time.
- >He leads you out of the train car, stooping your head as you go through the door.
- >You emerge onto an empty train platform.
- >It almost would look identical to one on earth, except for the fact that everything is much smaller.
- >There are even little newspaper boxes.
- >Before leaving the platform, two more guards and the 6 other horses emerge from the train.
- >The other guards take places behind you, while the other ones stay a ways back.
- >They begin to lead you through the town, towards what looks like an enormous castle.
- >The architecture of the castle seems much older than anything surrounding it.
- >Some parts almost look similar to the Gothic architecture back home.
- >You hope they don’t throw you in a ye-olden-style dungeon in that wing.
- >You continue to take in your surroundings, should the need ever arise to find your way around quickly.
- >The streets are eerily empty, and every once and a while, you swear you can see something dart in front of the windows of the shops and houses.
- >Time seems to fly by, and before you know it your at the gate of the gargantuan castle.
- >It swings open effortlessly as your roughly escorted deeper into the castle grounds.
- >If you weren’t so distraught about everything that was happening, you probably could have appreciated the magnificent gardening work.
- >The landscaping was immaculate and the variety of flora was astounding.
- >You were approaching the main door to the castle now.
- >Obviously the leaders of this place had a sense of grandeur, as everything about even something so simple as a door excreted royalty.
- >That and magic.
- >Wait magic?
- >You try and hone your senses while walking.
- >HOT DAMN did you hit the jackpot!
- >The castle was over top a MASSIVE Ley line!
- >There was enough magical connection here to transport an entire HOUSE all at once!
- >Across the OCEAN EVEN!
- >You begin to formulate your plans for escape.
- >But how would you ever know where you would end up?
- >You couldn’t blind teleport long distances, only maybe within a mile or two all around.
- >It may be enough however to give you a head start out of this place.
- >The doors swung open, revealing a massive foyer.
- >The extravagance this room exceeded even the quality of old Versailles!
- >There was large staircase leading off into, what you could only guess, was the throne room.
- >You climbed the much all together tiny steps, and headed towards that door.
- >You noticed a carving into the door.
- >It was of two winged unicorns?
- >Great.
- >Just Great.
- >The doors creaked on their hinges as they opened.
- >The throne room was empty at the moment.
- >The three guards walked next to you as you approached what could only be where the leader would appear.
- >There was a sickening quiet to the room.
- >You could only feel two things.
- >The massive pit in your stomach.
- >And the tingle of magical energy to the room.
- >Pompous bastards must have built this room right on top of the middle of the line.
- >Just then a brilliant flash of white light fills the room.
- >The guards next to you bow.
- >You stand your ground.
- >Although you feel like you’re about to pass out.
- >Before you stands a massive, Horse/Unicorn/Pegasus thing.
- >Its coat is as white as a cloud and wears a golden crown.
- >It speaks in a loud booming voice:
- >"Who are you and what are you doing in my realm?"
- >The gag is removed from your mouth.
- >Time to kick this plan into action.
- >You open your mouth as if to say something and fall to the ground.
- >You close your eyes and try as best as you can to feign passing out.
- >You hear the creature gasp and the guards run to your side.
- >”Is the creature alright?”
- >You hear the large one ask.
- >But before they can check your vitals, you focus as much as you can on the large Gothic tower you saw earlier.
- >You mumble a few words as quietly as possible.
- >*pop*
- >And just like that you’re literally hanging from a window outside the spire.
- >Holy SHIT is that a long way down.
- >You pull yourself up quickly as possible and collapse on the floor.
- >You notice you’re in what appears to be a large bedroom.
- >Its adorned in a night-sky theme.
- >You quickly look around the room to notice if there is anything you can use to cut the bonds around your hands.
- >After a frantic search around the room, you find a small pair of oddly shaped scissors.
- >They work all the same however and the bindings are cut.
- >You let out a sigh of relief.
- >You hear from the bed; “Oh come on, just 5 more minutes”
- >OH FUCK
- >FUCK
- >There is something in the BED.
- >You’ve never felt so nervous in your entire life before.
- >Glancing around the room, you notice that the door is only a few feet away.
- >Tip-toeing as quietly as you can, you manage to sneak out un-noticed.
- >Damn dude that was some Solid Snake shit.
- >”Not now Brain, need to find a way out of here”
- >Aight man I got your back.
- >It’s kind of disappointing that the only conversations you’ve been having of late are with your brain.
- >He can be such an insufferable prick, but he’s got a heart of gold.
- >Well, you do anyways.
- >Creeping down the halls, you notice a lack of guards.
- >They must be out searching the town for you.
- >As you continue to creep down the hall, you spot 6 shadows moving along the far wall.
- >Oh fuck.
- >Looking around you spot a large door.
- >Welp, you better chance it.
- >Opening the door, you find a large library inside.
- >This place was absolutely HUGE.
- >Much bigger than the one back in that small town.
- >You hear the clopping of hooves go by the door, and thankfully it doesn’t open.
- >You slowly creep into the library.
- >May as well try to learn something while you’re hiding out.
- >Once you’ve had some time to draw up a channeling circle, you’re getting the hell out of here.
- >But wait.
- >You haven’t got your box of AWESOME chalk.
- >You’ve never tried improvising before, and after what happened earlier, you’d rather not risk it.
- >You’re still a bit discombobulated from the transport a few minutes ago.
- >There’s something weird about the flow of magic here.
- >Like it really doesn’t want to be forced.
- >You look around and grab the nearest book.
- >The writing at first looks completely foreign to you.
- >Well not shit Sherlock.
- >You flip through the book seeing if you can spot any similarities.
- >This book looks a little TOO complicated to be of any use.
- >You sneak through the aisles, trying to avoid going near any open windows.
- >You finally come across an area that looks like it contains children’s books.
- >Funny that there are kid’s books in a royal library.
- >You grab the closest one, and the first thing that strikes you is that you can actually recognize some of the characters!
- >They are similar in nature to the runes you use for teleportation.
- >You spend the next 10 minutes or so engrossing yourself in a few books, trying to get a handle on the language.
- >Its slow, but you manage to at least decode a few of the books.
- >The content was absolute dribble however.
- >Most seemed like stereotypical fairy tales.
- >Feeling somewhat accomplished in your task, you decide to see if you can find anything about the history of this strange place.
- >You get up and round the corner to see if you can find the histo-WHAM
- >”Oh god I’m sorry I Should have been watching where I was go-“ you manage to stammer out before realizing where you were again.
- >Before you is the same White creature that they called the Princess
- >You done goofed now son.
- >You turn and start running as fast as you can.
- >Just as you reach the end of the aisle, you realize you’re not going anywhere.
- >Legs still moving? Check.
- >Ground and surroundings not moving? Check.
- >Creatures probably have magic?
- >You turn around to see the creatures horn glowing.
- >Fucking Check.
- >Just as you go to open your mouth, it’s stuffed full of paper.
- >"Ah ah ah, we won’t be having any more of that will we"?
- >You nod your head, hoping it gets the gesture.
- >"If I put you down, your promise not to run?"
- >Once again you nod your head.
- >I can see you’re interested in our literature. At least it’s not in our armory.
- >Oh for god sakes, these things have an armory?
- >Now hold still.
- >The creature walks over to you and places its horn on your head.
- >OH GOD IT BURNS
- >You feel as if your entire mind is being riffled through like someone was trying to break the record time for finding a needle in a hay stack.
- >Images come flooding back to you of your family and time on earth.
- >From your graduation from Kindergarten, to your stint in the armed forces, to the many failed rela-HEYHEYHEY YOU’RE NOT GETTING IN THERE.
- >You try your best to push back against the creature invading your private thoughts
- >Unfortunately all you manage to do is glimpse some of hers.
- >This being is OLD. Like, HELLA OLD.
- >You can see the years pass like seconds.
- >Battles with ferocious creatures, the struggle of ruling, fights with siblings.
- >Suddenly you find yourself on the floor again.
- >”Oh you ARE a curious one,” she says “But if you try that again, you’ll find yourself in a much worse position than you ever were.”
- >You can only nervously nod.
- >The wad of paper shoved into your mouth is removed.
- >”You may address me as Princess Celestia,” she says, giving you a regal stare, “Come, there is much to discuss, but that can be done over lunch.”
- >You are still on the floor.
- >In a Library.
- >On a separate plane of existence.
- >Talking to a magical unicorn/Pegasus thing.
- >You can think of no better reason than to completely lose your mind.
- >But you still manage to say;
- “Alright, I’m starving.”