Paranoid Anon - Chapter 1

>Your body shrieks in pain as you shoot up to a 90 Degree angle.

>Where were you!?

>You were dead?

"No, not dead."

>You feel around your battered and bruised body

>Looking around, you notice you're in a forest.

>Although you already knew, A LOT, was wrong.

>People called it what they would, most of the time paranoia, although this time.

>This time you were correct down to the T.

>This was probably the CIA or the FBI, Or the MI5... Most likely the Illuminati.

>They knew you were onto them and...

>You inhale deeply and sharply exhale.

"I'M IN ANOTHER FUCKING DIMENSION!?"

>Instantly you regret shouting.

>You're overtaken by your paranoia and you climb over your body and break into a sprint.

>Cutting your hands in the process, you begin a mad scramble to the top of a tree.

>No no no no no. This was bad. It FEELS bad.

>Anxiously sitting in the tree you wait, for what: you don’t know.

>Your questions are soon answered by the roar of a creature that could have easily ripped you in half.

>An amalgamation of a creature, stands exactly where you just were, answers your burning questions in full.

>You squint your eyes trying to decipher what it was.

>That's when you realize... it was a fucking Manticore!

>YOU KNEW THEY WERE REAL!

>So it WAS all a government cover-up.... Wait...

 

>No, that's not right... You're in another dimension.

>UNLESS THEY SENT IT WITH YOU TO KILL YOU OUT OF THE WAY.

>OF COURSE! IT MAKES SO MUCH SENSE!

>STEP 1: SEND YOU TO ANOTHER DIMENSION.

>STEP 2: SEND A MANTICORE AFTER YOU.

>STEP 3: MANTICORE KILLS YOU.

>EFFECTIVELY DEALING WITH TWO PROBLEMS AT ONCE.

>They were fucking tricky ones, you'll give them that.

>BUT YOU SEE THROUGH THEIR RUSE!

>Fucking ruse masters...

>Another feeling rockets it's way to the surface.

>You NEED to get out of the woods.

>It doesn't feel like you have much time to do so either.

>You look towards the sky.

>Now that you're at the top of the tree line, you're awarded a view of the setting sun.

>It would be beautiful if it didn't feel so wrong to you.

>The size of that sun means that it's probably not far from the planet.

>Which means that you're probably going to be getting bombarded by extra radiation right now.

>...

>Fuck.

>Worry about that later, getting out of this damned forest now!

>You'll drop back down and walk along that dirt path... No... You won't...

>They'll want you to do that... So you'll follow the shadows along the pa-

>No, They'll be expecting that as well...

>'THEY WON'T BE EXPECTING THIS. I WIN AGAIN.'

>With your internal monologue complete you begin a thousand yard stare at the tree next to you.

>Sizing up the task at hand takes a couple of minutes, but before you're even thinking, you jump wildly at it.

 

>Bad Idea, bad idea, bad idea, bad idea, BAD IDEA!

>Landing on the branches of the adjacent tree, you can't help but give a small smile.

"Everything went better than expected."

>As you precariously jump tree to tree in what feels like the direction to the end of the forest, you're all eyes.

>You weren't about to give the Illuminati the satisfaction of knowing that they'd managed to kill you.

>Glancing around you notice another Manticore on the main trail.

>Ha, not this time buddy!

>Taking another look around you notice what looks like wolves in the shadow of the trail.

>NAIL'D IT!

>With a feeling of self satisfaction that your paranoia was working as well as ever, you keep on trekking.

>By the time you reach the edge, you've been jumping through the trees for the past 8 hours, without food or water.

>Exhaustion sucked hard, although it was necessary to get out of there in time.

"In time for what?"

>'Fucked if I know... You just gotta FEEL me bro.'

>Fucking brain making you paranoid and shit.

>You need to plan this carefully.

>Jumping down from the tree should be simple right?

>Your legs almost give in at the very thought.

>Yeah, this'll be easy. You'll just hop down and then walk down the dirt path until you either die, or find civilization.

>Your hand traces the wood it's resting again, remembering all the small details.

>This helps keep your mind preoccupied from doing what felt like a bad idea.

>Jumping from the branch, you land on your feet. Remembering to bend your knees to absorb the impact.

 

>Unfortunately, your knees continued bending until you were getting to understand how acorns felt.

>Your head drives into the dirt, in what you suspected would probably be one hell of a headache.

>Ears ever sensitive to the noise around you, anger and adrenaline begins pumping through your body.

>"RROWAAAAAAAHHHRRR"

>Fuck this gay planet.

>Ignoring the pain shooting through your head, you take off in the fastest "Lying down to sprint" you're sure anyone has ever done.

"FUUUUUUUCK!"

>The Manticore you'd thought you'd left behind was now hot on your heels.

>There was nothing you could do now.

>Without an outside variable, you're as good as dead kiddo.

>That doesn't mean your survival instinct is just going to give up though: quite the opposite, actually.

>Agony and adrenaline mix into the cocktail of life as you run faster than anyone ever has before.

>Not that it's helping, even running at top speed the Manticore is gaining on you.

>Your eyesight is assaulted by the colours around you.

>All the colours were as vivid as if you were having a trip.

>The green grass has a dull silver cast over them from the moon that was now hanging low in the sky.

>You would honestly be enjoying the marvel in front of you.

>If it wasn't for the impending shredding.

>You're about to slow down and simply allow the Manticore to kill you...

>That is until you see a village in the distance.

>'DUDE, DON'T GO TO THAT VILLAGE!'

>What the fuck brain!?

>'YOU GOTTA FEEL ME HERE, IT'S A BAD IDEA'

>And death is?

>'WELL, I... Fuck... It's a bad idea, but a bad idea over death is still a better idea. Do it'

 

>With an objective set you're sprinting with a renewed vigour.

>A wave of euphoria hits your body as you realize you're gaining distance of the Manticore.

"HA!"

>You dun fucked up.

>That single breath was enough to slow you down.

>You're now flying through the air, with claws dug into your back.

>Everything goes into what you can only describe as bullet time.

>You make a mental note to thank your brain later for slowing time down.

>Throwing the weight of your body to the side you spin around, rending the claws from your back.

>You're now staring directly into the maws of the Manticore.

>A single drop of saliva slowly make its way to your face.

>The entire mouth begins to encompass your vision as it bring its entire head to devour yours in one bite.

>That's roughly when you hit the ground on your back, hard.

>Manticore on top.

>Your life doesn't flash before your eyes.

>You don't get any deep thoughts.

>You can't remember your family, or anything of your home world.

>How you'd never get back

>Or even how you'd never get back on whoever brought you to this grizzly doom.

>No, the one thing that ran through your mind as you knew it was your last.

>'It has surprisingly good breath'

>Hearing a sharp crack you realize it all over.

>Your vision fills with nothing but the spectrum of a rainbow.

>Your entire body goes limp, the prevailing darkness taking its rightful throne upon your consciousness.

 

~+Pinkie Pie's POV+~

 

>You're thrown out of bed as your Pinkie sense goes ballistic.

>Oh no!

>That's a Doozy!

>Ignoring the time of night, you launch yourself out of your bedroom window and arrive at Twilight’s, rapidly banging on the door, shouting out as you do so.

"Twilightsomethingreallybadisgoingtohappenweneedtogetthegirlssothatwecangoandhelpbecauseifwedon'tth-"

>Not noticing why you've stop talking.

 

>Actually paying attention to your surroundings allow you a view of Twilight’s hoof in your mouth with you play her head like a bongo.

>"Pinkie... Slowly, from the top."

>There is no TIME to be slow!

"Twilight! We need to go now! My Pi-"

>You jitter all over the place as your sense goes insane.

>Twilight's eyes widen upon seeing this.

>"That's the worst I've ever seen your Pinkie sense! What's goi-"

"NO TIME!"

>You grab Twilight under your left forehoof and begin your mad dash towards the edge of town

>Please don't be too late!

>You need Dashie! She'll get there in time!

>Spotting her sleeping on a cloud you grab a pogostick from the tree to your left.

>That you left there, in case of pogostick emergency.

>"PINKIIIE PUT ME DOWN!"

"HOLD ON!"

>You throw Twilight over your back as you put all of your strength into the pogostick.

>She protest but grabs tight as you both soar into the sky towards Dash.

>"PIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINKIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!" protests from twilight

>Seriously, This mare needs to get with the program!

>Something is gonna happen!

>And you NEED to be there.

>Breaking through the cloud, you let go of your pogostick and cling to a now awake and shocked dash.

>"Pinkie Pie! What's going on!"

"NOTIMETOEXPLAINEDGEOFTOWNFASTESTFLYERGONOW!"

>Luckily, Dashie trusts your judgement a little better than Twilight and makes for the edge of town at a breakneck speed.

>Twilight still trying to do her best to keep up with the situation is holding on even tighter.

 

>That's when you see it.

>Something on the edge of town is being chased by a big meanie.

>It's gaining quick as well.

>Oh no, are we too late!?

>You point in the direction of the creature for Dash.

"You gotta get there and help it!"

>"I'm gonna have to drop you!"

>Before she even says anything else, you just let go.

>Plummeting Towards the ground you hear Twilight screaming some more.

>Honestly, she's such a scaredy pants.

>You quickly pull out your industrial sized whoopee cushion and place it below you

>As you hit the ground the cushion detonates full force, although you're unable to hear it.

>The sound of a large crack in the distance completely drowning out all other noise.

 

~+Rainbow Dash's POV+~

 

>Pinkie Pie actually just dropped off your back, huh?

>You trust her though, you're sure she wouldn't if she couldn't take care of herself.

>Speeding up, you begin to feel the strain on your wings.

>You notice the Manticore has its claws in the back of the creature now.

>Time seems to slow down as you push your body to the limit in order to save it.

>Without a second hesitation you force yourself into a sonic Rainboom and crash headlong into the Manticore.

>The crack of the boom resonates throughout the fields around you.

>The plethora of colours expanding in all directions only a mere couple of feet from the ground.

>That. Was. AWESOME!

>Hitting the Manticore at the apex of the Boom sends it flying back towards the Everfree.

>"THERE'S MORE WHERE THAT CAME FROM! NO ONE MESSES WITH THE DASH!"

>With the Manticore out of the way you turn around to see just what exactly it is you've saved.

>...

>Well, It's certainly something.