>Slowly, very slowly, you come to your senses
>You try flexing a hoof
>You succeed
>"She moved! Right there!"
>"I'm not so sure, Dusk..."
>"She did!"
>What are those sounds?
>You move your other front hoof
>"Oh, yeah, it's moving."
>"SHE's moving, mind you."
>You slowly open your eyes
>In front of you are two purple characters
>One is wearing a white coat and goggles, the other, smaller one is wearing green ear... things
>Oh, no, wait, those are its ears
>And, on closer inspection, they are above you
>The lab-coat one, a male, grins
>"She's awake! She lives! I will finally, finally lose my v- incredibility with other scientists!"
>The smaller one, of which something inside you tell you is female, sighs
>"Sure. Science. Still, a pretty great job, Dusk!"
"W-where am I?"
>Woah, who was that cute voice?
>It's you?
>So you're a mare?
>Huh
>Go figure
>"You, my dear creation, are in my lab!"
>"Ponyville, Equestria."
>You wanna try talking again
"Uh... Hi!"
>The female smiles
>"Hi! I'm barbs!"
>The male one beams proudly
>"And I am Dusk Shine!"
>You sit up and look around
>Just kidding you can't sit up
>All four of your legs, and your head, and even your tail are restricted from movement
>How did you get here anyway?
>You can't say you remember
>In fact, you don't remember anything at all!
>Who are you, even?
>What are you?
"Eh... Can you explain?"
>"Explain what?"
"Everything, please."
>Barbs sighs
>Dusk Shine smiles
>"But of course!"
===[EXPLAINING INTENSIFIES]===
>"And that's how Equestria was made, unmade, remade, and someday will be re-unmade. Questions?"
>For a pretty long while, Dusk Shine has been explaining everything to you
>And you think you understand
>You are a pony
>A unicorn pony
>A female unicorn mare pony
>Made by Dusk Shine
>Purely for science, and nothing else at all
>And Barbs has dubbed you 'Mismatch'
>Sounds catchy and fitting somehow
>You have also learned that Barbs really is Barbara, and a dragon at the same time
>You have learned about your magic
>You heave learned about Equestria
>You have learned about Solaris and Artemis
"Um, yeah, one thing?"
>"Yes?"
"What's this 'getting laid' Barbara was talking about?"
>Dusk Shine's face goes red
>Is he secretly one of those 'chameleon' things?
>"Err... I'll show- I mean, tell you all about that! Another time! A time when Barbara is not here! Yes!"
>Barbara rolls her eyes, and giggles
"Okay, then I think I know everything!"
>You smile, something both Dusk and Barbara have assured you of being 'cute'
>Suddenly, the wall zips open
>Quite literally
>Zipper and everything
>And through the hole steps the strangest creature
>From the pictures Dusk has shown, this creature is either Nightmare Night or am Eris
>"Discord?"
>"Discord!"
>Discord?
>"Good afternoon everypon- oh? Who's this gal?"
>The Discord floats over to you, and picks you up
>He's warm
>Nice!
"Hi!"
>"Dusk Shine, I commend your taste in women!"
>Dusk Shine is gritting his teeth, and expressing other signs of anger
>"You will pay for this!"
>"Of course, I left some bits on the kitchen table!"
>And with that, the Discord poofs away
>Taking you with him
>Where you end up, can only be described an indescribable
>Anything you've learned in the past few hours seems to not hold true in this place
>The Discord puts you down on the... let's call it a floor, for convenience's sake
>"And this is where all the draconequi from all the different realities gather!"
>You tilt your head
"Huh?"
>"Aww, so cute... Dusk didn't tell you? Infinite alternate realities and such? Well, turns out there are only seven, counting that one, and only two actually have something in them, counting that one
>On what seems to be a couch, another Discord lounges
>This one is different, though
>A lot more feminine
>A lot more like the pictures of the Eris
>She looks upm and waves
>"Oh, hi Discord. Where were you?"
>"Welcome back, Eris. I was just stopping by in the you-verse, picking up this cutie. Isn't she adorable?"
"Hi!"
>You smile and wave at the Eris
>She 'aww's
>"She really is cute! Hey, do you think Twilight also made one?"
>"Who are you kidding, of course she did!"
>"Be right back!"
>And the Eris zips away, leaving you with the Discord
>He takes place on the couch, and motions around in a wide gesture
>"Welcome to your new home! From this base, we will go on many adventures! You will learn about everything you need, want, don't need and don't want to know!"
"Yay!"
>You run up to the couch and jump up it, curling up next to the Discord
>This guy is fun
>And soft
>And warm
>And possibly dispersing tranquilizers
>Before long, your eyes slowly close
"Goodnight..."
>"Oh, night never happens here. Nor does day. But sleep tight anyway, my little abomination."
>As you drift asleep, you hear the Discord say one more thing
>"Hm. Science really is magic."