2. AiE: Journey for the Wishing Stone -Anon the great-   >You are Anonymous, human extraordinaire. >After circumstances beyond your control, you've found yourself stranded in a bazaar world of brightly colored talking ponies. >One minute you're taking a late night walk through your favorite park. >The next thing you know, your waking up in a cramped dudgeon cell. >After what seems like hours of yelling, someone finally response. >Well, not so much someone as... some pony? >A weird looking white horse with a dark and light blue mane shows up. >Is that a horn? >I've got to remember to lay off the junk food before bed. >The unicorn...Your brain almost hurts to even consider the fact you're seeing, much less talking with a unicorn. >He tells you to keep the noise down. >This being a dream, you decide to have some fun with him. A:"Why don't you make me!" >The pony smirks. SA:"Well, if you insist." >Just then a beam of light comes from his horn. >It's a direct hit to your center. >Your engulfed by a strange glowing light. >...then nothing. A:"...was something suppose to happen?" >The unicorn's face is overcome with shock. >He quickly rushes out of sight. >Once again you're all alone. >Sometime later, the unicorn returns. >This time, however, he is not alone. >He brings another unicorn, this one also white but is much larger. >This one also has wings. >Still confirmed for crazy. >This one appears to be more feminine, with a translucent multi colored mane. >It's almost... hypnotic. C:"Who are you, strange one?" >Her voice is kind, somewhat soothing. A:"I'm Anonymous. Where am I?" C:"Anonymous, what a funny name." >She says in a cheerful tone. >You are less than amused. C:"This is Canterlot dungeon. You are currently our 'guest'. A:"You've got a pretty messed up sense of humor for a talking horse." >Your comment didn't sit well with the male unicorn. SA:"You watch your mouth when referring to the princess!" A:"Princess?" >The winged unicorn nods. C:"I am princess Celestia, ruler of all of Equestria. You've already met Shinning Armor." A:"Heh, and you said I had the funny name." >Shinning Armor's eyes narrow. >Celestia only laughs. C:"My Anonymous, you have quite the rebellious spirit. If I may ask, where do you come from?" A:"Um, Earth I guess. I don't suppose you've heard of it?" >Celestia shakes her head. C:"I can't say that I have. How did you get here from this 'Earth'?" >Anon lets out a tired sigh. A:"I was hoping you could tell me." >There is a brief silence. A:"Princess Celestia?" C:"Yes, Anonymous?" A:"This... isn't a dream is it?" C:"...No, Anonymous. I don't believe so." >You slump down, sitting on you tiny horse bed. A:"I was afraid you'd say that."   >A few weeks have passed. >Your still in your little pony dungeon. >Not much to do but sit around and catch up on your sleep. >The highlight of your day is eating and giving Shinning Armor the business. >Boy, does he hate you. >This amuses you to no end. >Occasionally princess Sunbutt, as you affectionately named her, would stop in for her usual Q&A session. >She would ask you about this and that. >Where you lived, what life was like back home, your friends and family. >You tell her pretty much what you think she wants to hear, as well as regaling her on some of your favorite movies. >She would occasionally attempt a magic spell or two. >Apparently magic really exist in this world. >Not only that, but you have some sort of immunity to it. >Same routine day in, day out. >The one day, the door to your cell opens. >Shinning armor is waiting for you and asks you to follow him. >He escorts you, along with four armored ponies with spears, through the castle. >This place is HUGE! >Definitely bigger than than your cozy little pony prison. >They lead you to the throne room. >Perch on top of a large golden throne was Celestia. >She proposes that I could leave the dungeons and stay in that palace in exchange for leaving Shinning Armor and the royal guards in peace. >You give a smug glance at Shinning. >He avoids you gaze. >Looks like you've finally worn him down. >You agree to the princess's terms. >You're still forbidden to leave the castle grounds, but at least you have plenty of room to stretch you legs. >She has even given you access to the royal archives. >It's not the internet, but beggars can't be chooser. >And so life goes on. >Months have passed as you now reside in a pretty swanky guest room. >Your meals are brought to you three times a day. >You spend your days either in the royal garden, lounging under this massive oak tree, or cooped up in the archives learning about this alien world. >Celestia still looks forward to your 'stories' of your home world. >Someday you plan of telling her the ending to Empire Strikes Back. >All and all, not such a bad life. >Even still, you find yourself waking in a cold sweat in the middle of the night. >No matter how good your life is here, you can't help but miss your old life. >It's still hard to believe that you'd never seen your loved ones again. >Everything you cared about is gone, like they never existed. >The thought depresses you, but there's no point of dwelling on it. >One night, as you walk the halls of the palace un able to sleep. >You find yourself being drawn to the archives. >You begin collecting books to read, stacking them in your arms. >Your then notice a book high up on the shelf. >You place the books you've collected on a nearby table and begin to climb. >The librarian was a pegasus, so there were no ladders for you to use. >You've almost reach the top when you feel the bookshelf begin to wobble. >You quickly jump down and take cover just in time for the self to fall over. >The shelves beside it begin to topple over like dominos, creating a huge mess of books. >That pegasus isn't going to be happy with you once she sees this mess you've made. >It was then you notice something. >Behind the shelf you knocked over was some sort of compartment. >inside was a golden horseshoe attach to the wall. >You reach out to it and touch it. >You hear some kind of mechanical noise, like the turning of gears as the compartment opens. >Within sits a dusty old book, much older than the books and scrolls you've been reading. >You feel a chill in the air as you pick up the book and begin to read. >The first thing you notice is that it isn't written in pony language. >It looked older and more complex, almost like hieroglyphics. >Stranger still is that you understand what it says. >You begin to speed read through the book when you are suddenly interrupted by a familiar annoyed voice. SA:"What in Equestria have you done!" >Shinning Armor is standing at the entrance of the archives with half of the royal guard. SA:"When the princess hears about this, she'll send you back to the dungeons so fast-" A:"Yeah great, put a move on it will ya. >You respond while still reading through your latest discovery. A:"While your at it, you might want to inform her on what i just found." SA:"Oh really, and what's that?" >You hold open you book, showing Shinning a passage that has caught your interest. >On the page is an illustration of a magical relic. >You grin as you reveal to the captain of the royal guard of your discovery. A:"My ticket home."