>You have been hanging on the outskirts of this equine town for a month now, making your home in a cave within the forest. >None of the ponies ever see you up close, but they catch glimpses. >And as word spreads of you, it gets warped into rumors and speculation. >They believe you to be a monster, one who will strike if given the chance. >Let them believe what they want, you care not. >Makes it easier to sneak food, as they wont try to seek you out for punishment should they spot you. >You hear something outside. >You glimpse out, and in horror you try to flee. >A mob of ponies, carrying torches and various makeshift weapondry has come to vanquish the 'creature'. >All of them are shouting profanities at you as they give chase. >You run and run, not stopping to look back. >It's hopeless you realize, they have the advantage of speed. >You change your course, knowing the end is near for you. >You've long accepted death since comming here, it's much more hostile than home in this forest. >And you dared not to enter the town during day for fear of torture. >Why you held on to life this long, you don't know. >The mob closes in behind you, wanting to make you suffer. >You don't blame them, your kind would have done the same. >You reach your destination, and leap off the cliff face into the raging waters below. >Perhaps you will drown. >Maybe you will die in the rapids. >Quite possibly you will die from the force of hitting the surface. >But maybe, just maybe, your story has yet to end.   >Slowly, you wake. >You appear to be on the bed of a river, lying on moist sand. >You don't know how you got there, but you do know your head hurts like a bitch. >First things first, get dry. >That's what you're suppose to do... right? >You strip off your wet clothing, and start grabbing wood for a fire. >Putting it into a pile on the dry sand further away from the water, you grab your pants off the ground and search your pockets for a... >What is it you're suppose to use? >Damn it, you should know this. >You give up, instead resorting to rubbing sticks together. >That's how you do it, right? >You try for what feels like hours, until your hands are blistered to hell. >Damn it, why won't this work? >Are you doing it wrong? >You feel like you should know this... >You glance at the sun. >It will soon set. >You grab your clothing off the ground and climb into a tree. >Forest floors are suppose to be dangerous at night, right? >You nestle yourself between two branches, hopefully not where you can fall out in the middle of the night. >You close your eyes and wait for sleep. >Hopefully this mental fog will disappear in the morning. >Hopefully.   >You wake up, the foliage of the tree shading your eyes from the sun. >It's brighter here, you remember that. >But why it is you don't know. >You grab your clothing, and feel for moisture. >It's still very moist, so you sling it over your shoulder instead. >You put on your... boots? and hop down. >Feeling hunger begin to set in, you go off in any one direction searching for something to eat. >What do you eat anyways? >Bugs seems like a feasible answer, so you start searching for them. >Eventually, you find a bunch of little black and yellow ones, buzzing around a round thing hanging from a tree. >You see them going in and out of it, so you rip a chunk off. >Suddenly, the yellow and black bugs start attacking you. >You run, fleeing back to the river. >They follow you still so you hop in, not entirely knowing why. >It seems to work, and they leave. >You climb back to shore, examining your prize. >Looks kind of strange, but it smells nice. >You take a bite, and its very... sweet? is that the word? >But its food you guess, a bit chewy though. >Some of the black and yellow bugs are stuck to it, they taste bad. >You pluck them off, and continue eating.   >You almost finish the thing, when you vomit. >Must not be edible. >Even though it taste good. >You wipe the vomit from your lips, and get searching again. >You make your way back through the forest, and come across a tree with red circles hanging from it. >Apples. >You remember, they're called apples. >A few are hanging low enough to pick off. >You grab them, and sniff. >Doesn't smell like food, but why does your mouth water when you think of eating it. >You take a bite... >And its, what's the word, delicious? >You grab as many as you can carry, and start heading off. >You thought about using your pockets on your bottom clothing piece to carry them, but noticed you lost them when you dived in the river. >All you have left are your boots, and the apples. >Oh well, you don't even remember why you needed them. >Wait... You needed them?   >Continuing onward, you find the trees are getting farther apart. >This means the edge of the forest you think. >You aren't sure about much lately it seems. >At least you can be sure your name is... >Oh fuck's sake... >Wait, what is that? >Its a big... open area... >Does it have a name? >Across it is more apple trees, a lot of them. >You don't need apples, you still have some. >You make note of where it is though, hoping you don't forget it like the other stuff. >Kind of scares you, you don't even know what you don't know anymore. >You're getting pretty thirsty though, and decide to look for water. >Maybe you should have stayed with that river. >Looking around, you see a tree with holes in it, and a very small river with a weirdly shaped rock over it. >Actually, that rock would be good for crossing. >You decide to head over to it.   >As you near the stream, you see little thingies swiming in the water. >How do they breath under it? >Maybe they're just holding their breaths. >You bend down, and start to drink. >You drink as much as you can in one go, only tearing yourself away to breath. >"Eep!" >What was that? >You look up to see a yellow... >Is that a bird? >She's looking at you, just... staring. >And you are afraid for some reason. >Very afraid. >"Now looks here! You've been very bad Mr. Monster!" >"Going around, trying to steal from ponies and eat them!" >"What do you have to say for yourself Mr.?!" >You try to answer, opening your mouth to speak. >But instead begin to cry, too confused at your own situation and unnaturally afraid of her stare. "I-i, didn't t-try to eat any ponies!" >"O-oh my... umm..."   >"W-what do you mean you never tried to eat ponies!" >"I-i didn't!" >You remember that you've never eaten anything called a 'pony', it seems to be a sure thing. >"Well, you still stole from ponies!" >You don't remember whether you did that or not. "I-i didn't do that e-either! I think..." >"Well... u-um, what do you mean?" >You feel more at ease now, that terrifying gaze left her, you think it's a her, face. "I... I don't remember much..." >A look of worry shoots across her face now, and genuine... concern? >You think that's the word. >Why would this thing be concerned about you? She just through you ate ponies, whatever those are. >"W-well... umm..." >What's going on with her, she acted like she was about to cut your head off one moment, now she's acting like she wants to flee. >"C-come inside... I guess... you know... if that's alright with -squeak-."   >You follow her inside the house, watching to make sure she doesn't try anything. >It's probably a trap or something, she's probably some sort of predator you can't remember. >Its a nice little lair of death though, there are cute little animals of doom running around, and some nice furniture of slaying. >"U-um... you sh-should probably -squeak-." "What was that?" >"You should... -squeak-" "I'm sorry, what?" >"-squeak-" >Damn it. >She seems to be motioning towards her ... that's a couch... right? >You take a seat. >The couch(?) breaks underneath you. >It is a trap! >You scream, and make to run out the door. >Your head smashes into the door ...frame? >You black out.   >You wake up some time later. >Wait, you wake up! that means your, what's the word, alive! >Maybe she wasn't going to eat you. >You try to get up, but a hoof holds you down. >"Oh you poor thing, you need to sit still so I can look at those head injuries." >Injuries? >That means multiple, right? >"How did you get this one on the side? You hit your head on the front." "I... don't know?" >"Well, um... what do you know?" "I woke up on the river... bank? That's the side of a river, right?" >"Mhmm." "I woke up on the river bank, lost my clothing, and came here after being attacked by little black and yellow bugs." >"I'm going to need more information than that." "I-i don't have any more."   >"What do you mean? What happened before that." "I-I don't know?" >"Oh you poor critter!" >Is that your name, critter? >Probably not. >She wraps her legs around you and pulls you into a... >You can't remember that word. >"You must have amnesia! Maybe Twilight would know a spell to fix it!" "Who is she?" >"One of my friends who lives in Ponyville." >Ville... that means a town right? "NO!... I mean, no, please 'dont..." >You don't know why, but something scares you about the town. >"I'm sure she can help you though." "Just, please... no..."   >She sighs, and mutters something about 'Iron will.' >"Look, I'm SURE she can help, I'm going to go get her." "But-" >"No buts mister, I'm going!" >She fly's out the window. >This is bad. >Really bad. >And you don't even know why. >You get up off the couch, and grab the table blanket thing. >You decide to use it to carry your apples instead of covering up, and leap out the window. >You run back off towards the forest, making sure not to be seen by the yellow and pink thing. >As you pass, the oddly large amount of animals make way for you, parting like the... >That one thing, with the book, and the old guy, and the red water. >Oh forget it. >Wait, you already have! >Fucking 'amnesia'.   >You re-enter the forest and run. >You don't know where you are going, but any place but the town. >Just not the town. >The ground is getting softer here, and you begin to have trouble walking. >Each step you take is more difficult than the last, and eventually you are unable to move. "H-Help!" >Nothing. "Somebody! Please help!" >This time, you hear a low growl. >That cant be good. >You look around for the source, and see...something... >It looks like a wooden sculpture of a dog, with glowing eyes. >It takes a step towards you, and you begin to freak out. "Fuck! Fuck! Fuck! Someone please help me!!" >"You need not fear my friend, I will help put your trouble to an end!" >Fuck yes! >You look for whoever responded. >Some... hooded horse... >And it also has glowing eyes. >Your probably screwed.