-------------------- PART ONE --------------------   >BEEP BEEP BEEP >You hit snooze. Again. >It’s the third time today. >This time you stay awake though, and you slowly make your way out of bed. >You head to your bathroom and take a shower to wake you up. >As you dry yourself, your ears are hit by the irritating buzzing of your alarm. >Hey genius, next time try to remember to turn off the alarm instead of just hitting snooze. >You start to rush towards the noisy clock. >You take a single step before slipping. >Your feet are propelled skyward and your back hits the hard floor. Great... gonna be one of THOSE mornings... >You stand back up and rub your back. >You falter back to your bedroom and finally turn off the alarm. >Sweet, sweet silence. >You put on a set of clean clothes and head for the kitchen.   >How the FUCK did you manage to burn your toast? >It's a TOASTER. NOT A GOD DAMN SPACE SHUTTLE. >They also had to be the last slices of bread in the entire house. >Good job, Fucko. >Whatever, you’ll just have to put more PB on them, that’s all. >No peanut butter left. >Jumping through your window sounds like a great plan right now. >You do something reasonable instead. >You throw away the coal-like substance that used to be bread. >Cereal? Check. >Milk? Check. >Clean bowl and spoon? Check. >Good, let’s hope you don’t burn them too. >Thankfully, you eat your cereal without any incident. >Alright, maybe you’re done with the bad luck. >THUD. >Toe, meet table. >Your face is warped with pain. >Your blaring swearing echoes through the neighborhood.   >After calming down, you drop your dishes in the sink. >A quick look at your stubbed toe confirms you that it’s not broken. >Still hurts like a bitch, though. >You glance at your watch. >10:34 >Time to leave. >You make sure you took everything before going out. >Wallet, phone, keys, mp3 player, headphones and violin. >Yep, you’re good. >You get out and lock your door. >Nimbly avoiding walking in a pile of dog waste, you manage to get your ass on the bench next to the bus stop. >With your luck, you’re probably going to have to stand next to some fat sweating guy. >Or maybe you’ll get mugged on your way to your jam session. >Better yet, you’re going to get run over by a truck while crossing the street. >After a few minutes of thinking about more jolly scenarios, your bus pulls over. >You see a few unoccupied seats in the back and make your way to one of them. >Having about 30 minutes of travel until you reach destination, you put on your headphones. >You look through your music collection and pick the violin cover of ‘Sweet Child O’ Mine’ that you love. >Your eyelids become heavy and sleep quickly overcomes your body.     -------------------- PART TWO --------------------     >Something is tickling your hand, feels like grass. >You open your eyes. >It is grass. >You spring to your feet. "What the fuck!?" >You must be dreaming. >Yeah, that must be it, a dream. >It feels so real though. Your senses aren’t numbed down like when you usually dream. >The air is fresh, the ambient sounds are clear and the grass feels like, well, grass. >Everything is so... colorful. And two dimensional. >Wait... does that mean that you look... oh fuck. >You run to a nearby puddle of water and look at your reflection. >Holy shit, you look strange as hell. >Your skin is now one solid color and a slightly darker line draws the outline of your body. >You give yourself a couple of good slaps in the face. >Awake? No. >Red hand-shaped marks on your face? Yes.   >Dreaming or not, standing alone in the wilderness won’t do any good. >Looking around, you see that your violin case is lying on the ground a few feets away from where you woke up. >You open it and let out a sigh of relief when you see that your violin is still there with your bow and rosin cake. >You look through the pockets on your case to find out that everything you kept in them have vanished. >Well, not everything. You found your solar powered charger. >http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5VRr9NG7RE0 >So, unless mistaken, you only have : >Your clothes. >A violin in its case, along with a bow and a rosin cake. >An mp3 player with headphones. >A solar powered charger.   >Oh yeah, all this technology will help you survive in the wild. >Totally. >Good thing you had breakfast before you left, at least you can go on for a while before having to eat. >You better start looking for a road or something. >You grab your stuff and start to walk up a nearby hill. >Maybe the high ground will help you to find a road or a trail, maybe you’ll see a river or even a… >Small... town? >Well, that was easy. >You begin to make your way towards civilization.     >As you get closer to the town you notice something strange. >Everything looks like it was made for hobbits. >And you didn’t see any human being in the town... only small pastel-colored horses. “What the hell is going on?” You mutter to yourself. >A light brown horse suddenly notices you. >Its eyes grow wide and it yells something you can’t understand. >Wait... Yell? That sounded like he was saying something in a different language. >Every equine in town turns towards you in an instant. "Uh... hello?" >There is a short silence, followed by utter chaos as every creature seems to run into houses and close the doors shut. >Confusion overwhelms you. >You just stand still, watching the town flee in terror from you. "..." "What?"     >Nothing makes sense anymore. >Why is this town filled with ponies? >Why do they live in houses? >Why were some of them flying? >Why were they fleeing from you? >... >You know what? >Fuck logic. Why don’t you just go ask them? >You walk towards the closest home you see and knock at the door. "Excuse me, could you help me?" "..." "..." "Hello?" >You try out another door, same result. "I guess there’s no point in trying other doors." >You go sit on a nearby bench and wait a couple of minutes, hoping that one of the resident would come out eventually. >... >Yep, any minute now. >... >God, this dream sucks. >... >What if it wasn’t a dream? >What if that bus got all ‘Magic School Bus’ on your ass and transported you to a wacky dimension? >You knew you should have stayed home today. >In the eventuality that all of this is real, and judging by the warm welcome you just had; humans are either inexistent here or they are bloodthirsty monsters. >Great.     -------------------- PART THREE --------------------     >Since the population is dead set on staying hidden, you decide to leave the town for a while. >Let them calm down and maybe try a different approach next time. >You walk back to the top of the hill. >After climbing up a small boulder, you sit down and try to make yourself comfortable. >The landscape around you is breathtaking. >Green hills adorns the countryside with delicate curves. >Clouds scattered in the sky as far as the eye can see. >You put your headphones on and lay down on your back. >Vivaldi’s ‘Four Seasons’ and the gorgeous landscape slowly lulls you to sleep.     >Waking up, you notice the air is lacking the subtle aroma of sweat and piss. >This means that you are not back in your bus and still stuck in the other world. >You reluctantly open your eyes to confirm your suspicion and- "Wow." >The already beautiful scenery is now basking in the light of the setting sun. >The hills are now casting their vast shadows over the countryside. >The clouds are tinted with the warm colors of the sunset. >Inspired by this scene, you open your violin case. "Time to get some fresh air, buddy." >Your partner is more of the silent type, only speaking when he needs to. >But when you work together, you two make a great duet. >Standing on your rock, you feel insignificant compared to the majesty this sunset. >You rosin up your bow and tighten its hairs. >You lift your instrument to your shoulder. >http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kUY4OEn7wf0     >You bow down, presenting your respect to the work of art of Mother Nature that inspired your music. >You can almost hear the clapping and cheering of an imaginary crowd. >Reinvigorated by your performance, you decide to try and approach the strange town again. >You turn around and- >Oh god what fuck?! >Turns out, you weren’t imagining the crowd after all. >A dozen or so pastel ponies are slamming their hooves on the ground around you. >You take another bow, facing your spectators this time. >The equine Skittles commercial gets closer as you sit down on your rock. >Two of them start to talk to you. >Well, you think they’re talking; it sounds nothing like any language you’ve ever heard. >You try to motion them that you can’t understand what the hell they’re saying, without any result. >Maybe saying something will shut them up. "Do I look like I can speak horse?" >Yeah, that worked. Now they’re looking at each other in confusion. >One of them eventually step forward and asks something. >In horse language. >You sigh heavily. "I. Can’t. Understand. You." >You make exaggerated gestures while speaking; tapping your chest, shaking your head in the negative, pointing to your ears, pointing to them. >Finally, you think they get it. >Now you’re just staring at the ponies in an awkward silence. >Yeah, much better.     >The sky slowly darkens as the sun sets and the moon rises. >Even though you just spent the afternoon sleeping on a rock in the middle of nowhere, you're not sure you want to stay alone in the wilderness for a full night. >You point to yourself, make your middle finger and index 'walk' on your hand, motion to the town and... huh... >How the hell are you supposed to pantomime a question mark? >No matter, the group of equine is already arguing. >Actually, only two of them are. The rest of them are just looking back and forth between the two disputing ponies. >On one side, you have a cream-colored pony with a purple and pink mane whose emotions fluctuate between annoyed, worried and slightly angry. >On the other, you have a mint green unicorn (the fact that unicorns exist in this world barely surprise you) with a blueish-grey and white mane that looks completely thrilled. >And then there's you, and you don't know what the fuck is going on. >Eventually, the non-vocal group takes a few steps back and one of them say something. >A couple of them wave at you before they all start walking back towards the town, leaving you alone with two arguing horses. >After a few more minutes of arguing, the off-white pony lets out an exasperated sigh. >The mint flavored unicorn stands on her hind legs and fist pumps a couple of time while cheering.