While Twilight was freaking out I just sat there and bid my time. The only two outcomes I could imagine occurring were either; [b]1[/b]: Thrown in an insane asylum and brainwashed into forgetting my past life or [b]2[/b]: Thrown in prison for being wrongfully accused of causing this anomaly thing. So either way I'm screwed. Great.

I began thinking up an escape strategy in case things went south with the princesses. Although I didn't exactly believe my escape would even work, I still would rather be dragged away forcefully than go willingly. Once I formulated a makeshift escape plane that included a window and a very interesting distraction I went back to waiting.

About five minutes later a big white light appeared in the center of the room and when it dissipated two of the tallest ponies I'd ever seen stood in its place. Upon closer inspection I say they had both wings and a horn. '[i]So they're like some sort of unicorn-pegasus hybrids?[/i]' I asked myself.

"Princess Celestia, Princess Luna, how nice to see you!" Twilight exclaimed while preforming what I assumed was the pony equivalent of a bow.

The other five mares followed suit while I decided to just respectfully nod my head in recognition. "Twilight. How nice to see you again," the princess who I assumed was Celestia. Twilight ran up and nuzzled the princess in what seemed like affect one give to their mother.

"It is good to see thee as well Twilight, but we are here to discuss with this 'Vladimir'" the other princess who I assumed to be Luna said in what I could only describe as archaic. Luna turned to me and gave me a look at screamed intrigue. "This must be him," she said.

"Um, hi" I said obviously nervous about the presence of the two rulers of the kingdom.

 "I'm Vladimir Korzhakov as you've probably heard. Since I was somehow zapped across dimensions I've; woke up in a forest, freaked out because I was a pony, slept in a cave, met these six, been accused of insanity several times, and wound up here," I stated trying to tell the events of the past 24 hours as efficiently as possible.

"Thou were not a pony where thou come from?" Luna asked.

"No, I was a human. Humans kind of look like bald apes I guess." I said sadly.

"It is as we have feared. Thou were sent here during a dimensional rift that created a rip in space and time. These rifts happen every so often but they only last momentarily and usually don't occur within 200 years of another. Thou were unfortunately in the wrong place at the wrong time. As for why thy body changed we believe thy old body was deemed unacceptable for our world and was reformed to fit in more with society. We're sorry, this must be so much to take in."

"So, if these 'rifts' only occur every 200 years give or take, does that mean...?"

"Yes. I'm afraid thou will have to spent the rest of thy mortal days here in Equestria."

I was speechless. My eye started twitching as I tried to register what I had just been told. My old life, as crappy as it was, is now gone forever. Anyone that knew me will assume me dead and I have no way to tell them that I'm alive. And all because the universe decided to say "Go fuck yourself."

My emotions were fighting a battle. Confusion, sorrow, denial, anger all were fighting to get control. And eventually the anger won out.

Then... I snapped.

"FUCK. THAT. I HAD A LIFE! IT WAS HORRIBLE AS SHIT BUT IT WAS MY LIFE! AND NOW YOUR TELLING ME I HAVE TO LIVE IN THIS GOD-FORSAKEN WORLD FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE?!!!!! HELL NO!"

I stormed out of the library before anyone could do anything. I stomped angrily towards the town limits muttering profanities under my breath. The ponies all cleared the way for me because no-one wants to confront a guy in full rage mode. I raced out of town towards the forest. It didn't occur to me until now, but the forest was the only thing that actually reminded of me of home. My home. A place I could never return to...

'[i]WHY ME?!! WHY COULDN'T YOU TAKE ANOTHER ONE OF THE SEVEN BILLION PEOPLE ON MY PLANET??!!!! WHY IS IT ALWAYS ME???!!!!![/i]

Marching into the forest I walked back towards the general direction of my cave from last night. After about an hour of searching I came across a cave very similar to the one I was looking for. I crawled inside as the sun dipped below the horizon. Sleep came almost as easy as it had the previous night.

As I drifted off I couldn't help but wander what everyone back in Colorado was thinking. '[i]Was I presumed dead or just missing? Will they hold a funeral? Not that anyone would come but it would still be a nice sentiment.[/i]' Oh what I wouldn't give to just fall asleep and never wake up. But no, I have to live this infuriating new life.

'[i]It's like a nightmare. A nightmare where I can't wake up.[/i]'

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[b]In A Cemetery In Southern Denver:[/b]

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While it had been only a day for poor Vlad in Equestria it had been a whole week and a half on Earth. Vladimir Korzhakov was announced missing just 24 hours after he left work on that fateful stormy night. After a week of searching and no leads what-so-ever he was labeled as dead. A small tombstone lay in the earth with the inscription:

[center][i]Vladimir Korzhakov
1993-2014
"Now beside his loving parents where he belongs."[/i][/center]

A funeral was held for him two days after he was assumed dead. A few people who knew him like his co-workers, his boss, and a few neighbors from his apartment complex attended. An attempt was made to contact any of his remaining relatives in Russia with no success.

Al Crelin was hit the hardest. He blamed himself for Vlad's death saying that he should of offered him a ride instead of letting him walk off into the storm. Besides reassurances from his family, girlfriend, and co-workers, he still felt slightly guilty. Little did anyone know what old Vlad was still alive and well in a place they could not even begin to comprehend.

On the day Vladimir Korzhakov disappeared it was not the day that he drew his final breath of life but the day he drew his final breath on Planet Earth. He would soon be forgotten entirely, his tiny grave the only reminder that he ever existed.

His sad and pitiful life on Earth had come to an end, but he had been given another chance. Another chance in a world that he never knew existed... and it was up to him to make the best of it.