AiE Chapter 2: A Long Ways From Home

>Leave it to a mysterious cloaked man to talk you into a bunch of bullshit; because had you known the jewel would burn you alive he would've been wearing the worlds most expensive dildo.
>That masked robber was also to blame; not only did he cause you to lose your job, but he also indirectly caused your death. It was too late for revenge however; when you had regained consciousness  you had been floating through the endless abyss before you.
>Drifting downward towards an unknown destination you watch neon colored lights bend and encircle themselves around your being as you fall into oblivion. You're pretty sure you died earlier, so you assume this is some strange midpoint between life and afterlife.
>You had no clue what would happen next or where you would end up, so you helplessly fell onward accepting your unknown fate.
>After a few hours you weren't sure if you fell asleep watching the lights, or just let your mind wander; but, floating throughout this space for so long made you drift off into the recesses of your mind.
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>A middle aged man in a white labcoat stood behind a one way glass looking inside a pure white room in which a young boy was sitting in the middle of.
>The man puts on a pair of black framed glasses that cover a good portion of his face; looking down at his clipboard he begins to read aloud over the intercom into the room where the boy sat.
>"Subject Number: 0624"
>"Age: 15"
>"Height: 5 feet 7 inches tall"
>"Weight: 70 kilograms "
>"Performing Experiment: 1,240"
>"Subject will be placed in a level three environment, and gauged for reflex speed, strength measurement, and body temperature. This experiment will NOT stop until subject has been properly observed within all fields."
>A door opens in front of the young boy to reveal a large brown bear that had razor sharp claws and jagged teeth.
>It was easily five times the boys weight, and twice as tall in height.
>The bears brown fur gave off a sleek glare in the light of the room, and its dark beady eyes instantly focused on its target. As the furry beast stood on its hind legs it gave the boy a good look at the mechanical collar strapped to its neck.
>The collar dug into the base of the bears neck with long wires hanging off the side; while short bursts of electricity frequently escape the middle.
>It was painfully obvious to the boy now that the bear had been modified to be aggressive. The bear suddenly let out a ferocious roar that shook the room, and proceeded to charge at the terrified looking boy.
>"Commencing Experiment." The lab coat wearing man said with an unseen sneer on his face.
>The bear knocked the chair the boy was sitting in away with relative ease, sending it flying and crashing into the window the labcoat wearing man stood.
>The boy was quick to dodge as he slid to the left, but was slightly off balance and tumbled to the side. Now crawling desperately trying to get back on his feet the boy reaches the one way mirror.
>At this point the boy was screaming and pleading to the window that held the observing man; begging the occupant to stop the experiment.
>Though his cries for mercy fell on deaf ears as the room was completely soundproofed.
>The boys mistake of turning his back to the bear did not go unpunished as he was struck down with a heavy paw to his back from the charging beast.
>The strike knocked the wind out of the boy; causing him to flail on the ground gasping for air.
>Red spots were slowly seeping through the fabric of the shirt the boy was wearing while he was gagging and coughing continuously in an effort to stabilize his breathing.
>"Turning aggressiveness to level two" the observing man announced.
>The boy finally stood up coughing and holding his shoulder as the bear slid to a stop from its first assault.
>Just then the collar beeped while turning red before sending a large burst of electricity throughout the bear. The brown beast held its head up and emitted another ferocious roar; causing the boy to shake uncontrollably.
>The furry opponent then closed the distance between the boy and itself, and raised a claw as it went in for another strike. The boy was quick to respond by ducking, and missed the sharp claw by a hairs length. The pain from the first blow must have been immense to the boy, as he had slowed down considerably from the beginning of the experiment.
>Little streaks of blood trailed behind the boys back, collecting in a small red stain on the bottom of his shirt before dropping onto the white marble floor. As the bear goes in for another strike the boy starts to dodge but stops while suddenly clutching his head and screaming in agony. The bear did not waste the opportunity given to it as it smashed the side of the boys face with the bottom of its paw.
>Toppling to the ground the boy struggles to to get back up, but is smashed back into the floor and begins to get mauled by the bear.
>The bear was relentlessly pummeling the boy with the full force of its heavy paws until the boy ceased movement. After about ten minutes the boy ceases all sound and movement until the bear lets up and strolled back towards the door it came from.
>The man behind the glass window takes notes while the boy lays on the ground unconscious before chuckling to himself.
>"Now the real experiment begins."
>The boy is completely still while laying on the ground; however, his skin slowly starts changing different shades of red.
>"Body Temperature: 98.6°F
>"99.3°F"
>"102°F"
>The boy slowly gets back on his feet with blood now running down his entire right arm.
>Waves of heat could be seen distorting the air around the boy; making him give off a transparent hazy aura. His skin is now a dark red that almost makes the boy resemble a devil or demon.
>The boy isn't moving his head at all or making a sound as he slowly advances towards the bear. The large brown opponent takes a long look at the blood covered boy, and proceeds to back away further with every step the young man takes.
>The bear then hits the wall and when it figures out that it can no longer retreat any further it lowers its head in defeat, and accepts the grim reaper before it. As the boy reaches the bear he raises his head slowly to reveal a pair of ember red eyes that almost seemed to glow.
>The bear was in a panic on the floor; hiding behind its paws as the boy held out his hand, and in a last act of desperation swiped at the now fearsome looking boy.
>The young man dodged the attack with inhuman speed, and in a single swift movement grabbed and ripped the bears arm off entirely.
>Blood coated the walls of the white room; running down in red long streams slowly before spilling onto the floor. The boy remained unfazed and expressionless as he grabbed the bears head and crushed it inside his hand; permanently silencing the bear.
>Bits of brain matter oozed off the boys bloody hand and hit the floor in heaps of gray piles.
>"Final analyses complete" the man behind the mirror says while writing frantically.
>"Final Reflex Speed: 20 movements per second."
>"Final Strength Measurement: 513 pounds of force was used against the opponent."
>"Final Body Temperature Measurement: 119°F"
>"Experiment #1,240 is now complete"
>As the man looked down in the blood bathed room he saw the boy laying unconciouss again; covered in a mix of his own blood and the bears. Above the bears body there was a strange symbol that almost resembled a cross drawn where the bear had died. With a heavy sigh he scratches the back of his head with his hand before walking out his room; leaving the clean up for the janitor.
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>Jumping up with a start you realize you were back in the neon haze still falling at a steady pace.
>You rub your head gently while keeping your eyes closed.
"Ughhhh... I ask for a dream and get a damn nightmare."
>You then decide that zoning out again was not in your best interest; for fear of having another disturbing encounter.
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>After sometime you notice the lights around you shift from a bright mix of white, yellow, and blue to a purple, gray, and dark blue neon surrounding. The air around you is steadily getting colder as well, and the speed you're falling is increasing by the second.
"Well its about damn time..." you mutter to yourself.
>You had grown impatient from waiting for something to happen.
>Suddenly you see an opening appear underneath you; revealing a dark blue sky and a dimly lit atmosphere.
>You start to wonder how high you were until you broke through what felt like a barrier and wind suddenly rushes past you. After coming completely out of the opening you're at a loss for words; partially because of the lack of oxygen, but mostly mostly because of the sight before you.
>There was a starry night sky with a brightly lit moon that was bigger than any you've ever seen that illuminated the trees and ground just enough to make out their dark silhouettes.
>You turn to your right with difficulty because of the increased speed of your plunge, and it was hard keeping your eyes open because of the wind that was rushing up against your face.
>In the distance you can make out a city with a castle at the peak that glowed with a mix of gold and ivory in the night. The city was placed beside a large waterfall; which gave off a crystal like shine in the moonlight.
>You hear a screeching off in the distance as a large black shadow seems to circle around a far off mountain before dissapearing behind it.
"Heh, could've sworn that thing looked like a dragon or something."
>You try to see more of the open land, but the speed and wind had intensified to the point of crushing you.
>???: "YOU FOOL"
"What the hell?"
>You feel something vibrating inside of your pocket, reaching inside you pull out a familiar looking red jewel that is now giving off a red glow.
"I still have this!?"
>???: "DO YOU NOT REALISE YOU'RE IN MORTAL PERIL!?"
>Stunned by the fact that the jewel was talking; your only reply is a curious stare.
>???: "ARGH YOU STUPID OAF! YOU'RE FALLING TO YOUR DEATH."
"No shit,  but what am I supposed to do?"
>???: "GIVE ME SOME OF YOUR SPIRITUAL ESSENCE."
"What?"
>???: "YOU HUMANS CALL IT MAGIC."
"Do I look like a wizard?! I can't do magic!"
>UGG... YOU USELESS HUMAN, CLEAR YOUR MIND, AND FOCUS ON THE CENTER OF YOUR BODY. NOW IMAGINE A  SPHERICAL OBJECT; THEN POUR AS MUCH OF YOUR ENERGY INTO IT AS POSSIBLE. AND FINALLY  IMAGINE THE SPHERICAL OBJECT MATERIALIZING IN THE HAND I'M CONTAINED INSIDE."
"So basically you want me to make a bubble; warm it up, and then pop it in the hand the jewel is in right!?"
>???: "HAVE YOU NOT HEARD A WORD I'VE SAID HUMAN?"
"Actually I think that was a pretty accurate summary of --"
>You're cut off by the increasing force crushing your body as you plummet onwards; talking at this point was now impossible.
>The ground was coming up fast, and you didn't feel like dying again; so, you closed your eyes and cleared your mind.
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>Everything seemed to quiet down and melt away as you find yourself floating  inside  a endless white space.
>It was strange how  the white space felt to you; it was almost like stepping into an unknown part of yourself.
>You look down at your hands to see them take on a red aura with slivers of red light occasionally running from your fingertips; taking deep breaths you hold your hands up, and visualized a small orb forming between them.
>The lights that streamed from your hands began to form a little red orb  that was about the size of a small rock, and then dissolved into nothing.
"Damnit."
>???: "NOT GOOD ENOUGH! CONCENTRATE HARDER."
"I know that!  Shut up!"
>You concentrated hard on making another orb; blocking everything else out of your mind. The lights around your fingertips flickered wildly as you strain to keep your focus.
>Suddenly the orb comes back between your hands again, and rapidly increases to the size of a small balloon.
"How's this?"
>???: THAT IS SATISFACTORY; NOW, IMAGINE THE ORB INSIDE YOUR PHYSICAL HAND."
>You open your eyes and look at the hand the jewel was in; keeping the feel of the orb in mind. The red light the jewel was giving off intensified and erupted; causing red flames to wrap around your body.
"WHAT THE FUCK!?"
>???: "CALM DOWN! THESE FLAMES WONT BURN YOU! THEY ACT AS ARMOR."
>You stop trying to smuther the flames out when you realised he was speaking the truth; the flames felt warm, but they were nowhere near burning heat.
>Calming down a little you close your eyes and tuck your knees inside your arms as you brace for impact.
>You hit hit the ground with about the same amount of force as a small meteor; flattening the surrounding area. The ground was scorched black from the weird flames you made with the help of the jewel.
>As you try to get up you find out that you are completely exhausted; it felt like you had just ran a marathon without any breaks, and on top of that you had a headache.
>This "magic" thing you just did robbed you of all of your energy; the only thing you could do was lay there, and look at the star filled sky you fell from as you close your eyes.
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>You slowly raise your head and collect your senses; the impact hurt a like hell, but you were alive and intact for the most part.
>You steadily rise from where you landed, and take a good look around where you were standing. It was still night out; but the moon was to your far west instead of the middle of the sky like you had first seen it, so you assume you weren't unconciouss but for a couple of hours.
>Your head still hurt a little from using "magic" for the first time, and you still weren't sure how you even managed to pull it off.
>While stretching your legs and arms to rid yourself of the stiffness you see the jewel glimmering in the moonlight; giving it a metallic luster. You pick the stone up off the charred grass and stared at it as it gleaned; half expecting it to start yelling again.
>However the red jewel remained completely silent as you continue to observe it.
"Hey! You still there?" you say while shaking the jewel.
>The jewel remained inanimate as you continued talking.
"Well anyways... thanks for saving me; I would of been screwed if it weren't for you helping me."
>Pocketing the jewel you look around to see if you could make out the land in the light of the moon. You remember seeing a large city not far from where you were as you begin your way into the forest; leaving a large scorched crater behind you.
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>Making your way through the forest has become difficult for you, because of the large trees that now block the moonlight. The only things you could make out where short paths of dirt that appears to have been made by people or animals.
>Maybe a hiking path of some sort that you happen to land on?
>In any case it was safe to assume that this was not the afterlife, or any kind of "heaven" that the red cloaked man described.
>From what you could make out from the sky this world was very similar to earth's; except for the large winged creature you saw flying around.
>You decided you'd rather not see one up close, should the opportunity present itself.
"*sigh* Looks like I'm stuck here for the time being."
>The idea of starting a new life from square one again did not sit well with you.
>Having to find somewhere to live, a place you can work at, and more clothes while knowing absolutely nobody is going to be difficult; and you had no clue where to start.
>You notice a break up ahead of the trees and come to an open feild with a large rock that seemed to tower above the trees. You sit down by the rock to rest your body for a little bit from the excessive walking; looking up at the sky to see small stars gleaming brightly.
>Wherever you may be it seemed a lot more calmer than earth; there was no honking or beeping of oncoming traffic, no noisy sounds of clubs and bars, or any factories that were spewing waste into the air.
>It was as if the whole world slept at the same time, even sitting in this forest that usually held animals and insects was quiet. Leaning against the rock you close your eyes for a moment; enjoying the nice quiet weeping....wait, what?
>You open your eyes again and spot an animal laying at the very top of the rock; quietly weeping to itself while looking at the night sky.
>It wasn't like anything you've ever seen; it had a dark blue coat with light blue hooves, and a midnight blue mane that contained glimmers of white specs that reminded you of the night sky, and the way it's mane flowed seemed to defy gravity itself.
>The creature also seemed to have a horn on its head that came to a sharp point; along with a marking of a dark cloud and a crescent moon on it's thigh. It continued to look up at the sky as glistening tears could be seen traveling down it's cheek; from your point of view it looked like it was so close to the moon it could touch it if it desired.
>Now taking a sudden interest in the...what were they called?
>Unicorn?
>Pegasus?
>You start climbing to the top of the rock. As you reach the top you start to slow down and talk in a low whisper to the creature.
"Easy now, I -"
>The startled creature whips its head around to look at you; and then released a shockwave from its mouth. The impact was point blank as you were sent flying backwards and hit a tree; though you were back on your feet in a matter of seconds.
>You notice a loud ringing can only be heard now in both of your ears.
"Dammit.. "
>The force of the first impact has damaged your chest; making it increasingly difficult to move. You notice it moving its mouth, but you assume it was going to attack you again so you lunge at it; pinning the creature to the ground.
>You then hold down both of its front hooves with your arms, and its back hooves with your left leg. You see it struggle to move while moving its mouth, and you could swear it looked like it was talking, but you knew animals couldn't talk; even if it was a rare creature like the one you're holding down.
>It looks at you with a pair of sapphire blue eyes that seem to glare at you.
>Was it angry at you?
>All you did was try to see it up close.
>The struggling increases as its horn starts to glow, you re-position your foot thinking it would try and stab you with the horn; only wanting  to calm it down so it wouldn't hurt you again.
>It suddenly tenses up and looks at you with widened eyes of shock, a red blush formed on its face as it began thrashing violently.
"Easy there, just calm down--"
>The thrashing continued as the blue creature's blush intensified to a dark shade of red against the dark blue fur as the thrashing increased tenfold.
>You had no idea what was wrong, but the ringing in your ears was starting to die down. You started regaining a bit of hearing, but still had difficulty making out the sounds; all you kept hearing was bits and pieces of words as it thrashes against your weight.
>Suddenly you hear it shout with a breathed voice.
>"Release thee!.. *huff*... from thou's grasp!... *uhhhh*... before I!...*uhhhhhh* before I!
>A loud moan escapes the blue winged horse as it's eyes rolled into its head and collapses on the ground gasping for air.
>Realization of what just happened dawned on you as you find your soaked shoe buried between the mares legs.
"Holy shit did you just TALK!?.... w-wait did you just orga--"
>You are cut off by taking a blow from behind by a blunt object; falling to the ground unconciouss.
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Two dark colored stallions in black armor and bat like wings appeared, one uses magic to levitate Anonymous's lifeless body and carries it away.
The other stallion rushes over to the blue mare sprawled on the ground, and gently nudges it awake.
>Night Gaurd(NG): "Princess Luna! Are you okay?"
>The blue mare's eyes came back into focus as it sprung back onto its hooves.
>Luna(L): "Where doth the intruder flee!?"
>NG: Dont worry princess, we have secured the intruder and await for departure."
>L: "Very well then, let us be off to Canterlot then! Thine sister must be informed of this being's appearance."
As the stallions loaded Anonymous in the back of a black open seat carriage it takes flight into the night sky.
Heading towards the golden ivory city that shined in the night, and held Anonymous's fate.
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End Of Chapter 2: A Long Ways From Home