Another Chance at Life
Chapter 16: 16. Meeting the folks back home/Reunion (Awkwardness ensues)
Previous Chapter Next ChapterA/N: This is going to be a chapter that will explain some topics from earth. Will be awkward.
I sat down on my bed, thinking of what I should do today. I had become slightly depressed as I sat there, for very obvious reasons. “I have been here for over a week, MY PARENTS MUST WANT TO KILL ME!!! I never even got to talk to either of them that day!” I said out loud to myself, paranoia slowly starting to seep in.
“Since I have been dead for over a week, they had to of seen me when I was…..I don’t even want to go there! My mom, I love her to death, but she can become overdramatic at these sorts of situations…..OH MY GOD, SHE MAY DO WHAT SHE SAID SHE WOULD DO IF ANYTHING EVER HAPPENED TO ME!” That would be killing herself, just so she could have the off chance of seeing me again. My mom’s mind works in mysterious ways I tell ya.
“I need to go talk to Twilight, maybe she has a way that I could see or send them something so they know I am alright. I just hope that they didn’t do anything rash just yet” I said aloud. YES, I GO A LITTLE CRAZY AND TALK TO MYSELF WHEN I REMEMBER STRESSFUL STUATIONS. What do you want from me?
I grabbed my bag off the floor and hurried out the door. I practically fell down the stairs I was trying to go down them so fast. I ran out of the entrance to the building and began walking fast over to Twilight’s. I really hope she is around; I want to see if I can get this done and over with now; that way I can sleep easy knowing that my family is alright. I really am full to the brim with kindness aren’t I?
I made it to her front door and I didn’t even knock. I walked in and saw Twilight sitting at a table reading a book that was called ‘Strange Creatures for Dummies.’ If I wasn’t in a hurry, I would ask her if she managed to find anything, which I know she didn’t. I really am an ass in my mind aren’t I?
“Twilight?” I said as I caught my breath and stood in the doorway.
“Huh…oh K-Kyle, I didn’t see you there. Is there something bothering you?” She said looking at me with worry.
WHAT DO YOU THINK? I thought I would just come over and ask you how I liked my new clothes…OF COURSE THERE IS SOMETHING BOTHERING ME! “Yes, there is something bothering me. Do you remember what I told you about when I came here? Me dying and being sent here and all?” I said to her, trying hard not to just break down and wish I would just spontaneously combust into a pile of ash. Yes, I think of weird things when I am stressed, wouldn’t you do the same thing?
She looked at me with even more worry now “Yes I remember it all. Why are you getting so worked up about it?”
“Because I never got to talk to either of them that day. My family may be alright in some ways, but they can get irrational in others if you know what I mean. If they found out that I…died…they would probably go off into a horrible downward spiral of horrible feelings and depression” I said to the lavender unicorn.
Her face contorted with worry, she must know what I mean about what they might do to themselves. “What do you think we should do?”
“I came here to see if there was a way that I could talk to them to let them know I was fine, at least if they know that I am ok, that will put me at ease” I said to Twilight.
“Well, since you came here I have been reading a book on other worlds. I did manage to find your world called earth. I also do have a spell that would allow you to contact your world; all that is required is…umm…life essence to be able to communicate with them” Twilight said to me.
“Please, I don’t care what I need to do. I just need to let them know that I am alright. What does this spell do by the way? I said as I calmed down a little.
“It opens a window to your world and lets you communicate or see the thing that you want the most. I have the spell ready if you want to do it now?” Twilight said to me smiling reassuringly.
“If you want to, I think I could wait if you wanted to meet some more of my species. I would think that you would” I said to her smiling.
“You would do that? Would you mind if I sent the others a letter so they could meet them too?” Twilight asked, she had a huge grin on her face.
“I wouldn’t mind, send them a letter so they can all meet my family!” I said as I began to smile. In my mind though I was doing something completely different. YOU ARE AN IDIOT! WHAT DO YOU THINK MOM AND DAD WILL DO IF THEY SEE THAT I AM WITH PONIES FROM A TV SHOW?
“Ok, I’ll go send them one” she said before she began writing the letters.
After what felt like hours of endless waiting and boredom the others finally shown up. They all looked at me with big huge grins on their faces. AHHH, The smiles, they burn! “Ok, when you meet my family, please do not smile like that at them. I am pretty sure that will send them mixed emotions on the subject” I said to them.
“Kyle are you ready to begin?” Twi said to me.
“Yep, now how much of this life essence do I need to give?” I asked her with only a hint of worry in my tone. I hope to hell It isn’t like getting a shot, because if so…I WILL NOT BE HAPPY! I hate shots, hate them.
“Only a drop, that is all you need to get started” Twi said reassuringly.
“Ok, that’s easy then” I brought my thumb up to my mouth and bit it, making a drop of blood visible. “Ready.”
“Ok here goes nothing” Twilight said as her horn began to glow. She focused her horns magic on the drop of blood and then the blood disappeared, leaving behind a floating shimmering window of blackness. “There, the window is open, now all you have to do is think of what you want most from there and you will see it.”
I sure hope that nothing bad happened while I have been here. Shit, let’s do this. I thought of my mom and when I did the mirror started to get clearer and clearer. It eventually showed my mother sitting on the couch with a blank look on her face. She had been crying.
“M-mom?” I said to her in a soft voice.
She looked up and saw the mirror with me inside it. She jumped up off of the couch and looked at me “KYLE…WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU! The people at the hospital said you were…” She trailed off.
“Mom, I am so sorry. I am…dead…I have been for a over a week now. I am sorry I couldn’t eat dinner with you that day” I said trying to calm her down and get a laugh out of her. What? I have a weird way of making people laugh after seeing death, deal with it.
“You still know how to cheer up your old mother even if she was going crazy with worry. If you are dead, how are you talking to me?” She said, perking up a little.
“Get ready mom, I am going to give you a long explanation, are you sure you’re up to it?” I asked her, still trying to get her to be in a better mood. C’mon, you used to never resist being a little happy seeing this gorgeous face! I am so full of shit right now.
Yes, I want to know everything! I need to know that you are safe!” She said to me.
So for the next 30 minutes I poured out what happened. I told her that when I died, I did not go to heaven and actually went into the world of Equestria. She nodded when she thought was the right time and listened intently. I also told her of all of the things I had accomplished when I came here, minus the Discord thing. When I finished she looked at me with relief.
“I can tell your happy there. I never really understood you and your reasons for doing what you do, but if you’re happy then I am happy” my mother said to me with a smile on her face.
“Thanks mom, I knew you would understand” I said to her smiling my stupid smile. Idiot boy. “If you want, I have my friends here, if you want to meet them.”
“I would like that, but do you want me to get ahold of Ryan for you? He has been worried that you are sick and I couldn’t bear to tell him what had truly happened.
OH MY GOD, IF SHE GETS AHOLD OF HIM I COULD BECOME THE BIGGEST TROLL EVER! I am going to have fun with this. “Yes, that would be great. I want to tell him all of the things I have been doing” I said to her smiling.
“Let me go call him, I will be right back” She said to me. She left the room and I turned around, looking at all of the ponies.
“Ok, you are going to meet my mom in a few minutes. She is getting ahold of one of my friends from there to come and see me too, but she is going to meet you first” I said to them smiling. “Thanks again Twi, this means a lot to me.”
I told them to gather around me and they did. We all waited for my mother to come back and when she did she had an expression that could rival mine when I got hit by that truck. “Oh my…..they’re beautiful” She said putting a hand over her mouth. I don’t know whether to be happy or scared. I am feeling such a mixture of emotions right now! I can just feel the awkward cutting into my thoughts!
"Hello ma’am, I am Twilight. It is nice to meet you” Twilight said to my mother. Still scared!
“Hello Twilight, I hope my son isn’t being too much of a pain?” My mom said looking at me and winking. ARGH, everything is going a little too better than expected! I am starting to feel really weird.
“Hi, I am Rainbow Dash! I am the fastest flyer in all of Equestria. Kyle here has been one of the coolest friends anypony could ask for” the cyan Pegasus said smiling, showing a little too much I have to say it ‘saiyan pride.’ Eeeyup, getting awkward on more levels than one now.
“Hello dearie, my name is Rarity and it is lovely to meet you” She said to my mother. *explosion in brain* Yep starting to regret everything about what I had gotten myself into.
“Hiya, my name is Pinkie Pie, Kyle is superduperextrafun to hang out with” the party pony said, startling my mom a little bit with how much energy she had.
“Howdy my names Applejack, yer boy is mighty fine ta have ya” Applejack said to my mom.
“Hi, my name’s Fluttershy…umm…it’s nice to meet you. Kyle is..umm…well…he is nice *squeak*” Fluttershy said in the most cute voice ever. MY GOD SO CUTE! *heart explosion* HHHHNNGGG!
I could tell my mom was probably thinking the same thing, seeing as she was smiling really wide. Oh no, WHAT HAVE I DONE! “It was really nice to meet you all. Kyle, you really do have some nice friends. Oh by the way, Ryan will be over here in a few minutes.”
“Ok, that will be fun” I said to her.
We stood there and waited for my friend to show up. My mom told me how I ‘looked so much more vibrant in color’ and ‘What do you think Ryan will do when he sees this?’ I am so full of awkward right now I can’t even think straight! My mom sis too ok with this, what am I missing?
“I’ll be back in a sec mom, ok?” I said before turning again to face them. “Ok, when my friend comes to see me you are going to have to give me just a little privacy with him. He may act differently than my mother did, do you understand?” I asked them, giving them a smile when they all nodded in agreement. “Thanks, I’ll call you when you can see him.”
They all left and I turned to my mom again “How are you doing?” Stupid question!
“I’m doing a lot better now that I know you’re safe” She said looking at me and smiling. Then we heard a knock on the door. My mom got up and walked over and opened it, revealing a very confused friend of mine.
“You said Kyle was here? And that he wanted to see me?” Ryan said to my mother, giving her a small smile.
“Yes, come in, he has been waiting for you” My mom said as she led him into the living room.
Ryan walked in and saw the shimmering window with me in it smiling at him in a very stupid way. “What is going on?” Ryan asked nothing in particular. HERE IT COMES! SWITCHING TO TROLL MODE!
“I’ll leave you two alone to talk” my mom said to us.
My mother left the room and it was just me and him. “Hey Ryan, how’s it going in the world of the living? Has it been fun since my absence?” I asked him, still smiling. I am an asshole, but I don’t care. This is fun.
“World of the living? Fun since my absence? What are you talking about? And why are you in that weird thing that looks like a portal?” Ryan said to me, confusion was written all over his face. If only it was in sharpie.
“Remember that incident a week ago? You know the one with the Mack truck? Well, I was the person that got hit by it and I died and now I am gone. Do you want to know where I am?” I said smiling wider; almost making it hurt to do so. Incoming head explosion Ryan, brace yourself.
“Umm, do I want to know?” He replied to me. When I nodded he became curious at what could possibly make me so happy. “Ok, where are you?”
“I’m in Equestria Ryan, when I died I was sent here instead of going to heaven, or wherever I would go. I have already become friends with the mane 6. Now here’s the kicker Ryan, U MAD that I am here?” I said to him. I’m waiting for his head to explode, but it isn’t happening yet.
“Waitwaitwaitwait…WAIT! You are in the place that we both find near and dear to our brony hearts? How could this happen?” his face was a mixture of shock and awe. “A-are they like from the show?”
“I can have you meet then if you like. They are here and would like to meet you, they already met my mom and that left me very uncomfortable in more ways than one. The only requirement is that you have to pretend like you do not know them from the show and you are meeting them for the first time. Do you accept these rules?”
His face turned into the biggest grin that could be known in the universe. I see the smoke and fire coming out of his ears, head explosion was a success! “I do, NOW LET ME SEE PONIES!” he said to me in a voice that was so full of energy it would make Pinkie think twice about being the most energetic one.
“Ok, brace yourself for D’AWWWWW” I said as I turned away from him. Here goes nothing…again.
“Girls, you can come in now” I said aloud.
The group came walking in and stood around me in the window. Everyone introduced themselves and then there was a small silence. Awkwardness level peaked, going to have a HNNNNGGGG attack if it doesn’t lower soon. Just then the window started to shimmer violently. “What’s happening Twilight?” I said to the lavender mare.
“We appear to be fading. We must have run out of time, we will be able to do this again, but expect the same after the time runs out” Twilight said to me.
I turned to Ryan “I am glad I finally got to talk to you. I will be doing this again in the future, so I will talk to you then. I am glad you think this is cool” I said before the window closed. Tee hee, I am such an ass for doing that, but I needed to troll something. It makes me feel better.
The window disappeared and Ryan looked at where it was. He knelt down to the ground and threw his arms up into the air. “CURSE YOU KYLE AND YOUR ABILITY TO DO THIS! I ENVY YOU AND YOU’RE TROLLING WAYS!”
A/N: This is to get the situation with me dying and the reactions from back home out of the way. I hope it was funny, because this chapter was exactly what I saw in the dream I had last night. Next chapter coming soon. BYE!