“Man, I’m beat.” I complained after cleaning up our small graduation party that we held in our apartment just a few hours ago. “I feel like a mix of Pinkie Pie and Berry Punch!” Zack rolled his eyes at the brony reference. He’s a Brony too, and we made Lara a Pegasis. Lara replied, “So you’re still hyper and drunk at the same time? That’s nothing new.”Zack laughed at her remark and added, “Besides, now that we’re done with college, we have all the time in the world to get a job, act seriously, and then be drunken bronies on the side.”We all sat down and chatted for a bit about the party, and what kind of job we wanted. Zack and I were already paid interns at this law firm in Manhattan. Lara went for nursing and was going to try for a job opening next month. Other than that, we were free to be ourselves.

It was probably just all the beer going to my head, but I swear I saw the space in the middle of the living room shimmer and distort. “Whoa,” Zack said. “Did anyone else see that? The space right here just sparkled and –“

He was cut off by a loud POP! and in the center of our living room was a small horse. A pony, to be exact. And it had wings. And a horn. And it was indigo with a shimmering dark blue mane that flowed by an otherworldly wind. Lara, surprisingly, was the first to speak. “I'm not sure if I'm still drunk like you guys, but... is that really Princess Luna standing in the middle of our apartment?”

Luna nodded and was about to speak, but was cut off by a loud “HOW IN THE WORLD IS SHE HERE?”Lara and I glared menacingly at Zack for his outburst. Luna replied, “Don’t worry about that. I’m just here to ask you for your help.”

I spoke up, “So you’re just going to teleport into our universe and randomly ask a bunch of humans whom you’ve just met 5 seconds ago to help you in Equestria for something?” I nodded and added with a touch of sarcasm, “Seems legit.”

Luna responded to my query, “I know that you humans think of me and my world as a...what do you call it? ‘TV show characters.’ We do really exist. The proof is right in front of you. As for picking you to aid us, my sister, Princess Celestia, and I have been looking into your realm for centuries. And based upon your skills and personality, we have seen it fit that we choose you three to aid us in our time of need.”

“But-!” Zack, Lara, and I were about to say something when a tingling sensation came over all three of us. “No time left for chatting!” Luna said. She was using her magic on us. “Time is of the essence! We must go!” But as she magically opened a portal to Equestria, there was a shockwave that emanated from the portal and into our living room. I felt her magic lose its grip on me, and I could finally be able to move, but the shockwave blasted me, Zack, and Lara back onto our couch. Suddenly the shockwave stopped, and Luna wasn’t there anymore.

“Whoa...” Lara said after a moment. “I’m not sure what just happened, but I’m pretty sure we’re still drunk.” She laughed a little, then fell silent as she realized Zack and I were being very serious.“I know those faces,” Lara said, sounding a little scared. “Those are your ‘thinking’ faces. What’cha thinking about?”

Zack replied by raising his hand and pointing at an object at the floor. It was a dark blue slipper, just like the ones Luna wore. “She really was here.” All three of us approached the pony shoe, and we heard an evil laughing sound that seemed not of this world. It was coming from the shoe!  I was just about to touch it when suddenly a flash of light blinded me and my friends, and we fell to the ground unconscious. Next Chapter: I'M A PONY?!?!?!? Estimated time remaining: 1 Hour, 26 Minutes