Chapter one

Something goes wrong

"Ugg my calculations' are all correct but why wont it work!?!?"

A young man exclaimed to himself in German. It was late Sunday night and Halloween was tomorrow. Dozens of beakers and vials filled with liquids of all different colors scattered around in a chaotic glass rainbow of filled shelves and occupied counter tops surrounded him. A whiteboard that was absolutely bursting with math gibberish stood to the side to of a funny looking box shaped device about the size of a refrigerator. In the corner sat a tiny squished over computer area. Any surface that wasn't occupied with the containers was stacked high with pages upon pages of messily scrawled scientific notes and observations.

The man had scowl on his face and a stereotypical "Mad scientist" get up, complete with large black goggles that hid his eyes and large black gloves did likewise for his hands. A comical mad scientist style lab coat with the buttons off to one side was draped over his shoulders and followed his thin figure. Behind the coat hid black pants and big black boots. Instead of hair, it looked as if a black sea urchin adorned his head. All this gave him an overpowering stereotypical evil scientist look. Which was magnified since he stood hunched over the table mixing chemicals. Only pausing every so often to scrawl down another note on a half filled piece of paper and mumble sentence fragments to himself.

It was obvious he was frustrated and that he had been at this for a while and maybe that he had a crossed wire or two in his brain. He was me, and I talk to myself when I'm alone. I know.

My stomach grumbled as I rubbed the sleep out of my eyes. I hadn't eaten or slept in days, work was far too important. A sigh escaped my lips; this year I wouldn't be able to participate in the celebrations with my family or go trick or treating. I know, I know I shouldn't trick-or-treat, but its just awesome and If you think I'm too old for Halloween (Technically I am) let me remind you you're on a pony site.

My name is not important, for now just call me...er... my technical name is James...for now. I am a scientist and I had just got back from using the Switzerland Super Collider a few days ago and was about to make a breakthrough in quantum science. One that would surely be one of the biggest in history, or so i thought. The amazing discovery I was going to find was about particle physics and a lot about how atoms work.

I tipped a vial of glowing green goo into a beaker half filled with a cloudy translucent blue liquid. The mixture sat for a second then slowly faded to blood red, causing me to wrinkle my nose at its pungent, acidic smell but grin wildly.

"Eureka" I muttered under my breath. This was a moment of discovery. The correct solution, out of hundreds of tests was finally upon me.

Finally all this will pay off. My work, my effort and my time. I grinned wildly showing off my set of almost canine fangs. Someone was going to sleep well tonight!

Furiously scribbling down notes I thought about what I would do after this, you can't find a costume worthy of wearing at this late an hour and Oktoberfest was already over, but I could still make it to the family party. My family has a party with our relatives for almost all the major holidays. My little Pony would have to come later, since I was in Switzerland and cooped up here in my lab for the past weeks I didn't have time to watch it but I kept my self updated on the internet.

A new energy was with me and all fatigue forgotten as I poured the red liquid into a special capsule which looked like a high tech mug. I inserted the capsule into the refrigerator machine which is designed to do a whole wackload of cool stuff to any luiquid in the mug. It's hella useful for separating chemicals and I know it wasn't made for this but it makes a legendary cup of coffee. So you could call it a several million dollar coffee machine that doesn't

Two more ingredients were needed for the mix to work, one was a special element I discovered myself (though it is hidden from the public due to dangerous properties). Since its difficult for the element to exist for very long in a state of matter before burning away it had to be created directly inside the chamber, I know it sounds impossible but its...complicated.

I went to the computer, set the machine and flipped the switch. A slight hum emanated and the lights flickered as the machine charged the chamber. After an intense minute of waiting the machine spit out the mug.

The capsule came out and the liquid was a marble mass of orange and purple, I added a reactive acid and the "broth" of chemicals started to bubble. Out of the bubbles came little geysers of green fire that faded to blue. While taking a few notes the reaction really booted up. Tufts of green fire stopped winking out of existence and soon the beaker was filled with greenish blueish flames. By now the only thing I could use to describe the liquid inside was stuff, just looking at it made my skin crawl. The acid was needed to break down the chemicals and make them more susceptible to the last element the catalyst, an enzyme from a human brain. I'm not going to get into how it works right now, but trust me it's complicated and it wasn't easy getting the enzyme.

I picked up the tiny vial of donated human enzymes, popped the lid and used a tiny dropper to suck up the clear yellow liquid, only the smallest amount was needed. Ever since I had gotten this liquid It was my most valued possession, yeah, even more valuable than the million dollar coffee machine in the corner.

"Youre sacrifice will not be in vain" I wispered to myself.

As my stomach growled its complaints again today, It reminded me of when twilight had tickets to the Grand Galloping Gala. What kind of a name is that anyways? Jeez seriously, how girly.

I squeezed the dropper slowly...slowly...sloooooowwwwwlllllyyyyyy and a single, tiny, yellow drop forced its way out agonizingly slowly and clung to the dropper. So I squeezed some more and it just grew and grew but it refused to let go. It was really stupid of me but I gave the dropper a slight shake and the drop did nothing. I shook it more and it wobbled a bit but it was still firmly stuck. The stuff was like honey. finally when a fairly large shake was applied the drop finally fell.

and stuck itself firmly against the inside of the container.

" ARGG!" So close yet so far.

It didnt look like it had any plans about moving, and I didnt have any plans about sticking my hands or anything else into a dangerous flaming bunch of chemicals. So I picked up the dropper again and holding it above the capsule opening I squeezed.

"Damn thing is giving me more trouble than..."

The drop released

"PinkiePie when she-"

I didnt even get to see the drop land, as it was falling the mug spawned a dark aurora. The drop got closer and close but right before it looked like it was going to hit blackness took me.

A vague explosion sounded off in the distance.

Goddamnit drop why couldnt you just cooperate?

The night air felt cool on my face.

Lying face down spread eagle I came to. My eyes fluttered open and I couldn't see anything but black, total unrelenting black. Oh god, I'm blind! Raising my hands to my eyes I felt I still had my goggles on. So I stopped being an idiot and wiped off the black substance that had coated my goggles. Ashe.

I sat up looked right and saw a village which looked exactly like Ponyville, huh thats odd. Looking to my left I saw I was on the edge of the Everfree forest. Which I don't know how I recognized.

Uh oh. I thought. Maybe I shouldn't be so close to the Everfree forest, its dangerous. Better get to Ponyville.

My brain takes a long time to really kick in after over 48 consecutive hours of being awake

I made an effort to pick myself up and when my hand came to view I saw it was coated in soot and black ashes. I took a look at myself and found that i was filthy. My whole upper body was pitch black like Wile E Coyote when he took a stick of dynamite to the face and my lab coat was ruined. I was lucky all the debris was blown away from me

Weak from exhaustion I tried to get up but It hurt everywhere pretty bad so I settled for sitting up.

Wait a minute. I thought

A horrible feeling, I mean an absolutely horrid, shivers up you're spine, nails on a chalkboard feeling where something very big and obvious was completely 100% wrong, and I didn't know what it was. The rusty iron grip of such a feeling now made it difficult to draw breath. Not knowing things is a scary feeling for a scientist.

I reviewed my last seconds of inner dialoge.

"The everfree forest...."

WHAT???

"better get to Ponyville...."

Whipping my head around I saw what appeared to be Ponyville. Which again I don't know how I recognized.

now I usually dont swear too much but this was a special occasion.

"Oh hell no"

All the gears in my brain began to work again and my eyed popped open under my goggles.

"OH HELL NO"... "This can't be happening"

My brain was seizing up like a robot trying to comprehend love

Thousands of theories sprang into my mind, am I dreaming? am I dead? Is this inception? Is this the Matrix?

Of all the crazy and impossible theories i thought up there was only one theory I didn't even consider,

Am I in Equestria?