Chapter two: don’t think, feel

I felt a tingling sensation as I stepped through the gate.

Somehow, it felt as though I had watched this before.

Only this time, I was feeling it too. When i arrived on the other side, I was hit by a wave of sudden nausea. As the 4 ponies appeared behind me, they watched and grimaced at the sight of me doubling over and barfing.

“ugh, remind me never to do that again” I said, wiping my mouth.

I looked up to Celestia and Twilight. “follow me please,” celestia said.

Following the duo to the throne room, I heard a voice filled with glee “Sister, you’re back!” I assumed it was Luna.

As I entered the throne room, I was proven correct, Luna was currently nuzzling her sister. A rare display of affection from the small alicorn mare.

“um excuse me?” I said quietly.

“ah yes, Twilight, did spike set up that spare room?”

“he did”

“good”

I was being ignored, I could tell… but I didn’t mind much.

It was normal. “so….what’s going on?” I asked.

“oh, sorry… you’re going to ponyville, but first, I’ll assume your hungry”

I simply nodded, “unfortunately yes…” I sighed “just show me your kitchen and I’ll prepare my own food” I grinned.

The two princesses were slightly confused by my proposal.

“you’re an omnivore aren’t you?” Twilight asked.

I chuckled “yeah, but as long as I find something with protein in it, im fine”

One of the servants had heard my comment. “Hey, Taco, I want you to make a mixture of pony and griffin food for the Princess’s guest, but make sure you cook the meat”

“why is that?”

“it’s not a griffin”

as the 4 of us walked into the dining room, I could see the table laid out immaculately.

“whoa, you could hold some swinging dinner parties in here” I  thought out-loud.

I sat down opposite Twilight, who to no fault but her own, had started to barrage me with questions, each one I answered lead to another question.

“well, you know what… I’ve learnt something just now, you have an insatiable thirst for knowledge” I chuckled. Thankfully the questions had stopped, and the food arrived. I raised an eyebrow when my food, a combination of a large chunk of meat and a salad was laid in front of me. “wow, that’s almost what… 12oz? holy knuckle-cracking Kringles on a bullet train with a sack full of ketchup-covered cheese logs!” I said as my jaw dropped. There was no way in hell I could eat 12 pounds of meat.

I took the cutlery supplied and carved off a piece.

The 3 magically inclined ponies watched me as I did so. After I carved off a piece,

I took a bite. “hmmm… a tad overcooked, but still good” they sighed and continued their meals.

After the meal, i followed them out to the Chariot.

My suitcases were already in the back. “hop on” Twilight smiled.

As I stepped onto the chariot, I felt uneasy.

It began to move, and then we took off.

Flying through the air wasn’t easy for me. not when I’d rather have my feet on the ground, having a fear of heights wasn’t helping.

“relax Kevin,” Luna smiled “you’ll be fine”

“yeah, once we land” I chuckled nervously as we flew over the everfree forest.

I looked out of the window, at to my shock, I saw three small ponies being chased by a manticore. “guys, look” I pointed the scene out.

“I’m sorry, there’s nothing we can do” Celestia sighed, but I pulled out my MMA gloves and put them on. “Don’t even think about it”

“never do” I said as I jumped off the chariot.

My trajectory was dead on. As I fell through the air, I positioned myself at an angle.

As I neared my target I shouted “hey UGLY!” the beast turned to look at me.

I shouted once more “RIDER KICK!” my foot connected with its head, it then collapsed to the ground. The rest of me collided with its body, breaking several of its ribs.  I then got off the now dead creature. suddenly i felt the urge to pose, i then grinned and said "ore sanju" (roughly translated as "i have arrived")

“yo, ponies over here!” I called out as the three ponies came rushing towards me.

“do you guys no the way to Twilights house?” I asked, the three ponies, or should I say fillies nodded.

Out of the corner of my eye, I saw a shimmering light.

I wandered over to it, seeing the shining object embedded in the earth.

Placing my hands either side of the strange relic, I gave it a good yank. Falling on my back with a thud.

The relic landed on my waist, then began to alter itself.

The feeling was strange at first, it began as a small shock.

Then over a few seconds, it became a stabbing sensation.

Finally, the strange relic had absorbed itself into me.

Visions suddenly skewed my eyes. As if the relic was attempting to communicate.

My eyelids fell.

The voice echoed in my mind for a moment.

“Human, your name matters not, what you become will matter,” the voice sounded as if it belonged to Morgan Freeman “the voice you hear is a simple representation of what you perceive as god” I mentally shrugged my shoulders.

“you have been chosen to become the defender of truth and justice”

my mental capacity had already been pushed to the limit. “you are now a Kamen Rider” the voice paused for a moment, as if to build up tension.

“Kamen Rider Harmony”