Before I tell you this story, I'll just throw in a quick word: I hate changes in my life. Especially quick, sudden ones. Well, little did I know at the time, change was coming. A lot of it. Too much, perhaps... I don't want to give this account of events a bad label to start with, but it may as well deserve it. Because, to be honest, I was about to set foot in the greatest and deadliest quest of my life... If you could call it that. Or, if you were willing to, you could label it like this: I was about to set foot in the Twilight Zone. Dammit, no pun intended.
I woke up with a jolting start. This was the first of many bizzare things that had told me that something (or everything, for that matter) was hideously wrong. As you might have guessed, I am usually not a "morning person". By any means. Thank God I don't freak out easily, or I probably would be screaming right now. Recollecting my thoughts (barely), I took a look around. By doing so, I discovered abnormality #2. I was in an orchard. WTF. "Wasn't I in Arizona last night?" I heard myself mutter. I had no idea why I could remember that, but seemingly nothing else. My voice sounded a little different... Couldn't tell how, though. And although I wanted to find out was going on, I didn't want to consider anything terrible. Thank goodness the worse I could come up with was getting mugged.

That's when I realized that I was still lying down in the rich soil that held... Apples? This was too familiar, even though I was pretty sure that nowhere in Arizona could sustain this good of soil. I decided to try to stand up, and to my suprise, fell flat on my poor little face. #3 had been unearthed. Literally. I had just discovered that my nose was... Long and purple?!? WTF moment again. "Am I... Dreaming?" I then thought out loud. That was almost instantly out of the question after I realized how complex my thoughts were at the time. I then quickly wrapped together a couple answers using what little logic I had left spraying mindlessly around my brain:
1. I was not home.
2. I was not human.

I then tried to scramble back to my feet, only to find that I fell back down on my inhuman nose. I then ignored the following pain and just did what felt right. I got up on all fours. That's when #4 was discovered. All four of my limbs were the same length. This was too much to handle. I just wanted to pass out. Panic almost turned to fear when I noticed how colorful my surroundings were.
Time-out. Yes, I am fully aware of the previous statement. But trust me: If you remembered almost nothing about who you were and you suddenly woke up in an eerily familiar enviroment knowing not even what you are, I think you would panic. Have I made a point here? Time-in.
Just when it seemed like fear was going to take over, all of my feelings turned to curiosity and excitment when I regained a little memory and submindedly considered something that I wouldn't have on my own. I considered the impossible: Was I a... Pony? Was I in Equestria?

That's when some more of my memory returned. I remember being hooked on... a kids show. Don't remember how or when. I was probably lucky just to remember the name: My Little Pony. The words sounded dumb, even just in my head. But then I started asking things. Was I on the set? Was I one of the characters? More importantly, how is there a cast and a set for a cartoon? Useless questions flodded my mind until one of them caught my attention. Was I brought here for a reason?

I idled on that thought for a while untill deciding that I would find out, even though I had no idea how to. Lucky for me, there was more memory flooding. I started remembering more about the show itself. Wait... Apples... Orchid... BAM! It all made sense. Well, some of it at the least. I was in Appleloosa, one of the towns in the show. I scampered to my feet, feeling like a total klutz. At least I could stand. I tried to walk. I could... barely.

More memory flood. I honestly couldn't tell if this was exactly safe for my mind... But if I was a pony, does that mean... I looked down, and almost shrieked in fright while doing so. It ended coming out as a "GAAGH" instead. In place of my hands and feet... were purple hooves. Good hell, this was getting wierder by the second. That reminded me that I vaguely remembered wearing a watch in my last moments of humanity. I looked at my left, er, frontal... Hoof? leg. Whatever. Sure enough, there was a watch there. 7:56 A.M. I then remember having my smartphone as well... but where would that have gone? I scrounged around looking for it, while at the same time, discovering two things after pulling it out.
1. I still had it.
2. I wasn't wearing pants.

And while discovering that, I discovered several other things.
1. I just pulled something out of nothing.
2. I wasn't wearing any clothes.
3. I was now holding and using a smartphone. With a hoof.
4. There was now a phone in Equestria.
5. The smartphone had five bars of 4-G coverage.
6. This probably had severe complications and consequences.

I tried to wrap my oddly shaped head around this. To put it shortly, I couldn't. Then, remembering my plan to get help, I put my phone back into my 'nothing' and started walking. I had no idea where. I then remembered... the town was above and beyond the largest ridge adjacent to the orchid. This perplexed me: Why did I remember more about this cartoon then I did about me? Anyway, I found an open patch, found the ridge, and made my way towards it. Eventally, I cleared the ridge and found myself staring at a bustling western-ish town. Except there was one difference: It was inhabbited by several pastel-colored Equestrians.

Then, before I could figure out what to do next, I had a massive recollection. And to be honest, I hoped this would be my last. My head hurt. But in a nutshell, every single thing about where I was and every single thing related to it came flowing through the mental wall inside my mind. All the epiodes, the whole plot, all the fanfics I had read, and all the fanart I had seen... back. I guess it must have been just from looking at the town... Appleloosa. That's what it was called. At least I could be sure of it this time. I came to the sudden realization that there was a train in Appleloosa that went to Ponyville, one of the other towns in the show. Such a wierd name... I knew of a couple of ponyfolk who could probably help me: Princess Celestia (leader of Equestria (the world that the show took place in)) and Twighlight (her student). I walked up to the nearest pony, who was a brown earth pony.

"Umm, hello?" I stupidly muttered to him.

"Howdy-do. What's goin' with you?" he said back with a heavy southern accent.

"Yeah, I was just wondering if you knew anything about the train that comes here?"

"Well, wadja wanna know 'bout it?"

"How much would it cost to get to Ponyville?"

"A good fifteen bits."

"And where is this train station?" I still couldn't believe that I was talking to a horse.

"There." he flatly stated while pointing to a large building, on which it had a sign stating 'Appleloosa Station'. Derp.

"Thanks."

"Sure..." He gave me a suspicious gaze as he started trotting backwards.

I felt like a total idiot as I walked to the front of the station. There was a sign out front: "NEXT TRAIN DEPARTING AT: 8:15." I checked my watch again. 8:10. Good, that means I won't have to wait long... Then I realized that I didn't have any money. Crap.

I quickly decided to get on without a ticket. I knew this was the wrong thing to do, but since I've never seen anypony arrest someone, I just assumed that I would be fine. I started to make my way back into the trainyard to find a six-car train being boarded. It was also then that I found a mechanic's hat that was hung on the back of the caboose. Perfect. I waited until the train started moving, then in one smooth motion, grabbed the hat, jammed it on, and leaped onto the back of the train. Mission accomplished. For now.

I figured that my best bet for looking like a legit mechanic would be to walk (completely unsuspiciously) through the first few cars, then ditch the hat somewhere between cars three and four. It sounded perfect in my head, but then again, I hadn't let the idea of insanity go just yet. I was still a friggin' pony, for crying out loud.

As the train gained speed through the desert, I saw my window of opporitunity. The caboose looked empty and the train had already left town. I walked through the door to find the familiar luxury car seemingly... perfect. I just realized how cartoony this place looked. I then spotted the bed on the side of the car and plopped down. Judging by how the train rode in the show, the best I could figure was that the ride would take about eight to ten hours.

Then I noticed a small mirror hanging on the side of the car, which made me realize that (1), I had no idea what I looked like as a pony, (2), I had no idea what I looked like as a human, either. All that I could seem to remember about myself was that I used to live in Arizona. Wierd. I still wondered if that had anything to do with the fact that I was here in the first place. It probably did, but I didn't stress myself thinking about it.

I wandered over to the mirror and almost gave myself a heart attack. Standing in front of me was a deep purple cartoon horse with a frizzy light blue mane and a light purple horn sticking straight out of it. As for facial features, I had deep blue eyes and a short snout. That alone was too much for me to handle. And right there, in the middle of a train car, I passed out.

I had no idea why that happened, but I'll say that it was almost a convenience for getting through an otherwise boring train ride. But all that I know was that I woke up to the sound of a train wistle. I jolted upward, checked my watch (4:46 PM), and made my way out of the back of the caboose. Walking for the first time in the so-called "ficticious" town of Ponyville was crazy. It was probably how you could have guessed it to be: Basically, MLP in first person. Very old-looking buildings, but the several Equestrians wandering the streets acted rather modernish. And because I remember loving the show, I heard myself squee. This time out of delight, not confusion. I took some time to myself after that to walk down the streets, trying not to bump into anypony as to start an awkward conversation with a 'background pony'. Too late; I already shouldered somepony on accident while enjoing the scenery.

"Hey there! Sorry I bumped into yah... Guess I wasn't watching where I was going. You don't look to familiar... Traveling or settling?" He turned out to be a short pegasus stallion with a grey coat and a smokey voice. Kind of wierd, especially because I never remember there being smoking of any kind on the show.

"Oh, sorry. Well, if you mean traveling as in having no idea where you're headed, then yes."

He gave a hearty chuckle. "Heh, well. What are you looking for? Anything or anypony in particular?"

"Well, not really. But there is one pony I'm looking for: Twilight Sparkle. You know her, by any chance?"

"Of course! She's only the star student of Princess Celestia! Look for the huge tree in the middle of the town. That's her house."

"Thanks, bro." I let that last part slip.

"Say what?"

"Nevermind it... But thanks anyway."

"You're welcome to it." And with that, we split up and headed our seperate ways.

I had to remember my mission: Find Twilight. Can do. I almost instantly spotted the only tree in Ponyville and started to walk over towards it, the entire way thinking of what I could say to make myself not look (or sound) stupid. Too late. I was already there, in the very house that held the icon of a cartoon... And you can imagine how that sunk in. In a split-second decision, I quickly settled on just telling her straight forward what had happened and what I needed from her. I needed the memory spell performed on me. I had seen her do it on the show.

I knocked on the door with my purple hoof, my heart feeling like it was about to lodge itself in my gut. Not a good feeling, but strangely satisfying at the same time. Kind of like the feeling you get when you're at the front of the line to ride a roller coaster. Thinking of it that way cleared up some of my nervousness. Then, before I knew it, I was greeted by a small purple and green creature that I intsantly recognized as Spike, who was Twilight's assistant dragon. How he came to be, I have no idea. He's just who he is.

"Hello? Can I help you?" I heard him say in his usual slighly raspy, childish voice.

"Um, hi. Can I speak to Twilight?" I replied, resisting any brony urges of hugging the cute little guy. I could tell he saw a look of squee on my face.

He stared at me suspiciously. "I haven't seen you before. How do you know her?"

"I'm sure she will understand if you let me talk with her."

"Well, if you're sure, I suppose I can..." he started to say before he was cut off by another purple creature that had just stuck her head down her stairwell to see what was going on.

"Who are you?" she blatently stated. Not the freindliest greeting I could have gotten, but I still took it. I looked up and was awestruck as the main character of my favorite show was staring at me.

"Um, well, that's the thing. I don't really know." I said back.

"Okay, then what are you doing here?"

"Well, I know you don't really know me, but I was going to ask a favor of you."

"And what would that be?" She was getting impatient fast, so I had to get straight to the point.

"Well, you see, I've lost my memory and I heard that you are quite proficient in magic. Do you know how to help another pony regain memory?" I could tell at this point that she was reminded of her little episode with Discord, and that caused me to bring another question into play: Was he behind this? She invited me in and shut the door behind me with magic.

"Sure. Do you remember your name?"

That one got me. I really didn't, so I just made one up on the spot.

"I don't know. I think. I guess you can just call me Bob for right now."

"What kind of name is that?"

"A random, short substitute name."

"Okay. I haven't done this in a while, but here it goes."

She gently lowered her light purple horn as it started to glow. Then, without warning, the mental wall that was in my mind had crumbled. Everything came back in such a violent manner that I almost passed out for a second time. Wow. I looked back. Ever single memory, back. Thanks, Twi. Looking back a day ago, I remembered nothing significant that told me how I got here, so that means that I must have just... woken up in Equestria? This still made no sense. But I guess I must have looked shocked, because I then heard her say "Are you okay?"

"Uh, yeah. I think I should tell you why I'm really here."

"You mean that wasn't it? What is the real reason?"

"Well, that was it, but I guess you can help me further. Well, I don't even know a good way to say this, so here it goes. I'm not supposed to be here. I'm not really a pony, and I'm actually a human."

"What's a human, and why do they look like unicorns?"

This shocked me. I didn't really know where to start.

"Um, well, picture Spike." She cut me off there.

"How did you know his name?"

"I can explain that later. Anyway, picture Spike. Umm... No tail, five fingers instead of four, and instead of purple scales think brown, soft, mostly hairless skin. And instead of those green blade looking thingies think basically a pony mane but dark brown."

"So you're not from here, and I'm assuming you just woke up as a pony?" Her voice took on a less serious tone, hinting that she thought I was joking with her.

"No and yes. And I probably shouldn't be, either. I don't belong... I don't even know why I'm here. I need help though, because it looks as though I'm going to be here for a long time. You see, I've never been a unicorn before... could you teach me somethings about magic?" I found myself talking in a sadder tone.

Twilight stared at me. She knew that I couldn't answer any questions she had, so... "Sure. I'll always be happy to help a pony in need." Now there's the Twilight we know. And about time, too.

"Thanks. I just got here from my home, er, land, and I have a lot of things that you probably want to know, but is it okay to crash here for the night? I know this might not be a good idea, but I have a feeling that whatever I'm here for, it will probably involves lots of concequences if I don't get to know, well, me in time."

"I think I can understand. Magic, you said?"

"Yeah... I don't even know how this thing works, let alone how to use it." I said while tapping on my horn.

She suddenly perked up. "Well, since you don't seem to know really anything, I suppose i could tell you some basic things... But for everything I tell you, you have to tell me something." I could tell that she saw an opporitunity to milk some information out of me while working on her teacher skills at the same time. But still... Dammit. There's always a catch.
"Okay, okay. I agree. But you go first."

"Fair enough." She lead me to a open spot in the middle of her oddly shaped home. "First, the most important lesson in magic: Levitation." She took a large hard-covered book from a shelf and flipped it open. Mindless mumbling came out of her mouth as she magically flipped around the pages until she finally looked up a good minute later. "It says here it should come naturally. So... I guess just try to imagine an object floating and it will work? Try it on this book."

I stared at the book, taking in every detail of its appearance. Cartoony, but still strangley detailed in texture and color. Taking her advice, I concentrated, then pictured the book floating to the other side of the room. I was shocked at what happened next. An eerie blue glow appeared above my forehead, and before I knew it, the large book was gracefully soaring across the room, illuminating the room with the same soft glow as it did so.

"Hah! I knew this would be cool!" I found myself blurting out after the book's flight had ended. And with it came an odd feeling of tiredness. Manna usage IRL I suppose? We continued with this sort of thing, first with one book, then with three, then five, then she had me reverse the order of a stack of books, then eventually getting to the "hard stuff". She led me outside and out back, where we found a large rock that seemed as though it weighed a good 200 pounds. I instantly thought of Tom and laughed to myself.

"Now try it out on this." She suddenly sounded like a gym trainer. I almost laughed at the thought.

Now I'll admit that i was skeptical. I wasn't sure if someone had just found out he was a unicorn eleven hours ago could do this kind of thing. I thought about it, then after a burst of determination that came from nowhere, lifted the dirty boulder straight out of the ground, crumbling with bits and peices of dirt and root as it floated up, hovered for a second, then returned to its earthy home.

"Now it's your turn." she flatly stated. We made our way back inside to find that Spike had made us dinner. Hay. Where he prepared it, I still do not know. Can't say I was excited, but I did my best to hide that feeling.

"Are you okay?" Spike said. I had just realized how disgusted my face looked. Whoops. I snapped it back to a less grossed out look and tried to play along with it.

"Yeah, sure. Just had something caught in my teeth." I replied.
Spike gave me a suspicious glare, probably knowing that I had eaten nothing in Equestria yet until I got here. "Sure... Anyway, this stuff won't eat itself."

Spike lead us through the basement door and into what appeared to be a makeshift kitchen, and that's when I realized that I had never seen any of the characters of MLP eat food inside thier own houses. Wierd. Anyway, Spike set up a small table and put some plates down with the (mmphffph) hay on it. I can say if I knew this was coming, I don't think I would be excited for the food part of this. I was actually surprised when I took my first bite of it and... liked it. I guess a ponie's taste buds perfer different things. I found myself smiling.

"So, are you going to sit there or tell me stuff?" I finally heard Twilight say.

"Oh. Well, what do you want to know about?" I hastily replied.

"This place you come from... What's it called and what's it like?"

"That's basically everything I can tell you."

"Just... tell me."
"Well, it's called earth." I paused to let myself think about what to say. "It's a lot bigger than Equestria, and we have lots of different languages we speak that come from all sorts of places. We wear clothes all the time, and although we can't use magic, we have lots of technology to compensate for it."

"What do you mean, 'technology'? We don't use that term here, I guess..."

"Well, think of it this way. A technology, well, is kind of like a skill that a group of people master, and then share it with everyone, or in your case, everypony else. A good example is trains. You guys have trains powered by coal, while we already have electric and magnetic trains. So we have more railed technology."

"What does 'magnetic' mean?" I knew that it was going to be a long night, because I had realized how many of the terms and words I was using weren't used in Equestria. We went on like this for a good two hours, until both Twilight and Spike knew pretty much all I knew about education, music, nationalities, medicine, media, TV, and computers. She didn't believe me about the computer part until I whipped out my smartphone and showed her. That's when she found Minecraft.

That was officially the worst night I have ever endured for the reason she kept commenting on it.

"Why are these blocks floating?"

"How come punching trees doesn't lower my health?"

"What did I ever do to that skeleton thing?"

"How come I can punch a sheep with shears without killing it?"

Not only that, but the other strugle with the night was getting the damned thing back from her. That was a fifteen minute guilt trip I certainly don't want to live through again. And how about I don't tell you the details. You're welcome.

Anyway, after much struggling on my part and much laughing on Spike's part, both Twilight and I were exhausted as can be. "How about we continue tomorrow?" I finally heard her say with a deranged smirk. Lesson Zero much?

"Yeah, sure. Just no more phone hogging. What else is worth learning in terms of magic skills?"

Her response totally threw me for a loop.

"Electricity."

"Wha...?"

"Well yeah, that's your special talent isn't it?"

That's right! I just remembered I had not seen my cutie mark yet. I whipped my head around to meet, head on, a heavenly white lightning bolt seamlessly tattooed on my rear. Hell yeah. That is badass. I squealed anyway.

After Twilight was done staring at me like my horn just fell of, she finally spoke. "You must really be excited."

I replied with a bouncy "Yup!" and she almost looked surprised.

"Okay... Well, it's far past sundown, so I'll set you up a temporary place to sleep." She conjured a large bed in the middle of the room. I guess it didn't occur to me that I was a colt, and therefore taller than most everypony. I was already used to that IRL. If this wasn't it...

After she was done setting up for the night and left the room with a 'Good night', I leaped into bed and almost instantly fell asleep. But before that happened, I had a thought: I'm a fan of Infamous, that crazy-superhero game, but... wow... tomorrow... Friggin electricity. Hell yeah.