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Night Mare? What Nightmare?

AGHHh... my head!...

Where am I? My eyes were greeted by the blinding light of my surroundings; I cringed and covered them. I stayed like that letting my eyes adjust. After a while I could begin to make out my surroundings. I was inside?, it looked very... well to be honest I couldn't think of a word for it. I was in a room that contained a bed a set of draws which had a number of vials and bottles on, all colour's and shapers. There was a small window opposite the bed where i could see it was still raining.

A voice broke my observations, which came from the doorway. Well a frame with a curtain there, "Myths and Tales of a land far gone, for the human is far from gone. You are in my humble home"

What the hell? I glanced round to see the source of the voice or the owner. There standing the door way, stood a mare... Not just any mare! A zebra mare in fact, she was a blur at first... well my eyes were still adjusting. She wore a simple dress? Well it looked like some robe or tribal ware piece. It held a similar pattern to her coat but was coloured in a yellowish and orange pattern which hung loosely to her. Around her neck on her arms were several golden bracelets/bangles and ear rings.

"Where am I?" my voice sounded like I had been eating gravel.

She stepped closer to the bed, "within my humble home you lie, but why for you come this far. In a storm that roars throughout the night"

Really! Riddles.. My mind is fucked up enough with the current events! "What?.. i." why was i here? Oh yeah " ...was looking for my motorcycle and tracked it here an..."

"you clam the creature of metal of which is a sin" she said shaking her head.

Are we on the same page here!! I wanted to reply but was caught in a coughing fit ".....Creature?" Forget page are we in the same book?

She cringed at my coughing and made her way over to the shelves. And began to mix something "Beast of metal and coloured like the night.." she paused and muttered under her breath "rider of human". Reaching out she mixed another ingredient to the mix.

"Under the tree bleeding colour's from the light. She spoke in many ways" she stopped her mixing and raised a small orange vial while shaking it.

Making her way over to me she continued"bleeding seised and she now sleeps" handing me the vial and motioned me to drink. "Strange she sleeps standing almost...." her stare never broke ans seemed to stare straight through me.

I gingeley drank the liquid, tasted like oranges "ss..She?" She just nodded. "Wait! Are you talking about my bike?" only nodding to me "You mean that my bike.. This thing you're talking about is...is alive?" I felt reality drain from me the world going dark all around, I really must be tripping! Hit my head hard. Yeah that must be it! How else can I wake up in a pony world, where they can speak.. Look almost human fly and crap!.. And now my bike is a living speaking, conscious thing!! Fuck my life!! "I want to see it!" the words came out and i never even thought about it.

She looked angered by my chosen word "it!? Surely y.."

I held my hand up to silence her and began to get up; it was hard I felt stiff all over, and not that way. "At the moment I don't know what to believe ok? I've been this place for just over a day! Been knocked down by a freaky animal, woken up in some place with a rhyming zebra and now being told my bikes a living being as you and I!" my voice strained. I was up on my feet now, wow the room was veering from side to side again. This feels like my 18th all over again.

The zebra just stared, she tried to be a support me. But I pushed her away gently. She watched and then walked out the door....frame, "Come" What? Man what is with her? Is she smoking something! Drunk? Damn it.

I made my way to the door frame and clung to it for dear life, I could hear speaking now it was very faint but I could pick up the mares voice and another very tinny, metallic-y one, the one i had heard before.

Stepping closer i could hear better "......wishing to speak, ignorant as can be" the mare said, yeah I missed half the conversation struggling to walk.

I followed the sound to a small central chamber to this place, looked like the room I had seen from outside, I stood to the side out of sight when 'it' spoke "master was always single minded.... stuck in the past.... don't tell him anything I told yo..."

Limping in on them "Tell me what?... 'I' was aware that I'm 'Your' master" scowling at the pair. The mare was kneeling by my bike, the bike itself looked the same, only there was the damage I... the accident did. Now I had the stage and both eyes were on me... well one of them was, the head light glowing softly on the bike.

The mare looked from the bike to me as I glared hard at my once prized possession, "I shall let you mingle... and ... call if you need" then she was gone. I just stared at the bike as it shifted so the lamp was facing me. Guess that's its eye. It was on constantly like a light but it as faint and flickered from time to time.

The anger shook in my voice "Alright... what the hell are you?"

There was silence as the lamp flickered and the light shone on me as if checking me out... creepy. "You tell me, I woke up under a tree with no memory of where or how I got here... only that I have a master"

"But.. you can talk!? You shouldn't be able to talk nor be able to think like... like"

"Like what! Am I a belonging, a object just for you, because your too lazy to walk!?" the out burst made me gape "sorry" it spoke

"Wow wow wow! You're a machine! A machine made by us humans... we made allot of machines and you are not the first, besides I look after my property... My bik....I mean you" I slowly made my way over as I said my mind, stopping with in arms reach. "you can't run without several things, fuel, power, the key and a rider" the lamp turned and shone on the window, slowly knelt by my bike "but you're the first to be aware...alive as to say" I raised my hand and rested it on the tank, looking at the small dents and scratches.

"That why you left me" she sounded heart broken, I didn't know what to say, my bike was scared. I was scared.

"I left to find help, to find out where I was. I was coming back to fix you and fetch you back to the town" there was silence for a while; the only sound was the rain tapping on the window with the additional clap of thunder in the distance.

Ok were getting nowhere. "you don't have to call me master, my name is Charlie or if you remember a bit of my bikes history... I mean your history, The Asphalt Cowboy"

She turned and the lamp watched me, i wanted to turn away it hurt my eyes "what is my name?"

"Yours... I would assume you would take the name printed on you" she was silent again but not for as long

"Harley Davidson?"

I smiled and shook my head and ran my fingers over the name painted on the side of the tank "no that's your make.. Shadow Mare or Shadow for short" i heard her mumble it over it was like a soft turning of the engine but very faint. "Are you ok to run?" asking as i looked over her in full.

"I think so mas...Charlie" god this is going take a while.

"Right I will speak to this err Zebra and we'll be on our way" i started for the doorway and walked into the zebra.

Pressing her finger into my chest, "Zecora is my name, so remember the name. You wish to leave , in this rain with no one else but this man?" Geez! sorry.

"Yes i would miss" Zecora stood in front of me and then nodded.

Zecora crossed her arms and stared at me, "heed my warning, for I will say it once, look after Shadow for I will know of the miss treatment done" her eyes narrowed as she finished. I only nodded sheepishly. Looking past her i spotted a flutter of pink and yellow in the other room, after entering i could see it was Fluttershy. In a pink rain jacket that looked soaked through.

Upon noticing me she gave a small smile before hiding behind her mane"oh your ok...I...Im glad you are.. I was worried you wouldn't wake up" how did she know what happened. She must of seen the confusion on my face and began to explain how she had seen me running into the forest looking angry. When she had finished i thanked her for doing so, because if it wasn't for her i think my visit would have been a short one in deed.

After a short warning about the beast in the forest, me, Shadow and Fluttershy were out side in the rain. Again. We began to walk the muddy path back through the forest, i kept staring at the bushes snapping my head round to any sound my ears caught. This place really creeps me out. Fluttershy was one of the least likely people.. I mean ponies to come after me in to a forest like this. But now i could see the look of fear on her face.

I wanted out now and i was pretty sure she did to, only one thing to do. "Shadow, feel up for a fast exit?" she agreed eager to see herself run, after mounting her and starting her up (not in that way either) i told Fluttershy to jump on, who in turn looked petrified.

"i..i.i don't think i want to!" she said shaking her head quickly while backing up, that's when i noticed it. The noise i had been hearing, there was now yellow eyes glowing in the bushes along with this dreadful smell.

Trying to stay calm i spoke very slowly "Fluttershy stay very still!" she did but i think she understood why and let out a small whimper. "when i count to three, i want to jump on the back and grab hold of me ok?" she nodded, "one.." their were now another pair of eyes, "two..." then another "THREE!!!" and like that Fluttershy leaped from her spot and so did the creatures, Timber wolfs. Leaping where she once stood, not wanting to be the next target we shot off with a roar from Shadow with the wolfs following in pursuit. I was deafened by the screaming of Fluttershy, but i couldn't care we needed out.

Mud flew everywhere as we raced through the forest twisting and turning in attempt to lose them, I was rewarded with the sound of whimpers as some ran into trees of got hit by the stones that was in the mud that Shadow kicked up. At first i thought we would never reach the edge of the forest but then i could see light. Not waisting time we sped off towards it and burst through the green wall. I didn't stop not until we reached Fluttershy's cottage.

We stopped just before the small stream bridge, i could feel Futtershy shivering against me still. As softly as i could i spoke "Fluttershy..? We made it...your home" reaching down i un clasped her hands from my waist. It was slow at first but she climbed off.

She started walking towards her home "t...t..thank you.." then turned to glance at us both "..both of you" i could still see that the event had scared her even now it was lingering on her, my heart was still thumping hard too.

Shaking my head i replied "No.. I should be me thanking you" receiving a warm smile from both of us "go get warmed up Fluttershy" i stood there till she went in before heading back to Pony villie.

The trip back was quite, just me and Shadow, it seemed too much like the countryside back home only greener. The rain beat down, dark rolling clouds over head and the fast arriving town on the horizon. Shadow spoke up "it..it feels so good! To run.. Ride.. I feel free"

Grinning myself "you took the words right out of my mouth" i said patting her on the tank, we was nearing the edge of Pony Villie now, ponies looked from windows as we approached. Clearly curious about the noise approaching the town. We slowed down so we didn't hit or runover any pony. The ground improved a great deal while following the path up to the library and coming to a stop after a sputter and pop from Shadow. "i dont feel so good.." aghh great

"dont worry you did well" i said

Twilight was at the doorway with spike staring at me, they both must have heard me coming. "Twilight, Spike. i like you to meet someone" I motioned to my bike as i got off, Shadow herself just propped herself up on her stand. "this is Shadow, my bike."

Now there was a small group appearing with rain coats on, "seems your popular" shadow began to shine her lamp about the crowd she could see.

Twilight stepped forward, "you never said she was alive! You said it was a machine?"

"well you see theres a story to that, best we talk inside though" she agreed, "umm.. This is going to be a real pain in the ass but can she come it?" for a moment Twi just stared at Shadow then looked me up and down. "yeah sure..." thank you "not covered in mud though, Spike!"

"on it" Wait what?! I turned to see the little dragon with a hose.

"No! Wait...Blagggg!" hose me!

After a much un needed hose down and a rub down for Shadow. The lucky cow! we were in and drying off by the fire. I had explained what had happened in the forest, at Zecoras hut with a few insights from Shadow, when she wasn't being pestered by Spikes questioning. Then i explained our escape from the timber wolfs and saving Fluttershy.

"well at least your safe, we were beginning to wonder where you were. Since your back now, did you want something to eat?" rubbing my stomach, i agreed. "what about you Shadow? Hungry?" thats a thought, i went over to Shadow and began to undo her tank cap.

"i am hungry but i do not know how to eat i would eat?." she spoke. Looking inside the tank i could see she was running near half. I doubt they had a gas station near by either.

Twilight scratched her chin, "well what is it you eat?" while skike sniffed at the tank, only to pull away with a scrunched up face.

Before Shadow could speak i spoke up, "see this is the thing, Where Shadows a 'Machine' and i use that lightly..." hopefully she wont be upset "she would run off of petrol, a flammable liquid that has a strong smell and can burn with just a spark" every one was silent and stared at me. "what? Look come her" Motioning for Twi to come closer she peered into the tank, jerking back from the smell to. I gave it a deep inhale and sighed. I love the smell.

Covering her nose she blurted out "agh.. What is that!?"

"like i said, in simple terms Petrol or petroleum, its a oil sub product" i watched spike topping up a oil lantern, then an idea come to me " Twi? What is it you use to fuel your lanterns?"

She eyed the lantern then back to me, "just regular lantern oil" not what i ment, sighing i asked spike for the oil can and examined it, the texture was a little runner that petrol and in fact was odorless. I wonder, "ill have to do some tests first?"

I asked Twilight about the oil and how avalible it was. After finding i could buy it in many places i set to work thinking about how i could modify Shadows capability with the mixture.

After about an hour of thinking i couldn't really find a way to modify Shadows engine or body parts who knows what what was now with her being sentinel.

Sighing i gave up and hoped tomorrow would bring something new to mind. I asked twilight for a blanket and covered Shadow before heading to bed myself. I need some shut eye fore sure this day has been a rollercoaster for sure.