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reedman


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For some reason, John Smith decided buying a mystery box off the deep web was a good idea. All it had was some pencils, a sharpener, a journal, and this crystal with a note saying "charge crystal with sunlight". After he accidentally dropped the crystal, the man found himself in a strange, dark forest. At least he can document his day to day life until he can find a way out of this strange new world.

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Cover image by me.

Chapters (9)
Comments ( 41 )

John Smith...

Where have I heard that name?

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Doctor Who!?

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lol. tbh I wanted a name for the character, and Anon felt overused

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me too. Writing the story from the journal's perspective is a challenge

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I look flrward to it

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Try Pocahantas I think.

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I didn't want to use Anon as a name. John Smith is another moniker of an anonymous individual.

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Well at least it sounds like a real name. Sometimes I hate that other name. And very few of the stories are that good in my opinion. So far this human story is pretty good.

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I thought it was John Doe, not Smith. How exactly do you access the deep web?

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I don't. Am normie. Guess I am wrong. Oh well.

Now I feel bad. Right before bedtime too. After this bounty business is over, I guess I can forgive her.

Curse you good conscience!

What why? She brought it all on herself? If it was me I wouldn't dream of going anywhere near her again. He has nothing to feel bad about, but no he must quickly forgive her without making her have to work for it because cliche.

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Your name isn't John Smith

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And I am glad I'm not him if he is going to feel bad and instantly forgive someone for needlessly giving him hell

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It's my story and I'll write it how I want to.

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And I will leave a review criticizing it how I see fit. Free speech works both ways pal.

Will chrysalis army will take him back while hearing the princess have him:trollestia:

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Spoilers
maybe. i have a plan. kind of

I have zero plans for this story. Just goin with the flow for now.

Is that why there's no genre tags?

Unfortunately she forgot that for all their differences their was a lot they had in common and she had been respectful of him and been honest and instead trying to treat him like a science experiment and then cheated on her apology she wouldn't have lost a possible friendship.

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life teaches many lessons

Hopefully this time she can remember empathy and to think before she acts.

if the story is done you should mark it as complete.

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I knew I was forgetting something. Thanks

Princess Celestia asked if I was okay. I still looked worried I guess. I was distressed some rich pony still wanted a pet human, despite being claimed by their ruler. I was assured that as far as the public was concerned, I was hers. Not the biggest fan of belonging to a pony princess, but whatever keeps those weird rich ponies off my back. She also assured me that I was free to go where I please. I would have a guard walk with me of course. As soon as I had a way home, I could leave when I felt ready.

Did she really have to claim him though, couldn't she just call the whole thing off from the get go and have guards enforce her orders for those that refuse to listen? Why go along with it to end it and make the solution more complicated than it should be?

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not a clue. This story was written on the fly with no planning. Pretty much every inconsistency happened because I was thinking on the spot

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Considering how crazy they got since twilight opened her mouth and she was supposed to be learning about friendship maybe lesson on empathy should been included.

I got curious about this form she uses for scratchies(I keep writing that without thinking. Lyra really rubbed off on me.) and asked about it. She said it was her niece, Princess Cadence. Cool. Chrysalis commented that "with hands like yours, no wonder that purple nuisance wants to capture you". I wish it was just that. I just wanted to go home, Twilight wanted a science project. While the queen couldn't send me back to Earth, at least she wasn't talking about putting me in a cage and studying me.

Might wanna check that by the way

That was embarassing. My hoodie and shirt were yanked off. "Accurate measurements" Rarity said. Being in my underwear in front of a princess was enough to make my face red. Celestia took the crystal and said she would give it back after she had it analyzed. She left with a smirk. Was she checking me out? No way. Maybe I was seeing things.

embarrassing

I've done nothing for the past few hours. I love it. Zecora and Lyra had gone home awhile ago. The promised to come back tomorrow. Right now there was nothing to do. It's great. No ponies chasing me around. No bounties on me. For the first time, I'm happy to be bored.

They

Dinner was good. Tuna fillets. Desert was delicious too. Chocolate cake! Luna made a comment about it being a miracle that a cake survived the castle's cake bandit. Celestia shot a dirty look to her sister. I commented that whoever is snatching them, must be very stressed out. Nothing wrong with taking a few bites of cake to quell the nerves. The looks they kept giving each other made for a good laugh.

Dessert

Luna had to get up and leave as she had nightly duties. She offered me her room for the night. She had a guard escort me. The conversation the princess and I had was unexpected. I knew that Twilight was famous and respected by ponies all over. I never knew why. All I know now is that I jumped to conclusions at the first sight of danger.

This doesn't mean she's forgiven. At least not in full. She made her choices. I still have a lot to think over. Her and I are gonna have to talk tomorrow.

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Princess Luna was sat across from me. She mentioned how exciting of a read my journal was. Though it was sparse on details in some parts. I mentioned that a chunk of the writing was done in small spurts. Mostly detailing my thoughts rather than the world around me. She said I should consider getting copies made for publication. My adventure would make for an interesting story. Princess Celestia chimed in. Said that it would also serve as a way for them to understand Equestria from an alien's perspective. Definitely something to think about.

That must've been a best tip for writers ✍️

Wow. Word really does spread fast in Equestria. According to the article, some guards retold my...sessions with both princesses yesterday. A few nobles in the article say now they wish they had me for my hands. Now I've gone from potential exotic pet, to exotic scratcher. Not sure how I feel about that. My guard mentions that a few other guards have tried to take his position. Whether through abusing their rank, or straight up begging the captain.

Words

Tried drawing a portal to Earth. Specifically my bedroom. It felt so surreal. To see home for the first time in over a week. The place I have striven to return to was right there. I didn't realize how long I was standing there because the portal closed itself. Twilight nudged me and asked if I was okay. I needed a minute to collect myself. Something stopped me from waking through right then. A question that was stuck in my mind. Now that I have the choice, do I want to leave? Despite the chaotic nature this week had, it was the most excitement I ever had. I'll see if I can chat up with Princess Celestia. Maybe some royal wisdom could help.

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I know it's wrong. That was the point.

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I figured it more a commentary onbmy writing

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