Written by Rusty with a first person point of view (obviously didn't happen irl lol)

While on the surface I may seem like a normal person, I am a whole different animal. See, I am a furry and my fursona is the horse, American Quarter-horse to be exact. Growing up, I have always liked horses and wanted to be one. When I was growing up, I would dress up as a horse for Halloween. When I was at my first college before I transferred to my current college, I had my nose painted white to make it look like the blaze of a horse on the nose. Little did I know, I really was a horse on the inside. Here's my story.

I was walking down the streets of a little ghost town just outside of Las Vegas in the middle of the desert as I was heading home. It was a cool night with temperatures around 46 degrees Fahrenheit with winds blowing out of the southwest. There were no streetlights lighting up my way, but the town doesn't need streetlights. See, here in the desert, the stars are very bright with the lack of city lights blocking them out. The beauty of it is that they and the moon serve as streetlights. When you're out walking at this time of night, it almost feels like the stars are shining like a spotlight on you. However, considering that it's around 10 pm, I am feeling pretty tired and thirsty. So, I decide to stop over near a pocket of the Colorado River to drink some of the water. As I crouch near the water, I begin to feel a hot breath breathing on me from behind. So I turn around, and there seems to be a horse leaning near me to drink. While I'm used to horses breathing on me, this one seemed to have taken an interest in me. Though, I looked in it's eyes, and it seemed almost ghostly. In fact, as I looked at him, he seemed to stand on his hind legs, and he was almost entirely ghostly looking. Though, when I touched him, he felt like how you would expect a horse to feel. He spoke and said, "Hello Rusty, I'm Blackjack. I'm what you would call a Phantom." I was taken aback because I had never experienced a phantom before. He continued, "I was a human like you when I was young. My parents were killed by a rival tribe to theirs, so I grew up in the rival tribe as a slave to them. I was forced to carry the heavy loads. The elder of that tribe seemed to like me and liked my work ethic, so he began to think about a way he could help me. Not only to make carrying the load easier, but to make it easier for me to stay cool in the desert heat. So, he turned me into the type of horse you see me as which is the Quarter-horse. However, he kept me mostly with the capabilities of a man which include the ability to eat meat. This greatly helped me in every way I could possibly have been helped. I have been waiting a long time until now to give this gift to a man similar to me who could use this gift for good much like I did. You are that man."

I looked in shock and asked, "You want to turn me into a horse?" Blackjack replied, "Yes, I know you have always wanted to be a horse. Well, tonight, you have hit the blackjack. Tonight, I will make you into the horse of your dreams." I began to get excited, and he cautioned me, "On one condition though, you must use this gift for good. You must do no harm to humans unless they attempt to harm you." I quickly agreed. He stripped me of my clothes saying, "You will not be needing your clothes after tonight." He then gave me an apple and told me to eat it to the core which I did. He then made me stand in the water but held a mirror so that I could watch the transformation. The first change was that my nose began to elongate, though my teeth stayed the same. During this process, the back of my neck elongated and grew chestnut-colored hair to form my horse-mane. My ears began to stand straight up and formed into horse ears. My body began to grow and my hands became hoof-hands. Basically, I had a palm, but they had 3 hoof-toes instead of fingers. My feet became regular horse hoofs and finally, my lower back grew a beautiful chestnut tail similar to what I have for a mane. Then, my body began to sprout chestnut horse-fur that covered my entire body. Also, my eyes grew to horse-sized eyes. When I saw that my changes had finished, I looked at my body and was excited to find that my body was now that of a horse, but I could still walk like a human, I could talk like a human, and I could grab things with my hands.

Blackjack asked, "How do you like your new gift?" I responded by giving him an excited hug ready to start my new life as a horse. He hugged me back and responded, "You will be a great horse. I know you will be." He then asked, "How would you like for me to teleport you to your room?" I responded with neigh that was easily translated as "Yes" so he teleported me to my room and left me sleeping on my bed.

My alarm goes off at 8 am, so I silence it and get out of bed. I am thinking of the dream I had the previous night, so I am unaware as to my new body. That said, things certainly felt heavier when I planted my feet on the ground. Also, it sounded like I had shoes on that night. So I looked at my body and found that I really am an American Quarter-horse. I knew that today was going to be a great day.

I hope you enjoyed this.