The hallway was empty and barren, the walls, nothing more now than jagged pieces of stone that had coroded from the water that now leaked down the walls. This place was old, ancient even, but it was still a better place to be than out in the open where I was sure to be killed.

Yes, it was here in the underground secret passages of the Castle of the twin sisters that I felt at home. It was far from comfortable, but it was far safer than the crystal castle in Ponyville. Hey, even my friends were here. They may be made of stone now, but they were still my friends, and they were still here. I just wish that they could have come with me.

In fact, before I started my treck down this long hall, I asked if they wanted to accompany me to my destination. They told me that they couldn't. It was the power of the Elements that were keeping them active and animated as they were. They had strayed away from the tree and the Element of Kindness earlier, they went still and rigid and stone like again. Lucky for them, Celestia was monitoring them. It was only after moving them all back that she had sealed them in the alcove near the Tree of Harmony. I had to leave them, but promised that when I came back that I would bring Fluttershy with me, that way they could move away from the damned tree.

So here I was, travelling this long forgotten hall. All just to get back a friend that I wasn't sure escaped. Hell, I didn't even know if she thought I was alive. It was during these musings that I bumped into the smooth wall that marked the end of the hallway.

Luckily, I was able to move this wall instead of destroying it. It was a pleasent surprise to find the room unscathed, minus the damage already done to the organ. What wasn't a pleasent surprise was finding the three other statues of my friends. The statues of Shining Armor, Princess Cadence, and Princess Luna. They weren't animate, but I knew what they felt. They were ponies stuck behind stone shells, doomed to somehow observe everything around them. It made me think back to Discord and how he was trapped, too. It saddened me to see everyone like this. It got me thinking, however, that maybe they would become animate in the pressence of the elements, too. That would only be possible if I could move them, though. Sadly, in their stone forms, they were FAR too heavy for my current body to lift. If only Celestia hadn't destoryed my original one. Well, I lost my abilities and gained new ones, if only I knew how to use them, though.

I mean, seriously, this tome from Da Vinci's workshop is helpful, but it details nothing on preforming magic! The closest I have to doing magic is sending out a spray of it. The problem with that, is that it wasn't a form of attack and only had use in making items. The tome from Morgan La Fey didn't help either. It had plenty of notes on how to create magical artifacts that could, if worn, increase the magical prowess of my body, or increase the power of ceratain spells. But nothing about casting spells! I set it to mind that when I was done with my little fetch quest that I would set out on finding a master of the arcane that would teach me. Hell, I'd take a Displaced teacher for however long they'd have me, if only they'd have me.

It was then I started to stumble across a few things scattered on the floor. The first one was a Rupee with a triforce carved into it. The next one was the unitrix I had found before. Next to that was what Asphyxious had described to me as his token. Then the golden x from David. And the gold coin with Team Rocket's symbol on it. And the default Escafil device. And Drake's scroll! These were the tokens that I either had found or was supposed to find! But why were they here? Was this the result of me being cut off from the DM and thus the void?

I knew I couldn't find an answer to that right now, so I decided instead to continue on my quest. The first thing to do on the list was to repair the organ so that I could play the notes Urahara had taught me.... And remember the notes....

It took a few hours to get it done, as well as a lot of brute force. I felt lucky to have been able to accomplish the monumental task.

Now, what were the notes.....

C-A-G-E

Nope, I just summoned a little metal bird. The bird flew up and just landed on my shoulder. Heh, looks like a mini-Songbird from Bioshock. If it stays, I'm naming it Guardian Angel. I had to laugh a little at that.

D-F-D, D-F-D

And now it's storming outside. Great, at this rate I'm going to give away my position.

C-Bb-F#-Eb-Chord of Eb Minor

That did it. A portal opened up right next to the organ.

This was a chance for me. A chance to leave, to get friends, strength, what I needed to defeat Celestia. Maybe, if I was lucky, I could find a trump card to pull along the way.

But first, I had to take a step into the unknown. The step into the Soul Society.

After entering the portal, I was immediately met with a horrifying sight.

All around the field that I had entered, there was nothing but death and destruction. Dead soul reapers laying here and there. Chunks of rubble strewn across the entire area. There were a few trees nearby, but that was the only sign of life here, even the grass was dead. Where had Urahara gone off to if this is where the portal leads?

"Who- Who's there?" a familiar timid voice called.

"It's Dox," I said. "Fluttershy, is that you out there?"

"Dox?" called out the voice. It was coming in from the direction of the trees. In fact, it was coming from a tree. Said tree started moving towards me at high speeds before falling apart and revealing a yellow pegasus who promptly tackled me into a hug.

"Oh Dox, we thought you were dead!" Fluttershy said.

"Well, I kind of was," I said. "But out of sheer luck, I'm alright."

Fluttershy had been reduced to a sniffling mess. She was so happy that I was alright, it made me almost cry. I say almost, for a reason. Because of the sniffling, she eventually caught wind of a scent that I had been carrying.

"D-did.... Did you fight a dragon?!" she questioned. "That's so dangerous! You could have died!"

"But I didn't," I stated. "And it was a void dragon, thank you very much. Fucker ate me and I killed him from inside."

"Why would you put yourself in that situation?" Fluttershy asked. "We're here worrying about you, and you go off and do dangerous things!"

"I know," I said. "But it was the only way to get to the portal back here. And by here, I mean Equestria. I have a lot to tell you guys, but first and foremost, we need to get you and everyone else back."

"Alright, I'll go get everyone and tell them to be ready to leave," Fluttershy said. "I hope you know what you're doing."

"Don't worry, I do," I said to the now retreating Fluttershy. "I do...."

Author's Notes:

So, I'm going to be slowing down a little now.
Yeah, I have to. I'm tired and I need sleep.
Again, if you want to crossover with me, send me a PM.

This is Music Mod, signing off.

P.S.-I'm dead serious about the PM thing. I currently have none planned, so I'm open for one if wanted.