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Pandora
Dream World

A gentle wind passed over my body. It felt strange since I know I was in a bed happily sleeping with a snoring Flame at the edge of the bed. But no, I had wind passing over me. My eyes opened to the inky blackness I could only presume the realm I kept ending up in after certain circumstances happen to me. So I had decided just to say it was a dream realm. I got up and felt a set of soft scales under me. I looked to see I was riding a dragon, but not any dragon. I was riding Crystal. I looked down but had no idea how high I was up in the inky blackness of this dream realm.

"Um, Crystal, mind explaining some things to me?" I asked

"I'm glad you're up Xavier. What do you want to know?"

"First off why I'm flying on your back?" I asked

"Easy, I need to take you somewhere that you can no longer in the physical realm."

"What?" I asked

"Farsa."

"Wait, WHAT?! You mean the vast library of the Fables that Farsa. The one that disappeared into the sands of Fabalis long ago," I said

"Yes, that Farsa. There has only been one Farsa in my lifetime."

"Wait, you know about Farsa," I said

"Yes, as you will soon figure out Xavier, I'm much older than I look. My children and I have lived for centuries watching over life in this universe. If you want to know how the ponies know about us, just ask them to recount our history in Equestria."

"So how is Farsa here?" I asked

"Because I was ordered to place it here, to keep the knowledge it holds from falling into the hands of Pandora."

"Wait, you know about Pandora. What can you tell me about him?" I said

"I wish I could Xavier. But my memories of Pandora are choppy at best. But that's why we are here. You are the only thing standing in the way of Pandora destroying the Fable race and this world. I'm taking you to Farsa to get a book. Xavier, you must find a book by the title of Pardo, it is the history of Pandora. It will also tell you about all those who work for him. I bet you remember one of them."

"Wait, your saying Stray Wolf is one of Pandora's men," I said

"Yes, what I can remember about him is his ability to recruit. He picks those who have evil in their hearts. He happily brings them back to life with new bodies and abilities. But in return, he asks that those he brings back serve him when he needs them. I wish I could tell more, but most of my memories are gone or choppy that I don't remember them."

"Hey, at least you could get me some info. I bet the rest will be in the Pardo," I said

"Yes, it should all be in there. I do also believe it is the history of the Fable race and your family."

"My family," I said

"Yes, since Pandora has connections to the Fables, so that would mean that he is related to the Young's."

I was silent as I rode on the back of Crystal. My mind to heavy with thought to even figure out what to say. Is this what my mother meant in her letter about finding my destiny. I stayed silent for the rest of the ride.

"Were getting close Xavier."

I looked, and I couldn't believe my eyes. I was looking at the vast library of Fabalis, Farsa. Sure the picture on my hand looked neat, but the real thing couldn't compare to it at all. Farsa stood tall as a ten or fifteen story building. It was like an old gothic castle that you might have seen in Europe. Towering spires rose to the sky with cone shaped tops. Flags sat silently on poles coming from the upper part of the towers. Crystal landed in front of the doors to Farsa. I jumped down and looked at the front gates. It reminded me of looking at the front of a magnificent church in England.

"This is far as I can take you. Find the Pardo, and you will return to the real world."

"Thank you for everything, Crystal," I said

"Good luck Xavier."

I watched as she flew away, leaving me alone standing in front of Farsa. This is still so crazy to think I'm looking at the legendary library of Fabalis. I stepped up the stairs to front doors. They were easily taller than me. I took each door and pushed them open. It took some pushing, but they opened. They sounded like those massive doors you would open in video games. I looked inside, and as I took my first step in, my hairs raised on end. Ok, this is getting creepy. I stepped in and looked at the large shelves lined with book after book. Twilight would do anything to get her hands on all these books. I continued, but I had no idea where even to start looking. But I guess something must have known I was here because I heard something or someone calling out to me.

"Xavier."

I flipped my body around trying to find what had just uttered my name. But there wasn't a soul in here except me. But I heard my name again.

"Xavier."

I knew it couldn't be Crystal as she was gone and I wasn't in the real world. But again came the voice.

"Xavier."

This getting creepy. But the creepy factor continued when a set of lights began to show me the way. Shivers ran down my spine. My mind and gut told me to run out of here as fast as I could. But as I turned towards the doors, they slammed shut. Again the strange voice called me out.

"Xavier."

I looked at the trail of lights. I swallowed the lump in my throat and slowly walked the path. As I walk, the lights behind me would shut off. I tried my best to ignore that I was in a haunted library. Why did it have to be haunted? I kept following the lights until they shined on an entire bookcase. I walked up and looked around. Suddenly I heard the sound of something moving on the shelves. I walked over to see an old brown leather back book shaking in place. I again swallowed my lump before reaching out my hand.

I gripped the back of the book, and it stopped moving. I slowly pulled it out and held it in both hands. It looked to be an old tome. The leather had worn with time, but the title was still a vibrant gold. It read, 'Pardo.' I had found it. I found the book. I had found the Pardo. Now back to the land of the living. But nothing happened. I scratched my head as I swore that Crystal had told me that once I had the book, I would wake up. But here I was, still standing in Farsa. This is strange. I looked back at the tome and shrugged. I had decided to see what was inside since I had nothing better to do, but when I opened the book. Everything was blank. Not a single word sat on any page I flipped through. That's a rip off. I was about to close the book when it shook like crazy. I held on but had to drop it as the book became burning hot.

I stepped back as I waved my hands back and forth to cool them off. I watched as the book began to glow red hot before exploding into fire. I started to witness the library explode into fire, and the sounds of screams of agony hit my ears. No, I can't be back here again. There was no doubt about where I was. I was in the same fire area that I appeared after my fight with Stray Wolf. I blinked my eyes, and I was in the field with the flames riding up the walls. Screams of agony kept filling the area. I waited for the box to appear and it did. It was the same box I had seen when I first appeared.

"Pandora, I presume," I said

"You are a smart one, Xavier Young." Said Pandora

"Do you think you scare me?" I asked

"No, I know I scare you. I can feel the fear inside your body. You know that you're powerless to beat me." He said

"Ha, I will beat you and bring peace to all," I said

"We will see young warrior of the Fables. But do know this." He said

"What?" I asked

"You will lose to me, and when you do, all those around you will burn. Nothing you can do will stop that. You will destroy all those you hold dear because you aren't strong enough. You will never be strong enough. You will always lose, and that is how it will be." He said

"Oh yeah," I said

"Yes, but hear it for yourself." He said

I started to hear the screams around me. I looked down to see I was standing in a puddle of blood. I was about to take a step to show I wasn't afraid, but something grabbed me. I looked down to see a hand latched onto my leg. I pulled, and my eyes widen as I saw I was pulling out Twilight.

"Why Xavier why did you do this to us?" She asked

She let go for me to walk back. But I felt more hands grab on to me. I looked to see my friends all the same way. All covered in blood screaming out in agony, saying the same thing. I wanted to leave, but my body wouldn't move. I then felt something crawl up my leg and onto my shoulder. I turned my head to see Flame.

"Why Xavier did you fail us?" He said

"No, this is all a dream," I said

"Or is it young warrior. Is this a dream or the reality that you know will come true. You see what will come if you face me. You are nothing but a scared child who thinks that can fight the monsters under his bed. No, nobody can defeat the monsters under their bed, especially you. They will always be there no matter how times you check. Now I think it's time your fear takes you." Said Pandora

Hands latched onto me from all areas. I started to feel them pull me down into the blood. I resisted, but no matter how hard I did, I continued to sink.

"No, this can't be happening. No!" I screamed

The screams kept getting louder and louder as I pulled in. I tried to gasp for air before my head disappeared into the blood. I watched as Pandora's box started to hover over me.

"Let your fear take you, Xavier. Sink into your worries as they take you deeper and deeper." He said

I watched as Twilight got on top of me. I looked into her eyes and saw nothing. They were as dead as she was.

"Now we get to show you what you did to us." She said

I looked down to see ponies all screaming with their hands up in the air. I tried to move, but Twilight wouldn't let me. She just smiled as the hands took me. I wanted to scream as they tore me limb from limb, but nothing came out. I watched as Twilight got up to my face. She held my head tight in her hands. She opened her mouth and brought me close. I struggled, but I had nothing. I watched as the ponies started to eat what they had torn off.

"Let your fear consume you, Xavier." She said

She brought my head to her mouth and with a bite down, everything went dark, expect one thing still ringed in my head. The sinister laughter of Pandora as he watched everything from above.

***

"NOOOO!!!"

I jolted up from the bed, kicking Flame right onto the floor. I grabbed my head as the door busted open and two Crystal Guards came in with their swords ready for a fight. The girls and princess with Shining came afterward. They all looked around for something to be in my room. All I was doing was breath. Cold sweat rolled down my body. Flame jumped back onto the bed as the guards placed their swords away.

"You ok, Xavier?" Asked Flame

"Yeah, we heard you scream while we were all heading down the dining room." Said Twilight

"Guards, please leave, he seems to be fine." Said Cadance

The guards bowed before exiting the room and closing the door behind them. I was still in the same spot with my hand over my face breathing in and out at an accelerated rate.

"Xavier, speak to us are you ok." Said Twilight

"I have no idea," I said

"You have to have an idea." Said Flame

"I don't know if I have an idea anymore," I said

"Xavier, what's wrong with you. If you don't talk with us, then we can't help you." Said Twilight

I felt Twilight's hand touch my back, which she retreated.

"Whatever it was, it woke you in a cold sweat." Said Twilight

"Xavier, as the princess of the night. It is my duty to watch the dreams of my subjects. I believe if you tell us your nightmare, I might be able to help you with it." Said Luna

I looked at Luna with my body finally calming down.

"Xavier, it is for the best. I never thought Pandora would interfere like that. I fear he has more power than I realized he would be."

"Alright, do you girls remember the fight with Stray Wolf," I said

"Who wouldn't darling, you were the hospital for three weeks. We visited always wondering if the day we visited, Red Heart would come out and tell us you died. I have to say those three weeks. I never got much done or much sleep." Said Rarity

"Well, you see while I was in my coma, this box appeared in front of me. It was in a land of fire with screams of agony filling the air. The box opened up and pulled me into it. Where I saw a massive human skeleton on fire, come at me. He told me his name was Pandora. That was it before Crystal woke me from my coma. But last night, I was riding on Crystal's back. You see, she and I communicate telepathically through my mark. She told me that I would have to know my enemy by searching for a book in the legendary Fable library, Farsa," I said

"Wait, Farsa still exists." Said Flame

"Apparently Crystal had placed into this dream realm I keep appearing in at certain times," I said

"To think Farsa still exists." Said Flame

"Yeah, but back to the story. Well, I found the book, but somehow Pandora pulled me back to his realm. He told me that I'm powerless to stop him and that I'm scared of him. He somehow started to create dead copies of all of you. He told me that my failure would lead to the destruction of all of those around me. I guess the blood versions of each of you began to pull me down into this blood puddle. Pandora told me that my fear would take me. Well, I continued to fall in the pool of blood, where at the bottom, hundreds of ponies were waiting for me. Their arms outstretched with screams of pain coming from their mouths. I couldn't do a thing to stop anything that was happening to me. I finally reached the hands, and they started to pull me apart. As soon as a pony had a piece of me, they would eat it. The dream ended when blood Twilight grabbed my head and opened her mouth. She bit down, and that's all that happened. Well, you know what came next," I said

I looked to see everypony had backed up from me. Fluttershy was just shivering away. Even Luna looked scared of what I had just told her. I sighed until Twilight spoke up.

"You don't think what this Pandora says is right." She said

"I have no idea. In the back of my mind, I do fear that I will lose this fight and fail my family line. But now after that dream, I think that to be true. It took till this nightmare to tell me that I might not be robust enough to beat Pandora and those who follow him." I said

"But why?" Asked Twilight

"Because Twilight, the fight with Stray Wolf says it all. I've trained since was thirteen. My mother taught me day and night to fight. But how can I fight something that I can't even beat? Maybe Pandora is right. I am scared and a failure. I'm just going to end up destroying Eques if I end up fighting back. I guess I'm not the warrior I thought I was," I said

I got out of bed and stretched out and walked over to the balcony and looked out. I turned around and felt a firm slap from Twilight. I rubbed the spot till she slapped me again on the other cheek. I rubbed both another came and another after that.

"Never say that about yourself, Xavier Young. I am have only known you for a short period, but I know the real you. The Xavier I'm looking at would have allowed me and my friends to be Manticore food, and he would have given Moon Star to Stray Wolf. No, the Xavier I know would stand up and fight no matter the challenge. He would put his life on the line to save those he knew were his friends. I also know that Xavier wouldn't fall to his fears, he would stand and fight against them." Twilight levitated over my dog tags and opened up my hands and dropped them into my hand. She closed it and brought it up to my face, "You talk highly of your mother as the one who taught you all of this. But what would she say if she was right here, right now, hearing all of this? What would she think of the son she trained to fight no matter how hard the challenge ahead is."

I opened my hand and looked at the dog tags. The sunlight shined upon each, and I moved mine over to show my mother's. My mind started to take me back to before she ever disappeared.

***
Flashback

I was sitting at the dinner table. Flame was happily snoozing on the couch. I was fifteen at the time, my mother and I had a late training session.

"Mom, I have a question?" I asked

"Yes, my boy." She said with her calm, motherly tone.

"Were you ever afraid when you served?" I asked

"Yes, Xavier I was always scared. Every day I went out, I was afraid I wouldn't come back." She said

"But how did you fight it?" I asked

"Easy Xavier, I pushed past it. We are all afraid of something. But we can't let fear control us. If I did that, I wouldn't be raising you. If I were scared, I wouldn't have been a proud Marine." She said

"But I'm afraid that I won't be a real warrior," I said

"Xavier, you'll make a proud Young one day." She said

"But how do I fight my fears?" She asked

"That's easy my son. You stand up to them. No matter how far your fears take you, you never stop fighting. You fight till your last breath. If you just let your fear consume you, you won't see the life around you. But if you fight with every breath you have, you will conquer your fear, and you will stand to see the whole world around you. Never stop fighting Xavier, no matter how scared you are. We all have fears, but those who fight and conquer their fear will be stronger. Does that help you, my son." She said

"Yes, mother, I'll never stop fighting my fear. But now I know what Young I'll be," I said

"That would be." She said

"The legendary Young that will destroy the great evil that threatens the Fables," I said

"Ha, but Xavier when you are ever afraid. Just remember what I have told you." She said

"Yes, mom."

***
Present Day

I kept looked at the tags in my hands before I closed and held them tight. I promised you, mom, I would fight my fears to my very last breath. But here I am, being consumed by them. That's not what you taught me that day. I have to fight no matter how scared I get to see the world around me. I opened my fist and placed my tags over my neck.

"Thank you, Twilight. I wasn't acting like the warrior my mother trained. She always told me that fear is always around us, but we can't let it consume us, or we won't see the world around us. We have to fight with every breath we have to conquer our fear and once we have accomplished that. We can stand above it and see the world around us. I guess I was falling to my fear that I would always fail my mother and never reach my full potential, Pandora must have picked up on that. He used that against me. It worked for a while. But I guess he never factored in how powerful my friends are or how powerful the teachings and memories of my mother are." I said

"You're welcome, Xavier. I knew that would help you snap back." She said

"Ha, yeah it sure did," I said

"Oh how cute." Said Shining

Twilight and I looked at each other before blushing. I rubbed my neck trying to think of something. Luckily Flame came to the rescue.

"Xavier, if you found the book. Then where is it?" He said

I wanted to answer, but I had no idea myself.

"Crystal, how exactly was I supposed to get the book back to Equestria."

"Easy, the Crystal Library."

"Huh."

"Farsa and the Crystal Library are connected. To pull a book into this world from Farsa, all you have to do is touch it, and the book appears here. I have connections to Farsa, and so forth, links to the Crystal Empire."

"Cadance, can you take us to the Crystal Library. That's where the book will be," I said

"Sure, but I'm not too sure how an ancient book from a library in a dream realm will appear in the library of this empire." She said

"It seems that when I touch a book in Farsa, Crystal can bring it to Equestria. But with her entrapment in the Crystal Heart, she is only able to send it to the Crystal Library," I said

"Oh, then could you start to return to Farsa and bring back more books. I want to know more about the Fables and your family history." Said Twilight

"Is that even possible."

"Sadly no, I can only send you to Farsa certain times. The library and its contents must stay secret."

"But Pandora attacked me while I was in the library. Wouldn't he know where it exists now."

"He wouldn't have a clue. You see he was only able to bring back to his world because he felt your energy. You see, you give off a particular energy signature that I was working on protecting. It seems he picked up on it since he has a realm as well. I was about to finish covering your signature when he took you to his realm. While you've been up, I've blocked him from picking up your energy signature anymore, when you enter the dream realm."

"So he can't pull me back to his world. But could I return."

"I'm sorry Xavier, but his realm is impossible to enter unless you are one of his. His domain exists in a vastly different field than the one I've been bringing you to."

"Well, at least I don't have to worry about that bastard anymore. Thanks for everything Crystal."

"You're welcome, Xavier."

"Sorry Twilight, if Pandora got his hands on the library or the books, it would be the end of this fight," I said

"Ok, but at least I got one book." She said

"So what's the title of this book." Said Shining

"Pardo, the history of Pandora," I said

***

After I had a nice shower and some breakfast, we all moved into the Crystal Library. I was happy Twilight had sent Moon towards the dining hall before coming in. I wouldn't have wanted her to see me in that state. We each split up to search the library. But we had no idea where even to start looking.

"Where to even start?" Asked Flame

"Try using your Fable Powers, the book has a unique energy output that should be picked up by your abilities."

I raised my hand and started to out power my abilities. Soon a white glow consumed my left hand. I moved my hand around, and the white light grew bright in one direction and duller in another.

"I guess we play out and cold with bright and dull," I said

I walked watching the white light. If it brightened, I would head that way. If it dulled, I would stop and backtrack. It was a strange game of hot and cold. Soon Flame hit my head and pointed up. I looked at a top shelf where a book was glowing the same white color as my hand. Flame jumped off my and began to scale the bookshelf to get to the book. He grabbed it, but with a miss step, he came falling towards the ground. I readied myself to catch him, but Rainbow had beat me to it. She came gently down with both Flame and the book.

"Am I dead." He said

"Far from it brother. Thanks for saving him Rainbow." I said

"Hey no problem, but next time you should leave the high stuff to us pegasi." She said

"Noted," I said

Flame jumped down to the ground as Rainbow gave me the book. I took it in my hands and rubbed the front cover. It was the same brown leather with gold engraved words. This is it, the history of the great evil that I have to defeat. I walked out of the aisle I was in and saw the others. They seemed to have given up.

"No fret everypony, I found the book. With a little help from Rainbow." I said

"You found it." Said Twilight

"But how darling, this place is massive. To find one specific book is crazy." Said Rarity

"My Fable Powers," I said

"Well, you should have done that in the first place." Said Rarity

"Well, about that. Crystal had to give me the answer on how to find the book. But besides the point. I have to book, and that's what's important," I said rubbing the back of my neck

"So let's see what's inside." Said Shining

The other ponies nodded. I stepped forward and placed the book down on the table. I opened it up and began to read the contents.

***
3rd Person POV

Long before the Fables came to be a race, there was the creator. The Young that started it all, the golden armored human, Faba. Faba was the first of the Young family that would be forever connected to the Fable race as long as there were Fables. Faba had come from his world of Earth to find one better than his own. With his mighty hands and powerful abilities, he turned the black of nothing, into a desert. A desert with the name, the Desert of the Lost. The desert would protect the Fables from those who would try to harm them. From this sand, he created a city. He rose the city of Fargo, the Capital of Fabalis. He used his abilities to create the first life, the Fable. By using animals from his world as a template, he created spirit versions of them that could talk and act like a human. He created the first Fable. From that day on, the world was called Fabalis after the founder, Faba.

But Faba's work was far from done. He wanted to record all history of the Fable race and his own. So he crafted the great Farsa to hold all knowledge of his creation. When he was satisfied with his work, he brought in his wife and so forth, the first Young was born. But Faba knew darkness would come to strike down his world from the one he left. So with the help of the Fables, he crafted the Crystal Shard Dragon, Crystal Heart. With her, they together created twelve children for her, the twelve crystal shards dragons. Each shard controlled a different element. The twelve were, Meteor the fire shard, Icicle the ice shard, H-Two the water shard, Holy the light shard, Edon the earth shard, Zap the thunder shard, Ivy the life shard, Clear Wing the wind shard, Reaper the dark shard, Techno the tech shard, Iron the steel shard, and Psyche the psychic shard. The shard colors were attached to the twelve wings of Crystal. Together Faba and the Crystal Shard Dragons watched over Fabalis from all evil. But they never thought that a great evil would come from inside Fabalis

Faba had made it possible for himself and the Fables to travel to his home planet of Earth. He linked the worlds by using Fable portals. The Fables were able to stay hidden while on Earth, and only those in any way related to Faba or his bloodline could see them. Those who married into the Young family gained the mark to see the Fables. But one day, a mistake was made. Faba had learned that a group of Fables had been tampering with dark magic after visiting Earth. With Crystal, he searched them out, but it was too late as the darkness they had created exploded in the desert. Out came the dark evil that the Young family and the Fables fear, Pandora. The Fables that had done this act were against Faba and his ways. They wanted nothing to do with the human or humans period. They believed that Fables were the master race. So they created Pandora by sacrificing their life force to create him.

Faba and Crystal with her children tried to fight back, but it was a losing battle. Pandora had more power than imaginable. He was able to tear apart time and bring in followers who fought for him from different timelines of life. These dark followers quickly overtook Faba, his family, Crystal, and her children. Faba knew the end was coming. So he asked Fables in helping him. They accepted and created for him two weapons. The Crystal Ruby Sword, which the Fables crafted from Crystal, herself. The Fables had infused it with the power of evils bane, which would allow Faba to destroy the darkness. The other was a box to trap Pandora forever. Faba thanked them, but it was too late. He wasn't strong enough to kill Pandora and his followers. So using the sword and his powers, he entrapped all the followers in stone prisons and sealed away Pandora into the box. But this had left Faba on the verge of death. He told his family to return to Earth and live their lives, and once they were gone, he broke the connection to Fabalis. Only Fables could ever head to Earth, but his family could no longer. He feared what might come if human feet step on the sands of Fabalis. With the last of his powers, he opened a portal to another world. The stones were sucked in. Faba ordered Crystal to take Farsa and Pandora's box with them to this new world.

Crystal's children tore the library of Fabalis from the sands, and Crystal picked up Pandora's box. Faba jumped onto Crystal's back, and they disappeared forever from the world of Fabalis. When the dragons and Faba entered this new world, life was just starting. He tossed the stones away never to be found and to disappear to time. The last thing he did was create a portal to the depths of the planet and sent Pandora's box to it. Where he hoped, it would never rise again. He told Crystal to place Farsa in a dream realm so that its knowledge may never fall into the wrong hands. With only so much strength and power felt, he created a one-way portal to his home world and this new world. He had a feeling that Pandora would return. He knew that a Young as powerful or even more than him would come and finish the job. With his final breath, he perished to the ground. His life had finally ended.

The Crystal Shard Dragons built a temple to him to show off his glory in battle. It covered the portal that would allow this Young, this legendary Young, to come and finally finish what Faba had started so long ago. The Crystal Shard Dragons buried Faba's body beneath the temple in a stone coffin. Crystal placed the Crystal Ruby Sword in a Stone and encased it in a set of locks. She tossed the key into the void of Earth for only a Young to find. She now looked out to the world in front of her. Her twelve children beside her. They knew they were to watch over and protect this world from the darkness of Pandora. They now waited for the legendary Young to come through the portal, claim the sword and once and for all, destroy Pandora.

But the wraith of Pandora wasn't finished. In a last ditch effort, he used the last of his dark magic to seal the Dragons in their crystal shard forms and hid them across the world. With her children gone, Pandora was able to trap Crystal in a crystal heart and sent her into the cold north. She was to be forever stuck unless a Young could find and release all twelve of her children. When they were released, so shall she. So the story ends. But one prophecy has been passed down from Fable to Fable that a Young will be born that will be the destruction of darkness that he will free the Crystal Shard Dragons and wield the sword of evil's bane. For if Pandora escapes, he will seek his revenge on all worlds that damned him. No matter who they are, Pandora will destroy them. These are the last words uttered by Faba before he disappeared into the beyond. Now all worlds wait for the legendary Young to be born and finally once and for all, destroy Pandora and his followers.

***
Xavier POV

I finished reading and looked at everypony. Everypony had an expression of crazy on their faces. Sure I was even pushed back by the accounts of this book. But it helped explain why I couldn't enter Fabalis at all.

"I've long forgotten those words I once wrote."

"You wrote this book."

"Yes, I decided to write this to recount everything that had transpired, but I wrote it in the third person as to remind myself if my memories ever started to fade. I remember it all now, to think I almost lost it all. Xavier if you flip the page, you will find more."

I did as Crystal had told me and the next set of pages all had small circular holes in the corners that looked they could fit a coin. I flipped through a few more pages till I landed on the page with a picture of Stray Wolf on it. There was a small description at the bottom. 'He is of pony and wood. He leads all the Timber Wolves as one. Once a doctor, but know a killer. He only seeks one thing, to spill the blood of all that cross his path'. I turned the page over to see his whole life story that he recounted when we first meet. I flipped through a few more till I hit the last page. On it was of Pandora's Box. The description read,'A creation of pure darkness and hatred. Pandora has no limits to his powers or his darkness. All those who see the box are doomed to die at his hands. Fear Pandora!'

"What is this, Crystal?"

"These are the entries of each of Pandora's followers. The coin shape divot is a holder for a coin that you will claim once you defeat one of Pandora's followers. It should help you make sure you beat them all. For only once you have done that, will you be strong enough to take on and beat Pandora himself."

"Xavier, what are those pages?" Asked Twilight

"It seems these are pages for all the followers of Pandora. The divots are for a coin, which I will claim once I defeat one of Pandora's followers with the Crystal Ruby Sword. The pages allow me to track all of Pandora's followers; once I have them all, I'll be strong enough to take on Pandora," I said

"Seems like Pandora sure has a lot of followers. We've only meet Stray Wolf and from these pages looks to be a lot more." Said Flame

"It doesn't matter how many followers Pandora has; I have to finish what my great ancestor Faba started. I was able to pull the Crystal Ruby Sword from the stone. I've got Crystal on my side, and I'm hunting the Crystal Shard Dragons. I believe this is my destiny my mother spoke about in her letter. I am the Young that will finally once and for all, put a stop to Pandora. I believe now more than anything else. I'm the legendary Young," I said

"So now with that book, what will you do?" Asked Shining

"I train and get stronger. I search Eques for twelve Crystal Shard Dragons. I finally face every follower of Pandora and claim their coin. Then, in the end, I put a stop to Pandora and bring peace to all," I said

"Well, you can count me in." Said Twilight

"Thanks, I suppose you're all in," I said

The rest of the ponies nodded at me. I smiled as I closed the Pardo. I looked down at the book. I moved my eyes to my mark that rested on my left hand. Just you wait, Pandora, I'm gunning for you and nothing is going to stop me. I brought my fist up and clenched it tight. Here I come, Pandora!