Author's Notes:

I'm back! Yes, I'm finally back to writing once again. Man, it's been a long time since I put an update on my page. But that's the life of a college student. Well, I do hope you enjoy the next chapter of Xavier's journey to find salvation. Enjoy the chapter before you're all waiting again for me to put up an update. So as always: comment, like, follow, share and tell. See you all sometime in the future.

Heaven's Gate
Twilight's POV

Celestia's sun shined through my window as it always did. Sure Xavier always complained about it, but I liked it. It helped get me up in the morning. As ponies always say, the early bird gets the worm. I yawned as I began to open my eyes. I blinked them to get my vision adjusted to the light. I yawned again as I rubbed my eyes. That's when I felt something wet on my stomach. I looked down to see Barb drooling all over me.

I raised my eyebrow to how she got over to me when she was on the left of Xavier. That's when I noticed that Xavier wasn't in bed with Barb or me. I wonder where he went? I shrugged as he probably woke up and left Barb and me in the bed sleeping. I slowly moved Barb off my stomach and made my way to the bathroom. I turned on the shower and took a quick one. I stepped out of the bathroom as Barb was getting up.

"Morning Barb," I said

"Morning Twilight, where's Xavier?" Asked Barb

"Probably downstairs, since he wasn't in bed with us," I said

"Well, I'm going to step into the shower and get cleaned up." Said Barb

I nodded as I let her get into the shower. I opened up my drawers and began to pull out some fresh clothing. Once I finished dressing, I opened up the door to my room. I stopped by Moon's room. I slowly opened the door to see her still asleep. I smiled as I closed the door once again. No need to wake her up early on a Saturday morning, especially after Xavier's kidnapping. I was happy that she was smiling again.

I made my way downstairs to see Flame sitting on the couch with a note in his hands. His ears perked when he heard me coming down the stairs.

"I'm surprised to see you up early," I said

"Morning Twilight, yeah I decided I wanted to make some breakfast to celebrate Xavier's return." Said Flame

"How sweet," I cooed

"Yeah, but before I could get started, I noticed this note." He showed me the note in his hands. "I think you should read it."

I raised my eyebrow at him as I took the note and began to read it. That's when I felt my heart drop right into my stomach as I read through the lines of the letter and recognized the handwriting as Xavier's.

"Dear my friends, family, and lovers,

If you are reading this note, then I'm gone. I can't stay here in the peaceful town of Ponyville with what has happened to me. I fear that I'm no longer able to hold back what I am, a killer. I fear that one day I might snap from what Kozama did to me and hurt or even worse, kill those I care for and love. I can't risk that happening, so I have decided to leave you all in peace. Please don't try to find me; you won't. I do wish you all a happy life. But understand that I still love you all, my harem mates. I'm doing this for your protection. Also Twilight, please tell Moon Star I love her with all my heart and wish I could stay with her. Please try to move on with your lives and forget me. Take care of yourselves.

Signed, Xavier Young

I couldn't believe what I was reading. I had to read the note few times before the words finally sank into my brain. Xavier left us! My mind started to race as I tried to process what to do next. I was so in my thoughts; I hadn't even heard Flame yelling my name. Finally, his voice snapped my thoughts back into place allowing me to enter the real world once again.

"You ok, Twilight?" Asked Flame

"No, I'm not ok, Xavier just left us! I don't know what to feel right now for what he did." I looked back at the note. "I need to get the girls and find him."

"Don't even bother, Twilight." Said Flame

I blinked my eyes at him in shock, "What, aren't you worried about him?!"

"I am, but I know my brother. If he doesn't want ponies finding him, we won't find him. Trust me, on that. All we can do is wait for him to come back to his senses." Said Flame

I looked at Flame before looking out the window of the library. I felt a tear run down my cheek. Xavier please come back to us.

***
Xavier POV

I followed behind Dagger and Smelt. We had been walking for over an hour since he woke me up after walking a little while last night. I looked around me as we dived deeper and deeper into the Everfree Forest, deeper than I think I had ever gone. And as we walked, I felt something, something similar but couldn't put my finger on it. I could feel the sensation growing more as we continued to travel the beaten road of the Everfree Forest.

"Do you feel it, Xavier?" Asked Dagger

"Feel what?" I asked

"The pulling sensation, do you feel it?" Asked Dagger

"Yes, I can faintly feel it," I said

He didn't respond as it went back to quiet, except for the few birds chirping among the trees. What was that all about? I decided to push that whole conversation out of the way as I paid attention to the pathway in front of me, so I didn't eat the dirt from all the tree roots poking up from the ground.

"I am surprised, Xavier." Said Dagger

"Surprised by what?" I asked

"That you would take my offer of salvation. After spending two and half weeks tortured by a mad pony, I think you would be hesitant to trust me. But why, why do you trust me? I mean, I could be leading you back to that pony or worse, could kill you and leave your body where nopony would find it." Said Dagger

I let his question sink into my mind. Why am I following him? I chewed the inside of my cheek as I continued to follow behind Dagger and Smelt. Why am I trusting them both? I stepped over a tree root as I continued to ponder the question. I then thought of an answer for what Dagger asked me.

"Dagger," he turned his head over to me. "I'm trusting you because I know for a fact your not a threat. You wouldn't seek me out unless you wanted to help me. Plus I can trust the fact that you were the one who brought the princesses to help me. Those both together aren't somepony who wants to kill me or send me back to Kozama."

"Glad to hear that, Xavier. The first thing most people lose after a tragic event is their trust or faith. I see that you haven't lost that just yet. But you took a while to answer that question, meaning you had plenty of questions or whether or not you truly trust me. But I see you came to the correct answer."

We continued to walk down the path until we hit a dead end. The side of a mountain sat in front of us. It raised high into the sky. I could feel the pulling sensation coming from the top of the mountain. Then like a ton of bricks falling onto my head, I now remembered where I first felt that pulling sensation. There's a Crystal Shard Dragon up on the summit of the mountain.

"You were leading me to a Crystal Shard Dragon, that's why you asked about if I felt something. So what dragon is it?" I said

"Holy the Crystal Shard Dragon of light. He will help you find salvation." Said Dagger

"Great, now how do we get up there?" I asked

"You're going to climb it. I wish you luck and hope to see you at the top. Only at the top will you find salvation." Said Dagger

I blinked my eyes, and they were gone. Where the hell did they go? I looked around and then looked up at the mountain. No way I can climb this! I then looked at Meteor's crystal shard. Why climb, when I have a dragon who can fly me. But when I pulled Meteor's Crystal Shard, I saw it was dull. What?

"Sorry Xavier, but I can't fly you."

"Why?"

"Pandora placed a curse on each of our hiding places, he didn't want us being able to rescue our siblings."

I groaned and cursed under my breath as I put Meteor back into his spot and looked back at the mountain. Clouds covered the summit, making it hard to judge how far it went into the sky. Well, I guess it's time to get moving. I cracked my knuckles and began to scale the side of the mountain.

***

I huffed as I pulled myself up the side of the mountain. Damn, how tall is this pile of rocks?! I felt exhaustion falling over my body as my arms ached from holding onto the rocks jetting from the surface of the mountain for dear life. I was pretty high up off the ground that if I let go, I would plummet to my death. But I tried not to think about the fact I could die with one wrong move or if my body gave out. Note to self: get back on workout regiment. I huffed as I continued to stretch out my hands looking for another rock to get my fingers around.

But the rock I grabbed immediately fell out of the mountain, leaving me holding myself with one hand. All of this for salvation. I used my strength to find another rock to grab. I grabbed it and felt it was stuck. I continued to move at a slow pace to make sure I didn't fall. I could feel the pulling sensation growing as I grew closer to the cloud layer. Soon I was passing through the cloud layer and found myself at the top of the mountain. I pulled myself up and looked at the large gate in front of me.

"What the?!" I murmured

I was looking at a giant golden gate with two angels on the sides holding out their hands to welcome new people. I just looked at it with awe and wonder. It looked like paints or pictures of what people described as the Gates of Heaven. Then I felt the sensation was coming from the other side of the gate.

"Impressive isn't."

I turned to see Dagger walking up to me, but I didn't see Smelt.

"Dagger, where's Smelt?" I asked

"He's working on something. But I see you made it to Heaven's Gate." Said Dagger

"Yeah, even if I did come close to dying a few times. But why is it called Heaven's Gate?" I said

"It's said that the ponies that worshiped Holy built this gate after Pandora imprisoned him in his shard. Many say behind those gates lies a beautiful temple." Said Dagger

"So Holy is beyond that gate?" I asked

"Yes, once you pass those gates, you'll find Holy and your salvation." Said Dagger

I stayed silent as looked at the golden gate. I walked forward and placed my hands on each door of the gate. I began to use everything I could give, and the doors started to open for me. I stopped when I felt them starting to move on their own. I watched as a bright light glowed in front of me. I looked at Dagger, and he gestured for me to enter the light. I looked back at it and swallowed the lump in my throat. Well here we go, Xavier. I stepped into the light as I heard the gates close behind me. I looked back before turning and heading into the light.