Beep, Beep, Beep. The sound of an alarm clock going off next to me, waking me up from a deep sleep. I reach overturning off the damn alarm for what felt like a billion times. The clock showing the time of 8:01 am.

Lying in bed in a place I like to be called, the place more like a dump from why it looks like being in a house full of people. Or it used to be, I live in this place for some time now.

“Another nightmare, these things are coming more often this month.” I said out loud before pulling the covers from me getting out of bed and jumping into the shower.

After a quick shower and I look in the mirror, seeing myself being 35. “Look at you, sometimes it feels like I was meant for something else.” I thought to myself before I get myself ready for work at the office. When it comes to me, that it’s my day off.

But remember that he still needs to go to the office anyway. For the files for the bank for my company that I sent nearly five years of building. So, I got ready throwing on some jeans, a gray shirt, brown boots, and my worn jacket I been wearing for years. Grabbing my hat and sunglasses before heading out of the door.

Seeing my car out in the driveway, a 2018 Ford Focus in its tan color. It said that it's gold, but I don’t look like it is. Anyway, today is going to a good I thought to myself.

Once I’m on my way to the office, seeing the town I sent years it has grown so much that it's very different from when I moved to this town years ago. I see people looking at the shy above, seeing the sky starting to change making the clouds forming looking like a hurricane, then a portal opens up and two people came through it landing near me.

Seeing a man in a brown trench coat and brown slut, a woman wearing something more like a dominatrix cross with punk with her dark blue hair.

I hit the brakes stopping the car only a few feet away from them. Seeing them getting up, grunting with pain. “Uh, that was ruff.” The man in the colt said out making his bones pop a few times. Seeing the woman getting up and trying to stay on her feet with those high heels boots that must be at least 6 inches high. They take a look at me, making me turn off the engine and get out of the car.

Once I get out of the car, they come towards me, like they knew. “James, it didn’t take long for us to find you in the place.” The man in the slut tells me, making me question them how they know me.

“I’m sorry but, how do you know me from?” I ask them. “Really James, you don’t know who we are?” The blue hair woman asks me in repose to my question, making me grab my head feeling something coming towards me a ton of bricks.

“Luna, Doctor; what in god name are you doing here?” I ask them to resize who they are. “Good, you remember now. We’re here to take to back to the waking world.” The Doctor tells me, before hearing the sound of sounders coming towards them.

“We need to get going. Come with me.” I tell them to get into the car, making both of them quickly get into the car.

The Doctor and Luna see the interior of the 5-door car. “Listen, I know why you’re now. But trying to get out will be tuff even for me. Because this place is made for me to trying to recover from the waking world. By living a time before I discover the nine world and the Ford Custom 500 project get off the ground.” I tell them as we made our way to the office.

Moments later. We made our way towards the office I sent year building, Cribb Production. or Cribb Pro. for short. “Here we are.” I said pulling into the parking lot of the building. Which was an old building only having a few levels to it. The building wasn’t a ruin down, it was decent for its age.

“This place has seen better days.” The Doctor said out loud getting out of the car, seeing the building in front of them. “Come on, the office is on the third floor.” I said getting out of the car.

The three of us made our way into the building reaching the stairway seeing the elevator is out of order.

Moments later

We reach the third floor; I am catching my breath a little from the heat inside the staircase. “I hate having to come to these stairs, there’s no a/c in this staircase.” I said out loud, feeling the cool breeze coming from a vent above the doorway.

The office is at the other end of the hallway. Seeing the company name on the glass door. I unlock it letting them in, seeing the lobby with a few chairs and a desk in front of them. No one was there only me, and my friends.

The lights came on automating when we came in. I when into my office taking off my hat, clot, and sunglasses; letting them see my eyes.

“I’ve never seen your eyes before.” The Doctor tells me to see them for the first time. Luna didn’t see me without sunglasses as well until that moment. “Let me ask you this, how old I am in the walking world?” I ask them. “Well, from your look I would say; mid 50’s the too early ’60s.” The Doctor answers me.

“James, with the short time we’ve melted. I haven’t seen you without your glasses?” Luna asks me still seeing my green eyes, seeing plain behind those eyes, knowing what he has been through in the real world.

I open up one of the draws in my desk and pull out a file, opening it up revealing a bunch of drawings even one that they remember very well. The drawing showing the cube they seen earlier, the only thing that is missing is the white horse they have seen.

“Impossible.” The Doctor said out loud seeing the drawing and seeing another drawing with haggling off the wall, both had seen this when they came in.

On the drawing is Destiny the way they had seen her when they first mate her. The only thing that is missing is the mark on the side of her neck. But seeing her cutie mark on the bottom left of the drawing with her full name.

Seeing other drawing is in black and white, showing a picture of the New York Harbor, seeing the great city of New York. With the statue of liberty on the bottom left. Like the drawing, the bottom left.

His desk has two computer motors a gaming rig standing next to it, waiting to be turned on. The desk is Hugh with its L-shape design, taking up nearly the whole room.

“What do you mean?” I ask him from that repose of the drawing of the cube. “We’ve seen it trying to get to you.” He tells me. “You mean it real?” I ask him. “Yell, both yes and no.” He answers my question.

“Listen James, trying to get to you wasn’t easy and we had to enter your mind through your mindscape. That’s where we have seen the cube and the horse who talked to us. Saying that we need you to come with us back into your mind and your dreamscape to come back into the waking world. First, we need to get out of this place first.” Luna tells me before the Doctor tells me, feeling the world around them begins to shake a little before it gets stronger and then. Everything around them turns into a white blur. Leaving them into a light blue void around them leaving only them.

The only thing around them is a chip with a symbol of a purple lighting blot on its front, with a white ring pulsating from the center on both sides. Coming towards me making me grab it, then a flash everything from the outside came to me all at once.

Showing my real age, gray hair, and all. The mark on the side of my neck came back and starts to glow making everything around them, starts to change and a portal opens sucking them into it.

The three of them come out of the sphere, before seeing start to collapse on itself. Sending a beam of light above them, into the lighting blot above them trying to find James. Making everything around them making a purple glowing light above them, like solar winds healing the mind. Making the mind more awake as more active as wakes up. Making both James and the Subconscious feeling the change.

The buildings in the distance lighting up, as well the tower. A helicopter comes towards them landing on the roof. The three of us quickly made our way to the roof seeing the train conductor opens the door with a pilot in the seat on the right side. “Come on then. We need to get you three back to the dreamscape before he fully wakes up.” He tells them.

The only person taking was left behind is the Subconscious at the tower, trying to keep things in order until the transition is complete.

They quickly get on abord and quickly takes off. Seeing the city coming more alive and people begin to cheer seeing the copper above them heading to the place where the gate of the dreamscape is located.

Moments later, he begins to climb in height heading into the black void. I see the black void in front of me as well the city behind us. A portal opens in front of them, and the pilot heads straight into it.

In a flash, they end up in the middle of a desert seeing something in the distance making the sun flash into the pilot's eyes even with a pair of sunglasses. I see this as well, but the solar flares had no effect on me, knowing that forgot my sunglasses.

The engines start to cut out the closer we got. “I got to bring this thing down before we crash.” The pilot said out loud, slowly bring the helicopter to the ground; with the engine cutting out more and more the lower they got.

“Hang on.” The Conductor said out loud seeing the engine finally cut out from 50 ft off the ground. Everyone braces themselves for impact, landing into the sandy ground below.

The Helicopter hit the ground hard rolling over landing a few time landings on its top. After it was over, my vision becomes burry seeing the Doctor and Luna moving from the crash. “James, James!” I hear one of them calling in an echo sounding like Luna.

Once my head clear and my hearing started to return to normal, seeing the pilot is dead and the Conductor badly hurt. As for the rest of us were only have a few bumps and bruises, The Doctor trying to help him.

“I’m here, I’m here, how long was I out?” I ask Luna. “Only a few seconds.” She answers my question getting me back feet helping me out of the wreck. The Doctor did the same with the Conductor. The ground gives way slowing up the wreck into the deeps of the sand below.

The Doctor trying a cure the Conductor injuries the best he could. Notice something is off, the air they’re breathing has no air at all and yet they are still alive. “That way engine out causing us to crash.” He said out loud. “What do you mean?” Luna ask him before taking in a few breaths filling the air is off as well.

“I never felt anything like this, during my time of dream walking through ponies dream back home.” She said out loud answering her own question.

As for me, the memories of this place start coming back to me, making to run up a nearby sand dune, seeing the object in the distance. Luna sees me on top of the dune. “James, what are looking at.” She asks me. Before seeing run down the other side making her follow.

The Doctor sees her running to the same dune I ran over just seconds ago. Before he could the Conductor tells him. “Go, James knows where to go. Leave me here.” Sitting upon a pick of wreckage that didn’t sink into the sand, getting a cigarette from inside his clot pocket and light it up; seeing the two of them trying to catch up with James.

I keep running towards the object hearing the voice of Luna behind me but can’t make it out what she said. Feeling the heat coming down me the closer I get to it until I can’t feel the heat anymore. I keep getting closer and closer I get feeling less and less around me.

Until I fall over hitting the sand below. I begin to craw towards the object only the power of my will alone.

When I finally see the object in front of me. “I see it.” I thought to myself seeing the cube spinning on one of its corners. I see it spinning clockwise from where I’m at. Get enough straight to get myself back on my feet seeing Luna and the Doctor finally caught up to me.

The ground underneath begins to shake feeling the vibrations going up my legs. Then the platform lunch out of the ground with the three of us with it. Reaching the top of the cube, I sent it to see it below us. I see storm clouds start to form above us, turning into a hurricane with an eye above us.

I hear something next to me. “James, James.” It calls out my name. then I see whoever calls out to me and is the white horse I’ve seen many times before, slowly walks towards us.

“Thank you for bring him.” It tells both Luna and the Doctor before disappearing. “You see them so enough. Now I have a message for you.” It tells me before touching my forehead. Then series of flashes, I see a bunch of images coming to me all at once.

Once it’s over I stud there trying to catch my breath. Before seeing the cube levitating itself of the ground reaching the height of the platform.

Once it reaches the top, the cube starts to slow down until it comes to a complete stop. It opens in a glow of white light coming from it as it opens. Before sucking me in quickly closing itself with me inside.

The cube starts to spin again going faster and faster., until it launches itself into the clouds above, I keep going so fast seeing things from my life. The MR series, both wars until I see a hospital in front of me and my body.

In a flash, I was in the waking world lunging forward in the bed with everything still connected making to fall over, trying to catch my breath.

Everypony in the room, was scared out of their mind seeing me waking up like that. Luna and the Doctor is waking up as well. Destiny grabs my hand on my left side getting my attention.

Once I site starts to clear only seeing the light coming off the room is making things worst. “Where are my glasses?” I ask out loud. Making Destiny garb them, handing to me.

Using my other hand to get them on, making things clear seeing everypony there. “Dad, I’m so glad you’re alright.” Destiny tells me giving me a hug. “Destiny, where am I?” I ask her before hearing a doctor. “You’re in the hospital.” He tells me using his magic to get the medical equipment off me with Nurse Redheart's help.

I get up feeling like I’ve been hit by a train, feeling areas in my back starting to pop a little, looking out of the window seeing outside before looking over remains of the city of Ponyville towards the Everfree Forest in the distance.

“Did they get the serum?” I ask the doctor. “Yes, they did and it’s working very well. The ponies are in recovery.” He answers me, before seeing Luna and the Doctor come into the room.

“I see you made it out.” I tell them back in their pony forms as well everypony else that was in the room. Derby and her child Dinky came into the room. Dinky jump on me giving me a hug for saving her life.

Vinyl and Octavia come into the room seeing that I’m alright. “Man, you’re lucky James.” Vinyl said out loud. “It feels like I’ve been hit by a train.” I repose getting my hat from an end table near me. My pants were still on, just my shirt and jacket were removed while I was out. I see a bright light in the distance coming towards the forest.

Remembering everything the past few days, I grab my shirt and jacket putting them back on as fast I could. Once I was fully dressed and quickly made my way through the halls of the hospital trying to find the exit. Pinky and Destiny see me leaving and quickly follow me.

Celestia and Luna wondering what I saw and look out the window seeing the bright light coming towards them again.

Meanwhile in Twilight castle.

Trixie and Starlight waiting by the mirror for Sunset and her friends. Until a flash Sunset came through her friends follow suit in their pony forms.

Rainbow carrying a set of saddlebags on her back. “Ok, what’s going on?” She asks out loud. As for everyone else trying to get a hold of themselves with their new form. The only ones that don’t have this problem were Sunset being born in this world.

Sunset looks out the window seeing the ruins of the great city of Ponyville and Canterlot, seeing an unknown ship bigger than she had ever seen before. Seeing something comes out of the hospital, grabbing a nearby telescope looking through it seeing what she saw, seeing a human with what looks like Pinky and an upright walking horse following him, shocking her dropping the telescope making Rainbow look through seeing the same thing, making her scream in joy with a smile making everypony else wondering why she so happy. “Rainbow, what in tarnation are you doing?” Applejack asks her.

“It's him.” Rainbow answer question making Rarity her again. “Who’s him?” Making Rainbow reach into her bag grabbing a small laptop turning it on with her wings after putting on a nearby table.

Once it was power up and log on, she pulls a series of videos and posters of a race series showing its name with its logo. One of those posters shows the man in his mid to late ’30s with a dark blue car next to him.

“I never seen or even heard this series?” Applejack asks her. “Well, it was short-lived series that left an impact on me, because my father was in the qualifying rounds during its second year.” Rainbow answers her question by showing a photo of her father in his younger years looking in his early 20’s with the car he used for the qualifying rounds.

“Why did all of this have an impact on you?” Twilight asks her while Sunset getting a closer look at this one poster of a driver with an old black and white muscle car.

“While because that is where, he meet my mother when she was a teenager.” She answers to her friend.

While Sunset sees one of the posters that nearly shock her. A woman in her mid-20’s having the same color hair like her in a braided ponytail. Leather jacket almost likes her just older the car she drives was an interesting array of colors looking like a sunset with her cutie mark into the design. Making her turn getting a closer look at her own cutie mark.

Twilight sees her getting at her rear end. “Sunset, are you alright?” She asks her friend making her break her contraction. “Hun, Twilight.” She said out loud answering her friend, making her see the poster she was looking at.

While Rarity and Spike to the other part of the castle until they reached the room where the table of Equestria it with strange symbols on it and there’s a plant with nine moons hovering a few feet above the table. Trixie catches up to them seeing what they are seeing.

Back in the other room, Sunset and Twilight seeing the poster of what looks like her mother in human form could be. “Starlight, did you get a hold of the princesses?” Sunset asks her friend. “While, it wasn’t easy but yes, I did.” She answers questions rubbing the back of the head. “Starlight, did you see any of the princesses?” Sunset asks her again.

“Starlight, did you meet any of the princesses?” Sunset asks her again trying to a different answer than before. “Ok, I couldn’t get to either of the princesses because of what goes on after we came back from what happened in Las Pegasus. But I did talk to Luna for a bit, trying to find out what going on and for some reason, Queen Chrysalis was there, and she didn’t attack me when she saw me, just looking out of the window seeing the city being hit by a wall of water.” Starlight answers her question with a different answer making her friend begin to wonder.

“What did she say when you talk to her?” Sunset asks her. “All that she could say is that, “Dark days are coming.” She answers her question from what she could remember from yesterday.

Just then Spike come running in as fast he could go, stopping only a few feet away from them trying to catch his breath before speaking. “There’s something going with the table with the map on it.” He tells them, making everypony in there quickly made their way to the room he was talking seeing Trixie and Rarity standing there. Seeing the map with those strange symbols over the city of Ponyville, Canterlot, Manehattan, the ocean outside of Las Pegasus, between the towns of Apple Loosa and Dodge City. Seeing above them is a planet with nine moons with three of them still having their symbols on them until one of them comes off and starts to fall towards the map below landing in the middle of the Everfree Forest. Then the ground begins to shack small at first before getting stronger by the second seeing the roots of the old Ponyville Library shacking making the gems shack from side to side.

Everyone grabbed whatever nearby the shacking when on for what felt like forever stopped. “What the hell was that?” Applejack asks out loud getting back on her hooves. Sunset looks at the map and sees something big in the middle of the Everfree Forest.

Ten minutes earlier.

I walk out of the hospital front doors with Pinky and Destiny following close behind. Celestia and Luna trying to catch up as well Chrysalis.

The Doctor, Vinyl, and Octavia trying to catch up to the rest of the group. “Where are we going?” Vinyl asks out loud trying to get an answer from me, seeing that I am heading for the ship.

I reach the cargo hatch making my way towards the armory. I grabbed Old Marlin and a machete in its sleeve.

Destiny and Pinky grab some rocket launchers and some flashlights. Once I grabbed what I came for I when to the bridge, to grab a device from the safe.

Seeing that phone screen going off with a message from the bucker. The message is from Galaxy Overwatch.

“James, I don’t know if you ever get this message. But there something going on chips in that briefcase of yours. Another chip starts to glow with a green color. The others are still glowing just not as bright when they did the first time yesterday. I don’t know what going on outside and the pony is still unconscious and we’re trying our best.” He said before hearing some banging coming from the next room before an explosion from that room making him and the camera to fall back from the blast. Before the message cuts to black showing a message on the screen.

End Of Transmission.

“It got to be that Red Soldier that I was trying to repair.” I thought to myself, grabbing my gear seeing Destiny and Pinky loading their weapons and getting their gear together. Destiny can feel something is off.

Grabbing her gear and heading for the main deck opening hatch door seeing the Piece of Omega over the Everfree Forest. Shooting out the symbol of the Forest World into the darken ski in a green hue, before a beam in the same color into the ground which lasts for a few seconds.

Then in a sharp jolt from the ground and throughout the ship begins to shake. She tries her best to hang on to the side rile on the side of the ship. Seeing that her father trying to get to her making both to see something coming from the forest. Going taller and taller the object coming from the top of the tree line from where they are standing.

The higher it gets and the more in volume it gets from its base. It starts to branch off as it grows. Destiny sees what coming up now and remembers the Everfree Tree that was grown before she was born seeing it come up from the ground in her own eyes.

The tree keeps growing for a few more seconds until it stops. The tree is showing a height of over 9000 meters, with Piece of Omega hovering overhead.

“Incredible.” I said out loud seeing the tree growth for the first time ever. Celestia and Luna came through the door seeing the tree in their backyard, with a show of shock on their faces.

As for others on the ship and around remains of the town of Ponyville seeing what came up through the forest that gave ponies in town and neighboring towns a scare of what goes on in that forest and its name Everfree.

Pinky came to the main deck where me and Destiny are, breaking our concentration with the new object in the middle of the forest. “James, what about Zecora?” She asks me, worrying about her friend that lives in the forest. “Your right, she is there during it grows and not knowing what came through from the Forest World.” I said out loud grabbing my gun from the floor. Heading for the edge of the grabbing with three hooks on the end looking like a fishing hook from a storage box where I am at.

Hooking at the edge with two hooks throwing the other end over the edge, grabbing the rope and leaping over. The others seeing me sliding down the rope reaching the ground below; Destiny follows suit just a few seconds later.

I look seeing her reaching the bottom with me, remembering that her training is paying off, making shed a tear thinking to myself. “She sure has grown up thanks to yourself, Pinky, and many others that help her throughout her training.”

“Dad, is everything alright?” She asks me breaking my train of thought for a second. “Yes, I’m fine.” I answer her unhooking myself from the rope, seeing Destiny doing the same. The others use their wings or the ramps to make their way towards us heading for the Everfree Forest with what will be called the Everfree tree.

Moments later at the edge of the forest not knowing what just came through. Pinky remembers what is inside the forest, but she does not even know what came through.

“Well, are we just going to stand around here or we’ll going in?” Vinyl said out loud making Octavia mock at that comment but knowing that it is true.

We head in with me heading the pack with Pinky showing where to go. Hearing Timberwolves in the distance seeing me for the first time, as we made our way through the forest. Seeing the roots from the tree starting to glow and ones made from crystal. Vinyl and Octavia look up seeing the tree underneath them feeling small. Destiny remembers she come here at nights to clear her mind at times when she had a rough day at school for something else that sims to be a problem.

Celestia and Luna see where the tree sprouts up from, it turns out to be their old home that in the forest all those years ago.

Moments later

I felt something coming towards us. “Can you feel that?” I ask it out loud. “I do.” The Doctor said out loud answering my question. Pinky feeling it getting closer to us.

“James, they feel remember.” Pinky tells me. “They do feel remember.” I said out loud before calling out a name. “Rexy, I know that’s you!”

Making the footsteps get closer and louder with every step. Until a tree limes move to see the figure shows itself. “Master” It calls out loud.

The others in the group start to feel nervous and jittery as it came from the tree line in front of us. “Master, that can’t be you from the last time I have seen you.” It said out loud showing itself to be a giant lizard that walks on its back legs like a dragon of this world, no wings, and two small arms, standing nearly 20 ft tall.

“Trust me, Rexy. It’s me.” I tell him seeing for others behind him. “You’re all here.” I said out loud seeing four raptors coming around him seeing me again.

“James, you look different.” One of them asks me. “Yes, I do look different from the last time you saw me. Because I’m from the future, 20 years to be precise.” I answer her question the simplest way that I can.

The others see me talking to them and they are talking back through their collars. “They’ve been a well train.” The Doctor said loud than the others.

Luna and Celestia seeing these creatures and seeing me talking to them. Before seeing one of the smaller lizards turning its head towards the forest behind them. “James, I feel something coming.” It tells me.

“What is it Blue?” I ask him. “I feel something out there that coming towards us that doesn’t feel right.” He tells me seeing the nearby trees to move and it's not the wind move them before hearing something in the distance.

SSSCCCRREEEE!!!

Sounding like nails of a chalkboard mix with a fork on a plant, making everyone ears ring from the sound of what could be out there. Rexy and the Raptors turn towards where the sound came from.

The creature that came from behind the trees, more than one of them came to the tree circling the group. Destiny gets her bow ready seeing what out there, spiders, giant spiders. Dark gray bodies with light blue stars on their backs and blue eyes, standing from 5ft to nearly 10 ft tall.

“This isn’t good.” I said out loud pulling my gun from its holster and a machete in the other.

The spiders open their mouths letting something to come out hitting the ground below them. Raptors curl their lips and Rexy faces most of the threat, as for me pulling the hammer back on my gun while Destiny getting ready to a series of quick-fire on them.

Then two of them fire out their webs hitting both Vinyl and Octavia, Destiny thinking fast fires tow arrows into where they came from hitting them killing them letting their bodies hit the floor. Then a series of the web came around us hitting the ground near us, Vinyl and Octavia get the web off the best they could and fast they could. Luna and Celestia light up their horns trying to give away out from being trap by them.

Rexy and the Raptors charge towards them taking out a large number them as for me I see one of the lunches itself towards me I swing my machete at slice it in half letting the body remains fall behind me.

Pinky trying to find a way out before seeing one of them in front of her making her fall backward. Destiny sees that she is in trouble fires an arrow at it killing before running towards her seeing another heading towards her fires another at it killing as well. “Mom, you’re alright?” She asks her before seeing a clear path. “Yes, I’m alright.” She responds getting back on her hooves from a fright just now.

“DAD WE’VE FOUND A WAY OUT!” Destiny shouts to me making me turn to see where they are and quickly shout to the others. “GET GOING FOLLOW DESTINY AND PINKY!” Quickly firing a series of shots towards them killing three of them.

The group quickly made their way down the path leaving me, Rexy, and the Raptors. I look and see Pinky and Destiny still there waiting on me.

“REXY, FALL BACK; FALL BACK!” I shout to Rexy and the others that are still out there making my way towards them.

“What are you doing?!” I ask them nearly the top of my lungs. “We’re waiting for you.” Destiny answers me as I take a binding shot while looking at the both of them, haring a kill off in the distance.

Before seeing that Rexy and the others retreating into the tree line. Taking a grenade from my belt, pulling the pin, and throwing it towards where most of them are heading towards us.

Within a few seconds, a fireball came from it and golf the rest of them in flames. Leaving only a few of them left, to retreat into the tree line.

The three of us meet up with the others; wondering what just happen. “We’re want to be hearing them again.” I said out loud putting my handgun way grabbing that cigar of my and lighting it up.

“What was that loud bang?” Celestia ask me, making me move the bottom right of my jacket revealing the remaining grenades on my belt. Then remembering her studies of the world where I came from trying to find everything she can from days of long ago. Seeing one of those things that I am carrying on my belt. Never experience it until now.

The Doctor saw this many times before threw out his lifetimes. Until he came here, he found a place to call home from the troubles of his past and from the gilt of the people he been with throughout his journey. Now seeing it happening here, where never thought could happen, feeling the guilt coming from within. Seeing Pinky touching his shoulder feeling what he is going through.

“Doctor, I know you feel. Because I’ve been there before.” She tells him trying to make him feel better. “How?” He asks her. “Well, it from a battle that is yet to happen.” She answers his question keeping her voice down.

“What happens?” He asks her again keeping his voice down from others can’t hear their conversation.

“Well, to start things off. It was just after we got the last element to get us home and most of us came through the portal leaving only me and James to go through. I see James's car gets hit by something that looks like a fireball, making his car to flip a few times hitting some rocks nearly. I just it the portal, stopping my car only a few feet away running towards the portal. Seeing that begins to close Twilight and Applejack trying to hold me back. Because I was pregnant with what would become Destiny.” She tells him trying to hold back her tears, before continuing with her story.

“Once the portal close letting the key to that world fell to the ground before. I broke down crying seeing what just happen. Then I see James's friend, Duke coming to get the key. Twilight trying to come up with the next move, without James leading the way. We made our way to his shop where we been hiding out for what felt like forever. Then the Tv screen came on as we walk into the living room, seeing him sitting at the computer talking to us holding the crystal ball we’ve gotten from the other day.” She tells him shedding a few tears from what has happened to her and her friend.

“I was still torn up from what just happen and can’t think straight. While Twilight talks the record like a real person. Showing a map of the location in one the worlds leading to where the rebels are located.” She tells him finally break down crying holding The Doctor feeling the pain she is going through. “I know how that feels. When I meet James for the first time.” He tells her trying to lift her spirits. “Plus, I know what goes on inside his head seeing it hopefully for the last time.” He tells her pulling her in for a hug.

Has for me taking another drag of my cigar, seeing the remains of the fight we just been through. Thinking about what will happen next to the timeline and if it is even possible to return to our own timeline once all of this is even over and done with.

Vinyl and Octavia trying to get the last of the web off their bodies. Seeing Pinky break down and crying while James takes another drag of his cigar thinking about something, seeing Destiny taking off her pack seeing the remaining arrows that she has, seeing no more ten remaining.

“What kind of training did she go through?” Octavia asks out loud but keeping her voice low only her and her friend can hear. “I don’t know; I just don’t know.” Vinyl answers her friend keeping her voice down getting the last of the web off her body.

Luna and Chrysalis still recovering from what just happen. “That was a mess.” Chrysalis tells her friend at the timekeeping her voice down. “I know what you mean, but we’re still here.” Luna responds to the comment.

I look and see that everyone is in trouble with what just happen. I put away my cigar putting it out before putting it away. Grabbing my handgun from its holster, checking it ammo seeing only having two rounds left in the clip and one in the barrel just waiting to be fired. “Good thing that I brought more than one clip with me.” I thought to myself seeing Destiny used up half of her arrows, beginning this journey.

I get up putting my handgun back into it holster inside my jacket taking a breath before telling the others. “Alright, I don’t want to be here longer than I have to, and I know you feel the same thing.” I said out loud leading the group towards where are heading.

Pinky clearing her face from the tears of the story she was trying to tell her friend and that story heard her trying to tell it. Destiny seeing the trouble that her mother is feeling, grabbing her pack and racing to catch up with her. “Mom, are you alright?” She asks her to see something that is still troubling her. “Destiny, me and your Father have seen things that we’ll carry with us and I’m hoping that you won't carry the same pain that we’ve carry.” Pinky answer her daughter's question the best way she could try to fight back some of the tears.

With machete in hand clearing a path with the only light source is from the plants that came through during the bleeding effect that been happening the past few days. Coming across a patch of poison jock planets in front of us. Pinky knows the patch through without getting any of the plants on yourself.

The ones who could fly take off flying over the patch as for the rest of us, made our way through with Pinky leading the way. I remember the time Pinky and her friends did to themselves without knowing what will do, and I want to take a sample of the planet for study and why they reacted the way that they do. But I will do that after all of this is over.

Once everyone made it to the other side. “Where’re close.” Pinky tells me seeing a light source from the other side of those trees in front of us. I cut through the remaining limbs of the tree, seeing her home is nearly covered in roots. Luckily, the front door and the window showing the light inside.

“It would be best for me and Destiny to wait outside.” I tell Pinky. “Your right.” She responds, heading to the door trying to bring herself to a mood of her younger.

“Zecora!!” She said out loud knocking on the door, seeing the door slowly open seeing the quake has a mess of her home, before seeing the body of her friend. She panics runs towards her and called out. “JAMES, WE NEED HELP IN HERE!”

Making me run inside seeing her body check for a pulse. “Destiny get Nurse Redheart in here.” I said out loud seeing Destiny coming in seeing what going on.

I felt a small pulse coming from her and explain to Pinky seeing Nurse Redheart coming in. “She’s alright, she’s just unconscious.” Feeling a good size knot on the back of her head, before feeling another shock wave making everything inside the shack again making some of the remaining stuff that still on the shelve to fall off hitting the ground.

A few seconds it has over, still feeling the after effect of it. “It looks like she has suffered a major concussion.” Nurse Redheart tells me feeling the same knot. “I was thinking the same.” I respond picking up her body best and carefully has can on my back, feeling the weight of her body on my back putting a severe strain on the rods in my back.

Pinky and Destiny know what I am doing trying to help. Getting outside where everyone else is waiting. “Dad, you just got out of the hospital, and with the way, your back is nowadays.” Destiny tells me helping me lift Zecora's body to safety.

“Honey, she’s right. I remember the first time you told me about your back.” Pinky tells me carrying her body a few more feet while Nurse Redheart gets a clean rag and a bucket of cold water from the remains of her kitchen.

Still feeling the weight of her body getting too much for me I put her body on a nearby tree. Vinyl and Octavia sees me caring for her body, remembering what has happened so far. “You know, it seems that James has himself a heavy heart.” Octavia said just loud enough for her friend and a few others to hear.

“I can believe that.” The Doctor said in response to what she just said. “Why is that Doctor?” Vinyl asks him. “From the time that I met him back from where I’m from. I think the only reason why he helps out with whoever he comes across, is because of the demons of his past.” He said in response. “Why do mean?” She asks him again. “Has far I known, I’m the anyone who knows what goes on behind those eyes of his.” He answers her question the best he can.

Meanwhile

Me and Nurse Redheart trying our best to keep the swelling down. “Damn.” I said in a whisper dipping the rag in the water again. “Destiny, I need you to find a sponge.” I tell her. “On it.” She quickly responded heading back inside looking for what I need.

Seconds later.

She came out running as fast she could with a bathroom sponge in hand. “Here.” She tells me catching her breath. I take the sponge and soak it in the water, put it on her head where the knot is; taking the rage soaking it, putting on top of the sponge, and tying it around her head so it wouldn’t slide off. I see her trying to open her eyes for a brief second before blacking out again.

“Zecora, Zecora; Stay with us?!” I said with a worried look in my voice. “She doesn’t have long.” I said out loud picking up her body seeing that both Princesses and Chrysalis are nowhere to be found. But short on time the rest of us quickly made our way back towards Ponyville.

Elsewhere.

Celestia flying as fast she can go with her Sister close behind. “Sister where are you going?!” She shouts at her lungs, before seeing Chrysalis follow close them. Did not get a response from her sister having no idea that got to her.

The three head for the base of the tree, seeing something that they think of. There’s an old home that base in the center of this forest is still standing. The tree grew around the remains of the tree with a series of opening to get into the remains.

The tree of land near the entrance, feeling something is watching them as they when inside. “Sister, why are we here?” Luna asks her to see remains are darker now with the base of the tree covering the place showing the only light source it above them glowing a bright green color.

Remembering the trouble times with her sister over a thousand years ago. Waiting for a response from her but nothing heading for the library. “Something wrong.” She said out loud knowing is definitely off with her. Chrysalis knows from being former enemies that she never acts like this.

They follow her into the library pulling a book on the shelf activating something back there making the shelf itself move back and to the side showing an elevator that looks like it from another time. “Where did this come from?” Luna asks her sister, still getting no response.

The three of them when inside the elevator and made their way towards where our heads. After what felt like forever it begins to slow down until becomes a complete stop and the stone corridor is shown before the doors are open.

Celestia uses her horn to light up a series of torches showing the path ahead. Luna really getting scared not knowing her sister is up to, let still following her.

After moments and for what many miles.

The three of them reach a Hugh room like the one in James Bunker. But this place was old like it been buried for a long time leading into hearing the concrete creaking from the weight above.

“Luna there’s a reason for me being here.” She said out loud moving towards an object being cover with a tarp, using her magic removing the tarp revealing what’s underneath. Which is a chest with a lock on. Using her magic to blast the lock open making what is inside to glow with a light blue color. Slowing open it reveals itself to be clear ball looking it made from glass glowing from it core in the light blue color.

“What is it?” Luna asks her sister never seen it before. “You see, while you were away for college. I was in the crystal mountains with a group of friends. I see a shooting star flying by where we made camp for the night, landing on a nearby ridge. I ran towards it and I see it glowing in the same color you see before you.” She tells her sister while Chrysalis remembers that night seeing the same shooting star heading towards those mountains.

Celestia using her magic to remove the object from the chest continuing with her story. “When I got there; there was a carter from the snow and the ice-cool it down enough so I can use my magic to get and when I touch it everything when black. The next thing that I know, I was in the middle of a parent’s throne room but was different. It looks like our throne before the events of Nightmare Moon. Then I see you there angry at me before darkness takes a hold of you and turning you into Nightmare Moon. To cut a long story short, after your banishment to the moon, I had this thing hidden way for all these years until today.” She told them, they are they here in the first place, using her magic to wrap the orb. “Is that why you been so distant after I came back from college?” Luna asks her sister trying to hold back a tear before letting go of a single drop run down her cheek. “Yes, I still regret using this thing. But one time I use it, I saw something that shows light through the dark times that lay ahead.” She said out loud grabbing a saddle bag to put this in.

“Time to go.” Celestia said out loud heading for the elevator.

Elsewhere

The rescue group made their way out of the Everfree Forest, having Zecora on my back while Destiny trying her best to keep the rag wrap around her head wet and cold. Me, Pinky, Nurse Redheart, and Destiny quickly made our way towards the hospital. As for everypony else waited outside as we made our way in. “Is she going to make it?” Octavia asks out loud. “I don’t know.” The Doctor answers her question unknowing what might happen next.

Inside was still busy in the main lobby for the past two days now, working non-stop taking care of the sick and the injured. When an overworked doctor sees me and the others carrying a body on my back. Nurse Redheart gets a nearby Gurnee; the Doctor came by to see what the story.

“What happened?” He asks me as I put her body down on the Gurnee. “I think she has suffered a major concussion.” I answer him removing the wet rag off her head to show him the knot on her head. “We need to get her to the operating room.” He tells me and Nurse Redheart.

“Don’t worry James, we take care of her.” Nurse Redheart tells me before heading towards the operation room. “Nurse.” I said out loud making her stop in her tracks to look at me. “Let me know when she recovers?” I ask her. “I will, James.” She answers me before heading to the operation room.

Feeling scent of the guilt of what has happened and what I know will happen. Making me take off my sunglass’s shedding a few tears in the process; Using my free hand to wipe away the few tears that were there.

Destiny sees me doing this and asks me. “Dad, are you alright?” In a worried voice. “Destiny, after everything that has happened so far. I don’t that I can forgive myself.” I answer her question the best I can feel the weight of the world on my shoulders.

Meanwhile outside

Pinky is walking outside seeing her old friends and the town that she spent most of her life in, seeing it in the state that it is in. She slowly made her way towards Twilight castle before seeing both princesses and Chrysalis flying over her heading towards the hospital where James and the others are before continuing.

Back at the Hospital

Celestia lands near the others and asks where’s James. “Where is he?” She asks out loud. Before hearing an answer from Octavia “He is inside.” Making her head on in seeing me and Destiny in the waiting room, waiting to see if Zecora going to make it.

I see Celestina coming towards me. “James.” She calls out my name. “Yes, what is it?” I ask her to look up at her. “I have something that might belong to you.” She answers me using her magic to lift a sphere shape object wrap up in a rag, handing it to me feeling the power coming from it.

“What is it?” Destiny asks out loud. “I don’t know, but I’m about to find out.” I quickly answer before removing the cloth rag. Revealing what the object is to me, a crystal ball glowing ski blue hue from it.

“Where did you get this?” I ask her to make her tell me her side of the story on how she got a hold of it over a thousand years ago.

“Now, the pieces are coming together.” I said out loud removing the last of the rage feeling the cold glass in my hands. “What do you mean?” Luna asks me. “Well, to put simply this fell during our time jump to this timeline, and this one when longer into the past until it came through to create the events of Nightmare Moon and other things that let to be reveal themselves.” I answer her question the best I can, before feeling the crystal ball starting to active, everything when black around me.

Here is 42^th chapter in the story.

This one took a long time to complete and upload. Dealing with writer's block and work in the real world. I don't know when the next chapter going to come out. I've been working on other projects on my Deviantart account.