Sitting on my bed going through the photos of the last Storage Unit I, had yet to find any pictures of her, which I was glad I didn't.

Going to the Albums, I looked specifically for People. I think that Past Me deleted any and all traces of her.

The only photos of people I had were of me when I went to landmarks and such on both Earth and Equestria.

There wasn't much for Earth, since I wasn't one for traveling in the first place.

And then there was Equestria.

There was me in the sky with both Luna and Celestia on a cloud.

There was me in a cave with Luna, who had armor on along with Lucina's sword.

Then there was on with me and Celestia sitting on a couch with her sleeping and Luna drawing a mustache on her face.

Then there was the old castle in all of it's glory, entirely different from it's current state. It looked pretty impressive to be honest. Though not as grand as the current one I'm in right now.

Closing the tab, I went into Minecraft. I was almost done with making my house, and I didn't have any iron yet.

And I also had to find a cave for some more experience, since the level 8 I was on wasn't cutting it. But at least the mobs were a pretty good source of materials and experience.

I was so focused in my game, I didn't hear a teleportation spell go off in front of me until I was almost done with crafting my iron sword.

"Dear Franz."

"AAAAAH!" I screamed, leaning back and falling over the side of the bed.

The doors burst open, and the guards entered the room with spears drawn.

"What art thou doing! Can I not simply meet with my stallion for the night!? Leave at once!" Luna shouted at the guards.

"Our apologies, Your Highness." I heard one say, along with the doors closing as they retreated.

Flipping myself back up, I peeked over the bed and saw Luna looking at the Laptop screen.

"Dear Franz, what is this?" She asked.

"Oh, that's Minecraft. I was playing it when you showed up."

"I believe something is attacking thee." She spoke.

I heard my Steve being hit and I rushed over to the Laptop, and began attacking the Zombie that was trying to eat my character.

"This does not seem like a very interesting game to play." She said.

"It's supposed to be therapeutic. But honestly, it's actually very infuriating when you die and lose all your stuff." I replied, eating some food to get my health back up.

"Why art thee not ready?" She asked.

"Ready for what?" I asked, looking at her.

I was actually stunned at what she was wearing.

She had a black dress gown, along with a styled mane and tail. She had on white pearls on her ears and was wearing a bit makeup to hide the non-existent imperfections on her face.

Her wings had some sort of effect on them, which made them glisten in the light. What it was, I wasn't sure.

She also had on her armor around her neck, which complemented her dress even more.

"For our third date, of course." She said.

"Wait, I thought that wasn't until tomorrow at least." I said.

"Did thou not hear us on the train? Tonight is our special night!" She said.

Her face suddenly morphed into one that I've never seen before as she leaned in. It looked like intense lust.

"And we shall make it memorable for the both of us."

"Uh, s-sure." I stuttered nervously.

"Very well. Now, I shall be waiting near the main entrance for thou." She said, leaning in for a hug, which I accepted.

"Just don't take long." She whispered, and licked my ear.

'Ew, that was... Strange' I thought, gaining a slight look of concern.

"Sure. I'll be ready in five." I said, breaking the hug and making some space, a slight twinge of pink around my face.

She giggled lightly, and walked towards the door.

"We shall be waiting for thee, my love." She said, giving her rear a bit of a sway.

"Uh, o-okay. See you in a bit." I said nervously.

She left, leaving me alone in my room for me to process what had happened.

I then heard my Steve being attacked again, and saved the world before he died.

'I'm fucked.' I thought, closing the laptop and going to the bathroom to get ready for my surprise date with Luna.

'How the hell did I not notice her all dressed up in the first place? Plot conveinence?'

---

I was changed and ready in three minutes, and was heading towards the front entrance of the Castle. It really wasn't that far from anything, my room being right in the middle of it all.

Turning right, I saw Luna there waiting for me in her beautiful dress. She also noticed me and gained a smile.

"Dear Franz, that was quicker than I thought."

"I change fast." I said.

In actuality, I just imagined myself to be as clean as physically possible and made a simple blue tuxedo that matched Luna's coat. I also made my hair slick off to the side, and a small tuft in the other direction.

I actually felt as thought I looked a bit stupid, but I wasn't sure.

"Well, let us hope that thou does not finish fast as well." She said.

I was a bit surprised, but didn't show it.

"I won't" I said, using the Chiefs voice for more effect. That got a giggle from her, and we left to wherever she had in mind.

She took the lead, since she must've had some sort of place at the least.

"So, where are we going?" I asked.

"Wherever thou wishes."

"Back home?"

"Wherever except there."

"How about somewhere fancy. Like that new sandwich shop near Joe's Donuts. I hear that they have the best sandwiches. For now at least."

"Doth thee honesty believe that place is somewhere remotely considered 'Fancy'?" She asked.

"From what I hear, they even serve mini sandwiches on a plate. Now that's fancy."

"We have a certain place in mind." She said.

"And that is?" I asked, raising an eyebrow.

"Follow us, and thou shall receive." She added, and took the lead again.

I was tempted to just stand here and let her go off for a bit, but decided to stick to this cliche and follow her.

And we arrived at a large building that had a sign on it. It looked like cursive, but was way too elegant to be able to read. We went in and a attentive waiter greeted us.

"Hello, Your Majesties. A pleasure and honor to have you both here tonight." He said.

"We believe we have a reservation." She said.

"You really have this whole night figured out, huh?" I asked.

"Yes. T'was needed for a instance such as thouself."

"I... Don't know how to respond to that."

The waiter stood there, waiting for us to focus back on him.

"This way, Your Majesties." He said, leading us towards the back of the restaurant. I saw some nobles here as well, either on their own or with another pony. They didn't look very interested in their partner, but more so on us for the moment.

As I took in the surroundings, I noticed that the mares in here were eyeing me up and down, before averting their gaze as either Luna, or myself caught them staring.

We were led upstairs and outside, arriving to a balcony of sorts. It seemed as though there was several of these along the building, as I saw some others along the other lower floors.

"We will be with you in one moment. Here is our menu for the time being." He said, pulling out a pair of small pamphlets from his suit pockets.

"Thanks."

"Many thanks, loyal subject."

He simply nodded and went back inside, almost nervous around us, which made sense.

I picked up the menu and skimmed through it. There was a lot of things here that I wasn't even sure to get since the print was in an odd cursive. Luna didn't seem to have a problem with it, and saw that I was struggling.

"Did thee pick anything yet?" She asked.

"I can't even read what it says."

"Why not?" She asked.

"It's in cursive. I have a pretty hard time with it." I answered.

"Well, we've elected to settle on a salad. If thou wishes, we could always share." She offered.

"Yeah, just order a large, large one."

"Very well."

I chucked, which caught her attention.

"What is it?" She asked.

"That's like your catchphrase now. You say it in almost every conversation we have. That's kinda cute, not going to lie." I said.

"What is? Us saying 'Very Well'?" She asked.

"Exactly." I answered.

I saw her face redden a bit, which made me pretty happy.

"Thou art too kind." She said with a smile.

I opened my mouth to redirect the complement to her, but she quickly interjected before I could do so.

"Just take the compliment, Dear Franz." She said.

"Oh, alright."

The waiter returned and took our order for a large, large salad. And for drinks, Luna grabbed an alcoholic one, while I remained sober and got some water.

At least, I think they'll bring me water.

"Dear Franz, why art thou so resistant to our advances?" She asked.

The question caught me off guard, but I guess I should have expected something like this.

"Because I respect you, as I do with all females."

'Kinda. My last ex can fuck off.'

"Nay. I believe there is something more to that tale. Tell us, other than the last mare thou was with, how many times have thou had intercourse?" She asked.

"Luna, you haven't even had any alcohol. Why are asking drunk questions." I said, looking embarrassed.

"Because, we wish to learn as much as we possibly can for our special night." She said.

"Okay, okay. So I haven't had any action for almost my whole life, okay? I honesty kept to myself for a while, and when I did get a, lets say 'Marefriend' for this sake, it was when I seemed the weakest." I said.

"So did thee have any sex?"

"No, no. I'm getting there, alright? Just listen. OR would you rather I tell you the whole of my romantic experiences?" I asked.

"Very much so." She said, a smile on her lips.

I took in a breath, and let go.

"So my first 'Marefriend' was when I was around fourteen to fifteen. I was playing near a tree and bothering some ants I had found and was feeding them for some reason, and that was when there were other children my age were around. I was pretty socially avoidant for most of my life, but didn't really mind that much. Peaceful even."

"Why was thee playing with ants?"

I chuckled.

"I considered them to be friendly enough, since they didn't try anything if you fed them some food."

"I see." She said, watching me with interest.

"Anyway's. That's was when I met my first Marefriend. Veronica was very nice, and pretty, and tried to protect me when the bullies started to pick on me, and threatened my ants. Over time, I got somewhat attached to her, and asked her out with my kid courage. We only dated for about three months before she dumped me on Valentine's day."

"What is this, Valentines?"

"Oh, uh, what's the most romantic holiday here?"

"Hearts and Hooves day, I believe."

"Well, that's when she dumped me."

"She did not seem very nice."

"Well, her family didn't approve of me, and forced her to do it unless she wanted to live on the streets. I didn't know this until I was nineteen, on an off chance that I would meet her on a bus ride home."

"Oh. At least she had a logical reason to do so." Luna said, looking a bit annoyed.

"Fast forward a few years, and you'll see a older, but somehow less mature version of me. I had made a promise to myself to better myself should this happen again. I made a name for myself. Well, not really. I was just the guy that checked up on people to make sure they're okay. That's how I met my second Marefriend."

"Another one?" Luna joked.

"Yeah, yeah. I'm a player, okay." I said, making my chest pop out a bit in mock pride with a smile.

She laughed and I saw the waiter coming back with our salad balanced on his back.

"Your salad, and drinks are on the way as well, Your Majesties."

"Thanks, looks good."

"We greatly thank thee."

After they left, I continued my story.

"Since I would check up on anyone, I kind of became a bootleg version of the cool kid. Except instead of being cool, I was cool compared to the people I hung out with."

"Such as?"

"My guy friends who liked to do stupid shit. I usually tagged along and made sure they didn't do anything too dumb, like order a big meal from Round Table and not pay, and maybe Arson." I said, reminiscing on the good times I had.

"And... and the second Marefriend?" She asked, taking a moment to skip past the arson bit.

"Her name was Allison. I met her at the hospital near the school on my way to eat there for lunch. We dated for about a few weeks, then she mentioned she was moving to another state. Ohio, I think."

"We are learning of names we have never heard of. Do continue." She said, lifting her fork with magic and taking a bite of the salad.

"How's the salad?" I asked.

"Tis excellent. Care for some?" She offered, stabbing some more of the bowl contents and lifting it to me.

"Yes." I said, taking a bite. The salad was a normal salad flavor, and needed something for it.

"Is there any ranch?" I asked.

"Ew, thou likes ranch?" She asked.

"What? It's not like I drink it straight from the bottle. And I use it in moderation as well." I said, trying to defend the sauce.

"As thou says." She said, shrugging and taking another bite.

"Continue." She pushed.

"Once again, I was pretty heartbroken by the news. And it didn't help that I hid my feelings about it/. Fast forward again and you'll see a twenty-year-old me who was just starting to date again."

"Why did thou wait so long to date again?" Luna asked me.

"Mostly from the fact that I was still pretty messed up for a while afterwards."

"And what was the name of this one?" Luna said, gaining a smirk.

My face hardened as I gained a scowl, my vision temporarily gaining a blur before it settled as I spoke.

"Cadence." I half said, half growled.

Luna seemed to be taken back from this. She was quiet for a bit, and I let out a sigh, loosening my body to cut back the tension.

"We, I mean, I apologize for bringing her back up." She said.

"No, no. You wanted to know about my ex's, so I'll tell you about them." I said, relieved that I didn't trigger myself with her name.

"Even her."

"Nay, Dear Franz, thou doesn't need to tell us about her."

I lifted a hoof up to stop her.

"No, I need to face this with as much help as I can. And you are my biggest ally, along with Ditzy."

"Does she know as well?"

"No, but I trust her. The only ones who know about her are you, Celestia, Shining Armor, and your niece." I said.

Letting out another sigh, I thought on where to begin.

"She moved into my small town about a year after Allison left me. I met her on occasion, but never actually was interested until she gave me her number. I, being the idiot I was, started dating her without a second thought."

"Was she the one who gave thee power?" Luna asked.

"No, I remember something happening to me several weeks prior, but it's pretty blurry." I answered.

"More salad?" She asked, offering me a forkful.

"Yeah, thanks." I said, biting the food off her fork.

Once I finished, I continued.

"She said she was working with a company that was starting to grow, and I genuinely thought that was why she was here. And so, after a few weeks of dating, I thought it would be best if I moved out of my parents home and into an apartment with her. I wasn't sure why, but I felt compelled to be with her. She had gotten close to my family, and my friends, and I was considering on marrying her."

I felt a wave of vertigo wash over me.

"But then I showed her my abilities, and she had an entire secret organization after me in hopes of being able to study me. I escaped, of course, and decided to try and keep my family safe with my power."

My eyes began to sting, and I forced myself to look ahead.

"I was too late, however, since they had killed everyone. Including my siblings. All because I gave them a reason to fear me. First they killed my biological father, who I didn't even know was still around,, then my mother, followed by my siblings and the remaining branches of my family."

I looked at the table and saw that there were tear droplets staining the polished wooden table.

My face morphed into one of fury.

"And since they killed my family, I figured I should go after the branch leader who sent out her to find and lie to me. After a few weeks, and numerous news feeds of my slaughter, I managed to find the one who sent all of this trouble after me. And did unto him what he had done to me."

Once I let go of my anger, I glanced back at Luna, who was in thought.

"Doth thee ever wish to return to your origin? To see what it is like back home?" She asked.

"No. There's nothing left for me to salvage from what she did. So there would be no point."

"Then we shall accept thee, and all shall be alright. You mustn't focus on thou's past so much. There is nothing thee can do about what has already been done. Thou need to build upon the foundation the past has set and learn from mistakes thou has made. Nopony is pure, Dear Franz. We all have flaws, yet, those are what make us who we are. Never forget that." She said sternly, a frown present on her muzzle.

"When did this turn into a life lesson?" I asked, wiping my eyes.

"When thou began telling us thee's life." She said, not sounding amused.

"Alright. And where are those drinks?" I asked no one in particular.

"I believe they were waiting for thou to finish. Waiter!" She called.

On cue, the waiter turned the corner with our drinks. I really hope that he wasn't eavesdropping on us.

"Your drinks." He said.

Luna took a sip of hers, and I chugged my water. I was going to need the hydration later.

"Anything else for you, Your Majesties?" He asked.

"A check for us." Luna said.

'Wait.' I thought, and looked into the salad bowl.

Sure enough, it was empty.

"Do not fret, we shall visit the sandwich shop thou mentioned a few hours ago." She said.

"But it closed half an hour ago." I said sadly.

"..."

"...Celestia's cake?" I offered.

"Yes. Lets us eat her cake."

"Gross, you're gonna eat your own sisters ass?"

"What?" She asked.

"Never mind. Just a stupid Earth thing." I answered.

"Nay, do explain." She said, gaining a offended look.

"Hey, this was the only time I made this joke. Don't take it seriously."

"Thou implied I would consume my own sister's plot. Thou also threatens to eat my sisters cake, which thou just referenced to as plot."

"Hey, it was a joke. Stop that or I'll eat your lunch next time." I said.

She had a suspicious look, but let it go.

After she finished her drink, we left back for the castle.

Well, after she drank twelve of them.

She was leaning into my side, and I was trying my best to not let her fall. Who knew she was a lightweight. Or is that heavyweight? I didn't know, since I wasn't much of a drinker.

"Oh, Dear Franz. Where would I be without thee." She slurred as she leaned into my side.

"I may be stronger than you, but I can't carry you all the way back to the Castle." I said.

She let out a low whine.

"But how will thou *hic* carry us on our wedding day...?" She asked.

"I don't even know when that will be." I said.

"Mmmm, penis." She said, and reached for my crotch.

"Hey, HEY! No! Stop!" I yelped, and pushed her onto my back.

"Why won't thou let us rut like animals?" She asked.

"Well, mostly because of the fact that even though we're not biologically compatible, it still isn't ethical to just fuck whenever you feel like it."

"Nay thee."

"Don't be a normie."

"Nay thee."

"Luna, stop it. I'm serious." I said as I got closer to the castle entrance.

I heard her take a sniff, and her hooves wrap around my neck.

"Please rut me *hic*."

"Not yet." I said, walking at a faster pace to save time. What was it again? Almost 12:00?

"Thou still hasn't ate anything." She said.

"I ordered another salad after you ordered your fifth drink."

"Really?" She asked.

"Yeah. I ate it while you were staring at me while drinking."

"We did not see thou."

"You were watching me eat."

"Thou was?"

"Yes!"

"Hmm."

I think she fell asleep, since she stopped talking. And luckily, I made it back to my room without any other complications other than the guards looks of concern for her.

Gently laying her on the bed, I pulled the covers over her, to which she immediately curled up into.

I admired her for a second, and went to the bathroom to clean up. I then looked in the mirror.

'You can do this. You can do this. You've done it before, you can do it again.' I mentally chanted as I steeled myself.

Letting out a breath, I turned around and went back into the room.

'I can do this.'

Walking up to the bed, I pulled aside the covers and laid next to her. She stirred slightly and opened her eyes.

She smiled and pulled me closer for a kiss.

I accepted and that little kiss slowly turned into a make out session. Her breaths were getting heavier, and that jalapeno smell was coming back. I was getting a bit worried, but looking at her pushed those thoughts away as she smiled at me.

"Art thee ready Dear Franz?" She asked as she began lowering herself.

"Y-yeah, sure." I said.

She seemed to think about it, before disappearing underneath the covers.

My body tensed as I felt her horn lightly brush up against my stomach. I could feel her breath hitting the sheath that kept my member hidden.

She began rubbing at my balls, and it was then I realized I couldn't do it.

"No. No, no, no, no, no. Luna, stop. I can't do this." I said, and pulled away from her and slid off the bed.

"Wait, why not?" She asked, feeling looking a bit upset.

"I don't know, I just can't. I'm sorry." I said, and pulled away back into the chair I got from the spa.

"Is it due to a memory?" She asked.

"I don't know. I just don't want this right now."

"Tis alright. Perhaps next time?" She asked.

"Sure, just... Go."

"Why would I even leave thou?"

"Please." I gasped. Why was this happening. It felt like my heart was on fire, and I didn't know what was happening. I panicked and backed out.

"Dear Franz, art thee certain thou art alright? You're sweating."

"What?" I asked as I brushed a hoof to my forehead.

Sure enough, there was sweat on my hoof.

"I need to be alone right now." I said.

"Franz. Thou art frightening us. Please explain."

"It's a biological thing. I need time to process what's happening before I can continue." I lied.

"Oh. Very well." She said and left with a teleportation spell.

"Armor on!" I yelped, the words coming from my mouth almost inducing pain.

My capsules flew towards me and latched onto my body.

"Give me a readout. What's happening." I said, worry in my voice.

Warning! Warning! Elevated Stress Detected. Find Cooler Temperature Immediately! Seek Medical Attention ASAP.

Multiple Hots Spots Detected In Chest Cavity! Seek Immediate Cooler Temperature!

Danger! Cellular Regeneration Sped To Abnormal Pace! Seek Immediate Medical Attention!

The burning sensation I felt was unbearable. I felt as though my chest was on fire. What the fuck was happening!

I crawled over to the bathroom and tried t turn on the water, but the pain was preventing me from doing so very quickly.

DANGER! Power Fluctuations Present Within Chest Cavity! Seek Immediate Cooler Temperature!

I groaned as I managed to turn on the water and flop inside. The burning feeling starting to fade slightly.

"Oh god." I panted.

In a flash of light, my chest burst into a blinding white light, and I screamed from the amount of power I felt coursing through my body.

A loud hum was heard, as though something was powering up within me.

The bathtub began cracking, as did the entire bathroom.

Tears of pain began sprouting from my eyes, before I saw only white, and passed out.

---

I was floating in that same place where those other beings were at. Except there was only one burred humanoid there.

"Oh, nice to see you again Franz. I've been wondering when you'd accept my little invitation."

"..." I tried to speak, but nothing came out.

"Oh, right. You can't talk right now. I actually need your help. Do you accept?"

".!." I grunted.

"I take that as a maybe."

He sighed and floated over to me. At least I think it was a guy.

"You seem different since when I last saw you. More, whole than last time as well."

"..."

"I had a feeling that you'd eventually want to leave your home dimension. But I didn't think that you'd actually make it to Equestria. Not many humans have that chance to go there. Especially with abilities such as yours."

".?."

"Oh, who am I to say. You'll help me, right?"

"..."

"Darn. I keep forgetting that you can't speak right now."

"..."

"Well, my name is Spar, and I'm the previous Bearer of Imagination. I actually chose you because you were the one with the most... Potential.

".?."

"Oh, what the hell. I chose you because you were the closest one to being able to ascend to a higher level."

"..."

"I'm kidding. I just want to mess with you. Jeez."

".!."

"Well, it's one of those three. I forgot, honestly. Will you help me?" He asked again.

"..."

"Oops. Sorry. I haven't been the best with memory. Ever since I was imprisoned by the Light Bearer. Help?"

".!."

His aura burned intensely for a second, before dimming.

"Sorry, you should get back to your home. I probably shouldn't have taken your time. Just remember this."

The aura got very close to me.

"Do not trust the Light Bearer at any cost. It doesn't matter even if its with helping you open a letter. Do. Not. Trust. Him. Understand?"

"..."

"Good. I shall be seeing you in the later days to come. Maybe in a year or so. I dunno. Time if funky here."

".?."

"Hasta la bye bye, daddy-o!" He said, and I was sent falling into the void that was below. Both confused and slightly worried, bit overall terrified.

---

I woke up in the tub where I originally passed out. The walls were a mess, the tub was broken, and everything looked like it was hit with a large hammer.

The heat in my chest had faded, and my armor was partially destroyed where the chest piece was. There was sparks that danced around the hole in my armor, and I was sure that the guards heard me.

And sure enough, the doors immediately burst down and in came the guards, Luna being the first in the doorway.

"Dear Franz! Art thee alright!?" She asked, sounding a bit muffled.

Yep.

"In here. I'm fine." I said tiredly. I felt as though most of my stamina was exhausted, and I was starting to lose consciousness.

"Over here!" I heard a guard say.

I was pulled out of the bathtub like a sack of potatoes and placed onto the carpet.

"Franz! What happened to thee!?" She asked.

"Nnngh." I groaned.

"Franz!"

"I'm tired. Go to sleeeeeeeeeeeep." I trailed off, and passed out on the floor.

"Franz!" I heard her say, before I passed out.

---

I saw that I was in a large white room. I wasn't sure how, or why I was here, but I had to assume I was sleeping.

Taking a few steps forward, I saw a wall up ahead. As I continued towards the wall, I felt unseen eyes watching me, silently judging me.

Soon, I was up to the white wall. Reaching out, I touched it and expected something to happen.

Only, nothing did.

"The hell is this supposed to mean?" I asked aloud.

Silence.

"Hello!?" I called.

I could still feel the invisible eyes watching me, quietly wanting me to continue.

'Maybe there's a door.' I thought.

Walking along the wall, I kept going expecting to find a door or something.

But I only found another wall.

Thinking that this was a corner, I kept going into the new section.

I looked back around and saw that there was now a mist coming in. I now realized that I couldn't see very far from my spot. It seemed as though it were blurry, even distorted.

Feeling a bit worried, I tried to create a flashlight.

Only to be met with a throbbing headache.

A searing sensation was felt across my arm, and I grabbed it out of instinct.

Clenching my teeth in pain, and some expletives under my breath, I looked at my arm, which was forming a horrible burn.

The room began getting darker, somehow. Almost as if there was a dimmer in the lights I couldn't see.

I heard whispers, and I looked around for them, yet couldn't find their location. I also couldn't make out what they were saying either. I thought I could hear something about light, but I wasn't sure.

It was unnerving, to say the least.

Placing my hand back onto the wall, I continued until I had found another section that was unexplored.

"Is this just one big fucking room?" I asked to nobody in particular.

I kept going, but decided to test how durable these walls were.

I lifted my leg and kicked at it with as much force I could muster. Not that it broke in, so it meant it was pretty sturdy.

However, I did leave a mark on it. It looked like any shoe print would with the grime and such that was under the sole, leaving a nice, patterned mark on it.

The idea of going through the fog to see what was up with this darkening room was probably needed, but I didn't trust going into the blur.

I continued until I had found a door. It wasn't special, just any regular white door with a golden doorknob. It looked almost boring too.

Grabbing the handle, I gave it a twist, and tried to open it.

It didn't, however.

I thought I heard something moving somewhere in the fog, as I quickly turned my head to find the source.

But there was nothing but the fog.

Looking at the knob, I noticed that there was a key slot. It looked like on of those olden locks, but I remember it being a standard.

"Through the fog...."

I quickly swung my hand back to hit whatever was behind me, only to hit thin air.

"W-who's there?!" I called out.

...

...

Silence.

"Who the hell is there!"

...

...

Feeling scared, I began looking around for the now different shaped key. It was nowhere to be seen, and I was starting to panic.

I started banging at the door, trying to break off the handle, even bash down the door through sheer brute strength.

But it didn't work.

It was almost as if my power was gone, and any attempt to use it was met with repercussions.

I felt a powerful gust of wind and looked back. There was a section where the fog had cleared, but I noticed that there was a figure nearby. It looked like armor, as it was fairly bulk with a smooth outline. It also looked, familiar.

Nervously, I walked up to it and spotted a key on the suit. It was clipped to the chest plate, but I couldn't see the suit. It was difficult to see with the room now almost in pitch darkness, but the key had a little glowing effect.

As I got closer, it got colder. I wasn't sure why this was happening, or what this meant, but I didn't want to spend any unnecessary time here.

Grabbing the key, I turned quickly and went for the room, but something grabbed me by the back of my shirt, and pulled me back.

Yelping out of surprise, I tried to face what had grabbed me.

And I froze out of shock.

"Thought you could leave, didn't you!" Smiled a past version of me. He was in the suit that I made when I was killing everyone, with the blood stains and small bits of bone and other bodily things that were supposed to be inside and never come out.

"What!?"

He punched me square in the face, and I was sent into the door. Groaning, I tried to get up, but a pain flared up in my left leg.

I glanced up at old me and glared at him.

"You think that you're the stronger one, don't you. You are not!" He said, an angry grin on his face.

"Who the fuck you is." I grunted, trying to get back up with my bad leg.

"Don't play dumb. You've always wanted to come to Equestria. I'm the version of you that you left behind on that shit hole of a dimension. And so, I'll enjoy beating the fucking shit out of you."

"No, I don't think you will." I muttered, getting back up on my feet.

In a blur, I was grabbed by the throat and slammed back into the door, the knob digging into my back.

"You need me to beat that fuck face Light Bearer, so don't think that I'm just a figment of your imagination."

Growling, I began struggling against this thing, but the armor proved to strong.

"Don't fight it. I've been watching you your entire life. I know how aggressive you can be, how violent you can get, so don't try to pass off as a pacifist anymore either."

"L-Lu-"

I was cut off and thrown into the mist, pain shooting up across my body as I tried to stop myself.

"Don't bother crying for Luna either. She can't even get here without your Soul Bond. We're in the deepest part of your subconscious. In a room filled with different iterations of yourself that you've grown out of and faded into dust." He said.

"You really like to hear yourself talk, don't you." I poked.

An armored boot hit into my rib cage, earning several cracked bones and bruised organs.

"And you don't know when stop." He spoke.

I frisked myself for anything that I could use against myself, but I only found my phone and wallet.

It's better than nothing.

Throwing them at him, he caught them and threw them back at blinding speeds, hitting my other arm and earning yet another sickening crack.

I wasn't sure why I didn't scream from the injuries I got.

"You could have been much better than me, but instead, you turned into a pussy that doesn't want to have sex. Hell, you even turned down Luna a good time with how broken you are."

"You know, for someone that lives in my subconscious, you talk a lot of shit."

He simply laughed.

"Because I earned that right when you lost it."

Grabbing me by the base of my neck, I felt him lift me up and slowly begin crush my spine. This time, I reacted my screaming loudly.

I felt my skull being put under immense pressure. My blood vessels popping and my mind going numb.

I was instantly pulled back into reality with a quick, and loud crunch in my head.

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