Love has everything to do with it
Chapter 34
Previous Chapter Next ChapterAfter several days without any luck in finding any further information about the Twilight Princess. Midnight had resorted to doing the one thing he had not really considered to do at the time. That particular thing involved him traveling into the afterlife several times in order to gather quite a bit of information from various different beings. Before his travels though, he had spoken aloud to any God that would be listening to him at the time. After a few words had been kindly exchanged, and scrolls sent from the afterlife. Midnight had managed to gain access to several beings in the afterlife that could possibly aid him in his quest to find out more information about the being that would soon show herself.
"Alright Tia, I'll be gone for a little while. I'm not sure how well this is going to work though, so make sure to keep your distance for the time being." Midnight stated as he lay down onto a small pillow, still in his reverted form.
"Very well, I'll let the guard know as well so that you will not be disturbed. Do say hello to my parents for me though." Celestia smiled warmly to him as he gave a nod in return.
"Be back in a bit." He smiled as his horn lit up, his vision filling with light as he quickly stepped into the afterlife with the aid of the spell. Looking around for moment, he located his parents, his future in-laws, and the Alpha God, Bob. However, he wasn't looking at them from his normal height. He was still quite small, and in his reverted form. He stared quietly at the group before him before he noticed his mothers and his mother-in-laws expressions turn to awe for a moment before they gave a gasp, squealing out as they rushed him.
"Oh crap!" He managed to squeak out before the two females pulled him into a group hug, squealing loudly at how adorable he was. A few minutes passed by before he gave an annoyed sigh.
"Mom.............. Soon to be mom in law................... I do have a limited time here, and I would like to get something accomplished instead of being glomped by you two." He groaned, but paused, going stiff as he noticed their unrelenting glare. Both moving closer toward his face and making him sweat for a moment before he sighed in annoyance.
"Fine............. proceed." He stated causing them both to smile and snuggle him lovingly. After a few minutes, Bob walked over to in front of the trio cocking a brow.
"Ladies, I am sorry to say this, but I need to discuss a few things with this little fellow." He smirked slightly seeing Midnight's eyes light up at finally being able to get away from the duo whom were smothering him with loving hugs.
"Awww, but he is just so adorable." Morning Star pouted as the reverted Alicorn was quickly pulled from her and May's embrace.
"The last time my son was that small was decades ago, and you would deprive his mother the chance to hold him like a baby once again? Shaaaaaaaaaame!" She stated while shaking a finger at Bob, making him chuckle.
"You can berate me later my child, but for the moment, your son needs some guidance on the topic at hand, and I am afraid that I must take him from everyone for a short time." Bob chuckled as he sat the Alicorn down and vanished from sight along with him.
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The two reappeared outside of a large gate that seemed to show quite a bit of wear from the time it had been existing. A tall black stone gate that had large gashes all over it. Many chips had been taken out of it from what looked like claws or swords, as well as many large dents caused by massive impacts..
The gate itself was around forty feet tall, set in solid black stone, and also set within a larger door that was then set into the side of a large, solid stone, mountain. All around them stood various dead trees and shrubs, along with a massive barren desert that seem to never end into the distance. Midnight gave a nervous glance up to Bob as he stared at the door.
"I hate to ask, but this looks like a gate to somewhere I don't want to go." Midnight chuckled nervously as the Alpha God reach his hand up to the door and gave it a gentle push.
"You're wondering where this leads to I take it?" Bob smirked seeing the tiny Alicorn nod. "Well, I am sure you are aware of some of the historical stories that have been told to you as a young man. The ones about the gates to hell?" Midnight gave an even more nervous nod. "Well then, you are about to see it first hand, but don't worry, since we are just guests, you won't see what your hell would be should you ever end up here."
"Wait, I thought that........." Midnight stopped as Bob picked back up.
"That all lives are predetermined fates? Don't be ridiculous boy, If I made everyones life onto a predetermined path, then I would have gone insane from boredom long ago. It's far to much fun watching what certain individuals will do when thrown into various circumstances." Bob chuckled.
"I take it you didn't know about me being stripped from my world and tossed into one filled with ponies then did you?" Midnight smirked a little seeing Bob roll his eyes.
"As I said, noone's life is on a predetermined path. I may give them a gentle nudge at times, but I won't directly interfere with them unless it will cause a great catastrophe in the end."
The two pressed through the door as Bob had finished. They both being greeted with the smell of fire and brimstone along with a slight heat. Midnight looked around them seeing jagged rocks protruding from all around and in every direction. Some of them glowing a slight orange from hanging over fire pits or lava. At one point, within a hundred yards of the entrance, Midnight along with Bob starred silently at a slightly moving rock that paused as part of it opened revealing a large glowing eye.
Pausing for a moment, Midnight gave the glowing eye in the giant rock wall a skeptical look just before a plume of black smoke erupted a few yards away causing him to back peddle and bump into Bob.
"Who dares enter this realm?" Came a deep rumbling voice as the rocks began to move about for a moment, a giant draconian head made of stone slowly turning toward the two as both eyes narrowed upon seeing them.
After seeing the head glare at the two of them, Midnight could feel himself shaking in fear from seeing such a gigantic dragons head made of nothing but stone. Bob reached down slowly, picking up the Alicorn whom was still shaking in fear.
"Now Granok, what have I told you about scaring my guests." Came another voice from all around them.
The giant stone dragons eyes went wide upon hearing the voice just before the three of them blink and another being was standing before them.
"What? Now flashy entrance this time around?" Bob asked giving a slight chuckle.
"Brother, so good to see you again............. not!" The being spoke as he moved closer to them, his appearance becoming far more pronounced and visible to them.
"I shall leave them to you sire." The large stone dragon stated as his head gently fell back into its place within the wall of the mountain.
"Sooooooo hard to find good help these days." The figure stated as he finally came to a stop in front of Bob, His eyes glowing faintly for a moment as he looked down to the Alicorn in his brothers possession.
"It has been some time brother. How have you been?" Bob asked as he felt the Alicorn in his arms stop shaking.
"Oh, you know............ torturing souls and subjecting damned souls to an eternity of never ending agony. Same thing I've been doing since the dawn of time." He sighed.
"Midnight, Although this particular individual was not really on the agenda as for beings that you would meet, I would like to introduce you to my brother." Bob stated as the being before them took a suave bow, sweeping both hands in front of him and to his sides.
"Satan, at your service, well, not really. But you get the picture." He chuckled as he returned upright. "But, you may call me Red." He chuckled in a sinister tone, causing Midnight to visibly shiver.
"Never thought I'd see this day." Midnight spoke out causing the two Gods to stare at him, blinking a couple of times.
"Well, it's better than being subjected to the pits of hell in the blink of an eye, is it not?" Bob chuckled only to see his brother give him a glare.
"I'll have you know that I have quite a few happy people here, thank you very much." Red stated in a mock hurt tone, causing Midnight to cock a brow as he was sat down onto the ground.
"I'd like to see that." Midnight smirked only to cause Red to glare at him, causing him to wither backwards slightly.
"Fine, but I would suggest you keep your limbs to yourself in here, and not to interfere with anything that is going on." Red stated as he snapped his fingers before everything went dark and returned to the light as they were now in a different part of hell.
The tiny Alicorn looked around him to see an ornate room, precariously decorated with black and red. The room they were standing in was quite large, maybe fifty feet in diameter with a large open table in the form of a ring within the middle of said room. All around it were chairs, minus a few spots that were missing some of them. In each chair or spot was a being, many of which Midnight had no clue as to who they were. In a couple of spots he did however, notice beings from history from his home world, as well as his new home world.
Midnight gave a growl as his eyes narrowed and his wings flared out upon seeing them. Bob quickly scooping him up as he tried to fight to get at them.
"My child, calm yourself. We did not traverse to this plane for you to fight." Bob stated causing him to give an audible snort and making many of the beings laugh.
"And why not? I would oh so love to get myself all over that little runt." A shadow stated as it crept up and around them. Taloned shadows reaching slightly toward the God and Alicorn only to pause as Red cleared his throat. The Shadow Hunter slinked backwards into its spot before another being spoke up.
"Nice to see you again as well my lesser half." An Alicorn just like Midnight stated as he chuckled from his sitting position next to a human that the original Midnight absolutely despised.
"You would sit next to that monster just to piss me off wouldn't you?!" Midnight shouted toward Flame as he pulled Adolf Hitler into a sideways hug.
"Who? This guy?! Come ON! I think you would have figured out by now that we are polar opposites you idiot." Flame chuckled before shoving Hitler sideways and out of his chair. "Besides, even though I'm dead, I'm still part of who you are. Along with being one of Red's generals." He laughed before the floor beneath him opened up and a plume of fire erupted upwards, sucking him screaming into its depths. Hitler looking over the edge and giving a face that looked like it was about to hurl.
"Yep, completely my polar opposite alright. I, at least, know when to hold my tongue and watch what I say." Midnight stated with a smirk.
"Just goes to show you how I like my generals. Brash and stupid." Red stated causing many of the beings within the room to chuckle nervously. Red rolling his eyes, giving a loud sigh and blowing a plume of black smoke from his mouth and into the center of the room. Bob and Midnight taking a seat in two vacant chairs to the side of the table next to the dark God.
"Now then, I believe that you've come here today to speak with a few beings that are within my realm." Red stated with a smile.
"We have brother." Bob stated, nodding.
Red turned his vision toward Midnight, causing him to wilt once again as he spoke. "And what, have you to offer in return for speaking to these beings?" He grinned seeing Midnights eyes go a little wide. The tiny Alicorn turning to Bob who now had his hands over his face, giving a sigh.
"I wasn't aware that I would need to offer anything in order to speak to a being in this realm." Midnight stated coldly.
"If you have nothing to offer, then I have no reason to allow you to stay here, unless of course, you'd like to take your idiot twins place as a general at my side." Red grinned evilly making the blood in Midnights veins run cold.
"Sorry, but I would rather not delve into evil practices. Much less being a general to you." Midnight stated with a glare of his own, surprising the devil before him.
"Well now, speaking out of tone to a God in his own realm. You must be incredibly stupid, or annoyingly brave." Red stated with an even more intense glare. Midnight not even blinking as he gave one of his own.
"Begone, both of you!" Red shouted, waving his hand in a tossing manner.
"What about our agreement brother?" Bob stated as he rose from his seat.
"Consider it null and void at this time. Now go! Or I'll consider you one of the damned." He growled.
Before Midnight could say anything else, the two beings vanished into a bright light causing many of the beings within the room to screech out in pain. The devil giving an annoyed sigh as he rubbed the bridge of his nose.
"I may not like what I have just done my brother, but consider this a push. One that will tip the balance." Red stated with a smirk as he leaned back in his chair, leaving every being within earshot completely stunned.
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