Universe of Mine

by Emperor_Amaria

Chapter 2: Among The Trees Shadow

The sun set behind the opposite hills. The wind turned colder, with a scatter of rain, and in less than an hour it was dark. All color had faded from the sky: and although the crooked gate creaked slightly in the night wind (as though to insist that it had not dissapeared in the darkness, but was still firmly where it had been put).

There was no pony to read the sharp, hard letters that cut straigh as black knives across its white surface. They said,

REMAIN OF SOMBRA, BEWARE PONIES

And a red paint under it,

THEY WHO CHEATED DEATH, SHALL PAY FOR HIS CHAINED SOUL

They shall end with the same fate as their fellow.....

For unknown reason, the ground started to shake and shake. Deep red light emerged from its surface, transfering the magic energy, it seemed. Beneath it, stood a fearless creatures, as their purple eyes twinkled in the darkness of the majestic night.

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In the darkness and warmth of the house the trio woke up, staring at the outside world from the window, as the foreign world enveloped their minds. Their young conductress stood in front of the fire place, gathering as much heat as possible for her big body. It was silence, no sounds, only the sound of rain outside.

The luminescent of the moonlight covered the dark house with a glint of light. Indeed, her house was in the Everfree forest, heard its name maybe could send you some chills down to your spine, experienced them, well, if you were not strong enough, that brain of yours would be melted with horror.

There was starts, many of them, spreading like sprinkles of white chocolate. They made the moon shone much brighter, oh their determination, how awfully majestic, Cosmos numbly thought. Somehow, he thought, he knew that up there was his home. He knew that his lovely children was watching him out there, encouraging their father to be brave. He knew that his wife was waiting for his arrival.

He just somehow knew, that his friends was very loyal to him. They would never betray him, they would never hurt a fly. But he somehow knew, that this time it was harder than before, as if someone was trying to block him and his friends, cutting their existense from their own world.

"So," The zebra tried to break the silence, "You must be tired, my children. I made some muffins for you to eat, oh, and some Apple Ciders if you want."

"Thanks," Navven answered, still looking around before his vision ended up at his friend's bandaged head, "How is your head, Galaxy?"

"No broken bones, luckily."

"Well, I had bandaged your head, with some of my herbals medicine. I ......just hope you feels better." Zecora ruffled his hair, smiling as she did so. She stared at the fire for a moment, the heat of fire twinkled at her large brown pupils. The shadow, they saw, had made her more bigger and scary than before. "You are not a threat, are you?"

Cosmos, who still looked very sleepy on his bed, jolted awake as he heard that question. "Wha? no, of course not. It just a technical problem in our world. As soon as we g--"

"Your world." She stated carefully. Zecora spun her head round, stared at Cosmos's eyes with curiosity.

"Our world, not from this world."

"You mean you aren't Equestrian?"

Navven yawned, stretching his back hooves with pleasure of infinity, ahh.... finally. Home sweet home, before answered, "Equestrian? Who's that?"

Zecora was very startled by his answer, she looking at him with unblinking eyes. "You. Don't know. Equestria?"

"Uhmm, is that the name of this country? if it is then why yes, we don't know."

Silence

"What are you?"

"Ponies."

"No, I mean your kind!"

"Alicorns."

"NO! Just, ughh.....where are you from?!"

"Another timelines."

Why are you wearing clothes? Zecora thought.

"Well, maybe because our customs were different. We seems fine with these armors."

Zecora looked at Navven with that curious looks of her.

"You said that out loud." He stated simply.

The zebra slumped at the floor with a thud. She stared disbeliefly at her alien guests, as if she wanted to devoured them all or just simply turned them to ashes. My, my, she thought she was beginning to lose her mind. Three alicorns? Unbelivable, but princes? Celestia would become crazy about this. All of her peaceful life, this anomaly was the strangest she had ever seen.

"Timelines?"

"Different AU from your world, A U, Alternate Universe." Cosmos explained, "looks like you don't know much about time, Zecora."

"Well, I don't know! Say, are you even born for royalty or just normal ponies in your world?"

"Say, if I explain about us. Will you shut up?"

"That's very rude of you, young man!" Zecora glared at Cosmos, "But if its what you want, I can't disagree. Procced."

Cosmos jumped from the bed and settled himself next to the fire, he faced Zecora. "Then I shall tell you our world."

"We, are alicorns. We are not commonborn, like what you had said before, but yes we are the ruler of our world. Royalty, in your word. As much as I want to hide our identity, I think that isn't very neccessary. Navven here, is the Emperor of Mardane, the Earth. Galaxy, Emperor of Time, ruler of Milky Way. Me, my name is Cosmos Galaxio, ruler of Universe as much as the embodiment of Universe itself, Ruler of Cosmos Empire, father of The Zodiacs."

"Emperors?!" Zecora shrieked.

"Now, my lady, rude or not, it is almost midnight. Can we go to sleep now? I promise I will talk to you later."

"A-As you wish, Your Highnesses."

"Ah Zecora, you don't have to address us like that." Galaxy winked.

Zecora then walked silently to the door, she still had that somehow amused face. "As much as I like to know all of your story, where is my manner? You are my guests, gentlecolts. Goodnight." She turned the light off, the mythical aura seemed lingering above her. The guests didn't hear any sounds again. They fell asleep as soon as their head touched the soft, fluffy pillow.

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The sound of winds startled them to wake, it was nearly morning. Cosmos yawned, he rubbed his horn as he was trying to remember the last conversation. Heck, that mare was very takactive, he thought. But well, he was used into it, after all he had been through they always asked him the same questions. They, ponies or other creatures from another timelines, sometimes asked him about something very personal. Sometimes, they flirted with him.

Sometimes, they approached him and almost made him out of his mind. All of that soft fur, Cosmos shuddered at the thought. But this world! They didn't even wear any clothes. The imagess!

He decided to walk outside.

"Mhhh, C-cosmos? What are ya doin'?" Navven streched his wings, he half-opened his right eyes slightly as he heard hoofsteps.

"Going out, you wanna come buddy? Zecora probably make our breakfast." The tall stallion jumped and trotted up to the door. "Wake Galaxy." He ordered. His tail flowed as the wind blew right through the window. Soon, he dissapeared at the corner, it was silent once more. Morning sun shone brightly today, Navven sighed, another stallion next to him still didn't move, laying in perfect silent like a dead body.

"Galaxy." Navven nudged his friend's horn slightly.

He didn't move a bit.

"Galaxyyy!" Navven screamed in the ear. He grabbed and yanked his feathers, not caring the amount of pain his friends might endure. And there he was, staring wide eyes to the pony who yanked his wings hard. "Awww OWw! Navven!"

"S-sorry!"

"First head, now this! What creature that possesed you, dude?"

Navven rolled his eyes as he stood up, glaring at him. "C'mon, we have to leave. You don't want to go against Cosmos's order, will'cha?"

"Relax, dude. its not like he will jump out of nowhere and startling us!"

As if on cue, their leader jumped from the window, startling them. Galaxy stared at him, jaw-dropped, what on earth did this happen? He couldn't do that on purpose, not with his personality!

"Cyahhh! Come onn, you lazybones! Up, up, for this morning~~" He said with a sing-song tone.

"That was....out of your character."

"Guess the apple cider still affect my brain." He smirked, "But that's delicious! C'mon, let's talk to Zecora."

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The flowers were blooming, birds were singing. A shadowy figure walked through the treess, unseen, forgotten, leaving some cloven-hoofed hoofprints on the dirt path. Winds didn't bother her, as leaves fell down from its branches, covering the path with orange-ish colours. That was scary, until she took off her mask, that tall figure was a zebra.

Zecora hummed another foreign tune, happily trotted up to her mystical garden. Well, her garden was mystical, for the ligering light that seemed floating in the darkness of Everfree forest. She decided to pick up some mushroom and herbals, for Galaxy's head. She thought grimly. Their names even so unfamiliar for her tongue.

She was deep in thought, what reaction did the Princesses show? Were they angry, or delighted? For all this years, Equestria knew there was no Alicorn prince. If the Princesses were that powerful, how about it Princes? Zecora knew from their pure heart, they were not enemies. But still, coins have two different side, wasn't it?

Zecora only knew one thing, their wings couldn't be show in front of the other ponies. Then, maybe they could go back in peace to wherever they belong without gathered so much attention.

"Um, excuse us, Madame Zecora?"

"Hiii!" She startled, turned her head fast. "Oh, you three."

"Uhm, are we bothering you now? Maybe we can talk later.."

"No, no! I mean, come my children. I want to cook some mushroom soup for you."

"Thank you, Madame." Galaxy said, rubbing his messy wing.

She stared at their colorful wings with wonders, then back at her unamused guests face. 5 minutes they were standing in silence, as they heard a chit-chat sound not far from their place. "Let's talk inside, there is one thing I want to clarify."

"Who are they? Another ponies with no clothes?"

"Galaxy!" Cosmos hissed, sending his now scared friend a death glare. "Mind your manner!"

"S-sorry, Majesty." he coughed, "lets just go inside then?"

The track from Zecora's garden to her house took many twist and turns and without her they would have lost it a hundred time (well, if they didn't have the ability to teleport anyway. They didn't dare to do it again in front of a stranger). As they descended, the air grew warmer through the thick bamboo forest. On the end of it, Zecora followed the path into thick jungle with galleries that met overhead and blotted out the sunlight.

Their furs were warm with the help of the glorious sunshine, as they breathed the warm air, heavy with the scent of damp earth and rooting plants.

"Well, who know walking is way better than shortcut." Navven said, astonished by its jungle splendor. Birds of bright plumage flashed over their ears, small monkeys chattered and gibbered on the top branches and brilliantly coloured butterflies hovered over the flowering vines.

With dramatic suddenness, the jungle ended and they came out into an open plain that extended about a league to the opposite wall of the jungle. In the centre of this clearing stood a majestic house, covered with vines. As much as they wanted to just sit there doing nothing, Zecora seemed to be so serious right now. Cosmos, on the other hoof, starting to feel tired of this long-distance walking thingy. He sighed, he missed home already.

"Maybe, just maybe, this will be my last journey in Alternate Universe."

Navven was hovering in the air as Zecora opened the door, he looked at her with great interest, as if she was somekind of moving hologram or just a living test subject for a mad scientist. While Galaxy, yes well, he IS Galaxy.....

"Galaxy! How come you can walk when you are sleeping?" Cosmos stated, utterly shocked about his, well, his friend's unique behavior. Oh, why he had to cooperate with this ponies, looks like the Fates was messing with his already messed up life then. Hey, I'd like to tell you something, Emperor's Jobs were hard, they managed their whole empire, which consist of many kingdoms.

Imagine that these damned kingdoms declared wars against each other, and you're the one who hold the access to justice. They needed your justice and freedom, while on the other hand---Hoof, enemies would easily kidnap and kill your blessed soul. You doomed, really, mental breakdown, commit suicide, aye?

Death seemed so nice right now, wasn't it?

"Nah, he always like that." Navven answered, giving his master a glance before returning to his scientist prey. "I wonder if her metabolism sistem is similar to us." he thought to himself.

"Ahem. Navven?"

"Yeah?"

"No. Last time you brought a living subject, I had to clean its bloody body that you accidentally taped in MY wall." Cosmos sent a death glare, "Besides, killing is an unnecessary manner, it is not?"

"It's not about killing! It's about science! Imagine what we can find in that goddamn big body. Other way, she is sexy tho." He chuckled darkly, flapping his wings in the manner of an insane Pegasus. "I need that body..."

"Navven! Cut it out!"

He didn't listen, instead he flapped his wings faster and faster, his horn glowed brighter. Navven definitely was not in his normal state. His face was full of insanity with an insane big grin plastered on his mouth. He proudly took a step forward, reaching for his innocent prey.

Closer....closer...

Before a bright light flashed between his eyes, he felt his body flying to the forest. He felt like being turned upside down but no pain at all. When Navven's vision became more clearer, he spun his head toward his friend's direction. They were there, Galaxy astonished by the act that just happened a second ago, jaw-dropped as he looked toward Navven, full of disbelief. Zecora glared between him and her own house, as if she was scared her house would vanished to ashes.

And there he was, Cosmos, stood angerly in four hooves. his eyes were calm, but you could see a flickering orange flame surrounded each other eyes. Wings were open widely and horn glowed bright, brighter than his own. Navven stared at his angry friend, regretting everything he had done.

"Navven.." He spoke calmly. "You do this one again, Ill easily whip up your empire."

"M'sorry." Navven answered timidly.

"What is it?"

"M'Sorry, My lord. And thats very rude of me to think about my experiment, Lady Zecora. Please, accept my apology."

The said mare was looking at the sight in front of her with big, scared eyes. She wanted to run, but deep into her heart, she took a pity about them. Poor them, didnt have any direction, lonely, in this strange world. Maybe they have a family? Zecora thought grimly.

"Oh poor you." The Shaman sighed, "That's okay, dear children." She had a feeling that this anomaly had to be reported to both the princesses and The Element of Harmony. Maybe they could open the portal, she smiled at the plan. But every plan had a risk, what if the princesses decided to keep them and cut their existence from their lovely universe?

Navven already stood up next to Galaxy, his injured hoof (for an obvious reason) was being cured by no other than his friend and boss, Cosmos. The universe ruler was still a little bit mad about Navven's earlier action, but looking at his injured hoof,

Guilty and sadness was surrounding Cosmos's feeling.

"Its almost noon. C'mon children, I'll cook a special meal for you all." She turned her body to the door, "And about earlier actions, I forgive it. But please, don't do that again, especially when I take you to Canterlot. Understand?"

"Yes miss. But may I ask who were they, the ponies that were talking next to your gardens?"

"Hmm, I suppose thay they may sense your presence too, other than me. That, or Derpy already told them about us all."

Galaxy titled his head, "And that is?"

"The Elements of Harmony," the Zebra stated coldly, " You'll meet them this afternoon, I suppose. But once you meet them, dont you ever dare revealing your world to them. Or big mistake will happen very, very soon.

Author's Note:

Wohooo, Its me again! Emperor Amaria.....

well yes, will they survive this madness???? lets see the next chapter!