//------------------------------// // Planeswalking 101 // Story: Chronicles of the Planeswalkers // by Eagle Heart //------------------------------// Sometime after the reunion of our heroes and friends, Pinkie Pie decides to make a Welcome back to Equestria party and after dissappearing in the blink of an eye to prepare the party; Everybody decide to take Aquila and Redik to Ponyville hospital to tend to their not very serious wounds. After they have been treated, the group heads to Twilight's library to let our friends rest and to hear about their adventures. The group arrives to the library and enters. "Surprise!" *random loud party sounds* Just to be suddenly surprised by Pinkie's party, somehow the hyperactive mare was able to pull a full house party in the 30 minutes that took the group to get to the hospital and to the library. The group starts enjoying themselves here and there, either eating sweets, drinking cider and soda and dancing to this white unicorn which seemed to be making music with some weird discs. Aquila was in a corner of the room drinking cider right next to Dr. Whooves, both of them watching how Redik was dancing to this weird but very catchy song with Pinky, Rainbow, and Derpy. "It seems that Mr. Redik is enjoying himself pretty much huh?" says the Dr. "Yeah, he seems very happy and I have to admit, this song may be weird but I kind of like it too." replies Aquila. "Yes yes, quite a catchy tune. Anyway my friend, I was wondering, what are your intentions now?" asks Dr. Whooves "Well me and Redik were talking about it and we think we would like for you to teach us more about traveling throughout dimensions. We want to perfect it, make it more efficient and safer; I dont want to ever put these kind ponies in harms way again." says Aquila then taking a sip of his cider. "I would be more than happy to help you two. Training young and skillful prospects will give me some good distraction from my tedious studies." answers the Dr. "Thanks Dr. Im glad to find that you are so willing to help us and to give you some entertainment with it." says Aquila with a smirk on his face. "Oh yes, it will be fun indeed. So we will have to start you magic training, when would you like to begin my boy?" says Dr. Whooves This comment gave Aquila a raise brow as he looks at the Dr. with a look that says what the buck are you talking about? "Me? Magic? What are you talking about Dr.? I may have the power to travel to dimensions, but I dont have magic. Im no wizard." says Aquila. "What are you talking about, of course you have magic?" said a loud voice coming from the croud of ponies that where dancing. It was Redik, walking towards them while eating a cupcake in his right hand and drinking some cider from a cup in the other hand. * "You have a lot of magical energy within you." *munch munch* "I beh tha' you woul' be ah grea' mage an' I ting- *cough cough*." *slurp slurp* "Oh that was close, anyway as I was saying, I think you are most likely connected to white mana. Althought we wont know until we make you manifest your magic in some way." says Redik "Yes yes, what your friend here says its true. Let me tell you my friend, the moment the spark awoke within you, your magic capability also came to life so to speak." said the Dr. as Aquila begins to think about this new information. "Hmmm still Im not sure about using this dark arts." "Haaaahh I told you before, they are not dark arts or anything evil for that matter." says an exasperated Redik. "It is as your fellow here points, but there could be some spells that their fuction could be considered evil. Also if someone uses it for dark purposes, but we know that you wont right?" says a cheerfull Dr. Whooves. "Well... i guess, after all they could be usefull." says an unsure Aquila "Thats the spirit lad. Well then, we will begin training tomorrow in my backyard, what do you say?" asks Dr. Whooves with a smile to Aquila. "I have no problems with this, looking forward to controling the dimensional traveling thingy." says Redik. "Ok, I guess, tomorrow then." replies Aquila while extending his hand to the Dr. Who in response raises his hoof. They both shake hands?, hoofs?, Handhoofs whatever! Then they dedicate the rest of the evening to have a good time in Pinkie's party. The next morning our heroes head towards Dr. Whooves's house to learn about their new found abilities, one of them clearly more eager then the other. "Yes! So exited right now." says Redik grinning. "Relax Redik, after everything that has happend this is no big deal." says Aquila. "Heh, yeah I guess, but man, traveling through worlds and other planes of existence is just... WOW!" replies Redik. Both of them arrive to the house of Dr. Whooves and after knocking at the door and being led in by a cute wall eyed pegasus mare. Once inside they see the Dr. drinking a cup of what seems to be tea meanwhile reading a newspaper in a table at the kitchen. He takes notice of his guests as they come in, and says. "Ah my new students have arrived. Smashing." Dr. Whooves leads our two friends to the couch in the very spaceous living room and makes them take a seat while he brings out of a closet a big drawing board. He then takes a marker and starts writing something. He stands aside and in the board is writen the word 'PLANESWALKER'. "Okay then, lets begin with the basics, Planeswalker 101." says the Dr. "As you may or may not know, one individual from every millions of millions in existence, is born with the capacity to light what we call, 'The Spark'. From those millions of individuals with the capacity to light it, only a very very small number of those fellows are capable of actually lighting it, either on purpose or by mistake." says the Doctor "So I take it, that for some reason, we were lucky enough to actually light ours and we became planeswalkers right?" says Aquila. "Yes indeed, it usually happens when the host of the spark is put through a traumatic experience or near death one for that matter." replies the Doctor. Aquila and Redik look to each other for a second and them they just nod a look back to the Doctor. "Hmm... it it my guess that you too most likely became planeswalkers this way, am I correct in this assumption?" says the Dr. "Yes yes you are, but I think I talk for me and Aquila when I say that we wouldnt like to talk about it." says Redik to the Dr. "Oh dont worry, I guess us much. Lets carry on then shall we?" says the Dr. He then starts to write other things on the board, when he finishes and stands to the side. On the board are now writen under planeswalker the words Worlds and Multiverse. "Okay who can tell me what they know about Multiverse Theory?" says Dr. Whooves "Uh uh uh me me me pick me heyhey me mememememe uhuhuhuh over here meeeeeeee I know I know." shouts Redik, its very annoying "Yes you. The one in red." says the Dr. "Yes!" shouts Redik as he prepares to answer "The multiverse theory is about the believed that beside our world or universe there are an infinity of other universes. The other worlds and/or universes could be almost identical to ours or very, very different, this also gives relations with paralel worlds and other planes of existence. But... since there are planeswalkers, like us, who travel through these universes, I think is not a theory anymore right?" says Redik quizzicaly. "Very good my young student, quite well explain if I may add. Well yes, you two like many others have gained the ability to travel through this universes many of which have different concepts of space and time and so may have different rules of physics. We travel to these worlds, either because, we are wanting to see these worlds or maybe other personal reasons. It could also be the innate feeling and desire of exploring that we get the moment we change." says the Dr. "Change?" asks Redik "Yes change, the moment you two became planeswalkers, is the moment you two stopped being humans." says the Dr. to the two dumbfounded "Humans" in the couch. "You are telling us that we are not human anymore?" says Aquila. "Yes indeed I am. The moment the spark is lit, its energy transforms the bearer into an entity being that of his carnal form. In other words your humans bodies are just a shell of what you two use to be." says the Dr. "So even if they kill our bodies nothing will happen yo us? Cool!" says Redik exited. "Oh no heavens no, as I said, it is a shell and as any shell its purpose is to protect whats inside and in this case keep it from dissapearing or disipating into nothingness. It is also the conduct into which this energy manifests and keeps a concious thought" says the Dr. "Hmmmm I... I think I get it." says the Master Assassin. "Good for you because, that part almost blew my mind." says Redik with swirly eyes. "Well then, lets go outside to the backyard. So I can explain the last and maybe most important part of the lesson and also to start the training." says Dr. Whooves as he moves out of the room and gesturing to the humans to follow him. Ones outside Dr. Whooves house our two heroes find themselves in a very wide plain which stretches very far away reaching what seems to be a forest and a small group of mountains at the distance. "This is your backyard!?" says Redik surprise at the sight in front of him. "Oh my Celestia no no, you see I live in the town outskirts and this place being so peacefull an all I didnt find the neccesity to place a fence." answers the Dr. "Anyway with this we certenly have a big space to practice and with no interruptions whatsoever" "Seems so Dr. so what know?" asks Aquila "First things first." says the Dr. meanwhile reaching for something in a saddlebag on the floor right next to him. From the bag he takes what seems to be a very small white ball with the letters PU engrave on it. "What's that?" asks Redik "This my friends, is a small ball as you can see." says Dr. Whooves non chanantly "Wow really? You think- UGH!" says Redik in a rudly manner before being jab on the ribs by Aquila, an all to familiar feeling for him. "What my rude friend here is trying to say is, what makes it so special?" asks Aquila. "Oh, of course, well you see. In this small ball I have created what is known as a Pocket Dimension or in this case, universe." says the DR. "So in that small ball their is an entire universe?" says Redik meanwhile rubbing his hurtfull ribs. "Well yes, but is not that big of a universe really, just some random stars and planets here and there, and also some animals living there." says the Dr. "So what are you gonna do with that?" asks Redik. "Oh my dere boy, the question is not what Im going to do with this but what YOU are going to do with it." said the Dr. "And that would be?" asks Redik. "To go inside of it of course" answers the Dr. who then starts explaining "You see, the last thing you boys need to know about being planeswalkers is the traveling through the multiverse and dimensions. More specifically, to do it at will and where you want to, if you know where you are heading that is of course. I would have done this before when I was teaching you guys in the first place but Im kind of forgetfull sometimes." says Dr. Whooves with a sheepeshly smile "Also im sorry that I didnt take my time training you more instead of just teaching you how to create that portal and the basics, Im very sorry" said the Dr. with a sad look upon his face. "No please, dont be sorry, no one could have predicted what happened." says Aquila. "Yeah Doc is not your fault." says Redik. "Thanks boys, that means a lot, well anyway as I was telling you, to travel between worlds the planeswalkers warp themselves into these gateways, or portals if you will. They do this by either creating the portal themselves and just passing through it or by various other means. It usually involves the planeswalker style, like for example, mainly like what I call blinking out, or jumping." says the Dr. "Jumping?" asks Redik. "Yes, you see, sometimes planeswalkers just want to get out of the world they are in, and do it very fast and without being followed if possible. So they phase out of the universe so fast that it seems that they have disappear out of existence in just one blink." explains the Dr. "So there are many ways to just go to that dark abyss and travel to the other universes." says Aquila. "Oh yes, the dark abyss, I like to call it the Dark Beyond." says the Dr. "Well anyway, I guess you want us to practice some of the methods of traveling and go inside that small ball right?" says Aquila. "Oh well, not quite." says the Dr. "What do you mean?" asks Aquila. "Well, I want Redik to do it, you on the other hand will first study basic magic with me. Being a planeswalker is basicly being a very powerfull mage and the traveling through the worlds takes use of your great magic energy, which is very much related with the magic energy of mana. So I'll have you learn to harness mana and use some spells with it. That is if you are fortunate enough to share one of the colors of mana in which either me or Redik are proficient." says Dr. Whooves. "I see..." says Aquila kind of disappointed. "Ah don't be like that Aquila, using mana is great you'll see." says Redik with a big smile. "Well then, if you two gentlemen are ready, lets get started then, Tally-Ho!" Shouts the Dr. as our heroes decide to start their training.