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// Chapter 3 
// Story: Equestria Girls: The Inner Twilight 
// by Time Agent pony 
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Massachusetts, Salem.

Twilight stood before the Tower of Fate, the home of Doctor Fate.


"Well, I'm here" Twilight said, aloud, "now what?"

She couldn't see a door into the tower, no way to get inside.

"Strange," Twilight thought to herself, "no door."

She reached out her hand and touched the tower's wall.

Right after doing that the tower suddenly glowed gold and an ankh shaped door appeared in front of Twilight.

"Twilight Sparkle," the voice of Doctor Fate declared, "please enter."

Twilight proceeded into the tower.

A fantastic sight met her eyes, it was as if a M.C. Escher painting had been brought to life.


Everywhere Twilight looked staircases stretched this way and that.

At the centre of it all was Kent Nelson, Doctor Fate himself.


"Thank you for coming, Twilight Sparkle," Doctor Fate said as Twilight approached him.

"Can you help me, like you said?" Twilight asked.

"Indeed," Doctor Fate answered, "the dreams you are having are no normal dreams, they are a beacon, a soul within you is crying for help."

"What do you mean?" Twilight questioned.

"I mean," Doctor Fate replied, "that there is another soul residing within you."

"Midnight Sparkle" Twilight uttered.

"Midnight Sparkle?" Doctor Fate echoed.

Twilight explained everything, about Midnight Sparkle and how she had been hearing her voice in her dreams.

"Interesting," Doctor Fate responded, "it would seem that Midnight Sparkle is calling for help through your dreams."

"How can that be?" Twilight queried, "dreams aren't real, dreams aren't reality."

"Ah," Doctor Fate chuckled, "but would you even know what reality looks like."

"Maybe it's the tiredness," Twilight shrugged, taking a seat across from Doctor Fate, "but I'm more confused, than I was before."

"The dream world exists apart from the waking world," Doctor Fate explained, "but it is real and it does exist."

"Then how do we get there?" Twilight asked.

"You fall asleep," Doctor Fate replied, simply.

"Ok," Twilight continued, "then you can fix whatever is causing the dreams to happen."

"I can only provide the means to enter the dream world," Doctor Fate answered, "once we're inside you and only you must confront the source of dreams. I can accompany you but I cannot interfere in any events that transpire."

Twilight thought for a few minutes, "Ok," she responded, finally.

"I will make the preparations," Doctor Fate nodded.



Moments later.

Twilight lay on a bed, while Doctor Fate looked over her.

"I'm ready," Twilight said.

"Remember," Doctor Fate replied, "It won't be the real you that enters the dream world, but a shadow of you."

"So I won't be able to use my ring or my geode," Twilight guessed.

"Indeed," Doctor Fate nodded, "however, the most power weapon in the dream world is the mind."

Twilight nodded, closed her eyes, surrendering to sleep.

Once, she was asleep, Doctor Fate placed his hands on Twilight's head, his eyes glowing with gold light.



On another plane of existence.

Twilight awakened and looked around at the her surroundings.

Seconds later, Doctor Fate appeared alongside her.

"Welcome, Twilight Sparkle," he declared, "to the realm of dreams."