//------------------------------// // birth of a legend // Story: I am Paradox // by Msande //------------------------------// Chapter 01 “Your majesty,” Paradox replied bowing his head. She seemed to approve of this act as a light smile appeared on her face. “May I inquire as to why you are here?” He asked. “I was just viewing my work as all,” she replied smiling up at the sky as her attention returned to the figure. “And then I came across a most unusual sight a pony walking on his hind hooves,” “Pony?” Paradox replied scrunching up his noise, he glanced down only to see his black coat with on with what appeared to be a white coloring.”Well that’s new,” he said out loud as he dropped onto all fours. He suddenly stumbled not use to the new distribution of weight. “I take it you do not normally appear as you do?” Luna asked looking at Paradox with a hint of suspicion. “Yes, threw a cruel twist of fate, and a bit of my own stupidity, I have landed here, were ever here is,” he said. “Well if you desire you could join us on our nightly stole and perhaps we can give you answers and receive some in turn.” “Well I have all the time in the world, I suppose, I was once called the Doctor and I traveled around in a blue box. However a Paradox was created and so I made an attempt at jumping to an alternate reality I appeared here,” Paradox replied not really sure why he was telling her he didn’t really think she would believe him but he had no reason to lie to her. “Interesting, but the concept of alternate realities is not unfounded.” Princess Luna replied as she stretched her wings out. “Well that went over better than I expected,” He replied with a slight smile as he took a step forward only to trip over his own feet. “We are knowledgeable after all we have seen them ourselves. The world is filled with many magical wonders,” Luna replied. “Wonders well I could use a good distraction,” he muttered to himself as he stood up his body seemingly adjusting itself. “Well then if you wish we could show you a few sights,” She replied with a smile. Paradox shrugged as he was suddenly pulled into the air his body had a purple glow around him as Luna’s unicorn horn glowed as well. “Impossible,” He replied in surprise as she took off into the sky. “Your surprise and your lack of knowledge give you way we are happy you did not lie to us. The fact you did not recognize us until we announced ourselves also shows your lack of knowledge,” she said tossing Paradox into the air forcing him to land on her back. “What was how, could you have moved me,” his brain quickly turning in on itself as it tried to find a scientific explanation for what he was dealing with. “I have to be dead, there is no way,” “We take it magic is a foreign concept to you?” Luna said with a slight laugh as the doctor watched her wings move with graceful ease threw the night sky. “New reality means new rules,” he told himself. He looked over and only to see a massive castle in the middle of a forest. She landed as he looked around a few ponies with bat like wings stood around each bowing as she landed. Paradox felt his smile appear on his face as he nodded at the guards. “You wouldn’t happen to have a library?” he asked. “Yes we normally it closed but I think we can arrange something for you,” Luna smiled. The guards eyes him clearly on edge from something. He glanced up at Luna a bit confused. “Don’t mind them; we recently threw the shackles of a dictator while there is no longer a treat his rain had a very pour effect on the populace and they haven’t recovered yet.” “Wouldn’t he have supporters still?” “Trust me when I say it was a single thing his name was Discord and he had no supporter,” Luna said. “Ah,” Paradox nodded remembering the Daleks. Luna glanced over at him as they walked along clearly wondering why he didn’t question on him. “Trust me I know how much damage a single person can cause, as well as how much a single person can fix,” he said winking. “Fair enough,” she replied accepting the answer. Paradox took in the sights the castle wasn’t anything he hadn’t seen before with the exception of more pony like statues than the normal human. The halls were not very wide it seemed to be a more practical castle as Luna led the way to a small out of the way door. The doors opened up suddenly as he inspected the hinges no sign of any kind of machinery sensor or any other explanation his minor telepathic abilities could pick up. Sighing a bit he soon found himself with a small library filled with books. “I expected more since this would be a royal library,” He commented. He glanced over to see Luna look away a little ashamed. “Sorry, it’s just even if you just liberated it seems surprising to have such a small amount of books.” “Well that is the final nail in the coffin, you really aren’t from around here. Discord was a spirit of Chaos trust me he has no use books,” “I would like to know more of this spirit of Discord.” He said calmly. Luna soon levitated a book to his side. “Recent Equestrain history,” he read out loud as he reached out to grab the book. The book dropped to the ground. He sighed as he tried to grab it again only for it to slide a bit on the tile floor. “I miss my fingers already,” he fumed a bit as Luna watched amused as he tried to pick it up. He grabbed it in his mouth as he took it to the table. Paradox was starting to lose his patience as he tried to flip on page only for to get three. Luna walked up behind him flipping the page to the first for him. “How did you do that,” he said looking up at her with a hurt glare on his face. “Practice,” she smiled casually hooves in this world work well enough for the more delicate things her try it,” she replied turning the page back. The night wore on as the moon slowly moved in the distance. “Well then I think it is almost time for my sister to raise the Sun,” Luna said as Paradox quickly flipped the book. “Raise the sun?” His said as a grin forced itself onto his face this world will be keeping me busier than I thought. He raced of grabbing her by the hoof. “This is something I got to see for myself.” Luna was taken by surprise as the much small individual suddenly started dragging her out of the Library. The Doctor kept looking up the structure was for the most very artistic. If not a little rushed he could see that the castle in. “What is the name of the forest?” he asked glancing back at Lune. “The Everfree forest,” “Thank you,” he replied as he went back to his thoughts the castle structure was put together much too quickly and he didn’t think it would last a few hundred years before they would need to build a new city. The pair found themselves behind a massive crowd as a bright white being just like Luna walked up as the sun started to rise behind her and soon she took off into the sky her rainbow mane flowing behind her as she flew with the sun perfectly in sync. The crowd cheered and it wasn’t long before it dispersed. “You don’t have to stand here all day,” Luna said as Paradox stood his ground watching his shadow as the sun moved across the sky. “That’s not possible the alignment, the shadows the movement of the sun. Strait, all planets have an axis of some kind. What I wouldn’t give to have my Tardis to really see how this thing works,” He said grinning as he looked up at the sun. Luna approached him. “I am going to guess and say that since you are the same size as the one who raised the sun, you raise the moon correct?” “Yes, you are correct, we only recently started as such,” the Princess said. “Are you capable of shifting the stars as well?” he asked she affirmed his guess with a simple nod. He closed his eyes, his head lowering to the ground. “What are you doing?” Luna asked as she looked over to see her sister approaching her. He hushed her as both glanced at each other surprised that anyone had the never to do something. “I can’t feel it,” he finally said as he looked at Luna his face held both confusion and wonder. “The Planet isn’t moving, it should be rotating around the sun spinning. But it’s not…” his thoughts trailed off as he his mind went back to his most recent lose. “You sure now how to find them,” Luna’s sister said as he stared off. Luna nudged her older sister in the side. “Celestia, I know that look, and Sister We, sorry I will be entertaining my guest in the Library if you need me,” Luna explained as she nudged Paradox. “Sorry, staring off into space there,” he said recovering from the sudden memory his face quickly found its signature smile but Luna didn’t seem to buy it. “So back to the Library?” he asked, he didn’t much care for being pushed around but he wasn’t really in much of a position to argue. Luna fond her jaw much lower as the entire library was now scattered over the floors. Paradox had seemingly speed read the entire library in nearly three hours. “Interesting, you knowledge of this ‘magic’ and how it worse seems very small,” He replied at Princess Luna one of two Pegacorns and the recent savior of her land. “Discord’s rule has caused a lot of knowledge to be lost which is why we are working on a university and taking anyone in to help study magic.” Luna explained. Luna glanced out the stain glass windows as people moved along the Sun. Paradox glanced over at her. “I wonder,” Paradox replied as he grabbed, “I new field of Science, did you know when I first started running around I was a Scientist, always picking up samples and stuff. This world is a mystery and I love a good mystery. Now then were to start?” He wondered. “I am sorry what did you say?” Luna asked shaking her head as she looked the pony in the eye. “Your older than me aren’t you?” Luna asked suddenly her eyes boring into his. “You know I am not sure, how old I am but I think it is a safe bet to say probably.” He said smiling. “I think start would be to start star tagging. I have theory I would love to put into place.” “A theory about me and my sister rising the sun and moon?” Luna repeated not sure she fallowed. “Yes say you can move stars, well stars in my world are more or less sun’s just billions of light years away. So if my theory is correct you are not in fact shaping the skies but moving the location of your planet. Or maybe the system itself. Now then this would be tricky, and I would need to do some studying but it will be interesting on how this all works.” “It’s magic not everything can be explained,” Luna replied Paradox raised his hoof waving it at. “At that may be true you can’t explain how you can do it, but you can measure it and it has measurements it has rules. I am going to need a telescope and a lot of room. I can’t do this during the day, need something to do during the day,” “You could start by cleaning up this mess,” Luna replied as she looked around the library. He rubbed the back of his head sheepishly. “Well I guess I could,” he said, “Shouldn’t take to long, might have to get a job, that would be dull and boring.” “Well if you want I could send you threw some classes get you a PHD and could stuffy magic for a living.” Luna replied. “Become a proper Doctor sure why not,” he said shrugging as he smiled. “So where do we start.” “Well you just read every book in the library, I am guessing a few tests are in order,” “Wait that was all you had levitation and the movement of sun and moon?” He replied as he pointed at the library over his shoulder. “Blast no fingers,” he said as he looked at his hoof. “So then Doctor Paradox, I do know some young and like minded Unicorns who would be interested in studying the idea of magic. And we do have a couple of artifacts that you may be interested in as well,” Luna informed. “well then a new planet and whole new field to study in. Doctor Paradox, I think I should go under another name for now.” “I am rather fond off Starswirl the bearded,” Luna said suddenly. “I was thinking John smith and I don’t have a beard,” Paradox replied. “I can fix that, just hold still and I can change your appearance. Now do try to keep away from the grey side of magic if you please,” “well then it be best to do some studies on what we already have and see what goes from there, trust me I prefer harmless things over weapons. Harmless I like that word. You’re not going to make me were a goofy cloak or anything?” “Maybe,” Luna said with a smile. “Ahem,” she cleared her throat. “WE COMAND THE PRESENCE OF THE STUDENTS OF LUNA AND CELESTIA!” she suddenly shouted as his ears lowered he glanced up noting this as he made them open and close randomly. “Wait what about my,” Paradox started to say when a sudden flash and he was now sporting a long blue coat with stars and a crescent moon on it. He walked forward only to wince as he stepped on a very long beard. “You have got to be kidding me.”