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// Chapter 7 : Biscuits and Tea 
// Story: Transferred as a Limited God to a World full with Colorful ponies 
// by WinterStormed 
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"Where am I ?"

I stood up looking at my surroundings only to find  an endless black space everywhere my gaze fell. Am I dead ? Again ?

My body began to tremble involuntary as I recalled the moments that lead me here. My eyes were wet and my breathing was becoming ragged. Is this what they mean by panic attack ? I can't control my body.

"Calm down Thomas. Calm down." I said to myself. "Everything is going to be alright.... calm down...."

After a few minutes, it felt like hours, of pacifying myself I eventually calmed down. Haaaaaaaa. I hope this is a once off situation. I don't know how my body is going to react if I see her again. The mere thought of her made  my body to tremble again.

"For f*#k sake !" I cursed as I tried to stop my shaking body. Discord promise me Godhood, I became a Slave. He promised an offer that was better than paradise and instead I got a stabbed by a fucking floating sword controlled by a talking blue horse.

I sighed as I fell on my flank. Why am I swearing ? I gazed at my trembling hoof. *Sigh* "Where are you Discord ?"

I heard a pop sound. "I thought you'd  never call." 

"Ahhhhhhhh ! Discord !"

Discord gave a sheepish grin. "Sorry about the heart attack. Can't control my sudden appearance. It's my signature trademark."

I gave a sad smile as he began juggling watermelons. Even if he was a lying prick, at least he knew how to make me smile.

"You okay buddy ?" The water melons disappeared in a puff off smoke,  a worried expression forming on his face. 

Is it even real ? 

"Why are you trembling ?"

"I'm dead Discord." I said. "A princess called Luna stabbed me and it seems I bled to death. She thought I was a deserter."

Discord frowned deepened when I said 'Luna' . He put his paw by his chin. "I see.....Moon Butt's being giving you a problem. So you became her slave ?"

I nodded. "Yep, lucky me."

Discord nodded his head. "Actually you kinda are. If you became Sun Butt's slave, you would've winded up dead. Trust me on that one."

"Discord !" I said irritatingly. "Did you not hear me ? I said Luna kille- *gurgle* You see ? That horse scares the shit out of me ! I can't even speak properly ! "

Discord sigh as he put his claw and paw up. "Ok. Ok. Calm down. I see what is going on here."

I shook my head. "No you don't. Your promises were all fairyta- *Fwoomp*"

Discord's paw covered my muzzle. "Geez Thomas. Stop getting your knickers in a twist. Whatever I said was true but I hit a few snags once you left." 

Am I surprised ? Nope.

I sighed. "What is it this time ?"

"It's gonna take some time so....." Discord snapped his claw. A fancy wooden table appeared in between us laden with biscuits and two cups of tea. Black tea. I love black tea.

Discord grinned. "Let's talk about it over some biscuits and tea ? "

"Fine" I said, pushing the chair away. Chairs and ponies don't go together. I sat pony style.

I grabbed a biscuit as Discord began to speak.

"You see." Discord took a sip of his tea. " Ok, before we actually start let me make it clear that you are not dead otherwise we would not be here in your void. "

"Void ?"

"Glad you asked." Discord popped a whole plate of food in his mouth. "It's one of the perks of being a god. It's a sub space to store stuff, relax or strategize. Time works different here as well. An hour spent here is a mere second in the pony world."

Wow. That's actually kinda cool ! "What other perks do I have ?" I said. "Because I honestly don't feel like all powerful God. It's really frustrating."

Discord put his cup down, pouring  more for himself and for me. "Actually that's where the snags come in to play. Remember when I said that Godhood is attained and not given ?"

"Yeah. You said there was a loop hole though."

Discord sighed. "I did say that  but there are some....clauses that comes with that and unfortunately the board of directors were not going to let go just like that."

"Board of Directors ? For Gods ?"

"I know it sounds funny but it's true. Their Job is to make sure we don't go overboard or mess with each other's universes. Anyway after you left, I was, against my will,  transported to a disciplinary committee. It wasn't too serious, I mean it's me ! I go to disciplinary meetings  all the time. "

"That's not something to be proud of Discord."

Discord waved me off." Anyway what was serious though was you were downgraded to a restrained god. Restrained actually meaning here as a 'Constrained' ."

"Is that why I'm prone to enslavement ? "

Discord gulped his tea. "It's more than that Thomas.  Just by some pony saying your name, they will have control over your very being. So be careful who you tell your name to. Your real name that is . But don't worry, unless they aware of  your condition you would be fine."

I slumped my shoulders.  "Well, that's just great. I already have the Seldis spell on me. What's the difference ?"

"She dispelled it." Discord said wiping the crumbs off his goatee. 

"What ?"

"It seems Moon butt felt bad for what she did. In fact she save your life."

"She's the one who tried to kill me in the first place ! "

Discord was about to say something but stopped and shook his head.  "  Thomas. Let it slide. Your priority right now is  getting rid of an impending disaster. "

"Wait.  How did this word disaster enter this discussion come  from ?"  I narrowed my eyes.

Discord gave me a sheepish smile. "Okay. I know I haven't been quite honest lately but trust me now. "

I sighed. At least he looks serious. "Fine. Spill everything."

Discord clapped in delight seeing my approval.

"That's the spirit !  Now let me explain, honestly why you and I are truly here. "

Truly here ?

Discord continued. "As you know I offered you godship for nothing in return. You could do anything you want. Correct ?"

I nodded my head.

"But it was not the case. You see. This Equestria is one of millions of billions of branches of the main Equestria called alternate dimensions or  mirror worlds. They differ from the main one's , let's say for simplicity , storyline. But changes are not that bad. Perhaps the difference between  the main world and a single mirror world is the color of the protagonist's hair is pink instead of purple."

I did not like were this was going.

"The problem is some mirror worlds are vastly different from the main one which causes  ripple effects across the dimensions. Ranging from destruction of said world to shattering other dimensions entirely. These worlds are called anomalies or Shattered mirrors. "

I looked at Discord. "Does that mean....."

Discord nodded. "We in a shattered Dimension. "

My face fell.

"Fortunately." Discord said quickly. "Anomalies can be contained. By ensuring that the events happening in this world stays relatively the same as the original."

"But how ?  This is My little pony gen 5 with gen 4 right ?"

"You already said the solution Thomas. This region as you probably found out is Giridia, which is blocked of from the main Equestria by an impassable mountain range and dangerous seas. As long as Luna and the others stay in Giridia, they won't effect the main story line. You get my drift ?"

I wanted to jump off a cliff. "So why you didn't tell me in the first place ?"

"Because you wouldn't have accepted the deal."

That was true.

"Okay, we'll talk about this later. Now tell me about this upcoming disaster. Can we stop it ?"

Discord gave a toothy grin. "Now we talking ! We have a week at most to prepare. So let me fill the background for you."

The lord of chaos began to walk back and forth as he explained. Behind him a massive map materialized.

"As you may or may not know, Via Lactea is currently  fighting a fierce war with it's neighbor Obemia."

I nodded my head recalling what I read. "Yeah. It's pure hatred from what I've read. They were once united right ?"

Discord sighed as if he remembered something. "It's takes two friends to create hatred Thomas. Remember that.  The ponies inhabiting Obemia were cursed by Luna, thus creating the fifth race,  Lupin pony . Ironically they loved Luna the most. Anyway, that's beside the point.  Currently the war was at a stalemate. WAS a stalemate. Today Luna broke a sacred rule. A rule no divine being had ever broken in Giridea. She used her full godly powers, destroying Mons Height. The causalities are running in the tens of thousands. Civilians. Innocent Civilians flatten in mere seconds. I honestly don't understand why she did what she did. "

I felt my spine shiver.

"Obviously they will be a council meeting about this. No doubt,  Wodenlandt  will bring this up. The Sappahre kingdom will have no option but to comply to the charges. They are not the only power houses in Giridea."

I gulped. There's more of these power monsters ? 

"So how am I involved ? You said the other countries will deal with it ?"

Discord shook his head. "By the time other countries make noise and set up a date for a meeting, it would be weeks. The  end of the world happens this week. One of the territories of Obemia, Teren, is planning to defect to the Via Lactea Kingdom after what happened at Mons height. They coming here, to the capital to negotiate this Friday. Via Lactea can not and must not win this war. If they take Obemia. They would discover a way out of Giridea and into Equestria. The Obemian's dare not to climb or explore the mountains out of respect and their belief  but the Via Lacteans are another story. You MUST stop the  negations.  I'll tip off the the Obemian royal family of Teren's betrayal but only after you foil their plan. "


My mind was swirling. "How I'm going to pull it off !!?? "

Discord grinned as he shot two thumbs at me as his body slowly turned into dust. "I believe in you Thomas ! Good luck !"

I fell on my back staring at the black void with shining dots of lights above me. "Can my life get any worse ? "