//------------------------------// // Alternative Line // Story: Twinkle Tonight // by Dumakey93 //------------------------------// Author's Note: This chapter might seem confusing, so try to keep up... It was the first dream that I had in many years...the lack of sleep stemmed from the incident earlier. I remember.... "Where am I?" I asked An echoing voice slurred out. "You are in between universes..." "No...I thought that only Dr. Whooves could do that." "In dreams, we see the alternative of our world, another possible outcome or scenario." "How is that relevant? In any case, what do you have to show me anyway?" "It's an alternative world, where you killed your comrades...it was not of your free will, you were controlled by Discord. You can feel it, can't you? Your heart is pounding to see who you killed, right? Let me show you the truth..." I was in my body again, but this time I felt a power rushing into me. "What is this..." I suddenly felt my body sprint towards Rainbow Dash and Pinkie Pie. "What am I...." I saw myself do the unthinkable, killing two of the Mane Six with my bare hands. "No...this can't be...why is this happening!!" The voice spoke to me again, "You see, you will come across him, and you will destroy and mend." My hands shook uncontrollably, as I struggled to utter words. "Wha...the hell does that mean?" "You will see...you..." The images faded away, as white light blinded my eyes. "What the hell was that? Could it be that another me would come along...no...that's not possible...then how can..." I heard hooves...not the ones of my comrades...but ones of...an enemy? I grabbed the weapon Dr. Whooves gave me earlier, and hid under my bed. How could somepony infiltrate this far into...unless.... He had white eyes and a black body. He had on a dark crimson chest plate of armor and a cape. His eyes were empty of anything, I couldn't see his pupils. His senses were sharp, despite his heavy breathing. He knew I was under the bed, yet he trotted around the room. In a voice, much like mine, he said, "Ian, come out of that bed, I need to talk to you." I was naturally shaken up by his voice, which was void of emotion. "Come here now, or I might have to exterminate your friends." I crawled out from under the bed, and stood eye level to the stallion. I composed myself, and said, "Whatever you want is not here, move along." The stallion scanned me, and saw the weapon in my hand. "You don't plan on using that, do you?" "I'll save the bullets for more worthy adversaries." "Is that so?" "Yes, and if you are who I think you are, you'd best not to interfere." "Don't fret Ian, for I am you." "Yeah, I know that already." "I was sent from that alternative story...erm...universe to help you." "Equivalent exchange, right?" "Yes, I help you with your princess, and you help me with my problem." "We have the same dilemma, so how will we go about doing this?" "Simple, we switch universes, temporarily. You can't obviously infiltrate the castle without an inside man." "Your universe has two evils...Celestia is being controlled by Discord in your universe." "Yes, Discord will not be expecting a human who isn't controlled." "How will the timelines not interfere?" "Simple, since it is night in this version of Equestria, the other will be day." "I think I got this..." "Are you ready to make the switch?" "Let's do this!" The stallion me bumped his hoof with my hand, a brohoof. He began uttering code numbers, "22, 42, 22, La Mortia De Levante...Alpha, Circa, Beta, Darkness binding fates, and Light release..." There was a grey hole opening up in the floor, I bid me a farewell, and jumped into the void. Not a sound was heard, nor any voice, whatever this may bring, it was my choice... Author's note #2: See what I mean? If you want to see the other universe, read Crimson Bonds. If you want to see the human side, go after the chapter of the same name in Crimson Bonds. If you want the pony version, stay with this story. If you are confused, which I don't blame you, follow a path that you want to read. As always, the choice is yours to make...