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// Confrontations  
// Story: Dragon Chains 2 Zero Infinity 
// by The One With The Crystal 
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	Poison finished the preparation for the journey he and his gang were about to take. First he needed to meet with a special dragon. Poison walked down a long rocky hallway. The hallway was lined with Silver Gemstones. "I kinda hate this place." said Poison. 
(Why? Because you live with an idiot who thinks with his muscles or became these Silver Gemstones  cancel out any kind of  chain power we have?)
"Both." said Poison.

At the end of the hallway was a door made out of Silver Gemstone. On one side it was detailed to be seen as a beautiful landscape with playing ponies, dragons, and woodland creatures on a grass plain with a couple of trees. The other side was detailed to be seen as a wasteland with bones of ponies and woodland creatures while dark clouds hover above the scene. With a push Poison opened the gemstone door. On the other side of the door was a crystal prism filled with a dark purple aura. Around the prism was a seal of magical runes and text.

Poison knelt down before the seal. "Master all the preparations for the journey have been completed." He said. The prism pulsed with a purple light as a low gruff voice spoke to the green dragon. "Excellent. You remember what you are after do you?" the voice said. "We are to go deep into the Diamond Dog's territory and retrieve a black gemcrystal." Poison replied. "Good for once you remember what you have to do." said the voice. 

"Master?" Poison asked. "What?" "Why do we have have to get this gemcrystal? What does it have to do with our cause?" Poison said. "Well. For the simple minded like yourself this simple item is not much of worth, but for those who have a massive range in the fields of magic this item is a magic goldmine. Deep within it's molecular structure magic has been woven into it from centuries of magic being absorbed from the area. With the right amount of force applied to it the gemcrystal can open a dimensional portal to wherever your heart desires." said the voice. "Thank you for the information Master. We will not fail you." Poison said.

"You better keep your promise. I for one hate it when someone brakes a promise they can't keep. Also if you fail to complete this task I will be honored to restore those memories of yours." On cue dark aura flooded onto the floor and flowed around Poison. A downward triangle mark appeared on Poison's forehead. Sweat began to pour down his face as he prepared for the event that was about to take place. The dark aura flowed into the triangle turning the inside of it a dark purple.

Then a surge of energy rushed into Poison's body almost making him fall under the force. The magic of the aura started to breach into his mind and dig into the deep reaches of his mind. Soon a memory flooded into Poison's mind.

It was him when he was a baby dragon and a couple of other baby dragons running back home from a day of adventuring and fun. In their minds they were hoping to be greeted with a couple of delicious gems or maybe a Wind Gem. Thoughts of fun and joy ran through the dragons' heads, but when they arrived home they were met with a gruesome site. All their friends and family lay on the ground bloodied and half-alive. Poison's playmates went to find their parents and family, but where stopped be the sound of wind blowing past them.

None of them could have seen it. None of them could have prevented it. The only thing to do was to watch. One by one Poison's friends all fell down as blood flowed from their throats. Poison looked around to see if anyone was around to have dealt the damage. Then he turned around only to see a blade held close to his face. He could make out who the dragon was, but he had white scales. 

Poison's mind became more clear as the flashback disappeared from his mind. The dark aura was now gone and so was the triangle mark on his forehead. Cold sweat covered Poison's body as he pushed himself up off the ground. "This was a fragment of your past Poison. The rest of it could be just as bad, but I'm sure you don't wont to find out do you?" said the voice. "N-no Master." Poison quickly replied. "Good. Now leave my presence."

Following orders Poison rushed out of the room and closed the door that led to it. "Come on Anubix. We have to get some rest. We leave at dawn." Poison said.

)0.UU.0(
Spike had yet again woke up in a destroyed Ponyville. This time he didn't look at the dead bodies, this time he wanted answers and he was going to get them one way or another. Soon enough he found his future self sitting at a table eating what appeared to be a bowl of eyeballs. "You!" Spike yelled. Future Spike looked over and waved. "I've got some questions for you!" Spike continued to yell. "Let me guess. Was it I that said all those things to you at your 'Test'?" Future Spike said before he started chewing another eyeball. "It was you wasn't it?!" Spike said. "Nnnnnope." Future Spike quickly responded. "I had to be you! Who else talks to me in my head besides Jade?!" Future Spike stopped eating for a while before he said "Spike why would I lie to you? What would I gain from that? Your my past self. Whatever I do to you affects me in the future." Future Spike said.

"Then who is it then? If your not going to help me you might as well go back to the future where you belong." Spike said in rage. Future Spike stopped eating all together now. "Spike. Do you think I wanted to be this way? Do you think that I like not being able to tell you what is happening? Well I don't. As a matter a fact besides what I know has happened to me and what might happen to you. I don't know how the future got the way it has. I had dreams like you do Spike. Dreams like finding the perfect someone to settle down with and start a family. Dreams to be well known through out the world. Dreams that couldn't come true. Dreams that won't come true. Spike believe it or not. I'm here to not only change my future, but yours as well." Future Spike said.

"What do you mean?" Spike asked. "In the future we are a beast that prowls through a never ending darkness. We can wield the shadows at a mere word. No foe or prey can escape our mighty claws, but darkness can corrupt the mind Spike. One day while everypony in equestria were going through their normal daily routines, at seven thirty precisely, the darkness consumed us and made us go on a rampage. Nopony was a match for our power until Twilight sealed us away. After the sealing spell was casted is when my memory gets foggy." Future Spike said. Spike couldn't believe it. Was this what his future was meant to be? 'No I won't let that happen.'Spike thought. "Okay. I'll trust you for now." he said.

"Good. Looks like our time here is almost up. Oh and one more thing Spike." "What?" "Tell Twilight and everyone about your meat cravings. It's just nature Spike. Your getting older, gems and pony food won't keep you satisfied anymore." Future Spike said as the dream began to fade away.