//------------------------------// // Worlds and Beliefs // Story: Young Gods // by Eathlome //------------------------------// Young Gods Ch. 2: Worlds and Beliefs Author's notes: Here is a basic guideline of how I'm going to have speech and thoughts. "When talking out loud the format will be like this" 'When characters are thinking to themselves single quotes will be used' When dreaming the majority of things will be italicized and non-immortal characters will be referenced to when they speak. So far the gods/ goddesses speak like this when in dreams Mat John Diane Aurora Also POV changes will occur through the story, but they should be fairly obvious and easy to follow. In addition I will be asking/polling on how to advance the plot at certain times, this is because I have about eight different story lines going on in my head right now for this and I want to narrow it down a bit. Now on with the story! It was late in the day when Twilight woke up. The sun was already high in the sky. 'Sweet Celestia,' Twilight thought, 'I haven't slept this long in ... ever!' Twilight shook herself then froze, hearing a flurry of quiet whispers. "Hello, is anypony there?" Twilight listened for a moment before chuckling to herself, 'Of course nopony is here, Spike would have definitely woken me up if there was.' Twilight trotted down the stairs, almost hoping that Spike was still sleeping so he wouldn't know how late she had slept. Coming down the stairs Twilight sighed, her hope in vain. Spike was in the kitchen making some food. "Good morning Spike." Twilight yawned. "Morning?" Spike chuckled, "It's almost noon Twi, did you stay up all night reading?" "No, I just slept in, I guess." Spike rolled his eyes, "Riiiight, well here's some lunch, Miss Sleepyhead." Spike passed Twilight a bowl of daisy salad. "Thanks Spike." Twilight said, then thinking to herself 'I just wish I had gotten up earlier, I had so much planned for today.' Twilight felt a strange sensation, like something was squeezing her. She looked up, Spike was gone and so was her salad. Twilight looked around, and what caught her eye was the window. Slowly she got up and headed over to it before peering out. It was barely past dawn, the sun not even completely raised yet. Twilight rubbed her eyes. 'Am I dreaming? Or was I dreaming before and sleepwalking? Or did I just ... go back in time?' Twilight quickly scratched that last thought off her list, time travel is impossible, everypony knows that. 'Since I'm pretty sure I'm awake now..', a quick nip on her foreleg confirmed this, 'ow ... I guess I was sleepwalking.' Twilight quietly headed back upstairs, and started reading A General History Of Equestria to pass the time, until her friends would be waking up, and to take her mind of the very strange event which had just occurred. In the dark void there were four balls of light, then they were gone. Alright, now we can talk. Would you care to explain what that was all about? Well, the last time we conversed She heard us, so I was placing a... That is not what she meant and you know it! She was referring to the overabundant display of your power! I don't know what you are referring to, it was what She wanted so I simply gave it to Her. That was an idle thought, a passing regret, and no more! Well I thought that it was a very nice thing to do. We aren't saying that it wasn't nice, we're saying it wasn't necessary! I have no objection to aiding Her, but we must remain inconspicuous! If She gets suspicious, and thinks we're an enemy... All four lights flickered at the thought at being trapped in an unfriendly mind. Well we don't have to worry, I'm sure everything will go fine. And if it doesn't, we'll protect each other, we always do. I don't mean to interrupt this very touching moment, but now that we have gotten over the inane excuses from Mr. Show-off, over here... Hey! ... I think we would all like to know who in the void, abyss, and the neverwas is this "Celestia", care to explain? Well ... you see ... we might ... just might ... not be the only gods in this world. If godly beings of pure concentrated energy could smack themselves in the face this would be the perfect example. I don't suppose you could of mentioned this earlier? Well, yes ... I don't suppose there is anything else you "forgot" to tell us? Any other gods or goddesses, maybe a world eater or two, hmm? Ha, ha, very funny. Only one other goddess, Princess Luna, Celestia's younger sister. There is also a god but he is ... preoccupied at the moment What does that mean? He's a statue Oh ... Well, what are their domains? Celestia moves the Sun and controls the day, Luna holds sway over the Moon, stars and the night. And the statue? Discord, powers over chaos. He might be fun to have a go at... Calm down, we're not going to be fighting for a while, we don't even have physical bodies! That decision will have to come at a later time, we probably won't even see Celestia, Luna, or this Discord, I mean what are the chances? ... ... ... Please, please tell me that I didn't just say that. You did, which makes this next bit of news slightly less surprising. What now? The void tinged purple from the irritation coming from the darkest light. Ahem ... well ... um ... you see... It's alright, what is it? So ... there could be a ... chance ... a very small chance ... of a possibility ... that maybe ... just maybe... GET ON WITH IT! That our current vessel, Twilight Sparkle, is the protege of Celestia. There was another wonderful demonstration of nigh-omnipotent beings smacking themselves in the face. I don't know if I should blame you for not telling us sooner, or you for bringing Her to us in the first place. I didn't bring Her to us, it was a coincidence! ... ... ... Now that I think about it, that sounded really dumb coming from me. But in all honesty I didn't cause it to happen. Well the explanation is simple. Really? Of course, if She really is close to Celestia, then She would simply gain some divine energy just from being near her, which would explain how She got into the Voidscape to begin with, and when we appeared She was drawn to us, like a star pulling in a meteor, and it would also explain how She is able to house us, if She was just a normal mortal, She would have probably been disintegrated, killed, or at the very least had Her mind obliterated by our combined energies when we entered this world. It's really creepy when you two do that, you know. Well I think they got most of it right except for the last part, I think that this would be the easiest way to explain it... A pulse of memories surged out of the golden light, and distorted the other lights before being absorbed. There were a few moments of silence while the three gods were digesting the newly gained memories and experiences. So, the Elements of Harmony. Sounds very nice. So, some kind of demigod-making set of magical items? That would be my guess, yes. Well this will make things a bit more difficult Yes, I agree, but we all knew that this would only be a limited revive. She wouldn't have been able to hold us for very long, and being a demigoddess only shortens the time we have here. I guess that means that it is time for us to gain bodies for ourselves. Well at least this is a magical world, so we won't lose all of our memories and powers. That's why I like them so much, there always so much fun! This is going to take some time, so we should begin immediately. The lights glowed brighter and brighter, before fading away, leaving only darkness once again.