//------------------------------// // Chapter 4: Paradox Explains // Story: Jason's Grand Tour of Equestria // by Paradox Theory //------------------------------// Timor's Lair Paradox looked around at the group before turning his attention to Jason. "Where do you want me to begin?" He asked. Jason looked at the dogs, and then at the rubble. "You can start by telling me why everyone and a few dogs are here." Jason said with a glare. "Alright then, it is sorta long though." Paradox explained as the back flash began. Crystal Catacombs Entrance Paradox crouched low as he watched Twilight and the other warriors enter the caves. He waited a few more minuets before following them. As he approached the crossroads, he hid behind a rock as he watched Twilight get grabbed by Timor. A few more minutes passed before the caves rumbled. Chuckling, Timor scuttled away towards his lair. Paradox waited another minute before leaving his hiding spot. Paradox looked at the sacs of web above him, and with a sigh, began shooting at them. Unfortunately for Paradox, Rage the Minotaur was the first to escape. "NO ONE GET'S THE DROP ON ME!!!!!!!" Rage yells as his fist flies towards Paradox. "Wait!" KerPunch Paradox then flew across the room and hit the far wall. As he stood to his hooves, Rage started heading towards him. With another yell, Rage threw his fist forward, only to have it caught in a teal-ish green, blue aura. "Let me explain first, I'm the one who rescued you." He calmly spoke. "And the webs?" Rae questioned back. "Giant spider." Paradox answered quickly, he looked back at Rage and his eye's widened. "Wait, no 'You're an Alicorn!' or 'I know you!'?" Paradox exclaimed. "Give me one reason not to punch you again." Rage growled. "Rage, he's with us." Twilight spoke while dusting herself off. "But, why are you an alicorn?" "My guess is to compensate for what type of being I really am." Paradox answered as he walked to each doorway. "Right, the middle door is a dead end, The left goes towards Jason, and the right goes down." "Being," Twilight murmured to herself as she walked up next to Paradox, "Well, if left is Jason, the we go left." Before Twilight could walk forward, Paradox raised his hoof. "Wait, we need to go right, I know of some Dogs who could help." "Help?" Rarity scoffed, "Why would we wan help from those ruffians?" "Because we would be doing them a favor, and if there's one thing I know, dogs always return the favor." Paradox explained as he began to descend, "You all coming or not?" "But we need to go to Jason!" Twilight countered. "Spiiideer." came Paradox's voice as it echoed down the tunnel. "I don't know about you guys, but I like him!" Pinkie exclaimed as she took of after him down the tunnel. "Spiiideeer!" Her voice echoed With a sigh, Twilight began to follow her. Lair of the Diamond Dogs "Quiet," Paradox whispered as he looked around a corner, "Dogs don't like trespassers, and only the Dogfather can grant us permission to live." "Then tell the Dogfather yourself, pony!" a gravelly voice from behind said as Paradox realized that he walked into a trap. "Crap." "This way pony, the dogfather is anxious to see you again." The dog spoke as Paradox was separated from the others. "Do what they say, give them what they want. I will be back." He whispered over his shoulder to Twilight, who nodded in agreement. After what seemed like hours, Paradox found himself in front of a rather short dog that looked like a pug. "So, what excuse do you have this time? And no saving Equestria crap, I've heard it before." He asked, looking Paradox in the eye. With a gulp Paradox opened his mouth. "I am here to request your help in overthrowing Timor." "Ha!" the Dogfather barked, "You really think I would send you help? You have an army. . ." "Which was easily defeated by the spider, give me some dogs so we can bury him." Paradox countered, keeping his face straight. "Hm, how about a deal?" the Dogfather asked with a grin, "If you keep your word this time, I will let you and your friends go as heroes, if you fail, lie, or use my dogs as bait, I will take that horn from you head. Deal?" Paradox thought about this for a moment, "Deal." He agreed, raising his hoof. With a grin, the Dogfather wrapped his paw around Paradox's hoof. "Deal." Underneath Timor's Lair[/center "What are we doing again?" Twilight asks Paradox as they enter a large domed room. "I already said, we're going to collapse this tunnel and bury Timor in it." Paradox answered, looking around. "We here." A dog grunts. "Now we dig." With that, the dogs began to dig. Paradox eventually began to shoot at the ceiling to speed things up. Eventually, all of the Void warriors began to dig, but they all jumped back when the tunnel rumbled. CRRACCK "Everypony! Get close to me!" Paradox yells over the falling rubble. With one zap, Paradox turned them all ethereal. Timor's Lair "And here we are!" Paradox exclaims as he finishes his story with a cheeky grin. "Why do you call yourself Paradox? Why not Jason?" Jason asked. "Because, I needed a name for when our future meets our past, that, and how could you not change your name when you die?" Paradox answered before realizing what he said. "What?!" "You weren't supposed to hear that. . ." Paradox sighed, only to jump when a roar echoes around. Following the roar was Timor. "It's time to end this Paradox!"