//------------------------------// // Friends Were Made.... // Story: This Little World of Mine // by EtherCreation //------------------------------// In all honesty of the world they have never expected to find a cat....person-thingy named Genesis....inside a ball that would fit a few ponies and cramp them. The question this cat asked of the princesses made them wonder if the sphere they entered was an actual threat of their world. Though most of concerns were dashed away from the greeting, the sisters could not help but feel rather...foreign. This world does resemble what Equestria once was before the equines had begun settlement, but it holds an atmosphere of unwelcoming. The two felt uneasy, wondering if the decision to enter was a costly one. Clearing their throats Luna answers, "We are the co-rulers of Equestria. I am Luna and this is Celestia The cat makes a sound of awe. "Wow...you two must be powerful indeed. However, I do wonder if you actually do that...if you really ." he wondered as he sipped his cup of tea. The goddesses switched looks of confusion, pondering if Genesis the cat was actually taking them seriously. The time passed by, the weather not changing just like Equestria as the cat sips tea or snatches fruit from the tree behind him. Genesis did offer the princesses some fruit, but they voted nay. To break the silence Luna asks, "So....is there a reason why you have let us inside your....realm? Is it a realm Tia?" "It can be considered a realm. I mean...we are theoretically inside a realm. Outside the spherical object is a smaller space of mass, so we might be in a separate dimension within an alternate universe." Celestia hypothesized. "Wow. Judging by the observation that your kind is within the Medieval Ages you should be more advanced than the humans with that span of knowledge. How come you aren't?" Genesis squints his eyes at the two. Celestia and Luna raised their eyebrows, thinking that simple creation of alternate pocket dimensions was only something that high talented ponies could achieve. Now there is a cat saying that is a very advanced thing they learned compared to another species called humans. "Though I won't judge you. Progress was made once...ah...let's say these two industries were very competitive, for a while." Genesis gives a nervous laugh. "....alright? So why are we here?" Luna asks again. "Well...my First Brother had heard your distress for purpose, so we made an agreement to help you." the cat traces his paw to Luna. My cutie mark?! How does he...? Luna's mind was struck with shock. The younger sister had a face of melancholy as she turned to see her blank flank that had haunted her throughout her years....reminding her that she has no purpose. Without it, she almost felt like nothing....a mere pony that latched onto the help of others because of her lack in unclear destiny. The lunar sister nearly shed a tear for the haunting sense of being a nobody, afraid and in despair of this being her fate. Celestia could easily tell her sibling's sorrow...and she yearned to help her in any way she can. The cat looks at the two as a small smile, barely masked from his face as something was sent to him...not a letter, but a thought. Standing from the chair and going past the two he provides an order, "Follow me please." Celestia and Luna have been watching the cat person go inside the simple constructed house, the door now open but revealing none but a pale light. The sisters shot a glance at each other, wondering if they should follow the cat's request. The solar elder question Genesis' plea, unsure if they had to do this. But she had summed it up...since this realm is owned by a different being they can do whatever with it. Luna on the other hand is brainstorming for any possible escape options...except each one she had planned out there was also great drawbacks. Eyeing once more they exhale a stressful sigh knowing they do not have much choice. Approaching the pale light streaming through the door the light begins to fade like a mere illusion...uncloaking a simple residence in a very limited palette of color. In color aspects, nearly every piece of furniture was white, with barely any shadow to make out the shapes...and Luna's brain nearly died from the unbelievable simplicity. There was a barely topaz colored crystalline chandelier that dangles far above the two from the ceiling giving a radiant amber glow to the residence and providing some comprehension of other objects that appear nearly invisible to the naked eye. Over to the right of the large room was a lengthy dining table neatly field along with eight chairs which were different in length and size. Further south of the dining table was a living room, four large industrial white couches all symmetrically lined next to one another like a miniature stadium all pointing to a strange device. It was large and rectangular shaped and was shaded in a pale gray shade standing on one pedestal while a label...quite visible printed out Television. The kitchen compared to the rest of the room was so complex that the sisters wondered how they could fit all of those items into one area. There was always the usual cooking set of knives, cleavers, pots and pans, a larger than average sink, a pantry, and the rest of utensils which purpose was for cooking. But the rest were an unknown number of different devices that they cannot solve their purposes. But what caught their attention was a door. A simple door, normal looking as the one on the front....but there was definitely something abnormal about this door. If anypony can sense strong magic there was something that almost seemed intimidating, the energy radiating off this one door was immense. "W...what is this for?" the sun bearer holds a trembling hoof at the door's direction. Taking out a pair of keys from his pants Genesis inserts the key to the lock, "This is the only way to get to our First Brother, we cannot alter this pathway since there is a strict code that prevents this alteration. If you want to find your purpose then you must travel through here." His wrist twists, the key raising the lock pins as the door makes the click sound. The cat stands back, the door sliding open on its own with the same pale light from before when they first entered the house. A cold breeze sweeps the residence shivering the spines of the two sisters as the inch closer together to stay warm but the kitten was unaffected, not revealing a single shudder to them as he stares blankly onto the light. Genesis swirls around and gestures them to the door like a butler opening the residence to the household owners, "You may pass." Both pony goddesses wished not to, whatever lied beyond that door would either kill them or the temperature will. But Luna had remained vigilant inside...they offered her a way to find her purpose on her world, a decision she will never take back no matter how much she thought of regret. Her face turns to her elder with the eyes of trust as she has the same eyes on her face as well. The look onward and nod, their courage shielding them from fear as they embraced the shivering cold and walk to the door. Luna unintentionally came here and found a way for her most desired answer, and she will get them no matter the cost. With the assistance of her only sister they will overcome any obstacle they come by. The goddesses pass through the door, the view from before changing to something entirely different. It was almost desolate, the place covered in snow and oceans suppressed by a sheet of blue ice as it expands beyond the event horizon. The sky was so clear, the stars above them as clear as day...swirling around in star-stuff within a blue-green palette as the nearly unnoticeable chaotic harmony taking stage before them. Despite the ice and snow there was something disturbing to the princesses...it was warm, almost like there was an atmosphere when clearly there is not even a single layer. The anomaly certainly caught them off guard and they were looking at each other to see if they exist, which they did. They look back at the scenery only to find another anthropomorphic creature like Genesis with them in this desolate landscape. This one was a border collie, the black fur exposing his appearance to the two as he stands out from the white landscape. It was a male once again, the white fur stretching itself over the front of his body with glove styled markings on his forearms and legs. The hair was similar to his charcoal colored fur except in a swayed fashion with his piercing sapphire blue eyes that locked onto them. He was wearing what seems to be a nearly sleeveless leather jacket, endowed in the same black shade but with an undershirt beneath along with dark blue jeans. The border collie waves to them, a faint smile on his face as he looks at them. The sisters sigh once again....this is going to be a long session...