Chapter 1: Arrival
In the cold, white and grey corridors of Aperture Science Enrichment Center, in a isolated room, laid a toilet, a bedside table with a clipboard and a radio playing one repeated song, was a metal cube. Not any, but one with hearts on all six sides. And next to that cube was a cryo-stasis pod. And in it was a man in his late thirties, with unkempt hair, a growing beard, and a dirty face. He wore a lab coat with various pens and tools, paintbrushes, and a I.D. Card on his left breast pocket. His pants was also the same bright white as his coat, only on his right thigh there was a bullet hole, staining the white fabric a dark crimson. His black loafers were covered in some of his blood and some dirt, and one of his shoelaces was undone.
The man laid peacefully in the pod, getting his well deserved rest. He had stayed in parts of the testing track, in the panels. He lived off of eating canned beans and small cartons of milk. The room shook, knocking the radio off of its place on the table. A glowing rip-like hole appeared out of mid air, shining a bright purple light. The inside of the portal was white, a seemingly empty void that spun slowly in a counter clockwise way.
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In a different world, a world full of peace and harmony, was a castle built into the side of a mountain. The moon hung high in the air, showering the land with its silver glow. The ponies of more seedier parts of various towns were out in bars and pubs, and ponies with a knack for social status hang out in night clubs. In the eastern tower of the castle, standing on the balcony was a Alicorn. She stood at five-foot six, minus the horn. She had a midnight blue coat, with dark purple eyes. A black crown and a emblem on a neck brace. On her flanks were crescent moons inside of black blobs, representing the night sky. Her mane flowed in a invisible wind, and her mane also looked like a starry sky. Her eyes were concentrated on the moon, still reminiscing about her banishment to the moon.
She let out a sigh, and turned to get inside her abode. As she closed the balcony doors, a knock came to the door. Curious to see who it was and what they wanted, she trotted to the door, her hooves clopping on the stone floor. She used her magic, and a dark blue aura enveloped the doorknob, twisting it to the right. The door let out a small creek, and there stood a lavender mare Alicorn. The mare had a dark violet mane with a light purple and pink streak running through it, along with the same streaks on her tail. She had purple eyes, and a golden crown with a purple gem embedded in it laid atop her head.
"Princess Luna! I have something very important to show you." She said with urgency and excitement in her voice.
"What is it, young Twilight?" The Lunar Princess asked, tilting her head to the side a bit.
"An alternate Earth." Luna's eyes went wide and she moved to the side, allowing the newer princess to pass and enter Luna's bedroom.
"An alternate plane of existence? Fascinating." Luna said, clearly dumbfounded. She may have the power to move and rearrange the stars for the night sky, but has never considered the fact of other universes.
"Yes, quite. Anyway, this Earth is kind of the opposite of our Earth. War and disharmony are present in this land. But some still say that there is still hope for peace and tranquility. But I was only able to document that much. But there has been something else, but I can't really piece it." She stated as she turned to face her fellow princess. "Shall we take a look? I came here because I thought you would be interested in this," Luna had a happy smile on her face, showing her enthusiasm. "And I was right." She said with a similar smile.
"Alright then, shall we?"
"Yes. We shall." With that said, Twilight's horn glowed, and her eyes closed. She concentrated hard, as beads of sweat started down her forehead. Luna looked to her wall and a bright purple oval started to shape and form on the stone wall. Before she knew it, the inside glowed a ghastly white, with it swirling in a clockwise pattern, before an image appeared in the portal. Inside was a room encased in glass, and a toilet, a table with a clipboard showing safety rules and requirements, and a radio playing a upbeat tune echoed in the room. There was a strangely shaped cube with hearts on it laying beside a weird pod-like device. Twilight, curiosity mode set, walked in the portal, and approached the pod. She got a sense of motion sickness when she walked through, but it quickly went away.
Her hoof steps echoed in the isolated room, as she walked to the pod. She peered inside, and she was surprised. There laid inside, was a creature with pale white skin, hair growing on its face, unkempt and shaggy hair atop its head, and it had puffy eyes. It wore a white labcoat with matching pants. On its right leg was a hole with dried blood around it. Twilight gagged a bit, but still investigated the unconscious being. It wore some sort of coverings on its bottom claws of whatever. Twilight saw a button located on the upper side of the pod, above the glass case. She pressed it and a hissing noise was heard. She looked down and saw the the glass protecting the creature was gone, and was still sound asleep. Remembering the wound, she decided to take the creature and put it in the hospital.
Her purple aura surrounded the creature and she carefully lifted it with her magic. Before she entered the portal heading towards Luna's room, she stopped. She turned to face the cube. Something urged her to take it, like it was important. Her mind winning, her magic also enveloped the cube, and she brought it in with her.
'I hope I'm right about this...' She muttered, her theory of the creature needing this metal cube.