Universes Apart

Prologue

God... Why does my head hurt ssssooooo fucking much!? Argh it's like I just got mindfuck in the damn dreamscape by Luna all over again! Jesus was that a hell of a ride. Anyway, I tried to get up, only to feel something lying on top of me; it felt somewhat cold to the touch, but at the same time, alive. Was it someone in armour? Well anyway, I pushed it off me and stand up, only to find out that we're smack damn in the Everfree Forest.

"Fuck my life!" Was all I could say. I looked back down at the armours wearer, after dusting my synthetic-leathered, sleeveless, light armor trench coat, and found out that it was a human inside the thing, not to mention the design of it all... It was made by the Princesses themselves! And that helmet, why is its mane the same colors as them as well, kinda girly if you ask me. "Hmm... That gem." I saw a pure white gem embedded in it, between two Doves that also form a shape of a heart. Well that's some Cutie Mark. The details of the armour was Equestrian made alright, that means it also allows the wearer to use magic and... Hey are those wings? Holy shit they are!

"Jesus, well aren't you the lucky fucker, get better war gear from them while I get mine from either games or our ancestors." I said to his still unconscious body, which basically meant I was only monologuing to myself. "Christ man, wake up! I don't wanna talk to myself anymore! Nor am I carrying your ass!" Still nothing... Oh great, now I gonna have to wake him up MY way! I took a quick scan at the armour one last time; it looked strong enough for me to not put a dent in it. So I lined up, lifted my leg over and prep to stomp his guts.

"Wakey, Wakey!" I shouted and brought my boot down on him, waking him up, clenching to his stomach and groaning in pain.

"Ugh... Why?" He asked me, while curling up into a human ball, still writhing in bitter agony.

I shrugged, "I don't know, maybe because you were lying on top of me."

"I didn't mean it... And that's not nice thing to do." He wheezed out. Did he really felt that?

I sighed, "Look, I'm sorry, but you are wearing armour right? There's no way for you to feel that much pain." For him, though, when he got up, he started to trail back into a tree and somehow manage to embed himself in it. After that something fell on his head and knock him out a-fucking-gain!

"Fuck me!" I growled, getting really pissed off with this shitty situation. I walked over to him and prepared to kick his face in, until I saw what knock him out; apparently what drop was a huge shield, along with a sword sheathed inside it. Picking it up, I looked it over, seeing that these too were made by the Royal Sisters, but there's something about them. I know the two and yet the weapons they created, it doesn't seem to fit them; for instances, the sword is a means of offensives, something I find Luna more capable of creating such a thing, yet this one was done by Tia, SHE did it. How do I know this? Their Cutie Marks, that's how! The same can be said about the shield too, for Luna was the one designing it and not Tia.

Oh well, as they say: beggars can't be choosers. But still.... If you ever have the chance to meet them both, for whatever occasion, and manage to become friends, you'll understand how their personalities and characteristics work.

... Oh he's coming around, "Uh... What hit me this time?" He weakly says, getting up slowly. Steadying himself so as to not fall over again, for the third time.

I held up the shield in front of him, "I don't suppose this belongs to you." He shook off any dizziness he had floating in his head and claimed his things from me.

"Yeah, thanks." He said to me politely, "I'm James, what yours?" He asked.

"It's Fenix. Fenix Ravcore." I answered him.

"OK, so what happen to you?"

I shrugged, "I'm not sure really. I was fighting a war for Equestria's survival."

He looked shocked at this, "What? War? What are you talking about!?" Just as I thought.

"Tell me, where did you get that armour?" I asked of him.

"The Princesses gave me it. I'm not about to--"

I held out a hand, "No, I'm not asking for it. I don't need it." I then reached for my sword, "Instead, you are gonna show me all that you learned and trained. Let's spar for a bit." I stated as I pointed it towards him. He was apprehensive, hesitant. But he snapped into a defensive pose on the spot. Hiding behind his shield gave him more protection and to keep me guessing what he was planning on doing.

Well, it was suppose to do that to me...

"Fenix, I really don't thi---" I cut him off by trying to pierce through his armour. Fortunately he blocked it off, the downside to it though, he skidded back into the tree again. He grunted as he came flying at me, "Alright then, but remember you asked for it!"

"Are you done bitching yet?" I said to him, of course, this was only to taunt him. I thought it wouldn't work on him, he didn't seem like the type to get provoked so easily, but it did the trick. His attack was predictable, thrusting his sword to pierce into my flesh. I retaliated in kind, by deflecting his precision off-course, bringing Chaoseater back around, over my right shoulder, and brought it down hard and fast. He tried to bring his shield up to block the attack, but proved to be futile as it could not withstand such force I put into that one move. Again, he went skidding back into the tree for the second time.

He grunted when he hit it, "Darn it! Why did I went and done that? I cannot believe I fell for that taunt." He got back up and stood at the ready, taking up defensive post again, "OK, no way am I falling for that again!"

As he said that, I let go of my sword, since it's embedded into the ground on an angle, and waited for his move. Now, this kind of action is a fatal flaw: leaving yourself unarmed and wide open for an attack, I know that. But if you can predict your enemy's next move before it happens, and perhaps try and see things go a little bit slower, if you can, then you'll be fine as long as you know what you're doing.

He seemed surprised by this, but took it as an opportunity, "You let yourself wide open. Big mistake!" He charged again, faster this time. That came as a bit of a surprise to me, perhaps I really did underestimate him. When he came into striking distances, ready to cut me down, only to miss me at the last second as I shifted a bit to his right, following it up with a round-about kick to the face. Sending him packing and backed up the tree for the third time.

He planted his sword into the ground and bringing his free hand up to cup his cheek. He growled in frustration, "What the freakin' hell man!? You left yourself wide open and yet you still manage to dodge and hit me back here! How is that even possible!?" He shouted out, clearly not understanding any of his...mistakes.

I shook my head, "James, you forgotten your Humanity." He looked at me like I was talking nonsense to him.

For a moment we only stared at each other, until he spoke up, "What do you mean 'I forgotten my Humanity'?" He then retrieved his sword with his magic coming from his right gauntlet, "What does Humanity, our race, have anything to do with this!?" I got ready as he came at me once more, slashing his sword at me while I dodged every single one of them, some came closer to gazing a bit of my hair off, but the majority of it all were easy enough to evade. While this was still going on, he kept talking, or more likely just yelling out questions, "What does my Humanity have to do with me not being able to keep up with you!? Why should it even matter to me!? The way I see it, I think I done the right thing of throwing it away for a better life! A better future to live a peaceful one!" He stopped for a second to catch his breath, "What does it matter to you...? Why would I even want my Humanity back? All we do is just start up wars and burn our world to the ground yet again. So why...why should I need it?"

I growled in anger at him, which made him flinch in fear, "Because you little shitlet!" I raised my flaming knuckle-bashers; Fiery Blazers, "It's where you come from!" I charged him with the intent to bring pain now. Roaring like a monstrous bloodthirsty beast, he thrown his shield up as I closed the gap between us, pulling my right fist back and throw it to him. Didn't matter if he was behind something, he'll still get push back to the tree, but this time I'm keeping him pin there.

"It's where you were born in and came from! You can't change that fact no matter what!" I shouted at him while furiously punching the living shit out of that Lunar Shield of his like a raging motherfucking Titan, "That's why! You became ignorant! A naive damned fool just like they are!" He wasn't gonna hold for much longer, but I saw his right gauntlet glow again. His sword was right behind me, although it seems he can't hold out and the Celestial Sword drops to the ground.

Right before I could rip his shield from him, he slam it in my face and stunned me. He also pinned me to the ground, "Shut up! Don't you talk about them like that!" He glared down at me, but mine was still more fiercer than his one, "Why should I worry about our own kind!? We do nothing more than destroy life itself! These ponies preserve it through peace, love and tolerances! So I say let ours burn themselves off, saves us the trouble of--" I cut him off by kneeing him in the guts and punched his face again to get him off of me.

He rolled over on his back while I got up and walked over to him and picked him up, "How. Fucking. DARE YOU! Give up on your own kind! You goddamn selfish little puss-ass whining TWAT!!!" I growled animalistic, outraged by what he said. He flinched away from me, a few strains of tears flowing down from his clenching eyes. In a fit of rage, I threw him down on the ground hard and dragged his gasping ass to the tree and slammed him. After that I grabbed him by the neck and picked him up to my eye level, "How can YOU say something like that!? I know our race is like that and more than just being inhuman, hypercritical, bullshit spewers! But do you want to leave things as they are James!? Just let it stay as it is so the next generations could grow up and make the same mistakes we made!?" His eyes widened to the realization of what I'm saying and to what he said before, still I pressed on, "And that's just one of the many qualities about Humanity James; we never forget! Every discoveries and so on, we learn something new, and once we require that kind of knowledge, we don't remain ignorant fools! We're always learning no matter what and why is that, simple, we take risks and make sacrifices. Always hopeful even if there's a small chance at something great and amazing..." I brought my face a bit closer to his still stunned one, "And that's Humanity, we are all about Freedom, no matter how much we may abuse such a thing. The universe itself is always running even if that species is gone or destroyed, life will continue on for the rest of forever." After that I let him sit down for it all to sink into that naive skull of his. I walked over to retrieve his sword and shield, though when I'd turned around, he was curled up ball of a sobbing mess.... Maybe I driven that knife in way too far and ended up scaring his mind for life?

Well, I guess I'll have to carry his ass after all. Giving him his gear, after he uncurled himself, I bent down on one knee and gave him a lift on my back, hefting him up and made our way towards the Ruins of the Everfree as the sun was about to set. I know it's really fucking hard to see through the thicket of this damn forest, but once you've been through it back and forth, you will be able to figure out and familiarize yourself in here, no matter where you're stranded.

(Canterlot Castle)

Ah... Another day of the same old routine: attend Day-court, listen to a bunch of nobles squabbling to each other, trying to past down ridiculous laws just to better themselves and have the commoners suffer by paying more taxes, something I and the Noble Council have been dealing with for quite a long time now. Some even dare as to go as far as have my once star pupil, now crowned as the new princess of Equestria, Twilight Sparkle, her hand in marriage. This is only just to gain more wealth and power through Royalty, something I'm not so keen on letting it happen. Soon it all came to a close and none of the noble houses got what they wanted. I returned to my private chambers and prep to lower the sun for Luna to---

"Sister, we have urgent news for thee!" My little sister shouted in the old ways still. And just what's so urgent? Either way, if it is indeed, then I'll hear it out.

"Come in!" I responded and she herself teleported inside my room. "Luna, what is it? Has something happen?"

She nodded. "Yes. It appears that Equestria has some new visitors, but they do not seem to be from around here or anywhere."

"They don't, what do you mean?" This seems very odd. "Luna, how can you be sure about it?"

She shot me an odd look. "You mean you didn't know?"

"Know what?" I asked her, but I wasn't irradiated by her. In fact, I was irradiated with myself, if she could sense something was amiss in our beloved Equestria, why didn't I feel it too?

She spoke up on the subject, "Well... Lets just say that I accidentally stumble upon their minds and decided to take a quick peek inside." I looked at her in shock and she stood there on the spot embarrass.

"Luna! I told you not to do that!"

"I know, but it's just that... I found out who and what they are." We both stood in silence, while I was eyeing her if she was telling the truth about it. so far she hasn't lie to me and gave her the 'go on'. "OK, these new creatures are known as Humans. They are a technological advance civilization from another universe itself. But that's all I could pull up from them after that."

"That's all? Why? Did you stop?" I asked her and shook her head.

"No. Apparently I wasn't the only one in their minds, he calls himself The Doctor. Doctor Whooves of Ponyville, he didn't give much about him, except that he is a 'Time Lord', whatever that suppose to mean. He even claims to know everything about the two because he was one as well!" This came as a surprise. How can he do that? "And then he says that it's best not to know everything you will discover! Bah, just who does he think he is? Doesn't he know who he's talking to!?" She stomps a hoof, fold her arms with her head held high, along with a huff. Though from the sound of things, this Doctor Whooves may have just avoided a catastrophe and saved her from knowing too much. As the old saying goes: Knowledge is power.

So now comes the question: Do we go and talk to these three? Or let the girls know about this?

"... Say Fenix?" After some time has pass, the sun has completely set and the moon gave rise. James himself took a nap as I was still making our way to the Everfree Castle, he woke and started asked me questions about the universe I'm from, "You said that there are four of you - a team you belong - can you tell me about them? If that's OK with you?" Did he just pull a Flutters on me just then...? Well, well, this is interesting.

Time to switch it around, "Let me answer that with another question: are you dating one of the girls?" I felt him tense on me, clearly he is dating, or in this case, partner up with one of them. I pressed on, "I'll take that as an indefinite yes. Now, next one: have you and Shy hooked up?" Again, he tenses, his body temperature spiked up. Guess they did more then kissed and made up, they also made out. He was fidgeting over his answers, which only serves to concluded them... Except one: Who made the first move?

I turn to face him, "Did you confess your feelings, or did she?"

His face reddened and his body's warmth skyrocketed, "Ah... Well... Um... You see, I...I was about to... B-but she asked how to make her feelings known when I thought she set her sights on some stallion. So I told her to write a Love letter." He paused for a moment before continuing, "Then, when I thought I would never have the chances have been for naught, Angel came to the rescue. He showed me what Fluttershy had written, it was...really poetic, romantically poetic. I really got a spin out of that."

"Wow, I'm impressed. Flutters really did nut up, more or less."

He nodded, "Yeah, she may have wrote it, but she didn't have the courage to send it, still. So I went over and we talked and things escalated from us being friends to boyfriend and girlfriend." After that I stopped. There was something watching us!

James soon catches on as well and he got down from me and pulled his Celestial sword, "Fenix, I think we should make a run for it now!" He said urgently.

I shook my head, "No it's too late for that." I said as the forest all around us started to close in, or should I say, its abominable wolves. There eyes, glowing in an eerily green and yellow, started to emerge out of the bushes and tree lines, coming into view with their packs. Also, with the...supposedly added 'effects' to instil fear and despair, the stupid trees started to make so-called 'scary' facials, a bit of a dramatic overboard if you ask me. Just as they surrounded us, ready to slaughter us for their survival, something big came out from behind us both, something big, but this one was completely different: It, or should I say she, was twice as big as the others. She even towers over me and James, but unlike her pack, she was...exceptionally beautiful and exotic at the same time, she wasn't even glowing green and yellow, icy blue was her eye colours and she looked feminine, lean and slender...powerful even.

The rest bowed to her and she nodded back at them, seem she prefers equality over ranks, that would actually bone them an even tighter pack and teamwork efficiency. Also, her breath didn't smell like your regular Timberwolf horrid decadence, like they also eaten and drunken their preys piss and shit after that. No, hers is very sweet and euphoric, it's almost as if you taken a bite out of a deliciously baked goodie, excluding the cake, seriously I fucking hate cake! Anyway, she didn't look at us as her and her pack as their late night snack, instead she had this very curious sense and circle us. I kept an eye on her while James watched out for anything suspicious from the pack.

When she came back in front of us again, the next thing we never thought possible happen, "Who, or more preferably, what are you two?" She talked, she actually fucking talked. James and I were pretty much mind blown from this, we were practically speechless. Again she asked, "Well, are you going to answer or not?" She took a step forward, but that's one too close. I went for my pistols and she stopped immediately.

"Sorry, but we'll feel much more comfortable if you stay right there." I told her as my Gorgons were aim at her head, as much as I don't wanna get tricked and eaten by this she wolf, I also don't want to kill her.

She was surprised, to say the least, but didn't faultier, "You cannot stop me with such a little trinket. Whatever that you have hoisted on you." Aren't you another arrogant fuckstick, huh? She took another step, only to be stopped by some warning shots, by me, near her feet. She yelp and backed off, "What sort of trickery is this!?" She growled at me.

"Not Magic. Just technology, science and a whole lot of bullets to spit out." I said flatly, "As for your earlier question: we are what you call Humans. Now you tell us who you really are?"

The pack sneered, threatening to rip open my throat, even the Alpha wasn't having any of that, "Watch you mouth! You do not know who you're dealing--" OK shutting her up! In a quick flash, I was on top of her with Chaoseater held up to her neck. She herself was immobilised, stricken by me being able to hold her in an death-lock situation. The same could be said about the pack themselves as well.

Though I have her, I left James alone, but hopefully he'll figure out how to stay out of their grip...

"... Fenix, how did you...?" Oh you stupid motherfucking Cockbiscuits!

"James don't stand there! Fly!!"

"Fly?" He retorted, until he got the idea, "Oh right!" The ones that were ready to pounce him lost there chance and missed, "Wow! Too close for my comfort!"

I smile as the Alpha grunted, "So, you think you're safe?"

That's a dumbass question, still I gave a reply, "Nothing is safe within here, a forest full of death. So why bother asking something like that?" She looked up to me, as much as she could. She wasn't really glaring at me out of anger or hatred, none of that, only eying me with that same curious level from before, but this time it had something else tied within... Is she actually...

"You're right..." She said in a low tone, I was actually tempted to draw my sword back, but not yet. There's something she's hiding. A trump card perhaps? She spoke again, "There is no need for this pointless farce, Fire Warrior. I'll tell you who I am if you lower your arms." Wait, how in the ever living Fuckles did she know that title? She gives off a little giggle, "Oh I know far more than just that title and you are known through many others, for the deeds you did in those days..."

"Those days are not yet over and you will keep silent! Unless you want to get burn to a fucking cinder!" I shouted as I pressed my sword back up to her harder. I really don't care about the titles I have banned on me, for all have their own history of bloodshed and devastation. As a result, the ones that I fought against, all have given me and my team titles that'll be remembered throughout time.

She laughed quietly at this, but agreed, "Of course. But if you're wondering, which you are, how I knew? Then I shall take you to him. He told me about you and that you'll figure out who he is." Figure out who he is? So it's someone I've met back in my universe. I wonder... Then I clicked to the one and only person that came to mind.

"Could it be...?"

"Bingo!" She said with a toothy grin, "Now, normally I wouldn't let anything ride me..." She paused, "BUT! I can make this an exception! So you better hold on and can you put your pretty sword away for me, pretty please?" Wait, why would she... Oh, oh now she staring at me with those fucking damn puppy eyes! Really, you think you can-- Ah for Christ sakes, fine! You win this round!!

And so I placed my sword back on behind me, then went to jump off her. But she stop me, "Wait! I didn't say you could get off!" She said with such urgency, as if she thought I was gonna leave her for another woman. We're not even dating and we just met!

I look back at her, but now I'm starting to regret that one. Her eyes were blazing with desperation, but why she wants me to ride on her back that badly is beyond me. Maybe a fetish she has, or something? OK I shouldn't have said that shit, but whatever! Still... That face she keeps putting on.

So, in that moment, I guess you could say... I did what she wanted. Sighing in defeat, I saddled back up on her, "OK, fine! Just stop it with that facial thing, it's pissing me off." Yeah I was still not happy about this and you can hazard a guess of how much I hated this decision, even agreeing to such a thing begrudgingly.

As for her, she was just - literally - vibrating in excitement. Though after that and I shit you not, she went ballistically crazy! She went all over the place within the packs circle, running and jumping, almost like a super hyperactive Pinkie Pie when she first drank that energy drink of hers, even squealing like a little filly schoolgirl on her first crush's date! So yeah, long story short; a happy raging bull, as Pinkie would put it. All the while trying to hold onto her like those cowboys do, also trying to get her attention.

"HEY, WILL YOU STOP ALREADY!!!! WE NEED TO GET A MOVE ON RIGHT NOW!!!!" Goddammit! If she doesn't stop RIGHT NOW I--

"Wait, wha...! Oh!" Finally... She stops! Skidding a bit, she comes to a stop and looks back at me, "Oh dear, I'm so sorry! I didn't mean to... Let loose like that!" She said with an apologetic and embarrassing look on her face.

As for me, I just glared fiery daggers at her, "You may have been having fun, but I was suffering from all of that!" I snapped, "Now can we please get a move on! Me and James would want to see him now."

She nodded and barked orders at her pack. They formed a defensive barrier around the two of us. I had James stay hovering above us, we needed a Birdseye view from him in case of trouble. Also, with an added benefit, I guess you could also say he was our ticket out of here. Now I may trust her, but that doesn't mean I'll believe every word she says. She is still a Timberwolf after all, not to mention she hadn't told us what she is exactly either...

To be continued...

Author's Note

OK, this is going to be split into two. Reasons why? Because I got plans to still do and a life outside of this stuff.

So hopefully this is more than enough.