Voided Light

Alice watched her brother as he swung at the Displaced, Chronokeeper, and only had a second to dodge as Chrono's fist appearing next to him, dodging he slid back and glared at Chronokeeper. "Cheap tricks, Master of Time, but I know all of them!" Alex sprinted forward, jumping over the flying kick and bringing his fist down into the man's face before he could react, breaking his nose.

"So, you must be a Time-Looper, perhaps one of my victims, yes?" Chronokeeper clutched his nose, blood trickling between his fingers. "Perhaps I'll curse again? Or again?"

"You already have. I'm your oldest victim. This happens to be my 1,252th loop. Each lasting two years," Alex picked the Displaced up by his hair, only to be shocked as Chronokeeper slipped out of his grip and kissed him. "What?!" His shock was only reflected by Alice

Chronokeeper pushed him back, "It's nothing. I happen to know a little about your future. AFTER, the loops," Chronokeeper said, "All I can say, the loops may be torture, but there is good hidden inside them."

Alex gaped at Chronokeeper as he disappeared, before screaming, "WHAT THE BLOODY FUCK WAS THAT?"

Chronokeeper materialized in his pocket of time, next to a certain cat goddess. She grinned at him, "So, finally found her, eh?"

Chronokeeper rolled his eyes, her antics would never cease to amaze him, "I'm not sure that's actually her," he said, staring out the screaming boy, "I mean, that's a boy, after all."

The cat goddess waved her finger at him, "Ah, ah, ah. Remember?"

Chronkeeper nodded, "Right... Void logic."

"So, what do you think now?" she asked, grinning.

"Well, he certainly reminds me of her," Chronokeeper muttered, "And I did feel compelled to kiss him. And I am definitely not gay."

"Exactly," she said, before pulling up another window, "And here's me," this time, the window showed the cat goddess kicking Omniscient's ass before she kissed Alex and Alice on their foreheads. "And here," the window changed to show a girl screaming at another woman, "is her now."

Chronokeeper dropped to his knees, tears streaming down his face. "Ha! Its her! You were right!"

The cat goddess looked taken aback, "Of course I was!"

Chronokeeper laughed, pulling himself up, "Right, Essence. Right."

"Alright, time for you to go," Essence said, "But remember," she said, holding up a finger, "One, never let her know she's been through two worlds like her last. Two," Essence held up a second finger, "You must protect her," Essence said.

"Right, I always do that," Chronokeeper nodded, "Don't I?"

"In every world, and every time," Essence said, before kissing his forehead. The man gave a salute and disappeared.

-Ponyville-

Chronokeeper appeared in Ponyville at the opportune moment. Discord was being imprisoned again. He watched and whistled loudly, walking up and knocking on the statue. "Dang... He's stoned off his ass..."

Twilight and her friends glared at him preparing the Elements once more, "Who are you?" Twilight demanded.

"Just a friendly Master of Time, passing through," Chronokeeper said, leaning against the statue.

"We don't need any more issues like with Discord," Twilight said. Chronokeeper raised an eyebrow.

"You mean the stoner here?" He pointed at the statue with his thumb, "Yeah. Not like me, nor am I like him."

"Then why are you here?" The lavender unicorn asked.

"To find someone," Chronokeeper said.

"Who?" Rainbow Dash asked, punching her hooves forward, "You better tell us, or we'll use the elements!"

"I'm sorry, Ms. Pride, but threats aren't necessary. I'm here to find my girlfriend," he said, pushing the pegasus's head back away from him before looking at Twilight, "She's oh... about this tall, looks similar to me in terms of species, is wearing armor... She's also rather intense."

"Um... No sorry. Never seen anything like you, but..." the lavender mare started, before glancing off.

"But what?" Chronokeeper asked.

"There is him," she said, looking worried. "But he only just got back."

"Then take me to this him," Chronkeeper said, crossing his arms.

"Fair warning, he's not very friendly and he's subdued. Last time he was free he rampaged across Equestria," Twilight said.

"I've got my ways too," Chronokeeper said, gesturing forward. "Lead the way."

Twilight shrugged, before muttering, "Its his funeral."

-Canterlot Castle: Dungeons-

Twilight led Chronokeeper into the dungeon, down and down. Once they had passed many levels, the entered a tunnel and made their way into the darkness before arriving in a small room, the iron bars trapping a young looking man. His skin was scalled and he grinned as he looked down upon an assortment of objects.

"Hello Rumple," Chronokeeper said, "Odd to see you here, not in the Void making those deals."

"Deary," Rumpelstiltskin greeted, "I can choose my home."

Twilight gaped, "You know each other?"

"Yes," Chronokeeper said, "He was a Displaced, but he made a deal with a Void Dweller and gained their powers. Now he travels the Multiverse making deals. Essence introduced me to him once."

"Displaced? Void Dweller? Multiverse? Essence?" Twilight sputtered, backing up, "What are those things?"

Rumpelstiltskin grinned at her, holding out a piece of paper, "Care for a deal?"

"Not now, Rumple. I'll explain to her," Chronokeeper pushed the paper back into the cell, "But first. What's he doing here?"

"Well, he came back a few days ago after having disappeared for a couple of weeks and started trampling across the major cities, so Celestia brought him here," Twilight said, pulling out a notepad and quill.

"Ah. Got a little crazy with the deals?" Chronokeeper asked, to which Rumple answered with a grin and shrug. "That aside, first, Displaced are people from another universe, usually having powers or something. The only definition that they are Displaced is a Token that they use," he said as the scratching of Twilight's quill increased, "second, Void Dwellers live in a barrier or chaos of sorts between these universes and they are very powerful. I still can't figure out why he's staying in this cell. That'd require a deal," Chronokeeper said.

"He made one with Celestia," Twilight said, not bothering to look up as she scratched down more notes, "So, Multiverse and Essence?"

"Right. The multiverse is a group of universes in one part of the Void. I will not go any further. Essence is one of those Void Dwellers and one of the most powerful She controls madness and uses music. Most of them time, at least," Chonokeeper finished, turning back to Rumpelstiltskin, "So, I'd like to make a deal if you're here."

Rumple grinned, before asking, "What kind of deal?"