Janus Goes To Equestria

Julius Caesar had prevailed, he had done Rome good. His countless victories had thrown Rome into a much longed for, time of peace. The Republic, which took grateful notice of Julius, had closed the large bronze doors to The Temple of Janus. In a raging ceremony of drinks and feasting, Rome was finally able to rest quietly, not in fear or concern of the empire.

Janus had seen this coming, of course. The doors closing, the ceremony, the victories. They were all memories to him, he'd seen them long before they'd come true. He's seen everything, well, he likes to say. He mentally orders himself to halt his searching through time at certain dates. The latest one had been to stop at the 1900s. Janus thought this time would really get him excited to look again in the next month, things for humanity had really been getting...heated.

Though, even he'd give himself cliffhangers, he still predicted, without "cheating", what would happen. He's grown extremely used to calling things out correctly, even without using his portals to see it himself.

"I highly doubt this time will be any different, hm?" Janus spoke to Vesta, the roman Goddess of Domestic Living and Tranquility. The two deities had accompanied one another quite often. They spoke always of their days and their nights. Janus refused to look into Vesta's future, for he did not want to grow bored of her. Though, she could never get bored of Janus, his stories and explanations were like no other.

"Knowing you, you'd be correct on your next guess. Though, I do hope you are wrong someday, Janus. We wouldn't want you to be disinterested in your own purpose." Vesta said. Janus hummed in agreement, opening a rabbit-sized portal in his metallic palms. He viewed an odd world, made of only sides and edges.

"Only cubes, everything is a cube. Who is that little man, there?" Janus said to himself as he amused his own mind. Even the leaves on the trees were made up of cubes, a cube cow, a cube man, a cube sun. How lovely. There were so many different places Janus wanted to visit. He'd been planning to tell Vesta about this, for when he leaves she will be without a companion. Vesta was not "anti-social", just really paranoid that everyone would be wanting to court her. She already shut down Apollo and Neptune. Janus would not be one of them, though. He will not be interested in relationships for as long as he lives, and Vesta knew this. Maybe this was the reason she was comfortable with Janus?

"Janus? What are you thinking about? I can tell you are in deep thought." Vesta called out. Janus looked up from his hands, and closed the portal.

"I was hoping you'd ask, Vesta." Janus replied, floating towards her. Once they were shoulder to shoulder, Janus opened a very large portal containing a vast amount of smaller ones.

"What is this for?" Vesta asked. She reached out and stuck her hand into the portal, it had a funny feeling and she giggled.

"I was thinking of traveling to one of these places, Vesta. Like you said earlier, the others wouldn't like for me to grow bored of my own purpose. So I am going someplace else for a short while to add some more variety into my life. I do hope you can understand what I mean, and support my decision. Though, take note that your opinion will not change my mind, dear"

Vesta nodded at Janus and continued to stare into the galaxy of dimensions. She pondered on Janus' plan for a brief moment before answering.

"I think it's wonderful you are trying to engage yourself into the unknown, do know that I do really support your decision on this. It will be very good for you, plus, a vacation is in order for you"

Janus was so relieved that Vesta liked his plan. The two relaxed with one another until Janus decided it was time to depart. They said their goodbyes, and Janus opened the portal.

"Here goes nothing! Hmm, I will close my eyes and choose my destination" Janus said. He covered his hollowed eyes with one hand and pointed at a random spot. He uncovered his eyes and looked at where he was headed.

"Ooh, it's colorful, and full of life" Vesta said, taking interest in the place.

"Let's hope it's inhabitants are just as colorful as the world they live in, hm?"

Janus focused on the small portal-within-a portal, and enlarged it big enough for him to float through. The colorful lights flashed before him as he stepped through.

"The way is open!"

Janus looked down upon the small village he'd started at. He was really high up, to avoid the civilians. He did not know of their attitude or origin. So he played it safe and kept his distance. Being a god, he wasn't scared of them, of course. Janus just did not want a panic or an entire parade in his arrival. He decided to take it slow.

"How adorable! Little colorful ponies!" Janus squealed with excitement. He couldn't wait to tell Vesta al about this. Janus looked though a one-way portal between his palms, using it as a magnifying glass. He took in every detail about the place, admiring how it actually looked tons better than what Rome did right now. Something Janus realized is the immense amount of energy coming from everywhere. Almost as if everything was created with, or at least harnessed, magical power.

"Seems as if there is more than meets one's eye for this place, hm?"

As usual, no one really responded. When you get wrapped up in power like this, the ability to see all. You start asking yourself questions. Janus made his portal larger, and no longer one-way. He viewed different areas of the town, he figured going one place to another would be the best plan. It's about time he got to meeting the locals.