The Split in Reality

Chapter 5: The End of the Beginning

As I was hoping for one last goodbye, I could see something. It looked like a spirit from how pale it was. It took a second or so but I realized it was Chrysalis and she was smiling at me, like she knew what my fate was and what would happen. To me, this is what I thought my fate was meant to be. Death was my fate.

The room was dead quiet. Even Princess Celestia and Luna didn’t really comprehend what they had just been told. Starlight and the Mane 6 were in shock. Their friend was alive and that was all that mattered.

"What do you mean Thomas is alive, Sunset?!" said Twilight being the first to recover from the initial shock of the incredible news.

"What I mean is that Thomas died but he didn't. Before the spell could kill him he split himself into different entities that scattered themselves across the multiverse," said Sunset

"Equish please for the ponies that don't speak nerd and aren't nerd-Ivorian," said Rainbow Dash.

"The simple version is that Thomas isn't dead but split into six different creatures located in across different worlds," said Sunset.

"Ok, but how do we get him back Sunset? It isn't like there is a portal that could take us to different worlds. Unless the is," said Rarity with a sigh.

Sunset response to that was a smirk, but it wasn't a regular or cocky smirk. No, it this was the all knowing smirk of destiny. "Then you probably underestimated Thomas. I was surprised at first when he told me. But it was still being built at the time," said Sunset.

"So where is it located, darling?" said Rarity.

"Follow me and all will be revealed," Sunset replied.

Sunset then proceeded to lead the group through the labyrinth known as Twilight's Castle. As the group was walking they passed my room. A while back, I moved into Twilight's Castle as during the battle of Tirek my house had been destroyed. Spike, Twilight, and I had lost a lot that day but we had gained even more. It was a good five more minutes before Sunset stopped walking.

Sunset stopped in the more secluded part of the castle and placed her hoof upon a section of the wall. The wall then began to glow. The light became brighter and brighter until the blinding red light faded and a door revealed itself.

"I must warn you what you are about to see might violate the laws of physics...except you Pinkie. You violate those all the time," said Sunset,

"So when everypony is ready we can begin,"

"Ok Sunset. We're ready. Let's go save Thomas," said Twilight getting nods of agreement from everypony else present.

"Ok brace yourselves because what you're about to see might be a bit confusing at first," said Sunset.

Sunset then pushed open the door and stepped inside. Everypony else followed after her but as soon as they entered the room they stopped as their mouths hit the floor. Inside the room was the most technological advanced lab ever. I won't go into specifics but it was a pretty cool lab.

The place was littered with blueprints and notes. The notes were all about time dilation and temporal displacement. Only a hoof full were about dimension traveling and jumping.

"What is this place," said Celestia, taking a look around the room while glancing at the many computer screens that lined the desks.

"This is the lab that Tom created for Project TSR. TSR stands for Time, Split, and Reality. Tom wasn't just researching his powers, he was also seeing if he could create a device that could open a portal to different worlds. He was also looking into time dilation," said Sunset as she walked towards a large structure covered by a sheet in the back of the room.

"But why would Tom have a place like this," said Twilight.

"Who cares? This place looks awesome and eggheady. I dig it. Except for the...you know...the eggheady part," said RD.

"Remember the time Tom said that he had a contingency plan for pretty much everything," said Sunset.

"Yeah, I remember him saying that in the hive. Sadly, all his plans had to be scrapped thanks to Chrysalis. Well all but two, and one of them was the plan we used to all of you," said Starlight.

"So this is Tom's final contingency plan," said Twilight, "but why keep it hidden from us. Why hide all of this?"

"Well Twilight, the answer is simple. This was a final contingency plan that was never supposed to be enacted which is why he never told any of you," said Sunset, "So, who's up to save Tom, the multiverse, and look cool while doing it?" asked Sunset, who then proceeded to pull the cover off the structure revealing a circular device with wires coming out of it. The structure of the device was about 15 feet high and the circles width was about 5 feet thick.  There was a ramp leading up to the center of the device.

"Now this, everypony, is how we are going to do it. Operation  A Split Reality is now a go," said Sunset beaming.

Meanwhile in a different dimension

A red pony was hanging from chains bleeding from multiple places and his horn was broken. The room was lit by a dull light emitting from the lone torch. There was a table nearby littered with many torture devices, ranging from knives to maces to semi-lethal injections, ranging from potassium chloride (KCl) to insulin. Blood coated the floor. The red stallion started seizing as his heart stopped.

"Uhh. What am I gonna do with you, scumbag? You thought I would forget you. Even after all this, we are still bound. Forced to be together until the end of time," said a menacing voice as he used his magic to start resuscitating the dead stallion. The creature succeeded and the stallion was brought back to life.

"What do *cough* you want you...you monster," said the stallion.

"Don't play the fool with me!" the voice screamed, "You say you don't remember me but I remember you."

The red pony opened his eyes for the first time in days. He had never seen his captor. "Leave me alone. Please just let me go," he said.

The the creature stepped out of the shadows and was revealed to be a pony with a black coat. and finally showed its face. "Hello Tom. Surprised to see me," said the evil pony as his villainous laugh rang out through the entire cavern.