Twilight woke up Princess Celestia and told her about Jacob's word. They both were sitting next to him.

"Wasn't Jacob's brother named Ray?" Celestia asked.

"Raymond David Logan Dracons, to be more exact." Twilight acted like smartass. "Jacob told me, that his brother is a specialist in dark magic. Maybe he knows, what happened to Jacob. I've looked at his copy of grimoire, but there was nothing about spell slowly turning into a black crystal or sorcerer able to do such thing."

Celestia looked at Jacob. He had on head a wreath made by Fluttershy with his favourite flowers, lavender and red tulips. When pegasus put it on his head, he smiled lightly. Twilight thought at this moment, that Jacob's senses are working properly. But one day, crystals started to grow up. Twilight calculated, that he has only one week left, until his heart turn into a crystal, what will kill him. Everytime, when Celestia thought about it, her eyes were full of tears, just like Twilight's.
White mare started to wear Jacob's dragonscale coat, as sigh of their friendship. Inside of it was his revolver, Phoenix, some empty papers and goodbye letter from his wife. The smell of drained blood on it reminded her about Jacob's past. She was still sorry about, what happened to him 7 months ago.

"I don't know, he will help, but his support should help Jacob to recover." Twilight said hopefully. "Also, there is one problem. He is in the other dimention."

"With that, Discord should help." Celestia said with serious face. "And I think you should go there. Jacob told you about his world more, than me."

"Yeah, he told me some things, but I don't know, I can handle it."

"I know, you can, Twilight." Celestia said, putting her hoof on Twilight's shoulder.

At the morning, Twilight was preparing for her journey to another dimention. Discord started to preparing the portal. When Twilight was ready, she went to the throne room, where were her friends, brother and Princesses. Pinkie hanged on the walls streamers and banner "Good-luck-in-the-other-dimention Party." Twilight walked to her friends and hugged all of them. After a while, she broke a hug.

"Girls, take care about Jacob, when I'm gone." Twilight said.

"Do not worry, sugarcube. We'll take care of 'im, like with one of the Apples." Applejack said.

"Yes, there's nothing to worry about, Twilight." Fluttershy said with her quiet voice.

"And, look for any signs of Blizzard Breath." Twilight kept them patient. "If he'll appear again, slow him down as much as you can."

"This guy won't know, what hit him." Rainbow said, giving Twilight fake hit.

"That will be my party cannon." Pinkie said, showing her legendary cannon.

"By the way, don't even think about shaving his goatee, Rarity." Twilight looked at white unicorn with one eyebrow up.

"Trust me, I don't want to." Rarity said terrified. When she tried to shave it, when he was asleep, he shaved her mane with katana, without waking up.

"Are you sure, you don't want me to go with you, Twily?" Shining Armor asked.

"You're needed here, big brother. Plus, you have no idea about that place."

"Just, be careful." Shining said, petting his sister's head.

"I will." Twilight hugged her brother.

Discord cleaned his trought.

"Portal's ready." He said.

Twilight went to the draconequus. Discord snapped his fingers, creating some kind of lens.

"If you'll be ready to come back, just crush it on the ground. This will make come back portal." Twilight took it to her bag, then looked at the portal. "By crossing it, you'll change into a human, for camouflage."

"Where exacly does it lead?" Twilight asked.

"Earth, North America, New York City, Central Park in Manhattan. You know, what to look for?"

"I think, I'll start from Jacob's old flat on 13th Street. There should be some clues."

Twilight took a deep breath, preparing for the weirdest thing in her life.

"Okay, here goes nothing." She said, then walked through the portal.

"Good luck, Twilight." Princess Celestia said.

On the other side...

"Ow, my head." Twilight said, after a hard landing. "Thanks, Discord, for a little surprise." She said sarcastically, picking up her bag.

Twilight looked at her new body. Yeah, she was a human. She had also purple shirt and skirt, with blue socks and black shoes. After checking herself, she looked around. It looked little like Manehattan, but much more technologically advanced, in way, what nopony wouldn't think about. She decided to check also, if she's still capable to cast magic. She used levitation on nearby can and it worked.

Twilight walked on the street. Everywhere were moving flying vehicles, called cars. She saw one, what looked like a taxi carriage.

"Taxi!" She called it.

Taxi stopped and Twilight sat in. Driver had black skin with short black hair. He was wearing white shirt with inscription "I love NY." and jeans.

"Where do you want to go, miss" He asked like thought the nose.

"48 East 13th Street, please."

"Got it."

Vehicle left the layover and moved.

"So, what brings you to New York?" Driver asked.

"I want to visit my friend. I'm not from here."

"I knew that. Locals don't use taxi's cause of traffics. They always use subway. By the way, nice hair."

"Thank you."

"Can you tell me something about your friend?"

"He's about 30, he has white hair and purple eyes."

"I know only guy, who matches to that description, Ray Dracons, Dragon Hunter's brother. That means, you also know Jacob."

"It's true." Twilight replied with smile. Driver laughed loudly.

"What's so funny?" Twilight asked, disturbed.

"Funny is that, I, black taximan from New York, lift right now friend of legendary Dracons Brothers. That was the best joke, I've ever heard." Driver sighed, trying not to laugh."Maybe, you're also a unicorn princess from other dimention, who teaches about friendship and magic?"

"Why, yes?" She replied, because she knew, that also will be taken as a joke. As she thought, driver laughed again.

Twilight was bored of this, and used her magic to disrupt the taxi's magnetic suspention. Car started to spin around and parked parallel on the nearest free place. Driver opened the window to throw up.

"WHAT THE FUCK!?" He screamed scared and surprised. "WHO THE FUCK ARE YOU!?"

"Twilight Sparkle, Princess of Friendship." She said in the official way. "Jacob Dracons appeared in my land, Equestria, and now he lives there. But now, he's not in the good condition. His brother can be his only hope. Believe now?"

"I swear to my mom's grave, I believe you." Driver said scared. "Just don't do that again. I have a week stomach."

"I saw." Twilight said little disgusted. "Now, ride to the 48 East 13th Steet, please."

"Yes, Your Highness." Driver moaned, and they rode again.

After a few minutes, taxi arrived under a huge apartment. Twilight came out of a car and tossed to driver two bits.

"Keep the change and don't tell about it to anyone." She said, little grim voice.

"Yes, ma'am." Driver said, still scared, and drived away.

Twilight entered the buiding. Inside were some machines, what were cleaning the floor, but Twilight didn't cared about them. Instead, she looked at the housing inventory.

"Jacob Dracons - 8K. Bingo". She thought, looking at the list.

Twilight walked on the 8th floor, then to the door with the matching number. She tried to open it. Locked, of course. She looked under the wiper. Nothing but dust. She tried knocking.

"Coming." Someone responded. Twilight was really surprised, that someone answered. Door was opened by the young, white-haired man. It was Jacob's brother, Raymond. "How can I help you?" He asked with stone face.

"Em, is your name Raymond Dracons?"

"Yes."

"I'm here cause of your brother."

Raymond opened eyes widely.

Meanwhile, in Equestria...

Rainbow Dash was bored and she desided to play with Jacob's regeneration powers. She "borrowed" one of the guard's spears and she stabbed with it Jacob's not-crystal part of his body. Every made wound was dissapearing inmediately after causing it, what gave Rainbow little entertainment.

"Oh, I would kill for something 'that' awesome." She thought.

When Fluttershy saw Rainbow's 'fun', she interupted her.

"Rainbow, stop!" Fluttershy screamed, but it was like a normal talk. "Don't do this."

"Come on, Fluttershy. He does't even feel anything." Rainbow said, little angry.

"Maybe not, but it's rude and mean." Fluttershy said, little angry, either. "Instant hurting him, you should made his suffer little more... possible to handle. That's why I made him this wreath."

"It's little... dried." Rainbow sighed.

"I made him another one." Fluttershy tried to take off the old wreath, but it was interupted by sudden wide opening of Jacob's left eye. Rainbow made a little shout and Fluttershy eeped. Jacob hit his crystal half with bionic arm. It started to crack. And, after a few more hits, it shattered into small pieces. Right half of Jacob started to regenerate and, after a while,

Jacob was in his old condition. Both mares had dropped jaws.

"HOLY FUCK, THAT HURT!" Jacob screamed, after a deep breath.

"We could just break this stupid crystal?" Rainbow asked angry.

"The most obvious ways are often the less ones." Jacob said, with his rougish smile. After that, he hit Rainbow in the belly.

"That's for stabbing me."

"I warned you, Rainbow. Bad carma always returns." Fluttershy said instructively.

"Yeah, whatever." She said, still feeling the inpact.

Then, into the room ran Princess Celestia.

"Jacob?" Celestia said, then ran to Jacob and hugged him. "I was so worried about you."

"Well, I'm fine, as you can see. I can handle by myself." Jacob sighed, breaking a hug.

"So, you did it by yourself?" Celestia asked confused.

"Yeah. He woke up and crushed this crystal, then missing half regenerated. And that was AWESOME!!!" Rainbow Dash said excited.

"Wait a minute." Celestia reminded about something. "If you could handle it by yourself, then why you were calling your brother by sleeptalking?"

"Well, there's something, that I didn't told you about my brother." Jacob said with guiltiness. "You see, my brother is a dark mage, but, he's different. He's not evil, kinda. Dark magic cleaned him of emotions and conscience. Now, he's a heartless killing machine. He's not a human anymore. Now, it's only a hollow shell, what looks like human. When I was in coma, I had a nightmare. I was chased by Ray. He tried to kill me, cause of my insanity and mutacion. I begged him to stop, but he was still after me, with emotionless face." Jacob started to cry. "I was scared... No, I AM scared, that he can kill me, without a blink of the eye."

Celestia smiled and cleaned his tears.

"Jacob, your brother wouldn't do something like that, even without emotions." Princess said to cheer Jacob up. "Older brothers are protecting the younger. I'm telling it from experience. I forgave my sister, after what she did. Your brother will do the same, when he will see you again."

Jacob smiled and his hope revitalised. But not for a long time. His eyes were white, when he saw Ray, who was holding Twilight and pulling a laser rifle to her head. She had tears in her eyes.

"Good to see you again, lil' brother." Ray said with forced smiled.

Celestia turned around. She was scared like Jacob.

"Ray, let her go, it's between you and me!" Jacob cried out.

Raymond let Twilight go. She ran behind Princess Celestia.

"Raymond Dracons!" Celestia said formally. "As the ruler of Equestria, I forgave Jacob his past and gave him immunity. By attacking him, you will break rights of Equestria."

Raymond, after a while, put his rifle to the holster on his back.

"This round belongs to you, Jacob." Ray said, without any emotions, and turned around. "But, next time, you will pay consequences." Ray walked through the portal, what was still active, then it closed.

Jacob fell on his knees and started to cry.

"See, Jacob?" Familiar voice in his head said. "You lost everything. Family, friends and sanity."

"I lost family. I lost sanity. But I still have friends, you demon." Jacob confessed, cleaning the tears.

"You parthetic fool. Friends will live you. You know about it."

"You're not real being."

"Ow, am I?" Then, Jacob felt something in his head. "How about THIS!"

Jacob started to scream, holding his head.

"I am real, like you or them!" Voice cried out. "I'm your insanity. I'm your demons. I AM YOU!"

"SHUT UP!!!" Jacob screamed, then he formed a knife with Metal magic and stabbed through his forehead. Everyone in room gasped. Jacob started to cry again. "Shut. Up." He wispered throught tears.

Voice was gone. Jacob pulled out the knife, before his regenerating powers will fail. Rift in his head regenerated. Jacob fell on the ground and started to laugh demonically with psychopath smile. Everypony was terrified. When Jacob stood up and looked at them, their fear grown even bigger, when they saw his eyes. They were glowing with crimson, bloody crimson.

That widely opened crimson eyes were looking at ponies with a company of smile, that would terrify Satan himself.

Jacob wasn't himself anymore...

Author's Note

Nightmare Moon mode activated. More chapters soon.