"What the hell?!"

I almost felt like hyperventilating at that point. The... well... "me" that was standing on top of the hill was now at the bottom of the hill where we stood, though aged up even more than he was at the top... almost like he grew older the more he approached us. Looking up, I've noticed that the wind had stopped moving, the leaves on the tree were floating in the air. Then, in mere seconds, everything faded back into the Hallway, with the door sealing shut beside me.

I looked around for the princess, but she was nowhere to be seen! Now it was just me, and... well, myself.

Then the other me spoke. "Come along, Sean... there's something you have to see."

I gulped, before nodding my head and following behind him as he began making his way down the hallway.

So many of the memories were so familiar to me. I could see how Janet and I first went out through one doorway, then how we got into all kinds of mischief together. We would always sneak out at night and visit old, abandoned houses... it was in one in particular that we discussed the existence of Magic, as well as the theories behind it.

I, of course, didn't believe any of it... but whatever it took to make her happy, right?

"Janet was an amazing woman... wasn't she?" he asked me.

I nodded my head, looking into one memory in particular. The one where she told me she was having a baby... my child.

This... this was my last memory before being dragged into Equestria.

"I know how smart we are, Sean... you can see the truth, can't you?" he asked me.

I gulped before nodding my head slowly. The realization was becoming grimly clear to me...

We were in my Hall of Memories... and yet, despite this door leading to my last memory... I looked to the side.

The seemingly endless hall had so much more doors in it... more memories than I do.

"So... if you're really Sean, then who am I?" I asked him.

He rubbed his chin in thought, before shrugging his shoulders. "You know how we are about understanding Magic... we just can't understand it very clearly on our own."

I threw my arms out. "So what, then, do I just call myself 'Mr. Anonymous' or something?!"

He shook his head. "Of course not. You and I are still one in the same, just... you've been created by my memories."

"Oh come on, Sean... you're confusing him!" a feminine voice called out from the darkness of the hallway. I turned towards it, and gasped at the red-haired beauty that stood before me, dressed in a white silk gown.

"Janet!" I said, my shock clear and true. "But I thought that... what happened?!"

Janet smiled brightly at me and approached, placing her hands on my shoulders.

"Oh, Sean... isn't it obvious?" she asked.

I looked over at the hallway again. The other me stood there, leaning against the wall... his hair at this point was pure white.

I turned back towards Janet, and then it dawned onto me...

She was also much older, now... her hair, bright red just a few seconds ago, was now as pure white as my other self's.

"You... we... we grew old together... lived our lives... then... then we..." I couldn't believe it... and yet, the truth was right there.

Janet... myself... we were... no... we are... dead.

"How long?" I simply asked her.

"Countless millennia, I'm afraid. When one enters the Dreamscape, time itself has no meaning." she replied.

I nodded my head in understanding. So I was dead. I lived with her, we had our lives... but it doesn't explain enough.

"Why can't I remember anything past your pregnancy?" I asked her.

Her response was... a bit more educated than I realized. "It's because Lyra created you out of Sean's memories, the moment she summoned you."

"Wait... how do you..."

"I've been watching you, Sean... and now that you're here, with me... with us, including yourself, I feel like we can tell you something you need to hear now, more than anything."

"And... that is?" I asked, a bit hesitant to hear her answer.

She closed her eyes, while the other me limped over towards her, placing an arm around her shoulder. Then they both reached out and held my shoulders simultaneously.

"Sean... we want you to find closure in your old life... so that you might live this new one freely." she replied.

Then... suddenly, the doors to the entire hallway opened up... my whole life flashed before my eyes. I could see it, now.

We named our son James. He grew up to become a famous writer, and sold countless stories that would entertain the world.

We went on our honeymoons at a private island, where we spent the evenings beneath the sun, cuddling and relaxing together until the break of dusk.

James was always there for us when we grew older. We would always show our appreciation, no matter how simple the favor.

...

James was standing there on my death bed. Janet was there, on the other side. I was... about 85 or so... but I knew it was the end for me.

On my dying breath, I told them how much I loved them. I told my son that he was in charge of the family, now.

And I couldn't be more proud of him.

I smiled, and looked my beloved wife in the eyes... I told her that I'll be waiting patiently for her.

And she smiled back... we lived a happy life.

I lived a happy life...

... And then... I went to sleep for the last time.

I never woke up past that point. Ever since, I've been in the Dreamscape, reliving the best moments, and enjoying the peace and tranquility of my own personal area.

Then... she returned to me before I even realized.

Janet and I were together again.

I breathed heavily as the memories finished flowing into my mind. I felt almost sweaty.

"What... what just..." I began, but Janet's voice echoed in my mind.

"It is as we just said, Sean... we wanted to give you closure."

I nodded my head. "Yeah... but... I still don't get something. When Lyra created me, why didn't I get all the memories?"

"It was all part of your age. When she cast that spell, she summoned a human close to her age... or rather, she created a clone of a human using a mixture of Time Magic and Universal Teleportation. However... it didn't go completely correctly. When she created you, she created you using the Dreamscape's Magic, when she wanted to summon a human... and with it, you were created, and aged accordingly.

"As such, your memories only matched that of the age you currently stand at. That is... until we gave you access to the original Sean's memories."

I held up my hand. "Wait a second... but if that's the case, why didn't it just summon a human? Why did it create one, instead?"

"Because, Sean... it has been countless millennia. At this point, we have gone extinct." she replied solemnly.

"Extinct?! But... but..."

"It is an unfortunate truth... however, there is a silver lining behind that."

"And what, pray tell, is that silver lining?" I asked.

"The ponies. They are our legacy. They are the ones that we helped create. Because of this, our memory lives on in their hearts, and in their blood!"

"And... how did we create them?"

"By harnessing the Magic in the air, of course. Eventually, we knew that we were dying out... and so, the torch had to be passed on to the next ones in the Line of Control. Otherwise, the world would've remained as it was going to be.

"Eventually, the moon stopped moving, and the Earth stopped turning. At that point, the world was burning on one side, and freezing on another. We had no other choice, but to turn to the Magic for guidance. In the end, though, we fell... and from the ashes of our falling, came Princess Amore... the first Unicorn.

"Yes, she wasn't an Alicorn... but despite this, her powers were beyond the cosmos... she rerouted the solar system, and using her magic, was able to bring new life to the world."

"And what became of this Princess Amore?" I asked, now growing more interested in this.

"Unfortunately, she was betrayed by one of her dearest subjects. In the end, he turned her to stone, then shattered her pieces, and scattered them across the world."

I whistled. "Well damn... that's a bit harsh, don't you think?" I commented. Truth be told, I had no idea how we were pressing into Equestrian History, though it was, at least, able to answer what became of us, and how things went from there.

"Indeed." Janet replied. "I'm... glad that you finally had closure to your sorrows, Sean."

"Yeah... wait, what happens now?" I asked.

"Well... that's up to you to decide, now! If I recall, don't you have a friend that desperately needs your help?"

"Lyra... shit, I almost forgot!" I called out. "But... how do I get back from-"

Before I could even finish my sentence, however, my eyes shot open, and I was once again in the land of the living. Over my body, the blue princess was looking down at me, comforting me with her hooves brushing against my hair like a mother would her child.

"Thou had a lot to take in, Sir Sean. And now... thou shouldn't bottle up thy emotions." she said soothingly.

I closed my eyes. The world was spinning at this point. My memories from within the Dreamscape remained as clear as day to me.

So all this time... all these memories... they were all just the memories left behind from a former life... and now, I truly am alone.

I can't go back home... because there no longer is a home. Humanity... Janet... my family... they've been dead all this time.

Sure, I've had closure from them. They gave me the rest of the memories... and yet, despite this, I can't shake the cold, hard feeling of lineliness from my system.

And so, with that burden filling my mind, I couldn't control myself any longer.

I instinctively sat up, wrapped my arms around the loving blue princess, and cried like a child.

Author's Note

I know the interactions suck, and the chapter was rushed. I'll try to work on it once I get past this year-long arc.