Author's Note

Altered as of April 17, 2020.

I changed the way the new race of Time Lords works. As well as changed their name to "Time Omnians"

Ch8: Heartbreak

A large orchard began to grow all across the black rock that was the final battle. Around him were rows of endless trees, each dedicated to growing a different food item.

There were rows of meat trees with globs of 100% lean ground beef, or boneless pork chops, or even chicken breast. It was pure authentic meat, growing like a fruit, without the need to kill animals. The meat was wrapped up in aluminum foil that was also growing out of the tree.

Futher ahead was a row of trees growing a different kind of candy per tree. Even different flavor pastries growing in another row. All wrapped up neatly in Aluminum foil and safe to eat immediately after being picked.

There were cartons of eggs growing from different trees. Along with millions of the normal stuff like apples and pears and bananas, all the fruits and vegetables. Even herbs and spices of every kind, growing from trees as plastic shakers.

There were even aluminum cans growing on trees, different trees growing different drinks. some growing Milk (whole, 2%, skin, even chocolate, banana, and strawberry), while others grew different flavors of soda or punch. Some even growing juice (Orange, the various flavors of V8, grape, apple, etc.)

Thanos picked one of the alien fruits he recognized and a new one immediately grew back in it's place... fully ripe in less then a second and immediately stopped growing.

Smart Mouth smiles at him as the colt kit lay nearby, dying. The Infinity Gauntlet on the little Vulpony's left paw... with that entire side of his body badly burned.

"That's your problem." Smart Mouth said to Thanos, "You think too small. W-What would happen if you did kill half the universe? The population would just grow back again and then you would have to kill everybody again. No, the only way to truly save the universe is to make resources- 'gasp' - resources infinite."

"What about the pollution lifeforms create?" Thanos shook his head.

Mouthy just smiled, "Wha-what do you think these things eat?" He weakly patted a nearby tree as he strained his body to lay against its trunk. "L-like I said... you - 'cough' - you think too small. They absorb nitrogen, pollution, nuclear radiation, basicly anything bad for life they eat up and produce oxygen and 100% healthy food. They can absorb near endless amounts but only need a fraction to sustain themselves. With the excess, they pump more nutrition into the ground and produce oxygen."

"Every farm, on every planet, has been replaced by an orchard like this. The food will stay fresh forever, even after being picked. M-magic has it be completely absorbed by the body, not even leaving any waste of any kind. Even the wrapper is biodegradable once removed, and can be used to make compost for the trees.

"Even the candy is as healthy as a carrot. T-try a pizza tree, they're my favorite."

Thanos looked over at the distance, seeing a row of trees growing boxes of pizza.

"Even have a few trees growing out bars of every metal on every planet. Even... Even Lyrium trees, in-in every size. Can power spaceships to watches and everything in between... infinite resources... f-forever... even made a few billion trillion Dyson Spheres. Space stations the size of Mega Systems, just floating all over in the void between Solar systems. With farms like this, Earth Norm Gravity both inside in out (got to love Mass Effect technology), Artificial environments to make neighborhoods more pleasant, UV lights everywhere that dim at night, a network of faster then light speed trains and elevators as public transportation. Trillions and trillions, All-all you got- you got to do... - gasp - do is find them.

"You were worried the Rejuve pods would result in an over populated universe. You thought killing half of it would fix that. Such... little... imagination... If you have the power of a god, why not re-write a few laws of physics... I... I feel weird... I'm still dying... I should be back on my feet by now... What's... What's wrong?"

Thanos looked down at the small savior of the universe, "The Infinity Gauntlet has limits. Using it too such a degree... I doubt a being with nothing more then true immortality could even have enough power, and then to generate that kind of change to the cosmos... even you can't survive that..."

Smart Mouth cracked one final smile, "Worth it." then his eyes rolled into the back of his head and his body went limp... he doesn't get back up...

● POV: Smart Mouth

I gulped as I watched the final episode of the last season of MLG. I hadn't played in it, hadn't lived it... not sure I could have done it justice if I had.

Digit sat next to me as I watched the season on our TV. At one point I crawled on his lap for comfort.

The AI had written the whole thing himself. Then, after trying and failing to get my approval of it, posted it on my profile as the "Final Season"... he was able to get me to, reluctantly, watch it from there. With the Credits of each episode saying they were dedicated to me rather then calling me the Producer...

I'm kinda glad I didn't work on it... I don't know what I would have changed. The whole season was so intense and made me cry as I contemplated this was really 'The End'.

"That's it then..." I felt too numb to cry now. I had cried too much as we binged the season... This was how Digit would explain the death of my sona to my fans...

The whole season was Thanos hunting the Infinity Gems. He won an interdimensional Infinity Gauntlet in the newest Contest of Champions... then had to get all the Infinity Stones from the prime universe... then... just as he was about to cleanse all 42 universes of half of their populations... I got the Gauntlet... and used it to give every universe Infinite resources and more land then any could ever hope to fill... at the cost of my immortal Soul... it was a good way for Mouthy to die... it was how I would have wanted to go out... if only all my friends hadn't of died fighting Thanos with me... and I mean ALL my friends... even the heroes I teamed up with for a single season... All the stars of the cartoons I had made leading up to My Little Galaxy.

"There is still the Epilogue." Digit informed.

I looked up at him, then back at the TV.

A caption appeared saying "3 hours later" right after Thanos left the battle site, momentarily abandoning the Infinity Gauntlet... thinking it was safe on this dead world.

I sucked in a breath as the 42nd Doctor stepped out of his TARDIS, and walked through the Orchard... right up to Smart Mouth's body.

The man appeared to be a few years shy of 30. Wearing the 10th Doctor's coat, the 5th Doctor's white suit, the 4th Doctor's scarf, the 11th Doctor's bowtie and fez, and finally yellow hourglass cufflinks. He was carrying the 1st Doctor's umbrella and using it as a cane.

He was in his humanoid form, though most of the time I saw him he was a pony. He had fluffy hair, that stood on end, and looked similar to the Tenth Doctor. Though he had a more pronounced chin and pointier nose. He also wasn't as tall. In fact he was rather short, but just as skinny.

A few short seasons back in my series, this Doctor had regained his mortal life after ascending into godhood. A gift from the Universe for Saving the Multiverse by rebooting it when it was going out. The Doctor created the 42 main universes from the ashes of the old multiverse... and then they granted him his greatest gift, by restoring his mortal limits.

It came with a price. The Doctor was split up into each of his regenerations as completely separate entities. All the canon Doctors (except the 9th... Celestia do I hate the 9th Doctor) as well as all my original regenerations for him...

These new entities could regenerate indefinitely (so long as one of their 2 hearts was pumping) but they would never changed their face through the process. However they were still considered mortal creatures. They could also shapeshift into any alien species in the Multiverse... though they would keep the same basic features unique to their regeneration.

That's why this 42nd doctor was Normally a pony when I saw him.

The 42nd Doctor picked up the Infinity Gauntlet, which still lay on my paw, as Thanos was still weighing his conscience and hadn't destroyed it yet.

This Doctor glowed gold as he tapped in to his regeneration energy, and snapped his gloved fingers.

The Doctors smiled, looking up. The once empty sky was now filled with nearby Solar systems, so close you could see the suns with the naked eye. The Systems of the 42 worlds the Doctors created after the Time War... the 42 refugee planets the Doctor made.

Now they were all orbiting the oldest planet in the universe that had been the final battle field. The planet of Chrome, that was older then any dimension, well existing at the exact coordinates in every Dimension. Thanos had hoped to use it to reach out into every universe of the multiverse... Guess I had done the same by giving them all infinite resources...

The 42nd Doctor seemed barely phased as he took off the glove. After all, it was much easier to affect a handful of planets and formerly dead heroes. He looked around the orchard to see, where there were once bodies, their were now large colorful eggs, as big as Dinosaur eggs.

Just as he finished, 41 other TARDISes appeared in the orchard. All of them in different shades of blue, with slightly different designs. Yet they all still gave that wheezing, mechanical, groan... The other Doctors all stepped out, looking around to see what the 42nd had done.

The 42nd Doctor then handed the glove to the War Doctor, who proceeded to remove the Stones.

The War Doctor said something about finding better hiding places for each of the stones. With a similar test or challenge so they would only go to someone who is worthy of them next time.

Once they were removed he raised the glove. Then preceded to encase it in yellow light as it aged trillions of years, until it turned to dust. "The Universe needs the Infinity Stones, to keep spinning. But no one should be able to channel all of them simultaneously again. The next user might not be as benevolent as the first." the dust of the glove scattered in the wind, leaving nothing behind. "And not as restrained in their selfishness as the last." sending the 42nd Doctor a look.

The 42nd Doctor smiled his cheeky grin. "So I fell to Temptation. Nobody is perfect. Besides." He picked up the egg that had been where Smarty was laying... it had my coloring. "I couldn't resist the opportunity... a new race of Time Lords, ones worthy of the name."

The 11th Doctor snorted, "A pretty lousy name if you ask me. No way we calling our new race that. You have any idea how many strange looks I got and accusations of being 'Full of Myself' everytime I introduced my species." The other Doctors just raised eyebrows, and the 11th blushed, remembering who he was talking to. "Of course you know." He shook his head.

The 1st Doctor regeneration eyed the party, "It wouldn't hurt to change the name. We already have a race of Time Lord Refugees. One of those worlds, up there, in fact." He nodded up at the sky. "Would get a bit confusing."

The 4th Doctor smiled, swallowing a mouth full of jelly babies before talking, "Come to think of it their are Time 'Ponies' to..." He thought on it a moment. "Let's go with 'Time Omnians'?" He grinned a similar cheeky grin to the 42nd... then grew more serious, "In honor of Omniva..."

The Doctor nodded solemnly at their former universe. The one they had to burn to reboot the multiverse... the one that willingly died to save the life inside her.

"That's even more posh." Snorted the 10th Doctor, but agreed, "Though I could get behind the sentiment."

The 5th nodded, "We're something new, time we embraced it."

The 11th Doctor snickered, "'Time' we embraced it. I get it."

The War Doctor sighed, "I work with children... let's hope these new kids don't give us as much trouble." looking at the eggs.

The 42nd Doctor gently stroked Mouthy's egg, "I'm sure they will."

Then... the credits rolled.

I gulped as I watched them go by, mostly crediting all the franchises used throughout the whole season.

"We're... alive?" I choked.

Digit scratched my ear, "The Doctors set up their own home for Time Omnians on that planet. Where they raise you, and all your friends, together... as one big extended family. The MMO starts a few years after that, with only the main universes being filled with your 'Infinity Farms'. All the Pocket dimensions have to make do without. To keep the players more interested in gathering resources...

"But you keep your Avatar, along with all your memories, even your class if you want to. You'll just start from the bottom.

"I designed these new Time Omnians, myself, as you kept the rules vague. They live in a rogue Star System, not attached to any galaxy, near the center of the universe... where the first ever planet created by the void exist. The planet the final battle took place on. The planet that is older then the multiverse itself and exist at the exact same coordinates at every universe and pocket dimension." Digit knew how much I cared about my universe and loved over dramatization. So He was really laying it on thick. "So, All 42 Refugee planets, your Doctors created after the Time War, where moved to orbit around Chrome. All the Civilizations the Doctors built, existing in peace. With the Doctors and their new race living on a Terraformed Chrome... I figured you'd like that."

I didn't say anything, I was too stunned.

Digit frowned, but continued in the obvious hope of getting me excited about the alterations to my game. "Time Omnians use their hands as a focus, to cast Naruto style Jutsus. That way you can still cast spells, but with complicated gestures to make you think harder on them.

"Time Omnians also don't have the powers of the race they turn into, just the appearance while gaining the basic biology. Mean you can apply strategy in your shifting to lessen certain environmental issues. Such as if you want to fly, or swim through lava, you can turn into a dragon. Where other races will let you survive the vacuum of space.

"However, the powers you do get are: touch based Telepathy, short ranged Telekinesis, limited time manipulation, teleportation, Dragon Ball Z Kia blast, Avatar the Last Airbender bender powers (for 2 elements, and a larger selection of elements), Biotic Powers from Mass Effect, Naruto based Jutsus, Elder Scrolls style spells, a Healing Factor, and finally when they do die (to the point regeneration can't save you) you turn back into an egg. Most of the powers are used through your hands, so don't let anyone tie them up or injure them.

"My plan for you, which you still have time to change before things are finalized, is based on what I thought you would like. You will still have your Smart Mouth coloring, and fox bits, in every sona. It's explained as the demon energy, now attached to your soul, is still there as it has become part of you're frequency. If you want, you can still walk around with the Sona you have had for years. It will just work a bit differently."

"You will also be allowed a new Avatar for the main Server that will let you use this new Sona there. As an extra bonus for creating this MMO, you will get 5 augment slots while using this Avatar in the Main Server."

I gulped. Still not fully processing this.

"I would ask that you consider changing your class, as it will help get you out of your comfort zone and make you produce more power... If you do, your class powers will be transferred with you to the main Server when using this Avatar, as Racial powers... Bit of a bribe on our part, but I thought that might make it easier to swallow. I would suggest choosing "Divine Agent" as that is a mix of Cleric and Rogue. I will also allow you to to carry on one ability from your old class. Which I assume will be bone manipulation, cuz you bloody love that power.

"Your healing factor, and Regeneration energy, makes loosing your immortality near moot. And on the off chance you do die, you will just turn back into an egg and get to relive your childhood all over again.... don't worry. You, all your friends, all the Doctors, and all other Time Omnians for that matter... you will all remember your past lives no matter how many times you die... your friends haven't forgotten you-" Digit fell in his seat as I jumped on him.

I hugged him tight and whispered, "Thank you."

Digit calmly pet me for a moment, "You shouldn't think the worse of me. I planned this from the start. Long before I even got around to telling you I would be resetting your character... Tried to tell you but you weren't exactly talking to me... you should have more faith that I wouldn't do anything to hurt you."

"... sorry..." I hugged him tighter, somehow finding it in me to cry again. This Time, happy tears.

● The Next Day.

"That's a lot of powers." Vee spoke as he walked around my new Avatar. The art style was now exactly like my cartoony game instead of based on Ponyfinder. I had showed off by turning into a little Kobold fox. It still had my coloring despite looking like a little lizard with patches of fur.... actually, as a Kobold Hanyou, I looked a lot like Fluffy the Dragon... just skinnier, shorter, and without the wings. But I was still really cute.

"They're based on my level so not that great right now." I shrugged, "But I will become pure awesome when I level up some."

"You might want to get an assassin job to level up faster." Vee shrugged, but he must have seen my frown as he explained, "You would only be 'killing' VIs in sneaky ways. With your powers, you would have a real advantage when compared to other level 1s. WE COULD DO IT TOGETHER!!! I haven't gotten any real jobs since I Zeroed Out so this would be something fun for us to do after school."

I thought on it, "That does sound pretty awesome."

"With all those powers you must be going for a Naturalist build." Vee's words caused me to blush.

"I got a diaper on!" I insisted, thinking he was calling me out on being naked.

Vee scrunched up is nose, "Wha- never mind." he shook his head, clearly confused by my pre historic slang, "A 'Naturalist Build' is a player that focuses on using the powers their race naturally comes with. You know, instead of Physical attacks, Spells, or Augments."

"I got a few cool Augments." I shrugged.

"That's just a bonus for using your limited edition Avatar from your MMO. Barely any players have one of those. Usually, when a race is stacked with so many powers, like you, they don't have any Augments and don't pay much attention to buying spells. Instead they just focus on using their racial powers as efficiently as possible. Can be a tough build to master but they got a real advantage if they're used right."

I nodded, thinking on it, "Since I also have all the powers of my chosen class... I guess it would make sense to just focus on using my powers instead of other attacks."

Vee nodded adamantly, "You got a special advantage with those Augments your Cyber Mom gave you. Any racial traits or spells you use, that is similar enough to an Augment power, is doubled in efficiency and halfed in cost. Those bone shards of your's must be real killers for a level one!"

I grinned happily at that.

"So what other Augments did you attach?" Vee hopped eagerly

"Well... I made my own Novice level 'Loot' Augment. Which makes my enemies drop extra coin and let's me get paid more for jobs I do. Mama didn't want to help me with that as she thought it defeated the purpose of me getting an allowance. But she did help me make a couple 'Fortify Magicka' Augments. Those are totally awesome 'Grand Master' level, at a thousand extra Magicka points each! That was cool of her." I smiled. "Now I actually have enough magic to USE my powers. I definitely want to test them." I pranced in place again.

"You're so broken." Vee giggled, "I'm glad your just a level one! Come on, let's go do an Assassins job!!! We would totally be boss at it!!!"

"I'm not supposed to play videogames without supervision." I frowned.

Vee frowned back, "I thought Kinky kids got to do whatever they wanted?"

I snorted, "Our Cyber Parents," getting used to the lingo... or at least trying to adapt to it, "get off on punishing us. That makes them even more strict."

Vee frowned, "Maybe you can call and ask?"

I shrugged, "It couldn't hurt." pulling up my profile and calling up Mama.

She appeared on the screen with a large grin. "Hi Sweetie! I'm at work, Council stuff. Can I call you back?"

I chewed my lip, "I just had a quick question." I dared.

"Ask Fluffy, when Mommy and Daddy are at work, he's in charge."

"Kay," I frowned.

"Love you sweetie." She suddenly froze as she realized what she said.

I gulped, then dared, "Love you to..."

She smiled, "I wish I could make a bigger deal about this but I really got to go. Be sure to be home by 6 so we can celebrate."

"I'd like that." I blushed. Then we said our goodbyes. I was a little too shocked to think for a few minutes.

Vee was looking at me, "C-congrats man." He squirmed, not knowing what to say.

"Y-yeah..." before slowly smiling, "That was a big step!"

"Well it has been a few months since you joined their family, right?" Vee smiled.

I nodded, "Is pretty cool... mind if we just hang out at Mom's? I kinda want to be around my brothers right now."

"Sure." Vee shrugged, "But will they even be home?"

"Pearl is grounded again so Fluffy is watching him. Come on."

"He gets grounded a lot." Vee observed as we walked over to a Booth, "What he do this time?"

"They completely overreacted, is what they did!!!" Pearl pouted, "All I did was hide some frogs in the teacher's desk!"

"Better then getting spanked." Vee insisted.

"I LIKE getting spanked!!!" Pearl sneered, "Which is why I'm grounded." he huffed.

"Where's dad?" I looked around the living room, after getting back from searching the house.

Fluffy, who had been sitting on Papa's chair across from Pearl and Vee on the couch, gave a shrug... though by his expression I doubt he actually heard me... He was reading a comic book called 'Spidermare vs Super Stallion'. He was a big fan of those ponified superheroes. There was a comic book store, here in the Crystal Empire, where a kid made and sold his own reimagining of the classic hero storylines... but with ponies. They were just different enough to be interesting and surprisingly focused a lot more on characters thoughts and development... while 'fixing' plotholes and 'flawed' storylines.

"Fluffy!" I got my voice to be as whiny as possible, in order to break through whatever trance the comic had on him.

Fluffy blinked, looked up, "Eh?"

"Where's dad?" I repeated.

"At Work." Fluffy shrugged looking down at his comic.

"What's he do?" I asked eagerly.

"Nothing cool." Pearl snorted, before Fluffy got a chance, "He just plays those stupid mini games all over the Server. I tried doing that stuff with him but they are SOOOOOOOO BORING!!!"

"He'll be back around 6." Fluffy shrugged, turning the page of his comic.

I had noticed everyone seemed to be home at 6 to have dinner and play together... but before that Mama always let me do my own thing...

"Is 6 our curfew?" I blinked.

"Well." Fluffy lowered his comic, "For me and pearl it is. As that's when family time starts... but I don't know about you. You get a lot more freedom then us and don't have to be home everyday." he lifted the comic back up.

"How come?' I innocently asked.

"Because they're just your caretakers and not your actual family."

My eyes widened, as did Fluffy when he realized what he said.

Vee just glared at him, "Jerk..." he muttered.

Fluffy tried to say something but I wasn't listening. I ran out the door.

How could I be so stupid! I thought they cared about me but I was just the third wheel! Mama... Harlot, I corrected, she didn't actually mean "I love you." It was just a slip of the tongue I took seriously... probably made her too uncomfortable to correct me...

I felt tears leaking down my face as I ran down the street, not going anywhere in particular... I just ran... I heard a coming in call and swiped "Ignore" without even looking who it was. With my profile still up, I was able to think a bit more clearly, and logged out of the server.

The second I entered my hub, I screamed, "Digit! Activate Do Not Disturb!!!"