"Is there such a thing that a different world exists out there, in the infinite stars of cosmos, waiting to be discovered? Are they seeking to discover us? The answer to that theory is uncertain, for the fact that nopony have come up with any conclusive evidence that the theory is true, or if such worlds exist. Not even Starswirl the Bearded himself have proved it to be true or false, so it stays as a theory, and a theory only. Yet… there may be a positive answer to this theory, the question only remains. How can we uncover the existence of such worlds existing?"

An excerpt from The Scientific Theories of Equestria, Book 5.

Point of View: Smolder

The bright sunny day greets the students of The School of Friendship, shining through the windows and embracing each and every creature with its welcoming warmth. Everyone except me of course. I have just finished plowing through Headmare Twilight's science class that lasted for like an eternity, with my almost empty stomach not helping me feel any better. Thankfully, that won't last forever.

"Okay everycreature, make sure to study The Scientific Theories of Equestria Book 5, page 120 for an incoming exam next Friday. Don't forget to write any friendship letters as part of our friendship project! Dismissed!" Twilight announced.

I quickly stood up as the others left with their respective groups, with me joining up with Ocellus and the others.

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As the last class of the day now behind us, we spent time together at the Tree of Harmony just like we always do every Friday. Time passed by as we did various fun activities, like playing Scrabble or pin the tail on the pony provided by Sandbar. While the rest of my friends were playing, me and Ocellus were conversing about the lesson Headmare Twilight gave us this noon.

"So, Celly…" I spoke up. "Do you believe that there are other worlds out there? Like a different world with different creatures, values, that sort of boring stuff that Headmare Twilight talked about," I said, all the while looking at Ocellus.

"I really do believe that the parallel world theory is real, and that they're just out there waiting to be discovered! Who knows what those worlds look like if we do discover them one day, we might even meet our counterparts!"

"Celly, you do know what the book said, right? The answer to that is uncertain. No creature in existence have proved that this theory is real or not. Though it would be nice to meet my counterpart, just not the super mushy kind of counterpart." I answered.

"Well, I know for a fact that you can be mushy inside." She stifles her chuckle, as she senses my love within me. The time we spent together felt like forever, yet at the same time, we still have to wait for the right time to reveal to our friends about us dating. Especially Gallus, he would tease me to death if he knew. Unknown to us, the moment would suddenly go away as we were stunned to hear a blast from outside. "What was that!? I exclaimed, all the while getting up and running to where the others are. "Is every creature okay!?"

"Yeah, we are!" Gallus said, as he shifts to his defensive stance. "That definitely doesn't sound nice though."

"Yona a bit scared about blast noise! What ponies do now!?"

Before we could do anything, we were surprised to see Cozy Glow flying right in front us with a sinister look on her face. She looks to be surrounded by a faint red aura that is emitting from a silver plated amulet, with three red crystals embedded on the front. The air is filled all of a sudden with a sinister sounding laugh.

"Cozy Glow!?" we all exclaimed in shock.

"That's right! The one and only, and this time I brought a little toy with me to exact my revenge on all of you for ruining my plans!" Her amulet glowed for a moment before it shot out a blast of red beam at the exit as debris fell down in front of the door, trapping us as a result. "This time won't be so lucky for you, I hold the cards this time! I wield the most powerful amulet known in Equestria, and nopony can stop me!

"How did you get out!? Headmare Twilight and the others made sure you are locked up in Tartarus along with Tirek!" Sandbar exclaimed angrily.

"Did you really think I did this on my own, without any help from the outside? There's sompony more powerful than your pretty little friends and your professors who will help us in taking over Equestria, and that starts by getting my revenge on the creatures who foiled my plans!"

"No matter what you throw at us, we'll defeat you regardless! The magic of friendship will always prevail against anything that you throw at us!" Silverstream exclaimed, before she is shot with the same red beam from the amulet.

We all gathered to Silverstream after she went flying against the wall, helping her up as the others stood together in defensive stances while Cozy Glow flew in the Treehouse. Ocellus then tried to plead with Cozy Glow to stand down, stepping in front of us.

"Please Cozy Glow, think of what you're doing! That amulet thing on your neck is causing you to act like this, you are not thinking straight! Please, think about what you're doing now, to my friends-" She suddenly got shot by the same beam, taking the hit as she is sent flying to Yona due to the blast.

That brat, she shot not just Silverstream but Ocellus too! By Ember's name, what should we do!? We don't have the magic that we had when we saved Counselor Starlight from below the school. I thought to myself before I breathed out a fireball aimed at Cozy Glow to no avail, as she blasted the fireball with her amulet.

"You leave my friends alone! Fight me instead if you have the guts to face me, Cozy!" I exclaimed as I stood up against her, ready to breathe fire.

I can feel the fear setting inside me as I stood my ground. I still know deep down in my heart that I am willing to do anything it takes to protect my friends. I may be a hothead but I will not stand by and see her hurt my friends like this, especially Ocellus!

Unable to keep my anger, I started to breathe out fire against Cozy, again to no avail as the flames come into contact against her summoned shield. She then returned the favor by shooting at me with a slightly larger red beam which burnt my scales as I held up my arms and kept my footing firm to protect my chest and face against the dangerous projectile.

To our relief, Headmare Twilight and the three other Princesses have arrived to contain Cozy Glow. She turned to their direction as she shot beams at them to no avail. The Princesses shot one of their own to destroy the powerful red beam before subduing her with Celestia's magic, locking her in around a magical cage.

Headmare Twilight landed and approached us with a worried look, as she asked "Is every creature okay!? I felt the surge of magic and I had to teleport to each Princesses and ask for their help to contain the source that turned out to be Cozy Glow before we hastily made our way here!"

"No, Headmare Twilight. Cozy Glow have hurt Silverstream, Ocellus and me when we tried to stand our ground." I replied before showing her my injured arms, as Twilight embraced me to try and soothe my stress down.

"Everything will be okay Smolder, I'm sorry we weren't able to get here earlier than sooner." Twilight softly said.

As I looked back at Cozy, she was still sporting that sinister smile as she used her amulet to shoot out a much larger dark beam. I pushed Twilight away and took the shot so that Cadence and the others won't get hurt. I knelt down in pain as Celestia placed a barrier around Cozy, but it was too late. My body feels like it's going to explode while a dark aura surrounds my entire body. Headmare Twilight rushed to me, but I was able to warn her before she came close to touching me

"S-step back! Don't touch me or you'll get hurt!" I warned Twilight.

The Princesses tried to dispel the dark aura surrounding me, but they were too late as it consumed me. I let out a scream as I faded away with a bright light blinding the room, my area surrounded me with darkness while the bright light slowly faded away.

Is this it? Is this the afterlife? I'm afraid, all I see is nothing but darkness and hearing the sounds of silence. Ocellus, Headmare Twilight, everyone… don't leave me please. I don't want to die…

Author's Note

Hello everyone! This is my first time writing a well thought out fan fiction, so expect some mistakes here and there. I appreciate any feedback, but most importantly I do hope you enjoy this fan fiction :)