Questions and Awnsers Chapter 3

Twilights Library
Tomz POV

I slowly woke up as I opened my eyes and let out a small yawn. I sat up and stretched. I put on my boots and jacket as I glanced out of the window. The sun was barely out, it was just starting to peek below the horizon. Seeing that Twilight was still sleeping judging by the silence of her home I decided I will repay her by making breakfast. After I found the kitchen I opened the fridge and pulled out a carton of milk and a couple of eggs. I decided I was going to make pancakes so after I got a few more things I need like flour and some bowls. I glanced at the watch on the wall. It said it was around 6:30 in the morning. I looked at all the materials I need as I started to prepare the food. I noticed I was missing some things like syrup and butter. So I used my magic as I summoned two floating hands as they got the things I required. Soon the kitchen was starting to smell like pancakes as I heard shuffling upstares.

"Looks like Twilight woke up," I said to myself as I flipped a pancake and started to hum a tune to myself. Two of my summoned floating hands started to prepare the table while I put a new pancake to bake. I reached into the fridge as I pulled out a bottle of orange juice. I was so focused on the cooking I didn't see Twilight walk into the kitchen.

Twilight POV
I slowly woke up to the smell of something cooking. I sat up and yawned as I got out of my bed and walked into the bathroom to refresh and do my morning routine. After I was finished, I put on my clothes as I sniffed the air and sighed in bliss.

"Spike sure outdid himself this time judging by the lovely smell." I started to walk towards the door as I used my magic to make the bed. But to my surprise, Spike was still sleeping in his bed. "wait..if Spike is sleeping then who is cooking downstairs? I asked myself as I started to remember yesterday's events. We had a party for Tomz as I offered him a place to stay at my home. No way...is he the one who is making breakfast down in the kitchen. I heard a yawn and I looked to see that Spike was slowly waking up.

"Morning Twilight." He told me as he stretched and yawned.

"Morning Spike, did you sleep well?" I asked as he nodded.

"Like a baby," He said as he put on his clothes. He was wearing a dark green T-shirt, purple hoodie and black shorts.

"So who's cooking? It smells delicious," He said as he lipped his lips.

"I think I know who, come on," I told him as we both left the room and started to walk towards the kitchen.

To my surprise that I was right, I saw Tomz in the kitchen making pancakes as I heard him humming a tune I wasn't familiar with. I also saw two hands that were floating around him grabbing some things he needed. What kind of magic was he using?

"Everyone knows the best place to hide is insanity" I heard him say as he continued to hum the strange tune or a song. I wasn't really sure.

I walked towards the kitchen as I knocked on the opened door beside me.

He looked up at me and smiled. "Oh Morning Twilight. Breakfast will be in a moment."

Tomz POV

I heard Twilight greet me as I turned to her with a smile. "Morning Twilight, breakfast will be in a moment," I told her as I glanced beside her and saw some kind of lizard. An Argonian maybe?.

"So who's your friend?" I asked as I flipped another pancake which was the last one.

"Oh, right I forgot to introduce you. Tomz, this is Spike. My friend and assistant" She said as she gestured towards the lizard beside her.

"Nice to meet you Tomz. I'm Spike. Twilight's number one assistant." He told me as he gave me a hand to shake. But since my hands were full at the moment, one of my floating hands that I summoned float over to him and shook it.

"It's nice to meet you as well Spike." I greeted him.

With that said I put the pancakes on the table along with the orange juice and three glasses. The rest was already prepared. I pulled up a chair for Twilight as my two floating hands pulled up a chair for Spike. Twilight smiled at me.

"Why thank you," She said as she let out a small giggle.

"Well, Bon appetit and dig in," I said as I also sat down across from them and took one pancake for myself.

Twilight and Spike took a few and put it on their plates. Twilight put a pice of the pancake in her mouth as she squeaked in delight.

"Wow, these are soooo good. They just melt in your mouth. These are the best pancakes I ever had. " Twilight told me with a bright smile on her face as she took another piece and ate it.

Spike had a similar reaction as well.

"I can't believe how good these pancakes taste. These even better than the ones I make. What's the special ingredient? He asked me with interest.

I just grinned "I ain't telling" I responded to him as I continued to eat. "Spike I have a question for you? What are you, some kind of lizard?"

"I'm not a lizard I'm a dragon" He responded as he took a sip of the orange juice.

I was a little surprised by that but I accepted it none the less. There are many dragons who don't have wings and judging by his appearance he is young.
As we were eating Twilight kept glancing at me every once a while, I glanced back at her as I smirked.

"See something you like?" I asked her as I leaned towards her.

She blushed a little but quickly shook it off.

"N-no it's just that I have so many questions to ask you. You look totally different from a pony and you have that strange magic radiating from you. I never felt anything like it." She explained as she looked at me with interest. You know the science kind of interest. I just kept my normal smile as I responded

"Well to answer your question. Yes, my magic is different from yours. But if you want you can gather your friends so we can have a Q and A session. How does that sound?" I asked her as she beamed a smile at me.

"Tomz that's a really good idea. We can have a little gathering and ask what we want to know. Does this afternoon sound good for you?" Twilight asked me as she once again pulled out a little notebook and a quill and wrote something in it.

I nodded. "This afternoon sounds perfect. I'll go take a walk around town to get more familiar with it. If that's okay." I asked her as I grabbed my empty plate and put it in the sink.

"That's fine. Oh, that reminds me, I have to get more ink and quills. You are more than welcome to come with me." Twilight told me as she was also finished with her food along with Spike. I saw her horn lit up as the dishes got surrounded by a violet glow and they flew towards the sink.

"You two can go on ahead. I will clean the dishes and I still have some other things I have to do around the library." Spike told us as he went into the kitchen and started to clean the dishes.

I and Twilight nodded as we left the library. I was walking beside Twilight as she took out some kind of list. Probably a list of all things she needed.

"Okay first on the list let see... new Ink and quills," Twilight told herself as she continued to walk alongside me.

It took a couple of minutes but we finally reached a shop surprisingly called Inks and Quills, the two of us entered the store as a little bell dinged as we opened the door. We walked inside as I was hit with a familiar scent of wet ink and paper. We heard shuffling in the room behind a counter until a pony with a horn exited the little room he was in. He had a grey mane, green fur, and orange eyes. He had a workers uniform and a stained apron. It looks like he was on the elderly side. Once he looked at us he gave us a small smile.

"Ahh, Twilight Sparkle, what can I get you today dear? Need more ink and quills I presume?" He asked the lavender pony

"It's nice to see you again Astral Shine. I'll have the usual as always" Twilight told him with a smile.

"Of course, be back in the moment," Astral told her as he walked back in his little room and soon exited carrying a small bag of inks bottles and quill boxes.
He handed them to Twilight as he took a glance at me while I was browsing his items.

"So who's your friend Twilight? A strange fellow if I might add" He asked her

"Oh, that's Tomz, he arrived in Ponyville yesterday and he is staying with me in the library for the time being," Twilight responded to the shopkeeper

"Is there anything I can do for you young man?" I heard him ask me while I continued to look at all the items he had.

"Oh no thanks, just browsing," I responded back.

"May I ask you what are those overgrown paintbrush and fountain pen for? The Shopkeeper asked me as I saw Twilight peaked at the question.

I just gave him a flashy smile. "Oh why those are my weapons and tools I use of course"

Twilight and Astral exchanged glances "Um what do you mean by weapons?" Twilight asked me as she lifted an eyebrow and gave the shopkeeper couple of those golden coins they use as currency. I should really ask how are they called.

I just grinned at her."Wouldnt' you like to know. It's a secret"

Twilight pouted cutely as I chuckled at her reaction. We then said our goodbyes as we left the shop and started to walk through Ponyville. I glanced at the scenery around me as Twilight was checking her list to see if she didn't miss anything. As we were making our way to the Ponyville Market I heard a yell from above. Once I looked up I saw a grey pony falling towards the ground at high speeds. It looks like she lost control of flying.

"LOOK OUT BELOW!" She yelled as she was getting closer to the ground.

Not wanting the poor dear to injure herself, I put out my hand towards her as I pointed a finger at her. A small heart flew out of her chest as it turned blue in color as she was floating in the air now. I slowly lowered my hand to the ground as she was following suit. Once she was safely on the ground I released my grip on her as the small heart disappeared. I walked towards her as I leaned down to her.

"You alright, my dear?" I asked her as she looked up at me. I could see her more clearly now. She had gray fur, blonde mane, golden eyes which were...pointing in various directions and she had a pair of wings on her back, which meant she was a pegasus. She was wearing a mailman's uniform.

She nodded at me as she stood up. "I am now sir. I lost control of my flying because of my eyes." She told me with a frown on her face.

I lifted her head so she could look up at me. "Smile my dear. You're never fully dressed without one"

She giggled a little and smiled after that. "My name is Derpy" She introduced herself

I snickered internally. "what kind of name is that?" I thought to myself but I kept a smile on my face.

"Well, it was nice meeting you Derpy. Careful how your flying next time, alright" I told her as she nodded at me. She then waved goodbye and flew away.

"That was really nice of you, usually nopony helps Derpy or is even hanging out with her because of her eyes," She said as she looked at me.

"Well I couldn't let her become a pony pancake now would I. That would be rude of me. Come now dear, judging by your list we still have a few things to get." I said as I looked at her "shopping list" She nodded as we continued to walk through the market.

We shopped for quite a while actually. We got some bread, milk, eggs, even a few gems for Spike since Twilight told me that was his favorite food and that dragons love eating gems. We bumped into Applejack and Rainbow Dash along the way as the cowboy pony happily gave us a few of her apples and apple juice. Twilight told them about our little Q and A session as they told us they will be there. Rainbow went to notify Fluttershy and Applejack said she we will get Rarity and Pinkie Pie. After our shopping for food and other things Twilight needed we got back to her library home. I helped her put away all the stuff we bought.
Soon enough there was a knock on the door. I decided to see who it is. So I went to the door and opened it.

"HI !" Pinkie shouted as she greeted me with a bright smile on her face as usual.

"Hello to you to Pinkie," I said as I stepped aside as I let her and the rest of Twilights friends in.

Once everyone was settled in, Me, Rainbow and Applejack sat on the couch I was using while Twilight, Rarity, and Pinkie sat on another couch across from me. Fluttershy and Spike were sitting on the chair beside us.

"Alright I think the best way we can do this is for you to ask me questions and I will do my best to answer them," I told them as Twilight lifted her arm. Her horn was glowing as she pulled out her little notebook and prepared to take some notes.

"I would like to ask what kind of magic are you using. We use our magic by absorbing it from the atmosphere and reshaping it in the spell we would like to use." Twilight told me as she explained how magic works in this realm. I nodded at her answer.

"Right. To confirm yes, I use different magic then you do. Two different types of magic actually. One type of magic is called Magicka. I use it by using Mana which is generated throughout my body as I can tap into it and channel it into different parts of my body depending on the spell I want to use. The other type of magic I'm using is SOUL magic. SOUL magic works very similarly as Magicka does, the only difference is that SOUL magic is constantly flowing within my body. Think of it as a light switch or a campfire. It is constantly on and you can never turn it off. That way I can instantly channel it and use a spell of my choosing without having to focus on the spell before using." I explained as Twilight was writing all of it in her little notebook.

"Incredible. Your magic and our magic work completely differently, not to mention you are generating magic yourself and not tapping into as an outside source like we do !" She said with excitement as she looked at me again.

"But I'm still a little confused about the Soul magic part. Can you demonstrate so we can understand it better? Twilight asked me as I nodded.

"Of course. But before demonstrating, you have to know what a SOUL actually is." I told them as I put a hand on my chest and clenched it into a fist. I then pulled my hand back and put it in front of me as I opened my hand revealing a small floating glowing heart. The heart had a red outline and the inside was a mix of orange and blue.

The ponies' eyes grew wide as they leaned closer to it.

"Darling this is simply beautiful," Rarity told me as I chuckled

"So cool" Rainbow said in awe.

"Oh my..." Fluttershy said with that quiet tone of hers.

"So colorful" Pinkie said with a giggle.

"I've never seen anything like it," Applejack said as she leaned towards the small heart

Twilight quickly wrote something in her notes as she looked back at the heart. "Amazing," She said as she looked at the heart with interest. "Oh please continue," She told me as I nodded once more.

"See this heart? This heart is a SOUL. My SOUL to be exact. A SOUL is the very essence of one's being. The SOUL is categorized into seven different aspects along with them a unique color. Every color represents that SOUL's unique traits. The color RED represents the SOUL of DETERMINATION and that SOUL is the strongest of them all. The color ORANGE represents the SOUL of BRAVERY, The color YELLOW represents the SOUL of JUSTICE, The color GREEN represents the SOUL of KINDNESS, The color of LIGHT BLUE represents the SOUL of PATIENCE, The color BLUE represents the SOUL of INTEGRITY and finally, The color Purple represents the SOUL of PERSEVERANCE. Should one absorb all the Seven SOULS they would become a god and surpass death thus making them unkillable "

The ponies gasped as Twilight wrote things in her notebook "To think these souls hold that kind of power...but this got me thinking. These souls are kind of similar to The Elements of Harmony."

This piqued my interest as I remembered reading about them in the old castle so I decided to ask more about them.

"Say I remember reading about them in the old abandoned castle once I arrived here. Can you tell me more about them" I asked Twilight as she continued.

"Of course. The Elements of Harmony are magical artifacts that symbolize the magic of friendship. Generosity, Loyalty, Kindness, Honesty, Laughter, and Magic.
They are currently kept in the safe vault in Canterlot where only me and my friends, including the princesses, only have access" She explained.

"Hmm, I see. Would you like to ask me anything else?" I asked them as Rainbow raised her hand

"Shoot Dash, what can I do for ya," I said as the rainbow pegasus lowered her hand.

"You said that you're a Nephilim. What kind of race is that?" Rainbow Dash asked me as Twilight flipped a blank page to of her notebook

"Right. The Nephilim. They are a race of a union between an Angel and a Demon. The Nephilim are also called The Ancient Ones since they are the very first race that was born in or appeared in all of Creation." I explained as Twilight widen her eyes at me

"So--so you're telling us that your..." She began as I nodded.

"Yep. I am one of the oldest beings in all of Creation, pretty cool right" I told them with a wink and a smile

"B-b-but you look so young....wait that means your older than the Princesses !?" Twilight exclaimed in shock and awe.

"yes yes...I'm super old now come on who's next," I asked as Rarity raised her hand.

"I must say darling that your outfit simply looks amazing. Is the fashion similar to yours where you're from?" The pony fashionista asked me.

"Well, that depends on which realm you're in. But from the looks of it, it's not that different from the rest of the realms I visited " I answered as everyone looked at me confused.

"What do you mean other realms?" Applejack asked with a raised eyebrow.

I chuckled a little " This may shock you but I'm not from this world" When I told them that they looked at me weirdly until they realized what that means

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"WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT!?" They all yelled in shock while Twilight was trying to find a solution to this.

"N-N-N-Not from this world!? B-but that's impossible there must be an explanation for this" She said as she started to search her books for answers.

"Come on Twilight it's not that big of a deal," Rainbow said as she rolled her eyes. That action made Twilight grab Rainbow's shoulders as she looked into Rainbow's eyes.

"Not big of a deal..NOT BIG OF A DEAL!? Rainbow Dash if what he says its true then that means we are sitting in front of the OLDEST being in the entire Creation!
This could completely change the view we have on our Universe! He is speaking of other WORLDS and you think that's not big of a deal !?" Twilight shouted as Applejack quickly pulled her off of Rainbow.

"Easy there sugarcube, remember your breathing exercises," Applejack said as she handed Twilight an empty paper bag which she started to breathe in and out to calm herself down.

"I can say that Tomz is telling the truth. Now that we know who and what are you...let me ask you one question. Why are you here, in our world" Applejack asked me with a serious tone in her voice.

"I was just about to go on that. I'm a Realm Guardian meaning that I travel across the realms making sure the realms stay safe and that nobody harms it or destroys it. Because there has to be a balance in the Multiverse. While I and the rest of the Realm Guardians protect the said realms others want to see them destroyed. " I explained with a serious tone as all of them gave me a nod.

Once Twilight calmed down and we made sure she is okay we continued our little session. I saw Fluttershy raised her hand as I smiled at her

"What's your question Fluttershy?" I asked her

"Um..what kind of animals are there...? With so many worlds that must be different from our own then there must be a lot of animals that are different in all shapes and sizes." The shy butter furred pony asked me as I nodded.

"Right, now when it comes to animals and plant life I don't know that much but I can share somethings that I do know. Most realms have the same animals you have here. Cats, birds, dogs, wolves, and dragons. But there are some realms that alongside those animals, there are vampires, werewolves, draugrs, demons, angels, trolls, orcs, goblins, dwarves, elves, argonians, humans, ogres, khajits and the list goes on." I explained as Twilight filled another page of her notebook.

Rainbow once again lifted her arm as she asked me a question.

"Can you fly?" She asked me and lowered her arm.

"To be honest, I don't really know. I know I can float and glide with certain spells. I guess I'll just see what Creation has in store for me in the future. But enough of me can I ask you questions now.?" I asked them as the tables turned.

"Now I've read something about you ponies when I took shelter in the abandoned castle while I was in the Everfree forest. I know Rainbow and Fluttershy are Pegasi ponies but I have no idea what kind of ponies Twilight and Applejack are." I told them what I knew

"Right to start us off there are four species of ponies. Like you said yourself Rainbow and Fluttershy are Pegasi meaning they can fly and control the weather they are very good at agility and speed. Me and Rarity are Unicorns, meaning we are the best using magic with our horn as we are more connected to the magic itself. Finally, you have Applejack and Pinkie Pie who are earth ponies. They are more connected to the earth and they are stronger in terms of physical strength and are better at raising the crops. Then we have Alicorns who are the mix of all three races. Current Alicors are Princess Celestia and Princess Luna, including Princess Cadence who rules The Crystal Empire. You mentioned you found this information at the abandoned castle in the Everfree Forest. You were probably in the Castle Of The Two Sisters. That was Princesses' first home before they moved into Canterlot sometime in the future." Twilight explained as I soaked up the information like a sponge.

"Wow, that's some really interesting information you gave me. I think this world becomes more interesting then it already is." I told Twilight as she looked at me with a smile.

The girls asked me a couple of more questions regarding other realms and myself. Like what kind of food I like and what kind of diet I have. When I told them that I'm an omnivore, they were surprised once more since apparently there were no omnivore species in Equestria...well there weren't any sapient or sentient beings that were omnivores which makes me the very first one. After that, the girls left but not before Twilight told Spike to wrote a letter about me and send it to the princesses.

"Tomz, follow me, I'll show you to the guest room," Twilight told me as she motioned for me to follow her.

She leads me to the second floor of her library house and pointed to a room right across from hers.

"Well, here it is," Twilight said as she leads me inside. The room had a closet, a desk, and a bed surprisingly big enough for my size.

"Wow, thanks Twilight. It really means a lot" I told her as I turned towards her and gave her a hug of gratitude.

She let out a little "eep" but returned the hug. Once we pulled away she had to look up at me due to our height differences. She had a faint blush on her cheeks.

"Thank you so much for sharing your story with us. You really made my day. I never knew there were other worlds let alone creatures who are as old the creation or maybe even time itself." Twilight told me with a small giggle. "well good night Tomz, I'll see you in the morning." She told me, but before she left she asked me one question. "hey um..can you make pancakes again tomorrow morning? Your pancakes have completely different tastes and are much more juicy and sweeter, unlike Spike's pancakes"

I gave her one of my signature smiles "Of course dear"

Twilight nodded with a slightly bigger blush on her face and went into her room.

With that done, I closed the door as I took off my jacket and put it in on the chair that was next to my desk. I took of my boots and put them next to the bed. After I looked around the room more, I flopped down on the bed once more. As I tucked myself in one of the vials on my belts glowed and soon a small blue heart flew towards me.

"You know I don't think I have ever seen you this happy before. the little blue heart told with a female voice.

Well, there's a voice I haven't heard in a long time and I mean really long time.

"Nice to see you again as well Ashly. How come you didn't show up until now" I asked the little blue heart

"Well I would show myself earlier but that fight with Draegan really took a toll on me and others. We needed time to recover. But now that I woke up, I have a question. Dear Tomz, what in Asgore's name have you been doing all this time "

"Oh you know exploring a new realm is all nothing special," I told the small blue heart

I could just feel she was smirking at me

"sooo...did anyone of the ponies caught your eye" The small blue heart asked.

I lifted an eyebrow at her. "Excuse me? What was that young lady?"

But before a blue heart could answer my question, another vial glowed and a small orange heart appeared on the other side of my face

"Oh that's enough, both of you. Ashly leave the poor kid alone, and Tomz you know you can talk to us, right. "

"I know Sam, I know. Come you two, inside you, go" I told the two small glowing hearts as they disappeared inside their vials once more.

Now I know what your thinking. Why do I have The Seven Human Souls when I just explained to the girls that if one would absorb them, they would become a good and surpass death thus making them unkillable. Well, let me explain. It all began a few thousand years ago...

(FLASHBACK)

I was back in my Realm as I was looking at the various screens making sure the realms and their Alternative Timelines were safe. I felt a presence behind me as I turned around. I smiled as I saw a really old friend of mine. His Name was Core! Frisk. He had black hair, black empty eyes, and grey skin. He was wearing a gray striped long-sleeved shirt and black shorts along with black boots. Core! Frisk had the appearance of a human child that was around 10 years old.

"Core, what brings you here?" I asked him as I walked towards the boy.

Core looked at me as he raised a hand as seven containers holding The Seven Human Souls appeared.

"I came here to bring you these. These are your gift. Take them. They will give you strength, help you on your journey" Core told me as he sat down across from me.

"Core, I don't understand? On top of that, how did you get them!?" I asked in shock

"I managed to save them from a Timeline collapse. Look Tomz" he sighed. "We both know that your realm travel takes a heavy toll on your body. So not only will these Souls help you keep your body stable when you will be "Realm Leaping" but they will also give you stronger magical and physical abilities you need to protect the Multiverse from Draegan and others. Your my friend Tomz and I don't want to see your body collapse on itself once you decide to head into a new realm. Besides, you will finally have some company." Core Frisk told me as I slowly nodded knowing he was right.

"Alright. I trust you." I told him as Core opened the containers as the Seven Human Souls flew out of them and flew right into my chest.

At first, I felt nothing but then the pain hit. It hurt yes but nothing I couldn't handle. I was feeling hot and cold at the same time as my body was lifted in the air and there was a flash of bright light. Once the flash was over, I was laying on the ground as I let out a groan and slowly stood up. One thing was certain. I felt great...I felt more than great. I felt a lot more powerful than before.

"How are you feeling?" Core asked as he walked towards me.

"well, I feel good and strange at the same time," I told him as I described the feeling.

"Good. Your body will have to adjust to the new magical source as well as the Souls to their new Host. I want to mention a couple of things before I leave. The good thing is that you are still you. You may have more magical power than before and that magical power will rise day by day without stopping. You didn't become a God by absorbing them. The Timeline the SOULS were from was already corrupted enough thus making them a bit weaker then they should be. I hope you will use them well and smart. Remember With Great Power,Comes Great Responsibility" Core told me as he opened a white portal before him.

I lifted an eyebrow "Did you just quote Spider-Man?"

He smirked. "Maybe, I'll see you soon Guardian" With that, he walked into the portal and disappeared.

In the first few months, I had to get used to the seven new voices in my head. It took some time but finally, I managed to get used to them as I didn't jump every time someone would tell me or ask me something. I noticed that three voices were male and four voices were female. I asked them what were their names as they eventually introduced themselves as Ashly, Charlie, Frisk, and Emily. Those were the female voices. The male voices introduced themselves as Sam, David, and Jack. After that a couple of days later I attempted to enter a realm to see if they will really help. To my surprise they really did help. I no longer felt nauseous and heavyweight on my body. In fact, I felt nothing at all just like Realm traveling was supposed to feel. Soon the eight of us became best friends, partners, and teammates.

(FLASHBACK END)

And there you go. The real reason why I absorbed The Seven Human Souls. It wasn't for power but to help me control my realm traveling and to help me better guard the realms. in the multiverse. I looked at the clock on the wall as I saw it was close to three in the morning. I let out a yawn as I turned on my side and covered myself with a blanket.

"Goodnight guys," I said as I closed my eyes. Before I fell asleep I heard a reply inside my head

"Goodnight"

This brought a smile on my face as I haven't heard from them in a while. I'm really glad they were okay that they recovered. I wonder what tomorrow will bring.