Author's Note

Ok I know it has been a long time, but here it is my idea for the first chapter of my story, hope you guys like it and with any luck I can use it as base to continue and maybe even conclude the story jeje.

Into The Lions Den (Pilot)

Stepping out of the portal, Chrysalis looks around the empty hallways before asking her companions to come closer before they start to walk around the place. Clearing her throat the changeling started to call out for anyone to receive them, as Daisy and Mark noticed how it was nighttime outside but couldn't shake the sensation that there was something off with the moons and the star like they were missing a certain glimmer that their Luna always put when presenting the night.

"Ah hello? Queen Twilight Sparkle? Anyone? We came to speak with you?" She kept calling until all of a sudden, thousands of guards sporting Big Mac faces appeared from everywhere and pointed their spears at them with neutral expressions, causing both Chrysalis and Daisy to raise their arms in surrender out of sheer instinct "H-Hi, c-could we talk with your queen? We brought her the prisoner that she was looking for" Chrysalis pointed at Mark and to sell their act he started to act dopey and disoriented.

"Jeje pretty lights, where are we? Is this a fun house?" He starts to chuckle briefly "I see lots of Big Macs! Big! Where did you enlist?" He continues to laugh breaking some of the tension as the guards look at one another confused and slowly retreat their spears allowing the mares to lower their arms and sigh in relief.

"Ok, what is going on?" the voice of Spike caught their attention as the dragon in question made his way among the mass of Big Macs until he reached the front of the group. "What got you all riled up this...time" His voice dies down once he lays eyes on Twilight and Mark "Fives?" He slowly approaches him with concern. Keeping the act he just pretended to laugh and spin his head.

"Purple dragon, little purple dragon. Are there more colored dragons? Where is the pink dragon? Oh red dragon, what about blue dragon?" He keeps laughing which only makes him worry even more as he turns to Twilight

"What did you do to him?"

"We gave him a strong sedative so he would behave. Don't worry, it will take a while before it passes, enough to put him on a cell or something"

"Oh no, oh no. And just when Twilight finally got it" Spike talks mostly to himself looking down and bringing a claw to his forehead. "This is bad"

"Ah excuse me?" Chrysalis can only blink a couple of times not knowing what to make out of his reaction.

Concern, fear, anger...confusion. He is telling the truth. Is this universe Spike is actually concerned for Mark well well-being? What in Tartarus is going on with this version?

"Ah! N-Not you Twilight, my Twilight that other..." He sighed and tried to breathe in "Look whatever he did to your world, it wasn't his fault, he was just confused and startled. Please don't be so harsh on him"

"He..."

"He only destroys public property, a couple of streets, lampposts, and mailboxes. No one got hurt, luckily. He tries to avoid them" Daisy answers for Chrysalis feeling sorry for the dragon who sighs in relief.

"Ok, ok, just some property damage, that is fixable, nothing wrong there. Just need to calm down Fives"

"Ah so...you don't want to restrain him or something?" Chrysalis asks trying to put things back on track.

"Hmm? Oh yeah, yeah! M-Maybe it would be for the best if you keep the prince like that for a while. At least until we explain everything to him more calmly"

"Prince?" The 3 replies in surprise, albeit not wanting to blow their cover Mark resumes his dopey act.

"Well kind of yeah, listen Twilight. This might sound weird to hear, even if it's not you and is more like my Twilight but Fives is kind of...sort of...in a way..."

"Yeah?" Chrysalis was startled to get irritated by his attempt to stall

"Son! He is her son! She made him and gave him life, ergo...he is Twilight Sparkle OF THIS World son!" He finally blurts out leaving everyone speechless.

"Come again?" Chrysalis was the first one to recover from that truth bomb that he just dropped as he shook his head.

"Look is weird and complicated, why don't you just come with me and I will take you to Twilight? The poor mare could sure use some good news ever since she realized this too" He offered before stopping by the guards.

"Oh right, at ease soldiers, this is our guest"

They remain stoic and look at him making him sigh in irritation "Resume your duties as usual. There is no threat to the castle"

Nodding they disperse as if nothing happened some even getting back to the doors they were guarding.

"These clones, I swear. Somedays I'm not even sure if they can think or are even alive" Spike mumbles to himself in exasperation.

"Spike?" Daisy asks in concern while he shakes his head.

"Just talking to myself. This way please"

He goes ahead and three follow behind, still confused about what happened.

"What do you make of all of this?" Daisy whispered once she was sure he was fairly far away.

"I honestly don't know. He is telling the truth, which is what is the hardest thing for me to believe. I mean Mark!? The son of Twilight Sparkle?!" She harshly whispers back.

"How do you think I'm feeling?" Mark joins in their chat "I came here to confront the bitch that ruined my life, not dive into some bizarre Frankenstein family drama" He sighs in exasperation "I swear this place is turning more and more into a nut house by the second. We might need to rethink our plan"

"Not yet, we could use this to our advantage. Twilight may be more willing to cooperate if you ask polite...junior"

"Oh hardy har har" He glares at her but sighs "Fine, but if she starts to get creepy I bail, I don't care if it blows our cover I draw the line on baby talk directed at me" He warns them causing the two to snicker at the mental image.

"Shut up!"

At the same time, back in the other Equestria

Stirring on her bed Fluttershy slowly wakes up and stretches with a smile as her little animal friends get closer to receive.

"Good morning my little friends, did you rest well?" As part of her routine Fluttershy starts playing with all of her dogs until she spots two robins carrying a letter with their beaks picking her interest.

"Oh and what do you have here?" She picks up the letter and breaks the envelope to read its contents. Getting increasable afraid and shocked by what it says. By the time she reaches the end. The caretaker jumped out of bed and headed outside, stopping mid-way, to remember to put some clothes on.

After a rush change of clothes and putting Angel in charge she grabbed the letter and flew as fast as she could toward Twilight's Castle.

Deer Fluttershy, by this point I'm sure the idea of me writing you letters is more than weirding you out. But I beg of you to please listen to what I have to say if it helps you. I wrote similar cards to anyone I could think of.

These last three months have been hell on earth for me. I know how much you try to repair what we lost, and I'm deeply moved and thankful for all the patience you all have with me. But even if you don't say, I can still see it in your eyes, the distance glance, the void in your iris, the cold in your touch. For weeks I kept lying to myself ignoring what was glaringly obvious and as much as it hurt me to say, there is no denying it any longer. All of us lost that spark that we once held, my beautiful herd, my friends, my family. How I yearn to rekindle that passion and love we once had. The memories we share, the adventures we had, and the connection we made both spiritually and physically.

Yet as much as I would love to have those days back, I know it is impossible, love can't be forced. And we can't live in the past reminiscent of what we once held. My mind is chaos and I can't ask you to wait forever for me. That would not be fair to you.

That is why I'm done waiting, and decided to start demanding answers, I would confront the Twilight Sparkle that broke my life and find once and for all, what is my origin. Please don't think that I'm making this decision lightly. Because the truth is far from that, and the reality is you all deserve better than me. I know you can do something way better than some old strong, broken human.

If this is the end, if I don't return from this last adventure, I rather remember you for your warm smile and kind heart, that is why I needed to say my goodbyes like this. Please know how I will always treasure what we have, would wish you the best of luck finding the right guy, or gal, and know that I will always love you.

Forever yours, Mark Star

"Not like this, not like this. Mark, please don't go. You can't leave us like this!" With glared and tearful eyes Fluttershy clears her face as she sees the castle appearing on the horizon, as well as the rest of the mane six. Yet she doesn't see Milky, Surprise, or Umbral anywhere which starts to concern her. Shaking her head she ironed her resolve and decided to deal with that later, as there were more pressing matters ahead of her.

Back at Bizarre Equestria

Eventually, the group reached a ballroom with all the tables and chairs piled on two corners with white sheets on top of them, and at the end of the room sitting in front of a bar table was the mare of the hours, drowning herself in beer while Pika acts as the bartender, cleaning her jar while Twilight keep her face plant on the desk with one arm hugging her head while the other was stretched out holding an empty bottle.

"Wow, that is just...sad" Even Chrysalis had to feel pity for the pathetic state Twilight was in at the moment with Daisy and even Mark agreeing.

"I know" Spike sighed in worry "Ever since Five left, and she finally believes what I was telling her, she has been hitting the bottle pretty hard"

He approaches Mark and pats his shoulder "Fives if you are in there. If you can sober it up at least briefly...please talk to her. I know your relationship is more than complicated, but now more than ever your mom needs you. I promise, no more experiments, no more objectification, no more chase. Just please...help her out"

He pleads in the hopes that Mark could be listening making things even worse for the poor human as he was having a hard time keeping his dopey act.

"Ok, Mr. Purple Dragon" He turns to Daisy "Hey pretty lady can I talk with the pony that smells funny?"

Both she and Chrysalis look a bit unsure but nod and the group slowly made their way toward Twilight. Pika finally notices them and gasps once she sees Mark but stops saying anything when Spike asks her to keep quiet.

Taking cautious steps Mark stopped with the pretense and stood up from his chair before slowly going ahead toward Twilight who hadn't noticed him yet, startled and stopping along the rest when she suddenly scoffed at apparently nothing "Motherhood, let me tell you something about Motherhood Pika, of every subject, of every project of every idea. That is the one and possible only thing I never once ever considered or wanted to explore!"

She was half drunk lifting both her head, arms, and bottle and spilling some of the content in front of Pika, before taking a long swing at the bottle and putting it on the table not letting go of its neck. "I had a mother once, heck I have two, maybe even three if you consider Luna, and let me tell you something...those" Burp "Were the best goddamn mothers any filly could wish to have. Hands down, no competition"

The group was surprised by her sudden swearing and laughing which soon turned into sobbing "They taught me everything I knew and I virtually kissed the ground they walked in and yet when it suddenly became my turn, what do I decide? I make a son on a probe! Because of course, that is what I do!" She tosses the bottle which shatters on a nearby wall next to other shatter remains. The queen still sobbing.

"I shatter just imagining how disappointed they should be in me right now. My son, by Celestia even saying it, feels weird, even less that it took me fucking YEARS for me to realize I made one, the smartest mare in Equestria, mares and stallions! I create life out of literally nothing, I virtually create a son without realizing it...and I treat him like an object, no worse! A failed attempt! You should call Mary Shell Pika, apparently, I became Frankenstein, line by line step by step. And now...the stars know what he would do when..."

"Mom?" It was Twilight's turn to get startled and turn back to look at Mark, the human feeling more than sorry for her at the moment and decided to at the very least try to make her feel better.

"Are you...alright?" He asks slowly extending his arms toward him

"Experiment..."

"AHEMPH!" Both Spike and Pika clear their throats and send murderous glares at Twilight to warn her of her words

"R-Right, ah...f-fives you are..."

Sighing in defeat Mark drops the act completely and crosses his arms with a neutral stare "It's Mark Queen Twilight."

She was startled and felt a pang of hurt when he used her title yet he continued "If we are gonna solve this mess, you better remember that"

"Did...did the sedative just wear off?" Spike asks looking at the others.

"Looks like that yeah" Chrysalis still in disguise nods with a sigh

By the great hive this complicates things, none of this was supposed to happen!

"Mark? Ah like the...ah s-sure I can try that. Oh! What about Quintus Mark?"

"JUST MARK!" He insisted with a glare "We are NOT in the place to talk about names yet...MOTHER"

Again she felt another pang of pain in her chest yet she nods regardless. "Right...Right, that, that seems fair, baby steps" She supports herself on the table and tries to stand up to receive it, only to just drop and almost fall if not for Mark to catch her in her arms as she sheepishly giggles "Ops, sorry" Her breath and whole body reeked of alcohol and she felt damp from the sweat, making the human almost barf, before he manage to recover.

"Why don't we sit down and talk?" Mark suggests bringing her back to her chair, as Twilight nods.

Deciding to play along Chrysalis and Daisy do the same and sit on the other side of Twilight and Mark with Spike following after.

When Mark sees the queen reaching out for another bottle he picks it up and puts him away "And without this"

"My bottle" The queen complains with her hand still outstretched and giving him puppy eyes yet, Mark remains firm. "You had enough Mother, we are gonna talk and we are gonna do so now"

"Agree, this is gonna a be a long day" Daisy nods as Chrysalis nods in agreement and complains asking for a shot of gin which Pika serves gaining the anger of the queen.

"Hey, how come they get to drink?"

"They didn't erase, the minds of an entire planet Mom" Mark reminded her with a glare making her sigh and look down

"Fair"

Once relaxed Mark sighed and looked ahead of him "Why don't we start over, how exactly did I...did you...Mother, what the heck am I?"

Twilight turns to sigh as she looks at him "I suppose if we are going by technicalities the closest thing I could think of is, maybe a golem or a zombie " She proclaims in pity as Mark remains quiet before sighing in exhaustion "God why couldn't just be another random human that landed in Equestria one day?"

"Funny thing you ask that is how all of this thing started" Twilight mentions before chuckling, clearly still drunk, gaining the attention of everyone.

"Care to elaborate?" Chrysalis breaks the silence and asks what is in everyone's mind.

Twilight looked at her before sighing "I suppose I own you that much, considering what I did with your Equestria" Twilight confessed picking an empty glass and starting playing with it, "But before getting there, I need to give you some context, tell me Twilight do you recall the time you fought Tirek?"

"A painful event yeah, I recall" Chrysalis answered getting into the role.

"Well, for me, it was worse" Tears start to stream out of her eyes "I know how the story usually went, Tirek kidnap my friends and let them go once he got what he wanted"

Spike and Pika look down in pity, Pika even grabbing hold of Twilight's hand in support as she openly weeps "Mine was the biggest, most sadistic, and monstrous bastard of all of Equestria!" Her whole body trembled, as her wings stood to attention and her eyes turned green briefly "He didn't stop by stealing magic, he...he killed them and he laughed in my face while doing so"

The room goes silent and in pity, Mark grabs hold of her other hand.

"Mom...I'm sorry" Mark whispered to her as she sniffed a couple of times before reaching out and planting her face over his shoulder, openly crying as Mark pat her back so she could let out her emotions. Daisy and Chrysalis exchanged glances in pity unsure of what to do now.