What If: My Second Life

CHAPTER 14: Doing Your Homework

Author's Note: Last chapter was a bit over the top in the fact that I was so sudden and I had my mind set on writing like I was in grade school. Terribly sorry about last chapter if it didn't appeal to you. This will be a continuing thing, with Death and all, and he will play a roll later on.

Good to be out for some air. I had to do some thinking after all that shit that just happened. I decided to head over to Twilight's and tell her what happened. Hopefully I can get some goddamn answers! FUCK. This is driving me to the point of INSANITY.

I soon go to Twilight's library, knocking on the door and getting an answer from Spike. “Heya Jace! Come on in! I'll get Twilight for you man!”

“Thanks little buddy..” I walked inside and saw his tail disappear around a corner. I walked to the couch and sat down, fingering that hourglass still. I looked at the top of it and saw that both sides were actually little ornate skulls with rubies for eyes.

“Oh hi Jace! What brings you here?” Came a voice that snapped me out of just staring at the hourglass. Twilight cocked her head and blinked. “Something the matter?” I nodded slowly and stood.

“Do you have somewhere private we can talk?” I motioned to Spike who was rearranging books on the bookshelf and then turned to me.

“I'm not deaf Jace. I can take a hint. I'll be over at Rarity's if you need me..” I smiled at him and the little dragon walked out the door. I sat down again and Twilight came over, taking a seat next to me.

“I hope you know what this is..” I said, showing her the hourglass. She went wide eyed and gulped, nodding slowly. “I'll explain everything, I see that look on your face. I need to get that book again so we can read and find out what all this means.”

Twilight nodded slowly and her horn glowed bright and then flashed as the book was brought to her. It was entitled 'Mysteries Of Death' and we started to flip through pages. Then one caught my eye and I stopped the pages, moving back a few pages to the hourglass. I pulled off mine and put it up to the picture. Exact same except for the red sands in the picture. “Why is yours white?” I pointed to a paragraph in the book.

“The wearer has a choice to will the hourglass to choose what types of dreams he/she has. Good dreams would be white, Death's Audience is red, and eternal darkness is black. Eternal darkness meant that you would most likely wish to die, or think about something. The wearer also has the ability to will the hourglass into shorter times. The eyes on the ornate skulls mean the times. Green for comas, Blue for normal seven to eight hours, or red for short naps.”

Jace fingered the small glass in his hands and looked at the red ruby eyes. “Full night's sleep..” The eyes slowly faded out to a diamond clear and then to a shiny blue. “Interesting. Eternal Darkness...” The grains slowly faded to black. Jace looked at Twilight who was gaping. “Good dreams...” The grains turned back to white. Something caught his eye as he scanned the page again. 'Banishment of Death' was the headline.

Banishing Death from the dream world is as easy as confronting him/her yourself and asking them to leave for the night, forever, or for a short while. The only problem, is that there will be no interaction. Death will take on many forms that the wearer has seen. Mostly ones to keep the wearer happy. Coming into contact with Death in these situations will not harm the wearer in any way. It would be like holding hands with your lover on a beach.

Jace raised a brow. “But that doesn't make any sense! Why?..” He flipped through pages, scanning them and then found 'Friendly Death.'

When Death shows signs of liking the wearer, Death will try and make the wearer more comfortable than usual. He/she will try and get close to the wearer. If Death shows their face, you know you did something right.

Jace smiled at reading this and Twilight looked at him. “Death showed you his face?!” She gawked at him. “That is very good Jace! I think you could possibly be friends with this entity...” She said with a smile.

Jace looked over at her with a raised brow. “Why are you happy about this? Do you wish to meet Death?” Twilight smiled and pointed her hoof to a sentence.

When being friend with Death, wearer has ability to summon Death on command.

“Death! I command you to rise!” Jace said, looking around the room. He sighed and shrugged when Death didn't appear but then a black flame rose from the floor and then disappeared, leaving Death standing in the middle of the room.

“Yooooouuu caaaallled?” Jace stood and looked right at Death who stared back. “Arrrreee yoooouuu goiiiingg toooo introduuuuuccceee meeee?”

Jace smiled. “Gladly. Death, this is my friend Twi-” Death held up a bony hand.

“Caaaallll meeee Zeeeeke....” Jace raised a brow and looked at Twilight who whispered that this was another good thing.

“Alright then 'Zeke.'” Jace chuckled a little when saying this. DEATH INCARNATE WAS TELLING HIM TO CALL HIM ZEKE. Weiiiird. “This is my good friend Twilight Sparkle.” Zeke slowly floated over and his hand grew flesh. He pulled off his hood and he now had flesh on his face. Jace read if in true form (bony) then that was a sign of friendship. When false faced, it was a sign of being an acquaintance. Zeke held out his hand and shook Twilight's hoof.

Twilight was smiling like a fool. “Pleasure to meet you Twilight Sparkle.” Jace looked at Zeke and was wide eyed. Zeke looked over at him with a grin. “What? You didn't expect me to take form of one of your friends from your world?” Zeke chuckled and sat next to the two.

“Well, yeah! This is actually quite nice. I didn't think that yesterday I wouldn't become friend with Death. Guess this will be a beautiful friendship...” Zeke laughed out loud and looked over at Jace.

“Well, I do know that your thing on stage is the Prince of Darkness... Instead of being Death, you could be my apprentice.” Jace was gaping.

“R-Really?! T-Thank you D-I mean Zeke!” Zeke nodded and Twilight was just staring.

“S-So are you really Death incarnate?” Zeke nodded. “May I ask how you got to become Death?”

“Well... It was about two thousand years ago, I had drowned. I was of course a pony living in Equestria at the time, but I didn't get to live long, died at the age of five...” Zeke sighed and continued. “I got a meeting with Death as I died. I fought him myself and soon defeated the old Death, becoming Death incarnate. I was formed into human form and learned to become Death. I had to try my hand at becoming friends and interacting with people, but I could only do it once. I chose you because your not intimidated. I hate weak, and that is something you are not Jace. You touched Death, and overcame the Touch of Death. The only way it works, is if you will it too. You did not will the Touch to affect you. Your a smart kid, and I think you can learn a lot from me. I have been around for two thousand years, and I need to pass down my knowledge.”

Jace smiled brightly. “Well, I am flattered Zeke. Thank you, I mean that. The supernatural always fascinated me back in my world, and this world has the magic to have me meet you in person.. So to speak.” Zeke smiled a little.

“Well, must be off. I have to take lives.. Do my job...” Zeke stood and walked to the middle of the room, throwing his hood up and his hands turning back into skeletal form. In his hand formed his scythe. “Ta-ta for now..” Zeke slammed down the hilt of the scythe on the ground and was shrouded in a black flame again, disappearing as he faded with the flame.

“AWESOME.” Twilight yelled out after a five minute sit in silence. “THAT WAS AMAZING JACE. YOU! THE STUDENT OF DEATH INCARNATE HIMSELF!”

“Well, it is true that Death takes time out of his work to be with me in my dreams. I hope I can get to talk to him on that beach now. I'm not afraid of him anymore. He seemed to be a nice guy when he died and didn't seem to do anything wrong. He was strong, I was strong...”

Twilight bounced around. “So cool~ So cool~!”

“Can I borrow this book? I read that I can bring things into my dreams if touching the necklace.” She nodded vigorously.

“Of course you can! I would not want to stand in your way! And, to be honest, I've always admired Death. Not as a killer or the end of your time, more of a man with a mission. I've admired him for as long as I can remember and actually meeting him made my admiration increase tenfold!” She tackle hugged Jace and hugged him tight. “Thank yoooou~!”

Jace laughed and hugged her back. “Your most welcome! But, I have to get going now, I have to tell Coal and Vinyl now. I want Dea- Zeke, to meet them both.” Twilight nodded and got off of Jace, trotting to her stairs.

“If you need me anymore, I'm going to be taking a nap. Thank you for a great time today Jace!” Jace nodded again and Twilight disappeared up the stairs.

Jace turned and walked out the door, smelling the fall air and walking for the farm, fingering the hourglass with a smile.

Author's Note: Yeah, I wanted this to happen. I know it's all weird and confusing but, Jace will need this, TRUST ME.