The Story of The Godfather

Chapter 2: Old and New Friends Meet

Twilight stood there looking around, she was with a strange pony, who is very much not a pony, in a box that bigger on the inside. So far nothing had exploded, gone into total anarchy, or exploded in her face. Pretty good day so far. The box's interior was a maroon color and had lights spaced every five feet on the walls. The floor was a light grey with a blue strip leading to the center of the room. There was a hexagonal shaped center with a transparent column in the middle with a spiraling tube inside. The centerpiece was a dark green color with tons of switches, levers, and wheels. There where several blue pathways that were raised off the ground by a foot or so leading off to other rooms. He walked in and started flipping switches and levers and spinning wheels.

"Well then, we can anywhere in time, space, and reality in a blink of an eye. So, where do you want to go first?"

"Well, I, uh."

That, she wasn't expecting. Was he so sure she was going to go with him? Well, he was right. You would have to be mad not to take that offer. She was thinking of an answer. Of all the places in time and space, where would she want to go? Then she had an idea.

"The War of The Sun and Moon."

The Godfather paused for a moment on what he was doing. He looked to be thinking but Twilight read enough books on emotional behavior to tell that he was was not  thinking, but remembering something. He had a look in his eye that was not there before. Earlier she had seen joy, and happiness like that of a small child. Now she saw only regret, pain, and sorrow.

"Um," She started, "or we could go somewhere else like, the creating of Equestria, or 5,000,000,000 years in the future? If this thing really can do all you say it can."

"Of course it can." He started pressing buttons and went over to a wheel and spun it. The TAMDT shook like there was an earthquake for a few moments and then the Godfather looked towards her. "Outside those doors is Canterlot in 10,000 years into the future."

"Really? You expect me to believe that we just traveled 10,00 years in the future?"

"Yup."

"Well then, prove it."

He gave her a smile and the childish light came back to his eyes. He then turned and sprinted to the door and out into the gardens. She turned and ran after him. What she saw she did not expect. They moved about ten feet over from the podium and by a bench. In front of them stood a very surprised Celestia. The Godfather's childish smile turned into a smile of a one who just saw an old friend. Celestia looked between them and then looked at the Godfather and said something that Twilight was not expecting.

"Where the hell have you been Godfather?"

The Godfather's smile got even bigger as he continued to look at her. Twilight was taken back by this. 'What was "hell"' Also, how did she know the Godfather? He didn't seem fazed by this at all.

"Well, I've been busy waiting for the TAMDT to rebuild itself for a thousand years. When it was closed to being done I ran into Twilight over here."

"Well," Celestia started, looking a bit more surprised, "then that's not the Twilight I thought it was."

"What do you mean not the me you thought?"

"Well, currently you are in the Canterlot Castle with your friends having a party. So I thought it would be a good time to go remember an old friend." She turned to the Godfather, "But that old friend came back."

"What does she mean Godfather?"

"Well you see Twilight, the reason I didn't take us to the War of the Sun and Moon was because I was already there and that would create a paradox. So I took you to the future, but I forgot one detail; you can't die. So you are here and now we are in danger of a paradox here too."

"But, what do you mean?"

"Well a paradox would happen because if you meet yourself in another part of your time-stream you create a paradox and the universe could expl-"

"No, I meant the part about me not being able to die."

"Oh, that. Well your immortal."

"WHAT?! How?"

"Elements of harmony, magic, time vortex stuff."

"What was that last part?"

"Magic?"

"No, after that."

"Well, I didn't say anything though."

She could easily tell he was lying by the look on his face he was lying but before she could say anything though, Celestia cut in.

"You never change Godfather, do you?"

"Nope! Anyway, we can't let Twilight meet her future self. Soo, we'll be off now!"

"Wait Godfather!"

"Yesh?"

"Yesh? Really? Never mind, not important. I was wondering, could I go with you this time? You do owe me after last time."

"Alright fine. Sheesh, You have been holding that one against me for, what? 11,000 years now?"

"Yup."

"Well let's go. Oh and, shouldn't you tell Luna where you're going?"

"Oh, well when will we get back?"

"It's a time machine, we could get back five minutes ago."

"Right. Well could she instead come with us?"

"What? Well of course she can! The more the merrier!"

With that she was gone in a flash of light. Twilight looked over and took notice of how the Godfather looks. He had grey streaks in his mane and tail and a discreet wrinkles on his face. He had a look in his eye like that of an old and wise stallion. He turned towards her and smiled.

"Like what you see?"

"Your much older looking than I thought."

He laughed at this and she heard in his voice and laugh that it was indeed scratchier. One thing that comes with age. He then smiled and turned to walk back to the TAMDT. There was another flash to signal that of Celestia's return. Twilight turned and saw Luna with her.

"Hey Twilight."

"What?"

"I said 'Hey Twilight'. Do you not remember me? It's Luna."

"What?"