What Am I? Chapter -5- Day – Doubts

“I am Solar Flare, and I shall bring Eternal Day to this Land!!!” She shouted out, her own mane fuming out with rage as we now notice her large white wings and her horn surrounded in a bloody red aura as she fired her magic right at me. I had the small instance of déjà vu but I did not heed it any mind as I stood my ground. The bloody red aura of her magical bolt was threatening that I felt my own spine shiver with such fright and fear. I have no idea who this mare was, but she sure knows how to be similar to Nightmare Moon.

As if time was slowing down, the moment was delicate and very dangerous, if I move out of the path of the bolt of her magic, I can evade any such damage, I no longer have the impervious notion on me as I know high caliber magic can harm me, but at the risk of letting my charge, Twilight and Spike get hurt. The other choice was to stand and take it, defending both pony and dragon from harm at the moment; I can only give myself a metaphorical facepalm at my stupidity for standing between them. I stood my ground, my mind thinking of so many things at this critical second that I remembered one simple thing.

“Nightfall!!!” I shouted in an instant and with the crackling sound of her bloody red flame of magic was about to hit me the large triangular blade, one I was well familiar with, landed and sunk to the ground and defended me from the blast within moments that the magical backlash of its momentum caused it to explode against the near impervious weapon of my brother.

Within the noise of the explosion of red and black smoke my brother lands beside me, with his own golden armor, again, identical to mine, causing a prominent vibration onto the ground, clang of his armor. He took hold of his blade, reaching up to the hilt and lifting it beside himself as his body whirled out noises coming from him as I followed.

“Just in the nick of time.” Nightfall’s cheerful voice made sure to keep me calm, a perk we both share as we look at one another, smirking under our armors.

“Yeah, yeah, Princess Luna, Twilight and Spike, Get out of this area now!” I shouted some, without turning around as I can hear their gasps while Solar Flare stared wide eye, surely debating what has happened. I can hear my charge and Twilight taking glances. Yes, I know it isn’t that realistic but being me, my brother and our current race, it was a common thing to see real beings act like that.

“But, who is that?!” Twilight quickly asked, surely pointing a hoof at my brother. I sigh out as I can feel their glares of uncertainty and worry at me and my brother.

“The name’s Nightfall!!!” My brother cheered out as he starts to shout out, making a battle cry towards the white pony alicorn who finally snapped out of her internal debate as it seems as Nightfall starts to swing his large blade, the white pony evading as best she can and now showing signs of anger, her bloody red slit eyes focused at the ‘other’ golden armor.

“He’s my brother, but please, Princess Luna, Twilight, Spike, Get out of this area now, we’ll hold her off!” I shouted to them without a glance back as I stretched my arms straight ahead of me and I focused on summoning my sword. In the small instance I felt a part of my arm open up, showing an endless black void within me, as two halves of my blade appeared out, sliding out of the space in such swiftness as when I start to move my arm, the linear hole was closed and I was holding my half blades by the hilt found at the right angle of it.

“What do thou speak?! Thou knew all along thou had a brother?!” Princess Luna’s obvious speech pattern spoke towards me, filled with bits of rage and surprise but the moment called for me to pay attention to the battle as Nightfall started to swing his sword around, the weight of such spins proved to be very powerful as we can hear the whips of air being pushed out but as I glance at Solar Flare, her eyes shot daggers of hate and death as she starts to use her own power, this time causing a wave of flame to spur out of her mane, directed at Nightfall.

“AH!!! Flame-mane!!!” Nightfall half joked as he spins his sword a bit using the blade’s face as his shield, protecting him from the fire.

“I did not tell you because of your response if ever that happened. Also, I’ve know for a fact that this pony right here has enough power to kill you so please, Princess Luna, for your safety, Twilight’s and Spike’s as well, leave this area NOW!!!” I shouted out to her as I held my blade up, trying to be prepared about any surprise attack this alicorn would do if I falter in my focus away from her. But as I shouted my request for my charge did the fire pony shout in anger.

“NO!!! My prey will not escape me!!!” She shouted and within seconds, I saw Nightfall being surrounded by her flames, as he shouts in pain and in grunts of difficulty, until he was lifted up and thrown, hard in another direction, collapsing tree after tree after tree, the sounds of breaking wood and his own shouts of pain was evident until the sounds died down in the split open path within the Everfree forest.

“Nightfall!!!” I shouted some, finding any signs that he was still conscious, that was more important now, but at the split second, felt the intense heat of the pony just in front of me. I quickly pack step as I heard the gasps behind me as her mane of fire took a swipe at me, thankfully slashing my blade horizontally in front of me, hearing my blade slice through the fire but in that instant, Solar Flare was no longer there. There were new sets of gasps as I look behind, my body went called at the sight as Solar Flare’s own fire mane wrapped around Spike and Twilight, not singing them to ashes but surely gripping them like a powerful hand.

“You will not leave this place Luna…” She spoke, again, her tone very caring and sisterly, but quickly changes to her more fitting tone of blood and death, “Until I kill you!!!” She said as she flung the bodies of both Twilight and Spike out of the way.

“You!? You will no longer harm thy subjects!!!” Luna shouted in her own anger, the weather changing to match hers as she tries to gather her own magic, her tone returning to the Royal Canterlot Voice, though I doubt that was the issue now. “You will harm no other under our watch! You are not our sister, that we know now and shall dispel justice upon thee!!!” She shouted some, her eyes white as the bright moon she has charge over.

But through all that, Solar Flare kept smiling, as if… oh Celestia no!!!

“Princess Luna, back away now!!!” I shout out, not regarding anything she spoke out that time as I took the lead, not caring of what Luna was about to do. I made a mad dash to Solar Flare’s front and from there, I swung my sword, planning to cut at the white alicorn but what happened next did not only shock me, but added dread and fear for Luna as the alicorn flickered out, as if the flame was killed when I drove my blade through the pony, that slowly part and turn to smoke.

At that instant, Luna and I fell silent, again the moment was too thought out, as if she had plans for all her plans and I look back in time to notice that my original place, one nearest to Luna was occupied by said white alicorn as her horn glowed a deadly red, pointed at Luna, still stunned and unsure of what occurred.

“Princess Luna!!!” I shouted and in my desperation threw my blade in front of me, letting it fly out with such force that my blade had a whishing sound as it flew towards the spot. Luna finally notices me, and the direction I pointed at as her gaze move to look at Solar Flare, her horn aglow with red as her magic was about to be casted so.

The world seem to stop, once more, the situation demanding all the power, energies and skill I posses as look on. Luna flinches, her wings opening up, but the rate she was doing so was not enough, Solar Flare’s magic was about to be casted, her horn pointed dangerously at Luna, her eyes staring directly at Luna, a sadistic smile of glee plastered on her face as her magic casted about only for me to see my blade. My trusty Blade, one that I have within me all along, one I could have used through my service under Celestia and now Luna, is doing its purpose, an extension of my will.

My blade spin as it flew over towards the ground next to Luna, the large face of the blade between both alicorns as the sharp tip sunk to the ground, ensuring it to stop just as the magic discharges out of the white horn. The world started to speed up as the magic collides with the face of my blade and with it, an explosion of red magic energies occurred, it’s path blocked and the only pathway was to expand around my blade. This caused two things, one, relief, as my blade blocked the magical energies and Luna is relatively safe, the other being worry as the explosion was big enough to make both alicorns to fly in opposite directions while my blade was reduced to now a blade with a sizable explosion hole.

“Luna!!!” I shouted out as I saw her body fly away and land near both Twilight and Spike. She was okay for the moment, but the considerable smoke coming from her side still made me worry. Though I sign in relief, seeing that Luna was half conscious, her groans of pain indicating it, I look back to Solar Flare only to look straight at her, at a very close distance. Before I can act, she cast magic right at me, forcing me to flinch back at the bright flash but the next thing I saw was her hooves, a flurry of them coming down at me.

“You foal! You will not get in my way!!!” She shouted at me, her voice in rage and with such hatred. “I was this near to killing her and all this would be over!!!” She shouted some more, her hooves landing right at me head, feeling the pain starting to pierce through my armor as I can hear the clang of her hooves against the skull of my armor, denting it even as I can feel my head getting lighter with each hit.

“I should have killed you first just so I can have fun playing with my sister!” She said in a sadistic tone as my head was now too light for me to think and my body was failing, my legs felt like they were unresponsive as my vision crack, crackle, static at each hit as I grunt in pain and in my loss as her hooves were very strong, alicorns were very powerful…

MY body failed me in an instant, the head trauma was linked to my whole body, in a way to distribute the pain so that I can think clear even under such pain but in the intensity of her blows, I can still tell I was losing brain cells over it. As I fall to me back my head hammered down so my head turned to look at my unconscious charge, friends and the responsibility I am about to fail. My memories playing all the things I have done both from my original life and the new slate life I have built.

I remember all the things I have done, I was there for Celestia for a century, being the best friend she needed alongside her phoenix, Twilight’s own guard who had seen and watched her foalsitter, one Princess Cadence, who I befriended without another moment. The recent memories coming back, at how I suggested Shining Armor to take up Captain training after the arrival of the bat-ponies since he complained that they act without proper social and some degree of open-mindedness. And the return of my memories made me regret that I have failed to protect that which I wanted and the other being what my brother wanted.

“…” I was silent as my head was near unresponsive, my body shaking as I look at the downed forms of three important figures. Luna as Princess of the Night and two innocents, Twilight, Princess Celestia’s own personal student and Spike her own little brother of sorts that I took care of with all that I am… I felt so weak now, who knew I was weak after all.

My arm was shaking trying to reach out to Luna but I was too far from her as she starts to stir. At the same moment of me trying to reach out, a hoof stomped over my arm, breaking my armor to bits, the shattering sound reverberated throughout the forest, the mechanical sounds and the sparks flying as I shout out in pain. The white with yellow tinted hoof left my broken metal arm away, to h=find my forearm shattered and my pieces down on the earthly ground.

“You will no longer meddle here knight!” Solar Flare spoke, as if she was victorious over me. I had to admit, I was expecting myself and my brother to last longer than this, but something was wrong and my sensors were flaring about the threat being overpowered by something and the exact location of the tear of space was given to me. She started to laugh, looking down at me. “Now then… Luna… Where were we?” She started to speak, this time slowly moving towards Luna, who finally regained consciousness and looking up from her laying position, her eyes shrinking once more to look down at me then up at Solar Flare, she was speechless.

I watched, my screen of vision slowly failing as static kept appearing. I shiver, the anger within me growing as I was about to fail, about ready to lose to this alicorn, the other version of Celestia in another alternate universe and somewhere, deep within me, I was pissed, not at her exactly but… at me. But I have my own pride and I was not going to let it stand like this. I closed my eyes focusing well enough to see words type slowly at me.

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Disengage armor?
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I smirk, finding myself comfort that I’ll be out of my other body, this golden armor under the Mechanawar condition of worldly disguises was loaned to us for purposes of preventing real beings from finding out about us, but this was a situation we were briefed about so long ago, before willingly removing my memories to keep my ruse as truthful as possible.

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“These set of worlds have other worldly breaches recently“ One of the tech units spoke who had the same armor set, though his had special visors that completely cover his eyes without lenses but still was able to look.

“And the solution would imply?” Spoke our Creator, or the title he wishes to keep as he did create the whole army from scratch, he just needed us, other beings, the beings denied of life to be pilots, the soul of the armors and to give us our own second chance so to speak.

“Sir, it is a delicate matter, but if we keep post some of our own units within their world, we can deduce this culprit and close all those cracks. I’m also sure the ponies would be curious about it, especially the pony named Twilight Sparkle, even her other alternates have some affinity of magic and will be drawn to them as such and as is this… Pinkie Pie…. It is imperative that we notify all our units in all the worlds.” Spoke the tech and science focused unit, who I know was not any species existing within the world of “My Little Pony: Friendship if Magic” Series.

“I understand. You are to return to your post and monitor these things.” Creator spoke out as the scientist left us, the majority of soldiers standing tall, proud and ready. “Units, I require you all to enter these worlds, you know there are many so quickly choose one that you fancy and move quickly. We need a monitoring group and we need to ensure you all keep track of any other worldly breaches from our mischievous source.” He spoke with such regal and with authority and with it many of us move about. Nightfall and I chose to stay close but then I made one big decision that time, and this was my plan.

“Sir, may I speak of an idea I have, a desire if you will?” I spoke up, moving closer to him. At first I was nervous, as my request was completely out of bounds but Creator nods. “Sir, you know that many of our numbers have an attraction of sorts to that world.” I started which made Creator nod, again silent but his eyes demanded me to speak to the point.

“I was hoping to plan on having myself entering one world and their numbers, in a way to be open and given free reign...” I finish, again looking at him. My brother was quick to try and object but Creator spoke out.

“I shall allow such a thing… IF you abide to some rules before I decide to change for the benefit of situations and for the protection of one of their worlds. I will assign you, not to the main stream of their existence but to an alternate that is independent, one that is a branch off like many of you, none of you are to enter the mainstream, or the switch stream.” Creator started as he looks down at me trying to bury what he was saying to my skull. I nodded through it all and let him continue.

“Now, if you wish to enter their realm, you are to have your memories locked away, though not completely, just so you may seem innocent enough and trustworthy in their lives. If you gain their trust you are to take your mission in protecting that world, but also with the important real beings who are the objectives of the worlds, and I know you know who those ponies are…” He spoke out, again his deep but very calm voice pointed at me.

“And you Nightfall? Are you going along with your brother? “ He asked my brother who stood beside me.

“No! Sir, but… I want to, but I can’t…” Nightfall spoke out, clearly undecided.

“Undecided, then you shall observe and rely any situation on Daybreak’s well being. If for a moment that the inhabitants will not accept you, you are to eject from your mission and do everything else like all your other brothers in arms. Do I make myself clear?” Again, the voice of Creator spoke out, this time a hint of anger from him as this sudden change of plan. I nodded on. “The world you shall go to is world X03.” He said as he typed in the nearby console and with it a hollow projected screen pop up in front of us all with one world filled in the color gray.

“This is one of the many worlds that were abandoned through their process of creation, the ‘author’ started to try and use the mainstream world planning to use the mainstream characters but stopped abruptly. Thankfully, with this paused in time, your arrival will cause this world to start up as if it was being written by the author.” He looks at me with such sharp eyes now, annoyance written in it.

“This is the nearest duplicate but independent from the mainstream. I expect you to enjoy this opportunity since this world will become locked with you as a character to their story. I expect you to behave as best you can, even without your memories, your information streaming will provide ample knowledge about what you must do. Do I make myself clear?” He asked me. I nod once again, this time smiling under my armor.

“Sir I understand the responsibility this demands from me!” I answered back.

“If there is a moment that you need to exit your armor, I hope it will be one of the more important things rather than you chasing the mare of your dreams.” He quickly added.

“Sir, I didn-” I tried to start but was interrupted, “Don’t even deny it, you, Nightfall and some other number of you have some ulterior motive, so I expect you to try and do your job. If you remove your armor with responsibility for the first time, I MAY be lenient enough to allow you to freely choose when you remove your armor.” He said and with it tossed the data card at me that were locked into the ‘dead’ world. “Now do your job.”

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Without a second thought, from the dark abyss I felt like, I ‘accepted’ the command with my own will and sure enough I felt the pain, from my recent armor remove itself from me and my body changed for the better, my own form grander if not, returning to the familiar. I blink in the darkness, waiting for that moment to be free from this suit to do it with haste.

I did not wait long before a bright light, as if the end of the tunnel came up. With that I smile to myself as I ran. All I can do was worry, the worry for Luna, Twilight and Spike overriding my thoughts as quickly trying to get there, as fast as I can. When I ‘touch’ the light did my vision return, one that was not filled with green lines but a sight as if seeing the world through living eyes. I took off, feeling the wind pass me and cooling me and I spread my muscles some, hearing wings open up as I maneuver myself.

Down on the ground, I can see the prominent form of Solar Flare, slowly but surely walking towards Luna and my body a bit far off, away from Luna’s line of sight or at the least, a glance. I smile some as I quickly made a dive, the worry move away for confidence to overcome my mind. I remember who I am what I am and what I am REALLY capable, in and out of my armor.

The wind passed by me, caressing my real and very sturdy form, hearing the flapping of wings, my muscle flex and stretch so as I dive faster. My head lowering as I point my weapon at Solar Flare. I can feel power surge through me and with it, a bright light of golden fire was evident at my forehead.

“I could just kill you, no that won’t be fun, I’ll just-” I head Solar Flare speak but I quickly fired away, the golden fire stretching out of me as I hit solar Flare right in the side, knocking her off her hooves and flying to a few trees which snap against her heated body and the force of travel. She was screaming and wailing at the hit. I land gracefully, though heavily some right on the spot Solar Flare was, nearly close to Luna.

“You will not harm Princess Luna!!!” I shout out, this time, my voice was almost the same, with a pint deeper and with a lack of mechanical whirl and squeak. I stood as tall and regal as I can, looking at Solar Flare as she growl and seethed as she tries to get up to her hooves.

“… Who are thou…?” I heard the faint but very scared tone of Luna. I look a bit to the side as I stare at Luna, seeing her nearly shaking form, fearful of the other Celestia. I smile gently at her, my eyes showing genuine calm and relieve.

“A friend…” I spoke to her as I look back, my anger returning to me as my charge was harmed, though not physical, emotional harm still counted in my book. There I saw Solar Flare stare angrily at me, her bloody red magical glow charging her spell.

“An Alicorn Stallion?!” She screeched with such anger and surprise, looking at me. I smirk at her as she quickly returned to her anger. “This world has Stallions of THIS Caliber!!!” She shouted some in her rage. She cast her magical, stretching away from her horn with the imagery of red fire. But I was quick to draw magical energies, such volume and magnitude unused for so long as I quickly countered her magic with my own golden flame, stopping her own as our magic clash in mid cast.

She seethed with anger as her red slit eyes stayed poised at me, no longer at Luna as she kept head lowered, casting her magic, spilling it against mine. I felt a sudden force, trying to push me back as her magical aura strengthened, pushing my own back. I did not waver nor did I back away from this challenge as I bow my head lower too, and with a release of sorts from my own head, my magical aura, golden fire did not just strengthen, pushing her own back, it widened enough to wrap around her own bloody red being engulfed in mine.

For a moment her wide widen in shock and in fear, as I can tell from her now shrinking attempt at casting more of her power into the magical beam we were projecting but mine prevailed nonetheless. When my beam reached to her own, I smirk as I have caught her so. Instead of pushing her back, my magical power being above her own, I smile to myself, as the beam turned to a special kind, which when my own magical energy repelled hers successfully, wrapping around her head as I swung my head to the side, my magic following and following my swing. I flung the crazed alicorn to the side, this time aligned to the breached.

I let my magic dissimilate, looking at the downed white alicorn. She was panting hard, her sharp teeth clearly showing as she stares at me, her eyes showing anger once more.

“Why!? How is it you are more powerful!?” She question me as she tries to get back up to her hooves, shaking still as she may have, wasted her energies at me and my brother. “You are an alicorn male… In this world… THIS WORLD!!!”

She continue to rant as if trying to find an answer shouted and seething with hate as she looks at me. There was a slight pause, a moment of a glance as I look at her with all intention of beating her, sending her back. Her horn glows once more, her bloody aura slowly but surely building yet weaker than the last. But in this moment, I can see that she had tears starting to build in her eyes. I was surprised for a time but seeing that she was aligned to the time-space breach, I had no other choice.

“Why?! Why?!” Solar Flare kept screaming as if her mental stability was breaking apart quickly, something was wrong but I cannot help her here. I too charged m own energies, building at my own forehead. We were both ready to cast our own magic, surely a beam of power as we made a standoff. I was standing between her and her target while I was opposite to the temporal rip in the fabric of space, exactly aligned with her. I smile as this can be over in one shot.

I over charged myself, my horn glowing a golden flame, as if a beacon of hope, showing off my power to Solar Flare. For a moment she showed fear then anger as she returned to build up her own power. She was silent, a sigh that she may have doubts as out magical energies grew, illuminating the surrounding area in golden yellow or bloody red.

We stood eye to eye, looking one another. She was getting weaker, one sign that I have the upper hoof. I made sure to sense any other magical energy in case she had a ploy other than this. We were about ready, a long wait but it was enough for both of us. There was silence in the area, one that was devoid of our attention. I was feeling lightheaded for a moment, having lacked training my magic for a century does that but I was determined. I felt not tire but more of lack of strength in my head but I tread on.

Then as if a silent signal was given, did we lower our heads and our magic fired once more, beams of gold clashing against her red. It was destructive, powerful and nearly raw enough that the ground shook and the trees bending over the strong magical force. Our magic collided and our power greatly matched.
The magical energies build up at the center, or epicenter of the battle, our magic on equal levels as we face off.

I stood firm and solid, my own legs stiff as I held my ground, but at a glance I can see through the magical energies the tire that seem to be painted over Solar Flare’s form. She was shaking and sweating more. I did not give any indication of my emotion as I kept a solid stance over this magical duel. We were frozen on place, a sudden move would cost one or the other to lose, but I was here to win and my charge was still hurt. I decided then and there, to end this. With the reserves of my energies, deep within me, I expel majority of it into the magic beam, with it, the power I was giving off gave Solar Flare a moment to notice it and dread.

“No! No! No! I cannot lose! I will not submit!!!” She shouted some as she grunts in her anger, trying to release more energy but it was futile. She did waste her power with my brother’s intervening battle and with the less than subtle way she washed away her power, I was sure to win. The beams were quick to change as my power push hers with ease. Solar Flare staggered a moment and the window of my victory was given.

MY power pushed forth, breaking the opposing force and my golden fire dominated her beam without obstacle. As her magic diminish, did my power catch on to Solar Flare, sticking to her and pushing her back. She flailed and wailed, screaming hate and death, but when I listen in on her, I can feel a tinge of regret and envy. But I dismiss the thoughts of forgiving her for now as I Push her back, sending her back and sending her straight to the crack.

She shouted and screamed and before she realized it, I sent her back through the portal her screams diminishing and becoming distant as I sent her home. Quickly as our duel went I trotted over to the portal. It looked like a crack but I can manage to do something. My head was feeling light but my energies were enough, I estimated. I lower my horn, the golden flame of my magic quickly and surely expanding over the glass like crack in front of me. Oddly enough, it was emanating white energies, something odd since it was a very destructive power. A white soothing light seep out of it, as if inviting yet the results it had were very… chaotic…

I shook my head some as I quickly focus. My powers were drained a bit, the magic to push both an alicorn of such malice and to send her through the portal cost me more than I anticipated. I pant a bit as I focus, my power leaving me for a moment, closing my eyes shut. I sweat some, the reserves of my power, the lack of practice I had coming back to bite me as I try to return to the task in front of me.

I clenched that small little mental ball in me trying to shut it, squeeze it, forcing it to become smaller. I envision it so as I grit my teeth, a pain surging through my head as I try harder and harder. I did not have a visual over the portal but hearing its soothing vibrations dwindling away, I was sure I was doing it. It was a very heavy task, one I wish not to dwell upon as I can feel my strength waning. Then as if the silence of the night was the only thing left for me to hear, I stopped, my magical flow depleted some as I open my eyes, to find it foggy, but enough to me to see that the portal was gone. I sigh in relief as fatigue surged through my form, my head felt light as my magic was gone.

I took one last look around, seeing Princess Luna… I think, as she and Twilight look over to me and to my Armor damaged unto the ground, open and liable to have them inspect inside it. I just smile and sigh, my vision clouding into the darkness as my form slump down, my body heavy and magic energies gone…

I fainted into unconsciousness, my mind showing signs of regret but then, their safety is all that mattered to me now…

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I open my eyes that were a bit heavy as I awoke. The first thing I felt is my jaw… aching like I’ve slept on the hard stone floor for so long, but at that time I was expecting myself to be on the dirt floor of the Everfree forest, my vision threw that thought away at an instant. I was again, in a very familiar place, one I have not been to for nearly a century.

“Oh, the dungeon…” I spoke out lazily as I get up, on all fours as I shake my head to wake. I look in front of me, seeing the near rusty bars that act as our cell. I look back expecting to find myself alone but then again it was not, there I found an armor, slumped against the wall and head craned down as if asleep. At first I thought it was my armor but the indication of snores proved me otherwise.

“Nightfall?” I asked lightly and gently as I trot to him. I can see an obscure reflection of me on his armor. I look down checking upon myself to finally see that even out of my armor, I still wore the protective skin suit that activated when we are out. I am a pony, an alicorn stallion even. My armor melded well into my natural form, as a very protective suit, sure to keep me safe, though less from what my armor can really do. I sigh as I look up to the nearby window, seeing Celestia’s sun still rising in the sky, morning being the definite term for it now. I glance back at my brother, sleeping still, eyes closed. I sigh as I sat down, in the pony way at the least and closed my eyes, trying to get some rest myself, as my wings were aching, or my right at least due to me lying on my side for so long and the depleted feeling I have right now.

As I close my eyes, I quickly can hear voices, distant at first but I focus on it. Sure enough my vision changed, and the sounds I hear became clear, I have a mental link to my armor to a degree. Though we Mechanawars can’t really control them remotely when damaged or open, we can still see and hear on what direction the armor is facing. Right now my vision is resting on its back head turned to the right and looking at the wall, but the voices were unrecognizable for me.

“I don’t even know what it is…” Said one female tone, one that suggests she has experience of her work.

“Well it sure looks like our knight.” Spoke another mare, unsure like the first but more respectable I suppose.

“I know Princess Luna demanded this thing to be presentable but I suppose we can get this thing to the throne room.” The first mare spoke as I can see through the line of vision the armor moving within the glow of a kind pink as my armor was moved and lifted so. I still could not see the ponies as they levitated the armor through the castle only for me to hear a very distinct voice in the distance, getting closer as my armor was carried. When we move to a familiar hallway and past the throne room door this I now hear Princess Luna’s voice.

“SISTER! We cannot trust thy knight!” Luna spoke out and paused and soon my armor was lifted in a magical aura of blue. “This! This! Is the disguise he hath used to get close to thou, to us!” She argued. My vision turns to face now Princess Celestia, one with shock and surprise on her face looking at the armor.

“Luna? Are you sure that is Knight Daybreak?” She said but her voice hinted that she believed it.

“We are speaking the truth thy sister! This armor, hollow as it is, is Knight Daybreak!!!” Luna gestured as she lay down the armor upright only for it to lay down on the floor, defeated and with that I can see my armor still lacked the arm that Solar Flare had removed.

“My sister, I know you speak the truth but tell me, what was inside the armor?” Celestia spoke out looking at Luna with a gesture of understanding.

“That, we do not know my sister. We did not see but we suspect it was the… male alicorn…” Luna spoke in a distant, as if trying to avoid it only for Celestia to react as if it were a joke.

Celestia chuckled some as she spoke, “Luna, you and I know that there is no such alicorn male, our father was the first and the last for the past years we have known.” She spoke but Luna’s growing growl started to get to me.

“T’is not a lie my sister! We hath an alicorn stallion in the dungeon with the other that looks like knight Daybreak!” Luna spoke out nearly a shout to her sister and causing a very large pause.

It was at that moment when I remove my link to my armor, thinking this will be bad, but my mission was much more important, thankfully my brother chose this moment to wake up as well. He arose, slowly, body whirling to life as he yawns and stretches.

“That was one long nap.” He said a younger tone from mine as he looks at me. Then as if some unknown bell rang over did his eyes widen. “Brother, why are you out of armor… and THAT MARE!!!” He started getting to his legs as he looks around and again, another realization came to him. “Are we in a dungeon?” He asked as well, looking over to the stone walls and the metal bars.

“Yes brother, but regardless of our current predicament, we have to report to Creator.” I look at him speaking a bit serious, which snapped Nightfall from the astonishing look.

“…” HE paused for a moment but he smiles under the armor. “Fine, so how do we do this?”

Even though there were many ways for us to communicate Creator, most of them had us leave this cell, a bad idea so the only other plan, that can prevent the ponies from ever having knowledge of us, which was the ‘Dream slip’. This communication plan had us go into sleep, and our subconscious linking into our Base of operation. “Do Dream Slip now.”

Before any more words part from our lips, Nightfall sat beside me in a cross leg position and both of us focus… Our minds drifting and instantly we were asleep. Our subconscious were in the dreamscape, as many would say and with our knowledge for such a thing, both me and Nightfall were in the same dreamscape and with it our minds slowly drift further as if being sucked into somewhere. Not many know how we do this, really using our dreams to connect our subconscious to the base of operations seem strange but really, it is an impossible feat that our Creator has proven possible in our positions.

Floating in the endless black was the dreamscape, one of the open space ones, we call them public space, and there were the individual spaces which were occupied and greatly influenced by dreamers, we call that the user space. But really we are in the dreamscape of not many worlds right now as me and Nightfall met in the same public space and with all there is about one world, our race have a small… space we have our own connection to.

“Let’s report in before we both get in trouble.” I spoke to Nightfall, who still was adorning his armor while I was stuck in my alicorn self in the tight golden suit. We walk slowly into the small space that we have made for ourselves and in an instant we were within a golden corridor, and aligned with golden pillars on either side spaced neatly as if returning to the roman ages though walled.

I walked along side my brother... well walk seems to be wrong but we needed to do this. We enter the dream realm without a worry as we hope this can help us in finding out the situation last night. Sure it may not be the least of our worries but passing here, our home, the base of Mechanawar operations we cannot help but sigh in relief in seeing it. The golden pillars, the golden walls, metallic yet at the same time clean and alive as there were glowing lights passing by grooves of lines.

But before we can continue further into these empty pathway, a large siren went off, "ALERT! ALERT Real beings detected!!!" a feminine but mechanical voice sounded off. This caused me and Nightfall to look at one another, or more likely her, looked up at me. The idea we have some being with us was impossible but then we did enter through the dream communication sequence.

Worry somehow rushed through my expression may have clearly been obvious with wide eyes. Both me and Nightfall looked back worried we may have somehow been followed and sure enough a dark blue alicorn stood behind us amidst the gold.

"Princess LUNA!!!" I shouted with unease as I look bewildered and from her position I also took a second look to find Princess Celestia behind her. "What are you two doing here? And following into our dreams?" I started to ask a bit panicked about the two

"I was... curious as to why you were both in the same dream..." Luna spoke out both annoyed intrigued and bothered by it while Princess Celestia kept sightseeing but look back at us with unease, especially at me, really, I cannot tell what is in her thoughts but before she and Luna can continue our fellow brothers appeared out of thin air and pointed their guns at the princesses.

"HALT!!!" Spoke them all, pointing their guns, barrels at the princesses as all of our brothers, in the more grunt like armors, the Origons, similar to mine yet a distinct number of them can say that our model class would be the common among us all. Both princesses shook but gave questionable looks at the weapons they wield.

“Men Stand down! As my rank as Legend Soldier, I order you all to stand down!!!” I shouted to the best I can, waving my front hooves to them all to pay attention to me. With my very clumsy shouting I have their attention which many of them stare with unimpressed and ‘you have got to be kidding with us’ looks.

There was a moment of pause, thankfully the alarm was not sounding out as the soldiers start. “Legend Soldier Daybreak?” Spoke one of my many brothers. There was an audible pause from the soldiers but their weapons still pointed dangerously at the two wondering pony sisters.

“Yes it is me, now put down your weapons!” Again I spoke out worried as they might still shoot regardless, if they asked the right question.

“Does Creator know of this?” Asked the same unit and with the exact question that I feared they might ask. I took a second to think, they asked the right question that will surely get both Princess Luna and Princess Celestia killed. A very deafening pause came about and I could not answer. My brothers’ gazes harden and their grips on their guns tighten. I was about to expect the worst when suddenly a calm and authority voice came about.

“Lower your weapons soldiers, I am allowing these guests in our realm.” Spoke Creator from a mass communication broadcast his voice being projected as if he was everywhere. At the instant all the soldiers lower their weapons and move back beyond the pillars where they vanish as if they never existed. Both princesses looked with wide eye, the voice clearly making them think.

“Legend Soldiers Daybreak and Nightfall, please escort yourselves and your guest now.” Creator spoke calmly as if there was no mistake but both me and Nightfall just follow it so.

“Princesses, please, follow us.” I said calmly as both me and Nightfall bow lightly to them both. Though, through the small window of time, both Celestia and Luna were… intrigued.

“Knight Daybreak, I know this is of late but when have you regained your memories?” Celestia spoke, this time her tone becoming serious, one that demanded answers now and me having acquainted with her in a very close friendship knew that she speaks this if she needed it now. I sigh as I turn my body around, fully facing her so. I bowed to her, feeling a bit ashamed for having this knowledge withheld under my Creator’s orders.

“I have regained my memory while I participated in the Running of the Leaves event past fall season, your Highness.” I spoke solemnly, trying not to sound too dangerous to her, but somehow her gaze was really angry at me. But before we can continue, Creator spoke out once more, more annoyed than anything.

“Escort now soldiers, I SHALL answer their questions.” We all shook with the angered tone, a mix of fire and a growl. I look at Celestia and Luna, seeing both of them angry still at us but with a nod, I nod in return, facing back to the endless corridor of gold along with Nightfall who stayed forward through it all. We start to move, as if we were protecting very important cargo. The walk or trot we had was nearly uneventful, for the princesses at the least, who had gone to whispering among them, especially Luna who did not hide her distress.

“Sister, our power cannot remove ourselves from this dream… We are having doubts that this may haps, be something beyond our power.” I can hear Luna from behind me. Both I and Nightfall took glances at each other. I filter out the idea of their discomfort and quickly, as opposed to the endless stretch of golden pathway, we came about to a rising platform where Creator slowly but surely start to appear, as if being solid with each step we took. Both me and Nightfall stopped, just a steps away from the raised platform where Creator stood.

Creator, the being who dragged us about from our prison wore golden armor, yet his has the most distinct difference from our natural armors and skin armors. His had a lack of the protrusion on the head, though keeping the same face, a face plate that covers the chin, cheek mouth and nose but leaving the eyes to the flowing golden metal. His chest was adorn with not a flat plate but grooves of ‘V’, his legs were not box shaped but in a more, biological shape while his shoulders sported very sharp and dangerous spikes, as if trying to be menacing and finally, his posture, one that stands tall, firm and regal, all the while strict and serious.

“Greetings pony sisters of Equestria. Welcome to the home and abode of my army.” Creator spoke, moving his arm as if to emphasize such authority that he can do so.

“Your army?! HOME?!” Luna spoke quickly shouting about her surprise without restraint as I can tell; she was not expecting it to be more than just a dream.

“Yes, Princess Luna, Princess of the night and dream, you are not in a dream, but in my own domain and realm… through your untimely visit with my soldiers in their attempt to communicate to me their report regarding a matter that begs my attention.” Creator spoke, again as if a matter of factly.

“And what about you, Princess Celestia, no such outburst? I recall, the Princess of the sun to have some questions in need of answering.” Creator added, this time, pointed at Celestia who kept her frown at him.

“Yes, I have my questions. Who are you? For starters and how you have gained knowledge of our identities?” Celestia spoke with her anger still in play, while Luna kept wide eyed, trying to process in her mind what Creator spoke about this being not a dream.

“I am Creator of this massive army, The Mechanawars!” He spoke out proud and all the essence of ever being the one and only being capable of his feat. Then as if he changed his stature, he answered as truthfully as he can. “As for your identities, it is best that I tell you that in where I used to belong, you two, your whole world, is more or less… a thought… an idea… a very inspirational work that has influenced thousands upon thousands, if not millions of beings who know of your world… as a mere show for girls.” Through his speech patterns, Creator’s tone changed from one of glee to one of near grim as if trying to peg the idea that their world was none existent.

I look at the princesses, expecting them to react harshly, but what they spoke, made me take a step back. “You dare speak of us as mere things! We could slay you now you wretched being of destruction!” Luna was the first to quickly snap, since Creator’s explanation was very… negative.

Celestia on the other hand was thinking this thought, which I cannot detect but in an instant, her horn glows a golden yellow and grasping Luna down. “Let us go sister! I must show him how a ‘thought’ can hurt him so!” Luna answered but when she looked back, did she stop trying and seeing the same serious face on Celestia, making the younger princess to step down, as it were.

“Tell me, Creator, What are you? And why are you evading my question so? I know the ‘who’ that digs deep into you and your army seems to be something me and my sister knows.” Celestia started, which made me and Nightfall look at her, at Creator, at each other and back at Celestia. The look of Creator’s unimpressed stare told us everything, she found out the small detail that was wrong.

“Impressive, not many do ask me again a question about my mistake.” Creator said with a smile and a happy stare at her. “You want the complete answer, fine, I see no reason why. But when I start this story, I demand no such question, and when I finish, I have a favor to ask of you Pony sisters.” Creator answered back, his tone now clear and with enough tone of peace and interest. Celestia nodded, while she let go of her magical grasp on Luna, who only huffed to herself.

*****

“I used to be human, who had experienced an accident, one that was beyond normal, dimensional if you will. It was a situation of other worldly proportions and it was in that, that I was dragged into another. To survive in a whole new world, I sold my soul to a Death, one who made such deals that were deeper in me. I became something else, away from my mortal coil, turning me immortal, as it were. I took this time to learn that there were worlds, vast numbers, nearly infinite, that can be said which I took my best chance to learn, to grow.

I learned first the way these beings live, one by one, group by group, being by being. The next I learn from every being is their might, strength and their way of fighting, armies, weapons and such. The last that I learned from every being, from then, to now and to the future, was the knowledge, the wisdom and the power they posses.

It took some time, about three whole world cycles, for me to organize all of it within my own mind. It was, very taxing but as I finished, did I start to create, this realm, this world, my own base, my army, though, a snag appeared, but I’ll let Daybreak and Nightfall fill you in on that. And when I have finished, I have given birth to my army, the inter-dimensional peacekeeping army, the Mechanawars!!!”

*****

“And here we are now, you two entering my realm through the dream-slip communication system.” Creator finished, one that seemed rushed, but it would seem Creator was having fun, in telling it and hiding many of the things he said. But before Creator can continue, Celestia had her own thoughts.

“But what is the reason for sending in two of your soldiers to my world, especially so close to I?” Celestia asked, her gaze moving to me, which I snap, shook and look away, embarrassed that her wrath still can touch me as guilt build within me.

With a heavy sigh, Creator answered her, “That leads to my favor. I know you are no longer agreeable to letting Daybreak, once again being your bodyguard, but I ask this from you, can you allow both Daybreak and Nightfall to live… accordingly in your world, as… anypony?” Creator asked, slowly trying to gain the answer, slipping away from answering the question. With Celestia withholding her answer, Creator quickly continue to answer her. “It is for your safety, the both of you. There is a dimensional threat that… is threatening not just your world, but many more… similar to your own.” Creator spoke, solemnly and near pleadingly, trying to convince them.

But again the lack to answer left creator to sigh, moving his hand to his face and rub the bridge of his nose. “I shall let you think it over some then. Now, Daybreak, Nightfall, what do you have to report?” At the mention of our names, both I and Nightfall stood tall, ready and proud, facing out Creator.

“Sir! We have encountered a time-space distortion in our assigned world.” Spoke Nightfall first, but at that Creator quickly flinched.

“That’s impossible… you were both assigned a paused world!” Creator said in a near panic as he quickly stretched his arm up and spread them so as a floating screen came to life this time having a special display of red lines on one side and blue lines on the other while each lands connected one circle of corresponding colors, some with a clear circle, others with a zigzag pattern, as if a crack on the sphere. “Your assigned world was affected?!” Creator spoke, near baffled.

“Yes sir!” We both answered back.

“But your world was too close to the main stream! Why would our target do something near world shatteringly dangerous.” Creator spoke as he quickly added the ‘crack’ affect on our circle, which was nearly the nearest to the main Red line the borders the red from the blue.

“But we have also gained some knowledge of the culprit.” I answered to Creator who had raised a brow. “The culprit of these dimensional situations has a gender of female sir!” I answered which quickly made Creator wide eye.

“That’s still good enough information, but if we don’t stop ‘her’ we can kiss these worlds and your own world-” Creator said as he looks at Celestia and Luna with a worried stare, “- to be destroyed by the massive world hopping and space-time distortions she has created.” Quickly Creator dismissed the floating screen. I did not look back to Celestia and Luna as we were worried too. Really, a century of my life was spent in one world, and I worry how Celestia would fare without me, having some link to any distortions.

“Princess Celestia, and Princes Luna, please, please, let my soldiers, Daybreak and Nightfall, stay in your world, a bit longer, especially close to you.” Creator begged as he was sounding more concerned of worlds and safety of any world to do so. Before Celestia or Luna can answer, “As a sign of good faith, I shall have both Nightfall and Daybreak, be out of armor and skin protection.” Creator said. I and Nightfall took a side glance to one another and flinched about it. We turn around to look back to Princess Celestia and Luna, looking for anything on their faces about this and quickly, we saw their wondering eyes upon us, especially me, since I was basically in my skin suit.

“If they do so… I might reconsider.” Celestia spoke, softly, looking at me intently as if examining me if I would be hostile or dangerous, even without my armor, while Luna looked at Nightfall, wondering about him so.

“Then, Daybreak, Nightfall, remove your armors and suits now. Even if it is in the dream-slip, I still want to ensure the two princesses that there is nothing for you to hide.” Creator spoke, softly as if trying to ease out growing embarrassment now.

I sigh, as I willed my suit to retract and to melt back to my helm. As I did so, I open my eyes and let my coat free, as if letting them breathe for the first time in centuries, the cool air around me, quickly getting to me as I sigh, finding relief of removing that suit. I magically levitated the helm off my face and look at Celestia with a smile. I smiled at her as I look at her, trying my best not to be worried.

I took a glance to my brother, who was smiling wide, he was now in his own alicorn form, this time a pure black coat with very long and straight shimmering silver mane and tail while a distinct lock of hair was leaning at one of his side, curling to his back as if creating a crescent moon from his mane. His own cutie mark was unique as well, the lower half of the white crescent moon was covered with an obvious grey cloud.

I smile warmly at the sight, Nightfall, smiling wide with the expression of Luna that of being surprised and speechless, mouth agape. I look back to Celestia, expecting her to be more… refined only to see her wide eyed, looking straight at me, gazing me, examining me to the best of her abilities, while her wings were… stretched out and open. I slowly smile at her and with some unknown force, telling me to do so, I spoke as suave, as calm and as politely as I can.

“Hello… Princess Celestia.”

Author's Note

Yeah, no preview for the next chapter, I still have Night to work on which the preview will appear there. It's a slow process right now because my life is throwing 'have to do' than 'want to do' things at me.

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