Timeless Love
Chapter 1: Love at first...murder?
You're probably thinking this is going to be one of those love stories. Let me just warn you, it's not. It involves some…how should I put this? Let's just say this stories strays far away from all those fairy tail nonsense. Heh, I guess I'm not half the stallion I used to be, literally. My name is Prince…uh Princess Turquoise. And if you're wondering, yes I used to be a prince and quite the stallion. And I know what you're thinking, "How in the multiverse can a mare have been a stallion? Or even be a prince?" Well get ready for one heck of a love story.
It all starts with my mother. She was a council member in an alternate part of Equestira. As a matter of fact, there are many version of Equestira I have visited on my many travels. But this of course was after she became murdered by a demon named Succubi. You can probably guess that I was overcome with grief. Indeed I was. Because that's not the only event that happened. Our civilization went to shreds when Queen Fuscilla herself was found murdered by what was possibly the same demon. We took refuge in a cave when our civilization became reduced to ashes. It was rumored that some pony took power over the throne and just couldn't handle it and the land went to pieces. There in the cave, she taught me all the lessons of life and new kinds of magic that you can only dream of. I loved her, for at the time she was all that remained of my world that was in ruins. But when she passed, I knew I had to fend for myself. So I did the only thing I knew that could help me, travel. My mother told me stories for nights on end, tales about magnificent places, alternate universes that I can travel to. My species is rather unique, as we were the only alicorns that would travel the multiverse at will when we summoned the magic to do so. But there are some places you should also avoid, like the void. It is an unstable dimension, a universe that continues to shift between universes. A place where only the highest being in the multiverse can travel to, and sometimes, they never come back. It's the afterlife for the high species. But since it is a universe, there is a chance of beings like myself leaving it. But the chances of that are 1,340,725, 182, to 1. I've done my studies. So I traveled and traveled searching for life's answers, partially to try and cope with my mother's loss. But I also was missing something else in my life; a partner. I loved my mother with all my heart, but this was a different kind of love that at the time I never knew about, mostly because at the time, my mother and I were the last of my kind. In one of my travels, I went to this place called Aweora, the water-based Equestria. There I learned all kinds of stuff, like meditation and how to summon lightning storms. I was taught there how to feel positive energy flowing throughout all living things. And it was all thanks to my teacher Quoijer, an ancient pony-fish hybrid. We spoke and spoke for many days on end about the simplicity of life and the endless possibilities it can harbor. He also taught me the most important lesson of all, the value of acceptance. Instead of letting my feelings get to me by outer influence, I embraced them and at the same time, I didn't let it control me. "Life," he told me, "Can be like an ocean; a world without walls; a world of chaos; and yet a world of beauty and order." Probably my most difficult question with him was how to find a partner in life. He asked me why and I replied that I was the last of my kind, and that without one, my species would go extinct. He told me back that he never heard of such an ordeal. Looking through the ancient Aweorain scrolls, he came back with a simple reply, "When the time is upon you, listen to your heart." And with that, we bid each other farewell.
I came upon this strange place called Pony Town one day when I was exploring the multiverse. In my personal opinion, it looked nothing like a town. It was just a field but surprisingly it was flourishing with ponies of every kind. I looked through my books and according to them, this was a multi-dimensional intersection. One out of three. Each one was where every pony of every kind of universe would come and meet. However, I discovered that this one was the most easily accessible for ponies and other species with the ability to teleport. Sometimes they came through there accidentally. They however could only travel to there and back to their own dimension, where as I could travel to any I set foot into, as long as it wasn't a shifty one. I took my time and strolled through the fields greeting other ponies and making new friends which I hadn't done in a long time. I came back there again and again because there was something really unique about that place, and not just the fact that there were so many ponies of every kind there. It was something else, like something was tugging at my heartstrings. Then one day, I felt the presence stronger than ever near me. I looked and saw her. An alicorn, with hair redder than any rose with stripes or a golden smooth eggnog color. Her skin was as white as snow, and her eyes, her eyes. They were the most enchanting I had ever seen. But the most surprising thing was the mark on her leg. A circular symbol with lines going through it in all directions representing the shift of dimensions. I looked at my leg. I had the same one! Could that mean she…? Yes, it must mean it. She was one of my kind! I just listened to my teachers words and approached her and said, "Hi there. My name is Prince Turquoise. I'm a traveler and…"
"Fuck off." She replied. I was a bit surprised, but I brushed it off and continued with it.
"That mark on your leg. Do you know what that is?"
"Frantically, I don't care. Now leave. I'm only into mares."
"It's the Peskahew!"
"The what-what?"
"The Peskahew. The symbol of the dimensional-traveling alicorn."
"How in the flying reptile did you know I was a multiverse traveler?"
"The mark on your leg. I have one as well." I replied as I showed myself. She seemed a bit surprised, but then she turned away and said, "Good for you. Now leave me alone so I can please myself."
"Please, you must hear me out." I said as I galloped in front of her.
"What is fucking problem?" she said.
"The problem is that we are the last of our kind. And I was told that if I didn't find a partner, we would go extinct." I responded. She sighed and looked at me with a look only a madpony would give. "I actually wouldn't mind if we went extinct."
"Why would you say that?" I asked.
"Because I killed all of our kind." She said with a grin. My heart sank at that reply and my legs gave way. I looked at the ground and started shedding some tears. Is this that my life has come to? Why did she kill them and for what purpose? Revenge? Pleasure? Or just plain madness?
"And you might want to leave now because I really want to kill you." She said. I stomped my hoof in the ground and breathed. I told myself that I had to accept the fact that my species would go extinct. You see, my kind is incredibly special. If we mate with any other kind, the mother's child dies at birth. The reason for this is because our genes are far too advanced for them to handle. But if this is mean to be, it is meant to be, just like my teacher said. "Very well." I said. "You might as well end me now." The mare alicorn gave me a confused look. "Are you serious?" she asked.
"I'm not afraid to die. I accept the fact that our species is doomed." I said as I prepared myself for the inevitable. The mare rolled her eyes and took her knife out of her pocket as I felt a piercing sensation throughout my entire body. Before my eyes closed, I thought I could see her face filled with regret.
I gasped for air as my body felt like it was weightless. Only then did I discover then that it truly was weightless. I looked around to see spirals of energy all around me. I was looking down a dark and chaotic tunnel that no words could describe. I was in the void. I had to be. I was murdered by a mare who I felt tugged at my heartstrings until she killed it. Well so much for love. All of a sudden I saw a bright light flash before me. In the place of the light came a figure. Her hair and tail were radiant with purple, blue, and golden brown colors. Her skin was also golden brown. Her face was the most kindest I had ever seen. Then before I knew it, her horn started to glow and my body began to fade away once again. Before everything went black again, I heard her say, "The one who took your life, will give you love."
