My Little Pony copyright Bonnie Zacherle/Lauren Faust/Hasbro

Danny Phantom copyright Butch Hartman/Nickelodeon

Equestria Girls: Beyond Life and Death
Chapter 01: Whose Daddy?

"Death leaves a Heartache no one can Heal.
Love leaves a Memory no one can Steal."

[Equestria City]

BRIIIIIIIIIIII!

a woman opened her ameythyst eyes and stared at the digital clock.
the numbers "6:17" glowing bright in the dark.

she sighed as she rose up from her bed.
arching out her back, and groaning as her spine clicked.

for some reason..Twilight couldn't sleep.

she reached out, ahd turned on a nearby lamp.
taking a moment to yawn, Twilight noticed that she was alone in her bed.

Flash hadn't returned home, yet.

Twilight gripped her face, rubbing the facial muscles slightly.
with another tired yawn, she threw back the covers and began to emerge from bed.

Twilight went straight for the bedroom bathroom.
she turned on the light, and went to the sink.

looking in the mirror..she saw her reflection, and widened her eyes.

her long, dark blue hair was all messy and shaggy.
her pink highlights looking like a "zig-zag"

and, her eyes looked DARK.

Twilight exhaled as she looked at herself.

"another night with no sleep.." began Twilight, groggy

"i miss you so much, my love."

After concluding some brief "business" in the bathroom.
Twilight emerged in her bathrobe, and soon left the bedroom.

she walked down the long walkway..passing by HIS room.

Twilight stopped for a moment..and, looked at the door.
feeling her heart ache little, she walked to the door and opened it carefully.

Twilight peered inside the small room.
observing the many toys and games stacked neatly in shelves.

"son?" called Twilight, softly

"are you in here?"

Oddly, Twilight found that her son wasn't in bed.
feeling concerned, the mother continued down the corridor and quickly headed downstairs.

Twilight noticed that the kitchen light was already on.
and, upon looking inside..she found a lone five year old boy.

the boy had ginger red hair, with dark blue highlights matching Twilight's.
his eyes were a sky blue color, and he wore "spaceman" pajamas.

he sitting at a table, eating a bowl of cereal.

"Alex?!" said Twilight, as she entered the kitchen

the boy (Alex) looked back, and widened his eyes.

"oop." said Alex, frozen

Twilight looked right at him.

"What are you doing up so late?"

Alex stared at his mother, nervously.

"uhh..i-i..I c-couldn't sleep."

Twilight eyed her son.

"why? (sternly) you didn't watch a Scary Movie
at you're Aunt Pinkie's house like i told you NOT to, did you-"

"N-No!, i just..Can't. Sleep."

Twilight looked at her son, softly.
examining his features like it was the very first time.

(("he looks so much like you, darling..")) thought Twilight

"alright..i trust you." said Twilight, as she sat down with him

"Afterall, you ARE my son..my perfect little boy."

Alex blushed bright red, smiling wide.
he then looked right at his mother, a serious look on his face.

"mommy.."

"yes, sweetheart?"

Alex gulped hard..then, spoke.

"a-am i..Adopted?"

Twilight's eyes widened.

"uh-of COURSE not, Alex!
What on earth would make you think such a thing?!"

"because Dante at school said that dad isn't my real father."

Twilight raised an eyebrow.

"Dante?"

"Dante Shimmer." repeated Alex

Twilight narrowed her eyes.

"Shimmer..SUNSET." growled Twilight, darkly

"why that little.."

"Is it true?!" asked Alex, again

"am i adopted like what dante said?

Twilight looked right at her son..her ONLY son.
she exhaled sharply, knowing full well that this subject would come up sooner or later.

she had hoped it'd be LATER, though.

"Yes..and, NO."

Alex looked confused.

"huh?!"

Twilight exhaled again, looking down at the tabletop.

"I am your mother, Alex..you ARE my son, my Flesh and Blood.
(deep sigh) but, Flash..h-, he's your..STEP father."

Alex stared at his mother.

"Step Father?"

Twilight nodded.

"yes, it means he became your father only by marrying me.
but, your REAL father..was s-somebody else."

Alex looked shocked.

"i..I don't understand."

Alex looked panicked.

"If dad isn't my real father..then: (exclaiming) WHERE IS MY DADDY!?"

Twilight looked at her son solomely..
then, shut her eyes, tears escaping them.

"he's..he's in heaven, dear.
he died before you were born."

Alex stared with wide eyes.

"d-d-died?"

Twilight looked at Alex..then exhaled sharply.

"it's been Five Years..SIX in a few months.
but, it feels like only yesterday when I last saw him."

Twilight exhaled as she rested her elbows on the table and, cupped her face in her hands, rubbing gently.

little Alex heard a choke come from his mother..then, a sob.

finally..Twilight began to cry.

"(sobbing, voice breaking) oh, god..i (crying hard) miss him so much!"

Twilight cried harder.
Alex frowned at his mother's tears.

he NEVER liked to see his mother cry.

he finally got up off his chair and, walked right over to where his weeping mother sat.

"momma.." began Alex, tugging at her dress

Twilight paused, and looked down at her son.
for a moment..seeing her deceased love in his place.

"please don't cry."

fresh tears formed in twilight's eyes..but, these were Happy Tears.
she immediatly scooped little Alex up, and held him close to her.

as if releasing him would make him fade away.

"i love you, son..SO MUCH."

"i..d-do, too." replied Alex, confused

Twilight took a moment to look at him.

"you..You look just like your father, your REAL father."

"do i Really?"

Twilight smiled weakly.

"oh, yes..you DO." said Twilight

"from your precious little nose (touches Alex's nose)
right down to your SWEET little toes (tickles Alex's toes.)"

Alex giggled for a moment.
then, calmed down as Twilight stroked his hair affectionately.

"in fact, you look so much like him..I sometimes forget he's gone."

Twilight frowned, feeling her eyes getting wet again.

"mommy.." began Alex

"yes, baby?"

"What was daddy like?"

Twilight looked at her son..then, sighed.

"I can't possably answer that in just a few words, honey.
his whole life..is like a grand storybook, a fairy tale made REAL."

"Can you tell me?"

Twilight looked at Alex, and smiled.

"SURE, honey..sure." began Twilight

"Let's go on up to my room, and i'll tell you EVERYTHING about your father."

with that, Twilight rose up with Alex in her arms.
and, walked off steadily out of the kitchen and up the stairs.

"so, what was my daddy's NAME?" asked Alex

Twilight smiled.

"YOU'RE name." said Twilight

"when you were born, I named you after your father: "Alexander Cosmos."

"wow.." said Alex Jr, surprised

[Twilight's Bedroom]

Alex Jr. sat on the large bed as Twilight came out with a photo album.

"here we are..one of my most TREAURED posessions."

Twilight sat beside Alex Jr. on the bed.
she then opened up the album marked: "Twilight 'n' Alex" in front of him.

the little boy widened his eyes at the first photo he saw.

"is that..DAD!?" exclaimed Alex Jr.

twilight smiled.

"Hmm-Mm..Yes, it is."

"but..He looks JUST LIKE ME!"

Alex Jr. wasn't kidding.
the teenager in the picture looked almost EXACTLY like him.

same ginger red hair, with the same shaggy looking bangs.
same blue eyes and the same bashful/timid look on his face.

the only REAL difference was that "Alex Sr."
lacked his son's colored highlights in his hair (a trait inherited from Twilight, no doubt)

Twilight giggled.

"i TOLD you, you looked like him."

Alex Jr. touched the photograph of his father.
he stared intently at it, as if he expected it to come to life and speak to him.

"and, do you know something else?" began Twilight

Alex Jr. looked at his mother.

"what?"

Twilight smiled.

"you ACT just like him, too.

so Shy..so Timid.
and, yet: so Gentle, and Caring."

Alex Jr. looked at another photo.
this one was of his father with a teenager version of his mother.

they both looked Happy.

"how..D-Did you two first meet?"

Twilight exhaled as she thought back.

"well..it wasn't quite "Love-at-First-Sight." began Twilight

"at the beginning, I only looked at him as a friend.
he was a good person going through a rough time..and, I felt he NEEDED me."

"Did he?" asked Alex Jr.

"Oh, YEAH..he certainly did.
and, my only regret was that I didn't save him sooner."

"huh?!"

Twilight exhaled.

"here..lemme start at the beginning, this'll ALL make sense."

Author Note:

Decided to go ahead, and get this story started. for those who are New, i'll br brief and to the point.

. The following fiction is based in the 'My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic' franchise. but, is set in the "world" of 'Equestria Girls', where the characters have been "humanized."

. While based the EQG movie..the fanfic is actually an AU (Alternate Universe) which has it's own continuity (or, "canon") that is different from the regular canon

think of it as an "Equestria Girls REMIX:

. The story will serve as a crossover with 'Danny Phantom' but, only in the sense that 'The Ghost Dimension' will be featured and, "Ghosts" will be depicted as superhumans, rather than "transparent bedsheet gouls."

I decided to begin this story with a prologue. and, have it be told in flashbacks as a story by Twilight, to her son "Alex Jr."

I also thought it'd be poetic if I began this chapter with a quote about Life and Death, reflecting the story (it was plenty difficult finding just the right one for this. but, I think it fits the overall description of the story in general)