Timeless Love: The Story of Scarlet and I

Chapter 3: Opportunity knocks

"Gotta look good." I said to myself as I put on my hat and tightened my bow tie. I looked myself in the mirror. Was I attractive enough? This was the first time in a while I had self doubts, well other than Scarlet killing me. You guessed it. I was dressing up for a date with Scarlet. My first actually. We had a bit of a talk after the first day she met and even though she was mostly into mares, she told me she would give this relationship a chance. But seeing as my date was somewhat unstable, I had to be really cautious about what I said. The only advice I received was from mom, and I can hardly remember what the first one was. I just myself time and time again to have confidence. I booked us for a restaurant in the Uregan Dimension called The Timeless. I heard it was really fancy, so I took some of the incentive money my mother left me for "special occasions". Lucky I know where the exchange booth is in Uregan. I soon gathered up my confidence and opened up a portal to Uregan. Scarlet sent me a letter asking to meet up there. For some reason she didn't want me to arrive in Yarcrastia. I just shrugged and stepped through in my best looking outfit.

The land of Uregan was incredibly unique. Most of the engineering and geometry that took place there was impossible compared to most dimensions. Buildings hung upside down, roadways were twisted in loops, and the windows kept shifting. It was enough to make a normal being lose his lunch in a matter of seconds. Strange psychedelic creatures moved on one leg and others slithered like melted popsicles. I eventually found the restaurant and when I saw Scarlet, she was dazzling. She was wearing a ruby dress and had purple eye liner. She was truly a goddess compared to other's I have seen. I walked up to her my hooves slightly shaking.

"H…hi." I said stuttering. I had never felt this love struck in my life. This was truly a unique feelings.

"Hi." Scarlet replied. I just stood there scratching my head and adjusting my hat. Think Turquoise, think! I thought of what else to say.

"*cough* You look great by the way, captivating." I said. I was wondering if what I said was decent as I saw her blushing slightly. Was this date a good idea? I mean the last thing I wanted was for our species to be wiped our entirely from the rest of the world. But at the same time being the gentlecolt I am, I couldn't hold her back. I held that thought as I saw a couple of stains on her dress. They were slightly brown. "Is that…"

"Puke." She responded. She looked really embarrassed.

"I'm guessing you've never been here before?"

"Yes." She replied. "The colors and the….just the environment itself is…dizzying." She blushed even more. I must say she was quite the unique dimension traveling alicorn.

"Yeah." I responded. "Would you hold still for a minute?" She looked confused because all this time she was practically standing still since I arrived. Putting that aside, I focused my magic and recited a spell. The stains started to emit a foul odor that made Scarlet hold her nose. Then they evaporated from her dress. She seemed surprised and at the same time grateful. "How did you do that?" She asked.

"It's a cleaning spell I learned from my mother. I knew eventually I had to take care of my own messes. But I don't mind helping another clean up their own." I said back.

"Th..thanks." She said slightly smiling. I stood there for a good fifteen seconds as she gave off that smile. To be perfectly honest, this was the first time I saw her smile. And you know what? It felt good. I led her inside the the restaurant. I was amazing. It looked like a bit of a casino, expect for food. There was lights, music, colors, everything to make you amazed. I personally had never been here myself. I heard good things about it when I asked multiple ponies in Pony Town. "Table for two." I said to the being in front of me. He spoke in a weird language that Scarlet didn't seem to understand. Luckily I've been studying multi-dimensional languages during my travels, so I responded back with a nod. But on the way to our table he asked me a question that made me blush a bit. I responded back in a shifty tone. Scarlet looked over to me. "Is there something wrong?" She asked.

"N..no. Not really?" I responded.

"What did that…whatever that creature is tell you?"

"He….or she asked us if we were married." Scarlet blushed a bright pink as I shrugged. "You did ask me what he told me…" I said in a quiet tone. She just nodded back. We soon arrived at our table. The waiter arrived and I asked him for their menu in the Yacratsian language. He looked confused, probably because nopony from Yacratsia has come here in a long time. The waiter just shrugged and pulled out of a pouch the menus. We looked at them. "I'm thinking of getting the Anti-Lake Mestepreal Zucchini Trout with some pasta. What about you?" Scarlet just sat there. "Um…I'm thinking of rather getting something a bit small since I just…y'know threw up." I nodded my head. "Sure thing. May I recommend the Epow Soup? It's like creamy saltines with a lot of seasoning. That looks like it can settle an upset stomach."

"Alright." She said as the waiter came back and we took our orders. The next thing we knew, our orders came through two mini portals in front of our tables. "Cool!" Scarlet expressed as we both ate our meals. Mine had a robust and strong flavoring while Scarlet's had a smooth and rich one. "How's the soup?" I asked her. She stopped eating to say, "It's good. Thanks for recommending it."

"Not a problem." I said as I smiled. Scarlet looked at the drink before me. "What's this?" she asked.

"Guts n' blood." I said. Scarlet lunged forward all of a sudden and was getting ready to barf all over again when I said, "No! No no! It's just a cocktail name! It's not the real thing, it's just a cocktail name!" Scarlet breathed a sigh of relief. We soon finished our meals with our bellies full of some of the best interdimensional food in the multiverse. Scarlet looked full herself. "How was the food?" I asked her.

"It was good." she said as she smiled again. I swear whenever she did that smiled it made my heart beat like a drum on ice.

"Would you like any dessert?" I asked.

"No thanks." Scarlet responded. "I'm good."

"Alright then." I said as I pressed a button on the table. The waiter came and I paid for my meal with Thepissani, the Uregan currency. We both walked outside and I looked at my watch. It was still early in the evening. Probably enough time to do something else. "Hey Scarlet?" I said.

"Yeah?"

"Is there anything else you would like to do tonight? It's about 8:23." I asked her.

"Mmmm, not that I can think of." She said. "Why do you ask?"

"Well, I know this one place in Uregan that I think is a good place to get a view of things. Or would you feel more comfortable just heading back home."

"Well, I would prefer to go back, but I'll give this place a try."

"We'll only be there for a few minutes." I said. "And don't worry. The weather's warm here often." I opened a portal and teleported us to that place. It was a hill near the main city that we were just at. "Wow." Scarlet said. "You were right. This is quite the view."

"Oh ho ho. If you think the view of the city's impressive, just look up." And she did. And her eyes began to widen. There were billions upon billions of stars in the night sky, ten times more stars than in Equestria. A sea of diamonds reflected their light upon the mare next to me. "What do you think eh?" I said.

"I have to hand it to you, you know your places." Scarlet responded. I smiled at her the same way she smiled at me at the restaurant Timeless. "Thanks Scarlet." I said. I didn't know what came over me then, but I just couldn't contain it anymore. My heart was doing backflips, my brains was going haywire for her. The way the stars reflected on her skin made her look like a goddess. A tsunami of emotions was surging through my skin as I slowly leaned in and kissed her on the cheek. Scarlet turned a bright pink color as I pulled back in realization. I suddenly felt a bit regretful after doing that. I scratched my head. "I uh… I guess I deserve a slap for that." I said as I saw Scarlet's face a little agitated.

"Yeah you kinda do…." She said as her face showed expression after expression. "Except, I kind of liked it."

"You did?" I asked a little surprised.

"Y…yeah." She said as she loosened herself up. I looked away for a moment before looking back at Scarlet. "Well," I said. "You wanna head back to Yacratsia?"

"Sure. That sounds like a good plan." she said back.

"You want me to take you back?" I asked.

"I think I can teleport there myself." Scarlet responded. I acknowledged her and opened up my own portal to my current home in the Habler dimension. Just when I was about to step through I heard Scarlet say to me, "Turquoise?"

"Yeah? I asked.

"Thank you for tonight." She said. "I liked it."

"Any time Scarlet. Any time." I said as I smiled. And like before, she gave the the same kind and sincere smile she has given me since the beginning of our date.

Chapter 4: The Truth

I woke up the next morning feeling successful. As I have kissed a mare on the cheek for the first time. That being said, I more like bounced up off of my bed rather than sat up. I thought I would treat myself to having a nice warm breakfast of Halderian flying shrimp with lisero sauce at a nearby café. I opened a portal and stepped right by. Don't get me wrong I still like to exercise and do the old fashioned way, but sometimes I like to take it easy.

I found myself sitting in the café with my meal, thinking about the next step I should do when I meet Scarlet again. She seemed to be fine with us dating. But more than anything, I wished for us to start a family so our species could survive. I would not squander this chance. So where should I take her next? The gardens of Celestia's castle? The crystal caverns of Ireba? Or perhaps the tall mountains of Qertchiskiev? Or… Then I saw a mare in front of me. I had no idea who it was, but she seemed awfully familiar. Her skin was golden brown and her hair was different shades of blue, indigo, and golden brown. Was it…? No. It was impossible. Out of the known ponies, I was the only one who was ever brought back from the void. Unless… My concentration was interrupted when the waiter came to me and asked me to pay for the meal. As I did I thought taking her to the gardens of Canterlot would be nice, since we both met. I sent a letter to Scarlet asking her about my requested place for our next date and another to Celestia asking for permission to have access to her gardens. I spent the rest of the day walking around and working as a scholar at the Halderian library. Out of all the places and dimensions I had been to, Halder Library was the largest I had ever seen. You could fit five Canterlot's in there. No joke. The place was always hiring, so being fascinated with discovering new things, I decided to take up that job.

I was in a deminoic landscape. Everything was on fire. But the land looked familiar. I galloped all around me as I heard screams of despair in all directions. I wanted to see if I would be able to rescue anypony. Then I came to a screeching halt as I approached a house. If my eyes were not deceiving me, I knew this house from the bottom of my heart, for this one was mine. And it was on fire. I heard a familiar voice coming from in there. Mother! I ran up to the blazing flames that continued to lick on my face as I saw the horrified face of my mother who was trapped underneath some beams. Thinking quickly, I desperately focused my magic on those beams and gently lifted them up. Her hooves shaking with her skin burnt, my mother came trembling towards me. I was ready to embrace her and hold her tight when all of a sudden, the burns on her body continued to spread. I stood in horror as she was eventually reduced to ashes as the moment her body came into contact with mine. I kneeled down and frantically prowled through the ashes as I kept yelling my mothers name. This couldn't be happening, it couldn't. Then I heard a laugh behind me, a laugh more sinister than any I have ever heard before. I looked behind my shoulder to see a great shadow rising up from Yacratisa castle, devouring it from the inside out. I could sense the shadow's overwhelming power over me. I couldn't control my fears as they spiraled out of control. The shadow came closer and closer moving faster than I could ever anticipated as it opened up it's razor teeth and swallowed me whole.

I woke up sweating from head to hoof from the most horrendous nightmare I ever faced. I put my hand on my chest just to prove that it was just a dream and I was still alive. Just a dream. I thought. Just a dream. I stretched as I thought maybe going to the Halder library would relive some stress. So I arrived there. It seemed like they needed help sorting out some books so I stepped up to the job. But as I was stacking some, one fell out of the stack. I was about to put it back when I read the title. The History of Yacratsia by somepony named….Queen Fuchsia?! This was a book about my home land written by the queen herself? I just sat there and dug my face into it. Little did I know that at around noon by the end of the book, everything I knew about my homeland changed forever. Queen Fuscilla had written about in that section about family royalty. Then she mentioned something she never had. She had a daughter. A daughter? Like a princess? I read faster and faster as my eyes came to a screeching halt. The pierces of the puzzle clicked. Everything started to make sense know, something that I never knew before. Queen Fuchsia's daughter was Princess Scarlet herself.