A/N: well, since I managed to find more time to write, before I start school for the week, I decided to do another chapter for this story, hope you have all enjoyed so far, because it's only going to get better.

When Worlds Collide: chapter 7: bigger problems arise

After both getting dressed for bed, and drawling in, they found the bed surprisingly comfortable, and since their journey was very tiring, and not having a chance to rest on the plane, they quickly found themselves asleep, but Nathan had trouble getting asleep, as he was tossing and turning, as strange thoughts filled his mind.

(Nathan's dream)

Nathan's eyes shot open as he found himself standing at the top of some tall structure, looking out into the distance, angry dark clouds swirled in the sky, with the occasional flash of lightning, as Nathan looked out into the horizon, he saw all the smaller structures below seemed to be made of crystal, as Nathan looked all around him, the place began to seem familiar.

Just as the realization hit him, he heard a cry of pain from behind, he turned around sharply, and what he saw only confirmed his suspicion, before him was none other than himself, hunched over on the ground, a young familiar looking purple unicorn on the ground in front of him, he looked down to see a knife plunged through his chest, and the realization became clear, this was the fight he had at the top of the crystal empire's castle tower, against king sombra, he watched as he was thrown to the side, and sombra approached the young unicorn, whom he recognized as twilight sparkle.

Sombra laughed as he got closer, but he turned his attention to his past self, and watched as he grabbed the pistol, and pushed himself up, he tried to speak but found he had no voice, he was forced to watch as sombra turned to him shocked, and as he fried the shot, the king's head snapped back and he fell over dead, time seemed to slow as he collapsed and twilight ran to his side, as she did so the scene around him began to fade, and he became enveloped in a white light.

Nathan's eyes snapped open, and he found himself back in the bed, at the underground military base, he was lying on his back, he looked to his side and saw the sleeping form of his wife, but as he turned to look up at the ceiling, he felt someone watching him, he turned his head to the other side, and saw a shadowy form watching him from the corner of the room, he couldn't make out a face, but from its shape, he could tell it wasn't human.

He watched as the figured emerged from the shadows, his body tensing on instinct, but as the creature came into the light, he saw that it was a pony, but not just any pony, she had a pure white coat and flowing rainbow mane, it was none other than princess celestia herself, a serious look on her face.

Nathan felt a wave of relief wash over him, as he sat up in bed, "princess? How did you get here?" he asked, she did not answer his question, she just merely looked at him and turned to make her way to the door, before she left, she looked back at him and motioned for him to follow her.

Nathan watched as she walked out the door, he sat up fully and turned to his wife and shook her, "Abigail? Abigail wake up" he said shaking her but she appeared to be deep asleep, he quickly got out from under the covers, and stood up and followed her out.

Stepping into the cold dark hallway, he looked down one side, and was surprised to see no guards walking down the hall, he looked down the other direction, to see celestia at the other end of the hall, waiting for him, as he slowly walked down the hall, she turned and walked down the hall again, Nathan ran to catch up with her, but when he turned to corner she was gone, no trace of her anywhere, but deep in the pit of his stomach, he had an idea as to where she was leading him.

As he walked down the next hall, he continued to make his way along, being pulled by some unknown force, until he found himself standing in the main hall, celestia stood at the far end, waiting for him, as he slowly got closer she once again turned and walked into the main testing room, where the rift was, Nathan took a deep breath and swallowed nervously, sweat began to trickle down his forehead, as he made his way into the room.

As he did, he saw that it was completely dark, aside from the artificial light the rift gave off from inside the containment casing, which was open wide, Nathan made his way through the dark room, and saw celestia standing in front of the portal, as he got closer she turned to him and smiled before she put a hoof through, and slowly walked in, Nathan gasped and ran into the containment case, the rift glowed its usual brightness.

Without knowing it, he slowly began to raise his hand to the rift, stepping closer, it was if the rift was beckoning to him, calling him closer, his hand slowly began to get closer, just as it was about to go through, he hesitated and pulled his hand back, but as he did, the rift grew brighter, to the point where he had to cover his eyes.

(Reality)

Nathan shot up in bed, his heart knocking fiercely against his chest, a cold sweat running down his face and forehead, and sat up in bed for a few minutes, and gave a huge sigh of relief, as he fell back, and looked at the bed side clock, which read two in the morning, he turned to his side, and saw Abigail sleeping peacefully, her face towards his, her features seemed peaceful, he turned to his side and faced her, her side rose and fell in deep sleep, just seeing her sleeping so peacefully, made him relax.

He smiled as he climbed out of bed and went into the bathroom, he turned on the light and turned to the mirror, he looked down and turned on the faucet and cupped some water in his hands and splashed it in his face, and looked up at his reflection, the water slowly dripped down his face, "get a hold of yourself Nathan, it was just a dream, a really weird dream at that" he said as he grabbed a nearby towel, and wiped it away before he switched off the light and went back into the bed, and turned to face his wife, who seemed undisturbed.

He scooted a little closer and kissed her forehead, "I love you Abigail, I would never leave you, never again" he said before he turned on to his back and began to close his eyes, unaware of his wife slowly opening her eyes, smiling, and scooting closer to him, without even opening his eyes, he smiled and draped his arm around her, and they again fell into a deep sleep.

(Later that day…)

By the time morning came, they were both awoken by the alarm going off, Nathan opened his eyes, and turned to see that his wife was no longer in the bed, but he saw that the bathroom door was closed, and the shower was running, he smiled as he crawled out of bed and stretched, he knew he would have to start his work today.

After picking out his clothes for the day, he heard the bathroom door open, he turned to see his wife walk out, wrapped in a bath towel, that went only slightly past her thighs, she smiled when she saw him, "oh good morning, I didn't think you'd be up" she said as she got her clothes together, "well, I figured that it was time to get up and get ready, you'll finally get the chance to see me in action" he said as he pulled his clothes out of the dresser, he turned to see his wife's bare back to him, he smiled slightly as she pulled her bra on and snapped it around her back, in doing so, she saw him and smiled.

"See something you like?" she asked with a sly smile, he smiled back, "indeed I do, you look beautiful as always" he said with a smile, she smiled at him at turned to him, "easy big boy, don't have time for that, and stop looking at me and get in the shower" she said as she turned away, Nathan smiled and walked behind her, "what, a man's not allowed to admire his wife's beautiful body" he said as he placed his hands on her shoulders and began to rub them, she attempted to protest but his massaging got to her, he knew her too well, all the right buttons to push.

He smiled as he rubbed down her sides, taking in her sleek curves, until his hands reached her hips, she opened her eyes and turned to him, "on second thought there may be time for that later" she said in a slow voice, as she pulled on a pair of her pants, and grabbed a shirt and pulled it over, he smiled and made his way into the shower.

(Later that day…)

After heading to the main eating hall, they ate breakfast, which was surprisingly good, and found the general in his office, and they all agreed that Nathan would get a start on helping them after all scientists had woken up and eaten breakfast.

(Later…)

Time passed faster than they thought and found themselves, already gathering in the main testing room, Nathan agreed to help take a sample of rift energy, and he made his way to the changing room, where he would be dressed in radiation proof suit, as he stood there, having the other scientists strapping him into it, he turned to Abigail and the general, "are you sure about this?" Abigail asked with a hint of worry in her voice, he smiled at her, "I'll be fine, I'm just taking a sample, should out in a flash" he said as they put the helmet on, and he synched it to the intercom in the observation deck.

He gave a thumbs up and made his way to the containment field, while Abigail and the general met drake in the observation deck, they turned to see Nathan approaching, the casing, "alright unlock the casing" he said over the headset, the general took a deep breath and pressed a few buttons, and watched as the door opened and Nathan stepped inside.

(Main testing floor)

As the door unlocked and opened, he took a deep breath and stepped inside, taking out the tool that they used to gather samples of the rift energy, he took a few steps back and raised the small sampling stick and got closer, the closer he got, he felt the same sensation he felt yesterday wash over him, but it wasn't as bad, he watched as the tip of the stick went into the rift, sweat running down his face, he waited a few seconds, and pulled it out, and turned to face the door.

Up in the observation deck, "alright Nathan, that's good for now" drake said through the headset, they watched as Nathan looked up at them and nodded, and walked out of the door, and watched as it closed behind them, and they all gave a sigh of relief and headed down to the main floor.

As they came into the room, some of the scientists helped Nathan out of the suit and Abigail hugged him, but strangely, the sensation still stayed with him, and slowly began to grow as a voice managed to fade into his mind, "the time has come for you to return" the voice said, as one of the scientists spoke up, "um general, we're getting a reading from the rift, it's power is raising again" he said with concern, the general turned to him, "power up the containment field, it should absorb the energy" he said as he turned to Nathan.

The scientist pressed a few buttons on the console, and the machine began to power up, as the scientists took the suit off Nathan, he felt the sensation wash through him again, stronger than ever, his vision blurred, almost to the point where he couldn't see his wife's face a few inches from his, the sharp pain returned to his head, and he began to cry out in pain, holding his head, Abigail and the others began to panic, "Nathan, what's wrong? Get a doctor!" she cried, and drake ran out of the room, just as he did, the machines loud groan increased, "professor, what's wrong?" the general demanded, he turned to him, a shocked look on his face.

"sir, the rift is letting off more energy than before, the containment field can't hold it, it's going to blow!" he said as the groaning turned into screeching, Nathan simply held his head as the screeching in his head increased, he collapsed on to his knees, Abigail followed suit, more concerned about him than the screeching machine, "everybody clear the room!" the general shouted as the rift began to glow brighter, until the point when they could no longer look at it.

All the scientists scrambled to get out of the room, none of them bothering with Nathan or Abigail, Nathan's screaming got louder, as the pain felt like a drill going into his skull, Abigail had her arms wrapped tightly around him, not caring to let go for a second, afraid for her life and his.

Suddenly there was a bright flash, and everything went black for the two.

As the scientists cleared the room, a loud ear-piercing explosion filled the room, and knocked the doors down, and filled the hall with smoke, a few seconds passed, and the smoke began to clear, the general pushed himself up with a groan, and he turned and ran into the room, he coughed as he brushed the smoke away from his face, and waited for it to clear, as all the scientists filled the room again, he looked around, "all right, what's the damage?" he asked the scientist, he ran over to the console, his eyes widened in fear, "sir…the containment field is gone, the rift, it's almost closed, but no casualties, just some minor injuries" he said, the general turned to the machine, and as the smoke cleared, his eyes widened, he realized the scientists was right, the entire glass casing was destroyed, it was all gone.

But what was more surprising, was the rift was merely a fraction of its original size, only enough to fit one's face through, he turned to the other scientists, "Nathan, you oka-" he was saying, but stopped when he didn't see him, he looked all around the room, but saw no sign of him or Abigail, "did anybody see Nathan or his wife?" he asked in a panic, but the other scientists merely shrugged their shoulders, the general felt his heart beat faster, as he slowly turned to the rift, which was flickering and stabilizing constantly, his eyes widened in fear.

"Not again…" he said in a low voice full of disbelief.

A/N: well guys, I told you it would get interesting, where will our hero end up, I think you all know the answer to that question, hope you enjoyed, see you all next time.