Meanwhile, the human world, the city of Detroit, it was another cloudy day, the rain had stopped an hour ago, leaving large puddles and people with suspicious looks were watching each other with their hands in their pockets, thus guarding their wallets, it was supposed to be another normal day but not at all there wasn't, and it was all about a small van driving on the outskirts of town, a green vehicle driving through the streets of the city on its way to its destination, Dinon's warehouse.
The Dinon warehouse was a branch of a transport company, although it was currently not used for transport or rather for storing old computer components from a bygone era, the security guarding the facility was rather amateurish and no one really knew the essence of this place, it was a real game of appearances, but these appearances were reviewed by three people who were heading to the warehouses at the moment.
In the driver's and passenger's seats sat two people dressed as ordinary FedEx employees, in colorful orange clothes and hats, holding a backpack and the relevant delivery documents for new computer components, but all this was also supposed to be a game of appearances. Both men were in fact retired special forces soldiers who, after discovering the revelations of their commanders, themselves resigned from the service and at the moment were fanatics of conspiracy theories.
The man driving the van with black hair and a short beard was called Stinger, he was the main commander of the current action, he prepared the whole plan of action, attack, action and reaction to any emergency situation that could arise, Stinger was a man who always expected the worst and his pragmatism manifested itself in every aspect of his life from current activities to simply cooking or making tea, it made Stinger drive a van at the limit of the speed limit and every now and then he looked in the mirror.
The red-haired Walther sitting next to him was responsible for the equipment and, like Stinger, he was distinguished by his pragmatic approach to the case and reality, but he was different in general preparation for the case, Walter was responsible for preparing the appropriate equipment, he always took care of everything, even the smallest detail, weapons, food, medicine, you could say he always arranged twice as much equipment as was needed in case something ran out. Because of his overzealousness, the van was twice as full of paralyzing guns, explosives.
The last of the pack, the last young man sitting in the back of the van, was a twenty-two-year-old young man who, in appearance and training, did not fit the current team at all, but the mysterious man had a certain talent that helped him find his friends. The mystery man's name was Alex Kowalski and he was half Polish and half English on his mother's side, Alex was a man of a strange nature considering the times and the world he was born into, he wasn't a man who walked around the world like most people, but a man who he was always in the clouds. in his dreams and never took part in any disputes or conflicts, can you call him pacifists, yes, Alex has always abandoned social or political conflicts, treating them as weakness and stupidity and a waste of time.
Alex has always lived his own world, the world of dreams and imagination, he loved reading comic books and watching movies, often identifying himself with various super heroes and never hid it, he has always loved the Marvel movie series, he has always wanted to be like them but in some of the heroes he saw many weaknesses.
It's hard to believe that such a man was part of a great cause and a friend of Stinger and Walther, and yet Alex turned out to be the most valuable ally of two retired commandos who believe in the world conspiracy theory, and it all began near the city of Chicago, where during one of the actions two commandos were hunted like wounded animals by the services of a certain medical company that, as it turned out, falsified the results and introduced ineffective vaccines of one of the world's major pharmaceutical companies, that's where Alex found two wounded runaways, took them from the street in the middle of a rainy night and cured them.
There were many questions how and how Alex knew so much, about the place where he found the two rangers, how he knew they needed help and what was needed to take out the bullets, Alex himself always said that that day was not accidental but the result of a twist of fate that he himself as always he said he is a blacksmith, the blacksmith of his fate, later it turned out that Alex has a great talent for hacking, Alex, apart from daydreaming, at the age of seven his second world was computers and the virtual world, over the next four months Alex helped locate two more dishonest pharmaceutical companies by hacking their databases and intercepting secured information and transfers, as it turned out, two well-known companies on the pharmaceutical market were introducing new defective drugs to the market, but each time they were hurdles that never led to the final big fish, company heads who usually wash their hands, and Alex, Stinger and Walther were currently wanted by the US and Canadian governments.
Previous cases that have been solved and publicized by Internet profiles, recordings, testimonies, presented on the Internet and prosecutor's offices, however, turned out to be nothing compared to what took place in Dinon warehouses, Alex intercepting letters and mail found between the lines usually dealing with the kitchen , business and sports information pointing the eye at Dinon and one of the congressmen, something that could break everything that the human world stood for from international laws to the laws of physics and everything was confirmed by the spied congressman testifying on this matter and of course that was what occupied his mind the most, Alex had just taken off his orange cap, revealing his short-cropped gray hair.
- You know what, Stinger, I know we take our case very seriously, but tying up and hiding a congressman to hide his knowledge of our current activities is a bit too much for me. Alex said leaning against two armchairs.
- you know Alex, you have the right to do that, but we can't have witnesses, let alone anyone who knows about our mission today, but this way we know that you never fail. Stinger said winking at the mirror and Alex's reflection.
- it's just fascinating even I would never have figured out what you are reading mali between the lines, I would never have come up with that, this snowman. Walther said placing his hand on Alex's.
- thanks to you and the knowledge of this ram, we know something that the whole world and a small group of insiders do not know, it is hard to believe that such a project is in the knowledge of four people around the world, even the guards guarding the Dinon warehouse do not know what is hidden underground.
- yes, it's a big laboratory where two crazy scientists are working on something completely unknown to us, we only know that they call it gates, maybe it's a gate of worlds, until the cold wind on my back freezes me, I know too well movies in which someone opens gates of worlds, then only destruction happens. Stinger said, his hands clenched tightly on the steering wheel, his anger and fear conditioned by what he knew and the fact that the Dinon warehouse was only a mile away.
- these quarter-intellectuals do not know what they can start in this way, so only we can stop them, but we must be sure of one thing. Stinger added and turned his attention to his companion for a moment, Walther quickly nodded his head and turned to Alex with a question.
- we need to know that we won't run into any traps or hidden defense systems there.
- you have my word, as you know there are twenty guards at most, there are no traps there, except for cybernetic ones that can trigger a silent alarm but I will take care of them personally, I will not fail and all their design will be ours. Alex said, putting his right hand on his heart, which gave complete confidence to his two companions, Stinger and Walther nodded in agreement and did not ask any more questions.
Stinger drove the van calmly as planned, all the way to the warehouses, just outside the gate as he handed over the documents to the doorman, he and Walter pulled out stun guns and started shooting, two guards fell unconscious outside the gate, the van doors were quickly opened, two guards were quickly dragged into middle and the van again moved to the main entrance to the hangar, in the meantime another guards curious about the absence of their friends from the gate and the van standing in the warehouse began to walk calmly preparing clubs, weapons and combat gas, but none of them expected what unleashed a moment later with the first thunderclap.
The door of the van was opened again and six smoke grenades flew into the air, Walter and Stinger, wearing night vision goggles, jumped out of the van conducting quick and effective fire, the guards dropped like flies without pleasure on the wet ground from the violently falling rain. when there was a momentary silence, broken by another thunderbolt, Alex, walking between the two commandos, picked up the first two guards and threw them into the van and under the gate.
In the meantime, when the cloud of dust began to fall, Stinger shot through a new padlock, opened the gate of what turned out to be an empty warehouse, then he and Walther dragged the remaining guards into the warehouse, binding their hands and mouths.
- a good remedy should work for an hour, but just in case. Stinger said.
- yes we know prudent always insured. Walther said with a slight smile who, after restraining the guards, took off his transport company uniform so that he and Stinger could put on their caftan caftans with a bulletproof vest attached.
In the meantime, Alex coming out of the van with two backpacks and a laptop in his hands was wearing more civilian clothes that again distinguished him from the commandos, Alex was dressed in a white shirt under a green sweatshirt and brown pants and blue sneakers. Alex silently walked on the stone ground behind the two commandos who stopped in front of an ordinary closed door with the word "failure" on it, the door that was supposed to lead to the manager's office, but when the door was opened, the eyes of three of them saw a steel computer panel and a titanium door leading to the elevator.
- it's here, but this nerd wasn't lying. Satisfied Stringer said when Alex took the laptop and connected it to the main apparatus.
- it's obvious our hacker never fails, besides, our congressman couldn't lie, you know, I've never seen anyone lie with salt on their food. Walther laughed out loud at the thought of what he had done and what salty tortures he had subjected his congressman friend to which Alex shook his head in disgust.
- okay, okay, let's see if our informant didn't lie about the passwords. I type, alpha, Ondarion 139, sinbald 437. It was the only moment of trembling hand, Stinger and Walther saw their friend's tension for the first time but one and only momentary when the first passwords turned out to be correct immediately the confidence on the hacker's face seemed to grow in the meantime Walther kept a close eye on the empty warehouse, the steel walls stripped of anything in case any of the guards decided to come in, there was nothing to really raise any suspicion, alarm or even cameras, and the cybernetic panel was hidden behind a normal old door, it was it's so impossible that something so important and secret could be hidden in such a place that it's impossible for anyone to rummage around in such a flea-infested and smelly place and yet.
At one completely random moment when Alex was about to write down the last code on the computer keyboard, his eyes twitched as well as himself.
- wait, it can't be that trivial.
- what happened. Alex. Stinger asked hastily what, but his pragmatism and experience made him approach his friend holding his hand over the keyboard before entering the last code.
- remember when you told me what the congressman said at the end.
- Um, yes. Said Walther who looked quickly at his companion.
- He said everything would be too obvious then.
- right, too obvious then, the last password means twins so what can it mean. Gemini is too obvious, you have to spell it backwards. Alex said, waiting for the reactions of his companions.
Stinger and Walther glanced at each other, at the moment Alex almost pinned them to the wall because no one ever lied in the face of a salty cake, but they also knew the facts that people on the verge of great pain could do and say something against themselves and even deceive themselves, and those who knew they would be met with the shock of a salty taste followed by a sour lemon often deliberately misled the people who questioned them, so they could tell the truth or not, and if they were telling the truth it was usually to be read backwards.
- Alex, you're sure. Walther asked, trying to stop his companion's hand, but Alex did as his hunch told him, what was calling him, and punched in the twins password from behind.
- I'm sure. Alex mumbled, then hit enter and all security mechanisms were opened.
- that's it Alex, bravo boy. Stinger shouted, rarely showing emotion, but this day he did something different, jumping up from his seat and squeezing Alex's hands in a truly steely grip.
- so what are we waiting for quickly the secrets of this object are waiting for us. Walther said, wanting to get inside as soon as possible, and Stinger quickly stopped him, expecting cameras or more security.
Everything was interrupted by the certain safety of Alex who calmly entered the steel elevator with neon lighting and the only button that led to the unknown underground.
- well, what are you waiting for, come on, it's safe, the systems are off, the cameras too, don't let the madmen wait. Alex said waving to his friends.
Stinger and Walther quickly got into the steel elevator, pressed the button and the elevator after closing the door suddenly began to rush down at high speed, meanwhile Stinger and Walther prepared their weapons but this time it was not an ordinary weapon focused on stun but a weapon loaded with projectiles filled with a substance used by dentists, two loaded colts were pulled from under the vest and another two explosives were taken from the backpack of their pacifist friend, Alex, seeing the weapons with an explosive charge and pistols with the substance used by dentists, did not show his displeasure with words, but with silence and a look in front of the steel door. Sometimes Alex just kept silent in such situations, knowing full well that the case required it.
- Alex, you know it has to end like this. Walther said, trying to cheer his friend up a bit.
- I know sometimes there is no way out, sometimes to defeat a great evil you have to fight on its terms, it was inevitable after all, besides, they are only neutralizing bullets like at the dentist's so there is nothing wrong. Alex said with a hesitant smile but determination in his blue eyes.
- I know that there is no other way out, sometimes you have to do something drastic, for the good of all, we can't be weak today!. Alex said angrily squeezing his hands on his backpack to which Stinger happily nodded and stood first to the closed door.
Less than a minute later, the elevator doors opened and the eyes of the trio saw a large and long corridor lit with a hundred lights and even more glow emanating from the very end, but not only the glow emitted from the end of the corridor, also a strange metallic smell and a strange warmth, the atmosphere was so dry as the desert, the three companions walked slowly down the corridor listening to the strange sound of some machinery until they heard the sounds of a conversation being conducted, from what could be seen from the conversation, it was led by two designers of the main design of the gates of the worlds, called the portal.
- Stiv and like graphs, what results, what our apparatus shows. one of the scientists asked.
- relax Henk, I got it, these results are amazing, the portal is stable and the results of this world are great. Said a scientist named Stiv.
- meaning. Henk said.
- look for yourself, this world is just like ours, it has air, water, everything we need to live, temperature, atmosphere, everything is perfect there, it's all the same as when using the previous gold chip, the same world.
- so where is this world.
- approximately certainly in our galaxy, but where exactly I do not know, you need to send a probe there and wait for an answer. Steve said.
- so this device found in area 51 is working as it should, the heart of our portal, this golden chip hanging in front of the laser itself. Said Henk looking at his greatest success.
- device from area 51, space technology. The surprised Stinger whispered to himself.
- small as a token with the U symbol, but with the difference that thanks to our technology it will not be disposable, I don't know who created these two tokens, but they are reliable, when we lost the previous one by use, this one can be used many times, thanks to our laser we can use the token to open portals multiple times, Henk, turn off the mechanism for a while. Said Stiv, rubbing his hands together with his friend Henk, looking at the open road to another world, and Henk, following his friend's advice, turned off the apparatus, thus turning off the open portal, then turning the apparatus back on and activating the power of the golden chip in front of the laser, and the words and the image of a new portal with the power of a gold token, presumably space technology, made Alex shudder.
- token?, sign U?, I dreamed it, is it possible that something was calling me, that's why I found my way to you, it's thanks to you, no!, I create my own fate, I chose you and not you me you sent me here but the last word is mine, i'll use you, it's my dear. Alex thought hard, controlling the outburst of all thoughts and molarities with difficulty, because since he started tracking the enemy, looking for a portal, he always found the same symbol in the documents, the letter U, he always dreamed of a gold token, everything was quickly interrupted by a scientist eager to discover.
- so what are we waiting for, Stiv launch the second phase of the project.
- Now, let's get them. Alex whispered to his friends which was rather surprising to them, neither Stinger nor Walther had ever seen such determination on Alex's face, blue eyes or words. But they didn't want to let him down, much less let him go there first, before Alex could take another step he was passed by two commandos who ran into the lab shooting at the two scientists.
Alex stood in the lab's doorstep watching all the dynamic action as Stinger and Walther shot two scientists in the feet and the neutralizing agent quickly paralyzed the legs of the two scientists before they could activate any alarm, the bearded and bald scientist in glasses lay on the ground holding paralyzed legs and the two commandos faced what can be described as a cubic spinning gyroscope with two attached lasers that hit the heart of the portal which is a small device retrieved from area 51 now a small gold Token its power was opening with laser power an open portal, a window to another world, the attached portal indeed it showed an image of an unknown world that was the target for the new colonizers and the grand culmination of a secret project.
- that's amazing Alex, without you this would never have been possible. Stinger said, looking in shock at the image of an unknown world.
- it is indescribable. Walther added, embarrassing two scientists who, stopping their groans, tried to shout, accuse and even threaten.
- fools, you don't know what you've done, what you've stepped in. shouted the bearded Steve.
- well, what about what you will do to us, we are already living on the edge anyway, but the most important thing is that your crazy creation will be destroyed forever!. An angry Stinger was yelling into the scientist's eyes.
- you can't do that, our project can change our whole world. Henk shouted nodding his head and tossing his glasses aside.
- every project that has been created is built on the pillar of good but each time it all turns to dust and endless evil! And I won't let you do that. Said Walther, taking from his backpack the first of the demolition charges capable of demolishing the entire laboratory, which will effectively destroy all the information that was collected in the laboratory. But most of all, it was to destroy the golden Token, because it was the basis of all the knowledge needed to create the portal of worlds. In the meantime, Stinger standing nearby pulled more demolition charges from his pocket and prepared to activate the timer.
- don't be afraid for your life, we'll take you out of here, but the most important thing is that your project, even with your knowledge but without the token, won't let you re-create the road to another world, right.
- no no!, Stiv shouted, but his screams were as deaf as his friend's. Stinger injected both and activated the timer, while Walther dragged the two paralyzed and screaming scientists into a freight elevator.
After all, Stinger and Walther connected two charges, turned on the timers and turned on the timer for ten minutes, the charges were to destroy the underground complex and the golden Token with it forever. but disabling the laser and the whole portal Alex had his own agenda here, because he finally made decisions, because it was his way, Token was calling him forever, the last choice was in his hands.
It must be said that Stinger and Walther were always pragmatic and prepared for anything but what happened next, Stinger and Walther fell to the ground knocked down by a sudden and violent shot in the back, bullets with a paralyzing charge entered their necks and instantly paralyzed them, all they could do was stare in shock at their friend who had betrayed them in the present moment.
- for, for what. Stinger asked in a hushed voice.
- I have always planned this and I will not let you miss my chance to free myself from this sick world destroyed by nothingness and destiny. Alex said looking happily at the open portal of worlds.
- oh, what, what are you talking about. Walther asked, trying as hard as he could to get up but all he could do was twist his eye and mouth.
- you will never see it you are as limited as the whole world, I have never been defeated and after five years of waiting, I finally got my chance, I finally found my way to freedom, computers and you were my means of release and this is it element from area 51, always attracted me, these signs, U, I've always found them on the Internet rummaging through documents, it's not a coincidence, but now I will shape my fate, I will open my way into the unknown. I will use the power of the Token and move to another world and thus the Token will be lost forever, I have shaped my way to this place, my fate is in my hands and it has chosen me as I have chosen this. Alex said, first removing the gold chip from the forehead of the laser, then grabbing two of his companions by the legs and one by one dragging them to the elevator.
- you know, I've always researched certain things and I already know one thing, I know why the world is so bad, why man succumbs to forces such as fear, greed, lust for power, disputes and conflicts. I know why a man is so weak, it all starts with taking away children's childhood, innocence and dreams by adults and nothingness. What will we become when who we were is taken from us, when our dreams are killed, what? Alex shouted as he pushed the paralyzed Walther into the elevator next to two shocked scientists who saw a gold Token in Alex's hands.
- you're crazy. Stinger whispered.
- he's mad you can't do that, we'll lose the only Chip forever, you can't!. Henk shouted, he was paralyzed in eloquent fear, he looked at the mad man.
- you can't, you will miss our chance to colonize the new world!. Steve shouted.
- no, I won't let you do that, you won't destroy another world, firstly, secondly, I see the truth for what it is, because I never allowed myself to become an adult, I never forgot who I was, I never forgot my dreams, I never gave myself take away my innocence and I never let myself be pushed into these conflicts and rivalries and competitions, though my parents tried many times and my brother fell for it so easily, but I never reached for a glove, I never competed with my brother, with anyone in the world Yes I am a small child, I am also an adult and I have never let my willpower break. Alex said as he pushed his paralyzed friend into the elevator, activating the freight elevator mechanism, preparing to use the power of the golden Token.
- you're crazy. Stinger said in frustration.
- yes, I am crazy, the only normal one in the whole world, because I saw the truth, adults and nothingness take away from children what is purest in them, even sensitivity and change it into callousness so that the father of nothingness, destiny could break the will of adults. After all, each of us has the willpower to shape our own destiny personally! But destiny, fate, breaks the willpower. You really think that what happens in the world is random, then you are stupid. Alex hit both rangers three times in the head with his index finger.
- all this evil born of fear, greed and lust for power, ha, I always thought it was the work of evil people but five years ago I realized, it's the work of destiny and nothingness to rule man! but I say no, I'm a living denial and you know this is how I knew everything, saw how it works, predicted that destiny would eventually force people to act to open a portal to another world free from fate, from nothingness, or in strong resistance to these two forces, and at the same time I knew that this was my only a chance to find a new true home free of this curse!, that's how I shaped my fate!, the fate that led me to this place, to this moment!, my fate as well as my skills!, but now I see that I wasn't alone here, the same sign has always guided me, U!, it has chosen me, this Token, as I have chosen it!, today I will find a way to a true home free from the destructive forces of destiny and nothingness!. Alex said, raising his voice again.
Alex turned his back to the two paralyzed commandos and scientists, Alex clenched his fist in front of everyone's eyes and the Token held in his hands started to emanate power, it looked as if the Token's power responded to his will and call, Alex let go of the Token and his power formed an opening portal to the same place and the elevator started, taking away the scientists' one such chance to colonize another world, but before the elevator left, Walther shouted a few words in front of the closing door.
- I thought you were a pacifist, but you deceived me in that too. Walther said, his eyes widening in anger.
- I will always be a pacifist but if I had a chance, power, whatever I would declare war on two evil forces, but now I have a chance to find peace in another world, and you, well be servants of destiny and nothingness goodbye. Alex said as the elevator door got wet, Alex finally stood in front of the open portal with four explosives behind him with the display of the last thirty seconds, Alex looked back one last time at the familiar world and jumped through the portal. For a moment Alex flew through a strange image of rushing stars, planets, space until a sudden glow covered everything, Alex closed his eyes for a moment and when he opened them again he saw the sky, clouds, and a cracking portal, and after a few minutes when the elevator was in a safe place on the mountain , the underground complex exploded blown up by explosives that surely buried the entire laboratory and with it the knowledge and the only necessary element of area 51 without which people will never create a portal like this again.
It was a moment of joy but followed by a moment of pure fear as Alex felt the wind rushing around him and looked down to realize he was falling from a great height into an area heavily forested.
- what, how!, no, no, no!. Wait what? Alex screamed and the first thought he had was the thought of having steel wings like one of his favorite movie characters and suddenly a pair of steel wings materialized from his back as if on his back. the next thought went to the rocket kickback steel boots, followed by the thought of full armor. And as before with the steel wings, the steel red and black armor materialized and the kicks from the steel boots and hands shot out.
Alex with a scream of joy rushed at dizzying speed across the sky of the new world understanding something that was after all impossible, Alex looked around for a good place and saw it right away when a high mountain appeared to his eyes, but he did not land on it landing with full force, another Alex's thought was that his wings of armor suddenly dissapeared and the first portal disc appeared that carried him right above the snowy peak instead of crashing into the snow. Alex stood softly on top, lifted by the crimson cloak of levitation.
- is it possible, I, I, I possessed the power of imagination!. Alex asked, raising his hands up high.
Each time, after each thought, more confirmations appeared. A steel lightning hammer appeared first, followed by a blue shield with an octagon in his left hand. Then an electric ax materialized in both hands and a fire sword in the right hand. An arc of ice appeared after them and finally Alex first ignited with a living aura of flames and a red aura followed by a complete transformation, Alex began to grow and his right side burned with living magma with a horn sticking out of his head and his left side became purely ethereal, with pure ethereal magical power. As Alex returned to his normal size surrounded by an aura of flames on his left hand, he materialized an aura of green time manifest.
- I am the ruler of the imagination, it's really real!. Alex said as he raised a materialized electric ax and fire sword.
Only one thing turned out to be impossible to imagine, though Alex tried he was unable to materialize the golden glove, which immediately gave him a simple conclusion, although he has an indescribable power of imagination is not unlimited.
- this is wonderful, this world!, me, wait what?. said Alex suddenly falling silent as he saw something in the distance that looked like a city, Alex quickly materialized a red and black helmet and turned on the scanner, as it turned out what looked like the outline of the city was really it, it was a large city resembling one of the American cities with a figure visible nearby made of stone like the Statue of Liberty, but this object was different, it was a pony.
- what?, horse?, pony!. What is it supposed to be. Do, right now. Alex kept looking through the visors and his mind couldn't understand if it was possible but it was, Alex had seen something that seemed impossible, there were beings walking around the city similar to those from his world with the difference that they were more human and intelligent .
- ponies?, pegasi?, unicorns?. It's amazing. I need to look at it thoroughly, yes!. Alex said and then flew across the sky towards a pony town called Manehattan. Which was an opportunity or a tragedy for the whole world, because no one could predict what Alex would do when he looked closely at this world. One thing is certain, nothing will be as it was and the whole of Equestria will change beyond recognition.
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I will be honest, Alex and his views on destiny were inspired by my own views, I personally do not like the vision of a world where man has no free choice and everything he does is dictated by something like fate, destiny that makes us slaves, creating his views and visions of the world I was also guided by the message from such films as Neverending Story 1984 and The Little Prince 2015, for me these films have a lot of wisdom because we forget too easily what is important, too easily and quickly by the adult world that does the greatest evil.
As for the world in which Alex appeared, I had three projects, in the first project Alex appears in the world of Digimon invaded by the consciousness of an evil man, a mad scientist transferred his consciousness to a digital world for eternal life and power. Skylanders would be the second candidate currently attacked by a star company drinking magic and transforming it into pure power, i.e. a product ready for sale. In the end, I chose the third project, the world of ponies, as the most appropriate one in the entire history, or if my story can be called the tenth season, I would love to.
