Dimension: My Little Pony

Planet: Equestria Earth

Specific Location: Sunset's and Fluttershy's House

Time: Three months before the arrival of Flaming Star

Sunset opened his eyes and yawned. Blearily, he smacked his lips and looked around. The house was quiet, and Fluttershy was sleeping soundly next to him. Getting out of bed, Sunset trotted to the bathroom and took a quick shower. After that, he went outside to see the sunrise, like he did almost every day for the last few months. As it rose, Sunset cycled through his myriad of powers, as he did so, he smiled as he felt his connection with the world strengthen. Afterwards, he went about feeding the chickens and some other animals to save Fluttershy a bit of trouble. The sun had climbed halfway through the sky when Sunset had finished, but yet Fluttershy had not yet gotten up.

"Sleepyhead," chuckled Sunset as he went back inside and approached the bed where Fluttershy was still sleeping. He reached out a hoof and shook Fluttershy gently, as he did so, he whispered, "Hey… Fluttershy… it's time to wake up!"

Fluttershy opened one eye and mumbled, "Oh my… I don't feel too well."

Immediately Sunset frowned and he brought his face close to hers. He then pressed a cheek to her forehead for a moment and then said, "You do feel a little feverish. Maybe you should see a doctor."

Fluttershy shook her head, "Oh no… I'll be fine! Just give me a moment to recover…"

Sunset just looked at her. "You have a fever… Let's go to the doctors."

Fluttershy continued to shake her head, "I'll be fine, honest! I just need rest."

Sunset snorted, "Oh… you're scared of the Doctor's."

Fluttershy closed her head and mumbled, "Yes."

Sunset smiled and he got onto the bed and settled next to Fluttershy. "I understand that that could be a little worrying, but this is something I don't think I could help you with. This is more about a battle within you than outside wounds. I really think you should go see a doctor."

Fluttershy shook her head and mumbled, "But what about the animals? Who will take care of them? What if something is wrong and I have to go to the hospital? What will they do?"

Sunset laughed, "Oh, silly! I'll take care of them, or I'll, if I need to constantly beside your side which is far more likely, then I'll get Twilight or somepony else to take care of them."

Fluttershy opened an eye and looked at Sunset, "Are… are you sure?"

Sunset nodded, "I am sure. Let's go!"

Fluttershy, in a last attempt to escape her predicament, then quickly said, "I don't think I can get up." This was technically half-true.

Sunset nodded, "Of course! You shouldn't get up! You need to rest!"

Hopefully, Fluttershy smiled and said, "Does that mean I get to stay here?"

Sunset grinned, "Nope. This means I'm levitating you to the doctor's office."

Fluttershy covered her head with the covers as she whimpered, "But then everyone will see me! It will be so embarrassing."

Sunset continued grinning, "I'll cloak you. Look Fluttershy, I care about you deeply, and I really think taking you to the doctor is the best course of action, so this is what I'm going to do: I am going to levitate this bead and cloak it from people's vision, and then I will take you to the doctor's office. The doctor will take a look at you, make a diagnosis, and then we will be all fine. No trouble at all!"

Fluttershy mumbled something that sounded like a half-hearted protest, but then said, after a pause, "A-Alright."

Sunset kissed the covers that covered Fluttershy's head and said, "Wonderful! Let's goooo!"

He turned and used his powers to teleport him, Fluttershy, and the bed outside. Then he used his magic to levitate and cloak the bed. He then began to trot into town, keeping the bed floating well above everypony's heads. Every now and then, Sunset heard Fluttershy say, "Oh my…" and it was obvious she enjoyed the ride. Sunset just grinned.

"Hey Sunset!" exclaimed Twilight as he passed the Library, "How are you? Where's Fluttershy?"

"Greetings Twilight!" replied Sunset, "I am just fine, thank you. Fluttershy is feeling a little under the weather. I should get going now-"

"Hello everypony!" exclaimed Pinkie Pie as she bounced into view, "How are my bestest friends doing?"

Sunset sighed and said, "I am doing fine, thank you Pinkie Pie, I really should get going-"

Rainbow Dash then zoomed in as Sunset began to sidle away.

"Hey Sunset! Remember how we raced last month and we tied? We need to do it again, to… you know… break it!"

"NO Rainbow!" exclaimed Sunset, "they only thing we will manage to break is the town again. Guys, I am really in a hurry."

Rainbow zoomed down low in an attempt to neatly land in front of Sunset to keep him from leaving… she ended up colliding with the invisible bed and falling to the ground.

There was a long pause as everyone looked at Rainbow.

"What… just happened?" asked Rainbow rubbing her head.

Sunset rolled his eyes, "You had a stroke and you've been unconscious for the past seven years and none of us have even thought of considering moving you to a hospital."

Twilight narrowed her eyes, "I thought I saw… a ripple. Sunset? Are you hiding something?"

Sunset looked at her and said, "Wwwwwwweeeeellllllllllll…"

Suddenly, Fluttershy's voice rang out, "It's okay Sunset."

Sighing, Sunset uncloaked Fluttershy and the bed, hovering above his head.

"Oh dear," said Twilight, "Are you sick? Why were you hiding?"

Fluttershy sighed, "It's not that bad, really. Just a fever. Sunset wanted to take me to the doctor, but I didn't want to, so he went through all this trouble to make me comfortable."

Twilight brightened. "Oh! We're sorry Sunset. Do you want help carrying her to the Doctor's?"

Sunset shook his head and said, "No, I am fine. But I really should be getting on my way, despite this touching moment; I still have a sick wife that I need to transport."

Twilight nodded, and then said, "Okay! Could we come with you?"

Sunset looked to Fluttershy, who said slowly, "I guess you could come. Sunset will need the company."

Rainbow, who had recovered from her knock on the head, staggered up and took to the air again saying, "Eh… I'll tag along to. Today has been pretty boring already. How about you Pinkie?"

Pinkie bounced up and down and exclaimed, "Ooooh! Okay!"

Sunset snorted, "Why don't we invite the whole of Ponyville to come with us. I am sure we all are waiting with bated breath to discover the maladies of Fluttershy."

Twilight winked, "Actually, that might just be the case, but we understand. I suggest you cloak the bed again before ponies begin to wonder why there is a floating bed in town."

Sunset, Twilight, Rainbow, Pinkie, and Fluttershy continued to the doctor's office. As the arrived, Sunset deposited the bed and uncloaked Fluttershy, he then quickly got her an immediate appointment and sat in the waiting room as the doctor checked over Fluttershy to discover the reason for her sickness. As he sat, his three friends began questioning him.

"When are you going to race me again?" Asked Rainbow immediately. Sunset just looked at her pointedly.

"Stop it Rainbow! You've asked that too many times already. Tell me, Sunset, how is life going with Fluttershy?" Interjected Twilight.

Sunset sighed, "It's fine really. I couldn't have asked for a better wife. It is really calm and wonderful; however, I do wish there was a little excitement aside from caring for the animals and cycling through my powers aimlessly."

Pinkie immediately picked up on what Sunset was saying and exclaimed, "BORED? We can't have that! You know what you need? A PARTY!"

"That's your answer for everything, Pinkie," snorted Rainbow as she rolled her eyes, "I think, Sunset, that you need a little racing…"

Sunset shook his head, "Nope. No… racing… ever. I am not going to look like an idiot again by blasting half the town with a rainboom shockwave."

Rainbow looked cowed for a moment, then said, "But it was fffuuuunnnn!"

Sunset chuckled, "I suppose so. But you are not going to talk me into doing it again."

Pinkie, who obviously didn't really understand what was going on then said, "I can be talked into lots of things! But those things usually have to be about chocolate."

"Just wait, Sunset," said Twilight, "sit next to an insistent Rainbow for the next hour and she'll get you to do anything."

Sunset looked at Rainbow who was preforming her best rendition of 'puppy eyes' and then looked at Twilight. "Eh… I agree. I hope the doctor comes in soon."

As soon as those words dissolved into the air, the doctor came in. He smiled as he trotted in.

Sunset, Rainbow and Twilight stood up; Pinkie was too busy being distracted by something outside.

"What's the matter with her?" said Sunset anxiously.

"Well… You're wife, Mr. Sunset… She's pregnant. The sickness was just a side effect."

Sunset blinked. "My wife… is pregnant?"

Twilight the shouted gleefully, "THAT'S WONDERFUL!"

Rainbow just pulled a face; and Pinkie, who still wasn't sure what was going on, picked up on the energy in the room and started throwing streamers, exclaiming, "IT'S WONDERFUL! Wait… what's wonderful?"

At that moment, Fluttershy, who was hiding behind the door, slowly moved in, her face hidden by her mane. Sunset walked up and brushed her mane out of her face and smiled into it.

"Is it a filly or a colt?" he asked quietly.

"A filly," murmured Fluttershy, whose blushing was increasing exponentially with each second.

"As of now, I am the happiest pony in the entire dimension," said Sunset. Fluttershy and Sunset hugged and kissed.

Dimension: The Light and the Dark

Planet: Calathial

Specific Location: The Riddled Valleys

Time: 700 years after the Great Light

Abimael "James" Sethson stood side-by-side next to Joseph Torrus, age eleven, as they overlooked a camp chalk full of shadow warriors in the dark of night. Their mission: to destroy the monsters and their camps to ensure the dimension was safe from the Shadow King's tyranny. The problem: there were only about four of them and about a thousand shadow warriors versed in fighting and dark magic.

"So, let me get this straight," said Joseph as he looked down at the sea of tents, "You want me to stay up here and watch?" He had already been on three missions with James, and each time they had done anything, Joseph had just stood and watched.

"Look, kid," said James, not taking his eyes off the shadow sentries, "Martin is twenty-five, Daniel is forty, and I am about 1620 times older than you are… you're eleven. Unless my math is really screwed, there is a massive difference of age and skill between us four. My diagnosis: you stay here."

Joseph rolled his eyes, he had carried out successful attacks against a large number of enemy installments across the dimensions with a group of friends before he took up with James, and now he was reduced to watching aging dimensional travelers slug it all out in a fantastical style while he watched from the sidelines glumly. "When DO I get a chance to prove myself?" muttered Joseph, more to himself than anyone.

James overheard and raised his eyebrows and said, "When you have something to prove. Now stay here and don't touch anything. Martin? Front and center, thirty seconds till contact. I want their sentries out in less than a minute. Daniel, I want you with me. We're going to go to the opposite side to move in. Ten seconds men!"

James then nodded to Daniel and activated his teleportation powers. In seconds they were on the other side of the camp, directly behind an outcropping rock. Quietly James began to count to sixty. At fourth-five, Martin preformed a quick hand-signal from the rock he was hiding behind twelve feet away: the sentries were out and no one suspected anything yet. James let a smile play upon his face: Stage one was complete.

Signaling back at Daniel, James nonchalantly moved into the camp unopposed with Daniel on his six. Immediately James was able to identify the grand tent of the shadow warrior's commander-in-chief. Flicking his head, James signaled Daniel to watch for anyone who might happen outside as they approached the very door-step of the large tent. Daniel quickly turned his back to James and began scoping out the scenery. James, nodding quickly, quietly sized up the tent. His senses immediately alerted him of two guards standing over the sleeping chief. Conjuring twin bolts of dark matter, James strolled in and shot the guards in the throats before the called out. With their tracheas dissolved, all the guards could do were gasp and collapse dead on the ground. James walked up to the chief, conjure up a dagger, and stab the chief in the heart. Stage two was complete. Now for stage three: killing everyone else with a nuclear explosive. He pulled out the charge and prepared to put it down when an ear-rending shout sounded from outside... they had been spotted. Sighing deeply, James put the charge back into his pocket as he strolled outside to see shadow warriors running out of their tent to see two strangers, with weapons, standing outside their commander-in-chief's tent... that sight immediately branded them as enemies. With a roar, the soldiers charged Daniel and James, and with an explosion, James demolished a score of them running at him. That woke everyone else up, and soon the entire camp was descending on them.

Staying calm, James contacted Martin via his telepathic link, "Martin, our cover has been compromised. Get down here in thirty, time for plan B. We're in no way in trouble, but things are going to get a lot messier."

In seconds Martin joined them, and the three began slugging it out with hundreds of onrushing soldiers. As the three hit their seven-hundred kill, Joseph's voice called out from the link, "James! Trouble incoming! Contact with hostile reinforcements in twenty-six seconds!"

James snorted with frustration and replied, "Great, yeah, whatever. Don't come here kid, keep watching."

Suddenly Daniel let out a yell as a bolt of lacerating dark magic tore across his right shoulder. James turned and annihilated the score of mages running at them with a massive plume of fire. Once again, the camp flooded as eight thousand reinforcements arrived. James realized that this had gone from tolerable to bad, with worse oncoming quickly. He turned to Daniel, "It was a pleasure working with you Daniel, we're initiating plan C."

Daniel, his eyes squinted up in pain, looked sadly at James, but nodded. "For the greater good, eh?" he sighed as James tossed him the explosive pack.

James nodded back, "The greater good. We're not losing today."

James then signaled to Martin and they teleported away to where Joseph sat.

"What's going on?" asked Joseph, "Where's Daniel?"

"We're going to plan C," said James briskly.

"Plan C? I didn't know we had a plan C. What is it? Retreat and plan another type of attack later?"

James rolled his eyes, "No, I NEVER retreat and I NEVER lose. Daniel was wounded; I gave him the nuclear device so that he could set it off without raising the suspicion of grand mages."

Joseph's jaw dropped, "That's suicide! We can just as easily accept this as a defeat and try again!"

James looked at Joseph and replied, "No. I NEVER LOSE. This will work the best because we now have all three camps concentrated into one. Daniel is expendable, we're ALL expendable in the grand scheme of things."

Joseph looked into James's eyes and said slowly, "You are an idiot."

With that, Joseph teleported to the battlefield.

James glanced at Martin, who kept his face completely objective. He then looked at the raging fires down below. He then shrugged, "Meh, as long as this counts as a win."

He teleported back into the fight and was quickly followed by Martin. Hands blazing with energy blasts, James ran up to Daniel and said, "I guess no traveler deaths in this dimension today! We're going to my nonexistent plan D: kill everyone with Joseph as the main attraction."

Daniel nodded and tossed James the device, who put it away. Quickly the four formed a ring facing all directions as they unleashed waves of power. Fire, ice, dark matter, explosive energy, pure energy, and dark magic cut through the air like volleys of bullets as the battle progressed, but as the sun slowly rose on the decimated and burning camp, it was obvious the dimensional travelers had gotten the upper hand. And as the sun climbed fully above the hills, the last shadow warrior fell with a bolt of energy through its head.

The four stood there for a moment, exhausted, as the surveyed the carnage and desolation. James turned to Joseph and said, "Interesting call, kid. I'll think about trying that one in the future."

Joseph simply glared at James, but after a pause, he nodded. "Thank you, firstborn," he said, "but remember: it's about the team and the end results, not about the immediate victory."

James leaned in close until their noses were almost touching. James then whispered, "No, it's ALL about the immediate victory."

Note: Okay! We've made it to the end of the two-part section of memories! Time to move back onto the present...

Extra Note: Oops, I had Daniel and Martin mixed up, no problem though, I fixed it now! Sorry for the inconvenience.