Note: Okay, I have a lineup for the dimensional travelers I will be using now. Thanks for all the feedback! So, the real Franklin Montgomery was wondering how I get these things typed to fast... here is my answer: I type an average of 100 word per minute, and I spend an hour every other day typing this story. That's 6000 words a day. I then spilt those words into 3000 word chapters. Thus, every other day I create two chapters, enough for me to easily keep up with everyday posting... most of the time. As for brainstorming each chapter out, I pretty much had this entire story planned front to back over the course of last summer. Anyway, keep up the R&R stuff please!

Dimension: Unknown

Planet: Unknown

Specific Location: Unknown

Time: Unknown

Twilight sat in the corner of her prison as she comprehended her fate. How long was she going to be here? Were they ever going to let her go? What were her friends doing right now? Was Flaming Star thinking of her at all?

She sighed as confused thoughts continued to bounce in her head. The Paradox… what he had said had made sense. The things he had shown her was terrible and violent and vicious. Could good survive in a dimension of evil? And then she thought of Ponyville, a light in a sea of darkness. Even then that light was tarnished by the thought of corrupt alternate timelines. Could Pinkie ever have the potential to kill her friends? She just didn't know. The Paradox seemed so kind, she almost forgave him for kidnapping her…

Then the automatic door to her prison slid open and a being walked in. He looked like the Paradox, but he was slightly different. The being before her was a little taller and broader. Although he was still dressed in white-colored full body armor, his helmet's visor resembled a red-glowing crow with outspread wings. Bands of black and blood-red ran in ribbons down from his shoulder plates to the backs of his hands.

Twilight blinked in confusion. Was this being from the Paradox's brotherhood? She got up to approach him, but, suddenly, the being viciously backhanded her. She flew across the room and smashed into a wall.

"Your friends just couldn't play nice, couldn't they?" the being snarled as he reached her in a single stride. Heaving her bodily, he slammer her into the white table and strapped her down again.

"What- what's going on?!" squeaked Twilight, completely confused, "The Paradox said I wouldn't be hurt!"

"He said that if all went well, you wouldn't be hurt!" yelled the being, "But guess what? All has NOT gone well! Elite Phasetrooper number seven went missing while hunting down your friend Rarity. Our intelligence alerted us that the Brothers in Arms corps has captured him. Something we did NOT expect. They made it out of Bray successfully, so guess who is going to pay for their little bout of resistance? YOU. We were originally going to let you escape with a little bit of misinformation to make it easier for our plan to proceed, but this new unwanted development has stripped you of your chance for freedom."

Turning to a wall, the being motioned to it. The wall slid out revealing all sorts of objects related to torture. Grabbing a pair of wires he turned to her.

"Did you know that if I used unhampered electrical currents at 50,000 volts, I can fry the skin off your bones without killing you?" said the being with a laugh, "Let's run a little experiment to prove the validity of that piece of trivia."

Twilight screamed as the being pressed the live wires to her chest, sending electricity coursing through her body. The voltage was too great to cause fibrillation, but it most certainly high enough to cause incredible amounts of pain. Twilight continued to scream as she racked about in her restraints. She jerked and shook and twisted as the searing pain lanced through her body. The being did it again, and again, and again, and again, and again.

Twilight was barely conscious when he finally stopped. Smoke slowly rose from two bleeding dark spots on Twilight's chest where the wire pads had been.

"That was… fun," said the being, "Personally, I hope your friends provide more opposition in the future, I really enjoyed this. Oh, my name is Pictor the executioner. I hope you remember this name, because I will be back. The more your friends resist, the more pain you will endure. You can thank the Paradox for this excellent plan."

Twilight simply gave out a racking sobbed and slipped into unconsciousness.

"All for the plan, eh?" chuckled Pictor as he exited the room. As he left he opened a holographic projection in front of his masked helmet. "Paradox," he said, "I preformed the first bout. Let the world know of how their precious princess is going to die a slow death if they keep interrupting."

Dimension: My Little Pony

Planet: Equestria Earth

Specific Location: The skies above Las Pegasus

Time: 4 days after the arrival of the Brothers in Arms crops

"Wow! This setup is AWESOME!" exclaimed Rainbow Dash as she watched the tanks and Equestria soldiers taking up positions just outside Las Pegasus from a large dirigible in the sky.

"It's acceptable. We need to hurry up the left flank though, the attacks could be coming any minute. The reports said that they've just reached the Ponyville and Las Pegasus crossroads," said Commander Hurricane.

"Well… what do we do now?" said Rainbow Dash as she continued to look at the armies below.

"We wait. We just wait," replied Hurricane.

"Ummmm… Sorry if I missed some lecture somewhere, but when is waiting conducent to winning a war?"

"You obviously did miss a lecture somewhere. Waiting is the most important part of this plan."

"Sure. This is boring."

"Keep your mane on, kid. This pretty explosions will start soon."

They continued to look over at the armies waiting patiently for a good thirty minutes.

"Pinkie Pie would have spontaneously combusted by now," grumbled Rainbow Dash.

Commander Hurricane just chuckled calmly. "They'll come. However, I do have something to attend to at the forward battalions. I will be back in a moment."

With that, Commander Hurricane spread her wings and blasted off. Rainbow Dash groaned and rolled her eyes. Now she was bored AND she had no one to complain to either. She sat down grumpily and began to toy with the dirigible controls. A couple of minutes later a Pegasus scout flapped in. He was disheveled and his eyes were wide.

"Commander Rainbow Dash!" he exclaimed, breathing heavily, "The alliance armies! They're attacking Ponyville-"

The dirigible exploded. Some pony had placed an explosive on the balloon and detonated it two minutes after Commander Hurricane had left. The blast set the whole thing ablaze and sent it spiraling to the ground. The shockwave had killed the guard, but by some miracle it only sent Rainbow Dash flying backwards. Fortunately her training with the Wonderbolts Academy helped her immediately right herself. She quickly prepared herself for the invading army of the alliance to appear any second, but nothing happened. This had been no alliance anti-air attack, some pony had placed that explosive on the dirigible BEFORE anything had happened. There was a saboteur within their ranks. Despite the fact that the shockwave had spun her around, realizations hit her faster than they would have normally: the alliance army had never intended to attack Las Pegasus, they simply had used it as a front of a front so that they could attack Ponyville… where the tree of Harmony was. An icy fear gripped her heart, and she blasted off in the direction of her hometown, a massive rainboom spreading out behind her as she shrieked off to protect her friends.

Dimension: My Little Pony

Planet: Equestria Earth

Specific Location: Ponyville

Time: 4 days after the arrival of the Brothers in Arms crops

"Keep evacuating ponies! Stay calm!" called Sunset. He turned to Miranda with worry in his eyes. "Where are the Cutie Mark Crusaders?" he asked, "Applejack said she won't leave until she finds Apple Bloom!"

Miranda bit her lip. "She will have to stay behind with me then," she replied, "I don't think there is any other way. If I know the Cutie Mark Crusaders, they right now are probably doing something that actually might prove a major help as this war draws to a close. Anyways, did you tell the Princesses that you are going to have to decline their meeting in Fillydelphia?"

Sunset nodded and said, "I did. I also sent a lone letter to Luna in a code. If Luna is the real Luna, she will get the message and come with Celestia to help as soon as possible."

Miranda winked. "Okie dokie! I just have to try not to die! Have fun on the train! Don't eat too many sugar cubes while you're on the trip!"

Sunset blinked. He then shook his head and turned to Fluttershy. "I… I'm going to stay," his voice broke, "I will not let another dimensional traveler willingly give up their life without me doing the same."

Fluttershy's eyes hardened. "Then we're not leaving either," she said, "If you and Applejack are staying, then I'm staying too. That's that."

Sunset looked at her and smiled a little. "You, Fluttershy, are the greatest pony that has ever graced this dimension with her presence," he said.

Fluttershy blushed and looked down at her hoofs.

Miranda grinned dreamily. "Young love," she sighed, "This makes me want to get married. I just hope Franklin doesn't kill my groom though…"

Sunset looked at Miranda and rolled his eyes. "You're only twenty Miranda, and I would be more worried about you accidentally causing your future husband's to explode from being too nice," he said, "Anyway I'm sure the right one for you will come along one day."

Mayor Mare trotted up and nodded her head at them, "Are you getting on the train, Sunset?"

Sunset shook his head, "Oh, no, I'm staying here. I know I have made it obvious I am a pacifist, but I will not let Miranda stand alone against an army."

Mayor Mare's face fell. "But… er, won't that go against your beliefs?" she suttered.

Sunset blinked. "Um… no," he replied, "Not really. I never actually said that I was a true pacifist, I just implicated that that was what I was and wanted to be."

"Oh, um, of course! A-are you sure though?" said Mayor Mare, still looking a tad bit flustered.

Sunset nodded. "Of course. Are you okay?"

Mayor Mare nodded her head but then said, "I really don't think you staying is a good idea… I mean…"

Sunset looked at her. Horror gripped his chest as it became apparent… this could be one of those impostors Miranda could have been talking about. Why would Mayor Mare, in her right mind, want him to leave Ponyville less defended? Anger began to fill his vision, but he quickly recovered. He smiled and said, "You know what? You're right. I cannot let this situation get the better of me. I am a pacifist, and I should act like one. Come on Fluttershy, we're leaving."

Sunset then gave Fluttershy and Miranda a look that told them everything with perfect clarity: Mayor Mare was an impostor, he was bluffing. The two immediately caught on.

Miranda bowed her head dramatically. "Go then, my friend, go off and settle down far away. I will defend this town alone."

Fluttershy nodded her head vigorously. "Do let's go," she said quietly, "All this talk of fighting is scary, we should catch the train before it leaves."

Mayor Mare looked relieved and then said, "Excellent. As for me, I need to go. I have a train to catch as well."

She left, heading away from the train station.

"We should kill her," said Sunset, actually meaning it for the first time in a while. His vision began to slowly redden as anger began to bubble in his chest again. This impostor had heard all their plans, which means that "the group" Miranda talked about most certainly knew everything they were about to do

"Maybe we just need to calm down for a moment and think out what is happening," said Fluttershy soothingly, giving Sunset a kiss on the cheek. Sunset felt himself calm down and he hugged Fluttershy tightly.

"You're right, dear, I just need to calm down. We can get through this."

He turned to Miranda and said, "You wouldn't mind if I opened a telepathic link with you, would you?"

Miranda nodded, "I've had my mental port open all day, searching for Franklin, but feel free to tap into it. This way we can talk while you 'leave' for the train station."

Sunset opened the link and said over the intercom, "Okay, I'm going to walk to the train with Fluttershy and disappear into the crowds. When we do that, I'm simply going to cloak us and come back."

Miranda winked at them. "Have fun! I'm just going to stand here, trying to figure out how to beat a whole army. Hopefully Franklin will come soon."

Sunset frowned, "Don't count on it. If Mayor Mare is an impostor, than Lightning Dasher probably never got to the Frozen north."

Miranda dramatically rolled her eyes. "I can dream, can't I? You go off and spend some quality time with your lovely Fluttershy now. Precious moments are rare nowadays."

Sunset smiled. He then spread a wing of Fluttershy's back and they trotted off, with Sunset using magic to push Starlight Amber's stroller along. They soon rounded a corner and Miranda was alone. She sat down and looked at the sky and marveled at the beauty of the land. Her eyes brightened as a little bird landed next to her.

"Why hello cutie!" she said as the bird hopped over to her, "How are you on this fine day? I would suggest you go home to your family, things are going to get a little fuzzy here soon."

The bird chirped and flapped away. Miranda smiled after it. She lay on her back and began to look at the clouds blissfully. She had no intention of thinking about war and battle until she absolutely had to. She began to hum a little song about trees of green and friends shaking hands that Franklin had taught her in the old days as she waited for Sunset to return.

"What a wonderful world…"

The words slipped out between Miranda's lips as she sighed and closed her eyes. However, she immediately opened them again as Sunset uncloaked with Fluttershy and Starlight Amber.

"Has Mayor Mare passed by any time recently?" said Sunset as he looked around warily. Miranda smiled and said, "Nope. Everything is clear. Fluttershy, dear, what will you be doing while your husband and I try to keep the town from being burned to the ground?"

Fluttershy wrung her mane. "Oh dear, I really don't know," she confessed, "I don't want to fight, but I don't want to leave Sunset."

Sunset looked around. He then pointed to the abandoned Sugar Cube corner. "Go there," he said, "And look from the top window. You will be able to see me, but remain unseen yourself."

No sooner had Fluttershy entered it than the sound of rumbling M2 Bradleys filled the air. Miranda's eyes saddened.

"And so it begins," she sighed. She then looked at Sunset and said, "Two Harry Potter Galleons say that I get more kills."

Sunset shook his head. "You are so confusing, Miranda," he replied. After a pause he said, "I think I still have a Lord of the Rings ruby from the Lonely Mountain. Will that work?"

Miranda gave him a huge smile. "You betcha. But you have to promise me that you won't die. Your wife and foal needs you."

Sunset's eyes hardened. "I have no intention of dying."

The first wave of soldiers entered the town. They marched complacently up to town square and stopped a dozen meters from Miranda and Sunset.

The troops froze. "I thought there was only supposed to be one guarding," came a whisper that reverberated through the air.

"So Mayor Mare IS an impostor!" exclaimed Miranda dramatically, "Well, too bad! We hoodwinked her! And here you have it: two dimensional travelers, both power tier 2. And wait! That's not all! I present to you Joseph Torrus! One of the most powerful dimensional travelers of all time!"

The army soldiers shuffled uncomfortably. Their superiors had promised them only a small fight with a dimensional traveler. Now there were two, and one they knew very well was capable of laying waste to their army.

"So," snarled Sunset, trying hard to stay calm, "Who is up first?"

"Oh Sunset," came a voice from above them, "I thought I had left you in much better shape than that! Do not harm this army; they are only here because I need them to be."

Miranda and Sunset glanced up. The Paradox, swathed in golden light, slowly alighted in front of them. Sunset eyed the Paradox. He knew that Miranda had said that he was a liar, but he couldn't understand the feelings bubbling inside of him. So many different emotions…

"Sunset, Sunset, my son," he said, "Why are you so troubled?"

Pointing a shaking hoof, Sunset yelled, "You've lied to us! You say you watch over us, but you have done nothing but lie through your teeth! I didn't believe Miranda at first; I gave you the benefit of the doubt, but my trust was misplaced. You've spent eons rearing us, teaching us, and now THIS? WHY?"

The Paradox just looked at him. Slowly he kneeled down until he was looking Sunset straight in the face. "Sunset," he said, "You of all people should understand. You have seen how twisted the multiverse is; you have seen how far it's fallen. We're all burning in a hell right now, but I know who to quench this ungodly fire."

Sunset was working hard to contain his rage. "Then tell us, Paradox," he said, his voice strained.

"It is something a little too complicated to understand, my son," replied the Paradox, "but I need the tree of Harmony. That's all I need. I need the tree of Harmony. Celestia refused to give it on her own free will, so I needed to take it by force. I am desperate, Sunset, I am TRULY desperate. I am so close to solving all our problems, and all I need it that tree… just let me and my soldiers pass, and all will be well… for eternity."

"He's lying."

The Paradox and Sunset turned to look at Miranda, whose eyes had become glazed. The Light Man was speaking through her one last time.

"Hey everyone!" she said, though it was obvious she was not speaking on free will, "Please apologize to Miranda when I'm done, but I really needed to throw something out there."

"Who are you?" said the Paradox. For the first time in his life, Sunset heard fear in his voice.

"It doesn't matter who I am bub," the Light Man said through Miranda, "But I know very well what you are planning. Sunset, he is going to use the tree of Harmony to destroy the ENTIRE multiverse. There is a system rigged between the harmony units. The Paradox and his little cartel of lunatics have double-crossed the demons AND the angels of the celestial heaven to bring this plan into motion, but it is moving just as they set out. All they need now is to trigger the chain reaction via the tree of Harmony that will bring down everything. Every shred of energy, every piece of matter will be dissolved into pure nothing. All that will remain is the Paradox and his friends. Only with their survival will the multiverse be pure… be without the cancer of any evil… or so they think."

The Paradox just stood up and said, "Who are you?"

"As I said, you moron, it doesn't matter who I am," replied the Light Man, "What do you have to say for yourself? These people trusted you… THESE PEOPLE LOVED YOU."

The Paradox looked at Miranda, and then turned to Sunset. Quietly, he extended a hand and a holographic projection popped up. The image expanded and a video linked became live. It was a video of Twilight, strapped to a table. Tears were seeping from her eyes, and her body was heaving. Pictor was standing next to the table, a nasty looking dagger pressing against her belly. He slowly pushed it into her flesh. Twilight jerked a little, but she was in too much shock to really react.

"Why you little…" snarled the Light Man, "I'll fix you."

Miranda gasped as the Light Man left her mind. She shook her head, then she noticed the video. Her faced tightened in pain. "Oh Twilight…" she whimpered.

"Stand aside, Sunset and Miranda," said the Paradox calmly, "I need you two to stand aside. This plan cannot be stopped, it must continue. I am sorry, my son, but the multiverse must be cleansed."

"You sound like an extremist," said Sunset warily, "You sound like one of those that you set us out to stop."

"I've stared into the abyss, and the abyss has stared back into me… and perhaps I have been looking into it for too long. Perhaps I was not careful in my earnest attempt to destroy evil… perhaps I too became evil… perhaps. It's all relative really. The rules are determined by those in power, and I am a god, I am in power. I have determined what is evil, and now it must be stopped. I have crossed heaven, hell, and earth for this, and I will not be stopped now."

"We… we loved you, Paradox," choked Miranda, her eyes tearing up.

"I know, my daughter, but this must continue. Imagine a multiverse free from evil. A multiverse that is pure…"

Sunset bowed his head and motioned to Miranda. "Let them pass," he sighed, "Let them pass."

"But… but he'll kill us all!" exclaimed Miranda, "We can't just-"

Then she again noticed the beaten and bloodied Twilight on the video screen. She sighed and stepped aside as well.

The Paradox nodded and turned to the soldiers. "Surround the place and keep an eye on these two. Don't kill them."

He then turned to a radio-operator pony. "If they resist, call me."

He then snapped a finger and walked off. At the sound of his snapping fingers, all the imposters, the Elite Phasetroopers who had taken the guise of ponies and donkeys of power, appeared.

Mayor Mare, Martique, Commander Hurricane, Cadence, Ahmed Ponhammed, Shadow Scepter, and Corona Oscura uncloaked from around the Paradox and followed him off to the Everfree forest… and the tree of Harmony.

Note: Does anyone want me to put up a dimensional travelers guide? As in I would post a full guide as a second story?