Note: Sorry for posting this so late, but I had much that I needed to do today.

Dimension: Seekers

Planet: Earth

Specific Location: The Great Bear Lake, Canada

Time: Unknown, ten days after the Paradox took over Equestria

Rarity opened her eyes groggily. She lifted her head and a little and looked around. Both Doxia and Discord were squatting next to her, looking at her expectantly.

"What… what is going on? Why are you two staring at me?" she mumbled as she got to all fours and wobbled unsteadily.

"Well? Do you feel… unusual?" asked Discord an expectant tone of voice.

"Of course I do… I feel like I've been run over by a Buffalo stampede!" exclaimed Rarity. She wobbled again and fell over. This time Doxia kindly helped her steady herself. He then gently brushed back a strand of her hair and looked her in her eyes.

"Is there anything else you feel?" said Doxia slowly.

Rarity blushed deeply and said, "Well… er… no…"

Discord rolled his eyes. He then conjured up a baseball the size of a bowling ball and hurled it at her at 40 meters per second.

"Rarity! Think fast!" exclaimed Discord.

Rarity gave a very unlady-like squeak and she threw up her hooves to cover her face. A massive shockwave of energy rippled from her, and the baseball, her fainting couch, and several nearby tables disintegrated. Rarity uncovered her eyes and looked around in pure shock.

"What… what just happened? Did I do that?" she asked slowly in bewilderment.

Discord grinned as he nodded his head vigorously.

Rarity's eyes widened in realization. "The shock… me fainting… I'm a traveler!"

Doxia laughed heartily and clapped. "That you are, Rarity! I've given you the powers of a tier 1 Dimensional Traveler on par with Discord himself. How do you feel now?"

Rarity looked at her shaking hooves in a flustered state. "Well… I don't know… How can I possibly control so much power?"

Discord floated overhead as he chortled, "Oh, you will get used to it. Just be careful when you sneeze. When I was younger, and had only had my powers for a couple of days, I sneezed, and caused a chemical forest fire. I think it's still on fire today… I gave up checking after the first two thousand years."

Rarity looked at Doxia, still absolutely confused. "Why?"

Doxia lifted her chin as he said, kindly, "We are going to soon be doing very dangerous things. I care for you Rarity, and I would be loath to see you ever hurt, and that is a liability I will not stand for. Thus, I have given you powers. With said powers, you will be able to defend yourself, without ever having to worry about us."

At this point, Archangel Michael and Mattimeo strolled into the room. There was a pause, and then Mattimeo facepalmed. "You gave her powers, didn't you?"

"Yeppers!" exclaimed Doxia enthusiastically, "I think it's rather charming."

Mattimeo sighed and then nodded slightly. "I suppose it makes sense. Michael and I have located the last place the Brothers in Arms corps and Funsch were located: the Smithsonian Museum in Washington D.C., Transformers dimension."

Doxia nodded his head. "That makes sense. After faking his death, it would be obvious for Jetfire to simply take up residence in his home dimension; that way his Energon signature would be blocked out by all the other transformers on Earth."

"So… are we going there?" interjected Discord airily as he continued to eye the rather shocked-numb Rarity.

Doxia nodded his head again. "Yes. We are going to leave immediately. Hopefully, when we get there, we will be able to find some traces to where they went next."

There was another pause, and then Doxia turned to Rarity and said, "Rarity, my dear, would you like to do the honors?"

Rarity jumped almost a foot in the air out of shock when Doxia spoke to her. In a flustered state, she mumbled, "Er… I do not know. I mean, I have never attempted this sort of thing."

Doxia laughed heartily. "I understand. This is what you need to do: close your eyes. Clear your mind of your worries and any other useless thoughts, and reach back in your mind. You will sense what mentally feels like an invisible door. When you push through it, you will suddenly be able to see, in your mind's eye, a veritable ocean of glowing strands of multi-colored light. Each strand is the unique signature of a dimension in the multiverse. As you inspect each strand, you will see visions of each dimension. There are about a hundred-thousand different strands, but you will only be looking for one. Here, let me show you what I mean."

Doxia reached forward and placed an armored palm on her forehead. In an instant he had transferred the mental procedure through a telepathic link. Rarity's eyes were riveted straight ahead as she blankly stared off into space as the procedure ran through her head. In a moment, Doxia moved his hand away, and Rarity jumped slightly as if she had been electrocuted a little. Then she shook her head and said, "Oh my… It was so… beautiful…"

Doxia bowed elegantly. "Thanks to me, you will never look at fashion the same again."

Rarity nodded, the mention of fashion bringing her back to the present, "You are most certainly right, darling! There is a whole plethora of designs that can be made!"

Doxia chuckled, and then cleared his throat expectantly. Rarity got the gist and said quickly, "Oh, but of course."

She closed her eyes and mentally strained. A trickle of sweat fell from her forehead as she searched for the Transformer dimension. In a minute, she exclaimed, "Aha! I've got it!"

With that, a portal suddenly yawned open to the dimension.

Rarity's eyes widened, and she exclaimed, like a little school filly, "Did you see that, Doxia? Did you see what I did?"

Doxia laughed out loud. "I most certainly did. Well done! However, that is only the beginning of the adventure! Autobots, let's roll out!"

With that, Doxia, Rarity, and Discord jumped through the portal. Mattimeo and Michael stood there, staring at the portal for a moment. Then Mattimeo turned to the angel and said, "Are you coming with us?"

Michael shook his head. "I will continue discussing matters with Heaven. The Paradox is brilliant, and no doubt he has something in store for us as well, and we must not allow that."

With that, Archangel Michael vanished in a flash. Mattimeo then turned back to look at the portal. He jumped through.

The group was just outside the Smithsonian Museum. It was broad daylight, and people were strolling about, minding their own business.

"Want to blend in?" asked Doxia, who, the second they had arrived, had cast up a bubble of invisibility around them.

"Not me," said Discord arily, "I have no intention of become one of those disgusting things."

"They're called humans, and they are a slight smarter than you, Discord," snapped Rarity.

Discord rolled his eyes dramatically, "And it is there that we must agree to disagree, my dear."

"Stop it you two," said Mattimeo calmly, "We must decide now: are we going to go in cloaked, or as humans?"

"Cloaked," said Discord.

"Cloaked," sighed Doxia.

"Human!" exclaimed Rarity emphatically.

There was a pause, and Doxia looked at Rarity. "Rarity, you want to become a human?"

Rarity nodded her eyes actually quite wide with excitement. She was starting to like her powers.

Doxia chuckled and said, "Okay. Here is what you need to do: you need to envision yourself as a human, just a human in general. Then you need to 'will' yourself into that form. It's kind of like imagining an out-of-body experience. The moment you 'will' hard enough, you will transform."

Rarity nodded her head again and closed her eyes. Once again, she began to sweat slightly as she mentally strained to reach the point Doxia described. Suddenly she shimmered and transformed into a human. She was 5'6", with chalk-white skin, blue eyes, and blue-cyan hair. She was also naked.

Doxia quickly covered Discord's eyes with his left hand, while flicking the wrist of his right hand at the same time. With that, bright bands of color erupted from nowhere. These bands flowed and intertwined with one another around Rarity in a tornado of light and color. Suddenly the bands flickered and solidified, forming skinny jeans, a plain blue T-shirt, and sunglasses.

"Oh no!" exclaimed Rarity the second she noticed her adornment, "This will never do! The color scheme is all wrong… and where are the sequins?"

She immediately attempted to remove her clothing, but was stopped by Doxia.

"Rarity… trust me. On Earth… you keep your clothes on at all times. Please," said Doxia sternly.

Rarity sighed dramatically, but nodded. Doxia muttered to himself something about this being the worst idea in the history of forever, but then he turned to Discord and said, "Since you were too scared to become a human, you get to be Rarity's handbag."

Discord gaped. After a pause, he stuttered, "M-me?! A… a HANDBAG? Never!"

Doxia crossed his arms and said calmly, "Handbag. NOW."

Whenever a Dimensional Lord wanted something, they got it. So, after Discord eyed Doxia with a rather truculent expression, he snapped a finger and flashed out of existence. A microsecond later, he flashed back into existence as an exquisite handbag, covered in sparkle particles and sequins.

"I made myself just the way you wanted," said the handbag Discord in a teasing tone.

"As the way it should be," said Rarity firmly. She eyed the handbag for a moment, and then said, "Er… how am I supposed to put this on my back?"

Doxia reached forward and took her right arm. He moved it towards the strap of the handbag and said, "Just grab it. No magic here."

Rarity reached forward and took the handbag in her hand. There was yet another pause as she said, "How am I supposed to trot with this in my hand?"

Doxia faceplamed as Mattimeo began to chuckle silently. Doxia then said, "You walk like a bipedal being. You see those humans over there?"

Rarity glanced at a couple passing by, and then she nodded. "Ah, I see." She then took a couple of wobbly steps. She almost fell over, but was caught by Doxia.

"I… I think I've got it now, thank you darling," stuttered Rarity, a little flustered. She spent the next minute trying to walk. Finally, she got the hang of it.

"Right," said Mattimeo emotionlessly, "Now that Rarity understands what must be done, we need to move. Rarity, you and Discord are going to enter the Smithsonian from the front, and make your way to the old hangar bays in the back. There is a map there."

Rarity nodded excitedly. "Smithsonian… Hangar… Map. Got it! Thank you dears!"

With that, she strutted off in the direction of the Smithsonian's front door. In a second she had exited the invisibility bubble and was on her way. Doxia and Mattimeo stood side-by-side as they watched her walk.

"We could have just teleported in there… and you knew that very well," said Mattimeo after a minute-long pause.

"And where would the fun have been in that?" asked Doxia cheerfully, "I don't know about you, but I am feeling incredibly proud of Rarity. I think it's almost bordering on fatherly-like proudness."

"I am sure you know how that felt before," sighed Mattimeo.

For the first time in a while, Doxia stopped smiling in his helmet. His eyes deepened with sadness. "Alison… Yes, I've felt it before."

"Is she the reason why you keep being a Dimensional Lord? So that you can continue to protect others like her?"

"Yes. That is why I saved Twilight Sparkle. It would have just been a repeat of what I suffered if I had not. However, it is all in the balance. I want to help spread the love she gave to me… but I also want to join her one day."

"Whatever happens, I know you will make the right choice, Doxia," said Mattimeo with little-to-no emotion in his voice. He then glanced at Doxia expectantly.

Doxia's jovial attitude returned and he said, "Ah yes. Thank you Matty! Now… let us go! We will probably be able to run a few scans before Rarity arrives… if she doesn't get lost first."

With that, Mattimeo and Doxia, still cloaked, teleported to the hangar building. In a second, Doxia picked up faint Energon signatures.

"I am sensing the Energton signatures. A Transformer was here… and it was most definitely Jetfire," said Doxia slowly.

Mattimeo nodded. "Confirmed. Hmmm… There was also a firefight in here as well. A Dimensional Traveler battle of some kind occurred. See how there is still energy hanging off the air? The scorch marks have been scrubbed off also, but the molecular residue from pure energy disruption blasts still reside."

Doxia returned the nod. "I see it. There was a fight here, but no amount of manpower could take down Jetfire. However…"

Suddenly Doxia stopped talking and turned around. Rarity was walking into the large hangar, still clutching her Discord handbag to her as if it was a lifeline; her eyes were still wide with wonder.

"I don't think I will ever get tired of that face," chortled Doxia. He projected a small invisibility bubble around the vicinity and uncloaked himself. Mattimeo followed suit. The moment they dropped their personal cloaking shields, Rarity noticed them.

"There you are!" she exclaimed, "I was wondering where you two went off too! Isn't this place magnificent? All these contraptions… A brilliant idea. I just love the feel. The color schemes could use some rebuffing, however."

"Of course, Rarity," said Doxia. He then turned to Mattimeo and said, "Is it all confirmed now?"

Mattimeo, who had projected a holographic diagnostic screen in front of his mask, turned to Doxia and said, "Yes. I've finished all confirmation diagnostics. Jetfire was, no doubt, here, along with Funsch, Wild, and Daniel. Franklin was not here, but they no doubt went to pick him up, I believe."

"Right," said Doxia, "Initializing time-reversal."

"Time… what?" asked Discord and Rarity at the exact same
time.

Suddenly the invisibility bubble turned a golden hue and clouded. Through the translucent bubble, the group could see all moving objects outside slowly slow down and freeze in mid-movement.

"I've got the time coordinates," said Mattimeo briskly, "I'm sending the information to your HUD. Translate it to time energy in ten seconds."

"Ten seconds a go," said Doxia cheerfully, "Got the 4D coordinates, time location in place, hang on gents."

Suddenly the everything outside the semi-transparant, golden bubble began to move in the reverse direction at high speed, as if everyone inside the bubble were watching a blurred Imax movie in fast reverse.

"Ten second mark, we've arrived," said Doxia. He snapped a finger, and the bubble become glassy. Shimmering and slight distortions around everybody's peripheral vision denoted the fact that the bubble was still present, but everything transpiring outside was crystal clear.

"What just happened?" asked Rarity, her voice sounding small with awe.

"We went back in time," said Doxia briskly, "Of course, in order to avoid decimating the dimensional timeline, we are not going to get involved , because that would probably end up with all of us dead, but we are going to watch the events transpiring just as they happened.

Just as Doxia finished speaking, a portal opened up to their left, and Daniel, Funsch, and Wild stepped out of it. The three then began to look around. In the next dozen minutes, Doxia, Mattimeo, Discord, and Rarty watched the events of the Brothers in Arms corps meeting with Jetfire, and then fighting with the three marauding Dimensional Travelers. In a minute more, they reached the point in time that Doxia specifically wanted to see: just after the Jetfire and the rest defeated their new enemies and cleared out the hangar.

"Let's go pick up Franklin, now," said Wild to Funsch from outside the time bubble. Funsch nodded, and opened a portal.

"Time-freeze," said Doixa. Suddenly everything outside the bubble ceased movement. Doxia leaned in close to the surface of the bubble and looked at the portal.

"Mountains… trees… lake… Running visual diagnostic," said Mattimeo as he looked at the portal's other side over Doxia's shoulder.

"Wyoming, that is Wyoming," said Doxia decisively. "That is what we came for."

Suddenly the environment around the bubble shimmered and faded, and was replaced by a Wyoming landscape. To their left was Franklin, still watching over the two unconscious enemy travelers, while he looked towards Funsch's portal. They were all still frozen in time.

"Activating time-flow now," said Doxia.

Suddenly everything resumed like normal outside the bubble.

"There you guys are," said Franklin as he walked up and shook Funsch's hand, "How did things go?"

Funsch nodded in Jetfire's direction as he said, "Things went well. Where is Alyss?"

"She left," said Franklin, "However, we have these two to deal with."

"Toss them in the negative zone," said Daniel. With that, Wild opened a portal to the negative zone, and Daniel hurled them into the voice using his tail. That being done, Daniel then turned to Franklin and said, "You said Alyss left. Where to?"

"She said she needed to go and finish some obligations. However, I think we are safe: I trust her," replied Franklin.

Funsch shook his head, "Well… I suppose it doesn't matter anyway. Jetfire? Could you take us to Finnian Jones now?"

Jetfire nodded. "It's a well- hidden dimension that seems like it is of no consequence… Aha! Found it!"

With that, a large portal opened up. On the other side were green trees, grass, and a quietly flowing brook.

"Time-freeze," said Doxia quickly. Everything outside the time bubble froze in mid-movement.

"Where is that?" asked Rarity as she peered at the other side of the portal.

"Running visual diagnostics," said Mattimeo. There was literally a five minute pause as everyone stood around, staring wonderingly at the lush landscape beyond.

"Well… It's Iowa… somewhere," said Mattimeo slowly.

Suddenly Doxia snapped a finger, "Of course! I have an idea! Look at the vehement distortions on the edges of the portal. See it? It looks like the shockwaves are being focused through some interdimensional plane… Aha! There is a good chance that this dimension is actually a pocket dimension! If it is, then it is nestled in the same time-space continuum of a larger universe! Quick Mattimeo, search for inverse pockets, we might be able to identify the larger dimension."

Mattimeo nodded. After a moment of scanning, he said, "Aha… It is the Adventure in Odyssey dimension."

Doxia chuckled. "Got it. This is fabled Abbington Falls. No wonder I couldn't find it before. I was looking in all the wrong places at first. I think I will be able to find it now. Releasing time review."

Suddenly the time bubble popped. Everyone's vision blurred, and a moment of terrible vertigo struck everyone. However, after that moment passed, their vision returned. They were standing on a grassy landscape in Wyoming in current time. Jetfire, Funsch, and the Brothers in Arms corps were gone.

"Opening portal now," said Doxia. He stared off into space as he searched vehemently for the pocket dimension. After a minute, he exclaimed, "Yes! I've finally found it!"

With that, a portal suddenly blossomed open, and the same sight everyone had view through Jetfire's portal once again met everyone's eyes: it was Abbington Falls.

Rarity's handbag transformed back into Discord. Discord then said, "Well I'll be… That is a beautiful landscape if I've ever seen one…"

"Yes…" sighed Rarity, transfixed.

"Come on! Let's go!" said Doxia cheerfully. The group then stepped through the portal.

Dimension: Adventures in Odyssey

Planet: Earth

Specific Location: Abbington Fall, Iowa, United States of America

Time: 2014 A.D., ten days after the Paradox took over Equestria

"How are we supposed to find Doxia?" asked Daniel calmly, "We don't know where he is!"

"Oh, don't worry your head about that, my lad," said Finnian evenly, "He will come to us."

"Wait… what? 'He will come to us'? How does that work? I thought Jetfire said that this place was too well hidden!" exclaimed Franklin.

"It is well hidden. However, I know my master Doxia well… He will be able to find us," said Finnian Jones in a cheerful and confident voice.

Suddenly he snapped a finger. "And look at that! I am right! Superfilifiously perfect timing!"

"What do you mean by that?" asked Franklin. Suddenly it hit him, and his jaw dropped, "No way… Doxia found us?"

Finnian nodded. "You are exactly right, my friend."

"Impressive. How do you do it?" asked Daniel quietly.

"It is my unique ability, like Joseph Torrus's Chains of Truth. My ability is omnipresent senses. For short periods of time, I can extend my senses throughout the whole multiverse. I did it a couple of seconds ago to check if Doxia had indeed arrived here, and I found him. They are approaching the town even as we speak," explained Finnian happily. Then he said, "Come! Let us go meet them!"

He strolled out of the small, metallic room that they were in. As he walked out of the Exploratorium, Finnian called to Jetfire, "Jetfire my old friend! Come! Doxia is coming!"

Jetfire then grumbled something about young whippersnappers never giving him enough time to read graphic novels. Nevertheless, he finally put down the book and followed Daniel and Franklin. Just before they were going to leave the library, Wild poked his head out of the April's Garden's door and said, "I'm done… Wait! Where are you guys going?"

"Doxia is coming!" explained Finnian excitedly.

Wild blinked in surprise. He then proceeded to follow them out of the Exploratorium. Just as Finnian returned to the regular room of the shop, Doxia strolled from around the corner down the street.

After a quick glance around, Doxia motioned for his friends to follow him. The strolled straight up Finnian's shop and entered.

Doxia's eyes immediately fell on Finnian, who was waiting with a huge smile.

"Finnian, the greatest Dimensional Traveler of all time," breathed Doxia.

Finnian smile widened. "Doxia, the greatest Dimensional Lord of all time."

The two then grasped each other in a tight hug.

"It's been such a long time!" exclaimed Doxia, "What have you been doing all these years?"

"Collecting books!" replied Finnian happily as the two broke the hug.

"Ah. So no doubt you were able to make the Exploratorium thingy that you were always talking about?"

"Of course! However, no doubt you are here for something else. Perhaps we should get the details set aside first."

Doxia nodded. "Of course! Mattimeo?"

Mattimeo stepped forward and said, "Finnian Jones. It is good to see you again."

Finnian nodded. "It is an honor, Lord Mattimeo. Where is Meadolax? And Rolles? And Spiderax?"

"Rolles is still exploring the multiverse. Spidirx and Meadolax both have retired," replied Mattimeo calmly.

Finnian nodded, "Ah, I can understand that."

"Finnian," said Mattimeo after a moment of silence, "You are aware of the Paradox taking control of the Harmony Tree dimension, correct?"

Finninan nodded his head again. "That is correct. Have you figured out a solution to that little dilemma?"

Mattimeo returned the nod. "Yes. We are going to need a dimensional ship. Inorganic Dimensional Travel was designed to bypass the phantom device."

"Well, fancy that!" exclaimed Finnian in a jocund manner, "We realized we would need a dimensional ship as well?"

"You have?" interjected Doxia, "Cool! How so?"

"Well, just as you asked, Doxia, I have found the Crystal of Harmony," explained Finnian. He pulled out the small dime-sized projector device and activated it. He then pointed to the far outer-ring of the little holographic replica of the multiverse that popped up. "It is there. In the far outer ring, where all Imagination Energy is dead, thus making it impossible for a traveler or lord to reach it."

Doxia leaned in close to inspect the outer ring. Then he said, "Ah. You need an interdimensional space bridge."

Finnian nodded and turned off the device. "Yes indeedie! And do you know where we would get an interdimensional space bridge?

Doxia nodded as well. "Yeppers! The Kappa Bridge, in the Amethyst dimension. Ah, I see what you are getting at. There is a phantom device in the Amethsyt dimension as well, thus, you need a dimensional ship as well. Well then, I guess it is a good think we've met! We know where we could get one!"

"Wait… you do?" exclaimed Funsch, "I've always wanted one! Where is it?"

Wild nodded his head vigorously as he interrupted, "Yeah! I mean, I've always… Wait. Rarity? Is that you?"

Rarity blushed and nodded her head. "I am! Um… beg pardon, but who are you?"

Wild smiled and threw back his hood that he wore at all times. "I am a pony like you. I lived in Ponyville a while before Joseph Torrus."

Rarity gaped. "So… so there are other travelers like me who are ponies?"

"You're a traveler?" gaped Wild.

"You're a traveler?" laughed Franklin.

"What?" asked Daniel.

"This is hilarious," snorted Funsch.

Rarity nodded her head. "I am! Tier 1 and all that! It's been incredible! Look! I'm a human!"

Wild was about to comment on her dress sense when Doxia coughed loudly and said, "That is wonderful, and I would have loved to have entertained this conversation further if we were not, as of now, on the brink of explaining some incredibly important pieces of information!"

There was an awkward pause then. After the moment passed, Wild said, "Oh… sorry. Continue."

Doxia nodded to Mattimeo again. Mattimeo then said, "Well, we know that there is a fully-functioning ship in the Grand Theft Auto dimension…"

"Why haven't we grabbed it already then?" interrupted Wild again. Mattimeo stared at Wild quietly, until the wolf/pony cleared his throat and said, "Sorry."

Mattimeo slowly turned his head to look back at Finnian and said, "As I said, we know that there is a fully-functioning ship in the Grand Theft Auto dimension, unfortunately, it no longer has a power source. However, we do know where we can get one."

Finnian blinked in acknowledgment. "I am intrigued. Please continue."

"It is in the Skyrim dimension," said Mattimeo.

Finnian nodded his head slowly. "I see why you didn't get it. The Skyrim dimension shares the same multidimensional ring as the Harmony Tree dimension. Enigma Empire scanners would pick any of you up for sure if you tried to retrieve it yourself."

"Exactly, old buddy!" said Doxia, "That is why we are here… To talk to Funsch about it!"

Funsch looked a little surprised by this, but then said, "I can help. However, I cannot go myself anymore. I too am wanted."

"Well… this is a problem then!" exclaimed Discord.

Funsch shook his head and said, "I cannot go myself, but I still can help. When we went to the Transformer dimension to get Jetfire, we made an ally: Alyss. She is not on the wanted list yet. She, or maybe someone close to her could help."

Doxia nodded. "Brilliant. Could you try to get in contact with her? We will wait here."

"No," said Wild, "I will go."

Everyone turned to look at him. Wild blinked and then said, "I think I know where I might find her. I also owe her an apology."

Mattimeo looked at wild for a moment. "Very well," he said. He pretty much whispered the phrase, but it echoed around the room nonetheless.

Wild then turned and opened a portal. He quickly stepped through it. He was back in the Transformer dimension, in Hot Springs National Park, Arkansas. Chuckling to himself, Wild opened his traveler database, setting off its rigged tracking system, and opened the search engine. He then proceeded to google "Chances of getting a date with Alyss Heart." Suddenly a twig snapped behind him. However, instead of whirling to face the source of the disturbance, Wild spun and faced the opposite direction. Alyss Heart was standing a few meters away from him, eying him with wary amusement dancing on her face.

"Nice to see that I taught you something, Wild," said Alyss slowly.

"Nice to see you were expecting me," replied Wild evenly. There was an uncomfortable moment of silence as the two stared at each other quietly, gauging their weaknesses and strengths, and possible angles of attacks.

Finally Wild sighed and said, "Alyss… I am sorry for trying to kill you."

Alyss actually looked rather surprise at this, and immediately let down her guard. She then said, "Oh… Well, you are forgiven. I am sorry for ever doubting you and your friends. Every day now I see more evidence pointing towards the Paradox's treachery."

Wild nodded his head sagely. "And it is on the subject of treachery that I come to you for help."

Alyss cocked her head to one side. "I am listening."

"We need someone to infiltrate the Skyrim dimension to retrieve a very important artifact," explained Wild, "However, all of us are wanted. We need someone with a clean slate to attempt it."

Alyss blinked slowly as she thought. Finally, she said, "I myself am wanted now. However, I do know someone who is powerful enough, and not wanted, who can do what you ask."

Wild grinned. "Wonderful. Who is it?"

"Desmond Butler," said Alyss.

Wild raised an eyebrow. "So basically you mean Desmond Butler and Emilee Walter, then."

Alyss nodded. "Those two are competent. They can do what you ask. However, the question is not can they do it, but will they do it."

Wild continued to grin as he said, "Understood. However, I know Desmond. He will probably say yes."

Alyss beckoned to Wild as she opened a portal. "You are probably right. Come. I know where Desmond is residing at the moment. We can meet them now."

Note: I really have nothing to say except keep a look-out for my new short story that is coming out Wednesday! It is called "Through A Glass Darkly." Anyway, don't forget to give me feedback!