Note: Wow, there were QUITE a few negative reactions to Flaming Star's death. Didn't I tell you all NOT to start mourning yet? The sun has yet to set on Part 5, so much can happen! On a lighter note, I just played that one Deadpool game, and I realized, is it just me, or is Doxia a lot like Deadpool, just wiser and nicer? Food for thought. Now, enjoy the Part 5 finale!
Dimension: My Little Pony
Planet: Equestria Earth
Specific Location: The Everfree Forest
Time: Over two and a half weeks after the Paradox took over Equestria
The Paradox glanced up at the hole in the ceiling. There he could see Twilight, still bound in chains, sobbing her eyes out. Her tears trickled from the ceiling like a faint mid-spring shower.
"Forced to watch you future husband die," said the Paradox in mock sympathy, "How terrible. I will admit now… Pictor had it right all along. Perhaps violence is the right way… But no matter. It all ends here…"
With that, the Paradox approached the tree. He walked up to the six-key-hole box that lay at the base of the tree and picked it up.
"Amusing that I put harmony power in here to mask its true purpose. I was always creative when it came to deceiving those who are good," muttered the Paradox. He placed three fingers from each hand over the chest. It began to glow, and the tree began to glow brighter as well. The box then opened up and a stream of rainbow light erupted from the epicenter and shot off into the sky. Is disappeared over the horizon. As the energy cleared, a single, large, red button lay at the bottom of the chest.
"And so it ends… right… here…" said the Paradox as he reached forwards to press it. A magical bolt from Twilight suddenly flew from nowhere and struck the case, knocking it from the Paradox's hands. Sighing, the Paradox threw up an energy shield around himself and the case.
"Stupid filly… thinking she can stop me," muttered the Paradox, "I am a god. I have more power than any of them, and everything I have made is indestructible…"
The Paradox picked up the button and pressed it. Then, suddenly, the aura of the tree went out. Just like that… it went out.
"Was that… was that supposed to happen?" breathed Pictor.
For the first time in his life, the Paradox felt something… he felt fear. Icy, gripping, gorging, consuming fear.
"N-n-no…" whispered the Paradox.
Then a voice echoed from every corner of the cave. "Paradox…" said the voice, "I have returned. I am coming for you."
"Kytax," gurgled the Paradox, "It's Kytax."
"You know what?" snarled Pictor, his voice tight with anger and fear, "Screw this. Screw you. It's over. We've lost. But you know what? Kytax is going for you first. That gives me a head start."
"Y-you're not going to help me?" asked the Paradox. His voice had suddenly become very small. He was terrified. Somehow those stupid little Dimensional Travelers and their pony friends had gotten Kytax to return. And now Kytax was coming for him.
"What? Did I ever say I was?" hissed Pictor, "I don't need you. Hell, I was planning to kill you later."
"But… but our plans…" said the Paradox in a stupor. He could not believe what was happening.
"It's over, Paradox. I am leaving you to your fate. As for me… I have a chance. What? Don't act so surprised. How could you not have seen this coming?" snarled Pictor. He then opened up a portal… and vanished.
The Paradox stumbled back. He glanced desperately around, looking for something to help him escape the coming predicament. However, the only things littering the floor of the cave were the dead bodies of Ravencroft Solace and Flaming Star.
He then looked up at Twilight, who was still sobbing her heart out above. A hostage? No. Kytax could easily stop that. There was nothing here for him.
The Paradox shook his head as if trying to clear it. His Great Plan was in ruins, his allies either dead or going rogue. He was all alone. Was this what it felt like to be all alone? Was this truly what he had been trying to achieve? The Paradox felt hopelessness eat away at him as his mind raced. There HAD to be something he had forgotten, something he had overlooked.
Then he remembered… The vial he had gotten from the Grand Devil. The bottle of Maelstrom. THAT was powerful enough to help him. Hope blossoming inside his chest, the Paradox quickly opened up a portal to floor 9854171, room 8 of the Capitol Prime building of the Amethyst Dimension. He had spent untold eons in that room. Some could even say he lived there during the post-Maelstrom War time. He had planned and plotted here. This is where the Great Plan had taken place. And now… perhaps it would offer him yet another Great Plan that could ensure at least his survival.
Hand shaking, the Paradox stumbled into the room and typed into a keypad. The table in the center of the room suddenly split in two and slid away from the center. A small box levitated from the gap and floated half a meter from the surface of the halved table. With his hand shaking, and darkness eating away at the edges of his vision, the Paradox reached for the box and opened it.
A gurgling gasp of horror forced its way from between his lips. There was no vial in the box. Only a small note.
At first, the Paradox simply reeled backwards as if he had been struck. His breathing became heavy, his stomach began to churn, and a ringing noise raged inside his ears. This was total, utter, failure. He was going to die. However, after a moment of near-hyperventilation, the Paradox could not help but take the little note out of the box. He folded it open and read the messy scrawl on it. It was graphite pencil on paper made from trees… unusual. The note read:
"You've failed once,
Now failed twice,
Two choices now left
I hope you choose right!
~Hugs and Kisses, H.D."
The Paradox stared at the note and read it again and again. Then he scanned the note's signature, the name H.D. and the writing style with the Amethyst Multiverse Database. Then a most unnerving and unusual thing happened: the search came out negative. The Amethyst Multiverse Database knew everything about everything, LITERALLY. There had never been a single incident in a trillion years where a search had come out negative. Thus, this note… technically should not have existed. This H.D. being was not real. But yet, here is was.
The Paradox had no time to ponder this strange sensation, and his brain was too numb to comprehend it anyway. He then glanced inside the box, and his heart skipped a beat. Lying neatly at the bottom of the box, originally covered by the note was a handgun. But this was no ordinary handgun… It was Astartus Imperius MK VI Projectile Blaster, also known simply as an Inquisition Blaster. This weapon was designed to KILL Dimensional Lords. It fired a projectile filled with Dimensional Energy. It would kill anyone if aimed correctly, even Doxia.
Hope once again blossomed forth in the Paradox's chest. Thank God someone had given him this. With a fully loaded Inquisition Blaster, he could kill Kytax, Doxia, and Mattimeo. Then he could find Pictor and kill him. Then he could take over the Sapphire and Amethyst Armadas and try a new Great Plan. The Paradox almost shouted out loud in ecstasy.
Then, another horrible thought crossed his mind. No… it wasn't possible, was it? He need to find out. The Paradox checked the magazine of the handgun, and he nearly shrieked in despair. The magazine… it had only one bullet in it. Only one bullet. Then he remembered the poem that the mysterious H.D. person had written: "Two choices now left/I hope you choose right!"
The Paradox gulped as his dreams and ideals crumbled to nothing around his ears. His whole worlds was gone, and his livelihood was nothing but dust. He was nothing. He was finished.
Dimension: My Little Pony
Planet: Equestria Earth
Specific Location: The Everfree Forest
Time: Over two and a half weeks after the Paradox took over Equestria
"Oh Flaming Star," mused Doxia as he saw the disheveled corpse on the ground, "Why?"
"Sacrifices," sighed Kytax as he strolled up to the dead body of Flaming Star, "In the future, it will not be me who will be remembered. I did not stop the Paradox. It was all of you working together. You slowed him, you found me, and you thwarted him. I did nothing… you all… you all did everything."
Then Kytax turned his face upward. There was Twilight, still crying, oblivious to the events unfolding below.
Kytax gestured slightly. The chains around Twilight fell away, and she suddenly found herself teleported next to Kytax. He was so wondrous, that she stopped crying for a moment.
"So… beautiful…" she breathed, her reddened eyes widening, "Am I… in heaven?"
"No, little one," said Kytax, "But I understand what you want more than anything. Tell me… did you love Flaming Star?"
"Yes!" sobbed Twilight, breaking down again, "I loved him! I loved him I loved him I loved him I loved him I loved him I loved him…"
Her babbling trailed off into broken sobs once more.
Kytax turned and strolled over to where Doxia kneeled by Flaming Stars dead body.
"What are you going to do?" said Doxia, a strain of interest in his voice.
"I will bring him back. It was not his time to die," said Kytax, "But, in the end, it is He Who Sits on the Throne's decision."
Kytax extended a hand over Flaming Star's body. There was a pause, then the wound in Flaming Star's throat closed. He stopped bleeding, and there was not even the faintest scar left over. Then… Flaming Star's eyes shot open and he took in a deep breath.
"I… I was dead! I saw Archangel Michael! He told me to wait a bit… and I did… and then there was this…" babbled Flaming Star as his eyes darted around. Then he saw Kytax and his voice caught in his throat.
"You're… you're Kytax," he breathed. Kytax nodded his head.
"That I am, Abimael," said Kytax quietly, "There is someone waiting for you…"
Flaming Star looked behind Kytax and saw Twilight.
Twilight then looked up as well… and she saw Flaming Star, alive.
"OH BY EQUESTRIA!" she screamed in joy. She hurled herself upon him and hugged him tightly, "I thought you were dead!"
"I thought I was too! But now... Now I cannot wait any longer!" said Flaming Star though the hug. He eased away from Twilight and straightened up in front of her. He then conjured up a beautiful diamond ring and said, "I have waited long enough. We need to get married. We need to get married now."
Twilight broke down crying again. This time is was not because of grief, but because of joy. Even Rarity began to cry, and it looked like Wild teared-up as well.
As this was transpiring, Doxia and Kytax inspected the forlorn body of Ravencroft Solace.
"Are you going to bring him back as well?" asked Doxia quietly.
Kytax shook his head. "I can see him right now. He is in the Celestial Heaven Multiverse, being reunited with his family. He does not want to come back. He wants to be where he is now, with those he loves. He understood the cost of life, and he has paid his debts in full. This is what he wants, this is what he deserves, and this is what he gets. Rest in peace… Ravencroft Solace."
Kytax gestured slightly, and Ravencroft's body suddenly shimmered and vanished into nothing. Naught but a single Bleeding Heart flower marked his passing… and that is all that Ravencroft ever wanted.
"Are you going to go after Pictor and the Paradox?" asked Doxia after a pause.
"I am going to confront the Paradox, yes," said Kytax solemnly, "But not Pictor. He was born to live in terror, and to flee from his enemies. He must continue down that path a little while longer… he is destined to. Thus, He is to live a while longer. But now the Paradox must answer for his crimes against life itself."
"Are you going alone?" said Doxia, "Do you need me to come?"
"No," said Kytax, "You shall stay here. Mattimeo and his team will arrive here shortly. Shut down the Phantom Device and round up the Phasetroopers. They will answer to you now."
"Will you be taking anyone?" persisted Doxia.
Kytax nodded. "I will be taking Joseph Torrus and Samuel Dellor. A circle must be completed, and another circle must be started."
"I have no idea what you said, buddy, but I'm cool," snorted Doxia, "Gotcha. Have fun messin' with the bad guy!"
Doxia then strolled away to congratulate Flaming Star and Twilight.
Kytax snapped a finger and teleported away.
Dimension: My Little Pony
Planet: Equestria Earth
Specific Location: Ponyville
Time: Over two and a half weeks after the Paradox took over Equestria
Sunset Shadow, Fluttershy, Starlight Amber, Desmond, Caustic Rain, and Luna all sat together under a tree. Though it seemed that imminent war was on the horizon, they were enjoying a picnic nonetheless.
"This is all I've ever wanted," sighed Sunset, almost mournfully, "All I want is to be with Fluttershy and Starlight, and enjoy the sunlight. This is all I wanted. How can fate be so cruel as to keep throwing me curveballs?"
"I don't know," sighed Fluttershy, resting her head on Sunset's shoulder, "But I am enjoying us being here today as one happy family. These moments will last forever in our memories."
"I agree with Fluttershy," said Luna, "These events come rarely in our time, so they must be cherished greatly."
"I really wish I could be doing something to help, though," muttered Desmond.
"There is nothing you can do as of yet," said Sunset kindly, "So why don't you stop worrying about what you cannot change and have a sandwich?"
"Yes, dad," snorted Desmond. He had started to call Sunset "Dad" as a joke, but it kind of stuck anyway.
"This is kind of boring, though," added Caustic Rain.
"This is the best kind of boring," said Sunset with a grin.
Then… Kytax arrived.
Immediately the whole group, Luna, Sunset, Desmond, and the rest pressed their faces to the ground in absolute awe as he arrived in a blinding flash of light. Most of them were used to the grand arrival of an Archangel… but this arrival of Kytax… it was something totally different.
"Greetings," murmured Kytax, his voice echoing loudly and yet softly at the same time.
"Are you… are you… are you Kytax?" gasped Sunset as he looked up timidly.
"I am. And do not worry, I am not here to harm you. Please, do not bow to me." Kytax then proceeded to help each on to all fours.
"You're so beautiful," breathed Fluttershy, "Can I… can I touch your face?"
A deep rumble of amusement came from Kytax's throat. He was happy. "You may, little one," said he.
Fluttershy reached up and gently touched Kytax's mask. Then she quickly withdrew as searing bolts of love, happiness, joy, peace, and hope jolted through her body.
"Fluttershy," said Kytax quietly, "You hold a power as great, if not greater, than mine. You soul is pure, and your thoughts are clean. Though there have been stumbles and mistakes made along the path you call life, you have maintained something that usually only the Heaven Multiverse has: purity."
Kytax then turned to Sunset and said, "Joseph. You are more important to this multiverse than you will even know. A greater arc of events will envelope your life, and the Paradox is only a single event in that arc. Much worse will come. But never you fear. You are perhaps even greater than me as well. For you have pulled yourself out of the abyss, and become whole. You understand what it is to do good, and you have maintained purity throughout that understanding. That is good. Keep your eyes straight ahead, and do not look to the left or the right."
Kytax then finally turned to Caustic Rain, "Samuel… though you yourself will not partake in the events that will be rising soon, your existence is integral in the greater arc of things, and that makes you invaluable. Remember to never doubt yourself, for you have great power as well. You have been hurt in the past, and you will continue to struggle, but there is always a storm before peace. There is always dark before light. But the light is coming. It is coming."
There was a long pause. Then, finally, Sunset said, "Is there something else?"
"Yes," said Kytax, "Joseph, Samuel, you two must come with me."
He opened a portal, and motioned for them to follow him.
"Daddy? Where are you goin'?" asked Starlight.
"I will be back in a moment. Give me a moment," murmured Sunset to Starlight and Fluttershy. He then turned to Desmond and said, "If I do not come back, you are the man of the house. I trust you… son."
Desmond nodded his head stoutly, but worry shone in his eyes.
Sunset then followed Kytax through the portal. Caustic Rain finished kissing Luna before he, too, followed Kytax.
Dimension: Amethyst
Planet: Capitol Prime
Specific Location: meeting room, floor 9854171, room 8
Time: Over two and a half weeks after the Paradox took over Equestria
The Paradox slowly looked at his Inquisition Blaster. Should he use it? What should he do? Who the hell was H.D.? What was going on? And how the HELL did this H.D. being get an Inquisition Blaster? There were only supposed to be three made, and two of them were…
The Paradox's thoughts were interrupted by a portal opening in front of him. Gasping in horror, the truly insane Paradox scrambled backwards like a cornered wild animal. Holding his gun out in front of him, he prepared to meet him doom.
Kytax strolled out to meet him, flanked by Sunset Shadow and Caustic Rain.
"Stay back, monster!" hissed the Paradox.
Kytax actually stopped. He regarded the Inquisition Blaster curiously. "That gun… where did you get it?"
"Wouldn't you like to know?" spat the Paradox. His voice cracked, and his breathing became heavy.
"That is because you do not know either," stated Kytax, "And the Amethyst Database comes up with nothing as well. But there is something else that is disturbing you... Ah... That note you are holding as well is not supposed to exist. But that is not for you to consider. However, the note is correct… you have two choices now: you can either shoot me and then run, or you can put down that weapon and surrender."
The Paradox laughed. "I think this H.D. being had other ideas."
He then held the gun to his head.
"You're going to shoot yourself?!" exploded Sunset, "How could you? Please, for the love of God… come to your senses and put that weapon away! There is still time to forgive! Heck, I'll forgive you right now if you apologize! I know it has been difficult, Doxia told me about the circumstances surrounding your madness. I understand. Please… don't commit suicide. I once thought of doing it, and even entertaining the thought haunts me today."
Suddenly, the Paradox began to laugh. "Oh! The irony! You fool! You cannot even begin to understand how sadistically ironic this is!"
"What… what does he mean?" asked Caustic Rain in a harsh whisper to Kytax.
Kytax sighed deep and long. "You are about to find out. Joseph… brace yourself."
The Paradox doubled over as he continued to laugh, "I've watched you live my life and wondered if I, too, could pull myself back from the edge… but I cannot. And now here I am, like you, with a gun at my head. It's just one… big… loop… And you know why?"
The Paradox reached up and pressed something on the back of his helmet. The helmet hissed as it unlocked. Then… the Paradox pulled it off… The face… It was the face of Joseph Torrus.
"Recognize me?" snared the Paradox, "Oh… of course you do. I'm you!"
"What?" gasped Sunset, his face turning sheet white, "No… NO!"
"Oh yes," cackled the Paradox, "I'm you from Orbis Terrarum! I am the first alternative version of you! But we had much of the same troubles… ohhh yes…"
"Nononononononono…" muttered Sunset, who was completely in shock, "But you're a trillion years old! I'm twenty-four! You can't be me!"
"Oh God, when will you ever learn? Time isn't linear! But now, look at me. And guess what? We've dealt with problems in relatively the same way, right? What does this 'Harmony System' plan remind you of? Could you think of anyone insane enough to pull that off?"
Sunset gasped. "The Madman of the Multiverse…"
"Now you see it," hissed the Paradox, "See how a single human mind can be warped so hideously? Even if you had my powers stripped away, I still would be just a copy of you… With that in light, guess who never found a little miss Fluttershy in their life? That's right… ME. Guess who let the hurt from the betrayals fester? ME. Guess who wanted to prove so badly that he was better for those betrayals that he decided to destroy all evil? ME. Guess who finally could just not take it any longer? ME. I've tried so hard, and I have failed so many times. I thought I could finally end my suffering by ending everyone else's simultaneously, but I was wrong. So, I turned to killing. Isn't that what you would do?"
Sunset could not believe what he was hearing. In his memory, he could hear himself saying the EXACT SAME THING. "But… but if you're me, then you can understand that, using me as an example, you could become good! You could become a hero!"
Paradox bared his teeth, and froth began to form at the corners of his mouth. "But that's not what I want. Don't you see? Almost every Dimensional Traveler knows you as the Madman of the Multiverse. Your name will forevermore tarnished. As for me? I cannot stand thinking that. And what's worse, is my name will be ruined for even long after yours. No… it is too late. But I can alleviate myself of this all. Now… Joseph, gaze upon me and see what you could have become. Gaze upon me and know that this will always be inside you… bottled up. Gaze upon me and see that this is inside EVERYONE. How can you not do what I did knowing the truth? I know I could not stand it. And look where it got me."
With that, the Paradox held the gun to his head… and pulled the trigger. The Dimensional Energy bullet simply blew his head away, dissolving the whole corpse in a second. In an instant, the Dimensional Lord Joseph "The Paradox" Torrus was dead and long gone.
Sunset Shadow gave a broken sob. He couldn't help it, he was broken.
"Why… why didn't you tell me?" whispered Sunset to Kytax, "Why didn't you stop him?"
"It was his choice," said Kytax quietly, "And I could not tell you… nor could anyone else. When alternate versions of a single person interact, they tend to be deeply influenced or emotionally effected. We could only let you understand the magnitude of you copy's crimes when he was at the height of his madness, when he was the most detached from the true version of you. But now you understand that evil will fester where it can."
Kytax sighed deeply. There was another pause, then Kytax said, "The mind and the heart have an incredible capacity for good and evil. Lord knows why he gave such fickle creatures as us both."
Then, Caustic Rain spoke. "I do not know why I was here to witness this, but I understand what I must safeguard against. Kytax, must we reside here any longer?"
"No," said Kytax, "We do not. Come, let us return to your loved ones."
With that, Kytax opened another portal straight back to the Harmony Tree dimension. Back to Fluttershy, back to Luna, back to Flaming Star, back to Twilight, back to everyone. It was over.
Dimension: Rerenhaw
Planet: Rerenhaw
Specific Location: Rerenhaw
Time: Two days after the death of the Paradox
Kytax stood with Doxia, Mattimeo, Desmond Butler, Jetfire, Wild, Krausk, Daniel Dragoon, Franklin Montgomery, Flaming Star, Sunset Shadow, Starlight Amber, Caustic Rain, Night Shade, Scootaloo, Luna, Trixie, and the Mane 6 in a clearing in the Everfree Forest.
"Well? What is going to happen now?" said Mattimeo quietly, "The Paradox is dead. The Phasetrooper soldier line has been discontinued, the Armadas have been returned to Kamina, and everything is secure."
"Yes," said Wild softly. He would usually speak irratibly in such situations as this, but Kytax calmed something within him, "What are we to do?"
There was a pause. Then Kytax spoke.
"It is time for life to start anew."
Sunset put his head to one side and said, "What do you mean?"
"It means many things," replied Kytax, "For you who live here, I offer you a new life."
There was another pause.
Then Sunset let out a sharp breath. "You're… you're going to take our powers away."
"I am. But it is a choice. You many keep your powers if you wish," continued Kytax.
This day seemed to be one for pauses, for there was yet another long, drawn-out bit of silence.
"I'm keeping my powers," said Flaming Star immediately.
Flaming Star then looked to Sunset. Sunset shook his head, "My powers? They are a curse. Such power is always a curse. I want my gone. But Kytax, please, make me a Pegasus, like my wife and filly."
"Get rid of mine as well," said Night Shade, "I have no more use of them."
"Dimensional Traveler powers were sooo last season, darling," commented Rarity airily, "I did enjoy them, but I guess I shall give up mine as well."
"I wish to keep mine, if that is okay," murmured Caustic Rain quietly, "Please."
"Get rid of mine as well," said Desmond, "If Sunset is giving his away, I will give mine away as well."
"Your choices are yours. You have made your decisions," said Kytax, "But now you all residing here will be at peace. This realm is safe."
Kytax then turned to Doxia and Mattimeo.
"However for you two, my friends, your journey about to begin."
Doxia threw up his hands in the air dramatically. "Come ON! I never get any peace and quiet. Eh, okay."
Kytax chuckled. His laugh bubbled through the air like musical bells, and made everyone else present want to laugh as well.
"You have had eons to rest, my friend. For now, I have a task: it is time for the Amethyst Empire to rise once again. I have talked to the last of the Dimensional Lords and they have agreed. Amethyst will rise again."
"Waitwaitwaitwaitwaitwait… The Amethyst Empire is returning? Does that… does that mean you're returning to use?" gasped Doxia.
"No," said Kytax, "I will not be returning. I must go. You, Doxia, and you, Mattimeo, will rule the new empire."
Doxia sighed. Then he nodded. "Yes… Yes, I understand. Is there anything else?"
Kytax nodded. "Yes. We must reassemble the Rerenhaw Council. The Maelstrom vial is gone, so you must be ready for the worst."
Mattimeo crossed his arms. "That is understood."
"Kytax?" said Rarity meekly, "Kytax? You're leaving us?"
"Yes, my daughter," sighed Kytax, his voice like a chorus on the wind, "Yes. I have lived out my time in this multiverse. I no longer belong."
"But you could!" exclaimed Wild suddenly, "You could stay with us all! You have friends!"
"I know I do," replied Kytax, "But I cannot. One day, you will understand. Goodbye."
A bright light began to glow from Kytax. As the light grew brighter, his voice echoed out, "Remember: it was not me who did anything. It was all of you. When will darkness reign when there is so much good?"
With that. He was gone. Forever. As the light cleared, Sunset Shadow, Desmond, Rarity, and Night Shade felt their powers drain from them. As the light finally vanished, seven beacon crystals floated in space.
"Will I ever see him again?" sniffed Rarity, her eyes beginning to well up in tears.
Doxia sighed sadly as he plucked the beacon crystals out of the air and put them in a case that he conjured out of the air. "I don't know. Kytax no longer belongs to our multiverse, or any multiverse for that matter. But if we ever need him again, we can call him. If we're lucky, he might just answer back."
"Sooooooo… what happens now?" said Desmond, trying his best not to blanch at the sound of his own voice breaking the silence.
Sunset smiled as he felt his unicorn horn dissolving into nothing. "Well… There is only one thing left for me: go home with my family." With that, Sunset turned around and trotted away. He was followed by Fluttershy, Starlight, and Desmond.
"I suppose I will go back to my home dimension with my ship and go brag to all the other admirals," chuckled Krausk, "I just helped save the multiverse. This is going to be fun."
"Trixie the great and powerful is finished with Equestria," said Trixie, "She shall be returning to her true homeland now, with her people in the Stallion Empire."
"Same," exclaimed Jetfire in guttural tones, "Time for me to head myself home..."
Daniel stretched. "Well... for me... I think I will go back to Demon hunting. There are still plenty of monsters out there that need to be vanquished, and now I can do that. And while I am at that, I think I will work to bring order back to the ranks of the Dimensional Travelers. It is time that the Era of Anarchy came to an end."
Franklin stretched at well. "I think I might join you," he said, "But first I need to go see Sapphire Anemone. I want her to know I am okay. Heck, I might even turn into a stupid pony form so that we can hang out without giving anyone a heart attack."
"I will join you as well, Daniel," added Wild.
"I guess I'll just go home, then," said Flaming Star simply.
Twilight smiled and placed her head on his shoulder. "You mean we'll go home."
Night Shade pulled a face. "Yep. Going home sounds like a good idea."
"Why the orange juice is everyone so keen on going home?" snorted Doxia, "I think I will go and have a billion-year vacation on Meshe. I can tell you, that place is better than Risa, Wonderland, and Hawaii put together!"
"Nice try, Doxia," said Mattimeo quietly, "But we have work to do."
Doxia shook his head dramatically, "Yeah, I suppose. But then again, that is really part of the one thing we will all do from this day after..."
Rarity looked up and said, "Whatever do you mean, darling?"
Doxia chuckled. "Well, the one thing we will all be doing..."
Doxia then turned to look off into the distance, "... is to live on."
Mattimeo nodded. "It is time for us to live on."
Note: Right, that is the end of part 5! Now here we go to part 6! However, before I leave you guys, I want to let you know what is going down. I have grown really tired of juggling all of these OCs, main characters, and side characters. You would not believe how difficult it is to keep track of them all and still write an exciting story. Judging by the reviews and PMs, I did a fine job, but I really want to try something new. Thus, part 6 will take place TWENTY-TWO YEARS after the events of this chapter. I will still bring back a couple of the best of the OCs, and bring in one or two new ones, but that is it. However, do not worry. After part 6 and part 7, part 8 will return to the current time, and I will focus on character developing for all of the characters that I think were awesome, and yet did not get enough face time; that being Desmond Butler, Caustic Rain, Fury Wing, Sapphire Anemone, and a few others. Anyway, don't forget to leave a review! I love reviews! If you leave a review, I will give you a cookie. No guns, no kittens, no bacon, no Ferrari, just a cookie.