Part 2: Chapter 11: Confusion. Depression. Realization. Revenge.

Alpha stirred as he slowly woke up. He groaned in his half-sleep state as the pain-receptors in his body began to relay pain to his brain. His forehead felt as if it just had a close call with the sun. His throat felt as if he had been screaming for hours. His chest felt as if he was just punched with an iron fist. He quickly drew a breath as he gasp, remembering what just happened. Alpha stood up on his bed and, as if he just saw Celestia on the wall next to him, backed up quickly, falling off the bed onto the ground with a thud.

"Well, seems like you are awake." Beta said as soon as Alpha hit the ground.

"What happened?!" Alpha asked, eccentric. His mind was at like Mach 2.

"I'm going to let you figure that out."

His tone complete caught Alpha off guard. Normally, after waking up, Beta usually sounded bored or groggy, but this time, it seemed as if he sounded excited or even happy. Once Alpha's memory returned, Alpha's eyes grew wide, his breathing slowed down. "I…used…"

"Go on…" Beta said, as if he was watching a very suspenseful movie.

"…Magic…" The word seemed to halt his trails of thought, his world halted almost instantly as the word passed through his lips. He felt Beta smile with glee and happiness, a feeling of pride and proudness rushed through him as he realized what he had just accomplished. "I…used...magic?!" He repeated, a bewildered smile formed.

"Yeah you did. And you didn't just make a torch light up, you destroyed a rock wall."

"What?!" Alpha said in disbelief. "Prove it."

He disappeared in flash of light as Beta teleported him to the platform he was on hours ago. He gazed into the giant hole in front of him. Although the lava had stopped dripping from the ceiling, he could still feel the heat wave even though he was 20 feet away from it. "I did do that?" He asked Beta, still in shock of what he had just done.

"Yeah. You froze after Spike mentioned something. I tried to take over but you weren't letting me. At once you screamed and…well, that happened." He said, nodding towards the wall.

"Do we know what triggered it?"

"I have a couple of ideas, but I don't want to try them out right now."

"Why not?"

"Two reasons. 1. We don't need another hole in the mountain. And 2. The magic you accessed was your own, but as you used it, I felt what you were feeling, and it somewhat freaked me out."

Alpha took a step back, his attention still directed towards the hole. "Well, what was it?"

"It was rage."

"So, you felt my rage before while fighting."

"Yes, but this was different. Rage, in its basic form, is powerful, as it is anger that has been blocked for too long and is released all at once. My magic is based off of my rage, which I can pretty much create in an instant. Your rage was rage, but as what others consider rage as anger, yours came from a different source, which either meant it was from confusion or depression."

"What are you saying here? That my depression caused me to use magic, because we both know what I felt wasn't depression."

"Slow down and listen to me. Rage is most commonly found with anger, but anger isn't usually made from annoyance of something. When a pony is depressed, they can easily turn that depression into anger, which, 100% of the time, turns to rage. Confusion of a multitude of times can also lead into another form of anger, in which the pony does not know why he or she is angry but just is. Do you understand what I'm telling you?"

"Somewhat, yes, but how does this have anything to do with anything that scared you?"

"The rage you felt was based off anger created by depression, realization, and confusion."

"So?"

"My rage, the same rage I had during my LEGENDARY Rampage, was composed of FOUR types of anger. Can you guess what they were?"

"Depression. Confusion. Realization." Alpha said slowly as he realized what he was so scared about. "But what's the fourth?"

"The fourth was Revenge. When you used magic, I was scared as I felt almost the exact same thing as I did during my Rampage. It scared me, to realize that I, Beta, The LEGENDARY Beta, wasn't the only one with that type of power."

Alpha chuckled. "I won't turn against you, Beta. That isn't gonna happen."

Beta growled. "That isn't the point!"

"I can become like you!" Alpha said, happy with the realization that he was a mutant. "I could use magic!"

"STOP!" Beta screamed in fear. The tone slammed into Alpha as if he had just flown as fast as he could into a rock wall. He had never heard Beta talk with fear in his voice. Ever. "Do you understand the guilt that I have to go through every damn day?"

"What are you talking about?" Alpha said, walking back to his room.

"After I was defeated and utterly destroyed, I realized what I had just done, and I was horrified, petrified."

"Why?"

"Before my 'incident', I never attacked, never threatened, I defended myself, but I didn't kill. It had crossed my mind before, only when I was being bullied or defending myself during fights, but I never dared to kill."

Alpha walked inside his room and closed the door, his eyes adjusting to the darkness. "You have always talked about yourself before, during, and after your 'incident, so I apologize in advance if I have to ask you to explain, but go on."

"It's fine. As I was saying, I never actually wanted to kill in the first place. It was just even after I learned magic I was still bullied, no matter how I used it, it always got worse. Remember that I told you that I died at age eight?"

"Yeah, in the factory."

"I lied. The legend says I died at age eight, in reality, my personality at age eight changed brutally and nearly instantly. Who I was back then died, who I am now took over."

Alpha propped himself up onto the bed, already forgetting about being able to use magic, too absorbed in Beta telling his story.

"I ran away from home after a mother whose colt's horn I ripped off during a fight, which was actually the first time I found out it was possible."

"Why did you run?"

"I thought I was going to attract to a lot of unwanted attention to my family, so I ran away hoping to stop my family from getting said attention."

"Where did you go?"

"I ran into the EverFree Forest. I encountered a squad of guards, easily taking them out, not killing them though. I found a sword and a spear, then left them for the Creatures within the Forest before stumbling across the Castle of the Two Sisters, where I met what remained of Nightmare Moon's dark magic."

"What do you mean?" Alpha said, laying his head on his pillow, his hooves underneath it.

"Although Luna herself, her physical self was banished to the moon, her dark version wasn't. It stayed at the castle where it was defeated, protecting it as if it was still alive. It found me and attacked me. During the fight, I accidently created Estefani, my original suit of armor, made of Dragon Metal. After she realized I was a mutant and why I had ran away, she decided to teach me, since no other pony would teach a mutant, let alone leave it unscathed. She saw me as somepony in the same situation she was in but worse; alone, ignored, hated, beat up, abused, and discriminated. Colts and fillies see Luna as a savior or a symbol of hope. She patrols the dreams of all those who dream, making sure they do not have nightmares and give them hope."

"What do you see her as?"

"I saw her as a mother, a teacher, and a rare friend."

Alpha clenched his jaw and shut his eyes as he heard the word 'mother' and 'friend'. Beta noticed this and stopped talking about his life.

"Are you okay?"

Alpha nodded, his eyes still shut.

"You know you were always a terribly liar."

"I'm fine, Beta." Alpha said, trying to keep his depression in check. He bit his lip to stop himself from focusing on his depression and more on the pain in his mouth. His chest began to feel as if it was being pushed hard.

"We both know that isn't true. What's wrong?"

Alpha squeezed his eyes shut in an attempt to forcefully keep his depression at bay. His chest felt as if it was being crushed inwards. He tasted blood.

"Alpha?"

He shook his head, and did not allow himself to talk. If he did, he knew he wouldn't last a second. He felt Beta nudge him, his special way of gaining his attention. Just at the last second before his depression took control, he stood up, and walked out of his room. He jumped off the balcony and flew out of the mountain into the night sky.

Memories of being alone in the factory, being bullied, ignored and alienated when he was a stray began to flood his mind as his depression set in. He stared at the night sky as he flew through the clouds. His thoughts began to melt into the depression. One theory stood out from the rest of his thoughts. It seemed to take priority over all others.

"Don't you even dare to consider that!" Beta said, worried.

"Why not? What if it's true!?"

"It isn't!"

"Then why the hell did all this happen to ME!?" He screamed into the night. A jagged bolt of lightning appeared several feet from Alpha as a roar of thunder shook his bones. "Why was I tortured instead of killed? Why was I abandoned by my parents? Why didn't you let me die when I was unconscious in the factory!? Why didn't Celestia kill us when she had the chance?" He lowered his head as he landed on the ground, tears dripping onto the ground, at the entrance of the EverFree Forest. "Why us? Why mutants? Why are those who are different than others get punished for being different?" He stopped talking as it begun to rain. The droplets of the cold liquid began to, ever so slowly, calm Alpha down.

Beta sighed. "It's just in everypony's mind."

Alpha grinded his teeth in disagreement, in the midst of anger and depression.

"Listen, Why did you save Charlie and Delta from the factory?"

"Because they were in a bad place. They were being hurt and would've died had we not helped them."

"The same goes for me. I saw you being hurt and you would've died had I not helped you. Have I not helped you, Luna would not have known about the Factory, Charlie and Delta would be dead, John would have never found Scootaloo and taught her how to fly, Rainbow Dash would be still working at the Factory, and you wouldn't have be in a grave. No strands of Hair, no splinters of bones, no pony freed from that place, No remains of you."

"And this was supposed to help me?"

"Listen Alpha. Because of you I was able to find out that parents left me a message. Because of you Scootaloo reunited with her father. Because of you Charlie and Delta are alive. Because of you hundreds if not thousands of prisoners of the factory are now free and able to back to their families. Because of you-"

"I found that what I was grown up and taught was a lie." A mare's voice said, interrupting Beta, behind Alpha. He turned his head around, his face emotionless as he recognized the Alicorn from last night.

Twilight's eyes were red from sobbing. If not for Alpha's keen eyesight, he would have missed the small but still bleeding cuts on the back of her front legs. He stood there, just looking at her for what seemed like hours before speaking again.

"So you left. Why?" He asked.

"I left because I couldn't accept the fact that Celestia had not just lied to me but to everypony in Equestria."

Alpha nodded. "Seems like you are gonna need a place to sleep and rest." He nodded to her legs, his eyes pointed to the cuts. "Not to mention some help."

She nodded. Twilight watched as his right eye flickered red violently as Alpha argued with Beta. Eventually, the flickering stopped and his eye turned back into its glowing red state.

Beta took over and smiled. Even through the thick layer of rain, Twilight could still see his eyes glowing clearly.

"You think we can trust her?" Beta said after giving Alpha back control.

Alpha began to grin, wiping the tears away from his eyes. "Don't know."

"If she joins, she could easily help. We can use some actual help." Beta said, his eyes focused on Twilight.

"But if she tells…"

"She won't tell."

"How do you know?"

"Because we know what exactly she is going through."

Twilight shook her head in confusion. "What are you two talking about?"

"You have found out that the truth you were told since you could remember was a lie all along. You are conflicted, having no clue which side to choose."

"We are giving you an opportunity of an immortal's lifetime." He said, holding out his hoof. Beta's eye seemed to almost…sparkle with what? Knowledge? Trust? Curiosity? Sympathy?

"But what if the truth you are told since the day you were born was a lie? How can you deny it?"

"What if the lie you were told since the day you were born was the truth. How can you accept it?" Beta held out a hoof. "I know you don't trust me, but there isn't a lot that you know."

"What are you saying?"

"We are offering to show you the actual history of Equestria as it is, not as you know it."

"What do you want in return?"

Alpha shook his head. "Nothing."

Twilight nodded then held up her own hoof. "Is Spike okay?"

"Spike's fine. He is asleep in his room."

"You gave him his own room?"

"Yeah, he can look after himself. He is a dragon after all."

"He is mentally retarded."

"So? I and Alpha are mutants, which are worse than having retardation, and we are fine."

Twilight glared at him.

"For now." He added. "Come on, I'll show you were we live." Beta said as he took hold of Twilight's hoof and guided her through the forest.

"Can I ask you a question?" Twilight said, following Alpha.

"Who are you talking to?" Alpha said.

"You of course." Twilight replied, slightly annoyed.

Alpha stopped in his tracks and turned his head around to look at the Alicorn. "Which one?"

"Oh. Uh…Both of you."

Alpha turned his head back around and continued walking. "Sure, what's up?"

"Why didn't you kill me when you had the chance?"

"What do you mean 'when we had the chance'?"

"Any time after you escaped from the factory."

"You were never our target. Our target is Celestia."

"I can understand that for you, Beta. But Alpha, why is your target Celestia?"

He flexed his right wing out. "My wing was taken off when I was in the factory as punishment for saving a mare. Instead of being put to death, I was tortured. I want to know why."

"I know why."

Alpha froze as he turned around. "What do you mean?"

Twilight sighed. "I know why she did not allow you to be killed."

"What was the purpose?" Alpha said. He could hear his heart pump in his ears.

"She did it because-"

Beta took over instantly. "NOOOOOOOOPE!" He said, interrupting Twilight. "Let's go the mountain without talking now."

Twilight shook her head. "What the hell, Beta?"

Beta forcefully knocked out Alpha before walking over to Twilight, his mane and tail glowing red. "YOU WILL NOT TELL HIM!"

"Why not?" Twilight demanded.

"I DO NOT NEED TO EXPLAIN TO YOU WHY YOU CANNOT TELL HIM."

"Then I won't come with you." Twilight argued.

Beta sighed. "Alpha is going through a dark depression right now. If you tell him that Celestia tortured him just for fun and because she could, he would…" His voice trailed off.

"He would what?"

"Telling him would totally destroy his life. He is already in depression right now because he feels that what he has done isn't important to anypony anymore. The reason he was crying when you were behind us was because his depression was too much for him to handle."

Twilight nodded. "You are aware that he will find out, whether you like it or not."

"I know. But he is not ready. Not now. Come on, let's go."

He led her past the swamps, nearly encountering an ogre, beyond Zecora's cottage and into the mountain.

As Twilight entered the mountain, she met a very intoxicated Luna.

"Twileet, you're here!" She said as she staggered to Twilight.

"Twileet?" Twilight asked, confused.

"She's drunk."

"No, really?" Twilight replied sarcastically.

"-hic- She's funny." Luna said as she made her way up the stairs to her room. Chrysalis came up behind Beta and Twilight.

"I think I gave her a tiny bit too much vodka."

Twilight whirled around, her horn glowing as she recognized Chrysalis's voice. "YOU!"

Beta stepped in front of Twilight. "Hey, Hey! She's with us!"

A loud thud was heard.

"What do you mean 'she's with us'?"

"It's another lie Celestia told you. Chrysalis used to be an Alicorn."

"What?!" Twilight barked, her horn no longer glowing.

"It's a long story. I'll tell you tomorrow." Chrysalis said as she walked up the stairs before finding out what hit the ground and laughing all the way to her room. Twilight and Beta walked up the stairs to find out what Chrysalis was laughing at. They found Luna, who had fallen asleep in the doorway of her own room, right next to Spike's.

Beta shook his head and walked over to Luna, lifting her up and placing her on her bed. He walked out of her room and came back with a metal bucket and placed it next to her bedside. He then walked back out of the room before closing the door. "She's gonna have one hell of a hangover."

Twilight nodded in agreement.

"His bedroom is right there." Beta said as he showed Twilight where Spike was. "If you want, we can get you a separate room."

"It's fine. Goodnight." Twilight said as she walked into Spike's room and closed the door.

Beta was in the middle of closing the door to his bedroom when Alpha forcefully took over. And was he was furious.

"WHAT THE FUCK, BETA?!" Alpha screamed in anger.

Beta did not reply.

"WHY DID YOU DO THAT?! I WAS ABOUT TO LEARN WHY-"

"I knew what you were about to learn, but I was scared."

"OOOH, BETA'S SCARED, HE'S AFRAID AND TAKES CONTROL LIKE A FUCKING PARENT IF HE THINKS IM IN DANGER!" Alpha said in a mocking tone.

Beta gritted his teeth, doing what he can to control his anger. "Alpha. Listen. To. Me."

"YOU KNOW YOU AREN'T MY FATHER, YOU KNOW THAT RIGHT? ALL YOU ARE IS MY BEST FRIEND, NOTHING MORE."

Everything froze for Alpha. For a few seconds, he couldn't breathe. Once he could, he collapsed to the floor, feeling extremely weak. He struggled to move but his body wouldn't respond. His eyes fluttered open and saw a ghostly figure standing in front of him. His brown eyes focused on the hair in front of his eyes. It no longer had its red tinge. He writhed in agony as pain erupted throughout his right wing. After the pain subsided to a dull ache, his eyes focused beyond his hair at the ghostly figure sitting in front of him.

Alpha raised his eyes to face the ghost and felt a pang of regret and sorrow. He wished that he could take what he had said back. The ghost's skin was brown, his mane and tail were red, while his eyes were glowing red. Beta sighed as he looked at his friend, weak and helpless. Alpha knew for a fact he knew the reason why he was tortured instead of killed.

"Where the hell…" Alpha said, groaning. "Did you learn to do that?"

"I always knew I could do it. You calm now?"

Alpha nodded, lowering his head. "I'm sorry for what I said. I felt so close to the end of my search that I was not going to allow anything stop me."

"It's fine. I can understand why you reacted like you did." He chuckled with a smile. "How are you feeling?"

"Like shit. Can barely stand up." Alpha admitted. "If I am understanding this correctly," He said as he looked up at Beta. "You un-bonded with me just now."

Beta nodded.

"Can you bond with me again?"

Beta nodded.

"Can other spirits bond with me?"

Beta shrugged his shoulders. "I doubt it."

"Why?"

"The bond between us is still there. Although I am currently not bonded with you, the bond that was created between us still exists, it's just dormant."

Alpha slowly nodded, doing what he can to understand. He struggled as he sat up, his front legs like felt like Jelly. "Why do I feel weak?"

"You are currently experiencing Full Control of your body. When we were bonded, you controlled 50%, I controlled 50%. That's how I could take over if you were in danger. I was always in control, but I pretty much left you in control of your movements."

"Are you going to leave me?" Alpha said, somewhat afraid of what the answer might be.

Beta shook his head. "Why would I? To my and your knowledge, you are the only one that is willing to bond with me, let alone bond at all. Instead of hating me, you like me despite the fact of what I have done in the past. You are the only one who I think actually understand me. Why would I throw away some-WOAH!" Beta said in surprise as he fell through the floor.

Alpha waited a few minutes, thinking that it was some sort of joke. "Beta?"

Beta popped up from the floor, only his head was visible. "Yeah?"

"You can faze through solid objects now?"

Beta smiled with glee and excitement. "Yeah, totally forgot about all this." He said as he flew through the floor and began to float around the room. "Before I found you, this is what it was like for me; just floating around." He grinned. "I used to have so much fun as I moved objects and scared ponies."

Alpha smiled as an idea formed in his mind. "Beta…"

"Mhm?" Beta said, enjoying himself as he regained his freedom of whatever he wanted to do.

"You can faze through anything right?" Alpha asked, staring at the wall, his mind soaring past Pluto.

"Yeah."

Alpha struggled as he pushed himself up with a new source of willpower and energy. The color in his eyes and hair slowly returned to its original color as Alpha regained his body. He had a smile of excitement and curiosity.

"What are you thinking about?" Beta said, turning his attention to his friend.

"We have a way to find out now." Alpha said, talking to himself.

"A way to find out what?"

Alpha looked up to Beta. "What is in your tomb?"

"Why do you want to know what's in my tomb?"

"Because you and I both know that your body was destroyed when Celestia defeated you. If that is true, why would a hallway, with your tomb at the end of it, be necessary?"

"Because if it's not housing my body, it's housing something else." Beta slowly thought aloud as the idea formed in his mind.

"And I bet I know what it is."

Beta stared at Alpha's metallic wing.

Twilight stood, staring at Spike who was sleeping. If he woke up and looked at Twilight, he would notice that her left eye was glowing neon purple.

And the other neon green.