My Little Pony fan fiction - An Otherworldly Adventure - Chapter 3 - To Bardo and Beyond

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While I will only be sharing a single chapter of this story publicly, I do so for the purposes of asking for feedback. It's looking good so far. While my real identity will not be shown in this fan fiction, I will give you the gist of a heartfelt wish to be in a world of mutual care and understanding, for everyone if it were possible, this is a fantasy of an IP I don't even own, it can never happen. And although the existence of the Bardo and afterlife in this fan fiction make the story somewhat dark, within its storytelling there are themes of hope and friendship. The names, with the exception of Chastity who already has her name public and has consented to giving her name in the story, are entirely fictional in the story. All credits go to Hasbro, with acknowledgement that I do not own the intellectual property. This is also my most recent version of my fanfic, with grammar issues worked out with precision this time. The entire fanfic cannot be made public when it is finished though, as I don't want to risk a copyright takedown. This is for commentary purposes.

 

As the Etermotive train arrives at the station in the Bardo, it comes to a gradual halt before the doors begin to open at the sides, as the souls exit the supernatural monorail, they are told to enter a line in single file by Arbiter spirits waiting outside,

They then slowly pass through a gate, an archway with two bronze statues stood either side bearing similarities to Gozu and Mezu, before entering a gloomy torch lit corridor, both sides of the hall built out of stone bricks, at this station is where Wraiths are processed and sent to their intended afterlives, 

these stations in different sectors of the Bardo were titled "Brimstone Hall", further emphasizing the fact that this is indeed, the underworld.

 

Spirit of a deceased male human named Brian Jones waiting in line looked around as he started to smirk, before letting out "So, this is where spirits of the departed end up? Huh, I wondered why this place smelled of bad guts!" continues a cheeky grin

 

Within a small group of humans, other spirits of fictional deceased people in line gasp in disbelief then begin murmuring; 

A human female spirit named Anita Morrison exclaiming "How dare you?!"

A human male spirit named Arthor Patterson covering his mouth with his right hand, shocked in disbelief at what he just heard, comments "Merciful Heavens!"

A human female spirit named Judy Patterson waiting in line shocked by this, jaw dropped, left hand beneath her chin, then lets out "I beg your pardon!"

A human male spirit named Scott Mitchelson clearly not amused by the remark, lets out "Not the most clever thing to say in the afterlife, you twit!"

A human female spirit named Jenny Brown exclaims after hearing this, in angry protest she shouts "He is disgusting, get him outta here!"

 

Chastity laughs softly though not because she finds the joke amusing, but the sheer audacity of such inappropriate humour being used,

pacifist as she is, she doesn't want to get involved, and watches from a distance.

 

Ra Lo Jinn clearly offended by the spirit's crude humour, responds, glaring at the spirit of Brian Jones at the distance before the Changeling/Genie hybrid angrily lets out, with a growl expression visible on his face "Why you little!"

 

As Ra Lo Jinn finishes his sentence, two other Arbiter spirits move toward Brian Jones to ask him to stop the rude behaviour, and cautioned him that if he continues to disturb the peace, then he will be escorted to a lower court.

Arbiter #1 speaks to Brian Jones with professionalism "Sir, can you please watch your manners? There are children here, and you're acting uncouth." Arbiter #2 "If you don't tone it down, you will be taken to a court for disturbing the peace."

 

Justine now concerned, wanting to understand the reasoning for this, responds "That was in poor taste, don't you think? It's bad enough that we're now ghosts, now you have to make light of our situation?"

 

Spirit of deceased human Brian Jones, getting defensive and lacking humility "It was a joke alright? Don't you have a sense of humour where you're from?"

 

Justine responds firmly "Actually, yes, but there is a time and a place for jokes, you don't go around making grotesque remarks about people who don't know you."

 

Spirit of a deceased human, Brian Jones, scratching his head, clueless about social norms, then asks "Is that a bad thing?"

 

Multiple spirits next to him shout at Brian Jones in unison "YES!"

 

Justine increasingly losing her patience with the spirit's lack of tact, responds vehemently "We had to listen to your bad jokes all the way here in that train, what's wrong with you!?"

 

Spirit of a deceased human, Brian Jones then leaves a little of his sympathetic backstory on the matter. "What can I say? Passing on is not the easiest thing to deal with, I got into a scrap with some folk from a mob and well, it didn't end well, let's just say that."

 

Ra Lo Jinn calming himself down, begins to clear his throat onto his right hoof, asks that the spirits waiting in line quieten down with; "Okay everyone! listen up! let's try to keep the peace around here, the situation is under control, and I kindly ask that you lower your voices, allow me to introduce myself! my name is Ra Lo Jinn, and for the remainder of the journey I and my assistants you see beside me will be your guides in this quadrant of the Bardo, remain calm and orderly and it'll go easier for you, if you become disruptive, there will be consequences!" Ra Lo Jinn takes a moment to think before continuing  "Now, as my assistants here are indicating for you, you may now proceed to enter that gate over there in that structure you see called Brimstone Hall between those two statues in orderly fashion, everyone please wait in line, I assure you, the transmigration process is painless, as you are reborn, what will happen is your memories will be erased to restore innocence of youth so that you may have a normal and healthy childhood in the next life, respect the natural order, is all we ask, may you someday find enlightenment and eternal peace, thank you!" 

 

before turning his attention to Justine, taking a moment to think about what he wishes to say to her and then replying "And about what you just said to that guy who was being rude earlier, Justine, quite right, where I come from we have a saying; One must not confuse wisdom for jest, for knowing when to speak is a measure of true wisdom."

 

Justine curios to know about the destination of each spirit in the afterlife 

"So, where are we going, if you don't mind me asking, Ra Lo Jinn?"

 

Ra Lo Jinn smiles at Justine for her curiosity before continuing the conversation with "Your pursuit of knowledge is not lost on me, Justine, very well, as for your question, it depends, you see the Bardo Council in this dimension determines where each soul goes after their passing, we are charged with the duty of facilitating

spiritual growth and self discovery for each and every Wraith that enters this realm, so that they may someday escape the mortal coil and enter Nirvana, I too, was once living like yourself, until I ended up here and got this job as an Arbiter of souls and became a Minister for the Bardo Council."

 

Justine wanting to know how this realm works, asks "Wow really? So you're saying you have seen countless souls come and go through this realm from different worlds? There must be trillions of them passing through here every day."

 

Ra Lo Jinn nods, then responds with "Indeed, And you might be wondering why your soul was moved to this area of the Bardo, though you're not the first as you can see, we don't usually have human souls moved to this domain, usually they are reborn in their place of origin until they reach a higher state of being, but it does happen from time to time, you were moved here because you yearned to be in the world you're about to enter, I think you know what I am talking about, You're about to meet with someone you have spoken to before during an out of body experience, you will be asked once again to confirm your consent to being here."

 

Justine surprised to hear this, let's out "This is so bizarre, I am now finding out the afterlife is real since my passing and now you're telling me some mystical realm I dreamed about, is too?"

 

Ra Lo Jinn amused by her response, with a smile lets out "I assure you, this is no dream, this world is as real as the one you came from, and trust me I have had a long time to get used to that."

 

Justine still perplexed at the situation, continues the conversation with "But doesn't this job get monotonous for you? I mean eternity is a long time."

 

Ra Lo Jinn responds "It gets repetitive, yes, but I still get a sense of satisfaction out of guiding Souls of the departed which helps me deal with the boredom of being here, and I never have to worry about growing old, so it's not like I have to retire." *lets out a playful chuckle*

 

Justine with curiosity and a desire to understand more about the Bardo, asks "I never thought this place existed, I always had assumed it was an ancient eastern myth, but it turns out they were right at least in part about the existence of the Bardo."

 

Ra Lo Jinn acknowledging Justine's curiosity on the matter, still looking over into her eyes, responds with "Now you understand better, sometimes knowledge about this place slips through into the mortal world, it may get interpreted one way or another since they're unable to directly interact with it, but they find out the truth eventually. Doesn't this challenge a view you once held?"

 

Justine responds with "We can only tell our reality from what our consciousness tells us, that is the bottom line."

 

Ra Lo Jinn steps forward slowly a couple of steps and responds moments after "Absolutely, and now you're beginning to understand the more metaphysical aspects of our being, and that consciousness is a fundamental part of our existence, the body is useless without the mind. It is as Luna once told me, it is not the body that makes us who we are, it is our mind, that can apply to a lot of things about ourselves, even our gender."

 

 

Justine wishing to know about how Ra Lo Jinn got the job, asks "How did you get the job as an Arbiter here, if you don't mind me asking?"

 

Ra Lo Jinn with understanding of her curiosity but unsettled about his own past, looking down with regret, begins to spill the beans "It's not something I like to talk about, but since you are polite and show willingness to learn, I will tell you. Many eons ago, like I said before I was a living creature like yourself, only of a different kind, a Changeling as you can see, but not just any Changeling, as my name implies, I am of Jinn heritage, in life I was powerful, although not as powerful as my own sister, Tanor Jinn, before my passing, I was in a battle for the fate of my home world, in the kingdom of Equestria, I had the assistance of my Mentor Java, he wasn't willing to jeopardize the safety of our hive, so he followed me into battle, Tanor Jinn was malicious, she wanted to destroy our hive, however she was unable to find our sanctuary that were hidden deep underground, so in order to try to take us out another way, she attempted to disrupt the natural balance, by eliminating any nearby living creature and plant life she could find. We had to stop her, eventually it came down to me and my Master with a plan to seal her and her dark power away forever, later that night as the forest was being burned to charred remains, the rest of the landscape ravaged in a snowdrift by spirits called Windigos, using cover in the frostbitten wasteland we ambushed Tanor Jinn, at the climax of the battle, in a difficult act of tough love, using an incantation, I sealed her in a magical puzzle box putting an end to her chaos, and with her, Windigos too disappeared from the realm. But it came at a heavy price, I had used up all of my energy to do it and I faded from the mortal realm. After that I ended up here in the Bardo, and for my act of bravery I was offered a job as an Arbiter, I took the offer and was given training, over time I worked up the ranks and became a respected Minister in the Bardo Council."

 

 

Justine feeling sorry for Ra Lo Jinn and his tragic past, expresses her condolences. "A deep wound on your psyche that ordeal must be for you, I'm sorry."

 

Ra Lo Jinn responds with a smile as he looks at Justine "You have nothing to apologize for, my dear, what happened then cannot be undone and none of it was your fault, sometimes bad things happen and we need to deal with the fallout, that's just how it is I'm afraid, I had a sacred duty and I carried it out, and with my sister banished, she can no longer do harm."

 

Justine replies "So, what happens now? That's a long corridor ahead, I cannot see the end of it from here."

 

Ra Lo Jinn responds with "Looks can be deceiving, with the amount of souls that pass through here, it is no surprise that this place is as big as it is. When you reach the checkpoint of Brimstone Hall, you will be given a destination and identity tag, from there, you will be guided to a portal, by the way I have a friend I want to introduce you to soon, she will be your guide to the next life, though most Arbiters are not of the world of the living, there are exceptions, you know her name already, Luna, she is an Ambassador of her world from a different timeline of Equestria from the one you're going to, and works here part time voluntarily, she enters the Bardo in astral projection form, but she is still very much alive, I suggest that you wait here until she arrives, we don't want you getting lost out there."

 

Justine curiously looking in the opposite direction where the Etermotive train came from, before commenting "And off into the distance up there, I see nothing, it seems to be a purple and blue void with nothing but emptiness, how is this even possible?"

 

Ra Lo Jinn smiles again before responding with "Oh yes, it's infinite alright, we are in a dimension called the Aether Realm, the Bardo exists as an interconnected network to different parts of it, you may have noticed that the train you were sent here on, Etermotive, short for Eternal Locomotive, slipped through portals along the way, if it didn't, it would take literally forever for you to get here. What you see out there is the cosmic void between the multiverse, truly mind bending stuff, and because of how weird the physics are here, no living being can safely enter this realm in physical form, if they did somehow make it here, their vessel would be torn apart, leaving only their eternal essence behind, but you don't need to worry about that, since you're already a ghost." *chuckles*.

 

 

As Chastity approaches Ra Lo Jinn and Justine to listen to them, overhearing Ra Lo Jinn's explanation of the Bardo, looking over to Ra Lo Jinn, she comments with a hopeful expression. "I have no idea how I got here, but I will say it has been interesting to listen to your lecture about how this place works."

 

 

Justine perplexed at the complexity of this situation, then responds "So this is the Bardo, it wasn't just a myth after-all Chastity, but we cannot go back and tell them." *sigh* 

"if only there was a way for you to read my mind to find out how I ended up here Ra Lo Jinn."

 

 

Ra Lo Jinn hearing this realization, with his right hoof on Justine's left shoulder, responds with "Perhaps it is for the best that they don't know, at least until their time comes, they might not appreciate the life they have as much if they knew."

 

 

Justine having difficulty processing the situation, with anxiety building, then lets out "I don't understand, I was only 51 years old when my time came, one day I was enjoying myself on the beach, the sun shining, feeling the heat, and hearing the soothing sounds of waves of the salt water crashing against the shore in the background, and then soon after, later that afternoon, I felt dizzy, passed out, next thing I know, I woke up in this strange realm, and then I was told by others to get on that train, and it soon became apparent that I was on the wrong side of the grass, I felt frustrated, almost ended up yelling in a panic, but I knew that wasn't going to do me or anyone else any favours, so I just sat down, thinking about why I am here."

 

 

Ra Lo Jinn responds with understanding "Many others had experienced that feeling you are now, about feeling like you should've been around longer, however you need to come to terms with what happened, there's nothing that can be done about that now and it is time for you to move on and embrace the next life."

 

 

Justine replies "Was it because I did not drink enough water? Did I dehydrate? How did this happen?!"

 

Ra Lo Jinn responds "I'm afraid not, your health was already failing you even before your last day in that world, it happens, it's not always obvious, but sometimes in mortal life, these things go unnoticed until it is too late, you collapsed because your heart stopped, from that point on, mind and body became separated, and now the damage is irreversible, I'm sorry Justine, but the Bardo Council does not have the authority to restore the life you had from before."

 

Justine puzzled as to how Ra Lo Jinn could make such a statement without a formal medical diagnosis, replies "How did you know that?"

 

Ra Lo Jinn after hearing this, with a smile, then lets out "I'm a Jinn, remember? you did ask how you ended up here. When I placed my hoof on your shoulder, I was able to look back in time to see what caused your passing, Almost as if I was there with you, I may not have all of my powers anymore, but even here, in the Bardo as I am now, I still retain some of my Jinn magic in this realm."

 

 

Chastity stood next to Ra Lo Jinn and Justine, smiling and impressed with Ra Lo Jinn's power, responds "Cool! You can read others minds with that much accuracy? That is impressive I gotta say."

 

 

Ra Lo Jinn humble about this, replies with "It's not something I use on everyone, I have to be careful when using it out of respect for others privacy, know what I mean?"

 

 

As they were busy conversing, Princess Luna approaches after entering the Bardo realm in her astral projection form, she then smiles and responds to Ra Lo Jinn and two other souls with him.
"Greetings, I hope I am not interrupting anything, so Ra Lo Jinn, these are the two souls you wish for me to escort to complete their transmigration process?"

 

Ra Lo Jinn smiles back, looking at Luna before responding "Luna, good to see you are back, we have been expecting you, and yes, they are here, there is no need for a formal introduction I take it, you already know their names?"

 

Justine with a smile, lets out "Sure, rub it in why don't you? I'm a ghost, let us not go into too much detail on that one." folds her arms, feigning disappointment.

 

Chastity amused, puts her left hand over her mouth before letting out a giggle

 

Princess Luna enjoying the humour, with a mischievous grin, lets out "Indeed, I already know of their names, back when they were of the world of the living, I visited these two to ask them if they wish to be reborn here after their time came, they seemed sceptical at first, I cannot say I blame them, judging by the world they are from they probably didn't believe in magic and thought it was just a dream. That is why I came to ask them again about this, so they know what they're getting themselves into."

 

Luna turns her attention to the two souls, facial expression remaining calm but addresses the seriousness of the matter.  "You two do understand what this means? after this choice is made there is no going back, your human forms will be forever lost, your past memories erased to restore the innocence of youth, and you will both be reborn as Ponies in a world very different from the one you came from."

 

Chastity without a sign of reluctance, responds "I will do it, but can I keep my name? Chastity?"

 

Luna replies "That'll be tricky but it can be done. What about you, Justine?"

 

Justine replies "It doesn't matter to me, but do you know what Species of Pony we will be?"

 

Luna replies "Very well, you will both be born Pegasi fillies in your new life."

 

Justine then with regret about past actions responds with "I think Chastity deserves this more than I do though, I haven't always been a pleasant individual to be around, I used to be violent, I've hurt people, in my teen years I hit my brothers, said horrible things about others, wishing others harm. Isn't this fate you're giving me, too merciful?"

 

Luna with understanding, replies "I understand how you feel, but mercy isn't about excusing wrongdoing, this is a chance to make a better future, for both yourself and others. The hurt you have caused doesn't mean you have to suffer forever. Now do you want this or not?"

 

Justine in a moment of vulnerability, replies "I do want this, but whether or not I want it, I question whether or not I deserve this. You read my mind, so there is no hiding this from you. How could you show me this mercy knowing what I am capable of?"

 

Luna sensing the emotions from Justine, responds with "Justine, listen to me, I do know what you're capable of, and I also know you are capable of empathy, I would not be helping you now if I did not believe you could change for the better, but I cannot make that choice for you, you need to make that choice yourself, just as I did when I was Nightmare Moon, you're not going to make any progress by staying here and feeling sorry for yourself, and I couldn't in good conscience allow that to happen without showing you a better way, and the fact that you're self reflecting here about it now, shows that you can."

 

 

Justine fearful about the outcome of this new life, not wishing to be a toxic influence in the next life, replies "If I accept this, I humbly ask for one more favour, to be nurtured in the next life so I may never repeat negative behaviours from my past life, I don't ask for riches, fame or power there, I just want a chance at peace and to be a good influence for a change, but I need encouragement for this, I don't think I can do it on my own."

 

 

Luna takes a moment to think about Justine's request, as she unfolds her wings before returning them to their folded position, then soon after replies "That is not an easy request to grant, but since that is a selfless wish and for the purposes of facilitating your reform, it shall be done, I cannot be with you directly, the world you're going to is in a different timeline from the one I am from, my parallel universe self at the time of your birth will still be imprisoned in the moon and it'll be some time before she will be released, but when she is free during your adolescence, I can inform her about your arrival in Equestria. During that time, what I can do, is ensure that you're born into a loving family, but the rest is up to you, trust in the process is all the advice I can give."

 

Justine with tears welling up in her ghostly eyes, with gratitude and with a smile of relief, now lets out "Luna, I don't know what to say, thank you. You know some other people may become judgmental about this decision I am making, some may call this foolish, but I disagree, my choice to become a Pegasi in your world in an alternate timeline is my way of saying I do not see myself as more important than you, and it is a symbol of appreciation for your culture, and your mercy. I don't see your mercy as a sign of weakness, instead I see it as a sign of hope, that no matter how hard things get, we need to keep trying. And while being reborn as a Pegasi would be unfamiliar at first, it's all relative isn't it? I am sure you would feel the same if you were reborn as a human. I will do what other creatures do, adapt, I will find a way, just as you did. All life of creatures in reality matter. Besides at least I won't have to wear shoes again, that's an upside." *smiles playfully* at Luna.

 

  

Luna replies after a chuckle, acknowledging the humour "Yes, I suppose that's a good way of looking at it, I don't consider that foolish at all, your choice to do this is brave, you shouldn't let the ignorance of others prevent you from being who you want to be, and your words you spoke about my kingdom were very thoughtful, I appreciate that. As for your gratitude, you're welcome, now wait in that line of Wraiths you see over there outside that gateway between them two statues, I will be with both you and Chastity at Brimstone Hall shortly, I wish to discuss something with my friend Ra Lo Jinn while you wait. I will rejoin you after you have received your identification tags at the checkpoint in that corridor."

 

 

Chastity looking over to the line of souls at the gate at the gateway, replies "That line is long but then so was that Etermotive train we just got out of, we could be here for hours, this place is eternal, isn't it? hours means nothing here I guess."

 

 

Justine nods in agreement then replies "Not like we have anything better to do here, Chastity, we're ghosts, what are we going to do, haunt a house? That's not one of our hobbies."

 

 

Princess Luna before she is about to talk with Ra Lo Jinn, wishes to impart wisdom, and responds "Funny that you say that, actually, spirits that don't make it over to the Bardo actually do end up haunting the world of the living, but it is also against the law of this realm for spirits of the departed to not cross over when their time comes, and three spirits called Reapers are sent to retrieve them so that they can be sent to their intended afterlife, by a Judge spirit named Veto, he can be quite unforgiving sometimes, much like a wizard from my world named Star Swirl the Bearded, but Veto's heart is in the right place, he simply values his duty to protect the balance of both the world of the living and the Bardo, so I do respect him, in fact Veto attended the Bardo Council that had your souls moved to this area of the spirit realm after I requested it, he voted in favour, as did my friend Ra Lo Jinn and several other members, we won by a 2 third majority, which was enough to make it happen."

 

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As the scenery changes in the My Little Pony fan fiction story, elsewhere in the Bardo of the Aether Realm, we cut to a scene where Judge Veto is seen in a lower court room demanding the retrieval of rogue spirits that are haunting the world of the living, the world where humans inhabit, deeply concerned about the balance of the realms and not wanting the existence of magic to be known in non magical realms, Veto becomes increasingly angered at the turn of the events.

 

Judge Veto, a spirit of a deceased unicorn Pony who passed on a long time ago, wearing a black robe and a wig, and has the privileged position as an Arbiter Judge in the Bardo, leads off the angry conversation with his right hoof raised "Keen! I do not care what their excuses are, the existence of magic is not supposed to be known in the non magical realms, the divine laws of enchantment as told by Gozu and Mezu, our founders of the Bardo Council, strictly forbid it! and to that end, I demand that those wayward spirits be retrieved, immediately! Send out the Reapers from this domain!" with Judge Veto's eyes glowing with magical energies, charged from his building anger, he continues the conversation "I would love to do it myself, however I am due to attend a court meeting soon so I do not have the time to be hunting down essences of some foolish mortals who thought it was a good idea to haunt an old human couple's house!" as the glow of Judge Veto's eyes begins to fade as he settles down.

 

Keen, a spirit of a deceased pegasi and Arbiter also wearing a robe, fearful about the thought about losing his job, responds "Okay, I'll get right on it, sir. Sheesh, you didn't need to yell at me." then proceeds to fly out of the court room to summon the Reapers.

 

Another spirit who is a spirit of a deceased Earth Pony and Arbiter wearing a robe, still in the court room named Rue, responds to Judge Veto, with sympathy for Keen "Don't you think you were hard on him? He is trying his best but I don't feel like those spirits will listen."

 

Judge Veto responds while trying to control his anger "I suppose I could have been a little more patient with him, however the balance of both realms needs to be kept in check, Rue, if we did not do our jobs it could throw our worlds into chaos. He knew what he signed up for, some jobs are tough, I choose professionalism over incompetence, duty before emotion, if I didn't do my job right, I too, could lose my position as Judge of the lower courts in the Bardo." 

 

 

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MLP fanfic scene changes back to the line of souls at Brimstone Hall part of the Bardo, Chastity and Justine have just received their tags, and are now about to be escorted to the portals for their rebirth.

 

Justine fearing the unknown, observing the pinkish white glow from the transmigration portals, seeing spirits stepping into them and instantly vanish, one at a time, comments "Those portals, will this hurt?"

 

Princess Luna next to both Justine and Chastity with a smile and with confidence about the outcome, responds "No dear, you need not worry about that, the transmigration process is painless, when it is your turn, you step through the light you see there, and your essence will be taken to your place of birth. If it will help you relax, close your eyes, step through, and you won't feel a thing, next thing you know, some time in the near future, you're a developing filly, exploring a new world around you."

 

Chastity has her say on the matter, to help alleviate fears and with optimism "I'm sure it will turn out okay, Justine, she would not be doing this if this was going to hurt you. Doesn't the thought of this new life excite you? You said you yearned to be in Equestria, now is your chance, just close your eyes and step through, Luna never lied to us about this place existing, why would she lie about those portals? think about it, up until now she has been honest with us. Besides, you're already a ghost, it's not like those portals will do it to you again, if it didn't work, you'd be stuck here."

 

 

 

As the story progresses, both Justine and Chastity step into the light, with their eyes closed to quash their anxiety and with confidence, and as they do so, their spiritual forms begins to warp to the place of rebirth, but as they begin to vanish,

They say their goodbyes to Luna, knowing that this version of her may never be seen by them again. Both Chastity and Justine smile, as their spiritual forms begin to be transferred as they fade away in front of Luna.

 

 

With the Transmigration Process completed, Luna smiles back and bids the two souls that left the Bardo farewell.

Ra Lo Jinn walks into the portal room, and ever a professional at his job, he smiles at Luna, and she smiles back, before Ra Lo Jinn begins commenting "A job well done, why don't you allow me to take over your duties in this realm for now, Luna? You cannot stay here forever, you are needed back home,

And you need time to recuperate, as a spirit of a deceased, I can remain here indefinitely, it's no problem for me."

 

Acknowledging this, Princess Luna with a serious expression, nods in agreement and steps back, begins to unfold her wings, and with a thought and a flash of light, Luna and her astral projection form vanishes from the Bardo as her spirit returns to her Alicorn body where she was meditating.

Back at Canterlot in her own timeline of Equestria, Luna takes a deep breath and wide eyed, immediately wakes up from her meditation, completing her exit from the spiritual plane.

And so concludes Chapter 3 of An Otherworldly Adventure.