Gotenks did it

After hours of eating candies and choclates over a campfire, everyone fell asleep, dreaming of adventure and hope.

Goten and Trunks woke up first, and they decided to use that time to train... loudly.

"Kaaaaaa.... Meeeeeeeee..... Haaaaaaaaa.... MEEEEEEEEE...... HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!"  Goten was practicing the turtle school signature technique, aiming it towards the mountains. Trunks was just as busy, seeing how long he could maintain his super saiyan form. It was inevitable that all of this was going to cause a ruckus, so naturally the CMC woke up.

"What are you two doing, it's 7:00 AM! Wait, what ARE you doing?" questioned Scootaloo

"Didn't you hear us when we explained who we were? Jeez, and people call me irresponsible.." said Goten

"I fell asleep about halfway through." said Sweetie Belle modestly

"Whatever, now that we're all awake, we should get a move on." said Trunks

The first destination on the map was the Grim cemetery, which is supposedly haunted. Suffice to say, nobody/nopony was really overjoyed about that fact.

"So, do your sisters know about this, I mean, this is probably gonna be more than a couple days." said Trunks

"Don't YOUR parents know you're here?" countered Scootaloo, Trunks didn't respond.

The scenery around them was oddly normal, just tranquil grassy plains, unlike the whimsical world around them. Storm clouds gathered ominously over the horizon.

Eventually, they reached a single tombstone, it was marked with an inscription "Dedicated to our dearest Ruby, if only you knew."

"Some cemetery, am I right guys?" Trunks was only met with dirty looks, even from Goten.

"What? It's only a tombstone,  it's not like it has feelings." Trunks kicked the tombstone, and he was met with unexpected results. The tombstone moved back as if it were alive, and a stairway going downwards opened.

"Let's go! Adventure awaits down in the dark, creepy stairway!" said Apple Bloom optimistically

At a young age, we all have irrational fears. Be it the dark, or the monsters that lurk and stalk at the dead of night, the wish crusaders were wary of their surroundings, afraid some demonic spirit may spook them or worse.

Eventually, they had reached a long, eerie corridor, illuminated by blue flames that seemed to ignite when they got close.

"Trunks, are we almost there?" asked Goten

"Almost where?" he asked

"To the end! I'm scared!" said Goten

"Thank you captain obvious! For describing what we all feel!" said Sweetie Belle sarcastically

"Enough already! Look we've already reached the end of the hallway." said Apple Bloom, taking charge

"Well that's good! I think we might actually make it out of here!" said Goten, just as he turned around, none of his companions were there. "Guys? Where are you?" he asked, there was no response

At the other end of the hallway, Goten heard a large "SLAM" behind him, and the only source of light was coming from the blue flames stalking him the whole way through. With no source of air, Goten was going to run out of oxygen if he didn't act quickly.

Suddenly, a well-dressed blue figure materialized from thin air, with a taunting grin on his face.

"Hey, who are you?" asked Goten fiercely

"Oh, allow me to introduce myself, I am the mischievous spirit. I bet you're wondering about the whereabouts of your friends. Well, for now, they're gone. Unless you pass my test, that is." he said

"What's the test? I have umm..." Goten counted on his fingers "this many minutes left before I die!"

"The test is to catch me if you can, sucker!" he jeered, and he floated as fast as he could

For Goten, this was any easy task. Saiyans, naturally, are faster than any human or pony, and he could certainly outrun-er, outfly the blue spirit that was keeping Trunks and his new "friends"

Within a matter of seconds, Goten caught up with the ghost. "Tag!" Goten reached in, but his hand went straight through him.

"Ah-ah-ah!" the spirit wagged his finger "That didn't count. You have to actually touch me to tag me, you dimwit." said the Blue spirit mockingly

Try as he might, Goten could not find a loophole in the blue ghost's game.

"You big, fat, stupid, ugly, MEAAANIEEEEEEEEEE!" Goten shrieked

"That's right kid! Ragequit, and amuse me!" said the mischievous spirit

"I'm gonna laugh at your failure! HA HA HA! HA HA HA HA HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!" he continued laughing and chuckling and snickering to no end.

"Ha ha ha ha ha! Ha ha ha h-" the blue spirit was interrupted by a sneeze that came from across the room. Then Goten saw it, in the corner, there was an area cut off by a curtain, like a changing room.

"Ignore that, it's nothing! Trust me!" said the spirit, losing his composure

Goten kept silent to preserve oxygen, but he was still flying towards that corner.

"No, leave it alone! STOP!" he commanded

Finally, Goten unveiled the secret behind the spirit's trickery. Behind the curtain, there was a scrawny-looking scientist pony who looked in his 20's, with dark circles under his eyes. There was a keyboard and a voice modifier at his disposal, as well as an air tube.

"Okay, you found me out. But why should I take orders from you? You're just some weird alien kid!" he said

Running out of air, Goten turned super saiyan to show he wasn't in the mood for games.

"Eeep! Okay, okay, I'll let your friends go, and I'll open up the doors!" he said, and at the push of the button, Trunks, Apple Bloom, Scootaloo, and Sweetie Belle fell down from a hidden trapdoor on the ceiling.

Almost instantly, five exhausted breaths filled the long hallway. After everybody had caught their breath, Apple Bloom went to speak with the scientist pony, while Trunks had to restrict the Goten we all know and love from pulverizing the scientist pony.

"Do you know anything about any gemstones, mister?" she asked politely

"Gemstones? What Gemstones, I don't know anything about any wish-granting gemstones!" the scientist pony lied

"That's okay mister, we can just have you talk to our friend over there if you don't know anything." said Apple Bloom, gesturing towards the angry, super saiyan Goten.

"Alright! Alright! I have the gemstone! Take it and get outta here!" said the scientist pony, he then reached behind his comfortable chair littered with potato chips to grab the first gemstone.

"Thanks mister!" said Apple Bloom, who walked away triumphantly with the first gemstone in her hoof.

---------To be continued--------------------------------------