*Yūkan*

Yūkan is the first to arise from their slumber. He awakes with Sweetie in his lap and darkness without the evil feeling. The darkness gives off a type of safe feeling. After the talk, if he can even call it that, he's been wrapping his mind around things even in his sleep.

He sits up and sees the sleeping form of Sweetie in his lap. A smile touches his lips and his heart tinges. The pain in his chest is truly something. The cuteness truly can't be questioned or challenged. A thought passes of using Sweetie as a weapon mass cuteness.

He starts tot stroke her mane tenderly. Like a mother with her child. Even the darkness around them seems to be cuddling them. Everything just seems so nice. Which makes him even more afraid.

He shakes Sweetie every so lightly, "S.B. Time to get up."

Sweetie moves a bit and snuggles her head deeper into Yūkan's leg. His heart aches more and a chuckle sounds from his mouth. Death by cuteness. I wonder what Tsumetai would think.

The mere thought of his name fills him with a sense of sadness. But not enough to overwhelm the sadness he feels for Sweetie. After learning about what her future holds... He takes a deep breath and shakes her again.

"Wakey wakey S.B. We got a way to go before we get out I guess."

Sweetie yawns in a strangled cute kind of way and rises. She sits up and rubs her eyes while in Yūkan lap. She looks up sleepily her periwinkle eyes showing the glaze of sleep that still linger in them.

"Well looks who's awake." Yūkan says squeezing her in a hug.

She tries to did her head into his chest. He would of accepted in any other environment.

"Sorry Sweetie we have to get moving. We don't know how long we'll be safe here."

Sweetie nods sleepily understanding the stress of the situation. Even if its subconsciously. Yukan rises setting Sweetie on the ground and looks about their environment. A way to the right and away to the left. Both shrouded by usual darkness. He remembers that a long time ago his dad used to talk about if he ever gets stuck in a situation of going in a direction and he can't figure it out, always go left. With that he looks and points left, "That is the way we'll go. Are you ready S.B?... S.B?"

He looks down to see the foal asleep on the ground breathing lightly. It warms the heart truly. He picks her up and says, "Fine you can sleep some more."

She sighs happily getting her wish bring a big smile on Yūkan's face. Even in this place she's still like a child.

*Rainbowdash*

Rainbowdash flies as fast as her wings will take her. She turns corners and stumbles in flight falling to the ground. She rolls and looks back panting. Her wings sore from the workout she had given them.

That didn't matter to her at the moment. The only thing that matters is that she is still a live and she has no idea if Twilight is still coming after her. She closes her eyes as tears flow down her cheeks. She couldn't believe that just happened.

She shakes her head and makes her way down the tunnel jumping at every sound and every flicker of her shadow. She's scared out of her wits now. Afraid to even continue forward, yet more afraid to stop. She shakes her head trying to get rid of the tears in her eyes. She wants to stop crying, but can't will herself to.

A whole portion of herself is gone now. All that is left is what her former self would be without her bravery. All sense of adventure is gone with the spirit that once held within her body. Something whispers out to her. She tops like a deer in head lights.

"He-He-Hello?" she manages to get out in squeaks.

The voice sounds familiar. Comforting and horrible. If it sounds familiar maybe its friendly. She considers it and than she considers everything might be out to kill her. Even her friends. Before she starts to run something slams her into the ground.

Something heavy holds her down and sniffs long and hard against her. It sends a shiver down her spine.

"Found you Dashie~!" The voice says in a hissing yet gentle way.

An evil gentle creature holds her down. Rainbowdash squirms screaming blood murder and crying. If the creature had any intent to kill it lost it. Seeing her like this lets her regain a form of actual conscious of herself.

"Dashie?"

"Awwww and you were so into it too!" A kids voice chimes in followed by the sound of a hoof stomp.

Rainbow dares look back and sees her friend Fluttershy looking down at her with worry in her eyes. Without a second that Rainbow throws herself into Fluttershy crying and thanking her for getting rid of the monster. Fluttershy can only look down at the ground behind Rainbowdash where she once laid. And now here she is crying against her.

Fluttershy wraps her hooves around Rainbowdash and says, "Yea... Are you alright Dashie?"

Rainbow frantically shakes her head shivering and clinging to Fluttershy for deer life. She needed something to anchor her fears. And this is what she's been looking for. Or, at least she hopes.

*Twilight*

Twilight yawns as she looks at the mess before her.

"Oh I really wish things would put up a better fight..."

Twilight looks over her small army. The army of the damned she considers. Mutated creatures of the dark and spirits follow behind her ready to unleash hell on those unworthy of meeting them. She smiles and takes in a deep breath of the darkness. It would reek to others, but to her. To her its like taking a deep breath in a meadows.

The only thing she is truly missing are victims, a king, and people to rule over with fear. The mere thought of who she wishes to enslave fills her with glee like that of a filly in a candy store. Just wanting to have every single thing, and she will have ever. Single. Thing.

She continues down the tunnels her undying legion behind her leaving death and evil behind them.

*Fluttershy*

"There there Dashie..." Fluttershy says soothingly as Elise walks about in a circle keeping herself entertained while Fluttershy takes care of her friend, "I'm here for you."

Fluttershy never would have guessed to see her friend like this. Neither did she ever think she would want to sink fangs into her so much. She would've asked what happened to her, but she wants to be gentle to her feelings. At the same time she wants to sink her teeth into that plump neck of hers and taste her red blood.

The conflicting sides of her personalities fight against what she should do right now. But no matter what she would do it with love. She looks towards Elise for help of some sort. Some type of advice. All she does and bares her fangs and motions toward Rainbow. It's an idea constantly in her mind. Than she wouldn't have to afraid of anything anymore.

But than the reason why Rainbow isn't running away from them is even more confusing.

"Rainbow?"

"Yes?"

"Will you stay with us?"

Rainbow nods her head frantically tears still streaming down her face nuzzling into Fluttershy's chest. Fluttershy feels something pulse inside of her. Some unknown feeling she's only felt a few times before the cave. When she was younger she met a colt who made her have that same tingly feeling.

She never could figure out why she was feeling like that. She never did tell anybody about it either. She wouldn't now. Maybe later to Rainbowdash herself. She has a right to now after all. She might tell Elsie when the time is right, but for now. Fluttershy simply holds Rainbow close to her for the time being.

*Tsumetai/Orphean*

Since the take over things have been... better. For Orphean of course. He's been emitting his presence wherever he goes. Killing creatures big and small just for fun. Using the magic he never taught to Tsumetai to make himself stronger.

"Ahhh it feels great to have a body again. They said they'd get rid of me but I'm free once again!"

He spins in a circle making the mind swirls around him and sparkle. He stops as he hears a gasp behind him. He turns to see a boy and his foal. Gloves adone his hands and his ragged shirts and pants matches he his dirty face and body. The same goes for the foal as well.

"Tsumetai!?"

Oh, that's right I nearly forgot about his friends.

"Yea? What?" He asks the sparkling coming to a halt around him.

"What have you been doing man! I actually started to think you were dead!" Yūkan says walking closer," what have you been doing man?"

"You know. Living." Orphean says shrugging Tsumetai's shoulders, "What about you?"

"Fighting everything! And keeping S.B here alive." Yūkan says looking down at Sweetie on his right, "Other than that looking for you and Elza."

Orphean nods his head and walks towards the way Yūkan came. When his back is fully turned to him he begins forming his hands in a circle in front of him. Yūkan turns and watches him with a slight frown, "You alright? You seem pretty off?"

"Well, Yes I am alright. But you? Your not going to be."

Orphean turns around and spreads out his hand sending a wave of fire at them. Reacting faster than anything he his the red crystal on his right glove. He bring up his hand and the fire wraps around both Yūkan and Sweetie though that dares scare the mess out of S.B as well as a bit of piss.

Sweetie makes a strangled noise as she starts to back up. Hitting another crystal quickly, green, the wind stirs up blasting the fire away as the spell ends. Yūkan stands fists brought up to fight.

"What the hell Tsumetai!?"

Orphean laugh shaking his head, "I'm not Tsumetai thought I have taken his body. Tsumetai is dead and only Orphean lives."

Yūkan clutches his fist and they form wind around them ready to attack. If it means that something has taken over Tsumetai, there's only one thing he can do. Tears begin to come down his eyes as he stares at Orphean. A creature that used to be Tsuemtai.

"God damnit.... God fucking damnit!! Tsuemati!! Why the hell did you do this to yourself! We were suppose to play this safe! We were going to find the treasure and get out alive! Now I'm going to beat your fucking ass because of your stupidity!"

With that Yūkan runs forward the wind speeding him up to his target

*Pinkie*

Pinkie stares at the pony in front her with a gaint smile. Even if she is covered in blood she didn't really care. She was back with family. Before her is the Skeleton of her sister Misty Pie. Pinkie walks forward and hugs the skeleton.

"Oh its soooo great to be with you again!"

What Pinkie sees is the alive body of her sister. What the world sees is a grinning skeleton taking pleasure in the misery of others. It feeds on the sadness and death of everything around it. And this pink pony is feeding him like nobody's business.

Pinkie looks back at the dead body of Applejack. He head snapped around to her back and two of her legs mangled at odd positions. Pinkie giggles at the sight before saying, "See! I told you we would find her! You didn't want to believe me and now look! You've gone and gotten yourself killed!"

She begins hopping around in front of the skeleton talking and asking questions hearing only what she wants to her. Feeding without a care.

Author's Note

So. The ending has been planned and its coming up soon. If you can't tell. I've had fun with this, but all good things have to come to an end eventually.