Into insanity

the deeper we go

let go of my sanity

It's time for the show!

Mangled bodies

mangled words

Dark entities

An aimless herd

We all stand

as we fall

On this one land

The dead are tall.

So in insanity

we go so deep

To look for the sanity

We try to keep

*Yūkan*

"Shit! Which way do I go!?" He yells looking at the tunnels.

He turns right and runs, "Fuck it!"

He runs down the dark tunnel the shadows moving all round me.

"Tsumetai! Elza!" He yells out looking for any signs of them.

He feels his foot get caught on something and slams into the floor. He gets up his sight dazed a bit. He turns back and sees a long root going across the room. He sucks in a deep breath wondering why there would be roots so far underground and under a cave too. He gets up and keeps running forward. Not even a minute later he notices more roots coming from the ground so unnaturally. Some even looks to block his path. He slows his pace as he enters a circular room with a gigantic tree in front of him. He stares at the tree panting from running so hard.

"How is this..."

He than hears the shifting of the dirt behind him. He turns around to see the roots forming around behind him. He turns and looks at the tree with a face of wonderment.

"This place is not right." He says shaking a little.

He walks forward towards the tree. He takes in the detail of the tree now. It's has black bark and it's leaves has veins that pulsate as almost they were like human veins. As he gets closer it almost seemed as the branches of the tree that numbered in many seem to move towards him. He moves around to his right to see a horror. Many bodies hang from vines. Some have already decayed flesh and along with them many sprouts come out of them almost as if the plant was feeding on them. Than he notices one body still twitching. It was in horse like variety. It looked down at him and said words of mangled language. Its coat was white and it's mane colored of purple and pink hair. Though part of its mane is ripped at some parts.

"Don't worry I'm a get you down!" He yells at her.

Something wraps around his leg and yanks him down to the ground. He's lifted up and comes face to face with the tree. It's looks at him with green hollow eyes that have no mercy in them.

The beast roars and he smells the smell of maple and all kinds of horrid smells. It turns his belly in loops.

"Holy shit."

*Tsumetai*

Tsumetai gives a low whistle as he walks into the hall with crystals organized down the tunnel lighting up the tunnel in red, green, and blue.

"Pretty light show they got down here." He says rubbing his right hand through his hair.

He walks down the elaborated tunnel looking for traps and being very cautious of noises he makes. After a while of walking down the hall it turns a more of a stone pathway.

"Interesting."

He walks down the pathway as the lights turn from crystals to actual lights.

"Must have been recently made." He says running a hand on the metal alloy walls, "Wonder who made all this."

He stops as the sounds wheels can be heard further up ahead. He wonders to himself what type of device would be used down here that would require vehicles. He starts walking again and finds doors on the right and left side. At first non had anyway of seeing what's inside or any indication of what might be inside. He comes across one door with a window and looks inside. Inside sits a miniature horse that's orange and seems to have small wings attached to it. It reminded him of the pegasus in the books he's red. He tilts the doorknob with a struggle.

"Locked..."

The orange pegasus just stares at the door hypnotized by something.

"Welcome to my lab!" A yelling voice says followed by a bunch of clicks.

Tsumetai feels his heart sinks and his body turn cold. He looks to the right to see a man with a gauze around his eyes and creature sprouting from it's back.

"Oh don't worry! I won't treat a fellow human like this. Only the creatures that so happen to stumble upon my abode."

"What are you doing to it?" He asks looking back into the room.

"Well you see. I made a deal with a certain creature down here that would help me turn these creatures into my mindless slaves. I deem to get vengeance on the people of the top world that sent me down here against my will. That is the same reason you are down here too right?" The man says walking around him the slender creatures that seem to be in his back rest on his shoulders.

"What do you mean?"

"When the government first stumbled upon this place they sent the scientist down here with some solders to scout out the place and find what's down here. We found a lot of stuff but with that stuff a lot of us died. They should've sent a lot more than just five and they even knew what was down here! I heard the solders talking about this wasn't what they said was down here too! So I did what I had to! I killed them! Everyone of the solders that were still alive because they sacrificed brilliant minds I slaughtered!" He says laughing at that point.

Tsumetai thinks to himself how insane this man was sounding right now.

"I see." Tsumetai says looking away from the creature, "So this power... What type of power is it."

"Its the power of darkness. A power to fully utilize the fears of the nightmares that lay in your mind. I've only mulled them out in front of them and pushed their minds into their body where they watch the nightmares till they break. Some are easier to break than others." He says petting on of the multiple creatures that seemed to be sleeping.

"A power truly terrifying." Tsumetai says walking down the hallway with the man following behind.

"So do you seek revenge too?" The man asks.

Tsumetai thinks it over knowing it would be unwise to get on this man's bad side, "In a sense, yes."

The two walks down the hallways reaching a more looking into area where there is glass along the walls and you can see clearer into the room. People, creatures of all sorts of twisted ways, and even more miniature horses either move contraptions in the room or are test subjects in the room.

"So what about these horses? You bring them down here with you?"

"Oh those! They came down here talking about some cutie mark getter thingy I don't know. I found them interesting and they seemed more scared of me than them. Some came with magic and thought i was evil and tried to kill me. They learned their lesson fast." He says scoffing.

Tsumetai nods his head listening to the man. He examines many of the creatures. He notices how each horse has a different mark on their hind quarters. He noticed the unicorns used each had different auras around the things they levitated. Some strained and others didn't with what they we're lifting. He noticed most the creatures he found had claws that could easily rip a person to parts and also that that they seemed morphed in a way. They seemed to have some different between the rest of the other kind he'd seen of the creatures.

"So... Why do some seem oddly different from the others." He asks as they come to a giant double door.

"Well you see. The tentacles that latch into me. they have to feed and breed just like we would. Though to do that they need hosts. The way I fully control them is that they harbor off spring of the ones I already have in me."

"They don't kill what they eat?"

"Well in a sense they do but they become what they need to live. Without them they wouldn't be able to live or anything like that. Though I also harbor with in them as well. Because these beasts are latterly a part of me."

"So how long have you had them?"

"Hard to say... I would say about over a thousand years perhaps. Though I'm very cl-"

"Wait... A thousand years? How have you not died."

The man smiles and open the double doors. They both walk inside the room to see multiple dead bodies of human with giant holes in them.

"Like I said these beasts are a part of me. So long they live I live. But I do need a new host every so often."

Tsumetai feels his body tenses.

"So this isn't your first body..."

"Yes and I am growing quite old. YOU do understand right. It's all for the same justice really."

"I don't think I like that tone very much. "Tsumetai says backing away from him and turning towards him."

"Sorry if the idea isn't very appealing but you know. Business is business." He says as the beast rises from his shoulders bearing sharp teeth.

Tsumetai takes off his backpack and pulls out his orb.

"Just know I'm a fight back." He says smiling.

*Elza*

She screams out as a form forms from the blood on the ground. It stands as tall as a human. It holds out it's arm as something long forms from it. It hardens to form a sword in it's hand. Hair grows out in a sloppy manner giving it the look of a male. The man like creature points the sword towards her forming a sinister smile.

"What a beautiful flower. But lets make it red!" He says as he walks forward still pointed.

"No no no no no no!" She screams backing away her hands slipping sometimes in the blood.

"Don't be afraid my pretty! As a gem you are worthy. As a person your nothing. With me I'll make you into something!" He says in a dark poetic way.

As he speaks to her she can feel herself loosing her will to fight back and almost wants him to kill her. He feels wall against her back. The sword presses under her chin pressing sharply into her throat and he lifts her head up. Hot tears flow down her cheeks as her teeth start to grind themselves. The figure lets out a horrible laugh at her misery.

"You-you leave her alone you bully!" Says a childish female voice as the figure falls off to the side.

On his side stands a tannish miniature horse with a styled pink mane.

"You dare fight me child!" The creature says before dissolving into a pool of blood and slowly merging off.

"Ye-Yea!" She yells back up against the wall with the girl.

The girl manages to regain her baring ,somewhat, and tries to stand up using the wall as a support. She looks around the room and sees a exit on the other side of the room from them.

"I see the way out!" She says looking down at the shaking horse beside her, "We can get out of their."

She points towards the exit as the figure merges back together to the right.

"Two more flowers for my growing gardens." He says licking his sword that form staring at the human female with blood lust in his eyes.

"Run!" The miniature horse yells running for the exit.

The girl pushes off the wall and runs with the horse up ahead. The creature throws its blade but she ducks having the blade go across her back and skewer her back pack ripping it off her. She winces in pain and keep running. The creature moves its arms together to make blood piles move towards them all rippling like something is going to rip forth from them. One grows to close and a giant spear shoots out slicing through fur and tissue of the horses left foreleg. She acts like she's about to fall down but quickly fixes herself like second nature. Elza jumps forward lashing out her arms into the tunnel way as the blood stops at the exit of the room. The monsters forms from the puddle smiling saying, "Run Run as you might. I'm the only way you'll catch flight."

The man disappears into the blood and disperses among the room to it's proper blood donor. The girl breathes heavly but manages to get a few laughs out.

"What... are you laughing about." The horse asks looking at her strangely.

"It's just... if the others were here... they probably would've scolded me for how close that was." She says laughing more but still shaking.

"Others? There's more like you? What are you exactly?" The creature asks in a southern style english.

"I'm a human. And yes. Two others like me. I'm Elza. The two others are Yūkan and Tsumetai. I wonder how those two are doing... Probably better off than me." She says standing up and leaning against the wall, "So what and who are you?"

"I"m a pony and my names Applebloom! Just like you I came down here with my friends Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo... Well used to be friends... we had an huge argument early on and we broke apart. I don't know how long I've been roaming around but that was the first other room I've seen for a long while. I really hope the other girls are safe..."

Appplebloom looks at the ground almost looking to about cry. Elza rubs a comforting hand through her mane.

"Come on I'm sure if they are as brave as you they'll be fine!" Elza says reassuringly, "But right now we need to move on. I need to find my friends and hopefully we'll find your friends along with them! This place is really dangerous to travel alone in."

Applebloom nods her head and follows beside Elza both in silent thinking of their friends.

*Twilight and Rarity*

The two mares walk down the tunnel both their horns glowing in the darkness to shed light on their environment.

"I wish Sweetie Belle and her group would've chosen a much cleaner place to decide to adventure to." The white mare says groaning.

"Yes, well I wish they chose a place that we could see better. Our magic barely even light the walls of this tunnel." Twilight says straining her eyes to see what might be up ahead.

The two mares continue to walk down the tunnel as it seems to grow bigger till they reach a dome like room with skeletons of creatures they have never seen before.

"W-What in the world!" Twilight yells looking at the dead bodies against the wall.

She takes in notice that most the dead bodies seem to be either holding the others back or reaching out towards something. The white mare puts a hoof to her mouth in surprise.

"I don't like the looks of this Rarity." Twilight says backing up to leave the room.

"Twi-Twilight... Look!" Rarity says pointing forward.

Twilight looks forward to see a big book floating in mid air with the words great big books of spells written on it. Twilight jaw drops. She had always heard the rumors of this book that Star Swirled the bearded had wrote but she never figured she would see it for herself.

"Isn't it the most beautiful diamond you've ever seen!" Rarity yells clapping her hooves together in a excited manner.

Twilight looks at her friend questionably. She looks back at the book and feels herself well up with so much happiness. She begins walking to the book. But something nags in the back of her head which makes her stop. Rarity runs towards the book with excitement.

"Wait Rarity!" She yells which makes her stop in her tracks.

"Who are you? You're after my diamond aren't you! Well I'm Going to have none of that!" She yells stomping her hooves on the ground with a snort.

Twilight scratches the back of her head confused by her friend. She looks around trying to remember something she has forgotten. She looks at the book and notice it ripple a bit. She gasp as a memory shoots into her head. She clutches her head and shakes it. She looks back at where the book is and sees a slender creature with itself embed to the ceiling. It has a long line going down it's body like a gigantic mouth. She than remembers why they come here.

"Rarity back away!" She yells backing away from the creature.

"Why should I! My marvelous diamond will be mine! I will have it forever! Oh the thing I could do with this beauty! And how do you know my name!" Rarity yells backing towards the creature.

"Rarity! I'm your friend! Twilight Sparkle! Remember we came down here and get your sister Sweetie Belle!" Twilight says looking between her friend and the creature.

"Sweetie Belle is at home like I told her to be! You can't lie to me!" She says turning around to face the creature, "This diamond will be all mine!"

Twilight starts to run towards her friend when she hears the rattling of bones. She turns back and see the skeletons moving up. The ones that looked o be reaching push the ones that tried to hold them off their bones flinging every where. The moan and groan walking towards Twilight.

"N-N-No!" She yells facing the horde.

He horn glows and levitates a bone to her side for defense. She takes a big gulp her heart thumping hard. She turns back to see Rarity moving closer to the creature.

"I've got to protect my friend." She says running toward her and pushing her away from the creature.

Rarity snorts and says, "You are not preventing me from my treasure!"

*Rainbowdash Fluttershy*

Rainbowdash flies down the tunnel with her flying yellow pegasus friend behind her.

"Okay Fluttershy your good with remembering right?" She asks

"Of course. I go through the Everfree forest everyday and I have to remember all the danger and paths there." The yellow mare says smiling with pride.

"That's good. Need that memory in case we get lost or something."

"We won't I'm sure of it."

"Glad I can trust in you Fluttershy."

The two fly down the tunnel quietly Fluttershy taking in the environment. After a bit the walls change from just regular dirt to walls with writing on them.

"What's this?" Rainbowdash asks looking at the writing.

"Looks like ancient writing." Fluttershy asks rubbing a hoof over some of it.

"Do you know what kind?"

"I'm sorry I've never seen this kind of writing before..." Fluttershy says looking a bit displeased with herself

"It's alright. Let's just keep going."

They fly off and come to three doors against the walls side by side. The middle door is black as night, the right door is red as blood, and the left door is as blue as ice. They look between the three doors wondering which one to go into.

"What do you think Fluttershy?" Rainbowdash asks flying up against each door.

"Ummm I'm not really sure..." She says

They look over each door. Rainbowdash presses her head into the middle door and listens. She hears absolutely nothing. Fluttershy presses against the blue door and feels a very cold chill go through her body. They go to the red door and listen. Inside a small voice could be heard. Almost like a strangled filly.

Fluttershy gasps at the sound and pushes open the door flying in. Rainbowdash follows in pursuit. Inside the room. A filly lies chained to the floor by its throat. It has signs of it used to be being a pegasus but now only nubs lay on its back showing where wings used to be. It's coat is a brown with red splotches every so often. The fillies left leg was mangled a bit welts in it that are still bleeding on the floor. The filly looks up it's eyes a pale red. It looked so weak and seemed it could die on the spot.

Fluttershy covers her mouth and walks towards the dying filly.

"It's okay I'm here to help." Fluttershy says placing a hoof on its head smiling at it trying to comfort it.

"Please.... help..." The creature asks in a female voice that sounds so hoarse and soft.

"Don't worry we'll get her out Flutters." Rainbowdash says flying around looking around for a way to free her.

She sees the chain connected to a lock and flies over to it. She kicks the lock and it snaps the chains slacking on the filly. She flies to the other locks and snap them letting the filly be able to walk around. The filly snaps up on three legs the left way laying limp still bleeding. The filly wobbles forward towards Fluttershy. It opens it's mouth to say something.

"I wish we could get that lock off around your neck." Fluttershy says.

Rainbowdash nods her head and watches as the filly grows fangs in her mouth and jump on Fluttershy sinking her fangs into the horse's neck.

Fluttershy smiles fades into a shocked look as she stares into the ceiling as the vampony drinks her blood. Rainbowdash screams out in horror and flies out the room and down the tunnel scared out of her wits.

"Twilight!" She yells hoping to find her friend to tell her the horror she's found.

*Applejack PinkiePie*

Applejack walks forward with a stern look on her face. The pink mare bounces beside her unnaturally silent. The two keep their heads high and their ears perk for any type of signs of life.

"Hehehehe." A voice says up ahead.

"Who's there!" Applejack asks now running forward.

The pink mare runs along with her. They come to a room with many tunnels leading off different ways.

"Hehehehe come and find me!" The voice calls out mockingly.

"We don't have time fer that! We gotta find Applebloom!" She says stomping her hoof.

"I'll show you the right way if you find me!"

Applejack rolls her eyes, "Alright we'll play your game for now..."

They walk forward into the first tunnel they see and walk out the right tunnel that they saw the first time.

"What the. Alright lets go in the other one." They walk into the tunnel to the left of them and walk out the middle first tunnel they walked into.

"How is that possible!" Applejack says stomping her hooves.

"Hehehe your a silly pony." The voice says mockingly, "You can't find me!"

The pink chuckles at the voice. Applejack glares at her friend. She stops chuckling and goes back to series mode.

"Sorry." She says looking around at the tunnels.

"Theses tunnels got some type of magic on them. Maybe if we go find Twilight she can help us."

"Right!" The pink one says bouncing along with Applejack as they walk the way they did when they entered the room the first time.

After a bit of a walk they feel wind blowing under them. Applejack slams onto the ground followed by the pink mare on top of her. The pink mare looks around the room to see they are back into the many tunnels way.

"That wouldn't make the game fun!" The voice says, "You've got to find me first to leave!"

Applejack stands up making the pink mare fall off her and onto her back.

"Now you listen here! We've got no time for you silly games! I've got a family member to find!" Applejack says glaring at each and every tunnel.

"Find me if you can slowpoke!" The voice says giggling afterwards.

"Come on Pinkie lets split up and hopefully we can find her quicker." Applejack says running into a tunnel.

"Right!" Pinkie says rolling on to her hooves and running through a different tunnel.

"Hehehe come and find me silly ponies!"

Author's Note

Yes. Let us move on to the guts and glory of this story. (Literally)
Forgive me for what I did to Fluttershy. I did not mean harm. Some what.