Yūkan sits down rubbing the back of his calves and looks over to Sweetie who looks equally tired.

She draws a bone breaking and points at the both of them.

"Yea I guess so really..." He says catching her meaning, "We deserve it after how long we've walked."

Yūkan leans against the right wall tired from the long walk through this cave. Sweetie sits to the right of him and draws a piece of paper and a mouth.

"Hm?"

She points at him, than the mouth, and than the paper. He thinks for a second and finally puts two and two together.

"I'm not really good at telling stories..." He says rubbing the back of his neck.

Sweetie looks up at him with pleading eyes. He tries to advert his eyes but the power of the cuteness emitting off her is too much for him to handle, and with a sigh he gives in.

"So what type of a story you want Sweet?"

She taps at hoof at her chin for a moment and draws a heart. Yūkan can only groan inwardly at realizing what type of story she wants. He wasn't the best person for this type of story or job. Really if David was here than that would be possible.

"I guess I can give it a try Sweetie..."

Sweetie claps her hooves together happily.

Guess she has to have something to lift her spirits.

"So lets see... Where do I start..." He stares up at the ceiling and takes a big sigh, "So... It was a rainy afternoon as a man walks out on the streets hooded holding roses to his chest. Thoughts of his lovely fills his mind as he walks through the streets. His mind side tracked he runs out into the street and sees a bight light before darkness."

Sweetie gasps.

"The man could see nothing but darkness all around him. He could still move but all there was were the darkness. And the roses he still held within his hands. He sat down and wondered where he was. Meanwhile the wife of the man could only stare in shock. She had just ran over the man she loved. She didn't mean to. She saw how bad the storm was and decided to take him home as a surprise.

But all the factors lead against them both. The factors of life and death finally came down onto the man as she held him to her chest crying out into the night and rain. They loved each other much and she would do anything to stay with him. Even bargain with death.

She called the emergency number and brought her husband to a hospital where they put him under critical conditions. She sat there by his side day in and day out apologizing over and over again telling him how much she loved him and would always wait for him. Well, Minutes turned to hours as hours turned to days. Weeks, months, and years went by as the man laid there in a coma. In the man's mind life was still going on as he saw fit. He created a world where he didn't want to leave.

He still had his wife and everything was going his way. In the real world the doctors have mentioned letting nature take its course and let the man go. But the wife wouldn't have any of it. She wanted to have him breathing. Whether he could hear her or she knows he will love her no matter what.

Five years the man lay in that bad. Sleeping and getting better. When he awoke he was greeted by his wife who never left his side. And that Sweet Bell is what true love is about. No matter what the possibilities are... you always have to have faith in your partner through thick and thin you shall love thy partner."

Yūkan looks over at Sweetie to see her crying.

"Sorry Sweet... too sad?"

Sweetie shakes her head. She draws and eye, a pair of hooves, a heart, and a arrow pointing at a piece of paper.

"I... something. Love. like that... I want love like that?" He gets a nod, "Ah yea... I'm pretty sure that how everyone wants love. For it to be pure and true. Where I come from something like that is impossible. To find someone who says they truly love you would most likely end up in your own death. True love where I am is not based on how many times they say I love you but based on their actions as someone they truly trust and rely on."

Sweetie Belle nods her head and rustles up against Yūkan's leg. She etches in the dirt a arrow leading from her to a heart in between the two and a arrow leading to him. Yūkan smiles and places a protective arm around her.

"Love you too."

Tsumetai wakes feeling better than ever hours later. To his surprise Scootaloo sits there at attention ears perked listening for danger.

"Scoots? Have you been up this whole time?"

"Yep! You told me to keep a look out and I was pretty well rested anyhow!"

"Huh. Well you can rest up now if ya want."

"No thanks. I've never felt more awake in my life... While you were asleep i realized that while I can't see I can hear alot better than I ever have! I can literately almost hear the the earth churning beneath us. There were times I would hear a creature breathing but it didn't cause any problems so I kept quiet... I hope you aren't mad at me for that..."

Tsumetai thinks for a bit and waves a hand at her.

"I'm not mad Scootaloo. As long as we're both alive I can't really be mad at you." He rubs his hand through the fillies hair, "Plus with your freaky hearing everything should be ten times as better!"

Indeed. To think to have one of her specialty with us should prove beneficial in case of sneak of attack from the children of the dark.

"Indeed. Now Scootaloo how well is this hearing ability. Can you make things out by using it?"

"No... I can only tell from which way they come from."

"Ah..."

With time she'll learn.

"Well which way did the voices come from?"

She points the way they came from.

"Pursuers? Scavengers? Hunters? Many possibilities."

Most likely monstrosities seeking for me.

"How would they find you?"

Many creature have come in contact with me. Remember that.

"Right..."

"Um mister who are you talking to?"

"Oh that's right! Sorry if it seems I'm talking to myself but I have a man that talks to me through thought. He will help both of us make it through this alive alright?"

"A...Alright."

"Now make sure you stay close to me follow me by touch and hearing okay? Just in case we run into danger I'll need to have both my hands."

Scootaloo nods her head and places a hoof, fumbling at first, against the boy's leg. Meanwhile Tsumetai takes his companion out of his bag and leaves it in his right hand ready for anything.

"I got your back and you got mine right?"

"Right!" She says determined.

Though she has lost something so important to survival she is learning to live without that sense.

Tsumetai nods his head in approval and the three continue into the cavern.

Elza is awaken by a sudden sound. It sounded like something scrapping against the ground. As if something was getting dragged. She shakes Applebloom awake.

"Applebloom, do you here what?"

"Here what?" She asks through a yawn.

"Sounds like something being dragged our way..."

The two go silent as they listen to the sound. They both get up and decide to get moving before what ever it is finds them. The two bound around many corners in the cave more than they have ever been through.

"Is that illusion guy still messin with us?"

"Honestly I want to say yes..." Elza says getting just annoyed as Applebloom.

They bound around one more corner before colliding with a white unicorn.

"Please don't kill me!" The mare yells out almost as if about to be killed.

"Rairty! Am I glad to see you!" Applebloom yell running over to the white mare.

Getting close proved to be a wrong thing to do as a hoof swings hitting Applebloom in the face. Elza can only stare in shock as Applebloom goes to the ground.

"Get away from me!" Rarity yells scrambling to her feet and running the opposite way of them.

"Rarity?!" Applebloom yells holding a hoof to her face, "What's is wrong with her..."

"This cave is..." Elza says still sitting.

Applebloom whimpers out, "Is that going to happen to us?"

"No unless I can help. me and you... are getting out of here... Together and I'm not going to let anything stop that. This cave can kiss my ass!"

With that Elza stands up with a determined look. She wasn't going to die in this cave. She wasn't about to go crazy. She would live with her friends and so would Applebloom.

"Come on Applebloom... lets get going."

"O...Okay.... Elza?"

"What?"

"What an ass?"

*Twilight*

Twilight always knew reading would save her life. The beast watches her intensely waiting for her to die. The book holds countless spells that wrap around evil. The more she read the more corrupted she felt.

"I'm impressed little one. You hold much magic in that small body of yours..."

"I can do a lot of surprising things. Also I'm a fast learner."

"Hm?"

Twilight stands and her horn flares a dark hue blacker than the midnight skies. A hole appears to her right and a creature dripping of black liquid crawls forth arms stretched towards the heavens. Three calls line its hands and feet. Spikes run down its back pointed and ready for anything to jump on it. The faceless and simingly simple creature turns towards its summoner waiting for orders.

"You are a fast learner indeed! I'm impressed with you even more so at how you summoned a ghoul of this caliber on your first try!"

A sense of pride flourishes through her body. She had done something to save her life as well as learn many things as well. Right now her curiosity was for a win streak.

Good thing I'm not a cat!

"You seem to be the one I wished to meet. The one I wish to pass down onto."

"What do you mean?"

"I grow old and tired Twilight. I wish to rest but first I must pass down the knowledge of many to someone who is worthy of having it. That one seems to be you."

Twilight mules this over a bit. She could have so much knowledge and impress Celestia with it. As she thought this corrupted thoughts enter her head feeding things into her mind telling her that with this power she could do much more with this. She could make her own kingdom. Loyal being willing to do as she pleased. She could even have her friends by her side. Even if she had to force them.

A wide grin spreads across Twilight face. A grin that means more than just happiness but something of crazy and wickedness.

"I'm willing to." Twilight says darkly.

"Than let me be your master and teach you what I know."

Rainbowdash awakes to find herself in the cave.

"Ugh... what happened?"

You don't remember?

Rainbow winces at the sound of the man's voice.

"No... But I'm pretty sure you do..."

Oh I tell you it was a hell of an adventure! There were explosions and cyclops and all sorts of thing!

"How did you see all this but I didn't?"

I told you when you feel as if you are about to loose everything, die, or scared out of your wits I can take over and help ya out.

"Oh that's right..." She says shaking her head, "Well I guess without you I would've been dead huh?"

More or less really. But what we did get out of that was a compass!

"What's a compass going to do for us?"

It'll lead us to the more safer areas of the cave as long as you so desire it.

Rainbow nods her head understanding. She looks about the room seeing as non of the earlier features were there any more she simply walks out of her room resting on thought of whether having this being inside her was a bad or good idea.

The two continue walking down the passage way after feasting on the reptilian creature. They have engaged in small talk around the mage war and how that ties into the cave.

"So the nine great casters made this place? Who were they?"

Elza stops and taps a hoof against her chin.

"Littleorn, Hazeltin, Haknar the viligent, Veiger, Devisn, Luke, Celestia, and Luna I believe."

At the names of the co rulers of Equestria she asks, "Wait and when did this happen?"

"Hm... probably around some billion of years ago."

Fluttershy can only mule over the thought.

We all knew she was old but... she is OLD!

"But yea... the magic war was something else. I've watched a lot of people die back than. I've killed a bunch of people too. You would be surprised at the things I had to do to try to secure victories over the enemy. But eventually this cave was made sealing us in here. The war still goes on too. Creature travel this cave looking for their enemy and allies in hopes to kill and aid one another. Most of them only care for winning but I want to get out of here more than anything.

I wish to cause havoc once again under the moonlight skies. Tricking citizens to walk into dark allies to never be heard from again. And I guess now with you by my side it'll be a lot easier!"

Fluttershy nods her head mindlessly. She didn't know how to feel about all... this! She felt as if she should fight against what this filly was trying to teach her. The fact is that she never wanted to hurt anypony. She only wanted to help them.

"Well you would be helping me! Also you would be helping them end their suffering. Just think about it like that!" The filly says listening in on Fluttershy's thoughts.

"B-B-But I really don't know about this..."

"It's okay Fluttershy... I know it can all seeming intimidating but I promise you it'll be easy! I'll be there to help you through the way!" The filly says nuzzling against Fluttershy.

She returns the affection and only wonder if things we'll ever be the same with her friends.

"Of course they can! We can turn them into vamponies too! It'll be great we'll be like one big blood drinking happy family!"

The thought of that make Fluttershy happy. The whole idea of all the girls together helping one another drinking the blood of the other pony folk would be nice. It was great cause than no pony would feel left out!

"I would like that!" Fluttershy says excitedly.

"Alright than lets start looking!" She says flying off.

Fluttershy takes off behind her just can't stop waiting to see the girls again. She couldn't wait to tell them the news.

"I can't wait to have a welcome back party for us! We'll have such a great time! I'm sure that'll everypony will be so excited! Everyone will be together and happy!"

"Sure are Pinkie." Applejack says seldom.

They have been walking for what felt like hours. They hadn't reached anything new for a long while. When they finally reach a new area they aren't pleased by the place. A cage lies in the middle of the room surrounded by a giant gap around it but has four bridges leading to it.

"I don't like the look of this place..." Applejack says touching one of the boards of the bridge.

It looked ancient but at the same time it still looked to hold the wait of the two. They're both curious about the object in the middle and quickly start walking towards it. They reach the middle and look inside. It's completly dark on the inside.

"Hello~! Anypony home~!" Pinkie calls out into the box which is returned by an echo from within it.

The two look at each other and than back at the bock.

"Well we'll never find out if we wait outside!" Pinkie says opening the cage and getting sucked in.

Applejack turns and is about to run but the cage turns and sucks her into it too.

Author's Note

Technically the caves works in different time zones and puts them on different days so they could be doing the same thing but the days could be way apart from each of other or just a few seconds ahead of each other.