Equestria's Corruption

Dennis' POV---------------------------------------

Dennis groaned. Just when things might have been simple, easy, something had to come and take it away. He opened his eyes to find himself staring at the setting sun. "Finally!" He heard a voice yell. A flurry of color invaded his vision. "Hey slacker, get up would you, we're all waiting for you!" The same voice yelled, and he felt something tugging on his right leg. Dennis groaned.

"Yeah, yeah, wake up alright," The voice said. His vision cleared and saw he was staring at Rainbow Dash. "I thought I had died and gone to heaven, but then I realized you were here," He groaned and sat up. "Yep, good to see you too!" Rainbow Dash said, and began to walk off. "Hey follow me okay, Twilight is gonna fill you in," Dennis got up and looked around to see he was in the Corruption. Large and small scraps of steel were laying around, along with some axles, wheels, and bits of glass. He got up and trotted towards where Rainbow had walked to. What seemed to be the most intact part of the train, and upside down sleeper car, was apparently their base. He walked in the door, and saw Twilight, Rainbow Dash, and Applejack, gathered around a battered table, looking at a map of Equestria. "Rise and shine, Dennis!" Applejack said, grinning. "Ohh man, what the hell happened..." He said, trailing off. "I tried a very risky spell, called a link," Twilight said, motioning for him to sit on one of the tattered pillows. "A link?" Dennis asked, rubbing his head. "Yes, a link is when you take two spells and, well, link them, to combine two spells into one," Twilight explained. "So in this situation, you used the shield, and the Demon Scythe to power through any wreckage that could have killed us, right?" he asked, "Yes actually," Twilight said. "So now we have to hoof it, all the way to the Crystal Empire?" Dennis asked. "Yes, we cant salvage the train, and there's no way to signal anypony that we need help," Twilight said sadly. "Ya, you can bet Rarity was pleased by that news," Rainbow Dash said, snickering. "Luckily we aren't that far from the Empire, only a few miles or so," Applejack said, pointing at the map. "Yes, in fact we were waiting for you to wake up." Twilight said, rolling up the map, and stashing it into her bag. "Rainbow, go tell the others, we're about ta get a move on, would ya?" Applejack asked. Rainbow nodded and flew out. "HEY GIRLS, WE GOTTA GET GOING!" They heard her yell from outside. "This is gonna be a doggone close finish," Applejack said. "As long as we avoid detours and keep going straight, we should be okay," Twilight said. Soon they were on their way again, making good time, until... "OH. GREAT. A WALL!" Rainbow Dash yelled. Dennis was at his wits end already. "Man, fuck this day," He grumbled. "Thorn bushes all around the side and on top, to dangerous to land," Twilight said. "Cant you teleport us up there dear?" Rarity asked, very unhappy about their current travel arrangements. "A blind teleport is too dangerous, we could end up in the wall, or worse," Twilight said. "Hey come over here y'all!" Applejack exclaimed. There was a small hole, leading underground. "Cant see a darn thing down there though," Applejack said, squinting. "Hold on a second," Dennis said. He pulled out a glowing tube with his magic. "Ohhh pretty, and BRIGHT!"  Pinkie Pie said, looking at it from every angle. "What is it?" Rainbow asked. "A glow stick, taken from Jellyfish, very useful when you're low on torches," He said, and threw the stick into the hole. It clattered on the ground and showed a tunnel. "Well, lets go!" Dennis said and jumped in the hole, landing hard but not hurt. "Ugh I wouldn't dare go in something so vile-" Rarity was stopped by Rainbow grabbing her and flying er down. "No time to argue, lets GO!" She said. After everypony was down in the tunnel.