Shadow Knight: An Untold Legend

The trip to the falls was rocky and some what rough. It made Pinkie Pie sick and Rarity was in misery. Mostly because her mane was getting wet, she shook from the cold water. Captain Monty slowed the boats speed and pulled out the tarp. "You two pegasi tie one end over that metal frame and me and Shadow handle the other." "Aye aye, Captian!" Rainbow Dash said. They tied down the trap over the frame, then Captain Monty shouted. "Alright we are about to head right under the falls, I need Shadow to jump off to tie the rope to the post." "You got it Monty!" Shadow said. They passed under the falls and Shadow jumped off before the boat hit land and tied a rope on the post. "Here we are The Temple of Water." Captain Monty said. The temple was big and had two pillars that was letting water flow through them. "Something tells me we are about to get wet." Pinkie Pie said. "Oh big time, this temple has water related puzzles and various dangers." Shadow said. "Please tell you know a water breathing spell." Rainbow Dash asked Twilight. "It would only last about a minute." Twilight replied. The seven ponies approached the temple door. It was riddled with weird hieroglyphics, "So, how are we suppose to get in?" Rarity asked. Shadow studied the symbols and said, "That depends, on this riddle. "What grows in the winter, dies in the summer and its roots grow upwards." "Sound to me like a weird tree." Rainbow Dash said. All the ponies began to think about the riddle, but only Twilight and Shadow figured it out. "We got it. The answer is an icicle." Twilight said.

"What does that have to do with opening the door?" Fluttershy asked. Twilight saw that the door was made of a weak rock. "If I get this door wet maybe my freeze spell could help us break the door." Twilight's horn glowed as she gathered water, she formed it into a ball and threw it at the door causing the water to spread. Twilight then froze the door, Shadow kicked it down. The inside of the temple was dark and creepy, "I knew I should of brought something to give us light." Shadow said. "That's alright I can light a torch." Twilight said before using a fire spell to light a near by torch. They walked down a corridor to a larger room. Shadow took a torch and tossed it into a bowl. It lit up the room, hieroglyphics and pictures covered the room. "So, what do we do here?" Twilight asked. Shadow glanced the room and saw a pedestal with more hieroglyphics. "Warning those who tread in this domain, for they might find a watery grave." Shadow said. "That's helpful." Applejack said in annoyed tone. Shadow looked around the room to see three doors. On with a lock combination and a key hole, another with more symbols and lastly a door with what looks like mouth of a shark. "One of these doors helps open the others. We need to check each door to find a way in." Shadow said. Shadow read the symbols on the second door. "What always runs but never walks, often murmurs, never talks, has a bed but never sleeps, has a mouth but never eats?" Shadow read. "Great more riddles." Rarity complained. "Good thing it's easy. It's a river, but how does that open this door?" Shadow said. "Because these door opens that one." Twilight said as she moved the symbols on the lock on her door. The door in front of Shadow opened and in they went. Shadow sensed something about to happen, "Duck!" Everyone ducked just in time before a razor blade imbedded into the wall.

"Wow, what close shave." Twilight said. "Speak for yourself." Pinkie Pie said while holding a lock of her mane. "Oh come on, you look good in a pixie cut." Rainbow Dash said. They kept moving til they found another room, it was much smaller than the first room and an object was in the middle of the room. "Is that tooth or something?" Twilight said. "Yes and also another piece to the puzzle." Shadow added. He studied the floor and notice the floor was covered in tiles with letters on them. A palak with normal equine lettering on it. "To reach the key to the door, you must spell out a name of a tale. Spell it wrong and you'll be impaled." Twilight read. "Oh Great." Rainbow Dash said. "I'll go first." Shadow said. He first jumped on a N, then a Y, and a X. He jumped toward the item and grabbed it. Suddenly all the tiles fell and a path was revealed. "Nice work!" Rainbow Dash said. They hurried back to the shark door, Shadow placed the tooth in an empty slot. The door opened and in they went, another room was revealed. Another riddle appeared on the wall. "I am the beginning of the end, and the end of time and space. I am essential to creation, and I surround every place. What am I?" Shadow read. "I'm getting sick of these riddles." Pinkie Pie said in a tired tone. "I'm stumped as while." Twilight said. Shadow kept reading it in his head over and over. "It's couldn't be that simple?" Shadow said aloud. "What?" Rarity said. "It's just a hunch, but I think the answer is e." "You mean the letter e?" Fluttershy said. "Yes and I bet we have to deal with letters again." Shadow added. The walked a bit far their to the other side of the room to find a key across a body of water. "So do we swim across?" Applejack asked. "No, but something is swimming."Shadow said while pointing to a shadow in the water. "Oh joy." Twilight said in a annoyed tone. "Get back its surfacing!" Shadow commanded. A tentacle popped out from the water and grabbed Rarity. She screamed and Shadow jumped into action, he dove into the water and swam down to the creature. Unforntantely, another tentacle grabbed Shadow and held on to him tight. "Twilight it's got me, I need you to help us." Shadow thought telepathically. "Shadow needs help! Rainbow distract the monster! Applejack and Fluttershy we are going at it head on!" Twilight ordered. Rainbow Dash dove in and began getting the monsters attention. Meanwhile Twilight, Applejack and Fluttershy went to free Shadow. Pinkie Pie decided to go after Rarity, she managed to free Rarity and reached the surface. They decided to help by looking around for something to hit the monster with. Rarity tried grabbing an object with her magic, but all it did was make a noise. The monster let go of Shadow, the others surfaced as the monster tried to recover from the sound.

"Do that again!" Shadow said. Rarity activated the object causing it to make the same noise. The monster sank back into the deep, "That was an E sharp of a piano organ." Twilight said. "That's what it meant by E." Shadow said while grabbing the key. "Come on the sooner we get out the better." Pinkie Pie said. They headed back to the door, Shadow put in the key and turned the lock. The door opened and there in the darkness, light was shining on a spear made of pure bronze with a jewel on it. "I never thought that bronze would look so good right now." Rarity said. Shadow walked toward the spear and grabbed it. He carried it over to the others, when suddenly a giant boulder starts rolling towards them. "Really? All those riddles and the last booby trap is a boulder?" Twilight said as she and the others ran away. "I know right? So over used." Rainbow said. Shadow and the Mane Six ran out of the temple just before the boulder sealed the entrance. "Looks like you ponies had a good time." Captain Monty said with a chuckle. They all piled on Monty's boat and headed back to Hallow Shades. Once back at Hallow Shades they decided to head back to the motel for a good nights rise. Shadow had his own room and the girls bunched in a room next to Shadow's. "Well, I hope we don't have to go into more temples like that one" Applejack said. "I know right? That temple gave me a early mane cut." Pinkie Pie said. "All we can do is hope." Twilight said. "Before we head for bed, lets play a games."Rarity said "Which one?" Rainbow asked. "Truth or Dare!" Rarity said. "You want to invite Shadow Knight?" Twilight asked. "Oh no darling, this is a girls only Truth or Dare. Besides, Shadow needs to rest." Rarity said. Twilight didn't like the idea of leaving Shadow Knight out. "It's ok Twilight, go have fun with your friends. I'll be fine, but be sure to disconnect this link we have while playing." Shadow said to Twilight in her mind.

Twilight did just that and smiled, she felt better about Truth or Dare. Shadow meanwhile was trying to find the next location of the second Element. Rarity grabbed a hat, sheared some paper, and grabbed pens. "Alright girls, I'll place inside the hat numbered pieces of paper. Who ever has the highest number goes first." Each mare, picked a slip of paper from the hat and opened it. "I got five!" Applejack said. "I got four!" Rarity shouted. "Shoot. I got three." Pinkie Pie said. "I got two." Fluttershy said. "I got number one!" Rainbow Dash shouted. "I got the highest number!" Twilight said. "Alright, Rarity Truth or Dare?" Twilight questioned. "Umm..truth." Rarity said. "Ok, umm. What feature of yours are you self-conscious about?" Twilight asked. "Hmm, I would have to say my rump. Sometimes, I think is bigger than it really is." Rarity replied. "Pinkie Pie. Truth or Dare?" Rarity asked. "Truth!" Pinkie Pie shouted. "What is your guilty pleasure?" Rarity asked. "Hmm. Eating brown sugar out of the sugar jar when I'm not allowed to." Pinkie Pie answered. "Ok...., your turn Pinkie." Rarity said. "Umm, Rainbow Dash! Truth or Dare?!" Pinkie Pie asked. "You know me. Dare!" Rainbow replied. "I dare you to put on a blindfold and feel another players face, see if you can guess who it is by touching alone." Pinkie Pie said. Rainbow grabbed a cloth from Rarity's bag and wrapped it over her eyes. She started to feel on Fluttershy. "Is it Applejack?" she asked. "Nope." Applejack said. "Is it Rarity?" Rainbow asked. "Nope." Rarity replied. "Fluttershy." Rainbow blurred out. "Yep!" Fluttershy said. "Alright!" Rainbow said with the blind fold still on. "Ok, umm. Applejack! Truth or Dare?" Rainbow asked. "Truth." "Do you have a crush on some pony?" Rainbow asked. "Well. While working at the Cherry Orchard in Dodge City. I meet this stallion named Black Stone, he seemed pretty cute." Applejack replied.

"I met him! He was pretty cute." Rarity said. "Ummm, Fluttershy! Truth or Dare?" Applejack asked. "I guess......Truth?" Fluttershy said nervously. "If you had another player to be your slave for the next fifteen minutes what would you have them do?" Applejack asked. "Umm, make me breakfast and comb my mane." Fluttershy said with a half smile. "Kind of lame, but not too bad." Rainbow said. "Umm, Rarity. Truth or Dare." Fluttershy asked. "I'll try Dare this time." Rarity said. "Umm Ok, Ummm. I dare you to take an item of food and kiss it passionately for ninety seconds." Fluttershy said very sweetly. Rainbow laughed as Rarity gave Fluttershy a odd look. "Now that's a dare! Good Job Fluttershy." Rainbow said in between laughs. Rarity looked in her bag and came back with a mango, she then began kissing passionately as possible. The entire group laughed at the site. "Ok Rarity, it's been ninety seconds." Twilight's said while whipping tears from her eyes. "Alright, Twilight. Truth or Dare?" Rarity asked. "Umm, Dare I guess." Twilight said. "Put on a blindfold and slow dance with a player. See if you can guess who it is by touch alone." Rarity said. Twilight took the blind fold from Rainbow Dash and tied it on with her magic. Meanwhile, Rainbow opened the door and got Shadow to play along. Shadow let Twilight wrap her hooves around his body in slow dance formation. They began slowly dancing, Twilight felt the pony she was dancing with. "Is it Rainbow Dash?" "Nope!" Rainbow said. "Pinkie Pie!" "Nope." Pinkie answered with a snort. "Fluttershy?" "No." Fluttershy said quietly. "Umm, Applejack?" "Sorry Sugar cube, try agian." Applejack said. "Rarity?" "Nope." Rarity said with a chuckle. She began to get worried and pondered a moment. "Then who the hay is this?" She said. Shadow got close to her ear and said in a deep voice. "A ghost who, taking you to The Everfree Forest." Twilight yelled in terror, she took off the blindfold and saw Shadow. "Shadow!" She said in a giggle.

"Want to say for around, before bed?" Rainbow asked. "Sure, I already found the second element." Shadow replied. "Ok Truth or Dare Shadow?" Twilight asked. "I'll go with a Dare." he replied. "I dare you to"....Twilight scanned her friends for a victim to play in this dare. "To rub noses with the player opposite to you." Twilight said. Rainbow Dash was opposite to Shadow. He walked over and rubbed noses with her. "Aww. How adorable." Rarity said. "Applejack truth or dare?" Shadow asked. "Dare!" Applejack replied. "I dare you to kiss the pony right of you." "What!?" Rarity said. "I could make it for ninety seconds?" Shadow said with a devious smile. "Ok, fine." Rarity said. Applejack and Rarity lend in to each other, then kissed. "That wasn't so bad." Rarity said. Shadow looked at the clock and said. "Alright think it's bedtime. We got to go to Apple Loosa tomorrow." "Good night Shadow." The girls said at once and then headed for bed, Shadow went back into his room and plopped on his bed and began to sleep. He was dreaming of Madam Moonblade, they walked on a beach. Went to a fancy restaurant and had great time. She then vanished, Moonblade is the same age as Shadow by normal time. Shadow was wondering if she will live as long as Shadow. It all seemed confusing and he was becoming unsure...To be continued.