Untold Paradox

by OctaviaMelody95

Rating: teen
Tags: Tragedy, Adventure, Gore, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, Dark, Alternate Universe, Original Character
Length: 6241

A pegasus from Fillydelphia named, Whipping bumbkin, decides to go on an adventure to save Equestria from a shadow spirit name Umbra Aquila and be rewarded for her hard work to be able to afford a better living for herself.

It was a normal day in Fillydelphia for Whipping Bumpkin. She was tired of the same ole thing everday. She always wanted to go adventure, but angered by her father not letting her. Whipping Bumpkin was tired you seeing the same things, the same ponies. She wanted to explore and finally gets the chance to go on adventure to defeat and an evil being known as Umbra Aquila. The only way to defeat him, is to find all eight Crests of Equestria and activate them at the Temple of Shadows, Whipping Bumpkin knows she can not do it on her own. So she risk her own and friend's life to find what they need to be able to stop Umbra Aquila, before it is too late.

Published 2013-09-08 04:50:02 UTC
Last updated 2013-10-05 19:25:55 UTC

1. Unseen beginnings

One day in Fillydelphia, a female Pegasus with air force blue and magenta spots on her coat, was flying around. A stallion with a green coat came out of a little orange house. “Whipping, diner is ready!” called her dad.

“Ugh, okay.” said Whipping Bumpkin with annoyance. Whipping always hated when her father bugged her, when she is flying. Whipping always dream of adventure, but her overprotecting father won’t let her. He only allows her to fly around the city for fun. She went into the house and sat at the table. On her plate was a piece of apple bread on the table. “Apple bread, again! Dad, this is like the third week in a row that made apple bread.” said Whipping Bumpkin.

“I’m sorry, but with your mom dead and my low paying job, I have nothing else to get.” said Whipping’s dad. Whipping Bumpkin grabbed her lasso and started to head out the door. “Wait, Bumpkin! What about your diner?” plead her dad trying to prevent her from leaving.

“No, I’m sick and tired of this. You all ways bring that mom is dead and low paying job excuse for the past three weeks! If I went on an adventure like mom, we wouldn’t be a lower class family in a middle class town!” screamed Whipping. She slammed the door behind out of anger.

Whipping Bumpkin was flying around town using her lasso to clean up any garbage that was dropped on the ground. “This whole town seems to act as they are lower class. They are leaving garbage everywhere. It wasn’t like when my mom was alive.” thought Whipping. She let a sighed as she looked at a statue of her mom. Whipping wonder what had happen to her mom. She picture a bunch of skeleton ponies chewing on her, her mom trying to fight them off, the blood dripping off her every limb. She was glad that the body was found, though not happy with the result. Her mother’s face on her lifeless corpse flashed in Whipping’s mind. Whipping started to have tear filled her eyes, she was about to cover face with her hat, but suddenly a voice called to her. “Whipping Bumpkin!” said a male unicorn with an apple green coat. Whipping was going to fly away from him, but he used his magic to stop her.

“I’m not going to my Dad, forget it Mad Dasher!” said Whipping Bumpkin. Mad Dasher wasn’t surprise, he knew she was just upset at her father after her mother died. So he just started to leave.

“Wait, you have to understand, my father didn’t mind me going on an adventure like mom. Now he does, I just don’t get it.” said Whipping. Mad Dasher sighed and gave Whipping Bumpkin a look that you have to understand your father and then left. Whipping flew away from the statue of her deceased mother and again the image of her mother’s corpse flashed in her mind. Whipping gave a shudder.

Mad Dasher was at Bumpkin’s house talking with her dad. “I try to get her to come back, but she wouldn’t listen.” said Mad Dasher. Whipping’s dad was upset. He sighed as he knew she would come on eventually. Her hunger is what drives her back home.

“You know I think it would have been better if she was a weather pony instead of trying to be an adventurer, which is something I wanted her mom to do instead at first…” said Whipping’s dad. Mad Dasher just nodded and left. As soon as he left, a storm started. Whipping’s dad just sighed and thought that Whipping definitely returning home soon. Another thing besides hunger was the storm, as she was always afraid of a rain storm. Though, she was okay when it rain. All the sudden, the lights went out and Whipping’s dad let a loud scream. The lights came back on and Whipping’s dad, realize that he bumped into a lamp.

Whipping was at her friend’s, Sweet Wind, house. Sweet Wind knew that Whipping was having problems with her father and she didn’t like the mood Whipping was in. “Whipping, I understand you are mad at you father right now, but you have to go home. “ said Sweet Song. Whipping just shook her head. She was tired of all the talk that her father gave her.

“I’m not going home not until my dad allows me to be an adventurer. Like, my mom was.” said Whipping. She didn’t think that Sweet Wind understood. “I mean we were high class in a middle class town, when mom was alive. Couple weeks before her body was found, we were middle class, now that she has been found three weeks ago, us are living like we are low class. Heck even the whole town started to go low class about a week ago.” Said Whipping Bumpkin while was fighting off the tears that she had. Sweet Wind sighed and just shook her.

“Your mom was a hero, the whole town loved her, but now that she is dead it is hard for the whole town to accept it. Once ponies have a new hero, things will go back, heck even the storms would go away. Though, I fear it is a great evil that must only be beaten by the solar and lunar princesses.” said Sweet Wind. Whipping just rolled her eyes. It always seemed to her that Sweet Wind would make some kind of myth. Sweet Wind caught this reaction. “I’m telling you it is for real. This is not a myth!” said Sweet Wind.

“Come on! You need to stop reading those books. They are nothing but, pure fairy tales!” said Whipping. Sweet Wind trying to look pitiful and make Whipping believe her. Whipping just rolled her eyes. “You always try to pull that stunt, but it isn’t going to work this time.” said Whipping Bumpkin. Suddenly, a bunch of ponies start screaming outside.

Whipping and Sweet Wind step outside. The rain has stop, but the town was running in terror. Whipping saw a shadowy eagle-like creature flying around. He was attacking the city with is shadowy fire. The town’s ponies were having problems trying to find places to hide. The eagle-like creature suddenly swooped at a pony who was trying shouting for the Fillydelphia Police. Whipping Bumpkin used her lasso to save the pony from being capture. The pony Whipping saved was none other than the mayor. “Oh thank you, young mare!” said The Mayor. Whipping didn’t say her welcome; she just gave the evil creature that was flying away a dirty glare. The creature gave a very loud screech. The screech caused lighting to strike a tree, causing the tree to burn. Suddenly, the tree just fell on top of a house. The house started to burn, within the few seconds of the burning house ponies come out screaming while on fire.

“Help, some pony, I’m on fire! I need…” said the burning pony, before she died while burning. Whipping Bumpkin had a very angry face of what just happen. She grabbed Sweet Wind and pulled her back into her house.

“Okay, maybe you were right.” said Whipping.

“I told you this wasn’t some ole’ myth, now you know. Now let me go find the book about the creature we just saw.” said Sweet Wind.

While Whipping was waited, she trotted angrily thinking about what her dad would say. “Oh yeah, `This adventure is too dangerous! You cannot go and end up like your mother.’ Speech all over again.” thought Whipping. She knew her father was going to say no, and she knew it was time to prove that can save the town and possibly all of Equestria from the evil being. Sweet wind was singing once was coming back with the book. “Do you always have to sing when you have a book?” asked Whipping Bumpkin.

“Of course, I just love reading that much! Now allow me begin, `Once there an ancient unicorn society that lived in a peaceful manner. They help each other out, they did not argue with one another. They pretty much were a utopia society. They even told stories about gods and how the world was made. They enchanted their stories with their magic to make them seem more realistic. One day, eight unicorns were telling a story, but accidently created the creature known as, Umbra Aquila (meaning “shadow eagle”), and it started to attack the society. Every unicorn in the society was killed, except the eight that created the creature. They were severally ruined. Soon they turned themselves into crests (later known as the Crests of Equestria). They rested into eight temples to hold back Umbra. Only problem was, that they couldn’t do it forever as they had no bearers to them. Umbra Aquila was only hold back for 100 years. Once the 100 years passed, Umbra was awoken again. Soon he released an all out attacks on cities of Equestria. He destroyed half of the cities, killing millions of innocent ponies. The two princesses were not aware of his attack on Equestria. They could not detect his presence until he got near Canterlot. Soon as they detected him, they called upon the Elements of Harmony to defeat him, but they were not aware of the crests. Once they found out they would hope that they could bear each one, but they could only bear two. They knew they had to wait a thousand of years to have six ponies find the crest that they called the Crests of Equestria and be able to stop Umbra Aquila forever.’ And that my friend, is the story of the creature we are dealing with.” said Sweet Wind. Whipping yawned after hearing the whole legend. She did not like when Sweet Wind told the whole legend of something.

“Why couldn’t you just tell me about who he was and how to beat him?” said Whipping.

Sweet Wind let out a sigh.”Look you just need to know where he comes from. If I didn’t you would be confuse about what you are after.” said Sweet Wind. Whipping just scoffs and just let out a sigh. Whipping hated when Sweet Wind was right, sometimes.

“So we just need to go to where the princesses are at and ask them where the temples are at?” asked Whipping.

“We can try, but I don’t they actually have a map, so I don’t know.” said Sweet Wind.

“Well it doesn’t hurt to try.” said Whipping. Sweet Wind just nodded. They pack some things in their saddlebags and started to leave.

They got near an exit of the town, but Umbra Aquila just landed in front of them. “Now where do you think you are going?” asked Umbra. Whipping Bumpkin just looked at him with a dirty. She didn’t want to tell him what she was doing. She knew he was going to stop her.

“We are just leaving to live in another town.” She finally replied. Sweet Wind was shocked by the reply; in fact she didn’t think Whipping was going to reply at all. Umbra gave a terrible laugh.

“Silly mare, I’ll destroy every town in Equestria has so there will be no place to live!” said Umbra. Again Umbra let out an evil laugh.

“Okay, we are trying to find the two princesses to get the Crests of Equestria.” said Sweet Wind as she couldn’t hold the truth anymore; knowing that nothing they would say would have him leave them alone. Whipping soon slapped Sweet Wind. Umbra let out a screeching laugh.

“The princesses have vanish into a vortex I created ripping them apart slowly and painfully, along with completely erasing everything about them. Heck even, their history and existents, so no pony would know they ever existed. “ said Umbra. He soon laughed once more. Whipping Bumpkin gave Umbra Aquila a dirty look.

“Wait! If you can do that with the princesses, then why not all of Equestria?” asked Sweet Wind.

“I’m glad you ask! The thing is I can, but it would be less enjoyable for me to watch every pony suffer like they are.” explained Umbra. Yet another laughs comes from Umbra. Whipping Bumpkin was so angry at Umbra, she flew at him. Umbra countered by flapping his wings causing a gust of wind to blow Whipping into an apple market stand. Mad Dasher saw what just happen after spending a lot of time looking for her.

“Whipping!” shouted Dasher. He went to where she was blown along with Sweet Wind, who was going to check on Whipping as well.

“You ponies know that none of you are strong enough to withstand me! No pony can stop me! For now I’m done with this town, I got more towns to fear me first.” said Umbra. He let out a loud screech to make more lighting strike four houses and then flew off.

Mad Dasher and Sweet Wind look upset at the pile of apples on their friend. While they were about to cry, Whipping arose from the apples, but then falls over trying to stand up. Whipping then screams in pain. She had a small patch of blood con her chest, scars on both cheeks, and a medium size patch of blood above her right thigh of her back leg. Whipping was breathing heavily while lying on the ground. “We…need…to..stop..him!” said Whipping after each gasp. Mad Dasher just shook his head in disagreement.

“Look at you! He will kill you, you would be like your mother!” said Dasher.

“Mad Dasher is right. Besides the princesses are slowly dying in a vortex, so we cannot help them. Besides we don’t of map to the temples that protect the Crests of Equestria. “ said Sweet Wind. All the sudden, Mad Dasher remembered that he had book that he borrowed from Sweet Wind.

“Hold on, I think I will go get something. It had a map to these temples that I never heard of. Sweet Wind stay and make Whipping don’t try to get away and go after him.” said Mad Dasher. He then quickly uses his magic to boost his speed to go to his house. Whipping Bumpkin slowly got to her feet and started limp off. Sweet Wind put her left hoof on Whipping, but Whipping knocked it off.

“You heard what Mad Dasher said!” said Sweet Wind. Whipping just ignored her and kept on limping away, but she then collapse to the ground. Sweet Wind just sighed. “Whipping…what are we going to do with you.” thought Sweet Wind.

Mad Dasher came back only a few seconds later with the book. “You forgot I borrowed this book from you. It is called ‘Temples of Shadows’. It is said that these Crests of Equestria are hidden in them. There is a map of Equestria with each one on it.” said Mad Dasher. Sweet Wind took the book. She started to look at a map to see the closest one to Fillydelphia.

“The first temple is the Shadowy Nature Temple. Since it is the closest to us.” said Sweet Wind. Whipping Bumpkin had gotten back up and started to limp towards the exit.

“Oh no you don’t!” said Mad Dasher as he quickly got in front of her. Whipping glared at Dasher for getting in front of her. “We are going to have to find some other ponies to help us. Sorry, but you are too badly injured to go.” said Mad Dasher.

“Let me guess you told my father.” said Whipping. Mad Dasher just nodded. Whipping let out a sigh and started to limp back home.

“Might as well, and besides I’m very hungry anyways.” thought Whipping.

“Wait, you can come with us! We do need six ponies! We can just find the other three instead of four while traveling.” said Sweet Wind. A smile formed whipping’s face. Mad Dasher was surprise by the comment Sweet Wind made.

“Look, this is something Whipping has been something wanted to do, because of her mother.” said Sweet Wind. Mad Dasher let a sigh. He still wasn’t happy, but he knew Sweet Wind was right. He cared about Whipping enough to let her go. He knew her father was going to be upset, he knew had to stop listening to her father. While Whipping went back to her friends, her stomach growled.

“Ugh, I’m soooooo hungry!” said Whipping. Sweet Wind and Mad Dasher both sighed and then smiled as they were hungry too. They started to pull out some of food that they had packed for the journey and started eating it. Whipping Bumpkin was just glad that she was things other than apple bread. While she was thinking about the not having apple bread, she sighed as she knew her father was going to worry. She did love her father and all, but was just tired of him and his complaints. Once every pony was done eating, they left town and started their adventure.

To be continue…

The Journey Begins

Whipping Bumpkin, Mad Dasher, and Sweet Wind had started into the woods and after a few minutes it had became dark. “It is starting to become dark. I don’t seem to understand, if the princesses are trapped in a vortex, then why the moon is coming up?” Sweet Wind said. Whipping just shrugged at the question. They started to set up the camp and wait until the morning rises. Once the camp was made and the fire was set, Mad Dasher and Whipping Bumpkin sat next to each other.

“Why are you always helping my father?” asked Whipping. For a few minutes Mad Dasher was silent. Whipping just kept looking.

“Come on, we have been friends for years.” She thought. Suddenly, Whipping just walked away from him. She was still hurting, but was a little better from being knocked into the market. She went into her tent and let out sigh.

“So why didn’t you tell Whipping?” Sweet Wind asked. She knew why Mad Dasher always sided with Whipping’s father. She wanted Mad Dasher to explain why, but Mad Dasher never has.

“None of your business.” Mad Dasher said arrogantly. Mad Dasher thought that Whipping would understand why. Sweet Wind went into her tent as well.

“Good night.” Sweet Wind said.

“Night.” said Dasher with a sigh.

Meanwhile Umbra Aquila was watching above the in the sky. “So those three are trying to oppose me, huh?” Umbra said to himself. He shook his head in disbelief.

“Fools! They really have no clue on who they are dealing with.” He said. He soon let out a screech. “Waken my minions; it is time to attack the three ponies that oppose me! Show them no mercy!” screeched Umbra.

“Yes master!” they called as they were arising. “Let’s feast on their flesh!” some skeleton ponies said.

“No we must crush them, bone and all!” a Cyclops said.

“We much kill them by causing a course!” three unicorn witches said. The creatures started to argue on how to kill them.

“Don’t worry you all maybe get your chance. By maybe I mean if some of you fail, then another will take your place. If succeed, you will be highly rewarded.” Umbra said with a chuckle.

“Alright!” the creatures said. They suddenly started arguing who should go after them first.

“Relax, the Timberwolves first. I will keep monitoring how they do at a safe distance. If they fail, I’ll send the next.” Umbra said. “Of course if they can’t stop them from reaching the last temple, I’ll just stop them myself” Umbra said.

Whipping Bumpkin was twisting and turning. She was having some nightmares about her mother. “Mom…no…no…NO!!!” she screamed and woke up panting. She had the same gruesome dream that were the flashes of imagery she was having earlier. Mad Dasher came into her tent with a concern look on his face.

“You okay? I heard you screaming” he asked. Whipping just let out a sigh and shook her head. “Let me guess, a nightmare of your mother’s death. Look Whipping, I know you miss her and but just let it go. Just let your mother’s death go.” Mad Dasher said. “Please, your mother’s spirit will always be…”

“I can’t! I just don’t know how she died. I would accept her being dead, if I knew how…” Whipping said. Then she rolled on her side and grumbled.

“Do I tell her? No, I can’t, she wouldn’t want to be my friend. She would hate her father. She would leave Fillydelphia and never come back, because of us…” Mad Dasher thought. Even though he trying to hold back, his mouth dropped open to explain, suddenly a howl came outside. Whipping sprang in alert.

“You heard that? Sounds to me we have company…” said Whipping. Mad Dasher gave a sigh of relief, but then his face turn to concern as he was seeing Whipping Bumpkin was heading out the tent.

When Whipping Bumpkin got out of the tent, she saw ten Timberwolves looking at her. “What are they doing here? This isn’t the Everfree Forest!” She thought.

Mad Dasher followed looking just as surprised as she was. The Timberwolves jumped at them. Whipping used her lasso to stop a couple of them by using her lasso skills. Mad Dasher made three collide into each other. The other five attacked while their guard was down. Sweet Wind had woken from all the commotion and saw that the Timberwolves were ready to sink their teeth and claws into her friends. Sweet Wind was ready to cry, but suddenly, golden bracelets that she had on her legs started to glow. Once they were done, they shot gust of wind, blasting the Timberwolves into pieces.

“Thanks, Sweet Wind!” Whipping said.

“Yeah we owe you one.” Mad Dasher said. “No problem.” Sweet Wind said while blushing. The Timberwolves pieces started to get up and form a giant Timber wolf. The three ponies gaped at the sight of them forming. Once it was made, the creature let out a big roar.

After looking at the creature for a few seconds, Whipping flew at it. The Timber wolf knocked her into a tree. While trying to get back up; a flash of her mother having the same problem appeared in her mind. Whipping passed out after seeing that flash.

“Whipping!” Mad Dasher said.

He gave the big bad Timber wolf a very angry look and charged at it. The wolf struck Dasher on the left cheek and knocked him to the ground. Blood was gushing out Dasher’s cheek and he fainted from the quick blood lost. Sweet Wind again was alone. She didn’t know how to take down the creature and her bracelets were not even lighting up. The big Timber wolf was ready to lounge at, but a voice stopped the wolf and it turned its attention to the voice. Sweet Wind also tried to see who it was. She saw a purple earth pony standing there. It was her uncle, Skippy Day. She was about to scream when she saw the creature was heading towards him.

“Halt! Now, be a nice wolf and play dead. Look at the harm you done.” Skippy Day said. The Timber wolf took a few seconds to think, but it decided to raise its big paw.

“Like not cool. You are one bad puppy. Please be peaceful and like don’t harm any more ponies.” Skippy Day said. The creature stopped and then resumed. Sweet Wind had closed her eye to not what was going to happen. Soon Skippy blew on his panpipe, causing the wolf to fall apart.

After the wolf fell apart, Whipping started to gain conscience after being knocked into a tree. “Ngh, what happen?” Whipping asked.

“My uncle! He saved us.” Sweet Wind said.

Whipping slowly got back up and saw Skippy Day. After that she notice Mad Dasher was lying on the ground with a lot of blood out of his head. “Dasher?” Whipping shouted in concern.

“Oh I forgot about him…I don’t think he is going to make It.” Sweet Wind said with tears starting to fall down her face.

Skippy Day went over to check on him. “Like I have a medical technique I learned in Hollow Shades should do the trick.” Skippy Day said.

He started to pull a leaf off a bush. Then, he pulled out some water from his saddlebag and poor it into the leaf. Skippy Day follow that with sprinkling powder into the water. After that he patched the leaf with medical tape.

“Just give him until the morning. This medicine will not rid of the wound, but it will regain the blood he lost.” Skippy said.

“Are you sure?” Whipping asked.

“Yes. Now I will explain why I am here in the morning. We need our rest.” Skippy Day said.

Whipping let out a sighed and went back in her tent. “I hope Mad Dasher don’t end up like mom. Heck I’m just glad Sweet Wind didn’t have something bad happen to her. Even gladder the Timberwolves take advantage of my wounds.” She thought.

When it was morning, Whipping Bumpkin got out of her tent and she saw that Mad Dasher was okay. “You’re alive!” Whipping said.

“Yeah, and I’m a bit surprise that I am. You would think I lost a lot of blood and died.” Mad Dasher said.

“Well it was my uncle. He saved us from the giant Timber wolf.” said Sweet Wind. “Your uncle saved us? Wait isn’t he at Hollow Shades?” Mad Dasher asked.

“I was, man. I’m going to tell you why. So just sit down, have some breakfast and listen.” Skippy Day said.

Whipping Bumpkin, Sweet Wind, and Mad Dasher sat down. “We know it has been three years since I last saw all three of you. I wanted to live at Hollow Shades to learn about rituals involving nature. That is what I did with Mad Dasher. Now the reason I’m like here is because Hollow Shades was attack by this eagle like dude. Ponies were dying, the town was being destroyed, and he laughed at our torture. Some of us escaped, others he was able to prevent escaping. It was just a tragic sight, watching a town filled with nature rituals being destroyed like that.” Skippy Day said.

“So Fillydelphia and Hollow Shades, both cities attack by Umbra Aquila, will things get worse.” Mad Dasher said.

“We all die…” Whipping said. “Just like my mom…” she said and followed it with a sigh.

“Do not worry, we just need to go where our journey takes us and hopefully find a way to defeat the great evil my friend.” Skippy Day said.

“We do, uncle. There are eight crests that we need to find. The first one is around the area. Of course danger lurks us at every angle.” Sweet Wind said.

“Don’t worry we much go and get this crest. Our journey just began and it isn’t going to end soon. Not as long as we have each other and the ways of nature.” Skippy Day said. After they finish breakfast they start heading towards their destination.

“They were lucky.” said Umbra, who was watching from above. “But it isn’t over yet. The Timberwolves were not the worse I have for them. Their next threat is much worst.” Umbra continued.

“Really if you want them dead, you should have me waiting to kill them!” the Cyclops said. Umbra landed and hit the Cyclops.

“You have to be more patience! Besides you may have strength and size, but your brain is too small!” He said after striking the Cyclops.

“I’m sorry, master!” the Cyclops cried while holding where he was hit.

“Anyone else?” Umbra asked. A bunch of his minions just shook their heads. “That is what I thought!” He huffed.

“Master, why don’t you try to kill them yourself? You are plenty capable to do so.” one of the unicorn witches said.

“It would be way too easy. They want to try to beat me, well if I took them on I would win, hands down, but I want to see what they can do.” Umbra said. He followed the statement by shaking his head. “Why much they question me? I don’t even think they would make it pass the Shadowy Nature Temple, the temple has many traps and my minion waiting them may not even get the chance.” He thought. Umbra went back into the air and flew to the next city he wanted to attack.

“Equestria will suffer, it will fall, and it would be nothing but a fragment of imagination once I’m done with it!” Umbra said with an evil laugh. After he finished laughing he look down to see if a town was nearby.

“The ones that brought to life were the fools. They turn themselves into crest that no pony will be able the bear!” He roared across the sky, the roar made it rain down very hard. Umbra thought that the rain would slow down Whipping and her friends.

Whipping Bumpkin, Mad Dasher, Sweet Wind, and Skippy Day all reach the Shadowy Nature Temple. “At least the rain stop once we got here.” Whipping said as she shook her body to get the water off.

“Nature has many wonders. Rain is one of them.” Skippy Day said.

“Oh uncle, you are always seemed to love nature.” Sweet Wind said.

“It is rather annoying. Ugh, not every pony gives a flying feather about nature.” Whipping said.

“Yes, I like know that, but I think the word of nature should be spread out.” Skippy said.

Whipping just scoffed at the comment and they all just enter the temple. Upon their arrival and awful smell greeted them. “Ugh, what is that stench?” Mad Dasher asked.

“I don’t know, but we just need to hurry and get the crest.” Whipping said.

“It isn’t easy; there are probably traps around here. So we much be careful. Besides I highly doubt that we can just take the crest. I mean somebody has to bear it. “Sweet Wind explained. Whipping just rolled her eye as she just wanted to prove Sweet Wind wrong.

The gang went truth a trial of many different traps. However they did suffer from them. Whipping while wasn’t hurt physically, but was very tired. Mad Dasher had a few bruises and cuts on him. Sweet Wind had a long and thin cut on her right cheek and she was tired. Skippy day had a couple of bruises on him, but he was the least tired. “We….got…to…be…nearly…there…already.” Whipping said.

Soon a big Troll came out of nowhere and tackles Whipping. Mad Dasher tries to knock the troll off, but it just backhands him away. Sweet Wind tried to use her wind charms, but it had no effect on the troll. The troll got off Whipping and whammed Sweet Wind into a pillar.

“Like chill, man why are you attacking us? Please don’t kill us especially my niece!” Skippy Day said.

“I do what I must, it is the master’s orders!” the troll said.

He soon started heading towards Skippy. “Hey man, I’m not looking for trouble.” said Skippy Day.

“Well you got trouble!” the troll said.

Stop right there!

“Master, is that you?” said the troll.

Yes, it is me, Ulga. Now I want you to save him for last. Kill the other three and have him suffer, and then kill him. Start with the weakest one.

Ulga turned his attention to Sweet Wind and Mad Dasher who were checking on the barely standing Whipping. “So I guess I know who the weakest one is.” Ulga said.

He started to charge at Whipping, again. Whipping even though was weak, was alarmed by the charging troll. Whipping pulled out her lasso and start twirling in the air, but Mad Dasher stopped her.

“No, look at you are…” Mad Dasher said, but before he could finish he moved Whipping out of the way.

“I…I…I can take...” Whipping said before hitting the ground again.

“Fools, you are no match for me!”Ulga said as he kicked Mad Dasher across the room. Sweet Wind came out of nowhere and hit Ulga hard in the stomach. Ulga then falls on one knee holding his gut.

“Urk, you think that is going to stop me?” said Ulga.

Fool, don’t waste your time on her!

“I must do it master! I must kill her first!” Ulga said Charging at Sweet Wind. Sweet Wind closed her eyes hoping for the worse.

Ulga suddenly tripped and hit the ground face first. Whipping was back up and she tripped him by using her lasso. She soon started to twirl the troll. Once Whipping let go, she hit the ground. Ulga went flying into a wall.

See what happen for distracting yourself with her!

“I’m sorry, master.” The troll said while getting back up.

Ulga started rushing towards the downed Whipping. Mad Dasher use magic to get in front of the quickly and kick him in the gut. Ulga let out a loud growl while his gut.

I guess I was wrong, they out those two, the take out the weak one!

“Yes, master!” Ulga said Charging at Mad Dasher and knocking him down. Sweet Wind tried using her wind charms, again. They still ended up failing, however.

“Why aren’t they working? My wind charms that were given to me by Whipping’s mom, they usually help me when I’m in danger…” Sweet Wind said with a concerned voice.

Ulga let out a hearty laugh and then pounce on the helpless earth pony. “Your charms don’t have an effect on me silly little pony.” Ulga said as he continued to laugh.

The troll started to put on a lot of his wait, causing Sweet Wind to scream in pain and then cough blood.
Whipping got up and grabbed her lasso. Mad Dasher got back up slowly and once he did, he was ready to charge at Ulga. Suddenly, Skippy Day started plays his a panpipe and started singing:

Trolls may be great force of nature.
They like to say mean things because
They are bigger, yet lack of brains for
You may see, what rolls on plains
Turn trolls into trees to put them
A sleep and never again make us
Weep our hearts out, they are dead.
Soon every pony lived happily ever after.

Ulga started to charge at Skippy day, suddenly stopped in his tracks. “What is happening to me” He said. Soon a branch out of his skin and he let out a scream. Skippy Day kept playing the panpipe until the troll fully transformed into a tree. The tree was cover in blood that was inside Ulga.

“Wow, that was amazing!” Mad Dasher said. Whipping just had her mouth hung in astonishment.

“Where did you learn that song?” Sweet Wind asked.

“Hollow Shades is where I learned it, my dear niece. They have all kinds a rituals involving nature. You know that is like why I went there.” Skippy Day explained. Suddenly a beam light hit the center of the room and a pedestal started to rise from the ground.

The one that brings nature is the one I seek.
Defeating an enemy with that knowledge, leads to great things.
With such great abilities, nature will aid you on your journey.
I behold and grant you the Crest of Nature.
It is engraved into this golden panpipe.
Use this panpipe only when you need to call the nature.
I thank you for your efforts in stopping Umbra Aquila.
Take me and the others to the undergrounds of Canterlot Castle.
There you can put an end to Umbra Aquila forever.

Soon the golden panpipe was shown resting inside the pedestal. “Wait, but we don’t have the others! Also why should we go there?” Whipping said. The voice didn’t come back to answer her. Whipping was getting frustrated at the wait. “Come on, answer me!” she yelled. Mad Dasher put a hoof on her.

“We will get answers soon enough, Whipping.” He assured her. They booth limped towards the downed Sweet Wind who was still coughing up blood. Skippy Day rushed towards her.

“Sweet, are you okay?” He asked in concern.

“I…I…” Sweet Wind said before she passed out.

“We have to stay here for the rest of the night.” Mad Dasher said.

“We don’t have time! We need to go now!” Whipping screamed. Skippy Day was making some medicine for Sweet Wind. He soon turned his attention to Whipping and Mad Dasher.

“He is right. It is better to stay here for the night.” He said. Whipping just shook her head and went out. Mad Dasher try to go after her, but Skippy Day stopped him. He thought Whipping wasn’t going to get far, especially at a weak state.

Few minutes later, Whipping was limping away from the place. “I don’t need them. I can save the world myself.” She thought.

Umbra saw that she wasn’t with the others a soon he gave an evil smile. He had plan for her. He figured it would be easier to take to kill her without the aid of her friends. He needed to keep the same plan for friends though. He felt like he wasn’t going to fail. He soon flew off heading back towards Fillydelphia.