The Equestrian Inferno

We began making out way to the center of the circle until we reached the inner wall of the section and the tenth circle as a whole. When we had done so, we began walking around it's edge.

"Ugh, this place is a mess" said Galaxy, "I know the gate's here somewhere. If we walk along, we'll get to it eventually.

Unfortunately, it was never the case. We circled the way three times and never did we pass any gate, or at least any visible one. We stopped when we entered the second zone the fourth time. "Ok, this is getting ridiculous" said Galaxy, "Seriously, what is going on here?"

"Beats me" I replied, "maybe we should just fly over."

Galaxy thought for a while. "Well, I suppose we could" she said, "but that spell is very tiring. I'll need my energy once we're out of here."

"Maybe the gate's just really tiny" I joked.

Galaxy really did move closer to the wall as if to get a better look. In the process, her force field brushed against the wall causing the wall to flash black and the force field to flicker.

"Whoa" she said, "what was that. Oh, wait, I see"

Galaxy's horn grew brighter and a beacon of pink light shone forth and illuminated a large circle on the wall. The formerly red bricks of the wall were now shiny black.

"More changeling magic" she muttered, "It's been hidden. We should be able to find it now though."

We continued forward but probably should have gone the other way. The gate turned out to be right next to where we were standing.

"Finally" exclaimed Galaxy. Other that the fact that it was hidden from view, it was the same sort of gate as those which had divided the zones of the tenth section. Galaxy once again opened it with dark magic before we passed through.

The gate closed behind us and in looking back, I saw clearly that this side of the wall was not disguised with magic. Galaxy and I walked forward. We appeared to be upon a cliff of some sort. Beyond the cliff was a vast chasm that stretched just beyond the horizon, though I could see it made a rough circle. The air over the chasm was foggy, though I could still see that it was spotted with tall mountain-like structures.

"Wow, geologicaly speaking, how were all of those mesas formed?" I asked. "Those aren't mesas" replied Galaxy, "They're spiders."

"Spiders?" I asked incredulously.

"Yes, they are the original inhabitants of the land of the changelings, but were enslaved when Chrysalis rose to power and conquered them."

Galaxy and I began walking along the chasm's edge. I peered over yet the bottom was too fogged over and dark for me to see. I wondered how we would get down. In my mind, I hoped that another ramp was not the answer.

Galaxy stopped when we stood before one of the spiders who was closest to the edge. It's black and yellow body stood out like an island in a sea of mist.

"Hey F'Wuffy, pet of Jim" shouted Galaxy, her voice echoing around the pit.

The spider opened one of his six eyes. "What do you want?" he snapped.

"Take us to Lake North"

I expected F'Wuffy to argue but surprisingly, he simply leaned forward until his head, with each eye as big as a tractor tire, brushed against the edge. Galaxy galloped forward onto his body. Though I did too, I was terrified but also feared offending him. F'Wuffy lowered himself down until his body touched the cold dark ground of the pit's bottom where we hopped off. Without another word, he raised himself until his body disappeared amidst the fog overhead.