The Rising Shadow

Chapter 6

The lost temple of the everfree

However the rockets could only go so far so when they gave out. What I lost in speed I gained back on foot I never ran so fast in my life I turned to look back to see if anything was behind me when suddenly *SLAM* right into a wall. I stood back up to see what I hit when I suddenly realized it was a temple with a familiar design, it look like one the Mayan temples over in Mexico. But there was no time to gawk at it, at the moment it was the only place to hide in till night fall so I entered the temple. Upon entry it became very dark so I took out a flashlight and looked around I came up on a wall with a riddle on it surprisingly in English. There were also three pedestals one with a sun another with a moon and the last one with what looked like a galaxy. The riddle read

“In a mostly dark space of dust you’ll find me out among the rest, I hold the stars that you see at night but I hold you dearly because you live on me”. I took the time to think and then the answer came to me it was a galaxy so I pushed the symbol of the galaxy and then the whole temple began to shake, then the temple stopped, I looked around, then the floor beneath me opened and down I fell into the dark pit. The hole began to curve and went from horizontal to vertical and it felt like I was on a slide. I then could see an opening from the slide but I couldn’t stop so I flew a bit and then landed on my butt.

I stood up after the fall and looked around what looked like something out of harry potter. for example the temple looked like the room of the snake battle in harry potter 2 but instead of snake heads on either side of the room there where what look like a horse that was half Pegasus and half unicorn on both sides of the room. all of a sudden a beam of light hit the middle of the room showing off a staff with a triangular top and crystal point on the bottom then I remember the dream I had, I was here to find the conductors staff. I ran towards it and then in the last 3 feet I started walking mainly to feel noble like in one of those king author stories. I put one foot on the floor and another on the step of the pedestal I put both hands on the staff and pulled it out. Then a series of lights flash to reveal a holographic image of a pony. the pony in the image reminded me of Merlin from the king author stories the message began “hello there my name is star swirl the bearded if you are hearing this message that means you are the chosen one to protect this universe and watch over pony kind, I’m telling you this because I however cannot live forever so I pass on my staff to you so the master gem may guide you through your many quests”. the message ends after that, then a door opens a few feet in front of me, I run towards it and I’m back outside with another path coming from the forest.