Darkness Shrouds Us All

    Meanwhile, The Crusaders were wandering in the large cave, which seemed a lot smaller on the outside. It was getting more and more eerie as they went forward. Only seemingly brave on the outside,  everypony were frightened on the inside. But they didn't give up, for they are The Cutie Mark Crusaders. The ground was damp. It was dark, although the place was still lit with torches. All was silent - except the ceiling was dripping water, causing a dripping sound. Nopony dared say a word.

    Eventually, light started to emerge. They had almost made it to the end of the cave, which was now identified as a tunnel. Apple Bloom broke the depressing silence, "Look! An exit!" yelled Sweetie Belle. They all hurried toward the light. As they went, it seemed to get more and more faint. Scootaloo put a stop in her tracks and said, "The exit! It seems to be getting...fainter!" The other two stopped as well. "I knew we should've never set hoof in here..." said Sweetie Belle. Apple Bloom gave her a dirty look and replied, "And you couldn't tell us that because...?" No reply came from Sweetie Belle.

    Scootaloo squinted at the faint light for a few moments. "Wait a minute..." she said to the light. Scootaloo stepped back and saw that the light was getting less faint. "It's a mirror... only it doesn't show us in the reflection!" she explained. "Or an illusion!" Apple Bloom replied. They headed toward the "light" again, eventually bumping into a solid object, which was the illusion thing. "Now... let's see if we can get rid of this thing..." said Scootaloo. After only five minutes of exploration, Apple Bloom got impatient and decided to attempt to push the illusion-mirror thing. It had fallen down and shattered. That seemed a bit obvious... nice job, Apple Bloom." Scootaloo told her. Now there was a real light ahead of them. They all hurried out and found themselves back in Ponyville.