The Catacombs of Zalgo

Chapter 6: The Room of Horrors

Venturing deeper into hell's territory, Jack and the three ponies were up and ready to face their next challenge. The ruthless images the ponies witnessed still lingered within their minds, as the images were slowly eating away their sanity. But at least, the ponies managed to rescue Rarity from that dreadful trap. While walking towards their next goal, Jack turned his head towards his party members.

"The gory stuff is over for now. But new horrors will await us even further down. So be prepared for anything because…” At that moment, Jack was cut off short by a nearby sinister growl. “Ugh, just a second." He gagged and whipped out his handgun. He aimed at the direction the noise was coming from. Then, out from the dark fog was another undead hound lunging straight towards Jack, displaying its bloody sharp teeth. But Jack didn’t hesitate, as he pulled the trigger and blasted the beast's head to kingdom come. Jack then strife to the side as the creature fell to where he was standing. Rarity was disgusted and shocked from the sight of the monstrosity. Knowing that this was her first time witnessing a real death made her appalled. After that quick draw, Jack put his handgun back into his holster and sighed.

"Anyways, be prepared for anything because the next quarter we're going into will be the greatest challenge you'll ever face in your lives." Jack spoke in a formal manner. Rainbow Dash inquisitively replied back from the way he said it.

"Oh yeah? Which quarter we going to?" Jack turned his head and faced Dash.

"It’s The Illusion Quarter that we’re entering next. Question its name… but its capabilities are not to be underestimated. The Illusion Quarter is used for ruthless interrogations and torturing methods. In the quarter, there are three separate districts. First, I believe we're going to The Room of Horrors, then The Room of Desires, and then The Room of Rage. I'll explain the rest of it once we head inside."

Jack turned his head straightforward again and kept walking in silence. The three ponies looked at each other and shared shrugs. After two minutes of walking silently within the sinister halls, they finally reached a steel door. However, the door had a symbol of an eye scrawled on it with red and black blood. The lines were red, while the sclera was filled with the color black. And on the center of the eye was a red dot. Astounded, Jack took a closer look at the symbol. Something about the symbol rang a bell to him. And just as he finally recalled his memories about that symbol, his eyebrows shot up in a terrified display. Fluttershy tilted her head as she stared at the symbol.

"What is that?" She asked. Jack couldn't reply, as he just kept staring at the center of the eye. Its circle red dot in the center gave Jack a bit of a terror. His pupils reeled in horror as this symbol meant something very important to him. Faint images of that symbol began swarming inside his mind. At that moment, Jack placed his hand on his abdominal, cringing in pain. He could feel a burning and painful sensation on his stomach. This gave off a bit of curiosity to the ponies. Fluttershy, who didn’t get an answer from Jack, eyed away from the symbol and shot a puzzled look at him.

"Jack?" She asked. Fluttershy’s voice managed to break his abstracted state, as Jack once again snapped back into reality, panting a little. Closing his eyes, he shook his head to get the image out of his mind.

"Nugh… it's nothing... really. Just… bad memories… that's all." His tone struggled. Taking one deep inhale, he exhaled and opened his eyes.

"Alright, let's get this done." He spoke firmly. Just as soon as Jack placed his hand on the handle, the same dark and spine chilling whisper echoed across the hall once more.

"Chaos and casualty both bereft… with order without chaos there is no order left."

"He waits for this… he who waits behind the wall… waits for the call… to set him free."

"He will destroy it all… all will be laid to rest… at his hands… he will make it all his… if you let him… you will let him… he will sing the song… the song to end the earth."

"He is the one without eyes… he is the one without shape… he will be the one who lies… he will be the one who will rape… through this shattered world… through my blackened eyes… through this curled fate… through this world's revise."

After that last word, the dark whisper suddenly vanished once again. Rarity was caught off guard from the whisper. She was trembling like she's seen a ghost.

"Ho… ho my! What… what was that dreadful sound?!" She shuttered. Rainbow Dash snarled at the dark voice.

"That Zalgo is the biggest jerk I've ever met… er heard… I mean… DUGH! He's gonna pay for hurting my friends!" She said in a voice bordering on anger. Jack scornfully looked at Rainbow Dash's threat.

"Just let me take care of him. You have enough to worry about. Now let's roll." Jack turned the handle and opened the door. Inside the room was pitch black, but the only thing they can clearly see was a lit up path heading straight towards the room. Their eyes trailed along the path and spotted the path turning a sharp corner to the right. There was also thicker fog swimming on the ground. Jack and the ponies cautiously stepped inside the room. As they all were inside, the door automatically shut itself. Afraid of pitch-black rooms, Fluttershy began to shiver while small whines of fear escaped her mouth. Rarity placed her forearm over Fluttershy's body, and hugged her tightly.

"It's all right… I'm here for you, darling. Now… what is this fog doing in here? It's simply not good for my moisturized face." Rarity spoke while hiding her frightening tone. Jack placed his hand on his handgun; just in case something happens.

"This fog senses the weakness and strengths in the hearts of anyone caught in it,” Jack replied. “And manifests the illusions depending in which room we're trending on. Whether it's dreams, reality, deceased or fantasies, they will appear. Everything will feel so real; you will never know your sanity is slowly slipping away. So… the ONLY thing you need to learn… is to never trust the obvious. No matter how horrific or good it looks or sounds… never… trust the obvious." Jack suddenly paused himself as a single joyful laughter echoed inside the room.

All the ponies froze while they darted their eyes at everything. The laughter sounded familiar… like it was having a good time. Suddenly, Rainbow Dash felt a little tingly inside her noggin from listening to that joyful giggle.

Wait… that laughter… c-could it be? She pondered to herself. Just then, the laughter ceased and silence filled the room. Jack was ready to pull the gun from his holster at anytime. Slowly trailing his eyes around, Jack's conscious was dead silent. The ponies huddled up, their backs turned against each other. Already the room was filling their bodies with terror. But just then…

"HI!" A head of a smiling pink pony with a puffy pink mane emerged from the pitch darkness. Jack jumped in shock, as he pulled out his handgun and aimed at the pony. He was about to pull the trigger when he noticed that the pony didn't look too threatening. Dash suddenly gasped surprisingly at the pony.

"P-Pinkie? PINKIE PIE!!" Dash yelled out in happiness. The pink pony eyed at Dash and giggled.

"Hiya! Did ya miss me? Did ya? Huh? Huh? Huh?!" Spoke the energetic party pony. Jack lowered his gun down and sighed in relief. Both Fluttershy and Rarity also sighed in relief as they returned smiles at their friend.

"You’re okay! You gave us quite a shock there, darling! How are you doing?" Rarity asked. Pinkie pie smiled even more at Rarity.

"Oh I'm just fine! I was soooo lonely here! But now, you guys came! I even played games by myself and they were super duperly fun! Though being in this dark made my eyes really super duperly sore! But that’s okay, cause now you all are here!" Dash was on the verge of tears, as she was very happy. Her wings went up in excitement to see her friend alive and well.

"Oh Pinkie Pie… you… you are so… so random!" Dash emotionally said. Dash suddenly flew straight over to Pinkie Pie for a hug. But all of a sudden, Jack ticked and block the two ponies with his hand.

"Rainbow Dash, wait!" He halted her. Dash suddenly heaved to a complete stop. Looking disappointed and confused, she grunted.

"Hey! What gives dude? This is my friend! Chillax!" Jack raised his eyebrow up and eyed at the party pony. He noticed that a barely visible purple thread was connected to Pinkie and Dash. Giving a few seconds to look at this hyperactive pony, he looked back at Dash.

"Then… then why are you afraid of her the most?" He asked suspiciously. The question suddenly became the topic. Dash tilted her head towards the side; looking even more puzzled than before.

"What are you talking about? Pinkie Pie doesn't…" Just then, she suddenly paused for a brief moment. She thought up of what Jack said to her a while back. After quickly recalling her memories, her eyes were slowly widening.

"W-Wait… what… what room did you say… we were in?" She said in a voice bordering on hysteria. Jack eyed at Pinkie for a brief second, and then back to Dash.

"The Room of Horror…" He slowly responded.

"T-Then… then that means…" At this point, Rainbow Dash was now in full panic mode. She slowly backed away with her eyes widen, as her face contorted in fear. Fluttershy saw the horrified pegasus backing up slowly.

"Rainbow Dash? What's wrong?" She asked. Just then, the pink pony giggled innocently. Everyone looked back at the mystifying party pony.

"Yeah! Why so serious? Aren't you happy to see me? Cause I am!" She spoke in excitement. Suddenly, Pinkie presented a blood stained butcher axe from the pitch-blackness and swung it down. The force of the swing planted the blade on the ground. Small loose pebbles erupted from the cracks. Rainbow Dash saw the planted butcher axe and gasped in horror.

"Oh no…" She gulped. Pinkie Pie giggled some more at Dash; leaving her in aghast.

"Oh yes!" She replied back. Pinkie's full body emerged from the shadows revealing what seems to be a custom made dress. She was wearing a dress quilted from dried skin, emblazoned with different cutie marks, six pegasus wings with each set of different colors, and severed unicorn horns as a necklace. Dash's nightmares came true, as she gasped deeply in horror.

"NOOOOO!!" She screamed. Everyone but Dash was confused from Pinkie's appearance act. But they were more confused by the dress she’s wearing. Rarity gazed at Pinkie's revolting dress and tried to make a complement.

"W-Well… Pinkie dear, l-lovely dress you have. I didn't know you were into making dresses. Though I must say, it does need a little bit of-" Rarity continued, but was interrupted by Dash's scream once again.

"S-STAY AWAY FROM HER YOU GUYS!! That's NOT the real Pinkie! In my nightmare, she's a murderer! S-She… she drugged me and… and made cupcakes out of my insides! H-Her dress… is made out of real pony materials! Please! You gotta believe me!" Dash warned everyone while in a panicking state. Rarity and Fluttershy gasped in awe from Dash's description. Fluttershy slowly turned her attention to Pinkie Pie's innocent smile.

"I-Is… is this true?" She asked cautiously. Pinkie rolled her eyes and grunted.

"Always have to spoil the surprise, don't ya Dashie? Oh well! I guess I can forgive you this time!" She giggled. Not even seeing this event coming, Jack looked at her dress. He was quite disturbed from Dash's description.

Huh… and to think they all were… childish like creatures. I'd be curious to find out what other maturity these ponies developed. Jack said in his consciousness. Pinkie began jumping up and down excitedly.

"You know, those cultists over at the next wing REALLY know how to party! I even learned from them and let me tell you… they had extremely fun ideas! Hehehe! All the things I did to you Dashie, it's gonna be THREE times as fun and delicious! And you know what the best part is? You’ll get to stay awake for the whole thing… FOREVER!! Ooooh this is gonna be soooo much fun!" Pinkie giggled along with a little maniacal tone inside. Dash's heart was pounding so fast, she could pass out at any minute from the fear she's absorbing.

"Uuuhh… uuuuh!!" She was lost for words as the adrenaline of fear overflowed her mind. Many thoughts raced through her mind, as she started to relive the events of that dreadful nightmare. All the pain and horrors she went through in the past started to assault her mind. She felt the pain of her skin being cut away and being peeled off. She also felt the pain of her bones and muscles being saw through by a hacksaw. Even the stinging sensation of burning hot nails being punctured into her skin and bone. And she finally remembered Pinkie telling gory puns, while Dash was dealing with blood loss, as she was forced to listen to the sounds of her own organs being harvest. All of the expenses she felt and heard came crashing down inside her mind all at once. Her mind was scrambled and lost, while her mental process was constantly being smacked around. She broke into tears while she whimpered.

"Y-Y-You… you're not… real! This… this is just all in my head… yeah…" Dash attempted herself to calm down. She kept telling herself that this nightmare was nothing more than an illusion, so that the fake Pinkie would just disappear. But that proved to be useless when Pinkie Pie giggled at Dash's attempt to overpower her own judgment.

"Oh really? Then… think fast!" Alarmed Pinkie, as she threw an unexpected scalpel with such great velocity. The tip of the scalpel wisped past Rainbow Dash's right cheek and penetrated the brick wall behind her. Dash jumped from the sudden movement. She placed her hoof on her right cheek and felt a scratch. She then looked at her hoof to see fresh blood. At that moment, Dash was back into full panic mode.

"No… no, no no no! Pinkie, please don't hurt me! I-I didn't do anything to you! Please!" She burst out crying. But Pinkie only displayed a friendly smile, while her wickedness from the inside drived Dash’s fear.

"Aww, don't feel sad… we won't be alone this time. Look, I even brought along friends that would help out too!" She said, looking at the right side of her. Suddenly, Fluttershy and Rarity's head felt a little tingly. A deep growling noise erupted from the darkness. Emerging from the shadows was the same lindworm from before. It set its eyes down onto Fluttershy once again. Fluttershy choked her gasp, as her worst fear had returned. Pinkie Pie looked to the left side of her and giggled. There were sounds of heavy chains being dragged on the ground. Dark and heavy grunts echoed in the room. Rarity gulped down, as she knew what those sounds were.

Then, out came a huge, headless, and muscle bloated ogre. It had severe whip marks all over its chest, along with rusty chains that were wrapped around its waist. And the ogre wore a thick string around its neck that had a small purple music box on it. The music box had several bloodstains on top of it, while it had a diamond shaped symbol on the front. But the horror didn't stop there, as the ogre was holding something on its left hand. It held an unconscious white unicorn filly, with a purple and pink mixed mane and tail. Rarity gasped in absolute horror as she recalled the filly unicorn's name.

"SWEETIE BEEEEELLE!! AAAAAAAH!!" Rarity screamed at the top of her lungs. Sweetie Belle's mane was severely messed up. Around her neck was coated in her own blood, like it’s been recently scalped. She also has a broken horn, two dislocated legs, and a stitched mark that was located next to her heart area. Rarity began shedding tears from looking at this monstrosity. Her heart banged like a mad drum. Her breathing became difficult and heavy, while her muscles were tensing up. At that point, Rarity couldn't take it anymore. She summoned the last of her sanity and stomped her hoof in anger.

"Y-You! You put my Sweetie Belle down this instant! NOW!!" She thundered. But the ogre didn't respond. All it did was stood there, holding onto Sweetie Belle’s mane. But suddenly, the ogre reached for the music box and pressed the yellow button on the side. The box suddenly opened, as it revealed a clean mirror beneath the lid. The mirror shown Rarity’s horrified face. There was also a filly-sized heart beating slowly within the box. Then, the box started to tune a creepy yet soft rhythm. And then, Sweetie Belle's lifeless head started to rock from side to side slowly by the tune’s rhythm. There, she started to sing softly in a creepy tone.

"III'm… sooo… sweeeeet…"
"Yet yooou… juuust… shoooove… meee."
"III'm… tooo… cuuuuute…"
"Why wooon't… yooou… looove… meee?"

"Huuug… meee… nooow..."
"We wooon't… saaay… gooood… byeee."
"Looove… meee… nooow..."

At that moment, Sweetie Belle's head rose up slowly. When her face was in front view, her face revealed worm filled bloody secretions coming out of her hallowed eye sockets, nose, and her mouth. She also displays a wicked smile at her older sister. Rarity gasped in horror as her beloved sister is nothing more than an abomination.

"Untiiilll… weee… boooth… diiie."

The music box stopped playing and the heart stopped beating. Then the music box lid slowly sunk back down. Jack and the ponies were left speechless. All but Pinkie Pie was giving a hoof of applause.

"Woohoo! That was super duper fabulous, Sweetie Belle! That song almost made me burst into tears! I guess you REALLY love your sister that much! Awwww!” After she was done praising Sweetie Belle, she went back to her casual self.

“Anyway, we also have a VERY special guest joining our party this evening!" Pinkie looked behind her and pointed her hoof straight up at the top right corner of the room. A head light suddenly flashed on revealing a metal platform. And on that metal platform was a strapped down and an unconscious orange mare. She had light orange mane, three red apples for a cutie mark, and a brown cowpony hat. She was presented on a rack formed from a series of wooden planks. Everyone but Jack gasped.

"APPLEJACK!!" All three ponies yelled in unison. At that moment, Applejack regained consciousness. She moaned dully and managed to give a modicum of weak acknowledgement from her friend's call. Her eyes barely opened at that point.

"Whuh… Whut in… tarnation? Where… am I?" She mumbled. Her vision came to full clear after a few seconds. She tried to shake her body but found that a taut of leather straps held it firmly in place. Applejack darted her eyes everywhere while she starting to panic.

"What the hay is goin' on?!" At the corner of her eye, she spotted the gang. Her eyebrows shot up with a big smile of relief.

"GALS!!" She screamed in content. Fluttershy made a gratifying smile back at the cowpony. Her heart was a little relieved from all the tensions being built inside her.

"Don't worry, Applejack! We'll get you down!" She hollered back. The two ponies could only smile at each other in a heartwarming reunion. But that soon came to a complete stop when there were suddenly tiny footsteps walking towards Applejack on the platform. Applejack's attention was brought right in front of her. Looking down, there’s a dark filly figure staring right back at her. Another head light flickered on top of the shaded figure, making Applejack gasp in shock.

"A-Apple…Bloom?!" She stuttered. The young cowpony with a pink bow on top glared deep into her sister's eyes. She then shot a death stare at her with cold and murderous eyes.

"There you are! I've been worried sick about you!" She protested. Applejack sighed in relief to see some good signs.

"Listen, sweetie. Ya'll gotta get me down from here… ple-"

"Shut yer yap!" She rudely interrupted, as she slapped her sister across the cheek. Applejack flinched from the recoil.

"Whuh… now you listen here! That's no way to treat yer big sis-"

"I SAID SHUT YER STUPID YAP OR ELSE!!” She yelled, while she slapped her sister again. “I'm the big sister now! I've had it being the lil' one! How come you gals can go off without permission? How come you gals get to stay up all night?! It's not fair!" Applejack was struck down by her sister's threat. Apple Bloom walked away from Applejack for a moment, as she narrowed her eyes a bit while looking deviously.

"Well no more… I'm takin' the big sister title now! As for my celebration on bein' the big sister, I think I'll eat some apple pie." Suddenly, a sharp kitchen knife was presented right in front of Apple Bloom. She grinned sinisterly.

"If ya'll catch mah drift." She added. Apple Bloom slowly trotted her way over to her defenseless sister. Applejack's breathing began to intensify from the sight of her sister's unusual behavior.

"W-Whuh?! What are ya doin with that?!" She asked in fear. Apple Bloom ignored her question and lifted the knife right next to Applejack's chest. Looking at her sister again, she gave a more sinister look.

"I wonder if you taste like apples." She chortled. With one swift move, Apple Bloom stabbed her chest, cutting a long vertical line down Applejack’s stomach area. Applejack screamed in pain from the blade's intense sensation, as she writhed in agony. Huge amounts of blood began leaking out of the wound. The three ponies gasped in shock from what they're witnessing. Sparing no time, Apple Bloom proceeds herself by dropping the knife and tore the skin open with her two bare hooves. The vertical line cut grew longer from the immense force. Intestines and guts plopped out from Appejack's stomach area with a miniature blood waterfall pouring out of the gap.

At that moment, Apple Bloom licked her lips and dunked her whole face inside the wound. The moist and gooey sounds of organs being moved in places made the three ponies puke in disgust. Fluttershy reeled in horror as the events unfolded.

"APPLEJACK! NOOOO!!" She screamed at the top of her lungs. However, Pinkie Pie uttered in admiration from the performance.

"Ooooh! Apple bobbing! My favorite game! GO FOR THE BLADDER! IT'S THE EASIEST ONE!" She cheered for her. Apple Bloom heard her voice and went for the bladder. Applejack's scream in pain went weaker from the source of blood loss and organ disturbances. She even began to cough up blood from her mouth. Tears were rushing down fast from Apple Bloom's chaotic behavior.

"W-Wh…why…?" She sobbed in a weak tone. At that point, Apple Bloom finally bit the bladder and reeled her head out of Applejack’s stomach. The attachments of her bladder snapped with urine spraying everywhere. Applejack yelped in pain from the feeling of an organ removed. Apple Bloom's face was fully drenched in her sister's blood. The three ponies gasped in horror while Pinkie Pie clapped her hooves together in a happy manner.

"Woohoo! You got it! Way to go! Now go for both kidneys! They're a bit tricky!" She giggled. Apple Bloom held Applejack's bladder and gobbled it down in one sitting. She uttered in delight from the taste.

"I was right you do taste like apples! Though it's a little sour… I guess that flavor came from your bad side!" She said and dived her face back into her sister’s stomach like a rabid carnivore. Applejack held her head up high while mumbling in sorrow.

"Appa… Appah… Apple… Bloo…" She weakly responded back. Her eyes rolled up automatically; her visions were starting to fuzz up. Dash couldn't bear to watch anymore, as she was forced to look away. Her tears went rushing down like crazy from seeing her friend dying by her own sibling.

"APPLE BLOOM! PLEASE! STOP!!" Dash begged. But the torture continued. Rarity's jaw dropped immensely from the horror she's witnessing. Fluttershy turned her head away while hiding her tears from the scene. At that point, this scene could go on forever until Jack grunted in annoyance.

"Alright, that's enough." He muttered. He aimed his handgun at Applejack's head and pulled the trigger. The bullet went past through Applejack's head at such blinding speed. But strangely, the bullet didn't affect her head, as it just went right pass through it like a ghost. The shockwave of the bullet made ripples on the image of Applejack, Apple Bloom, the board, the lights and the platform. Then, like a mirage, the scene faded from existence. All the three ponies stopped their series of tears and gasped. They couldn't believe their eyes. All this time it was just another illusionist prank. Jack lowered his handgun down as his eyes narrowed.

"That shit was getting on my nerves." He spoke dully. Ruining the excitement and fun, Pinkie Pie shot a death stare at Jack.

"Awww!! You party-pooper! Why'd you go do something like that?! That wasn't very nice at all!" She grunted. Jack placed his gun in his holster and started walking towards the door.

"Let's go guys, we wasted enough time in here." Jack said. At that point, the three ponies looked into each other’s teary eyes and began to follow Jack without question. They knew they've seen enough horror for one lifetime, so they didn’t bother to ask any questions. However, the lindworm suddenly blocked the doorway. It was growling impatiently and hungrily. Jack and the others immediately stopped. Seeing that they couldn't go just yet, Jack glared at Pinkie Pie who was still smiling in excitement.

"Tell your damn pet to move or I'll make it move!" He threatened her. But Pinkie Pie giggled and pulled the butcher axe from the ground.

"He doesn't want you to leave. And besides, you're not going anywhere, I'm afraid. It was raffle night and apparently all four of your numbers came up. Even yours, Dashie! Your number is waaay overdue!" Pinkie giggled while twirling the butcher axe around. Her eyes were set on to Rainbow Dash.

"So without a further adieu, let's get bakin!!" Pinkie happily announced. She stopped twirling the butcher axe and place the handle in her mouth. Immediately, she lunged straight for Rainbow Dash with no warning. Dash gasped and leaped to the side, avoiding Pinkie's horizontal slice. But with a quick recovery, Pinkie spun around and tore a long but not deep cut on Dash's ribs. Dash grunted in pain from the counter attack. She then leapt high into the air. Using her wings, she flew in midair. Her height was far enough to avoid anymore of Pinkie's attacks. At that moment, Jack and Fluttershy's attentions were drawn back by the lindworm's roar. Fluttershy was instantly paralyzed by fear from the terrifying sound while Jack stood there in defiant. Rarity looked behind her and noticed the ogre twirling Sweetie Belle around by the hair like a flail.

The ogre then swung Sweetie Belle horizontally and whacked Rarity by the neck. The damage made her slide backwards. She didn't even have enough time to dodge the attack since she was up against her own sister. Even worse, her sister was being used as a weapon. She stared at Sweetie Belle, as she knew how much neglect and abuse she had to put up with Rarity all these years. Part of her mind said that she deserved to be punished. While the other part told her to run and live to see the real Sweetie Belle. Unable to make a decision, she was trapped within her own tug of war.

As the encounter between the two sisters commenced, the lindworm made a swift move and lunged its head towards Fluttershy and Jack. Jack reached behind his utility belt, and pulled out what seems to be a collapsible steel tube. He twirled the tube around and both ends expanded. It came out as a collapsible bo-staff. Jack leaped up towards the lindworm and swung his bo-staff horizontally. Its head was smacked away for a brief moment, allowing Jack to make his next move. With great momentum, Jack performed a twirling hook kick to the jaw. He landed on the ground and spun around, performing another horizontal swing to the body. The force knocked the lindworm's body back an inch. At this point, the lindworm became enraged and made a quick attack. The beast opened its mouth and prepared to sink its sharp teeth into Jack. But Jack leaped backwards avoiding the jaws of death. Jack then leaped back again and delivered a crushing double axe handle blow to the head.

Fluttershy could only stand there and watch Jack fight death head on. She wondered if this was what her friends told her about. Fighting her fears and protecting the ones she loved. The more she thought about it, the more it made sense. Back at Pinkie Pie, she was leaping as high as she could to reach Rainbow Dash. Each failed attempt made her grunt in annoyance. Rainbow Dash stayed airborne while staying calm, as she felt safe from up here. After a few more failed attempts, Pinkie stopped bouncing and made a sudden smile.

"Oh yeah! I totally forgot I could do this!" She said. Suddenly, Pinkie leaped once more into the air producing a boing sound. This time, her height was twice as high. She pounced at Rainbow Dash and they both fell to the ground. Dash landed on her back with Pinkie Pie applying more force. This knocked the wind out of Dash. Forgetting everything about staying calm, she was back into full panic mode. Both eyes met like the opposite magnetic polarity. One was drawn back while the other was pushing closer. Pinkie giggled in joy.

"Gotcha! Now why don't we start making Aunt Pinkie's famous cupcake recipe? And I got all the ingredients right here!" The party pony smiled. Pinkie felt like she’s now dominated Dash. However, Dash was not completely lost inside her head as she made a desperate move. She suddenly spit a bolt of saliva upwards to Pinkie's left eye. Pinkie flinched in pain for a brief moment. Given a slight opportunity, Dash kicked her back hooves upward, pushing Pinkie off of her body. Dash immediately got back up and galloped towards the doorway. Rarity was starting to dodge the ogre's attacks. The more swings it threw at her, the angrier it made her. At the next swing, Rarity summoned enough strength to make her counter attack. Lifting both back hooves up while facing the other way, Rarity prepared to launch her buck kick.

"Forgive me, Sweetie Belle!" She yelled and kicked Sweetie Belle's head hard with a sickening crunch. At that moment, Sweetie Belle's hair slipped out of the ogres grasp. Her body pivoted the ground while she was rolling sideways across the room. Avoiding any regretful remarks, she looked away with a single tear in her eye and ran straight towards the doorway. Jack's bo-staff and the lindworm's teeth were collided in a struggle. Both struggled hard to determine who would win this miniature match. Jack's muscles began to sore from the pressure he's receiving. He eyed at Fluttershy who was still staring at both of them.

"Nugh! Get inside the doorway! NOW!!" He ordered. Fluttershy slowly nodded and sprinted past both of them with Rarity following behind her. Once they arrived at the door, Fluttershy turned the handle with both hooves and swung the door open. Rainbow Dash flew under the struggle between the two forces and went out of the room. With all three ponies in the other room, Fluttershy anxiously waited for Jack to come inside.

"Jack! Hurry!" Fluttershy cried out. Jack grunted with pressure while darted his eyes at the three safe ponies.

"Nugh! What's it… look like I'm… nugh… doing?!" He turned his head to the lindworm and let out a battle cry. He pushed the lindworm back and broke the struggle. He sprinted towards the door and dived forward. Pinkie Pie made one last attempt by throwing the butcher axe at Jack. The axe barely missed Jack's head as it wisped pass across the hallway. Once Jack was through the doorway, Fluttershy closed the door and held it shut with her back. The butcher axe suddenly dissipated into thin air when the door was shut. Taking this moment of opportunity, the group rested for a bit while silence reigned once again.

(Author's note: Sweetie Belle's Song is dedicated to Samara's song from The Ring.)