The Catacombs of Zalgo

Chapter 7: The Room of Desires

“Gugh... that… was too much for me.” Rainbow Dash heaved. The group had a few minutes of resting until they were back up to full strength. Rarity was still grieving on her misfortunate event with her younger sister. She feared that if she continued her neglectful ways, she would lose Sweetie Belle. She felt the need to escape this hellish catacomb and comfort her sister right away. But her heart told her to wait as her other friends was still in grave danger. Fluttershy was pressed down by the encounter with the lindworm. She couldn’t help but blame herself for not helping out. She’s encountered a fearful manticore, the horrific nightless steed, and a ferocious red dragon while staying confident to herself. Hiding her shame, she eyed at Jack who was reloading ammo on his handgun.

“Umm… I-I’m sorry… for n-not helping you back ther-“

“I know, it’s fine.” Jack interrupted her. “You weren’t fully prepared to face your greatest fear in your conditioned state. But just remember… if I’m gone… then you’re all on your own… well… relatively speaking.” Rainbow Dash was still getting over her fear with her encounter with Pinkamina Diane Pie. Dash looked at her wound to see how bad it was. But strangely, the wound was gone and nowhere to be found. Puzzled, Dash looked at Jack.

“Hey Jack… how come my injuries are gone?” Dash asked. “I’ve could've sworn Pinkie Pie cut me right here.” Jack shook his head in disbelief.

“Isn’t it obvious? You hallucinated that wound. In these rooms, they only affect you mentally… not physically. If you think of pain, you feel pain. If you think of being killed, you die. That’s the power of illusions. It’s as simple as that. Now… about this… pink friend of yours...” His eyebrows lowered while looking stern.

“How exactly did you manage to think of her doing those things to you?” He asked. Rarity and Fluttershy was suddenly brought interest to his question.

“Yeah. Why would you think Pinkie Pie would do such things?” Fluttershy added. With all eyes set on Rainbow Dash, she came clean and sighed solemnly.

“Well… I-It’s… too random. I never think of Pinkie Pie as a murderer, honest! But… it felt so real… it was just… just…” Dash choked back, beginning to produce tears. She covered her eyes with her hooves and silently wept.

“I-I’m sorry… It’s too much for me to handle. I just can’t…” She said while holding back her tears. Her thoughts couldn’t help but bring back memories of her demise. Bouncing in her head like wild chimpanzees, the blue pegasus felt broken from the inside. Feeling the urge to comfort her, Rarity and Fluttershy went up to Dash and hugged her. The warmth of friendship calmed Dash down a bit.

“It’s alright darling,” Rarity comforted Dash. “A nightmare is just a nightmare. You know Pinkie isn’t like that at all. Besides, she wouldn’t do that to anyone of us… even you. She’s your best friend… and will always be.” Dash was slowly regaining herself piece by piece. With all the friendship being given out, Jack stood there and watched pointlessly to what seems to be a different society for him. He couldn’t understand why they forgive each other and comfort one another. It is as if he’s in some sort of a topsy turvy world he’s in. Before his mind could research any further, the group suddenly heard sounds of clopping steps echoing across the hallway. Everyone swerved their heads to the endless hallway in front of them. A black blob figure was moving towards them. It was hard for them to see with the fog in the way. Jack whipped out his handgun and pulled the hammer.

“Get behind me.” He mumbled to the ponies. They all got back up and went behind Jack. When the figure got closer, the obscure blob started to take shape of a pony with a big hat. Once the figure got close enough, the colors were shown. An orange pony with a light orange mane and a brown cowboy hat appeared from the fog. Immediately, the ponies smiled widely.

“Applejack!” All three ponies cried out in unison. However, Applejack looked different than before. Despite her worn out looks, her eyes were pale green. She was tilting from side to side as if she was intoxicated. Applejack lifted her hat up and greeted her friends.

“Hoooowdy yaaalll! Glaaaad tooo seeee yooou!!” She spoke slowly. The three ponies were suddenly confused by her strange behavior. Rainbow Dash slowly trotted up to AJ cautiously.

“Uuuuh… AJ? You feeling okay there, pal? What’s wrong with your eyes? They’re all green.” Applejack laughed with her voice tone pitching up and down.

“Whyyy noooothin’s wrooong maaate! Uh… I-I mean… paaartneeer!” Her wrong accent tone suddenly slipped out on accident. From that moment, Dash realized that it wasn’t her, for this was the Illusion Quarters. She slowly backed away looking disappointed.

“It’s not her. She’s just another illusion.” Dash announced it to Rarity and Fluttershy. Both ponies suddenly got the picture and nodded. Applejack tilted her head while laughing joyously.

“Whaaaat yeee taaaalkin’ aaabout swaaabie? Err… I mean… paaartneeer? Ooof coooarse I’m Eeeeeppaljeeeeck yaaah bloooody haaalf-wiiiit! Er… striiingbeeean!” From all these obvious flaws being thrown out, the three ponies didn’t buy any of it. Fluttershy sighed and turned her head away.

“Jack… j-just make her go away.” She ghastly spoke silently. Fluttershy suddenly blamed herself for saying such thing to Applejack. Then again, it wasn’t her. Jack looked into the eyes of the cowpony. Rolling his eyes and sighing obnoxiously, he aimed his gun at Applejack and pulled the trigger. But, the bullet didn’t go towards her head. Instead, it was shot through the top of the hat. Suddenly, a loud screeching scream was heard. An invisible figure flung off of Applejack’s back as the screeching scream died off, before turning visible. Lying on the ground was a black and skinny tarantula monster that had eight hairy spider legs, two huge bat wings, glowing green eyes, and a tail of a scorpion. To the ponies’ surprise, they saw the monster lying dead on the ground; face drenched in a green puddle of blood. Applejack’s body laid on the ground like a lifeless puppet. Jack placed his handgun back into his holster and started cracking his tired neck.

“As I said before… never trust the obvious. That’s the only predicament you have to face with.” He said. From this turn of events, the ponies suddenly revisited their curiosity and ran over to Applejack. All three were silent as they awaited any responses from Applejack. And from that moment, a miracle bloomed. They suddenly saw Applejack’s closed eyes squinting. She moaned silently while struggling to lift her eyelids. A few seconds later, her eyelids slowly rose up. They noticed right away that her eyes were back to normal. Every pony happily heaved their breaths in. Applejack heard the sound of her friends and slowly trailed her eyes up towards the ceiling.

“Whuh… what the hay…? Where am I…?” She slowly responded. Gathering back her lost strength, she pulled herself up with her head circling around.

“Nuuuh… Gals?” Meeting eye to eye with her friends, her face lit up in happiness.

“Gals!!” She cheerfully cried out. Everyone then made a tight group hug. Tears of joy and giggles of elation were made. Their fears suddenly dropped immensely as they all were relieved to find Applejack safe and sound. Applejack broke the group hug and beamed at every pony.

“I’m glad to see ya’ll again! Where in Equestria are we?” She asked. But just before they could respond, Jack stepped in.

“You’re in hell’s domain now. You were also possessed by a demonic creature.” He spoke. Applejack eyed at Jack and gave him a confusing look.

“Who are ya?”

“Jack Armstrong. And from the looks of it, you’re sticking with us… unfortunately. You’re other two friends are in grave danger in this catacomb. Either dead or alive, it won’t matter to me.” Applejack suddenly gasped as she remembered the ambush from earlier. She noticed that Pinkie Pie and Twilight Sparkle were missing.

“Aww hay! They’re in danger?! We got to save em’!” Applejack frantic herself. Fluttershy placed her hooves on AJ’s shoulders while looking calm.

“It’s all right. We’re working on it… but… we have to follow his orders. I promise we’ll get them back soon… somehow.” She comforted her. From all this friendship emotions going on, Jack grunted and began walking down the hall. Just like a boy, he couldn’t handle the least bit of sentiment.

“Yeah, yeah. Just keep up will you?” Uttered Jack with a sigh at the end. Looking at him disapprovingly, the four ponies got back up and followed him. AJ started to ponder about this mysterious human. Curious for answers, she leaned her head over to Rainbow Dash.

“What the hay is his problem?” She asked. Rainbow Dash returned with a shrug.

“Beats me… but at least he knows what he’s doing.” Replied Dash. Applejack looked at Jack and gave a concern look at his back.

“He does… huh?” Mumbled Applejack. Down they go, into what seems to be an endless foggy hallway. But they soon found another doorway at the end of the hall. Bracing themselves, the ponies gulped down in fright. When they reached towards the door, Jack faced the ponies.

“The Room of Desires is beyond this door. Any desires or fantasies you dream will automatically present itself in your own image.” Applejack produced a grin from hearing this.

“That sounds mighty wonderful! I wonder if I will see-”

“No, do not be deceived by what you see… for this room has a mind of its own.” Jack interrupted. “To avoid any encounters in there, just keep your eyes down to my feet at all times. That way, the imagery won’t appear unless you look blankly into the foggy abyss. Ignore any noises you hear and we will get pass this room easily. Even though we should have done this in the previous room earlier, you can blame me for that. So keep quiet and ignore the surroundings. Let’s go.” He turned the handle and opened the door.

As they proceed into the room, every pony did as he told them to do and eyed at his walking feet. In the room, it was the same setup as the previous room, except this room was a bit brighter. Cyan light illuminated the whole room and the fogs were now even thicker. Following the lit up pathway, everyone didn’t made a sound. About half way through, Applejack’s brain felt a little wavy. After that, they came across their first unusual sound. It was the sound of a humongous satchel of coinage being dropped from the heavens. Jack spotted the big bag of coins to his left and continued on.

However, Applejack heard that sound and dared not to look up. But her instincts were driving her mad. She tried her best to resist the sound. Then, the bag of coins shook once more making a jingling sound. At that moment, Applejack resisted no longer as the call of money took over her curiosity. She looked up and gasped in admiration. Standing right next to her was a ten-foot long bag of golden bits. Her eyes glimmered so brightly while gazing upon a beautiful sight.

“Oh mah stars! Look at all em’ bits! Why, with that much, I can drum up the business to the Apple Family!” Applejack flabbergasted. Jack suddenly stopped his tracks and swerved his head around to glare at the fooled pony. The others looked back at AJ as well.

“Oh for god sakes, can’t you at least follow a single ord-“ Jack’s sentence was struck silence as an expandable demonic arm suddenly gagged Jack’s mouth from behind. Then the elastic arm yanked Jack and dragged him into the fog almost silently. The other ponies looked behind to notice Jack’s disappearance. All the ponies except the distracted cowpony gasped in surprise. Fluttershy looked around aimlessly.

“J-Jack?! Wh-where are you?!” She shuttered. Not too far away, Jack was being held captive by a human size imp. His hands were tied up by the imp’s elastic arm while the other hand covered up his mouth. The imp grinned sinisterly at Jack.

“Why hello there feeble mortal. Don’t mind me, I’m just a being created from the scrapped thoughts of previous victims. Sit back and enjoy the show! It’s been forever since I’ve seen some insanity action!” He chortled darkly, while Jack glared at the imp. Back at the ponies, all their eyes were wandering blindly. Rainbow Dash didn’t noticed herself slowly walking backwards from the suspense.

“Nugh! Where’d he go? Darn it, Applejack.” She muttered to herself.

“Okay… just stay calm, Dash… everything will be alright if you just-“

“Raaaaainnnboooow…”

A ghastly voice suddenly echoed quietly across the room. She swerved her head from side to side to find out where the sound was coming from. Her brain felt a little wavy from the eerie call. Suddenly, Rainbow Dash caught a glimpse of an obscure figure trotting towards her. When it got close, the figure immediately took shape and color. It was a golden pegasus with a fire colored mane. It wore a blue and yellow outfit, along with flying goggles hanging around by the neck. Dash gaped unexpectedly.

“S-Spitfire?!” Dash blurted out. The famous pegasus of the Wonderbolts walked up to Dash. When she spotted Dash, her face lit up in relief.

“Oh! There you are! We’ve been looking all over for you!” She spoke. Meeting with Spitfire again, Dash’s wings suddenly began to rise.

“Oh my gosh! Y-You’ve been… looking… f-for me?!” Dash’s face lit up in joy as she squeaked like a fan-girl. After the squeak, Dash was suddenly reminded that this place was still an illusion. Her face dropped in disbelief.

“W-Wait… you’re not real… are you?” She inquired. Spitfire tilted her head in confusion.

“What are you talking about? Princess Celestia has ordered me to send a rescue team to search for you six. And now here I am… pretty creepy place isn’t it?” Spitfire informed in a joyful tone. Rainbow Dash nodded.

“But… my other two friends… they’re still in dange-“ Dash was cut off when Spitfire held her hoof in front.

“It’s all right, Dash. Soarin and the other members are taking care of that as we speak. Now… I’ve been meaning to ask you something. Ever since the time at the Grand Galloping Gala… I didn’t have enough time to chat with you. And when you stopped Discord… I couldn’t help but praise you. I mean, that took a lot of guts. So… after we get out of this place… I was wondering... if you would consider being a member of our team? Because I would love to see your performance with you on our side. Especially with that sonic rainboom of yours as our grand finale.” Dash couldn’t believe what she was hearing right now. Rainbow Dash… being one of the Wonderbolts… just like that. Her wings flapped way up while dramatically gasping in joyfulness.

“Oooooh… myyyy… GOSH!! YES!! I’M TOTALLY IN!!” She jumped in happiness. She never felt this happy in all of her life. Spitfire stopped her bouncing by placing her hoof on Dash’s shoulder.

“Easy there, tiger. Let’s not get too ahead of ourselves. Now then… with that out of the way… there’s… something I wanted to tell you that I never even dream of asking.”

“What is it?!” Dash excitedly asked. She couldn’t bare herself from all the exciting news. Could it be a chance to be captain of the team? An interview of Dash’s experienced flying skills? No… the only response was a pair of warm and soft lips being locked onto her own. Dash’s pupils shrunk unexpectedly, while her cheeks went rosy almost instantly. She’d never expected this would happen… not even in her lifetime. Being consumed by lust, Dash reeled her eyes upward slowly while her eyes shut. Both of their tongues soon entered each other’s mouths, clashing with one another. Both were giving off the sounds of groaning and pleasurable moaning. Dash was in heaven… her mind was completely shut off. All her tensions… all her worries… suddenly disappeared. After a minute had passed, Spitfire broke the passionate kiss and lustfully looked into Rainbow’s love struck eyes.

“I wanted to say I love you, Dash. I want you to be mine. I couldn’t resist your beautiful mane the moment I first saw you. By just looking at you… you made me feel sooo alive.” She whispered seductively. Dash was positively drooling over the enchanting pegasus. Both Spitfire and Dash’s wings were erected. Spitfire leaned forward over Dash’s ear and whispered,

“Why don’t we go to that corner over there and make some Rainbowfire… if you know what I mean.” Spitfire scolded her. Dash’s heart suddenly skipped a beat. With no objections, Dash dumbly nodded her head and went to the corner of the room with Spitfire. Back at the three remaining victims, Rarity began backing up as well, as her conscious was her only guide. Not knowing that Rainbow Dash has disappeared, she began talking to herself.

“Oh, how simply dreadful! My hair is starting to feel thick, my skin is getting too dry, and Jack is gone missing! And it’s all because of that Applejack and her… ugh! Why must this end this way!?” At that moment, she heard what seems to be a conversation on her left. Her brain felt a little wavy from the sound. She looked over and spots three obscured figures trotting in her direction. With fear swelling up in her, she backed up. But when the fog was see through-able, she stopped backing up and gasped in surprise. Coming out of the fog were three of Equestria’s most famous celebrities. On the left was the famous popstar Sapphire Shores. In the middle was the well-known fashion photographer Photo Finish. And on the right was the legendary fashion critic Hoity Toily.

“And then I said, I say… this can’t be the same designer.” Hoity expressed himself. Suddenly, all three ponies gazed at Rarity and their face lit up. Sapphire Shores shrieked in relief upon seeing her face.

“Well helloooo Miss Rarrity! Glad we found you at last, darling!” She said. Rarity was too dumbstruck to respond. Her only response was her voice in her own head.

Oh mon étoiles! Her legs were shaking in exhilaration, as she couldn’t make out with this. Photo Finish spoke next.

“Jaes! Ve been lookin faeor yew! I, Photo Finish, wus wroung about yew Miss Wrariteh! Fluitashy vus just a saet back! Yew, on ze othear hoof, haeve maede…DA MAJIKS!” She strutted her head up. Hoity adjusted his glasses while he cleared his throat.

“Mmmyes. After your encounter with that dreadful Discord, I couldn’t help notice you had not only pure fashion potential but popularity as well! And oh my, the publicity and the advertisement of your career is just simply fantastico! We would be honored if YOU would join Equestria’s annual award ceremony as a candidate at Canterlot!” Rarity snapped out of her dumbstruck trance and squealed in excitement. She thought this was a dream but it sounded so real to her. Forgetting this was all but an illusion, she foolishly gave herself in.

“YES!” She screamed into the heavens. Meanwhile, Fluttershy was standing all alone in the wild fog. She noticed that Rainbow Dash and Rarity had disappeared into the abyss as well. Her heart was beating wildly from the state of loneliness. She was about to give into the fear and yell for help when a bright light suddenly illuminated off to the distance. It was a soothing light that warmed her coat. Her brain felt a little wavy from this sudden entrance. At the center of the light, a humongous stag appeared. It has a constellational body with moving stars, along with glowing white eyes. Its antlers were fully-grown with green leaves that had different species of birds nesting in them. And green grass sprung to life from the hallowed ground around the stag. Fluttershy couldn’t know what this thing was or if it’s friendly or not. But the glowing white eyes showed some proof that it was harmless. Standing in front of it, she felt like she was facing a deity.

“Fluttershy… ye be not afraid.” The voice spoke in an overwhelming yet soothing tone. Fluttershy gulped her fear down and presented herself firmly. The celestial stag continued.

“Thy name is Faronael, Prince of the Great Forest and protector of all creatures small and big. Ye quest is brutal and fierce… thou seekest to end it. Thou wish for assistance and salvation, Fluttershy?” He asked. Fluttershy slowly nodded her head.

“Umm… yes. My two friends are still in grave danger and… well…”

“Hold thy tongue. Thou shalt sendeth forth aid in this desperate hour. Thus, a condition is in order.” He added. Fluttershy’s heart began to calm down from the great news. She wondered what condition he had in mind.

“A condition? What is it?”

“Become your destiny. Come with thee, and thou shalt be crown Princess of the Great Forest. All animals are in great need and they are waiting for thee. Become princess of all critters and rule thy kingdom in eternal happiness and salvation. Abandon this accursed place… become thy bride and forever uphold peace.” Fluttershy couldn’t believe what she was hearing. She never thought of being a princess before in her life. She immediately thought of all the things she could do to help the innocent creatures. It was too good to be true. Her heart was beaming in contentment. Slowly, she trotted nervously towards Faronael. She presented her hoof to him and shy-fully looked away with rosy cheeks. At that moment, something snapped inside her head.

Her consciousness was taking over her thoughts. A deep struggle between right and wrong commenced. She was shown images of her friends being brutally beaten, slain, and killed if she abandons them now. Her mind went mad as her innermost desires were fighting against her promises. And soon, she was brought back into reality with a distorted facial expression. She looked at Faronael and reeled her hoof in. Realizing this is all but a trick; she stood back up and glared at him.

“No… NO!! How dare you mess with my mind! My friends are more valuable than my desires! You're nothing but an illusion… a fake! Go back to where ever you came from and never come back!” She roared out. Faronael took a few steps back and suddenly became enraged. His constellational body began to light up in fury like the sun. His green antlers were set on fire, as the birds were turned into skeletal ravens. His white glowing eyes turned red, and the grass was drying up. Realizing that Fluttershy made a mistake on making him mad, she couldn’t stand here any longer and immediately dashed towards the foggy abyss to try and search for her friends.

On the corner of the whole room, Dash was leaning back against the corner with Spitfire pinning her. Both of them tenderly kissed each other in a romantic setting. They gave each other saliva-swapping kisses as their tongues tangled with one another. Dash made deep moans of pleasure while her head was spinning out of control. Spitfire teased her by rubbing the tip of her nose against hers. Then, both ponies broke the slimy kiss, as a long string of saliva stretched across from the two pegasus’s tongues. Spitfire looked deeply into Dash’s eyes and seductively grinned.

"You taste like so many flavors. Dashie... I want you... I want you to be mine forever."

“Y-Yeah... me too...” She slowly responded back. Dash felt like her dreams have finally come true. But strangely, Spitfire slowly shook her head.

“No Dashie… when I meant forever…” Suddenly, her face slowly moved in closer to Dash’s face. Her pupils slowly became tiny black dots, as huge bloodshots were scattered on both of her sclera. Her grin was so wide it extended to the edges of her face.

“I meant… FOREEEEVEEER!!” Spitfire deeply growled seductively. Dash eyed at Spitfire’s disturbing stare and snapped out of her trances state. She reeled back her head in an unease tension.

“Uuuuh… Spitfire? Why are you staring me like that?” She asked nervously. Then, Spitfire’s forehead met with Dash’s while her black dots suddenly began to shake.

“I WANT you… to fuck me… oh yeeees… make me your bitch! Fuck me like your sex doll… FUCK ME… FUCK MEEEEEE!!” She yelled in a perverted tone. The dramatic change Spitfire developed frighten Dash. Dash was about to scream for help when suddenly…

“YOU LEAVE HER ALONE!!” Fluttershy yelled as she came to the rescue. She grabbed Spitfire by the mane and tossed her whole body back. Spitfire landed on her head and twisted her neck, as it made sickening cracks. Fluttershy stood in front of Dash, as she glared at the imposter.

“You do NOT and I repeat, YOU DO NOT HURT MY FRIEND!!” She yelled angrily. She swerved her head over to Dash.

“F-Fluttershy! Wh-what the heck is going-”?

“No time, we need to get everyone out of here!” She interrupted and alarmed Dash. But just before they could move, Spitfire slowly rose up like a lifeless puppet. Her head twisted and tilted around, making more cracking noises. Once her head and neck was back to normal, her perverted stare darted at the blue pony.

“You’re not going anywhere, Dashie… you’ll be mine forever… MINE… MINE FOREVER!!” Roared the demented pegasus. She quickly lunged right at them like a tiger. Both Fluttershy and Rainbow Dash ran off to the side avoiding her pounce. Both of the ponies followed the lit up pathway while Spitfire was hot on their trail. On their right they heard Rarity’s scream. They darted their eyes to the sound and they spot Rarity running away from the frenzied celebrities.

“Gaaaah! Get away from me you low class behemoths!” She screamed. Photo Finish growled while keeping her target’s pace.

“GEAT HER! SHAE’S GOWING TA BE MAI NAEXT STAH!” Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy made their move and bashed the three celebrities to the side. All three were knocked back a few feet from the force. Rarity gasped unexpectedly from the arrival of her two friends.

“Girls!” She called out. The three ponies regrouped and continued to run. While running, Rarity noticed that Applejack wasn’t present.

“Where is Applejack?!” She asked. At that moment, her question was answered when they heard her scream.

“There!” Fluttershy answered. They saw Applejack popping out of the fog in front of them. Behind her were thousands of black and plagued beetles chasing Applejack. She spotted the gang and her face lit up in relief.

“Gals! Mighty sorry fer all this! All them bits suddenly turned into these little varmints!” Applejack yelled. The four ponies were reunited once more, as they raced together along the lit up pathway. Following behind them was the perverted Spitfire, three obsessive pony celebrities, the enraged Faronael, and a massive swarm of beetles. The ponies picked up their pace as they saw them hot on their tails. Although they were gaining more speed, they were running blindly into the fog. About a few seconds of sprinting, they suddenly crashed into an object. They fell to the floor, grunting from the impact. All of them rubbed their heads and looked up. It was Jack who looked very disappointed. Rainbow Dash frowned at Jack, while her eyes furrowed.

“Where the hay were you all this time?!” She exclaimed. Dash expected an apology, but Jack’s only response was him presenting a decapitated head of the red imp. Its eyes were closed while its tongue was hanging out. The ponies gasped in disgust from the sight of it.

“Apparently I had troubles of my own.” Jack said. Then his attentions drew him to the distance and saw the hostile crowd coming towards them. He growled and threw the imp’s head at them. He then ran off to the other direction, while he looked back over his shoulders to the collapsed ponies.

“Move it or lose it!” He thundered. Getting back up, the ponies rushed towards the exit with Jack. Almost immediately, they found a steel staircase up ahead with another door on top of the platform. Jack skipped each step as he climbed on the staircases. The ponies also went up with him. The swarm of beetles and Faronael surrounded the staircase with Spitfire and the three celebrity ponies climbing up with them. Jack immediately opened the door and awaited for the ponies to come inside. As they did, Spitfire made one attempt to leap towards her prize.

“YOU CAN’T ESCAPE ME, DASHIE!” She screamed. Jack suddenly slammed the door and Spitfire face planted on the door making a thud sound.

“Owww… that wasn’t fair…” She moaned in pain. Right after that, the room went silent. The sounds of thousands of beetles died out. It was back into dead silence once again. After a minute of resting, the group went back to walking towards the long hallway. Applejack hung her head miserably while her hat hid her face. She sighed and came clear to herself.

“Jack… I’m mighty sorry about that. I promise it won’t happen again.” The cowpony sadly apologized. But Jack replied back in an unhappy tone.

“It better not, otherwise you’ll have to face your demise all on your own next time. Just forget about it and move forward. We’re getting close to our destination.” The group went silent after that as they proceed down the hallway with extra caution.