Tartarus was as hellish as ever. Each prisoner was in their cage slowly waiting to be tried by the princess. Yet it did not matter, they might as well forget about them.
Time has slowly wither way their hopes to escape, and so has their companions. Many died of old age, while other break out and fall into the raging fire of the ground. Tirek may have escaped once, but his return to her only meant stricter security.
Deep within the caves, there laid a strange spider with two long tails. It moved ever so slowly to any cage, but it was always pushed back by some visiting gaurds. This creature was hungry. every day it would slowly crawl to devour any magic crystals that the gaurds may drop, but it was never enough. The creature needed more.
All hope was lost until one faithful day, princess Celestia came to put on trial Glimwork, the gryphon arsonist. The creature felt a sudden urge of haste. Something about her and her unicorn gaurds gave off a strong sense. Something magical.
"Hello Glimwork", said Celestia.
"Good day your highness, "he replied, "or is it Goddess. you never quite specify,"
"You know why we are here. You were arrested by your own kind for the destruction of the newly built Governmental Office in gryphonstone."
"Bah! Useless pony culture is not needed in the great gryphon empire. WHy when i was young we-"
"Your own clan decided that it was necessary to have such building and requested our aid. They specifically requested that the building was to be made as grand as our own. The Clan leader is requesting your apaology in exchange that you provide community service in the reconstruction of the building."
"I'd rather walk featherless than build a blasphemous building in our own city"
"Very well, you will stay here for 79 moons. Then we will see what happens then."
The creature crawled much faster then ever as it manage to get its self latch onto one of the unicorns armor plates. It felt a strong presence of magic. With a quick hiss, it open some of its scales and started to feed on the excess magic radiating off.
Celestia and her gaurds went off into a portal that she made and return back to Equestria. Before that, they check to see if they wer bringing something along.
"Don't worry ma'dam, our tracker has identified nothing that has cling on to us"
"Are your sure?" she asked concered, "TRhis is new technology and I do not want to risk anything."
"Yes we are sure. the Tracker sends out magic particles and detects anything that reacts with the particles. Twilight has stated that it is 99.9% accurate."
The machine detected all of the gaurds and return with nothing. The creature remined hidden in the armor plate, but it was not detected. The creature absorb the magic around it. Making it invisible to the tracker.
"See nothing"
"very well, lets all be off our way." she stated as she activated the portal.
The portal tore through and released a huge amount of magic. As they all enter, the creature jump off inside the portal absoring as much magic as it could.
On the other side of the portal, Equestria, the creature quickly scurried away into the woods near Canterlot. As it went off, it began to grow. it grew as big as a pony head and so did its desire. Food.
Hungry
The creature is now in Equestria, a land filled with magic. The creatue went off walking around, using its tail only to move faster than. As it journey through, a sensation drove it to a stop.
The creature was feeling some magic comming out. It scurried fast to the source. There was a botonist using his horn to levitate his notes. He was busy identifiying the gene structure of the poison joke. Maple Root stood there taking more sample as he quickly heard a hiss.
He turned to see the creature standing there with its legs in a attacking position.
"fascinating" he awed, "This is amazing. i have never seen anything like this." with a quick respond he activated his phone to call on his assistant Fauna.
"Hello, fauna? Its me Maple."
"yeah what is it?"
"i just found a new creature here. You are going to be impress."
"Describe it to me. I do not want you to drag me to find another discovered creature."
"Fine. Don't get cocky", he replied. Last time he mistoke a cloud spider to be a new sub-species of bird. fauna sometimes wonder how he could even obtain a pH.D. "So its a spider of some sort."
"Thats it?" She sounded irritated.
"No. NO. it has two tails and it appears to have scales riding along its back. No eyes, i mean that is a suprise. i wonder how it finds its way around."
"Maple, focus!"
"Right, right, sorry. umm it appears to have some sort of tounge hidden in its underbelly."
"It sounds like a cave walker. Not a new discovery."
" I am near no caves at all."
"Then maybe it got lost. having no eyes has led them to go far away from caves before. Look call me when its important. even better dont call me for the day. I am this close of finding the Diomand Dogs new cave system."
Before he could reply, she hanged up. Maple returned the telephone back on his sack and look at the creature.
The creature quickly rose up and shot one of its tail on the neck of the stallion. This creature had some strong grip as it drag him closer than ever. Maple tried to get out but the creature prove to be too strong. The creature jumped on his head and held on it tight.
The Stallion could no longer see but he felt something quickly enter his mouth.
In a few moments the stallion fell. He felt sleepy and started to dream.
Creature name:?????????????(Hugger)
Type: Parasitical magic eater
Factsl: Unkown, do not encounter.
Threat level: Mild
Author's Note
Hi first time writing this story. Comment and critic it as harshly as ever. I want to continue the story and improve on it.
In the forest, pinkie pie was jumping around being excited as usual. Its been about a week since any of them have gone to canterlot for a reunion with the princesses. This will not be a political arrangement, instead it was a get together for fun.
The all could have gone through the train, but Fluttershy insisnted on walking throuhg the newly acknowledge reservation for exotic animals. The forest was larger than ever and the tress were closely packed together that made flying impossible. this irrated rainbow dash alot.
"Was this really necessary. I mean, come on, its nice to see this place have animals but i can't spread my wings."
"well," started Fluttershy, " If appreacited to take your time, maybe you will not be complaining this much. Besides its nice to see all of these new critters. I do hope we meet one of those Black tail spiders. Large but oh so cuddly"
"Well, i for one don't mind this at all," said pinkie pie, " all these trees close together makes you feel that you are in a rainforest. minus the rain, tropical tress, niosy animals, mucky land, and-"
"We get it," Twilight silence her," Besides, i heard that Professor Maple was goin in this forest serveying some newly found poison joke. It will be nice to see him and learn something new."
"Thats alright and all, suger cube. But we all agreed to visit Princess Celestia and Luna, not mossy over our own adventure." Stated Applejack.
"She's right, you know. i would really like to meet them again. Its been a while since we meet them for something not princess related." rarity said.
The mares continue on thorugh the forest, until they heard a moan. they all stop but pinkie continue jumping until she saw Maple on the ground.
"I found him!"
"Would you kindly not shout, i don't feel good" maple replied.
The friends hurried over to see him barely being able to stand.
"What happened?"
"I don't rememeber much. I was standing here taking notes on my reaserch, then i heard a hiss. Next thing i kenw i was laying on the ground with a severe headache."
"Maybe you shoudl go the Doctor," offerd Fluttershy.
"No. I just need an aspirin."
"Here you go" pinkie said as she held out a tin of aspirin
"Um thanks" he took the tinm and swallowed two. "So what brings you all in the the Second Canterlot reservation?"
"Well we-" Twilight started.
"We were goin to meet the Princesses. But then Fluttershy decided that we go walking becasue she wanted a to see the new animals being held here in the reserve. Then we walked and walked until we met you" Smiled Pinkie.
"well you should best be going." he said, "I Still need to finish my reaserch."
"No problem, come on girls." said twilight..
About 5 hours later, maple was almost out of aspirin. he did not know why but this headache continue to annoy him. He kept on with his reaserch until he notice something on the ground. He got closer and saw the spider crrature dead. He did not rememebr swatting it. Nor was he aware that it cam near him. But he kep the body in his petridish for axamination.
the creauture was abnormally large and it appears to have a form of proboscis. Like that of a butterfly only this one was cuh larger and it seem it could be enlarged.
He was ready to dissect it when he sneezed on it. He was ready cursed himself, until he notice that his spit was black. This caught his eye, he spit out on to a different tray to confirmerd that he had some stange black goo in him. He labaled "his spit".
He tried to used his magic to get his phone but it somehow felt much difficult to do. He was more tired than ever and fell on the ground. Maple saw the world blurry and closed his eyes for the last time.
His body remained motionless for a while until his left side chest started to move. something was moving inside of him. there was a creature swiming inside of his body. Soon a small head poked out of the ribcage. face appeared to bee a mixed of a pony and dragon. Onlt his one had no eyes, a smooth head and a small mout on the tip of the head. The creature slitther out and move to the forest.
But the body proved to had another one of this thing and slither along side with it.
One week had past and no pony was able to find maple at all. His meeting with other scienctist had come and pass. Even strange was that more and more ponies who visitied the new reserve never came back. Canterlot was starting to have full bulliten filled with missing posters.
Celestia had enough, and decided to send some soldiers into the forest. To ensure she was inform, they brought built in camera and the new tracker.
They enter the forest with thier horn lit, as the day was cloudy enough to make the forest darka s night. AS they enter, there was silence.
"So do yoy guys hear that?"
"No, i hear nothing"
"Exactly. The last few times that i went in here, there was noise by many different animals. Now there is nothing. Makes me feel worry about what happened."
"Hey if you are so worry about this, then why not ask the princess to bring in the wielders of the elements harmony, they can handle this."
~"Smart idea, i want to go"~ the radio let out.
"Wait, who is this?" ask the leader.
~"Me, Pinkie pie the one who wields Laugther. Princess Celestia allowed me and my to watch your mission. ARe you going to catch the crooks? Or Are they making a suprise party?"
"Would you get off this frequency, We will be needing to talk with the princess."
~"I can still hear you all." Replied the Princess.~"Just inform me when you find them."~
The group now felt a tad bit irritated, not only do they have to behave better, they have to listen to the side converstaion of the princess and the Wielder.
Tread through th forest and started to notice strange gunk on some fo the trees. The trees were coverd with some hard material that made it appear to look like some cave. AS they apporach the center of the forest, the gunk started to appear much more and create mounds around the trees. Some even started to form small caves. The team of 8 stopped dead in their track as they saw a large mound that towered over them. the Mound appeard to made out of the same gunk on this was much harder and smoother.
"Princess are you looking at this?"
~"yes i am.What is that?"
"i have no idea. It appears to be some form of nest. But i have no knowledge of any creature that can do that kind of nest. Could any of the exotic animals do that?"
~"No, none of them."~ the radio replied that sounded like Fluttershy.~" Maybe there is a new creature there."~ she sounded a tad bit excited.
"Well, for one think that it is better for us to investigate. May be the missing are being held there?"
~"I will permit this. Just leave some one outside to gaurd."~
"Sure thing, princess. Alright you heard her, you two will stay outside, the rest of you come inside with me. Lets make this quick."
The captain entered with his soldiers, into the nest. Ouside, the two unicors male waited patiently.
Creature name:?????????????(Burster)
Type: Parasitical magic eater
Factsl: Unkown, do not encounter.
Threat level: Severe, if inside the body