Occult Rising

"Ugh! We don't have time for this! My husband is about to be sacrificed and you're asking stupid questions! Either help us or get lost!" Dash screamed.

Gilda looked hurt.

"What do you need me to do?" She asked after a minute of silence.

"I'm sorry. Just make sure my daughters harness is secure." Dash said as she fastened the rope to her and headed down the cliff face.

The others followed. After what seemed like hours, they reached the bottom. The only thing they could see was endless rocks in either direction.

"Oh my Celestia! Maud would love this place!" Pinkie squealed as she started taking pictures with a camera she seemingly pulled out of nowhere.

"But, I thought you said the map showed this place." Dash said.

"I don't understand, it should be here." Wind said as she looked around, confused.

"Think, Wind. Was there anything else you saw. Maybe a secret passage or something?" Dash asked.

Wind thought hard about what she saw in that cultists mind. The only things she saw were the map marked with an x and the old church on the outskirts of El De Rodeo.

"I'm sorry, mom. That's all I saw." Wind said.

Dash sat down with a look of defeat on her face. She mumbled something under her breath.

"What did you say?" Wind asked as she put a hand on her mother's shoulder.

"I said, I hate losing!" Dash yelled.

"It's ok, mom. We'll find him. We have to." Wind said as she hugged her mother who had begun to cry.

"Hey guys! Come look at this!" Pinkie yelled from out in the distance.

"What is it Pinkie?" Dash asked as they walked over to her.

"I found a funny looking rock." Pinkie said pointing down.

Dash looked where she was pointing and saw a rock the had a strange symbol on it. Wind looked closer and gasped.

"That's their symbol. I recognize it from the podium the guy from my vision was standing at." Wind said.

"What do we do with it?" Dash asked as Pinkie snapped a picture of it.

"Hmm. Not sure. I wonder if..." Wind said as she put her hand on the symbol.

She channeled her dark magic. The area around her hand glowed black and her eyes faded into purple lights. The rock split down the center and the ground opened up into a huge golden staircase.

"Well, that worked out better than I expected." Wind said as she proceeded down the stairs.