ESF: The Terror of Crowley

Once inside the cave, I gasped. There, perched on a pillar of stone, was the First Blade. It was a bone carved into the shape of a blade. I looked around. The Blade was straight ahead. "No way could it be that easy." Crystal said. Just as she stepped on a stone, it sunk, causing a giant axe to swing from the ceiling. "Eek!" Crystal yelped as the axe swung by, just missing her. I looked at her as she curled into a ball by my hoof.

"You were saying?" I raised my eyebrow. She chuckled nervously. I put on my normal glasses and grabbed some dust, blowing it into the air, revealing spike traps, giant crushers, and pendulums. "OK, Princess, you certainly took precautions." I whistled. Luna nodded.

"It was the only way to make sure the Blade was safe." She said, pointing down to the ground below us. Below were skeletons of ponies older than us, who had all failed retrieving the blade. I cringed.

"Fuck. A lot of ponies tried, huh?" I asked. Luna nodded just as Mocha walked up.

"OK, so how do we get ol' bone breath over there?" She asked. "I mean, a pegasus might be able to do the trick, but the only one fast enough would've been Galaxy." She said. I nodded. Crystal hid behind Luna. She wasn't moving an inch. Mocha put a hoof on Crystal's shoulder.

"OK, now how do we do this?" I asked. Then I realized Paradise and Breeze were with us. I turned to them. "Girls, do you think you two can get the Blade?" I asked. Both smiled.

"Sure thing!" They cheered in unison, taking off. The way they dodged the obstacles with such grace, it was unbelievable. Soon, the two pegasai handed me the Blade.

"Excellent work, dearies." I said to them. Breeze and Paradise both blushed. "Right, now all we need is the Mark, and then it's bye bye Crowley!" I said. That's when I heard a voice that made my heart stop.

"Excellent work, Quillton." The voice said, Out of the shadows came Galaxy, and another pony beside him I didn't know. I was about to literally hug Galaxy, but it was his eyes that made me stop in my tracks. Instead of brown, they were blood red, along with his irises. I gulped, as did Crystal, Sunset, and Mocha. Valerium and Luna stood their ground.

"I must thank you for getting ol' bone breath. There's no way I could've gotten it myself. I'm still getting used to Mr. Nebula's body, after all." Galaxy stated. That's what made Luna and Crystal both gasp.

"Crowley!" They shouted in unison. Galaxy smirked.

"Well, took you long enough. The eyes should've been a dead giveaway." He chuckled. "Lucifer, retrieve the Blade." Galaxy said. I gasped.

"Lucifer...." I said in awe. "God's first fallen Angel, soon to be known as Satan or The Devil." I gulped. Lucifer smirked.

"Guilty as charged." He laughed. "Now, hand over the Blade, and we can make things easier." He said. Sunset's horn lit up.

"Not this time." She said as a magic bubble formed around our group. "Everypony hold on!" She shouted as the bubble exploded, leaving nothing but a crater where all of us were standing. Galaxy growled.

"Well, seems the orange one knows teleportation spells." He guessed. "And they have the bloody Blade!" He realized. Suddenly, Galaxy gasped as he felt himself teleported to the basement of his cottage, where me, Mocha, Crystal, Sunset, and Valerium were standing. "What the?!" He exclaimed, trying to move. However, Sunset had spray-painted a devil's trap on the floor, leaving Galaxy trapped. "You think this can hold me?" Galaxy chuckled. I sneered at him.

"Crowley, I'm only saying this once. Release me friend, or you will pay." I threatened. Galaxy chuckled.

"How? Kill me, kill Galaxy, remember?" He asked. I nodded as I knew that fact.

"That's why we prepared for this." I stated, bringing out a book that Crowley knew all too well.

"How did you...." He gasped in awe. The book in question.....was The Dark Prognosticus. However, Sunset used a spell on it to where it followed the commands of the owner, aka, me. Smart, huh? I turned to a page with a spell for an exorcism. I read the text, chanting in Latin.

"Exorcizamus Te, Omnis Immundus Spiritus." I began chanting. Galaxy twitched a little as I did, getting rather uncomfortable. "Omnis Satanica Potestas. Omnis Incursio Infernaiis Adversarii. Omnis Iegio, Omnis Congregatio, Et Secta Diaboiica." I continued. Galaxy twitched even more. Crystal and Mocha watched. "Ergo, Draco Maledicte. Ecciesiam Tuam Securi Tibi, Facias Iibertate Servire. Te Rogamus, Audi Nos." I finished, slamming the book shut. "Adios, bitch." I said to Crowley as red smoke come out of Galaxy's mouth and back to Tartarus, Galaxy's eyes reverted to brown and he gasped, coughing.

"What the?" He asked, looking around. "Oh. Oh! What is that taste in my mouth? Bleh!" He groaned. Crystal giggled.

"He's back." She smiled, hugging her husband. Galaxy hugged Crystal back. Galaxy coughed again.

"OK, seriously, Crowley left something bad in my mouth." He groaned. "Tastes like....."Galaxy's eyes narrowed in fear. Then, he spat and coughed. "Pears! Bleh! Don't let me eat pears! I hate pears! Oh, damn it, Crowley! I didn't want to gain control of myself again and taste pears in my mouth!" Galaxy coughed. He noticed the Blade in my hooves. "We got the First Blade? Good." He said.

"Now all we need is the Mark of Cain, and somepony to kill Crowley." I said. Galaxy took the Blade from me. "Galaxy?" I asked, shocked. Galaxy stared at us all seriously, a look of hatred in his eye. I could see it. Anger was burning in his eyes. Dangerous and boiling. There have only been two times I have seen my best friend like this. Once when we were little when he stood up for me, and recently about two months ago when he confronted his brother, Comet. Crystal looked worried, as did Mocha, Valerium, and Sunset along with me and Luna. Soul, Joy, Paradise, and Breeze were all out looking for Cain. If they found him, they'd call us. Suddenly, my phone buzzed. "Hello?" I answered. Joy's voice came from the recieving end, telling me they had found Cain and he was waiting for us. I nodded and out my phone away.

"Joy?" Mocha asked. I nodded. Mocha stood determined. "Alright everypony. That's our cue, Let's move!" She ordered. We all nodded and raced towards Cain's hide out, unaware Crowley was just stepping through the portal from Tartarus into our world.