Demise in Equestria

It was dark, almost too dark to see. If it wasn't for the strange glowing lights coming from odd place in the walls we would have tripped on the jagged surface of the ground. I couldn't be certain but I could have sworn we were walking in circles. I wasn't sure where to find the others, but we weren't going to get anywhere not doing anything. As we continued to walk I saw that some of the rooms had doors, at least I thought they were doors. They were indents in the walls.

"Girls," I told Fluttershy and Rarity, "wait a second ok." They watched as I examined the door. There was a small indentation on and corner. I brushed it with my hoof, dust fell from it. I kept brushing until the dust had cleared away.

"Twilight," Rarity coughed, "what ever are you doing that for?" she said in her posh accent.

"Look!" I said after it was done, there were etchings on this door.

"What is it?" Fluttershy asked.

"It looks like..." I paused looking at the big blue diamond shaped paining, "Rarity is that your Element?" I asked.

"Well," Rarity said taking a look, "it certainly looks like a painting of it."

I examined the door once more, a small note on the bottom. An act of generosity opens many doors, although far away you may not see, trek through your own trials to find a fulfilling key.

"What's this another clue?" I asked, pointing it out to Rarity and Fluttershy.

"It must be," Rarity said, "To open the door I must have to preform an act of generosity." Rarity said. But how was she going to do that?

"Common," I told them, if we find all the doors we can unlock them all and hopefully find the others.

Meanwhile...

We were in mostly all darkness, if it wasn't for the wall in front of us we wouldn't have been able to see each other. I was already trying to break this chain. I kept flying up and getting yanked back to the ground. I was getting bruised and scraped up but I kept trying. I had to escape, I wasn't used to being trapped in one place for so long. AJ pulled on my chain, I turned back to her, angry.

"WHAT!" I shouted.

"Look Rainbow, y'ain't gunna get out like that." she told me.

"Yeah?" I challanged, "And why not?"

"It's wrought iron casted steel chain, no amount of pullin's gunna break it." she explained, "Ya gotta find the end of the chain an' break it off the wall, it's yer only chance."

I was going to object but it made more sense than what I was doing. I began following the chains but stopped when I noticed, AJ and I were down one.

"Pinkie," I called, "you coming?" I called to her.

She was lying in the same place as when we found her.

"No," she said, "I'm staying here and letting the others find me." she said, "Their coming I know it, it's not my Pinkie Senses I can just feel it." for once she didn't have a happy tone in her voice it was acctually... serious.

I nodded, "Ok Pinkie." I told her so she knew.

I turned around and began following my chain, whether Twilight found her or I found Twilight, I had faith that we would all find each other and get out of here ok. I just hoped I didn't lose my way.

I followed my chain all the way to a pitch black wall, I bumped into it and felt around. It was just a jagged stone wall, I felt the place where my chain was held. I grabbed it and began to pull. Immediately a blue glow emitted from it. Now I could see. The chain had apparently led me into a hallway. Nopony else could see me, where was Applejack and Pinkie. I looked back at the chain. The glow was coming from small words around the chain. I looked closer at it so that I could read the inscription.

Honest and loyal, together they are strong. Stronger than and chain.

"What the hay does that mean?" I said.

I suddenly felt myself falling.

Rainbow had tried ta get Pinkie to come, but she was insistant on waitin' fer one of the others ta find her. There wadn' any arguin' with that one. Ah followed mah chain all the way to a wall. The wall was all rough and jagged, Ah felt around for the link that held it to the wall.  Ah pulled on it an' a red glow came from the wall. Ah looked around and saw that Rainbow wadn' with me, in fact Ah was in a hallway. By mahself.

Ah saw writin' on the wall in a small circle on the wall.

Honest and loyal, keep to your bond. Don't lose yourself you both are one in the same.

"What the hayseeds is that supposed ta mean?" I asked.

I felt mahself droppin' down.

I hit the ground, hard. I picked myself up, my left wing hurt but it wasn't broken. I got up and looked around, at least now there was a little light. In front of me stood a marble pillar with and orb that had a red lighning bolt painted on it. I stepped closer. That's when I heard a voice.

"To obtain your Element you must prove your loyalty. Earn your strips back from the clutches of Demise. Take back what he has stolen, it is rightfully yours."

"What?" I said, nothing responded.

Suddenly there was a flash of bright light. I closed my eyes at the sudden shock. When I opened them I saw that I was standing in the middle of a field. An all black stallion stood a few feet away. I trot up to his side and looked at him.

"Up for round two?" the stallion said, it was familiar, but it had an echoing af something else in it. He turned his face to reveal half of it looked melted, the eye was glowing more than the other. His melted side seemed to move around as if it was some type of ooze trapped behind his face. Gross.

"What are you getting out of challenging me again, you already beat me." I told Blitz.

"True," he confirmed, "so let's up the ante, if you can miraculously beat me I'll let you see your friends."

"And if I lose?" I asked.

He laughed, "You become my prisoner forever." A portal opened up revealing a room full of chains and skeletons of different creatures.

"It's been so long since they had company. I would love for you to join them."

I had to do it, for my friends sake I had to find them and help take down Demise.

"Let's do this." I agreed, "Where to?"

He waved a hoof, two hundred kilometers up a cloud morphed red.

"First one there." He said.

"Ready?" I got into position.

"Set?" his multi-voice echoed.

"GO!" I boomed, we both took off.

I was in the lead, I could feel the barrier around me pushing me back, I broke through. BOOM! I shot forwards, so did he. His cosmic force sucked in my rainbow, he was gaining the lead. I felt the dread that if I lost I would be trapped forever, this was definately worse than Ghastly Gorge. This time I didn't have Tank to back me up. I though about the little guy, and all my friends, they'd miss me. I couldn't lose, I shot forward and beat Blitz by a nose. He faded and so did the field. I hovered down to the ground and caught my breath. I looked up, I was in the same room as before. Only the stone orb was gone, I looked around nowhere.

That's when I noticed the necklace. I smiled as I looked at the red bolt of lightning. I'd earned back my Element. HA, now if only I could find my way out. I looked around, I didn't see anymore doors, only big rectangular indent in the wall with a red bolt of lightning on the front. I walked up, nothing no incription no poem nothing. I sighed.

Ah hit the ground with enough force ta knock the tar outta me. I got up an brushed mahself off, Ah looked around at the room. Only source a light was a hole in the ceilin' shinin' on a pillar with an orb on it. the orb had a red apple painted on the front of it. Ah stepped closer to it.

"No lies were told, but secrets were kept. Let truth be said, consoladance for those you hurt. Only then will Demise relinquish that which he has taken." it was some kinda riddle. Ah didn't know what to make of it but Ah heard a familiar voice in the corner.

"Applejack," Ah turned around and saw mah little sis chained up.

"AB, what are you doing here?" Ah asked her.

"I don't know..." she said, "Somethin' told me Ah gotta be here to be told the truth." She said.

She seemed really scared an' confused, Ah sighed. Ah knew what Ah had ta do.

"AB, Ah have ta tell ya somethin'." Ah began, "Ah didn't wanna say this before, 'cuz Ah was afraid ya might get hurt. But now Ah see it hurt ya more not tellin' ya. Ya see AB, Granny Smith is really old, she ain't got much longer ta be in this world with us anymore. She's gunna pass on soon, we just gotta acccept that."

Ah had mah eyes closed the whole time Ah told her, I didn't wanna see the tears run down her pretty little face Ah probably wouldn't be able ta handle it mahself. I opened 'em when Ah felt the little filly wrap her hooves around mah leg. I smiled and put the other around her neck.

"Ah love you Applejack," she said, "An' Ah love Granny too, but theres nothin' Ah can't we Apples cain't get through unless we all have each other right?" she looked up at me her eyes were bigger 'en watermellons.

Ah smiled again, "Eyup." I told her. She whisped away just like that, and once again, Ah was alone. I put mah hoof to mah chest ta make sure I wadn't heartbroken an' got a surprise. Ah looked down ta see a necklace wrapped around mah neck. Looks like tellin' mah sister the truth had gotten me mah Element back. Now all Ah had ta do was find a door and get outta here an' find mah friends. I looked all around, but all Ah found was an indent in the wall with an apple painted on it. How in the hay was Ah gunna get outta here?

We'd found several more doors and made yet another loop around. It seemed that every time we found one they would come together... as if by magic. We'd found all six, I assumed it was only six. Now all six of the doors lay before us. How were we going to open them. Each one said that the doors only opened to their element. Rarites to an act of Genrosity, Rainbows to an act of Loyalty. Applejacks to an act of Honesty. Pinkies to an act of Laughter. Fluttershys to an act of Kindness. And mine to an act of Magic.

"What do we do?" I growled out frustrated.

"Well," Rarity suggested, "If all it takes is an act of our Element, then all I have to de is preform an act of generous behavior." She said.

"But there's nothing you can give anypony." I told her.

"Oh contrare, Twilight, generosity doesn't come only in the form of gifts." she explained, "you can also help a friend in a time of when they fell down." she said.

"But noponies having any problems right now." I said trying to understand what she was getting at.

"Twilight if there is one thing I know from my weekly spa dates with Fluttershy is that I can always tell when she's having problems." she turned her attention on Fluttershy.

"Well darling?" she said, trotting over and putting her hoof around the mares shoulders, "What seems to be troubling you?"

"Well..." Fluttershy whispered, "It's Angel." I could see the tears beginnig to well up now.

"Oh, yes dear I heard about that." Rarity said comfortingly stroking Fluttershy's mane, "Just remember," she whispered into her ear, "Your friends are always here for you ok?" Fluttershy nodded, wiping tears from her eyes.

Suddenly the blue diamong glowed with a light audible ringing sound. The door opened.

"Well girls," Rarity said, "I have a feeling that I'll see you on the other side." she went through the door. She turned around and gave us a smile as it closed behind her.

I turned to Fluttershy, wondering what to do next.