Clash of the Legends

The wind from the door roared through the room, whipping up manes, tails, and anything else it could grasp as the door opened at several thousand feet. In the darkened room, a team of Unicorns were preparing to switch on the recording devices in order to televise the event. A well worded argument was all that allowed the crew to record this, so they wouldn't waste this.

"OK." The Architect shouted over the loud wooshing sounds, holding onto a bar for dear life. "Who's jumping first? Shining Armor, well volunteered. Go." Shining silently protested, but still went on. He held his breath, counted to three, before letting go of the safety bars. He felt himself being sucked out of the room, before he finally began falling. Behind him, 50 metres above him, the door closed.

This is it.

Air was rushing all around him as he burst through clouds at supersonic speeds. Though his mane and fur were getting drenched and his eyes were stinging from bitter cold, he kept looking ahead. The clouds were thinning out now, and he was beginning to be able to spot major Equestrian landmarks. Ponyville, his sister's house, the big boutique thing. Now was the time to engage the thruster jets. Bopping the centre of his chestpiece, magic beams hissed out of the up-armored boots, slowing his descent and allowing him to gently land on the ground.

"That was fun!" He shouted. Now came the important part: finding a weapon or vehicle. Taking a quick gaze about, his eyes fell on a tiny glimmer of light in a bush. Trotting over and opening it, he found; a crossbow with attached flashlight, 2 boxes of 100 bolts, a potion of anti-paralysis, and a blowpipe with a canister containing 20 sleeping darts.

Satisfied, he looked up and awaited the arrival of whoever was next.

The five competitors could do nothing but watch in horror as the Architect coldly forced Shining Armor out into the 1 mile drop. It was so heartless, so cruel, tha-

"Well volunteered, Luna." He didn't even look up from what he was writing. Luna made a quiet whining sound, before shuffling to the edge. She looked out, and saw Shining falling at a very high velocity towards Ponyville, before the doors closed. The winds halted, only to come back even stronger as the door opened above Manehattan. She swallowed hard, looked back, closing her eyes and falling backwards.

By the time Luna had touched down, it was night. She had been gliding over the eerily silent city, hunting for supplies, when she caught a sliver of light emitting from down an alley. Cautiously, she approached, being careful not to leave evidence she was here. Inside, she found; a crossbow with a telescopic sight attached, a blowpipe with 50 distraction darts, a torch, invisibility potions, and, of course, a tiny box. After a few unsuccessful attempts at opening it, she tucked it into her pocket before moving on.

"You." The Architect no longer even cared about names. He simply pointed a hoof at Scorch, who yawned and stepped forward. The door shut, before opening again above the Everfree Forest. He didn't even bother watching outside for hazards, he simply emitted a loud wooping noise before performing a barrel roll, and throwing himself out.

The whole journey down was filled with cheering and yelling. Scorch did a few aerial stunts, tore clouds in half, before finally going incredibly quickly into a clearing and smashing his face on a tree canopy, then another, and another, and another, until he safely reached the ground.

"WOOOOOO!" He shouted. "OH YEAAAAAAAH!"

He stopped and looked around. Trees, as far as the eyes could see, and darkness beyond that.

"Aw. I'm lost." he made a sad noise, before sitting on top of a rock.

"So." he began. "I landed there." he pointed a hoof at the blood dripping from a tree canopy, before carrying on. "I sat here." He tapped the rock he was sat on, and a cracking noise was heard.

"Aw, bu-AAAAAAAAAaaaaaaa..." he yelled as he slid down a slide carved into rock. It twisted and turned, looped and longer, before he was finally thrown into a silvery pool. He flew in, then out, then in again, then back out. When he was finally deposited onto the rocks facefirst into a wall. His vision blurred, before he blacked out.

"You know, all just go when the doors close and open." The Architect was not even bothered anymore. Aerlion frowned, followed by Celestia and Cadence. The doors closed, then opened, and all three barrelled out, much to the frustration of the Architect.

The three of them lazily flew down, enjoying leisurely conversation and banter as they flew through clouds. Soon enough, Cadence asked.

"So you two had fun last night?" She asked politely, completely unaware of the fun they'd had. Aerlion and Celestia froze, Celestia going even paler than her white coat should allow, and Aerlion simply opting to pass out, accelerating his fall.

"Err..." Celestia blushed. "Yes?"

"I can tell!" Cadence happily shouted, much to Celestia's dismay.

"You two were all over each other last night! How could you not be attracted to each other?!"

"Um..." Celestia ran out of words. She simply opted to take the easy way out and fly away to Canterlot.

"Suit yourself. Your dinner looked delicious." Cadence shrugged before zooming off to the crystal empire.

Aerlion was hurtling towards Appaloosa, still unconcious. He awoke just in time to plow into the sand dunes and black out.