My Little Spelunky

My Little SpelunkyBy RioGascarCooperative ChaosAs I dismounted my camel and paid my guideI went down into the darknessAnd thought of him one last time

"Applebloom is it going to do that every time we play the game?" Scootaloo asked as she pressed buttons on the controller attempting to skip it.

"Yes and I think it's quite nice it's never the same thing after all and it gets you in the mood for the game" Applebloom said as she pressed the start button and went to game selection in the menu.

"Hold up look down there Applebloom there is Deathmatch see look its right under adventure" Scootaloo said as she pointed at the screen with her hoof.

"I told you we are not playing Deathmatch we are going to coop through this game together it will be fun to work together won't it Scoot?" Applebloom asked as she took a sip of cider from her mug and was select Daring Doo as her character.

"No fair I want to be Daring Doo" Scootaloo said as she scowled at Applebloom hoping she might switch characters.

"We'll flip a bit then heads or tails?" Applebloom asked as she opened her wallet in her drawer to get a bit.

"Heads"

Applebloom flipped the bit into the air and and they all watched as it bounced on the wood for seconds and went into a spin. Scootaloo was hoping luck might be her her side today and the bit slowly stopped spinning and fell on... heads.

"YEAHHHHHHHHH" Scootaloo shouted as she picked Daring Doo and pressed A.

"Well I hope you happy Scootaloo" Applebloom said as she selected Rainbow Dash.

"Hey no fair I didn't know you could pick Rainbow Dash I want a do over" Scootaloo said as she pressed B and tried to click on Rainbow Dash.

"No Scoot you won the bit toss and got Daring Doo now don't be a foal and just play and have fun" Applebloom said as she clicked the start button and they climbed down the ropes

Daring could not believe it she had died by the hand of some arrow. She thought she would go out in style like maybe an explosion or bravely sacrificing herself not by some arrow. She sat in the darkness of what she assumed was death and regretted ever entering the caves. Her friend Yang warned her of the dangers of the caves and she only ignored them. She just sat in the darkness and contemplated what her next move would be after death.

"Well death sucks it's nothing but darkness and being forever alone to think about what you did to deserve it"

Daring Screamed into the void as a small light appeared at the edge of her vision. She looked more closely at the mysterious light and suddenly the light went haywire and lit up the entire void. Next thing Daring sees is Kali staring at her in the face. Daring felt better than ever and inspected herself. She had all her gear on her and wounds were healed.

"So Daring you failed to escape my caves well do not fret this is not end I just bribed death to bring you back and try again until either you succeed or I get bored. Either way you’re stuck here until you can reach the end so have fun and get going or I'll send you back to the void or maybe worse"  Kali snapped 2 of her fingers and with a poof she was gone.

Daring saw she was back where she started except her rope was gone and the way up was blocked. She tried to climb up the walls to escape the caves while she still had the chance, but she only slid down the walls as her hoofs could not keep a firm grip on the dirt. She saw the door was still open and since the only out was through beating Kali’s world she might as well give it another shot. She entered the door and the walls shifted yet again. Next thing she knew she was back in the caves, but these did not look the same as before.

"Oh Daring you think it’s fun to play the same thing over and over that just gives you time to master it. Every time you die and come back the caves will have changed. The treasure as well as the monsters could be anywhere so keep an eye out for them. Good luck Daring Doo I’m sure this time you'll do it right"

"Hang on just a hoof Scootaloo we are playing coop aren't we where I am then?” Applebloom said as she only saw Daring Doo on the screen.

"Huh maybe I have to save you or something" Scootaloo said as she explored around her current area.

"Well that’s dumb why do you get to play instantly and I have to wait for you to be my pony in shining armor." Applebloom said as she got up from her seat and went to get a cookie while she waited for Scootaloo to find her.

"Hey you think that hopping coffin might be you in the corner" Scootaloo asked as she whipped a snake and collected some treasure.

"Well don't just stand there get me out of there now Scoot I want to play" Applebloom said as she took a bite of the cookie and sat back down in her seat.

Scootaloo went over to the coffin and hit her wipe against it and a pixel version of Rainbow Dash fell out of it and onto the ground.

Daring climbed a ladder and heard rattling near a coffin and readied her whip in case it is bobby trapped. She opened it up and out popped a rainbow colored pony with a whip. Daring jumped back in fear and was about to hit the pony with the whip until she spoke.

"What the hay where am I and who the heck are you?" The pony said as she got to her hoofs and looked around her surroundings.

"Why am I in some cave and are you some egghead dressing as Daring Doo?"

"Dressing as Daring Doo why I am Daring Doo"

"Uh huh you don't need to role play her and what’s with the whip it does it go with your get up as well"

"I’m not roleplaying Daring Doo I AM DARING DOO" Daring yelled as the sound echoed through the caves.

"Fine fine your Daring Doo don't need to yell it now that we have that out of the way where are we?"

"Well to be specific we are at the Pobi Desert deep underground in some caves under control by the Hindu goddess Kali"

"Kali okay your making that up there is no such things as gods"

"Watch your mouth pony or I might just remove it" a mystery voice echoed through the caves.

"Okay so you’re telling the truth well why exactly am I here Daring what do you need me here for?"

"Well I was here to find the City of Gold, but I kind of died by an arrow trap"

"Hold it right there you died yet your still here and talking to me are you a mental pony or something"

"No mortal she failed, but since I get such a kick out of her I decided to bring her back to life over and over until she can reach her city" The mystery voice boomed through the caves once more.

"Does that mean if I die I will come back as well?" The rainbow colored pony asked not wanting to experience a harsh death.

"Yes mortal, but that does not mean you won't feel death so try your best not to die"

"Okay now that we have that cleared up I can beat your little challenge in 10 seconds flat" The rainbow colored pony jumped into the air and instantly felt the harsh sting of gravity. She got up and inspected her side and found her wings were missing.

"WHAT THE HECK WHERE ARE MY WINGS TELL ME NOW YOU 4 ARMED FREAK"

"Your wings are gone for now we can't have you cheating now can we and DON'T MOCK ME OR I WILL SEND YOU TO DARKEST PITS OF HELL" The voice angrily boomed through the caves and shook the dirt underneath the ponies feet.

"Okay is that all you need wait what your name?" Daring asked the now pony shaking in her hoofs.

"The name's Rainbow Dash and what is your real name”

"I told you my name is Daring Doo" Daring said starting to get annoyed by Rainbow Dash.

"Fine if your Daring Doo let me see your cutie mark no pony has the same one" Rainbow Dash demanded knowing there was no way a pony can change their cutie mark.

"Why do I have to show you that is my voice or face not proof enough for you" Daring was starting to get pissed at Rainbow Dash wanting to see her plot just to see a cutie mark.

Mist started to form around the air and a chill went up both the ponies spines.

"We don't have any more time to argue now let’s just get going" Daring said as she handed a whip to Rainbow Dash.

"What do you mean we don't time we have plenty of time to argue"

"Did you not feel that chill just now that means something is coming and the journal says we need to leave now" Daring said as she flipped through the pages trying to find the section she was looking for page. She found it and read it out loud.

"The ghost will appear if you take too much time on a floor. It will steal your soul and destroy your body if you get to close. There is no known way to fight it. All you can do is run."

"You heard the book we to have leave now" Daring said as she stashed the journal back in her pack.

"That’s just some book from a crazy pony there’s no such thing as ghosts" Rainbow Dash said as she threw down the whip in protest.

Daring looked to her left and saw the ghost slowly getting closer and closer to them. Having no other choice she grabbed Rainbow Dash by the head and points her in the direction of the ghost.

"No such thing as ghosts huh THEN WHAT IS THAT?" Daring shouted as she picked up the mouth gapping Rainbow Dash and sprinted off in the opposite direction of the ghost. She dodged an arrow trap and jumped over a spike pit as she jumped an arrow went into her face and she was launched straight into the spikes along with Rainbow Dash.

"OH COME ON SCOOTALOO YOU DID THAT ON PURPOSE" Applebloom yelled at Scootaloo angrily and threw the controller into her seat.

"ITS NOT MY FAULT SOME ARROW HIT ME AND KILLED BOTH OF US CAN'T YOU BLAME ME FOR THAT"

Scootaloo said as she stared at both their bodies sinking into the spikes.

"OH ITS TOTALLY YOUR FAULT YOUR THE ONE WHO PICKED ME UP AND DRAGGED ME WITH YOU" Applebloom yelled frustrated as a click was heard from the screen and they saw one of their friends was online. It showed

RAINBOW DASH IS ONLINE AND WANTS PONYS TO PLAY DARING DOO

A/N well that chapter is done. I still need you guys to decide who the damsel and shopkeeper will be. Please let me know in the comments and before I forget also choose a tunnel man he will have to be male so it should be easy to pick.