Twilight was laying down in her cage, trying to process the immense tortures of Sombra and Tirek. Cozy Glow was whimpering softly, and Chrysalis still hadn't moved. Tirek was pacing his cell, his weakened body torn all over, and Sombra had been dragged back to his own cell, his green and red eyes glaring at her from the darkness.

♫"Even If I fade away..."♫

Twilight's ears perked up to the sound of a sweet voice singing.

♫"My mood will change when I'm freed one day..."♫

Twilight looked over to see Tirek sitting in a corner, humming to the singers voice.

♫"If It goooo's to please my way, may I be set apart and see the light of day..."♫

Twilight felt startled to hear two more voices join in, harmonizing with one-another. She turned to see the main singer. Chrysalis.

♫"United at peace, viiilliaans my plea..."♫

Twilight sighed softly, and felt her eyelids slowly getting heavier.

♫"Even If I fade away.."♫

"Hey! What did We say about singing?" A guard demanded, entering the small colony of cells.

The room fell silent.

"That's what I thought." The guard backed away into the dark.

"Hey! Guard! Where is our friend?" A new voice demanded.

"Huh?" The guards asked confused.

Rainbow Dash flew into view, followed by Fluttershy, Pinkie Pie, Rarity, and Apple Jack

"Rainbow Dash! I'm mmmmphhh!" Twilight's voice was muffled out by a holey black hoof, which wrapped around her mouth.

"Be quiet! These guards are smarter than you think, and your causing unwanted attention to yourself." Chrysalis hissed into her ear.

Twilight noticed the other villains had backed themselves into the darkness. And Chrysalis released her, slinking into the void. Twilight pranced the length of the cell, trying to spot her friends, but a shadowy tentacle shot out, grabbing her by the waist and pulling her into the darkness.

"He-mmph!" Twilight tried to speak.

She looked to see her attacker in the face.

"If your petty friends see you, The guards will hurt us. We aren't going to fall to the hooves of a careless mare again." Sombra snarled quietly.

The tendril of shadow curled around her mouth and Twilight was stuck being pinned against the dirt wall, angry muffled voices quietly sinking into the air. She received a smack across the face, and glared at Sombra.

"I could care less what happens to you guys!" She managed to say.

"Twilight?" Apple Jack walked in front of her cell warily, and slowly.

Twilight broke free of Sombra, and rushed to the front of the cage, the coils of shadow retreating into Sombra's cell once again.

"You'll pay!" His voice said loud enough for her to hear.

"Twi!" Apple Jack exclaimed.

The orange cowgirl undid the lock, and opened it for the alicorn to come out. But something pushed the earth-pony into the cell, locking the door behind her.

"What in tarn nation?!" Apple Jack exclaimed, turning to see the grey guard locking her in.

"We told you not to trespass miss. Out orders are to lock up any-pony snooping around." The guard said briskly, turning away from her, and moving to the next cell over.

"And you. Countless times, you've been told not to sing. The punishment is whipping." The guard summoned up a whip with his magic, and entered the cell.

Chrysalis' cries of pain echoed across the cavern, and Apple Jack covered her ears to block the sound.

The guard then moved out of the cage to the next one.

"Tirek." He addressed curtly, using his magic to pull the hiding centaur into view.

The horse-demon growled, and raised a fist, only to get lashed across the face.

"And if I lose my job, you'll pay." The guard threatened, moving over to the next cage, and using his magic to pluck Cozy Glows feathers.

When he finished his assaults on the creatures, he faded into the darkness.

"This is your fault." Sombra hissed, his bleeding form limping over to the bars that separated them.

"How?" Twilight demanded, stepping in front of a shocked Apple Jack.

"Your stupid actions cause nothing but pain and misery to us." He said, pointing a hoof to Cozy Glow who was pathetically rubbing her destroyed wings, tears streaming down her face.

"I HATE YOU!" Cozy Glow hissed, looking up at Twilight with rage.

Twilight was taken aback.

"Never speak again if you know what's good for yourself." Sombra hissed, fading into the shadows once again.

Twilight looked at Apple Jack.

"Now what?" Twilight asked.

"Well, hopefully our friends will come with the princesses to save us." Apple Jack responded confidently.

"W-w-what about us?" Cozy Glow whimpered, giving Apple Jack puppy dog eyes.

Tirek smacked the filly across the head, ans she flew against a wall.

"Shut up! I don't want to hear the voice of a pony ever again!" He snarled.

Cozy Glow looked up, rubbing her head. Chrysalis was nodding her head in agreement, and Sombra was laying on his side. Tirek lay down and shut his eyes, and the captives slowly drifted to a uncomfortable silence.

"Hey Twilight!" Cozy Glow hissed after hearing Tirek's first snore.

"What?" She demanded.

Cozy Glow threw a metal rod into the cell across from herself.

"Get out of here! It only gets worse. They'll make you work in the mines with Sombra, Or they'll beat you daily like they do to the rest of us." Cozy Glow warned.

Twilight gaped.

"Do the princesses know about this?" Twilight asked.

"Yes. They let the guards torture us."

"But why?"

"BECAUSE OF YOU!" Chrysalis snarled.

"Silence!" The guard bellowed.

"Wait for a snore that sounds like a nuclear explosion, then you know they are both asleep." Cozy Glow advised before curling up to fall asleep.

Twilight looked at Apple Jack.

"What about the rest of you?" She asked.

"We're supposed to be down here. This is our punishment." Chrysalis snapped.

"Celestia and Luna would never do this!"

"And here we are."

"Your lying!"

"Every one has a deep dark secret. Maybe this is Celestia's."

"I....Don't believe it."

Chrysalis snorted at Twilight's words.

"Then why did you come down here in the first place?"

"Because I over heard Luna talking to one of the guards. I got really curious." She responded carefully.

Chrysalis tossed her mane, and stood up, walking over to the bars that separated them.

"No pony can save you." She concluded in a growl, and lay down.

Twilight felt a pang of pity then. Here all these monsters lay, beaten cruelly, and never fed enough, and she had caused the pain of Tirek, Cozy Glow, and Sombra, just by catching the attention of Apple Jack.

"We have to get out of here. We just have to." Apple Jack murmured quietly.

Twilight lay down, letting lose a yawn.

"Even if it is a prison, Its very peaceful here." She muttered to Apple Jack before falling into a deep sleep.

Author's Note

Nothing Interesting to see here! Please give me your feed back so I can make this story better. Celestia and Luna will get a bigger part later, and there will be an explanation for why they tortured the villains, I just have to find a way to put it into words.

Also, a quick description of the dungeon Twilight is in; It has rusty metal bars, similar as the jail the diamond dogs had, except that there was bars in between the walls going horizontally so the villains can see each other. That is how Chrysalis and Sombra could reach Twilight easily. The cells are dark, and a couple of them are damp. The cell doors are arched, and require a magical password to unlock. The beasts can use a small amount of their power, but are unable to break out of their cells because of the magic lock on the door.