Creature: Dark Apakolypse

Creature had looked over the rock face over, and over again, as he studied it rather carefully. Rainbow Dash noticed this, as she went over to Creature with a curious look on her face. "What is it?" She asked, as Creature felt a huge part of the rock, and came to a realization.

"This rock wall is fake....stand back" He told her, as Rainbow Dash sped backward out of the way, before Creature used a powerful kick, breaking the secret rock door that led to the inside of a cavern. It looked like a small bay that connected to the ocean with a secret passage that got this far inland. That wasn't the only thing however, it turn's out that there was a huge sea pony pirate ship that was made out of gold, and emerald material that sat in the waters with ancient text's scribbled on it.

"Whoah" Rainbow Dash gasped in wonder, as she darted off, and got onto the golden ship, as Creature followed behind her. This also caught the attention of Lotus Moon, and Saphirus who peaked around the corner of the cave entrance, seeing the big ship. All of them had gotten onto the ship, seeing the huge amount of golden bit's, and treasure fron almost a thousand land's.

"Wow.....this ship is beautiful" Lotus Moon sighed passionately, as Saphirus looked around, marveling at the Ancient construct's of the ship.

"Who know's how long this thing has been sitting here, and to think no one except us, has been able to survive all of those gauntlet's to see this beautiful piece of art." Saphirus realized, as he stared at the entire ship. All of them began looking around, before Rainbow Dash spoke up.

"Isn't their suppose to be an artifact around here, known as Poseidon's Breath that will be the second ingredient to the cure for the Tryphoceaus virus?" Rainbow Dash asked, until she came across something sparkly in front of her eyes. "Uh.....you guys might want to look at this" She told them, as all of them rushed over, seeing a golden orange Amulet, glowing with a dark ethereal power that was on a short chain, floating lightly above the ship's deck.

"There it is.....that is the artifact known as Poseidon's Breath" Creature told them, as he began to reach his claw's out to grab the artifact. Without warning, a boot pushed him back, as a very tall, zombified stallion skeleton rose up, grabbing the artifact. He looked like a pirate captain with a fancy hat, a royal garb, a cutlass in one hand, and the artifact. His belly had a huge hole in it, as his jaw split open like a flower, and he devoured the artifact, aligning perfectly with the hole in it's chest, as he glowed with power. He pulled out a second cutlass, as Creature got up, as they all got in a battle stance. Saphirus fired the rocket part of his gloves, but the evil Captain teleported out of the way.

Rainbow Dash pulled out her pistol's, and began firing at where he teleported, only for him to teleport again, getting closer. Lotus Moon followed the pattern, and tried to attack him again, but he teleported again to get closer. Creature also tried to attack him after he teleported, only for him to teleport again for him to land a strategic attack. Finally the evil Captain, appeared in front of Rainbow Dash with a cutlass raised, and struck. Rainbow blocked the blow with her pistol's, before knocking him back with her upper body strength, and pushed him back with more gunfire. The evil stallion teleported, and tried to attack Creature from behind, who attempted to deliver a roundhouse kick.

The evil Captain teleported again, as he readied to attack the Sharklantean with a backhanded sword attack, only to get a hard punch in the face, from Creature, slamming him into the railing. The evil Captain tried to rethink it's strategy, as he teleported to another spot. He tried to attack from up high, but Lotus Moon came out of nowhere, and used her upper body strength to bash her staff into the skeleton's head, as he slammed into the ship. The skeleton roared angrily, before teleporting again. A blue energy wave began to power through his body, as he opened a few rip's in space, and time, as more of the pony skeleton's popped out to attack them.

74 of them poured out, as they all fought their way through them, crushing them with much difficulty. Rainbow Dash's had burned through her last 3 magazines, and was already out of ammo forcing her to pick up two sword's, as she began slicing them to bit's. The skeleton pirate roared again, as he lept high into the sky, and sucked in dark magic, along with purple lighting, as he let out an angry roar. A powerful boom was heard, as multiple laughing ghost pony skeleton head's began floating, and charging at them, their disturbing demonic cackles echoing throughout the entire room.

Despite this, they were almost a similar make up of the sword's of the Sword Phantom's, as Rainbow Dash took off with her wing's, and used her speed to slash each one of them out of the sky. "EEEEEYYYYAAAAHHHHH!!!!!!!" Lotus Moon shouted, throwing her tomahawk with precision, and speed, as it slammed into the evil pony captain's upper chest as the evil it roared angrily, crashing onto the deck of the ship. After Lotus attracted the Tomahawk back to her, the zombie skeleton Captain hook the hit off, but teleported still trying to fight them. Saphirus fired his gloves again, pushing it back.

The skeleton Captain tried to attack Creature with the same teleportation move, only to be bashed into the ship from a powerful crushing punch. He teleported again, and tried to slice the Sharklantean in four pieces, from above, only for Creature to leap up after him, and headbutt him back onto the ground. The evil skeleton captain was showing weakness, as he was on one knee with one of his sword's embedded in the ship's upper deck.

"I got this" Lotus Moon shouted, as she had found a crossbow from earlier, and prepared to aim it, to get the artifact out of him. She fired, but missed as it penetrated his chest, as the zombie skeleton panted and growled. He staggered back then came to a stop, while still standing. His face began to get all puffy, and weird, as blood, and puss began to leak from his body. Suddenly his face split open, as blood, and brain fluid gushed everywhere, as a huge fat disgusting brainy maggot, the size of a massive cucumber, oozed out, while still in control of the Zombie Skeleton body. The maggot's mouth opened, revealing many layer's of sharp teeth, and mandibles, as a loud roar escaped it's worm like maw.

"WHAT THE FUCK!?!?!?!?!?!?!?" Saphirus shouted grossed out, as the inhumane abomination began walking toward them. It began wobbled around, as it's mouth launched more of the laughing skeleton skull's, as Rainbow Dash easily destroyed them with ease, thank's to the help of her speed. It began to waddle toward's them, as then maggot tired to attack them, only to be slashed by Creature's claw's twice making the maggot/zombie skeleton stumble backward. It launched more laughing skeleton's at them, as Rainbow Dash, and Creature began doing certain combo attack's pushing the maggot skeleton back, and destroying the ghost skeleton head's it launched.

After another attack by Creature, the maggot was losing a lot of blood, and was screeching in agony. It once again launched more skull's, as it tried to pull off the same attack one last time. The last attack was from a simple swipe from Creature's claw's. The thing began to stumble backward, as it began to lose it's power. The artifact in it's chest began to grow with power, as it vaporized the entire being from existence. A huge beam of dark lightning was fired miles high into the sky, as it destroyed a huge invisible dome of dark magic throughout the island's entrance which shattered like glass.

The artifact collapsed onto the ground, the glow dissipating, and the gem now being harmless. Creature picked the artifact up, letting out a sigh of relief, as he smiled.

"The gauntlet's are over, and we have the entire island to ourselves....we can put everything this place has to use" Creature told them, as Saphirus sat down, along with Lotus Moon, as he spoke.

"First, let's take a breather because all of this was rough" Saphirus sighed, as Creature did the same, along with Rainbow Dash. All of them rested amongst the ship, as Lotus Moon broke the silence.

"Hey Creature.....how exactly did all of those gauntlet's....and this ship, the artifact....how did all of this come here?" Lotus Moon asked, as Creature looked high up into the open ceiling sunlight, letting the calmness of the peaceful island sound's wash over them before speaking.

"I don't know Lotus....the ocean has many secret's.....even from us, but to be honest, something's in life....are best left a mystery" He smiled, relaxing, and looking up at the sky through that rather small hole.

*****
After getting everything settled in, the island had given them many miracles, and amazing stuff to work with. It took almost 2 night's of work, but the island had been outfitted with their need's, not to mention some uses. They managed to make everything work to the best of it's ability. The bay that connected from the ocean, to the deep center of the island, was upgraded to fit both ship's to stay in, while using their way in, and out. The gondola's were re-done, and outfitted leading to the huge cavern, and back. The cavern now had more pieces of building's inside, and was now outfitted for all species of Sharklantean's to safely eat in peace.

The Magic Seal supply was hooked up to an Ancient machine, and adjusted it to a fitting colony with their own tunnel's. The Magic Seal managed to thrive, and breed over night, being able to eat off the vegetation, allowing the Sharklantean's to hunt, and devour them peacefully making them able to thrive, and not hungry enough to eat ponies again. The cave system was also re-used, as a place to keep it simple, and was also connect to the underground bar. They managed to make an elevator which led up, and down the inside, and near the other cave entrance.

The bar had been cleaned up, and was used for having them all let loose, and even eat some good food, and drink some hard Apple Cider with the help of Rainbow Dash. Outside that hole, and at the other cave entrance was considered a romantic place for a drunk, and horny couple to go up their, and fuck in the Lagoon, or on the grassy beach that let them get acquainted to the view. Despite the trouble of all of this, it was the perfect place to start an advanced civilization, which would be one of the beginning's in the future.

Zecora had inspected the Poseidon's Breath Amulet, and not only countered some of the affect's of the virus thank's to their specimen, but it look like it needed one more ingredient for the cure to work completely. Before departing for their next location they all decided to rest up for the next few day's to continue their adventures.