Forest Act III

Everfree Caves

Scootaloo groan in pain as she got back on her hooves and dusted herself off, she saw herself in a cavern deep below the forest she was just in, looking up to the hole above her it looked like that she won't be getting out the way she came, after checking to make sure she didn't have any injuries from the fall she proceeded down the tunnel and deeper into the cave system hoping that there will be an exit out of this place, she continued to make her way through the caves till she spotted a yellow patch of fur behind a slab of rock, as Scootaloo cautiously approached the slab the yellow patch of fur moved spooking the filly for a bit as she looked behind the slab to see nothing, making sure to see if the creature was still in these caves she prepared to continue onward until a familiar voice echoed across the chasm, quickly Scootaloo hid behind the slab of rock as Rainbow walked past her.

"Come on out kid, your wasting my time here and I'm not enjoy this one bit" Rainbow called out in annoyance as her metal arm's claws scraped the cavern floor, Rainbow looked around for any signs of the pegasus filly who fell down here before she could kill her, as Rainbow continued to hunt for the little filly she started to think about how this little chore looked more like a game this made her smile.

"So this is how its going to be then eh, well I do love a good game of Hide and Seek so lets play then little filly, you hide and I seek ready or not here I come. Ahahahaha!" bellowed Rainbow as she walked deeper into the cavern. Scootaloo peeked out from her hiding spot as she heard Rainbow's hoofsteps grow quieter before coming out of her hiding spot That was a close one, guess I'll have to hide from her now as I make my way out of this cave she thought as she makes her way through the maze that makes up this cave and hiding periodically from Rainbow.

"Sweet Celestia, when well this place end, it feels like I'm nowhere near the exit and it's been getting a bit more difficult hiding from her" complained Scootaloo as she traversed the stone halls of the cave looking for an exit or a sign that said she's getting close to the surface, as she was cautiously walked through the cavern, she saw Rainbow standing and it looked like she was talking to someone, Scootaloo hid behind a column of rock and listened closely.

"Why is it this hard to kill ONE BLOODY FILLY, if that brat listened to me and followed me back in the forest then I could have been hunting down one of the bearers already, gaaahh!!!" screamed Rainbow to a grey two-tailed fox who looked unamused.

"Well this is indeed a problem sir, if that filly manages to escape and warn others about us then It will be much more difficult to claim there souls and proceed with finishing your plan, I suggest we-" but before the fox could finish a syringe arm smashed a boulder next to him but was completely unfazed by his master's outburst.

"Shut it TailX, If my plan is going to work then I need her and those bearers souls if I'm going be able to defeat him, so until I claim this filly's soul your going to the old castle and prepare just in case one of the bearers shows up due to the forest fire, and you are free to do what is necessary to kill them so you can get there soul, got it?" commanded Rainbow, the grey fox known as TailX smiled and bowed.

"As you wish, your word is my command my lord" said TailX as he teleported in a puff of red smoke, Rainbow then continued her search for Scootaloo looking more serious then ever before, unknowingly to her a orange filly was hiding and she heard her and TailX's conversation.

What was all that about, why did Rainbow mean by that and who was that fox thing called TailX, whatever it was I got to get out of here and warn the Elements thought Scootaloo as she cautiously moved once more through the caves which gotten more brighter than the near pitch blackness a while ago, walking up a slope she saw herself in a brighter part of the cavern and could hear torrents of water now that she was getting closer to the surface, if she remembered correctly then she should be close to the river and the edge of the forest if she continued then she would be out of the caves and be ten minutes away from Ponyville, filled if determination Scootaloo traversed the caves quickly but more cautiously as Rainbow was still hunting her in this twisted game of Hide and Seek.

As Scootaloo move far upward in the caves closer towards the surface, she started to see more broken rocks then hiding spots making it more difficult to hide from Rainbow as the distance between hiding spots slowly increased forcing Scootaloo to dash towards them before Rainbow could spot her and that Rainbow was getting more aggressive wasn't helping, but her uneasiness was slowly being replaced with hope as she walked up another slope to reveal an area with flora growing and a faint light coming from cracks in the cave ceiling as she was now on surface level.

"Yes, finally made it to the surface" exclaimed Scootaloo "now all that's left to is to head for the exit and I'll be able to head for Ponyville and warn-" but before she could finish her sentence, she heard a deep laughter behind her causing her to turn around to see Rainbow smiling at her now revealing sharp teeth as she fluttered her wings.

"Found you, looks like I win and your about to lose to me, shame, and I had so many games that we could play together before you die." said Rainbow as she moved a bit closer to Scootaloo who backed up a bit in response but still hold on to her courage as she mentally prepared to run.

"Why won't you just leave us alone, Equestria didn't nothing to you for you to cause all of this bloodshed!" exclaimed Scootaloo as she flared her wings up out of anger, Rainbow simply chuckled as she flared up her own wings as well.

"Oh poor little filly, your right Equestria did nothing to me, but they're just caught up in the wrong fight, and you and all of this land will help me win by claiming your souls." said Rainbow as the metal horn on her head sparkled with red sparks as she started to hover in the air. "Now, be a good little filly and give me your soul." demanded Rainbow, but Scootaloo simply turned around and smirked.

"Your going to have to catch me first Rainbow Crash!" exclaimed Scootaloo as she took off running using her wings as a booster, Rainbow grinned as she to gave chase to the filly.

"YOU CAN'T ESCAPE ME, AHAHAHAHA!!!" roared Rainbow, the chase was on.

Author's Note

Quick sidenote, originally there was going to be three parts to the Caves of Forest Act III, but I didn't what to put for Part Two and I didn't want to bore you with two parts of hide and seek so part two was cut out for the sake of time.

But don't worry, hopefully the Chase part/final part of Forest Act III will be interesting.

This is my first-time writing fanfiction so please no really negative comments if you have ideas on how to help me improve then that will be a lot of help.