Scourging of Equestria

I'm sick and tired of this god damn forest! I've been walking for what feels like hours, and I haven't found a damn thing. I know I'm going in the right direction, I can feel it, or so my gut tells me, but maybe a hint would be nice? After that crazy dream, I decided to just head towards the city like I was previously, but this time with another objective. If what I was dreaming about was true, then this "Temple" must exist. I've had a lot of weird dreams since I arrived here, so I don't have much time to discuss my sanity.

I'm still even having troubles with believing all this. I don't remember how I even came to this place, nor why. The only thing that's keeping my together is my pride, and sense of forward motion. Sometimes things happen that you can't understand, yet you have to just keep going forward. It's far better than just sitting around confused, trying to understand what is going on. Huh, what's this? A light! YES, YES! I ran as fast as my feet would carry me to the light until I was standing at the exit of this damn forest. Ahead I could see the large bustling city, with massive walls around it. Newly created too, I wonder why?

I found the cobblestone path leading to the gates, then remembered that I'm not a pony. How am I going to get in? I seriously doubt they let any alien creature into their city. My thoughts were interrupted by a sound of a carriage from nearby. I quickly laid down in the grass, it being tall was a pretty big help too. I smiled as I got an idea.

*BUMP* *BUMP* *BUMP* OW MY HEAD!

You know I would have thought that climbing under the carriage was a good idea, but I forgot that I was easily vulnurable to the cobblestone below me. I hit my head at least 3 or 4 times before we arrived at the gate. I tucked myself closest to the bottom of the carriage as possible, hoping to avoid being seen. I heard several hoofsteps around the carriage, then a deep voice from a stallion, "Alright, you're free to go." The carriage started moving again, allowing me to let loose a bit. I heard the large wooden door open, allowing us to come in. Soon it closed, and I'm sure we are inside the city. I can't see anything though, I'm only assuming all this.

Great, step 1. Get inside the city using a carriage. Step 2. Find a way to get out of the carriage without attracting any unnecessary amount of attention. F**k. Why didn't I think about step 2? How am I going to get out of this mess? There are ponies every were! I'm bound to get seen. Welp, I'm screwed.

40 minutes and counting of riding under the carriage in the city(it must be huge), it finally made a stop. I heard hoofsteps, many of them come from the edges of the carriage, and slowly get farther away. Oh sweet, a break. But that still doesn't solve how I'm going to get out of here. I let go of my grip, and flopped to the ground. I peaked through the bottom of the carriage, and there were ponies of all kinds of colors, sizes, and whatever they call those things on their heads. As I moved around on my back, I felt a metal object. Slowly flipping myself over I found a sewer entrance. My. Lucky. Day.

With a grunt I pulled the sewer latch up, placing it over on the side. I'm really squished in here so getting in is going to be interesting. I peered down the hole, which was pitch black. Well, it's now or never. Holding my nose, I went head first down the sewer entrance into the black abyss. As I was falling I saw a light, and the ground beneath me. I positioned myself for the land, and it did so accordingly. I rolled forward to transfer the force of the landing into a forward motion.

I cracked my neck, and looked around. Well this is nice, it stinks like hell, and I can't see a damn thing. Wonderful.  You know, why is it so dark down here? Is it really all that much to put some torches or something? I mean honestly, you would think they would atleast do something. I sighed and pulled out the apple, seeing as how it's my only source of light. Something happened when I pulled it out. The light emitting from it was beating in a pattern like a heartbeat. The hole sewer began to light up, then fade a second later. I could see engraved marks like ones on computers, for all that data stuff, marked on the walls, the light coursing through it in a certain direction. It felt odd, it felt alive.

You know what? I'm not surprised anymore. This is happening too often, so it must mean something. I followed the path of light, watching my corners for anything. Can't be too careful, can you?

I've been wandering around for ages, following the same path of light. Am I going in circles? No, I don't think I've ever made it around this turn before...Or maybe I have? AUGH! SO CONFUSING!

Finally after wandering for over 9000 years, I approached a door pulsing with light. What the hell..To my surprise, the symbol of the creed was engraved on the door. I walked up to it, and felt it. Roaming my hand across the large, wooden door. Under the floor there were glass tiles with some form of light coming from it. The whole room was lit up now, and I could see everything. The wood door with the symbol of my pride carved unto it, was connected by a small creek of what seems to be oil. However, the creek was in a glass tube, looping all the wall up to the ceiling. At the top I could see a torch, and the entrance to the tube. I see how it is...A test.

I glanced to my right, and easily found a path of broken bricks, and shafts leading to the ceiling. Easy peasy. Or so I thought. As soon as I leaped on the first brick block something clicked throughout the entire room. I immediatally knew what this meant, and started speeding up the shafts, jumping to new ones, hoping they won't break. I was almost to the top of the ceiling before I started noticing the timer was moving faster. I quickened my pace, my adrenaline coursing through my body. The latch was getting ever so close to closing completely, and I was almost there. Finally I reached the final platform to see that there was no way to get to the center. In the small room was 3 barrels of powder, and a torch dangling from the ceiling, on a thin rope.

I took a deep breath, switching my wrist blade to it's small firearm mode. I rarely ever use this thing, so I might be a little rusty. For the smallest second I realized that this might have been designed for something of an earlier era. I think the point was to cut the rope causing the fire to ignite the barrels. But seeing as how I have a firearm, and I could just easily shoot the barrels, I think I will do so.

*Clink*

"Boom"