To ocean and beyond

"Go down!" Yelled Nibble.  I slowly glided down to the ground. We were very near to the mountain by now. I was getting pretty nervous. Would my leg be alright? It was still stinging like 50 hornets had decided to come and attack it. As I landed, I felt a little light headed. I think the pain of my leg was getting to me. Nibble jumped off of my back and told me to unclip my back-pack. I did as told and dropped it on the ground in front of me. Nibble unclipped the top of the pack and snuggled right in. I raised an eyebrow. "What are you doing?" He poked his little head out and looked right at me "Don't worry." He said "it's a part of the plan."  Plan? I never heard anything about a plan? "Put the pack back on your back now" said Nibble clipping the flap of the pack closed again "I picked up the pack and did as said "I get it". I say "You want me to sneak you in, right?" "Correct" Replied Nibble, his voice slightly muffled. "If they ask you what's in your bags say that you have this" Nibble whispers 3 word into my ear. "aaah" I respond "Good idea." I begin walking closer to the mountain once again "HEY!" a loud raspy voice echoes through my ears and into my skull. His voice really leaves an impression. He's in charge. I could feel it through the way he spoke "YOU THERE. THE BLUE PEGASI." I look at him cautiously "Me?" "YES YOU! WHAT IS YOUR BUISNESS HERE? I DON'T RECALL SEEING YOU HERE BEFORE MA'AM." I take a deep breath and begin to speak "I'm here with a package for Golden Clove. Strait from... uhm... Vanhoover!" The guard looks behind him and murmurs some words to some ponies behind him. "ALRIGHTY THEN. THE GATE IS STRAIT AHEAD MA'AM." I slowly head North and as I turn around a few trees, A large, golden plated gate is revealed to me. A HUGE gate. The edges of the tunnel are made of pure white marble and the edges of the marble is reinforced with gold designs of what appeared to be rose vines curling up and around the gate, all the way to the top. The top of the tunnel had an engraving of a golden pony, running its way into battle holding a spear in his mouth. The mane of the engraving was painted gold while the rest was left white marble. The hooves looked like they were made of honey colored quarts. The gate was probably one of the most amazing things I had ever seen in my life. These ponies may have been criminals, but they were also some of the most artistic ponies I've EVER seen. The entrance to the city was so beautiful that I stopped for a few seconds just to look at it. The more I looked at it, the more amazing it seemed. After a couple more seconds of staring at the wall, it slowly began to open, slightly creaking and whirring. It sounded like they used some sort of gear work to open the gate because the guards were already outside of the gate operating room again. These ponies were artistic, and mechanical. I was starting to like these ponies. It was hard to tell that they were once criminals in their life. When the gate fully opened, one of the guards yelled "CLEAR" and gestured me towards the gate. I slowly walked into the tunnel. As soon as I was inside of the city, I heard the gates gentle whirring sound begin again. I looked back and saw that the gate was slowly lowering. No leaving now. The hallway was made of the same white marble they used for the entrance of the tunnel. Some sort of calming orange light seemed to fill the tunnel. the light looked like torchlight but I couldn't see any torches in sight. Within every ten feet of the tunnel was an engraving in the wall. Every engraving was outlined with glowing orange substance. The substance looked shiny and metallic. It seemed to be almost translucent and had tiny little specs in it. There were quite a few engravings. Some of the engraving were of ponies, dragons, and leaves. There was even an engraving of a lantern hanging off of a branch and another one of a hummingbird sipping water from a river. I eventually reached a fork that led off to two different sections. Large brass signs noted where they led to. A thick dark wooden door with golden hinges was on the left. On the right, was an oak wood door with cast iron hinges. The door on the right, the darker, more sturdier door, led to the upper class. The cheaper door on the left, led to the lower class. There was no middle class. I quietly asked Nibble if he knew what door I should take. He poked his head out of the bag and said to me "Take the door on the right and ask one of the armour wielding ponies where Golden Clove lives." I nodded and began heading towards the upper class doorway. As I pushed it open, I realised it was heavy and it creaked as if it had not been oiled in years. As I stared at the city, I realised that this was called upper class for a reason. The city was carved out of the inside of the mountain as far as I could see. I walked forward and saw that if I had walked any farther I would have fallen to my death. To my left was a map. I walked over to the map cautiously and inspected it. The whole upper class portion of the city seemed to be shaped as an oval and I was on the lower section of the oval.  I examined the city a little more. Red, orange, gold, and purple banners were hanging down from peoples balconies and I could tell a light source was coming from deep within the rift. I flew up to look down the cliff and get a better look at what the light could be. Down below, hundreds of feet, was a lake. The lake had a HUGE tree growing out of the middle of it. The tree looked like a golden oak but it was MUCH larger and the leaves were... glowing! It was quite the sight. The water seemed to reflect the light off of the lake and bounce it to the rest of the cavern. Many, many houses surrounded the lake. I could hear many voices of ponies yelling out and laughs of families. This was probably a popular area. I knew I should probably get onto doing the mission but I couldn't see any armoured ponies around so I decided one look at the amazing lake wouldn't hurt.  I landed gently on the ground. Where I landed the soil had lit up beneath my feet. I jumped back, a little surprised, but it was pretty cool. I poked the ground with my hoof again and the soil lit up beneath my feet again. I chuckled and walked closer towards the lake. An amazing sight. I would have sworn I was staring at the tree for quite a while. A huge glowing tree. This was like a dream. Was it a dream? No. It wasn't a dream. It was amazing. I turned around and headed towards the town dodging a happy family of ponies walking by. A sign was hung by the entrance to the maze of buildings. The sign read 'Marketplace'. Speaking of marketplace... I did actually really need some food.