The Great Battle for Equestria

The following morning - that Tuesday, we left for the swamp Vellium spoke of yesterday. After about an hour's walk we stopped to rest at a large rock. "So what exactly are we going to this swamp for again?" I asked Vellium curiously.

"A magical stone that can bend time and space, that can control the almighty heavens and even make the impossible possible. I forgot to tell you two, this is the last mission Celestia gave me before I departed to live here. She made it clear this was the last task I was to do before retiring and settling down," Vellium sighed after explaining. "Well, we should start moving again, it's not even nightfall and we've been here for at least ten minutes."
"Right, let's go," Zephyra said eagerly.

Another ten, twenty... Fifty minutes later we arrived at the swamp. We got camp ready for the night, and before we knew it, time flew by. We gathered around the campfire that night to discuss what we'll be doing the next morning. "So, I want you two to know exactly what we're going to be doing tomorrow. And before I start; we got here pretty damn fast. I didn't expect us to get here so fast, I was expecting at least a week.But you younger ponies sure know how to travel. Now then. Tomorrow we will be entering a temple not that far east of here. This temple is old and decrepit, who knows what's inside there. We will also be traveling together, normally we'd each be alone, but seeing as this might be extremely dangerous I don't want to take any chances. You two understand?"
"Yes," Zephyra and I answered simultaneously.

I crawled into the tent and was the first asleep, followed by the others. For sleeping in a tent, it was actually quite comfortable for a tent. I fell asleep very quickly and was soon face-to-face with the sun. "Good morning you two, how'd you guys sleep? I slept great!" I asked them.

"Fine, fine, but I don't like sleeping in a tent. It's so uncomfortable," You could hear a slight whine in Zephyra's voice.

"I'm used to sleeping in tents, it really doesn't bother me much anymore," answered Vellium. Vellium yawned and took out a case he's been carrying. Inside the case were gadgets and rope for exploring, the most interesting being a grappling hook and night-vision goggles.

"So we're going to be there soon?" I asked Vellium after three hours of walking.
"Yes, we're almost there," answering me for the fifth time in ten minutes. "We should just take an hour's rest before we explore, don't want you collapsing in the middle of a booby-trapped tunnel and dying because of exhaustion," chuckled Vellium.
"Haha, very funny," I sarcastically replied. Zephyra seemed to think it was pretty funny too. Oh well.

I wish I knew what I was getting into before I stepped into that temple.