Up in the mountain side, there were several holes where animals have dug their tunnels deep underground. One of these tunnels was being explored by several miners, and a princess?

"I can assure you that it's safe in these tunnels, we should be able to complete the needs of this research expedition." A cat miner assured her.

"But what if these tunnels collapse? We could get killed or even worse buried alive and this expedition could be a waste/" The princess called out.

"Calm down Princess Twilight, us miners would use the hardest yet most flexible materials that are available to us supplied by Luna and the hard mining industries of Upstate." A husky told her to keep her cool. "Well, welcome to tunnel #6." They kept pushing to see what this was all about as they came across another miner digging in the rocks."

"Find anything?" The cat miner asked.

"Nothing yet." The Miner told them. They continued down the tunnel to look for any sign of success. Suddenly, another cat miner came running to them.

"Come quick! I have made an interesting discovery!" The cat miner panted out of breath. All of the miners in the area he was. In the rock was something that was a lot more valuable than the coal that they were so used to finding.

"It's a Quagga, perfect shape and completely frozen." The husky miner identified it.

"This could provide the missing link between us ponies and our ancestors." Twilight shouted as she founded the key to keep studying about their ancient ancestors. "According to my research of the geological time scale I've learned in my visiting trip to the village of Ithaca not too far from here. This quagga lived two hundred thousand years ago and it must have froze to death in this ice, further examination will be needed to keep tracing our ancestors back to how we evolved as a being." She began digging out the surrounding rocks with her magic. She managed to lock it into a crate as a few dogs and cats pitched into to lock the crate in place.

They soon began to escort the finding back to the surface as the ground was covered in a soft, fluffy blanket of snow. Two Malamutes were waiting with a sled. They began to load the cargo onto the sled to get it ready for transportation.

"It was an honor collaborating with you princess." The cat miner thanked her.

"Well you're welcome." Twilight told the miners.

"Now is not the time to be saying thank you, we must keep digging for coal." The boss, a large pit bull told them. They all scattered back into the tunnels. He soon turned to Twilight who was getting herself ready for the journey back. "Tell your princess that the cargo will begin its journey to Canterlot itself. Speed ahead my pony." The boss told her.

"Thank you." The Malamutes told the boss as they took off down the slope of the hill.

"Where are we heading now?" Twilight asked as they were heading downhill with the crate of cargo.

"First we will be heading to the railroad village of Oneonta, then you will board an express to Manehatten, then take the express to Canterlot." The Malamute told her.

"How long will this take?" Twilight would ask.

"About a week or so, Canterlot is halfway across the country. Be patient on what we are doing, we will get you back then you will be able to get your studies on." The Malamute asked.

"It was nice collaborating with you. Hopefully the research will help you identify your ancestors. If you need more evidence, you are always free to come back to Upstate." The Malamutes told her.

"Thanks." Twilight would oblige.

[A/N]: This would be the first "Horror" themed Fanfiction I will be making, but it will be rated T for minor violence since many characters will die but not in a gory fashion.

Also Submit your OC's because I will need a few. Some I would need will fall under these personalities:

A doctor's assistant

Twilight's personal bodyguard

A female spy

An Engineering expert and his wife

A religious "Mad Monk" (He will be vital to the story)

A police inspector

I won't need a captain OC since his name would be Captain Kojak the Russian Cossack being played by the spirit of Telly Savalas.

Submit them to me privately and I will credit you in the next chapters when they are needed. They can either be Pony, dog or cat. (Specify breed of dog or cat.) Have a wonderful day.