Twilight looked around with the others as they seemed to be trapped in a chasm all alone with crystals danging. This was a really freaky and frightening atmosphere and it felt so much like a horror movie.

"H-Hello?" Twilight called, only hearing her own echo. "I-Is anyone h-h-here?"

There was wicked laughter heard.

"Where are we, Twilight?" Mo asked.

"I have no idea..." Twilight said as she was really scared.

"Hello, where are we?" Patch asked.

"Looked like we're in a cave of the mines underneath Canterlot." Atticus guessed with his detective skills.

"That's what it is," Cadence's evil image came up. "You're smart for a human boy... It was once home to greedy unicorns who wanted to claim the gems that could be found inside... And now, it's YOUR PRISON!"

"HELP!" Twilight ran. "HELP!"

Cadence laughed. "It's no use, no one can hear any of you! And no one will ever think to look for you either!"

"Most ponies have forgotten that these caves even exist, which is why they are the ideal place to keep the ones who try to interfere with our plans." Cherry added, sinisterly.

"Plans, what plans?" Atticus asked. "And Cherry, why are you behaving this way?"

"The plans we have for Twilight's brother of course," Cadence taunted. "And don't worry about Cherry, I'll take good care of her!"

Cherry laughed like a psychotic villain.

"NO!" Patch yelled, he couldn't believe Cherry joined the dark side too.

"Don't you dare do anything to my brother or Cherry, you... you monster!" Twilight sneered.

"Only way to stop me is to catch me!" Cadence taunted as she appeared and disappeared in other crystals with Cherry as they mocked the good people.

"Let's focus on a spot where there are no gems so then our magic doesn't bounce off them." Atticus suggested.

Twilight growled, this was really frustrating. Mo and Patch were angry too, but they couldn't do anything since they were both not unicorns. Twilight zapped another crystal, however, there were three familiar figures hiding in it and they looked very miserable and alone.


"Look, it's them, but they seem different..." Atticus said.

The figures were Cadence and Cherry and they looked a tad bit miserable themselves.

"No, please, don't hurt us!" Cadence cried. "Guys, it's us!"

"You have to believe us!" Cherry added as her glasses seemed broken. "We've been imprisoned like you, the Cadence and Cherry that brought you down here were impostors!"

"Likely story!" Twilight sneered.

"No wait, Twilight, I think they're telling us the truth." Atticus said while holding her back.

"We are!" Cherry cried.

Patch and Mo looked angry at first, but they could see sincerity in Cherry's brown eyes.

Cadence thought of a way that would only get Twilight to believe them. "Sunshine, sunshine, ladybugs awake. Clap your hooves~-"

"And do a little shake..." Twilight and Cadence said togther then.

"Yes, I knew they were telling the truth, I just knew it." Atticus said releasing Twilight from his magic.

"Wait... Twilight not only realized this was the real Cadence, but also something very important. "You remember me!"

"Of course I do," Cadence smiled at her future sister-in-law. "How could I forget the filly I loved to sit for the most?"

The two shared a fond laugh, but they couldn't laugh for much longer.

"I hate to break this up, but we have to do something... The Cadence up there is evil and she's brainwashed everypony!" Mo spoke up.

"Mo's right!" Patch agreed. "How could this be happening?"

"That's because it wasn't Cadence, it was Queen Chrysalis." Cherry explained.

Twilight looked shocked. "You know who Queen Chrysalis is?"

Cherry released a bit of a long-suffering sigh. "Don't ask... But yes, I do, and I know all about the Changelings too."

"Then we have to go and stop her from marrying your brother." Atticus said to Twilight.

"Yeah, but first we have to find a way out of here." Twilight reminded him.

They all shook and shivered as they heard the evil laughter again. This felt like a true nightmare come true.


"My guess is this way." Atticus said, pointing straight ahead, seeing a shining light.

"Good guess, Atticus." Twilight said.

"Thanks." Atticus said.

"This day was going to be perfect~..." Cadence sang softly as she went with the others, in mourning.

Cherry followed them and looked all around for a way out to make their escape.

'Come on, there's gotta be a way out of here.' Patch thought.


Cadence was too sad to move that much. She had been dreaming of this day since she was small, but instead of having cake with all her friends to celebrate, her wedding bells wouldn't be ringing for her at all. They had to escape before it was too late and find a way to save the day. Cherry, Atticus, Mo, and Twilight were pushing a kart over as they found a railroad trail down a hole, it had to be a way out while Patch was consoling Cadence about this unfortunate and tragic occurrence. She really loved the groom, all thoughts for her he does consume.

"Oh, Shining Armor," Cadence called as she got in with the others. "I'll be there very soooooonn!"

They all rushed down in the kart, spinning in slight circles as they were on their way down.

"Going down!" Atticus called out.

Cherry felt a little sick as they went down. The wedding had to be going on right now, finally the moment had arrived and Queen Chrysalis was going to be one lucky bride. Cadence was worried that they wouldn't make it for her groom to be married to a fake and Shining Armor would be hers. All hers.