A/N: Sorry everypony for not being able to update until now, but i had an Alumni game on Friday, and most of today i had to work on the farm. Anyways, so here is the next chapter! hope you all enjoy this one, now read!

Chapter 14: The Castle emerges

One thing you do not want to do is, one, never piss of Rainbow because she will probably punch you. Two, do not, I repeat do not mess around with Chrysalis! And three, DO NOT get involved with manitcores. Interestingly enough I have done all of those and still am here today in this world of Equestria, strolling through the Everfree. Of course Rainbow didn't punch me, but I can foreshadow it now.

Anyways, lets not get on that, besides I think I am almost there to the castle. Indeed I was to, because when I moved the tall bushes away from my face, there was the dark stoned and fallen apart castle. This kinda feels like Indiana Jones doesn't it?

"Wow," I said aloud. I never really saw a castle before, I never went to England or anyplace like that, but this castle was huge. The huge conical towers were still protruding from the main base. The whole base looked like it was wrecked from a huge war, with blasts from most likely magic all popping in random spots. The castle looked almost a dark grey, probably from the stone they made it out of. In the front of the castle there was almost like a valley, and a bridge going across.

I took a slide down the hill and towards the bridge. When I got to the bridge, I was partially worried. Not only did it crooked, but it seemed like the rope was to the point of breaking, and the boards looked like they could only hold a foal, if anything. I laid my hands on the sides of the rope to balance myself, and stepped on the first board. There was creaks and more creaks the more pressure I put on it. Once I put my full weight on it, I laid my other foot down. It creaked more as well, but after putting my whole body weight on it, it seemed to hold me. How surprised I was, I just took it as an blessing, and walked carefully on each board, trying to skip the boards that were loose. I did though, manage to see three or four boards already broken and dangling around below. The thought of me falling and splattering made me take a gulp, but I needed this necklace, so I treaded on. I looked around my surroundings taking a break on one of the wooden boards.

"Wow, it is really beautiful in this part of the Everfree." I said. Looking up at the blue sky was one of my favorite activities, even though how crazy that might sound. I loved the sky, I always loved the idea of flying, to have magic like this, in a way I was happy, but Rainbow...I needed to redeem myself. Just talking about rainbow brings back my emotions. Out of the blue, came what I thought was a streak of rainbow across the sky. I squinted at the sight, trying to let my eyes focus in on whatever it was. Wait is that!

"Rainbow!" I shouted. "Rainbow I am here, please!" I shouted again, But I didn't see a change in direction. I started to wave my hands to see if she could be able to see them, but fate had other plans for me. Just as I was waving my hands, I heard a cracking noise. Before I even had time to figure out what was going on, the board beneath me snapped. I tried grabbing for the ropes on the side but I missed. I started falling. I then tried grabbing on to the board that snapped, success! I grabbed the rope dangling from the board. When I did, my whole body stopped from the fall.

"Holy shit!" I yelled, which then echoed in the valley. I was hanging on a small line of rope that was being strung through the broken board and up to the other boards. I tried to think on what to do, but I think the only idea that came into my head was that I had to pull myself up, but I have no upper body strength?

"Oh hell what do I do!" I shouted again, which was not helping my predicament. I looked up to maybe be able to see if I could find that streak of rainbow, it wasn't there. Was I dreaming it? All a figment of my imagination?

Maybe, just maybe it was...but it didn't matter anymore, I was in deep shit. Let's see, maybe I could try lifting myself, I have to try. I tried pulling myself up, and as hard as I could...but to no avail, it was futile. I tried repeatedly, almost making it to where my hands could grab the rope, but like I said before…futile. I stopped only because my hands were beginning to hurt, and the soreness was starting to throb its way in. What else can I do Ant? I then thought of an amazing idea, thank goodness.

I started to swing my body, making the whole board and walkway swing as well. I stopped though as I heard more cracks, and more likely, the more I swing, this whole thing will come apart.

"Well, fuck!" I screamed again, making startling some birds in the trees having them fly off way away from a stuck me. I tried to think again, but my hands being so sore was complicating my thought processes. Come one, magic should be able to get you out of every situation? Wait...thats a great idea. Maybe, just maybe, I can use my magic to increase the strength in my arms and lift myself up, but how? I closed my eyes, thinking of the magic flowing through my veins and to my hands. I took a breath and let my magic flow freely, having it come mostly all to my hands. When it did I opened my eyes to see my hands glowing, and making the rope I was holding slightly infused with magic as well. I tried pulling myself up, thinking that the magic will help me pull, and it was, but It wasn't enough to the point where the rope would probably snap if I did.

"Oh well, all for nothing." I said and pulled up with so much force, you could think I jumped. The rope snapped and the board fell while my hands leaned towards the rope holding the whole bridge together. To my success it was just barely enough for me to get my fingers on. I looked down to see the board falling into the darkness of the valley. I pulled myself up one last time, having two hands to do it, which made me able to. When I did I laid myself on another board which thankfully was already tested and safe. I laid my hands on my knees in a state of tiredness, watching while the magic leaves them and now flowing through my body to reach equilibrium. Once I was partially rejuvenated, I took my hands off my knees and stood tall. There was a square hole right where that board was that I stepped on, the bad one.

I continued slowly again, now about three quarters of the way...until I heard a crack. I looked down to find that my board was fine, then what was it? I looked in back of me in shock, as the whole two pieces of rope connecting from the land and holding it in place snapped. The entire bridge was now collapsing at my gaze. I jumped literally and ran for it, not caring anymore if the boards were bad. Each step was horrific, knowing I could die either from a bad board or being to slow and getting caught up from the falling behind me. I jumped as hard as I could to the other side, hitting the ground and rolling. I looked behind me now standing up to watch the whole bridge fall.

"That bridge must hate me." I chuckled awkwardly. "Well, no going back that way." I then looked forward to see the castle in front of me, the base towering over me by at least one hundred feet. The minarets must have been at least three hundred to four hundred feet tall, almost going up to the cloud level.

The door was sparingly to my height, though to a pony, it would be like my castle doors, gargantuan.

"Well, here goes nothing," I say as I open the doors to the castle, their hinges creaking in a most obnoxious noise.