Ch-6 - In The Dungeons

The seven of them tried everything they could think of, but there was no escape. Even Twilight's alicorn magic couldn't help them. She felt horrible as she looked at her friends- Fluttershy was crying softly, and the others were staring at the blank walls. Even Pinkie had lost her sparkle, which automatically meant that the situation was bad. REALLY BAD.

After a while, the trap door opened a bit. Butter sauce, holding a tray of food, climbed down the stairs. His sister, who was behind him, quickly slammed the door shut again so there was no chance to escape. Not that they would try; they knew it wouldn't work. They were glad at the sight of food. Their backpacks had been taken away, and they were afraid they would be left to starve. Butter Sauce gave everyone a plate of roasted grass and daisies and watched for a while as they ate. Twilight had noticed that he didn't seem like a bad guy. He showed no interest in his siblings schemes, he merely followed what they said. She felt a little sorry for him. She finally worked up the courage to ask

"why are you guys doing this?" Butter looked taken aback. Speaking for the first time since they met, he replied

"Well, Lime wants everypony to be in his power. He's not very strong, so he decided to make everyone weak instead. He told me and Honey that we could share his power if we helped him. Honey always had a bleak, sad life. She didn't really care about anything. She just said 'Whatever' and followed Lime. I thought the whole idea was horrible and pointless" he finished his rant , looking mad and miserable. Everyone was staring at him.

"Then why did you follow them?" asked Twilight, confused. He looked embarrassed and replied sadly "My life was as dull as honey's. I never had anything to be happy or grateful for. We were all dumped in an orphanage, and then had to work many jobs to make a living. I stayed with my siblings even though we never got along, because I was afraid to leave and make my own decisions. I didn't have anyone else" His eyes had started to water. "I never knew how to make a friend..." he finished quietly. Everyone was in total silence. Fluttershy slowly walked over to Butter Sauce, who was now full-out crying, and put a hoof around him. She looked into his eyes, smiling and said softly "We can teach you". Right then, Honey Pancake opened the door and demanded "What's taking you so long?" Quickly, Butter collected the now empty plates and went up the stairs without a word. But before the door closed again, he looked at them and smiled. And when they smiled back warmly, he felt true happiness for the first time in his life.