CHAPTER 5! Please oh please stay with me, I know it's a bit dramatic and slow but this chapter is where everything REALLY begins. :3 PLEASE REVIEW TOO! :D!
Twilight and Spike were now back in another hallway. "Is everyone all here?" Twilight asked aloud, looking and seeing Spike yet not... Pinkie Pie?
"Pinkie!?... Pinkie!?" Twilight's heart began thudding much much faster until she thought it'd pop out of her own chest. "Nonsense Twilight! She's probably already gone on ahead... We'll catch up with her." Spike replied calmly. Twilight breathed in a deep breath. "Ok... I guess you're right."
Yet on the other side of the wooden door was a pink earth pony, tears building in her eyes. "H-elp!" She squeaked softly, as the growling noise grew louder until it was only about 2 feet from her face. "Twilight!? S-Spike!" Pinkie Pie called desperately. Normally Pinkie Pie was really hard to bring down. Yet... something as scary as this just wouldn't do...
But she knew it was all over for her... Or was it?
Back outside Twilight and Spike continued down the hall until they heard a loud scream coming from the darkness. Twilight gasped. "That sounds like one of our friends!" "Do ya think it's Pinkie Pie?" Spike asked as they began running. "Who knows..."
Turns out they were utterly wrong as Fluttershy bundled into them, and they together crashed into a room with a grand stair-well. "Fluttershy! Are we glad to see you!" Spike announced happily. The yellow pegasus couldn't speak, for she was too horror stricken for some odd reason. Twilight instantly noticed this though. "F-fluttershy?" Twilight asked, but the yellow pony only turned away in dispair as if she had just killed someone or something. Suddenly Twilight looked up to see a large parted stair-well with bloody hoof prints leading up to the top. "W-what happened here!?" Twilight shrieked. Once Spike and Flutterhy looked up at the crime scene they all gasped at the sight. "Oh my..." Fluttershy whimpered. Spike darted towards the steps. "I... I don't know." Twilight just continued staring, as her eyes then studied the blood trail. "I think we should follow the blood trail, and see who's in trouble." Twilight advised. Fluttershy didn't say a word, but Spike just nodded. "Ok."
Taking off together they galloped up the stairs, and turned down the balcony and followed it as it led them down some halls and finally to another very VERY old stair-case that led into the very top room of the house. "OH MY!" Fluttershy squealed. The stairs were a horrible sight for they were extremely old and rusty. "Maybe we shouldn't do this after all... It looks unsafe." Twilight exclaimed turning back from the way they came when she suddenly heard a noise coming from down stairs like a slamming door. "O-on second thought... Maybe we could... Um... fly?" "Great idea Twilight!" Spike beamed. Twilight gave a quick smile and flew up the stairs with her wings, seeming the stairs didn't look like they'd hold any weight. Fluttershy trotted towards Spike. "Would you like a ride?" "OF COURSE!" Spike squealed in delight as he hopped onto the yellow pegasus's back. Twilight watched as the two friends shared their first smile of the night possibly. She just sighed and hung her head. What a stupid idea Princess Celestia... Even for you...
Once Fluttershy landed safely at the top they all turned towards the one and only door at the tip top. A small eerie light shone out of the door way with dust particles floating around in the dim light, causing Fluttershy to shrink away. "W-what do you suppose is in there?" "Well... There's only one way to find out. And if the blood trail leads in there then I think we should follow it. I mean, who's blood could it be other than one of our friends?" Twilight answered boldly. That made Fluttershy remember the incident with Rarity. "You're right!" Twilight was the first to take a step into the room and when she opened her eyes, she could do nothing but let her mouth fall open in shock. The room was HUGE! Almost a mile long! In fact it was about as long as a hoofball field! (Football field).
Gazing around she even spotted her FRIENDS! "Guys!?" Twilight shrieked. "What are yall doing in here!?"
They all looked un-harmed, not a scratch on them but they were tied down to small iron tables. This made Twilight's smile fade...
Once Fluttershy and Spike entered the room they were all very shocked as well...
"R-RARITY!?" Fluttershy squealed. "I thought you were killed!" This made EVERYONE turn towards Fluttershy. "WHAT!?" Twilight blurted aloud, seeming to answer everyone else's question. "Well... Um..." The yellow pegasus remained silent as Spike spoke up for once. "There you are Pinkie Pie! So did you follow the blood trail too?"
Pinkie only turned away in despair, but that was when a loud cackling laugh came from the other end of the room. "SURPRISE!"
Twilight, Fluttershy, AND Spike all turned to see... Discord.