Chapter 6: Split issues of Crystal and 'Do'
It was the middle of the Day and Rage was trying to help Glimpse get him used to everything. But he was cut short when a pony comes in to the Library. Rage looks at the gray pony "Uh can I help you?" he asks
"Wheres Pinky?" she asks in a very stale and bland tone,
"Last time I checked she was-" Rage was about to stay as the door breaks open.
"I'm right here!" she yells "I heard Maud was in town!"
"Oh Pinky I need your help, the rock farm it's in trouble... a weird band of creatures came along lead by a pony and threw out our family..."
"That's crazy! what does he look like! I'll show him!" Pinky says ready to burst out the door
"No Pinky!" Maud says "this pony is crazy you are no match alone. I need your friends"
"Did this pony by any chance be say a unicorn about my hight, black, red eyes maybe a green flame for a cutie mark?" Rage asks
"no why?" Maud asks
"darn I was hoping so. Either way I will help and I bet the others will to" Rage says
"You must hurry..." Maud says,
Glimpse and Rage grab Twilight and they set off with Applejack and Fluttershy. And they get on the train to the Rock Farms to the north. As they arrive a Rage shivers like crazy
"That is a bad signs I presume." Glimpse asks
"It's this energy... I think it's been here a longer time then we think." Rage says "This isn't normal Dark Energy... it's older then Chaos..." Rage says "It's like the energy from one of the old Temple of Darkness Xage told me about. No way "
"Okay now I am confused." Twilight says "Temple of Darkness?"
"Wait a second..." Rainbow says "That's like the Temple we got rid of when we helped Daring Do out I remember what ever his name was mention another Temple of Darkness buried underground."
"Right now it doesn't matter we need to find out what those creatures are and get rid of them." Applejack says looking around "But how do we get in."
"Hold on is that-!" Rainbow sees the tan dark maned pony "Daring Do here?" she sees the pony
Rage soon shivers again "I feel a strange presence up in the Crystal Kingdom... a dark one... guys go see what's up I will stay here with Rainbow Dash to make sure her ego doesn't go crazy."
"Alright Rage meet us in the Crystal Kingdom them when you two are done?" Twilight asks as the rest board the train. Rage nods and waves.
"Okay Rainb-" Rage looks next to him to see Rainbow talking with Daring Do already "Sometimes I wounder why I do what I do..." Rage says lowering his eyes walking up to the two. As he gets close he trips on a small rock stuck in the ground and falls out.
Rage stumbles and the Chaos Emeralds fall out of his pouch making a loud ruckes getting both Pegasus' attention.
"Whats are those?" Daring Do asks herself. Rage stands up as she grabs one of the emeralds and Rage begins putting them back in his pouch. Daring Do picks one up and suddenly feels the energy flowing from it "Is this some kind of ancient power supply?"
"No it's a Chaos Emerald a very powerful artifact." Rage says picking it up with his magic and adding it to the pouch.
"Daring Do this is my friend, he has quite the stories of adventure." Rainbow says "He's great at this kind of stuff.
"Well why are you two here?" she asks
"Something about a Temple of Darkness." Rainbow Dash says
"You have no idea what you are up against leave both of you." Daring says
"Um I'm sorry but two things. 1. I have done this before and 2. the owners daughter of this rock farm asked us to check it out. So we are staying. But why are you here?" Rage asks
"The Manticore Statue. It is a key used to unlock a door to a great evil. A pony stole it right after I dug it up. So what's your name" Daring Do grunts walking to a cave with the other two following.
"Name's Burning Rage but please call me Rage." the red alicorn smiles. Soon they find a large door with a riddle,
"What does it mean 'it walks on four legs in the morning, two legs in the afternoon and three legs at night?" Daring looks at the wall confused "This is impossible!"
"The answer is Humans." Rage says with that the door glows and fades "Same riddle used on an old structure... I remember learning it in a history book."
"Humans... but how?" Daring asks
"four legs a crawling baby the morning; Two legs a walking middle age man the afternoon and a cane for support on an older man the night." Rage says "It was quite the book."
"Nice job I guess..." Daring says "Now if your serious about this how are we going to see my torch is soaked."
"Simple," Rage holds his hoof out "Torch please," when Daring hands her torch to Rage he emits a spark of energy and the torch begins to burn and he hands it back to Daring. And the three head down the hallway.
[several minutes later]
"And That was when I bucked him away and used my speed to prevent the cube from finishing the puzzle." Rage finishes one of his stories
"That's quite the tale," Rainbow Dash says before she and Rage are shushed by the adventurer
"Hush I hear voices!" she says
[meanwhile in the Crystal Empire]
the six sent to help in the Crystal Empire arrive and hurry to Cadence who was awaiting them.
"Oh thank goodness you made it!" she sighs "its a dark pony he wants to take the Crystal heart!"
"Don't worry we won't let it happen!" Twilight says "Right?" she looks at the rest and they agree
"Twilight thanks for coming to help us." Shining Armor says "Where Rage and Rainbow Dash?"
"They are over at our family's rock farm in a deep dark underground temple having all the fun!" Pinky Pie pouts
"I surely doubt that Pinky." Glimpse chuckles
[back in the Temple]
The three where trying to cross a lake of lava. It was impossible to fly with the fire spitting skulls above and the three where having some issues. "this is just great!" Daring Do grumps
"Lava I can't seem to go in a temple without lava popping up somewhere!" Rage complains
To be continued