I didn't think I'd have to deal with anymore of Gregory's goons; I was foalish to let my guard down, even for a moment.

Twilight looked around at the field, unsure of what to do. With some effort, she managed to find a trail that led to… nowhere. It took her longer to realize than she would prefer to admit, but eventually it dawned on her that the trail she was following was an illusion. She guessed that if she remained on it, it would lead her in circles until Gregory found her.
Twilight thought hard, trying to remember what the fairy dog had told her. Gregory likes to hide all the hope…
Twilight focused as hard as she could. She thought about her friends, about escape, about never having to return to this nightmare of a house. As she began to see that, for the first time, thanks to the fairy dog, the bird man, and the vault, she finally had an edge, she also began to see what looked like a door materialize a few feet from the trail.
Twilight ran to the door, pulling it open with her magic. Inside was a long corridor that Twilight couldn't see the end of. She charged down the hall as fast as she could for as long as she could.
Eventually she slowed down to a jog, then to just walking. She wanted to keep going, but if she knew that escape would mean nothing of she died trying.
After some time, Twilight saw that she wasn't the only one on the trail. Ahead of her was… something. It wore what looked like a tribal horned helmet that covered his face. Is he maybe a friend of the bird man and the vault? Come to help me? Twilight wondered.
The figure remained still and silent as Twilight approached. "Um, hello?" Twilight asked. The figures eyes snapped open, and he began to… dance.
"Umbaba, umbaba. Umbaba, huh! Umbaba, umbaba. Umbaba, huh! Umbaba, umbaba. Umbaba, huh!" He chanted as he jumped, kicked, and twirled in the air. At first, Twilight was confused by his actions, but the longer she watched the dancing, the more melodic the rhythm seemed. After a few minutes, Twilight couldn't even remember why she'd been running before, she felt so peaceful. She even started to dance herself, mimicking the movements of the figure, who Twilight could only guess was called Umbaba.
Twilight continued to jump, kick, and twirl without a care in the world. But there was still this nagging feeling that something was wrong. You should be doing this, you have to hurry, a little voice in her head seemed to say. What's the rush? Everything is fine, she thought. Almost as soon as she thought it, it happened.
Twilight felt herself being forcibly pulled from her own body. She watched from her soul, floating in the air, as her body went limp and fell to the ground. How… oh Celestia no! Twilight thought.
She watched as Umbaba continued his spinning, kicking dance, afraid of what would happen when he finished. Thinking fast, Twilight tried to navigate her soul back into her body, but it was a futile effort. She just could seem to go in a straight line. Maybe I don't need to, she thought, getting an idea. She focused hard, and managed to crash… into Umbaba.
Umbaba's soul was pushed from his body as Twilight took control. Left with no other option, Umbaba rushed into Twilight's body. For a moment, the two just looked at each other; and then Twilight spoke.
"I don't know if you can understand me, but if you can, I'm pretty sure that it would be in your best interest to switch us back. If you're here, Gregory can't be far behind, and I doubt he'll believe you if you try to explain. If you think that Gregory is willing to listen to reason, then by all means, let's wait for him."
Umbaba glared, the began his dance, "Umbaba, umbaba. Umbaba, huh! Umbaba, umbaba. Umbaba, huh! Umbaba, umbaba. Umbaba, huh!" The two souls left the bodies they currently inhabited and returned to their original.
Twilight fired a bolt of magic at Umbaba before he could try his dance again. The tribal dancer was knocked unconscious, and Twilight ran.

Gregory sighed as he looked over the unconscious Umbaba, "Well, I guess it's true what they say. If you want something done right, you have to do it yourself."