“And then she started to kiss him to the floor!”
“THERE WAS NO KISSING DASH!” I shouted at Rainbow while blushing at the thought.
“If you two are done bickering like foals," Exclusive spoke up. "I would like to get back to Ponyville before night falls.”
“Fine.” We both said before looking away from each other in a huff.
We had successfully gotten out of that underground cave. And it turns out that Pony Ville wasn’t that far from where we were at. I think they said we were in the mines near the town. However, not all of us made it out of there in one piece. Take me, for instance. I am forced to lie down in this makeshift wagon being pulled by one of the other ponies that we had also freed on our way out. And Rainbow has been telling them all about what happened earlier between me and Exclusive in our cell.
What have I done to desire this humiliation… oh right, the spa.
“Well, she started it,” I said while pointing my hoof at her.
“I don’t care who started it. You two have been at it for the past hour. Enough is enough.”
Oh, it has been going on much longer than an hour ago, good sir.
You see, once Rainbow had stopped laughing at me, we then started to make our way out of that cell. The ropes weren’t much of an issue to deal with. Mostly because it turns out the ropes were just some used old ones. They seemed just to fall apart with just the right amount of force. These ropes couldn’t hold a filly for their life, so now they lay all over the floor in shame. Good riddance.
However, we soon learned that maybe those dogs weren’t as dumb as we originally thought. Well for what I thought of them anyway. I came up with a great idea of using Exclusive’s magic to open the cell door for us or even making a portal so that we could get out of there. I don’t know. I never used magic before. So, I had no idea of what he was capable of doing with that horn of his, so I was optimistic. Wait that didn’t come out right. Anyway, it was around that when things started going wrong.
“What do you mean your magic isn’t working? It’s your magic! You can do practically anything you want with it! Why won’t it work?” I was in Exclusive's face asking why our best bet of getting out of here isn't working. That I wanted to see more magic.
He just looks confused and nervous with me being so close to him. Backing up a bit, he taps his horn a little but still nothing happens. “I just don’t understand it, this has never happened before. It just won’t work for some reason.”
“How can that be? It was working just fine when we were at your house.” I moved in close to tap his horn to see if it would start working. “Maybe it’s broken?”
This caused him to panic as he used his hooves to feel around his horn for any damage. “Nothing seems to be broken.” He visibly calms down as his whole body relaxes. He sighs before looking at me, “Also, I am pretty sure I would feel if something was broken.”
“That makes sense. But then why did you panic?”
“It's my horn. I would rather have it in one piece thank you very much.”
“Hey, everypony I think I found out the reason why," Rainbow called out to us from the back of the cell. "Take a look at this wall.” She gestured.
Looking at the wall Rainbow is showing us. I couldn't see anything special about it. Besides some different colored rocks. “What am I looking at Rainbow?" I questioned her. "All I see is just a wall of dirt and rocks. What is so special about it?”
“Those rocks are the same ones that the changelings use in their hive," Rainbow said tapping on the wall. "They can stop all magic nearby.”
“Okay good to know. So, all we have to do then is to get rid of them. And we are home free.”
However, things only got worse as she shook her head at me. “No can do. These rocks are too big for me to remove.” She taps them again making a dull smacking sound. “I am not a diamond dog. I have nothing to dig with here. And even if there was enough room for me to get a head start and try to smash them. I would only end up breaking my hooves on these bad boys.”
“OK then forget about using magic. Instead, let’s use our heads then," I told her as I started to pace around the cell. "We don’t have much time before those dogs come back to check up on us. And we need to be gone by then.” I paused before shivering. “I didn’t know about you guys, but I don’t know how long we can fool them that we aren’t making any ponies in here.” I looked back at them with pleading eyes, “I don’t want to go down that road and become a mom underground.”
“Easier said than done Jessica.”
“Less talking more thinking,” I resume my pacing as Rainbow lounges across her bed staring at the ceiling. Exclusive sits by the bars of our cell watching me pace back and forth. I have no idea how long we were like this. Over time I would end up trying to dig through the floor and walls (but they were solid), banging on the bars, and talking with my cellmates, until I was in the corner of the cell throwing rocks at other rocks. I was bored out of my mind. And it was quiet for the most part until we heard something coming from the wall next to us. It sounded like someone was waking up. Curious I moved to the end of our cell and tried to make contact.
“Hello anypony there?” Why did I say it like that? Am I going native?
“Where am I?” The voice said,
“In a prison cell underground at who knows where. What is your name?”
“I am “Dizzy Do” but everypony calls me Derpy. And you?”
“My name is Jessica. I am with Exclusive, and Rainbow Dash. Is there anypony with you?”
“Yes, I believe their names are Berry Punch and Bulk Biceps. But they are still out cold.”
“Well, at least you aren’t alone in your cell. But I am afraid that I have some bad news for you Derpy.”
“Why is that?”
I then informed her of what was to become of us, to which she got very quiet all of a sudden. “Ah, Derpy you okay over there?”
Her answer was in a small quiet voice, “I am going to be a mom?”
“Not if we can get out of here first. Got any ideas Derpy?”
“Well, I could try and wake up Bulk and see if he can break down the door.”
“He must be a very big stallion to do that.”
“He is. One moment please.” I can hear her moving in her cell before she stops, “Bulk? Oh, Bulk.” I could then hear somepony waking up. Must be this Bulk pony. “Please wake up.” I can’t see anything, and it is making me frustrated, “Good. Ah, can you break down the door over there please?” The next thing I could hear was pain. I didn’t even know you could hear the pain.
“YYYEEEEAAAHHH!” His shout made the whole cave shake. My ears were still ringing before I could hear the sound of metal being banged on repetitively. If any pony was asleep in the cave before they are awake now. Before long two Dimond dogs with spears came into view moving towards Derpy’s cell.
“Hay you pony stop doing that.” They then lower their spears in a threatening way, “Or else!”
Not wanting them to get hurt I spoke up, “Just do as they say Bulk.” I could hear Derpy say something similar, but it was too quiet to hear. Bulk let out a sigh of defeat and stopped. The guards moved Derpy’s group into another cell before locking them in. They had a little chat before leaving the room.
“Hay Derpy are you guys alight?”
“We are fine but Bulk is in chains now.” Well so much for that plan.
“As long as you guys are alright that is all that matters.” I moved away from the bars to the back of the cell, “There has to be a way out of here,”
“Hay everypony I can see the keys on the wall over there.” Exclusive pointed out. We all rushed over to the bars. He wasn’t kidding; indeed, I can see the keys over on a wall nearby, but still out of hoof reach. “The guards must have left them behind by mistake.”
“Their mistake is our gain," I said. "Now all we have to do is get them.”
“Oh, yeah?" Rainbow said in annoyance. "And how are we going to do that? Genius.”
Ignoring her comment, I reply with a grin, “Oh, quite simple my dear Rainbow. With some rope of course.”
“Did you lose your marbles or something? We don’t have any rope. Or did you forget that the ones that we had earlier are just pieces of string everywhere? So where are we going to get some new rope while we’re stuck inside of this cell?!”
“Why I am glad you asked Rainbow. Because you, me, and Exclusive are going to make one.”
“And how are we going to make a new rope?" Exclusive asked. "My magic isn't working. Don’t you remember the rock wall over there?”
“Don’t worry about that wall. For we are going to make rope the old fashion way.” I smile at them as my cheeks blush a little, “We are going to make a new one by using our manes and tails."
“WHAT!?” they shouted together.
I hushed them by putting my hooves over their mouths. I look outside the cell to see if any of the guards heard them. No reaction. Good. I let them go. “Are you trying to get us caught? Did you forget what they did to Bulk? Furthermore, what do you think we were going to use? Our spit?”
“But... but... but we will be naked without them!” Exclaimed Exclusive and Rainbow nodded in agreement with him as they hugged their precious tails.
I just stare at them letting out a sigh of frustration. “Look you two. I am not cool with this idea myself. However, there seems to be an important detail that you two are forgetting. Now what was it again? Oh, right I remember now. If we don’t get out of here, then we will just have to spend the rest of our lives in this cell. And let’s not forget that we will also be forced to breed with each other, by DOGS!”
They stopped to think about it for a moment before Rainbow spoke up. “Well, when you put it that way.”
“Good, then we are at an agreement. Rainbow, please find a flat rock that we can sharpen into a knife while I make sure the coast is clear.”
It turned out better than I thought it would be. I had Exclusive cut our manes and Rainbow cut our tails. We let Exclusive cut his tail because I wasn't going to do it. However, I did help out with his mane though. It took some time, but I managed to make a string of rope with our hair. I had tied a rock at the end to hopefully help out lasso those keys. After telling Derpy the plan, I made sure that the watchdog was asleep before getting started. Once I was convinced that it was safe. I took the rope in one hoof leaned against the bars and threw the rope with the other hoof. But as fate would have it. I am never going to be able to participate in the rodeo any time soon. By the fifth throw, I was beginning to lose it.
I grind my teeth in anger, "Come on! It's right there!"
"Need some help, Jessica?" Rainbow asks in a bored tone.
"No, I got this!" I threw it one more time it bounced off the wall and hit the dog on the head. It began to stir. Panicking I did the first thing that popped into my head when I saw one of its eyes open.
"Ah... Go to sleep. Go to sleep. Closed your big bloodshot eyes. La la la."
Yes, it was dumb and silly. But it worked. The big dog yawned and went back to sleep. Why do hooves have to be so hard to throw stuff with? I want my hands back!
Rainbow looks at me with a smirk, "Okay. Two things Jessica. One nice singing. And two how can you miss those keys? Even Apple Bloom would have gotten them by now!”
“You’re not helping Dash!”
“You are already on your 6th try Jessica.”
Getting fed up with her I shoved the makeshift rope to her, “I like to see you do any better.”
“Step aside chump, I got this.” She said while taking the rope from me.
And it turns out she was a better shot than me. She got it on the first try. And started pulling the keys towards our cell and opening the door. “See? It was a piece of cake.” She said with a big smile on her face.
“Now’s not the time to gloat Rainbow. We still have to free the others before we can get out of here.” I said to her while she was sticking her tongue at me as I opened the door. Big mistake.
*Creeeaak*
*Doom*
None of us moved nor no one dared to take a breath.
It looks like this cell door could use a little oil.
I silently prayed that the dog was a heavy sleeper.
I looked at it.
It wasn't.
The wood dog was wide awake. It was growling at us with a hungry look on its face. However, I remained calm because I remembered it was still tied to the wall with a chain that was hanging loose…. on its collar… right there…
The dog was never chained to the wall to begin with. Its collar gave the illusion that it was.
“Oh, things are getting better and better aren’t they,” I said putting a hoof to my face.
“How is this any better?”
“That was sarcasm Rainbow!” I turn to tell her.
“Incoming!”
“OOOOOOOOWWWWW!!!!”
One hour later,
“I should have left you behind Dash,” I said,
“Hay we got out of there in one piece, didn’t we?” I then turn to stare into her eyes with a glare she chuckles a little while scratching the side of her head. “Okay… mostly.”
“You let that dog bite me in the butt!”
“Hay I said I was sorry, and I did try to warn you! But hey if it didn’t, we wouldn't have gotten out of there.”
“We are just lucky that you got Bulk free and he one-shot that dog like it was nothing. Or we would have never been able to get out of there alive."
“Oh, come on, I bandage you up. Didn’t I?”
“By using what was left of my dress to do so.” I grumble at her, “I haven’t even got a chance to wear it yet.”
“Oh, stop complaining about it. That diamond dog wouldn’t let go of it and you were bleeding. Just be glad that the Timberwolf didn't completely take a bite out of you, or this conversation would be completely different. Just be glad that it’s all over now.”
I was grumbling to myself the rest of the way back while I started to feel a little lightheaded. I was admitted into Pony’s General. Once the doctors patched me up, they assigned me to one of the rooms. Rainbow stayed long enough to make sure that I would be alright and then took off. She said something about letting some pony called Twilight about what has happened to us. Derpy and the others thank us for saving them. But I was thanking Bulk for shooting that dog. It may not be a gun but it sure sounds like one when he hit it. Exclusive said he would be stopping by tomorrow to see how I was doing. He also said that he would have a new dress for me by then. How he can do that in one night amazes me. Maybe he has a spare in storage or something.
I fell asleep soon after. I didn't want to deal with anything else for the day. At least that was the idea before I was awakened by a group of loud voices.
“Surprise!!!”
“AHH!!! What’s going on here?? Who are all you ponies!!” I said clinging to the sheets of my bed next to my chest. There must be at least a dozen ponies in here. I have no idea what they want. That’s when Pinkie came into view.
“Why it’s your Welcome to Ponyville/Get better soon Party silly.”
“What kind of party can I have if I am bedridden for the whole thing? I appreciate the thought Pinkie. But don’t you think it would be better to wait until after I am released from the hospital first? Before throwing me a party?” I was smiling at her hoping she would take the idea and leave me alone for now.
“Hum…Ok, but can we still give you the gift we brought with us at least?”
“I guess… ok then show me what you ponies have gotten me.” At least some good happened today.