Unused Series 2
The Land of Equestria Saga
Act 1 Part 1
Chapter 8
Epilogue/The Dungeons Glow
“This is boring; maybe the dungeons will be more fun.” Slappy said as he hopped onto Princess Cadence, and began heading down below the castle. As he rode Slappy began to wonder what Discord meant, about his rule being nothing but a forgotten story.
Meanwhile Cadence suddenly came to a stop at the entry way, causing Slappy to forget his train of thought. However a new train pulled in one with torture on the mind. Slowly they trotted to the last cell, and once they arrived the cell next door began to laugh. Slappy wanting to humor the creature next to his target, decided to see what was funny.
“My my how great it is to see the small king, or should I call you the tiny dummy.” The voice laughed at his jibe, and continued. “It's funny how I'm the one trapped, but you’re the subject of jokes.” Slappy glared and then smirked, speaking in a superior tone of voice.
“Well Discord it's nice to see you in such a great mood, because I'll want to break you next.” Slappy laughed as Cadence put a spell up to mute Discord, then Slappy walked five steps and arrived at his prey. “Well hello prince, are you broken yet?” Slappy then began to laugh his echoing creep laugh, while Shining arose from his chained position to look Slappy in his cold wooden eyes.
"No! You psychotic, manipulative, dark magic infused ventriloquist dummy. I'd die before I let you break me; however I know that my sister will defeat you." Shining retorted, while he gave Slappy a death glare.
“Well it's best to squeeze hope out of a prisoner, and win then not and lose. Twilight, come here and greet your brother.” Slappy smirked as Twilight came out of the shadows, and looked into Shining’s eyes. Slappy watched as his resolve wavered, but held strong. “You know I could've just made you a willing puppet, like your weak sister here. However I saw an iron resolve, and since I need an actual challenge, I decided to let you keep your body and mind. So I could play with you, and break you over time. Although I admit that I've become bored, I'm close to launching my army against the rest of Equestria. However my mind keeps drifting to the captain of the royal guard, who I want to beg for death. I thought I could wait, however as time ticks by I see that I'm growing tired. So now that I've shown you your sister and wife, what else is there to tip your sanity overboard?” Slappy held his chin, as Shining began.
“When I get out of here you'll be thrown into a wood chipper, and as you’re crushed to an almost powdery substance. I'll take great pleasure in dumping that powder into a fire, and watching as it turns to ash and blows away.” Shining had no remorse or even a care for what he said; he only knew Slappy deserved worse.
Meanwhile Slappy saw his chance to break Shining, and told Cadence to magic up a fireplace. While Twilight was to bring a wood chipper into the cell, all while Slappy used his wand to undo Shining’s chains, and entered while watching the magic blocking ring doing its job. Once the pieces were in place, Slappy tossed his wand to Cadence from between the bars.
“Okay pretty boy I'm ready for my punishment.” Slappy laughed, even as Shining bucked him into the wood chipper.
“That was easy, too easy really.” As Shining thought about what was wrong, he watched Slappy become nothing but dust. Even as the dust was burned into ash Shining felt like something was wrong, then he finally saw the cause for worry. Slowly a black liquid like goo slithered out of the fire, and out of the cell. “It can't be he died.” However even as he said it, he knew it could be. Cause ever so slowly the goo joined and climbed itself, after 5 minutes Slappy was looking at Shining and was perfect without even a scared.
“Well Shining do you feel any better, I must say I do. I've had a creak in my neck since Twilight and her friends blasted me with their friendship magic, however thanks to you I'm as good as new with no creaks.” As Slappy began to laugh, Shining fell on his hunches and broke.
“He can't be killed, or trapped by magic or anything else. My sister is a puppet, along with my wife. Discord has fallen and all of Equestria is about to be enslaved, and I can't do anything about it.” Shining’s front legs gave out, and as he fell on his stomach Slappy finished laughing.
“Finally the mouse is broke, however I much prefer you like this. If you were a puppet I wouldn't get to see your struggle, I wouldn't get to laugh like I just did.” Slappy clapped his wooded hands and grabbed his wand, placing it up his sleeve. “Now I must be going, the final preparations are underway and I can't be late. Come along Sprinkles and Can't Dance, we have a world to enslave.” As Slappy left laughing Discord was granted the ability to speak again, and once Slappy’s laugh was nothing but a memory Discord spoke up.
“Shining all is not lost, Slappy has one weakness. That'll be here soon, Twilight told me after I had freed her. That a man was coming one who had a book, that could imprison Slappy. Also before I was sent here, Slappy mentioned the man's name and apparently they have history but anyway Doji is coming to stop Slappy. So the best thing we can do is wait and show the dummy we're not to be laughed at.” Discord smiled as his mark began to flicker, and to himself he thought. “It appears Slappy’s homemade magic suppressor is beginning to fade, and once it does Doji’s army will have two more fighters.”
Shining looked up from the floor as Discord revealed hope, and once he finished Shining wiped his muzzle and said “You're getting soft Discord, Fluttershy really is a good influence on you.” To which Discord snorted, and Shining continued. “Slappy may have won the battle, but not the war. This game of his, of ours, of Equestria’s has only just begun.” Shining trotted to the wall with his chains, and began pulling with hopes of gaining a tool for Slappy’s next visit.
“It's only a matter of time, before the dominos fall and once they do.” Discord then began to laugh while Shining continued his work, all while above inside the throne room Slappy gave his troops their instructions, and laughed as they marched out to spread the puppets string onto the globe.
“Okay we’re finally here, who knew that we'd be running from puppet ponies for the past hour.” Spike coughed, while Starlight remembered what happened an hour ago.
As Starlight removed the barrier spell, puppet ponies began to flood the barn. “Starlight hurry or we're finished!” Spike exclaimed as Starlight teleported them inside the apple family house.
“Okay we need to leave now Spike, so hop on so we can make it to Twilight's castle.” After Starlight spoke, Spike hurried onto Starlight's back just as the puppet ponies broke into the house. The next thing they saw was tree upon trees of apple trees, “Okay I've teleported us into the apple trees, looks like we're safe for now but we still need to make it to Twilight's castle.”
As Starlight finished, remembering their walk through an almost endless maze. Spike went over to his pillow, and saw the rift that brought Slappy.
“So that's what he came out of, and what our savior will come out of?” Starlight nodded as they began to watch it, and then the sounds of banging could be heard.
“It's a good thing they can't enter the castle, that spell can really use crystals to their almost full potential.” After Starlight spoke Spike began to get sleepy, and yawned. “Okay Spike you can sleep first, I'll keep watch so we know when Doji arrives.” Spike then passed out as Starlight watched the sky go blue in a matter of minutes, to think they had planned a way to get to the castle all day, and they end up using a different path.
Starlight then began to yawn as sleep began to take her, and her last thought had been about the rift. However not but two minutes after she fell asleep, the rift began to pulse and then close and with it the only hope for all of Equestria.
To Be Continued…
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