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// Chapter 1 part 2 
// Story: The Ink Machine 
// by Falconwolf1116 
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"So yeah. We're trapped." That's all Fal had to say.

"Don't be such a party pooper Fal! Show us around!" yelled Pinkie. Fal walked them around the warehouse. There wasn't much to see except desks, paperwork, locked doors (one had a light on that turned of as soon as he tried to open it.) and then it was time to show them the Ink Machine.

"The ink machine created the ink we needed to make the characters." he said. "Hey, where did Fluttershy go?" They suddenly heard a scream. "Was that actually her? I didn't realize she could scream that loud. Come on!" They went through the entrance and met a message on the way that stated, "DREAMS COME TRUE" in ink. As they took more twists and turns, they managed to find Fluttershy cowering in the hall.

"Flutters? You ok?" asked RD

"It's terrible!" she screamed while sobbing, "I just went into the room and s-saw..." she stopped talking and sobbed uncontrollably. Fal and Twi went into the room and were suprised at what they saw.

"Fal, is that..." Twi asked.

"This is why I quit Twi." he said, "Joey what've you been doin man?" he asked himself. Inside that room was a cartoon character on a board. His arm tissues were teared and his chest had been opened. The contents however, were empty. Lying on that board was Boris the Wolf himself with Xs for eyes. He was dead. "Let's go." Fal said to Twi. They left the room and gathered their friends. 

"What was inside that was so ghastly?" asked Rarity.

"Boris" I muttered.

"What was that sugarcube?" asked Applejack.

"It was Boris. Boris the Wolf." I answered back. After the fiasco with Boris, the 7 friends travelled through the warehouse. They came across a strange room with 6 pedistals. They decided to come back later. They went back through the hallway and found the Ink Machine. "Ok, how do we get this thing working again?" He searched around the machine. He checked the ink tank, the cogs on it, even the top. 

"Maybe it's activated by magic?" asked Twilight.

"No. Your magic only works on items from this world. Toon material. This however is inert. From the human world. If you tried to use magic, it would act as a, how do I put it? Let's say it was a sponge. The sponge is able to soak up magic instead of water." I continued, "So in conclusion, you'd lose your magic permanently." She had been taking notes the entire time. 

"Maybe if we can allow the ink to flow through the pipes to the machine, it'll turn on!" said twilight.

"Maybe." Fal said. "I think I know how."