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// Finally We Get To The Good Part 
// Story: Life is A Test 2: Test Harder (Quite A Bit Harder) 
// by Brony_of_Brody 
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Despite the very slow going, your improvised planks prove enough to get to the centremost island, and the three of you reach the light being emitted from the stone slab, and as any mysterious artifact shining with and odd light is want to do, swallows you in the radiant glow.

By the time you can actually see again, you have found yourself in the middle of a completely different island. You can see what appears to be a small green pegasus wearing a business suit and tie, and carrying a suitcase, and standing next to her, you see what appears to be a large, square-based grid, with enough room for a pony (even a very fat one) to stand in one with room to spare.

The pegasus, who apparently is acting as referee, welcomes you, along with another orange earth pony who happened to also make it across, it seems, to the final challenge of the treasure hunt: one where only the most worthy can obtain riches beyond their wildest imagination* (*Based on typical wild imaginings of previous ponies matching the demographic profile. Additional terms and restrictions may apply).

Sadly, as you're only taking part in the contest as part of Rarity's belongings, you must unfortunately sit this one out. The referee guides Rarity and the other two ponies to places on the grid, and then hands all three competitors a piece of paper each. She then explains the following rules to them:

Each pony has been given a piece of paper with a number written down. The number represents the number of squares a pony must travel horizontally or vertically to reach the square where the treasure is buried, and the number always represents the shortest distance to the treasure.

Everypony can see where each pony is standing, but they only know the number that is written on their own card. The referee will ask everypony at the same time if they know where the treasure is located, and all three must answer at the same time. After that, they must pick a square where they think the treasure is, and start digging. If it's there, congratulations, you win the gems. If not, you auto-lose the hunt and will have to be sent home. In a box. If everypony doesn't get the prize then they'll be made to stand in the corner. In a box.

So on the count of three, after she asks each of you, "Do you know where the treasure is?" the replies are thus:

Scarlet Pimple: "Nah."
Pearl Wisdom: "Nope."
Rarity: "No!"

Rarity sends a very discreet signal to you to indicate that by no, she does in fact mean yes. You realise that she's figured out where the treasure is. "Ah, my child, you have remembered your training" is what you're tempted to say, except Rarity isn't your child and you have not in fact ever trained her.

Having said that, you do know Rarity has made an effort ever since the Gazelle Plains incident not to disappoint you, so you're decently confident that she's logical enough to have worked out the answer. So where IS the treasure, anyway?