Truth or Dare? 2: Mysteries Unlocked

by Super Spike


Aftermath: Closing the Door

In the hospital, Gold Watch and Cozy Glow waited in the waiting room hoping that Gallus and Silverstream would recover.

"I really hope that they feel better soon," Cozy Glow said sadly.

"Me too," Gold Watch responded.

All of a sudden, the hospital door opened and two ponies walked inside.

"Mom! Dad!" Gold Watch responded.

"Son, you're okay!" Filthy Rich responded happily.

"We're glad that you made it--" Spoiled Rich began, but then stopped when she saw one of Equestria's biggest enemies. "WHAT IS SHE DOING HERE?!"

"Mom, stop," Gold Watch said. "She's on our side now. You must understand about her story."

"Story?" Spoiled Rich responded. "Oh please, a pony that had tried to drain Equestria's magic, twice no less, clearly can't have any such reason to do that. I bet her parents had disowned her after what she had done to the School of Friendship."

"My parents are dead," Cozy Glow responded angrily. "They died two years ago.

Spoiled Rich sighed.

"Let me guess," she muttered. "You killed them?"

"What, no!" Cozy Glow shouted. "I loved my parents! They really cared for me! But they were killed by some thugs that broke in my house! Then Lord Tirek tricked me into thinking that the princesses had them murdered! Do you know how much grief I'm going through now that I know that he lied to me? I did all of that stuff for revenge and now I know that it was all for nothing!"

Cozy Glow then sobbed onto Gold Watch's shoulder. Feeling bad for how much pain in her heart she was going through, the pink colt hugged her.

"Please, Mom," Gold Watch pleaded. "She needs help!"

Spoiled Rich made another sigh.

"Fine," Spoiled Rich responded in annoyance. "But don't come crying to us if the princesses decide to turn you to stone for helping a fugitive."

"Hun, please," Filthy Rich said. "Let him help her."

"Fine," Spoiled Rich muttered.

Gallus and Silverstream then walked out. Gallus's tongue and tail were back on, but his talon and back were still bandaged, while Silverstream's eye was all fixed.

"Please don't turn her back to stone!" Gallus exclaimed. "She helped us!"

"She helped hold off the bleeding on my eye before the doctors fixed it," Silverstream explained.

Just then, Twilight Sparkle, Spike, Celestia, and Luna walked inside. They each glared at the group.

"Gallus, Silverstream, Gold Watch," Princess Luna said angrily. "You're all under arrest for treason!"

"As for you, Cozy Glow," Princess Celestia continued. "You will sent back to your stone imprisonment immediately!"

"Please don't!" Gold Watch pleaded. "We had to free her because the game of truth or dare "The Wild Eye House" forced Gallus to do so! If he didn't do it, he would've been imprisoned by the game! Not to mention, she's just a filly! Lord Tirek and Queen Chrysalis are one thing, but not her!"

"Do you know how evil she is?" Twilight exclaimed.

"She may have done a lot of bad things," Gold Watch explained. "But there's more to it than just that. She had gone through a lot of tragedy prior to what she had done."

"Prove it," Spike said.

"She told us everything," Gold Watch said. "Being bullied in school prior to going to the School of Friendship, her parents being murdered, Lord Tirek tricking her into thinking that your guards were responsible for that, everything!"

The princess looked at Gold Watch in aghast.

"That's the truth," Gold Watch said. "We put her under a truth spell to make sure that she was being honest. If you don't believe me, then try it yourself."

Spike and the princesses looked at each other in confusion.

"Fine," Twilight muttered. "But if you're lying, you will be sentenced to life in prison, Gold Watch."

"That's fine with me," Gold Watch said.

This shocked his parents.

"What, no!" Spoiled Rich shouted. "He may have freed a criminal, but he's still our baby!"

"We'll see about that," Spike responded angrily.

Twilight fired her horn at Cozy Glow and saw everything about her past: being bullied, finding out that her parents were murdered, being tricked by Lord Tirek, everything. Once she was done, Twilight, Spike, and the other princesses were driven to tears.

"I'm so sorry," Twilight responded sadly as she powered down her horn.

"We didn't know," Princess Celestia responded sadly.

"She needs to be rehabilitated," Gold Watch said. "I know what she did was terrible, but no matter what, turning a child to stone as punishment is not the answer!"

Spike and the princesses looked at each other and then turned back to Cozy Glow.

"We understand," Princess Celestia responded. "All charges will be dropped, but Cozy Glow will have to undergo rehabilitation in order to prove that she can change."

"We understand," Gold Watch responded happily.

"Oh thanks, princess!" Spoiled Rich responded happily.

"With pleasure," Princess Celestia responded calmly. "Now then, we shall head back."

Spike and the three princesses walked out of the hospital hoping that things will change for the troubled filly.

"Alright," Filthy Rich said. "I think we should all head home now. We all need rest after all that had happened."

"I understand," Gold Watch responded. "But first, we have one more loose end to tie up."

"What's that?" Filthy Rich asked confusedly.

"Follow us," Gold Watch answered.

* * * *

Everyone walked to 'The Wild Eye House' in curiosity. As soon as they made it there, Gold Watch pointed them to where they needed to go.

"This way," he said as they walked inside.

The group walked down to the basement. Once they arrived, Gallus pulled out his lighter and lit the place up. Filthy and Spoiled Rich looked in shock upon seeing the skeletons of many cats chained to the wall.

"What the?" Filthy Rich responded in horror.

"How did all of this happen?" Spoiled Rich asked.

"This house has been around for decades, trapping those that play the game of truth or dare and fail to win," Gold Watch explained. "If no one won the game, everyone would be turned into cats and have to spend the rest of their lives chained in the basement."

"Wait," Filthy Rich began. "Is that why these four cats that have been following us have manes?"

"Yes," Gold Watch answered. "Luckily, the game is over and we managed to exorcise the demon in the house, Ponelax, from haunting the place."

The group then walked through the trapdoor and saw the second basement.

"This is where we put a stop to all of this madness," Gallus explained.

"I see," Filthy Rich responded.

The group then walked back upstairs and outside, now calm about the fact that they can leave.

"So, what now?" Gold Watch asked.

"I think we all know what has to happen," Gallus answered.

Gallus pulled out his lighter and began walking towards 'The Wild Eye House'.

"What are you doing?" Gold Watch asked in concern.

"Something that I should've done the moment we first laid eyes on that dangerous house," Gallus answered.

He walked back inside and lit a curtain on fire. He then walked outside and before long, the house was set ablaze. Everyone else looked in shock to see what Gallus had just done.

"Did you just set the house on fire?" Gold Watch asked in horror.

"What else was I supposed to do?" Gallus responded. "This house has to go. It has been a threat towards others."

"But didn't we exorcise it?" Silverstream asked.

"Yes," Gallus answered. "But I decided to burn it down anyway just in case that Ponelax demon were to come back."

"Good point," Gold Watch said.

"Alright, I've seen enough," Spoiled Rich said. "Come on, Gold Watch. Let's go home."

"Okay, Mom," Gold Watch responded as he followed his parents home.

As Gallus, Silverstream, and Cozy Glow watched Gold Watch leave, the three of them pondered about what to do next.

"So, shall we head back?" Gallus asked.

"You bet," Silverstream answered happily.

"What about me?" Cozy Glow asked.

"Well, how about you stay with us?" Silverstream answered. "I'm sure we can reason with Headmare Starlight to try to get you back in school."

"After all that I've done?" Cozy Glow responded as she looked down on the ground. "Nah. There's no way that she would welcome me back."

"Really?" Silverstream responded. "What about when she tried to mess with the timelines to get her revenge on Princess Twilight?" Cozy Glow then lifted her head, feeling a bit of encouragement. "If she can reform, you can too."

"Okay," Cozy Glow responded nervously.

"Come on, let's go," Gallus said.

"Alright," Cozy Glow responded, still feeling doubt.

With the situation now resolved, the group walked back to the School of Friendship hoping that Starlight would be forgiving enough to let Cozy Glow have a second chance.