Twilight.EXE: Spirits of Tartarus

by Tidal Wave2


Hide and Seek

Spike began to wake up.  When he did, he looked around and realized he was in the middle of the Everfree Forest!  What was worst was that it was on fire.

“The Everfree Forest is on fire!  What the heck happened here!?” Spike asked terrified.  He didn’t know how he ended up there, but he did know he had to get out of there.  Spike began flying through the flaming forest. He was able to go through some of the flames because his body was fireproof.  After two full minutes of navigating through the forest, he heard a dark, terrifying cackle. He had to hide fast! He found a bush and dove inside.  Spike stood absolutely still in the bush until he heard hoovesteps. He decided to take a small peak and what he saw chilled him to the bone. It was Twilight, but something was different; her mane and coat were a darker color, there was blood on her legs and chest, and her eyes?  Oh her eyes were the worst. Her eyes were pitch black with red dots as pupils. Twilight looked around and growled angrily.

“Dammit!  How could I have let him get away so easily?  He has to be around here somewhere...” Twilight began to cackle before fading away.  When she was gone, Spike felt the ground disappear beneath him and he fell.

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Spike fell for 15 seconds before he landed on solid rock.  When he got up he noticed he was deep underground. He knew he had to keep moving, so he did.  He walked for a full minute and went behind a boulder. Suddenly, he heard a voice.

“Come on out Spike.  Don’t make me come find you...”  Spike stayed hidden. “So you wanna play hide and seek then, do you?  This will be fun.” Twilight walked away. Spike continued to make his way through the underground maze.  He saw Twilight searching for him every minute or so, and almost got caught multiple times. Finally, Spike found a path and somehow knew it was the way back.  He started flying down the path, but after a few seconds he heard a cackle. While he kept flying forward he looked behind him to see Twilight chasing him. Spike began to panic and fly faster.  He flew for 30 seconds before looking back again and this time Twilight was only a few feet away. Twilight was about to deliver the killing blow, Spike flew into a portal that disappeared before she could follow him.

“Hmm.  He survived… for now.  I could play with him a little longer, but I have plans.”  Twilight cackled before fading away.