//------------------------------// // The Abandoned Factory (Pt. 2) // Story: stranded. // by sunsetshimmer_13 //------------------------------// Fluttershy’s POV (cont.) “Should we get upstairs?” I asked. “Probably best to stay down here a little longer” Twilight suggested as we walk around the building. We were only walking around for about 10 minutes or so, then we were about to head upstairs. But as we were about to take the first step on the stairs we heard a loud noise. “What was that?!!!” I yelled out as I jumped into Rainbow Dash’s arms and she quickly caught me. “Came from behind us,” Anon said as we looked behind us. “It sounded like a door slamming,” he explained as I just held on to Dash for protection. “I’ll go check,” Sunset says as she walks over to where the sound was made. She stands over there for only half a second and then makes her way back to us. “Well you’re right, it was a door slamming, it leads to another room but I don’t think there’s anything important in there.” “Well should we still go upstairs?” Rainbow Dash said as I just hoped we wouldn’t go up there. "Sure but we need to be careful up there, thankfullythe rails on the edge of the second story are still there," after that was said we all started to go up the stairs and Rainbow politely carries me up there since I was still shaken up a bit from earlier. "Rarity would definitely hate to come to this place," Sunset joked. "I would honestly take Rarity's side, mostly because it's a little spooky," I say as I held on to Dashie a bit closer as she carries me. By the time all five of us got to the second floor I let go of Dashie as she puts me back on my feet. I still held her hold not wanting to let go as I held my flashlight in my other hand. We all walked around the second floor as we just looked around. "Say, where does that door lead to?" Anon questions as he points his flashlight towards another door. "My guess? it would most likely be an office," Twilight says. We all head towards the door that leads to another room as Anon puts his hand around the knob and turns it to open the door. As we look inside to see what was in there it turns out that it really an office. "Looks like you're right it is an office... or what's left of it anyways," Sunset says as the office room had nothing in it other than a desk and some old calendars they used in the 19th century along with a map of the country. "It looks like they haven't cleaned this office since the days of Al Capone," Anon says as we walked around the office. There were only two windows in the entire room and that's by the left and right sides of the desk, which only looks outside the office to watch a couple workers do their jobs or so... Honestly... it feels a bit intimidating. “Well... should we head out?” Sunset asks as we all nodded in response. “It’s not like there’s much in here anyways, let’s go back in the RV,” Anon says as we decided to go back downstairs and then exit out of the abandoned factory. Later on we just walked back to the RV until Rainbow Dash saw something in the distance when we got to the side of the building. Rainbow Dash’s POV I thought I saw something right ahead of us. It was some type of door covered up in vines, leaves, and branches and it was in the distance between other tall trees. “Is that a door... in the woods?” I said. “Rainbow there’s no way that there’s a...” I point towards the direction where the door is. Twilight was shocked to the point her jaw would’ve dropped to the ground like a cartoon character. “What’s that?” Sunset said. “I don’t know but I’m gonna check it out,” I would soon run over to the door I saw and I would slip out of Fluttershy’s hand. “Dash wait...” Twilight said as she followed me and then then the others started to follow. “Rainbow we can’t just go over there, we don’t even know what we’re dealing with,” Anon called out as I kept going. As I drew closer to the door I could see more of it until I could see what looked like some small storage house or whatever it is. The others tried to catch up to me after I stop in my tracks. By the time they caught up to me I opened the door and went inside. “Wait up RD we gotta stick together,” he said. I entered the small storage house only to see a staircase leading down somewhere. “Guys check this out, It’s some sort of staircase,” I tried to see where it would lead to so I used my flashlight and pointed it down the stairs. The others would’ve caught up by the to see what I’ve discovered. “Where does that lead too?” Sunset asked. “I don’t know but whatever it is I’m sure it’s worth exploring,” we all went down the stairs to see where it would lead to as Fluttershy hides right behind me. “This seems a little more like spelunking but with somewhat less dirt and minerals surrounding us”. “Spelunking Twilight?” I said. “It practically means to explore caves, though this doesn’t even qualify, not even close,” Twilight explained as we went farther down the stairs. Anon and Sunset turned the lanterns back on so it wouldn’t get too dark in here. A little while later the five of us would finally make it down the stairs into some type of big room that has a bunch of tables for some reason along with some type of special bar. “What the hell is this,” I asked as I was surprised about this sort of place. “Wait... I read about this, it’s some type of underground bunker probably,” Twilight explains. “This was built as an safe space after the construction of the factory, it’s supposed to be used at dire situations like a category five hurricane or to get through bad weather floods”. “Out of all the wonders of the world, this one takes the cake,” Sunset joked as we start to look around the place. Anon started to look at the counter of the bar. “I didn’t even think they would have a bar in an underground room... bunker thing,” Anon says as he jumps over the counter to look at some of the glasses or drinks. “It doesn’t look that bad... just a little dusty,” Twilight says as she sneezes from some of the hundred year old dust. The rest of us were just scattered around the room to see if there’s anything in here. So far we’ve found nothing. “Has anyone found anything cause so far there’s nothing I could find,” I asked. “Nope,” Twilight called back. “Nothing bizarre I could find,” Sunset replies. “Nothing too scary,” Fluttershy says nervously. “Well it doesn’t look like we’ll find much here, let’s get back to the RV,” Anon says as we all regrouped and head back upstairs. After we left the bunker we walked back to the RV. We checked all of our supplies only to see that we still have all of the stuff we have packed in our suitcases before we left for our..... well not so much of a trip. Soon it was nightfall and all of us are inside the RV in the same space we parked still. We all decided to stay here until the morning and then we can keep moving to see if we can make it back to Canterlot. Little did we know is that someone was watching us. I have a feeling that something or maybe someone is trying to keep us here.