You fell.
The thought entered your mind that you were falling longer than you should be. your brain switched on alarms as the floor which was not were it was anticipated failed to show. Time slowed, light had faded as it was blocked by the mound behind you. a yelp leapt from your throat at this unexpected turn, yet your hooves found the floor and you were flooded with relief as it was only a few inches lower than you had anticipated, nothing to worry about.
You landed safely on the cold hard stone.... wait a moment. the floor wasn't stone you think, quickly looking down you see the floor is constructed from large stone bricks.
”What in the tarnation” you mutter swiftly looking around in the dark musky hole you find yourself in. looking left and right you see that you are in a dark pony made looking tunnel that reminds you of the sewers of Manehatten. either side of you are dark musky hallways that lead out to darkness. Behind you is what appears to be the entrance to the shed behind you fused with the wall. it looks almost natural.
suddenly she shock of realization shivered through your spine, your sister was not here. a familiar adrenaline coursed through your veins, you had dealt with your fair share of world threatening events but you were not expecting this one. the hair turned damp and musky making breathing difficult.
”APPLEBLOOM! YAH HERE?” you shouted into the tunnels, nothing came back. Not even an echo it was like the sound was absorbed by the walls.
”aw shoot,” you mumbled looking around once more before steeling yourself and after straightening your Stetson you looked for any signs of Applebloom. after staring at the stone floor you notice a red hair caught on one of the stones leading to your left. Taking one last look at the door you set off into the abyss.
strangely, you were not coated in darkness when you left the area filled with dim light, as it seemed to follow you around.
”at least I can see around me” you think darkly, wishing that you would find her quickly. Just after the door gets out of sight you come to a T intersection, After considering both option you conclude that Applebloom would probably would not go left a second time, taking the right path seemed like the safest option anyhow, you weren't sure why.
This next path was much longer, the dead silence and the low visibility started playing tricks in your mind. Gritting your teeth you shooed off these illusions, until you had to catch yourself from falling out of the tunnel as you had stumbled upon a large open room, with a staircase lining the sides going both up and down the room which seemed to expand downwards into the abyss as well as upwards to more blackness.
”Well, its probably just night time here or there's a roof.” you whispered to yourself, hoping to try and ward of the pit of fear that had been growing in your belly. You take a look around, seeing that the whole complex is made from that same stone bricks, as well as there is still no echo. Taking a second look around you see that the large spiral staircase around the room is doted with hundreds square holes similar to this one at equal intervals.
”What kind of crazy ponies would build this?” you asked yourself looking over the edge into the abyss, feeling the pit in your stomach grow the longer you looked at it. You still saw no signs of Applebloom, but decided that maybe she would hear you if you shouted out here. After all if she had went this way she was probably looking for a way out and was going up.
Steeling yourself you then tried to shout your sisters name. ”applebloom” you whispered frustrating you tried once more but all that you could get out was but a whisper.
Instead of thinking that it had something to do with this strange place you tried to shout with all your might. ”APPLEBLOOM!!!” the sound range clear and true tearing out of your mouth as if it was champagne being uncorked, and you felt some of your dread fade away. But when silence filled its place you could feel it enter you and bring with it a sudden dread and fear of the worst.
Now frantic you shouted her name once more ”APPLEBLOOM!!” the only difference is that this time there was an answer. ”what?who?” You could not make out the caller but filling with hope you unleashed another ”APPLEBLOOM IS THAT YOU?!” Once again there was silence, then a faint, ”what are you?” the voice was raspy and slithered its way into your ear from below. This was not your sister.
You hear the voice coming from below, that deep pit of fear, now you understood why ponies weren't afraid of the dark, but what was in the dark. Your voice caught in your throat preventing you from responding when you heard it speak again.
”My, my. Aren't you a bright one. you practically glow!” The voice was now coming from across the dark room which you could not see past the shade that was being cast into it.
”i-*gulp*I am lookin for mah sister, Applebloom you seen her round these parts?” stumbled out of your mouth as you took a step back to the entrance of the tunnel.
”Sister? If you mean another like you? Then I have not seen any at all.” It rasped out in a tone that carried both male and female qualities.
”I have not seen any such as you before. Oh do not be afraid small one. My intentions are as pure as the shadows.” You sensed that this creature was lying, you frowned and stepped forward as menacing as you could muster.
”Now you listen here!” you exclaimed ”Don't get up to no funny business with me, just tell me where mah sister is and I'll be headed out” you stomp your hoof for emphasis, and you sense the creature recoiling. and you could hear it move around both walls at once, you reasoned it was large enough to stretch between the two.
”I guessed a thing like you would not enjoy it here, I can lead you to your sister. If you give me something in return, since you dont want to play the fun game. ”
Sensing truth to it's words you replied ”Yeah, no games! just tell me where mah sister is and uhm, what is it you want exactly?” The creature maneuvers over to you, still unseen and it snakely whispered
”Your sister is not here, this I know to be certain. You are not my prey and this confuses me much, So I have a question. It leans in revealing the gross disfigured head into the dim light emanating from you.
”Are you edible?”
The creatures head, you could see, was but a disfigured snake like tube ending in a cone like structure ended with a flat toothy mouth. when it spoke you could see rows of mangling fangs in its maw. It had no eyes and you could barely see the outline of its skinny insect like proportions and its large claws gripping the stones in the wall. You held back a yelp and stared at the creature in its red tinted uneven carapace.
Any normal pony would have fainted, but you are no average pony. You instead turn and buck the creature in its unnatural face with all your might. you feel your back hoofs slam into this things jay and you feel it bend like the mouth of a metal can. You then take off down the tunnel to the sound of a deafening screech. and not a moment to soon you hear the scrape of claws in the tunnel behind you. following the clop of your hooves.