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// Chapter 20: Make Up, then Break..OUT! 
// Story: Lost 
// by MLPTMNTPegasister 
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Sundown sat sadly near his divided family. All because of the twins, the family was mad, sad, and with no way out. The Alicorn had to figure something out, and quick. He hadn't told anyone, except Ruby, that a creeping, soul-sucking darkness was bleeding into the room. It was confirmed, the Plague had started the ritual that would lead to the end of Equestria. And just when Sundown had met his parents, too! Then, he thought of a plan.
"Oh, darkness, I'm coming for you." Sundown said dramatically, winking at Ruby and grabbing his family's attention. "Might as well give up now. Soon this midnight shadow will fill this dungeon completely and we'll all be turned to dust." Sundown walked toward the darkness, smiling slyly and secretly as he did. Ruby nodded, climbing up on his back and sighing. 
"Wait, what're you doing?" Scarlett asked. "Are you insane?" 
"He's going to the weeping shadow," Hummingbird said. "He who enters it never comes out." 
"Sunny!" Pizza cried, suddenly remembering the nickname Leo and Twilight had given Sundown. 
"What did you call him?" Elusive asked. 
"'Sunny' is the nickname his parents gave him," Zach said. "Bright like the sun, but sly like a raven! You cheeky Alicorn!" 
"What did he do?" Scarlett asked. "I demand answers!" 
"Zach is saying that Sundown tricked us into talking to each other again!" Hummingbird murmured. 
"That's right, Hum," Sundown turned around. "Now, you five are gonna help me find a way out." 
It was a long process. The family had agreed to make up and find a way back to the throne room, but that was harder than it sounds. Scarlett and Elusive tapped on the various crystals, looking for buttons or loose gems. Actually, Elusive was just admiring himself in the crystals' reflections. 
"Even in disaster I'm handsome!" he commented. 
Hummingbird and Ruby checked the diamond pillars in the dungeon for trap doors or levers, and Sundown and Zach, while keeping the shadow at bay, were also checking the roof and the floor. 
"Anypony find anything?" Sundown called, helping Zach and Inferno pile crystals in front of the shadow.
Elusive was about to say no, but then he tapped the crystal he was admiring himself in and the floor jumped, ejecting the ponies up to the throne room. "I did!" Elusive said, rubbing the back of his neck as the ponies cheered.