~The Doctor~
"-completely untouched up there. Doc, I'll fly up there with Vinyl, why don't you head back to the TARDIS and meet us up there?"
"No problem, see you in a moment."
"Dude, I can't believe a whole freakin city survived up there. Its like an old abandoned Cloudsdale." Vinyls voice faded away as the doctor walked towards the TARDIS. But something didn't set well with the Doctor, the farther he walked away the more he couldn't help but feel something was about to go down. The Doctor being the very well traveled man he was was used to this feeling, it hardly was ever just a feeling that came about for no reason, at this point the Doctor was sure of it now, something was about to happen. Something big.
"Now...where did I park that thing..."
"Hey bub, you lost?"
"Oh hello there, I didn't know anyone else was here. And no, I don't think im lost. but if you could help me please, have you seen a blue booth? I seem to have....um...lost it."
"You alone out here? These ain't the kinds ah' places ponys usually just wander into alone?"
"...Yes. Im out here all by my lonesome. Now can you tell me, have you seen a booth anywhere? Im kind of in a hur-"
"Hahahahaha. You don't really know where you are do yah?" All around the Doctor ponys begin to climb out from behind the rubble surrounding him. "You're in the Eclipse territory bub. Trespassing. We don't take kindly to trespassers."
"Eclipse territory? I've heard of you fellows, a bunch of anarchists. Hiding out in the mountains, attacking and destroying small undefended towns. Anarchist psh, you're all just a bunch of cowards."
"Heh, you've got quite the gall to call us cowards when you're surrounded. That or you're stupider than you look."
"I look stupid? Have you seen those things you're all wearing? It's like someone stuck an upside down gas mask on your face."
"They may look ridicules, but at least they keep all the toxins out."
"Toxins? What...are....you..........baaaastardsssss." *Thud*
"Stupid bastard. Hey! One of you drag him back to the hideout. He wanted something in that booth he was looking for, we can beat the answers out of him and take it. Maybe even figure out why he was here....."
~Rainbow Dash~
"Open the cage!" The dark jagged bars slowly lifted off of the ground, Rainbow Dash lay on the floor, mane matted and covered and dirt and soot.
"Oh....hey guard guy. Food time or somethin'?"
"Yeah, you wish. Nope it's time to take you out of here."
"Oh sweet Celestia finally. Thought I was never going to get out of this place."
"...Yeah about that. When I say out of here, I mean out of this cell."
"Whaaaaat? Where are you taking me then? And why is it so freaking hot in here recently? Its getting ridiculous."
"You'll be figuring out where all of that heats coming from soon enough."
"He means were throwing you in a volcano."
"You just spoiled the whole surprise for her, we were gonna take her up and just throw her in blind. Now she knows what's happening. Good job retard."
"I-I-I WHAT?! WHERE HAVE I BEEN? AM I IN THE SIDE OF A FREAKING VOLCANO RIGHT NOW?!"
"Yes, yes you are, and soon your going to be in the actual volcano. Kind of a sacrificial thing or something. I really have no idea what goes on outside this jail, they don't let us leave."
"So you two are as much of a prisoner as I am then?"
"No, we were told to be here."
"When he said told he means threatened. With volcanoes."
"Well.... have you two ever thought about leaving? You know, not living in the ass end of a volcano?"
"Leave? We're all connected to the hive-mind, even if we wanted to leave it will just instruct others to come recover us. We're stuck here, that's it, no other choices."
"......Im going to propose an idea, hear me out now, what if I were to destroy this hive-mind? Do you think you two could help me out of here?"
"Do you even know what the hive-mind is? It's the Queen. You can't destroy a queen."
"Well im pretty sure a volcano burns hot enough to destroy whatever it wants. A little push, some tied down wings a plop. No more Hive-mind."
"That is dark, we live off the life force of others and that is dark."
"Hey, even a rainbow can be a little dark sometimes."
"Yeah, no kidding. But...do you think you could really pull it off? Taking out a queen?"
"Listen dude, I've defeated gods. Im pretty sure I could do this. All I need you to do is make sure the rope tied around my wings are loose, I've got it covered after that."
"I-I, Ok, We'll do it. Go on, loosen the ropes."
"I got it I got it. You know this is easily the stupidest thing we've ever done, and if this dosn't work you know WE are going in that volcano to right?"
"It's worth a shot, im tired of dumb mountain anyway."
"Yeah, I guess so. This is it. If you manage to do this we're all free. If this works, you'll have my thanks. If not....well, I'll see you in Tartarus."
"Heh, see you there."
"HEY! You two got the prisoner yet! The Queen's getting tired of waiting!"
"You heard him! Prisoner march!"
"Yeah yeah, im moving."
"Prisoner, good luck. You're going to need it..."
Authors Note: OK, I know what your thinking. Rift, wheres the battle? Why's this chapter so short? Shut up. You'll get your battle soon enough. Also this story is coming to it's end, but don't worry. This will not be Burnouts only adventure. Riften Out.