It had been five hours scince the containment breach had happened. Sweetie was trembling from hoof to tail, although she hadn't encountered anything or anyone yet. It was simply hallway after hallway. "When will it end?" Sweetie whimpered. She applied her gas mask once more as she entered a metal bridge hallway, and the teargas started spewing. As she reached the end, she heard a door open from behind the one in front of her.
hiss Sweetie screamed and waited for it to be over quickly.
Nothing happened.
She peered back up and saw a purple unicorn, about a year younger than her, cowering a few feet before her. "...Uh... Y-you're not Pinkamena..." Sweetie realized her voice was trembling a little, and she struggled to control it. The purple unicorn looked her gold eyes up at Sweetie's green ones. "A-and you're not Radical Rainbow..." The younger one replied. N
By now both unicorns stood up and looked at each other. "Come over here," said the mystery pony, and Sweetie came into the L segment of the hallway. She closed the door behind her. It was by now Sweetie realized that they were both D-CLASS. "Who are you?" Sweetie asked. "Dinky," the younger one replied. "I was testing near Radical when the containment breach happened. I managed to escape in time. What about you?" "Sweetiebelle," Sweetie said. "I was testing with Pinkamena. It's my first day."
Dinky looked surprised. "Me too," she said. Sweetie then realized how scared they both looked. "Why don't we stick together?" Sweetie offered. "They say that there's strength in numbers." Dinky nodded. "I was scared. I found a gas mask and a bunch of useful things, but I couldn't find a saddlebag, so I carried them with my magic." she gestured to the pile of items on the floor. Sweetie levitated them and put them in her own saddlebags. "I'll carry them. We'll be fine."
They nodded to each other and began to make their way forward.
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It was about an hour later that they came to a new segment; They opened a door and found a room that had a lower area and a bridge gapping that area. "I came from that way," Dinky pointed across the bridge. Sweetie looked down. "Looks like we're heading down there then." grrrrrreeeiiit "A-are you sure?" Dinky whimpered. "We'll just stay close to each other." The two made their way down the stairs. "Slowly, gently." Sweetie murmured. They blinked at the same time. "HI!" The fillies screamed as Pinkamena popped in front of them.
"Tail to tail! Keep eye contact!" Sweetie yelled, turning to see the nearby escape stairs. She grabbed Dinky by the back leg with her magic and ran up the stairs, opening the door and snapping in closed behind them. The girls panted. "Let's try to avoid that next time," Dinky said. "Agreed," Sweetie gasped.