//------------------------------// // Losing A Friend...? // Story: SCP- Sweetie. Contain. Protect. // by DADERPSTER //------------------------------// In this chapter, Dinky is lead character, just to warn everypony. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dinky woke once more before Sweetie; but clearly FAR after Gooie, as he was slithering contentedly across the room. "'Morning boy," Dinky's groggy voice caught Gooie's attention, and he slithered over to her quickly, bounding around her like Winona, Applejack's dog. Dinky's mind drifted to Winona, and she began to wonder if she was a collie or a german shepard, before Gooie snapped her out of it and bowled her over. Dinky giggled. "I guess you want something to eat, huh?" she murmured. Gooie chirped happily at her question, and Dinky opened the saddlebags, pulling out a few apples that they had collected and offering one to Gooie. To the filly's surprise, he turned it down. Dinky looked curiously at Gooie. "You don't like fruit?" she asked him, and felt amusement bubble in her as he looked disgusted at the idea of healthy food. "Hmm.... we may have some-" Gooie barged past her at the saddlebags, finding a few sweets, and eating them once he exited. "Oh, I see.... You only eat candy." the younger unicorn stroked Gooie lovingly as she finished her meal as well, and as she began to cuddle Gooie Sweetie awoke. She smiled at the cuteness and wrapped everything up, trying her hardest to keep quiet. But as the older unicorn turned she tripped over the two, ruining the moment. Dinky yelped and Gooie squeaked happily, finding the situation funny. Sweetie huffed and pushed herself back up, only to fall again as Gooie jumped on her. Dinky laughed. "Isn't he awesome?" Sweetie glared at the blob of goo, fighting the urge to smile as he gazed innocently at her. "Yeah," she said, managing to push him off. "But we need to keep going. Celestia knows when we'll find a way out, or when-" She fell back in fear as Pinkie's voice rang out "Rainbow Daaash!" with a giggle. Dinky stood shakily. "O-Okay..." she gulped, but calmed when Gooie pressed up to her. "Let's go." The door opened with a whoosh, and the unicorns accompanied by the SCP trotted down hallway after hallway, scarily unharmed. Dinky breathed out in fear after awhile. "It's like they're toying with us," she whimpered. Sweetie nodded, looking around the corner to see if there was any danger, then leading them on. Gooie never left Dinky's side, like a dog, and Dinky sensed that Sweetie felt uncomfortable around the harmless glob. Then I'll just have to make her like him, she thought. Glancing around, she saw another office room the opposite to them. She looked at Sweetie pitifully, and rose her voice to a whimpering wail. "Sweetiebelle, I'm too exhausted to go any further..." She knew from technique that usually it would work, even though she felt rejuvenated. Sweetie turned her head, and Dinky slowly lowered herself to the floor. Sweetie sighed and nodded her head."I guess we could take a little break." she nodded at the office. "Let's go in-" before she even finished, Gooie had bounded into the office, playful as a kitten. Dinky followed, making sure she stayed slow but not dramatically so, and Sweetie came last, closing the door behind her. Dinky galloped over to Gooie as Sweetie turned her back, whispering to him what to do, and lay down quickly as the white mare turned back to them. "We can't stay here long," Sweetie said. "We need to hurry to find the exit before we're turned into monster chow." Dinky nodded agreement, resisting a glance at Gooie. She flicked her tail to touch Gooie as Sweetie began her next sentance. "We should try to h-HEY!" Sweetie cried out and Gooie knocked her head over heels. Dinky giggled at the sight, and Gooie wrapped himself around Sweetie gently, cheerfully squeaking and cooing the whole time. Through her own experience, Dinky know what would happen next. "Gehehet off of mehehehe!" Sweetie cried out, desperately trying to push off her assultant. Gooie chirped, looking at Dinky, who nodded with a smile. Gooie got off, looking a bit disappointed that the fun had to end, but yipped when Sweetie sat up, panting. "Do you feel safe about him NOW?" Asked Dinky, and after Sweetie found her breath, she nodded. Dinky could tell by the look in her eyes that she was lying, but she didn't say anything and decided to give her a break. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hours passed. The three trotted on, Gooie touching them whenever he thought they were too scared. They finally came across another storage room with the large bridge over it. The bridge led to an empty room, after Sweetiebelle scanned it, so it was declared that they had to go down again. No sound of Pinkamena down there was heard. Not the sound of a stone grinding, no giggling. Just silence. So the three advanced, wary to stay near to each other. Dinky gasped as she heard something. Oh no... "Dash!" she cried out, and just as she did, the blood-covered pegasus emerged from the wall, and both fillies began to run through the columns, screaming. Dash followed them relentlessly, until they were cornered. They turned, whimpering, as the monster advanced. It'll just be a matter of seconds before we're dead... Dinky closed her eyes. Suddenly, she heard laughter. Genuine laughter. She opened her eyes to see Gooie wrapping himself around Radical Dash, and the monster herself laughing. Dinky began to cheer. "GO, GOOIE! SHOW HER WHO'S BOSS!" Gooie continued, but to Dinky's dispair, a portal began to open below Radical, and she began to sink into it slowly. Gooie still held on. "NO!" Dinky screamed, rushing forward. But the portal had closed by the time she arrived near it. The filly sank to her knees, on the verge of tears. No... Nononononononononononono! She lay her head on the ground, and Sweetie trotted up slowly, laying near her friend in an attempt to comfort her. "He's gone," Dinky choked out, tears beginning to slide down her face. Sweetie placed a hoof on her friend's shoulder. "It'll be okay..." she tried to assure her friend, but Dinky lashed back. "It won't be okay! He's gone!" she wailed, burying her face into Sweetie's shoulder. Sweetie stroked the filly's mane until she realized that she was asleep, and levitated her onto her back gently. Sweetiebelle even had to admit that she missed the orange blob as well. Mostly for her friend, but a little for herself, too. She had to admit that it was a bit fun when the SCP tickled her by surprise. She shook her head to clear it of the thoughts and trotted through the door that they had been trying to reach. The first room she found she lay in, resting her companion beside her, and laying her head across her back. I'm sorry, Dinky... I'm so, so sorry.