Chapter 12: Reunited at Cute
Twilight, Fluttershy, and Applejack were walking down a corridor within the maze. They came upon a few traps: bottomless pit, a few arrow rocks, and some falling boulders. However, most were avoided. A bit later, steps were heard.
"Who is that," Fluttershy whispered.
"ah don't know... hold on." Applejack dropped to the ground and stuck her ear to it. She was silent for a moment, then jump back up with a smile on her face.
"What did you hear," Twilight asked.
"Hoof steps, come on."
They headed towards the steps as the sound grew louder. When it sounded almost upon them, they slowed to a stop.
"It must be the search party," Twilight declared.
"No," Applejack replied, "it only sounds like one pony."
"Then it must be Rainbow," Fluttershy peeped.
"That's impossible," Twilight answered, "she broke her leg. She could barley walk, much less gallop."
"Let's see," Applejack pieced together, "then it must be Rarity."
She was correct, out of the darkness, a white coated, purple curled hair, mare appeared. She was, however, petrified with fear, that she barley noticed the other girls.
"Whatever you do, do not go down that corri... What are you doing here," she exclaimed.
"Oh Rarity," Twilight hugged Rarity,"I thought you were gone forever."
"Well that was the idea. Twilight, why did you look for me? After I kissed Flash, I... I thought you would never want to see me again, " Rarity sulked.
"Rarity, you are one of my dearest friend, and I know what you did was an accident. I forgive you, friends forgive other friends," Twilight looked at Fluttershy. She took a deep breath, and then said...
"We found them, we found them, we found them!"
Twilight was interrupted by... you can guess... Pinkie Pie; then soon was followed by Flash, Randy, Matt, and Winny.
"You... were right... Winny... that pony... is fast," Flash panted.
Twilight let out her held breath, then decided to leave what she was going to say alone.
"That's Randy, Flash, Twilight, Rarity, Fluttershy, Winny, Matt, Pinkie Pie, and mah'self," Applejack took a head count," then where is..."
All of a sudden, a bright flash came from down the hall. Everypony looked at each other, then ran in the direction it came from. They soon came upon a semiconscious Ranibow Dash.
"What happened Rainbow Dash," asked Twilight.
"I-I don't know," Rainbow said when she came to,"something about silence, maybe?"
"How did you get way out here?"
"I think I used a... stick," she looked around," Ah, here it is."
She grabbed the stick she has been using as a crutch. She got up, but noticed something wrong about Twilight.
"Did your mane just move?"
"What," Twilight turned around too see nothing was out of place,"No... My mane is fine... did you hit your head or something?"
"Maybe," Rainbow said. She could have swore she saw something move through Twilight's mane. "You know what... never mind. Hey you found Rarity!"
"Yep, and now that we found you, we can get out of here."
"Uhh... does anypony know the way out." Applejack asked nervously. A grin came upon Twilight, she then pulled out a piece of parchment paper.
"Glad I made this now huh," Twilight smirked while unrolling it, revealing the map she made. Applejack just rolled her eyes.
They followed the map out, avoiding any traps that Twilight marked, and finnaly saw the light at the end of the tunnel, both literally and metaphorically.
They all began to cheer, until they saw something, or should I say, somepony. It was a little, filly alicorn. It had a bow in her hair like Apple Bloom, but it was purple instead of pink, her coat was a light red, she had huge, adorable eyes, and her voice sounded like a choir of beautifull birds. "Umm, can you ponies please help me," she said with a dog like beg face, "my parents went deep into the maze many days ago, and they have not returned.
"Awww, of course..." Winny started.
"WE CAN NOT," Rarity finished.
Everypony just stared at her.
"Like I was going to say before I was rudely interrupted, of course we can," Winny said.
"Yeah Rarity, just because somepony is cuter than you doesn't give you the right to be rude like that," Rainbow Dash snapped, "I think you are just jealous!"
"Why i never get... oh wait."
Rarity braced her self and started to strain as her horn grew slightly.
"Wait for what," everypony said.
Then a flash of bright, green light came from Rarity's horn. Everypony stood and blinked, then looked back at the little alicorn. She looked the same, but nopony felt like fawning over her like before. The little filly went from cute to anger, and then turned to Rarity.
"YOU," she yelled, "I should have gotten rid of you while I had the chance!" She leapt at her, but then was frozen in midair. Twilight cast a freeze spell on her.
"Come on everypony, she will only stay like that for a few more seconds." With that, everypony ran to the exit.
Like Twilight said, within moments the alicorn was unfrozen and chasing down the others.
They all mange to escape outside were they stopped to take a breather. They looked into the cave, waiting for the filly to come out. At first... nothing; then the pony chasing to them appeared at the mouth of the cave. It started to charge, but then slammed into nothing, flying backwards.
"Curses, foiled by my age old enemy," she whispered, "the force field."
"Your the living weapon," everypony, except Rarity who knew, gasped.
"Yes she is," Rarity said in a matter-of-fact voice," she uses her cuteness to coax her enemies into her control. I managed to use a spell that makes ponies to withstand her cuteness, not so tough now huh." The weapon just growled out her. "Come on, we better get out of here, the spell only lasts for fifteen minutes."
With that, they all left.
"Come back here right now," the alicorn yelled after them,"this is not over, you hear. NOT OVER!"
(To Be Continued...)