"NO!" Icicle shouted, "I will not return to that place a third time. It was bad enough the second time, and you want me to go again? NO!"
The Mane Six all shuddered, they remembered the time Icicle had to take them there to get the glacier ... "Wait," Twilight asked, "the glacier blade is actually one of the Alicorn Blabes?"
"Indeed, and while I do dislike the fact you have to go to the Chilly Willy mountains, it is the easiet way to reach Mt. Arton," Celestia responded.
"No it's not1' icicle again shouted, " there are plenty of ways to go around those accursed mountains."
Luna responded, "that was before the Hyleans arrived, now due to the extraterrestrial energy an ancient spell the Nightmare put on the area allows entrance only through the mountains.
"Can't you reverse it then?" Icicle asked.
"No," Luna said, "Nightmare was once part of my being, but no longer. Any spell Nightmare didn't get rid of herself is simply going to wait until activated, and I cannot do anything to stop them."
"I'm still not going!" Icicle said, "I never want to see that place again!"
Applejack spoke up, "Well if Icicle ain't goin' your highness, ah would gladly lead us through, it's not like ah haven't been there before.'
"Fine," Icicle glumly spoke, "I'm coming."
"Alright then my little ponies," Celestia said, "I wish you safe journey on your quest. Oh, and Zelda, please be careful."
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The ponies had went back to Ponyville to prepare for the journey but were now at the base of the Chilly Willy mountains. Icicle was the first to speak up, "Well, let's get this over with."
"It can't be that bad," Link said, "this just looks like Death Mountain covered in ice and snow. Actually, it doesn't even look as bad as Death Mountain."
Icicle merely rolled his eyes and they all began to ascend the mountain. Things were going great so far, there was no sign of the thing Icicle hated about this place. As they continued forward and upward they soon reached a fork in the trail. One led down into a foggy area and the other led into a severe dome-shaped snowstorm. Icicle said, "We're going into the fog."
"I would reconsider," Link warned, "That loks like the magic that blue pony spoke of."
Twilight said, "Her name is Luna and she's an Alicorn, but he's right that there is a lot of magic down there."
"Would you rather go visit him?" Icicle asked pointing in the direction of the snowstorm.
"No," Twilight stated, "I,m just saying we need to be careful."
They chose and continued down the foggy path until Dash spoke up, "Hey, haven't we passed that same boulder four times now?"
"It apears so," Vaati stated, "Link, do you remember the Lost Woods?"
Link got a grin on his face and said, "say no more." everyone followed Link through a complex series of turns and tunnels made of rock until suddenly the fog was gone and before them was a giant mountain with a doorway opening at the base. "Of course I still remember the pattern, Vaati. So, this Mt. Arton, what's it like in there?"
"It's pretty abandoned," Icicle stated, "and it probably has lot's of traps since Nightmare put spells on it."
"So it's a dungeon," Link said, "I have great experience with dungeons. I wonder which one it's going to be like?"
Zelda then brought up, "I have a theory it is going to be similar to the Shadow Temple."
In Icicle's head a song started playing, I've Got a Theory Oh, I do love this song, don't you Icicle? Chironicus stated.
Icicle thought, What is it?
Chironicus responded with, Didn't you click on the hyperlink?
as the team was entering the dungeon the author's friend responded, Of course I did.
Finally the guy with the common sense shows up. Chironicus stated.
Hey! Icicle mentally shouted.
the friend said, Sorry, but you walked right into that one Icicle.
Icicle only became angrier but decided to not say anything else since the group was arriving at a split hallway.
Link said, "What's with all the choices we're having to make?"
Twilight responded, "Last time we were here both paths led to the same destination, but I think we should still split up to find the best way through."
so they split up, the Mane Six took Vaati down the path on the left, ergo the rest went down the other hallway.
the Mane six and Vaati didn't have much trouble, a few traps that Vaati spotted out, and a chasm that they crossed with magic or flight. On the other hand, down the hall on the right things were not going at all as they had hoped.
"You hear that reader?" Chironicus said to anyone reading this, "the next chapter is going to be so much fun!"