//------------------------------// // Chapter 24 // Story: A Brony's Dream Come True // by FeatherFoot //------------------------------// A/N Okay everypony, here's the deal... I got nothing. Enjoy the chapter. End A/N Everfree Forest... Jordan, Rainbow Dash, Cloud Dasher, and Briar Rose made their way through the maze. Every turn, they felt like they were getting closer, yet farther from Pinkie. Rainbow hears cheering going on, and a voice. "Give it up for Rainbow Dash!" She could not believe what she was hearing. While the others were facing away, she moved silently toward the voice. As she got closer, she heard cheering. Once she arrived, she was greeted by wild cheers. "Congratulations, Rainbow Dash! You've won!" the announcer stated. Rainbow Dash started grinning wildly. "Ohmygoshohmygoshohmygoshohmygoshohmygosh!" She squeed. She was presented three "prizes". "Now Rainbow Dash, you have three choices of prizes. One is free acceptance into the Wonderbolts! The second is your wings! and the third option is that you don't accept any of the prizes!" the male voice told her. "You may pick!" Rainbow Dash pondered the choices. Meanwhile... Rarity made her way down the path. She was nervous, not by the fact she was alone, but by the fact that she did not want filth getting all over her. She continued down a path, but came upon a stone with three gems engraved on it. She examined it. "No! I will not fall for this trick again." She stated bluntly, and oddly, there was another path. She took it, but it was a dead end, with a diamond statue in it. She went wide eyed. "Such an assortment of gems...just seeing them makes me wonder of the dresses I could make." She said to herself. She looked around, but remembered she was by herself. She took one of the gems, and the entire statue collapsed. She popped out of the pile of gems, shook her head, and smiled. "The gems will go great with-" she was cut off by an image in one of the gems. She looked closer. She saw herself outside of what once was her boutique. It was in shambles. She looked to the side and spotted Jordan and Jake standing in the rubble. She saw herself give an angry look, and the two stallions bolted off. She dropped the gem, shaking her head as she did so. "No...this cannot be so." Rarity told herself. "Those two are the nicest...most generous..." Her color turned gray. "...most evil stallions in Equestria." With that, she disappeared out of the maze. In another part of the maze... Jake galloped as fast as he could, looking for Twilight. He couldn't go without telling her this was Discord's doing. He kept going forward, not stopping. As he went down the path, he noticed there were no side paths. He guessed Twilight traveled down this way. He kept going, until the trail turned completely dark. "Ugh, I can't see!" Jake exclaimed. He then hit the hedge wall in full force. He fell backward into something soft. "Ow." He stood up, and tried to look himself over. It was hard to see in the dark. He felt around the walls, and found an opening. He went down that path, and the scenery suddenly got brighter. He got to the end of the trail, and what he saw shocked him. It was Jordan's home, from Earth. He inspected the surroundings. "Gotta be careful, this could be one of Discord's tricks." He carefully made his way into the clearing, and used his teeth to open the door of the house. It was exactly what it was like on Earth. He trotted upstairs, and opened Jordan's bedroom Door, to find two forms on the floor. They were not breathing. They were Jordan and Jake. Jake gasped. He believed if he woke himself up, he would return to Earth. He then looked in a window, and saw what was outside was what was on Earth, only it was drawn. Jake facehoofed. "I knew this was a mirage." Jake told himself. He made his way out of the room, and out of the mirage house. He looked behind him to see it vanished. He shook his head and continued down one of the paths. Meanwhile... Jordan, Briar, and Cloud continued on the path, but Cloud looked around. Rainbow Dash was not anywhere around them. "Guys stop!" Cloud shouted. The other two turned around, and were as shocked as Cloud was. They looked around. "Oh man, where's Dashie?" Jordan said, worriedly. "I've gotta go back." Cloud stopped him. "Don't. We need to stick together!" Jordan shoved him away gently. "So you're saying you are not willing to go back to get the Element of Loyalty?" Jordan accused him. "We have to have her with us." Cloud looked at the ground. "Well...when you put it that way..." All three turned around, and went back to find Rainbow Dash. Just then however, more hedges rose, separating Jordan from Cloud and Briar. Jordan had a worried look. "Guys, can you hear me?" Jordan shouted. Cloud and Briar replied with a simple "yeah!" Jordan sighed in relief. "Okay, I'll go find Rainbow. You two go look for the exit!" He said with a bit of worry. "But didn't you just say-" Briar was cut off. "That's not important if we are separated like this!" Jordan shouted out. "We would probably get separated anyway!" Cloud and Briar looked at each other. And replied to Jordan. "Okay." With that, Jordan went to find Rainbow, while Cloud and Briar went to look for the exit. In the center of the maze... Pinkie Pie looked around. The party vanished, and there were nothing but balloons. The path behind her was blocked off. She looked around at the array of balloons. They suddenly multiplied. "I thought this was a party, not a circus!" Pinkie exclaimed. The balloons organized in such a fashion that they created a short film. They changed color as well. "This just in on Ponyville News, Two stallions have gone on a rampage. One of them flew right into ponies' homes, demolishing them instantly. The other used his magic to crush market carts with boulders. They have not attacked Sugarcube Corner as of- ait, they both are going after it! This just in, Sugarcube Corner has been obliterated." Pinkie gasped, as all the balloons popped. She started to shed a tear. "B-but..." She started turning a shade of gray, and her mane went droopy. She was then removed from the maze. A/N I'm not sure I like this chapter o.o' Leave a comment please? Eternity out! End A/N