//------------------------------// // Chapter 21: Jailbreak // Story: Treasured Moon & Stars: Vol. 2 Treasures From Mirrors // by TigerSwirl448 //------------------------------// Chapter 21 Jailbreak Vinyl groaned opening her eyes feeling the horrible numbness in her back. She opened her eyes seeing Sweetie Belle crying silently on top of her. “Sweetie Belle?” Vinyl strained. Sweetie Belle gasped sitting up seeing Vinyl smiling at her. “Hey, squirt.” Sweetie Belle smiled with joy. “Oh thank, Luna, you’re alright! I thought you were really hurt, Vinyl!” Vinyl sighed patting her on the head. “I’m fine, oooh man.” Vinyl groaned slowly sitting up with Sweetie Belle sitting in her lap, hugging her. Sweetie Belle opened her eyes feeling something against Vinyl’s back as Vinyl stretched her arms in the air, groaning from the pain in her back. “V-vinyl.” “What?” Vinyl groaned out. “What’s this?” Sweetie Belle pulled off something from Vinyl’s back to find a tannish brown colored fragment. Vinyl thought for a moment then felt something weird. She placed her hand on the ground and heard a small splash. “Huh?” Vinyl looked down but saw one thing before another. First was a skull sitting next to her and second was water! “Shit!” Vinyl screamed out grabbing Sweetie Belle in her arms, standing up seeing that there were broken bones impacted from Vinyl’s fall and the water was already rushing in from grated holes at the bottom of the circular wall around her. Sweetie Belle saw the skull and screamed hugged Vinyl tighter with her arms around her neck. “Where are we? Why are there bones?” She squeaked staring at the skull. Vinyl gulped and felt the water entering her boots. “An execution chamber, no doubt... So this was what that bitch meant.” Vinyl scowled looking around to see her surroundings and try to make a plan. Of course the cell was about the shape of a cylinder. About a thirty feet deep from the grate above and the ground under her feet. There were bones here so they didn’t clean up after the last use. And now the water was rising up to the below her knees. “What was that?” Sweetie Belle asked crying looking around. Vinyl looked around too hearing the sounds of water through an empty pipe. She looked up seeing a strange changeling gargoyle head, five feet above Vinyl’s head. Vinyl stared at the gargoyle’s agonized eyes then gasped. Suddenly water spat into her face causing Vinyl to back into the wall screaming out from the pain in her back. Sweetie Belle gasped seeing blood on the wall where Vinyl slammed against. “Vinyl, you’re bleeding!” Sweetie Belle screamed out when another stream of water splashed her. Vinyl gasped feeling the water now reaching her knees. She moved her leg and heard the sound of chains. She looked down through the hazy water to see dark chains. Vinyl reached down with difficulty and pulled the chain. She felt the tug on her leg and her eyes went wide. “Fuck my life!” She snapped looking around then up. She looked down at the chain again. Sure enough she had twenty feet of chain but the grate was thirty feet up. “Vinyl?” Sweetie Belle asked sniffling. “Are we going to die?” Vinyl opened her mouth to answer but closed it instead staring at the chain then at the water then up at the grate. She gulped feeling herself start to float to her toes. “It’s going to be fine.” Vinyl said reassuringly hugging Sweetie Belle to her praying for help but it was possible that help might not come this time. She could feel Sweetie Belle crying into her neck. Vinyl couldn’t blame the poor kid. Vinyl might not make it out but she was sure as hell that Sweetie Belle will get out of this alive and get back to her sister Rarity. ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ Blossomforth continued her run down the hall lined with prison cells ignoring all the cries for help from prisoners as she ran. But one voice made her stop. "Blossomforth!" A familiar voice cried. Blossom slid to a stop in the hall and turned to see a purple scaly hand waving for her. "Spike?" Blossom panted running back to the cage to see the other shipmates from the Fancy Flute. "It is you!" Derpy gasped seeing Blossom. She stood up and limped to the bars grabbing them to keep herself from falling over. "You’re alright!" Blossom smiled seeing their relieved faces. "Of course I'm fine, how are you?" Derpy turned to Apple Bloom and Scootaloo laying on the floor sleeping. "The little ones were hurt the worst.” Derpy said sadly clenching the bars with anger. “They just wouldn't stop beating them. I'm afraid Apple Bloom might have a concussion and needs help now." Blossom nodded looking at the four ponies but couldn’t find one pony in particular. "Where's Twilight?" She asked starting to panic. If Twilight wasn't here then where is she? Spike shook his head. "Two unicorns grabbed her and poof, they left. They said to take her to sector sixteen where ever that is. They also placed some kind of magical bracelets on her causing her to scream and, and..." Spike was in tears. Blossom nodded glaring coldly at the floor. She growled and ran off. "I'll be back." Blossom called out over her shoulder, sprinting away. "Wait!” Derpy screamed out watching Blossom disappear. "What about the fillies!?" She screamed out. She turned to Spike as he shrugged, so did she. Derpy sighed and nodded once. "Let’s think Spike; we can get out." "How?" "Start thinking." Spike nodded watching Derpy sit on the floor placing her fingers to her temples, trying to think. Spike sighed pressing his forehead to the bars as he too closed his eyes and tries to think of an idea of escape. ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ Octavia kicked the last stallion in the crotch causing him to fall over in pain and slammed her boot into his neck hearing a snap. She panted hard, backing away as Scratch and Rainbow killed the last of the guards. Everypony was sore, beaten, cut, and bloody from the fight. Octavia gasped seeing Roseluck on the ground bleeding from a stab wound in the stomach. Octavia ran to her immediately pressing her hands into the wound trying to stop the bleeding. "Daring, someone! Help!" She cried out frantically. Roseluck smiled up at her grabbing her wrist. "Never thought I would die fighting alongside you, princess." She whispered before coughing up blood. Octavia watched with horror and sadness. "But I'm finally free." Roseluck whispered. Octavia shook her head. "We can help you, we have a doctor and she can help you." Octavia said trying hard not to cry as she continues applying pressure over Roseluck’s wound. Daring walked over seeing what’s going to happen. She sighed placing her hand on Octavia's shoulder. Octavia looked up seeing Daring shake her head. Octavia looked back down to see Roseluck smiling up at her. "Thank you, highness." Roseluck whispered before she went still. She was gone. Octavia blinked removing her hands from the wound smelling the blood and death all around her. Octavia placed one bloodied hand over her eyes to hide her tears. She failed. She could have saved her, could have given her freedom. Daring turned to see Rainbow and wave her over. Rainbow dropped the ax and ran over. She stopped to see Roseluck dead and Octavia shaking, looking down at her. Octavia sniffed looking up at her, Rainbow smiled sadly as she knelt down wrapping her arm around her looking down at Roseluck. "She’s free now Octavia. That's all every slave wants." Rainbow whispered softly. Octavia shook her head sniffling. "But she died a slave! I could have saved her, freed her!" Rainbow rubbed Octavia’s arm kissing her on the head. "But you gave her that moment of freedom, Octavia. Never forget the lives you did help." Octavia turned to look around her to see the dead slaves and guards around them. Rainbow looked around as well and shook her head. "It's sick, I know, but for them, the only real freedom is to die but die when they want to. Look at the guard this slave killed and had died with her." "Her name was Roseluck." Octavia snapped suddenly, standing up and walking away. Rainbow sighed feeling a touch of regret for saying what she said. She turn to see Daring look at her sadly. Rainbow turned back to Roseluck and reached over to the earth pony’s eyes and closed them. "Rest in peace, young warrior." Rainbow whispered placing her fist over her heart bowing her head. She stood back up and walked over to Rarity and Scratch. Rainbow looked over to see Applejack wrap her arms around Octavia hugging and her offering her a shoulder to cry on. "Alright we've got to get out of here. Let’s get back to the ship-" "Heavens no!" Rarity shouted. "My baby sister was taken to the execution chambers! We have to get her out of there.” Rainbow blinked in shock hearing that "Vinyl's there too." Octavia said turning to Rainbow. Daring gasped. "What?" “Wait a minute!” Rainbow exclaimed looking to Rarity pointing at her. “You have a sister?" She asked seeing Rarity nod her head. "Yes, her name is Sweetie Belle." Rainbow and Daring both gasp looking at one another in shock. "Who would have thought?" Daring said before running to the doors. "We better hurry and get Vinyl and Sweetie Belle and get back to the ship before the guards find it." "Too late,” Octavia called out stopping the professor. “Blueblood and the guards found the ship and took our friends." Daring looked shocked as her eyes went wide with fear. Rainbow looked at Octavia with fear as well. "Where's Fluttershy?" Rainbow asked frantically turning to Applejack to see her shrug. "We don’t know Dash. Octavia hasn’t seen her nor the pegasi or Luna. They might have escaped." "And somehow Sweetie Belle was with Vinyl this whole time." Octavia said curious, now wondering how Sweetie Belle got to Vinyl without being caught. "Well, what are we waiting for?" Scratch prompted. Applejack nodded grabbing a sword. "Let’s move then. I think I might know where they are! Follow me!” She called pushing through the doors with Daring’s help. While the slaves were busy or confused on what to do, Applejack led the group through the giant hall of cages. When they reached a cross roads in the hall, everyone stopped. Rainbow stopped and turned to the left hall, the way to the hanger. "Rainbow?" Octavia called out seeing rainbow looking to that direction while the others were moving to another. Rainbow turned to her. "You, me and Daring, we need to find the others." Applejack stopped turning to her, so did Scratch and Rarity. Octavia blinked looking at the Pegasus shaking her head. "But I have to find Vinyl." She argued. "I understand,” Rainbow said quickly. "But right now we don’t have much time. Once AJ gets the captain and the kid we'll be getting our friends out then we'll get out of here!" Rainbow ran off with no objection. Octavia stayed put confused and resentful. She has to find Vinyl and then she wants to find Blueblood and finish him. She can’t run off now! "She’s right." Applejack said pushing Octavia to Daring. "We’ll meet all ya'll at the Fancy Flute, get going!" Applejack, Rarity, and Scratch ran one way while Dash, Daring and an annoyed and resentful Octavia ran an opposite direction. ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ Vinyl gasped in air, pushing Sweetie Belle higher onto her shoulders as they were reaching the fifteen foot mark of the cell. Another gargoyle spits out water into Vinyl’s face. "Vinyl!" Sweetie Belle screamed out holding on to the wall behind her as Vinyl tries to swim to the surface away from the sprout of water. She gasped out reaching the surface. She looked up seeing the grate was at least another fifteen feet away. She spit water out of her mouth looking down seeing the skull at the bottom of the cylinder dungeon. Vinyl’s eyes followed the chain to see it attached to the bottom most brick of the wall and the chain was starting to look like it will snap taunt soon. Now with another set of gargoyle spouts turning on the water was now going higher. With nowhere else to go but up. Vinyl panted struggling to stay afloat with Sweetie Belle sitting on her shoulders. Vinyl grabbed one of the gargoyle spouts next to her to keep her head above the water coughing. "Vinyl!" Sweetie Belle called panicking. "I'm fine! Not to worry, we'll get out of this." She said smiling up at Sweetie Belle. Poor filly was terrified, she even said so herself she couldn’t swim. Neither can Vinyl but somehow she's learning little by little facing her death soon. Vinyl knew the purpose of the chain and her heart stopped at the thought of breaking her promise to her mother. The water was rising to the twenty foot marker now. Vinyl looked down knowing she'll have to pull herself up. She started pulling up higher with the gargoyles' help then she felt a snag and looked down. "Shit." She whispered pulling her foot up but only felt the resistance of the chain. It has reached its length. "Sweetie Belle," "Yeah?" Vinyl sighed taking a risk. "I need you to be brave for me, okay?" "Why?" "Okay?" Sweetie Belle looked down to see Vinyl's stern gaze. She nodded sniffling. "Good, now I want you to maneuver your feet to my hands got it?" "Why?" "Because I'm going to push you to the grate. It's not that high up, yet." Sweetie Belle looked up to see that the grate was indeed close. "Okay." She whispered untangling her legs from around Vinyl's neck then set her feet on Vinyl’s hands as Vinyl struggled to stay afloat. "Alright, now when I go under water you'll come with me. Then just like those dolphins on the planets, I'm going to jump up from the bottom then with that force push you up. You try and grab the bars got it?" Sweetie Belle gulped and nodded. "Then when you do, you can call for help. You can wave your arms, everything. Got it?" Sweetie Belle nodded shaking. "Hey," Vinyl said with care. Sweetie Belle opened her eyes looking down at her. "You're very brave Sweetie Belle, I bet your sister will be happy to know that you're a brave girl." Sweetie Belle sniffed again then nodded at her smiling. "Good, alright when I count to three you take a deep breath with me, then I’ll drop to the bottom. Then I'll jump up. When you feel air you reach for those bars got it?" Sweetie Belle nodded glaring at the grate. "Ready?" "Yeah!" "Alright, one... two... three!" Vinyl and Sweetie Belle both took in a deep breath then Vinyl sank to the bottom curling up to be heavy then felt the cement floor. Like a spring she pushes herself hard off the bottom flying to the surface. Lifting Sweetie Belle with her. Sweetie Belle breeched the water flying to the grate. There was a smack and bang. Sweetie Belle screamed out in pain falling into the water. Vinyl grabbed her pulling her out of the water hearing her cry and cough. "Almost!" Sweetie Belle screamed out holding her knuckles, rubbing them. Vinyl nodded. "Yeah," She could feel the snag from the chain, she didn't have much time left. "Let’s try it again." One more shot is all I have left. Vinyl thought grimly as Sweetie Belle climbed back on her shoulders to do it again. Vinyl panted then counted down again. "One... two... three!" Vinyl and Sweetie Belle took in another breath again. Vinyl did the same thing again as she sprung herself from the ground then pushed Sweetie Belle just when the snag cut her accent. Sweetie Belle leaps up with extra force one hand went around one of any bars. Sweetie Belle wrapped her arms around the bars and held on. She gasped and started cheering. “Vinyl, I did it!" She cried happily and turned hearing coughing and sputtering. "Vinyl!" She cried looking down to see Vinyl struggling to keep her face above water. "I'm alright!" She coughed as the water continues up past Vinyl's chin. Vinyl tried to stretch her neck out fighting against the chain pulling her back. Sweetie Belle knew what was happening and knew Vinyl didn’t have any time left. She looked up to the ceiling. "Help! Somepony help us!" ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ Blossomforth snuck her way to sector sixteen, feeling the horrible magic in the air. It seemed the deeper she went into the prison the stronger this magic became. She wondered if it was because of the crystal guardian around her neck that she could feel this magic. She never felt magic before and feeling it now just deepened her resolve to find Twilight. From her time here in the prison with Blueblood she knew what sector sixteen was. A torture chamber meant for traitors. No doubt the guards took Twilight there, but why torture her and not the other shipmates made Blossom worry. What does Trixie or Blueblood want with Twilight that they need torture to get what they want? Information? Secrets? Blossom wasn’t sure. Blossom saw a guard standing at the door to the torture room and stopped, jumping back to hide. She peeked back out looking at the guard to see him tapping his foot with anger. She smiled at an idea, she fixed her uniform and walked up to the guard with a stoic expression. "Hello sir." Blossom said saluting. The guard jumped and turned seeing Blossom walk up to him. "Where's you’re armor soldier?" The guard asked holding out spear. Blossom held up her hands smirking. She points her finger at him. "You’re wearing it." "Huh?" He asked confused as Blossom rushed him. Blossom was fast as she spun him around and grabbed his throat into a tight choke hold. She grabbed a fist full of his hair and twisted his neck with a loud cracking pop, killing him instantly. She panted from the rush looking around her to make sure no pony heard or seen them. Once she knew there was no trouble she sighed and quickly dragged the dead guard into a hidden alcove behind some barrels of gunpowder. Moments later, Blossom came out of the alcove now dressed in the guard's uniform. Pulling the helmet on her head she ran to the door and grabbed the spear. She stood at attention by the door. Just as she figured a second guard came towards her to switch posts with her. The new guard stopped and glared at Blossom seeing her instead of the guard he came to replace. "Hey, where's Monty?" He asked curiously. Blossom already had a perfect excuse to give. "He had a bad case of the runs, sir. He asked me to take his place." The stallion blinked and looked like he paled a bit. "Yuck, I told him that the two day old soup was bad. Does he ever listen to me, no sir!" Blossom nodded with a knowing smile. "I know the feeling, sir." "Any way, go on ahead and patrol the halls. I bet the meat head will be back soon." Blossom saluted with her fist to her heart. "Thank you, sir." The stallion nodded before walking off. Blossom watched until he turned the corner and continue his march. Once she was sure he wouldn’t turn back she entered the torture chamber. As soon as she entered the room she stiffened hearing Twilight's screams down the hall and can see the powerful pink light shining from the room. Blossom took in a deep breath, remembering to continue her act as she walked forward in a quickened pace. She entered trend into the room to see all the torture contraptions hanging on walls, sitting on the floor, or on top of tables. Blossom looked straight ahead to the back wall to see Trixie with her magical aura surrounding herself and Twilight. Blossom bit her lip keeping herself calm watching Twilight fighting back and suffering through the magic. She walked over to the table where the torture instruments sat. Blossom stood with her back to the instruments keeping a close eyes on Trixie’s back then reached her hand behind her grabbing anything she can use to attack the evil unicorn. "Ah yes," Trixie laughed. "I'm almost to your subconscious mind and once I get in there you will be ours, Twilight Sparkle.” She laughed as another burst of light came from Twilight and she starts screaming again trying to fight her off. Blossom eyes caught the band around Twilight’s horn to see the runes glowing brightly in blue. Twilight might be brain smart and have a strong mind against all those that tried to trick her, but even without her magic she won’t suppress Trixie for long. Blossom felt something metal and long behind her back and grabbed it. She walked forward to Trixie and raised up what the object to see that it was a metal rod. She raised it up past her head ready to slam it into Trixie’s head. Trixie’s senses heightened feeling a presence behind her. She opened her eyes then roared out using a powerful force of magic, she pushed Blossomforth into the wall. Blossom groaned falling to the floor, her helmet bouncing away. Trixie turned glaring at the intruder then she smiled seeing that the intruder was Blossomforth. "Well, if it isn’t Sergeant Blossomforth." Blossom groaned opening her eyes glaring at the unicorn as she grabbed the metal rod and slowly stood up using the wall behind her as a support. "Yes and I'm here to get Twilight back." Trixie started laughing. "How cheesy is this? All this time in her mind she keeps screaming your name, how fitting. Too bad that you will die before you ever leave this place, traitor." Blossom stiffened staring at her. Blossom shook her head glaring at her again. "No matter what you call me," Blossom panted glaring at her ready to fight. "I will release Twilight and get her back to the Elements of Harmony." Trixie chuckled. "Well I'm afraid that once I'm done with you, sergeant, I'll return to my work and Twilight will finally be one of us." Blossom side stepped against the wall as Trixie followed her, getting closer. Blossom knew Twilight could get herself out, she's that smart. If Blossom can get Trixie away from Twilight, she can take care of Trixie once and for all. "Why do you want her? Why is she so important to you?" Blossom snapped. Trixie laughed. "You're that stupid? Twilight Sparkle is by far one of the most powerful unicorns since Star Swirl the Bearded. And as such she was meant to join us and help us with our most powerful goal." "And what's that?" Blossom challenged. Trixie smiled placed her hands behind her back. Her finger started glowing garbing a heavy barrel nearby. "You really want to know?" Blossom glared at her. Trixie sighed. "Sadly you're not one of us and I can’t tell you, but," "But what?" Blossom asked seeing Trixie’s smirk. Blossom turned too late as the barrel came from the side knocking her hard into the wall. Trixie smiled slamming the barrel on top of Blossom to keep her pinned to the floor and the wall. Blossom reached for the metal rod but Trixie’s magic takes a hold of it with her magic throwing it away. Blossom growled glaring at her as Trixie continues her victorious smirk. "But," Trixie added. "I can let you join us." Blossom growled trying to shove the barrel off of her but Trixie’s magical hold kept it in place. "I'll never join you!" She snarled. "Really?” Trixie asked feigning ignorance. “Not even for your precious friend there? When Twilight joins us you can be with her as well." Trixie mentioned smiling. "I won’t let you to make Twilight one of you monsters!" Blossom snarled. “And I will kill you before I join you.” Trixie sighed shaking her head. “I tried." She turned to Twilight then to Blossomforth. "But you can be of use to me alive." Trixie lifted up her hand already glowing with magic. Blossom tried to back away as far as she could being stuck under the barrel. Trixie placed her hand on Blossom's head sending magical pulses through Blossom. The poor Pegasus started to feel numbness then a horrible excruciating pain in her head and started screaming. "Why don't we look through... oh my, don't you have anger and so much sadness. Lost your parents as a filly," "Get out of my head!" Blossom screamed out trying to fight her influence. "And why, look at this you had another lover didn't you." Twilight slowly opened her eyes, regaining consciousness. Once her vision cleared, she stiffened seeing Trixie leaning over a screaming pony. She gasped recognizing Blossomforth pinned to the floor with a barrel and Trixie's hand was on Blossom's head. Twilight looked around her as her slowly remembers that she was stuck to the table. Immediately her mind began to think, and think fast until she spotted the discarded knife Trixie used earlier, laying right by her hand. Twilight reached her finger to the knife blade cutting her finger trying to get a grip on the blade to pull it with her fingers until she grabbed the handle. She panted hearing Blossom’s scream of pain as she maneuvered the blade to where she could hold it between her middle and fore fingers and began jiggling the tip of the knife to the keyhole. "Come on, come on," She whispered looking up to see Trixie’s back to make sure she doesn’t turn to see her. "Aww poor dear, you have went through a tough life. Huh, I guess you won't be much use- oh what is this? Our training barracks? Now this is interesting." Trixie taunted chuckling. Twilight struggled until she felt the lock unclasp and the cuff came off of her wrist. Twilight growled sitting up as far as she could, taking the knife by the handle. With the little energy she had left she threw the knife at Trixie, but the blade stuck into the barrel, inches from Trixie. Trixie yelped hearing the thunk of the knife, releasing Blossom. She turned with shock to see Twilight sitting up glaring at her. "Your fight’s with me Trixie!" She yelled out holding out her hand trying to conjure a spell, but failed with a scream as the magical cuffs shocked her. Twilight fell back on the table. Blossom opened her eyes regaining her senses, she watched Trixie runs over to Twilight. Blossom growled seeing the knife then looked up at Trixie’s back. She grabbed the knife then pushed the barrel off of her, no more magic to keep the barrel in place. Trixie turned hearing the barrel bounce away, she could see Blossom running for her. Trixie turned to her holding out her hand. "I'm not finished with you yet, sergeant!" Trixie yelled out using her magic to lift up the Pegasus and slammed her into the wall. Blossom dropped the knife grabbing her neck feeling herself being chocked by invisible hands. Trixie glared coldly at her as she walked up closer to her. "You know what? Who cares how important you are to me, I'm fond enough to squeeze you to death!" Blossom choked for air as she swung her legs trying to get down, her eyes squeezed shut. She’s losing, losing too much. Suddenly the door burst open as a mare flew into the room and tackled Trixie to the ground. Blossom gasped falling hard on the floor coughing for clean air. She rubbed her neck hearing the sounds of someone having a beating. She slowly lifted herself up and looked over to see a familiar mare beating Trixie to unconsciousness. Raindrops slowly stood up wiping the blood off her fists, panting hard. She turned and looked down to see Blossomforth. "Raindrops? What are you doing here? "Blossom whispered before collapsing on the ground. Raindrops ran up to her friend and helped her stand up. "I couldn’t let you take on that monster alone, Blossom." Raindrops said sternly glaring at her. "We’re partners, best friends, and you’re my teacher. I couldn’t let you go off by yourself and get killed." Blossom chuckled then started coughing. "Are you alright?" Raindrops asked worriedly. Blossom nodded, pushing away from her then started hobbling to Twilight leaning against the table. “Help me, Raindrops." Blossom panted. Raindrops watched Blossom trying to find a way to released Twilight from her bonds. Raindrops turned to Trixie’s unconscious body getting an idea. She knelt down and began probing Trixie’s body trying to find something in Trixie’s pockets. She reached into her pants pocket to produce a key. “Here, this might work.” Raindrops called out running up to her. Blossomforth nodded as she stuck the key into the keyhole of the cuffs and the cuffs unlocked, freeing Twilight. Raindrops reached over to Twilight’s horn as Blossom forced the magical cuffs off of Twilight’s wrists. Blossom pulled off the cuffs giving them to Raindrops. “Now what?” Blossom asked with worry. Raindrops smirked. “This!” Raindrops dropped the magical cuffs and ring then stomped her boot onto the ceramic cuffs. The pegasi watched in awe as the magical aura that was captured in the rings floated up from the ground and float to Twilight’s horn, encompassing Twilight’s horn. Twilight’s eyes went wide open gasping as her magic returned into her body. She blinked a few times regaining her sight. The first pony she saw was Blossom looking down at her. "Blossomforth!" She whispered sitting up wrapping her arms around Blossom’s neck crying. Blossom hugged her back tightly kissing her on the head. "I'm here Twi, Trixie won't hurt you again." She whispered rubbing her back. Raindrops tapped Blossom on the shoulder. "I hate to break up this wonderful moment, but we have to get to the ship." Blossom stiffened suddenly turning to her with a quirked brow. "Wait a sec, I told you to be watching Fluttershy and Luna. Where are they?" Raindrops sighed holding up her hands. “I told Luna to take Fluttershy back to the ship while I went to find you. The halls leading to the hanger were deserted anyway. Luna told me to get you and we'll get out of here." Blossom was ready to scold her but knew that Luna was right. They had to get away. She nodded lifting Twilight in her arms carrying her bridal style and headed for the door. Raindrops stopped at the doorway looking into the room to see Trixie move and hearing her groan in pain. Raindrops glared coldly at her then ran after Blossom. The sooner they can get out of the prison the better they will be. And leaving Trixie bloody and broken body on the floor was the best victory Raindrops ever had. "We have to get the crew out first.” Blossom called over her shoulder. “I saw them as I was heading here." Raindrops caught up to her grinning. "Not to worry, I already took care of it. Derpy and Spike are helping Scootaloo and Apple Bloom back on the Fancy Flute. We’ll meet them there." Blossom nodded letting Raindrops take the lead to the dash to the hanger. Twilight passed out in Blossom’s arms. Blossom looked down at her with worry knowing that what she went through was pure torture. She might have some mental trauma from the magic she fought against. Blossom wished she could have given Trixie a beating like Raindrops did, but she knew there were more important things to do than attack in revenge. ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ Applejack, Rarity, and Scratch stopped at a hall fork in the hallway. Applejack is trying desperately to remember which way was the large room with grates. Scratch was hugging Rarity close as she was starting to freak out. Applejack had never seen her friend like this before and seeing Rarity so frazzled made her start to worry too. "Damnit I don’t know which way." Applejack snarled looking around trying to remember which way she went before. "Maybe we should split up," Scratch suggested. "And risk getting caught again, no thanks. We stick together partner." Applejack ordered looking around. She sighed rubbing her face. Suddenly Rarity heard a soft "Help!" Rarity stiffened looking around. "Rarity?" Scratch asked noticing how she looked around, she shoved Scratch away from her walking to the one hall listening then turned to the second hall. "Did you hear that?" Rarity asked softly. The three ponies went silent listening. “Hear what?” Applejack asked in a whispered looking around her. Rarity hushed her sharply listing. Suddenly all three of them heard another cry for help. Rarity gasped seeing Scratch and Applejack turn to her. "It’s Sweetie Belle! I recognize that voice anywhere!" Rarity exclaimed and started sprinting down the left hall. "Wait a second, Rare!" Applejack cried as she and Scratch chased after her. Rarity reached a giant room hearing Sweetie Belle's scream. Then she saw a white arm waving in the air from one of the grates on the floor. "Sweetie Belle!" Rarity screamed out running to the grate. Applejack and Scratch noticed the arm and ran in a sprint after Rarity. Rarity slid to her knees grabbing Sweetie Belle’s hand looking through the bars to see her baby sister soaked. "Rarity!" Sweetie Belle cried out. "Don't you worry, your sister's here, I'm here Sweetie. I’m here!" Rarity turned glaring at Applejack. "Hurry it up Applejack!" She screamed out like a drill sergeant being so distraught. Applejack ran to the grate and gasped seeing Sweetie Belle shivering and wet hanging on to the bars for dear life. "Applejack," Sweetie Belle gasped smiling. "I'm here kiddo, not to worry." Applejack said calmly grabbing the bars trying figure out how to get Sweetie belle out of chamber. Scratch stopped behind applejack seeing the lock on the grate. He turned with a smirk and ran off. "Scratch?" Rarity called after him. He turned back to the mares. "I'll be back." He called back. Applejack looked around. "Where’s Vinyl?" She asked confused. Sweetie Belle turned and pointed her finger behind her. Applejack and Rarity gasped seeing air bubbles coming up from the water behind Sweetie Belle. "She's down there! She’s chained!" Sweetie Belle said whimpering. "How log was she down there?" Rarity asked in shock. Applejack turned seeing Scratch running back to her with blood on his hands. He tossed a key to Applejack who caught it in her hand. She look up at him ready to ask a question but he beat her to it. "Guard." He answered. Without a second delay Applejack stuck the key into the lock and twisted hearing the click of the lock releasing. "Got it!" Applejack called out tossing the key away and pulled open the grate. Rarity grabs ahold of Sweetie Belle pulling her out of the water, holding her sister tightly in her arms. "I got you, I got you." Rarity whispered kissing Sweetie Belle on the head, happy to have her baby sister back. Sweetie Belle pulled away from Rarity’s kisses to point into the chamber. "Help Vinyl!" Sweetie Belle cried out. Applejack stood up pulling off her hat. "I'll get her." Applejack declared but Scratch leaped into the water before she could. Rarity and Applejack watched with shock and waited in silence. Once the bubbles from his dive cleared, Scratch could see Vinyl unconscious in the water. He grabbed her vest ready to pull her then noticed the chain. He blinked and rolled his eyes forgetting that Vinyl was chained, keeping her underwater. He swam down to Vinyl’s ankles to see the cuff. He grabbed the chain and began pulling on the chain to pull himself deeper into the chamber. Feeling the pressure in her ears he starts pulling on the chain hoping it might be weak enough to pull out of the floor. It didn't budge. He growled underwater in defeat, he pushed off the bottom and breached the surface coughing. "Key!" He cried out. “Key?" Rarity asked confused. "Key!" Applejack exclaimed, understanding what Scratch wanted. She ran to the key that she tossed away, relieved to not find it in a cage. She ran back and tossed the key to him. Scratch took in a deep breath and submerged back into the water. He reached down to Vinyl’s vest and began pulling himself deeper into the chamber to the cuff. He stuck the key into the lock and heard the click. He pulled the cuff off, grabbing Vinyl, and he started swimming. He gasped pulling Vinyl with him. "Take her!" He called. Applejack reached down under Vinyl's arms and pulled her out as Scratch pulls himself out of the water. Rarity, thinking ahead, closed the grate to prevent anyone from falling in. She grabbed Sweetie Belle to keep her back as Applejack placed Vinyl on the ground and started checking for her vitals. She wasn’t breathing. "She's not breathing! Rarity, CPR, now!" Applejack ordered pressing her ear to Vinyl’s chest shaking her head. "Hurry up now!" Rarity pushed Sweetie Belle back away as she crawled over to Vinyl to help Applejack. Scratch sat on the ground watching with worry seeing Vinyl up close for the second time but it truly felt like the first time. Applejack pumped Vinyl's chest then ordered Rarity to breathe for her. After doing this process three more times Vinyl started coughing. Sweetie Belle cheered as Applejack pull Vinyl up in a sitting position for her to cough up the water from her lungs. Rarity patted her back hard helping out. Vinyl threw up the water from her lungs coughing and breathing hard. Sweetie Belle ran up to Vinyl hugging her tight. "You’re alright!" She cheered. Vinyl panted hugging Sweetie Belle back. "I was more concerned about you, kiddo." She whispered smiling. Then she looked over to see Applejack fanning herself with her hat. "You had us worried there, Captain." "I thought I was a goner, too." Vinyl whispered happily. Rarity smiled. "I’m happy that you were able to be brought back.” Vinyl turned to her smiling trying to figure out who this new mare was. Rarity held out her hand to Vinyl, Vinyl took her hand and was helped up to her feet. “Thank you for helping my little sister." Rarity said as Vinyl looked down to see Sweetie Belle walking over to Rarity and hugged her around her middle. "I'm Rarity." Rarity said answering the question on Vinyl’s face. Vinyl smiled shaking her hand. "Captain Scratch. I rather go by Vinyl." Vinyl turned and noticed the stallion and stared at him her smile turned to a frown. He was soaked and wet. The two closely similar unicorns stared at one another in shock. "Grace?" Scratch asked worriedly looking at her. "Is that really you"?" He asked placing his hand over her face. Vinyl stared at his face then up into his red eyes. "My little Gracie?" He whispered choking up with emotion. Vinyl felt a tug at her heart feeling his hand stroke her face. She couldn’t believe her eyes as memories resurfaced about this same stallion in her life, telling her stories, playing pirates, and playing his penny whistle. "Dad?" She whispered before running to him hugging him tight. Scratch wrapped his arms around her holding her tight. "It was you. This whole time." He whispered kissing her on the head and rocking her with him in the hug. Applejack smiled looking to Rarity to see her smile as well. Vinyl sniffed burying her face into Scratch’s chest so happy to actually find her father alive. "Dad so much has happened and... Mama," Scratch shushed softly, taking her chin to look her in the face. "Perhaps we should talk later Gracie, we have to get out of here before Blueblood sends his soldiers after us. He won't stop until we're all dead." Vinyl nodded pulling away from him then turned to the others. "Right, we do have to get out of here." She looked down at herself and sighed. "Sweetie Belle and I need to dry off and get dry clothes on." Applejack nodded. "Come on, as my granny used to say, 'Move your caboose ponies!' We got a ship to catch!" Sweetie Belle laughed at that as everypony followed Applejack out of the room. Suddenly Sweetie Belle stopped with a sharp gasp. Rarity stopped running feeling Sweetie Belle tugging on her hand. "What is it, Sweetie Belle?" Rarity asked with worry. The others stopped turning to the sisters with worry. Sweetie Belle turned to Vinyl. "Vinyl, what about the Elements? We can’t leave without them!" "Elements?" Applejack asked turning to Vinyl. Vinyl stared at Sweetie for a moment then gasped remembering what Sweetie Belle was talking about. She gasped when the memory resurfaced. "Damnit! We can’t leave without the Elements of Harmony!" "Whoa, whoa, whoa; wait a second!" Applejack ordered staring at the two unicorns. "Are you saying that you two found the Elements of Harmony?" "Here?" Rarity asked in shock. Vinyl nodded. "Yes, we found them." Vinyl said. She turned away thinking for a moment then looked back at the other ponies in turn with a plan in mind. "Go back to the ship." She ordered before running off. "What?!" Scratch exclaimed grabbing her arm before she went too far. "Where do you think you’re going?" He asked. Vinyl turned back to him. "I'm going to go get the Elements of Harmony while you two head back to the ship and get it ready for a fast getaway." "That’s crazy talk!" Applejack exclaimed glaring at her. "We don't have time to go get them." "Precisely.” Vinyl said seeing Applejack’s confused look. “I'll catch up, I'm better off one my own. I'll go in, grab the Elements, and then make a dash for the ship. I promise I'll make it in time." Vinyl turned to her father to see him glaring at her. "I'll be fine Dad." She said firmly pushing her hand off of her. "I'll be back soon. Then we'll catch up" She said with a small smirk then made a bolt for the hall heading for the auditorium. Applejack thought for a short moment then sighed in defeat. "Let’s get out of here and get to the ship, now." She ordered. "You can't possibly let her go off alone!" Rarity called out following Applejack into a brisk jog with Sweetie Belle and Scratch behind her. Applejack turned to her with a nod. "Usually I wouldn’t, but right now we have to get you guys to the ship and have Fluttershy check on ya'll. We have to get out of here."