"I have a really, really bad feeling about this," whispered Pinkie Pie, as her poofy tail shook violently. Her Pinkie sense had sensed something wrong, and it was very accurate, no matter how safe it looks! She looked around at the darkness, shivering and shaking at the same time.
"Yeah! But I doubt if there's anything here in this nothingness!" Rainbow pointed out.
"Something could crash from the air! Like a chicken !" Pinkie whispered back, fiercely," Especially the ones that are orange, purple, flyless and cute! " She giggled.
"Yeah! Wait...." Scootaloo's smile twisted into something that looks doubtful and shocked. "Orange and purple! Fly less! HEY!! I'm not a chicken, Pinkie Pie!"
Pinkie laughed, bouncing happily as though this wasn't really very serious.
All of a sudden, something caught Trixie's eye. "Huh?" She gazed down, and her eyes sparkled, knowing at once that it would be an important clue.
With no hesitation, she stood up on her hind legs, ready to show off her new discovery. "Well, everypony, Trixie thinks she found something!" Trixie yelled, her blue hoof holding a piece of paper.
"WHAT??!!" The ponies dashed forward, almost knocking Trixie down. "WHAT IS IT? THE SPELL??!!"
"This," Trixie said proudly, glad at all the attention, as her pink aura ignited the little ripped paper. "The spell! Written on this tiny piece of paper! TADA! Trixie has once again saved the day!"
But there was no applause or delighted yells of thanks, there was only silence, as the mares stared and stared at the little note, trying to understand what it really is.
After a long moment, Rainbow threw up her sky blue colored filly hooves and shouted out," Trixie, there's nothing special about it! It's just a piece of paper!"
Trixie was about to protest back in anger but was interrupted by Scootaloo.
"Look! There's something on the edge of this paper! There on the very left end of the small edge, see!!"
Her head nudged at a barely-seen leaf, which was-what? bronze with a hint of golden.
"She's right!" Pinkie gasped. "Omifilly, what if this is one of the pieces of the cure's pages!!"
"Was there ever any doubt?" Trixie murmured, fluffing her silver mane." Told you the Great and Powerful Trixie never misjudged!"
"Well, take that along, then, it's gonna be a help then!" Rainbow stated firmly. "Trixie, can you make a bag out of magic and put it inside?"
"Sure." Trixie said gruffly, levitating the piece into a star-shaped purse she managed to create with her magic.
"Well, we're done with this room, right? We found the paper and now it's time to move on!!" Scootaloo declared.
"DISCORD BUDDY TAKE US TO THE NEXT ROOM! O GREAT AND POWERFUL LORD OF CHAOS!!" Pinkie hollered.
There was no answer. But instead, a rainbow-colored light flashed, leaving behind a path of colorful sprinkles.
"Hey! I think we're onto something!" Trixie cried, galloping toward the light, enthusiastic to leave this empty and dark room, as the others followed her.
But no, there was no door waiting for them. There was an unusual mountain, with cotton-candy snow and soft rocks, with a door, awaiting them on the very top.
Rainbow groaned. "Why does it have to be cotton-candy mountains for Celestia's sake!!"
"Mount Wingless," read Trixie," Trek all the way up this mountain and you'll reach the door. Discord, your loving Lord of Chaos and Mayor of Mayhem. P.S. Be careful of treeks." The unicorn scrunched her nose. "Treeks? Now what is that supposed to mean? And Mount Wingless? That's a pretty weird name, unless-!"
"The pegasi who came here would all be wingless!!" Pinkie Pie screeched.
"Wh-what?!" Rainbow gasped," No. I don't wanna lose my wings. I can't. I-I couldn't do that, can I ?" She gave a nervous laugh.
Scootaloo gulped. "Um-well," she stuttered. Despite of the wings business, the mare tried to act brave. "Well, that could be a lie, couldn't it??!! Let's all go upward!" She gave a smile, even though she was terrified inside, but still, she was determined to act brave in front of her idol, Rainbow Dash.
So up they trotted, not sensing a shadow with red pupils watching them, and with the sound of a flick from his claw, the pegasi's wings disappeared, as the ponies started to trek up the high mountain.
It didn't took Rainbow too long to realize. She was the first one up, being the tomboy, and the first one to see a gap between two paths. Eager to cross it, she lifted up her wings... Wait. Where are her wings? Rainbow moaned, sweat starting to form on her brow. "What's happened to my wings?" She stared down, seeing herself as an...earth pony!!! "MY WINGS!!!"
"Oh, so it is true pegasi are wingless here on Mount Wingless," muttered Trixie.
"Yeah! And Scootaloo is too," Pinkie Pie said softly, leaning close to Trixie.
"I heard it," Scootaloo answered sharply.
"Now how are we gonna cross this bridge without MY help and MY wings?" Rainbow sobbed.
"Well, dude, first of all, you're a filly, can you carry mares? Silly Rainbow! "Pinkie Pie giggled ." And we just need a hop, skip, and jump! Remember? Or do I have to sing the song again?"
"NO!!" The mares cried at the same time.
"Okie dokie lokie then!!"
Pinkie Pie, being the best jumper of the group went first, leaping over the gap with ease. "Now it's your turn!!!" She said, turning to the others, smiling widely.
"Fine!" Rainbow Dash rolled her eyes, retreated three steps and jumped, falling into Pinkie's hooves, which were there before, ready to catch the filly.
"Good job, ya silly filly!!"
"Ugh."
Scootaloo's leap wasn't exactly perfect though. She almost fell into the canyon below, if it wasn't for Rainbow Dash, her big/little sister holding one of her hooves tightly.
"Got ya, little sis!" Rainbow gave a bold grin.
"Th-th-thanks,, Rainbow Dash." Scootaloo stuttered, blushing. With a heave and a grunt (and Pinkie's help) the orange mare was hoisted up, safe and sound.
"TRIXIE IT'S YOUR TURN!!" Pinkie Pie called.
"Um ok." Trixie gulped, perspiration slowly dripping down her forehead. "Uh-oh." She took a deep breath. "Don't look down, Trixie." But her curiosity got the better of her. She can't stand but glance... and was overwhelmed by nausea, finding herself down, down, and down. "AHHHHHHH!!!"
"TRIXIE!!!"
"AHHHHHHH!!"
"Grab that branch, Trixie!" Scootaloo instructed.
With no disagreement, Trixie hold out around a tough tree branch, squeezing her eyes shut, but was soon overcame by the memory.
There was this time her daddy and her went to a fair in town. It was a very bustling, exciting scene.
"What are we gonna do first, Dwaddy??" Trixie asked excitedly.
"Well, why not the Ferris wheel, my dear!!" Her father suggested.
"Sure!" Trixie's eyes sparkled.
As she and her father went up, up, up, Trixie was astounded by how small the ponies and houses look. "This is so cool!!" She cried, pressing her nose and hooves on the glass, leaving it with a dirty smudge.
But, all of a sudden, the wheel stopped. Literally stopped. When Trixie's carriage was just, luckily, at the high point. At first, the filly was super excited, and thought it was part of the ride, but it turned out that it was actually something wrong with the machinery. That's when the frowning started.
"Daddy, what are we gonna do? Do we have to climb down on our hooves?" Trixie shrieked, wincing at the scary image.
"I-I don't know, darling. I think we should just stay here." The stallion replied, firmly.
Trixie grew afraid. Afraid of the height and small stuff below. She gulped. This is not going well. She was starting to feel an aching pain inside her head. Oh no. No! Trixie cupped her hooves over her ears and screamed. "HEEEEELLLLLLPPPPPPP!!!"
She was still screaming as she hold on to the branch, feeling her hooves becoming more slippery every second. "Why should I have my fear of heights now!" She cried, trying to bury her head in the tangled mass of silver mane.
Just then,
"HANG ON, TRIXIE!!" WE'RE COMING FOR YA!!!" Rainbow's raspy voice raised over the mess Trixie is in.
"Huh?"
"JUST FOLLOW MY INSTRUCTIONS! As my, being "Pinkie Pie"!" The hyper earth pony shouted.
Trixie barely nodded, clenching at the branch tightly.
"First of all, slowly take your hooves away from the branch. Secondly, close your eyes. Finally, you'll be rescued!!" Pinkie commanded.
"Are you telling me to...let go??!!" Trixie couldn't believe her ears.
"Yeah! Like let it go, let it go!! " Pinkie sang.
"Pinkie this is no time for puns!" Scootaloo urged.
"okay, Trixie, let go," ordered Rainbow.
"I-I can't," Trixie choked out," do this." But this could be the only way! She should trust her new friends. Slowly, slowly, her hooves slipped, and she fell into air, preparing for the worst.
SPLAT!!
Trixie opened her lilac eyes. Huh? She was sitting on something soft. A cloud? Was she in heaven? No wait, this cloud is pink. And it's sticky. Cotton candy?? Petrified, Trixie looked around, discovering herself on a cotton candy snow mound on a jutted-out cliff just below the branch.
"See Trixie! Told ya." Rainbow smirked.
"Yeah! And this cotton candy is super delicious!" Pinkie Pie said, her mouth full," OOH. And this even has bounciness! Try bouncing on that cotton snow up here! It's gonna be sooo FUN!!"
Trixie smiled. She was feeling real joy. In a minute or less, Trixie was back with her new friends. "Hey, I never knew cotton candy could be a trampoline," she remarked.
"Yeah, and that reminds me," Scootaloo interrupted," CUTIE MARK CRUSADERS COTTON CANDY TRAMPOLINE JUMPERS!!!" She burst into a fit of giggles, causing the others to laugh along.
"Well," Trixie brushed her hooves," Why don't we go into the next room? The door is there." She pointed to a rock near the mares-( and a filly).
"YEP!!" Rainbow shouted enthusiastically, "Bring it on, Dipcord!! We friends will survive no matter what!!!"
As if to respond her, the golden door with streaks of black opened all by itself.
"Oh my gosh! Oh my gosh!" Pinkie cried nervously, teeth chattering her hooves, resulting in some pink fur falling off.
"Calm down," Rainbow breathed.
Slowly, slowly, the ponies walked inside. As usual, it was a pitch black darkness.
The door slammed behind them.
Then, as if by magic, the lights flickered on, one by one.... only to reveal....
"NOOOOOOOOOO!!!" Scootaloo shrieked.
"What's wrong, Scoots!" Rainbow yelled. "I'm here to help you!!"
"Th-there," Scootaloo stammered, raising her orange hoof at a nearby pole.
And on the pole, there was Apple Bloom and Sweetie Belle, tied tightly there, struggling and yelling in pain, their bodies limping, faces desperate, begging at Scootaloo to save them....