//------------------------------// // Into the Rabbit Hole // Story: The Eye of Insanity // by MaskofLimbo //------------------------------// IN ANOTHER MOMENT DOWN WENT ALICE AFTER IT, NEVER ONCE CONSIDERING HOW IN THE WORLD SHE WAS TO GET OUT AGAIN. “Hmm, Twilight. Are you sure this is the right place?” Fluttershy ask to her friend, who sighs before answering. “Yes, Fluttershy. For the fifth time, this IS the right way” She answers with small smile looking at her, before continuing to guide the group, including Spike, who was holding a lamp by her side, through the dark rock corridor. “Hey, Twilight” Applejack calls her attention “I know we're doing this for the better good, but, don't you think this relic is safe enough where it is?” She pointed out “I mean, we had luck to pass by those traps without yours and Rarity’s magic, so I think we don't need to worry about someone bad searching for it” “I know, Applejack, but, we still can’t risk it” Twilight answers “If the “Eye of Insanity” is as dangerous as the book says, we can’t risk it anyone finding it and using it for evil” “And also” Rainbow Dash said, flying by Applejack’s side with a smile “This is just like one of Daring Doo's adventures!” She said pumped “The traps, the search for an old and rare relic. All we need is a puzzle and a giant rock rolling!” “Yeeah. Then let's only hope for the first thing, then” Applejack said rolling her eyes. “I don't know, I really looking forward for that giant rock” Pinkie said with archaeologist hat and holding a whip. "Girls!" Twilight gets their attention "it's here" She announces as they stopped in front of a giant door, that had a giant eye in it. “Now what?” Applejack asks and Twilights consults the book in her back. “Hang on… here!” She cleans her throat and starts reading “It says “To find true insanity inside, the blood of a true mad one shall be spilled”. So, we just need to spilled some… blood” Everyone looks in shock to her “Oh boy…. Okay, so we need to spill some blood somewhere” She start looking and found a hole on the ground “It should be there, and then the door should open” “I don’t know, Twilight” Rarity said concerned “This is a little extreme, don’t you think?” “I agree, but, unfortunately it’s the only way” Twilight said with sigh and look at her friends “Okay, everyone, start looking for something sharp” The others, still unsure, nod and start looking. “Sharpy, sharpy, sharpy, shaouch!” Pinkie said in pain “I cut myself in something” She said as her blood fall into the floor and everyone look at the blood making its way into the hole in the ground... and then nothing happening. “Weird. The blood should had opened the door. Pinkie is very mad, after all” Rainbow said confused. “Oh, thank you, Dashy” Pinkie thanks with a smile, as Fluttershy approaches at her “Let me try. I’m madly fast, after all” Rainbow Dash flies to where Pinkie cut herself and finds a spike on the ground. She cut herself and she watches her blood making its way to the hole. And, once again “Ohh, come on!” “Ohh, thanks, Fluttershy” Pinkie said with a smile to her friend, who just patched her hoof. “No problem, Pinkie” Fluttershy said and look at Rainbow “Can I patch you up, too?” She asks and Rainbow Dash nods. “Hmm, let me see here” Twilight starts reading the book, turning the pages with her hoof “Maybe in another page I ouch!” By accident, she cut herself on the paper, and some of her blood drops on the floor and into the hole “Dang it, I really...” She stopped when she heard a loud noise coming from the door, that was being opened, and everyone watches in owe, revealing behind a huge room in darkness. “Hey, it was about time” Rainbow said with a smile “Let's go” “Wait, Rainbow Dash!” Twilight stops her friend “How about we see what it’s inside the room BEFORE going inside. I don't want to risk us going straight into a trap...again” She pointed out and Rainbow Dash scratches the back of her head with a small smile. Suddenly, lights start turn on the top of the room, lighting up a rock bridge that allowed them to cross a huge abyss below. “There it is” Spike pointed to what it was on the end of the bridge “Is that…” “The Eye of Insanity” Twilight said astonished. “Finally!” Rainbow Dash said excited “Let’s…” “Wait” Twilight stop her midsentence “Spike. Write a letter to Celestia, saying where exactly this temple is located and how to get to the relic’s chamber” “Got it” Spike said with a smile and pick a scroll, a feather and ink from his bag, starting to write. “And don’t forget to mention that this temple inhibits magic and also instructions to how to pass the traps” Twilight said. “Got it” Spike said with a salutation and start writing “I will do it in no time” “Thanks, now we just need to... RAINBOW DASH!” Twilight screams when she catches Rainbow Dash by the relic’s side. She, along with her friends, minus Spike who was very concentrated with the letter, rushes to where she was “What you think you doing?! This thing is dangerous!” Twilight said very worry. “Relax, Twi, I'm fine” Rainbow says to her “This thing isn't doing nothing” “Yeah, but you still shouldn't do that” Twilight said and wish “What if something DID happened?” “Relax Twily, you worry too much” Pinkie Pie said “Nothing happened to her, so everything is good” After sighing, Twilight nods “Yeah, yeah, I know. It's just....” She looks at the pendant, that weird red opened eye with a dot in the center “I feel something bad coming from it” And she couldn’t look away of its beauty “Something… weird “ She approaches more of it “Something…” She extends her hoof “…calling me” And grab it. “Twilight!” Applejack said and she and the others try to stop her… but it was too late. ... ... ... ... ... ... ...but nothing happened. “Hmm, weird” Twilight said normally, having the Eye of Insanity in her hoof “I...have no idea of what just happened” “We too, darling” Rarity aid concerned “Maybe this pendant does have...” Suddenly, she starts feeling dizzy “...Ahhh, what is...happening?” “I don't...know, but...” Applejack said, felling the same thing “This sure...isn't...normal” She then start stepping back into the abyss, and fall. “Applejack!” Rainbow Dash flies to rescue, and luckily she manage to get her in time “That was… very…” Unfortunately, she start feeling dizzy, as well “Close” And both fall into the abyss. “No...girls!” Fluttershy says dizzy and start flapping her wings “ I...I save you” She tries to fly, but fails and falls as well. “Fluttershy!” Twilight said, almost falling too. “My head...not felling...goody” Pinkie said “Mine too. I think I...I” Rarity couldn't finish her sentence, as she faints backwards into the abyss. “Got ya” Pinkie manages to get her in time “Haha. That was...” She suddenly faints and both fall. “No...girls...!” Twilight said with her vision getting more blurry. She then look back at the relic in her hands, and see that the eye was shining in a red light “You...did...this” She starts stepping backwards “Didn't...you...?” And then, all was darkness. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... “Hey, Twilight!” The little dragon calls her “I made a whole map to Celestia, with everything you asked, in time record!” He says in pride “Pretty impressive, don't you...think?” Spike stops talking when he notices no one was there “Twilight? Girls?...anyone?”