//------------------------------// // Dreams Part 2 // Story: Courage Of The Heart // by AzureDreams //------------------------------// Azure screamed with her eyes screwed tightly closed as she clung to Sun. “I-i’ve got too much to live for!” She gibbered fearfully “So uh, Azure.” “Yeah?” She asked. “You do realize we aren't falling anymore? Not that i'm complaining really,” Sun asked from her spot crushed into azure’s barrel Azure blinked before looking around, slowly scanning the room until her eyes fell upon Sun crushed into her chest. Sundrop looked up at her “HI!” She chirped with an impish look on her face. “OH!’ She gasped as she darted away from her mare-friend,a blush prominent on her cheeks “sorry i uh.., didn't know what came over me” Sun swayed over to Azure “well I said I didn't mind” she stated with a suggestive look on her face “But, maybe the middle of a ruined temple in the midst of a jungle, isn't the best place for this don't you think?’ “Uh hehe yeah….” “So uh where are we?” Azure asked as she looked around the crumbling room deliberately avoiding Suns growing smirk. ‘Let's see. Creepy room hidden in the bottom of a trapdoor and slide. Looks like we are in a trap!” “Well besides that. I believe I got that, when the floor dropped out from under us and carried up underground.. Wait… underground! We must be getting near the treasure! “Really? Shouldn't a trap carry us away from the goal? You know to keep it safe?” “Well Azeroth was god of ‘balance’ it's entirely possible that his followers believed that to counteract the hidden trap they had to give something in exchange? “That's insane, look around the walls for inscriptions there has to be a clue somewhere.” She stated as she went over to the walls and started studying the pictograms “Hmm let see. Promises of death, suffering, and other misfortune. Nothing unusual there. Hey Sun! You found anything? “Well aside from the promises of wealth, happiness, and other good things no” “Well kee-WHAT?!” “Yup! This is a very happy wall. Still can't find a way out though. You find any thing? “No. Just the unhappy wall. Just start pressing anything raised of the wall, there's got to be a way out" The next few minutes passed as Azure and Sun pressed every picture, and every loose stone in wall. “This is po-*click* Sun started to say before the wall ground to the side revealing a door where the two sides met. Huh right… where.. The balance was… met “Azure face hoofed when she noticed where the door was located. Really? Where the two sides met, why didn't I see that one coming!? “You coming?” Sundrop called over her shoulder as she peered into the shadowy doorway. “And bring bring your torch. It’s pretty dark here. Grumbling azure lit the torch and walking into the darkness. “Come on sun we need to get going.” “Why? What's the rush? Got somewhere to be?”she snarked “Well yes. I've got to get my wish. And you know, not die.“ Azure deadpanned back at her snarky friend. The minutes passed in silence as the duo headed deeper into the temple. “Azure you ok? You been a little… uptight..” Sun cautiously asked Azure sighed. “Yeah i'm fine.” “You want to talk about it?” “No” “You sure? You know it will help you feel better.” “Ok fine. I keep thinking about that pitfall” “What about it” “Well what if it hadn't lead on but.. Well normally things like that are deadly in places like this” “Well it wasn't. so i don't see what the issue is. I should have been looking for rap though! That what i'm here for. And i.. I almost failed.” Azure trailed off as she hung her head “What if it had been filled with spikes like a normal trap! or .. or or snakes!” She shuddered For a minute sun just stood there watching her dejected mare-friend. “While that's sweet azy, i am a grown mare and am capable of taking care of myself” I know! But you know this is what i'm good at! You get the treasure avoid the trap. And I keep an eye out and spot the worse ones as well as get you out safely.” “Azy…” “Please i just need some time to think about this ok?” “Fine” ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ “So you think we found it?” “Well I hope so.” Sun commented as she stared up at the roof of the glass cathedral they found themselves in. “Well I guess we know why they needed all that glass” “It's so silly though. Put the magical treasure of the temple at the heart on a giant room of glass? I mean we could have just smashed in a window to get here instead of tracking through that awful tunnel system.” “Somehow I don't think that it would have been that ea-WAIT! Where are you going Azy!” “To get the treasure? That is why we are here right, get the treasure make a wish?” “Well yeah but you know better than anyone that there's ‘always’ a trap on these things!” “Everything is made of glass though? What's it going to do break and let us out? This whole place has been a joke!” Reaching out Azure grabbed the artifact of the pedestal and waited… And waited… An-”See? Nothing to worry ab-AHG!” “Azy!” Sundrop cried as Azure was enveloped in a ball of light. Slowly the light faded away leaving Azure on the laying one ground, the artifact gone. “Azy” sun called as she race toward her mare-friend. “Azy!” “Sun? Where are you? Sun!” “I'm here right in front of you? Are you ok?” “You are? Wha-why can't i see you? Are my eyes open?” Sundrop held azure as they slowly came to the same realization. “Azy. I-I think you're... blind”.