Spike's sister 2

by Musicnotes

The second challenge

Spike and Rarity had just finished their challenge and were following Valkyrie through the passage back to the others. Spike held the white crystal in his claw and was just looking at it silently. Rarity looked at him a little worried but she figured he was thinking of Sarah. She trotted over to Valkyrie. "Is Sarah alright wherever she is?"

Valkyrie nods. "Yes she is. Hopefully she will return to your side." The bronze dragon said nothing else as she lead the two back to the group. They could see that Rainbow dash and Pinkie pie were playing tic-tac-toe in the dirt and it seemed like nopony was winning. Twilight was reading a few of the scrolls that contained Sarah's journal entries. Applejack and Fluttershy were talking to each other quietly. Pinkie pie was the first to see them and she gasped. "Rarity! Spike ! Your both alive and didn't fall into a pit. "

Spike nods with a chuckle. "Yes we made it. We're a little wet but we made it. Twilight your going to love this place it's full of magic. It's hard to believe but there is a waterfall here and Valkyrie made a water tornado and..." Before he could say anything else Twilight gave him a hug.

"I get it Spike. I'm just glad your back." The alicorn said and looked at Valkyrie. "May we please head to the next challenge?"

She nods. "Yes. The barrier that was keeping the rest of you hear while these two did the challenge should be lifted. Please follow." The group nods and follows the dragon down the same path that Rarity and Spike had to go through to complete the first challenge.As they went down the path Rarity noticed that the place didn't seem quiet the same as before as if the path was magically changing before them to send them down a different route in search of the next challenge whatever it may be. The path was darker with each step they took as the torches on the walls were getting the dim. Spike would take a little time to relight some so that they had a good light source to see.

Pinkie pie's stomach growled loudly. "All this walking sure is making me hungry. Does anypony have a cake, pie, snickerdoodles, cheesecake, muffins, cherry chimichangas, hay fries, hayburger, carrots, or cupcakes that I can much on? Preferably a cherry chimichanga cause that sounds really good right now. "

"Now that you mentioned it I'm hungry too." Rainbow dash said.

Fluttershy looked at Valkyrie and said almost in a whisper. "Do you know where we can get some food if you don't mind that is. We wasted a lot of ours traveling here. "

The dragon looked down at the pegasus. "Yes I do. Your stomachs will rest easy once they are filled. Just be patient young ponies."

Applejack nods. "Alrighty then sugarcube. We will wait but I'm hungrier than my dog Winona after a long day of work on the farm."

The dragon just nods saying nothing leading the group through twists, turns, and probably in circles too but it was hard to tell since everything really did look alike from the walls to the torches on that hung on them. It was as if just ware them out and to make them more hungry than they already were. By the time they finally came to a stop in front of another tunnel their hooves were aching, they were out of breath, and they all wanted to collapse to the cold hard ground and have a good nights sleep for a thousand years or so. Rarity moved her dark purple mane away from her eyes. "Are we there darling?"

Valkyrie nods. "Yes. You all may come into this challenge but as like the challenge before there will be a barrier only one or two of you will get through. "

"Well I don't know about y'all but I'm ready to face this one." Applejack said tilting her hat with her hoof.

Pinkie's stomach growled louder than before. "Boy is my stomach hungry can we have some food now?"

"Not yet. After come now." Valkyrie replied to her and went down the tunnel into a cavern that made everypony gasp.

The walls of the cavern were red as blood with several regal rugs and tapestries that Rarity couldn't take her eyes off of. The tapestries had pictures of a long ocean scaled color dragon with a scar over its eye. In the center of the cavern was a long banquet table with several chairs around it that was full of almost ever food the group could think of. It had several kinds of gems from the grassy green emeralds to the clearest of diamonds. There was woven baskets full of apples, oranges, pears, coconuts, kiwis, peaches, mangoes and grapes. Plates were full of slices of chocolate cake, hay sandwiches, hay fries, salads, and cookies. Several ginormous bowls were full of every kind of ice cream. There were barrels full of cider as if it had just came from Sweet Apple Acres and jars of zap apple jam were by them. All of the food made everypony's mouth water and as they all ran towards it all but one of them got bounced off by the magical barrier that was surrounding the table pushing them towards different corners of the room. The only one that wasn't bounced off was the bubbly pink pony Pinkie pie. Her eyes were full of glee as she looked at the sweet treats that were at the end of the table. She turned and looked at the others seeing that they weren't by her side. "Why isn't everypony over here. We could have a cake eating contest?"

"It looks like this is your challenge Pinkie." Twilight said.

Rainbow dash cheered. "Go Pinkie win this challenge for us. What ever it may be."

"We believe in you hun." Applejack said with a smile.

Valkyrie walked over to Pinkie getting through the barrier with ease. "This is your challenge. It is called Gluttony. The meaning of gluttony is.."

"To gulp down or swallow, it can also mean to over-indulgence and over-consumption of food, drink, or wealth items to the point of extravagance or waste." Twilight said interrupting her and finishing her sentence.

The bronze dragon made a puff of smoke come out of her nose in a huff not liking to be interrupted or having ponies finish her sentence. " Yes, that is correct. Now let me ask you Pinkie correct? When you are at home how much do you eat?"

Pinkie sat down on a lemon shaded rug and put her shiny hoof to her chin thinking. "Hmm I would say alot. I eat several cakes a day, some haycakes for breakfast with a lot of sugar, I sneak a cupcake when ever I'm baking, rock candy when my sister Maud comes, lets see what else.."

"Its a lot so whats with the questions? I want some of that cider." Rainbow dash said eying down the barrel of cider her mouth watering.

Valkyrie looked at Pinkie pie straight in the eyes and as she looked at Pinkie with her colorless eyes it was as if she was looking at her soul. "Your body runs a lot on sugar so you may have trouble with this challenge. You must walk from one end of the table to the other with out eating or touching the food."

"How does this challenge represent gluttony. This is like the opposite of gluttony. " Twilight responded.

She looked at the princess. "This challenge may be called gluttony but it is your friend who represents it with her consumption of sweets. If you would like to move on then she must complete this challenge."

Pinkie pie gives the whole group a smile as she stood back up. "I'm sure I can do it. It will be as easy as throwing a giant party or baking a batch of cupcakes."

"Go Pinkie." Fluttershy cheered.

"You may start when ready " Valkyrie says to Pinkie and she started bouncing down the side of the table. Her stomach growled as she smelled the juicy red apples as she passed them. She got passed the other baskets of fruit but as she got to the last basket she thought that it would be a good idea if she wore one of the baskets as a hat. "This would make an awesome hat." She smiled and goes to reach for it.

"STAY FOCUSED DEAR! " Rarity yelled.

"Oh yeah silly Pinkie." The bubbly earth pony replied before she touched the basket and went back to walking down the side of the table her stomach growling hungrily. She passed the plates of hay sandwiches, hay fries and salads with ease but had some trouble when it came to the cake, cookies, and ice cream since it was all of her favorite party foods. She thought to herself come on Pinkie be strong, no matter how tasty of treats these may look like I can't eat them...yet. Very slowly with her mouth drooling she makes it pass the sweets and soon just ended with the cider, zap apple jam and the gems and got to the end of the table with easily.

The barrier that was around the table vanished and a piece of the cavern wall moved creating an exit. The others slowly went towards Pinkie and gave her a hug. "Good job Pinkie you really did it." Fluttershy smiled.

"Of course I did it girls. It was easy as pie for Pinkie pie." She replied.

"We had our doubts but you did it sugar cube." Applejack replied.

Rainbow dash zoomed towards the barriers of cider after giving Pinkie a hug. "Let's eat."

Twilight laughs and turns to Valkyrie. " May we eat now?"

She nods. "Yes enjoy your meal you will need your strength."

Not needed to be told twice the group pulled out chairs to sit down and started eating. Valkyrie watches them fill their stomachs as she took a seat in a chair. Spike smiled as he munched on a sapphire and couldn't help but think of the time when he gave a sapphire to Sarah. He looked at the white crystal and said quietly. "Two challenges down. We will see each other soon."

Rarity pointed to the tapestry. "Who is that dragon on the tapestry?"

"I suppose I should tell you while you eat." Valkyrie answered with a small smile.

Author's Note:

Hello Readers!

I have returned and guess what? I'll have more time to update this. Schools done so yay. I hope you all are enjoying this so far. Thanks for reading, commenting , and liking as always.

Questions.

1. What will the next challenge be?
2. Who is the dragon on the tapestry?
3. Want to know more about Valkyrie
4. Want a chapter on what is happening with Sarah?

Your answers can help guild the story.
Thats all for now.

-Musicnotes

Comments

[Frostbite4]

The dragon on the wall should be one of spikes great grandfathers

[Musicnotes]

4483000 interesting idea