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The Door
“Finally, we’re here,” an exhausted Rainbow Dash said. “It’s about dang time,” Applejack added. After completing many grueling tasks and surviving dangerous obstacles, the battered and bruised Elements of Harmony arrived at their final test.
“Where are we?” Rarity asked, “and why is it so dark?” Twilight’s horn glowed, giving light to the dark room, however the mares could only see each other. There was nothing in the room. “Wait, what’s this,” Twilight said. Straight ahead they saw a wooden door with a note attached to it. The mares walked toward the door, stopping when the words were clear enough to see.
“If you’re reading this, congratulations, you’re almost done,” Twilight read. “Here is the final test. Each of you must fit through this door. A surprise waits for you on the other side.”
“A surprise! I love surprises!” Pinkie said. “Come on, let’s go!”
“I don’t know about this, it looks kind of narrow,” said Fluttershy. “Are you sure we can all fit in?”
“Hey, I’ve had enough of these stupid tests!” Rainbow said. “I say we all go in and get this over with, and find whoever set us up!”
“RD’s right. Come on everypony, all in!” Applejack said. Twilight opened the door with her magic, and Rainbow Dash was the first one in, followed by Applejack. As she entered through the door the mares could hear grunts and groans as they both tried to make room for themselves. “Alright, who’s next?” Applejack called.
“Um, me I guess,” Fluttershy said. Her body was stuck between the posts as she forced herself in. She managed to struggle herself into the small space between Rainbow and Applejack. “My turn, my turn!” Pinkie said, cartwheeling through the door. “Ow! Pinkie, you hit me in the eye!” Rainbow yelled. “Sorry.”
“Well, I take it that I’m next in line,” Rarity said. She fixed her hair, held her chin up, and walked toward the narrow door as though she were royalty. Rarity squeezed herself in, uncomfortably stuck between the backs and fronts of her friends. “Okay, Twilight! Yer up!” Applejack said.
“Here goes nothing.” Twilight inhaled as much oxygen as she could before entering the door. In her mind she thought about what she would do if they find the pony who put them through this, stopping herself immediately when she sounded like Rainbow Dash. A stern lecture will do. As with Fluttershy, her body was also stuck as she tried to force herself in. After moments of struggle, she managed to get the bottom half of herself inside the closed space.
“Okay, we’re all in. Now what?” Rainbow said.
“Wait for something to happen, I think,” Twilight answered.
And that’s what they did. They waited. And waited. And waited some more. Then even more waiting. “I feel really uncomfortable,” Fluttershy said.
“5. 4. 3. 2. 1.”
“What the heck was that?” asked Applejack. The room shook furiously, and a loud roaring sound scared them out of their coats. They felt themselves being lifted by an invisible force. “What’s happening?” Rarity screamed. From out of nowhere a male voice sang “Fly me to the moon/Let me play among the stars/Let me see what spring is like/On Jupiter and Mars.”
“I don’t like this!” Fluttershy yelled.
“Speak for yourself!” Pinkie said. “This is fun!”
The room shook violently than before, and the mares - except Pinkie - screamed in terror. In the midst of their horrifying screams the music was picked up by a pleasant brass melody, and male voice continued to sing. “Fill my heart with song/And let me sing forever more/You are all I longed for/All I worship and adore.”
“Where are we?” Rarity asked, “and why is it so dark?” Twilight’s horn glowed, giving light to the dark room, however the mares could only see each other. There was nothing in the room. “Wait, what’s this,” Twilight said. Straight ahead they saw a wooden door with a note attached to it. The mares walked toward the door, stopping when the words were clear enough to see.
“If you’re reading this, congratulations, you’re almost done,” Twilight read. “Here is the final test. Each of you must fit through this door. A surprise waits for you on the other side.”
“A surprise! I love surprises!” Pinkie said. “Come on, let’s go!”
“I don’t know about this, it looks kind of narrow,” said Fluttershy. “Are you sure we can all fit in?”
“Hey, I’ve had enough of these stupid tests!” Rainbow said. “I say we all go in and get this over with, and find whoever set us up!”
“RD’s right. Come on everypony, all in!” Applejack said. Twilight opened the door with her magic, and Rainbow Dash was the first one in, followed by Applejack. As she entered through the door the mares could hear grunts and groans as they both tried to make room for themselves. “Alright, who’s next?” Applejack called.
“Um, me I guess,” Fluttershy said. Her body was stuck between the posts as she forced herself in. She managed to struggle herself into the small space between Rainbow and Applejack. “My turn, my turn!” Pinkie said, cartwheeling through the door. “Ow! Pinkie, you hit me in the eye!” Rainbow yelled. “Sorry.”
“Well, I take it that I’m next in line,” Rarity said. She fixed her hair, held her chin up, and walked toward the narrow door as though she were royalty. Rarity squeezed herself in, uncomfortably stuck between the backs and fronts of her friends. “Okay, Twilight! Yer up!” Applejack said.
“Here goes nothing.” Twilight inhaled as much oxygen as she could before entering the door. In her mind she thought about what she would do if they find the pony who put them through this, stopping herself immediately when she sounded like Rainbow Dash. A stern lecture will do. As with Fluttershy, her body was also stuck as she tried to force herself in. After moments of struggle, she managed to get the bottom half of herself inside the closed space.
“Okay, we’re all in. Now what?” Rainbow said.
“Wait for something to happen, I think,” Twilight answered.
And that’s what they did. They waited. And waited. And waited some more. Then even more waiting. “I feel really uncomfortable,” Fluttershy said.
“5. 4. 3. 2. 1.”
“What the heck was that?” asked Applejack. The room shook furiously, and a loud roaring sound scared them out of their coats. They felt themselves being lifted by an invisible force. “What’s happening?” Rarity screamed. From out of nowhere a male voice sang “Fly me to the moon/Let me play among the stars/Let me see what spring is like/On Jupiter and Mars.”
“I don’t like this!” Fluttershy yelled.
“Speak for yourself!” Pinkie said. “This is fun!”
The room shook violently than before, and the mares - except Pinkie - screamed in terror. In the midst of their horrifying screams the music was picked up by a pleasant brass melody, and male voice continued to sing. “Fill my heart with song/And let me sing forever more/You are all I longed for/All I worship and adore.”