Once Storm and I finished getting our gear on, Twilight and I worked on figuring out where the city actually is. We started by taking a map of Equestria and finding Topaz Falls. From there we used the coordinates from my phone, compared them to Topaz and made our dot. It should be a kilometer north of the town. After we put the map away I hand Rarity and Twilight the remaining rifles and we head out.

"So how are ya sure that the city is going to be there.... in that spot that is." Applejack asks as we walk through the deserted town.

"It's simple math," Twilight reassures. "We just use one coordinate, juxtapose it to the other, and then dig."

"Juxawhat now?"

"I just hope there isn't anything scary down there," Fluttershy says from the back.

"I doubt there is," Storm says from my side. "Is there?" He asks me in a hushed tone.

"I don't know what's down there. The scariest thing I can think of that is down there is a military bot. But other then that, no." I tell them as we walk through the northern part of town. From this point on, it's clear landscape for almost half a kilometer. There are thousands of stumps covering the ground, but other then that, there's nothing here. We continue through, though I can tell Fluttershy is disturbed by the removed trees.

"Just a bit further," Twilight says as we near the tree line.

"Okay, lets pause here so I can make a Mico platform." I tell them as I flare my hands. I try to find the most open area possible, but settle with a spot that has three stumps in the way. Starting there, I remove the stumps and toss them aside. After that I level the ground off and lay my palms on the ground.

"Did anypony else get a weird vibe from Bantler?" Rainbow asks as I start on the platform.

"He seemed like a nice enough moose to me," Fluttershy says.

"Ah dunno, he was hiding sumthin." Applejack replies as I finish the platform.

"We can look into it after we get back from Quartz Crest." I say as I continue forward. "But... there is something more to Moosden than first impressions showed."

"Right here!" Twilight says after we entered the forest. "Start digging right here." I walk beside her and wait for everyone to gather closely.

"Alright, here we go." I say as I flare my hands and start to send us through the ground. We race through the earth, passing roots and pockets of water until we hit a layer of rock. The rock slowed me down at first, but after raising my power level a bit we made it to our original speed.

One Hour Later

CRASH

We had been going along smoothly until the ground suddenly came out from beneath us, causing us all to fall to the ground below.... everyone somehow falling right on top of me.

"Ow..." I mumble from the bottom of the pile.

"Everypony alright?" Storm asks as I feel everyone getting off. A collection of yes's come from the others as we get up and look around, only finding darkness.

"Rarity, help me out." Twilight says as she lights up her horn. Rarity nods as she lights up her own horn. We're in a long tunnel, being roughly three meters tall and four meters wide. I look down both sides of the tunnel before sending a flare down one end. After seeing nothing, I turn around and send a flare down, seeing the wall to Quartz Crest. I take a deep breath before walking towards it. I don't know what to expect here. If there are people... how would they react to ponies? If there aren't... did my friends make it out?

PLEASE STAND BY FOR IDENTIFICATION

I pause as a red scanner moves back and forth from the bulkhead, scanning all of us as it moves up.

UNKNOWN IDENTIFICATIONS. PLEASE TURN BACK. ACCESS DENIED.

"Well.... shit." I say as I walk up to the bulkhead and lay a hand on it. Of course it wouldn't recognize me, I've never been here before.

"Now what?" Rarity asks as I take a step back and look around..... DOMINUS CLOVIS!

"Who has Dominus Clovis?" I ask as I walk around and look through every ones gear, finding it with Pinkie. "Here goes everything." I say as I slam the bottom onto the bulkhead, making a loud thud echo through the cave.

"Maybe you should put some energy into it." Twilight suggests as nothing happens.

"Oh, right." I say as I flare my hands and try again.

THUD

ACCESS GRANTED. WELCOME TO QUARTZ CREST

We all give a small cheer as the door opens up.... and a wave of green sludge pours out, covering all of our feet.

"EEEEEWWWWW!" All of the girls squeal as they try to back away from the door.

"What is this filth!" Rarity yells as she runs out of the sludge. I kneel down and stick my fingers into the sludge.... no... it can't be. I bring my fingers up and give the sludge a sniff....

"Oh sweet Barbra ." I say before I try some.

"MILES!" Everyone yells as I swish the sludge around in my mouth.

"It's food." I say as I stand and look around.

"You can't be serious." Rarity says from the edge of the sludge.

"Try some. It tastes... fresh." Storm looks down and gives the sludge a sniff. Shrugging his shoulders, he takes a bite.

"STORM!" Twilight yells as he chews it.

"Its not bad. A little bland, but... better then nothing." He says as Twilight just shakes her head at us.

"Alright, we just need to push through this sludge and have a look around...."

"I am not getting my hooves dirty." Rarity says as she puts her hoof down and looks away. I look to everyone before kicking some of the sludge at her, getting it all over her legs.

"There, now lets get..."

"HOW DARE YOU!" She yells as she frantically begins the wipe her legs clean. "Now I'm going to have to rinse and lather for hours!"

"Uh, we all will have to. But that'll have to wait until after we get through Quartz Crest. Now lets get going." I say before turning and marching through the door. I hear some complaints from behind but ignore them to get to the objective.

"Miles, that was a little harsh." Storm says as he runs up beside me.

"Yeah, but it had to be done." I say as I take in the view. "What the fuck happened here?"

Everything here is coated in the green sludge. Buildings, streets, the dome, it's everywhere. Long strands of solid green sludge comes out from random heaps and end in fist size yellow balls. These balls emit a small glow that light up Quartz Crest. These mounds are everywhere, clumping to the side of the dome, the P.C.H. and vary in size. The smallest ones seem to be human size while the largest ones are easily two stories tall. A majority of the buildings are still standing, though I can see bullet holes on some.

As Miles walks up to a nearby building, the rest of the group walks in and takes in the view.

"...it was still very rude of... oh my." Rarity says as she takes looks around. "What is all of this.. filth..."

"Rarity." I say trying to get her attention.

"Its simply awful. How could anypony live with such vulgar... things."

"Rarity."

"Simply dreadful. Lets just get...."

"RARITY!" I yell, getting her attention. I motion with my head to Miles while saying, "maybe we should worry about the sludge later." We both look back to Miles to see him running a hand over some holes.

"Miles, is everything alright?" Fluttershy asks as we all walk up to him.

"These are Unfamiliar bullets, 7.62's. They made it here." We all look to each other as he falls silent.

"Maybe they made it after your friends got here. It could of been decades after them you know." I say, trying to reassure him. He doesn't respond. Instead he just walks off, trudging down the road as he looks over the rod thing.

"Storm, why don't you go have a word with him... we'll give you guys some...."

"Rahgihrahrahgihbahgihgih*click click click*marrrrrr." We all jump back as sounds from an alley scare us. Miles and I run to the entrance, him pulling out his rifle and me my sword, and investigate.

"What is that?" I ask as we approach.... some creature. It's made of the same material as the sludge, but is solid enough to be a living creature. It's body resembles a human in that it has legs, arms, and a head. But it's also drastically different. It has long thin strands coming off of its back that end in small yellow puffs. It doesn't seem to have muscles, rather its just a figure of green stuff.

"Okay... that's freaky." Miles says as it turns around and faces us. It has no eyes. Instead it has dozens of those yellow puffs that bob around. It's mouth is full of jagged green shards that seem like they can do some real damage to skin. It's hands end in sharp claws, same goes for its three toed feet. We back up as it starts to walk towards us, walking on all four and weaving its head back and forth.

"Let me see if it's friendly." Fluttershy says as she walks past us. "Hello there friend, I'm Fluttershy." She says as she stops in front of it.

"Rahbijaw*click click* marrah." It responds as it sits in front of her. She scoots a little closer and leans down to sniff it's hands, making it back away a bit.

"Oh, it's okay. I just want to be your friend." She says as she offers it a hoof. It weaves it head side to side as it cautiously steps closer to her. It sniffs her a couple of times before recoiling back and tilts its head a bit. "See, you just a..."

"RAAAH!" It screeches as it tries to bite Fluttershy.

PAT PAT PAT PAT

Miles fires four rounds at it, three in the chest and one in the head, making it fall to its back and exhale as it dies. Fluttershy seems shocked as she stares at its lifeless body.

"Wh-what did you do?" She asks as she walks up....

"Look out!" I yell as the creature grabs Fluttershy by her leg and bites her, making her scream out as she tries to yank away from it, only making her wound worse. Miles instantly fires more rounds into the creature, but they don't seem to do anything. They just run straight through and bury themselves in the ground. I run over to the panicking Fluttershy and drop my sword down, beheading the creature and making a gust of wind that blows it away.

"Fluttershy!" Rainbow Dash yells as she runs to her side and carries her away. Twilight and Rarity walk up with Miles and point their rifles at the creature. Even though it's headless, it's getting back up! A new head grows out from its chest as it squares off to attack us. As it leaps up at us Miles sends a white beam through it's chest, ripping it in half as it drops to the ground and convulses around.

"Miles..." Rarity says as we all back up. It's sides are bulging around, growing larger and lager until they fill the alley.

"Okay, so soul fire was a bad idea." Miles says as the creature lifts itself out of the alley. Its huge now. Almost as tall as the building and stocky.

"RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHH!" It yells as it thrusts its arm down and grabs Miles. He tries to fire at it, but only gets a few shots off before the creature throws him across the city.

"Miles!" I yell as the girls begin to run down the street, trying to get away from a group of smaller creatures that came out of another alley. I swing my sword at the giant beast, knocking it back, before flying after the girls. "WHATS THE PLAN!?" I ask Twilight as we run down the road.

"RUN! LOTS OF RUNNING!" She yells back.

"FIRE YOUR RIFLES AT LEAST THEN!" I yell as I fly ahead of the group. "HOW IS SHE?" I yell over the roar of rifle fire to Rainbow.

"WE NEED TO HEAL HER!" Rainbow yells back to me as Fluttershy clings to her.

"LET ME CARRY HER! IT'LL BE EASIER FOR ME WITH MY ARMOR!" Rainbow nods to me and we trade. I take Fluttershy as she takes my sword. She's shaking violently, blood pouring profusely from her left leg.

"BWWIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHH" The giant creature roars as it barrels down the street, trampling its own kind as it races to us at high speeds.

"GET HER TO SAFETY! I'LL DISTRACT THEM!" Rainbow yells as she flies at the creature, dodging its swings and sending gust of wind at its face.

"RAINBOOOOW!" I yell as I watch more creatures try to get her. Something grabs my tail and drags me down to street.

"Storm, in here!" Twilight yells as she pulls me inside a building. Applejack and Pinkie throw some furniture at the door, barricading it for now. They start on trying to find a way to cover up the window as I lay Fluttershy down on the ground. She's holding her hoof, trying to stop the bleeding. "OK, you need to drink this potion as I check for any breaks, think you can do that?" Twilight asks as she digs into her bag and pulls out a blue potion.

"N-n-n-th-the thing... bit me... so scared..." Fluttershy says as she continues to sob. Rarity walks over to her and cradles her head in her hooves as she takes the potion from Twilight.

"Shh shh shhh. It's alright. They can't get you right now. I won't let them." Rarity assures her as she brings the potion to her lips. She continues to speak softly to her as Twilight gets to work looking for any broken bones.

"STORM! We could use yer help here!" Applejack yells as she and pinkie hold a desk against a window. Loud thuds make the desk push forward as arms reach through the sides of the window. I run over and help push the desk back against the wall, severing the arms and making the creatures screech in pain.

"IS THERE ANYTHING THAT CAN HELP HOLD THIS UP?!" I yell as we all push back as hard as possible.

"I DON'T KNOW, BUT MY TWITCHY TAIL IS GOING OFF LIKE CRAZY!" Pinkie yells back.

"WHAT DOES THAT EVEN MEAN!?"

"FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK!" I yell as I fly though the air. I keep trying to move around to correct myself, but I'm spinning around too much to move my arms properly. My vision is a giant blur, going from dome, to buildings, to dome, to buildings, and back and forth.

SPLURT

I land in a large pile off sludge and hit the ground....

SNAP

...hard. The momentum of my fall carries me through as I slide out of the sludge and slam into a building.

"AAAAAAAAAHH!" I yell as I grab my leg. It's broken, easily.

"RAHIIEEEAH!" I grab my rifle and look around in a panic as a mass of the green creatures surround me. I swing my rifle from side to side as I send round after round into the beast, none of them stopping them from reaching me....

Perspective: Rainbow Dash

I fly circles around the giant creature as I send gust after gust at it. Mine aren't as strong as Storm's swings, but they are at least enough to give me an edge. After looping around it and making it fall to the ground I fly high into the air and look around. In the distance I see Miles fall to the ground... that's going to hurt. I was about to fly after him when I remembered Fluttershy... she's hurt and I have Storm's sword. Who do I help?

So, who will Rainbow help? Leave a comment between Miles or the group and who ever gets the most wins! Brony on!