A Few More Good Stallions.
Chapter 37: The Descent.
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So here I am. About to walk inside a cave and who knows what's going to try and kill me. Oh wait. It's a giant metal spider!
"Dustin! Wait!" I turned to see David.
"Your coming with me?"
"Can't let you go alone now can I, friend?"
"Thank you David. Your very kind. Onward. Allons-y!"
"What are we looking for?"
"If I know bugs right. And I do. It's that the queen should have a lot of webs strung up. We cut them down, instant cables, and we can build that shield."
"Alright. What's that?" A large metal spider with 8 blue eyes walked near us.
"Okay. It's not that scary."
'SSCCRREEEAACCHH!'
"I was wrong!"
It's eyes turned red and before it could jump us I turned the guitar into an axe and brought it down cutting off it's head.
"Nice one!" said David. I grabbed two of the legs and ripped them off.
"Here you go David. Some weapons." I took off a few pieces and tied them around his front hooves making some blades. "It's going to have to do for now."
"Alright. Would you believe me if I say I'm not that good at fighting?"
"I believe you. Your too kind. Your actually way to kind. Why is that?"
"I just like helping."
"Well keep it up kid. You might just save the world without having to hurt another in the process."
"What does that mean?"
"It means keep doing what your doing." We continued our walk down the tunnel and killed about... 23 spiders. Babies included.
"You didn't tell me that pod would pop into a bunch of them!" complained David.
"I didn't know okay! Look let's pick up the paste and move faster." David stopped moving but I continued to walk forward while looking at him.
<What's with him?>
[Guess he can't handle the spiders.]
"David?" I asked him. "What are you... looking... at..." I turned to see the queen herself. "Uh... I guess your not just going to give us some strings so let's get right on down to the ass kicking!" I drew my guitar in it's normal form and played a few notes striking it with lightning. "David! I'll keep the bitch busy! You get those strings!" The queen fell to the ground in pain.
"No!" it cried.
"Oh god it can talk."
<Oh god it can talk.>
[Oh god it can talk.]
"Yes I can talk! You idiot! You just slaughtered my children!"
"Your children attacked! We would just ask nicely if we could."
"You shall die!" She gut up and shot some strings at me. I dodged them mostly but a few nicked me in the side.
"Ah... ew... Hey check it out." I held the shiny strings in my hoof and put them on the guitar. "Alright guys! Accept this into the memory!"
[Stronger strings! I like that!]
<Do we keep the old ones?>
{Yes. These would make great bass strings but it would be bad for the others unless we can find some lighter ones.}
[Like the ones the babies spin?]
<Genius!>
"Dustin! Keep her busy for a few more minutes."
"David! What are you..." I looked over and saw he already had a pile stacked up that would keep this land busy for a few years. "Keep it up!"
"Die!" shouted the queen.
"Oh shut up." I turned the guitar into it's bass form. "Ready for the groove?"
"No." said the queen.
"Suit yourself." I strummed it once and the land below the queen busted open and she feel to her doom.
"Damn you pony! I shall have vengeance."
"Oh... too bad your stuck in the earth huh?" I strummed the guitar again closing the hole.
{You could say I... plugged it up!}
<This hold shall never be used again.>
[I think this hole is filled.]
"Nice one." said David. I looked at his arm blades and saw how dull they were.
"You using those to gut the strings?"
"Yeah."
"Nice. We need to book it."
{Do you guys have other forms?}
<Flight mode. And we have one vehicle option that you may like.>
{Oh really?}
The guitar left my hooves and turned into a small blue scooter.
"I love scooters!" I said out loud.
"I personally would rather have a truck. No offense."
"It's cool." I took all the parts I could find and a few circular rocks and built a wagon. David and I loaded up all the strings and he climbed on top of the mountain. I attached it to my scooter and revved it up.
"Alright guys." I said to them. "Let's do this."
"Dustin I don't think a scooter can go very- WHOA!" The scooter took of like nitrous and we rocketed out of the cave faster than a race car in a game of NASCAR.
"Whew! Yeah!"
"Your crazy!"
"And your tense! Lighten up David and have some fun!" He gave a small chuckle and loosened his body up. He looked straight as we were nearing the exit. "Here we go."
"Alright! Now were making progress!"
[Good kid. I think we should keep him around Dustin.]
<He grows on you.>
{Who does he remind me of?}
<Us when we were 16.>
{But we had fun running from the cops!}
[So much fun.]
"You ran from the cops?!" asked David.
"Oh right." I slowed the scooter down a bit. "Forgot you can see my minds. I did some pretty stupid stuff as a kid."
"You don't seem like the kind of guy to hire someone to do something for him."
"Your right. Best to do it yourself."
"What did you use to do?"
"I'll tell you later." We exited the cave and stopped at the top. I turned the scooter into the Clementine and looked over the edge of the cliff. "That's a big fall."
"What do we do?" asked David still on the wagon.
"Hold on!" I pushed the wagon off the cliff and watched it slide down the mountain.
"ASSHOLE!!!" he yelled falling to safety.
"Hehehe... Your right Alpha. He does grow on you."
<Let's try out the flight mode. Just stand on top of the guitar and channel your magic through it like always.>
{Oh like a surfboard!}
[Only make it more like... Jak. For Playstation 2. Remember that?"
"Oh I remember! Hover board!" I jumped off the cliff and landed on the guitar and watched as it opened up and began to emit blue wings. "Now were talking!" I could control the board like I move my hoof. It's just that easy. I went forward and landed at the bottom where David was. "You okay?"
"*pants* That was so much fun..." He said with a smile. Okay. You can't fake a smile like this.
"Hehehe... come on." I lifted him up. "That's called adrenaline by the way."
"I liked it but it's a little much for a first timer."
"You've never been thrown from a cliff by your clone?"
"No. He's not that evil."
"I had it worse than that. At least we got the strings right?"
"Right." I pulled the wagon with him up the mountain and met the girls at the bottom. "Hey girls." said David.
"We're alive." I told them.
"You killed Arachnia?" asked Luna.
"I punched her right in the arachnads. I don't know if she's dead or not. I sent her falling through the planet."
"She's dead then. Good job Bass." said Celestia. "You've destroyed our string supply."
"No we haven't!" said David backing me up. "You know how bugs work. They get a new leader and continue were they left off from."
"That's right." I said happily. Vinyl and Octavia ran up and gave me a group hug.
"I missed you!" said Vinyl planting a kiss on my cheek.
"Had me worried!" said Octavia crushing my back.
"My ba-aah-aah-kkk."
"Sorry." she said dropping me.
"You got one arm there Tavia." I told her while breathing heavily. "I see why your good at the cielo." She smiled happily and Vinyl stared at me. "I'm fine Vinyl. Look. I got enough strings to last you guys a life time!"
"You got some light ones in here by accident." said Luna holding out a few thin strings.
"Oh I need those!" I said taking them and giving them to my guitar.
[Good call there.]
<These are perfect!>
{Hell yeah!}
"Now Bass..." started Twilight.
"Aw... more already? We have two months! I need a nap!"
"Your right." she said giggling. "You did a great job today. Be happy about that!" She said holding her hooves out for a hug.
[Oh no. Dustin. Don't you do it.]
{I can't turn down a free hug!}
I grabbed her and pulled her in but in that same second everyone else jumped in for a group hug.
"*gasp* It's a trap!"
<Way to go there Ackbar.>
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