-TERRARIA, TERRARIUM-

Celebes was now weeping uncontrollably as she tightly held onto the emerald tree before her. Terra’s voice could be heard soothing The Dryad while also acting ignorant of a recent occurrence: Silence’s ascension.

“He’s gone, Terra. Why must my happiness be taken away from me, always?” The Dryad says with tears flowing down her cheeks, “My parents… my race… and now, Silence…”

“All is not lost, my sweet Tree Hugger," Terra responds as the emerald tree hums with a vibrating sensation, "And do not forget, you also have your new-found friends-”

“But I haven’t known them for as long as, Silence! He was there for me before and after my kin died!” Celebes interjects, gritted teeth and defiantly planting her feet, “I care about my new friends, don’t mistake my outburst," Her features sadden, "But, I knew him for almost countless years… he was the one thin-”

“That kept you happy?” Interjects a familiar voice from behind The Dryad.

Celebes’s eyes widen in a mix of shock and awe as she slowly turns her gaze towards the voice, tears still flowing and her arms still wrapped around the emerald tree.

“I must say, Terra, this new form is rather…. Strange,” Says Silence, switching between a humanoid dryad form and his normal pony form.

Terra could only chuckle in a loving fashion as Celebes takes in the being before her.

“Oh, hello Tree Hugger,” Silence says, looking up with a warm smile.

The Dryad was at a complete loss for words, however, none were needed for what she does next. She tears away from the emerald tree and runs into the embrace of Silence, shoving her face into his right shoulder as her tears dampen the pony's fur.

“Well, this is an enthusiastic welcome, my dear,” He says, wrapping a single wing around her.

The Dryad manages a chuckle and pulls away from Silence’s shoulder, “You’re so terrible,” She gently punches his chest region.

“Am I?” He asks, pressing his snout to her lips.

The Dryad was instantly lost in bliss as she gleefully pressed into the kiss. However, Terra seemingly clears her throat and comments:

“Should I give you two some privacy? Perhaps I could transport you to a lovely sky island?”

As Silence breaks away, he chuckles, “No, no, Terra. I don’t think we’re that far in yet.”

Celebes’s features turn beet red as she grits her teeth and shouts:

“Terra! That’s inappropriate!”

Terra giggles, “Oh come now, it’s really not all that different from how I set up Oblivion an-”

“I said enough!” Celebes screams out with red features. Terra continues to laugh as said laughter echoes throughout Terrarium. Then, her voice speaks into Silence’s mind, Celebes being oblivious to this:

-Thank you, Silence. My little dryad seems to be much happier now,- Terra chuckles, -Despite her frazzled state.-

Silence silently smiles.

..........

“So, Tree Hugger. I believe I have need of a residence in Home Town, yes?” Silence questions.

The Dryad fidgets her index fingers together, “You c-could stay w-with-”

“That’s a lovely idea!” Terra interjects as Celebes glares at the emerald tree.

“Thanks, Terra…” The Dryad says before she turns back to Silence, “But, yes… we could, um, we can, share my residence…?”

Silence chuckles, “You are exceedingly adorable when you’re nervous. Yes, that sounds wonderful.”

Terra gasps, “I know, right?! You probably know this since you fused with all The Guides of the past, but she earned her name because she used to hug trees as a baby! It was so cute!”

“I’m aware, Terra. I babysat her in my third life.” Silence responds with a slight deadpan expression.

Terra seemingly clears her throat in an embarrassed manner, “Oh, pardon me, you two. I get giddy over stuff like this,” She giggles, while The Dryad stares at the emerald tree with a deadpan expression. Seemingly recovering her composure, Terra emits a green aura from the tree and says:

“You both must now make your way to Anubis’s Pyramid and inform them that they now have a bit more time to train,” She giggles, “Maybe after you two set up your lover's nest?”

Celebes shoots the emerald tree a glare, “Get serious, Terra.”

“I think a bed will do just fine,” Silence says with a wink.

Celebes’s face reddens once more, “You’re not helping her!”

“Oh, but he is,” Terra responds, “Well, anyway-”

“Nice segway…” Celebes interjects.

“I can only tell you two that recent events have transpired which enabled our heroes to improve with Anubis’s training, even further.” Terra comments. However, she then speaks to Silence’s mind and says:

-Do not tell Tree Hugger of what has happened in The Underworld. A strange and familiar force has intervened, but Twilight and her two friends are currently unconscious within the Order of The Guide as a result. Also, Linn will be called back to Camelot very soon for a coming conflict so I want you to ensure that Tori and Shadow Thunder go with her. The other ponies from Equus must remain in Anubis's Pyramid to complete their training. It is vital that these series of events play out to perfection, Silence.-

Silence nods, turning into his newly-found Dryad form and observing himself calmly, opening and closing his hands. Noticing the Dryad’s look, he turns his gaze towards her and questions with a smirk:

“Like what you see?”

Her face reddens, “Ugh… you’re nearly as bad as she is,” Celebes says while pointing towards the tree.

“Oh, trust me, I’m nowhere near as bad," Silence responds, his smirk still present.

The Dryad’s mouth drops at seeing the male member of her species. She tries to pull her gaze away, but fails to do so as she slowly turns back, “S-stop it! Stop being so ho- I mean, annoyingly hot!" She throws her hands up in the air in submission, "Damnit! I give up already! you look hot in that form, ok?!”

Silence chuckles at her outburst, “Having trouble focusing?” He questions.

“You two are torturing me... in two different ways…” Celebes says with her reddened facial features still present.

Terra chuckles, “I can guess what one of those forms of torture is-”

“Don’t you finish that sentence!” Celebes interjects with a pointed finger towards the tree before she grabs Silence’s left arm, “Come on, we’re leaving!” She stealthily glances towards the male dryad behind her as she says internally:

-He is pleasing to look at, though...-

“I heard that my dear,” Terra calls out before Celebes transports herself and Silence to their next destination, Anubis's Pyramid.

Terra is left behind in thought as she comments:

“Hmmm… perhaps I should start preparing myself for their children?”

-TERRARIA, THE UNDERWORLD-

Cozy Glow soon found herself on a large clearing, in one of the farthest reaches of The Underworld. The filly looked around and takes in her surroundings as she says:

“Hmm, I don’t see a lab here. How long have I been looking?” Incidentally, A few hours have passed by on the surface world She places a forehoof to her chin in thought, “I'm missing something here. Lord Zalgo said I’d appear-” Cozy's words are cut off as she could hear a series of gunshots, along with the firing of laser-like weaponry. However, what got her attention most was the fact that these shots were coming from below.

Realization dawns on her, “Oh! I get it, it’s buried beneath me!” She then conjures forth a Molten Pickaxe, “I’ll be sure to thank Lord Zalgo for this thing later!”

With a flap of her wings, Cozy lifts herself up into the air, raises the pickaxe over her head with both of her forehooves grasping the tool, and brings it down with a grunt. Upon making contact with the ashy ground beneath her, searing flames emanate off of her pickaxe. This noticeably scares the filly, but she soon sighs in relief as she comments:

“Ok, it doesn’t burn me. But that’s clearly fire covering the pickaxe... and my hooves,” She shrugs, “Oh well!” Large mounds of ashen soil are kicked up soon after as the digging process begins.

……….

Some time goes by and the filly could hear the sounds of the gunshots, but also laser projectiles, drawing ever closer. She soon finds out who the unfortunate individuals were as she punctures into a large chamber with the entrance to the very lab she was searching for etched into the wall. However, she could also see the mangled remains of demons who tried to breach the structure. From behind the corner of her breach, Cozy Glow comments:

“Well… I found it,” She winces as one of the turrets positioned on the outside of the lab blasts away an Imp, “But how do I approach without getting blown apart?” She ponders on this for a moment, and soon raises a forehoof while shouting:

“Oh! That’s right! He gave me that shield thingy. What was the name- Ah! Yes, the Obsidian Shield.”

The filly conjures forth the protective equipment, and thanks to her small frame, the shield was the perfect barricade for her. It was light enough for her to lift without much effort while also being large enough to effectively protect her form.

She takes a breath, “Here we go.”

The filly runs out from behind the corner she hid behind and raised the shield before her. The turrets immediately pick up the filly as a series of mechanical voices shout:

“Target acquired. Subject: Unknown. Possible pony origins.”

[PHOOM]

[PHOOM]

A large barrage of energy-based projectiles is unleashed and collides with the filly’s Obsidian Shield. A series of ‘tinking’ echoes out as the shield successfully defends the filly while she runs towards the turrets. Cozy Glow grits her teeth as she holds the shield against the projectiles before positioning herself just below them. She conjures forth her Molten Pickaxe while throwing the shield on her back, and with a flap of her wings, she manages to reach the first turret.

“Yah!” Cozy Glow roars out as she slams her pickaxe into the turret repeatedly. All the while, she made sure to turn her back towards the other turret so that her shield could defend her from its projectiles.

A series of electricity is let loose by the damaged turret before exploding soon after. Now floating in the air and with her back turned to the other turret, the filly starts to fly backward. The many projectiles from the remaining turret continue to fire off with no end, but luckily for her, the shield holds up against the barrage of projectiles.

“Almost… t-there…” Cozy says with gritted teeth, backing up ever more into the turret. However, instead of trying to strike at the turret with her pickaxe, Cozy backs up her shield and connects it to the barrel of the weapon.

[PHOOM]

The turret fires once more but effectively destroy itself as Cozy’s plan comes to fruition. With her shield presses against the barrel, the projectile had exploded from within the weapon, destroying itself in the process.

“Phew, thank Zalgo for that,” She comments while wiping her head with a forehoof. She then lands onto the ashy earth below her and is now greeted with a new problem. With an annoyed grunt, she says:

“How in the hay do I even get into the place?” She approaches the large metallic double doors before her and takes notice of a keypad, “So now I need a key… lovely…” Her ears suddenly perk up as she could hear one of the nearby demons trying to crawl towards her, its torso being all that’s left of its body. She looks over her shoulder and braces her Molten Pickaxe. Her features become crazed as she shouts:

“I will not fail my lord! Raaaaaw!” She then repeatedly slams her pickaxe onto the demon’s head as what seems to be flaming blood is let loose in the process. She soon stops her assault and tries to catch her breath. However, her eyes instantly focus on what was in the demon’s grasp.

“Oh! The keycard!” The filly plucks the keycard from the dead entity’s claws and turns back to the entrance of the laboratory, “Here you go!” She exclaims before lowering her voice, “You dumb keypad thingy…”

“Access granted. Welcome, class five personal.” The keypad says with an autotune.

“Class five?” The filly questions and ponders before shrugging her shoulders, “Meh, I’m in now, so who cares.”

On cue, the metallic double doors part as streams of steam escapes from the entire door frame. The smoke soon clears and the filly looks into the shockingly lighted hallway before her as she comments:

“If this place is abandoned, why are the lights on?” She takes a few steps into the structure as the large double doors behind her slam shut, causing her to yelp in response. “Well, no going out that way... I think.”

“State your business.” A mechanical voice says which causes Cozy to look towards a small drone, practically pyramid-shaped in appearance.

“Oh, um, I’m a c-class five?”

“Identification requested. Please present your keycard.”

Cozy looks towards the card in her right forehoof, “H-here you go.” A strange blue aura with ones and zeros covers the card as the drone floats it towards the mechanical entity. A series of beeps and boops echoes out, followed by a ding.

“Welcome. Class five personnel. Is there anything I can assist you with?” The mech questions.

Cozy was naturally thrown off by this but regained her composure as she took into consideration the form of Zalgo. She then clears her throat, “I’m looking for The Murasama, can you take me there? It’s, uh, my first day on the job.” She lies with a cold sweat.

The drone seemingly calculates her request as various files appear on its visor. Then, it dings once more before responding:

"Retrieving file designation...
Codename: Lucifer Pit Lord.
Classification: World Ending.
Special Containment Procedures: The Murasama is held between two gravity beams and must never be removed from its holding cell. Results will be cataclysmic. All personnel are hereby forbidden from ever wielding the blade. Containment is a large rectangular room, approximately one hundred yards long and one hundred sixty feet wide, and housed within The Underworld Laboratory. For added security, and by the orders of Dr. Draedon himself, an appropriate mech unit has been charged with guarding the blade."

Cozy clicks her tongue, face riddled with absolute shock, “No surprise that this was going to be difficult," She barely manages to recover her composure and clears her throat, “I’d like for you to take me to it. For, uh, maintenance purposes.”

“Very well. Please follow me to your destination.”

A series of beeps leaves the drone as it turns around and leads the filly down the hallway.

Character inventory/equipment:

Fluttershy: Statigel Armor(pony, equipped), Overloaded Blaster, Eviscerator, Crimslime Staff, Corroslime Staff, Slime Staff, Finch Staff, Snow Flinx Staff, Hornet Staff, Blood Clot Staff, Deathbringer Pickaxe, Blood Lust Cluster Axe, Healing Potion, Honey Comb(equipped), Brain Of Confusion(equipped), Mana Polarizer(equipped), Honeyed Goggles, Slime Mount, Staff Of Necrosteocytes, Purified Jam.

Rainbow Dash: Necro Armor(pony, equipped), Star Cannon, Minishark, Eviscerator, Aquatic Discharge, Bloody Rupture, Deathbringer Pickaxe, Blood Lust Cluster Axe, Healing Potion, Aero Stone(equipped), Brain Of Confusion(equipped), Bone Glove(equipped), Mana Polarizer(equipped), Victory Shard, Slime Mount.

Zecora: Crimson Armor(zebra, equipped), Dune Hopper, Sausage Maker, Beenade, Tooth Ball, Aorta, Deathbringer Pickaxe, Blood Lust Cluster Axe, Various Potions, Rocket Boots(equipped), Honey Comb(equipped), Sand Cloak(equipped), Brain Of Confusion(equipped), Bloodstained Gloves(equipped), Bone Glove(equipped), Mana Polarizer(equipped), Honeyed Goggles, Skeletron Hand.

Starlight Glimmer: Meteor Armor(pony, equipped), Space Gun, Starfury, Vein Burster, Purple Phaseblade, Deathbringer Pickaxe, Blood Lust Cluster Axe, Mana Potion, Healing Potion, Victory Shard, Rocket Boots(equipped), Aero Stone(equipped), Brain Of Confusion(equipped), Mana Polarizer(equipped), Bone Glove(equipped), Slime Mount, Book Of Skulls, Skeletron Hand.

Rarity: Meteor Armor(pony, equipped), Space Gun, Hornet Staff, Snow Flinx Staff, Ice Mirror, Blood Clot Staff, Deathbringer Pickaxe, Blood Lust Cluster Axe, Mana Potion, Rocket Boots(equipped), Brain Of Confusion(equipped), Mana Polarizer(equipped), Slime Mount, Book Of Skulls, Skeletron Hand, Staff Of Necrosteocytes.

Applejack: Crimson Armor(pony, equipped), Vein Burster, Orange Phaseblade, Deathbringer Pickaxe, Blood Lust Cluster Axe, Rope, Metal Detector, Healing Potion, Rocket Boots(equipped), Honey Comb(equipped), Flurry Boots(equipped), Brain Of Confusion(equipped), Mana Polarizer(equipped), Honeyed Goggles, Slime Mount, Bone Glove, Skeletron Hand.

Twilight Sparkle: Meteorite Armor(pony, equipped), Space Gun, Book Of Skulls, Deathbringer Pickaxe, Blood Lust Cluster Axe, Mana Potion, Ichor, Victory Shards, Aero Stone(equipped), Brain Of Confusion(equipped), Mana Polarizer(equipped), Slime Mount.

Pinkie Pie: Crimson Armor(pony, equipped), Vein Burster, Blue Phaseblade, Bloody Rupture x2, Aorta, Deathbringer Pickaxe, Blood Lust Cluster Axe, Metal Detector, Rocket Boots(equipped), Honey Comb(equipped), Flurry Boots(equipped), Brain Of Confusion(equipped), Mana Polarizer(equipped), Bone Glove(equipped), Honeyed Goggles, Slime Mount, The Blood Butcherer, Skeletron Hand.