Cube Land

Chapter 1

Twilight Sparkle was looking forward to a nice relaxing day. After the events of the wedding, she was looking forward to taking it easy and spending some quality time with all her friends. Twilight had proposed the idea of having a picnic where they normally brought their pets to play and her friends had agreed wholeheartedly.

Here they were, eating delicious baked goods courtesy of Pinkie Pie, listening to Applejack play the guitar, and enjoying each others company when a purple flash of light made everypony stop what they were doing. From the center of where the flash had come stood a strange, blackish purple rectangle, amidst scorched and blackened grass.

There appeared to be writhing purple energies that made up a kind of 'skin' in between the top and bottom layers of the...thing.

"What do you girls think this is?" asked Twilight.

All of her friends shook their heads and shrugged. Except for Pinkie Pie.

"I think it looks like a portal!" she exclaimed, bouncing happily.

Twilight walked closer, inspecting the strange object. It appeared to be flawless; it had no discernible cracks or imperfections along the entire structure. Twilight tapped it with her hoof. It gave off a sound similar to rock.

"I have no idea what this is," said Twilight suspiciously. "I wonder why it appeared here out of nowhere."

Out of the corner of her eye, Twilight noticed Rainbow Dash slowly creeping towards the...for lack of a better word, she used Pinkie Pie's name for it.

"Dash! What do you think you're doing? The...portal could be dangerous!"

Caught, Rainbow Dash stopped her skulking and said, "But look at it! It looks awesome! We should go see what's on the other side!"

"Are you crazy? What if there are monsters and other bad stuff on the other side?" exclaimed Twilight.

"C'mon Twilight, lighten up! What if I go first and then come back? Will that prove to you that its safe?" asked Rainbow Dash with a glint in her eye.

"Well..." said Twilight, unsure.

Without waiting for an answer, Rainbow Dash unfurled her wings and flew straight into the portal before anypony could stop her.

As soon as Rainbow Dash touched the purple 'skin' she disappeared.

"Gosh darn it, Rainbow! Ya'll are gonna need a stern talkin' to when you get back!" said Applejack, who was not amused by her friend's antics.

All of the remaining ponies were concerned about Dash's well-being. It was with great relief that after only a minute she flew back out of the portal.

Panting from excitement and exhaustion, Dash said, "Girls! You totally need to see this! The place is awesome!"

"Is it safe, Dash? Are there any creatures or monsters there?" asked Twilight.

"I did a fly over and I didn't see any movement," replied Rainbow Dash, panting.

"Well..." said Twilight. "I guess we could at least look around..."

Rainbow Dash face broke into a huge grin. "That's the spirit!"

One by one, all of the ponies cautiously walked up to the portal and touched the purple film. Twilight was the last pony to touch the portal.

Should I tell somepony where were going? she asked herself. Well, we should only be there for a little while...oh what the hay, I want to see this other place too!

And with that, Twilight touched her hoof to the purple portal and felt herself whisked away to another dimension.

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Here I go.

I have decided to start a journal of sorts due to a number of strange occurrences. This is for my own recollection, since I have not found another species capable of communication. Perhaps someone will find this recollection and enjoy it. Who am I kidding? I'm the only one here.

Day 94 (I think)

The day started the same as all the others; me rising at first light. I have ascertained the perfect sleep schedule for some time now. Going to bed as soon as the sun sets and rising as it rises has proven to be the most effective balance between safety and getting stuff done.

I performed my daily routine: gathering eggs from the chickens I have penned up, harvesting the wheat that has fully matured while replacing them with fresh seeds, and then proceeding to head into the Mine.

I brought my usual: a stack of torches, my clock, several loaves of bread, an iron sword, an iron shovel, and my trusty diamond pickaxe. I walked the hundred or so meters to the entrance of the Mine. Even with all the torches I had placed around the entrance and on the inside, the Mine still seemed as foreboding as ever.

Making sure there were no unpleasant surprises awaiting me around the corners, I carefully descended into the Mine. There are many paths in the Mine, and I had traversed through most of them. There was one path, however that I was reluctant to explore. The first time I had attempted to find the secrets that it held, I was overcome with a feeling of dread. Needless to say, I had not tried to go down there again.

Today was different. I looked at the dark and foreboding path with the need to find. Explore. Uncover. I felt no feeling of dread this time, unlike all the other times I attempted to brave the Pit. That's what I called it. The Pit. I had no idea what was down there. More iron? Gold? Some illustrious diamonds? I never knew, and was not particularly interested in finding out.

For some reason, I felt the need to descend into the Pit, to uncover its secrets that have long been kept from me. I did so and found nothing of interest. For many hours I placed torches at regular intervals, descending ever deeper into the Pit. I was about to call of the expedition when the sight of strange stone caught my attention. It wasn't pure stone; I have mined enough to know. It wasn't cobblestone, or even the mossy variety, of which housed monster spawners.

No, this stone was different. It appeared to be crafted by another sentient being. This stone was enough for me to consider the expedition a success. Checking my clock, I noticed that it was later than I thought it was. Sundown was rapidly approaching, so I retreated back to the entrance of the Mine, leaving a staggered path of torches to help me remember the way.

When I stepped out of the pit, I saw a most curious sight. In the sky was a strange blue creature flying rather quickly. I had never seen a creature quite like it, so I raced back to my home and deposited all of the unnecessary objects that I was carrying. I kept my sword on me, in case the creature was hostile. My curiosity had been peeked however, so I grabbed a bushel of wheat in the off chance that I could befriend the creature.

I write this now, right before I go and search for the creature. With any luck, I will find it before nightfall.

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