- >A large rock slammed into the ground right in front of Echo.
- "Gah!"
- >She dodged to the left and continued forward, an entrance to a tunnel straight ahead of her.
- >Melon-sized rocks rained down all around her, smashing into pieces as they hit the tiled floor.
- >"Echo!" yelled a voice to her right.
- >A silver-clad pony was running alongside her.
- "Speck--"
- >Echo was cut off as Speck leaped ahead of her, pushing her back and to the ground.
- >She watched as Speck held the Keel Regalia upwards, flinching when a pony-sized boulder collided with her.
- >The shield flashed a bright purple before repelling the rock away, eliciting a grunt from its holder.
- >Speck turned to Echo, offering a hoof.
- >"Let's go!" she ordered, helping Echo up and taking off for the exit.
- >They were close to it now, but the falling ceiling seemed to approach them too quickly.
- "Go, go!" Echo cried.
- >Only a meter away from salvation, she dove forwards, colliding with Speck and sending them rolling into the tunnel.
- >Mere inches behind them, a giant wall of rock slammed hard into the floor, blocking off access to the room.
- >The collision rung through the stone walls around them, echoing far down the tunnel, way out of their light's reach.
- >For a few moments, the world spun, and the only sounds were the heavy panting from two bat ponies.
- ---
- >"Are... are you alright?" Speck groaned, slowly standing up.
- >Echo shook her head and her head rung, reminding her of her first moments in the Trials.
- "Yeah... I'm alright," she answered, opening her eyes.
- >They were safe and in the tunnels, just in the nick of time.
- >However, after the reverberating of her voice had faded, a little breath escaped her.
- >The tunnels suddenly felt a little empty.
- >It was just her and Speck.
- "No... no...!"
- >She spun around and faced the imposing rock that blocked the way back.
- >"Echo..."
- "Kah... no! This--"
- >She weakly slammed an armoured hoof into the stone.
- "No! Aaah!"
- >She screamed, took a deep breath, and screamed harder, her vocal cords almost ripping.
- >Her voice cracked and she thrashed her head in disbelief.
- >It wasn't long until she was seething through her teeth.
- >Repeatedly, she hammered the rock with her hooves, trying to find a way back.
- >She scurried the wall, hopeful to find a weak point, but to no avail.
- >The rocks, impossibly heavy, didn't budge.
- "Mosina... Gloomie!"
- >Sobs escaped her.
- "Night Watch!"
- >Her eyes reddened and tears streamed down her face.
- >Her strikes turned into erratic flailing, until she began to slump to the floor.
- >All the while, Speck gave her space, her head held low and ladened with tears of her own.
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