Tribal disputes

It was mid day when V-Two, Twilight, Rainbow Dash, and Spike had made it close to the village, but still had a ways to go. "AWH! You never said anything about going through a swamp!" Rarity scoffed to V-Two, who was ahead of everypony else. "Look, I know the way better than anypony else, literally, and we'd have to go through a swamp anyways. So, please just shut up and tough it out until we reach the village." V-Two replied.

As they got closer to their destination, something didn't feel, or smell right. "You smell that?" V-Two asked, sniffing the air around them. "Yeah, I smell it to." Dash said. They traveled towards where the smell was coming from. When they reached their sub-destination, they found out where the smell was coming from....

The smell was smoke, coming from a fire.... The village of the Caring Souls was on fire! The group couldn't believe what they were noticing, ponies on fire, ponies crushed from falling huts and falling trees, and ponies who had arrows sticking out of them, while on fire! "No, this wasn't supposed to happen!" V-Two shouted, then spotted Fluttershy, and ran to her screaming "Ms. Shy, we need to go, I'm friends with Twilight!" then began pulling Fluttershy out of the hut she was in, which like everything else, was on fire.

The chief had made it out, as well as a strong looking stallion wearing warrior's armor. "NnnnnNNNNNNOOOOOOO!" The chief shouted, as an arrow flew into his shoulder, then more into his legs. V-Two made it out with Fluttershy, and took one of the arrows from the chief's body. V-Two took Fluttershy to the group, and began examining the arrow.

"Oh, Fluttershy darling, are you alright?" Rarity asked. "Yeah, you hurt or anything?" Rainbow Dash asked as well. Twilight and Spike asked similar questions. "Oh, don't worry girls, I'm quite alright. These ponies were so kind to me, they said I was tied up and gagged! So they helped me back to a full recovery!" Fluttershy explained "But I have o idea how I got here!" She said, and when the stallion in the warrior's armor heard that, he disappeared into the swamp, without any pony realizing he left the area. "Oh, well you can ask V-Two over there. He's Princess Celestia's son and he helped me find you girls, and he knows where you were at because- Uh, V-Two, what are you doing?" Twilight said.

"Examining this arrow, Ms. Sparkle." V-Two began "This arrow's shaft was made from the wood of an Elm tree. "Ms. Sparkle, this attack on the village was done so by the Fire Stalkers!" V-Two then explained. "What, why would they do that?!" Twilight demanded to know. V-Two took of his small, light grey, circular shades and said "Ms. Sparkle, I told you that the tribes betrayed one another, and kept to their own kind. So, if they believed that somepony from another village did something to them, they'd attack the village that attacked them first." V-Two had finished explaining. "Let's head for the plains, we'll be safer there!" Twilight said, as she left the swamp with the group following her.

When the stopped outside the swamp in the plains, everypony but V-Two caught their breath. "I'll be right back Ms. Sparkle, I must report this to Princess Celestia." V-Two said, pulling out his bag of the transportation dust, before being stopped by Rainbow Dash. "Whoa! You're not going anywhere until we get an explanation as to who you are!" Twilight looked confused at why Rainbow Dash said that. "Rainbow, I already told you how we found you. Why are you asking him to explain all over again?" Twilight asked. "To be honest Twilight, I wasn't paying attention." Dash admitted. "Look, we haven't the time for another explanation!" V-Two shouted "Look, I know the next nearest village.... We must head to the village of the Funny Bones!" The group left for the village, as a certain armor wearing stallion was watching them.

"Uggghh! Could those Fire Stalker idiots not hit the unicorns, pegasi, and the dragon?!" Brute force said. "Oh well, the Caring Souls village is destroyed, as well the tribe themselves. Well, except for me of course." Brute force said with an evil smile. "Until next time, bearers of the elements." Brute force said, heading away from the swamp, in the opposite direction V-Two and the group were heading.