The Ever Night Forest

by Angieheart

Rating: everyone
Tags: My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, Alternate Universe, Princess Luna, Original Character, Philomena, Adventure, Princess Celestia
Length: 1352

Moonbeam lived in the Ever Night Forest (Ever Free) for as long as she can remember. One night she was going to gather ingredients when it came....

Explanation to why the story is on hiatus
Moonbeam lived in the Ever Night Forest (Ever Free) for as long as she can remember, one night by complete misfortune she is found by a timberwolf. Without any other options moonbeam ran with the beast hot on her trail, when she is snagged by enchanted thorn vines. With not wanting to get stuck the wolf let her be.
Join Moonbeam in an adventure outside the Ever Night Forest to learn what is outside her tribe's night as she learns that there goddess has returned to them, but why did she not return to them? instead of living with with the light loyalists? she goes into this new world of light to understand to the light loyalists her "alien" culture in the lights view.
Cover art by PonySlayer

Published 2013-10-11 15:10:02 UTC
Last updated 2013-10-18 02:01:25 UTC

In hope of being found

Hope of Being Found/Flieing Fire

Moonbeam didn't know how long she was out for, but there was warmth on her left shoulder from the sunlight through the trees. Since she wasn't facing the sun, she knew that she faced either north or south and her left or right was east or west. She was also glad daybreak was nearly over, and then hopefully some of her tribe mates would come looking for her. Her wounds pained her and she wanted to cry out in pain, but alas she was too weak.

"Please great lunar goddess spare me. spare me please, I don't want to die here." Moonbeam wept. Why  didn't the great lunar goddess just spare her this pain? Her eyes felt heavy. The only thing keeping her alive right now was the hope of being found.

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"Philomeana." Celestia called.

Philomeana chirped on her perch in the study.

"There you are. I was getting worried." Celestia replied.

Philomeana squawked and rolled her eyes.

"Yes, I know your over ten millenniums old."

Philomeana squawked and tipped her head towards the window.

"All right you can go but be back by midnight?" Celestia asked while opening the window.

Philomeana flew out the window, southeast towards the Ever Free Forest. She heard a small cry of pain, then looked down and saw a mare trapped below in the thorny thikit. Philomeana flew down to the trapped mare. Celestia had put up the thorny branches a long time ago to keep out intruders and to keep in wild creatures. The unfortunate mare was snared completely, but Philomeana fortunately was there.

Moonbeam glanced up to see a small bird that looked like it was made of fire.

"Who are you?" Moonbeam asked.

Philomeana pressed her head against Moonbeam's forehead.

In moonbeam's mind Philomeana said

Hello young one, my name is Philomeana. I am a phoenix. I live in Cantorlot with the princesses' in there castle. My master is princess Celestea. I ask of you to not struggle against the vines. I will retern with help to get you free and teat your wounds.

"Okay." Moonbeam replied weakly.

Philameana flew off back to the castle.

Just hold on a little longer. Philameana prayed.

Before she knew it, Philameana was on the ledge of princess Celestia's balcony. Philameana flew in but she wasn't in her chambers.

Philameana went to the dining hall, thankfully Celestia and Luna were both there. Philameana rarely spoke verbally but this was impotent.

"Celestia, Luna!" Philameana began.

"What is it Philameana?" the princesses said in unison.

"A mare she's hurt in the enchanted thorn vines!"  Philameana replied.

"I told you sister, those vines would someday get someponie killed!" Luna hissed at her sister while running through the halls to her balcony; completly forgetting she could teleport. She took off with Celestia and Philameana close behind towards the enchanted vine field.

No such thing

Rescued/Recovery

        Rescued

"She is down here!"  Philameana called. She descended down towards Moonbeam.

"That's odd" Celestia replied "Only creatures born in the Ever Free  Forest wold get stuck."

Moonbeam looked up and saw Philameana and two ascended unicorns. Healer said there wonderful mother was once a unicorn before the queen and king ascended into the celestial beings the beautiful moon and the proud sun. Once a pony acceded there life span wold extend a hundred millennium fold and wold gain the strength of a earth pony, the speed and wings of a Pegasus, and the horn  and magic capabilities of a unicorn. They where beautiful.

The ascended unicorns landed by her side.

The white ascended unicorn made a sort or magic blade she cut the thorny vines carefully from the trees they grew to. Then she cast a spell on the separated vines there was a small flash and the vines crumbled to ash. With the weight off her wounds they started to bleed. It hurt horribly. She let out a weak cry of pain.

"I'm sorry my little pony." Luna replied quickly raping bandages tightly around her wounds making the bleeding slow down.

"Celestia we have to get her..." she din't hear the rest then slowly everything faded to black.

Moonbeam woke to a steady beeping sound and there was a clear tube going into her forehoof.

"Your awake!" The nurse said "Hold on I'll get the doctor" The nurse shot out the room like her tail was on fire.

"I assure you nurse Hart trail that's most serenely unlikely." A male voice said

"But it's true doctor Stabel-steal." Nurse hart trail replied

"If this is a joke" Doctor Stable-steal sentence was cut short

"It's not a joke! She opened her eyes and looked at me." Nurse Hart trail replied "Look!"

She brought a stallion in and gestured at moonbeam.

"I'm sorry I doubted you nurse Hart trail." doctor Stable-steal  replied and walked over to Moonbeam's bedside "Those antibiotics work wonders" Dr. Stable-steal  replied he levitated a clipboard and began writing things down."Vitals are looking better, hart-rate stronger,  recovery is extraordinary! Stable-steal exclaimed "I must tell the princesses at once! Nurse bring her to a room for the night." He called while dashing out the door.

"I haven't seen him excited about a patent's recovery like that when Twilight Sparkle was in here after a spell casting accident. The nurse mumbled. She walked over to moonbeam and asked her a basic question "what's your name?"

"My name is Moonbeam." She replied then she let out a tired yawn

"Well moonbeam I'm going to move you to a room for the night then you can get some sleep and in the morning I fill finish my questions. Sound good?"

"Aha"

It was a short walk to her room she din't see it because moonbeam was already asleep.

"Poor mare. she has a long recovery ahead  of her" The nurse whispered while clicking the bed into place. turning off the lights as she left.

May the stars guide your path

The Fool's Cap/The Timberwolf

"Moonbeam." the Healer called.

"Yes, Healer?" Moonbeam replied.

"I need you to gather some Fool's cap, do you remember where it is, Moonbeam?" the Healer asked.

"Of course Healer, its to the right of the Lunar-field you can't miss it." Moonbeam replied with a small  smile

"No, I need the ones by Night Rock" Healer replied

"My apologies Healer, I'll return with them before dawn brake."Moonbeam replied."

"Good, may the stars guide your path." the Healer replied."

"And may they guide yours, Healer." Moonbeam replied."

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Moonbeam left the tribe at moon rise. Most of the night tribe awake at sunset and know when the moon rises and it takes about one moon cycle to get there and another to get back, so she had no time to waste. She knew the Fool's Cap would be the ripest when she got there, so she had to make it at least half way before light brake.

She was nearly there before light brake, but what she didn't know was that she was being hunted.

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Moonbeam noticed it was almost daybreak, so she decided to make camp. She found a tree with a wide leaf spand so when day light came she would sleep in the shade; around the tree grew a patch of long grass that would make a nice bed for the day. With everything in order, she lied down and went to sleep.

A good fifteen minuets later...

Moonbeam heard a deep growl. She coked an eye open and saw a pair of red preying eyes through the thicket. She gasped then got up and sprinted at full gallop. She didn't care where. Her only worry was getting some distance between the beast. Then she herd a blood chilling howl, and blinked back tears while she ran, heart about to burst in her throat, her mind only thinking speed.

She ran into something and to her horror was stuck in a thorn bush. She flailed and struggled but didn't realize she was stuck in enchanted thorn bushes. As the thorns dug into her skin, Moonbeam cried out in pain as the fresh wounds bled. Adding that the beast was just heartbeats behind, the experience overwhelmed her, and everything went black.