The Neverfree Tales

by Niar-Muse

Rating: teen
Tags: Tragedy, Dark
Length: 879

A collection of the stories of the many ponies that never escaped their fate of the Everfree forest

Originally on fanfiction, Neverfree Tales has become part of a joint posting.
The Neverfree Tales is a collection of stories based off of many fairy tales and children's stories, except, with a slight spin to them.

Published 1970-01-01 00:00:00 UTC
Last updated 2013-12-10 22:39:32 UTC

Drifting Song

I really want to re-write these, but I haven't the time between school and everything else. Anyways, here we go again.

Drifting Song was his name and music was his talent. Drifting was slightly taller than most unicorns and had sharp golden eyes, dark gray fur and a silky silver mane that hung in one eye.

His cutie mark was of a lute, the instrument of which he played.

Drifting was lonely at times as he traveled from town to town, never staying in one place for too long.

He was visiting Ponyville again when he snapped.

Drifting Song was giving off one of the best performances yet when a cruel acting mother mare snatched her colt from the audience and left with the colt breaking out into tears.

Later that night, Drifting Song used his magic to lure the colt into the Everfree with him. Keeping the colt as an apprentice Drifting is said to have fed off the colts youth and keep himself alive through his music.

So he went on, from town to town, city to city, snatching colt's and fillies through his hypnotic song. Living forever until Manehatten caught up with him in the Everfree Forest, the citizens of Manehatten cornered Drifting and quickly ended his life, saving the young filly he had taken that day.

The angered city-ponies burned his instruments and the body, covering up the story for future generations. Saying that the young colt had wandered off and that the mares and stallions of Manehatten had taken after him.

To this day though. If you listen really closely to the sounds of the Everfree, you will hea the sounds of a fire and music playing, but you wont find a pony playing music by a fire. No. You wont.

You will find Drifting Song and if you do, it will be too late to escape. For he'll already have gotten you.

Now my readers, this is another tale to be weary off in the Everfree.

Always beware of the Drifting Song

Well at least I'm alright with the ending. The rest sounds very cheesy.... I really should re-write these one day

Red Ridding

Hello there! Now before anyone says anything, yes this is on my fanfiction, I have decided to post it here as well just because I felt like it and felt it deserved to be on this site after so long.

Anyways, I'm just going to start now. I do not own MLP.

Red Ridding was a proud earth pony. Her red velvet colored mane pressed against her neck and her long velvet tail that dragged slightly on the ground and had a slight curl at the end. Red's stunning sky aqua blue eyes that were soft but filled with determination. Even her off white fur made her the envy of every mare in Ponyville. Red Ridding's cutie mark was an ivory letter that was sealed with red wax, it showed that her talent was delivering messages across Ponyville.

Every stallion and colt loved and wanted her, while every mare and filly wanted her looks and charm. Red Ridding also had a hood that she adored and wore almost every day, it was the last gift she had received from her grandmother in Canterlot. Her grandmother was a top designer, even making a gown for Celestia herself!

A simple ruby red hood that let other ponies know that she had a message for them, be it dire or a love letter, every pony she delivered to loved her.

However, Red was a curious pony and often wandered off after a long delivery.

A letter was given to her to send help to the neighboring town, asking for assistance with the cutie pox out-break.

Red Ridding went off at a gallop as soon as she got the letter, her red cloak flapping behind her as Red rushed through the EverFree forest. She got the letter to the next town over before you could tell the story of Discord.

On her way back though, that's were the trouble began.

Red Ridding had been trotting lightly back to Ponyville when a peculiar sight caught her eyes, a field of roses. She had heard stories of the mysterious fields, that one should not go into them as one would become stuck and slowly die, but Red didn't believe the old mare's tale as she trotted carefully towards the small pond in the center.

A crows call startled Red Ridding as she stumbled backwards into a thorny rose bush where the thorns clawed her eyes out and scrapped her hooves until blood trickled into the off white fur. Red Ridding made it out, but became blind as she did so.

Now she wanders the Everfree, trying to find her way out of the cursed forest.

They say that if you ever find your way lost in the Everfree Forest that Red Ridding will take your soul by tempting your curiosity with the blood red rose petals she leaves behind her.

Now my dear readers, heed my words.

Don't stray from the paths of Everfree. Don't give into Red Ridding.

So yeah, what did you think? If you have any suggestions drop a comment and I'll try and get back to you.