The Trials of Twilight Sparkle

     Birds chirped as the forest came to life under the early morning sun, these noises awoke the sleeping alicorn. Twilight groggily opened her eyes to be greeted by the forest around her, looking much more beautiful now that she had a clear mind, the bright and vivid scenery amused Twilight as she promptly got onto her hooves. Twilight's stomach growled as she stood, she needed to find some sustenance to keep her on her way, however it didn't seem like there were any apple trees or anything of the like in the area.

     "I need to find something," She said, talking to herself while looking for something to eat. She continued wondering around as her condition worsened, but it seemed that her efforts would be in vain. "There has to be something out here," Twilight said hastily, her focus increasing as she constantly analyzed the area in hopes of finding something.

     She continued to trot around the vast forest until hearing a bright, older voice in the distance, "Oh, I do love the forest!" Twilight stopped in her tracks, sneaking around for a better view of the stranger, he was a yellow stallion with a big bushy beard, and his cutie mark was something similar to a walking stick.

     Twilight saw this as her only chance to find her way out of the forest, "Hello, mister?"

     The old geezer jumped in shock before seeing Twilight, "Hello there, what's your name?"

     "My name is Twilight Sparkle," she replied, prompting the stallion to reply with his own.

     "My name is Nature Breeze," he said, holding his hoof out, shaking Twilight's. She smiled at his gesture before he put his hoof back onto the soft ground.

     "Do you know if there are any towns around here," She asked Nature with a hopeful look.

     "Yes there is, just follow me," he said, flailing his front hoof forward. Twilight had a happy expression on her countenance, knowing that everything would be alright soon enough. They walked through the forest, this time Twilight noted the scenery, it was spectacular to see so many shades of green. The trees varied in heights and appearance, this piqued Twilight's interest as she hadn't seen some of those trees before.

     There walk was fairly silent, Twilight was too focused on getting to their destination, hoping that it was Ponyville, but she hadn't seen the stallion around before, so she could safely assume that it wasn't. They duo picked up there pace, getting to a fast trot. Twilight wondered which town it was, from there all she'd have to do is ride the train back to Ponyville.

     Eventually, they approached a clearing in the forest and Nature soon exclaimed, "This is Forest Junction!" Twilight was confused, she knew every place in Equestria, and Forest Junction wasn't one of them. She looked down on the town, seeing multiple ponies bustling throughout the busy streets. Twilight was unsure and unnerved by this event, she needed to find out where she was.