The Perilous Quest to Save Vinyl From Certain Demise

Well, considering the Everfree Forest seems to be the closest to Ponyville, and is also the first item on the list, you quickly decide that it would make a good starting place. Why in the world would Vinyl go to any of these other places without first doing the one that was only a short trot away from Ponyville?

There is a little problem, however. The Everfree Forest is known to be dangerous, filled with all sorts of wild and terrifying animals. Even some of the plant life was magical,'and enough to make a pony seriously reconsider entering the dark trees that made up the Everfree.

Walking out of your apartment, you trot through Ponyville while mulling this over in your head. You can't feel any more unprepared, walking off into danger with only a saddlebag of necessities. Perhaps you should consider trying to find something you can defend yourself with, or asking somepony who knows the forest better than you to tag along and help you...

Then again, it's morning now. You don't want to waste too much time if Vinyl might be in danger, and the Everfree is certainly much more dangerous at night...

Investigate the cottage near the Everfree. Maybe somepony there can help you find your way around the Everfree.

Go to the town marketplace and see if you can buy some useful supplies.

There's no time to lose! Enter the forest!