Into The Forest

The group of colorful ponies arrived at Fluttershy Rainbow Dash’s impressive campsite.

“Awesome, right?” Rainbow dash flew down next to where Applejack and Pinkie Pie were sitting. “Got it all set up in ten seconds flat.” Pinkie Pie grinned.

“I wouldn’t doubt you for one of those seconds, Dashie.” She turned her camera to Applejack who was chowing down on blueberries that the pegasi brought with them. Applejack looked up at the camera and shrugged.

“What? I’m starved!” Pinkie Pie suddenly gasped.

“Look!”

She rushed over to a nearby bush and picked up a blue apple with gold stripes. A.J. walked over to Pinkie and nodded in approval.

“Good work, Pinkie Pie. I reckon I never seen an apple like that before. What do you want to call it?” The pink mare thought hard.

“Hmmm… I think I’ll name it… birthday surprise!!” She turned to Applejack and narrowed her eyes. “Don’t eat it, Applejack!”

There was a sudden growl coming from a bush behind them. Rainbow dash quickly peeked outside the bushes and gasped.

“Holy cow!” She gestured for Pinkie to come over with her camera. “He’s real!” she whispered. Pinkie poked her camera lens through the bushes and saw a tall hairy figure roaming through the forest. “Are you guys seeing this?” Rainbow could barely contain her excitement.

“Omigoshomigoshomigosh!!” Pinkie whispered. She turned the camera towards Applejack who was crouching behind a tree. She was glaring angrily at the party pony.

“Pinkie, if we get out of here alive, I will kill you.”

STATIC

Rainbow dash walked cautiously ahead of them through the forest where they spotted the hairy creature with Pinkie Pie filming her from behind. The energetic pony shook her head.

“She’s gonna get eaten, Applejack. Then we’re gonna get eaten… we’re doomed!” The farm Pony took a deep breath.

“Now, just hold on a minute Pinkie, just calm down. I’m sure there’s an exclamation for all this.” Pinkie Pie suddenly straightened up with an angry look on her face.

“Where’s Fluttershy?”

“She’s gathering timber.”

“Wrong! She just changed into a giant dog suit and came around that corner with a big fake emu over her shoulder!” Applejack looked wary.

“That wasn't an emu.”

Pinkie grinned. “This is brilliant, Applejack. We are going to expose this prank if it’s the last thing we do!” The blonde mare crawled over to Pinkie.

“Fine… fine, but there are still bears out here, Pinkie. Probably Timberwolves too. Timberwolves that don’t take kindly to apples.”

“Hey.”

Both ponies jumped, and cried out in alarm. Rainbow Dash was hovering over them holding a camera. “Heh heh… sorry, but I don’t have a long enough lens, and Bigfoot won’t come out of the cave. I think we need to get closer.”  Pinkie Pie perked up.

“Um, actually, Dashie, I think we should head back to your camp to get more supplies and come back with Fluttershy.” She said slyly.

Applejack nodded. “Power in numbers.”

Rainbow sighed. “Alright, fine. We better not lose him though.” Applejack smiled at Rainbow giving her a look.

“Don’t worry Rainbow. Plus, Fluttershy will be able to speak the creature’s language.”

The multi-colored Pegasus nodded. “Yeah, I guess you’re right. Let’s go.”

“Gee, I wonder where Fluttershy could be”, Pinkie said loudly as the trio trotted back towards camp.  “I don’t see her anywhere!” Fluttershy then burst through the trees, breathless.

“I’m here! I’m here!”

Applejack raised an eyebrow. “Where’s the firewood, Fluttershy?”

Fluttershy caught her breath. “Well, um, I was… I was gathering the firewood when… when I heard a scream coming from the other direction.” She pointed her hoof to her left. Rainbow Dash grinned, pointing her camera at Fluttershy.

“Oh, yeah? Guess what we freaking saw?” Fluttershy looked at the cyan Pegasus curiously.

“What?”

Rainbow paused for dramatic effect. “It. Dude, it trudged towards that cave!” Fluttershy’s face brightened up.

“Really? Oh, how wonderful!”  Pinkie Pie, who was filming the whole exchange, spoke up in an over exaggerated voice.

“But we didn’t want you to miss anything, Fluttershy. We figured that we would all go back together… as a group… so we can see each other.”  Fluttershy smiled at Pinkie.

“Oh, how thoughtful of you. Thank you.”

“Wait till ya see it Fluttershy!” Rainbow Boasted. “C’mon, I show you were we saw it. Be right back guys!”  As the two Pegasi disappeared into the bushes, Pinkie pie, with her camera in her hair began trotting towards their tent.

“They’re probably making a new plan because we’re onto them,” she said as she unzipped the entrance of the tent. “A.J., I’m going to snoop around this tent, okay? Be my lookout!”  Applejack nodded.

“Okay.”

Pinkie Pie sorted thought her friends things while filming.  “Daring do books… sleeping bags…  a teddy bear…  laptop!” Pinkie opened the laptop and on the screen was footage of the campsite. “Oh, you’re good, girls,” Pinkie whispered in a serious tone. “You’re good.”  The mare searched farther until she came across a device that looked like a game boy. On the screen were three big circles and a dot that was blinking. “Wait a minute, who’s the dot? I’m the dot?”  Pinkie then heard a growling and moaning noise along the outside of the tent. “What was that?!?”  The noise grew closer and closer to the tent. The dot was beeping faster by the second. “A –Applejack? What’s goin’ on out there?” The groaning continued.  Pinkie’s voice got higher. “Talk to me, Applejack! Applejack?!?”  Fortunately, Applejack herself entered the tent. The noise was coming from her. “A.J.!” Pinkie whined. “What the heck!” The farm pony appeared to be munching on the inside of a rubber chicken.

“In a tree. Crazy, right? It’s still warm!” Applejack smiled wide as she happily continued eating.Pinkie put two and two together and looked at her friend warily.

“I think that chicken leg was meant for Bigfoot, Applejack. They must have set up some foot traps with tracking devices! Man, they are really committing to this prank!” Applejack’s eyes widened.

“Wait, I just swallowed the transmitter, Pinkie! What if I’m allergic to this stuff?”

“Don’t worry, A.J., it’ll come out the other way soon.”

“What?”

They suddenly heard Rainbow Dash’s voice from a distance. “All right, you guys, ready to make history?”  The two earth ponies jumped in surprise and scrambled out of the tent.

“Get rid of that thing!” Pinkie hissed.

STATIC

The four ponies sat together around some firewood. It was starting to get dark. Applejack gave a shrug.

“I rarely eat cherry changas. If it’s there at the table, sure, I’ll partake. But chances are, something else is gonna grab me.”

“Well, then you just haven’t had a great cherry changa,” Pinkie pointed out.

Rainbow Dash scrunched her nose. “Eh, good cherry changa, bad cherry changa, bottom line, it’s just plain messy, period.”

Pinkie thought about this and nodded slowly. “True.”

Fluttershy timidly spoke up. “Um… I’m sorry to interrupt, but… Well, I kind of need to go to the little fillies room… so to speak.”

“Alright,” Rainbow said. “Just make it quick. I’ll hold the camera.” As Fluttershy left, Rainbow trained the camera to the two earth ponies who stood up. “Fluttershy may not have the strongest bladder,” Rainbow said with a smirk. “But she can hold a hoof stand for a whole forty-five minutes.”

Pinkie nodded. “Wow, that’s something!” She gave Applejack a nudge. Applejack nodded violently.

“Yeah, uh, we um, have to go too!”

“Yeah, we gotta go number 1”.

“We are gonna catch her putting on the costume, Applejack!” Pinkie declared while the two cautiously followed the shy Pegasus through the forest. “We’re gonna hide, and get everything on camera. And then, we’ll keep playing along!”

Applejack smiled. “Alright. This is actually kind of fun.” They turned a few corners, and found their friend with her back toward them. They could detect a slight hiss from where she was standing. Applejack’s eyes narrowed. “Pinkie, she looks like she’s doing her business.”

The Party pony looked confused. “Where’s the big furry dog suit?” Applejack face-hoofed. “We’re filming a pony that is going to the bathroom, Pinkie. This isn’t right.”

Fluttershy, after finishing, turned around. “W–Who’s there?” She called out tremulously. “I have pony spray! I-I mean… I’m a black belt!” Applejack rolled her eyes as she and Pinkie came out from hiding to meet their friend.  Fluttershy sighed in relief. “What are you guys doing here?”

“We had to go too,” Pinkie said.

“Oh. We should probably get back to Rainbow Dash then—“

“AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHH!!!”

“RAINBOW DASH!” they cried.

The three ponies galloped as fast as they could back to camp and they found Rainbow Dash on the ground. “What happened?” Pinkie asked frantically.

“He’s here!” Rainbow gasped.

“Who? Who’s here?” Applejack asked as she and Fluttershy helped the Pegasus to her feet while still holding on to her camera.

“Who do you think!?!”

GRRRRUGHHH!!!!

The big hairy creature from earlier appeared out of nowhere started to charge toward the ponies. “AAAAHHHHHHHHHH!!!” They all cried, and stared running as fast as they could. Both cameras shook as the group of friends tore through the forest, screaming.

“Omigoshomigoshomigoshomigosh!!” Rainbow kept shouting. Applejack suddenly tripped over a tree branch and tumbled behind some trees. She was finally able to stop herself and stood up, panting.

“Applejack!” Fluttershy called. “Are you okay?” Applejack took several deep breaths.

“I’m Okay. I’m Okay!” She shouted to the others. She suddenly stumbled backwards and fell into a hole. “Whoa!” She cried.

CRASH

“Applejack!” Pinkie rushed over to the hole the farm pony fell into with her camera. It was pitch black, but Pinkie could just barely make out her friend’s blonde hair at the bottom. She could hear her breathing too. “Wow, you’re tough as nails, Applejack!”

The Element of Honesty groaned. “I can’t say I feel 100% right now, Pinkie.” The Pink pony smiled encouragingly. “Look on the bright side! We lost the monster and everyone lived. Even Fluttershy!”

“What’s that supposed to mean?”

“Nothing!”

“Can ya’ll please get me out of here?”

“Sure thing, A.J.!” Pinkie chirped. She turned to Fluttershy. “I have some rope in my  saddle sack.” Fluttershy nodded and opened pinkie saddle sack with her mouth. “Hey Dashie, could ya give us a hoof please?” No answer. “Dashie?”  A groan came from behind them. Pinkie Pie and Fluttershy turned to find the cyan pony on her stomach with a heavy tree branch on one of her wings.  Both ponies gasped at the sight of their friend.

“Oh, Rainbow Dash.” Fluttershy said as she flew over to Rainbow. Pinkie put down the camera and helped Fluttershy lift the tree off of Dash.

“Are you okay, Rainbow Dash?” Pinkie asked. Rainbow cringed.

“Been better. I’ll live though.” Fluttershy wrapped a blanket around the cyan Pegasus.

“As soon a we get Applejack out of the whole, I’ll look at your wing.” She said kindly. Rainbow nodded. Pinkie Pie and Fluttershy both rushed over to the hole to aid the southern pony. “Catch the flashlight, Applejack!” Fluttershy called, as she tossed it down the whole.

Down below, Applejack caught it and turned it on and Pinkie picked up the camera once more and filmed the whole process. The Farm pony sighed in relief as light flooded the whole. Then she realized that she was not alone. On each side, there were two dead ponies lying beside her. Pinkie Pie and Fluttershy gasped in horror. Applejack screamed.