Into the Everfree Forest
We're Off to See Zecora
Previous ChapterTwilight and Fluttershy, who was holding Angel, trotted down the cobblestone roads of Ponyville. Then suddenly, they heard a noise from inside Sugarcube Corner. Pinkie burst out of the door, and a few stray balloons flew out.
"HAI! WHAT YA GUYS DOING?" Pinkie yelled in her usual loud voice.
Twilight rolled her eyes. "Going to Zecora's" she said, covering her ears to protect them from Pinkie's yelling.
Meanwhile, Fluttershy was frozen with fright from the surprise of Pinkie.
"Please, Pinkie, don't talk so loud..." she whimpered.
"Okay Fluttershy!" Pinkie turned to Twilight. "A QUEST? Can IIIIII come?"
Fluttershy hugged Angel, who was once again, coughing. "I guess you can, Pinkie." she murmured.
"YAAAY!" Pinkie cheered, as they walked further down the road to the Forest.
As the ponies bounced, trotted, and flew down the road, Twilight saw Rainbow Dash with her head stuck in the roof of Rarity's boutique.
"Oh, no." The three ponies muttered all at once.
They all heard Rarity yell.
"MY BOUTIQUE!!!" Rarity screamed out angrily. "RAINBOW DASH!!!"
Rainbow finally managed to pull her head out of the roof, and whistled like she didn't even cause any damage.
Rarity groaned as Fluttershy, Twilight, Pinkie, and Angel rushed over.
"Rainbow Dash!!! You ruined my new roof!" Rarity whined. "It just got rebuilt from the last time you crashed into it!"
Rainbow flew down from the roof. "Eheheh." she laughed nervously.
To change the topic, Rainbow turned around to see the quartet of ponies and bunny, while Rarity steamed with anger behind her.
"Oh, hi guys! What's up?" she asked.
Pinkie took a deep breath and spoke 100 miles an hour. "Angel'ssicksoweneedtogotoZecora'splaceintheEverfreeForesttogetapotiontohelpAngelfeelbetter!"
Rainbow Dash nodded her head and leaned to Fluttershy. "Sooo... what did she say?"
Fluttershy sighed and spoke quietly and slowly. "Angel is sick. We need to go to Zecora's for a potion."
"Oooohhhhh. Okay!" Rainbow Dash grinned. "Can I come?"
Twilight nodded. "I guess you can."
"SWEET!" Rainbow yelled.
Rarity walked over to them. She had calmed down from her furiousness. (Is that a word? IDK!)
"Well, as long as you all are going, I might as well come along, Even though the Everfree Forest is so... icky." Rarity said and wrinkled her nose at the thought to the Forest.
"Well, come along then." Twilight walked further down the streets of Ponyville, holding a book with her magic. (Twilight always has a book, it's her thing, so don"t ask me where she got it.)
Pinkie Pie started to sing a song as they passed Sweet Apple Acres. "1,000 bottles of cider on the wall, 1,000 bottles of cider, take one down pass it around-" Pinkie looked at the Sweet Apple Acres entrance.
"Oh, look! Sweet Apple Acres! HI APPLEJACK!" Pinkie yelled to Applejack, who was less than a few yards away.
Applejack looked up from her apple bucking and jumped back. "Oh, girls, ya scared me!" she exclaimed, breathing hard.
"Sorry!" They all said.
Applejack leaned on a tree. "So, what bring you folks around to Sweet Apple Acres?" she asked them.
"Angel is sick." Fluttershy said quietly as she petted Angel's head. "And we need to go to Zecora's to get a potion to cure him."
Applejack nodded. "Well, ah just finished the orchard for the day, so ah suppose ah'll go with y'all."
Soon, after many minutes of walking, they arrived at the dark, dreary entrance to the Everfree Forest that seemed to swallow all light from outside of it.
They cautiously went in.
Twilight lead the way, Pinkie bounce-walked like normal Pinkie, Rainbow Dash flew around, looking around for monsters they would for sure cross the path of, Rarity wrinkled her nose and looked at the uncouth (as she would put it) scenery, Applejack walked bravely, and Fluttershy huddled at the very back, cuddling Angel and whimpering.
"A-are we almost there y-yet?" Fluttershy asked timidly, her voice trembling with fear.
"By the looks of it, almost, sugar cube." Applejack said when they arrived at a patch of Poison Joke.
The Six (and bunny) carefully tiptoed around it, not wanting to replay what happened the last time they ran into the poisonous plant.
Soon, they stood on the doorstep of Zecora's hut. Twilight grabbed the door knocker and knocked.
