The One

I ran as fast as I could, getting to Derpy, not wanting her to be hurt like Rainbow was. I got there, and she looked up at me, perfectly okay. "Hey... Um, sorry about that..." I looked at her, and what was below her. A twig. It snapped when she fell. And her shriek was because it scared her, being loud and sudden. I was so happy, I could have hugged her. In fact, I had to try to not hug her. "Oh thank Celestia... Do you want to go to the doctor's really quick and see if you are really okay?" I said, making sure she really was okay.

'Ummm.... I don't think so. I'm okay." I helped her up and helped her dust herself off. I saw a paper whip nearby in the wind. "Let me go get that, we don't want litter near Fluttershy's house." I ran over and picked it up, looking at it. It read:

Strange creatures sighted near Everfree forest, creatures reported to be hostile and dangerous, wielding strange and unknown magic. This was... Concerning. Fluttershy's house was right next to Everfree forest. I needed to find the cause and stop it. Soon. I have to find the cause of this, but there was only one person who I knew I was able to count on for such information. The Zebra, Zecora. I decided to give it a try.

Some Time Later

"So, are we going now?" Twilight asked. "Yeah. We need to stop this before it goes too far. Ready everyone?!" They all cheered an okay. The past while has been so fast, so let's recap: We are going to see Zecora about the creatures and stop them. I have Twilight, Rainbow, Fluttershy, Applejack, Rarity, Derpy, and Trixie coming to help. Their choice. I couldn't say no. So we decided to head off. We let the princesses and the mayor know of our decision, and they supported us, saying that we are the only ones fit for the job. All, of course, except Celestia, who still wanted us to stay away from the forest. In a 2-to-1 vote, we were going to go into the forest. It couldn't be THAT dangerous. Could it...?

We were at the edge of the dense woods. "Okay everyone, anyone that wants to turn back should do so now. Once we go in, it will be too late. We don't know what we will be up against, but we shall go, with only the belief that we can do it. Anyone who turns back now will not be called a coward. Anyone?" I gave this small speech, and stared. No one even considered leaving. They would all stay with me until the end. They were loyal. Especially Fluttershy. She, the easiest person to scare in all of Equestria, was going. I needed to thank her later. "If we are all ready, let's go." And I set off into the forest, a trail of powerful people behind me, off to stop the looming threat in Everfree forest. We went.