Deep in the Everfree

Fluttershy went downstairs, creaked open her door, and set off for the Everfree Forest. Upon entering, she could already feel a dark mist surrounding her. The clouds were instantly recognizable as unnatural, and the only light shining through was a small sliver from Luna's moon. She hoped she was not too late.

She began calling out. "Girls? Girls! Where are you?"

A loud crack of a twig caused her to jump. "Scootaloo? Is that you? Applebloom?"

"Eek!" A shadowy figure leaped from her left and knocked her over. Fluttershy's head collided with a nearby stone, causing blood to gush from her cheek. The creature kicked her as it made its way to the other side of the path, once again concealing itself in the bushes. Fluttershy got up, and put a hoof up to her cheek. The scrape really stung, and she was pretty sure she had cracked a tooth. "Just a deer, Fluttershy, just a deer..."

She continued onward until she met a dead end. "Dang it! Oh, when I get my hooves on those fillies..."

Somepony screamed off in the distance. Not only that, but it sounded just like Sweetie Belle.

"I'm coming," she yelled, "hold on!" Fluttershy leaped off the trail and began running. Twigs and branches smacked and cut her all over, and several tall plants attempted to trip the poor mare, but she kept going regardless. A large vine, moving on its own, smacked her to the ground and grabbed hold of her hooves. After struggling a bit, the mare managed to slip out of its grasp and continue galloping. More screaming echoed in her ears. She was being blinded by her own tears and the wind, but even then she would not stop. Until, of course, she had to.

She got to the edge of a chasm. There they were, dangling from the cliff, screaming. Scootaloo was trying to pull them up, but Applebloom couldn't hold on anymore. Fluttershy gasped as the two dangling fillies dropped to the bottom, their limp bodies smacking the bottom in a matter of seconds. Scootaloo cried for a moment, then raced away. Fluttershy screamed at them, but they didn't hear her. Frantically looking around, she found an easy way to the bottom. However, a large Timberwolf jumped out of the trees nearby and started charging right for her. Fluttershy had to act fast. She...*

raced down to Applebloom and Sweetie Belle.*

bravely rushed towards the creature.*