My life in Wood

“Are you sure you want to do this?” Princess Celestia asked her faithful student.

“I’m sure.” Twilight answered. “There is an undocumented creature in that forest. And I want to be the first pony to discover an intelligent animal!” The studious unicorn smiled. “Maybe somepony will write a book about me!” She squealed. Princess Celestia rolled her eyes, a small smile tugging at the corners of her lips.

“Very well, my student. My guards will accompany you on this venture.” She addressed her mentioned ponies. “I am entrusting her safety into your capable hooves. Are you ready to enter the forest?”

“We are always ready!” The three guards bellowed in unison.

“Very good my little ponies.” Celestia praised. She turned back to her student. “Whenever you are ready Twilight.” The purple pony nodded and turned to her assembled friends. which were Rainbow, Applejack, Pinkie, and Zecora, for navigational, and moral, purposes. Rarity decided against going into the forest for fear of ruining her mane and tail. And Fluttershy elected to not go because she was afraid of the forest period.

“You girls ready to go?” Twilight asked.

“I was born ready!” Rainbow exclaimed as she puffed her chest out.

“As ready as Ah’ll ever be.” Applejack stated in a much more subdued tone.

“Yes, let us search for this intelligent wolf, surely the fillies do not bluff.” Zecora said.

“Alright. Let’s go!” Twilight declared. The group of ponies began their trek into the dark forest. The guards would take up positions behind and next to the civilians. Princess Celestia watched on with a serene smile curving her lips. But, behind that smile, worry was brooding. The very thought of intelligent Timer Wolves is surprising within itself. As it would only add to the list of intelligent species already existing. And, just like the Diamond Dogs, these wolves are living within Equestrian borders.

Princess Celestia could only hope that, whether these Timber Wolves are intelligent are not, her little ponies emerge from this forest unscathed.

Seriously? These fucking ponies again? And some of them are wearing armor this time!?

Oh hell no. Fuck this bullshit. Those damn ponies are not driving us out of my fucking forest. I worked too damn hard to get where I just to have these vermin take it away from me!

“Hey, girls. I-I think the wolf came to us...”

I can smell the fear coming off the purple one. Good, they should be fearing me.

I may be outnumbered eight to one, but I know how to put up one hell of a fight.

“I already warned you, ponies too many times to stay out of my fucking forest. I will issue a final warning, leave my forest, now.” I made sure to growl as menacingly as possible.

The armored ponies put themselves in front of the others, their golden-looking weapons pointed at me. Good, my hunters are on their way here anyway, if anything does happen, at least I’ll have backup.

“Wait! Please! We only to talk!” The purple one shouted that.

Didn’t she just fucking hear me!?

“I said LEAVE!” Why don’t they listen!? They never listen to me!

“But-!”

“GRAAGH!” Good god I’ve never felt so much rage. I feels like I can just-

Woah, the fuck was that?

Wait, the armored ones are looking at me in shock, why..?

…

Ah… I’m missing a limb. Hm… This is different.

Also, it feels like some leafs on my body are burning. Oh, it seems that purple one shot… something at me. Judging from the smoke billowing from her horn.

Was I just about to pounce them? I don’t think I made any move towards them, maybe it was the fact I roared like a Maned Wolf that set her off.

Eh, whatever. Gives me all the more reason to tear into her throat and disembowel her.

I hear barks from behind, good, they can fend the armored ones off while I-

Whoa, what the fuck!? Why did Tinder tackle me!?

*Smack!* Russel, what the fuck!?

Oh, not you too Foliage! What the hell!? This isn’t time for a dog-pi-

Wait, wait… I… I’m feeling something. I feel…

I’m feeling stronger, more than I’ve ever felt on a good day. I feel I’m literally growing in size…

Oh, dead tree limbs are gathering into me. I am getting bigger. Those ponies look like beetles to me now.

“Hmhmhmhmm...” And like the bug they are, they will be nothing but paste under my paws!

“Oh, Buck!” The blue one took to the air. She seemed to be dead set on meeting me face-to-face.

Mm… I’ve been meaning to find myself a small snack anyways.

“Rainbow!”

*Snap!*

Aw… how’d I miss?

Oh, right, that purple one do that crap with her horn.

“Please! Listen! We only want to-”

“Leave this forest or I’ll turn you all into paste!” Oh wow, my voice just absolutely booms now.

Hm… I could’ve used this… fusion thing for earlier hunts. Eh… I’ll deal with that later. I got some ponies to cru-

Ok, ouch, that hurt.

And now my right paw’s missing. Great, did the purple one do that again..?

Oh, there’s a tall white one now. And she seems to be addressing the others.

Annnnnnd now there’s some light yellow dome over them. I can safely assume that’s meant to keep me out.

Eh, whatever. I’m willing to bet my recently lost paw I can break that thing if I step on it.

Oh, I AM still burning with rage. The likes of which have never been seen on this planet. But I can’t help but feel a little creeped out that I sound like this on the inside, while I’m roaring my head off and stamped everywhere on the outside. I guess I can be really calm, at least inwardly, when I lose most of my other bodily functions. Movement and rational thought, I mean.

Op, something managed to push me back a little bit. I wonder who did that.

“I would like to speak with you.” Oh, it was the tall white one. And she… something’s keeping me from attacking her, calming me down, even.

It’s that fucking aura of hers! Why didn’t I sense that earlier!? There’s no possible way she could’ve hidden all that power radiating off her!

Y’know what? Fuck it, I can fight it, I just need to stall.

I sit down and nod at her with a very annoyed expression. A plan was already forming in my head. All I need to do is get my paw close enough to her…

Oh, FUCK her, I can that fucking smirk on your cum colored face.

“I have sent my student and her friends into… your forest,”

Ha, nice silver tongue you got there. Just for that, I’m going to put many, many more and long brambles on my tongue. You are going to make for a nice treat.

“In order to begin possible negotiations.”

I raise one of my leafy eyebrows.

“The information of your… existence has only recently reached my ears. I wish to apologize for my subject’s actions.” Huh, she has the gall to look apologetic…

How pathetic. She should have known of my warnings. She should be be begging at my paws just to not turn that village over there into a buffet.

She’s… she’s holding a hoof out to me. Why. Just… why…

“Do you accept my apology?” She asked. Oh! That’s why. Nah fuck that. I’ve had enough of these damn ponies.

I purposely say nothing for a few seconds. Making her think I’m thinking about it, think. I can see the ponies looking on in worry. Good, they’re gonna want one last good look at this white bitch.

I slowly raise my right paw up, thankfully I had time to reform the appendage. I reach over, as if to shake her hoof. She looks glad at that, like me accepting her apology was a big deal. Too bad I didn't, and still don't.

I think I made my rejection known when, in one smooth motion, I grab her, wrenching the white pony from the very air, and pull her into my maw. With a loud snapping noise I close my mouth, and quickly start to chew.

Mmm… she’s tough, like slightly over cooked meat. Ooh! Her blood tastes like… Mm… it tastes good. Mmmm…

…

Oh, the others are still-

*Pop!*

And they disappeared, eh, whatever, if they ever come back. They’re fucked.

*POP!*

What the fuck!? How did she disappear in my mouth!? Damn it!

Bah, whatever, I need to relocate my pack now. At least it’ll be more easy with how massive I am. Could carry that lion carcass in my mouth with ease.

… But… ugh, fuck me. How am I not going to leave behind a damn trail?

Fuck it, I’ll come up with something when we get there.

Meanwhile, in Twilight’s Tree House. The Main Six, mostly Twilight, were losing their minds.

“OhFaustOhFaustOhFaustOhFaust!” Twilight was in the middle of a full blown melt-down. Playing witness to her own princess/mentor’s, admittingly savory, demise. Her friends made valiant attempts to calm her down. But not even Applejack hoofing the purple unicorn’s face, nor Spike’s pleading, had any affect.

They were about to give up when a bright flash of light filled the room. The flare of magic that came with the light caught Twilight’s attention. For only one pony could teleport in such a closed space, besides Princess Luna. Twilight’s head snapped towards the source of the magical surge, and paled at what she saw.

Princess Celestia was indeed here. But she was lying on the wood floor, her legs were bent at multiple places in odd angles, her fur and hair were matted with her own blood, and her breathing was rapid -laboured, even.

The girls and Spike were horrified to see their princess in such a state. No one moved, no one had a thought, no one even breathed for some time as they just watched a their princess lay before them. It was some time before someone said anything.

“S-somepony get a medic!” And even then, Applejack’s demand was met with silence. She tried again to take control of the situation.

“Consarnit everypony! Get yer heads outta your flanks and get us a damn medic!” The second attempt proved to be successful. As Twilight shook her head and teleported, most likely to Ponyville Hospital. Rainbow did the same, except she bolted out the nearest window.

“Spike,” Applejack said, gaining the little drake's attention. “Can you send a letter tah Princess Luna?” He nodded quickly. “Good, send her one tellin’ about what happened.” Spike nodded resolutely and grabbed a quill and scroll from behind himself, he scribbled onto the piece of parchment, rolled it up, and sent it away in a puff of smoke. Applejack nodded at Spike and focused back on the blood-covered princess of the sun. Only now noticing the she was bleeding out on the wood floor.

“Oh ma stars...” She breathed. She shook her head and began looking around for something, anything to wrap up the bleeding wounds. But, she realized, she couldn’t. She new better than to bandage broken limbs; it could makes things worse than it is already, internally at least. Who knows how much blood the princess is already losing on the inside. Applejack turned to Rarity, who knew just as much, it was especially worse in the white unicorn's case; she didn't know any healing spells. There wasn’t a thing they could do. Not even Fluttershy with all her experience caring for animals knew what to do. Everypony truly felt useless to their princess at that moment.

There was another bright flash, and Princess Luna instantly appeared by her sister's side.

“Oh dear Maker...” She breathed, her horn shown briefly and Celestia was engulfed in Luna’s blue aura. The least the nightly alicorn could do would be to close as many wounds as possible and lessen the bleeding. Princess Luna sighed, knowing that for know, her sister has a large chance to live. She turned to the ponies watching.

“What… what happened? What foul creature did this to our sister?” She asked. Nopony responded immediately. But when somepony did, it was ultimately Applejack, she really had the most courage to speak to the nocturnal princess at the time.

Applejack told Princess Luna every last detail about the day's events starting from her excursion in the Everfree. At first, Luna was intrigued about the intelligent Timber Wolf, and at some point, Twilight and Rainbow returned with a hoof full of doctors who immediately set to work on Princess Celestia. But curiosity turned into horror when she heard of the cause of her sister's current state. It was almost too much for Princess Luna to take in, but managed to maintain her composure and think rationally. She created a mental list of reasonings, and eventually came to a conclusion. The Princess of the Night swiveled her head towards Applejack slowly, and said with a flat tone,

“You should have headed your sister's words.”