My Little Homunculi: Alchemy Is Magic

"Alright." Twilight said, walking with a map in front of her. "We'll follow this trail almost straight through the Everfree. We'll spend the night here." she said, pointing towards a small clearing next to the other side of the forest.

"So where do we go after that?" Ed asked her.

"From there we'll travel to over here, and camp out a little ways from the foot of this volcano." Twilight said, tracing their path out, "Then we'll walk to the top of the volcano where a small dragon village is, and we'll find some info. Then we'll head towards the capitol."

"What's at the capitol?" asked Ed.

"There is a large library there. Maybe they have something on alchemy there." Twilight told him.

"I see. And if they don't?" Ed asked her.

"If they don't then we'll go to the Griffon Kingdom next." Twilight told him, pointing to another large spot on the map.

Deep in the forest, in a large cave a dark figure was smirking. "A pony alchemist. Master will find that interesting." she said.

It was about four in the afternoon when it happened. They had sat down to rest, and to eat when suddenly a manticore jumped out at them. Ed clapped his hooves, and put them to the ground, making a column of earth ram into it, and send it flying.

The manticore landed on it's feet, and started circling them, more careful now. Ed clapped his hooves, and pressed the left one against his metal one, making a blade come out of it. Suddenly it lunged at him. He dodged it, and sliced it's side with his arm.

The manticore roared in pain, and lunged over Ed, and ran off back into the forest. Ed let out a sigh, and looked back towards Twilight, who had been cowering in fear. "That was a close one." he said, "We should get going."

"Yeah." she stuttered, still shaking. They walked again until it became nightfall, and they reached their camping spot. "We'll stay here tonight, and we'll continue on tomorrow. We'll reach the town the day after tomorrow." she reminded Ed.

"Right." he said.