Edge of the Everfree

A low rumbling could be heard. Snorting. Critters would clear the way for this charging beast.

Must get there.

Nothing would stop it. Faster. Not shrubs, not rocks, not even trees were left standing in its wake.

Almost there.

Reaching the edge of the forest, the creature leaped into the open, a sledgehammer held firmly in its grasp.

Three onlookers were watching as it took to the air, and held its weapon high over its head.

One of them was a pale white alicorn, with a sun for a cutie mark. She was wearing some protective armor, her wings flared, fire pouring out of her form.

Another alicorn stood next to her, this one a midnight blue. She was a lot less covered, and wielded a scythe, from which emanated a chilling aura. Celestia and Luna, the rulers of the newly-founded Equestria. They overthrew Discord, and turned him into a lawn ornament. The draconequus didn't even cause that much chaos. The "princesses" just needed a kingdom to rule, and found that the one in chaos would be easiest to take down. Discord didn't even put up a fight..

The last of the viewers was who Tracks and Trails called brother. His once lush green coat withered away, and the bark under showed signs of wear. Missing an eye, it was replaced by a crude emerald shoved roughly into the socket, as shown by the crack around it. He was on a leash, and had a muzzle over his snout, both of which were golden and had runes all over. He looked at Tracks and the sledgehammer with sadness in his single eye, before a tug on the magical leash brought him to the ground.

"Enough, Mutt. We brought you along to end this cur's life. So go and do what you do best, abomination. Kill." Luna said, looking at the giant timberwolf with hate in her eyes. A click had the muzzle fall to the ground, and the rope that kept the collar as a leash was also removed. Irdener Wald immediately leapt into action, jumping high into the air, right above Tracks, and landing at the edge of the forest.

The sisters were so focused on their weapon they forgot about their opponent, which wasted no time in smashing Celestia's skull with his hammer, making her collapse on the spot, dazed. Turning to face the other alicorn, Tracks was sent flying by several rounds of magical blasts, hitting a rock full force and leaving an imprint a couple inches into the stone. Spitting blood, along with a tooth, Tracks regained his footing, using his weapon to support himself.

"WHY CAN'T YOU JUST LEAVE US ALONE? WE DID NOTHING TO YOU PONIES, AND YET YOU MUST CHASE US TO THE END OF THE WORLD TO ERADICATE US. WHAT DID WE DO TO YOU, ALICORNS?" He screamed, before feeling something wrap around him, force his body to the ground, then drag him towards the alicorns. Celestia had recovered from the blow, and was now looking at her opponent with a smirk on her face.

"Not many dare, much less manage to land a hit on me, especially if they were as large as you, minotaur." She spat, as if just saying the word made her gag. This made Tracks frown, before spitting a wad of blood and mucus directly into her eye. As any sensible pony would do, she dropped everything she was doing in a shriek of pain, and rolled around on the ground trying to remove the impurities from her eye. The burly minotaur took the opportunity to kick her while she was down, and was immediately tackled by two and a half tons of wood and earth.

The giant timberwolf was struggling, attempting to get away from whom he considered a brother. "It's the damn collar! I can't get it off and I cannot resist it!" He whimpered, although it was more of a growl than a whimper. He faltered for an instant, allowing Tracks to shove him off and unhook a number of small silver balls from his belt. He lobbed them towards Wald, and as soon as they made contact, the balls exploded violently, chunks of wood and stone landing all around them.

A howl of pain, before the lupine's body shrunk visibly, the head regenerating. "So, you've said goodbye to Trails, I presume?" Wald muttered, his grin revealing jagged stones for teeth. "I guess this is also our goodbyes.." He said, looking down, sap falling down from his one functioning eye.

"ON WITH THE FIGHT, MUTT! KILL THAT BUFFOON, ELSE WE'LL TORCH ANOTHER OF YOUR FORESTS!" Luna bellowed, firing a blast of fire from her horn in front of Wald, which made him look down.

The collar.

The explosion had blown his head and part of his neck into smithereens, and the collar slid right off, having nothing to hang on from.

"Oh, I'll fight, pushy prancing pony princesses.." He said, before swiping at the ground, causing a large chunk of the earth to be thrown into the alicorn's direction. They were not expecting this, and were buried under a mound of dirt. Poking her head out, Celestia was greeted by another hammer blow, knocking her out of the mound and into the skies, before being swatted back towards the ground by a massive wooden paw. Hefting his hammer once more, Tracks made an upwards swing, hitting the alicorn of the sun right in the ribs, denting her armor and sending her flying once more.

This game didn't last long, as Luna shot out from the dirt, impaling Tracks onto her horn, piercing his stomach. The eldest celestial sister landed onto the ground a second later, battered and bruised, her armor dented and in some places missing entirely.

"Sister!" Luna cried out, removing Tracks from her horn and distracting Wald with a massive fireball, sending him to the ground in a mad panic to get the fire extinguished. Luna began to cast a healing spell over her beaten sister, the latter's bruises slowly fading away, her bones mending back together. "I believe it is time we end this, Luna." Celestia muttered, before her mane ignited and she rose up high into the air. Luna also flew alongside her sister, and raised her scythe towards the sky.

"Through endless nights and harshest days, Harmony will Prevail. You have caused untold harm towards our subjects, alongside attacking the rulers of Equestria, and thus are sentenced to execution by Celestial Bodies." The sisters spoke as one, and the moon rose into the sky, before beginning to orbit around the sun. The Sun did the same, and soon both were nothing but a white circle.

"By the powers of The Sun and Moon, BE GONE!" They shouted, and a massive ray fired towards the pair of brothers, obliterating everything in its path. The very ground both caught fire and froze at the same time, and every single being for miles could witness and feel the intense show of power the two Princesses displayed.

'There was nothing left. The entire land was destroyed beyond repair, and a massive chunk of the Everfree was gone along with it. The rest of the forest was forever changed, and is what you see today around you.' Fight Shrub finished, before looking at the human with both anger and determination.

'The timberwolves were hunted down after this event, and we only adapted by becoming like our environment... Rotten and decaying. We might not recall what Irdener Wald did, but we know he wasn't evil. The Princesses must pay for almost killing off our species and dooming those who survived to a half-life..'

Weeping Willow, Tough Bark, Fight Shrub and Mann were all looking at Ali, waiting for his decision.

"What are you waiting for? Gather the rest of your pack, bring them over, and we'll discuss our next move!" He said with a grin.

War.

War is coming to Equestria. From inside the Everfree, a danger is rising.

Author's Note

This. Took way to damn long to finish.

It probably doesn't feel like it's part of the rest of the story, it might be chunky, but I tried my best.

Again, sorry I didn't upload in what? 4 months? School's over now, and I can focus on what I enjoy most. Drawing, playing League and writing fanfictions about Necromancers.