Tikbalang

it was fall in ponyville and a pair of young couples where getting prepared for a camping trip, in the white tail woods. Little did they know that it could very well be the last thing they every did together.it was an early saturday morning and the sun just started to show over the horizon.

"Come on. You have to come with us, snails it's gonna be fun."

Snails shook his head, "Diamond tiara needs me to meet her dad. She want's me to act, 'proper' or something" He turned and walked away from snips.

another colt walked up behind snips."Is he not coming with us?"

"I guess not Pipsqueak. You know, we used to do everything together now it's like we hardly see each other."

A gray mare came walking up behind The two ,carring two saddle bags."Are we going or what, Snips? you're wasting valuable sunlight."

"Hey I didn't wanna go camping, Silver spoon." Snips took a bag from Silver spoon and strapped it on."Hey, wheres Twist? isn't she supposed to be coming with us, Pipsqueak?"

Pipsqueak turned and stared off down the road he barley made out his ,Red maned, marefriend."Here she comes now."

She trotted up to Pipsqueak and kissed his check "I told you I'd be here." She then took the other bag from Silver spoon, "Is everypony set to go?"

Everyone nodded except Snips "Wait!" he  disappeared inside his house, coming back out with several tiki torches."I almost forgot Silver spoon was scared of the dark."

"What? You're the one who called me over in the middle of the night, saying you where scared."

Snips leaned over to Pipsqueak, "Told you it really happened "

"Oh, whatever Snips. Just because we slept together that one time, doesn't mean that we 'Slept together.'"

Twist giggled ,"technically you slept together."

Silver spoon sat down in the dirt, "We don't have to go.Frankly I don't even care anymore."

Everyone sighed."Fine. Lets just get going we're losing sunlight ." Snips said lending a hoof to help Silver spoon up.

They started to walk toward the woods.It was mid morning by the time they arrived at the lakeside campsite. there was a cabin made for campers with a reservation Silver spoon, had one. outside the cabin was a sign that read 'Strictly No Fire.' but it was obscured by the weather marks and and leaves.it wen't unnoticed, as Twist ran up to the lake.

"This is nice isn't it guys just the four of us, at a lake and all the peace that Equestria has to offer, isn't it just splendid?" Twist opened her arms as if to hug the sky, breathing the fresh lake air.

"You know just what to say Twist." Pipsqueak added, coping her motions.

"Are you two going to help make a campfire? or do we have to do it ourselves." Snips used his magic to collect a bunch of rocks to make a circle in the grass.

"No. It's the colts job to make the fire.So you and Pipsqueak are going to do it. While me and Twist check out the cabin."

Pipsqueak walked up beside Snips ,"we could do that, shouldn't be that hard."

"Pipsqueak,"Snips said in a whiny voice."You're supposed to argue you can't just agree."

"Why would I argue ? Shes right it's a mans job to make fire." Pipsqueak pounded his chest,"And I'm a man."

"Suck up." Snips muttered as they went to go collect Fire wood.

They walked in the forest only picking up dry sticks and giant leaves. the sun was now directly above them burning intensely. the two ponies backs burned and was probably change colors by the time they finished collecting enough wood.

"Why is it so hard to find wood in a forest, of all places. It's not like it rained recently, not even a drizzle." Snips complained .

"Maybe it get's cold at night making the moisture stuck up in the trees freze and melt onto the ground in the morning."

"I wish snails was here.I hate being the dumb one in the group." Snips saw a thick dry log and grabbed it with his magic,it fell.

their was a loud whine, like a hurt animal."What was that?"

They stared at the spot where the log landed, nothing happened. they shrugged and Snips moved the log "See nothing." he let go of the log and it suddenly hurled itself at them. They dove out of the way as it split the tree behind them.

"That doesn't look like nothing, Snips." Pipsqueak said .

"Oh, be quite. I just lost focus."

Pipsqueak backed up uneasily."I don't know Snips it's just that, I've heard stories about this forest and how ponies disappear here."

"Oh toughen up Pipsqueak your letting a bunch of fairy tails get to you." Snips picked the log up ,"Come on I can just cut this up and we'll have enough wood."

They walked away but, Pipsqueak couldn't help his feeling of unease, and turned back.There was a giant horse like creature walking on it's hind legs. A look of anger washed over it's face as it vanished into thin air.

"Did you see that snips?"

Snips turned around."oh you're just imaging things."

when the two turned around there it was again.It roared angrily into snips face, he dropped the log."Sorry.Didn't see you there, did you see him Pip?"

He turned and Pipsqueak was already running away,Putting a fake smile on his face, Snips also ran off.It roared one more time before crouching back down by the tree, that he had been sleeping under when Snips hit him by mistake.

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Back at the cabin.

Twist and Silver spoon were preparing dinner for their coltfriends. With their combined cooking skills, it was an easy task. Silver spoons talent being fine dining along with Twist knowledge on sweets they could easily prepare a a meal to suit a canterlot, wedding. it had been a hour since the boys set out to get firewood, it was just past noon.

The cabin itself was a just a well managed kitchenette complete with a pullout sofa, TV, oven and fridge. The cabnits and coffee table were all made off wood, from the forest.

"They've been gone a long time,Silver spoon." Twist said worried,"Should we go look for them?"

"Neh. they're fine especially since they're both cowards,Cowards survive all the time. They would run strait back here at the first sign of trouble you know, if there is any."

The rapid pounding of hooves accompanied the door to the cabin slamming open.Pipsqueak stood in the doorway, panicked.he stared a the girls for a moment, then started shuting the curtains."We ran into something," the last curtain shut magically and then they turned to see, Snips.

"Pipsqueak you left me with that thing.What the Hay." complained, Snips."How could you do that."

"You mad? It seemed to only be mad at you, so I don't see what the big deal is." Pipsqueak couldn't hold the slow building laugh."Twist" he said, laughing now."You should have seen it, this giant horse thing walked up to Snips and Roared.It wasn't even a neigh, it roared. So what do ?, I bolted leaving Snips in the dust."

Snips had an annoyed look on his face,"You missed the part when I jumped up and kicked him in the face, you should have seen me Spoon."

Silver spoon and twist wore a look of disbelief.Pipsqueak coughed,"No. you were right behind me screaming like a little filly."

"Pipsqueak. you can't bring stuff like that up."

Twist laughed,"So it's true? you scream like a filly?"

"No. of course not."

Silver spoon smiled evilly,"there's one way we could find out, we tickle him."

Snips backed up toward the door. "Well this fire wood isn't going to make itself.Better get started." he was suddenly stopped Pipsqueak blocked the door.

"The fire can wait. I wanna see where this goes."

"Come on Pipsqueak, stop playing. I honestly don't like being tickled"

"Hold him down, Pipsqueak." Silver spoon said advancing on Snips

"Yes, ma'am." he said holding Snips in place.

As she reached Snips, the door open."The queen has arrived." Diamond tiara came in."My parents didn't show up so.."

The scene from her point of veiw was little less of X-rated.

"This isn't what it looks like."Silver spoon said backing away from Snips, Pipsqueak quickly let him go.

"Wow and you think you know a guy." Snails said .Coming up Behind Diamond tiara, with an excessive amount of bags.

"At least I'm not somepony's pet." Snips argued.

"I'm not her pet." Snails replied

"Your kinda like my pet." The pink pony said.

"Okay tiara." Snails said in deafeat.

Diamond tiara clapped her hooves together "So fillies and gentlecolts what have you been up to today?"

"Well, the boys just got back from getting fire wood." Twist told them putting the finishing touches on their dinner."They ran into a monster or something."

"Snips screamed like a little filly, we where going to test it when you guys came in." Silver spoon added.

"I'd like to see that." Tiara said.

Silver spoon nodded,"Okay Pipsqueak hold him down."

"Wait!" snips shouted.He turned and opened the window jumping through."Okay catch me If you can." He started running to the lake.

"I'm not chasing him" Tiara said.

"I better go get him before he get's lost." Silver spoon said walking after Snips.

"You better hurry back, We didn't plan on others coming, Spoon." Twist walked over to the window and shut it back."Anypony hungry?"

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Silver spoon was at the lake looking for snips, He was lost. The sun had gone most the way down behind the purple horizon.There was a dramatic change in the weather also. It got colder, Started to drizzle. Silver spoon was shaking and still couldn't find Snips.she turned onto a trail the had a set of hooves on it.

"Snips where are you?" she called out,"It's cold, quit fooling around."

There was the loud boom of thunder as rain started pouring down.after the lightning a figure in a tree caught her attention "Snips, is that you?"

It wiggled slightly,"Spoon, is that you?"

Silver spoon ran up to the hanging object, it was Snips. His body had been wrapped tightly with vines and big purple mounds  of fur poked through holes in the rope.

"Snips, what happened?" she attempted to untie the vines,"Who did this to you."

"Get out of here. He'll be back soon, I just know it." His voice was quite the blood was going strait to his head. She bit down on on the vines desperately "Just go.Don't worry about me.

The vine snapped from the tree and Snips unraveled. falling on his head."Come on. I'm gonna get you outta here."

"Silver spoon! Snips!" Several voices came from further down the trail."Where'd you guys go?"

"Hold on Snips I'll get help You'll be just fine,I promise. " Silver spoon turned around and ran down the trial where she saw all her friends, excluding Diamond tiara."Somethings happened to Snips, he needs help."

Snails and Pipsqueak quickly took after Silver spoon following her all back to Snips. His bloated body laid on the ground not moving.

"What happened to him?" Pipsqueak asked looking around.

"I don't know he was like this when I got here. Snails, pick him up we need to get back to the cabin."Snips horn glowed and he lifted the Bloated purple pony into the air.They all started running back toward the cabin when, A loud roar sounded from the spot where Snips just was.

"That's the horse thing Snips hit, Silver spoon." Pipsqueak said Turning back to look.

"I thought he hit it by accident."

"He did." Snips could now make out she faint outline of the Monster,"We better move faster." he informed them.

They quickly covered the distance back to the cabin and pulled the bed from under the sofa, laying Snips on it.His usual  slick blue fur was bloated and purple.He didn't lose any blood but, he was teetering in and out  conscious. As all the mares gathered around him. Snails and Pipsqueak opened the curtain and looked outside. the horse monster stood outside not coming any closer to the cabin. Instead he sat on the ground his knees covered his face but they could still see it's beaming, yellow eyes.

"Hey I got an Idea." Twist said Holding the Torches that Snips Brought along."Think you, can light these Snails?"

He nodded lighting one of them everypony grabbed a torch and touched theirs to the one Snails lit.Pipsqueak opened the door and the monster stood, neighing at the sight of fire.

"Lets get him!" he mumbled through the torch

All the ponies rushed at him and he backed up into the forest. Having vanished behind the tree line Pipsqueak threw his torch into the Forest. The fire quickly slithered up a tree and started to spread around to others, He sat fire to the forest.

Place tell me about any mistakes.