Everfree Liberation Army

It was a cold october morning in the castle town of Frethnkurt and King Frethnk the second loomed over past events as he gazed upon his small fortress. People moved about their lives, carpenters carved furniture and spear shafts at their stands, smiths crafted horseshoes nails and blades in their forges, tailors weaved clothes for the populace and treated wolf and manticore pelts for armor.

It was another day in the deepest reaches of the Everfree forest for the king and his people, his kind was forced into exile long before the current princess reigned over Equestria, before the country even existed, back when pony folk were separated into tribes and quarreled over the land, humans made a small appearance. Small tribes of humans wandered into the plains of Equestria, and settled there forming villages and prospering for a small while. But war parties of earth ponies as well as pegasus raided their villages mercilessly, considering humans as mindless monsters for not speaking their language and feeding upon meat they killed them off and the few humans that survived the genocide, fled into the Everfree forest.

Long years had passed, many kings rose and fell as mankind grew stronger and thier resent towards Equestrians increased. And now after much planning, just as their armies were ready to march upon the weakened lands of the ponies the bloody peasants had to revolt!

"Bastards" thought Frethnk sourly. Much planning and resources had gone into preparing the invasion, with the news about the failed changeling invasion he had hoped for the Equestrian armies to be weakened. But the rebelious peasants had revolted before his army could depart. Led by his brother-in-law Gruthvink the cruel and his wife, Frethnk's sister, Jifvres the half starved peasants revolted and fled towards Equestrian borders seeking military support as well as supplies.

Frethnk was not about to let that traitor Gruthvink ruin the surprise he had in mind for the ponies.

"The messenger has been dispatched my lord" A timid servant said from the door to the kings room.

"Excellent, tell the captains to ready their units... We march soon" And with those words Frethnak had sealed the destiny of more than 70,000 souls.

Canterlot

The calm weather was loaded with unease, Celestia felt the weight of thousands of years as ruler weighing down on her back. This was one of those days when she questioned the value of immortality, she wondered about the many friends that had died and the many that would die, as thoughts of her newest friends passed her mind a single lonely tear ran down her face.

"Are you all right sister?" Luna's voice came from behind her.

"Life is too long sometimes Luna" The sad words filled the emptiness of the room and Luna having lived almost as long as her sister needed no explanations, she knew what Celestia meant, all the long years seeing friends pass and the world change before their eyes, but they never left, they stood like statues in a garden seeing it all go by, happily joining in in the brief pools of happiness life gave away, just to feel the pool drain away with them steel in it.

"We have each other" Luna whispered as she leaned on her sister "The world may never stop, but we will always have each other"

The radiant sun in the horizon shone brightly but its heat failed to reach the two sisters, the castle felt old to them and it all smelled like depression.

"You should take a respite sister, head to Ponyvile and enjoy your student's company for a while" Luna suggested after several minutes of silence.

"Oh Luna, you know i cant do that right now, not while the nobles are awaiting a word with me" Celestia sighed knowing quite well that a visit to her favored student was just what she needed.

"I could keep them occupied while you visited" Luna suggested, fully aware of the tiresome ordeal she'd be putting herself through if her sister agreed.

"Really? But you hate spending time with the nobles!" Celestia blinked in surprise.

"Your happiness is of more importance" Luna smiled reassuringly at her.

Celestia smiled and hugged her sister and then prepared for her journey.

Ponyville

Fluttershy felt the sudden change in the air, it was cold and humid, her body trembled as she felt the wind currents that flowed from the Everfree forest, they were not natural.

"Oh my..." Her frightened voice barely audible above the strong winds emanating from the treeline. She rushed back to her cottage in fear and locked herself in with her beloved critters.

Rainbow Dash was concerned, the weather had nothing to do with the sudden change of the wind, and she disliked not being in control.

"Hey guys, go tell the mayor about this" She said to her fellow weather team members "I dont like the look of this weird currents"

Two more pegasus left for the town hall as fast as their wings could take them. Leaving Rainbow to ponder about the meaning of this changes.

Twilight had been originally thrilled by her mentors visit but now grew preocuppied.

"Princess what's happening?" she asked worried about the now violent winds as they hammerd against her windows.

"I am uncertain Twilight, but it's best if we stay inside" The princess looked around the library making sure their surroundings were safe, while a small, scared baby dragon hid behind twilights tail.

The apple family hid inside their house and watched terrified as the wind tore the apples from their trees and smashed them into the wooden barn.

"Applejack a'hm scared" Applebloom whimpered hiding behind an equally worried Big Maccintosh.

"Ah know sugarcube, me too" Applejack backed away from the window as an apple smashed into it leaving applejuice and apple pieces all over the now slightly cracked window.

All over the small town ponies trembled and cowered inside their homes, windows were shut, doors were locked and a particular cross-eyed mare locked herself in her basement with as many of her precious muffins as she could salvage.

And from the treeline of the Everfree forest a large group of creatures appeared.