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1- Your biggest mistake (Edited)

Six mares walked the rugged path of the Everfree alert for any threat, because in this forest you never know what could happen

"Shh... did you hear that?" The farm mare warned the group, immediately they all stopped, looked carefully until they noticed movement coming from one of the bushes, from which a beast came out

"GRAAA" A timberwolf, legitimate inhabitants of Everfree, immediately assumed an intimidating position trying to dissuade them from leaving their territory, since this was their forest, the domain of their own, the ponies did not have the right to put a hoof in this corrupted earth

SHIING*

However, his threats did not last when a powerful purple lightning made him explode into pieces, causing the mares around him to look astonished at the cause, and she shrank before their eyes. "Sorry, I panicked," he said with a clumsy smile.

"Don't apologize honey, you just surprised us" Said the seamstress mare who was walking beside her

"Also, that was amazing! Why don't you pop them more often?" She added another cyan pony earning a deadpan look from the dressmaker.

"I don't think there's a need to stoop to such barbarism, we're perfectly capable of avoiding unnecessary violence, right girls?" Hearing no answer, she turned to look at her friends, who had a panicked expression on their faces, she slowly followed her friends' gaze to the pack of timberwolfves that had somehow surrounded them.

"Do you still think we should 'Avoid Conflict'?" She said the pegasus making quotes with her hooves

"Hey girls, I don't want anyone to panic, but I don't think I have enough magic for all of them" The unicorn informed that a few moments ago she put an end to the relative of the beasts that now besieged them

"G- girls, I think we should go back" Said a shy pegasus

"But the princess is counting on us, she should be about to arrive" The lavender unicorn said determinedly

"Yeah, she's right, plus we just faced a dragon, what's a bunch of sticks?"

GRAAA*

As if she had heard her, an alpha appeared as she felled the trees that dared to get in her way "Well, maybe those are enough sticks" The pegasus said doubtfully.

Slowly, they approached from all directions ready to make them pay for having faced them, even the one that was torn to pieces reassembled to get their revenge.

SHIIIING*

Sadly, fate is cruel, as soon as he got close to the ponies he was again torn to pieces by a powerful golden lightning that burned all parts of his body, he could not return nor could any of his brothers, all those who were close. from it they were also burned to ashes or fled barely alive

"Princess celestia!" They all shouted in unison as they bowed.

"My faithful student and her friends, I have already told them that it is not necessary to be so respectful, especially since I am the one who is asking them for this favor"

"Not at all, princess, it's an honor to serve you"

The princess couldn't help but give them a smile. "Thank you, Applejack. What we're doing today will change Equestria forever." The lavender pony raised her hoof. "Yes, Twilight? No need to raise your paw, just ask "she was a little embarrassed by her actions, but she answered anyway

"Thank you princess, but you still haven't told us what this favor is for, why do you need us to go to her old castle?"

The princess sighed and her smile disappeared "Please come with me my little ponies, I'll explain it to you on the way" with a look of shared concern, they all followed her "I suppose you've all met Lyra Heartstrings by now" After a little nod she continued "Ago A few days her disappearance was reported." A series of gasps came from the mares.

"That's why she has missed my parties, Lyra never misses and when she does she always tells me in advance" Said the pony with excess sugar

"I see then we are here for a search and rescue mission, dial the address princess and we'll take care of it" The cyan mare was very excited to work as her heroes, the wonderbolts, did, but her princess's dejected expression took her breath away. encouragement “We are here to find her, right?”

"I'm afraid not, his last sighting was about two weeks ago and he was entering the forest, Everfree, the reason why he entered is unknown, I'm ashamed of this, but these are things that happen, sometimes a pony enters this forest and they are simply never seen again, no one knows what happens to them." The ponies had horrified and sad expressions

"But princess, if this is so, we can't let it continue, we have to do something!" Her student said with her conviction, which caused her smile to once again adorn her princess's face.

"I'm glad to hear that we agree because that's exactly why I asked you to come, together we will free Equestria from this evil once and for all." Her words were followed by nods from all the mares.

"Tell us what to do princess and consider it done, we are ready for anything"

"Very good, my student knew that I could count on you, please follow me" And so he led them to their old castle, but he didn't stop at the entrance as they expected, instead he passed by and teleported them to the area of the waterfall, although confused, they did not hesitate to follow it until they reached a very spacious cave and in the center a beautiful tree made of glass could be seen

"They weren't supposed to be here so soon." Twilight heard a barely perceptible whisper.

“Is something wrong sugar cube?” Her farmer friend asked the mare worried, who quickly concentrated on her task

"No, nothing, I just thought I heard something, Princess what is this place?" The curious, analytical mind part of her was already taking over.

"This Twilight is the tree of harmony" all the pony's mouths hung hanging "He Hem" a small cough from her princess brought them back to reality

"I'm sorry princess, but I still don't understand what she wants us to do"

"Patience, my student must first put this on" She said as she pointed her horn at a floating chest and would have it.

"The Elements of Harmony!" She turned to say in unison, which elicited a soft curl from the princess.

"If they continue like this, I'll think they've rehearsed it" That caused a slight blush of shame in the mares, but it didn't last, they quickly obeyed and put on their respective elements

"Now listen carefully, I need you to activate the elements and concentrate the energy in the tree of harmony, I will use my magic and partial control with the elements to connect to the tree and redirect its energy to the heart of Everfree purifying it and freeing us from this corrupted magic that has harmed us for so long.” The lavender mare looked at her in shock.

"Princess, are you sure? Altering an ecosystem as old as Everfree, even if it's to rid it of its evil, can have incalculable long-term consequences."

"I know, Twilight, that's why me and my sister refrained from doing anything when we were the possessors of the elements," her princess explained. "But this has gone on too long, for more than a thousand years I've heard reports of ponies or Entire families that are never seen again and I am no longer willing to let this perverse corruption continue to get away with it, I am going to stop this, will you help me my faithful student? Seeing the determined look of her teacher, all doubt disappeared.

"Always teacher"

On the other side of the Everfree in the depths of the earth from it was the heart of the Everfree, a small putrid sprout, but brimming with power, still no match for his older brother to even qualify as his shadow let alone his underdeveloped intelligence. , however, he was capable of feeling and desiring

He felt that he was in danger and wished to stay alive.

He was afraid, he did not want to die, but he did not know what to do either, his individual knowledge was poor, so he had to look elsewhere.

Slowly, his loyal creations, the timberwolfves, brought him his only hope, the body of a young unicorn, he never wanted to harm her, he just wanted her to leave his territory, but he wasn't smart enough to understand when someone was just passing through or the rugged terrain prevented them from leaving

Slowly, its small roots buried themselves in his body until they reached his brain where he searched desperately until he got what he was looking for intelligence, suddenly he was able to reason almost like a common living being would, but he knew that this would only be temporary, so he thought, he quickly realized that fighting would be useless, he was not weak, but compared to his brother's power he was just a fly, his only option was to run away, so he got to work

The mare's body began to be torn to pieces and reformed with parts of other dead forest creatures to be more compatible, slowly and forcing the parts to compress and assume a symmetrical shape so as not to generate rejection or some deformity that would harm it, its body should to be perfect otherwise he couldn't contain it, however, there was still a problem, he needed a host

His state of wisdom would only be temporary, and he knew it, so he could not use the body, he could only inhabit it, which was more than enough for him, but not for his body, flesh beings needed constant care so that were still alive, so he couldn't just go in there, he needed someone or something to take care of his body

Desperately, he searched the unicorn's mind, but she had already been dead for a long time, her soul was impossible to reach, but her primal instincts did not allow him to give up until he finally found her, it was not what he was looking for but gave him hope

A race like no other in Equus, without magic, but equal to or even more competent than ponies, capable of creating and adapting to anything in order to survive.

He wanted one of those

So he started a ritual to summon a soul, it would cost him most of his power, but if what he saw in the unicorn's head was true, he was sure he would manage or even quit. Would improve

Time passed, the ritual sought and found, the sprout could already feel that his brother's power was looking for him ready to send him to eternal darkness, but the ritual had already been completed, so he did not hesitate to enter while what he was left with consciousness he was fading

A short time later, the new body, one belonging to a species never seen before on Equus, opened its eyes for the first time.