A little to the left, yes, and now a little higher... I think that's it

I took a few steps back to contemplate my work and make sure that there were no faults which there were not, so it could be considered a success, but I felt that something was missing, I know that it is not like the normal ones of its type, but it should be fine and yet I still did not feel satisfied with my creation

"Btt"

huh? It's weird that she's the one who comes to visit me. Open finished what I asked? That was very fast

I put those thoughts out of my mind to concentrate on welcoming my friend "Hello Zecora you arrived just in time I was about to leave"

She stopped for a second to catch her breath, apparently she had come at full speed from her house to here "I will not let my friend start her trip without her concoction" she said while raising some canteens

"Did you really make it that fast?" I had a hard time believing it I never thought that solving this problem was so easy, it is supposed that the mental corruption by dark magic was the most serious problem for the users of it, that there a potion that can cure its effects so easily seemed too good to be true

“Sorry to say you were disappointed, the task at hand was too complicated and strenuous for a quick fix” I guessed so “This is a concoction called 'needed rest' that soothes body and soul”

"Eh thank you very much" Does that mean it's some kind of painkiller? It's still better than nothing "I feel like it will be very useful to me from now on and by the way, what do you think?" I said as I pointed out my latest creation

She gave my creation an up and down look, apparently just realizing it was there despite how big it is "Your creation is worthy of a standing ovation, however... it lacks beauty, I'm afraid it looks... simple." ”

I could only nod at that, the design was quite simple and as far as one could see one would bet that it was made of 80% rock "Can you think of something?"

She thought for a while looking at him and then she looked around with a smile "Your creation is dead let's give it life" She said as she brought some flowers and branches from the bushes and put them on top

“I think I understand what you want to do” I released a small flame on the branches that he put on top of it and they joined him positioning themselves in the right place , we kept adding different plants for a while until we decided that it was enough “Now this is a good work"

I couldn't help but put on a satisfied smile when seeing my finished project "A job well done, but what do you need it for?" I just noticed that Zecora seems to be the type to notice things after they're done.

"I plan to pay the deer a visit and I want to make a good impression" I didn't see any reason to lie to her it's not like she had anyone else to talk to...maybe I should visit her more often

She looked at me in surprise for a while “How did you find the forest masters? I have searched for them since my arrival, but I never heard their call and do you think you should take so many protectors? could be misunderstood”

"I just left one of my drones on top of one of them's carriage" I said as one of them stood on my back so she could get a good look at it "And as for the other one maybe you're right" I looked around and again I wondered if I had exaggerated with the size of the escort, but I would need them in case the deer got violent

"But truthfully I have... a debt with them one that I intend to pay, but in case they think of asking me for interest or something similar, I must show that I am not someone who can be easily intimidated" obviously I was not going to tell him the truth How do you tell someone that you've been eating people by accident?

"I can understand, I was told that they are as compassionate as they are possessive, they have great love for their home and will pay anyone who dares to harm it" I don't know if they want to calm me down or worry me "They also know these forests better than their peers so that they could have objects of great value or know where these existed”

That could be useful “Very well I will ask them about that, I will also try to convince them to let you visit them” That earned me a hug that took the air out of my lungs

"You have my gratitude" It's good not to be alone in this world I guess

"You're welcome, besides I owed you for the tea" I stopped for a second to look at the sun I don't know much about measuring time this way, but I think it's time to go

Aspen had had a hard day or rather a month and with how things were going everything seemed to indicate that it would become a difficult season, first the princess goes crazy and desecrates the forest and now some stupid ponies get into the parts of the forest that normally no one would be stupid enough to go and they end up waking up one of the worst creatures that the forest can summon, at least no more attacks or disappearances had been reported for about six days since he returned from the gala

At least it seemed that today was going to be a quiet day "Sir we have problems!" or not

"Calm down soldier and tell me what's going on" I didn't know I had him so upset, but it was no excuse to torment him so early

"There is an army of strange timberwolves at the gates of the town" He felt his heart stop for a second, this should not be possible, but the training his father gave him before becoming king saved him from freezing and immediately I enter general mode

"How many?" Without stopping talking, he went to the doors on the side of his office to get his armor that he always keeps close.

"A few hundred it seems, we have a hard time distinguishing them among all the brush" That should not be possible, we have many ways to ward off predators, traps, spore bombs, path manipulation, even charms that we bought from the nobles of Canterlot

"I don't hear noises. What are you doing?" Although his house was not near the walls, if there was any kind of invasion it would certainly be heard throughout the village.

"Nothing for now, they are in formation and in its center is what appears to be a... carriage"

He had to stop at that "Carriage?" His messenger just nodded impatiently. "And no damage?"

"It doesn't look like it sir, in fact, they seem to be in defensive formation"

After meditating for a few seconds what his messenger said, he made his decision “I want all the gates to close, enlist all the guards we have, whether they are on duty or not, today there are no days off! Take them to the walls and no matter what happens, nobody does anything until I get there!”

"Understood sir." As soon as he received his order, the messenger prepared to leave.

"Wait" He stopped for a second wondering if he was so desperate and it turned out that he was "And tell my brother to meet me there"

It had been a productive day, her sister had gotten along surprisingly well with her our neighbors even though before her departure they weren't on the best of terms and she had also loved what Zebrica had become in this era of peace, but for some reason when he wanted to talk about more serious topics like trade deals they have assets with Equestria they avoided or diverted all conversations

Something wasn't right and I really hope it's not because they also fell into superstitions regarding Nightmare Moon, she's had enough of that from the noble ponies

"Knock knock" His ears perked up at the unexpected knock, it was already very late and normally he wouldn't expect visitors at this hour.

“Come in.” Still, it only took her a second and a few cleansing and illusion spells to appear perfectly groomed and hopefully look like she was looking forward to this reunion.

"Princess Celestia, I'm sorry to bother you so late" Once again she noticed something strange, so many years in politics had made her develop a kind of sixth sense for these things

"It's not a problem boss Shaka it's always a pleasure to receive you" Without guards, he knocked on the door himself and... he doesn't have his strange accent, this was bad, the only times a boss had spoken to him without his accent were so few that the I could count on his hooves and those conversations were never pleasant

"I'll go bluntly as you're told, the rest of the bosses and I have decided to cease all movement between Equestria and Zebrica regardless of their nature." That...was certainly not pleasant.

"Do you realize the seriousness of what you just said?" I expected to see regret, nervousness, or any kind of doubt to lean on.

"Yes and nobody thinks about changing their mind" But he didn't see anything, only conviction

"Can I ask why? If I am allowed?”

“Of course yes your majesty, you see we may not be as connected to the earth as your earth ponies are, but that never stopped us from trying to understand or learn from her and that is why we do it”

"I'm afraid I don't understand"

"I think that yes princess, we could all hear it, we did it about a month ago" He paused for a while thoughtful as if he was struggling to find the right words "It was not so much a sound but rather a sensation, an emotion that pointed to you as the cause"

Suddenly realization hit her. "Is this for the Everfree?"

The chief only widened his eyes in surprise “Did you mess with the forest of eternal gloom? This is worse than we imagined, that place is older than the tribal primarchs”

Armony knew she was a patient mare, but she could already feel the vein throbbing in her hundred and surely scaring the boss if it wasn't for the illusion that covered her. "Did you come to deny yourself to Equestria because of a simple magical disturbance?"

The boss just gave her a disapproving look as he shook his head as if he were some kind of lost pot. "There are more forces in this world than just the ones you like Celestia the fact that you choose to ignore them won't make them cease to exist and now you messed with one of those, that's why we chose to walk away."

Seeing that he wasn't going to change his mind, he just sighed. "Are you sure about this?" He decided to try it anyway, it might be incredibly weird, but he could be wrong.

"Yes we are and as for your collection you can take it back"

"The collection is a sign of good will and friendship between our countries can stay-"

“It is not necessary, we may be going through a difficult time, but working together the tribes will endure”

"I am happy to see that you have learned the value and importance of friendship, I wish you good night, Chief Shaka" He said with a small bow

"Likewise princess, I'm sorry that our meeting must end like this" Once he made his own bow, he simply backed away and went to his chambers.

A little later he tried to fall asleep, but it was impossible his mind could not help but think of all the problems that all this would cause to Equestria, even the simple act of returning the collection money would be a nightmare, all for a simple superstition!

It is true that this magical disturbance was not natural and unusually powerful, but it was far from being a problem of the magnitudes that they were referring to, mainly because the effects of these are always seen in the short term whatever the disturbance is. could cause already happened

In fact, she is one of the best informed as she and her teacher together studied the worst case scenario of a magical disturbance, a hole between dimensions and that definitely couldn't happen again.

TRUE?

His troops were ready, at his signal they would use their potions and transform the entire Everfree into the Eternalfree.

"Brother! I came as soon as I could." Even though his presence was usually accompanied by almost as many problems as he solved, he couldn't help but feel comfortable knowing that his brother was with him.

"That's good, I'm not sure what's going on here." Once again I look at the strange, somewhat rustic, but well decorated carriage.

"When you say I'll jump to beat them up" And there it was, he was surprised that he lasted so long

"Not yet, they haven't attacked us and I prefer to have a reason before going to war"

His brother just snorted "Fine as didas, but if they do something suspicious I turn them into twigs"

"Okay whatever you say" he had to avoid rolling his eyes since he didn't want to start an argument with his brother

"Anyway, what are you waiting for?" All the wolves were perfectly still, one could think that they were statues and honestly that was beginning to bother him

"I suppose they want us to welcome them" With a firm step I advance along the wall to the edge where I rest my front paws on the battlement "I AM KING ASPEN AND HE IS INVADING MY KINGDOM, I ASK YOU TO IDENTIFY OR LEAVE PEACEFULLY"

As soon as he finished his message the wolves moved in perfect synchronicity leaving room for the carriage to move forward and to his surprise it moved on its own, no one was driving the carriage as it slowly inched towards the village walls.

"Until there, I AND ONE OF MY SOLDIERS WILL RECEIVE YOU AS AN ESCORT" As soon as he finished his shout, the car stopped showing that he accepted his conditions "Brother, come with me, it seems that they have decided to talk"

His brother just nodded and followed him as they jumped down from the wall, so they wouldn't risk having to open the doors, the two continued until what would be about fifteen meters from the car until the door opened

The two tensed immediately, although for different reasons, for Hawthorn it was its rarity he had never seen such a creature, a pony, but calling it that would be like calling a manticore a cat, this was obviously a predator, with its fangs, horns , bright eyes and although it sounds strange his skinny emptiness made him feel restless as if it was abnormal which obviously it was, but he never believed that it could affect him at this point

As for his older brother, it was worse, all deer feel a certain sensation at some point in their lives, similar to ponies and their cutie marks, only for them they all experienced the same thing, their first connection with the forest.

But for him it was different, maybe it was because he was a direct descendant of the royal family or a simple coincidence of being born with the talent, but his connection was always greater to the point where he could re-activate his connection directly to the heart of the forest just by wishing or that was how it had been until Celestia messed with him without consulting him, she simply sent him a warning and acted before he could do anything

Honestly, a part of him wanted to go and demand not only an apology for desecrating one of his most sacred places but also compensation of all kinds until fixing all the chaos he caused, but they had lost not only their best weapon but also what defined them and them. it gave his greatest advantage in the forest to risk war now would be the height of stupidity

And yet here was that sensation again, one that he thought he would never feel again since their connection was closed, once again he was before the heart of the forest.

This was awkward, they just wouldn't stop looking at me and the same was true for those on the wall, some even with their mouths open

Keep calm, keep calm! Don't say anything stupid please and do as you rehearsed

Author's Note

Proofread and edited by Underrated Drake

I'm confused, I read about the deer and I saw the comic, so far so good until I got to the story of Hawthorn (Aspen's brother) and I got an altered copy of Killer Bee (Naruto)

That's what came out for me, I don't know if someone else, but I decided to take a piece of his abilities (only the ones that make sense) and mix them with the comic, which for me is the one that makes the most sense.

Next Episode Will Be Called “Alien vs Predator” Bloody Battle Guaranteed