Okay, So a little reminder little viewers, if you are skipping ahead, I'll give you the rundown. Was Daniel Harthing, now Jack Inferknight, killed by Japanese MLP supply asshole truck, and now I'm an OP slime with a computer voice great sage as my bucking hitchhiker. We caught up, good? Good. "Okay, explain it to me one more time, What is this about mushrooms?" The timberpuppies rolled their eyes as they are... Adolescent technically. "Parasite mushrooms have infected the adult Timberwolves and the life force of the forest is in danger of the infected trying to destroy it." "Of course it is." Of all the inconvenient things, a bucking side quest had to show up. Well I can't just ignore it otherwise it will somehow come back and bite me in the behind. Gods I wish I could swear. "Alright, show me the way pups-" "Don't call us pups! We're old enough to be a pack." "Pardon me then, but let's get going, more time we waste, the less we have to reverse this fungal plague." They led the way to the supposed life force of the forest, I knew that somehow the woods were alive in some magical way, but a physical manifestation of said life force was something I was not expecting.

We traveled along a beaten path but I stopped us immediately as I sensed something wrong with my magic sense. "Hey, Wait, STOP!" We skidded to a halt. "What could we be stopping for?" "What, you don't have magic sense? We're being followed." The pups smelled the air as if to get the scent before the leader spoke up. "How can you tell? We can't smell anything." I was starting to think they were running on luck this whole time. "Just trust me, don't rely on your noses, you have other senses as well." We waited a bit until my echolocation picked up on a twig snapping before a large sickly timberwolf appeared out of nowhere. "Scatter!" We all dodged out of the way and surrounded the zombie tree dog. The leader of the Timberpuppies decided to be a man and step up. "I'll handle this!" The idiot is going to get himself infected! "No, stay back! This is just what I need to help. Come on you big stupid mutt, one red slime on the buffet!" I taunted the mushroom zombie into a trap to get him closer and closer he came... Well actually he charged at me and I only had a a split second to use my unique skill. "PREDATOR!"

With one chomp I ate the mushroom zombie wolf buuuuuut "OOOOOOOOAAAAAAWWWW GROOOOOOOOOSS! Why did it feel like I ate mushroom pizza, gross gross GROSS! If I were able to I'd be spitting so many profanities! BUCK!" I was so glad I didn't have taste buds, I wouldn't subject anyone to that kind of torture, even to my own worse enemies. Hey sage, can you give me an analysis? Analysis in progress... Completed. You are now able to mimic the creature Timberwolf and gained its abilities as thought communication, pack mentality, and intimidation which has been evolved into menacing. The fungal plague has been isolated and a cure has been produced. I immediately used the mimicry skill to turn into a large timberwolf. "Hoooooo, that feels good." "W-What did you just do!? huh, I actually made the pup stammer, there is a god after all. "I just became a timberwolf and found a cure using the herbs I stored in my body. Come on, we have a forest to cure!" The pups were shocked at me eating one of their elders as we continued but the old treebark had lost its flame a long time ago so it's survival of the fittest for those who are willing to go far, they had to understand that sooner or later.

As soon as we arrived, I was in a bit of a shock myself when I saw the life force, A really, really, big bucking oak tree with a green flame coming from within. I certainly don't have any complaints about the look, it looks bucking awesome. If you have the looks one should have for a great title you should flaunt it. "Are you the one known as Jack Inferknight?" A voice that is talking inside my head demanded, it seemed to have used the skill thought communication since I've taken in the form of a Timberwolf. "Whoa! ... Oooookay. Yes, I am. Who am I speaking to?" I am the lifeforce of the forest some would call the Everfree. The physical and spiritual manifestation of all living being beings and spirits of the dead given form. Oh this thing is making it way too easy to come up with a name. "Okay greenie, here's the deal, you have a problem with the zombie wolves right?" ... Correct. "So if I cure them and save the forest, you'll be indebted to me for the rest of my existence?" ... Also correct. "Well alrighty then! After doing the deed I have a special name to give you." The spirit cringed in horror for the name it may receive. "Okay, the plan I have is for your connection to be reestablished to the infected Timberwolves, don't ask me how I know that, just trust me on this."

I made the spirit wary, the miracles keep on coming. "May I ask why you want me to take that risk? "Chachacha, I just readied a potion to help you cure every single one of them but it will need your connection. Heck it will even eradicate the mushrooms that lives inside your forest for good." I am telling telling the truth right?Correct. The potion created will immunize the spirit against the fungal hive infection. Oh good. I sighed in relief as I know if this doesn't work I would be responsible for killing the whole forest and I would feel really bad about that. I raised my wooden paw to take out the potion. "So do I pour this into your roots oooorrrr...?" "Pour the concoction onto my roots and the rest be tossed into my flames." Well that was easy for me, luckily for me I knew a thing or two about human anatomy so that I can make fingers out of the wood of this body I created so that I can hold onto the potion cuz it almost fell out of my bucking ha- er paws. Of course there were a few more... complications when the mushroomwolves decided to jump out of BUCKING nowhere!

"CRABAPPLES! Wolfpack, protect the tree!" Sorry for using wolfpack mentality on you guys but I'd rather not lose future minions to some bad mushroom pizza plague. I carefully tossed the vial to the alpha pup. "You give the tree the potion, I'll hold them off!" The one I swallowed up was slower and older than these ones, How do I know? Well these guys look as if they're USING BUCKING FLASH STEP! How come these guys are faster than I can see them!? Answer, they are in their prime. THAT'S NOT A GOOD ANSWER, I'M IN MY PRIME! Asshole Sage. Yeah I meant for you to hear that, I had to learn flash step as I dodged their bites so that I don't turn into a mushroom zombie all because of your lazy explanations, stupid computer glitch! While I was keeping them busy with speed that was barely visible to the naked eye, the alpha pup was carefully pouring the concoction on the roots as the rest of the pups hid.

"I... I'm not sure I'm even doing this right!" Take your time young one, keep your focus, we are all fighting for survival so you are not alone. I hoped that wise wisdom the lifeforce gave was inspirational enough to get the pup's confidence in gear cuz I was running out of steam fast. Just when I was backed into the corner, the kid pull through and the wolves backed down from feeling some pain that was produced by the lifeforce of the forest. "About dang time! That's what you get when you mess with alchemy!" I watched as the mushrooms withered and melt off of the wolves, their glowing eyes taking back their supernatural green instead of that freaky purple. "Feeling better Lifeforce?" "Indeed, we feel so much better. And now a deal is a deal." The Timberwolves from all around gathered as soon as they scraped off the mush and bowed their heads.

"Hehe, you know you don't really have to make a big deal out of this." "Oh but we do, you have brought us our salvation and we shall serve under you. Tell us, what names will you give the lifeforce, the very soul of the forest, oh master Jack Inferknight?" You know that moment where you had that one name you picked out for the kid you always wanted but you somehow lost the name... Well it almost happened but I got it back. "I would like to give two names." The Timberwolves looked to each other in confusion before the lifeforce spoke up. "Are you quite certain? The strain may be too much for you if you were to name two groups." After I transformed back to my red slime form, I give a smirk, or as best one I can manage with my slimy face. "Hmhmhm, I'm much more durable than you think. Alright, for the lifeforce of the forest, I dub thee the flame of Evergreen." Now I know what you're thinking, how is naming something so dangerous? Well to answer that, it consumes a good chunk of magical power, leaving the namer very drained and I had to do that twice.

The wood of the tree glowed for a few seconds and... well nothing initially happened at first but the wolves did perk up, almost as if smiling and I felt a bit... How do I say it? Like I was up most of the night without realizing what time it was. "Thank you lord Inferknight, it is an honor to received such a splendid name." That was before I moved onto the pups, and boy howdy were they excited with a capital E as I see their tails wagging. "And now for the brave young warriors that helped the Flame in stopping the fungal scourge. I shall call the leader Jingoku no Kiba Kishi or Jing and Jingo for short just to give my family name... Whoooaaaa..." After the initial glow I felt like I went a few rounds with a train and felt like dozing off." OOOoooh boy. "Great master Jack!" I couldn't fight it anymore, I was slipping into the unconscious.

When I woke up, I seemed to be inside of a tree stump. Guess the gods or whatever took pity on me and didn't let me die a ridiculous way, who ever heard of a guy dying just because he was too stupid to wait on recharge before giving names? Outrageous am I right? Course I heard a gruff name call out to me. "Master Jack, you're awake!" "Of course I'm awake, isn't that obvious- WHOA!" Is all I could respond at the time when I saw Jing as a large... Well he wasn't exactly a timberwolf anymore, I didn't think he would evolve into a full grown wooden adult wolf with some hellish flame covering their neck like a mane. "Jing, that you?" Of course it is master, thanks to you, my comrades have become more than Timberwolves, we are now Emberwolves of the Hellflame!" Due to the nature of your surname, the timberwolves have evolved into the most appropriate creature befitting of the name Inferknight "Wow, good for you! And your comrades as well, this is cause for a celebration! I'm guessing this is because of you being able to move as one entity?" The hellflame Emberwolf wagged his tail all excited. "Exactly master! The moment we connected was a shock but knowing your intentions were to save us finally made me believe you are a good slime! So what is our next move.

I Simply smiled (or as much as my slime face could allow.) as I pointed to the edge of the forest. "To find a good place to nap of course, and I have one place in mind." I practically chuckled at the challenge those ponies would bring, boy will they be surprised when they see an overpowered slime and the escort of hellwolves waltz right in to declare the whole castle the napping spot for the next thousand years.

Back at the castle, the princesses became aware that a sinister and lecherous entity was coming for them and princess Celestia could only utter under her breath. "Great mother of me, that is... Sister this could be one of our greatest challenges yet." Her sister Luna responded in kind. "We agree, possibly even bigger than the chaos bringer. Let us hope that whoever is out there will let us walk away with some dignity intact."

Author's Note

Another week, another chapter, this is getting too much. But i made a commitment and I'm staying the course.