She's the Evil Enchantress
This story takes place during Bridle Gossip. Also my first story, go easy on me guys.
Applejack tried her best not to shake with fear, but it wasn't working very well. She, along with six of the eight figures in the darkened kitchen of Sugarcube Corner, were all very much terrified about the hooded figure only yards outside.
"The Everfree Forest just ain't natural! The plants grow..."
"Animals care for themselves..." Fluttershy whimpered.
"And the clouds move..." Rainbow Dash had almost finished her sentence before Applejack and Fluttershy leapt in and finished along with her.
"All on their own!"
Rarity fell to the floor with a gasp.
Pinkie Pie was acting like a petrified version of her usual self. Her over-the-top excitedness was still there, though it was masked by fear.
"And that wicked enchantress Zecora lives there doing her evil...stuff! She's so evil I even wrote a song about her!"
"Here we go..." Rainbow Dash was airborne at this time, and just rolled her eyes.
"She's an evil enchantress
She does evil dances
And if you look deep in her eyes
She'll put you in trances
Then what will she do?"
At this point Twilight had stopped listening.
Pinkie's usual blue eyes had turned into green spirals, moving this way and that. Twilight had to stop thinking about Zecora for a second.
The green spirals were flowing like Princess Celestia's wild mane. She liked Celestia, that was no big secret, but this time Twilight felt like she was really there with her in the room. She told all of her knowledge to Celestia, she was her pupil, under her command, her control. And here was Pinkie, simulating the effect so wildly...
...Twilight would have told Pinkie her next lesson on friendship right there if Pinkie hadn't finished her song.
"Watch out!"
Twilight just sat there dumbfounded. She could think of nothing else to say. "Wow. Catchy."
"It's a work in progress." Twilight forced her eyes shut. Even then she could still see those beautiful, tantalising spirals. Desperate, she tried to focus on something else.
"This is all just a lot of gossip and rumours. Now tell me; What exactly have you actually seen Zecora do?"
"Well..." Rainbow Dash eyes the room suspiciously before proceeding. "Once a month, she comes into Ponyville."
"Ooh."
It was Rarity' turn to speak. "Then she lurks by the stores."
"Oh, my."
"And then, she digs at the ground." Fluttershy made a digging motion with her hoof.
"Good gracious!" Twilight mocked. "Okay, I'm sorry, but how is any of this bad? Maybe she comes to town to visit?"
Apple Bloom agreed. "Yeah! Maybe she's just tryin' to be neighbourly."
"And maybe she's not lurking by the stores, maybe she's going to them, lurk free, to do some shopping?"
"Yeah! Everypony likes to shop. You know what I-"
Applejack rushed in and stopped her mid-sentence. "Apple Bloom! Hush, and let the big ponies talk."
Apple Bloom sighed. "I am a big pony..." she muttered.
Rainbow Dash wasn't convinced. "What about digging at the ground? You've got to admit that's weird."
"What if she's digging for innocent creatures?" Fluttershy whispered to Rainbow Dash.
Twilight shook her head. "I'm sure there is an explanation for everything Zecora does. And if anypony here were actually brave enough to approach her, she would find out the truth."
Apple Bloom was at the door, having sneaked past Fluttershy while the other ponies were arguing. "Well, I'm brave enough. I'm gonna find out myself!" She jumped through, into town. Sighting Zecora, Apple Bloom closely followed her.
"Yeah, but I heard it's the evil way she eats hay!" Pinkie said, finishing her argument with Twilight.
"Hey! Where's Apple Bloom?" shouted AJ.
Fluttershy was astounded. "The door's open!"
Rarity screamed. "She went outside!"
"And Zecora's still out there!" Rainbow Dash moaned.
"That silly lil' filly! I told her to stay put!" Applejack sighed, as she, Rainbow, Fluttershy and Rarity ran outside.
Twilight Sparkle addressed her #1 assistant. "Spike, you stay here in case Apple Bloom comes back." She saw Pinkie Pie sprint out out of the corner of her eye. Good idea!
"Will do!" said Spike, saluting against the frying pan atop his head.
Apple Bloom was at the entrance to the Everfree Forest, a short way behind Zecora. The young filly steeled her nerve and sprinted in. She was astounded at the flora; pretty blue flowers were everywhere. The three older ponies had made the Forest sound like a horrible place, but in actuality wasn't so bad. Apple Bloom made a mental note to come back later.
Suddenly, a loud noise caused both ponies to turn around. Apple Bloom gasped with fear.
"APPLE BLOOM! You get back here right now!" Applejack, as well as the other five ponies who were hiding at Sugarcube Corner, were standing in the blue flowers, with a look on their face expressing that they were both angry and worried. Zecora spoke from beneath her hood.
"Beware! Beware, you pony folk!
Those leaves of blue are not a joke!"
And she disappeared backwards, into thick fog.
"You keep your creepy mumbo-jumbo to yourself, ya hear?" Applejack swept up Apple Bloom onto her hat. Everypony else, including Fluttershy, decided to stand up to Zecora's ramblings.
"Beware!
Beware!"
"Yeah, back at ya, Zecora! You and your lame curse are the ones who better beware!" Rainbow Dash spat the words out, as Zecora totally disappeared.
"And you!" Applejack stared at Apple Bloom. "Why couldn't you just listen to yer big sister? Who knows what kind of nasty curse Zecora could have just put on you?"
"Just like in my song!" Pinkie Pie resumed singing, however it was cut short.
"You guys, there's no such thing as curses!" Twilight shouted.
Rainbow Dash flew through the flowers. "Well, that's interesting to hear coming from Miss Magic Pants herself." She tapped Twilight's horn three times on the final three words.
"My magic, real magic, comes from within. It's a skill you're born with. Curses are artificial, fake magic. It's conjured with potions and incantations; all smoke and mirrors meant to scare. But curses have no real power, they're just an old pony tale." Rainbow Dash wasn't paying attention, and flew off. Fluttershy, Pinkie Pie and Rarity took the hint and followed her back to their respective houses. Only Applejack and Twilight remained in the flower bed.
"Just you wait, Twilight," Applejack whispered, as she trotted off. "You're gonna learn that some pony tales really are true."
That night, as Twilight laid in her bed, she reflected on the day.
She's an evil enchantress, she does evil dances! Pinkie's voice resonated throughout Twilight's mind, filling all those dark, empty spaces.
Beware! Beware! What was there to be scared of? Besides, Pinkie always told her to giggle at the ghosties. She was smart like that.
If you look deep in her eyes, she will put you in trances! She could see Pinkie staring at her. Even though her eyes were normal, Twilight could still picture the spirals...those beautiful, green spirals...green as grass, and grass tasted good...she needed grass to live...she needed the spirals to live. They were mesmerising, if only Pinkie was there again...that moment was wonderful.
Yeah, was that supposed to scare us?! Twilight felt that Rainbow Dash's scared-of-nothing attitude was getting kind of annoying, but Zecora was pretty scary...she had authority, and with authority came power.
Wicked, wicked zebra! Zecora wasn't that bad...how could Rarity say that about somepony she hardly knew? That was kind of a mean thing to say.
...it's a curse. Zecora wouldn't force anypony to do things they wouldn't want to do. Fluttershy always jumps to conclusions, which can make ponies feel very upset.
Then what will she do? Twilight saw Pinkie again. The green spirals were so tantalising. At this point she didn't really care what Zecora could or would do to her.
Just you wait, Twilight; some pony tales really are true. The only tale Twilight could think of was the Pied Pinkie of Ponyville or something, the one where the earth pony kidnaps the sleeping unicorn and takes her to Sugarcube Corner. That one always made Twilight feel happy.
Then she'll gobble you up in a big tasty stew! So watch out! Pinkie reappeared, and as the spirals worked deeper and deeper into her thoughts, Twilight began to stir slightly. She didn't need to watch out, she was in perfect safety, under the covers. Suddenly the laughing face of Zecora appeared, with her hood, making her whole face incredibly dark. Zecora sharply opened her eyes, and the brightest yellow ever blinded Twilight, waking her up.
***
"Lick."
Twilight was still blinded and confused, but she might as well do what the familiar voice said. It had so much control, so much power, Twilight might as well obey. It felt good to obey. She reached her tongue out, where it immediately came into contact with a very moist surface. It smelt familiar, it tasted familiar, it felt familiar. And the pony's moaning sounded familiar. It sounded like a happy moan, rather than an annoyed moan, so Twilight continued with a smile.
Twilight felt the pony's hips pounding against her face, and the moanings got louder and louder.
Finally, the moist surface started shaking, and a liquid splashed all over Twilight's muzzle. Instinctively, Twilight licked it all off. It tasted heavenly, like a whole packet of sugar compressed into a wonderful liquid. Twilight went to beg for more, but she couldn't form any words without spitting. Her tongue seemed to have expanded so it was now twice as big and twice as sensitive.
"Sleep."
Twilight collapsed to the floor.
Well, that's it. Everypony belongs to Hasbro and Studio B. Legal legal blah blah blah. The end. Stay tuned!
