The Power of Love v2

Twilight Sparkle. She was the only thing on my mind. I needed to rescue her before its too late. I couldn't imagine what they would do to her because of what she did to them. I remember reading about the royal wedding in the paper. That's why Twilight and her friends seem so familiar. That, and I have been around them for a month now. I have known this for about a week but never asked about it. It just feels like the girls are getting enough attention already for being the element's of harmony. I'm sure they would be sick of everypony pestering them about it.

I've been running for about twelve hours now, with the occasional break. I thought this place was closer. I guess that the Ever Free was bigger than I thought. It felt like I had been running in circles. Hey, haven't I seen that tree before? Nah, I think my mind is just playing tricks on me. Wait, what was that? I just heard a growl. Was it a manticore? No, it seems to low to be a manticore. Maybe a...

Just then, three timber wolves jumped out of a nearby bush. Fierce looking beings that take the form of a wolf but made out of tree bark. Their animations and sounds are also wolf-like. But all of them charging me at once. You would think that you are good enough to stop all three at once, but the truth is, no-one is that good. I couldn't let them get between me and Twilight. I couldn't go back either. I guess I would just have to go around.

Jumping to my side, I managed to doge the timber wolf's fangs. They were sharp and bleeding with sap. I heard that if you get bitten by one, you would eventually turn into one. I didn't want to find out today. I smashed open the jaw of the timber wolf that tried to bite me. I could hear whimpering as I ran ahead. I guess the one I inured had enough because I could only see two as I turned around. I'd better take care of these two before I keep on going. As I saw one leap towards me, I got on my hind legs and grabbed it with my front hooves and threw it to the ground beside me smashing it to pieces. I took off running again dodging in and out of the way of trees. I heard a loud shattering noise followed by a light whimper. I turned around to see my plan's success. It was wood on wood as I saw splinters stuck in a tree and more just scattered across the forest..

"I need to get out of here. If I am correct about timber wolves, then they will be regenerating any minute now." I said to myself.

I kept running forward. Hoping not to run into other wildlife. I wished Fluttershy was with me so she could at least calm any animals I have a hard time with. I wanted somepony to be here with me so I could brag about me defeating the timber wolves. I guess I just wanted anypony here, mainly Twilight.

After a nice long jog, I decided to bunker down for the night. I broke off huge branches and started to make a little hut. This wasn't the first time I had been alone in the wilderness before but tonight was different. I guess you could say I was going to Mare Grylls it because I didn't bring too many snacks, or even something to sleep in. I had to make do, I grabbed a few large leaves made a bed. I soon set up a small campfire. I wondered about all the animals that it would attract. Looking at my bed I made I started to worry about all of the bugs that could be in those leaves. I was terrified of spiders. Yeah, they are small but still, too many and you have a problem. Plus they are hard to notice. If they bit you, you would itch for days. I got in bed and drifted off into the endless night, erasing those thoughts from my mind and not worrying about anything else but Twilight.

"Wha... where am I?" I said still dazed and confused. I looked around and saw darkness all around. Suddenly a light flashed on.

"Aah!" I yelled. The light blinding my eyes, I tried to look around. I was in a hospital, no a room with a bed. It looked like it could house a patient.... or a victim.

Just as I got my sight back as I saw Twilight get thrown onto the bed by the changeling with red eyes. He was all too familiar. He started moving closer to Twilight. I tried to move and scream hoping she would notice me but I couldn't. I turned my head away from the horror as I heard her scream. Tears formed in my closed eyes. It was like a dagger straight  through my heart. I couldn't watch her in pain, Let alone all of the other ponies I could hear just outside the room.  I couldn't believe that I had failed. What happened between the camp and now? It was just a huge gap of memory loss. More importantly, what was happening to Twilight? I opened my eyes to see the changeling rushing me. Suddenly, fangs in my neck, world fading black,. All I could feel was mental pain, not physical. Heart broken, my marefriend would surely die. I had to do something, but what? Suddenly my life flashed before my eyes. Not my old life, my new one. I looked back on all of the good times I had in Ponyvile with my new friends. I then thought of all the times I had with Twilight. If I was going to die, I wanted her to be the last thought I have. I just wish she could have done the same. I slowly closed my eyes as I passed out.

I jolted up. Sweat covering my body. Heart pounding rapidly. It was night. I was at the temporary camp I had built. It was all just a dream. That dream made it harder for me but it also reminded me of all the good times I had in Ponyvile. Each thought pushed me further and further. I wanted things to go back to normal. I wanted to keep on going but my body was way too tired. I just didn't want to sleep for fear of another dream. Another horrifying dream. I lay back down on the soft leaves letting the weight of my eyelids take over me. I had to sleep if I was going to want to get there sooner.