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// back to the forest  
// Story: The Dream and the Strange Creature 
// by silverbronygirl43 
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	Fluttershy jerked awake covered in sweat, or at least what she hoped was sweat.  The sound of her heavy breathing broke through the silence as she laid in bed shocked.  She suddenly got up and went outside, breathing in deeply the crisp, clean air.  The pegusis sighed, it wasn't real, it was just a dream.  She couldn't help but think how cliche it was, a horrible mishap that seems real, but just turns out to be a dream.  She gave a weak laugh, hoping that it would stay, just a dream.  Unfortunately the day was already turning out like her dream.  Her squirrel friend was sick, and really did need the medicine.  This means that Fluttershy was going to have to go to the Everfree Forest.  A tear dripped down her cheek thinking about it.  She did not want to go, but just like in her dream, she had no other choice.  Going back inside she started to Repeat the actions of her nightmare, grabbing her saddle bag. 
Before she left her house, she grabbed a small box off of a shelf and placed it in her stitched cloth.  The box had been given to her years ago by a mysterious colt.  He had claimed that it could ward off evil.  She didn't really believe it though, he wasn't even a unicorn, she might have been more compelled to believe in it if he were a unicorn.  Even though she didn't believe in it, she wanted to do everything she could to prevent her vision.  Feeling somewhat more sure, Fluttershy practically crawled to the edge of the forest.  She looked up, none of the trees were moving, other than by the wind, and it didn't feel anymore evil than it normally did.  She took a deep breath and stepped forward, nothing, another step, still nothing.  She slowly trudged deeper into the forest, crouched down, expecting the worst.  Nothing happened, she stood up and looked around.  It was just a forest, a creepy, dark forest.  She started to think about why she was actually there.
"Hmm, where would I go about finding this ingredient, the book said it was really rare," she thought to herself.  "Maybe I'll ask Zecora about it, I mean, if that's okay with her.