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// White Tail Woods 
// Story: Society as We Know It 
// by Comma Typer 
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The forest was astounding. The trees were tall, towering over the changelings and the ponies as they walked on the dirt paths that were decorated with green leaves and occasional branches. The birds created their sweet melodies, the leaves rustled by the wind as it went, and the sunlight made the place seem more magical.
A few animals scurried along. Ducks, butterflies, and more.
"This is White Tail Woods?" Red Noise asked. "This is very beautiful!"
"And, this is where the Running of the Leaves usually takes place in?" Blue Alarm asked the pony leading them.
The Earth pony stallion looked at the group of chanelings as he walked forward. "Not always, but it is a popular choice. Lots of trees, lots of leaves. That means more ponies can participate without wasting too much effort."
"And singing?"
The pony eyed Humerus. "Why singing?"
"Ponies usually sing, right?" Humerus said excitedly. "I mean, there's Twilight Sparkle and her friends singing once in a while. I heard Starlight Glimmer sing, also. Are ponies natural singers?"
"Not everypony," the pony responded gruffly, "but you could say a lot of us like singing and are good at it."
"When do you sing?"
"I live in Ponyville, a place where lots of singing can take place anytime! Pinkie Pie—she's the best at singing spontatenously!"
"How come I don't hear her sing when we're around?"
"Well, she sings spontaneously—we don't know the next time she's going to sing."
Then, a gust of wind arrived, shaking the trees and causing a few leaves to fall off their branches, falling slowly as they floated their way down.
The pony held a leaf. Then, he dropped it.
"What about changelings singing?" Neon Guard asked, holding his hat as he flew above the path.
"I haven't heard a changeling sing," the pony replied. "Maybe if you go to Ponyville—Pinkie Pie might give you some singing lessons. Or, really, anypony who has good singing abilities."
"The Pony Tones?" Humerus asked. "Wait, the Pony Tones?! I almost forgot about the Pony Tones? I didn't attend any of their concerts or events or—I didn't hear them sing at all! We must get back to Ponyville!"
"We just started the tour!" Red Noise shouted at him, stepping a fearful step towards Humerus. "We're not going to throw away the time we have here by going back to the train station!"
"Or, we could fly there!"
"That's even worse! That's worse than taking the train!"
"Can you be quiet?!" the stallion yelled. "Other ponies are trying to relax here!" He pointed at the rest of the ponies who were walking along with the changelings. Some were looking and beholding the wonders of the forest, but most of them were looking angrily at the changelings. Grumbling could be heard.
"It's not my fault that Humerus suggested a terrible idea!" Red Noise reasoned.
"But, Red Noise—the Pony Tones! There's Rarity, Big McIntosh, Torch Song, and Toe-Tapper! Why did I miss the opportunity to listen to them?!"
"Because you're always so amazed and enamored by your favorite ponies that it must've slipped from your mind!"
"Can you two be quiet?!" a pony from the crowd yelled. The blue pegasus stallion stepped forward from the crowd. His light blue mane was trimmed and his tail looked like a lightning bolt. "Wait, I've seen you before. Did I?"
"I don't remember you!" Red Noise yelled at him.
"Stop it!" another pegasus yelled, rushing to his side. She had a white coat and a white and light blue mane and tail that. "Nopony and no changeling talks to Sky Stinger like that!"
"Don't worry, Vapor Trail," the stallion said calmly. Then, he grumbled as he looked at Red Noise.
"Uh, Red Noise?" Blue Alarm said, nudging him. "We don't want a repeat of what happened way back in Canterlot. You know, with the blimp? And those two rich ponies? Remember? Jet Set and Upper Crust?" He gulped as he looked at the angry pegasus, hoofing the ground as he snorted.
"Please, don't fight!" Vapor yelled, holding her friend. "This is just a forest trip!"
"I'm not going to attack," Sky Stinger said under a grumble. "I'm doing my best to prepare a defense."
"Like that's what you want me to think!" Red Noise yelled.
"Everypony and every changeling, stop this craziness!" the leader yelled.
And everypony and every changeling looked at him.
"What about we sing a song of reconciliation?" the pony said, smiling sheepishly. "Uh, or at least sing some nice, happy, kind song? We don't want to have a riot going on over here at White Tail Woods, do we? What were you fighting about, anyway?"
"It all started with the Pony Tones," Blue Alarm replied calmly and casually.
The pony sighed and groaned. "Is this how you talk about the Pony Tones? Arguing and almost fighting and hurting each other just for the Pony Tones?"
"They're not just the Pony Tones!" Humerus shouted as he rushed towards the pony and almost punched him—then, he hurriedly flew back and landed on the ground, gasping.
The ponies gasped.
Humerus looked at the hoof that he almost punched the pony with.
"Humerus!" Neon Guard yelled. "What's wrong, now?!"
Humerus turned towards the ponies.
There were whimpers. Some were crying. Most were afraid.
Sky Stinger and Vapor Trail looked surprised, terrified at what they just saw.
The pony Humerus almost punched—he was shaking, trembling as he stared at the changeling.
"This is not good at all," Blue Alarm said, visibly shaken. "Neon Guard?"
"Now, look what you've done, Humerus!" Red Noise shouted. "This is gonna appear on the newspapers by next morning! 'Changeling Almost Hurts Pony!' If Thorax wasn't having enough problems with ruling a kingdom, now he's going to have more than enough when he has to deal with ponies asking him about you, Humerus! Yeah, you heard that right, Humerus! Kind of strange, isn't it? You're the one who's always so happy and so cheerful about ponies, so enthusiastic and eager to tell your friends about them and about this and about that about the ponies. And, guess who's the changeling who almost hurts a pony?! Guess who's the changeling who would've probably placed an innocent pony—who did nothing wrong towards you!—into the hospital? You, Humerus, that's who!"
Then, tears formed on Humerus's eyes.
Red Noise walked towards Humerus, his tense expression still there.
"This is unbelievable, Humerus! You are going to cause us problems! Soon, ponies are going to close their windows and their doors on us because they think that we're going to hurt them! No, it's not a pony like Solver! No, it's you!"
Humerus whimpered.
"And, what else? You annoyed the heroines of Equestria by constantly trying to be with them, whether they like it or not! You irritated the heroines of the Changeling Kingdom by being so excited about them! And, now, you're so excited about the Pony Tones that you almost punched a pony! What would the Princesses think of that?! What would Thorax think of that?! Most importantly, what do we think of that, Humerus?!"
Humerus cried.
He flew.
"Humerus!" Blue Alarm and Neon Guard yelled together as they followed the escaping Humerus.
Red Noise followed him, too.
The ponies looked on at the changelings flying past the trees of White Tail Woods, causing several leaves to fall off their branches.
"I...I didn't know..." Sky Stinger said, still surprised.
"I hope they'll be alright," Vapor Trail said, looking at her friend.
The ponies looked on at the changelings.