Link and Spike traveled a long, winding road before finally coming out in a great clearing, where a large, mystical tree, the Great Blankflank Tree, awaited them.
“Oh, Colt without a dragon......” Began the Great Blankflank Tree. “The time has come for you to learn your destiny...”
“Oh boy! I LOVE fortunetelling!” Said Spike.
The Great Blankflank Tree continued as if undisturbed by Spike’s interruption.
“...Let me tell you a story...” Said the Great Blankflank Tree, launching into a long, detailed story of the founding of Equestria.
“Long ago, the barren land of Equestria was nothing more than an empty wasteland. The world had no life...no water...just flat, empty land. Three goddesses descended from the heavens and brought life to the land. Celestia, the goddess of magic, brought form to the earth, creating continents, rivers, lakes, streams, mountains, valleys, and deserts. Trollestia, the goddess of courage, used her powers to bring life to the earth, creating Pegasi, Griffons, Earth ponies, Unicorns, and more. Molestia, the goddess of power, just sort of slacked off and made sexual advances on the other two, as well as the creations of Trollestia. Tired with her, the other two goddesses ascended into the air, forcing Molestia with them. The three goddesses, sisters, formed the twiforce. It is said that three people in the land of Equestria, the living incarnations of the goddesses, hold the pieces of the twiforce.”
The great Blankflank tree paused. Spike sat still and attentively.
“And as for you, colt without a dragon, have you not noticed your lack of a dragon? Long ago...you were brought to this forest and held hosta-er-safe. You are not actually a blankflankian, colt without a dragon...You are an Equestrian!”
Link was taken aghast by this new news.
“Didn’t see that coming!” Said Spike.
“Oh colt without a dragon...I have but one final request from you...I have been cursed by a terrible fate...even now, my life force is slipping...”
Link looked above him to see a green bar rapidly declining.
“I don’t have much time...please...fulfill my desires and come inside me...”
“WHAT?” Yelled Spike. “Great Blankflank Tree...that’s a bit personal!”
“Colt without a dragon...There is something deep inside me...a curse brought about by an evil person...they hope to control Equestria...Please, colt without a dragon...Come inside me...and set me free.”
Link nodded, awaiting some sort of magical portal to appear. Instead, The Great Blankflank Tree opened up his...Mouth? Link never noticed it before, but the Great Blankflank Tree didn’t move any sort of lips or orifice while talking. Come to think of it, neither did anyone else in the town.
“Quick,colt without a dragon...come inside me, with haste! Do not dillydally! Get inside me and do your business...”
“You’re not very good at those jokes, Great Blankflank Tree.” Said Spike.
“Regardless, enter me and destroy the evil within...”
And with that, Link and Spike entered the great Blankflank Tree’s mouth, hearing a noise behind them slightly resembling “suuuucker...”.
Link played it off and set off to destroy this “great evil”.
***
Once inside the Blankflank Tree, Link looked around. Not much seemed too sinister in the tree. He saw some giant spiders crawling around on one side of the wall, seemingly not doing much damage to the tree. Link noticed a small chest on one of the ledges. Without much hesitation, he trotted over and opened it. Inside was a slingshot. Link wasn’t exactly sure how well he could operate a slingshot with hooves, but nonetheless he kept it and stored it. Link then looked at his next task: A giant web closing up the floor. Up high above the ground, with ladders, was a ledge. Link looked at Spike.
“You kinda don’t want to climb those ladders, do you?”
Link shook his head.
“You’re one whiny filly, you know that?”
Link grabbed a hold of Spike’s tail as he began to climb the ladders.
“Almost...there...” Gasped Spike, exhausted from exertion.
With that, Link bit Spike’s tail and jumped off the ledge, aiming for the web, hoping to use gravity to his advantage. It worked, And the web broke, making sickening snapping noises. Link and Spike fell into a conveniently placed body of water. Both drug themselves to the edge of the water and settled down.
“Where are we?” Said Spike. For the encyclopedia of knowledge, he sure didn’t know very much. “Why is it so dark?”
Link looked around. It WAS very dark, and a pungent odor wafted about the room. Link wasn’t exactly sure what that smell was, but he sensed danger. In what he felt was the only sensible move, he looked up at the ceiling. There, stuck on the ceiling, as if by some invisible hand, was a giant Cheerilee. Link suddenly stood very still, not making any sudden movements.
“Pst...Link...That’s a giant Cheerilee. They may be huge, but their hearts are small. Try using your sword on her flank, her blind spot.”
Link still didn’t want to move. Alas, he, in a very awkward movement best not described within the contents of this tome, drew his sword and kept it clenched firmly in his teeth. He looked up at the Cheerilee, waiting.
“Sorry to ruin the intense cinematic moment, but should i wake it up?”
Link looked over at Spike, frustrated. He nodded and Spike let out a large, flaming green fire up at Cheerilee. Cheerilee roared, opening her one giant eye and staring down at the purple dragon. Spike ran behind Link for cover. Link sighed and readied himself. Cheerilee let out a loud, blood-curling roar and dropped to the ground. The fight was about to begin.