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// Interlude 
// Story: Jimmy Hook Celebrates... 
// by Discord The Narrator 
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The Everfree Forest kept the dark and mysterious essence it always showed. Nopony would dare to venture into the sinister grove unless they were brave enough to do so.

Although some ponies, instead of brave, were more of the ignorant kind.





After her last attempt to sabotage things, Cozy Glow continued wandering around Equestria, following certain two creatures. That was the main reason for her to end up getting lost in the Everfree Forest.

"Last time I was free, I was stealing all the magic from Equestria! And now I'm following a Bat Pony? And she spends time with Silverstream!? Oh, come on!!" she said as she flew around.

The Pegasus filly only felt angrier as she kept seeing trees and trees everywhere.

"Why did I decide to do that in the first place!? AND WHERE IS THE EXIT!?" she exclaimed.

She arrived at another area of the forest, which looked more swampy. Fortunately, she had wings, so she didn't have to touch some of the more disgusting places.

After a while, she finally noticed something different: a tree, bigger than the others. It had a few windows and a door, like a house, but it was also decorated in an odd way: there were totems scattered around, and small bottles hanging from it's branches.

"Uuuuh... I didn't think witches could be real..." Cozy thought, flying to the tree. She knocked on the door, awaiting for anypony to show up, but she had no answer, "I guess I could wait for the owner... Or maybe..."

She tried the door, managing to open it, and entered. Her amusement grew as she saw how the hut looked inside. Even more totems and bottles were around, along with a few candles. And there was a black cauldron in the middle. Investigating a bit, she also noticed a room with a bed.

"Ok... Maaaaybe witches are real..." Cozy said nervously.

She looked at the bottles: potions which could be used for everything. Seeing one, she stood there for a few seconds before licking a bit of the content. Just then, her head fell down, but her body kept moving, tapping the floor until it found the head, sticking it on its place.

"What happened!?" Cozy exclaimed, scared.

Suddenly, she heard sounds outside: somepony was coming. She looked around frantically, trying to find a place to hide until her gaze fell on the cauldron. It had a strange liquid, but it was the only place to hide, so she flew inside the cauldron. Just as the door opened, she took a deep breath before submerging into the liquid.

Zecora entered inside home. She had gone outside for collecting some ingredients, as she always did, and now she was feeling tired, so she left everything on the shelves before going to rest on her bed. Once she got comfy, it was just a matter of seconds before she finally closed her eyes and drifted off to sleep.

Meanwhile, Cozy Glow got out of the cauldron, or at least attempted to, because the liquid had turned into some kind of jelly, so she had a bit of a hard time, until her lower body emerged from the substance. Putting her back hooves on the outside, she made a lot of efforts until she finally got free, as she saw her mane, which looked red. She gasped before dipping it in the substance, smiling as she got her former color back.

Just then, she took a chance to leave, but she found a small box on the shelves, which caught her attention. Making sure the Zebra was still sleeping, she slowly opened the box, discovering an interesting secret.

"The Alicorn Amulet!" she thought. What was it doing there?

She looked at both sides before taking the amulet. Zecora wouldn't need it anyways.

She finally opened the door and went outside inmediately, as she didn't want to be seen, flying upwards until she got out of the forest.

"Well... Now, what?" Cozy thought. Just then, she saw something familiar: a tall castle with a large star on the top. A grin appeared on her face as she remembered something.

"Just let Cozy take care of everything..."