//------------------------------// // 3 // Story: Carrot Troubles // by Matthais Unidostres //------------------------------// The blue griffon's buck would have made any Apple Family member proud. The forced of the blue lion paw against the rabbit's body sent Angel flying quite a distance. And not just flying, but spinning too. Angel tumbled and spun through the air high above the trees, until he finally began to fall downwards at an angle towards the forest. Splat! Angel's back collided with the side of a medium sized tree, and the rabbit hung there, gasping for breath after his wild ride through the sky courtesy of Gallus. Eventually, Angel began to wonder why he was seemingly stuck to the side of the tree . He blinked, and tried to move tail, only to discover that his entire bottom was stuck to the tree. It didn't take long for Angel to come to the conclusion that he had smacked against a tree that was oozing tree sap. Angel groaned, resenting the fact that he looked like one of the Cutie Mark Crusaders before they got their Cutie Marks. He hung his head low in shame, his ears hanging even lower. But then, his ears shot up when he saw the bright orange carrot from earlier on the forest floor below him. His stomach growled, and Angel focused on the carrot below as he planted his feet flat against the side of the tree. He then used his paws to push himself upwards, even as the tree sap still held onto his rear. Angel struggled as he walked down the side of the tree, struggling against the pull of the tree sap. Clenching his teeth, and Angel reached forward as he gripped the rough bark of the tree with his feet. Soon enough, he made it to the bottom, still with a stretched out glob of tree sap covering his tail. Angel licked his lips as he approached the large carrot. Soon the vegetable was only two steps away, and Angel was smiling eagerly as raised his paws to grab it. WHAM! The tree suddenly began uprooted, the tree sap connected it to Angel snapped the tree down right on top of him. The uprooted tree then rolled sideways down into a ravine, where it landed onto some rocks, causing it to rest at an upward angle. Angel Bunny was dazed by being slammed by the tree, but when he regained his senses, the first thing he saw was the carrot on the ground a few inches away from him. Angel went to grab it, only to discover that now he could barely move his entire body. The sticky sensation all over him made him realize that when the tree had landed on him, it had also oozed so much tree sap that it had glued his entire body to the side of the tree, spread eagled yet. Angel looked around nervously, then his eyes fell upon the carrot. When the tree fell, it had also sent tree sap flying in all directions, and one glob of the sticky substance had landed on the carrot. This gave Angel an idea, and he quickly began to puff out his fuzzy chest towards the carrot. His eyes rolled up into the back of his head as he bent his knees and elbows, forcing his body out towards the carrot. Then, after such great exertion, Angel's tummy finally made contact with the carrot. Angel gasped out with relief as relaxed his body. He smiled down at the carrot stuck to his chest, and he opened his mouth and moved his head down towards it. Then Angel opened his eyes, and he made several more attempts to move his head down. He struggled to crane his neck down to it, only to find that he could not reach the carrot. Angel stuck out his tongue, desperately trying to taste the carrot, but not matter how much he craned his neck or how far he stuck his tongue out, he simply could not reach the carrot. Suddenly, Angel's left ear twitched as he heard someone approaching. He turned his head to the side and saw none other than Mr. Beaverton Beaverteeth approaching. The beaver trundled along, sniffing the ground, until he raised his head and suddenly noticed Angel Bunny stuck to the tree, much to his surprise. Angel struggled against the tree sap glueing him to the tree as he looked to Mr. Beaverton Beaverteeth in desperation. Mr. Beaverteeth looked back at the bunny, and a smile spread across his face. Angel Bunny was far from the nicests animal around, let alone the nicest animal in Fluttershy's circle of animal friends. Quite frankly, the two were far from being the closest of friends. The two have traded plenty insults and potty mouthed arguments many times in the not so distant past. In short, Mr. Beaverton Beaverteeth did not like Angel Bunny. The beaver then noticed the carrot glued to Angel's chest, and his smile got even wider. With a wicked gleam in his eye, Mr. Beaverteeth reached out and grabbed onto the carrot tightly. Angel gasped and frantically shook his head, crying out fearfully. Mr. Beaverteeth just smiled and savored the moment, watching as Angel tried again to free his limbs from the tree sap. After a long, extended moment of this, Mr. Beaverteeth tightened his grip on the carrot even more. Angel felt this and immediately stopped moving. He then widened his eyes and smiled down at the beaver, and the beaver's response was to keep on smiling and let out two small sniffs from his nose. RIIIP! Angel's pupils shrank, then his eyes bugged out, and then he unleashed the loudest scream of his entire life.