Twilight and Big Macintosh walked in the darkness of the road, talking. The basket of Apples floated in-between them effortlessly. “Where’ve you been all day?” Twilight asked.
“Tendin’ to ta farm, why?” asked Big Macintosh looking at her skeptically.
The Unicorn blushed furiously. She grew scared again suddenly and she felt cold. I need to stop this, now. I can’t be scared, he is only a Stallion, and he’s not an Ursa Major or Demon. He is Applejack’s brother, Big Macintosh. She thought. “Oh, I-I just… I-I was just wondering,” she stammered.
There was a silence, a silence so uncomfortable Twilight could barely breathe. The Everfree Forest came up to their left, the Forest no pony wanted to go in.
The bark of the trees was either brown or black if you saw it in the daylight, bats lurked in the trees’ hollow hole, and Poison Ivy grew along the sides of the trail. It was a ghastly looking place that didn’t hold any promise of friendliness.
Twilight stopped to study it. Then, feeling daring, she exclaimed, “It was wonderful of you to walk me Big Macintosh, but I think I’ll take the shortcut home.”
“Where might that shortcut be?” he asked raising his eyebrow.
Twilight nodded in the direction of the Everfree Forest. “Over there.”
“I’d better come with ya.”
“Why?”
“Cause a pony like ya could get hurt, an’ they’re beasts in ta Forest.”
“I am a Unicorn, magic remember? I can take care of myself.”
“Not always.”
Twilight squinted at the Red Stallion trying to figure out why he was suddenly so alert for her well-being. “That’s not true,” she disagreed.
He shrugged, “Could happen.”
“Fine, come with if ya – I mean you – want.”
The two entered the Forest….
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