//------------------------------// // Chapter 5 // Story: The Werewolves of Equestria // by Applecrisp //------------------------------// Chapter Five "Rainbow! Get as much wood as you can but stay close to camp." Twilight commanded. "On it!" Rainbow said giving a salute. They worked on the contraption for about twenty minutes until Rainbow lost it. "We can't just sit here working on a wood block for this long while Applejacks still out there!" Rainbow shouted. "I have to agree with Rainbow now, we just can't leave my sis out there, who knows coulda' happen ta' her. Applebloom added. Twilight looked at the contraption and at Rainbow and the filly who looked as if she was about to cry. She just stood there thinking whither they should take the chance of losing their friend trying to catch the creature with a machine or go look for their friend without a plan not knowing what to do when they ran into the beast. She couldn't think of anything to say and before for she did Rarity jump in. "I agree with you Rainbow Dash but what will we do if we do find that beast?" she asked. "Well, we will, um, we can, aw horseshoes I'll just kick it in the face!" Rainbow said as she kicked the air. "I know it's a good idea to have a plan, but Applejack is all alone out there." Fluttershy said in a small voice. Twilight was still sitting there seeing all her friends slowly deciding what they're going to do, but she couldn't think of anything to do, all she could do was convince them to stay but they had a point. "Fine we will go find Applejack," Twilight declared. ''But we do need somepony to stay and watch Sweetie Belle, Applebloom, and Scootaloo." "Oh! I will stay!" Fluttershy offered. "But Fluttershy, we might need you, you're good with animals and that may come in handy." Twilight told her. "But, but, I, it's, it's so dark I don't know." Fluttershy replied shooting towards the ground. "Come on Fluttershy, you're not scared a strange creature with huge fangs and sharp claws are you?" Pinkie Pie said putting a hoof on Fluttershy. "Yes!" Fluttershy shouted galloping to one of the tents. Twilight used her magic to latch on to Fluttershy's tail and pulled her back out of the tent, she placed her on the log and started to calm her down. "Come on Fluttershy! The longer we sit here the better the chances Applejack could get hurt!" Rainbow yelled. "Fine, for Applejack....." Fluttershy whispered with a squeak. "Then it's settled, are we ready to go?" Twilight asked. "Wait, who's going to watch the girls?" Rarity asked. "Oooo, ooo I can do it! I watch the cake twins all the time." Pinkie replied. "Alright fine, good, can we go now?" asked Rainbow Dash. "Yes!" Eveypony replied. They started walking away from the camp and into the forest once again, they turned to look back at the camp and then back in the forest. They took their first step into the forest with a giant gulp that you could probably hear from Ponyville. Rainbow Dash acted like she knew what she was going to do but you could tell even she was nervous. They were walking for about ten minutes and Rainbow Dash being impatient as she is she had to say something. "Ugh! Where could she be!" Rainbow yelled. Suddenly a howl came from nowhere making the birds fly out of the trees, they flew right in front of the moon. The four mares jump and turned in the direction of the howl. They were rushing as fast as they could to sound when it howled again, but this time it was behind them. "Wha- what the hay is going on it was right in front of us just a second ago!" Rainbow shouted. "Shhh! Rainbow! Don't yell it will hear us." Twilight said whispering. There was another howl but this time it sounded as if it was surrounded them. "Wait, there's more than one of them?" Rarity said very nervously. They huddled together next to a tree preparing for what was about to come out of the shadows, when a leaf fell from the tree and landed on Fluttershy's flank. "EEP!" Fluttershy screamed and started galloping away into the dark forest. Her eyes were closed and she was just running until she bumped into something, she fell straight to the ground and landed on her butt. She looked up rubbing her head, and saw two glowing green eyes. She stood, frozen, staring straight into the beast's eyes, but there was something strangely familiar about them that slightly dulled the want to run and scream. Slightly. She then took her eyes of the creature's eyes and started to look at the rest of the beast and saw it had sharp claws and grayish brown hair. It looked like the creature was doing the same thing. She tried standing but she was still shaking in terror, still not sure what was going to happen, when she heard her friends calling for her not far away. The creature looked behind Fluttershy and started to shake its head then it looked back at Fluttersy and started to growl and lunged towards her, when Rainbow Dash flew in and pushed it into a tree. "Don't you dare put one claw on her you overgrown fur ball!" Rainbow shouted as the two unicorns arrived. "Now where's Applejack!?" The creature crouched and bared its teeth, but then it shook its head and growled at the four ponies and ran back into the forest. Rainbow Dash went after it flying as fast as she could in the dark. "Rainbow! Come back!" Twilight shouted. "She's going to get hurt herself if she keeps up this reckless attitude." Rarity said. The two unicorns went chasing after Rainbow Dash leaving Fluttershy in the dark forest alone. But she didn't even notice she was alone, she had a lot on her mind, until she saw a brown object a few feet away from her. What could that be? she thought to herself. She walked over to it hoping it wasn't some live creature that was going to eat her, she looked down and the moonlight shone straight threw the trees and she could see the object almost clearly now, it was a hat, and not just any hat. It was Applejacks familiar stetson. The only words that Fluttershy could mumble was. "Ap- Applejack....."